For many NBA players, July and August are a valuable period of recuperation, as each team's key players recuperate from last season's fatigue.

Of course, this doesn't include fringe players, rookies or even free agents, who still have to work hard in the summer, or risk not being able to find a job in the new season and become part of the army of unemployed.

During this time, some teams will run summer leagues, which will try out a different summer league lineup than the regular season, which will usually include a large number of rookies and sophomores, as well as unsigned free agents that the team will look at.

In order to gain the trust of the team or to make the squad, they have to work hard in the off-season, training and playing against each other.

On top of that, some promising high school or college players sometimes use summer league to prove their mettle, which can be good for future drafts.

The head coach of the team generally does not participate, and the assistant coach who leads the team is often the assistant.

In the 90s, summer league was usually played by a team in tandem with nearby teams, usually 4 to 8 teams, about two to four weeks, and the rules of the game were the same as in the NBA.

On July 20th, this is the start of the Utah Summer League, against four other teams in the Northwest Division, the Nuggets will play eight games in more than 20 days, each team plays each other twice, that is, one home and one away.

Before the start of the summer league, the Nuggets began a brief joint practice. The highest-ranking of these players is Reeve Lafrentz, who is also the star of the year and the focus of the team.

In the past few days of joint practice, Ji Liang has learned a little more about Lafrentz, the white interior player is a left-handed player with a soft touch and excellent blocking ability.

Of course, the shortcomings are also more obvious, he is not good at attacking in the low post, and he is not tough enough, and likes to float on the outside of the basket to attack.

Although it is a flower show, Lafrenz's personality is relatively gentle, at least he is good with Chi Xiang.

Of course, this also has something to do with the position of the two.

The two sides are not in competition, and at the same time, Chi Liang can also deliver cannonballs for him, so he is naturally happy to make friends with Chi Liang.

During this time, everyone in the training camp also saw Chi Liang's strength.

Whether it is heads-up or training matches, Chi Liang has an excellent performance, and after mentioning the position of small forward, the opposing player cannot beat Chi Liang at all.

On the offensive end, against players who are stronger or faster than him, Ji Liang has a way to gain a physical advantage. Coupled with excellent vision and accurate passing, this also allowed him to conquer many of his teammates and control the ball smoothly.

Of course, this is also related to Chi Liang's status. Although it is only the latter part of the first round, except for Lafrentz, it is Chi Liang's highest status.

With the exception of Chi Liang and Lafrentz, most of the rest of the players are free agents, while there are also several fringe players.

In addition, the assistant coach of the Nuggets team also found a shining point, believing that Ji Liang has the potential to defend from the No. 1 position to the No. 5 position, and his lower body strength is so strong that he can even resist the 'lightweight' center.

To put it simply, Chi Liang is similar to a magician, with the potential to play from the No. 1 position to the No. 5 position.

However, the assistant coach didn't know that this was just Ji Liang's normal state, and if he used his dynamic vision ability, his strength would reach a very amazing level.

This is also Chi Liang's special ability, as long as the dynamic vision is turned on, everything within the line of sight, their movements are like slow motion.

This does not affect the flow of time, but rather a fundamental shift in the nature and normality of things after the dynamic vision is exercised.

Although he can't enhance Ji Liang's ability, in the dynamic vision state, he can quickly see the opponent's flaws, or observe the movement of his teammates, so as to make a contribution in one fell swoop.

In a way, turning on the dynamic vision ability is equivalent to Ji Liang's reflexes being improved to the extreme, which can effectively improve his offensive and defensive abilities.

However, although the dynamic vision ability is good, it also has certain side effects, as long as the dynamic vision is turned on, his physical strength will be consumed faster.

After getting this ability, even if Ji Liang works hard to exercise his physical strength every day, with the intensity of the NBA game, it is difficult to say whether he can play the whole court in a normal state, let alone the dynamic vision state.

Under the physical limit, and only when the playing time is limited, or at the critical moment, Ji Liang will turn on the ability.

In the past three weeks, Chi Liang has been adapting to NBA rules, training hard in training camp, trying to improve his strength, and the tacit understanding with his temporary teammates.

In heads-up and training matches, Ji Liang was satisfied with his performance. At the same time, the hard training during this period has also more or less strengthened his strength and made him more suitable for the position of small forward.

However, the current Chi Liang is not yet adapted to some of the rules of the NBA, whether it is high school or college league, it is very different from the NBA basketball rules, and it takes a certain amount of time to adapt.

On July 20, the Nuggets will host their first opponent in Summer League, the Portland Trail Blazers!

Similar to the Nuggets, the Trail Blazers also have no main players and important benches, and are all made up of rookies, fringe players and free agents.

Judging from the lineup, the two sides are half-hearted, but judging from the composition of the Trail Blazers, the highest status should be Bunch Wells.

Bunch Wells is odd enough to spend four years in college, where he averaged 21.4 points, 7.3 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game.

It's okay to say if he's weak, but with his strength, he spent four years in college, which also led to a downward trend in his draft pick, and he was eventually drafted by the Pistons with the first pick in the first round, and then traded to the Trail Blazers.

His four-year college career has given Bunch Wells a strong instant fight, but on another level, he has little potential to speak of.

In the home team's dressing room, Andrew began to make the final mobilization.

Andrew is the Nuggets' No. 1 assistant coach and will also be led by him in the summer league.

"We are similar in strength to each other, so don't take it lightly. I won't say anything superfluous, pay attention to cooperation, and give full play to your strength! ”

In Andrew's opinion, summer league is dispensable, victory is naturally best, and defeat is not a big deal.

"Yes, Coach!"

But for the players on the pitch, summer league is very important, whether they can be in the squad or get the attention of their coach.