Li Xin looked at Wesley's kind face and said, "Thank you so much for your guidance, I will definitely continue to work hard." I have one more question for you, don't you know how to answer it? ”

"What a question, just ask." Wesley replied with a smile.

"The members of the U.S. United team who came to summer camp this time are all top high school players, and are there any more powerful players who haven't come?"

"Hehe, of course there are, as far as I know, there are two. One of them is about to go to the University of North Carolina (i.e., the University of North Carolina, NBA superstar Michael Brown. Jordan's alma mater), which is in summer training with the NC varsity team these days. There is also one who was favored by the NBA Lakers and also went to a tryout. ”

Li Xin: "Going to North Carolina, Jordan's alma mater?" What is his name and what position does he play? ”

Wesley: "Jerry. Jerry MacOwan, 18 years old, just graduated from high school and plays at point guard. He is 192cm tall, but he should still be able to grow taller, and he has led the team to the New York State High School League championship last year. He is an outstanding individual scorer, and is good at scoring in a variety of ways, most proficiently in breakthrough layups or dunks, in addition to high shooting percentages in back-to-back singles and step-back jumpers. Excellent physical fitness, bounce power, instantaneous start speed, and dribble speed in disguise are extremely fast. And he is skilled in dribbling, has strong ball control ability in both his left and right hands, and various passing abilities. In the second year of high school, I also began to strengthen the training of three-point shooting, and my three-point ability is good now, and it may be stronger in the future. The defense is also tough and aggressive, winning the state's MOP (MostOutstandingPlayer's Most Outstanding Player Award) and the Best Defensive Player award last year. Entering North Carolina this year should be directly the team's starter. ”

Li Xin: "The first-year student who just joined Qianghao North Carolina directly became the starter, so powerful? You must know that Jordan entered college that year, but he also started from the bench. ”

Wesley: "yes, there are so many high school players who are physically fit right now, but there are very few who are so well-rounded, and McIrving is definitely the best of them. It is now widely favored, and it is even said that he may be the most Jordan-like young player in the last 40 years. ”

Li Xin: "Similar to Jordan? Where? ”

Wesley: "A lot of things, like the movement of the ball, the technical characteristics, the physical condition. And most importantly, the leadership temperament, the team with him in high school is always a first-class team, and without him it is an ordinary third-rate team. ”

Li Xin: "So how does he compare to Cole, the starting point guard for the U.S. United team?" ”

"Cole is going to be completely blown up by him!" Wesley didn't hesitate and blurted out straight to the point with great certainty.

"Really?" Li Xin didn't believe Wesley's words, you must know that Kerr was also the team's third leading scorer in the game against Asian United, scoring 19 points. His three-point shot and mid-range shooting also gave the Asian United team a lot of headaches, Xia Hongsen, Lin Xuemin, and Sato took turns to defend and couldn't defend his offense at all.

"Of course it is. Just like college students play high school students, NBA players play NCAA players. Completely blown out, Kerr simply couldn't defend against McIrving's various forms of attack. But Michael Irving can limit Kerr's scoring very well, and he's the state's best defensive player. It's not easy to do that as a defender. ”

Li Xin nodded reluctantly in disbelief, and after thinking for a while, he continued to ask: "Then there is another one, who went to the Lakers, what is his name?" How old is this year? ”

Wesley: "Harvey. Harvey Lang. I'm 18 years old and just graduated from high school, but I probably won't play in the NBA this year, and it's likely that I'll go to college for another year, and when I'm a little more mature, I might be in the NBA next year. ”

"And what's his position?"

"Big forwards and small forwards can play, and the big forwards in the high school team play more, and in the future, they may play more small forwards in professional teams. He is 198cm tall and weighs 102kg. The technique is very comprehensive, and the key is that at his age, he is also very physically strong and agile. It can be defended from the first position to the fifth position. In high school, he averaged 27.5 points, 10 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 1.5 steals and 2 blocks per game. Hail from Illinois, he has already led the varsity team to the interstate championship last year. I also went to see him play, and I wanted to bring in the Bulls, but the Lakers got a head start. (The No. 1 position is the playmaker, the No. 2 position is the scoring guard, the No. 3 position is the small forward, the No. 4 position is the power forward, and the No. 5 position is the center.) ）

"And how does he compare to McKins and Avralo?"

