On June 30, there was only one week left until the start of the Summer League.

At 4:30 a.m. that morning, Li Yang suddenly received a call from Clippers head coach Doug Rivers, asking him to report to the team the next morning.

"I'm sorry ~ you, Coach E, you called so early, and you didn't let people sleep!!" Li Yang reacted immediately and quickly covered his mouth.

"Dudu Dudu......" Rivers didn't have a chance for Li Yang's resentment, and hung up the phone mercilessly after explaining the matter.

"Uh......" Li Yang suddenly felt that his life had reached madness!

Early the next morning, after a hurried breakfast, Li Yang set off from the hotel and boarded a taxi to the Staples Center Arena with Bill Duffy's beautiful assistant, Selena.

As for why he didn't drive and stayed in the hotel all the time, according to his own words, it was because he wanted to conserve his strength and shouldn't waste time on driving and cleaning his room.

In fact, the real reason is that he has no money and no driver's license, and he is still poorer than one.

Los Angeles is the largest city in the United States after New York and the largest city on the West Coast of the United States.

U.S. cities make up a major portion of the world's top 10 most congested cities, and Los Angeles has been at the top of the list for a long time.

Do you know what it's like to be four o'clock in the morning in Los Angeles? The sky is full of stars, few lights, and there are few pedestrians.

Bryant said in an interview, "Four o'clock in Los Angeles was still dark, so I got up and walked down the dark streets of Los Angeles. ”

"A day has passed, and the darkness of Los Angeles has not changed in the slightest; Two days have passed, and the darkness has not changed at all; More than a decade later, the streets of Los Angeles at four o'clock have not changed, but I have become a muscular, physically fit, powerful athlete with a high shooting percentage. ”

It turned out that Kobe's success was not only because of his talent and amazing endurance, but more importantly, the traffic in Los Angeles was too congested during rush hour, and he had to go to work early and at 4 a.m. in order to avoid the congested traffic......

The car was stopping and stopping on the road, and he had just finished breakfast and almost threw up.

Half an hour's drive, stunned for more than an hour to arrive, it seems that the "City of Angels" should be renamed "the city of congestion".

Fortunately, Selena had expected it, and urged Li Yang to go out an hour in advance, and when she arrived at the stadium, there was more than enough time.

When Li Yang entered the arena, there were already seven or eight players standing inside.

Summer League is very similar to the atmosphere of an NBA team, where there is a lot of competition among players.

After Li Yang appeared, he immediately attracted everyone's attention, and there was envy, jealousy, and of course, a small amount of courtesy.

As the No. 13 pick this year, after Li Yang entered the Clippers, his place in the summer league team was already sealed.

Because of the color of his skin and his style of play, it is difficult for Li Yang to be respected by these players.

Why can a yellow-skinned guy who can only shoot three points get a contract with a total value of more than 10 million?

Many of these players think that they are no worse than Li Yang, why is he a draft loser.

Li Yang's eyes swept around, and found that Alexander had not yet arrived.

Alexander was not so lucky, and hurried along the way, and finally stepped on the spot to the arena.

"Boss, I'm not late!" Alexander asked Li Yang anxiously, and at the same time, the sweat on his forehead was still coming out densely.

"Fortunately, the time card is very accurate!" Li Yang looked at Alexander's embarrassed appearance, and couldn't help but feel a little funny, and teased at the moment: "Shay, it is said that our assistant coach is a beautiful woman, why don't you go and inquire." ”

It wasn't long before a Japanese-American with a whistle on his chest and a folder under his arm came out of the players' tunnel.

"It's her!"

When Li Yang saw the person who came out, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

When he was in China, Li Yang basically watched NBA games after class, and he was relatively familiar with the head coaches of various teams, but he knew so many assistant coaches, so he was very surprised to see the people who came out.

This time it was Natalie Nakase, the Clippers' second assistant coach, who led the team!!

Natalie Nakase, 34, is only 1.58 meters tall, but she is the first female assistant coach in NBA history, and her ultimate goal is to become the head coach of an NBA team.

