"Li, with this amount of training, you feel like you are my successor." Li Hao dared to complete a set of training, and Kobe came over to sneer at him. Moreover, since the beginning of the training camp, this guy has been "successor" no matter what.
"Kobe, Lee's training volume has exceeded the limit." But Grover next to him was very disrespectful to his former employer.
Li Hao came to the training hall at nine o'clock in the morning, and it is already nine o'clock in the evening. Putting aside the time for eating and rest, Li Hao has trained for at least eight hours.
At this time, everyone else in the training hall had already left, leaving only Kobe, Grover and two partners who were passing the ball for Li Hao.
After normal training, Li Hao will also practice three-pointers. Li Hao vaguely feels that after practicing for a period of time, he should be able to reach 93 in three-pointers.
"No, wouldn't Vanessa say something to you if you go back so late?" The other players had already finished training for the day and went back to rest. Kobe, a retired man, was still spending time with Li Hao in the training hall.
"Of course not, Vanessa knows that I am supervising and guiding you." Li Hao didn't even bother to refute Kobe's words, because Li Hao knew that Vanessa didn't say anything because Kobe was with him.
Anyway, Li Hao doesn't know why Vanessa trusts him so much, but so far Li Hao has indeed deserved Vanessa's trust.
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"I made an appointment with Dwight," Li Hao suddenly said on the way back.
During the regular season, the Rockets ranked eighth in the Western Conference. They faced the Warriors, who were ranked first in the Western Conference. As a result, the Rockets had almost no power to fight back and were swept by the Gentlemen 4:1.
As the Rockets were swept, the Rockets players were on their own vacation. Long before the playoffs, Li Hao had a call with Howard, so after the playoffs, Li Hao called Howard again. We made a phone call and agreed to meet tomorrow.
Originally, Li Hao took the initiative to find Howard, but Howard said that he would come to Los Angeles for just two days, and the two immediately decided to meet at a Chinese restaurant.
"Although I don't like Dwight's attitude, he can really help the team." The Lakers' internal weakness did not last for a day or two. Hibbert originally had high hopes in his playing years, but in the end, he just lay flat and was in vain. Received a salary of more than 10 million.
In the current free market, it is almost impossible to find a better center than Howard.
"I hope Dwight can recognize the reality." Li Hao can only hope that Howard will recognize his current self.
"There is someone who can make him realize the reality," Kobe said.
"That's why I'm telling you. I know that when it comes to basketball, you've never dealt with the situation but the person." Li Hao patted him on the back.
"What do you want me to do?" Kobe said with a "I am very generous" expression.
"No, I just want you to come with me." Li Hao had actually been debating whether to go to see Howard alone or take Kobe with him.
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The next day, Li Hao trained as usual in the morning, and even played a 3v3 practice match in the afternoon. There are currently 8 players in the training camp, Li Hao, LaVine, Wiggins, Randle, Russell, Nance Jr., Booker, Powell.
By the way, there's Kobe. Although Kobe has retired, he can still be counted as half of it. This guy gets itchy after watching it for a while, and then he goes off the field in person to give guidance in the name of it.
But let alone, Kobe's guidance is quite useful, especially for players in the same position like LaVine and Booker. It is said that these two people have been competing because of Kobe's relationship.
To be honest, watching two people compete during boring training is a good pastime. Besides, it is also good for them. Competing with each other means mutual promotion.
"Where are you going?" At five o'clock in the afternoon, Li Hao and Kobe went to take a shower.
"Something's wrong" he said and didn't give anyone a chance to ask any more questions.
"What are these two going to do?" As the two left, several other people immediately gathered together with curious faces.
"What are you doing? Keep training." However, before they could say anything, Grover's voice came.
You know, in this training camp, Grover is better at spending money than Li Hao.
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"Hey~~~Lee~~~Kobe" Howard was still grinning when he came in, but when he saw Kobe, his smile faded slightly.
In the past few years, whenever the Lakers and Rockets faced off, Kobe and Howard would definitely be at each other's throats, so the two were still a little embarrassed at the moment.
But at this moment, Kobe took the initiative to reach out to Howard, and when Howard saw this, his iconic smile returned to his face.
"Dwight, come to the Lakers." Li Hao was very direct and got straight to the point as soon as he sat down.
"The Lakers can't give me what I want?" Howard stopped smiling.
"The Lakers really won't give it to you, but Dwight, if you think other teams will give it to you, don't forget that you are no longer the number one center in the league." Li Hao's words were very straightforward, even so straightforward that Kobe and Howard themselves Stunned.
"Dwight, do you really think there will be a team that will give you a core position?" Howard looked a little ugly, but Li Hao did not stop.
"Why not?" Howard said stubbornly.
"We have an idiom in China called self-deception, which probably means refusing to face reality and choosing to deceive oneself," Li Hao said.
"Damn, I don't think we need to talk anymore." A somewhat annoyed Howard stood up.
"No, Dwight, I sincerely invite you to come to the Lakers." Li Hao pulled Howard Hu.
"Is this what you really mean to tell me?" Howard said angrily.
"Then what do you want me to say? Dwight, come on, you will be the core of the Lakers, and I will assist you. Do you believe this?" Li Hao said.
Howard is not a fool. Of course he won't believe it. Although Li Hao has just finished his second season, based on Li Hao's performance in the past two seasons, no matter how stupid the management is, they know that Li Hao should be the core.
"We want to be teammates and make a difference next season, the only choice is to be honest," Li Hao said.
"Honest?" Howard said coldly.
"The Lakers need a tough center to guard the basket and protect the rebounds." Hearing Li Hao say this, Howard raised his head slightly. The three best defensive players are not in vain.
"But we only need one such basket-protecting center," Li Hao emphasized.
"So you're just going to put me down like that?" Howard said.
"No, I just want you to recognize the reality. Everyone ages. Look at Kobe. He used to be the best player in the league, but what about now? He recognized the reality and chose to retire." Li Hao pointed Kobe said.
"Damn it, Dwight, how about we beat this guy up together?" Kobe couldn't sit still after hearing Li Hao's words.
"That's a good suggestion," Howard nodded.
"I brought bodyguards, and are you sure you can win the fight?" Li Hao's two bodyguards were at the door of the box at this time.
