Most of the Thunder's games were directly collapsed, and in the face of many tigers and wolves in the West this year, the combination of Wei Shao and Du Shao, who is still in the growth period, is obviously not enough.

You must know that in Li Linlin's memory, the competition for playoff spots in the NBA West in the 2008-2009 season was particularly fierce, with a winning rate of nearly 6 percent to enter the playoffs, a win difference of no more than 6 games from second place to eighth place, and a minimum of 48 wins before entering the playoffs.

In the East, a 39-game win is enough to qualify for the playoffs, with East and West teams not meeting each other in their respective divisions, with East teams facing West teams and losing most of the time.

The current star of the Thunder in the West is only Durant, and Wei Shao is still sitting on the bench, Kevin Durant averaged 20.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game last year, and his score barely increased by 20+.

This season, with the Thunder drafting more high-pick rookies and the operation of management, the Thunder team has improved a lot compared to the same period last year.

However, it will be difficult to make the playoffs in the West.

You have to have a base of 48 or more wins in the playoffs, and if you can't reach it, there are plenty of teams that can.

The Thunder had the lowest record in the West last season, with just 20 wins.

Obviously, this season is still a season dominated by training, and it is still very challenging to expect the bottom team to transform into a playoff team in a year.

Although the Thunder's management has done a mediocre job in terms of trade operations, it is definitely one of the best in the league in terms of draft vision, and this season, the combination of Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, and Jeff Green is full of talent.

Li Forest came to such a team, full of talent, but he hasn't played yet, not many people here have a superstar shelf, at most they can climb the next rank, and there are not so many conflicts in the locker room, full of sunshine and hope.

Although regular losses will bring a lot of blows to these young people, but this is also the stage of superstar growth, if you survive it, then you must be a strong player in the league, thinking about the achievements of Durant and Wei Shao, the Thunder obviously has such soil.

"Li, do you want to go to a nightclub at night?" Collison told Li Forest that he had done a lot of one-way cover for Li Forest on the court, and the two were now a little more familiar.

As soon as I heard this invitation, Li Linlin had a headache, and I wanted to go too, but when I thought that I was still a temporary worker with a low salary, I couldn't be the same as Collison, so forget it, it would definitely be shocking if I didn't have money to settle the bill when the time came, "XX player has no money to pay for nightclubs." "I guess I'm going to be sprayed to death.

"No, I'm not going to these places." Li Forest pretended to be a good baby and said.

"Okay, then my name is Russell. He's a native and certainly familiar. Collison smiled weirdly and went to Wei Shao.

Wei Shao grew up in California and is familiar with Los Angeles, but it is not clear whether he is familiar with nightclubs.

After packing his luggage, Li Linlin followed the team bus back to the hotel, and the plane was the next morning.

Along the way, several bigwigs wore headphones, listened to the songs by themselves, sat on the seats and shook while listening, the height of the players was relatively tall, the bus design was very humane, everyone had a separate seat, and Li Forest also closed his eyes on the seat.

Prepare to take a break, there are so many things that I have experienced today, it takes time to digest and digest, and my brain is feeling tired now.

After returning to the hotel and greeting everyone, he lay directly on the big bed in the hotel.

After a night's sleep, the team flew back to Ohlahoma in the morning.

As soon as Li Linlin got off the plane, he took a taxi back to his rented apartment, which is located in a relatively safe urban area, because the area is not large, and the rent is still very cheap.

I really don't know if I will have a chance to stay here, so I don't have a long-term rental.

Until now, the temporary contract has expired, and he has not been notified by the team whether to terminate or renew the contract next.

Although Li Forest played a supernatural performance in the fourth quarter, he was still very worried in his heart, because his usual training performance was too poor.

Lying on the bed in the apartment, Li Forest thought.

My biggest reliance is on this system, otherwise with my own strength, I won't be able to survive in the alliance at all.

"The system is out." Li Forest said silently in his heart and opened the attribute panel.

Near-pitch 42/100,+,

CIC 40/100,+,

Yuantou 45/100,+,

50/100,+,

Break through 21/100,+,

Power 51/100,+,

Bounce 56/100,+,

Rebound30/100,+,

Cap 8/100,+,

Steals 23/100,+

There are currently 25 experience points, which means that you can increase your stats by 25 points.

Thinking of this experience point, Li Forest shouted, "When the system comes out again, I have a few questions." ”

"System, how did I get these 25 experience points?"

"For newcomers to use it for the first time, you will receive 20 points, and the other 5 points will be determined according to your contribution after your appearance in the game against the Los Angeles Lakers, up to 10 points, because you use the ability of SS-level Harden, so the income is halved."

"Well, I see, do you have any suggestions for where I can add experience points?"

"The temporary host is the guard, you've played 2K, watch the tuning yourself." The system dragged and got impatient.

"I'm TM." Li Forest suddenly held back, now he still has to ask for the system, and when he has a firm foothold in the alliance, he will get out of the way.

This system is unreliable, and Li Forest has no choice but to figure it out by himself.

