The time of the training camp is not short, it is not long, and the extent of the team is only known when the mules are pulled out and walked. But before the preseason begins, there's another big game, and that's the summer league.

In fact, Summer League is just an umbrella term that refers to a series of competitions that are played by NBA teams during the NBA offseason. Typical NBA teams will try a different summer league lineup than the regular season at this time, which will usually include a large number of rookies and sophomores, as well as unsigned free agents that the team will look at. Of course, big-name free agents are not included, they enjoy the treatment of stars, and they only need to sit on the sidelines and eat popcorn.

To Chang Wei's surprise, the Utah, Orlando and Las Vegas summer leagues, which were officially recognized by the NBA in their previous lives, have not yet been born, and the only NBA teams can participate in are the Rocky Mountain Summer League and the Southern California Summer League. Unbeknownst to Chang, the Rocky Hills Summer League was actually the predecessor of the Utah Summer League, which was officially discontinued in 2009 due to too few participating teams, and in 2015 the Jazz rehosted the league and renamed it the Utah Summer League.

This time, the 76ers are going to play in the Rocky Mountain Summer League, and the main purpose is to look at the two rookies selected this year, Mason and Reed. Of course, as head coach Brown will not lead the team himself, which is the practice of all teams participating in summer league, he sent Kate, his number one assistant coach, and told him to give the two rookies more playing time.

However, Chang Wei also asked to participate in the summer league with the team, and he wanted to see the results of Mason and Reed's training in advance. Although they have shown a certain amount of strength in the training camp, they dare not dare to compete at the same level as the official competition. While there won't be any top stars in the Summer League, the players who compete will be looking to impress the manager, get a permanent contract or more playing time, and they'll be desperate on the field.

Brown readily agreed to Chang Wei's request, and Kate couldn't ask for it, in his opinion, with such a big player training in the field, the summer league is more guaranteed. Of course, for any team, the summer league record is not worth mentioning, they are more concerned about the performance of the players themselves, but Kate also wants to prove his ability to lead the team and lay a good foundation for coaching other teams in the future, which is also the promotion mechanism of many managers in the league in their careers.

There aren't many teams competing in the Rocky Mountain Summer League, 10 at full play, and the 76ers aren't the only ones to fly all the way from the East. In fact, the Rocky Mountain Summer League used to have 16 teams in the first two years, but now it has gradually declined, and 10 is a lot of money.

Kate and Chang Wei didn't delay, and they quickly organized the team's rookies, fringe players, and some players who only signed training camp contracts and boarded the plane to Utah. After arriving in the city and resting for a while, they threw themselves into the summer league, and although the results were not important, the tactics still had to be laid out.

Chang Wei didn't know what Kate's coaching skills were, but at least he listened to Brown, and Mason and Reed were put in the starting lineup without hesitation. Others also know that these two are the rookies selected this year, and they must be the focus of the team's training, so they are naturally willing to give them a hand, and of course they will work hard in their limited playing time.

The other nine participating teams also fielded their own rookies this year, and they didn't think much different from Brown's idea to see what the rookies were capable of. But they were soon surprised to find that the overall strength of the two rookies of the 76ers was much higher than that of the other rookies, although they were a little immature because of experience, but at least they played their own style.

If it was Mason who was strong, he was also the 15th pick in the first round, the draft pick was not high, but he was also the best after the lotto area, but there was someone in the 76ers who performed better than him, that is, Reed, who was selected with the 40th pick in the second round, which had to make others feel depressed.

Missing Mason is only a pity for more than a dozen teams at most, but missing Reed will make the remaining 28 teams in the league cry. In fact, Reid himself is not so tough, but Chang Wei's training plan for him is completely aimed at his shooting, and his characteristics and strengths are brought into full play, which makes the onlookers blind.

In all games for the 76ers, Reed averaged 27.4 points and 3.2 assists per game, shooting 39.4 percent from three-point range, making him the top scorer in Summer League. Especially in the final final, Reed scored 44 points on 9-of-13 shooting from beyond the three-point line to help the 76ers win the Summer League championship in one fell swoop, and he was also named MVP himself.

Mason's stats aren't as tough as Reed's, but they're not far behind, averaging 16.1 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. However, Chang Wei still said that he was calm, Mason was able to become one of the most important helpers by Reed's side in his previous life, and he must have two brushes, not to mention that he has also undergone Chang Wei's targeted training now.

The only thing that makes Chang Wei feel a little regretful is that Mason's desire to score is still too strong, and he originally planned to make Mason a flank defensive gate. However, Mason's average of 1.2 steals and 1.5 blocks per game can be regarded as meeting Chang Wei's expectations, although this has something to do with the overall strength of the opponent, but it is not bad to be able to play such statistics on the defensive end.

Overall, Chang Wei is quite satisfied with the performance of Reed and Mason, and they must have earned a lot of impression points for themselves. It's true that Brown doesn't like to use young players, but that's because he doesn't believe in the quality of rookies, as long as the players show good quality, he will still give them enough playing time, after all, no one will refuse to play on the spot.

After the summer league is over, it is time for the preseason stage, and Chang Wei is eager to see if the new 76ers team has chemistry. It makes him regret that there are no props in the Miracle Mall that can improve the team's run-in, otherwise Chang Wei must exchange one for the team, although he is not the head coach, but he can also contribute to the team.

Of course, the team doesn't care about the preseason record, but Chang Wei cares, in his opinion, the only goal of the 76ers is to win the championship, if they can't even win the preseason, then what's the point?