"You mean the Vegas Summer League over there? Or Orlando's 'Pepsi' Summer League? Or the Utah Jazz's 'Rocky Mountain' Summer League? "Hoggist has a general idea of summer league.

"Of course it's the summer league in Vegas, we Spurs play in the summer league in Vegas every year, what do you think of the perks?" Popovich asked.

"What kind of benefit is this? Do you want me to play summer league for the Spurs? Hoggist asked in surprise.

"That's right, I want you to participate in the Spurs' summer training, train with the Spurs' rookie players, bench players, and players from the Austin Spurs, a subordinate development league team, and play in the summer league in Vegas, which is your hometown, I think it should be very convenient for you to participate! As for the question of strength, if you feel that your level is not up to it, you can train with the team first, and you don't need to play, I think with the level at which you can play with Leonard now, you should be able to give what you want in the summer league when you are in your junior and senior years! Popovich spoke his mind.

"That's a great idea! But let me emphasize one thing first, my confrontation with Ke Huai is not about you coming and going, it is he who abuses me alive! But am I eligible for Summer League as a minor? "Hoggist wasn't very clear about the specific requirements for the Summer League.

"You can rest assured on this point, the summer league is just an amateur game between teams to test newcomers and train newcomers, there is no requirement for the identity of the player, Vegas's summer league is led by our Spurs, the purpose is only one is to test the level of players, even if which team wins the championship, that is, there is no trophy, no bonus, the only benefit is that he can play one more game, one more test player." Popovich explained.

"I'm relieved, can I participate this summer?" Hogist asked.

"Of course, this year's summer streak starts at the end of June, and I will arrange for someone to let you know when the time comes! What do you think? I'm honest with you, right? ”

"I do feel your sincerity, but the future is very uncertain! What if you can't get a good signing? What if I have a major injury and my athletic ability is reduced? You are a person with a lot of life experience, and you have probably drunk more wine than I have ever drunk, so you should always take these factors into account! Is it worth it for me that you are impulsive and enthusiastic like this? "Hoggist still feels that the future is full of uncertainty.

"It's strange, it's obvious that you are taking advantage of it, why do you insist on persuading me to think about it seriously? You really don't know how strong you are! You also said that I have drunk more wine than you have drunk, can I still look at people? As long as you can make it to college in good health, even if you don't improve your level, you can be a successor to Manu, a strong contender for the best sixth person; If you have improved in one of your physical or functional aspects, you can become a Carmelo too. Anthony or Reggie. Miller-like figures; If you can develop steadily physically and technically, I think the whole league will snatch you up! And even if you have a major injury and career reimbursement, come to me to be a shooting coach and be on an equal footing with Chip! ”

"Am I that strong?" Hoggist found it incredulous.

"We'll see in the summer league camp!" Popovich said. "Let's talk about the second perk!"

"The second benefit?" Haugist was surprised.

Popovich took out two tickets, "Tomorrow night's battle of King Mountain in Dallas, I'll let Henry drive you." ”

Hogist was a little suspicious of his ears, "Did I hear me right?" You invited me to watch the finals? ”

"How? Am I better than your Twitter buddy LeBron to you, okay? He didn't even invite you to the game! I was supposed to accompany you, but my goal is too obvious, you will be discovered by scouts from other teams by following me, you are my most important investment in the next 20 years, I can't let others target you in advance! Popovich said the second half of the sentence very seriously, not like a joke.

"Don't be funny, there are so many videos of my games on the Internet, 83 points, 5 pairs, these records are all there, I'm afraid I've been targeted by scouts from other teams a long time ago, right? But you're stylish, you know Twitter! Thank you for your tickets! Haugist took the ticket, but did not agree with Popovich.

"You've got rare numbers, but you don't have any strong teams in Nevada's high schools, and a lot of strong high school students in other states can cut similar numbers in Nevada, so while some NBA players are touting you on Twitter, many more are still on the sidelines. If someone finds out that I value you extraordinarily, it's different, my vision of choosing people has always been recognized as vicious in the industry, if other teams know that I have a crush on you, then they will definitely do whatever it takes to win you over, money, beauty is possible, I'm afraid you can't withstand these temptations! Popovich said worriedly.

"Grandpa, you're thinking too much, aren't you? Money beauty ** confuses me? Do you think this spy movie? "Hoggist felt like Popovich was a second-year high school student better than him.

"In short, you should try to keep a low profile this time, don't attract the attention of others, come back quickly after reading it, don't tell the rest of the training camp about this matter, don't cause disharmony among the training camp members!" Popovich told repeatedly.

"Don't worry, old man! Do I still need to take a leave of absence from Coach Faucier? ”

"No, Henry will take a leave of absence for you."

"Then I'll be respectful and obey my fate!" Haughist collected his tickets, gave Popovich a standard American military salute, and left the office.

Back in the dorm room, with the expectant eyes of LaVine and Hollis Jefferson, Hougist decided to keep the matter under wraps. So Hoggist casually found an excuse and said a few perfunctory words, and the focus of their concern was shifted.

On June 9th, Horgist finished his morning workout and ate a lot more for breakfast, after all, San Antonio is nearly 300 miles away from Dallas, and it takes half a day to drive. Hougist got on Henry's Humvee, and the two drove to Dallas.

"I haven't seen you for a long time, how are you and Miss Raz doing now?" It was a long journey, and Hoggist began to talk without words.

"Thanks to you, I'm dating Miranda right now, and I feel like she's been sent by God to succeed Miranda! She lives the same way as my deceased wife, and even her favorite restaurant is the same, can you believe it? ”

"OMG! It's amazing! Hogist first sighed heartily, and then said triumphantly, "How's it going?" Or am I prescient? ”

"Don't say it, you're really insightful at a young age, and I'll convince you if you are an emotional expert in the future!"

