After confirming all the contract contents, Zhang Chen began to train with the team in formal training.

He trains during the day to increase his stamina and endurance for long-distance running exercises and a certain amount of strength and shooting exercises, and at night he goes to the study space to practice running.

On July 5, with his teammates and coaches of the Suns, Zhang Chen participated in the summer league held in Las Vegas.

Summer League as a whole has been a bit of a bump, and everyone knows that Summer League is two different grades from the regular season. Just because a player is doing well in Summer League doesn't mean he's doing just as well in the regular season. And, for most teams, summer league is a litmus test for their rookies.

Zhang Chen and the others caught up with the first game of July 6, and the Suns and Cavaliers had a pleasing matchup.

The domestic media basically shifted their attention to another Chinese player, Yi Jianlian, on this day, and they did not pay attention to this game. There was just a small piece of inconspicuous news on the Internet: On July 6, 2007, the NBA Summer League continued, and the Suns defeated the Cavaliers 108-104.

If people click in and take a look, they will find a smaller subheading: Chinese player Zhang Chen scored 13 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist on 6-of-10 shooting in the Suns' win over the Cavaliers.

It wasn't until this time that netizens suddenly discovered that there was a Chinese player on the other side of the ocean who was silently struggling. So, they began to frantically search for everything about Zhang Chen, but the results surprised them, Zhang Chen only had a few short and capable reports on the Internet, and the little news they knew about Zhang Chen was that he was a Chinese, two meters and three meters tall, a new player signed by the Suns this season.

Below...... There is no more below.

Netizens scolded one after another, but they couldn't find something more profound, and their understanding of Zhang Chen was just that. At this time, someone said that Zhang Chen's news was blocked by a certain association of the Celestial Empire. Only then did people suddenly realize that Zhang Chen was not a good seedling or a red for a certain association, and he was completely a kid who suddenly came out. Although Zhang Chen still retains Chinese nationality, they no longer regard Zhang Chen as a Chinese player.

So, although netizens were angry, they could only helplessly watch a little bit of the report about Zhang Chen.

The Suns' second game began, against the Dallas Mavericks.

The Suns played a difficult game in this game, and Zhang Chen's running position also reached a relatively good level after countless practical exercises in the virtual space, so he still relied on his running position in this game to make people's eyes shine.

In the whole game, Zhang Chen shot five of eight by himself, scoring 12 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, which was inconspicuous in front of other rookies who shined.

Zhang Chen's performance is basically under D'Antoni's control, and in his opinion, Zhang Chen is about this level.

It's just that he found that Zhang Chen's proud running skills have improved better than one game. This made him feel more and more that it was right to sign this kid.

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Summer league passed quickly, and even many NBA fans didn't pay much attention to the game. Zhang Chen's attention was slowly forgotten by people after searching again and again without results.

Zhang Chen's statistics throughout the summer league are 19 minutes per game, with 12.1 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists. This result is inconspicuous among all rookies, especially compared to Durant's terrifying score of 25 points, Zhang Chen's data sheet can be said to be a little pale.

Most of the other rookies are better than Zhang Chen...... Then again, who cares too much about such an undrafted player?

The preseason also kicked off with people's lack of attention, and during the preseason, some people in China on the other side of the ocean occasionally remembered Zhang Chenlai, but after many searches still without results, they also gave up a deeper understanding of Zhang Chen.

After the first game, the Suns won the game. Another small board underneath says that the NBA preseason continues with the Suns beating the Bulls.

After clicking on it, there is a small paragraph with Zhang Chen's information: In the Suns' victory over the Bulls, Chinese player Zhang Chen came off the bench in the second quarter, played 21 minutes, made six of nine shots, and scored 14 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

Zhang Chen's scoring is very consistent, but if someone pays close attention to his information, they will find that his shooting percentage is a little higher than in the preseason.

Yes, when the preseason was about to start, Zhang Chen had already finished the process of running and began to practice the next event: shooting.

Zhang Chen's shooting practice still starts from the basics, but his shooting was level four before, and he is only six levels away from reaching the full level.

As a result, Zhang Chen's hit rate also began to increase. In the second game of the preseason, he scored 16 points and shot 80 percent from the field. This data even made some American fans who had a little good thing pay a little attention to Zhang Chen, but this gaze was also very short-lived, because in the final analysis, Zhang Chen was just a very weak and humble non-draft player in the NBA.

The wheels of history are rolling, the preseason is gradually unfolding, and the Suns have maintained a very good form throughout the series. Zhang Chen also maintained a very good state.

In the preseason, Zhang Chen played an average of 16.5 minutes per game and averaged 11.8 points per game, which looks really a bit shabby. Zhang Chen's playing time was short, and after the summer league, his playing time has been severely compressed. Moreover, his body does not have the conditions for high-intensity confrontation all the time. It's just that Zhang Chen was able to grasp a lot of opportunities in this short 16 minutes and scored 11 points, which is already a big achievement.

It's just that a player who does well in the preseason doesn't necessarily have a good regular season, that's a truth. Therefore, Zhang Chen's 70% shooting rate just makes people think that this Chinese non-draft player is lucky. Their focus is on Durant, the players with the high pick.

The preseason is just a rehearsal of the regular season, the real game still has to start in the regular season, and the real warriors have to be tested in the regular season.

Time went on and on, and it was October 2007.

The 2007-2008 NBA season finally kicked off its raging fire......

Zhang Chen has also embarked on the journey of his real NBA career!

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There are so few collections...... I hope you volunteer, and don't forget to click on the bookshelf when you walk by, thank you.

Thank you for the evaluation vote of the world's first 'sword'.

The NBA regular season is about to start, and Zhang Chen's legend is about to begin.

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