When Li Ao returned home, neighbors and relatives not far away came to visit every day. There was never a shortage of people in the courtyard.
He doesn't feel noisy. Every day he comes back from training in the factory and chats with relatives and neighbors for a while.
Zhou Limei knew that her cubs were good at chatting, so she let relatives and neighbors in every day without fear of affecting her cubs.
It is not convenient to return to China for training. Going to a professional sports venue will definitely attract onlookers.
Not everyone knows him. After he comes back, he can go shopping normally. As long as he doesn't find a group of bodyguards to surround him, others will only look at him a few times because he is tall and good-looking, and they don't recognize him. Most of them.
But it's different when going to a sports venue. These days, that place is still a shopping place for 'rich people'.
So when Li Ao's father came back last time, he bought professional ball racks, floors, etc., and installed them in the factory for his cubs' training when he came back this time.
When Li Ao went to the factory this time, he found that the land had been changed. He guessed that his parents would not use the money he gave him for himself. Unexpectedly, they would use it to buy land to build a new factory... That was very wise!
The area where the new factory is located may be demolished in ten or twenty years.
He plans to invest in his parents so that they can continue to expand the factory with money. It doesn't matter whether the business is profitable or not, as long as it is not losing money, the factory area must be large enough and focus on one style.
He couldn't help but imagine the wonderful life of being an old man in the future...
Time passed day by day. Li Ao trained every day, went home to eat, chatted with relatives and friends, and occasionally went out for shopping. He lived a very comfortable life.
In his spare time, he will pay attention to the situation in the NBA.
This offseason has been quieter than he expected.
After the finals of last season, there were many trade rumors and rumors that players wanted to change teams.
But when Colangelo announced on July 1 that he would cancel the early double-attack violation and add three seconds of defense, the free market immediately quieted down, and none of the big-name stars moved.
The top teams competing for the championship are all recruiting, and the stars are gearing up to prepare for the OK combination.
The free agent team change that attracted the most attention after the free market opened was Joe Smith's return to the Timberwolves for a full mid-level salary of US$34 million in six years.
Li Ao felt that Joe Smith truly loved Garnett. The Pistons gave him the chance to start and the right to transfer, but the 1995 No. 1 pick was unwilling to stay and had to serve as a substitute for Garnett.
On the 25th, Li Ao saw the news that Jordan sold his shares in the Wizards and resigned as the vice president of the Wizards.
He already knew this from Jordan.
Jordan purchased a small stake in the Wizards at the beginning of 2000 and became a small owner. If he wanted to come back, he had to sell his stake.
Li Ao could vaguely hear that Jordan regretted buying shares in the Wizards. When talking about this, Jordan mentioned the league's forced auction of the Clippers.
Li Ao feels lucky about this. If Boss Qiao buys the shares of the Clippers, he will definitely seriously consider going back to college.
The gap between owner Jordan and Wally Walker would probably not even be filled by a logo man.
However, during President Joe's tenure, the Wizards did not select Kwame Brown with the second pick, but used the second pick in exchange for Elton Brand, which surprised Li Ao.
Has Jordan's operational ability improved to Baylor's level?
It was a rare deal to make a huge profit. Brand was the No. 1 pick in the 1999 class. He had just played for two years and averaged 20+10 per game for two consecutive years. His offense and rebounding were top-notch, and his defense was excellent.
On July 29, Li Ao received news from the team that the Clippers had hired Steve Kerr from the Spurs.
He originally thought he would sign a substitute inside, but Gentry said he would find a senior who is good at catching three-pointers and lead him to practice three-pointers.
He thinks this is not bad. Although their interior manpower is not as abundant as last season, there is no shortage of regular rotations. He thought that the team would sign an interior man, which was based on the idea of being prepared. Adding a three-pointer would also work.
However, Gentry said it loud and clear, and Li Ao felt that Skywalker's cousin just wanted to retaliate against the Spurs last season.
The last battle with the Spurs was quite dangerous. If the Spurs really succeeded in trapping them in that game, they would only get 50 wins and would fall to eighth place in the Western Conference. They would meet the invincible OK in the first round. Team history There will be no chance of getting past the first round for the first time, and there is no possibility of struggling at all.
The Spurs also extended Cole's contract at $2.2 million for one year. The Clippers didn't add much, 10%, $2.42 million for one year. The Spurs didn't match the price and hoped to rely on three years. 'Friendship' kept Cole on the team.