She was recruited by former Clippers head coach Del Negro in 2012 and is trusted by current coach Doc Rivers, who is also known to be approached by Chris Paul and Blake Griffin.

I knew for a long time that the person who would lead the summer league would be one of the assistant coaches of the Clippers, but I didn't expect it to be the famous beautiful assistant coach Natalie Nakase.

Although the petite girl itself will give people a small and cute feeling, and there is no aggression, but when she saw Natalie Nakase's serious expression, Li Yang suddenly felt a little hairy in her heart, it turned out that this small body contained great terror.

The face of an angel, the figure of a devil, the face of a bodhisattva, and the heart of an emperor.

"I don't care who you are and what you have done in your respective teams, I want to remind you that this is summer league, this is your chance to prove your worth and my coaching ability, so I won't let you relax until the league is over."

As soon as she finished speaking, she glanced at everyone coldly, then walked up to Li Yang's side, and said in an unkind tone: "Yang, the summer league is a good opportunity for you to prove it, although Coach Rivers asked me to give you plenty of playing time and tactical opportunities, but if you don't perform well, I won't open the net!" ”

"Rivers, count yourself ruthless! But Lao Tzu is not afraid. Li Yang thought helplessly.

Rivers seems to be taking care of Li Yang, but his real purpose is to arouse the disgust of the assistant coach and provoke conflicts between him and his teammates, so that his teammates can isolate him.

A good double carving, borrowing a knife to kill!

There are many fringe players in the summer league who will rely on this short game to get the opportunity to get an NBA contract, although Li Yang himself has a strong ability to hold the ball, but if these people don't pass the ball to Li Yang, and only think about their own data, it will be troublesome.

If Li Yang Xia Lian does not perform well, I am afraid that public opinion outside the world will probably spray Li Yang to death.

As soon as she opened, Natalie Nakase came to the point, straight to the point, and directly used cold words to show her coaching style, which is iron-blooded and ruthless.

"Sister Na in society, people don't talk much!"

"I've confirmed the eyes, this is someone I can't afford to mess with!" Li Yang touched his nose weakly.

As soon as she finished speaking, she took out the folder tucked under her armpit and began to roll call: "Jawan Evans." ”

A small black guard was drawn from the ranks.

By the time Natalie Nakase finished ordering, Li Yang had a preliminary understanding of the group of players around him who were about to spend the entire summer league with him.

Jawan Evans, selected by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2017 second-round pick 39th, is 1.83 meters tall and plays as a point guard.

Angel Delgado, Dominican basketball player, played in 34 NCAA games in 2017-18, averaging 13.6 points, 11.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 30.9 minutes per game. He then participated in the NBA Draft, but unfortunately lost the draft.

Cedaris Sowell, who is 1.96m tall and weighs 98 kilograms, is a third-year rookie from the University of South Carolina and is a standout defender.

Reggie Upshaw, a forward from Middle Tennessee State University, was undrafted in 2017 and is now a free agent.

Jordan Matthews, 1.90 meters tall and 92 kilograms, spent his first three years at the University of California and transferred to Gonzaga University in his final year. He was cut by the Eagles in October 2017.

Tyler Harris, the younger brother of Clippers player Tobias Harris, is 25 years old and 2.06 meters tall and weighs 98 kilograms, he was an undrafted pick in the 2016 draft and is currently signed by NBA Development League team Canton Sworders.

Alexander, this does not need to be introduced, he and Li Yang have turned enemies into friends.

These players, plus Li Yang, should be the main force of the team in this summer league if nothing else, and as for the others, Li Yang didn't remember much for a while.

Speaking of which, this team is really mixed enough, there are last year's rookies, this year's rookies, there are undrafted rookies, there are NBDL players, and even players from Nigeria.

After the players got to know each other and played, Natalie Nakase said directly: "In order to deepen everyone's understanding of each other, let's play a match in groups of three." ”

"Okay, come on." Li Yang smiled.

These guys want to step on their own position, then okay, I'm here, if you have the strength, then I'm the stepping stone, if you don't have the strength, then I'm sorry, you can only roll back into the pit, what should it be or what, if you want to turn over, don't dream.