NBA: Two hands can’t carry championship rings

As a latecomer, how could Yue Yi not know the famous Don Nelson?

Old Nelson is considered an outstanding tactician and innovator in the NBA.

When it comes to the coach who loves running and gunning the most, Don Nelson must be one of the first names that people think of.

During his coaching of the Mavericks and the Warriors, Don Nelson always adhered to the tactical concept of running and gunning, and the"shark-cutting tactics" invented by him are even more famous in the league.

In front of him, you have to show your offensive ability to the fullest.

Looking at the invitation letter from the Warriors to represent the Warriors in the summer league, Yue Yi thought to himself: Sure enough, my accurate mid-range shooting ability has impressed old Nelson.

This tryout opportunity is considered to be seized, and it is one step closer to the NBA.

Yue Yi signed his name without hesitation.

Young players like him do not have a salary for playing in the summer league, but they have a meal subsidy of US$95 per day. The hotel travel expenses and jerseys during the game are all borne by the team, but the shoes are prepared by the players themselves, which is less than US$800 a week.

But Yue Yi knows that playing in the summer league is enough to make a living, even if it is a little bit more.

The main purpose of the summer league is to give some rookies a chance to train and undrafted players a chance to sign a contract.

Compared to the opportunity to perform, that little money seems insignificant.

Playing in the summer league is a good opportunity for many undrafted players to show themselves. Whether they can seize it depends on their on-the-spot performance and overall performance, and whether they can impress the head coach and general manager.

Even if they sign a short contract of ten days, they can be regarded as truly stepping into the NBA arena.

Due to Yue Yi's super high shooting rate, Nick, who fed him the ball, also got a double-double of assists, and he also qualified to represent the Warriors in the summer league.

Nick is from the University of Kentucky. In his sophomore season, he averaged 12.3 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists per game, but like Yue Yi, he was also an undrafted player.

Nick's report on scouts is like this.

Advantages: Good overall view, good organizational skills, shooting ability, and average defensive ability.

Disadvantages: The technology is fixed, and there is little room for improvement.

After Yue Yi and Nick officially became teammates, since they would still rely on Nick's passing in the next summer league, after signing the contract, Yue Yi warmly invited Nick to Chinatown, took out the extra money he had saved from driving and delivering wine for his uncle, and treated Nick to a good meal.

The meal strengthened their friendship. When they walked out of the restaurant, Nick put his arm around Yue Yi's shoulders and said,"Yue, my brother, work hard next time, and let's get into the NBA together.""

"Of course, Nick, my brother, the arena will be my home from now on. I hope you can train with me."

"Of course, Yue, my brother."

Yue Yi drove a loaded pickup truck and took Nick to Yue Xiafei's Red Jue Winery, preparing to go upstairs to pack his clothes.

"Hi, isn't this the Warriors' big star, my nephew? Congratulations."

Yue Xiafei was busy in the store, and when he saw Yue Yi coming in, he gave him a big hug.

"Who is this handsome guy? Yue Xiafei looked at Nick and asked

"Hi, I'm Nick, Yue's brother."

Nick went up to say hello, originally thinking he would shake hands, but Yue Xiafei did a fist bump with him, shaking hands, shaking fists, and then bumping chests.

This immediately made Nick like him more, and he said:

"Hey brother, we are all brothers."

Yue Yi smiled and said nothing after hearing this. He was not the one who suffered the loss in this matter.

"Come on, come on, two big stars from the Warriors, take a picture. I want to frame it and hang it in the store."

Yue Xiafei stood in the middle and hugged the two of them, asking acquaintances around to take photos, and kept saying:

"My nephew is going to play in the summer league for the Warriors."

"Lao Zhang, what are you asking about? After playing in the summer league, I will naturally play in the NBA."

"It's not impossible to play in the All-Star Game. Our in-laws have good genes. Just kidding, I was also on the school team back then."

After chatting for a while, Yue Yi packed up his things. Before leaving, Yue Xia flew to Yue Yi and stuffed a roll of US dollars into his pocket.

"A man is a real man with money, a man is not a real man without money, tell your uncle when you spend it all."

Yue Yi knew that Yue Xiafei didn't have much money at that time, and this roll of money was all in denominations of one hundred dollars, at least five thousand dollars.

Yue Yi deliberately laughed and said,"Thanks, uncle, when I become a star, you won't have to worry about not having enough money to pick up girls."

"Come on, when you become a star, Scarlett will be my girlfriend."Yue Xiafei said with a disdainful smile

"Don't worry, uncle, you will have plenty of opportunities to date female celebrities in the future."

Yue Yi left after saying this.

At the same time, he silently said in his heart: Uncle, I will definitely make you live a comfortable life in this life.

The two took a taxi and returned to Oracle Arena together.

""Yue, my brother, I envy you very much."

In the car, Nick whispered about his past life.

Growing up in the slums, he did not have a stable and normal childhood. His father was shot dead for participating in gang fights, his mother remarried and ignored him, and his grandmother who raised him also thought he was a burden.

Before he showed his basketball talent, no one in the world liked him.

"Nick, keep working hard and we will get the contract."

Yue Yi stretched out his fist, and Nick also stretched out his fist, and the two collided with each other.

On the days when they moved to the arena, Yue Yi and Nick were training hard. Except for games, the two stayed in the arena almost twenty-four hours a day. Even when sleeping, they often make a bunk near the court.

During the game, the two of them cooperate more and more tacitly.

Nick's ball can always be passed to the open hands of Yue Yi in time, and Nick can also cooperate with Yue Yi's position.

, running position will help Yue Yi have more opportunities to run into the open space, and Yue Yi, like Ray Allen and Hamilton, keeps running, running and running on the court to create open spaces in return for the ball passed by Nick.

It was the high-efficiency field goals that allowed Nick to have double assists in every game.

When they were not playing, the two of them kept training and training. From four o'clock in the morning until seven o'clock in the evening, they stayed in the training hall. They both sweated a lot.

Drinking parties, girls, movies, and all entertainment had nothing to do with them.

At the beginning, Nick would relax and go out with his teammates after the game, but when he came back. Afterwards, he found Yue Yi practicing sweating profusely every time, which shocked him, and he gradually became assimilated by this hard work.

In fact, Yue Yi didn't want to practice so risklessly, combining work and rest. This is the long-term solution.

But he knows that training can improve the basic attributes of the body.

The physical fitness improvement obtained through training will also be directly improved in the attribute column, which can save him a lot of attribute points in the future. Adding it directly to skills such as extended attributes can more directly and effectively improve combat effectiveness. If you don't work hard to lay the foundation now, the future will be more difficult.

If you can't win awards or break records, this system won't be able to play much of its role.

Don't wait, some awards for rookies will no longer be available after the rookie period. If you can't win any awards during the rookie period, what capital will you have to compete with those All-Stars and superstars for MVPs and championships in the future?