Chapter 371 [Jiangnan] (Extra Part 2)

There are two Chinese stars who have made a name for themselves in the NBA. One is Yao Ming, and the other is Yi Jianlian. The strength of these two may not be the best in the NBA, but in Asia, there is almost no opponent. As long as the two of them play together, China can't afford to lose in Asia.

Strangely, they have won many championships for China, which should be the pride of the Chinese, but the scolding has never stopped. Most of Yao Hei and Yi Hei are from China.

Especially Yi Jianlian. Yao Ming won the championship with his strength and won a finals MVP. Yi Jianlian passed by the lynx because of "playing a big name". That idiot agent Fagan didn't know where to go for abduction for a long time, but the consequences of transferring to the Warriors had to be borne by Yi Jianlian.

However, the transfer to the Warriors Yi Jianlian is also a blessing in disguise. The Warriors were weak on the inside, and he got a lot of playing time, got into a playsystem that suited his style, and he got a lot of shots. Yi Jianlian has put up excellent numbers as a result, and although the Warriors have not made the playoffs in four years, his performance has been recognized by many people. In the summer of 2011, the Suns signed a long-term contract with Yi Jianlian in order to make up for the vacancy of Stoudamire's departure.

In his previous life, Yi Jianlian could stay in the NBA after the Wizards' contract expired. He's playing a lot better now because he's playing with confidence with the Warriors. On the pitch, confidence is key. Yi Jianlian's physical fitness is outstanding among Asians, and he is not much worse than Bosh in the NBA, but Bosh is stronger than him, where is the strength? The main thing is faith. Bosh will make a quick choice after getting the ball, and he will be resolute in shooting or breaking through, but Yi Jianlian will hesitate, what if he doesn't score? What should I do if my teammates blame me for breaking through? With such a hesitation, his movements were a little stiff.

Yi Jianlian, who joined the Suns, has reached its peak, and although the veteran Nash has a bad defense, his passing awareness is the first among point guards. With Nash's help, Yi Jianlian averaged 17.5 points, 8.1 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.8 blocks per game in the 2011-2012 season. Yao Ming is also inferior to Yi Jianlian in terms of data.

This year, Yi Jianlian was selected for the All-Star Game as a starter, and his outstanding performance rekindled the enthusiasm of Chinese fans to vote. The Suns made the playoffs, and although they were eliminated by the Trail Blazers in the first round, Yi Jianlian had a successful season.

After the season, Yi Jianlian and Yao Ming prepared for the London Olympics together.

Hayes will be at home with his wife and children, and will not represent Team USA at the Olympics this time. In addition to Hayes, other veteran stars have also withdrawn from the national team. Team USA is a team of newcomers such as Derrick Rose, Kevin Durant, John Wall, Blake Griffin, and more.

When Yao Ming was leaving, Hayes sent his blessings, wishing the Chinese team a breakthrough in the Olympic Games.

Now Yi Jianlian's play has long exceeded Hayes's imagination. Hayes also admitted that Yi Jianlian is a difficult player to deal with as long as he relaxes his mind and plays hard. He has a good mid-to-long-range shot, moves fast, and is good at fast breaks. After a few years of training, he has also become much stronger, and although he suffers a little against some power insiders, he can play a surprising role when defending technical power forwards such as Bosh and Garnett, and often gives away beautiful big hats when making up defenses.

Yi Jianlian and Yao Ming joined the Chinese national team to participate in the Olympic men's basketball team, and the opponents included France, Australia, Russia, Puerto Rico and other teams.

The goal of this Chinese national team is still to qualify from the group, that is, the top 8. The strength of this national team is very strong, in addition to Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian, there are also former NBA players Wang Zhizhi and Sun Yue.

If it is only these four people, the strength of the Chinese men's basketball team may not be stronger than that of the Beijing Olympics. They are expected to be high because of a point guard. With a height of 192cm and a weight of 87 kg, the 18-year-old Jiangnan of the Jiangsu team.

