"Awareness is important, both in terms of skill and on the field, but when we are competing, we must not let it dominate everything; The situation on the field of play can change rapidly, and the best way to adapt to it is to let your consciousness fully evolve into your instincts, and 50% instinct combined with 50% awareness makes a great player. To quote the philosophy in Jeet Kune Do, the body is like water, and the road is simple; The impossible is the law, and the infinite is the finite. ”

At the end of the one-day training camp, Addison made a summary of all the players of the Chinese men's basketball team. He can see that this national team still has a lot of flaws and loopholes, but overall it is an upward development team, and their renewal is positive and progressive. Since the 2012 London Olympics, as Yao Ming and other younger generations have begun to enter the management of the Chinese Basketball Association, the reform momentum of Chinese basketball has been huge, and the effect is gradually emerging. Although Addison will not be able to join the Chinese national team, he still hopes that the country's basketball level will continue to grow and be able to occupy a place in the international arena.

"To be honest, I'm not even 20 years old, and I don't know much about basketball. I'm talking about things that I've summed up over the years from the high school league to the NBA, and yes, maybe because I dreamed of being a philosopher before, I'm in the habit of summarizing things.

"To put it bluntly, even in the Asian region, the Chinese men's basketball team is not in the strongest grade. The Philippines, Iran and even Lebanon (Australia and New Zealand had not yet joined the Asian region at that time...... These national teams are at least better than you, they have a more mature basketball system, and their players are more physical and skillful than yours. But I want you to always have a championship heart no matter what kind of competition you play, and a team that doesn't have a desire for glory will not have enough motivation to support them to overcome strong opponents.

"I think every player should have a soul that loves and appreciates challenges, and if there is no challenge in competitive sports, there will be no topic and no competition. There is a tiger in the heart, and a rosette is sniffed - maybe I am a bit wrong to quote this here, but I hope you can understand what I mean. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to train with my own compatriots, I'm very happy, really. ”

Addison ended his summary with a smile, and there was a round of applause in the stadium, much louder and more enthusiastic than when he first arrived in the morning. For example, Ding Yanyuhang, Zhou Qi and other young players applauded particularly warmly, they have been completely impressed by Addison's strength and control, facing the Chinese men's basketball team shuttled on the court Addison is like an elf, especially the Chinese point guard who has fully recovered in the afternoon game is simply on the court, and the backcourt players of the national team have been blown up in turn.

- How nice it would be if we had such a strong all-around point guard as a teammate...... Not only Zhou Qi and other young players, but even Yi Jianlian couldn't help but sigh in his heart after the training camp, he was very envious of the members of the Canadian national team who were about to be teammates with Addison, and at the same time he was a little dissatisfied with why the Chinese Basketball Association couldn't make some adjustments to recruit Addison into the men's basketball team.

"You're nice, buddy, no kidding. You really deserve to go to the NBA and get to the best basketball stage in the world. Addison said to Ding Yanyuhang when he hugged the players one by one, "You are very good on both offensive and defensive ends, I suggest you go to the NBA Summer League after next season to try it, it is a very good platform, it can definitely let you see your own ability more clearly." ”

In a day of team training, Addison found that the biggest highlight was Ding Yanyuhang, a 21-year-old swingman, BA's golden age of swingmen has passed its heyday, and the four quarterbacks at the beginning of the 21st century have come to an end one after another. Johnson, Caron. Butler's powerful forwards have also become veterans or have retired. Wiggins, Jabari. The new generation of Parker and Antetokounmpo has yet to show signs of superstardom...... Now there are no other leagues in the league except LeBron. James and Kevin. In addition to Durant, the two all-round forward superstars, the era has gradually shifted to the standard combination of offensive point guard and responsive interior lineman.

Now the swingman in the league is more of a role player based on defense + three-point shooting, and has even evolved a role player similar to Klay. A super off-ball attacker like Thompson. Ding Yanyuhang, a striker with good offensive ability with the ball, made Addison's eyes shine, although he is only 21 years old, his offensive skills are definitely first-class or even super-first-class in China. However, the most praised thing by Addison was that during the team game, when he attacked quickly or played a pass and cut several times, Ding Yanyuhang was able to complete the fast down and air cut runs in time, and accurately received the ball to end the attack. You must know that Addison, especially Addison in the afternoon, has fully entered the state and entered the game with NBA-level seriousness, and Ding Yanyuhang can still play a precise match with him, which shows the acuity of this young man's consciousness.

Some people have been trained in the field for a long time, but they still can't exercise the sense of subtlety; And some people seem to be born with a keen grasp of the details of the game, which is a talent, an excellent talent.

