Chapter 030: Invitation from the Thunder Team
Clippers head coach Mike Dunleavy was more and more surprised by Li Ze, just seeing these physical data has surprised him so far, but after watching the shooting drill, he feels that Li Ze will definitely be able to make a name for himself in the NBA.
"Huh..." This is the sound of hollowing into the net, and at this time Li Ze is shooting at a fixed point.
"It's incredible, Kayce doesn't look like a rookie at all, his fundamentals are so good, his left and right hands are almost the same, and the ball control practice just now really stunned me."
The trainers of the Clippers are already communicating with Dunleavy, and most NBA players have weak side hands, and after entering the league, they will continue to hone their skills before the weak side hands will gradually disappear.
And a 19-year-old college player like Li Ze, such a performance is really surprising.
"You'll play a few more 1-on-1 and 3-on-3 in a while, and I'd like to see Kayce play more, and although I think he's good enough, the process still has to be finished."
Dunleavy began to instruct the trainer to observe Li Ze more.
"Kayce, come for a few rounds of 1-on-1, you're welcome, I know you can beat me." The bearded trainer began to greet Li Ze.
"No problem, but I really won't release water!" Li Ze immediately responded with a smile.
"Come on, play six balls first, Mr. Dunleavy is looking forward to your performance." The bearded trainer really wanted to fight Li Ze.
"No problem, you come first, after all, this is your home turf." Li Ze served directly to the bearded trainer.
Although the trainers of NBA teams may not be physically able to play high-intensity games, they can still compete with the players when it comes to single-handedness.
But Li Ze is a bit of a bully when he plays heads-up, [Ankle Support] + [Marking Master] basically makes him not shake, in terms of his height, arm span, and excellent athleticism...
In short, unless it is the ability to crush Li Ze, ordinary players will definitely be crushed by Li Ze.
The bearded trainer had this feeling at this time, and the continuous change of direction after the cross-step dribble could not shake off Li Ze's defense, and finally he had no choice but to make a retreat and shot, which was also outrageous after interference.
DeAndre Jordan was grinning from the sidelines, which was so badly guarded.
The bearded trainer didn't expect Li Ze to defend so well, and he was a little embarrassed now.
"Well done, man, it's your turn!" Hurry up and serve to hide your embarrassment.
Li Ze looked at the bearded trainer in front of him, who was a head shorter than himself, and quickly made three threats after receiving the ball, and the opponent moved back and pulled out his hand directly.
"Hmph..."No pressure, hollow into the net.
The bearded trainer continued to be embarrassed and hurriedly served again, "Not bad, man, go ahead!" ”
Li Ze is still a triple threat, this time the bearded trainer directly grabbed a step up, but this was easier for Li Ze, quickly released the ball, accelerated the dribble with his left hand, and directly took a step back, drifting out.
"Whew...", an easy goal from the middle distance.
[Triple Threat Veteran] This new achievement badge has a great bonus to Li Ze, making up for some of his lack of explosiveness.
Dunleavy saw that the gap was too big, and hurriedly found a staircase for the bearded man.
"Let DeAndre defend, he needs to practice defending today." The bearded trainer rushed to bring DeAndre Jordan over, and he didn't want to be blown up by the rookie.
"No problem, coach, I'm sure I'll do a good job." DeAndre Jordan also wants to try Li Ze's level, after all, he is good at defense.
Li Ze picked up the ball and looked at DeAndre Jordan in front of him, and couldn't help but think of the little Jordan who was fed by Paul for a while in his memory.
The gap between the two is a bit big, and the rookie jumping man in front of him is a dish in Li Ze's opinion, a large scope.
Li Ze faced Little Jordan, put the ball directly, pretended to break through to the left with a simple cross step, and after mobilizing Little Jordan's center of gravity, he directly pulled back under his crotch and shot outside the three-point line.
"Huh..."It's still a goal, and the [Misplaced Expert] achievement badge allows Li Ze to shoot without being seriously interfered with when facing a big man.
Little Jordan has a problem with his defensive position, in fact, he just needs to cover Li Ze, instead of choosing this more aggressive defense.
"Cool, this ball is so beautiful!" Little Jordan thinks that Li Ze's series of movements are very beautiful.
