The NBA has a clear set of transfer times, and teams can only sign free agents after July 1, which means that any free agent can sign with any team in July.

Unfortunately, it's the time of the shutdown.

While there is no ban on summer league, there is a ban on anything basketball-related, meaning you can't trade, let alone sign free agents, and most wordlessly, players can't train at the club yet.

The NBA has always had two battlegrounds: one is the open battle between teams on the court, and the other is the dark battle between players and owners.

Whenever a collective bargaining agreement is renegotiated, the entire NBA feels like it's about to rain.

Due to commercial promotion, the salaries of NBA players have risen rapidly, and there have been contracts of 100 million yuan for Juwan Howard, O'Neal, and Garnett.

Especially last year, Michael Jordan signed the Bulls to the largest single-season contract in NBA history, $33.14 million a year.

Although Jordan did not disappoint the Bulls, leading the team to a second three-pronged championship in 1998. However, the skyrocketing 'prices' of the NBA still make many teams unbearable, and there is also a problem.

That is, the current NBA salary cap can no longer keep up with the skyrocketing price rise, just as your wages can't keep up with the rate of price increases, which eventually leads to labor negotiations.

In March 1998, the NBA entered into new negotiations on a collective bargaining agreement, and team owners wanted to adjust the league's salary cap system and the salary cap for players, requiring that the overpaid of big-name players be limited.

Naturally, the players' union is firmly opposed to their plan, and they want to increase the salary level of players with a base salary.

The superstar represented by Jordan and the team owner were very divided, which led to the eventual breakdown of negotiations between the two sides.

According to the current situation, the league shutdown is a foregone conclusion, and for a while, the NBA has been calling for the cancellation of this season.

In this situation, many role players are in a hurry to go abroad to find a way out, they are not superstars, they can't make much money at all, and they can't spend a season together.

It's not just about making money, it's about playing abroad to maintain their form.

However, unlike them, Ji Liang, who is a reborn, knows very well that this season has not been canceled, but it has become a shrinking season in the end.

So, this has also become his chance to take the position!

In order to maintain his training and stay in shape, Ji Liang began to look for a training place, and finally hit the idea on the same team Lafrentz.

They are also rookies, but Lafrentz is a flower show, with a salary three times that of Chi Liang, with a salary of more than $2 million in the first year, and even rented a mansion near the Pepsi Center.

In this mansion, there is a standard indoor basketball court, and there are a lot of professional equipment, which is enough to maintain Chi Liang's training.

For Chi Liang's intention, Lafrenz welcomed it. In the summer league, although Lafrenz's data was not as brilliant as Chi Liang's, he still got 20+10 data under Chi Liang's 'feeding the cake'.

An organizer like Chi Liang is definitely a sweet spot in the eyes of many players.

However, in front of Chi Liang, Lafrentz is still full of worries about this shutdown.

"This shutdown is getting worse and worse, and this season's games are likely to be cancelled, so is it really okay for us to train hard?"

"Lafrentz, I believe that the league will not cancel this year's games, neither the league, the team owners nor the players want this to happen, otherwise the reputation of the NBA will be ruined, and no one can afford to do so!"

Ji Liang paused and continued: "In addition, opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared. Many players will presumably slack off because of this, resulting in not being in a competitive state, and with the players who play abroad, the team may not even be able to get the squad together. If the season goes ahead, don't you think it's our chance! ”

"Well, you managed to convince me that no matter if there is a game this season or not, we can't slack off, train hard and make the most of this opportunity!"

Seeing Chi Liang's confident appearance, Lafrenz hesitated slightly, looked a little more determined, and began to train with Chi Liang.

For Chi Liang's training volume, Lafrenz has long experienced it, and his heart is full of admiration.

Persistence may be fine in the short term, but training day after day, few people can do it.

Like Chi Liang, who has insisted for four years, even in the NBA, is definitely a rare existence.

After completing individual training, Ji Liang began to train against Lafrenz.

Bang Bang~

Lafrenz held the ball in the back frame and exerted his body force, but after trying twice, he didn't let Chi Liang take half a step back.

Although Lafrenz is a center forward, it does not mean that he can suppress Chi Liang. His style of play is soft, his strength and pool appearance are similar, and he doesn't have much advantage in weight, so he can't have the upper hand at all.

Soon, Lafrentz changed his strategy and wanted to turn over and jump.

When Lafrentz jumped and shot, Ji Liang hurriedly jumped up and straightened his arm hard.

In an instant, Ji Liang smiled, and in the process of straightening his arm, his middle finger hit the basketball, changing the trajectory of the basketball's flight.

There was no accident, this ball did not hit, and it was successfully defended by Ji Liang.

Switching offense and defense, Ji Liang fell in the low post, and since becoming a small forward, he has begun to practice his back body skills to better play his strength advantage.

In the physical confrontation, Ji Liang also did not have an advantage, but he did not reluctantly turn over and jump, but used his agile pace to change from the back basket to the face frame in an instant, easily broke through Lafrentz, and finally ended with a layup.

Compared to Lafrentz, Ji Liang has significantly better speed and agility, which is also the most common way to play small and big.

"Don't fight, your speed is too fast, I can't keep up at all!"

After a few rounds, Lafrenz waved his hand, and in a heads-up with Ji Liang, he completely fell to the upper hand.

He is not a masochist, so naturally he does not want to continue fighting.

"Then let's practice cooperating, and when the new season begins, we can get better statistics through cooperating!"

"This can be had!"

Lafrentz's eyes lit up, and he knew Ji Liang's vision and passing ability.

Without Ji Liang's help, he would never have been able to get 20+10 data in the summer league.

No one can ignore the importance of data, for many players, accolades are important, but data is even more important.

Without good data, even if you win the championship with the team, there is still no big contract.

If you have good data, even if you don't have any honors, there are still teams willing to give you a big contract.

During the break, the two began to communicate, and according to their strengths and scoring areas, a set of effective cooperation methods were formulated.