Yiyang dribbled cautiously outside the three-point line, alternating his left and right hands, so that the defender who defended himself did not have any chance to steal at all.

Seeing Jeremy Lin start running again, Yiyang looked up at the time on the rebound. 13 seconds, 13 seconds left before the end of offensive time. Yiyang began to speed up the rhythm of his left and right hands alternately dribbling, and the Suns guard who was defending him knew that this guy was about to break through!

However, Yiyang did not accelerate as suddenly as one might think. Instead, he raised his hand to pass the ball and let Jeremy Lin, who ran out of space, control the ball.

Before the Suns small guard could react, Yiyang, who was in a stateless state after passing the ball just now, quickly flashed past him.

Jeremy Lin is also a point guard and is extremely happy to share the ball. After seeing Yiyang's internal cut, Jeremy Lin passed again according to the plan. The basketball hit Yiyang's hands again, and at this time, by running without the ball, he threw off the opposite Yiyang, and only the Suns center who defended the basket was facing!

Facing the big black man who couldn't be named in the restricted area, Yiyang was not afraid, but jumped directly and made a layup!

The big black man is not to be outdone, if he can block this Tanhuaxiu's layup, maybe he will impress the team!

The two jumped one after the other, and they did not show weakness. But the tall and long-arm Suns center obviously has the upper hand, and a block seems to have become a sure thing.

Just when the black center of the Suns was about to shoot the basketball, Yiyang withdrew the basketball in the air and hunched his waist. After dodging the block, he straightened up again with the strength of his waist and abdomen, lifted the basketball up, and then picked it into the basket. A pull-up layup with a terrifying time in the air allowed Yiyang to score the ball in an impossible situation!

"It's so easy! Also with Jeremy. The cooperation between the forests is quite wonderful. And the moment when the attack was finally ended, it was even more mouth-shut! An extremely beautiful pull-up layup, summer league, and it may seem like it is just as fun as playing! The narrator looked at Yiyang's performance and shook his head with a smile. It's no wonder that the Mavericks' summer league was so popular this year that TNT had to buy broadcast rights on an ad hoc basis.

The Tanhua show from China completely raised the excitement of the Summer League to a new level.

After that goal, the Suns were already trailing by 15 points, and the game was just two minutes away. The coaches of the two sides "hit it off", this ball is not comparable!

Terry. Stotts replaced his main player Yiyang, and the third-pick rookie who had 22 points and 13 assists won applause from everyone in the room.

In fact, most of the fans in this small stadium are coming for Yiyang. After all, it's the best chance to see future superstars at the least amount of ticket price!

"It's over." After Yiyang got off the field, he took the towel and put it around his neck, and then said something to the assistant coach.

"That's right, it's over." Terry. Stotts patted Yiyang on the shoulder, and after this game, the Mavericks' summer league journey will officially come to an end.

After that, Yiyang had to start meeting with the team and participating in training camps in an all-round way to play preseason games. Then, this kid really has to show up on the NBA battlefield.

"They...... Will they sign Jeremy? Yiyang looked at Jeremy Lin, who was still on the court and hurried to show himself, and after working with him for so long, Yiyang really liked the guy who had the same skin color as himself and partnered with him in the backcourt. With two guys who can pass and attack at the same time, Yiyang's offensive options are indeed more abundant.

"Lin did well and I know you two fit well in the dressing room. But I'm sorry, whether he can stay, I said it doesn't count. So, I don't know if he'll get a contract. Stotts spread his hands, it was the first time he had seen a player so reluctant to give up on his summer league teammates.

For a boy who was used to being a loner in Wood, meeting a group of friends in college made him know how to cherish the preciousness of friends. He knew that no one in this world was obligated to be good to himself. And those who are good to themselves must also be sincere to others. But this cruel world often does not show mercy.

Eventually, the Mavericks won their last Summer League game. The championship of this year's Las Vegas Summer League was also won by the Mavericks. And Yiyang, with an average of 23.2 points, 12.4 assists and 3.5 steals per game, has become the expected MVP.

For Yiyang and Stotts, perhaps a summer league title doesn't make much sense at all. But for players who don't know if they can play in the NBA, this championship means too much.

After the game, the players celebrated wildly in the dressing room. For the fringe players, this trophy is their O'Brien Cup. After all, many of them may have the last chance to play in the NBA.

In the future, when they do other jobs or play in other leagues, they can chat with their relatives and friends and say, "Back then, I also won the NBA championship!" ”

That night, Jeremy Lin, who lived in the same room as Yiyang, received a call from the Mavericks official. Although Yiyang didn't say a word, he was still very eager to hear the good news.

