From Kobe reminding himself to perform well, Li Liang could see that Old Buss was not only here to watch the excitement, but also to inspect himself.

Although Jerry Buss has handed over the power of team management to his son Jim Buss.

But as an overlord who has ruled the Lakers for 30 years, even at the last moment of his life, he still will not completely let go of his power.

At the draft, it was a phone call from Jerry Buss that made the Lakers decide to trade the Lone Ranger's pick and win Li Liang.

But winning the draft pick does not mean that the team will definitely sign.

According to regulations, the first-round rookies must sign a guarantee contract with the players, but the second-round rookies do not have this requirement.

Many second-round picks, especially players at the end of the second round, were unable to sign with the team after being selected by the team.

Partly because they are overseas and have contracts with other clubs, the liquidated damages are high and they cannot sign for the time being.

There is also a part, after the team is selected, it is inspected and it is considered impossible to sign.

There are various reasons. Perhaps it is that the strength has not met expectations, or it may be due to salary considerations.

In short, these unsignable players have to play in the secondary league or overseas.

Some may make it back to the NBA, some never.

In the past few days, Zhu Shu has been negotiating the contract with the Lakers on behalf of Li Liang, and has reached the final step.

When it came time to make a final decision, Old Bass believed that seeing is believing, and wanted to go to the training ground to see what Li Liang was capable of.

After all, Li Liang doesn't have any NCAA performance to support him.

Winning him in the draft showed Bass' courage.

But a businessman is a businessman after all, and in the end he has to speak in a business way.

Li Liang snorted disdainfully in his heart, the Lakers, the sloppy management, didn't believe in their own strength so much.

The same goes for old Bass, you are so sick, can you lie at home and watch TV, and find two beauties to serve you?

I have to go to the broken mountain where there is no such signal to inspect a second-round pick.

Li Liang had already made up his mind that when he came out in the future, he would never compromise with the Lakers on the contract issue!

Unless the Lakers offer the maximum salary with both hands and feet, Li Liang must toss them a lot!

Of course, at this time, people have to bow their heads under the eaves, and they still have to perform well in the competition.

The two sides were divided into two groups.

One group is led by Anthony Davis, plus Li Liang, McGee, Knight and Teague.

One group is led by Cousins ​​and Wall, plus Terrence Jones, Doron Lamb, and Darius Miller.

The lineups of both sides are very complete, and there are capable players in every position.

In terms of strength on paper, the Wall team is stronger.

After all, Wall and Cousins ​​have played in the NBA for two years, and the improvement must be great.

The Davis team has this year's No. 1 pick and No. 2 combination, plus Knight's strength is good, but after all, he lacks experience.

Of course, more importantly, everyone thinks that Li Liang is a drag, and neither side wants it.

In the end, Li Liang used his senior's deterrence to force Davis to choose him and join the Davis team.

Davis, Maijiji and the others sighed softly, thinking that they would definitely be educated by their seniors today.

Kobe took the ball to the center of the court and kicked off on the floor with the Lakers LOGO, which felt like playing at Staples.

Cousins ​​and Davis jumped the ball in the middle circle. The young Davis had better wingspan and got the ball first.

The Kentucky Civil War began.

Knight got the ball and launched the first attack.

Knight didn't play with Davis, and Davis didn't come until after he left Kentucky.

The two didn't have a tacit understanding at the beginning. Davis was stuck inside, and Knight didn't pass the ball to Davis.

Li Liang, on the other hand, played with Knight for a year, and knew that with Knight's speed, he couldn't pass Wall, who was playing against him.

Therefore, Li Liang stepped forward to a high position to cover for Knight.

To be honest, Li Liang's blocking and covering in the past was really not very good.

Because his body is not rigid enough, his core is unstable, and he has a little face.

So the other party squeezed away as soon as they squeezed, and it was difficult to stop people.

Wall is currently one of the representatives of emerging point guards in the league, with a strong body and fierce defense.

He was mainly defending against Knight, and when he saw Li Liang stepping up to do a pick-and-roll, he slammed into Li Liang, trying to squeeze the kid away.

Unexpectedly, Wall confronted Li Liang firmly and did not push him away!

Hehe, Lao Tzu is the one who survived the impact of Artest, and he is not so easy to be squeezed away.

The improvement of core stability has made Li Liang's block stronger.

Wall's first line of defense on the outside was broken, and Cousins ​​came over to make up for it.

Cousins' defensive pace is relatively slow, and Knight's small play is strong and he breaks inside!

But the last shot of the layup was not firm enough, and the throw was a bit random and missed.

Davis followed behind, and directly dunked with both hands and made a tip-up!

The Davis team took the lead and scored two points.

This time the score is based on the data, Li Liang will not withdraw any cash.

But anyone who has watched the ball knows that it all started with Li Liang's quality blocking screen.

Kobe looked at it and thought, this kid has good basic skills.

Players who are really on the court will not only look at the data when watching the game, they will see more details.

This is especially true of Kobe, who is a true detail freak.

Many young players are good at breaking through, shooting, and passing the ball when attacking.