Ding Yanyuhang smiled shyly after hearing Addison's approval, but Addison hoped that he could follow his encouragement and go to a bigger stage to exercise and show himself. I'm afraid that in another season, he will find that the intensity of the CBA league can no longer allow him to go further, and Addison does not want such a talented player to stick to the country and not pursue improvement and transformation in the more intense arena.

After the training, Addison was invited by Yao Ming to have dinner with him, and then said goodbye to the organizer and returned to the hotel.

Addison spent most of July on business trips, and after his trip to China, he traveled non-stop to Seoul, South Korea, because Seoul is the only city in South Korea that can really be called an international metropolis, so his trip to South Korea was short, and he took a special plane to Japan three days later. After events in Tokyo and Osaka, he traveled to Singapore, the last stop of his Asian tour, but the enthusiasm for basketball in this country does not seem to be very high, and Addison's popularity here is far less intense or even crazy than in the previous three countries. This made the young Chinese, who were already a little accustomed to being surrounded by fans shouting, not interested, so he and his team ended the trip after only two days in Singapore.

Back in the U.S., it was late July, and Addison spent about a week in San Francisco resting and recovering before flying to Toronto, Canada, early August, where the Canadian national team will begin their training camp for the U.S. Championships.

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How strong can we really be this time? This is a journalist forum article published on the CBC website in Canada, which has attracted countless attention and comments since its release. Although the Canadian Basketball Association has not yet announced the list of 17 players participating in the national team training camp, the reporter can't wait to list the players who have Canadian citizenship and play in the NBA.

Canadian players who are now playing in the NBA are: Andrew Brown. Wiggins (Timberwolves), Addison. Ann (Heat), Tristan. Thompson (Cavaliers), Anthony. Bennett (Timberwolves), Kelly. Olynyk (Celtics), Nick. Stauskas (76ers), Corey. Joseph (Raptors), Dwight. Powell (Mavericks), Andrew. Nicholson (Magic), Robert. Thackeray (Lakers), Cin. Bhullar (Kings), Elwin. Aijim (Magic). The number of 12-player NBA players gives Canadian fans a lot of confidence, especially Andrew Brown. Wiggins and Addison. Ann, the two supernovas competing for this year's Rookie of the Year, are now being recruited by Canada, and the sheer sense of happiness is even dizzying.

Since 2000, the Canadian national team has not finished in the top two at the U.S. Championships, and as a result, has never made it to the Olympics. The same was true of the period led by Nash. Now the Canadians can't wait to see Addison and Wiggins lead their team with great passing and cutting, and they are increasingly obsessed with the Olympics.

At the same time, other countries that will participate in the US Championship have also paid great attention and fear to the Canadian men's basketball team, and when the United States announced that it would not participate in the US Championships, Canada is undoubtedly the largest number of NBA players and the best quality among the participating teams. Before only Andrew. Wiggins and Tristan. Thompson was enough to upset those opponents, and now Addison, who won the Rookie of the Year and the All-Three Team of the Year and played superstar in the playoffs, has also announced that he will play for the Canadian national team, which has made the other participating nations almost want to shout that it is unfair. Anyone with a discerning eye can see what Addison's addition will bring to the Canadian men's basketball team. Wiggins is at most an excellent instant firepower, while an all-around point guard like Addison can string together a team's firepower into a powerful firepower net and suppress opponents in all directions.

This means that the court commander of the Canadian men's basketball team is in place...... And there is a qualitative difference in combat effectiveness between an army with a commander and without a commander......

Just as Addison was coming to Toronto and preparing to go to the training camp, the agent Sam Brown. Bernie's call came again. This time, Bernie brought quite shocking news - the marketing department of the NIKE brand was preparing to shoot a very creative set of commercials, and they invited Addison to participate in the advertising shoot.

This kind of thing was nice, but it wasn't worth Addison's ecstasy, but then Sam. What Bernie said made him happy on the spot.

"In addition to you, we also invited another world-renowned superstar to shoot together. Would you like to guess who your partner is? The agent's tone was mysterious, and the mysterious tone made Addison pout.

"I'm not a prophet, how do I know who it is?" There are so many world-famous sports stars that he still has to stand in the lobby of the airport and guess them all......

"Oh, that's not a problem, Eddie, especially for you. Think about it, what is your jersey number? ”

“…… Number 7. ”

"That's right, your partner is also number 7. But he's the No.7 in football and the most dominant No.7 in Europa today. ”

“Oh my god！！！” Addison's eyes widened instantly, and he couldn't help but exhale, "Could it be ......?!" ”