Chapter 223: Warriors Player Tryout
While Li Du was learning to strengthen his strength, the NBA's 2008-09 season also ushered in the end, and in the Finals, the Lakers and Celtics reunited, and in the end, the Lakers lost to the Celtics 2-4. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoThe Big Three have finally fulfilled their dreams!
In the finals, the Lakers who lost Li Du finally realized how terrible the combined efforts of the Big Three were, without Li Du's magical defense, the Celtics were very calm in their offense, and Ray Allen became the Lakers' biggest headache.
That's how it is on the basketball court, how important a person is, you can only know when you lose him! Maybe it's not just basketball games, it's also the same in life, only when you lose someone, you will realize how important that person is to you.
The Lakers lost the championship, and everyone can see that after losing Li Du, the Lakers can no longer divide the Celtics' offense, and once the Big Three can echo each other in the game, they are almost invincible in the NBA! Kobe Bryant did his best in the game, in the Finals, he averaged 32.7 points, 6.1 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game, this kind of 30+5+5 data, before Kobe, only the basketball god had ever been in the Finals, and further back, it is necessary to recall the era of Magic and Bird's "black and white".
After the loss, Kobe Bryant was not as depressed as others, but sighed heavily, and he mentioned more than once in the interview that he missed Li Du very much and missed the days of playing with Li Du. In fact, everyone understands very well that Kobe Bryant is saying that if Li Du is still with the Lakers, then this year's championship will still be the Lakers!
The Lakers lost the championship because of the trade Li Du, and this argument began to spread among the media and fans, but within the Lakers, no one mentioned it, even Kobe Bryant just said that he missed Li Du, and could not blame the management, Kobe knew in his heart that the management was trading Li Du just to reassure him.
After the Lakers lost, Li Du called Kobe Bryant and other Lakers teammates separately to comfort everyone. Then he called the Celtic triumvirate separately to congratulate them on finally getting what they wanted.
After dealing with these things, Li Du was completely out of the Lakers, and it was at this time that he received a call from Nelson Sr.
The elder Nelson sent Li Du to Oracle Arena, the 2009-10 NBA draft season is about to begin, and many teams are trying out players in hopes of picking players they are happy with. Now Li Du, as the leading player of the Warriors and the person that the old Nelson relies on, can also participate in the team's draft.
After Li Du heard this, he immediately drove to the Oracle Arena.
The Warriors and Nelson Sr. gave him enough trust and attention during his injury, and according to Nelson Sr.'s words, Li Du will have the same privileges as Kobe Bryant in the Lakers with the Warriors. In order to repay the Warriors and Nelson Sr., and to build a team of his own, Li Du is duty-bound to do so.
When Li Du came to the arena, the players who came to the Warriors for trial had already completed their physical tests and began to compete in groups.
"Lee, you're here!" Old Nelson stood on the sidelines, saw Li Du just entering the door, and beckoned Li Du to come over.
Li Du walked up to old Nelson and asked, "Coach, how's it going?" Is there anyone you have a crush on? ”
Old Nelson stretched out his hand and pointed to a little baby-faced man and said, "Lee, what do you think of that kid?" ”
Li Du looked in the direction pointed by the old Nelson, this person is obviously a defender, skilled in ball control, and has a lot of tricks, but in the United States, there are too many such people, so Li Du continued to observe, and he found that when this person is not holding the ball, the style of play is almost exactly the same as before, running empty-handed, and then receiving the ball and shooting three points quickly!
After watching a few balls, Li Du completely understood why old Nelson took a fancy to this baby face. He has a very high level of empty-handed running, a very high ball quotient on the court, and what is even more gratifying is that although he is physically weak, his strength is not bad at all, his shooting speed is very fast, and his shooting percentage is also good.
Li Du nodded and said to old Nelson: "Coach, this kid is good!" It's up to the team's number one! Moreover, he is very fast, not necessarily slow, and seems to be on par with Ray Allen! What's his name? ”
Old Nelson introduced Li Du: "His name is Stephen Curry, his father is Dell Curry, and he used to be a sharpshooter in the NBA** decade. It's a pity that his body is too weak and confrontational enough, and I am afraid that he will suffer in the future. ”
Li Du shook his head: "Coach, this time you are out of sight!" This kid looks a little like me, he looks a little thin, but his strength is not bad at all! It's just that it's still uncertain how he will deal with high-intensity confrontation and whether he can maintain a stable hit rate. ”
After the two of them settled Curry, Li Du asked again: "Coach, are there any other candidates you like?" ”
Nelson Sr. sighed and said, "Of course there is, we have you on the outside, I hope to choose an inside player, but unfortunately we are the 7th pick in the first round this year, and the best two, we are afraid we can't grab them!" ”
Old Nelson introduced to Li Du that this year is a draft year, and there are very few talented people, he originally came to see a big forward named Blake Griffin, although this Griffin is a big forward, but he has outstanding physical talent, strong strength, and running ability is not inferior to a guard, and he is a very ideal big forward candidate, but unfortunately, this person may be the champion of this year, and the Warriors have no chance.
Li Du looked at the list of players that the Warriors tried out, and there were two people he was very impressed, one was named James Harden and the other was Ricky Rubio.
Li Du has never been good at remembering people who are not familiar with him, but he can remember these two because these two people have left too deep an impression on Li Du! Li Du remembered Harden, not because of how strong he was, but because this person had a big beard and was thicker than his hair! Li Du remembers Rubio because during the Beijing Olympics last year, Li Du watched the Spanish team's game, and at that time he was studying passing, in Li Du's eyes, Rubio, who was only 17 years old at the time, was a passing genius!
When Li Du was talking to Nelson Sr. about these new players this year, the group confrontation was over. The players who came to try out gathered in front of Nelson Sr., and after encouraging the group, Nelson Sr. was ready to let them go.
At this time, Li Du's heart moved, and he whispered to old Nelson: "Coach, leave Stephen for a while, I want to try him!" ”