Simpkins is a training freak and has always been a not-so-secret within the Spurs. Few people in the outside world know about it, and even their opponents are basically not out there.

Of course, it's not that Simpkins doesn't want to be known about his personal habits, it's just that he doesn't want to let such preconceived judgments affect his performance on the court.

Such a man is definitely rare in the world. He has put in far more effort than others off the field, but he doesn't want everyone to praise him for this.

Zhang Yi may not have trained as much as Simpkins, but he has become a benchmark for a new generation of players, and people will talk about him when they think of a hard-working player.

This is certainly unfair to a player like Simpkins, who hasn't received enough reward, or attention, for his comeback.

The reason why he is so entangled in the title of the first person in the alliance is also the effect of this unbalanced mentality. In a team that believes in team-orientedness, the mentality is that it's easy to go wrong.

No matter how good the atmosphere is in this team, if it has not been able to help players realize their self-worth, then even Spurs cannot be called a good team.

The current Los Angeles Lakers have given Zhang Yi the soil to grow up, and his performance is indeed dazzling enough. But is it really as good as advertised? Apparently not.

At least putting him in front of superstars who have already made a name for themselves is unfair to a player who has made a comeback and sweated for years to become famous.

But the Lakers do have mutual achievements with Zhang Yi. He didn't think that way when Simpkins was traded here two years ago, except that the team didn't make it to the final stage of the NBA once.

If the Spurs many years ago were the easiest team to win the championship with veterans, then because of the rise of the Warriors, not only the Spurs had no hope of breaking out of the West, but even the entire league was in a powerless struggle.

For Simpkins, it must have been the best of times and the worst of times. Because he followed the Spurs to the Western Conference finals again and again, and got the opportunity to challenge the invincible warriors again and again.

Even though he has experienced failures again and again, he has now grown from a rookie who was sold by the team to a top three superstar in the league.

It doesn't matter if Simpkins can win a Western Conference championship before Curry Jr. retires, or even a Finals title. Because then he will feel relieved, feel that the sweat of so many years has not been in vain.

The training of these two people in the same room made the whole environment awkward. That didn't change until other people came in.

"Well, what kind of oppression is this!" Later, Robert and others even wanted to turn around and leave, because it was really unstoppable.

"Why don't we train somewhere else?" "Okay." When the others turned their heads and wanted to leave, of course Zhang Yi immediately stopped them, "Wait, don't leave me alone." ”

"Haha, there are people you can't handle?" Robert teased with a laugh. But as soon as he saw Simpkins's terrifying back, his smile immediately froze.

"Okay, what's going on with that guy? I've never heard of it before, and I'm a training freak. ”

Vali nodded, because he thought that he had a relationship with Simpkins when he came to San Antonio with his father, and he felt that there was a sense of coldness in this player at the time, and everything else was fine.

Now it seems that no matter what happened in the past or now, I have the feeling of underestimating Simpkins. This guy deserves to be a top-three superstar in the league.

Playing against so many teams and encountering countless opponents, Vali always thought that a training freak like Zhang Yi was a rarity in the world.

Unexpectedly, he still knew too little, this Simpkins is not the kind of genius who plays by talent, but a basketball superstar who relies on training.

In fact, if Simpkins guards his experience and lets everyone know, his personal popularity will definitely show an explosive growth.

After all, he has made more ordinary people see the possibility of becoming a superstar, not to become famous, but to become a superstar on the highest stage in the world basketball circle.

In the eyes of Vali and others, maybe Simpkins is just waiting, waiting for the day when he will become recognized as the best basketball player on the planet and then proudly announce, in fact, I was just an ordinary person.

After the hot training, the players on the Lakers' side left first, after all, this is not their own training hall. There is still a time limit.

However, four hours have passed since Zhang Yi came here, and seeing that Simpkins is still training alone, this guy has been here for more than four hours.

Although he didn't want to admit it, aside from the side effects that such high-intensity training might bring to his body, Zhang Yi really saw the shadow of himself who had been secretly practicing in the past.

"Let me last remind you, even if you want to improve your training volume, you can't mess around, be careful to damage your body before you play."

"You don't need to tell me this!" Simpkins finished speaking and walked into the rinse room of the training hall alone. Seeing such an unsociable guy, Zhang Yi didn't hate it, on the contrary, he admired this opponent known as the 'mechanical killer' more and more.

Compared with Little Curry, who is like a superstar hanging in the sky, even Zhang Yi will feel that that person is not to be touched.

Such thoughts are still thought even after he has succeeded in revenge. He may have been able to break that mood knowing that the day will come when the Lakers will be able to beat the Golden State Warriors out of the West and win the championship.

But now facing Simpkins, Zhang Yi feels a real desire to fight. Because this player has strengths and weaknesses, he is more like a living person.

Whether it is Simpkins or the New York Knicks' 'rush' Thomas, such a palpable opponent is Zhang Yi's most priority now.

The highlight of this game is also the direct dialogue between Zhang Yi and Simpkins. Although the two have already faced each other one-on-one in the preseason, after all, the two teams did not show their best form at that time.

Now that they have entered the regular season, both the Lakers and the Spurs have been strengthened, and these two teams are also aiming for championships. So compared to the Golden State Warriors, this game may be more crucial for Wacker.

Because at any time, the Warriors in the West are like the standard in the Western Conference Finals, and if you want to get the chance to play the Western Conference Finals, you first need to beat the San Antonio Spurs......

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