naaapseattle Chapter 427 Now Begins
Chapter 427 Now Begins
Chapter 427 Now Begins
Li Lai took the list from Stevens.
Except for No. [-] pick Antetokounmpo, the rest of the Pelicans' summer league roster is full of undrafted and developmental league players.
The overall strength is extremely insufficient.
Because the Pelicans won the championship, the players were exhausted, and the subsequent championship parade exhausted these guys to death.
So this summer league Pelicans did not have the team players from last season to participate.
In addition, rookies Anthony Davis, Leonard and Jimmy Butler in the Pelicans no longer need to participate in the summer league to increase their actual combat capabilities.
That's why Stevens was very helpless at this time.
He also very much wants to lead the team to win the summer league game.
Li Lai patted Stevens on the shoulder and said: "Cultivating Antetokounmpo is our primary goal, and it is also the only task of this summer league."
"How to use him, to discover his inner potential, this is something that needs to be seen."
Stevens thought of the lanky rookie and shook his head helplessly.
Before the Pelicans won Leonard, Jimmy Butler and Anthony Davis in a row, none of them caused such a big controversy. At least three of them have good strength.
As for Antetokounmpo, Stevens doesn't think the opponent is qualified to play in the summer league no matter how he looks at it.
After all, Stevens was born in coaching the NCAA, and he knows exactly what kind of strength those young players can have in college.
As for Antetokounmpo, Stevens even thinks that the opponent is inferior to most college players.
7 month 23 day.
Summer league is over.
The Pelicans played a total of 6 games. Because they are the defending champions and there is also the No. [-] pick in the team, Antetokounmpo, so their games have attracted much attention from the beginning.
The Pelicans lost all six of their summer league games.
更让人为之侧目的是，阿德托昆博在这6场比赛里场均只有6分4篮板1助攻的数据，投篮命中率38%，三分球命中率30%。
Barkley even launched a special summer league program, the main content is to talk about Antetokounmpo.
"I swear, Antetokounmpo will become the most watery champion in NBA history, none of them."
"Before I bet on whether he could get 20+10 data this season, now it seems that this condition is a bit too high."
"He's not even a first-round pick."
Kenny Smith couldn't help but sneered and said, "The management of the Cavaliers may have fainted in the toilet at this time."
"They traded the Pelicans four picks with the No. 4 pick and a future pick swap, which is a huge bargain."
Barkley added: "The Pelicans also sent JR Smith, the two-time best sixth man in the team?!"
"They are really a big wrong."
Pelicans office.
Stevens said dejectedly: "I don't have the ball, I don't know how to run without the ball, I don't have personal offensive skills, I don't have passing awareness, my shooting posture is very weird, the defensive end is tens of thousands of people, and my body is not even as strong as the average college player. "
"This is no longer a player with three nos, but a player who is not good at everything."
Stevens looked up at Li Lai with resentment on his face and said, "Coach, we lost a lot this time. I really don't know how to train players of this level. Even in the NCAA, I haven't encountered them before." Such a poor player."
Li Lai was not surprised by Stevens' evaluation, he said, "Can you explain in more detail?"
Stevens said with a long sigh: "In the first game of the summer league, we encountered the Magic. They were led by the No. [-] pick Oladipo."
"Because an unknown player like Antetokounmpo took away the No. [-] pick, Oladipo played very proactively when he came up, and almost all the balls were directed at Antetokounmpo. .”
"Breakthrough, shooting, and stepping back Antetokounmpo was even knocked to the ground in the process of defending Oladipo, which became the laughing stock of the whole world that day."
"Oladipo was also officially selected by the NBA as the best player MVP of the Las Vegas Summer League after the end of the summer league, and was also selected to the first team of the best team."
"In the second game, the Pelicans played against the Trail Blazers, and the opponent's rookie was CJ McCollum with the 10th overall pick."
"In this game, Antetokounmpo was beaten even worse. He was selected by CJ McCollum to let the opponent play 30 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists."
"In the third game, Dennis Schroder, the 17th pick of the Atlanta Hawks, staged an extremely exaggerated scene, blocking Antetokounmpo three times in a row in one game"
Stevens couldn't bear to talk anymore, he slightly raised his head and gave Li Lai a sideways glance.
