basketball player

Chapter 75 074: The Spurs Eyeliner
Just at the beginning of December, the Pacers ushered in bad news.Paul George strained the ligament of his right leg during training and needs to rest for 12-2 weeks.

Injuries are unpredictable and inevitable.Even if Henson already has the injury reduction badge, it doesn't mean he can completely eliminate injuries from happening.How to deal with fatigue, how to deal with injuries, how to deal with the fatigue caused by tiring games and the passion that dies as the season progresses are all things that young teams need to be vigilant about.

"Don't worry, Henson, George's injury is not serious. Besides, we still have Stephenson to replace." Seeing Henson standing on the sidelines sullenly, Vogel couldn't help but patted Henson on the shoulder as a sign of encouragement.

"Stephenson hasn't matured yet. That guy's shot selection and shooting accuracy are still in a mess." Henson shook his head, he couldn't get fat in a day, and he didn't expect Stephenson to realize his talent so quickly.But at this moment, the team really needs a stable second team scoring point.

But some things just can't be rushed.It is impossible for George and the others to grow into superstars overnight. Everyone has to go through such a process, including Henson himself.

Under George's injury, the cold December looked extremely bleak.The big trees on both sides of the street in front of Henson's house are only bare trunks, and the original shade is now only covered with white snow.

George's injury made Henson start to worry about Granger instead. After all, Granger's huge upper and lower limits suggested that Henson and Granger might suffer major injuries.If Granger suddenly falls down one day in the future, Henson really doesn't know how he will deal with the loss of his star star.

However, December is not without good news.For example, the rookie report that Silas sent himself.

On the first day he got the video, Henson couldn't wait to study it all night.

On the screen, the lanky guy wearing San Diego State University's No. 15 jersey dribbled the ball in front of the defender without saying a word. He suddenly accelerated, cut in from the right side, and was full of explosive power.
Facing the panicked student players, No. 15 hit high, using his jumping and long arms to easily put the ball into the basket.

Without the young man's ostentatious celebration, Henson didn't even see any expression on the guy's face.In this way, he actively retreated.Standing at the top of the arc outside the three-point line, open your long arms, and those big hands.

The opposing defender used the screen to enter the penalty area, and his speed left San Diego's hulking center in the dust.I saw the little guard speeding up to the basket, embracing the basketball as if to dunk.

At this time, it was still No. 15 in Santiago. He came late and came first, with a big hand covering the sky and killing the sun, and there was no light at the basket!

"Boom!" The basketball was pressed against the board, and the dunk was blocked!

On the 15th, he looked at the opponent's defender, still expressionless, without saying a word.

Next round!
This picture is just the routine operation of this young forward named Leonard in the NCAA arena.Silas would not be so stupid as to cut a highlight for Henson. After all, he only watched highlights, and everyone in the league is Jordan.

However, even in the complete game videos, the wonderful offensive and defensive scenes just now can often be seen.

The figures of some superstars seemed to flash past Leonard.

Will he be a superstar in Indiana?Henson doesn't know, because he can see his potential and upper and lower limits through the data analysis module only when he sees a person with his own eyes.But just through the videotape, Henson also found some star potential in this guy.

Silas' player report to Henson detailed Leonard's basketball career starting in high school.

At 16, his father was shot dead at a car wash. Twenty-four hours later, the lanky 24-year-old scored 16 points in a win over Martin Luther King Jr. High School.Then he walked off the court and buried the throw in his mother's arms without saying a word.

Silent and expressionless, this seems to be Leonard's label.This can't help but remind Henson of the No. 21 of the Spurs, the big man who didn't dare to swim in the sea because he was afraid of sharks, but finally broke the "Shark" championship dream several times in the NBA.

Duncan has that talent, and Henson seems to see it in Leonard.

There are many kinds of talents, such as jumping, bullet speed, height, and arm length. But these are not the most special talents of Leonard and Duncan. The most valuable talents of Duncan and Leonard are buried emotions and low-key efforts.

Leonard knew that he should work hard. He played desperately to comfort his father in the sky, and he could also make his mother no longer a hard-working woman who worked several jobs a day.

Perhaps it is because of Leonard's low-key personality, or because his scoring data is not so explosive, Kawhi Leonard, one of the four freshmen who rank first in the team in scoring and rebounding, is not very high in the predicted draft list.

Silas' report attached ESPN's latest draft forecast rankings, and Leonard didn't even rank in the top 20.Henson couldn't help laughing, this situation is really like last year's Paul George.

I hope this guy named Leonard No. 15 can always maintain this excellent state and maintain his low-key and humble qualities.Because only in this way can the Pacers get the best of both worlds between the playoffs and Leonard.

After watching all of Leonard's videos and materials, Henson immediately called Silas.He told his old buddies to list Leonard as a key observation target this season, and regularly sent himself player reports and game videos.

While Silas was a video analyst, Henson preferred to let the discerning guy do the scouting job.Henson has been a scout himself, so he knows how important a scout with an excellent vision is to the team.

Since the Pacers currently do not have such a scout, let Silas replace them.

"Focus on Kawhi Leonard, but I have some bad news for you, Henson."

"God, I've had enough bad news here since December." Henson touched his forehead helplessly. "Tell me, buddy, what bad news."

"At San Diego State, I discovered Trajan Langdon. I think the people of San Antonio might have noticed Kawhi as well."

"Langton!? Yes, who else? Damn the San Antonio Spurs!" Henson shook his head, Trajan Langdon, the chief scout of the San Antonio Spurs.Isn't this kind of outstanding player with a low pick always the favorite of the Spurs?

"Langton didn't recognize you, right?" After hearing the news, Henson knew that if he really wanted to choose Leonard, then in addition to continuing to observe, Henson must also start to make some preparations.

"He didn't see me, and even if he did, he didn't necessarily know me. When he was a player, the Hornets thought about recruiting him, but in the end it didn't matter. Thinking about it now, it's a good thing he didn't play under me."

For Langton, Silas still has some understanding.Langton was selected by the Cavaliers with the 1999th overall pick in the first round in 11. After three tepid seasons with the Cavaliers, Langton's performance did not meet expectations, so the Cavaliers did not implement his fourth-year contract.Langton became a completely free agent in the summer of 2002. He was 1 meters tall and could only play shooting guard. Because he couldn't transition to play point guard, the Hornets who got close to him eventually lost interest in him, so he had to set his sights on Europe.Coincidentally, Silas was the Hornets' interim coach at the time.

After Langton returned from Europe, because of his rich resume in Europe, the Spurs hired him as a scout, responsible for searching for talents for the team.The Spurs' ability to become what they are now is inseparable from the fact that he discovered Manu Ginobili and Parker in Europe.

As everyone knows, Langton has now begun to set his sights on the mainland of the United States.

But fortunately, Langdon didn't settle in the Hornets at the beginning, otherwise he couldn't have failed to recognize Silas.

It seems that now, the Spurs don't know that the Pacers have been eyeing Leonard, and Henson also let out a sigh of relief.

Because when the opponent doesn't know what you're thinking, you always have the upper hand.It's as if the Pacers knew what the Hawks were doing this summer, but the Hawks didn't know why the Pacers needed to trade.

"In the future, don't let anyone recognize you. We need to touch it quietly and get this done." Henson looked at Leonard on the TV screen. Will he become his own superstar?Become a superstar who leads the team by himself like Westbrook and Kobe?

Maybe it was him.

(End of this chapter)