This striker is not serious

"Lin Ying signed a contract with Anta for 42 million in 7 years."

When the media reported this news, the outside world was in an uproar.

In this day and age, it’s really surprising that basketball players don’t sign with brands like Nike, Adidas, and Reebok.

Especially for a player who is so popular, but in the end he only signed a domestic sneaker!

All of a sudden, all kinds of sounds came out.

In China, some fans pulled out photos of Lin Ying wearing a suit and a national flag during the draft to support Lin Ying. However, because the details of the sneaker contract will not be made public, many uninformed fans are questioning Lin Ying's choice.

"I don't doubt Lin Ying's patriotism, but such a choice is not good for his career."

"Isn't Nike good? Isn't Adidas good? Reebok is fine too! What can Anta do?"

"Lin Ying's agent is so rubbish. He is obviously doing it for his own profit without caring about Lin Ying's life and death!"

…

In the foreign media, Bill Simmons also turned on the ridicule mode on the show.

"What kind of brand is this? A him? Or a different one? Damn it, Nike probably never imagined that it would lose to a brand that I have never heard of."

"Nike will not lose. They should have given up on their own. That may not be a good investment target."

The partner on the side explained with a smile.

…

Seattle.

Durant, who had just finished training, was scrolling through social media on his phone.

When he saw Lin Ying signing a contract with Anta, he finally knew how the Chinese brand was written in Chinese.

But at this moment, he was actually a little shocked.

Because he once told Lin Ying that he was determined to sign with New Balance, but in the end he chose Nike.

Lin Ying's first reaction was Anta, and in the end he actually signed Anta.

…

Lin Ying did not pay attention to these external matters. After signing the contract and attending the first fan meeting specially held for him by Anta, he flew back to the United States the next day.

This trip to the Asian Championships has taken more time than he expected, and he will be more focused on training later.

During his time participating in the Asian Championships, many things that will happen in history this summer also happened.

Lewis has become the much-questioned Mr. Billionaire, but the Magic have also become the favorite team to win the championship next season.

Of course it won't be the hottest.

Because on the same day that the Chinese team won the Asian Championship, official B announced the news that Garnett had been traded to the Celtics.

The Boston Big Three are still here!

Only those who have truly experienced this summer know how big the fans' reaction was when the Big Three were formed.

Garnett and Pierce are still among the top ten stars in the league, and Ray Allen is still the core player averaging 26 points per game.

This is the first time since the "ancient" era that the league has seen such superstars gather on one team at the same time.

Words like "booking a championship in advance" began to appear in media reports in large numbers.

Fans are also very excited, because this is the first time they have the feeling of playing a 2-open forced trade on their own.

However, this wave of Big Three has had a big impact on other championship teams in the league and some superstars.

The first to bear the burden is "Little Emperor" James and his Cavaliers.

James entered the league in 2003 and began to rise after two years of development, but the Pistons suppressed him just like they suppressed Jordan.

It wasn't until last year that he led the team to defeat the Pistons and reach the finals, although they were swept and Duncan sent him a joke "The future is yours".

But just like the Garden of Eden of love, we have entered it after all.

The results are now good. Three big players are parachuted into the same district, and their mentality is shattered.

Next is Kobe and the Lakers.

Kidd showed interest in the Lakers last season, but in the end the management was unwilling to give up Bynum and the trip ultimately failed.

Now that the Big Three are coming, Kobe feels that staying in Los Angeles is a complete waste of time.

Kobe Bryant's trip to Chicago to inherit Jordan's legacy is almost done.

It's just that this time it's the Bulls' turn to be unwilling to give up Luol Deng.

In the end, Buss came forward and promised to bring a superstar to Kobe in the new season, and the matter was finally settled.

One thing in the east and the other in the west, the reactions of the current and future number one players in the alliance are enough to illustrate the impact that the Big Three have on the alliance.

Likewise, this is what Karl and the Nuggets need to face.

Don't look at the Nuggets through Lin Ying's eyes.

Last season was Iverson's first in Denver. To be more precise, it should be said that he only played 50 games in more than half a season.

The "golden guns" haven't been fully integrated yet, and that's not the true strength of this team.

Even then, they had reached sixth place in the fiercely competitive Western Conference. Although they were eliminated in the first round, they also lost to the eventual champion Spurs.

And just in terms of paper strength, the league is not much better than the Nuggets.

