Super All-around Point Guard

This July in the offseason, for those in the NBA league, it is destined that NBA players cannot enjoy their vacations with peace of mind, especially in the past two days, one after another major trade news has occurred, first of all, Xie Chen, who brought the championship He switched to the Los Angeles Lakers, the bottom team in the Western Conference, and then Kevin Durant joined the Golden State Warriors, which already had a luxurious lineup.

Now, the focus of people's discussion has been entirely on Durant and the Warriors. Durant's actions have also been criticized by a considerable number of people, no less than when James and Wade Bosh formed the Big Three.

In fact, Durant stayed with the Thunder for nine full years, with Westbrook, the most powerful assistant in the league, but he still couldn't win the championship. He had no patience and wanted to leave. Everyone could accept it. The only thing that didn't accept it was that he chose to join the Warriors. , everyone thinks that Durant is relegating himself, because the Warriors have MVP Curry, and Durant is destined to be the second or even third child. Fortunately, in the playoffs, the Thunder were defeated by the Spurs in the seventh game. If the Thunder got through the Spurs and were defeated by the Warriors, they would be scolded even more if they joined the Warriors. At least James did not choose to join the opponent who defeated him.

Durant's decision was destined to be criticized. He also took a lot of courage to make the decision. He had to do it for the sake of the championship.

Since Xie Chen and Durant made their decisions, James has now become the focus of everyone's attention, because he is also a free agent now and he has the right to choose other teams.

James came to Xie Chen's training hall, wearing a black T-shirt, red shorts, and basketball shoes. He seemed to want to play with Xie Chen. He called Xie Chen from a distance: "Hey, look. He looked very tired."

When Xie Chen saw James coming, he asked the training players around him to disperse and rest for a while. He first threw a bottle of water to James, then took a bottle himself, took a sip and said: "Training in the offseason is really necessary. Get some motivation, you’ll be exhausted after playing for a while.”

"Hahaha." James smiled, sat down with Xie Chen, and said, "When you think of the Warriors guys, I think you will be motivated."

James originally regarded Xie Chen as his number one enemy because the rookie prevented him from entering the Finals for two consecutive years. But now that Xie Chen has gone to the Western Conference, and the Warriors have recruited Durant, Xie Chen's situation is a hundred times worse than him. James They all sympathized with Xie Chen.

James took a sip of water and said: "I've heard about you and KD. The Lakers originally wanted to pair you together, but it seems that Kevin is very concerned about the fact that Kate Upton is your fan. From the moment you entered the league You two are enemies, and you shouldn’t provoke him as soon as you enter the alliance.”

Why Durant gave up the Lakers and chose the Warriors? There are now various versions widely circulated in the circle, and everyone knows that Xie Chen and Durant have always been at odds, because Xie Chen made provocative remarks against Durant when he first entered the league. In fact, Xie Chen did not He hates Durant, but on the contrary, he likes this guy very much. Xie Chen also personally explained to Durant that that was not his intention. Unfortunately, until now, the misunderstanding between the two has not been resolved.

Xie Chen said: "My current wife asked me to say those words. I have no regrets about it. I can only say that we are not destined."

James was confused, why did Katie have a grudge against Durant? There are also people like Scarlett Johansson and Kate Upton. James can’t help but feel that the circles of these people are really chaotic...

James said: "I recently had a call with Cameron. After you left, although the Knicks got D'Angelo Russell, they seem to be in contact with the Chicago Bulls and also want to get Derrick Rose."

Xie Chen nodded: "Russell still needs time to grow. Rose can make them competitive in the past two years. It seems that the Knicks will still be your strong rival in the East."

James smiled. He wanted to say that as long as there is no you Xie Chen in the East, he, James, will not pay attention to anyone.

The two chatted for a while, and James suddenly stood up and said: "I will be flying out of Los Angeles in a few hours. Come on, I will practice with you for a while. What are you training for?"

Xie Chen knew that James was very interested in his own affairs, especially the usual training. Xie Chen did not hide it. He pointed to the sparring players next to him and said: "When practicing the offense when two or three people are defending, So we found a lot of people.”

