Chapter 3: The Warm-Up Match

Digression: In order to express my apologies and my gratitude to my friend who is called Wangu 1, today I worked overtime to write an extra chapter in the hope that everyone can like it. Next is the text.

The assistant coach introduces Luke, and there is a whisper below.

"Who is this kid?" "Looks like a forward from the University of Arizona." "It looks like this kid is here to steal a job!" ……

By this time, the playoffs are long over, and most players are enjoying their vacations. It's all rookie players who haven't been drafted or fringe players on the team, struggling for a contract, and they're a little unkind when they see Luke's eyes.

At the end of the warm-up, the assistant coach divided the team into red and yellow teams. The red team is the fringe player of the team, and the yellow team is the rookie player who came to the tryout. Luke undoubtedly donned the yellow vest.

Before the game started, the assistant coach called Luke to his side and said, "Luke, wait a minute, you play small forward, and pay attention to help the defender block and dismantle when you attack." "No problem, Coach."

Both sides jumped the ball, the red team grabbed the rebound, the defender began to control the ball, and after a simple block, the forward scored directly. The forward turned around and whispered in Luke's ear, "Boy, welcome to the NBA!"

Lu doesn't like to cause trouble, but that doesn't mean others can mess with him. Luke's eyes narrowed.

The offense and defense switched, and the yellow team's guard was ready to return one, but he didn't shoot, and the red team grabbed the board and scored quickly.

It's been like this several times in a row.

The score is already 10:0.

On a dead-ball opportunity, Lukla walked past the point guard and asked, "What's that forward called?" "His name is Jack and he's 27." "Oh, wait a minute, pass me the ball!" "Oh, good."

Just after halftime, the point guard gave the ball to Luke, and as soon as Luke got the ball, the forward named Jack followed. "Boy, finally got the ball? Let's taste the power of Lao Tzu. ”

"Your name is Jack?" Luke said nonchalantly.

"That's right, I ......" At this time, Lu Ke directly made a dry pull-up jumper and hit. The score is 10:2.

"I haven't heard of it." Luke left this sentence and went straight back to his own half.

"You kid!" Jack was angry, and he vowed to give this boy a little bit of power.

Switching offense and defense, Jack takes the ball, leans on Luke with his back, and prepares to play with his back. But he found that he was not holding against a person, but a wall, and no matter how much he squeezed, Luke just didn't move. So he immediately turned around and prepared to get past Luke. Luke moved directly laterally to block his way. He didn't stop moving, he directly reached out and pulled out the ball from Jack's hand, and then shouted "Attack!" Then he passed the ball to the defender who had just passed it to him, and the defender received the ball and rushed directly to the front court as a violent dunk. When he returned, he and Luke celebrated.

"Damn, this kid is damned!" Jack said through gritted teeth. "It's okay Jack, just come back, I'll assist you later." Said another player.

This time, Jack learned to be obedient, passed the ball out as soon as he got into his hand, rushed into the interior line when he changed defenses, pointed to the basket, and his teammates immediately understood what he meant and threw the ball to the rebound, and Jack flew directly to prepare for an empty catch.

Suddenly, a large hand pressed on the ball, pinned the ball to the rebound, and knocked Jack straight off the court. This man was none other than Luke. When Jack cut into the inside line, Luke noticed him and understood that he was going to be empty, so he gave him a "big gift" - a pegboard hat.

Jack thought that the goal just now would definitely go in, and there would be a good chance of being appreciated by the coach, and getting a good contract didn't expect to be ruined by this kid, he had been teased three times, and Jack's heart was full of anger.

"Are you looking for death!!" Jack stood up and was about to make a move with Luke, and the teammates next to him quickly pulled Jack away, "Calm down, don't get along with a child...... "Yes, yes, yes......"

As soon as the assistant coach saw that the situation was not right, he quickly replaced Jack.

Why not replace Luke, you ask? Come on, this is a test for Luke, what kind of test is there to replace him.

The bout continued, and then it was Luke's exhibition match. He assists, shoots, blocks, steals and can do it all. And Jack could only watch Luke perform alone from the sidelines. He sat weakly on a stool, his head covered with a towel, his head bowed, not knowing what to think.

Pitino and Bill watched the game from the sidelines, and Bill smiled, "That's right, this kid is really a bit of a surprise." ”

And Pitino was even more shocked, this is a complete genius, and a genius with a game surname.

When the assistant coach called Luke back, Pitino had only one thought left in his mind - to sign him!

"Mr. Coach, how am I doing?" Luke asked.

"Yes, perfectly." "So are we going to talk about contracts now?" Looking for this performance ...... yours" "No, no, no, Mr. Coach, I'm not trying to sign with your team right now, I want a summer league spot!" Luke replied gracefully.

Bill was a little puzzled when he heard this, but when he thought about it, he understood that this son of his had a surname that must be repaid, and this was the case with the striker just now. This time there is a good show! Bill thought to himself.

"No, no, Mr. Luke, you're doing perfectly, how about a big contract for us $4 million a year, four years, a 15 percent increase per year, how do you think?" Pitino upped the stack.

Beal was shocked, this is the treatment of the champion, how could it happen to an undrafted player?

"No, no, thank you, Mr. Coach. I'm not good enough right now, I want to work on it through the summer league, and when I really play worth, it's not too late for you to sign me. "By the time you play your ability, you will have been poached by other pairs a long time ago, and the daylily will be cold by then.

"You really don't want to sign?" Pitino is not dead yet.

"I really don't sign it, thank you, Mr. Coach." Luke replied gracefully.

"Okay, player, I'll give you a place in the summer league. But if you want to sign in the future, you must consider the Celtics first. Pitino said helplessly.

"Okay, Mr. Coach, I'll definitely think about the Celtics first." Luke said.

Once we got our spot, Wharton and my father and son walked out of the North Shore Garden Arena.

"Paul." Pitino said to his assistant manager. "What's the matter? boss。 The assistant named Paul replied.

"Be sure to sign this guy for me, and from now on you're going to help me lobby his family to join Celtic. Bill has Celtic ancestry, so start with him. "I'm going to do my best, boss." Paul said.

PS: Guess if Luke will join the Celtics?

The next chapter is about to be revealed.

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