Originally, Stevens thought that he would see the coach's extremely disappointed and even regretful emotions, but he didn't expect that the other party was still smiling and nodding, as if extremely satisfied.
"Coach. Are you mad?"
Li Lai shook his head. He didn't expect Antetokounmpo to be beaten so badly in the summer league. He asked, "Where is Antetokounmpo now?"
At this point, Stevens is very satisfied with the super big parallel import champion.
"After the summer league ended, Antetokounmpo asked me if I could use the team's training ground, and I told him that as long as he wanted, the training ground would always be staffed for him."
"So if I'm not mistaken, he should be there by now."
Li Lai and Stevens then went to the Pelicans training ground, and heard the crisp sound of a basketball hitting the floor from a distance.
Li Lai already knew who the people inside were before he entered the training ground.
Because at this time, there will be no other players of the Pelicans training hard in the team's training ground, and hard-working Jimmy Butler also has his own training ground.
in the training hall.
Antetokounmpo is working hard on his shot, and two Pelicans staffers are picking up and serving the ball for him.
Because of Antetokounmpo's inaccurate hit rate, the staff who picked up the ball ran back and forth around the court crying without tears, and the staff who served the ball couldn't help but barked with laughter.
After watching for a while, Stevens couldn't help shaking his head at Li Lai. He was really disappointed in this player.
Li Lai also watched for a while. Antetokounmpo on the court had a firm attitude and kept his eyes on the ball frame. No matter how many times the basketball was played, no matter how the two staff members laughed at him, he was extremely firm without hesitation.
Li Lai walked over and picked up a missed basketball and said, "If you want to improve your ability, it won't be useful just by practicing like this."
Seeing that it was Li Lai, Antetokounmpo seemed to have found an outlet for his emotions. The emotions he had been suppressing finally broke out at this time.
Antetokounmpo squatted on the ground, put his hands on his knees, rolled his eyes and said: "Coach, I was beaten by them in summer league."
Li Lai also squatted beside the other party and said, "I already know."
"That Victor Oladipo guy was first team All-American, first team Big Ten, All-American."
"He was originally one of the most popular candidates for this year's No. [-] pick. Naturally, he is extremely dissatisfied with being robbed of this position by you."
"Although CJ McCollum's athletic talent is not particularly outstanding, and he is still an older senior rookie, his total points in college reached 2361 points, which is the first in NCAA history."
"His offensive ability is outstanding."
"And that Dennis Schroeder is an extremely fast point guard player with a very good wingspan. It is not uncommon for him to block you three times in a game."
Hearing this, Antetokounmpo couldn't help turning his head and looking at the other party in amazement. He didn't expect Li Lai to know these rookies so well.
Now that he understands this, then Li Lai should be very clear that his own strength is completely different from theirs. Why did Li Lai choose him?
Antetokounmpo whispered, "Coach, am I really worth the No. [-] pick?"
This is a topic that has been ridiculed throughout the United States and even the world during this period. Is Antetokounmpo really worthy of the No. [-] lottery?He is even considered to be the biggest parallel importer in NBA history.
Li Lai asked curiously, "Why do you ask such a question?"
Antetokounmpo said with a choked voice: "I just think other rookies are so good, but I play like shit. Why should I deserve the No. [-] pick."
Li Lai said with a smile: "Being strong now is not really strong, and their current strength may not be so strong. Only being strong in the future will really be strong."
"And the rookie I selected this season is a player who can become the top ten, top five or even top three players in the league in the future."
"Hey, you don't doubt my draft vision, do you?"
Antetokounmpo looked at Li Lai in shock and said, "Top ten in the league! Top five! Even top three!"
Li Lai stood up and said, "Yes, you are the LeBron James in my eyes. Of course, you still have a long way to go before this step."
"And what you have to do now is to run towards the other party and try to become that future you."
Under Li Lai's suggestion, Antetokounmpo's first task is to gain muscle and weight.
Because his shooting ability is not good enough, there is no need to worry about the impact of rapid weight gain on shooting feel like Anthony Davis did.
Antetokounmpo can be unscrupulous at this point.
The most experienced player in the Pelicans team to gain muscle and weight is Du Feng.
