Chapter XXVIII
The Lakers will play in the Las Vegas Summer League this year, and the team's general manager has signed a number of undrafted rookies to prepare for the upcoming Las Vegas Summer League.
Li Hao is definitely going to participate, for the Lakers, the most important thing for them now is to see Li Hao's performance, although there is still a gap between the summer league and the NBA, but it is much more intense than the NCAA.
Because in addition to the rookies of the last two years, the players who participate in the summer league are more players who have not yet found a team, and they hope to fight through the summer league.
Let's talk about the Lakers' recent signings, they have signed four undrafted rookies this year in a row, two of them are still point guards, Keith Applelin, who played in college for four years, and Deandre Kane, a super-old undrafted rookie.
In addition to making reserves for point guards, I also want to put a little pressure on Li Hao, although the Lakers coaching staff are optimistic about Li Hao, and Kobe Bryant has also found Kupchak, but the quality still has to be proved in the game.
There are not many options for Lakers point guards this season, although Nash is back healthy, Nash is 40 years old after all, and in terms of Nash's back injury, the so-called health is not really healthy.
Mafar already belongs to the Clippers, and last season Mafar bought out his contract with Turkish team Efes at his own expense in order to return to the Lakers, and then signed a veteran base salary.
In the new season, the Clippers recruited Mafar with a two-year biennial exception worth $4.2 million, with a base salary of $420 and $420, everyone knows how to choose.
In this case, the Lakers' current real point guards are only Nash and Li Hao, Nash is old, Li Hao doesn't know how to do it, and the Lakers will definitely strengthen the point guard in the new season.
Li Hao is sure to participate, but Randle is not easy to say, this year's No. 7 show is rumored to be injured, and it has not been determined whether to play in the summer league.
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Before the summer league really arrived, Li Hao still trained with Kobe, and the top trainers did not rub in vain, besides, Kobe took the initiative to invite Li Hao, this kind of good thing naturally cannot be missed.
After officially signing a contract with the Lakers, Li Hao also got the reward of the system, he didn't use the 10 attribute points, under the guidance of the top trainer, Li Hao's attribute grew very fast, and there was no need to strengthen it with attribute points for the time being.
Four brass badges have been lit.
Finishing Badges:
Giant Buster: Increase layup shots and reduce the chance of being blocked against players taller than you (Brass).
Shooting Badges:
Difficult Shots: Increase the success rate of difficult shots such as rollovers, back-backs, step-backs, and emergency stops (brass).
Organization Badges:
Organizational Core: Players increase their teammates' offensive abilities (brass) when they are on the field.
Defensive Badges:
Steal Specialist: Increases the ability to steal from the ball handler (Brass).
In Li Hao's opinion, badges and attributes are additional rewards, and the most important thing is the steel body.
Injuries are the natural enemies of athletes, look at the history of the NBA, how many geniuses have been ruined by injuries, far from it, just these rookies this year, several high-ranking rookies have been ruined by injuries.
One of the most regrettable is undoubtedly the star Jabari Parker, although the summer league has not officially started, there are already speculations about this year's rookie of the year.
Well, this best rookie definitely doesn't have Li Hao's name, as a second-round show, even if it is the first place in the second-round show, Li Hao is not worthy.
The general view of the expert media in the United States is that the Lakers are not giving up on the Chinese market, especially in the current situation, Yao Ming has retired for several years, and after Yi Jianlian returned to the CBA with worse and worse plays, there are no Chinese players in the NBA.
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"What do you have to say about being selected in 31st place?" At the Toyota Sports Center, Li Hao is finishing an interview with the National Sports Channel.
This is what Li Hao promised before, because of the busy relationship a few days ago, the interview has been delayed until today.
"Based on the actual situation, it is higher than my own prediction" This is Li Hao's true thoughts.
"Isn't that reality?" Director Zhang asked.
"I'm looking forward to the new season" When Li Hao said this, Coach Zhang could feel the confidence that came to his face.
"What do you want to say about the upcoming summer league," Coach Zhang decided to skip the topic.
It's good for young people to be confident, but being overconfident can turn into arrogance, especially if Li Hao didn't play a second-round show in a game.
So Yao Ming felt that Li Hao's brain was a little abnormal, although this thing was telling the truth, but there was a problem with what people heard.
"I'm looking forward to it" Li Hao's answer made Director Zhang a little speechless.
"Is it so difficult for young people to interview now?" Director Zhang couldn't help but think in his heart.
"I heard that the Rockets invited you to a tryout before the draft and you turned it down?" Director Zhang remembered what he had heard from Yao Ming.
"Yes" the main attraction of the Texas team is that there are no state taxes, and one of the important reasons why many players choose the top three in Texas is this.
"Can I tell me the reason" because Yao Ming's relationship with Huaxia is very close, so in the eyes of many people, Li Hao is the best choice to go to the rocket.
The real reason for "I don't think the current Rockets are suitable for me" is because of the general manager of the Rockets, but in the case that didn't happen, Li Hao definitely can't say that.
"Uh~~~" Director Zhang was speechless again, because judging from the Rockets' selection in the draft, the Rockets need a point guard, and there is news that the Rockets have put Jeremy Lin on the shelf, and the Rockets do not want to pay Jeremy Lin's high annual salary in the last year.
However, it is almost impossible for the Rockets to completely knock down this poison contract, so the Rockets are ready to find a team to pay for Jeremy Lin's final year.
According to the original development, the person who finally helped the Rockets eat up more than half of his salary was Li Hao's Lakers, and in order to make the Lakers willing to eat most of Jeremy Lin's half year's salary, the Rockets sent out two draft picks next year.
In addition to not wanting to pay for the high annual salary, the Rockets are in a hurry to clean up Jeremy Lin, but also because of the dissolution of the Heat Big Three, after the failure of the third crown, the Big Three of the Heat have fallen apart.
The Big Three's contracts all expire this summer, James is planning his hometown basketball, and the Cavaliers are willing to send this year's No. 1 pick to get James back in exchange for Kevin Love from the Timberwolves.
The target of the Rockets is the former Dragon King Bosh, the Rockets are actually preparing to form the Big Three, the Rocket boss already has the idea of selling the team, so he wants to fight, if the Rockets can form the Big Three and win the championship, then the market value of the Rockets can be greatly improved.
But the Rockets boss is not a generous person, he doesn't want to pay the luxury tax, and in this case, if he wants to pursue Bosh, he must clean up Jeremy Lin, whose annual salary is only behind Howard and Harden.