Jiang Nan was selected to the Jiangsu team from Guanyun County High School in Jiangsu last year, and soon entered the first team after a trial, and only played 5 games before acting for veteran Hu Xuefeng to become the team's starting point guard. He has excellent passing awareness, and he is proficient in breaking and passing. His physical fitness may not be as good as Chen Jianghua's, and he can't play difficult dunks, but Chen Jianghua is a few streets behind him than organizing offense. In the first season of the CBA League, he scored 14.2 points, 3 rebounds and 6.1 assists, becoming the assist king of the CBA League.

After a period of training, both the players and coaches of the national team are optimistic about Jiangnan, and he is much stronger than Liu Wei.

If a team wants to win, it must first have someone who is good at organizing the attack, and the Chinese team's interior has an advantage in every international competition. But the point guard is too bad. Liu Wei doesn't look like a point guard at all, with poor breakthrough, poor passing awareness, poor ball control, and impotence when he encounters the opponent's frontcourt......

If you want to organize the attack, Liu Wei is only good at hanging high to Yao Ming, in addition to this, the Chinese team's most common offensive is a few people passing the ball back and forth on the outside, unable to shake off the defense, and finally reluctantly shot. Jiangnan is a young man who is different, he dares to break through by covering, relying on his speed to hit the inside line, attracting the defense of the opponent's tall players, and he will quickly distribute the ball.

The way Jiangnan plays is to imitate Hayes. The fundamentals of ball control are solid, the speed is not particularly fast, but he is very calm, he has a good rhythm, and when he passes the ball, he moves before he thinks about it. Hayes began to improve because he listened to the words of "Magic" Johnson, but Jiangnan realized the truth by himself.

The head coach of the Chinese team, Deng Huade, admired Jiangnan and made him a starter from the first friendly match.

In the hotel, Jiang Nan and Yao Ming were in the same room, which he took the initiative to ask, and the leaders of the team also hoped to cultivate a good seedling, and wanted Yao Ming, the eldest brother of the national team, to give him some advice.

"Brother Yao, do you think I can play in the NBA now?" Jiangnan asked this question after 10 days of training.

"I think so, the way you play is the right way, the way the Bobcats do. Keep it up at that level and you can go to the NBA draft next year. I think what you should be strengthening now is long-range shooting and defense, your physical confrontation is too poor. If you can't practice confrontation, you have to be stronger on the offensive end, like our team's Curry, who has a poor defense, but he shoots accurately, and he can get a lot of playing time. It's the same with Nash, you can go in the same direction as both of them. Yao Ming said with a smile. He looked up to the little brother very much.

"If I can improve myself, can I go to the Bobcats? I mean not to participate in the draft, but to join as a free agent? Jiang Nan asked again, his eyes revealing anticipation. He wanted to know what it was like to play with a player like Hayes, and it was cool to just watch the Bobcats play.

Not participating in the draft? Yao Ming was stunned for a moment. If the Bobcat really wanted Gangnam, this was an opportunity. Jason Kidd had just retired, and Billups had signed a contract extension with the Bobcats, but he was getting older and not as good as he used to be. The Bobcats are now short point guards. In the draft, they drafted a guard with the 30th pick in the first round, but the guy named Sean Snow didn't qualify at all.

"I'll talk to Hayes, he's talking at the top of the club, maybe you can join the NBA next season. If you sign up for next year's draft, it's more secure, but it's hard to get into the Bobcats, so you have to think about that. Yao Ming kindly reminded. If you have joined the NBA as a non-draft player, you will not be able to participate in the draft in the future. Very few people do.

"I just didn't want to go to the draft because I was worried about being on a bad team. And I'm ready, I only signed a one-year contract with the Jiangsu team, and they have been urging me to renew my long-term contract all season, saying that it is a high salary to cultivate the future core, but in fact, they want to trap me. Now I didn't renew my contract on the grounds that I was borrowing from the national team, I didn't do it for the money, I just didn't want to waste too much time in a low-level league like the CBA. Even if I can't reach the NBA level, I hope to play in the development league over there and improve myself, now what I want to do is go to the United States," Jiang Nan said to death. He is an aspiring man. In addition to representing the national team this time, the most important thing for him is to have a good relationship with Yao Ming, hoping to get Yao Ming's help, leave the CBA, and go to the United States as soon as possible.

