Staples Arena.

In the VIP box on the second floor.

Yu Xiaochun and Karonsky II talked about the wealth of life, but the conversation between the two was not over.

Under the brilliant lights, separated by a glass wall, Yang Yiming of the James team has completed his NBA All-Star Game debut, and is obediently lining up at the end of the team, waiting to take turns to celebrate with his teammates. The question about Donovan Mitchell, a rookie of the same year, who was still in his mind just now, Yu Xiaochun seemed to have telepathy, and on this side of the glass wall, he was about to open his mouth to ask Kalonsky II.

The kings of heaven and the kings who are anxious to ascend to the throne, the battle has come to an end, who is the hero who wins?

1/

"Donovan Mitchell."

"I knew you were going to ask him."

"yes, after him did this All-Star Weekend, everyone will ask."

"A champion of a slam dunk contest is not worth talking about." Kalonsky II snorted from the corner of his mouth, full of disdain.

"How could you not be like that. Now that everyone is talking about Mitchell, leaping over a three-man basket dunk, paying tribute to Carter, isn't that enough? Yu Xiaochun chased after Karonsky II and asked questions again and again.

"Yang Yiming also dunked a few good baskets, in the rookie game."

"That's different..."

"What's the difference..."The old man turned around and spread his hands, and Yu Xiaochun almost hit him in the chest. It's all a show, just a show. ”

"At least Mitchell is very well-known now, and a lot of people pay attention to him. If you look at this report, you've already started to say that he's very similar to the high school student you just talked about. ”

The high school student Kalonsky II is referring to is Kobe Bryant, who retired both jerseys at the arena at this time.

"So what? No matter how much attention he pays to, he won't become more powerful because of the increase in attention, but it will be a great test of the young man's psychological ability..."The old man sank back into the leather sofa, stretched out his limbs at will, and squinted his eyes to examine Yu Xiaochun, "But don't tell me... You're just paying attention to him now, aren't you?! ”

"Not really. Before he surpassed Ben Simmons to become the No. 1 rookie scorer, I started tracking him, Donovan Mitchell. ”

"That's right." The second nodded with satisfaction, probably preferring the same type of basketball "idiot" as himself compared to the reporters who are all over the world.

"But that still doesn't explain my problem."

"And what's your problem?"

"My question..."Yu Xiaochun sat down on a comfortable sofa opposite Karonsky II, and said, "Don't you think that he-Mitchell's ability has improved a little fast?" ”

2/

"Stats, when did you start working on stats?" After hesitating for more than a minute, Karonsky II spoke leisurely.

"It's not research, I'm actually observing and pondering on my own. Compare videos, high-order data, and the like. Of course, you are the expert when it comes to rating players. ”

"So what aspect of Mitchell's player stats do you think has improved?" The old man looked interested, but instead asked Koharu to snort.

"If you go by your five dimensions, physical fitness, there's no doubt about it... Bounce, explosiveness, agility, all become stronger; Mitchell's skills seem to have changed, at least in my opinion, the offensive skills have become a lot richer, step-back jumpers, inside back shots, and even three-point shots; In terms of psychological quality, at least self-confidence and ambition have become significantly stronger. I just don't know if I'm right about this, and you have to decide, old man..."

"Not all, but eight or nine is not far from ten."

Yu Xiaochun didn't expect Kalonsky II to admit it so happily. Could it be that Mitchell has really become the leader of the 17th class? If he is really the "mask man" who called Yang Yiming to challenge, wouldn't he have "branded his mark" on the mountain composed of all rookies according to his words?

"And what about his stats? Yu Xiaochun shrunk his neck and timidly asked Karonsky II, who was not moving in the sofa, for confirmation.

"84, Donovan Mitchell's latest rating."

“84！ Isn't that...?! ”

"That's right, it's true that he is higher than Yang Yiming's 81, if that's what you just meant..."

“…”

"There's nothing to worry about, it's not just Yang Yiming alone, 84 is also higher than other rookies."

"What?!" Yu Xiaochun didn't expect his worries to be confirmed so quickly.

"yes, 84, the rookie is the highest." After saying this, Karonsky II seemed more relaxed, his whole body was completely spread out in the sofa, his eyes staring at the ceiling and muttering to himself: "Let me think about it." At the beginning of the season, Yang Yiming's ability value I told you, 78 is not low in this rookie, but his talent has raised the average score. Donovan Mitchell, 79, is only 1 point above Yiming, but his recent surge has been really fast, skyrocketing by 5 points all of a sudden, and he is now the first rookie. Second place went to Ben Simmons, 83. There are two people in the 82 bracket, two No.0s, Kyle Kuzma and Jayson Tatum. Lonzo Ball and Yang Yiming are both 81, 80 points are not there yet, but there are more than 79, do you want me to count them one by one? …”

"No, no, no, don't count." Yu Xiaochun hurriedly interrupted him and said, "I'm not interested in low scores - I just want to know, how did Donovan Mitchell rise by 5 points in a few months?!" If you say that Yang Yiming's talent can only increase by 3 points when he sees it in twenty years, then wouldn't Mitchell be even higher?! ”

3/

As the audience in the arena outside the window gradually dispersed, the glitz and glitz of the all-stars faded, and the VIP box where Yu Xiaochun was located finally quieted down.

Kalonsky II had already walked to the airport early, and according to him, there were a few days off after the All-Star Weekend, and he was going to Honolulu this year to "have a good show", and it would be better to meet a local Hawaiian girl - an aunt, anyway, let him forget about basketball for two or three days and see other "scenery". The old man looked like he couldn't wait to start the holiday, no wonder he had been in a good mood just now. But Yu Xiaochun doesn't have such a relaxed mentality. The spotlight in the box was turned off casually, and Yu Xiaochun sat in the sofa leather chair in the dark, where Karonsky II had sat just now, looking at the huge glass in front of him in a daze.

The names of the players, next to their corresponding ability values, are like a huge trading interface, appearing on the glass in front of his eyes. As the stats change, the player's name fluctuates up and down like a quote in the trading system.

78 to 81, originally in Xiaochun's imagination, Yang Yiming will be the best among all rookie players. But apparently, this glory has already belonged to the young man named Donovan Mitchell.

79 to 84.

If this momentum is maintained, the sophomore Mitchell is expected to step into the ranks of 90-point stars?

With such rapid progress, Karonsky II said that he had not seen him for a long time. However, the old man didn't seem to be too worried, and he was still full of confidence in Yang Yiming's talent. Is it the optimism that his holiday brings, or the alcohol effect of a few glasses of red wine, or... He's too old to look at this time?

Karonsky II asked him to find out to his son Karonsky III for verification:

"After all, Scott Jr. is an expert when it comes to stat boosting. He's supposed to be in Stamps, and he'll be here in a minute. Ask him to his face when the time comes. ”

Maybe it was Karonsky III who secretly helped Mitchell?

That probably makes sense, Yu Xiaochun said to himself silently. At least Yiming can do the same and catch up, he continued to comfort himself.

Click.

The door to the box was opened, and the lights were turned back on.

"Little Scott, is that you?!"