Yiyang stood behind everyone, and there was only Mavericks coach Rick on this huge training field. Carlisle's voice. On the first day after the players returned, Carlisle's speech as manager was a "repertoire" every year.

is different from Yiyang's imagination, Carlisle, as an NBA-level coach, did not tell the players viciously that we must win and win the championship this year. The manager's calm tone was even more gentle than that of the young Stevens.

Yiyang looked down at his jersey, and the word on his chest was no longer "Butler", but "Dallas". The people around him are no longer the Hayward, Matt, and Sherwin that he is familiar with......

All this made Yiyang feel a little uncomfortable. Don't look at this kid on the surface, but he is always a human, not a cold-blooded animal. The experience of working hard to win the championship with all of you at Butler University is definitely something that Yiyang will never forget in his life. Now that he has suddenly entered a strange group from a team he loves very much, Yiyang really misses his days at Butler.

“...... Well, one last thing. As you have noticed, there is a new face in our squad this year. Also! Come out and say a few words to everyone! "Rick. Coach Carlisle shouted, and everyone turned sideways to make way for Yiyang, who was standing at the back.

This sudden "sneak attack" made Yiyang stunned for a moment. He looked at the new teammates standing on either side of him, everyone was staring at him, and Yiyang instantly became the focus of the entire training ground.

It's no exaggeration to say that Yiyang is the most important signing for the Mavericks this summer. What this kid can bring to the Mavericks is also the main concern of the other players.

Under everyone's gaze, Yiyang slowly walked to Carlisle's side. The training ground was very quiet because everyone was waiting for the lad to speak.

Yiyang looked at the crowd, and he even noticed that Kidd was encouraging him with a smile. But this boy, who doesn't talk much, doesn't want to stay in front for too long.

"Hello everyone, my name is Yiyang, and I am very much looking forward to working with you." After saying such a simple sentence, Yiyang turned his head to look at Carlisle, who also stared at Yiyang, and the two looked at each other silently for a while.

It took a few seconds for Carlisle to react suddenly, is this kid finished? As a rookie, shouldn't he have said something impassioned? For example, "I'm going to work really hard to help the team win", or "I'm very eager to play with everyone and learn from it!" ”

But none of these are in Yiyang. Yiyang was still staring at Carlisle, Carlisle nodded awkwardly, and Yiyang returned to the crowd.

"Uh...... It's great, the young people are really energetic...... That, everyone will take care of him in the future. We will also come to our team this year, but we will play a huge role. Let's get ready, and I'll start training right away. I don't want to see you all with big bellies in pre-season training camp in a little over a month. "Rick. Carlisle had long heard Cuban say that Yiyang was a very individual. But he still didn't expect that Yiyang would be the type of taciturn.

In any case, as long as Yiyang can play his strengths on the basketball court, then he is a good player in Carlisle's eyes. Except for the performance on the basketball court, nothing else is the most important.

"Hey, boy, are you nervous?" Yiyang picked up the basketball on the ground and was about to shoot to warm up, but a person called him behind his back.

Yiyang turned his head to look, the person who came was not tall, and his body was not particularly strong. This black player with stud earrings and a playful smile resembles a gangster in Wood!

As a fan, Yiyang naturally knows who the person who greets him is. Jason. Terry, nicknamed "Jets". Don't look at this veteran who is conscientious on the basketball court, but in private, he is the number one "bad boy" of the Mavericks.

"Not nervous." Yiyang's cold response made Terry smile even more happily. This guy always prefers the kind of guy who is not the same.

"People say you're a genius, and the boss even wants to get you when he sends Butler away. In case you don't know, Butler and I are good buddies. On the basketball court, he and I were a match made in heaven! Hopefully, your performance is worth getting Butler out. After Terry finished speaking, he passed the ball to Yiyang and motioned for him to hurry up and go into practice.

Yiyang walked past Terry with a basketball in his arms, and he didn't even look at the auraous guard.

"Hey, what are you doing? How old are the people, and they still like to scare rookies. Kidd, who especially likes Yiyang, walked to Terry's side, and looked at Yiyang's back as he started to shoot and warm up with a basketball, and Kidd felt that the burden on his shoulders seemed to be a lot lighter.

"I didn't scare him, man. Maybe I would have done it five years ago, but now, I can't do it anymore. Terry turned his head and smiled at Kidd, both of them were already old...... Terry is no longer the unruly "kid" he was back then.

"I just wanted to tell the kid in a different way that suited my style that he was really important to us. Maybe go to those fish belly teams, people can wait patiently for him to take his time. But in Dallas, this kid has to be a blockbuster! Terry put away his smile, this puzzle piece, I don't know if it's suitable or not.

The first day of training is mainly restorative training. After a summer of play, all of a sudden and high-intensity training will only increase their risk of injury. So before the pre-season training camp began, Rick. Carlisle had to get the rich men used to the acclimatisation first.

But there is one exception to this, and that is Yiyang!

