As the new season approaches, players from other teams have arrived at the gym in advance to start recovery training in preparation for the new season.
But the Warriors were unprecedentedly quiet, with only Sun Yi and Curry visible in the training facility.
It wasn't until a few days before the team confirmed the start of training camp that players finally showed up.
"Oh, these two rookies are working so hard!"
An uninvited guest broke in and interrupted Sun Yi's training.
Sun Yi frowned, feeling a little angry that his training was interrupted inexplicably.
He knew who it was without having to guess. Except for the current star of the Warriors, Monta Ellis, no one would be so rude.
After sizing up Sun Yi and Curry, Ellis' eyes finally settled on Curry and said without any doubt: "Rookie, play a few balls with me."
This guy didn't give Curry a chance to refuse at all, and walked directly to one step inside the three-point line and stood still.
Curry knew that this day would come sooner or later and had been prepared beforehand. He also wanted to know whether he could beat Ellis, so he nodded and agreed.
Although Sun Yi was unhappy, he did not show it. He knew that after Ellis fucked the elementary school student, his next target would definitely be him. When the duel came, the old and new scores would be settled together.
Immediately, Sun Yi walked to the sidelines with trainers Procopio and Lyles, leaving the field to Curry and Ellis.
After sitting down on the benches on the sidelines, Sun Yi and others watched the two people dueling on the court with great interest and expressed their respective opinions.
"Stephen's current strength is still inferior to Ellis, and there is a high probability that he will lose, but I believe he can be better than Ellis in the future."
As Curry's trainer, Lyles is very familiar with the specific strengths of primary school students and expressed his opinions very objectively.
Procopio nodded and agreed with Lyles's point of view.
"At this stage, Stephen's strength really cannot defeat Ellis. I hope he can pose some threat to that guy." Sun Yi expressed his opinion.
In one-on-one situations, Monta Ellis has not experienced injuries now, and his explosive power is still at the top level. Needless to say, his game experience, even physical confrontation has an advantage, even if Curry continues to improve in the summer.
There is still a certain gap in strength.
At the same time, the duel on the court began, with Curry attacking first.
Ellis did not give Curry a chance to break through. He immediately stepped forward to seek physical confrontation, defended very tightly, and kept talking trash to affect the mentality of primary school students.
Although this guy's defensive ability is very poor, he has very rich game experience and seems to have a special understanding of Curry's playing style, so he can defend very targetedly.
It can be said that Ellis did not intend to let things go at first. He wanted to teach the two rookies Curry and Sun Yi a lesson, so as to achieve the purpose of establishing his authority.
After Curry adapted to the confrontation, he was still unable to squeeze away from Ellis with his current strength. He took a few steps back after releasing the ball, and then quickly made a forward change of direction.
Ellis quickly followed up, then immediately moved sideways to block, blocking Curry.
"The NCAA's scoring champion only has this ability, but it's really disappointing. My defense can only be considered average in the NBA. If you can't even break through me, then how can you survive in the NBA!"
Curry was not greatly affected by Ellis's trash talk. Under the influence of the trash talk king Sun Yi, he has become immune to most trash talk.
Seeing that Kuli didn't change his expression, Ellis took a high look. He didn't expect that this rookie's mental quality would be so strong.
Seeing that Curry couldn't get rid of Ellis' defense, he was forced to step back and shoot a three-pointer.
Ellis didn't hesitate and quickly jumped in to interfere.
"when!"
The basketball bounced out of the frame and missed!
"Rookie, you can't beat me by relying on luck. Now it's my turn to perform, so be mentally prepared!"
The offense and defense transition, switching to Ellis to attack.
Compared to Curry's previous offense, Ellis seemed much more relaxed.
Relying on his advantages in speed and strength, he used his strength to push away the primary school students, took the fastest step, got away from half a body, and then broke straight towards the basket.
Curry quickly chased back, but due to physical limitations, he was unable to block the basketball. He watched Ellis pull up the lever and score a layup.
"Rookie, if you want to gain my respect, you have to show some real skills. Come on, let me see your determination."
After scoring the goal, Ellis did not forget to adopt Curry's mentality.
It was Curry's turn to attack. After receiving the basketball, he shot directly without waiting for Ellis to come forward to defend.
It was too late for Ellis to intervene.
"This rookie's shooting speed is really fast, but can he really score with a few random throws like this?" Ellis expressed doubt in his heart.
But after a while, he was slapped in the face.
A swish sound!
Hollow into the net!
"Hey, this rookie has something!" Ellis was surprised.
If this rookie only has this shooting skill, then this matchup will be over.
Ellis feels that Curry still cannot pose a threat to him.
It was Ellis's turn to attack again. This time he made a drastic change of direction, and then showed strong explosive power, directly turning Curry into a sieve.
Arriving in the mid-range area, Ellis immediately stopped, shook off the pursuing Curry, and hit a mid-range jumper.
"Rookie, if you can't prevent this, the game will be over."
It was Curry's turn to attack. He used the change in rhythm to shake Ellis' center of gravity, then used a step back to distance himself and hit a mid-range jumper.
After that, Curry scored several goals again in this way.
Ellis did not dare to take it lightly and used his strongest offensive methods. With his strong breakthrough ability, it was difficult for Curry to parry. He scored frequently and was very efficient. He would soon score 20 goals.
After Curry's offensive method was seen through by Ellis, the success rate became lower and he was unable to continue to hold on to the score.
"This is not enough for you, rookie. Keep working hard."
After another breakthrough layup, Ellis looked at the slumped-looking Curry and felt refreshed all over. He continued to mock, with a hint of disappointment secretly flashing in his eyes.
Is it only to this extent?
His shooting ability is indeed good. Even if he forced a shot against his defense, he hit a few goals. His ball control rhythm is also above the standard, but his athletic talent is average, which makes his breakthrough ability relatively poor.
"Did the team draft a pitcher with poor defense to help them?" Ellis thought to himself.
He feels it is more reliable to choose an inside player.
But now that it's a foregone conclusion, Ellis can only choose to accept it. Anyway, judging from the situation of the duel just now, Curry does not pose much of a threat to his status.
After the fight, Ellis was a little unsatisfied and looked at Sun Yi who was sitting on the sidelines.
"Rookie No. 2, it's your turn."
Seeing Ellis' unruly eyes, Sun Yi stood up and walked to the court without hesitation.
"Ding! It has been detected that the host is about to train with a player whose strength has reached A level. The training intensity has been greatly increased. The training bonus is: 32 times."
Seeing the prompt subtitles in front of him, Sun Yi was extremely happy.
This is another great tool.
With his current strength, if he goes head-to-head with A-level players, he will basically lose more than he wins.
But Ellis is different. This guy is strong in offense and weak in defense. He has a very good chance of defeating this guy.
In a bullfight, no one likes to lose all the time.
Thinking of this, Sun Yi's eyes showed a hint of joy.
Seeing this, Ellis couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: "This rookie is a bit interesting."
It seems that this rookie is more confident than the previous babyface, but if you want to defeat me, you have to see if you have this ability.
Without further thinking, Ellis threw the basketball over and said, "Rookie, you attack first."
"Then I'm welcome." Sun Yi took the ball, cheered up, dribbled and prepared to launch an offensive.
He knew that if Ellis was defeated this time, this tool man would basically be a sure thing.
Therefore, Sun Yi did not take it lightly and planned to put into practice what he had learned in the past few months.
This chapter has been completed!