"If you don't know it, you can't predict it. A person's destiny, of course, depends on self-struggle, but it also has to take into account the historical itinerary. I had absolutely no idea how I, as a Las Vegas high school student, had chosen me to come to San Antonio, so Comrade Greg spoke to me and said, 'The coaching staff has decided, you're going to be the core,' and I said let's get smarter." I'm really not modest, how did I, a Nevada No. 1 high school student, get to Texas? However, Comrade Greg said, 'Everyone has already studied and decided,' so I later recited two poems called "If the team lives and dies, will it not be avoided because of misfortune and fortune", so I went to the holy city. I didn't do anything else in the past few days when I arrived in the Holy City, about three things: one, established your relationship with Miranda; The second abused the other high school students in the camp; The third is to 'single-handed' Leonard. I'm ashamed to have done a little bit of work, thank you! Henry, who said this big set of words, looked confused. The middle class of such a high-class socialist country does not understand it at all.

The two chatted with each other, effectively preventing Henry from getting sleepy in driving, and it was already afternoon when he arrived at Dallas, Henry parked his car directly in the open-air parking lot of the American Airlines Center arena, and had a full meal at a nearby restaurant, and some time, Henry proposed to go to the Mavericks merchandise store in the arena.

"Let's go, let's go buy two Dirk's jerseys to wear, after all, it's the battle of Tianwang Mountain, we also have to dress up decently!" Henry said.

"Uh...... Can I buy a LeBron jersey? ”

"That's not good, Greg explained before I came, our Spurs and Mavericks are brother teams, so we have to cheer for the Mavericks this time!"

"But I know LeBron, and if I sit on the sidelines in a Dirk jersey, he'll be sad to see it!" Hougist said worriedly.

"Hehe, you're thinking too much, aren't you? How much do you know for a sideline ticket? The old man can't buy sideline tickets so much! "Henry knows Popovich very well.

"Wouldn't it? What a generous person the old man is! Good wine for me to drink for free, and let me train for the summer league for free......" Hougist said as he took out his ticket and studied it carefully, it turned out that it was just a loose ticket for the 2nd floor stand, "This ...... 2nd floor grandstand? ”

"Wow! The old man has enough money! I actually paid out of my own pocket to buy a ticket for the grandstand on the 2nd floor! ”

"That's what it is?"

"This is the Battle of Tianwang Mountain! Do you know how much a ticket for a 2nd floor grandstand is worth? Close to $10,000! Two tickets are 20,000 dollars, which may be his biggest expense in addition to buying alcohol and cars! I've never seen him spend so much money so lavishly! ”

"I see! I thought I could buy this ticket for a few hundred dollars! Haugist stuck out his tongue.

In the jersey shop, Henry took a Dirk jersey and put it on his body, and handed the other one to Hoggist, who thought about it or refused, "Look at the Dirk jersey that everyone basically wears, I have to get a different one!" ”

Hoggist picked for a long time, and finally chose Terry's jersey, "I'll wear a jet jersey!" Maybe he'll be the X-factor for the Mavericks to win! ”

The two put on their jerseys and entered the stands, because there was still an hour and a half before the game started, so there were not many people in the stands. The players on both sides just started to warm up and shoot, LeBron and Dwayne walked out of the players' tunnel with a smile and a smile, and Hougist came to the front of the 2nd floor stands, leaned out his upper body and waved at LeBron, "Hey! LeBron! I'm here! ”

Haugist shouted for a long time, but after all, it was far away, and the stadium was noisy, LeBron didn't look this way, but there were many Mavericks fans around him glaring at him. Henry hurried over and pulled Haugistre back into his seat. "How did you promise the old man before you came? Didn't you say it's okay to keep a low profile as much as possible? Are you shouting so loudly here to make the fans know you? ”

Hougist said stupidly: "Alas, LeBron turned off Twitter and mobile phone before the finals, and I haven't been in touch with him for a long time, I wanted to cheer him up, but unfortunately he didn't hear it." ”

"It's better to keep a low profile as much as possible, in case the Heat team takes the lead later, be careful that they come and beat you up as an undercover agent of the Heat!" Henry scares Hougist.

"Okay, okay!" Haugist yawned, "I'm a little sleepy, wait until you get some sleep, and you'll start calling me later!" ”

"Can you sleep so noisy?" Henry felt unbelievable when he heard Hoggist's words, "My brain is about to explode with such a loud noise, you can actually sleep?" ”

"Of course, I asked you to call me before the game because I was afraid that by the time I woke up naturally, the game would be over!"

"You don't care about noise, do you?" Henry muttered to himself.

"My ears are fine, it's just that my brain automatically filters out the noise when I need to sleep." Haugist replied.

"Can you hear me talking to myself? Looks like you're having no problem hearing......" Henry turned his head to look at Haugist, only to find that he had fallen asleep.

"Huh, fell asleep so soon? Haugist is really a man of God! Forget him, I'll talk to Miranda for a while! Henry pulled out his phone and began texting Miss Raz to flirt.

The minute hand on the watch quickly completed a circle and a half, and the game was about to begin, Henry shook Hoggist awake, Hougist rubbed his eyes, asked the vendor for a glass of iced Coke, took two sips, felt much sober, and the two turned their eyes to the field, and the game began.

Opening Jump Ball Tyson. Chandler flicked the ball to Nowitzki, who distributed the ball to Kidd, and after a series of runs and passes over halftime, Dirk won the ball in the right elbow and headed it against Joel. Anthony made a direct golden rooster independent jumper, the ball bounced off the iron, LeBron got the rebound, counterattacked and advanced, and Bosh returned an iron.