On August 3, 2013, Greg. The news of Oden's comeback and joining the Miami Heat was talked about by fans.

It's been two years since Oden faded out of the limelight, and the super center, who had allowed Durant to finish second in the draft, ended his career before he could begin to cash in on his talent.

I believe that even he himself must be very unwilling. So after two years of recuperation, he returned to professional basketball.

The world is talking about Oden, and there is speculation about whether he can breathe new life into the Heat's weak interior line. No one expects Oden to turn into a superpower center, but as long as he can take the Heat's interior to the next level, that's enough.

While people were speculating about Oden's future with the Heat, at a training base somewhere in the suburbs of Los Angeles, Link's training camp officially began.

If a reporter saw the lineup of this training camp, they would definitely be very shocked. Throughout the United States, there is no training camp with a roster quality that can reach this level.

The camp includes Lillard and Aldridge, the two cores of the Trail Blazers, and Demar, the star of the Raptors. DeRozan, the Kings' center Cousins, and the new leader of the Pacers who played a tie-break with the Heat last season. George, last season's FMVP Link and NBA Future Hall of Famer, one of the greatest guards in history, Dwayne Brown. Wade!

Wade's appearance at this training camp shocked most people. After all, less than two months ago, Wade's Heat lost the championship because of Link's Grizzlies.

Everyone thought that Wade must be quite hostile to Link. However, this is not the case, and Wade has said more than once, "If it weren't for the finals, he and I would have been friends." ”

So, Wade came. Last season's playoffs were Wade's worst career playoffs so far, averaging just 15.9 points per game in the playoffs.

What is the concept of a 15.9 score? Wade averaged 18 points per game in his rookie season in the playoffs. And Wade's average shooting rate of 45.7% per game is far from outstanding.

For Wade, the most he wants to do right now is get back in shape. In order to recover his condition, in addition to recovering himself, "The Flash" also needs to have a high-level game to participate in.

In terms of high level, no training camp is higher than Link's training camp.

So Wade recommended himself and joined Link's training camp.

Link didn't think about Wade, but in his opinion, Wade would most likely reject him, so he didn't call Wade. After all, next season, he and Wade will still be direct competitors.

But in Wade's words, "We've been friends during the season, but in the offseason, we might be able to put that hostility aside for a while." ”

Looking at the incomparably luxurious training lineup in front of him, Brickley felt dazzled. Once upon a time, Link was still a little transparent who could only rub Kobe's game. But now, his appeal has become so great.

The people who came to the training camp were all the best stars in the league. This is not something that any third-year star can do.

In the first few days of the training camp, almost everyone was engaged in their own individual intensive training.

Link focused on strengthening his three-point shooting ability on the dribble last summer, and as a result, he broke the league's single-game three-point shooting record last season. Now, Link's offensive skills basically don't have too many dead ends, and he has truly become an all-round attacker.

So this year, Link has focused on the defensive end.

Indeed, Link's previous defence was already quite remarkable. He was named to the All-Star First Team and is one of the best defensive wings in the league.

But Link is not satisfied with this, and the best formation is only a temporary goal. Link's real goal is to become like Larry. Payton's kind of guy who can be the best defensive player on the outside.

It is very difficult for an outside player to win the best defensive player, and since the establishment of the best defensive player award in 1982, only six outside players have been able to win this honor.

So, it's not easy to achieve this goal. That's why Link has invited so many good players to train with him.

Only by playing against the best scorers will the defensive level improve.

Of course, in addition to strengthening his defense step by step, Link's little white bar is also constantly rising. Completing the upgrade before the start of the season is certainly not too difficult.

Next season, Link will completely kill everyone who tries to bring down the Grizzlies.

In the first half of the training camp, everyone basically spent time in special training. Except for the occasional three-on-three game, he basically didn't play a full game.

The whole game is the moment to fulfill the results of the special training. So, don't be too impatient.

Everyone who attended Link's training camp was very hardworking, and Brickley was mentally stressed even 24 hours a day. Because you don't know which star is going to suddenly be unable to sleep today, so Brickley is called out in the early morning to practice.

It's not the first time Brickley has encountered this kind of thing.

On August 20, nearly 20 days after the start of the training camp, everyone needed to improve in some areas.

On the morning of the 20th, Link arrived at the training camp early, as usual. After recent special training, he has become more accurate in judging the timing of blocks and tackles.

In the past, Link relied on Grant. Hill's excellent awareness and experience defensively. But this year, Link has learned a lot of tricky things.

He believes that next season, his defense will definitely go further. Of course, it will also make others feel more desperate.

By the time Link reached the gym, Wade was already putting on protective gear.

As the oldest and most famous player in the training camp, Wade is almost the earliest player to come every day, and there is no big name on the shelf.

"Morning, Link, it's the 20th today, isn't it time to arrange some five-on-five confrontation training." Wade casually greeted Link, and after nearly a month of getting along, Link and Wade have become very familiar with each other.

Their personal relationship has also become more and more intimate. Now, Link can say without hesitation, "Me and Dwayne. Wade is a friend."

"After today's training, we will be divided into groups, and tomorrow, we will start 5-on-5 training." Link smiled, he knew Wade couldn't wait.

In training camp, Wade's knee recovery was not bad. And the continuous high level of training has kept Wade in good shape.

I believe that by now, Wade must be very eager to prove himself again. He is only 31 years old, and he is far from the time of old age.

"Right now, LeBron is participating in all sorts of business events, right? Although Kobe Bryant is recovering from injuries, he also has a lot of business activities. I've heard that you've pushed off a lot of business activities in order to come to my bootcamp? Link sat down and changed his clothes while chatting with Wade.

"yes, a lot of business activities have been pushed away. The main thing is that I'm in terrible form, and if I were to go into the next season in my previous form, I wouldn't say yes myself. Wade said, touching his knee.

As a player who has had his meniscus removed before he even entered the league, God knows how Wade has persevered until now.

It wasn't easy for him to get to this point, but Wade still didn't seem satisfied. Even though his knees were riddled with holes, he still refused to accept his fate.

Link admires Wade's determination, and it would be a lot of fun if he had the opportunity to be teammates with Wade in the future......

"You're going to be able to get back in shape, Dwayne."

"Needless to say? The only thing that can stop me is myself. Be careful next season, Link! ”

"Hehe, you'd better rush out of the east first." Link patted Wade on the shoulder, and the next 5-on-5 confrontation training was interesting.

Because all the people in this training camp have one characteristic - they don't admit defeat.

George trying to go further, the unruly Lillard, Harris eager to prove what he can do, Butler who never stops, and Cousins who is simple but competitive......

A group of people who don't admit defeat may turn a training match into a real game.

That's what Link wants.