"In terms of overall ability, there is no doubt that Harvey is stronger, let's make such an analogy, if Afralo is the 'Monster' Howard, then Harvey is LeBron. James. Although Avralo's defensive ability is very strong, his offensive style is relatively simple, and his ability to lead the team is slightly inferior. Harvey's performance was more well-rounded, in high school, his teammates were actually average, and when he was not enrolled, he was always around the top 32 in the state, and in Harvey's first year of arrival, he led the team to the final four, but was defeated by the champions at the time. The following two and third years were both state-owned. There was also a game where 5 of the team's teammates were unable to play because of collective food poisoning, including 3 main players, and only 7 players could play in that game, he took 1 main player and 5 substitutes to play the full 40 minutes, and the final four teams stumbled to the end, one of them scored 58 points and 18 rebounds. It can be said that he defeated his opponent on his own. ”

"58 points per person, you must know that in high school basketball, each quarter is only 10 minutes, and there are only 40 minutes of games in total, and the total score is generally not more than 100 points at most. If you play against a team that defends well, you can score fifty or sixty points. Actually scored 58 points alone, what a terrifying scoring ability and physical strength. Li Xin was thinking about this Harvey's terrifying strength in his heart.

"And he's going to be in next year's NBA Draft?" Li Xin asked again.

"Well, it should be, and it's a strong contender for the top show!"

"I'll only be 19 years old next year, and I will have a chance to be the top pick in the NBA! This teenager, who is only 1 year older than me, would love to meet them if I have the chance! They should be the strongest high school students in the country, right? ”

"Yes, Xavi and Avraro are considered to be the best high school forwards in the United States right now. And Mike Owen is widely regarded as the strongest scoring guard. If the two of them had come to play today, I guess we'd lose by 60 points. ”

"60 points!?" Li Xin was a little angry when he heard it, but he still held back his emotions, Wesley is a professional, and during the time he has been in contact with him, he has always been an objective evaluation of the team's players, and he will never exaggerate and talk nonsense. These two legendary strongest players in American high schools have aroused Li Xin's strong interest, when will they be able to meet them and even play a game?

"I really want to have a game with them! Even if you lose, I want to! Li Xin showed a very expectant expression.

"Huh! There should be a chance, and you will train well when you return home. In particular, it strengthens the training of mid-to-long-range shooting and back-to-back singles. Defensively, you also need to be quicker and your body needs to be stronger. If you can grow a few centimeters taller, it will be even better, and if you come to the United States in a year or two, I will have the opportunity to arrange for you to meet. Wesley said with a smile, seemingly satisfied with Li Xin's expression, thinking: What a basketball-loving teenager this is who is eager to improve and compete with masters!

It is also this trait that makes Li Xin make rapid progress, and the future may really be limitless.

"My vision will not be wrong, Li Xin, I believe that you will become an amazing basketball player in the future!" Wesley thought to himself.

"Oh, this is my business card, it has my email and whatsApp account on it, if you have any questions, please feel free to ask me, I will be happy to advise you!" Wesley took the initiative to put on the business card, full of concern for the Chinese teenager in front of him, because he is a person who loves talents and cherishes talents, and he is not willing to let go of any excellent basketball seedling. Or maybe it's his occupational disease, who knows?

"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Mr. Wesley! Li Xin took the business card and said thank you three times excitedly.

"You're welcome, just work hard! With your father by your side, I think you'll improve pretty quickly! ”

"Do you know my father?" Wesley actually knew about his father, which really surprised Li Xin.

"Of course, the NBA has a lot of information! Your father was selected for the national training team and was the head coach of the Under-17 youth team, how could we not know such an important figure? ”

Li Xin's eyes lit up, and he said in surprise: "Awesome! The NBA is really well informed! ”

"What's even more amazing is that there was an NBA team that sent your father an invitation to tryout, but you missed it because your father was injured in practice, which is also recorded in the NBA database." Wesley still said with a smile, but the news was exciting enough for Li Xin.

"What? My dad also received an NBA tryout? ”

"yes? Your father, Li Xiaolong, was selected for the national team and was an excellent playmaker. Don't you know any of this? ”

Li Xin was completely stunned, the news about the past of his father who lived with him was told to him by a foreigner who was thousands of miles away and had never known him before, and he didn't know it at all since he was a child: "I've never heard of this at all, I've never heard of this since I was a child, my father has never told me, all I know is that my father did play basketball before, and then retired for some reason, and then became a coach." He didn't talk to me about anything else. ”

"Son, maybe your father has something unspeakable so he didn't tell you! If you have a chance, you can ask him, there are very few overseas players who can get an NBA tryout invitation 20 years ago, and that is a supreme honor! Your father was amazing, and I'm sure you will be great in the future! Wesley gave Li Xiaolong a high rating.

At this time, Li Xin suddenly felt that his father, who had been living with him, sometimes didn't know enough like a stranger. What are the stories of his past, how many secrets does he still have to hide from himself, and why do he hide them from himself? In the past few years, he was often away from home at night, so what did he do?

"Li Xiaolong, who are you? You make me so incomprehensible! Li Xin had too many question marks in his heart, and he almost couldn't wait to return to China to ask Li Xiaolong what was going on. (To be continued.) )