The appearance of the general managers of the three teams in a development league game is destined to be a game full of competition, and any player with a silver lining will want to impress the NBA elite with their performances. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

It is precisely because of this that Li Yang, who performed well in the first half, became a thorn in the side of the Vipers.

However, in the first few rounds of the second half, Li Yang clearly told the Vipers players with his actions that he is not an ordinary development league player who can block it if he wants to.

If in the first half, in order to cooperate with Tyler Jenkins's tactics, Li Yang mainly shared the organizational task of Corey Joseph and took care of his own scoring, in the second half, Li Yang fully showed his talent on the offensive end.

Li Yang knows very well that the Spurs will definitely not be interested in his ability in terms of organization, in fact, his ability in terms of organization is not very good, what Spurs value is his talent at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, the defensive ability to cover almost any corner of the half court on the defensive end, and the ability to tear apart the opponent's defense on the offensive end.

So in the second half, Li Yang showed his ability in these two aspects without reservation, because RC Buford was sitting on the sidelines, in addition, there were also general managers of the other two teams, for Li Yang, this is a rare opportunity.

Of course, Tyler Jenkins thinks so, for him, the victory or defeat of a game is not more important than Li Yang's entry into the NBA, not to mention, after Li Yang turned on the attack mode, the Austin Bulls did not fall behind.

The breakthrough score with the ball, the score that cut into the interior after running without the ball, and the secondary offense after impacting the rebound in the front court, Li Yang brought what he was good at on the offensive end to the extreme.

Of course, Li Yang has not forgotten to defend, he knows that this is actually more important than offense.

From the three-point line to the restricted area, steals, blocks, and rebounds, Li Yang relied on his excellent movement speed and defensive awareness to block the Vipers' offense again and again.

With a five-point advantage in the game, the Austin Bulls won the game, and Li Yang was undoubtedly the key to the Austin Bulls' victory, and he was also the best player in the game.

28 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, 1 block, such data, coupled with the performance of the whole game, made the eyes of the three team managers present fall on Li Yang at the moment of the end of the game.

Although this is only an NBA Development League game, Li Yang's statistics cannot be said to be too exaggerated, his offensive means are not rich, and his ability has not been tested by the NBA, but it is clear that the talent shown by Li Yang in this game has made the management of the three teams excited.

However, it is clear that several general managers need a thought process, and they are not willing to pat their heads on such a big night to make a decision, so after the game, no one directly contacted Li Yang.

Coming out of the locker room, Li Yang was in a very good mood, he was satisfied with his performance in today's game, and at the same time, he was looking forward to going to the NBA.

Recently, Tyler Jenkins has been instilling in Li Yang the idea that Li Yang already has the strength to go to the NBA, and he even helps Li Yang prepare for entering the NBA from all aspects.

Today's game made Li Yang truly realize that he may really have the strength to establish himself in the NBA, at least in terms of physical talent, and he will not fall behind in the face of talented players such as Terrence Jones and Hassan Whiteside.

As for basketball awareness and attitude, Li Yang at this moment is not the previous youngli, he has enough confidence in himself.

Because of this, Li Yang's mentality is completely different from when Kawhi Leonard came to recover a month ago, and he also has a stronger desire to enter the NBA.

While thinking about what had happened recently, his performance in this game, and how to go next to whether he could or could not enter the NBA, Li Yang, who walked out of the arena, walked towards the rented house, which he rented was not far from the arena, so he walked back directly.

Of course, with Li Yang's current economic situation, there don't seem to be many better choices.

After walking not far away, Li Yang suddenly saw a tall figure standing on the side of the street.

"It's the Vipers' centre-forward, the guy called Hassan Whiteside. For this object who was detained by himself today, Li Yang has not forgotten.

"Why is he here?" Li Yang was a little surprised, the Vipers' home stadium was Hidalgo in Houston, not too far from Austin, so the Vipers should have rushed back to Houston overnight.

This has nothing to do with whether the Vipers will play tomorrow, but as a team in the Development League, the control of funding is much stricter than that of NBA teams.

“hi...... Hassan. After a slight hesitation, Li Yang still called Whiteside's name.

"Is it you?" Turning his head and seeing that it was Li Yang, the expression on Whiteside's face was extremely complicated, Li Yang would not forget the previous slap, and Whiteside was even more so.

In fact, since being blocked by Li Yang, Whiteside, who had not had many opportunities to perform before, was bent on the court trying to get back on the court, but his offensive ability was too poor, and the defensive end was too impatient, so he was replaced after a few rounds, and then never returned to the court.

So seeing Li Yang at this time, the expression on Whiteside's face was very complicated, and his first reaction seemed to be to say a few cruel words, but then, his face was occupied by an expression of unwillingness and loss, and then turned around and left without saying a word.

“......”

Li Yang shrugged his shoulders and prepared to leave.

"Hey, can you go have a drink with me?"

At this moment, Whiteside, who had already taken two steps, suddenly turned around and shouted.

"Have a drink?"

"Yes, celebrate that I am unemployed. Whiteside replied.

Li Yang thought about it and nodded in agreement, he could see that Whiteside wanted to talk to someone, and it just so happened that Li Yang also wanted to talk to this player who had been in the NBA. And after coming here, I don't seem to be relaxed, and it seems good to go to the bar to sit down.

