The first thing Lin Ying did when she returned to Denver was to find herself a new villa with a swimming pool.
High-end villas in the United States are all located in wealthy areas, so the sense of security has improved a lot.
Time flies quickly, the NBA draft period is over, and the footsteps of the new season are quietly approaching.
The Nuggets' training camp for the new season also begins.
Although Anthony was absent for a few days like last year, and he gained a lot of weight when he came back.
But after last year's experience, Lin Ying was used to it.
After the training camp started, he also met the team's most important summer signing, Tony Allen.
Although the old buddies from the Nuggets didn't take him too seriously and even teased him about his offense during training.
But Lin Ying found that Allen didn't care.
This guy is exactly the opposite of his personality. He is a born optimist and positive.
And his excellent defense quickly won the love of his teammates.
After all, no one except Lin Ying liked to do it before. Now there is someone who likes to do it, and he doesn't want to take the initiative. How could he not like it?
Allen and Lin Ying also chatted well.
He will take the initiative to exchange some defensive tips with Lin Ying.
Some things Lin Ying knows better, others he has more experience with.
All in all, the exchange between the two was very pleasant because they found that both of them could make progress.
Of course, there is another point, Allen will also practice more.
Although he doesn't come as frequently as Lin Ying, he is indeed the only one besides Lin Ying.
Because Lin Ying was training hard to control the ball, and now he had an extra defensive gate to train with him, his progress was obviously accelerated.
As a result, although the training camp did not last long, the relationship between the two quickly heated up.
On the other hand, Livingston, another new aid that Lin Ying pays close attention to, is relatively taciturn.
And maybe because he didn't have much confidence in his injured legs, he didn't dare to make big movements during training.
Halfway through the training camp, the Nuggets received news that they would participate in this year's NBA China Game.
Stern, the team participating in the Chinese competition this time, started discussing it very early and has already decided on a wave before.
However, because the Bucks traded Yi Jianlian to the Nets, there were changes in the middle.
The four teams now confirmed are: Nets, Cavaliers, Nuggets and Suns.
The four teams will be divided into two groups to compete, one is the Nets and the Cavaliers, and the other is the Nuggets and Suns.
Yi Jianlian joins the Nets, "Emperor Yi" challenges the "Little Emperor", and Carter helps out, there is a lot to watch.
As for the Nuggets and Suns, they are even more interesting.
Both teams are offensive teams, and when they fight, they are going at each other, and the audience will definitely enjoy the scene.
Moreover, Zhu Fangyu joined the Suns after the Olympics, and this wave is also the Chinese Derby.
The locations of the matches between the two groups have also changed. One is in Guangzhou and the other is in Beijing. The two sides will play one game at their respective venues first, and then change venues and play again.
Now the domestic fans are lively again.
The delisting from the Olympic Games has brought the attention of domestic basketball to a new peak, and the attention brought by this China Games is also unprecedentedly high.
Still the same as the previous arrangements for the Christmas war, Stern's strategy of advanced arrangements and flexible changes is very practical.
Before heading to China, the Nuggets had two consecutive waves of operations.
One is the signing of veteran Juwan Howard.
Uncle Huo is getting older and had few opportunities to play with the Mavericks last season, but it is still very good to sign him to increase the team's interior experience and depth.
The second is to lay off Livingston and use the remaining full mid-level salary, about 2.5 million, to sign a one-year contract with Matt Barnes.
This is the cruelty of the NBA. Livingston didn't even have the chance to play a preseason game on behalf of the Nuggets!
What Barnes said is even worse. He has played well in the past two years, but due to personality issues he has not been able to secure a stable contract.
This year's market for him is a minimum-salary contract, and the Nuggets offered him a slightly more generous offer.
This wave of recruitment is also a gold mine.
Not to mention Barnes' other abilities, he has a gangster temperament.
Before the team set off, Lin Ying also called Yang Shuyu.
As mentioned before, Yang Shuyu entered the University of Denver and has been in school for some time.
But because Lin Ying has been training, he hasn't had time to meet her yet.
Taking her with me in this China game will help her adapt to the NBA game rhythm in advance.
After all, if he can keep up with him in the following games, it would be best for his physical therapist to keep up with him.
He agreed with Yang Shuyu in advance on the time, and asked Su Feng to drive to pick him up the day before departure.
When they arrived at the door, he went down to pick them up.
Then, when he saw the people getting out of the car, his first reaction was: No, Su Feng is cheating again?
He was asked to pick up Yang Shuyu, but why did he pick up a girl with long hair?
But I didn't realize it until I got closer.
Damn it?
This looks so familiar, is this Yang Shuyu?
that is……
Lin Ying came close to Yang Shuyu and looked at it for a long time.
The difference between long hair and short hair is so big!
When he had short hair, he looked like a handsome boy, but after having long hair, he immediately turned into a beautiful girl with bright eyes, white teeth, and lotus hair?
Can you switch modes freely?
"Why did you suddenly grow your hair long?"
