In fact, there was no need to wait until he entered the NBA. The next day, Li Hao and Kobe appeared in the game again. It was still a competition, but this time Li Hao and Kobe were teammates.
Seeing Kobe become his teammate, Li Hao immediately prepared to be a dribbling guard. After all, not everyone can become Yang Shaoxia.
As a result, Li Hao was ready, but Kobe took advantage of it. In the first few waves of offense, Li Hao dribbled the ball and passed it to Kobe after half court. Kobe immediately passed the ball back to Li Hao, and then Just ran to the bottom corner and stayed there.
Is this Kobe?
What about the promised dribbling guard? The picturesque singles I mentioned almost knocked the shit out of me yesterday, but today I just stood still in the bottom corner trying to catch a fish.
Li Hao seemed to have forgotten that he came for a trial training to show his strength to the Lakers, even though the Lakers had already made a decision yesterday.
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After yesterday's game, D'Antoni immediately said to Kupchak: "If I were still the team's head coach, then I would definitely recommend that the team select this rookie in the next draft."
Kupchak may not necessarily listen to D'Antoni's other suggestions, but if the opponent is talking about a defender, then Kupchak should trust D'Antoni's vision first.
In fact, based on what was shown in this match and his performance in previous trainings, Kupchak has made up his mind to choose Li Hao.
In this confrontation, Kupchak saw the shadow of his former teammates in Li Hao.
Who were Kupchak's former teammates?
The founder of Lakers Showtime, nicknamed "Magic", is Earvin Johnson.
Of course, the current Li Hao cannot be compared with the magician at all. Kupchak just saw a little bit of the magician in Li Hao.
But even if it is a shadow, he is still a magician, the number one point guard in the league.
"Mike, there is something I hope you can promise me." To be honest, Kupchak now regrets leaving D'Antoni to watch this game.
The Lakers are Li Hao's first stop. Before coming to the Lakers, Li Hao had not tried out with other teams. In this case, the space for the Lakers to operate will be infinitely expanded.
Kupchak has indeed decided to select Li Hao, but it is too wasteful to select Li Hao with a lottery pick. Don't forget that this is a big year for the draft, and lottery picks are more valuable than ever.
As for the 18 minutes Li Hao played in the NCAA, there is more than a 90% chance that a second-round pick, let alone a first-round pick, would not select him. After all, there are too many players participating in the draft. In such a huge crowd, almost Li Hao, who didn't play in the game, was really inconspicuous.
"Don't worry, I didn't see anything today, I just came to pack my things." D'Antoni immediately understood what Kupchak meant.
To be honest, if he didn't have a team now, D'Antoni would really choose to cut off Hu. The NBA is a business league, so what's the real friendship?
At the same time, D'Antoni also secretly felt a pity. If he was still the head coach of the Lakers, then he is confident that as long as he is given two to three years, when Li Hao grows up smoothly, he can turn the Lakers into the Suns they once were.
"Mitch, no matter how good a rookie is, it takes time to grow," D'Antoni said the last words to Pukuchi before leaving.
As long as you play point guard, we are friends. Although he does not know Li Hao at this time, this does not prevent D'Antoni from loving and caring for Li Hao.
"Thank you" Kupchak for believing in D'Antoni, but trust is the least valuable thing.
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"What do you think of that Easterner?" After sending D'Antoni away, Kupchak found Kobe again.
"His defense has reached the NBA level." Don't look at Kobe's fancy way of beating Li Hao during the offense, but in fact Kobe is trying his best.
After all, Kobe is getting old and has experienced serious injuries that can change his career as a professional player. In addition, he has not played games for too long, which invisibly puts Li Hao's defense at a higher level.
But one thing is correct. With 74% perimeter defense and Hall of Fame death entanglement, Li Hao has indeed reached the NBA level.
Don't think that NBA-level defense is very strong. In fact, many players in the NBA are terrible at defense. Of course, whether they are willing to defend is another matter.
In addition, defense is also very energy-consuming. Not everyone can be like Kobe, who can attack to the extreme and still defend at the same time.
"What else?" Kupchak continued to ask.
"The mentality is very good, the will is firm, and the desire to win is very strong," Kobe replied.
"Do you think we should sign him?" Kopche asked again.
"Mitch, I'm 36 years old. Although I hate to admit it, the Lakers need some outstanding young players." Kobe's mentality has actually changed a lot in the past two years.
'I Got It' Kupchak, a former player himself, understands the feeling of not being able to compete against time.
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6 points, 4 assists and 2 rebounds. This is the data Li Hao handed over in his second confrontation. Although he scored the same amount, his scoring method was completely different.
Yesterday's 6 points were all outside the three-point line, and today's 6 points were all inside the three-point line. With a dunk, a layup and a mid-range shot, Li Hao showed his comprehensive scoring ability.
As for the 4 assists, two of them were given to Kobe. Kobe, who had been fishing for the whole game, was almost empty. In this situation, Li Hao's status as a point guard was too bad for not passing the ball, and then Kobe reluctantly made the shot. two.
"It's a pity that I can't continue to play against Kobe." Li Hao said he was very disappointed with Kobe who was having trouble in the whole game. It would be better to play against him like yesterday.
After yesterday's match against Kobe, Li Hao found that his defense actually increased a bit, reaching 75. You know, Li Hao and LaVine had to practice against each other for several months before it rose from 70 to 74.
The gap between this made Li Hao feel uncomfortable because he couldn't tell LaVine about it. Regarding LaVine treating him like a dog to kill him all day long, Li Hao never found a chance to take revenge.
No, just when Li Hao was completing the Lakers' trial training, LaVine sent a message to ask Li Hao to go to the movies together. You don't have to think about it to know that LaVine must be going with his girlfriend.
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"Li" Just when Li Hao was about to leave the Toyota Sports Center after completing the trial training, Kobe suddenly stopped him.
"What are your plans after the draft?" Kobe came to Li Hao and asked.
"Not yet, but I should find a place to train." After participating in the draft, he will no longer be a player for the UCLA Bruins, and it will not be easy to use the school's training facility.
Rent yourself? Li Hao didn't have that kind of money, so Li Hao decided to continue to indulge Lavin, and at worst he would eat a few more bowls of dog food. Anyway, he had eaten a lot in the past few months.
"Do you want to train with me?" Kobe asked.
"Can I see it's four o'clock in the morning in Los Angeles?" Raven said instantly.
Raven: Didn’t you agree to come and eat dog food?
Li Hao: Who are you? Do I know you? You got the wrong person. I am now a good friend of Kobe. Do I know you, the future No. 13 rookie?
Raven: Bah
"If you want to see it," Kobe smiled.
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