In the U.S., bars are an essential fixture around arenas, and fans seem to be a good choice to go to bars whether the team loses or wins.

The bar was close, a few steps away, and the two only had time to complete a Q&A.

"What's your name?"

"Li Yang!"

Hassan Whiteside didn't know Li Yang's name, so Li Yang told him.

After approaching the bar, Whiteside ordered three glasses of wine in one go, while Li Yang just asked the waiter for a glass of water.

"Water?" Whiteside was obviously surprised that Li Yang had ordered a glass of water.

"Yes, I don't want to touch alcohol during the season. Li Yang replied that he was not particularly fond of wine and did not resist it. But Li Yang also knows that tobacco and alcohol are still more harmful to athletes, so he is not willing to touch these things during the season.

"It's just about developing players in the league, you don't need to be so particular. Whiteside pouted.

After a pause, Whiteside continued: "But I'm not even a Development League player right now. ”

"That's bad news. While taking the water handed by the waiter, Li Yang replied.

Looking at Whiteside, who was about to drink the whole glass of wine into his stomach with a big sip, Li Yang asked with some curiosity: "Dude, have you ever thought about something? You have been in the NBA for two years, but why can't you stay in the Development League now?" ”

Li Yang's words are a bit hurtful, but it is indeed the thing he wants to know most at this time, there are not many places to go head-to-head with Whiteside today, but he can also see that the big man in front of him is physically talented, and he was selected into the NBA as the 33rd pick that year, which means that he is still favored by some teams, although it is not unusual for a second-round pick to not play in the NBA, but it is really rare for a team like Whiteside to be cut by a development league team.

"It's a nasty question......"

Whiteside was really a little dissatisfied with Li Yang's question, and Li Yang had to apologize.

After seeing Li Yang's expression, Whiteside took another big sip of wine, and then said: "I think I must have been abandoned by God, in the Vipers, no, even in the Kings, I am one of the most talented players, but the coach never notices this, they don't give me a tactic, they think I'm just a rookie in the second round, in the Kings, in the Vipers." ”

"I was thinking that I would return to the NBA soon after doing well in the Development League, and those bastards from the Vipers didn't even give me the ball. ”

"Those stupid asses, they don't know what a great player they have on their team, and I hate that being ignored. ”

Whiteside began to curse, as if he wanted to vent all his unwillingness and loss in this way.

Li Yang listened to Whiteside's scolding, he especially understood the other party's mood at the moment, as an NBA player, not only was he cut by the NBA team, but now he even let the team in the Development League be cut, which is indeed very depressing. But at the same time, Li Yang regretted what happened to Whiteside.

Whiteside's experience is so similar to his former "self", no, even his experience is a little more bumpy, Whiteside has been in the NBA, and he is now in a worse situation than himself, and he was cut directly by the Vipers.

Is it true that Whiteside has fallen to this point because no one appreciates it, as he says?

Li Yang didn't know what Whiteside had gone through in the past two years, but one thing he could be sure of was that Whiteside didn't do his best to make himself stronger.

Thinking of his previous life, he couldn't become a professional player because of his lack of talent, but here, Whiteside and his former "self" squandered their talent wantonly, and they couldn't help but sigh.

Perhaps, if it is too easy to get, it will not be cherished?

"Dude, would you like to hear my story?" Li Yang asked Hassan Whiteside after finally stopping scolding.

"Your story, well, it's nice to have a story to listen to in such a boring time. Whiteside replied.

Li Yang feels that he and Whiteside are still quite compatible, and after coming here, he seems to have never had so much communication with others except for Tyler Jenkins, so at this time he hopes to share his story with Whiteside and arouse Whiteside's fighting spirit.

However, Li Yang clearly failed, and he was only halfway through his speech when he was interrupted by Whiteside.

"Alright, buddy, stop, I know what you're going to say next. You lose the draft, and you join the Development League, and you want to get into the NBA in this way, right, that happens every year in the Development League. ”

Li Yang was about to speak, but he was directly choked by Whiteside's next sentence.

"But now you're just a player in the Development League. ”

Li Yang was stunned, and then smiled dumbly, yes, now he is only a member of the Development League, and he doesn't seem to be much better than Whiteside, but the other party has been in the NBA for two years.

However, I still have a dream, and I've been working hard for it, haven't I?

Li Yang quickly thought of this, and then he suddenly said to Whiteside:

"Dude, can you believe me, I'm going to be an NBA player, and a great NBA player, and find my place in the league. ”

"You?" Whiteside looked at Li Yang with a suspicious face, shook his head and said, "Don't tease man, I know you have good physical talent, but, I have to tell you, the NBA doesn't value talent as much as you think, if you can really do it all......"

When Whiteside said this, Li Yang immediately interrupted and asked, "If I do all this, how are you going to try to get back to the NBA? or help me pick up the ball?"

"Pick up the ball for you?" Whiteside rolled his eyes, then said with a nonchalant look on his face, "If you can do all of this, I'm going to try to get back to the NBA, well, and then you on the court." ”

"Hey, buddy, listen, you said it yourself. ”

"Of course! That's what I said. ”