Including this surprising trade in the summer, the trade that sent away Camby and welcomed Lin Ying and the "additional head" Adrian Griffin.

My family watches games every day, and Nuggets fans know Camby's "toxicity" better than the media and other teams.

That's why they have such high expectations for Lin Ying.

Moreover, Lin Ying's performance in the Summer League and Asian Championships after being selected also responded to their expectations.

So they are full of expectations for the new season.

After Lin Ying returned to Denver, the first thing he did was buy a car.

The house that Anthony arranged for someone to find for him was in good condition, but in order not to be involved in gangs, he finally found one by himself.

He would definitely not be able to find such a good one by himself, so the environment is good, but the distance is a bit far.

In order to save time and train better, buying a car is a must.

This is similar to Kobe, who bought a helicopter for this purpose.

What, a driver's license?

Isn't that what you should do well in college?

After buying the car, Lin Ying began to devote himself to training.

Generally, Team B will hold a team training camp in mid-September.

In other words, Lin Yingxia only had less than a month and a half left to train.

He needs to continue to improve his strength and ball control during this month and a half, and also strengthen his low-post offensive skills.

Time is still very tight for him.

However, Lin Ying enjoys this process because the training facilities at the Pepsi Center are much more complete than those at the University of Texas.

And with Handy's professional guidance, he can feel his progress every day.

But even during this process, there were some things that he didn't expect.

As the new season approaches, players from other teams have arrived at the gym in advance to start training in preparation for the new season.

But the Nuggets have been quiet as never before.

Iverson didn't come, Anthony didn't come, Smith didn't come, Martin didn't come...

Each of these made Lin Ying feel like he was on a fake B team.

It wasn't until the week before the team confirmed the start of training camp that someone finally showed up.

Kenyon Martin.

Several important players of the Nuggets team, Anthony, Iverson, and Smith have all been seen.

But this was the first time for Martin to see him.

Martin has a beard all over his face, tattoos all over his body, and his "social" attributes are comparable to Anthony's.

Lin Ying knew much more about Martin than Carl.

This is a very, very passionate Brutalism.

His physical fitness is even better than Stoudemire's, and he is Kemp after Kemp.

Hammering the basket rack, beating his chest, roaring, tearing up jerseys, and even kneeling down to pound the floor, he did any passionate action you can think of, and he did it a lot.

With him on the court, the team may lose, but it will definitely lose standing.

Like Iverson, Martin's career is divided into two periods.

One section is before the knee injury and one section is after the knee injury.

Before his knee injury, Martin could challenge the "four power forwards" at the beginning of the century.

On the defensive end, with his excellent jumping and lateral movement ability, he has excellent defensive ability, blocks a lot of shots, and is a brutal shot-catcher.

On the offensive end, in addition to dunks, his low-post offensive skills are also underestimated.

When Kidralis shot 24+17 in the series, he suppressed Rasheed Wallace, one of the "four power forwards", and helped the team reach the finals. He was once with Tim Big before his injury.

Demon King Duncan killed them equally.

In his first season with the Nuggets, he averaged 15.5 points and 7.3 rebounds per game, becoming the second-leading scorer on Anthony's team.

After the knee injury, during the 2005-06 season, his performance declined significantly.

This is also normal. People who rely on physical fitness to play will find it difficult to get back after being injured.

The same goes for Martin, and the same goes for Griffin.

Last season, Martin even played 2 games before being reimbursed for the season.

So the new season will be a big test for him.

But what is more interesting is that Martin and Lin Ying are completely trained in their own way.

Although Lin Ying's personality has changed, she is still not very good at actively communicating with others.

As for Martin, he may simply not be interested in newbies.

He plays the game very passionately, but he is also very crazy, which is in line with his personality.

A week later, members of the Nuggets team came one after another.

Anthony was the only one who was late, but fortunately he was only two days late.

And he looks a bit plump.

After playing in the America's Cup, he traveled to Europe to relax.

You should have a lot of fun playing with this body type.

But Karl didn't say anything.

It seems that Lin Ying's previous impression was correct. Carl should be gentler than rumored...

What a gentle ghost!

After the training camp officially started, Lin Ying found that his impression of Karl had been overturned.

Because old Carl really doesn't hold back his words when he scolds people.

Compared with old Carl, Barnes's speech can only be regarded as a reprimand at best...

The following is what Old Carl cursed: Beep beep beep beep beep...

Lin Ying felt that Anthony was not scolded because Karl Lao was used to it every summer when he came back.

