The Long Beach Summer League only played seven games, and the Lakers had a relatively short time to finish the schedule, so Duane, like other teammates, returned to Los Angeles early with the team after finishing the summer league.
Never would I have imagined that being named Summer League MVP is also an achievement and can create a template.
I just don’t know what kind of harvest I will get this time.
[Congratulations on getting the Desmond Mason template! 】
"Damn it, Mason, the slam dunk king, right? Why the hell am I just taking off?"
Dunn knew Mason a little bit. After Carter refused to participate in the dunk contest, Mason and Richardson suddenly became famous and dominated the NBA dunk contest.
It's just that there is no better way to be good than good. Mason and Richardson feel a bit like Gordon meets LaVine. Although they are also very good, they are overwhelmed.
Mason was slightly luckier than Gordon, because he was one class earlier than Richardson, and Carter did not continue to participate in the dunk contest. Mason seized the only opportunity in his career.
Relying on a slender figure and beautiful calves similar to Tracy McGrady, as well as strong waist and abdominal strength and staying in the air, Mason also won the honor of the dunk king.
In Dunn's view, when it comes to dunking, Mason's stretch can be said to be second only to Carter.
It's a pity that Mason's jumping height is lower than other dunk kings, and he has less work on his hands.
Faced with Richardson, who was taller, faster, and used his back dunk to the ceiling, Mason could only do nothing.
Of course, Duane knew Mason, in addition to the slam dunk contest, and his flagrant foul on Yao Ming.
In a certain regular season game, Mason and Yao Ming were competing for a rebound. Yao Ming was hit by Mason in the air and lost his balance after landing on Mason.
Mason was so angry that Yao Ming had rewarded him with two hotpots before, so he pushed Yao Ming away with his back and arms.
Since Yao Ming was hit on the waist, his body lost his balance, and he still landed on his head, and considering Yao Ming's own weight, this is actually a very dangerous criminal behavior that may ruin Yao Ming's career.
In his previous life, Du En heard rumors that the Chinese gangs in North America had issued a hunting order and put a reward on Mason's head.
However, the FBI came to check the water meter the next day, and then nothing happened.
Later I heard that Mason was not a bad guy and became a slightly famous painter after retiring.
"Looks like I'm going to be quite busy this summer! I still need to practice more dunking and a few more tricks!"
Since the Summer League MVP can get an achievement and a chance to win a template lottery, there is no reason why the Slam Dunk King can’t do it!
You know, Jordan and Kobe are both dunk kings! No matter how bad it is, Wilkins and Carter will do!
Of course, the dunk king cannot run or jump without explosiveness. What Duan lacks now is his running and jumping ability.
The NBA is a competition between the limits of physical talent and the limits of technical talent!
Although Duan has obtained the Mason template, it would be great if his running and jumping ability could be improved to the next level.
When I think about it, today's dunk contests are relatively lacking in performance moves. They basically compete in the difficulty of dunk moves and jumping ability.
Du En has a lot of fancy dunk moves in his mind. At worst, if he participates in a few more dunk contests, he will have a chance to try his luck and win a dunk contest championship.
Time flies to the morning of July 19. Dunn, who has just finished breakfast, is preparing to go to the Toyota Center to practice football and digest the Maggette template and Mason template as soon as possible.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, the cell phone rang.
When I turned on my phone, I found that it was O'Neal who was lying on the hospital bed with nothing to do.
"Shaq, what's wrong? Are you bored again?"
"Fake, bro, I'm so mad!"
Faced with O'Neal's unreasonable scolding, Du En was also confused: "Calm down, Shaq, I didn't offend you, right?"
Duan thought to himself: "I just won the Summer League MVP, do you think my status as the leader of the Lakers is no longer guaranteed?
You, a big shark, are too small-minded, right?
I'm not planning to grab the Lakers boss position this year! "
Before Du En could reveal his true ambition, O'Neill told Du En the truth.
"Brother, I didn't scold you, I wanted to scold Kobe!
You...by the way, don't you know?
Farke, why are you not angry at all?
Well, it seems that you have become stupid in practicing football. I have also heard people say that you train very hard.
The thing is, Kobe Bryant, the big bad guy, was charged with a crime by the Eagle County prosecutor yesterday, and the Eagle County prosecutor officially filed an appeal.
Then he held a press conference at Staples Center and said yes, said Shaq did it too..."
Speaking later, O'Neill was obviously very angry, but his voice became smaller and smaller.
Hearing O'Neal himself say that Shaq did it too, Dunn couldn't help laughing.
"Haha, Shaq, this shows that Kobe has you in his heart.
He still subconsciously treats you as the boss!
He is in trouble now, just like he encounters an unbeatable ball on the court. At this time, he thinks of you.
He will rush inside and pass the ball to your hands, and you will slam the ball into the basket, solve all problems, and lead the team to victory.
Of course, I also know what you are angry about.
Just like Kobe is angry with you, as his boss, why don't you stand up and support him when he is in trouble? "
Hearing Du En's laughter, O'Neill cursed again.
After the scolding was over, he regained some sense and continued to discuss with Du En: "Du En, what you said makes sense.
However, that guy Kobe has ruined my reputation and we can’t go back!
He destroyed the unity of the team's locker room, he is a bad boy!
And I hear he's going to be jailed and next season we're in trouble!
He takes up 15 million in salary space and we can't reinforce it!
I’m still recuperating and I won’t be able to return until January!
Fortunately, the team has you. You performed extremely well in the summer league. I believe you can adapt to the NBA quickly.
Next, the team can only rely on you to make up for Kobe's lack of combat power!
You won't let me down, right? Shaq's magician Duane! "
Duan probably guessed that O'Neal wanted to trick him into practicing to death in order to stabilize the team's record at the beginning of next season's regular season.
Otherwise, if we form the Lakers F4 and fail to even make the playoffs, it will be too damaging to our honor and reputation.
After all, O'Neal is still the boss of the Lakers. If the team fails to produce results, the boss has full responsibility.
"Don't worry, Shaq, the team will be left to me, you can rest in peace and recuperate.
But I think it's better for you to take the initiative to communicate with Kobe.
Tell Kobe you're recovering from an injury and you don't know what happened before.
For the team, unity is more important than anything else! Calm down, Shaq.
You don’t want your championship to be snatched away by Duncan again because of Kobe, right? "
After Duan sacrificed Duncan, O'Neal finally became more rational.
Later, Du En introduced to O'Neill carefully that there is an old saying in China - brothers are jealous of each other, and they can resist their insults from outside.
Dunn used the scandal of Allen Iverson's "wife abuse" and gun possession during the offseason last year to speculate on Kobe's fate.
With the help of NBA officials, big-name stars can turn big things into trivial matters.
O'Neal was originally just angry that Kobe was "disrespectful" to him, and wanted to settle old and new grudges together, and find a few people to join forces to liquidate Kobe.
Now that Duan is speaking out for Kobe, and with Duncan chasing after him, O'Neal can only temporarily put aside his prejudices.
However, O'Neal made it clear to Dunn that he would not do anything like contacting Kobe.
Du En didn't hesitate about this, it was none of his business. The grudge between O'Neal and Kobe cannot be explained in a few words.
Dunn just wants to maintain the balance and unity of the Lakers locker room as much as possible, and strive to win the first championship of his career with the help of Lakers F4.
"Dunn, do you have time to come to Staples Center?
Nike is very sincere to you and has prepared a big contract for you.
If you agree, we can hold a press conference in the afternoon. "
Not long after Du En hung up O'Neal's call, Bass suddenly called Du En again...
