Because of Taylor Swift, Li Yan gained the friendship of "Little Shark".
Although the process is a bit bizarre, it is always good to have one more friend.
The All-Star Rookie Game is about to begin. The current Rookie Game does not have the bells and whistles of the future. It is still the format of second-year players versus first-year players.
If you look at it from a development perspective, the two teams are evenly matched.
But now, the second-year team with one more year of growth is obviously stronger.
They have Bogut of the Bucks, Bynum of the Lakers, David Lee of the Knicks, Ellis of the Warriors, Felton of the Bobcats, Granger of the Pacers, Hyde of the Rockets and two star point guards. Chris Paul and Deron Williams.
These players are all starters for the team, and many of them are players who have been trained as the cornerstone of the team.
In addition to Li Yan in the first grade, the strongest among them is "Yellow Mamba" Brandon Roy, and his partner Aldridge in the Trail Blazers.
This year's No. 1 pick, Bargnani of the Raptors, can only be considered mediocre, at least not to the level of a No. 1 pick.
In addition, there are Rudy Gay, Paul Millsap, Randy Foye, Ronnie Brewer and Jordan Farmar.
So far in the rookie game, the first-year team has never beaten the second-year team.
Li Yan had no serious plans to play in the rookie game, but now, he wants to beat Chris Paul and Deron Williams.
Li Yan's plan did not go well, and he encountered resistance in the locker room.
Brandon Roy also wanted to win, which was no problem, but Roy didn't want to cooperate with Li Yan.
Roy has a natural advantage, and Aldridge is his golden partner. He feels that he can complete the "hunt" without Li Yan's help.
Li Yan's draft pick ranked at the bottom of his class. When he entered the league, he was far inferior to these first-year teammates.
And now Li Yan has become an All-Star starter and has a historic sneaker contract.
The huge gap makes these players more or less psychologically resistant to Li Yan.
The person who talked to Li Yan the most was Millsap.
Millsap is also a second-round pick, and he knows that it is not easy for Li Yan.
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Although the Rookie Challenge is just an "appetizer", it still attracts many fans to watch the game.
Kobe Bryant, Allen Iverson, Kevin Garnett...many All-Star players also came to watch the game.
"Li, come on!" A clear female voice came over.
Li Yan looked over and saw "Taylor Swift" waving to him.
Taylor Swift does not shy away from her feelings for Li Yan, she is free, passionate and unrestrained!
Li Yan also waved at Swift, but at the same time he met Jessica Alba's playful expression.
Damn it! Only then did Li Yan realize that he was so stupid that he gave the tickets for adjacent seats to Jessica Alba and Taylor Swift.
After the appearance ceremony, the starters of the two teams stayed on the court.
First grade team: Li Yan, Brandon Roy, Rudy Gay, Aldridge, Bargnani;
Sophomore team: Chris Paul, Deron Williams, Danny Granger, David Lee, Andrew Bogut.
Inside the TNT studios.
Barkley and Smith are predicting the outcome of the game. Although they like Li Yan very much, it is too difficult for the first-year team to win against the second-year team that has grown for one more year.
Smith decisively predicted that Chris Paul would win the rookie game MVP, and Barkley was overtaken by Smith. For the sake of program effect, the two naturally could not make the same choice.
Buckley actually has considerable expectations for Li Yan, but he feels that the second-year team is more mature than the first-year team.
But now, Barkley said what he felt: "I love Li. This young man has magical powers. He can unite his teammates around him. This is also an ability."
"So, I believe that Lee can lead the first-year team to victory, and I think the MVP will be Lee." Buckley said.
"How about we make a bet?" Smith smiled.
Buckley saw Smith's smirk and memories from years ago began to come back to him.
"You guy!" Barkley covered his face and said, "That's too bad."
Buckley originally wanted to refuse, but TNT's director said that the ratings are now starting to surge.
Sir Charles did not expect that the current audience would actually like to watch this, but the "food and clothing parents" loved to watch this. How could Buckley, who has perfect professionalism, refuse.
"Just bet, I'll win over the first grade." Barkley gritted his teeth and said, "Li is the MVP."
"Hahaha." Smith suggested with a smile: "Charles, how about if I win the second grade and you win the first grade, whoever loses can kiss the donkey's ass?"
"Uh!" Buckley was speechless. He couldn't get over the donkey's butt.
Seeing Barkley's hesitation, Smith directly added: "I won't bully you either. If I lose, I'll kiss both ends, and if you lose, you'll kiss one end. How about that?"
Buckley was shocked: "No, Kenny, I saw you have thick eyebrows and big eyes, but I didn't expect you to have such a hobby. Kissing a donkey and asking for a pair."
"Go away!" Smith yelled with a smile.
Barkley responded directly: "That's it, it's a bet!"
Facts have proved that audiences everywhere love to watch the excitement, and TNT's ratings quickly reached the top spot in the United States, directly beating the rigid ESPN.
Barkley silently cheered for Li Yan in his heart: "Come on, Xiao Li, don't let me score twice. I didn't support Yao at the beginning, but this time I suppressed you!"
The game also started as Smith and Barkley filled the atmosphere with their funny jokes.
Bargnani and Bogut jump ball.
The basketball was taken by Aldridge, who then passed the ball to Roy.
Roy glanced at Li Yan and found that Li Yan had no intention of asking him for the ball.
Li Yan ran to the right three-point line, while Roy held the ball to the left of the top of the arc.
Since he is an All-Star, the defensive intensity is naturally not high at the beginning.
Deron Williams defended for a moment and then let Roy rush in.
Roy stopped and made a jump shot before the defensive player could get into position.
Although Granger was not prepared to defend at all, Roy's moves seemed to be very smooth.
The basketball drew an arc in the air, and "Wha!" hit the ball hollowly.
Sophomore round.
Chris Paul held the ball for half the game, and Li Yan stretched out his hand to express his gratitude.
Unexpectedly, Paul actually did a "flower trick".
Li Yan had no intention of investing on the defensive end, so he was not focused.
After Chris Paul showed off his dazzling ball-handling skills, he actually dribbled past Li Yan.
Iverson frowned on the sidelines. He could see Chris Paul's evil intentions.
Immediately, Paul sent a pass and assisted Granger in an alley-oop.
Although Li Yan was a little unhappy, he was not angry yet.
However, when Paul passed by Li Yan, he actually smiled and asked: "How was the ball just now?"
Li Yan was completely angry now: "Chris, smile more now, after all, things will not be good later."
