I'm not really a role player

Chapter 267

Because of Dayao's serious injury, the Rockets sent Billups and Hamilton away, and they stopped playing directly, the new season's China game directly lost a main force.

It's not a big deal for David Stern——

The 23vs24 between the Lakers and the Cavaliers, the United Arab League vs. the Great Sage remains unchanged. In another matchup, the league directly brought in the Thunder, which is aiming for the playoffs in the new season, as the opponent of the Bobcats.

"KD is becoming more and more valued by David Stern."

Li Ke sighed with emotion, and after thinking about it seriously, he felt normal again.

For a second-year forward who averaged 25.3 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.0 blocks per game, the team's record could not make the playoffs in the West, but in the East, it could even be ranked in the forefront of the playoffs. It is strange that such a player is not valued.

再想想自己，二年级赛季场均26.7分4.5个篮板3.2个助攻2.2个抢断0.5个盖帽，似乎也很值得看重？

"If 23vs24 is a challenge launched by the NBA's mesozoic generation to the old generation, then Shelton vs. KD is a war between the new generation."

Before the start of the preseason, some media have already pointed out the key points that the league wants to express in these two Chinese games.

The actual age of James, who was born in 84, is less than 25 years old. If he is considered as a Mesozoic, it is because he has entered the league for the seventh season.

In 78, Kobe was already 31 years old. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is of the older generation.

The Mesozoic has begun to challenge the dominance of the older generation, and the new generation is naturally Li Ke and Xiao Du, two young people born in 88.

Same draft, similar age, similar stats...

More importantly, the two have jointly won the NCAA championship trophy and the Final Four MOP trophy, jointly won the NBA All-Star Rookie Game MVP trophy, and jointly won the NBA Best Rookie trophy...

Such a pair of opponents had been determined as early as a year ago.

Only last season, because of the gap in team positioning and record, the league did not push this pair of opponents.

At the beginning of the new season, David Stern's action came.

The China competition is the beginning of the confrontation between Li Ke and Xiao Du on a bigger stage.

"The Thunder's strength is not weak. Lagalondo, KD, and Brook Lopez are at least no worse than us. We have to prepare seriously for this preseason game!"

Li Ke really wanted to win this preseason game, because he knew that this was the real beginning of his rivalry with Xiao Du, and he didn't want to lose such a representative game.

But Sam Vincent didn't think so: "Listen, Sheldon, it's just a preseason game!"

That's right, this is just a preseason game. Sam Vincent's idea is very simple. What they have to do in the preseason game is to practice tactics and prepare for the regular season.

Seeing Li Ke who was serious and eager to try, Sam Vincent also made a compromise: "I will give you enough autonomy. You can play as long as you want in the China game in Shanghai..."

It was this compromise that made Li Ke realize that if he wanted to win this game, he had to rely on his own efforts and performance.

……

Depart from Charlotte, turn to Los Angeles, and finally cross the Pacific Ocean, and arrive at the magic capital on the other side of the ocean.

The distance of this flight is unimaginably long. Although the regular season schedule for the new season has not yet been released, Li Ke knows that for this flight, he will have to fly twice every season in the future.

Flying to Shanghai, I rested for two days.

Or it's not considered a rest, except for the jet lag on the first day, the Bobcats and the Thunder spent the rest of the time at the scene of various activities.

Huge sums of RMB flowed into the pockets of the NBA, Bobcats and Thunder, and every highly sought-after player in the room.

"Jared, I heard that you signed a sneaker contract with Peak?"

"That's right, $3 million in three years, that's a lot of money for me!"

Lao Du is very excited. The sneaker contract he signed with Peak is his second sneaker contract.

His first sneaker contract was an ultra-low sneaker contract signed with Nike during the draft, only more than [-] US dollars per year, and a more symbolic sneaker contract.

Now, Lao Du has got a real sneaker contract from Peak, with an annual income of more than 300 million US dollars, which has already made Lao Du Le bloom.

You know, his rookie contract with the Bobcats is only less than $600 million for four years. This is a big income, and he needs a big income.

Lao Du is very clear about why he can get such a valuable sneaker contract from Peak. On the one hand, his performance is indeed very good, and the relationship between the team and the team is also very good.

On the other hand, it was because of Li Ke.

In the NBA, there are still quite a few players like Lao Du, such as Eric Snow and Kevin Ollie of the older generation...