But Du Feng has now returned to the Chinese men's basketball team to report, and he will also lead the Chinese men's basketball team to the 2013 Asian Men's Basketball Championship as the head coach of the women's team for the first time.
So before that, Stevens will execute it on his behalf, and Anthony Davis will enter the team training in advance, and hand over his muscle and weight gain experience to Antetokounmpo.
Li Lai set a goal for Antetokounmpo to gain at least 5kg in muscle and weight this offseason, and his optimal weight is also 109kg.
And Antetokounmpo's current weight is 95kg, which is a full 14kg away from this value, which is quite a lot.
Therefore, in addition to gaining 5kg in the off-season, the second stage will gain another 5kg during the regular season. At the beginning of the regular season next season, Antetokounmpo will complete this goal.
Of course, it's easy to just gain weight, because there is also the task of increasing muscle, so Antetokounmpo will definitely stay in the weight room this offseason and sweat like rain.
8 month 3 day.
Du Feng, who finished the Asian Championships, immediately rushed to New Orleans to start physical training for Antetokounmpo.
8 month 5 day.
总决赛改制通过！从新赛季开始便将总决赛2-3-2赛制改为2-2-1-1-1赛制。
The unfair competition system of the finals, which has been criticized by fans and players for a long time, has finally been adjusted.
8 month 15 day.
Jimmy Butler opened a player personal training camp and invited Leonard, Paul and Anthony Davis from the same team to participate, as well as players from other teams, Lowry of the Raptors, Dragic of the Suns strange
For this personal training camp, the Pelicans provided accommodation, staff, venues and all training equipment throughout.
8 month 20 day.
Hammond handed over the design of the championship ring to Li Lai. The total value of player rings, management and coaching staff rings, including staff commemorative rings reached 1000 million.
Because it was the first championship in team history of the Pelicans, Li Lai was not stingy at all on this point.
Looking at the design of the ring, Li Lai couldn't help thinking of Holloway, who used to do this work.
Hammond couldn't help laughing and said, "This is the 365 days I saw you miss Holloway."
9 month 1 day.
The Pelicans officially opened the training camp as usual, and this was also the first time Antetokounmpo and his teammates met.
Everyone looked back curiously and looked at the No. [-] pick who made the team so controversial this year.
Stevens, who had already met Antetokounmpo in advance, couldn't help being shocked when he saw the opponent coming to report to the team.
"Fuck, this physical change is too obvious."
Du Feng said proudly: "Antetokounmpo, now 101kg, compared with the draft, his weight has increased by a full 6kg."
"He didn't simply gain weight. Antetokounmpo's weight was almost entirely on strength and muscle."
"Now he is fully able to adapt to the NBA game."
Anthony Davis was also very surprised to see Antetokounmpo, who had taught the opponent his experience in gaining weight and muscle, that the opponent was able to gain muscle and weight so significantly in just a few months.
He couldn't help but say, "How did you do that?"
Du Feng fell into the memory and said: "8 hours of ironing every day, 4 hours of recovery and relaxation training."
"Antetokounmpo has put in a lot of effort during this time, and I've only seen Jimmy Butler match him in terms of training attitude."
Jimmy Butler looked at the tendons all over Antetokounmpo's body, and couldn't help but said to Anthony Davis beside him.
"Be careful with thick eyebrows, you have met an opponent, this guy looks stronger than you."
Anthony Davis shook his head and said, "I don't want to compare my body with him. I'm skilled. I'm not elegant at all."
Li Lai is also impressed by Antetokounmpo's current size. Of course, compared with the future muscular man, Antetokounmpo is not strong enough now, but it is enough for him to play.
"Pelicans 2013-14 training camp, start now!"
9 month 2 day.
The Pelicans opened the training camp to the public as usual, and the fans eagerly took photos with Leonard, Jimmy Butler, Paul, and Anthony Davis.
Antetokounmpo faced the same experience as the Greek second division. He has no fans.
But as usual, these fans will always be mixed with some media reporters, as well as scouts from other teams.
Li Lai was already used to it, so he didn't hide it and let them come.
Media reporters secretly took many photos of Antetokounmpo training one after another, and then posted them on the Internet.
Like the draft sensation, Antetokounmpo once again made national headlines.
(End of this chapter)