Chapter 267: 'Mechanical Killer' Simpkins

San Antonio's draft luck hasn't been good all these years. But that doesn't delay them from always being able to trade from some bad teams to get potential seedlings.

Especially three years ago, he traded a point guard who can only be said to be good from the Brooklyn Nets for a new cornerstone of the team that is both offensive and defensive and nearly 22 years old. The latter proved that the manager of the Nets was really not good, and such an obvious defensive titan was sold so cheaply.

The Spurs may have a tradition of picking up leaks, and the thinking of successive head coaches is very unified, no guns, no cannons, the enemy makes us! Incidents bordering on robbery are not uncommon in this team.

The words of San Antonio people cannot be trusted, which has become an important creed in American basketball circles. All the players they target will be treated well by the home team, because no one knows if they will be the next star.

While Zhang Yi, Vali and Robert were wandering around the museum. An uncle dozing in the corner caught their attention. Because the height of about seven feet is too eye-catching.

"Who could this be?" Vali leaned in, after all, he and Wacker had been to the city, and these old players still knew some of them.

The old man was wearing a motorcycle hat, so the third brother couldn't be recognized, but he looked a little cool from a motorcycle-style dress. It's been a long time since the memorial was built, and it was first crowded with visitors, after all, the previous generation had not yet passed.

But because the San Antonio Spurs haven't won a championship for many years, it's naturally much more deserted.

The three of them watched the old man for a while, and then left for fear of disturbing him. I didn't see his face until the end. Listening to the snoring sound, it seems that I am sleeping quite soundly.

The Los Angeles Lakers went to the AT&T arena for training this time. It's different in Milwaukee. One is a standard playoff first-round tour, and one is a strong contender looking to break through in the West.

Wacker took the players to warm up carefully, and by the way, polished the lazy attitude of the past few days. Even guests will have this kind of problem, not to mention those who take turns to rest, even if they are on the court, the confrontation that continues to enter the state in an unfamiliar environment will also cause a new sense of fatigue.

For many of them, it was embarrassing to play in the preseason for the first time away from Los Angeles. Although no one said anything, I could see that their eyes were red one by one.

Homesick? Of course not. These players have a familiar and comfortable environment in mind. A lot of people can play well in this environment. The home dragon and the away bug are not just talked.

Zhang Yi had already played health basketball in the last game, which was a concession he made because he was unwilling to be rested. And this one, he has to put on a strong performance. The conquest of this low-key holy city is also to lay the groundwork for the regular season and playoffs in the future.

Generally speaking, it is also a traditional arrangement that the preseason will not be on the main team. But today, the head coach of the Spurs actually took the initiative to find Wacker and joked, "How about going to the main team?" Should you train your roster for the new season? ”

If someone else might take this joke seriously, Wacker wouldn't, because he was trying to make Zhang Yi play at his level, and it would be a problem if the opponent was too weak.

The Los Angeles Lakers' rookie roster is actually only one power forward away from the actual starters, so making this change doesn't make a difference at all. The reason why the Spurs are making this calculation is actually mainly because their rookies are really not good, and the attendance rate over the years is not good, and this opportunity is just to stimulate the market.

Ordinary preseason games will definitely not make a splash, but because there is a future successor to Curry Jr., NCAA star, and now the NBA's tomorrow's son Zhang Yi, it is relatively easy to publicize.

Because the game was on the evening of the second day, there was enough time for the media to make a splash around the city. Although there is no national live broadcast in the United States, they should be considered the most eye-catching in the same round, so the only thing to consider is to make the game exciting.

Zhang Yi, Vali, and Robert's Bruins are on the court, and whether the starting power forward can fit into this lineup for the first time, and how powerful they are at the beginning of their normal rotation. With these selling points, Spurs are not worried about attendance at all.

During training, Zhang Yi also saw the new king of the city, the 'mechanical killer' Simpkins! Although he is a white man, his talent is super strong, except for the bounce almost alleviator, which does not affect him to be the most cold-blooded man on the court.

With a height of 2.08 meters, his arm span has reached an astonishing 2.21 meters, plus a weight of 110 kilograms. As long as he wants to win the opponents, almost none of them will be able to run away.

God knows how the Brooklyn uniform team let go of Simpkins with such obvious talent, and some even joked that this was a PY deal. The Nets manager doesn't know what benefits the Spurs are taking behind his back. Of course, this is all a joke, and there are so many robberies in the history of basketball.

Watching Simpkins' training, Zhang Yi was also very interested. Because although this guy is strong defensively, he has practiced countless offensive methods from the second-rate offense in a year, which proves that his training must have merit.

Noticing Zhang Yi's gaze, Simpkins shook his head and walked over. The two stopped in the middle and long lines, standing face to face, and neither spoke.

Everyone else is looking at this side, because these two are the absolute core of both teams, and no one wants the two of them to clash in any way.

Wacker and Spurs head coach Fry also nervously came over. But Wacker stretched out his hand and signaled, it doesn't matter, Zhang Yi is a measured player, at least he hasn't seen this kid clash with anyone.

Although Simpkins is cold on the surface, he is actually a player who is cold on the outside and hot on the inside. He's just not articulate, like the San Antonio Spurs' legends of the past.

"What's wrong?" "You're strong, I can see it!" "Thank you." Such a peaceful conversation between Simpkins and Zhang Yi instantly resolved everyone's nervous nerves.

"Do you want to practice?" "Okay." Before the start of the game, the two teams were not enemies. So the two of them volunteered to fight against each other, and no one would stop them.

Zhang Yi held the ball and walked with him to the small court next to him. The others were still practicing normally, but all their attention was still on the two of them. Although this is just a training match, it is Zhang Yi and Simpkins who are in the opposite position, which is simply Mars hitting the earth!

Because it could be seen that everyone's mind was not on training, the head coaches of the two teams nodded at the same time, "Look! I really don't know if you play every day and haven't gotten tired of watching this kind of game? ”

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