"Shooter"

Li Forest came up with this word, playing 2K Li Forest self-built characters are best at running, plus shooting, playing is quite 6, scoring is like chopping melons and vegetables, and don't improve too many other attributes. In terms of shooting, if the shooting percentage is stable, shooting three-point shots is undoubtedly the most efficient.

Li Shulin decided to add all the attributes to the "Yuantou" attribute.

"Huhu" Li Forest pressed the + behind the long-range shot 25 times in one go, and watched the long-range throw attribute value of 45 increase to 70, which means that Li Linlin's vacant projection hit rate has come to 70%, and if there is interference, it is also 35%, which is already higher than the average of the league.

Looking at this data, Li Forest seems to have regained the rhythm of playing self-built characters, well, the mode is quite similar, just play a game.

As soon as the experience points were empty, Li Forest instantly thought about earning experience points again and opened the task hall.

There are A, B, C, and D level task options, Li Forest opens the A-level task, and suddenly, the system pops up, and the host level is not enough to view.

B-class missions, a little, again.

C-class missions, a little, still.

Li Shulin clicked on the D-level task without giving up, and finally, the system did not pop up this message again, otherwise Li Linlin would have to scold the system again.

D-Class Mission.

1. Appear for more than 20 minutes in a single game in the NBA, and can receive status, task rewards, and 2 experience points.

2. Hit 3 3-pointers in a single game, you can receive the state, the task reward, and 1 experience point.

3. Get 3 assists in a single game, you can receive status, task reward, and 1 experience point.

4. Complete 2 steals in a single game, available status, task reward, 1 experience point.

5. Score 20 points in a single game, you can receive status, task rewards, and 5 experience points.

6. Grab 10 rebounds in a single game, can receive status, task reward, 5 experience points.

......

There are many tasks, and the further down they go, the more difficult they become, but they are all single-game missions.

Most of them look very easy to complete, at least if you use self-built characters, Li Linlin thinks it is not difficult, and hesitates which task to take first, forget it, take the first 4.

As for the 20 points in a single game, Li Forest feels that there is no Harden card and it should not be completed. 10 rebounds? Just kidding, yourself this attribute.

Li Linlin remembered that he seemed to have a big gift package that had not been opened, so he immediately diverted his attention and found the gift bag.

"System, come out, what's this package?" Li Shulin shouted into the air.

"It's noisy, oh, this, don't you know when you open it? This is a random skill pack, which was dropped when you played against Kobe Bryant in the last game, and there is a chance to get his exclusive skill when opened. ”

Although the system is still a bit tsundere, it still gives the answer.

"Exclusive skills? What is it? ”

I wipe, the alignment single masturbation and the skill pack drops? Do you want to drop items by fighting monsters?

"If you open it for yourself, there is a small chance that your character will be able to open exclusive skills that can be equipped."

Well, looking at this tsundere system, Li Forest was speechless, this service attitude is not ordinarily bad.

Just as Li Forest was about to click on this exclusive skill pack, the phone rang.

"Coach Jack?" Li Shulin turned off the system panel and prepared to answer the phone.

"Hello, Coach."

"Lee, congratulations, you're staying, and the Thunder have decided to sign you with a one-year guarantee contract."

Coach Jack laughed and said that he was very happy, Lee Forest's performance last night impressed Brooks, and Brooks decided to give Lee Forest another chance, the 25-point scoring explosiveness in a single quarter is not something every player has, not to mention facing the Lakers.

"Thank you, thank you, coach, thank you very much!"

Li Forest is very excited now, and finally he doesn't have to worry about being afraid, with a contract, at least he has a foothold in the United States, and he doesn't have to live the wandering life he used to have.

"Lee, I'm waiting for you to have a treat. Haha, that's right. Come to the office tomorrow before training. ”

"Hmm. Good. ”

Li Linlin's greatest gratitude is this Coach Jack, if it weren't for his struggle, Li Linlin wouldn't have had a chance to get two temporary worker contracts, after all, this is the NBA, and there are too many people who want to get this contract.

Fans are only looking at the scenery of superstars.

But for marginal players, the NBA is a cruel place.

Perhaps the most famous of the NBA's brutal side is Jonathan Simmons of the future Spurs.

The older rookie has not only established himself in Al-Quals, but he has also gained consistent playing time.

And his experience is actually an inspirational story in itself.

Simmons went to college twice and spent a year at the University of Houston, but was unable to continue playing because he failed his classes and chose to participate in the 2012 draft, but was not selected.

After that, Simmons played for a season in an under-the-beaten-path minor league (ABL).

He barely had the ball to play, he was on the verge of giving up, he couldn't get an invitation to the NBA Summer League, and he even had to pay a minor league to come to his tryout.

His chances of playing in the NBA were slowly fading, but he knew he still had what it took to play in the NBA, and he decided to try again, and he returned to the Austin Spurs to play for another year, and eventually won the Spurs' favor.

Without the talent of a top superstar, it's hard to get a foothold in the NBA.