On the 13th, the Defenders officially announced the signing of Chinese player Zhou Xuan and held a simple press conference. Usually only NBA veterans, once big names join the NBDL, will hold a press conference, and the defender gives Zhou Xuan enough face. The reason why they are willing to do this is very simple, there are many people who pay attention to Zhou Xuan, and while hyping him, the team will also get attention.

There were not many reporters present, all of them were very interested in Zhou Xuan, including ******** reporters, Chinese fans were concerned about what Zhou Xuan's strength was and whether he could become a good helper by Yao Ming's side.

Zhou Xuan and Leonard each exchanged polite words, and when it came to the free questioning session.

The first question was asked by a Chinese reporter, who asked in Chinese: "Zhou Xuan, you signed a contract with the NBDL, and you are likely to become the sixth Chinese player to land in the NBA in the future, do you have any feelings?" ”

"It's gold that shines everywhere, and that's what I think the most. I believe everyone knows how unlucky I was before. If it weren't for that asshole coach, I'd definitely be playing in the NCAA right now. This was a sensitive topic, but Zhou Xuan took the initiative to bring it up, which surprised people a little.

That grievance was a thorn in Zhou Xuan's heart, and now he wants to rely on the strength of the Chinese media and the strength of Chinese fans to rehabilitate himself. He wanted people to know that it was Rice, the coach who was wrong for the violence, and that it was the school that fired him.

A black female reporter asked: "You were fired from Rutgers University for assaulting your coach, the New Jersey media called you a thug, and some people even said that you should be disqualified as a player, and you never came forward to defend yourself, what is the truth?" ”

"I didn't defend it before because no reporter interviewed me." Zhou Xuan snorted and said, "The truth is that Coach Rice is very rude and has serious racist tendencies, and he scolds me and the black players on the team almost every day. He beat me, often calling me a Chinese stupid donkey, and saying that Chinese are the sick men of East Asia. For me personally, I can endure it for the sake of the future, but I can't scold China. I never regret beating such a scumbag. If you're interested, you can go to Rutgers University and ask, not just the players he bullied, I'm sure even the security guards and gatekeepers know that Dawles is a jerk. As for who wants to protect Rice, protect the reputation of the university, and sacrifice me, a student who has no background, I believe smart people can guess. ”

The reporters are excited, and tomorrow the news has a good topic.

Zhou Xuan laughed secretly in his heart, saying that Rice bullied Chinese and blacks and was racist. Even if everyone in New Jersey supports Rice, half of the United States is black, and Chinese fans can't count more, as long as this interview is seen by Chinese, all fans will definitely support him. Didn't I create public opinion that I was a thug? Now it's up to Rice and Rutgers to see how it ends. While Chinese fans won't run a fire to burn Rutgers University, spitting stars can drown people.

Another American reporter asked: "Did your mother stay in the United States after her visa expired in order to accompany you to find a team, and now she is being sent back to China, and you also experienced a serious injury at that time, did these things affect you?" ”

"First of all, I am very grateful to my mother, the person I am most grateful to in this world is her, and my father, without their support, I would not have had the opportunity to come to the United States, and after graduation, I may only be able to find an ordinary job like countless ordinary people and spend an ordinary life. I would also like to thank Mark again. Coach Leonard, thank you for his insight and giving me a tryout. I've been to a lot of cities, and those people don't give me any chance to perform because they see that my physical condition is average. As for that injury, it was just an unfortunate accident, and I won't go downstairs in the dormitory again. There will definitely be an impact, and no matter how unlucky something happens to me in the future, I won't care. Zhou Xuan said with a smile.

He hopes the interview will be seen on television in China. Not only neighbors, but also his parents' colleagues, and even his own relatives, there were many people waiting to see him laugh. When borrowing money, Zhou Gaozhuo was not less blinded, especially the uncle's family, who ridiculed him, and was only willing to borrow 30,000 yuan in the end, and the interest rate was as high as that of a loan shark. After the last time, Zhou Gaozhuo threw away the money, and would rather go out of Lu to borrow money from a loan shark than use him. Now that Zhou Xuan has signed a contract, the family can finally raise their eyebrows and go out to tell people that they have a son who plays basketball in the United States.

Leonard also said what he thought of Zhou Xuan. 'He's a very polite young guy and I don't believe he's going to do anything like beating a coach for no reason, but in just a few days, he's got a really good relationship with his team-mates.

Leonard's words carry a lot of weight, adding a bit of truth to Zhou Xuan's wrongdoing. Zhou Xuan does have a good relationship with his teammates. Point guards don't need to ask for treats and other methods to get into relationships, everyone needs point guards to be able to feed themselves the ball, and a passer like Zhou Xuan is very much to their liking. As for Jones, who is mainly scorers, he is to grab the right hand with them.