But places where the data cannot be withdrawn, such as covering, blocking people, and running positions, are likely to be a mess.

Such a player always has good statistics on the court.

But the longer he played, the worse the team's performance.

And there are some players who are not obvious in terms of statistics, but when he is on the court, the team just plays smoothly.

In Kobe's view, Li Liang has the potential to become this kind of player.

Of course, it is far from enough to block people and do some dirty work.

If you can gain a foothold in the NBA just like this, then there are too many people who can play in the NBA.

Li Liang also has his specialty: defense.

Wall served from the backcourt, Wall took the ball and advanced, and his speed was very fast.

Wall has always been known for his strong impact.

He is only 22 years old this year, and his physical fitness is at its peak.

After he got the ball, he started to accelerate, and Knight, who was defending him, was always one position behind, unable to keep up!

At this time, Li Liang appeared near the top of the arc, encircling Wall with Knight!

Li Liang's defense gave Wall a brake.

He originally wanted to rush directly to the inside to make a quick hit, but he failed.

As soon as Wall's speed slowed down, Li Liang immediately returned to Jones, who was facing him.

An inconspicuous help defense prevented the opponent from a quick counterattack opportunity, and at the same time protected Davis inside.

This is what a good 3D player should do.

As a buffer zone between the inside line and the outside line.

Help the small players on the outside to check for omissions and fill in the gaps, and at the same time protect the big men on the inside from being exposed to the opponent's outside fire.

Stopping to fight positional warfare, Cousins ​​and Wall have a good understanding.

After the two had a pick-and-roll in the high position, Wall went inside and tossed high directly.

Cousins ​​succeeded in the alley-oop. There was no way to do this ball. Both men were too threatening.

Anthony Davis still can't do one defense and two defenses in this situation.

Of course, Knight's failure to keep up with Wall's footsteps is the root cause.

Li Liang walked to the bottom line and served quickly, and this time it was Marquis Teague who held the ball for halftime.

The tacit understanding between Teague and Davis is obviously better.

Davis went to the high position to cover for Teague, and McGee in the bottom corner slipped the bottom line and moved to the other side, taking away the defense.

Teague went inside, but he was surrounded by Lamb and Cousins.

Teague failed to transfer the ball to Davis, so he could only pass it back to Li Liang who was keeping up.

Li Liang took the ball without stopping and passed it to Maijiji who ran to the other side.

McGee was in the left corner and got into a one-on-one with Darius Miller.

At Kentucky, Miller was McGee's backup.

The two are similar in height and build, but their playing styles are completely different.

Makiji is a typical defensive forward, with a strong defense and a high ball quotient, but a lame offense.

Especially his shooting, it is simply horrible, the shooting posture is too awkward to add.

In high school, he could rely on his physical gifts and kill the Quartet with Kyrie Irving.

In college, he can only become a defensive third position with strong defense and weak offense.

In terms of his talent and strength, being the No. 2 pick really elevates him a bit.

But who made Michael Jordan the one who chose him?

Darius Miller, on the other hand, has a weak defense and a strong offense, and his shooting is quite good.

His defense, impact, rebounding, passing and other aspects are not good.

Therefore, the two are a very good complementary relationship at the University of Kentucky.

And when they want to play one-on-one, the scene is really a bit ugly.

McGee doesn't have any fancy offensive skills, and he just rushes with the ball.

Miller's defense was not good, and he was obviously underprepared. He was rushed in from the right by Maijiji.

Cousins ​​came up to defend from the basket, McGee missed a layup, and scrambled in the three-second zone.

Anthony Davis had already got the offensive rebound, but was slapped by Cousins.

The ball flew directly beyond the three-point line, and Li Liang happened to be standing there.

He picked up the flying ball, and there was no one three meters in front of him, so Jones ran inside to grab a rebound.

Li Liang made some adjustments, and opened his hand to cast!

An open three-pointer, the ball flew out a very beautiful arc, and then hollowed into the net!

It's crisp and neat, without a trace of muddy water.

Li Liang used the power of the system to practice three-pointers in the [Personal Training Center] for more than a month.

In addition to the system's task bonus points, his open three-point ability value has reached 77 points.

A fairly high score, plus that little touch bonus, is not stable.

On the sidelines, Jerebus was inexplicably excited when he saw the goal.

He wanted to say something but couldn't say it, and coughed.

Jess Buss hurriedly asked his father if he was not feeling well. Old Buss shook his hand, coughed several times and said, "No, no, I think of Robert Hawley in 2002."

It turned out that Li Liang's three-pointer this time allowed Bass to see the key game of the 2002 Western Conference Finals. Robert Hawley picked up the ball from Divac outside the three-point line and hit the shadow of the lore king with a three-pointer.

That was the most dangerous hurdle on the way to the Lakers' three-peat championship, and that hurdle was overcome by Holly's three-pointer.

Old Bath would never forget that.

Li Liang's decisiveness and chicness when he shot the ball just now is really a bit like Robert Hawley.

Old Bass stopped coughing, nodded, and his first impression of Li Liang's stadium improved.

Old people are always nostalgic.

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