Yao Ming likes this kind of confident person very much, as long as he works harder than others, he will become atmospheric in the future. He didn't talk nonsense, and immediately took out his mobile phone to make a long-distance call to Hayes, briefly talking about the situation in Jiangnan.

Hayes listened to Yao Ming's introduction and was also very interested. "Yao, I will talk to the bigwigs, we will watch the Olympic Games of the Chinese team, if this kid is really as godlike as you say, we will definitely sign him for training. The 30th pick is too bad, and Higgins and Jordan are also having a headache with point guards. Let him find an agent, get his passport ready to come to the United States, and participate in our preseason tryout."

As soon as Hayes heard about the situation in Gangnam, he thought of his past self. He also wanted to go to the NBA back then and didn't have a chance, Jiangnan was only a sophomore in high school and was selected into the CBA, and his level must be much stronger than when he was back then, why didn't such a person give him a chance to try? The matter of Jiangnan going to the United States was decided.

Perhaps because he was about to realize his dream of the NBA, Jiangnan did his best at the London Olympics, and he and Yi Jianlian's blocking and dismantling cooperation enriched the offensive routine of the Chinese team. Yao Ming's low-post singles also made it very difficult for the opponent to defend. In the first game, the Chinese team defeated Bogut's Australia 86-84. Jiang Nan had 14 points and 7 assists, Yi Jianlian had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Yao Ming contributed a team-high 22 points and 6 rebounds.

In the second game, China lost to the mighty Spain, but Jiangnan did not fall behind in the confrontation with the Spanish golden boy Rubio, contributing 12 points, 5 assists and 2 steals.

In the third game, China defeated the German team with Kaman and Nowitzki, and defeated the African champion Angola 104-81 in the fourth game, advancing with three wins and one loss. China lost to Argentina in the last game, but it didn't matter.

Knockout round China vs Greece. The two teams have met many times in international competitions, and China has the upper hand.

Greece still used the tried and tested frontcourt pressing against China, but this time it failed, and Jiangnan and Yi Jianlian cooperated in the backcourt to block and dismantle and carry the ball steadily through the half.

This Greece team is already far from the one that was the runner-up in the World Championship that year, and several stars in the team are from the European league, they are older, and their form has declined seriously. Jiangnan beat the veteran Diamandis, known as the "diamond defender" in Greece, and Yi Jianlian also won two doubles.

Greece still had a slight advantage overall, leading by two points at the end of the game.

Jiangnan relied on Yao Ming's cover to break into the inside and failed to score a layup, but caused the opponent to foul and won two free throws. There are less than two seconds left.

If one miss is over, both free throws can be scored and overtime can be played. At this time, the pressure on Jiangnan was too great. He was only 18 years old, but he experienced such a big scene, and he felt like his vision was narrowing when he held the basketball.

However, he still had a good hand and hit the first free throw. As soon as the second free throw was thrown, he knew it was bad, the ball was a little off, and he used a little more force. If you don't score this goal, you will become a sinner who can't enter the top 4 for the men's basketball team.

The ball really smashed on the basket and popped up, and at this time Yi Jianlian rushed into the penalty area, jumped high, caught the basketball with both hands, and dunked into the basket. 82-81, the Chinese team defeated Greece

The Chinese men's basketball team has finally achieved a breakthrough in international competitions.

The reporter interviewed Yi Jianlian about how he seized this opportunity, and Yi Jianlian smiled: "Chew the green arrow, take it easy"

Reporter: "......"

In September 2012, Jiangnan went to the United States to participate in the Bobcats' summer training camp and played preseason games for the Bobcats. He performed well in the preseason, receiving a four-year, $4.3 million partially guaranteed contract, with the Bobcats having a team option for the latter two years.

Gangnam became the Bobcats' third point of control, and a year later he became the youngest player in NBA history to win a championship. Known as the "Golden Boy of China"!

[Dedication]