James nodded and said: "Well, in the playoffs, you will definitely be double-teamed by your opponents. Now you don't have a strong opponent. Blindly choosing to distribute the ball will not ensure victory. You should strengthen your offense. Come on. , Count me in, I’ll guard you!”

"Great, don't show mercy." Xie Chen was overjoyed. James represents the highest level of defense in the league. Having such a person as a sparring partner will definitely have an effect on Xie Chen's progress.

James spared no effort. He would really try his best to help Xie Chen when he said he wanted to. He also imitated the coach and analyzed the opponent's defensive pattern for Xie Chen. Seeing James giving pointers, Xie Chen also felt that he Very cool.

They practiced many defensive methods, starting with Xie Chen's outside shots.

James and a sparring partner double-teamed Xie Chen. Xie Chen had to complete an outside shot under the defense of the two men. Xie Chen had Michael Jordan's fadeaway jump shot ability, which at least ensured that he could still shoot under the defense of the two men. Being blocked, but if you want to hit the basketball, you still have to have space to shoot. The speed and footsteps of facing one person are completely different from the steps and breakthroughs of two people. Xie Chen must study hard. .

After that, it was about training Xie Chen to hit the basket under multi-person defense.

Snapped!

As soon as Xie Chen broke through to the basket, he was "cut off" by James. He broke Xie Chen's ball with a strong hand. This interception actually slightly touched Xie Chen's hand. James smiled and said to Xie Chen: "You You know, in the playoffs, this kind of ball won't be called."

Xie Chen nodded. James also felt that Xie Chen's current challenge was too difficult. When all the defense is focused on you, it is not easy to rush inside and protect the ball in a crowd. If you don't pay attention to the ball, will be cut off. Even if there was no interception, how could he score a goal with so many people defending him?

Xie Chen used James' layup ability both times, with strength and confrontation, but he could only squeeze out one person in the air, and the layup after squeezing away would still be blocked by the second person.

The results are even worse when using Rose's layup ability. A folding layup will only be blocked when defended by so many people. It may take ten attempts to make a difficult layup.

Therefore, Michael Jordan's super layup ability is now very important to Xie Chen. In the first two seasons, Xie Chen could win the championship just relying on James' layup ability and Rose's layup ability. But next season, it's absolutely impossible.

Watching Xie Chen being intercepted and blocked again and again, James seemed to have seen the scene when Xie Chen was intercepted by Iguodala and chased by Durant when he played against the Warriors. Looking at Xie Chen, he couldn't help but sigh. Said: "Xie is really pitiful. Because women and Durant have become enemies, the Warriors will definitely suppress Xie completely. Next season, no, in the next few years, unless he chooses to return to the East again, he will definitely be in the West. There was no chance. I thought Xie would rule this league, but I didn’t expect Kevin Durant to be so ruthless...I wonder if the conversation between us affected him..."

As early as when Xie Chen started his Asian tour, James summoned Durant and others to Los Angeles and discussed the plan to deal with Xie Chen. Now Durant directly chose the most domineering way, joining the Warriors and suppressing Xie Chen. Dying in the west, thinking of this, James couldn't help but feel a little sorry for Xie Chen.

The two trained for a while, and Xie Chen also served as James's partner for a while, allowing James to try out the feeling of attacking with force under multiple defenses. After playing a few times, James wiped his sweat and said, "I want to If it were Kobe, he would definitely like this kind of training. It's almost time, it's time for me to leave."

Before leaving, James looked at this junior who already had two championships and two FMVPs in hand, and suddenly couldn't help but said: "Thank you, do you know how you entered the NBA?"

Xie Chen looked at James who was sweating profusely and said nothing.

James smiled and then said: "Many people may tell you that Pat Riley took a fancy to your mature style of play, that you can immediately provide combat effectiveness for this team, etc., but let me tell you, you The fact that you were able to join the Miami Heat at that position was because of me. I was the one who selected you to come to the Heat. At that time, Pat Riley knew that I wanted to leave, and he did everything to please me. Riley did appreciate you. place, but he wanted to choose someone else at the time, but I told him, you must choose Chris Shee, Chris Shee was the best choice for the rookie point guard in 2014, and then he chose you, until today I still think back to that time, and I don’t know why I stubbornly believed that you would be the best.”

