The-for-tat between Li Tian and Isiah Thomas made the sideline coach Keith Smart very dissatisfied, so he simply replaced Li Tian and Thomas, although the latter two still played, but they did not have a direct dialogue as at the beginning.

"Lee, you shouldn't be too stiff with Isaiah." After finishing the team training, several young players got together, and Fredette said to Li Tian.

"That guy was the first to stir things up." Li Tian said in a deep voice, whether on or off the court, he is not a person who admits defeat, and no one can trample on his dignity, even if he is lying down.

Fredette said with some concern: "But, Lee, you have to know that he is the starting point guard, he has the ball, and he is a player that the coach likes very much. ”

Li Tian certainly knows that Isiah Thomas is Smart's favorite player, and it was after he took over as head coach that he moved Isiah Thomas to the starting lineup last season. However, because Isaiah Thomas has some status in the team, let him sit on his neck to and pee, Li Tian really can't do it.

"Don't worry, Jimmer, on the court, after all, you still rely on strength to speak." Li Tian turned to Fredette and said that he believes that as long as he performs well enough in training, he will be able to get a chance to play, and Isaiah Thomas should not be able to influence Keith Smart's decision.

After seeing Li Tian say this, Fredette stopped talking.

Training! Or training! In addition to participating in the team training organized by the team, Li Tian did not forget to do some additional training by himself, and the one-month training camp was passed in such training.

After the training camp, there was the preseason, but in the preseason, Li Tian didn't get much playing time, although he would play a few minutes in each game, but the time was still too little after all.

In fact, except for Li Tian, several young players of the Kings do not have much playing time, and the King's lineup is already young and almost all need to be honed.

In the Kings' fifteen-man roster, DeMarcus Cousins, Jason Thompson, Marcus Thornton, Tyrek Evans, and Isiah Thomas are basically certain to be the team's starting lineup.

In addition to this lineup, there are Chuck Hayes, Hassan Whiteside, Thomas Robinson, James Johnson on the inside, Li Tian, John Salmons, Travis Oterlo, Francisco Garcia and Chris Middleton on the front line, and Jimmer Fredette on point guard.

There are six players on the team, seven players on the front line, two on the point guard, and three players on the point guard of the average team, but Evans on the King's side was originally a two-way guard, and he often played back to the point guard position on the court, so it is equivalent to three.

In these positions, Li Tian's forward line is the most competitive, so Li Tian's playing time is very limited, in fact, Thomas Robinson and Middleton's playing time is not particularly much, but Thomas Robinson, as the No. 5 pick, can still have a certain guarantee of playing time, so it is slightly better.

In the blink of an eye, it has come to the end of October, and there is only one day before the start of the regular season, and basketball fans are also excited because the regular season is about to kick off.

In early July, the Nets and Hawks took the lead in capturing the attention of all teams in the league with a big trade that traded five players from the Hawks for Joe Johnson.

Not to be outdone, the Lakers then traded two first-round picks, two second-round picks and an $8 million trade exception from the Suns for two-time MVP winner Steve Nash. Even though Nash is entering the end of his career, the deal is still exciting for Lakers fans.

Of course, this is not the most exciting for Lakers fans, not long after, the Lakers actually brought the monster Howard to Los Angeles, which gave the Lakers Howard, Gasol, Artest who changed his name to Ci Shiping, Kobe, Nash, a rather luxurious lineup.

The championship Heat are also actively recruiting, and they poached key Mr. Ray Allen from the Celtics. This signing undoubtedly surprised many people, and even puzzled many Celtics fans, you know, in the past two years, the Celtics and the Heat have almost become mortal enemies.

And the Rockets, who have attracted the attention of Chinese fans, have also made a lot of moves, first using a three-year price of $25.1 million to snatch Jeremy Lin, who suddenly broke out last season from the Knicks. Last season, Jeremy Lin's sudden rise in the Knicks caused a whirlwind in the NBA, and Jeremy Lin was also known as Lin Crazy.

Immediately after, the Rockets traded from the Thunder for last season's sixth man, James Harden, a young scoring guard who still played well under the cover of the Thunder.

There has been some movement from other teams in the league, and by contrast, the Kings have done little other than to sign three rookies.

The day before the game, Keith Smart still arranged the team training, a summer has passed, many Kings players are not in good physical condition, but with this month's training, they have basically entered the state, so the team training at this time is extremely intense.

"Tick!" With the whistle of head coach Keith Smart, the match in the field ended, and the players came to the side in groups to rest.

Although the team has only 15 people, it has also formed several small circles, and the starters are naturally a small circle, and among the substitutes, Li Tian, Robinson, Whiteside, Fredette, and Middleton have participated in the summer league together, and they have come closer, and the remaining five older players have come closer.

"Tomorrow the regular season starts, I don't know who will be in the rotation." After sitting down, Hassan Whiteside suddenly threw out a topic.

After Li Tian heard this, he glanced at the four people beside him, and then said helplessly: "Chris and I are most likely to be outside the list. ”

Since last season, the NBA's rotation list has been expanded from 12 to 13, which means that 2 people on the Kings team are now unable to enter the list.

Robinson, though also a rookie, is the No. 5 pick after all, and he is almost certain to be in the rotation. In terms of seniority, he and Middleton are the least sufficient, and the forward line is the most crowded, so it is the most difficult to get into the rotation.

"Lee, don't think about it, it's easy to get injured in a season, I'm not cursing anyone, but it's true. So sooner or later you'll be in the rotation, maybe tomorrow your name will be on the list. Dude, you better think about how to behave on the court, it's an official NBA game. ”

Robinson shouted, his eyes full of anticipation.

Li Tian thought about it, so he stopped thinking about this problem, and when he heard Robinson talk about the game, he immediately said: "Yes, the NBA official game, a game representing the world's highest basketball league, just thinking about it is exciting." ”

Li Tian said this, turned to look at Fredette and Whiteside, two players who had played official matches, and asked, "Gimmer, Hassan, that feels great, doesn't it?" ”

Frederick nodded, "yes, when I first stepped on the Circle, it was a great feeling. ”

Whiteside shrugged his shoulders noncommittally and said, "Lee, it's not really different, you've played in the NCAA finals, you've won championships, and I think that's good enough." ”

"Of course, it's a great feeling to win the championship." Li Tian and Robinson replied with a smile, that was their greatest pride so far.

"Hassan, there seems to be some truth to what you said, but ...... No, that shouldn't feel the same way. Li Tian first nodded, then shook his head and said: "These are two different feelings, the night I won the NCAA, I felt honor, and the fearlessness after becoming a dark horse." But stepping into the NBA, becoming a professional player, or growing into a star, that's my dream. ”

"It's going to be a great feeling to play in the NBA, it's great!" As he spoke, Li Tian's eyes were full of longing.

No one laughed at Li Tian, they seemed to be infected by Li Tian's words, in fact, everyone has dreams, although dreams bring people bitterness and helplessness in many times, but they also bring people hope and longing, people's dreams are always beautiful.