But you can go to Los Angeles, and US$220,000 is a lot of money. When he first joined the Bulls 7 years ago, his salary was only US$150,000, so he left decisively.
Li Ao feels that the Spurs have been miserable this summer, and Cole is not the only one who has been poached.
Young general Johnson was poached by the Nuggets for a full mid-level salary of US$14.29 million over three years.
Samaki Walker was poached by the Lakers.
Elliott chose to retire.
Veteran swingman Jaren Jackson was poached by the Magic.
Derek Anderson applied for a transfer, and the Spurs had no choice but to trade 26-year-old Derek Anderson with the Trail Blazers in exchange for 31-year-old Steve Smith. The veteran can at least lead the newcomers.
The role player lineup that the Spurs created for Duncan last season was divided up by each team.
Li Ao seemed to have seen the scene of Popovich's crazy swearing...
Soon, August 1st arrived, a new month arrived, and so did Li Ao’s solar birthday.
His real birthday is actually August 20th, the second day of July. Today he celebrates it with his neighbors, relatives and friends. On the second day of July, several members of his family will celebrate it privately.
Of course, they also attach great importance to today. Many people came here, including people from the agency, friends from the media, heads of sponsors, neighbors, relatives from afar... Li Ao's father hired a restaurant to entertain them.
The old professor's family next door also came. When he saw the pretty girl next door, Li Ao secretly screamed that something was wrong, and the hospital assistant aunt ran over!
Sure enough, when he got closer, he heard the young lady talking about how he had fallen out of love after graduating from junior high school and was addicted to alcohol.
This matter is nothing, the key is that he was sent to the pediatrician!
Hearing the two of them chatting, they laughed out loud, and Li Aosheng felt hopeless...
Fortunately, Yao Ming, who was far away in the Magic City, also rushed over, which gave Li Ao a little bit of comfort.
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After a lively birthday, on August 3rd, the schedule was set, and Li Ao, the hospital assistant's aunt, and his mother took AJ's special plane to leave the imperial capital and fly to Los Angeles.
At this time, Li Ao felt the benefits of hiring a nanny. The house was always kept clean, and the flowers and plants that his mother planted in the yard and the vegetables pretending to be potted plants were also well taken care of.
I had been away for a while and needed to buy a lot of things. Li Ao took a two-day break and went to the supermarket with his mother to work as a porter.
On August 6, Li Ao woke up at around 6 a.m. and did not go back to sleep. He got up directly, did morning exercises, took a shower, helped his mother make breakfast, and returned to his work rhythm.
At 9 o'clock in the morning, the next-door neighbor who had made an appointment to train together came to Li Ao's house.
Kobe politely greeted Li Ao's mother and sent greetings to Vivian. Without even looking at Li Ao, he walked to the warehouse training ground.
What happened to Snake?
Didn't this guy already hang up on him after sending him the video of training with Jordan last time?
Li Ao followed in confusion. After walking into the training ground, he saw Kobe taking out a gift box from his bag and placing it on the small table in the rest area.
Li Ao: (￣～￣)
I see!
He said: "Oh, don't be awkward. The birthday on the 1st is just for entertaining ordinary friends. We flower growers have our own calendar. According to our calendar, the 20th of this month is my real birthday. I will call you then. Came to eat.”
Kobe stared at Li Ao for a few seconds to confirm that this guy was telling the truth.
His eyes flickered and he said: "No. 20? I am No. 23."
"..." Li Ao squinted his eyes and responded: "If you want to invite me to dinner, just say so. It's so awkward."
The afro's hair seemed to have exploded, and he shouted: "Then don't come!"
"I don't. If you don't eat when you have enough food, you'd be a fool."
Kobe took a deep breath, closed his mouth, and blew it out heavily from his nostrils. He nodded to the waiting trainer, warmed up, and practiced his fadeaway jumper.
Li Ao also warmed up and practiced basic skills and techniques. He has adapted to the unstable shooting and passing caused by gaining weight and strengthening strength, and has reached the stage of intensive training.
Personal training in the morning and two hours of sparring starting at 2pm.
Now the sparring between Li Ao and Kobe has transitioned from the former purely defensive to Li Ao attacking one group and Kobe attacking two or three groups.
We haven't trained together for more than two months. Kobe felt the pressure when he defended Li Ao from behind this time.
This made Kobe feel bad. After two hours of practice, he immediately began to practice more fadeaway jumpers.
This big spider is progressing too fast!