Xie Chen did not doubt the authenticity of this passage, because James expressed more than once that Xie Chen was his favorite player among the rookies. You know, Xie Chen had not yet obtained the basketball replication system at that time!

So Xie Chen is very grateful to James. The first person he followed on Twitter was James.

If James hadn't left at that time, I don't know what the league would be like now... With Xie Chen and James' super personal strength, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to be on the same team, and they would have been separated long ago.

Xie Chen also sighed with emotion, and finally said: "Thank you for choosing me. But I still want to tell you that I will be your biggest opponent. In next year's finals, I believe the Eastern Conference will be your team, and with You are not meeting the Golden State Warriors, but us, the Los Angeles Lakers!"

James was also shocked by Xie Chen's great self-confidence. He didn't understand why Xie Chen still had such strong self-confidence until now. The Warriors were simply not something the Lakers could compete with. Xie Chen should know... Or was this just saying? Just saying?

After separating from Xie Chen, James kept recalling what Xie Chen said. The confidence in Xie Chen's eyes told him that Xie Chen had a way to deal with that invincible team.

"Does this guy Xie still have any abilities that he hasn't shown yet? But he has played for two seasons! What kind of person is he!" The more James thought about it, the more unclear he felt. He wanted to figure out Xie Chen so much. What kind of person is he?

Suddenly, he said to his assistant: "We are not going back to Cleveland. Help me book a ticket to New York immediately!"

He believed that Phil Jackson would feel uncomfortable when Xie Chen left the New York Knicks. Maybe he could get some of Xie Chen's little secrets from the Zen Master... Of course, Pat Riley might also know something, but James is I would never want to talk to that person...

Less than ten minutes after James left, another guest came to Xie Chen's training facility, the new coach of the Los Angeles Lakers and former assistant coach of the Warriors, Luke Walton.

"Hi, Xie, you train really hard. You are indeed a role model for the team!" Luke Walton stepped forward with a smile. Xie Chen is now the team's only ace, and Walton has to please him as the head coach. Xie Chen, the relationship between the two directly affects the future of the Lakers this season.

Xie Chen was also surprised to see Wharton. The two had met many times before, but this was the first time Wharton took the initiative to come to Xie Chen. Xie Chen smiled and said: "It's unlucky for you to come. Le Brown James just left."

Wharton said: "Actually, I have been here a long time ago. I saw that you were having a happy conversation, so I didn't come to disturb you."

It turns out that Walton specifically waited for James to leave before appearing. As a head coach, Xie Chen was surprised to do this.

Walton said: "The Warriors have formed a luxurious lineup. We will encounter the most powerful challenge in our first season with the Lakers. I know you are also very anxious now. I am here to tell you that I and our entire The coaching staff and players will accompany you to face this huge challenge."

Xie Chen gratefully shook hands with Walton and bumped shoulders, saying: "My intuition tells me that you will be a good coach and a great coach. In my first two years, I have never met anyone who can be called a coach." To be a great coach, there are only great presidents. Pat Riley and Phil Jackson are both masters, but their apprentices Spoelstra and Fisher are only average in ability. You are different and I am very optimistic about you!"

Wharton didn't expect Xie Chen to praise him so highly! The relationship between the coach and the ace was established instantly. Wharton originally thought that Xie Chen would be difficult to get along with because he was so aloof and maverick, but he didn't expect that things would progress so easily. At this moment, he wanted to take Xie Chen to have a drink with him.

Walton also happily held Xie Chen's hand tightly, and then asked: "Xie, you have the absolute right to control the ball in this team. I won't interfere too much with you. It will only help you better. I know that this guy Kevin will never make it to the finals because two women said they were suppressing you in the Western Conference. I will help you beat them! But before that, I want you to tell me, you How far can your abilities reach next season? What abilities do you still have that you haven't shown yet? Only if I know you well enough can I use the strength of the entire team to help you to the maximum extent."