Chapter 146: The Sydney Olympics 1

Don't get me wrong, this is not the home stadium of the Magic team, and the stadium where they will participate in joint training is completely built in accordance with the rules of the International Basketball Federation. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

Walking into the training hall, Lamar looked up and saw Ray Allen who was smiling at him, not as everyone imagined, the United States Basketball Association directly issued a twelve-man roster at the beginning, and then these twelve people began to practice together. In fact, the United States will first release the invitation list for joint training, with a total of 20 people, and will eventually eliminate 8 people, leaving the most suitable 12 people to participate in the Olympics.

"Aaron, why did those idiots in the NBA invite you too? Farke, are we really no one in the United States?" Lamar laughed deliberately.

Aaron staggered over like a scoundrel in his vest, completely devoid of his usual cool gentleman's appearance, chewing gum, then pointing back and smiling: "You don't have to be so proud, man, look at it, there are a lot of your enemies in it, be careful that you are isolated here." ”

Lamar was mentally prepared for a bit of a holiday with Winbeck, McDyce and Gary Payton, all of whom were selected for the Olympic squad. As for poor Sharif Rahim, he was pushed off by Lamar.

"I have a lot of brothers, too!" Lamar walked up and hugged Ray Allen and smiled happily, and as soon as he finished saying this, Vince Carter came over with the ball and said, "Hey, Lamar, how does it feel in the finals?"

"You just ask them Lamar raised his chin in the direction of Jalen Rose and Mark Jackson, these two people were also invited, but Mark Jackson basically came to spar, by the way, as an assistant, everyone knew that he couldn't beat Jason Kidd.

Vince Carter shrugged, and he whispered, "I'm not going to do those annoying things, they're already in pain now, wouldn't it be too bad if I asked again?"

"Boys, we've got all of us, so can we all come over for a while?" said Rudy Tomjanovich with a wave of his hand.

Lamar put his arm around Vince Carter's shoulders and stepped forward, Rudy Tomjanovic once almost became the head coach of the Lakers, so the two are quite familiar with each other, and this familiarity is not acquaintance, but having studied each other.

"I think you should know that the reason why you guys are brought together is that we American basketball have been very unpopular in the world in recent years, and a lot of people, especially players from other national teams, those guys think that our American basketball has begun to decline, and they think that the strength of the small leagues they play has caught up with the NBA. It's funny!" Rudy Tomjanovich cursed loudly.

The players below burst into laughter, and to be honest, they always thought that the NBA was the number one basketball league in the world, and of course, it was also true.

Rudy Tomjanovic continued: "Four years ago we were invincible in Atlanta, but two years ago in Greece we were humiliated, Kevin, Vince, you haven't been to Greece, right? You don't know what those European softballs say, they say that from now on the world basketball will be ruled by them, oh Fack! I'm telling you now, whether you're ultimately chosen to go to Australia or eliminated, I hope you'll do your best, not for that gold medal, but to prove to the world that we in the United States have the best basketball team in the world. ”

Everyone is scrappy, only Lamar is weak, and the fatigue of the finals is obviously not over.

"Lamar, don't you have any interest in the Olympics?" Garnett asked with a smile, he was puzzled when he saw Lamar's immortal appearance, Lamar is a very bottom-line person, and he should be happy to win glory for his country.

Lamar glanced at Garnett without being salty, and then smiled bitterly: "Man, even if I'm interested, will Mr. Rudy Tomjanovich let me play? Excited about a substitute?

Garnett shrugged, the U.S. team power forward has himself, Wenbeck, McDyce, small forward Steve Smith, Alan Houston, scoring guards Vince Carter, Ray Allen, playmaking guards Jason Kidd, Gary Payton, Tim Hardaway!

They're all better suited to play, Lamar is an all-rounder, a swingman who can play five positions, he can fit any position, but he doesn't fit anywhere.

Lamar picked up a ball and squatted on the ground to practice the basics, and he didn't participate in the joint practice. It doesn't matter if you are eliminated, it is better to be eliminated, so that you can go straight to the vacation.

"Lamar, why don't you do some warm-up?" Hardaway beckoned.

