The next morning, Chi Liang came to the training hall in advance, but he did not train immediately, but spread out a few newspapers and read them beautifully.

Yesterday's upset victory over the Lakers, due to the topicality, the sports sections of major newspapers have focused on it.

"Grossly underrated rookies, general managers and scouts, keep your eyes peeled" – The New York Times

"O'Neal: Nuggets will make it to the playoffs" - Nugglove

"Controversial Judgment, Stolen Victory!" —Los Angeles Times

"Asian Rising Star Scheduled Best Rookie! —American Express

"He shouldn't be in Denver, he should be in Los Angeles!" —The Washington News

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With the exception of a few newspapers, the vast majority of newspapers have made headlines, many of which are headlines.

Although the NBA's fame has risen dramatically because of Jordan, the gap is still obvious compared with the football league and the major leagues baseball.

Being able to make headlines on the front page is enough to show the topicality of this game, especially the performance of Ji Liang.

So far, Ji Liang has played a total of three games, averaging 21 points, 11 assists, 7 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block per game.

The most exaggerated thing is that Ji Liang's average time per game is less than 30 minutes.

There is no doubt that this is superstar-level data, which all shows Chi Liang's strength.

Of course, Ji Liang's phenomenal performance is bound to be targeted by other teams, and it is likely to be restricted, coupled with the intensive schedule of the shrinking season, it is extremely easy to get tired, and maybe he will encounter a rookie wall.

The so-called rookie wall refers to the fact that after entering the NBA, rookies are usually in no state for a certain period of time, like an invisible wall blocking the way forward. The vast majority of rookies hit this evil wall in their debut season to varying degrees.

Despite this, even the most critical media have changed their tunes at this time, unanimously believing that Chi Liang's draft pick is seriously underestimated.

In addition, reports like the Los Angeles Times are not uncommon, arguing that the 'Miller kick' affects fairness and justice, and the league should change the penalty for the 'Miller kick'.

As for the alliance's response, it is not something that Chi Liang can know, but this is only a regular season game after all, and the league will not presumably promulgate the 'Reggie Miller's Law' in advance.

The current NBA is still dominated by the inside, the four quarterbacks are far from their peak, only Iverson is famous, Kobe Bryant has just become the second leader, Carter is still a rookie, and Maddie is still on the bench.

If the 'Reggie Miller's Law' is enacted, the outside line will inevitably be weakened, and the shooters led by Reggie Miller will definitely bear the brunt.

In addition, this is a shrinking season, coupled with Jordan's second retirement, the influence of the NBA has declined a lot, and with Stern's shrewdness, how can he tie his hands and feet.

As for O'Neal's evaluation, especially the sentence 'Denver is not for him, he should go to Los Angeles', it pushed Chi Liang to the forefront.

At this time, the general manager of the Nuggets, who was also troubled by this, placed two documents on George's desk, which were from the Rockets and the Lakers, and they all had the same purpose and wanted to get Chi Liang.

Judging from the offer, the Lakers are more sincere, and they are willing to trade JR Reed and next year's first-round pick for Chi Liang.

These two offers are mainly tentative, and as long as the Nuggets have the idea of a trade, they can bargain with them and get greater benefits.

"Tell them that we don't have the idea of trading pool Liang for the time being!"

After a long time, George took a deep breath and suppressed the throbbing in his heart, he saw Chi Liang's performance in his eyes, if he continued to perform like this, his value was bound to continue to increase.

There are also risks, as many rookies tend to start out with a strong performance, but after being targeted by their opponents, their performance drops dramatically, and they may even fall out of the picture.

There are also some rookies, and their rookie season is the pinnacle. If you want to continue your performance, it is mainly related to the self-discipline of the rookie, injuries and the importance of the team.

When George made his decision, Chi Liang had already finished reading the newspaper, and he only felt in a comfortable mood, more or less releasing some pressure.

At this time, McDice came to the training gym.

McDyce is a technical power forward, his body is not very strong, so he is good at jumping, and he can play 20+10 data in several consecutive games, which is closely related to his efforts.

"Good morning, my friend!"

"Morning, Antonio!"

As long as there is time to rest, the two will come to the training hall early, and they will naturally become friends.

After the warm-up, McDyce suddenly asked, "Chi Liang, instead of boring training, let's teach each other." You teach me to shoot, I teach you to play in the low post, what do you think? ”

In these three games, Ji Liang's average shooting percentage per game remained high, exceeding five out of five, and McDyce felt very envious.

Obviously, in addition to his good hand, Ji Liang also has some shooting skills, such as step-back shooting, turn-over jumper, stop-and-go jumper, backward jumper and even drift shooting.

Especially the three-point shot, which is faster and more accurate than Miller.

Without hesitation, Chi Liang chose to agree, which can be said to be mutually beneficial, reinforcing each other's skills.

As a top power forward, McDyce's low-post skills are extremely proficient, which is the key to his becoming a top power forward.

Compared with McDyce, Chi Liang's low-post singles mainly rely on physical strength and do not have much skill content. If you encounter a small forward with a strong body, it will be embarrassing to use a low post single.

As long as he masters McDyce's low-post singles, Ji Liang's strength will definitely go further and he will be less likely to be targeted.

After Ji Liang agreed, McDies did not hide his secrets, and while serving as his defensive object, he taught low-post singles hand-in-hand.

"First of all, the position is very important, the best position is naturally the waist position, after receiving the ball in this area, even if you turn to the bottom line, you still have a shooting angle, and it is also appropriate to turn left and right!"

"When you are in a position, try to lower your center of gravity, and you must be stable in the lower game, so that your opponent does not easily push you away from your position. In addition, if you are going to play alone in the penalty area, the concept and action of protecting the ball must be strengthened. ”

"When you are on your back, you must sense the opponent's defensive center of gravity, and I will teach you the skills of blocking first!"

McDyce gave a general introduction, and then began to guide Chi Liang in his card slot skills.

In order to achieve mastery, there are many skills that need to be learned, such as card position skills, sensing the opponent's defensive center of gravity, left and right turning skills, left and right hand lateral sliding steps, left and right hand basket pick-up, etc.