Three Hundred and Sixty-Four: 1 Shot for the Dream Team?

As Robert Pera said, trades are brewing across the league.

On July 1, the free agent market and trading market officially opened. On the first day, Celtics forward Kevin Garnett and Nets forward Gerald Wallace announced their contract extensions with the team. These two players are not low-ranked. Therefore, although there has been no player changing teams, this is considered explosive news.

And a day later, on July 2, the deal came right away.

The Atlanta people sent the "Eagle King" Joe Johnson, who they couldn't afford, to Brooklyn, while the Nets sent away Anthony Morrow, Deshaun Stevenson, Jordan Williams, and Johann. Petro and a lottery-protected pick from the Houston Rockets.

"Eagle King" changed hands and teamed up with Deron and Wallace. This big deal involving five people was a big dish for the fans on the second day after the trading market opened!

Nets Russian owner and general manager Billy King firmly believes that stacking stars can win the game. In their view, the Miami Heat is a living example. Only when there are enough stars can the team win!

Joe Johnson has 4 years of nearly 90 million contracts left, which is not a small burden for the Eagles. But for the local boss of the Nets, money is not a problem. If it weren't for the fact that the league has a salary cap, he would probably spend even more crazy money.

Of course, this deal also indicates that O.J. Mayo, the old Grizzlies player, is likely to be abandoned again. Mayo's rookie contract expired this summer, but instead of renewing his contract, the Nets also got Joe Johnson.

From this point of view, Mayo's Nets career should come to an end. Calculated in this way, the Nets almost gave Jimmy Butler to the Grizzlies last year for nothing.

In the next few days, Link has been waiting for news related to the Grizzlies. As a result, the Grizzlies have been standing still, which makes Link wonder whether Pera has encountered difficulties in the transaction.

It was not until July 6 that the Grizzlies finally announced the news: the Memphis Grizzlies won a free agent Nick Young on a one-year contract of 6 million.

There is no doubt that Pera's move is hoping to fill the flaw that the Grizzlies bench has no attack points. The offensive ability of the Grizzlies' rotation has always been criticized, but Nick Young's scoring ability is beyond doubt.

It's very suitable to be a bench bandit.

However, this signing is by no means a big deal. Moreover, the second and third positions of the Grizzlies are already quite crowded.

Link, Gay, Battier, Tony Allen, Jimmy Butler, Pondexter, and now, with the addition of Nick Young, this lineup is a bit weird.

But Link didn't have time to speculate on Pera's future plans. It was already July, and now Link had to focus on his own training.

This year, Link still hired a young Chris Brickley to train for him. In addition, Ganna Peterson, the most famous body trainer in Los Angeles, was also invited. Link wanted to further polish his body shape.

Of course, training cannot be done alone. Because this year, most famous players have to go to the Olympics. Therefore, it is impossible for Link to be in the light of Kobe again. To organize training and games, Link has to rely on his own connections.

But Link was delighted to find that it didn't seem difficult for him to form a training team this year.

After two years in the NBA, Link has a little charisma.

Jimmy Butler, Paul George, DeMarcus Cousins, Jeremy Lin and Link himself, this five-person training team was formally formed. Although it's not like Kobe can call first-line stars such as Paul and Durant casually, Link thinks that this training lineup is not bad. Naturally, the contacts I have accumulated in the past two years cannot be compared with Kobe.

In the next month or so, they will train together and improve together.

Everyone has their own points that need specific improvement. For example, George focuses on offense with the ball this year, and Butler focuses on shooting practice.

What Link most wants to improve this year is his three-point shooting ability while dribbling.

Although Link's three-pointers were very accurate last season, most of them were catch-and-shoot shots after spotting. Hill's three-pointer back then was this style, and Link also inherited it.

However, this shooting method is very limited. If you encounter one that can block your receiving route, Link will be blind in vain.

Therefore, Link needs to improve his ability to shoot three-pointers with the ball. For example, a three-pointer with a step back, an emergency stop and a three-pointer on the move, and a direct three-pointer after going around the screen, etc.

As we all know, Grant Hill didn't develop a three-pointer until later in his career, that is to say, Link has now inherited Hill's strongest three-pointer ability. Even if it is upgraded in the future, it will be an improvement in other aspects.

And if Link wants to have a deeper attainment in three-point shooting, he has to work hard on his own.

So this summer, Link has no shortcuts and has to rely on personal efforts.

Outside of training, the five often play games against each other. Of course, many people from other training camps or local street teams were also invited to form rounds.

Light training is not actual combat, and eggs are useless. Only by exploring in actual combat can we make rapid progress.

In mid-July, after half a month of training, Link and his party had begun to show results. But the biggest problem now is that the quality of the opponents in the game is generally not high, and no actual combat effect can be obtained.

It was at this point in time that Link received a call from Kobe.

When Link saw Kobe's name written on the caller ID, he was very surprised. Shouldn't Kobe be preparing for the Olympics now? How can I have time to call myself.

"Hello, Link, I heard that you and your little brothers are training in Los Angeles."

"Yeah, do you want to come? I'm afraid you can't come." After all, Los Angeles is Kobe's territory, so Link was not surprised to hear that Kobe knew his whereabouts.

"Hahahaha, I won't go, but you can come. How about it? Are you interested in coming to Manchester to play a practice match with the US team?"

"Ah!?" Link's mind went blank, what's going on? Play with the dream team! ?

The incident happened suddenly, and Link's thoughts became blurred.

"I highly recommend you and your friends to Coach K, and I assure him that you are the most comprehensive group in the training camp right now! We need some real confrontation, you know? So, If you accept, we can arrange an internal match in Manchester. Hey, you must also want to play against the strongest opponent? Now, the strongest opponent is in the UK. Come on, team up with the US national team One round!"

"But...don't you have a sparring team?" Link was still a little dazed. The US team wanted to warm up, but they couldn't find him anyway.

First of all, the US team has a dedicated training team before each World Series. Link also received an invitation from the training team this year, but he didn't accept it because he wanted to train on his own.

Secondly, the US team can find a more "regular" opponent if they want to warm up. For example, in the previous training camps in Las Vegas and Washington, the United States played warm-up matches against Dominica and the Brazilian national team. And Link's own group is not even considered a team.

"The training team has already returned to the United States, and we know each other too well. Afterwards, we originally wanted to play internal practice matches with local clubs, so we also invited the local Manchester Giants for internal training. But... .Well...Although it may hurt to say this, but they are really not good enough...It is true that there are national team opponents in the warm-up match, but what we need is an internal practice match. So, if If it is convenient for you, I hope you can come to the training camp. Of course, the national team will pay your team."

After Link hung up the phone, he looked at his partners in a daze. Team up with the dream team? It sounds interesting!

By the way, you can also test the training results in a really high-level confrontation.

It doesn't seem to be the case to find street teams and other training camp people to play games in Los Angeles every day.

"Guys, let's discuss something." Link then gathered everyone and prepared to go to Manchester to play for the US team!

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