Serving again, Li Ze still simply put the ball, and after dribbling under the crotch, he suddenly shook the Buddha falsely, which directly shook Little Jordan away, and then made a simple low-handed layup to complete the attack.
"It's okay, Kayce, it's a perfect performance, let's play a few more sets of 3-on-3, and the trial will be pretty much it." Dunleavy saw that little Jordan was also given away for nothing, and directly beckoned Li Ze for the next round.
"No problem, I can do it at any time." Li Ze readily agreed.
3 against 3 Li Ze basically didn't attack much, mainly because the Clippers' trainers couldn't give him too much defensive pressure, a few simple breakthroughs, and after changing groups, he fed Jordan Jr. a few cakes, and the trial was over.
Dunleavy already had a little bit of a light in his eyes at this time.
"Perfect performance, come on Kayce, I'll take you around the team's training hall and try the craftsmanship of our restaurant."
After Li Ze left in the afternoon, Dunleavy immediately found the general manager of the team, and he must sign Li Ze!
"It feels completely different to watch you play, the trainers of the Clippers have no pressure on you, I feel like Dunleavy's eyes are already shining!"
Chapman said with some pleasure.
"The trainer's physical fitness is poor, in fact, I have already taken it, but it's a pity that Deng Leavy said that it doesn't count, if they have the first pick, they should still not choose me, after all, the boss's opinion is the most important."
"That's their loss, I've set a time for you to go to Oklahoma City, and we'll be able to leave the day after tomorrow." Chapman handed over a sycophant.
"No problem, it just so happens that Russell is there too, by the way, look at my good brother." Li Ze said casually.
On May 2, Li Ze came to Oklahoma City, a city that made a good impression on Li Ze, and Turtle Turtle Westbrook came with his girlfriend Nina to pick him up and take him to the training gym.
"Wow, Nina, it makes me sad that you chose Russell." When Li Ze saw Nina coming, he immediately said funny.
Nina glanced at Li Ze first, and immediately spoke: "Russell is a single-minded man, why didn't Britney come with you?" ”
"She's been busy making up for music credits lately, and she played too crazy some time ago." Li Ze hurriedly replied, this is also Britney's little sister, but she can't talk nonsense in front of her, otherwise she will definitely not have good fruit to eat.
"Get in the car, Kayce, I can't wait to see you tryout, a lot of people on the team are here today, and Kevin has been waiting for you to come over." The turtle is an anxious man, and he is about to get into the car and run away with Li Ze.
"Don't be in such a hurry, this is my manager, Chapman, and those Taylor-signed albums of yours got it through his connections." Li Ze introduced Chapman to him.
"God, I've wanted to know you for a long time, I love those albums so much, I think Taylor is the best female singer." The turtle immediately shifted his attention.
"Haha, if you want albums, autographs, and concert tickets in the future, just come to me directly, and you will be satisfied." Chapman was a good man, so he naturally began to do what he liked, and the two soon chatted together.
"Alright, gentlemen, it's time for us to go! Russell, get behind the wheel! Nina looked at her boyfriend's appearance of a star chaser, and she was a little speechless in her heart.
Along the way, Turtle and Chapman chatted very happily, and only when they arrived at the Thunder Training Hall did they remember their original purpose.
"Kayce, there may be a 1-on-1 tryout, Kevin should be on it, you have to pay attention, he is very good 1-on-1!" The turtle turtle immediately reminded Li Ze.
"Thanks for the reminder, I'll pay attention!" Li Ze patted the turtle on the shoulder, signaling that he knew.
Team culture sounds quite mysterious, but Li Ze believes that the current team culture of the Thunder is much better than that of the Clippers, after all, it is all bad fishing, and there are many players in the Thunder training hall.
"Hey, Bro, it's great to see you over here!" After Li Ze entered the door, he greeted Durant and Jeff Green.
"Kayce, you should have come early, we can train together, I promise the trainers here are amazing!" Durant said enthusiastically.
Jeff Green was weakly joking on the sidelines, and many players were also looking at Li Ze's side.
"Alright, boys, let's let Kayce warm up for a while, and then catch up!"
Thunder head coach Scott Brooks immediately greeted everyone, and it was clear that the players liked the head coach.
"It feels good, the team is full of energy, I have to perform well in a while!" Li Ze thought secretly in his heart.