Of course, Lin Ying has a smart little head, and he rarely makes mistakes on the court, and it is not his turn to be scolded.

And don't tell me, even though there are swear words in your ears, the team's training efficiency is very high.

Including Anthony, the execution of the team members is also very good.

Karl's coaching has a certain style.

Then it was the first training session, and Lin Ying roughly understood Karl's positioning on the team.

It was similar to what O'Connor told him before, but there was a difference.

In other words, the Nuggets and the bench have two different styles of play.

At that time, it was more of a positional warfare attack, supplemented by a small amount of flanking ball carriers.

The substitute period is mainly based on flanking the ball holder, supplemented by a small amount of positional warfare offense.

Lin Ying also admired Karl's tactical arrangement.

The young commander may have parallel imports, but the old commander at least has goods in his stomach.

These two playing styles are completely player-specific.

Among them, Iverson is short in height and likes to gamble and steal, while Anthony is generally mobile and not good at assisting defense and doesn't like to defend.

With these two big guys around, it's a bit difficult to play the trick he's best at.

Moreover, during the Asian Championships, although Karl liked Lin Ying very much, it was basically impossible for him to arrange for Lin Ying to fight.

Martin and Nene are both owners with an annual salary of tens of millions, and both are at their peak.

But among the substitutes, Najera and Kleiza's defense is on line, coupled with Lin Ying's excellent defensive ability, and Smith, a fast break weapon.

His favorite tactic of flanking the ball carrier for defensive counterattacks is completely feasible.

But there is one thing that is different from what O'Connor said originally.

Because of the trade for Camby, the Nuggets couldn't sign anyone because they had a four-million contract over the cap, so the team didn't have enough insiders.

He and Najera partner inside, and he should be considered the fifth position in terms of height.

However, the impact is actually not that big.

Because Karl's tactic is to flank the ball holder, if there is a big man sitting in the paint, Najera will basically go to the top and he will help defend.

After the training session, Karl seemed to be in a good mood and put on his gentle face again.

Part of the reason is that his tactics can finally be developed, and part of it is Martin's state.

Martin, who has returned from a serious injury, seems to be in pretty good shape, especially his lateral speed, which has not declined too much due to the injury.

This is the best news for the Nuggets.

Lin Ying can't beat him, and Nene is a top-notch defensive lineman. He can point to Martin to wipe the butts of Iverson and Anthony.

This is consistent with the history that Lin Ying knows.

Historically, in the 2007-2008 season, although Martin's personal statistics were not at their peak, he hit a career-high shooting percentage of 53.8%.

Moreover, during his games, he often switched defenses endlessly, even guarding Kobe Bryant many times.

With him here, our defense should not be so annoying.

…

After training, the players returned to the locker room to rest.

The atmosphere was quite harmonious, with a group of tattooed men, like a gang party.

But Anthony did not come.

Anthony and O'Connor went to practice some physical fitness.

Although every time he comes back in the summer, he will inevitably gain weight, but he can basically lose weight before the season.

Being able to be fat or thin is also an ability...

Lin Ying originally couldn't get into it.

Just when he was thinking about how to take the initiative like Yao Ming said, Iverson sat over and started chatting with him.

This actually surprised others in the locker room.w

Because Iverson usually doesn't talk much.

Then, other members of the team came over to chat with him.

Iverson's status in the league is very high.

It's not that he has the same gangster attributes as Anthony, but that he is the idol of countless black players.

Furrows and big gold chains, these are the B trends led by Iverson, not to mention his encouragement to those players who came from the slums.

Ever since, Lin Ying just "melted" into it.

While they were chatting, O'Connor came over and called Lin Ying out.

He came to Lin Ying to discuss sneaker numbers.

As expected, JR Smith refused to give up No. 1, so Lin Ying had to choose another number.

In addition to the retired numbers 2/33/44/40/432, and the numbers 12 and 55 that are about to be retired, we also exclude the numbers currently used by the team.

Lin Ying actually didn't have as many numbers to choose from as he thought.

Iverson's No. 3, Anthony's No. 15, Martin's No. 4, Nene's No. 31...

In fact, Lin Ying doesn't have to be number 1, and it doesn't do any good to have a quarrel with his teammates when he first joined the team.

and……

Isn’t it beautiful to get one more jersey number so that when you retire, you can retire two jerseys?

He thought for a while and gave the number:

"No.9."