Generally speaking, after the draft, in early July, the NBA's annual Summer League will begin!

The Summer League is a stage for newcomers to show themselves, and they want to use this stage to show their strength in all aspects, so as to win the favor of the team!

The rookies here include some rookie players who are less than three years old, fringe players from various teams, and even some undrafted players, so it's fair to say that Summer League is their best chance to prove themselves!

Of course, not all rookie players will play in summer league, and some rookies with higher draft picks will not play in summer league unless the team requires it.

First of all, their rank is very high, the team uses such a high rank to select them, and they must be vigorously cultivated......

With playing time guaranteed, it doesn't make much sense for these high-ranking players to play in Summer League, and even if they get injured in Summer League, it's a bit more than worth the cost.

You must know that the summer league is a place where all kinds of fringe players are desperately trying to prove themselves, and if the high-pick players go to the summer league, they will definitely become the wrestling opponents of any player, and if they can beat the high-pick players in the game, these fringe players can also show their faces, and maybe they will have the opportunity to be valued by the team.

Li Tuanjie was the fourteenth pick in the first round, whether he was high or not, whether he was low or not, it stands to reason that he could play in the summer league or not, and he himself was a little hesitant.

If he doesn't play in summer league, he is a little worried that the team thinks he doesn't work hard and doesn't have the attitude to fight.

But if he played in that summer league, Li Tuanjie felt that it was really meaningless, his own strength was very clear, playing a league of this level was purely bullying, and it was not as good as training by himself.

Luckily, Lee's hesitation didn't last long, and the Dallas Mavericks made their choice for him!

Last season, the Mavericks lost miserably in the finals, which can be described as a great shame in their team history.

As a result, without the team's management talking much, many players in the Mavericks team have already gathered at the training ground of the American Airlines Center arena.

They're going to train in the off-season, and they're going to use last season's humiliation as motivation for this season!

Nowitzki, the team's big man, led by example, except for some veterans who were really old and needed to recuperate in the offseason, the rest of the players consciously appeared on the training ground.

Although Li Tuanjie is a newcomer, he is almost certain to be Nowitzki's chief substitute, which can be described as a very important part of the Mavericks' lineup!

Since the team has its own training camp, Li Tuanjie naturally has no need to participate in low-level competitions like the summer league!

This training camp is completely voluntary and voluntary, no one is forced, and the Mavericks will hold back a lot of energy in their hearts to wash away their shame last season this season.

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"First of all, I'm going to thank the guys for taking the break to train!" Mavericks head coach Avery Johnson said with a serious face to the Mavericks.

Avery Johnson is only 1.8 meters tall and has a baby face, so he gives people a very kind feeling, and his popularity in the league is very good, and the Mavericks will also recognize him very much.

"Last season's Finals, we had an unforgettable series that almost made fans laugh all over the world, but it doesn't matter, this season we will make a comeback and reach the Finals again!"

"By the way, I almost forgot to tell the guys about the rookies we paid for at the cost of the boss!" Avery Johnson looked at Li Tuanjie who was standing in the corner of the line and said with a smile.

"I believe that the guys are also paying attention to this year's draft, and we have paid a lot of money to get Lee United from the Jazz, and I believe that he will definitely be an important piece of the puzzle for our Mavericks to win the championship!" Head coach Johnson called out Li Tuanjie and introduced the Mavericks.

The team atmosphere of the Mavericks is surprisingly good in this era, and there has never been any news of locker room fighting, and the harmony is somewhat unusual.

What kind of generals are there, what kind of soldiers are led, Nowitzki, the boss of the Mavericks, is recognized as a good man.

At this moment, all the Maverick generals greeted Li Tuanjie with a smile on their faces.

"Yes, little brother, I watched your trial video, it's really good, haha!"

"Brother, don't be nervous, we don't have the tradition of bullying newcomers in our Mavericks, at most let you buy us some burgers or something, haha......"

"Well, Li Tuanjie, in the future, under the protection of Dampier, the second center of my alliance, absolutely no one in the entire league will dare to mess with you......"

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Li Tuanjie was originally a little nervous, how to greet these seniors, but now seeing that the generals were so enthusiastic, he instantly relaxed.

Nowitzki didn't say much, just smiled and looked at Li Tuanjie without saying much......

At this time, as long as it is summer vacation in China, it must be the time for Journey to the West to bomb major TV stations in turn, Li Tuanjie has watched it I don't know how many times, Nowitzki's appearance instantly reminded Li Tuanjie of the silver horn king in Journey to the West......

The appearance of the two can no longer be said to be similar, they are exactly the same......

In addition to Nowitzki, Dampier among the Mavericks also impressed Lee......

The self-proclaimed second center in the league is probably no one else in the entire history of the NBA except Dampier.

In the 03-04 season, Dampier had the best season of his career with the Golden State Warriors, averaging nearly 13 points and 12 rebounds per game.

Yao Ming, on the other hand, is still very young and has just finished the second season of his NBA career......

At that point in time, it was the era of center scarcity, and after Dampier played the best season of his career, he immediately grinned and said that he was the league's second-best center after O'Neal......

Immediately after the 04-05 season, Dampier transferred from the Warriors to the Dallas Mavericks, and the days were not as good as day by day, the tactical status declined, the playing time shrank, and the data naturally shrank greatly......

Coupled with the rise of Yao Ming and the entry of Warcraft Howard into the league, the current Dampier is not to mention the second center, and the ranking of the center position is at least more than ten outstanding......