Lamar gave him a blank look, pointed to the basketball in his hand and said lazily, "Don't you see what I'm doing? I did this to warm up before the previous games, and we always win after this warm-up." ”

"Victory?" Hardaway asked rhetorically, "How's it going to be heads-up?"

Don't think it's easy to go to training camp, don't think that training there is just about eating, drinking, and having fun, in fact, Lamar is still tired right now because he has so many things to do, the first of which is to keep an eye on the upcoming NBA draft. Through Lamar's request, the Lakers traded their second-round pick and some cash to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for their ninth second-round pick and a second-round pick for next season. There are really no new players to choose from this season, so it's better to save it until next year and see if you can pick up any leaks.

The player the Lakers are most interested in is, of course, McMiller's kid, and as the draft approaches, Lamar remembers memories of this guy in his previous life, and this kid's future achievements are the best in this class, and he is a good team player.

According to Lamar's understanding, most of the players who are favored in this year's draft are interior players and swing people, and there are basically no outside players except for McMiller and Myers, which is the embarrassment of the draft year!

The Lakers' ninth pick in the second round obviously can't choose any decent new repairs!

Now there are a lot of reporters coming and going in the training camp every day, which also greatly affects the training plan of the American team, after all, many players still want to be interviewed by the media!

A week later, Lamar returned to Los Angeles, where Luke Langley held a retirement ceremony, and although Langley was never an All-Star and was not the boss of any team, he was well on either team.

On that day, not only Lamar, Shaq, Kobe Bryant and other teammates were there, Olajuwon, Rodman, Jordan, Pippen and others also came, Lang Li has been teammates or opponents with them, and followed Jordan to win the championship, and made great achievements on the road to the championship.

"He's never been a shiner, he doesn't shout when he's on the pitch, guys, come and see me, I'm a superstar, I'm a star! he doesn't say anything like that, but when he gets the ball he's the most terrible threat on the pitch. O'Neill said from the podium.

Lamar only said one sentence, "Like Shaq, Luke is one of my two brothers in the NBA, and the help he helped me, Lamar is unforgettable. ”

Lang Li eventually retired, retiring with four rings, in fact, he has no regrets, his large number of rings makes O'Neill feel envious. Or with Horry, who is only known as the NBA's No. 1 lucky star in later generations, can be comparable to him!

On June 29, 2000, Lamar returned to Apolis, Minnesota. Coincidentally, Lamar met the Lisa Degana woman again.

"Lamar, congratulations on winning the championship, it's really exciting. Lisa Degan smiled, a faint indifference in her voice, making Lamar feel the distance between her and her. Who told this guy to ignore her interview with Lamar in the first place!

Lamar scratched his head and smiled: "Actually, Shaq is doing well, without him we wouldn't have been able to win the championship." ”

O'Neill happened to come over, he naturally heard Lamar's words, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion in his heart, or Lamar's kid is righteous enough!

Lamar apparently noticed Shaq's arrival as well, and smiled at the big guy!

"Come and sit with us?" Lamar invited.

Lisa Degam smiled, "Aren't you afraid of the media scribbling? You know, now you're pretty much the most famous playboy in the NBA." The taste of sister flowers is not something that everyone can enjoy! There is also a rich girl from a wealthy family on the side!"

"Playboy? Where am I like? Well, I'm not afraid of shadows. Lamar said calmly. It's not that he's distracted, it's that the world is impermanent!

Since Lamar said so, Lisa Degan shrugged and walked over, Garnett was sitting in the seat and blowing with Carter, both of them were finalists, and there was really a lot to talk about.

"Vince, who are you going to choose?" Lamar asked.

Vince Carter smiled mysteriously, he thought about it for a while and said, "Of course it's Morris Piterson, you know, our signing is back, that guy is still very good!"

Lamar and Garnett gave him a loud mouthful of saliva with their middle fingers, and Lamar suddenly remembered that Lisa Degan was still around, and he hurriedly withdrew his fingers, which was indeed inappropriate to do in front of the lady.

Now the Vancouver Grizzlies are doing the same thing as the Los Angeles Clippers, they praised Kenyon Martin in front of the media, and vowed that if the New Jersey Nets with the top pick didn't select him, they would definitely choose him, and the Grizzlies are also spreading rumors everywhere, of course, they are saying bad things about Myers.

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