Since Yiyang has been training all summer, he doesn't need to adjust at all, and he is directly in the best competitive state.

While others were still pulling their muscles under the guidance of the trainer, Yiyang was already able to hold the basketball and carry out all kinds of exercises.

Terry looked at Yiyang, although on the surface he still had a "you kid can't do it" expression. But in the heart of this "old villain", he has been shocked by Yiyang's performance.

"This kid, is it really just the third in line?" Terry whispered to Kidd beside him.

"It's third, the Nets picked it for us."

"Stupid!"

"Stupid?" Kidd also thought Terry was saying that Cuban was stupid.

"This kid should be the champion!" Terry grinned in response.

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The days of the training camp passed day by day, and Yiyang also began to practice with his new teammates.

Soon after that, the Summer League will be officially contested. Yiyang found that every time he came to the training ground in the past few days, there were always a few new faces.

Before the start of the Summer League, teams can recruit as many players as they want to play for themselves, as long as they end up with a minimum of 15 players. Therefore, Cuban also called in many guys who are eager to enter the NBA but need to prove their strength. Maybe you'll find a treasure among them?

Of course, it's not just these fringe players that Summer League will test. Yiyang, a first-year rookie, is also one of the targets of the summer league test. Even Wall, who is the top player, must first pass the summer league before speaking.

For the rest of the Summer League, Nowitzki and Terry won't be too concerned yet. But Yiyang's performance in the summer league will definitely attract a lot of attention from his teammates and coaches.

As the days of summer league get closer and closer, more and more people come to the Mavericks to practice every day. It wasn't until two days before the start of the summer league that Yiyang changed his clothes and stepped onto the court, but he saw a figure that made him a little stunned.

"Hurry, hurry! Spread the word, yes! Well, shoot, shoot! Pretty! Well done, Lin, that's how you should vote! "On the training ground, the fringe players are already working on confrontations.

Yiyang stood on the training ground of the selected players and looked at the opposite side, the guy who had just shot the goal, seemed to be ...... It's like, I have the same skin color as myself!

The guy on the training ground on the opposite side also seemed to realize that someone was watching him, and he turned his head and looked at Yiyang for a second, then smiled in a friendly way.

"What are you looking at!?" Just when Yiyang was looking at the yellow-skinned guy opposite in a daze, Mavericks coach Rick. Carlisle walked over to Yiyang's side.

"I didn't ...... It's nothing. ”

"Also, starting today, you're going to follow assistant coach Terry. Stotts train together. Carlisle said, gesturing to the opposite field.

Under normal circumstances, the head coach of a team is not physically present in summer league. The team's assistant coach will take rookies and fringe people to form an improvised team to compete in summer league. Therefore, the teams participating in the summer league and the official teams of the teams also train separately.

Yiyang has always been training with Nowitzki and other team players. But today, Blair wants him to go to another pitch and practice with people on the fringes.

"No, I don't mean to treat you as a fringe person. It's just that you have two days to go until the summer league, and you'll have to practice with your temporary teammates. Behave well, boy. You're not like them, they may just want a job to play in the NBA, but you, you have to play well in the NBA! Summer League will be your first step! Carlisle was afraid that Yiyang would misunderstand, so he hurriedly made an explanation.

Yiyang nodded and obediently ran towards the other court.

The yellow-skinned guy on the edge of the court looked very excited when he saw Yiyang running over. After all, on the basketball court in the NBA, it is rare for two yellow-skinned guys to appear at the same time.

"You're here! Brat! Trust me, Summer League shouldn't be a problem for you. Don't be nervous, just play hard. "Assistant Coach Terry. Stott knew Yiyang's level of training, and he was not at the same level as this group of marginalized people.

"Hey, my name is Jeremy. Forest! In Summer League, we're teammates! As soon as Stott finished speaking, the yellow-skinned guy who made Yiyang stunned enthusiastically stretched out his right hand and introduced himself.

"My name is ...... My name is Yiyang. Yiyang also stretched out his hand and shook it with this guy who had the same skin color as himself. I don't know why, being able to see another yellow-skinned guy on the basketball court, Yiyang feels particularly emotional.

"Jeremy! Now that you're here, I need you to switch to the number two position from now on, no problem! Stott knows that Yiyang is a key training target for the team in the summer league. The position in which he plays cannot be changed by others. Although Jeremy. Lin has been doing well, but if he wants to start in the summer league, he will have to give up his place to Yiyang.

"No problem, sir!" That's called Jeremy. Lin's Asian readily agreed, knowing that he had to take any chance!

Looking at the guy next to him who was still excited about the same skin color as himself, Yiyang didn't know why, and he also had some expectations for the painless summer league. I have worked hard for a summer, how much has I improved? How much of a storm can a backcourt composed of two yellow-skinned guys make on the basketball court? Anyway, I haven't played a game for a long time, and since I want to fight, of course I have to fight hard!

The Dallas Summer League team's backcourt duo is ready to make a name for themselves this summer!