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Yiyang stood behind everyone, and the only voice on the huge training field was the voice of Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle. On the first day after the players return, it is an annual "reserved program" for Carlisle, the coach, to give a speech.

Contrary to what Yiyang imagined, Carlisle, as an NBA-level coach, did not tell the players viciously that we must win this year and win the championship. The coach's calm tone was even gentler than that of the young Stevens.

Yiyang looked down at his jersey, the word on the chest was no longer "Butler", but "". The people around him are no longer the familiar Hayward, Matt, Shervin...

All of this made Yiyang feel a little uncomfortable. Don't look at this kid's coldness on the surface, but he is still a human being, not a cold-blooded animal. The experience of working hard to win the championship with everyone at Butler University is definitely something Yiyang will never forget in his life. Now that he has suddenly entered a strange group from a team he loves very much, Yiyang really misses his days in Butler.

"...Okay, one last thing. You also noticed that there is a new face on our team this year. Also! Come out and say a few words to everyone!" Coach Rick Carlisle shouted With a sound, everyone turned sideways to make way for Yiyang who was standing at the back.

This sudden "sneak attack" made Yi Yang stunned. He looked at the new teammates standing on both sides of him, everyone was staring at him, and Yiyang instantly became the focus of the entire training ground.

It is no exaggeration to say that Yiyang is the most important signing for the Mavericks this summer. What this kid can bring to the Mavericks is also the most concerned issue for other players.

Under the eyes of everyone, Yiyang walked slowly to Carlisle. The training ground is very quiet, because everyone is waiting for this young man to speak.

Yiyang looked at the crowd, and he even found that Kidd was encouraging himself with a smile. But this boy who doesn't talk much doesn't want to stay in front for too long.

"Hello everyone, my name is Yiyang, and I look forward to working with you." After saying such a simple sentence, Yiyang turned to look at Carlisle, who also stared at Yiyang, and the two stared at each other silently. for a while.

After several seconds, Carlisle suddenly realized that this kid has finished speaking? As a rookie, shouldn't he say something impassioned? For example, "I will definitely work very hard to help the team win", or "I am very eager to play with everyone and learn from it!"

But none of these things existed in Yiyang. Yiyang still stared at Carlisle, Carlisle nodded embarrassingly, and Yiyang returned to the crowd.

"Uh... very good, the young man is really energetic... Well, everyone, take care of him in the future. He will also play a huge role in our team this year. Get ready, Immediately start recovery training. I don’t want to see you all with big bellies in the pre-season training camp in more than a month.” Rick Carlisle has heard Cuban say that this kid Yiyang is very have personality. But he still didn't expect that Yiyang would be the taciturn type.

In any case, as long as Yiyang can show his strengths on the basketball court, then in Carlisle's eyes, he is a good player. Except for the performance on the basketball court, other things are not the most important.

"Hey, kid, are you nervous?" Yiyang picked up the basketball on the ground and was about to shoot to warm up, but someone called him from behind.

Yiyang turned his head and looked, the visitor was not tall, nor was he particularly strong. This black player with the stud earrings and a sadistic smile looks like a thug in Woodlands!

As a fan, Yiyang naturally knows the person who greets him.

Jason Terry, nicknamed "The Jets". Although this veteran is working hard on the basketball court, in private, he is the number one "bad boy" of the Mavericks.

"Not nervous." Yiyang's cold response made Terry smile even more happily. This guy always prefers the kind of guy who is different.

"People say you are a genius, and the boss even wants to get you even if he sends Butler away. Maybe you don't know, Butler and I are good buddies. On the basketball court, he and I are a match made in heaven! I hope you His performance is worth letting Butler go." After Terry finished speaking, he passed the ball to Yiyang, signaling him to get into training as soon as possible.

Yiyang walked past Terry with the basketball in his arms, without even looking at the pompous defender.

"Hey, what are you doing? How old are you, and you still like to scare rookies." Kidd, who likes Yiyang very much, walked up to Terry, watching Yiyang holding a basketball and starting to warm up for shooting, Kidd De felt that the burden on his shoulders seemed to be much lighter.

"I didn't scare him, man. Maybe I would have done it five years ago, but now, I'm not good at it." Terry turned his head and smiled at Kidd, the two of them are already old... ... Terry is no longer the rebellious "boy" he was back then.

"I just wanted to tell that kid in a different way that fits my style. He was really important to us. Maybe go to one of those big teams and people can wait patiently for him to take his time. But in Dallas, this The boy must be a blockbuster!" Terry put away his smile, this piece of the puzzle, I don't know if it is suitable or not.

The first day of training is mainly based on recovery training. Everyone has been playing for a summer, and the sudden high-intensity training will only increase their risk of injury. So before preseason training camp begins, Rick Carlisle has to get this group of millionaires used to the feeling of training.

