After washing the ball, Li Kaiming attacked again.
Arenas was more decisive this time. He got close to Li Kaiming the moment he served, and then blocked Li Kaiming's lower plate.
But he still underestimated Li Kaiming's power.
With a strength attribute of 80, he can handle himself well in NBA insiders, let alone face a dwarf like Arenas!
Arenas's seemingly fierce pressing defense was blocked by Li Kaiming, who was able to open up half a meter of space.
Arenas was still dissatisfied and wanted to continue to defend closely, but Li Kaiming rushed up like a tank at full power. Arenas' body was not worth mentioning in front of him. Li Kaiming once again ended with a dunk!
Arenas expressed dissatisfaction and continued to wash the ball...
A few minutes later, Li Kaiming made another one-handed dunk and scored 22 points.
Arenas, who was opposite him, didn't even touch the ball after scoring a three-pointer at the beginning.
No, I still touched it when I was washing the ball.
Arenas was a little aggrieved.
A three-time All-Star, he was beaten by a rookie in the one-on-one match he was best at!
It's tolerable, but it's intolerable!
But Li Kaiming appropriately gave Arenas a step down.
"In a one-on-one duel, I definitely have the advantage inside. If it's a shooting competition, I will definitely not be able to beat you!"
Arenas' expression looked a little better, "Son, you are stronger than most NBA insiders!"
Li Kaiming smiled sheepishly, "I'm still far behind, so I won't hesitate to come over and train with you! I want to learn from you!"
After hearing this half-flattering words, Arenas's face didn't change much, but his heart was already happy!
Li Kaiming, a top pick with so much talent, actually wanted to study with him!
What does this mean? It means that Arenas is 13!
Moreover, the Wizards were not very good inside, but now that they have selected Li Kaiming, their inside strength will definitely be greatly improved, and they may enter the playoffs this season!
Thinking of this, Arenas was also slightly excited. He began to look forward to the new season!
The Wizards also made some trades during the offseason. The one that caught Li Kaiming's attention the most was Yi Jianlian, the second in charge of the Chinese national team, who was traded to the Wizards for Quentin Rose by the Nets plus 3 million in cash.
Such a news did not cause any waves in America, but in China it became the most popular basketball news second only to the Heat's Big Three!
Yi Jianlian teamed up with the new top pick Li Kaiming, which immediately brought the Wizards' attention to a higher level again!
More and more Chinese people regard the Wizards as their home team, and Li Kaiming's reputation has skyrocketed in China!
Many people have already started leaving messages on online forums, asking Hongxin Erke when Li Kaiming’s signature shoe, the Kaiming Generation, will be released!
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On July 9, 2010, the Washington Wizards announced their summer league lineup for this season on the team's official website.
What makes Chinese fans feel excited is that Chinese guard Sun Yue appears in the Wizards' lineup!
Sun Yue participated in the summer league twice before. The first time was after being selected by the Lakers in 2007. He played five games and averaged 3.6 points and 4.6 assists per game, with a shooting percentage of only 30%.
In 2009, he represented the New York Knicks in the summer league again, but the results were still unsatisfactory and he was waived before the preseason!
But this year is different. In addition to Li Kaiming, the Wizards also traded Yi Jianlian, and now Sun Yue is allowed to play in the summer league.
This has made Chinese fans' favorable impression of the Wizards rise to unprecedented heights!
Some fans even rumored that it was the new top pick Li Kaiming who used his influence to get opportunities for Yi Jianlian and Sun Yue!
In just a few short days, the Wizards have become a team that can be on par with the Houston Rockets in the eyes of Chinese fans.
In addition to the summer league lineup announced today, what is more important to Li Kaiming is that today is the day he signs with the team.
His beautiful agent Monica also rushed over, and finally after friendly negotiations, the two parties finalized a four-year contract worth 24 million!
Before that, Li Kaiming thought his annual salary was only 4 million. Unexpectedly, with the increase in the salary cap, the starting salary of the No. 1 pick reached 6 million!
After signing, the most important thing is the summer league.
The Wizards participated in the Las Vegas Summer League this season. The schedule started on July 11 and ended on July 17, with a total of 5 games.
The summer league coach is the team's assistant coach Sam Cassell.
That is, one of the original "Three-Headed Monsters" of the Timberwolves, Cassell, nicknamed "The Alien".
Calling him "alien" is not because of his superb skills or weird playing style, but because this guy looks like an alien in a science fiction movie.
The head is big, the facial features are squeezed in the middle, and the forehead is shiny.
After meeting this guy for the first time, Li Kaiming had to admire the guy who nicknamed Cassel.
It’s so similar!
Players participating in the summer league rushed to the team's training ground before the game.
And Li Kaiming also met this Chinese player known as "Qi Dasheng" for the first time.
The hair on his temples was shaved relatively short, and he looked very energetic!
When he saw Li Kaiming, Sun Yue's eyes clearly lit up, and he immediately walked over on his own initiative.
Li Kaiming also smiled, stretched out his fist and bumped Sun Yue's fist together.
"Hello, Sun Yue, I heard they all call you the Great Sage!"
Sun Yue, who has a relatively cheerful personality, rarely showed a shy expression.
"No, no, it's you who speaks Mandarin so well!"
Li Kaiming winked, "No matter where I am, I am a descendant of the Yellow Emperor!"
Sun Yue laughed and relaxed inside.
He chose to come to the Wizards to participate in the Summer League. In addition to wanting to work hard again, he also had other tasks.
Someone from the national team suggested that he come to the Wizards to contact Li Kaiming. Before coming, he would have thought this was a very difficult task.
But after meeting Li Kaiming for the first time, he knew that it was only a matter of time before Li Kaiming would play on behalf of China!
After the team was assembled, assistant coach Cassell immediately led the team to fly to the casino city of Las Vegas.
On the plane, the eccentric Cassel actually asked Li Kaiming to sit next to him.
Looking at Cassel's weird face, Li Kaiming suppressed his inner discomfort and asked in his heart, "Coach, why did you call me here?"
Cassel remained silent, just silently flipping through the tactical manual in his hand.
Li Kaiming:......
Grandma, you were right to ask me to come over!
Just when his patience was about to be worn away, Cassel spoke.
"Li, Arenas and I are very strong!"
Good thing this guy doesn’t sound like an alien!
Li Kaiming complained silently in his heart.
"It's okay, hahaha!"
He laughed awkwardly before answering.
Cassel still didn't raise his head, "Just be more restrained in the summer league and don't play too hard, otherwise you'll suffer more than you gain."
So that’s what happened!
Li Kaiming suddenly realized that it seemed that the team management was afraid that he would play recklessly and get injured.
In the summer league, generally only those undrafted players who have no ball to play will try their best to perform so that they can win a contract for themselves.
From the team's point of view, a proud man like Li Kaiming does not need to stoop down to compete with those undrafted players.
Even so, Li Kaiming is a person who doesn't like losing. If he can't do his best in the game, can he save his energy for use in the nightclub?