After not playing against each other for more than two months, his post-up skills have become more mature, and he can use it as a regular offensive method in the game.
Moreover, his strength has been significantly improved. With the inertia of his body weight during impact, it was quite difficult for him to carry it with some strength advantage.
Now he can still bully the big spider because of his lack of proficiency, but with the speed of this big spider's progress, in two months it will probably be difficult for him to lock him down, and at most it will be a restriction.
Originally he was not good at guarding without the ball, but now he can't guard him in one-on-one singles. There is nothing Kobe can do about this. There is a size gap to begin with, and post-up play is the best way to play big and small. It's rare to be able to barely lock down the big spider now. He was fortunate that he was beaten by Iverson and changed from focusing on offense to developing defense first. He had the first defense strength early and was able to fight against the size difference. In this case, guard against the back attack of this big spider.
There are restrictions on the defensive end due to size differences, which cannot be changed, so Kobe chooses to come from the offensive end!
In fact, he determined very early on that one day he would be unable to guard against this big spider who could learn everything quickly, so he would defeat him on the offensive end!
Li Ao also did additional training after two hours of sparring, which focused on passing and straight-line acceleration. Compared with last summer, his physical strength has improved a lot. At that time, he only had the top physical strength of the university. Now he is a real NBA 92. Got physical strength.
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On the second day, James Worthy and Skywalker came to Li Ao's house after their vacation and continued to guide Li Ao in training.
The team's famous players came, and Kobe also shamelessly took advantage of class time, and Skywalker also joined in. The idol's idol is about the same as an idol, so there is no shame in it.
Not to mention asking for advice from these two people who have no grievances. In the middle of last month, he went to Oakland to learn off-ball defense from Payton, who was back in his hometown for vacation.
Although Payton couldn't stand the afro, when Jordan's successor came to him for advice, Payton still gave him advice.
The NBA has entered a long rough period. This summer, there is not even a soap opera like "Where's Duncan?" and fans are living a very boring life.
For Li Ao, the intensive training of basic skills and techniques is also very boring. It is far less interesting than when developing techniques. It just keeps repeating and repeating.
Three-pointers, post-ups, straight-line breakthroughs with the ball, and pull-up jump shots. These newly developed techniques are not bad, and you can see improvement through intensive training.
But mid-range shots, catch-and-shoot jump shots, these really depend on time.
Even though he loves playing games so much, he has also had the idea that "the mid-range shooting is already good, and with the skill bonus of catching and shooting, it is already good to be at the top", but there is a paranoid next to him...keep practicing!
Catching and shooting is great, but holding the ball and shooting in isolation cannot trigger the 'Catch and Shoot Expert'. You have to improve your hard skills.
This summer’s goal is to be at the top of the CIC!
Time passed day by day. On the 20th, Li Ao celebrated his birthday. There were quite a lot of people invited this time. The courtyard was enough, including the Kobes and his wife, Dean Teng, the old man, the coaching staff, a few teammates, Bibby and his son. , Gerald Wallace, the old captain White Mamba who was also selected in the early second round, Jessica who has a close personal relationship...
His father also came from China to celebrate his birthday and left the next day.
After receiving investment from his son, Li Weidong continued to buy land to expand the factory. He did not blindly expand production, but expanded the factory purely for the sake of expanding the factory.
On the 23rd, Kobe invited three of Li Ao's family to his home for his birthday, a birthday dinner for five people.
There were more guests than the host, and Li Ao felt... pretty good. He had two lively birthdays, and occasionally having a quiet birthday was a different experience.
Kobe is just a little confused. The gift this big spider gave him is a flute?
He seems to have seen this instrument in Indian movies, but he doesn’t know how to play it! He only knows piano and violin.
But he is eager to learn, so he decided to learn this, and if he wanted to learn, he had to be number one in the NBA!
He saw the big spider taking out another flute and playing it so well that he couldn't lose to this guy!
August will soon be over, September 1st is here, and the offseason has entered the last month.
The NBA officially announced the schedule for the new season. Li Ao burst into tears when he saw the schedule.
Although it is not as domineering as the schedule of our next door neighbor, it is still the schedule that a strong team should have, and finally it is no longer being treated like a fish.
There is another good news today, the team has been strengthened inside!
They completed a trade with the Timberwolves, using Kenyon Dulin and Brian Skinner as bargaining chips in exchange for Laphonso Ellis, Garnett's substitute last season!
(End of chapter)
