Basketball trainer, I created a super giant

Chapter 490 Postscript
June 5, 2023, the first game of the finals.

Nuggets vs. Knicks.

Jokic vs. Durant.

TNT Live.

The four-person team, plus commentator Tang Sen.

Born in 75, Tang Sen is 48 years old this year, nearing fifty.

Despite possessing a fortune of hundreds of millions, he couldn't withstand the ravages of time, and his temples were already showing signs of gray.

However, due to years of training, his physical condition is still quite good.

Tang Sen, who occasionally makes guest appearances as a commentator, is known for his sharp tongue.

"I told you, Jamal will never be as good as Chauncey. He can't even score a shot like that. Don't go out there and tell people he's my student."

"And Jaylen, honestly, he plays worse than his dad. Does he even know who the team's core player is? He should just give the ball to Kevin."

The four people beside them looked at each other, but dared not refute.

There's no way around it, that's just how Tang Sen is. Not only is he senior, he's even been the NBA commissioner for several years, but he resigned because he found it boring.

Most importantly, Tang Sen was an authority figure.

If Townsend says Murray will never be as good as Billups, then he never will.

If someone says someone's skills are bad, then don't argue back; you are the one with bad skills.

There's no way around it; he has students all over the world. Every player in the NBA who has achieved success is a disciple of Tang Sen.

If the teacher says something is wrong, then just keep it to yourself.

"And Nikola, I've always felt that choosing to coach him was my biggest mistake. Seeing him play on the court makes me think that all the guys I coached before were useless, they couldn't even beat Nikola."

“Shaq, if you train with me for two years, you’ll play better than everyone else on the court.”

Tang Sen looked at O'Neal across from him.

O'Neal recalled the days when he was dieting with Tang Sen, silently shuddered, and decisively shook his head.

On the court, with Durant hitting a 3-pointer, the Knicks had a lead of more than 10 points.

Tang Sen couldn't help but fire back: "What five-star Nuggets? That's a joke. I don't even know how they eliminated the Warriors."

When the Warriors were mentioned, Tang Sen launched into another rant.

"When the rankings were in the top 75, Stephen was only ranked 12th, which is just not scientific."

Tang Sen began to speak out in defense of his disciple.

In the first decade of the new century, Tang Sen stated in public on more than one occasion that his favorite disciples were Brown and Durant.

In the next decade, that person changed; it became Curry.

Under Tang Sen's personal guidance, Curry became the best shooter on the planet.

Most importantly, in Tangsen's view, Curry changed the way the league plays.

When Durant first appeared in the league, some media outlets said that he changed the league.

But in Tang Sen's view, that change was limited.

Curry's playing style, at its core, has changed the sport of basketball.

It's unbelievable that a player can shoot three-pointers like that.

"I have no idea what Adam was thinking."

Tang Sen then made another sarcastic remark about Silva.

Stern kept the position for himself. After two years, Tangsen, feeling bored, resigned to pursue his trainer career.

Townsend then gave his position to Adam Silva.

Tang Sen couldn't say he disliked this guy's actions, but he definitely didn't like them either.

I even considered getting rid of him.

Tang Sen has that ability.

If Townsend were to step in and continue as commissioner, none of the 30 teams in the league would refuse.

O'Neal on the other side kept nodding, as if to say that his ranking had also dropped.

“I’ve won seven championships in total,” O’Neal said, waving his hands in front of Barkley.

Teaming up with Kobe, Shaq won three NBA championships.

Then, with the Heat, he followed Durant and won four championships in a row, achieving the first four-peat in history.

He even surpassed Jordan in the number of championships, yet he ranked himself ninth.

Barkley's face darkened; he thought to himself, "You're ninth, so what about me?"
He decisively changed the subject, asking last year's number one draft pick, Cheney Holmgren, how his recovery was going and whether he could reach Durant's level in the future.

Durant's success has led the league to keep searching for the next Durant.

Holmgren emerged last year and was drafted by the Thunder without hesitation, becoming the number one draft pick.

Unfortunately, they were too fragile and were eliminated in the Summer League, ending their season.

The million-dollar training camp still exists, but it has changed.

Instead of two slots per team, each team will now be given one slot.