However, Jeremy Lin's disappointed expression after hanging up the phone made Yiyang understand everything.

"It seems that today is also the last game we will play together." Jeremy Lin threw his phone on the bed and squeezed out a smile at Yiyang.

Just now, the official called to inform Jeremy Lin that he had been officially laid off by the Mavericks. This call wasn't even from Cuban or Nelson Jr. himself. It can be seen from this that Jeremy Lin's importance in the eyes of the Mavericks management is actually not very great.

Yiyang didn't know what to say, if you want this taciturn guy to comfort people, it is naturally impossible.

Yiyang just stood up and punched Jeremy Lin in the chest. "Don't give up, it's too early."

"You too, man." Lin's eyes were a little rosy, but his smile was still there. "Let those damn guys see that a little yellow-skinned man can get a foothold in the NBA!"

"I'll prove it, and so can you." Yiyang squeezed Jeremy Lin's shoulder hard and didn't continue the sad topic.

The moment he hung up the phone, Jeremy Lin actually wanted to give up. Except in the NBA, Lin didn't want to play anywhere else. He wanted to find a job related to basketball, like being a scout, trainer, or something.

But just now, Yiyang's firm eyes made Jeremy Lin sweep away these thoughts. He's going to play in the NBA, and he can't give up yet!

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Actually, it's not just Jeremy Lin. All the players who represented the Mavericks in the summer league this summer, except for Yiyang, Cuban didn't pay attention to any of them. Yiyang's highlight performance just made Cuban completely lose interest in other undrafted rookies and marginalized people. After all, if a player can't even play at a dominant level in the summer league. After entering the NBA, I'm afraid it's really not very useful.

There were no newspapers, no media, no reporters, and no one cared, and the next morning, the Las Vegas Summer League champion team quietly disbanded without anyone knowing. The players ended their dream championship journey and went their separate ways.

At the beginning, a group of young men came to Las Vegas with great ambitions. Now, only Yiyang has the opportunity to return to Dallas to play.

This incident undoubtedly made the fledgling Yiyang see the coldness of professional basketball for the first time. He knew he had to keep improving, keep improving, and keep the momentum going in the NBA. One day if he doesn't work, the league and the fans who may have been cheering for you the night before will abandon you without mercy! And you, can only disappear into the wheel of history, as if you never came.

Look at how hard Jeremy Lin worked, and his performance on the court was not bad. But the management will be like a stranger in the game, and they can casually let you out.

In the NBA, only strength can represent everything! Yiyang looked out the window, looking at the desolate desert of Nevada. He suddenly felt that there seemed to be no difference between the NBA and the Wood District of Long Beach......

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Half a month after the end of the summer league, the Mavericks' preseason training camp also restarted. This time, the purpose of training is not to take the players out of their bodies from the holidays, but to prepare for the long season ahead.

By the time the likes of Kidd and Nowitzki returned to training, their views on Yiyang had changed dramatically. The Chinese defender's performance in the summer league has won over the fans and his teammates.

In the pre-season training camp, Kidd, who couldn't wait for a long time, would always go up from time to time to take the initiative to guide Yiyang. And Yiyang, although he is not enthusiastic, is particularly humble in the face of every guidance from Kidd.

Gradually, Yiyang and the Mavericks players also slowly got acquainted. Terry's living treasure has become the guy who talks to Yiyang the most in the locker room.

Although Terry sometimes makes innocuous jokes about Yiyang, Carlisle is still very happy to see that Tanhua gets along so well with his teammates.

After the training camp, the NBA preseason officially begins. And Yiyang finally made an official appearance in front of the fans.

In the preseason, the Mavericks played a total of five games and won three of them. After five games, Yiyang's average data per game changed from a blockbuster in the summer league to a mediocre 9.8 points and 6.2 assists.

People are laughing at Cuban, who traded an All-Star for a "Summer League Jordan." And there are even fans in China, who are completely disappointed in the Chinese defenders and complain again and again. Sun Yue's performance in the summer league was miserable enough, I thought I saw hope, but who knew that in the end, it was in exchange for even greater disappointment.

But the Mavericks themselves don't seem to be worried about this problem, everyone knows Yiyang's strength, and everyone knows it. As a point guard, it does take time for Yiyang to adapt to a new and stronger system.

In a blink of an eye, there are only 3 days left before the start of the 2010-2011 NBA season. It is getting closer and closer to Yiyang, the time when Chinese Tanhua really makes his NBA debut.

Under the ridicule of "Summer League Jordan" from the outside world, what kind of performance will Yiyang show?

With dreams and expectations, this Asian boy from Wood District is about to officially hit the road!