The NBDL team's away game is nowhere near as comfortable as the NBA team's away game.

After a triple-double to defeat the Sioux Falls Sky Force, the Blue's next opponent will be the Fort Winne Mad Ants from Indiana. This is also the first time Link has played an away game with the team since becoming a professional player.

For NBA players, the road game is hard enough. However, in fact, the conditions for NBA players to play on the road are very good. Five-star hotels are not mentioned for the time being, and the various services they enjoy when playing away are even more mouth-watering.

Players on NBA teams generally fly on special flights, and more aggressive teams even own their own planes.

The players don't have to worry about their own luggage because the equipment manager who acts like a nanny will take care of everything for you. The next day, when the players woke up, they found their boots in front of their rooms.

Naturally, the accommodation and dining environment for the players is also the best, and it can be said that the only trouble that NBA players need to solve when playing on the road is the unfamiliar environment and the boos of the fans during the evening game.

However, even so, the players shouted that it was too hard to play away. But if they know the norm of NBDL players playing away, it is estimated that they will not feel hard.

First of all, it is impossible for a development league team to have a dedicated equipment manager for their players. This also means that the players have to prepare everything from personal items to match supplies.

Secondly, the development league players do not have special planes to sit in, they all fly economy class on regular flights. But don't think it's going to cause any commotion, because most people don't even know that it's a professional player sitting next to them.

If you can fly a long-distance away game, if you play a shorter away game, the team will arrange to take a bus. The equipment manager can't afford it, and a long-distance driver team can still afford it.

If there's one thing to be happy about the players in the Development League playing on the road, it's that for every away game, the players receive $60 in food supplements. But $60 is nothing compared to the income of an NBA player.

Therefore, the players of the Development League team are really qualified to say: "It's really hard to play away. ”

"Link, have you been to Indiana before?" Epshaw, who was sitting on the plane, seemed to be in a good mood, although the conditions for the development league players to play away were very difficult, but after all, for him, it was already a blessing in misfortune to be able to fly to play away.

"I've never been there, I just know there's the Indiana Pacers." Link spread out his hand, Link hadn't even been out of the country before he crossed over, so how could he have been to Indianapolis? .

"yes, people just know there's the Pacers. But how many people know that there is also a Fort Wayne mad ant there...... Forget it, let's not talk about that, do you know who your opponent tomorrow is? ”

Upshaw Thief laughed, he always had a habit of studying his opponent before the start of a match.

"I've done my homework this time, Zike. My opponent was Lance, who was devolved from the Pacers. Stephenson, if nothing else, that guy should be in the second and third positions. ”

Link studied the list of players for the Fort Wayne Ants last night, and I have to admit that Link doesn't know any of the players on the Crazy Ants. But only Reims. The name Stephenson, Link is all too familiar.

Although Stephenson is still unknown now, as a fan who has come over since 2019, Link knows very well what this guy can do in the future.

One of the most jerked players in NBA history, the No. 1 "Zhan Blow" in history, and the iron-blooded tough guy of the Pacers.

This is a particularly polarized player, with those who love him love him immensely, but those who hate him are eager to kill him.

Link didn't have much affection for Stephenson, he didn't hate or like it. After all, he's not a fan of the Pacers, and the Pacers don't watch much of their games.

But one thing Link has to admit is that a guy who can be sent to play against James is certainly not a good guy. Even if Stephenson isn't as strong as he was at his peak, he's certainly a killer in a place like the Development League.

Seeing Link say Stephenson's name, Upshaw was instantly impressed by his little brother. The only thing Link could pray for was an extra minute of playing time, but now he's already figuring out how to beat tonight's opponent.

"Lance. Stephenson wasn't a guy to mess with, and I've heard he was sent this time not because of his lack of strength, but because he broke the rules again. You know, Larry. Bird is an iron-fisted general manager who will never allow thorns in his team. So as soon as Stephenson makes a mistake, he's going to throw that guy into the Development League. ”

Upshaw continued to add to Link what he had to do with Stephenson, and he did a lot more homework on his opponent than Link. After all, it's okay when he's idle at the car wash, and Upshaw likes to study his opponents.

"So, Stephenson might be better than Luke. Babbitt is even tougher. After all, he has NBA-level strength, but his temper is a little weirder. Be sure to take your chances, Link. The stronger the opponents you beat, the better your chances of making it to the NBA! ”

Link looked at Upshaw with a fluttering eyebrow and didn't say anything more.

He gently bumped fists with Upshaw, and it was already a blessing to have such a teammate.

"I'll continue to pass you the ball today, Zike, and we'll break him together."

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A motel, Link didn't expect that the team would arrange for them to stay in a motel.

Although he had expected that the accommodation environment for the development league team would not be very good, he would at least stay in a hotel with a positive 2800.

But it turned out that Link had thought too much about his road trip, and judging by the calm expressions of his other teammates, staying in a motel should have become the norm.

"It's a pity we don't go to Indianapolis, otherwise I'd have introduced Paul. George gives you an acquaintance. ”

After Link accepted the facts, he continued to talk to Upshaw about some things.

"Paul. George? You're talking about that Paul of the Pacers. George? Do you know him? ”

"Not only do I know, my relationship with him in college is like you and me now. He's a really talented player, and I think he was drafted with the 10th pick, which is already very low. ”

"The fact that a player from an NCAA Division II team can be drafted in the lottery zone is a testament to his talent. Don't worry, sooner or later you'll be able to compete with him. Tomorrow, we'll start by crushing his teammates. ”

As they spoke, the two of them had already moved their bags into the room. As with NBA teams, players play on the road with two people in a room. There is no doubt that Link and Upshaw became roommates.

The first thing everyone did when they entered the room was to pack their bags, and Link's things were very conventional, just clothes, sneakers, toothbrushes, towels and other things.

But there was one thing in Upshaw's duffel bag that caught Link's attention.

"What is this? Small pill box? Seeing that Upshaw had taken an unusually small round box and placed it on the bedside table, Link curiously picked it up and looked at it.

This palm-sized round box is divided into many small cells, each with some different small pills. In the past, Link saw that many elderly people used such small pill boxes to sort and fill medicines, which was convenient to take.

But Upshaw wasn't an old man, he was one of the most physically fit people in the world.

"It's just some portable medicine, don't worry about it." Upshaw replied with a smile, but Link could see that his best friend's smile was unnatural.

Seeing that Upshaw didn't want to answer, Link didn't continue to ask. In the afternoon, we have to go to the venue to get used to the venue, so everyone has to take a break at noon.

It's no surprise to have a triple-double in a game, and there are plenty of players in the Development League who can record a triple-double. Link has to stay focused every game to really come out on top.

On his first road trip, Link didn't want anything to go wrong.