Moreover, the time frame has been shortened to only one month in September.

Tang Sen himself didn't want to cause too much trouble, and also wanted to make way for the Summer League.

At the same time, entering the million-dollar training camp does not guarantee that you will receive personal guidance from Tang Sen.

Tang Sen only personally coaches players he deems talented and has his eye on.

In the last two or three years, there haven't been many rookies that Townsend has been eyeing. He didn't even pick Cunningham, the number one pick in 21, but instead picked Kuminga, which made the Pistons' management almost bleed and regret their poor judgment.

Further on, Tang Sen set his sights on Edwards.

In 22, Townsend set his sights on Holmgren.

Unfortunately, he was too fragile and his season was cut short, and he is still training in the training camp.

"he?"

Tang Sen paused for a moment, then shook his head: "Compared to Kevin, he's only missing Charles."

Tang Sen looked at Barkley.

Barkley rolled his eyes, weakly refuting that he wasn't that weak.

Joking aside, Tang Sen commented seriously, "Cheney is alright, he works hard, but he lacks talent in some areas."

In terms of coordination and explosiveness, he's really not as good as Durant.

After much thought, Tang Sen concluded that one important reason might be that he wasn't dark-skinned enough.

But at least it's this tall and this agile, which gives people something to look forward to.

Especially in terms of coordination, Holmgren is far inferior to Alexander, who is also with the Thunder.

"I predicted back then that it would be difficult for anyone to surpass Kevin in the next ten years."

Durant is now 35 years old and has played in the league for 17 years.

He played for the Heat for ten years and won four championships.

He later joined the Knicks, and in the seven years since, he has won a back-to-back championship and now has six titles.

The top scorer got 5.

He won 7 regular season MVP awards.

It can be said that Durant is the only face of the NBA in the post-Jordan era.

No one, not even Kobe, James, Curry, Harden, or Irving, can compare.

Ultimately, 35-year-old Durant scored 37 points, leading his team to victory in Game 1 of the Finals.

After giving a commentary and enjoying himself, Tang Sen returned to New York.

That day, I received a call from Connors.

Send Tang Sen to the training camp.

Invited by an old friend, Tang Sen did not refuse and drove to his training camp.

More than ten years have passed, and it is still the same training camp.

They've even changed the name; it's now called the Star Dream Factory.

It can be said that this is a holy place in the hearts of countless basketball players around the world.

After parking the car, Tang Sen strolled into the training hall.

Brown was there too.

After retiring in 17, Brown did not switch careers to become a coach, but instead followed Townsend and became an inside trainer.

He still wanted to stay with Tang Sen.

As Tang Sen walked down the corridor, he heard the sound of a basketball being dribbled.

Then I saw a tall, slender figure playing ball in the empty court.

Tang Sen couldn't take his eyes off him after just one glance.

Damn, how tall is this guy!

7 feet 5 inches?

Looking at him, Tang Sen seemed to be looking at Yao Ming.

The problem is, this guy can actually shoot with a crossover dribble and pull back.

It feels so unreal to have Yao Ming do such a move.

"Don!"

Connors, whose hair was already gray, quickly came forward, warmly embraced Tang Sen, and then waved to the shy, unseen figure in the distance.

He quickly put down the basketball, ran over, and looked at Tang Sen with trepidation and curiosity.

"Tang, look at him, the super genius I brought back from Europe, he just turned 19."

"Do you know how tall he is, and his wingspan?"

Connors excitedly introduced the topic.

Tang Sen had already seen it without Tang Sen needing to explain.

That height, that wingspan, it's incredible.

"What's your name?" Tang Sen interrupted Connors's incessant chatter, tilting his head back to ask.

The boy quickly replied, "Sir, my name is Victor Wenbanyama."

Tang Sen nodded, took a few steps back, and carefully examined the kid in front of him. He had only one feeling in his heart: unbelievable.

When Tang Sen first met Durant, he didn't have such a strong feeling, for example, that this person was exceptionally talented.

But looking at Wenban Yama right now, Tang Sen felt for the first time what talent truly meant.

After a long while, Tang Sen smiled.

"Hey kid, wanna learn to play ball with me?"

(End of this chapter)