But only Lao Du can get such a sneaker contract. The role of Li Ke cannot be ignored.

Old Du would not express his gratitude to Li Ke straightforwardly, his external performance was limited, and he became more enthusiastic towards Li Ke.

In the NBA, Lao Du's role is not only a pitcher on the court, but also a leader in the locker room.

He can gather the team's role players and treat the star players in the team. He can also grasp the middle speed and is very enthusiastic, but not so enthusiastic that he becomes a dog leg behind the star players.

Eric Snow, Kevin Ollie, Derek Fisher... are all masters of it.

But as soon as the sneaker contract was signed, Lao Du's enthusiasm gradually went too far...

The excessive enthusiasm reminded Li Ke of the line from the richest man in Xihong City: ()

In addition to Lao Du, rookies Wesley Matthews and Tajibson also received sneaker contracts from China, both of which were contracts given by Peak, and the price was slightly lower than that of Lao Du.

Curry has no share, not because Peak is not optimistic about him, but because he has been included by AJ.

There is also Kenyon Martin, whose sneaker contract with Nike has just expired and is in the process of looking for a retirement shoe contract.

At this time, Li Ning appeared and offered a contract with a considerable amount of money, and the sneaker contract for the pension was obtained.

Speaking of which, after the big deal in the summer, Li Ke was worried that the newly joined teammates would be very dissatisfied with his status as the leader of the team, especially Kenyon Martin, who often behaved very aggressive and thorny.

But after the joint training started, Li Ke realized that he was overthinking.

Kenyon Martin has also been in this league for eight or nine seasons. He has played against Kidd and Guagua. Now he has changed to Li Ke, who is younger but has a championship and FMVP. What can't be accepted?
Li Ning's pension contract made Kenyon Martin more willing to accept it.

Because he knows that without Li Ke, the sneaker contract he can get will be at least twice as small as Li Ning's sneaker contract!
……

In the blink of an eye, Yuanshen Gymnasium in Shanghai had only half an hour left before the start of the match.

Compared with his teammates who are talking and laughing, Li Ke is very serious.

Sam Vincent arranged the tactics briefly, but he did not pay enough attention to it. He did not target Lagalondo, and he only said to Xiao Du: "I leave it to you, Sheldon!"

In terms of tactics, it's just a conventional style of play, with Li Ke as the core, fighting a whirlwind...

Playing like this, Li Ke felt that the game was very close.

"I can only rely on myself..."

He sighed somewhat melancholy, and immediately, a thick black hand came up from behind and wrapped around Li Ke's neck.

"You don't seem very happy, Sheldon? Are you worried about this game?"

Turning his head, Li Ke saw Kenyon Martin's slightly ferocious face.

He shrugged, acquiescing.

"Don't worry, Sheldon, wait for my screen in the game, it will be of high quality!"

Li Ke smiled and shook his head, what's the use of a cover...

It's time to go, Curry silently stuffed the braces into his mouth, got up and staggered to the door.

All the Bobcats filed out, and then, Yuanshen Gymnasium began a grand appearance ceremony——

"..."

Starting from the Thunder, transitioning to the Bobcats, Hua Er, Curry, and Jordan appeared one by one, and finally, it was Li Ke.

"Let us welcome, NBA championship winner, finals MVP, best rookie, most improved player...Chinese male basketball player! Li Ke!"

The Yuanshen Gymnasium with 2 people erupted into the most violent cheers in the audience.

"Li Ke! Li Ke! Li Ke!" The voice resounded throughout the world of the Demon City...

The proud Li Ke waved his hands to both sides. Hearing the cheers and shouts of the audience, he felt even more that this game must be won!

In the distance, Xiao Du, who also enjoyed the cheers, stretched out his long arms and walked towards Li Ke.

"Hey Sheldon, it looks like you're welcome here?"

"This is my home court, Kevin."

"Your home field? That's not good. I long for this victory, so I will take away a victory from your home field!"

"Stop talking big, Kevin!"

On the side of the Thunder, Xiao Du is also serious. He knows what this game means, and knowing that this game is the beginning of his counterattack.

That's right, it's a counterattack. After entering the NBA, Xiao Du hasn't beaten Li Ke yet!

The difference is that Thunder has another serious person——

Lagalondo put gloves on his fingers silently, but his eyes kept chasing Li Ke who was everywhere on the court.

