The Fifth Point Guard

"Hurry up!"

Derek Miranda clapped his hands and cheered around the court.

Shentong and James crossed the finish line first.

James put his hands on his knees and gasped for air.

Shentong simply sat next to the finish line, his chest rising and falling, and he seemed to have lost some strength.

After a while, the Cavaliers players came to the end one after another.

When Big Z finally crossed the finish line, there was one Cavaliers player who did not finish the game.

Even more surprising is that the guy behind was DaJuan Wagner.

"Da Juan, what are you doing? You are actually slower than Big Z. Did you not eat today?!"

Wagner crossed the finish line, waved his hand, and said somewhat casually: "Okay, Derek, I have tried my best. After all, I played for a long time yesterday and need to rest. My strengths are explosive power and speed, and Not endurance.”

Miranda was furious when she heard this and yelled: "Go over there and do 500 push-ups!!!"

Wagner frowned, looking reluctant, and walked slowly to the side of the court, reluctantly doing push-ups as a punishment.

Miranda didn't look at Wagner again and shouted: "Don't be lazy, there is no rest in between, keep practicing!"

Shentong and James looked at each other and smiled.

James bent over and stretched out his hands, and Shen Tong took them.

James pulled Shentong off the floor.

"continue!"

Miranda's harshness rivaled New Jersey's Allen.

After the training, Shentong sat on the bench in the locker room and closed his eyes to relax.

James was chewing on his third spicy chicken drumstick today, and the air was filled with an indescribable smell of chicken.

"Gulu."

James swallowed the last bite of the burger, patted his belly with satisfaction, and then said, "Derek's intensity was really strong today. I can't stand it anymore."

Shentong took off the towel covering his face, stood up and moved around, and said, "I went out to practice football."

"Practice?" James was stunned.

Today, Miranda's physical training intensity is much more intense than usual, and there is a game against the Heat tomorrow night. Under normal circumstances, most people would choose to have a good rest, but Shentong actually wants to go even though he is almost exhausted. Practice?

"Yeah." Shentong came to the sink and wrung out the sweat soaked in the towel.

"Wow"

James opened his mouth in surprise.

"I will practice shooting again. It is easier to form muscle memory and improve shooting ability by practicing shooting when I have no strength."

"Really?"

Shentong nodded, put the towel on his shoulders, and walked out of the locker room.

"This guy works too hard. His shooting is so accurate. There is no need to work so hard. There is a game tomorrow, so he might as well take a good rest." Wagner said as he walked out of the bathroom.

James didn't say anything. While others were changing clothes, listening to music, eating, and making phone calls, James stood up silently and followed Shentong's footsteps out of the locker room.

After making an appointment with friends to have fun together and celebrate the victory of yesterday's game, Wagner, who waited until the end, packed up his things and walked out of the locker room.

At this time, he heard the sound coming from the stadium.

With a trace of curiosity, Wagner came to the channel of the stadium.

On the court, Shentong and James stood at one end of the court respectively, conducting shooting training.

"Hey Shin, what do you think of Dajuan?"

James's words immediately stopped Wagner from turning around.

The sound of hitting the ball stopped.

Wagner turned around, stood in the shadow of the passage, and looked at the two people quietly.

There were only these three people left in the entire arena. In the empty arena, the conversation between Shentong and James could be heard clearly.

"Dajuan is a good player. In terms of basketball talent, he is a completely talented player."

Hearing Shentong's answer, a smile appeared on Wagner's lips.

Sure enough, he was a genius in everyone's mind.

"but."

Wagner's smile immediately froze.

"It seems that in terms of hard work, he still needs a lot of determination."

James agreed: "Indeed, during today's physical training, this guy was just working hard and not putting in any effort."

"Although he is a talented player, I think hard work is more important than hard work. When genius stops working hard, hard work can defeat genius."

"Yes, I wholeheartedly agree. I'm wondering if we should remind Dajuan. After all, a guy with potential like this can definitely grow into a more powerful star player."

Shentong patted the ball a few times and said: "I think Dajuan will realize that he has just temporarily forgotten the glory of high school. As long as he is around us, his enthusiasm and mood for playing basketball will definitely come back." of."

"Hey."

The sound of basketballs making contact with the floor and the basket continued to ring out on the court.

At this time, Wagner's figure had disappeared in the shadow.

That afternoon, Wagner pushed for a party with friends.

He stayed at home and took out tapes of his NBA draft and high school games to watch.

In 2002, the Cleveland Cavaliers used the No. 6 pick in the first round to sign the son of Milt Wagner, the 1988 Los Angeles Lakers championship player, the Naismith Player of the Year, the Associated Press All-American first team, and known as " Big Iverson” guard Dajuan Wagner.

Like Iverson, he has super change of direction and lightning speed, often leaving his opponents confused.

In high school, even one-on-five with the ball was not bad at all.

The back-up dunk in the fast break shows the dominance of the king.

In high school, he averaged 42.5 points per game and totaled 3,462 points, making him the leading scorer in New Jersey history.

When he saw the video of the game in which he scored 100 points on behalf of Camden High School against Glochester College, Wagner felt that his face seemed to be a little wet.

After playing just one year at the University of Memphis, he broke the team's single-season scoring record.

In the first year of his career, Wagner missed most of the season due to colitis. Even at the beginning of this season, Wagner thought that his condition had worsened and he would soon say goodbye to this league.

But things took a turn for the worse, and my colon problem gradually improved.

Wagner recalled that when he was sitting on the sidelines watching the game because of illness, he once prayed that if his illness could get better, he would do his best to play seriously on the court.

After looking at himself in high school and thinking about himself now, Wagner feels that he is far worse than he was in high school.

Shentong is right. It has indeed been a long time since he felt the supreme glory of high school and his original intention of doing everything for basketball.

Recalling his performance in training, Wagner suddenly felt very ashamed.

When genius stops working hard, hard work can defeat genius!

Wagner turned off the TV and picked up the basketball.

For some reason, he suddenly wanted to make good use of his time and get back all the lost game time.

Big Allen Iverson.

Dajuan Wagner.

Rebirth.