Link lay in bed exhausted, he hadn't trained so late in a long time.

Although there is no match tomorrow, it is completely possible to wait until tomorrow to complete the upgrade. But every time he gets to the hurdle of an upgrade, Link can't help it.

Seeing that the progress bar is about to be filled, who can sleep peacefully.

It's as if the long-awaited new game has been downloaded at 99.9%, and no one is going to pause and wait until tomorrow to download it. The goddess you have admired for a long time is lying next to you, and you can't say to her, "I'm too tired tonight."

Therefore, Link would rather work overtime every time than fill the progress bar.

This time, he did it anyway.

Speaking of which, as you level up, it becomes more and more difficult for the progress bar to fill up.

It used to be possible to level up two or three times a season, but now it's thankful to be able to level up once in the middle of a season.

Fortunately, Link's current strength is basically enough, otherwise this upgrade speed will definitely kill Link.

Being promoted before the playoffs start is a huge plus for Link.

But then the question is, how much can you improve this time?

Link knows that as his strength continues to increase, and as his technology continues to improve, the arc of his progress will become smaller and smaller every time. It's not just a matter of yourself, it's a normal law of development for all athletes.

It's like you can't expect Durant to average five points per game every season like he did in the first three years of his career. There is a limit to the strength and stats of each player, and once a star has discovered most of his potential, the improvement after that is basically in the details.

Kobe Bryant, for example, didn't seem to have made much progress in the second half of his career. From the style of play to the data, it has been fixed. But in fact, that excellent back-to-back singles made him last for several more years in the torrent of history.

James, for example, seems to have similar stats every year. But compared with the 1.0 James in the Cavaliers period and the current James, his game control ability is not at the same level at all.

Link also knew that his good brother Paul would be in the future. After training his dribbling delicately, George played an MVP-level performance in an instant.

This kind of improvement in detail is not as conspicuous as the improvement in statistics, and it will not make Link change again.

But the more a star can polish themselves in the details, the stronger their dominance over the league will be.

For the average player, they went from 0 to 10, and the effect was certainly significant. But for the top stars, they have improved from 99.9 to 100, and the effect of improvement is naturally not so easy to detect.

But sometimes, a star is just as short of a 0.1 as he is so imperceptible.

Link then flipped over and turned on his computer to search for the 00-01 season Grant. Hill's information, I want to see what details of myself will usher in improvement, and see where his "0.1" will come from.

After reading a lot of information related to Ciel, many memories suddenly flooded into Link's mind.

Hill in the 00-01 season faced a major choice in his career for the first time.

Prior to that summer, Hill and the Pistons had once again failed in the playoffs, and Hill's ankle injury began to plague him for the first time.

After so many years of hard work to no avail, Hill decided to part ways with the Pistons.

At the time, Hill's most aggressive pursuit was the Bulls and Magic, both of which had huge salary cap space enough to sign two superstars, and they also traded for two of the biggest free agents in the league at the time, Tim Brown. Duncan and Grant. Hill went on the offensive.

Eventually, Hill came to a consensus with the Magic and decided to move to Florida. After Hill signed his contract, the Magic also stepped up their pursuit of Duncan. They believe that once they sign both at the same time, the Magic will have the capital to compete with O'Neal and Korby.

"Healthy Hill with Duncan at the time?" Link shook his head, if the duo did take shape, the history of the NBA could be rewritten.

But unfortunately, this dream combination did not appear. Duncan didn't choose to join the Magic, but stayed with the Spurs. Hill's foot injury hasn't gotten better since.

This is the script written by fate, Hill missed his golden years, and he also missed the most suitable golden partner.

Throughout the 00-01 season, Hill played only 4 games due to a foot injury he suffered last season. With a total of 55 points, 25 rebounds and 25 assists, he dragged the team's highest salary to the hospital bed.

And Maddie, who was originally brought by magic as Hill's deputy, has instead become the number one superstar of the Magic.

Seeing this, the corners of Link's mouth couldn't help twitching. Hill played only 4 games in the 00-01 season...... Play with me! Excited by yourself in white? With such a small sample of 4 games, what progress can be seen? Maybe it's a step back from next season!

Regression after upgrading? If this happens, Link will be fooled to death.

But as a rule of thumb, no matter how many games Hill played that season, Link inherited the ability Hill inherited when he was still healthy. Even if Hill is healthy for 4 games, there will be a healthy time.

So what is the biggest difference between the four games that Hill is healthy and the 01-02 season that follows?

Link thought it over for a moment and finally got the answer.

The biggest difference is the ankles!

Hill in the 00-01 season hadn't had any major ankle surgery before his injury!

Although his ankle is no longer 100% healthy, it has not yet been implanted with steel nails.

Thinking of this, Link couldn't help but twist his ankle. Now, of course, he doesn't feel anything. His progress will not be reflected until tomorrow's training.

However, Link believes that a more flexible and healthy ankle than before will definitely bring him a lot of progress!

It's no secret that Hill is a striker, but his ability to break through has been a topic of conversation. At one time, Hill even held the title of "the fastest first step in the league".

Many people disagree with this, because even in the two years of Hill's peak of 96 and 97, the league still has the ageless Jordan and the budding Iverson. They are all top masters in breakthroughs, and in terms of speed alone, Hill does not have an advantage.

But even so, Hill's breakthrough was greatly praised at the same time. This is mainly due to the fact that Hill's ankles can change the center of gravity at very exaggerated angles, and in extremely small spaces, he can still use two very simple and neat front changes of direction to make a way in an instant. While his opponent was still staggering to find his balance, he had already escaped and headed straight for the basket.

Such breakthroughs are now very rare, because the burden on the ankles is too great, and the requirements for the basic skills of the hands are too strict. Most of today's NBA breakthroughs are based on physical or speed, or Irving's gorgeous-looking drastic continuous change of direction.

Even the current Link himself relies more on his body and speed to break through.

The most similar to Hill's breakthrough move is DeLong at his peak. Williams, but even at the peak of DeLong, the speed of his breakthrough and the beauty of his action are far inferior to Hill at the beginning.

It is precisely because of this strong breakthrough ability that Hill has become a superstar in the league despite his poor projection. People say that Hill doesn't need a jumper at all, he can solve the game with a breakaway.

It can be seen from this how terrible the breakthrough ability of a Hill with a completely healthy ankle is!

Thinking of this, Link instantly became excited. While he doesn't have a fully healthy Hill ankle now, it's much better than the one he had after hitting the spikes.

In the future, in the attack, his breakthrough and change of direction will definitely be able to be more freewheeling! What's more, Link also has excellent shooting ability that Hillburn didn't have at that time! This will give Link more offensive options after shaking out of space!

Link smiled from ear to ear, how far can a 50% healthy ankle go? He couldn't wait to give it a try. If not the league's fastest first step, he should be one of the league's fastest breakthrough players.

"By the way, the opponent in the next game happens to be Kevin. Durant. Link, who was back on the bed, held his chin, Durant's recent performance, he has also heard of it, it is very strong.

Isn't that guy looking for himself everywhere? Well...... Exactly, exactly.

Link just fell asleep with a smile on his face, and Durant thought he was a hunter looking for prey. In fact, he has become the prey of hunters.