But there is one exception, and that is Yiyang!

Since Yi Yangyi had been training all summer, he didn't need to adjust at all, and he entered the best competitive state directly.

While others are still stretching their muscles and bones under the guidance of the trainer, Yiyang can already hold a basketball and do various exercises.

Terry looked at Yiyang, although on the surface he still had an expression of "You boy can't do it". But in the heart of this "old villain", he was already shocked by Yiyang's performance.

"This kid, is he really only the third pick?" Terry whispered to Kidd beside him.

"It's the third one. The Nets helped us pick it."

"madness!"

"Stupid?" Kidd thought Terry was saying Cuban was stupid.

"This kid should be the champion!" Terry responded with a smile.

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The days of the training camp passed day by day, and Yiyang also started to practice with the ball with his new teammates.

Shortly thereafter, the summer league will officially begin. Yiyang found that it seemed that every time he came to the training ground these days, there would always be a few new faces.

Before the start of the summer league, each team can recruit players to fight for themselves, as long as they finally cut down to 15 people. Therefore, Cuban also called many guys who are eager to enter the NBA but need to prove their strength. Maybe, you can find a treasure among them?

Of course, summer league isn't just testing fringe players. Yiyang, a first-year rookie, is also one of the subjects of the summer league test. Even Wall, who is the number one pick, must pass the summer league first.

Nowitzki and Terry don't care too much about the rest of the summer league roster. Ke Yiyang's performance in the summer league will definitely receive great attention from his teammates and coaches.

As the days of the summer league approached, more and more people came to the Mavericks to train every day. Two days before the start of the summer league, after Yiyang changed his clothes and stepped onto the field, he saw a figure that made him a little dazed.

"Quick, quick! Pass it out, yes! Well, shoot, shoot! Beautiful! Well done, Lin, that's how you should shoot!" On the training field, marginal players have already started confrontational training.

Yiyang stood on the field where the first-choice players were training and looked at the other side. The guy who just shot the goal seemed...it seemed that he had the same skin color as himself!

The guy on the opposite training field seemed to realize that someone was watching him, so he turned his head, looked at Yiyang for a second, and then showed a friendly smile.

"Yeah, what are you looking at!?" Just as Yiyang was staring at the yellow-skinned guy in a daze, Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle walked up to Yiyang.

"No...nothing."

"Also, starting today, you will train with assistant coach Terry Stotts first." Carlisle said, pointing to the opposite field.

Under normal circumstances, the summer league will not let the head coach of a team go out in person. The team's assistant coach will take rookies and marginal players to form a temporary team to compete in the summer league. Therefore, the teams participating in the summer league and the official team of the team also train separately.

For a long time, Yiyang has been training with Nowitzki and other main players of the team. But today, Blair wants him to go to another field to practice with marginalized people.

"No, I don't mean to treat you as a fringe person. It's just that summer league is two days away, and you have to practice with your temporary teammates. Be good, boy. You and They are different, they may only want a job in the NBA, but you, you must play well in the NBA! The summer league will be your first step!" Carlisle was afraid that Yiyang would misunderstand, so he hurriedly made a decision explain.

Yiyang nodded, and obediently ran towards another field.

The yellow-skinned guy on the edge of the field looked very excited when he saw Yiyang running over. After all, on the NBA basketball court, it is rare for two yellow-skinned guys to appear at the same time.

"You're here! Boy! Believe me, the summer league should be no problem for you. Don't be nervous, just play well." Assistant coach Terry Stott knew Yiyang's training level, and he was completely compatible with this group of fringe people. Not one level.

"Hey, my name is Jeremy Lin! In the summer league, we will be teammates!" Just as Stord finished speaking, the yellow-skinned guy who stunned Yiyang warmly extended his right hand and introduced himself.

"My name is... I'm Yiyang." Yiyang also stretched out his hand and held this guy with the same skin color as himself. For some reason, seeing another yellow-skinned guy on the basketball court made Yiyang feel particularly affectionate.

"Jeremy! Since Yilai is already here, I need you to play the second position from now on, no problem!" Stord knew that Yiyang was the key training target for the team in the summer league. It is impossible for him to change his playing position because of others. Although Jeremy Lin has been doing well, if he wants to start in the summer league, he has to give way to Yiyang.

"No problem, sir!" The Asian man named Jeremy Lin readily agreed. He knew that he must seize any opportunity!

Looking at the guy next to him who has the same skin color as him and is so excited, Yiyang, for some reason, also has some expectations for the painless summer league. I have worked hard for a summer, how much progress have I made? How big a storm can a backcourt composed of two yellow-skinned guys cause on the basketball court? Anyway, it's been a long time since I played a game, since I want to play, of course I have to play hard!

The backcourt of the Dallas Summer League team is ready to make a name for themselves this summer!