He clearly remembered that it was this guy who ordered his dishes in the Celtics in those years.

To this day, Rondo can't refute, and his relationship with Li Ke is also a bit bad.

Why didn't he go to Li Ke's training camp this summer?
It has nothing to do with Xiao Du, but mainly because of Li Ke.

In the new season, the Thunder came with an entire army, and he is already the core of this team.

On the opposite side, the Bobcats, after an off-season, their strength has been seriously damaged.

This is a good chance for him to come back!

"Let's start with this game!"

In the Yuanshen Gymnasium, Li Ke patted Da Luo on the back, and then saw CBA Sharks star Wei Ge at the side of the court.

After some pleasantries, the referee has already blown the whistle to urge both sides to start.

Accompanied by cheers, Yang Wu's commentary seat, Yu Jia and Director Zhang also entered the working state.

"In the 2009 NBA China Game, the Magic City Division, the game between the Charlotte Bobcats and the Oklahoma City Thunder is finally about to start. Let's take a look at the starters on both sides..."

The starting five of the Bobcats are the main five after the training camp, point guard Curry, shooting guard Li Ke, small forward Hua "definitely and definitely" the second child, power forward Kenyon Martin, and center Jordan Jr.

For the Thunder, most of the starting positions are confirmed, and only a small part is uncertain.

Of course, at this moment, with all the starters on the stage, all uncertainties have been ruled out.

"Point guard Ragalondo, shooting guard Thabo Sefoloza, small forward Kevin Durant, power forward Nick Collison, center Brook Lopez."

Gerald Henderson, Serge Ibaka, and power forward Darius Sangueira, who was traded from the Bobcats, did not start. In addition, Serbian center Nenad Kostic, who was signed by the Thunder for a lot of money...

The depth of the Thunder's bench in the new season is also considerable. Of course, the opening game is still a duel between the starters.

"It's a jump ball. Jordan took the first step and got the basketball. The Bobcats have the ball!"

When Curry, who was lean and shaking his head, controlled the basketball, the audience cheered again.

But when Lagalondo quickly defended in front of Curry and interfered aggressively with his long arms, the fans were a little worried.

"This guy is so thin, he won't fall down when he touches it?"

"It's okay to fall down as soon as you touch it, at least if you make a foul, I'm afraid that you won't fall down, and you will lose the ball after stumbling..."

Curry controlled the ball and advanced to the frontcourt, walking on the edge of danger with every step. Although it was dangerous and dangerous, the ball was really firmly controlled.

In the frontcourt, Curry made a cool pass from behind and found Li Ke.

"Hey, this ball is so cool!"

Director Zhang's eyes lit up, and when he passed the ball, the first thing he thought of was the point guard named White Chocolate.

Regardless of how Curry passes the ball, the focus on the court at this moment is already Li Ke who is catching the ball.

It was Sefoloza who defended Li Ke, not Xiao Du.

It's not that Xiao Du's defense is not good, it is actually the task of Sefoloza on the court, which is to defend.

Without defense, the swingman from Switzerland has no other role.

The Thunder's new coach Scott Brooks expects Sefoloza to be able to defend Li Ke, obviously he still thinks too much.

"This ball should be a high post-up single."

On the left side of the top of the arc, before Li Ke started, Director Zhang on the commentary seat started his prediction.

As a result, Li Ke unexpectedly came to charge directly.

With a rung on his left arm, he took a step forward with his foot, soaring to the highest speed, crushing Sefoloza abruptly and rushing to the three-point line.

Director Zhang was so embarrassed that he didn't want to speak, but Yu Jia's shout came from beside him: "Li Ke's mid-range shot stopped urgently!"

Swish-!
"The ball is in!"

"At the beginning, Li Ke's singles tore through the Thunder's defense!"

Xiao Du next door frowned. He could see that Sefolosha's defense was weak.

But if it's him to defend, he can't guarantee that he will be able to defend.

What Xiao Du can guarantee is the strength of the offensive end.

But for the Thunder's offense, Rondo controls the ball, and Xiao Du mainly plays off the ball. This style of play has been determined since the second half of last season.

Xiao Du wanted to single out against Li Ke who was defending him, but Rondo refused to give him this chance.

The middle road forced Curry, followed by a layup, Rondo explained what independence is...

Even so, Xiao Du didn't have any complaints.

Can mix, who want to C ah?
(End of this chapter)