The next day, many Chinese media outlets reported on Zhou Xuan's news. "Zhou Xuan, an international student, has officially signed with the NBDL Los Angeles Defenders, and the Lakers are expected to be the first team to have two Chinese players play in the coming year." The Chinese media did not say a word about Zhou Xuan's bullying in the United States.

However, the American media broke the news that "China's rising star was persecuted at Rutgers University", and the spearhead was directly aimed at Rutgers University and coach Rice! Basketball pundits generally agree that any player who has the ability to sign with the NBDL will certainly have the ability to start in the NCAA. Rice firmly pressed Zhou Xuan on the bench and asked him to be a substitute for the bench, which was indeed suspected of persecution.

Rutgers University has vehemently denied it, of course, but public opinion has been moving against them.

As for whether Rice would be fired, Zhou Xuan didn't have time to care, he just wanted to make some trouble for them. Now he's more concerned about the weekend game against the Long Beach Jam team. For this reason, after training, he also humbly asked Leonard for game experience.

Leonard smiled: "Zhou, you don't have to think too much, just play like you usually train, although you are weak, you shouldn't have too many problems in the NBDL." I'm going to put you in the starting line-up tomorrow. ”

"Then I won't let you down."

"Everybody wants you to play the ball well and play good attacks." Leonard smiled: "It's a pity that you can't play the triangle offense, and the Lakers probably won't sign you." ”

"I play hard and there will always be teams to sign me." Zhou Xuan smiled, there are some things that can't be forced. He likes to block and pick and roll, and if he goes to the Lakers to play a triangle offense, it will be very uncomfortable. In training, Leonard often practiced triangle offense, so many players would not be able to play, and Zhou Xuan's organizational ability would be limited.

The triangle attack consists of three players on one side who make up a triangle and a "two-player game" on the other side. It's not like those fixed routines, which are full of free movement in the attack. Depending on the defense, the triangle offense will have a variety of responses.

Compared to basic tactics such as blocking and pick-and-roll, the triangle offensive link is much more complex and has a much greater chance of problems, and it must be executed by players with strong control of the game. After O'Neal left, the Lakers became a pseudo-triangle offense, which is also a headache for "Zen Master" Jackson. The Lakers couldn't play a triangle offense without an interior axis before Gasol's arrival, and it was difficult for the defenders to play well.

Zhou Xuan asked: "Coach, it's about to be a game, I want to know, what is the most important thing in the NBDL game?" ”

"Do you really want to know the way?"

"Of course."

Leonard showed a strange smile and said lightly: "Okay, I don't want to lie to you, although as a coach I shouldn't say that, but everyone knows things but it doesn't hurt to say it, in NBDL, the most important thing is not defense, not teamwork, but data." NBA scouts don't spend a lot of time watching NBDL games, and the best way to prove their prowess is with data luxury. Nine out of 10 members of the Development League team want to brush up on the stats. ”

"Huh?"

"I'm not saying this to ask you to score, if you want people to think of you, try to get assists in the game." Leonard said lightly.

Many teams in the Development League have a tacit understanding with each other, and they will not play hard defensively, but only attack. 31-year-old veteran Eddie. Gill averaged 16 per game in the NBDL. 2 points 8. With 6 assists, he also participated in the Suns' control audition, which of course didn't work out because he was as slow as an interior player.

Data is everything here, and any random data statistics will be shocking, John. Lucas III played Game 3 for the Colorado 14ers, 19. 8 points 5. 5 assists, as if it is the posture of the home control position. In fact, he couldn't play at all with the Rockets.

There's also one named Josh. Davis white shooter, few people know him, the former NBDL three-point king, averaging more than 20 points per game is quite brave, the Rockets gave him a 10-day short contract, and it turned out that even if this guy stood in front of him as a cheerleader, the three points would be inaccurate, so he quickly got out. Many players who struggle to score both in the lower leagues may average 20+ per game in the NBDL for half a season.

Therefore, a good player with good data in NBDL is not necessarily a good player, but if you can't brush data in NBDL, it will definitely be over. The individual ability of the NBDL player is better than that of the Chinese CBA, but from the perspective of competitiveness, he is not even as good as the CBA. This is a fact and the reason why the NBDL has been out of the spotlight.

The NBDL doesn't even have the concept of a team, players are not bound by contract, they can run away at any time if they find job opportunities in the NBA or overseas, they can run away at any time, it doesn't matter if they miss the NBDL draft, they can find a team to play at any time when they come back, even if the player leaves the team to play overseas and is fired, he can come back to play at any time, the NBDL is a springboard, the only advantage is that it is extremely close to the NBA.

Leonard told Zhou Xuan that he was optimistic about his future, and such a young and potential person would not be in the NBDL for a long time.

After chatting, Zhou Xuan vowed in his heart to brush out the data that shocked people's jaws!