Lin Ying withdrew his gaze and couldn't help but be curious.
"...I'm just too busy right now to cut it."
Yang Shuyu said with a smile.
She wouldn't say it was because of Durant's strange look before.
Well, it looks good when you smile.
"Don't cut it, just leave it like this."
Lin Ying settled down immediately.
Little girls should grow their hair long and be a beautiful girl. Your mother will no longer have to worry about you not being able to get married.
…
After picking up Yang Shuyu, Lin Ying took her back to China with the Nuggets.
"By the way, do you want to try cryotherapy?"
On the plane back home, Yang Shuyu suddenly mentioned something to Lin Ying.
"Why are you talking about this all of a sudden?"
Lin Ying looked confused. The reason why he said it again was because they had talked about it when they first met.
"There is a friend of my father who does this. He originally wanted to cooperate with my grandpa, but my grandpa didn't like it."
"Professional?"
Lin Ying became interested.
Historically, this thing didn't become popular in the NBA until around 2011, but that doesn't mean it didn't come out until 2011.
In fact, it has been around since 2000, but the technology is not yet that mature.
Even in the NBA, people like Kobe, Marion, and Hill use it occasionally, but it's just not known to others.
Some people may ask, do you still need this when you already have cupping?
Of course!
The action time of these two things is different.
Generally speaking, cupping takes a certain amount of time to take effect and lasts longer.
But cryotherapy can shorten the training cycle.
“Professional, but expensive.”
"How expensive?"
"$100 a time, 3 minutes."
Converting it into RMB, it costs more than 200 yuan per minute, which is indeed not cheap.
Lin Ying thought for a while and then spoke:
"Does he sell equipment? Just buy one."
"...Are you serious?"
Yang Shuyu looked at Lin Ying with wide eyes, that thing costs more than one million US dollars a set!
And it doesn’t mean just buying a piece of equipment, you still have to find professionals to maintain it, get liquid nitrogen, etc.
That's a total waste of money.
"Do you know what Batman's superpower is?"
Lin Ying was in a good mood and said with a smile.
"rich."
Anyone who has watched DC movies will definitely know this joke.
"Then do you know what my nickname is?"
"Batman?"
"So smart!"
Lin Ying couldn't help but patted Yang Shuyu on the head.
The little girl is the inspiration!
"...Then I'll get off the plane and ask."
Yang Shuyu was also looking forward to it.
In fact, she also wanted to try it.
"Well, I'll go over and inspect it after I finish the China game. If it's really good, I'll buy it. Money is not an issue, the main thing is the effect."
Lin Ying was still cautious.
After all, this thing is not very popular now, and it will be more than worth the gain if it damages your body.
…
Returning to Beijing after a month, I can still feel the impact of the Olympic Games on this city.
I have to say here that China has done well in the Olympics.
Like many other countries, they spent a lot of money to build venues to host the Olympics, but once the Olympics were over, they were basically thrown there useless.
Even in a few years, you can see news like grass growing in swimming pools.
But as for China, it will directly open to the outside world after hosting the Olympics, and the ticket revenue will be a lot of money.
Including Wukesong, it directly became the main stadium of the Beijing team.
In addition to decision-making, you still have to appreciate the benefits of having more people.
After getting off the plane, Lin Ying followed the team to prepare for the China game, while Yang Shuyu went straight to his own business.
This time she came back with Lin Ying. In addition to giving Lin Ying physical therapy, she also had a special mission to visit Tang Tian's old friends in China.
This should be the upgrade package Tang Tian left for his granddaughter.
…
The two teams stayed at the same hotel. When they arrived, Zhu Fangyu took the lead and called Lin Ying to go and wash their feet together.
Men's three major pleasures: smoking, drinking, and foot bathing.
Lin Ying was not interested in the first two, but she still liked foot washing.
Very serious kind of like.
Think about it after a tiring day, it is still very comfortable to let the sister who washes your face rub and massage your feet.
Most hotels are equipped with a foot-washing area, and the hotel they stayed in was no exception.
O'Neal and Nash both came.
It seems that Zhu Fangyu has blended in very well.
O'Neal is so funny, when he sees Lin Ying, he gives him a fist-cup salute.
Nash gave Lin Ying a warm hug. This was the first time they met since the draft training.
"I originally wanted to train with you in the summer, but Bill told me that you would be very busy in the summer."
Nash spoke after sitting down.
Lin Ying breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.
Fortunately he didn't ask, otherwise he would have had to think about how to refuse.
"So...are you free next summer?"
"..."
"have."
Lin Ying replied firmly.
He learned one thing from the summer training with Duncan: these stars don't mind training with one more person.
So when the time comes, he can just take Durant to train with Nash.
Nash, his passing will definitely be a great improvement.
…
On the day of the China Games, the Wukesong Arena was full again since the Olympic Games.
The enthusiasm on the fans' faces is no less intense than it was a month into the Olympics.
The China Game does not happen every year. What a blessing it is to be able to watch NBA games up close!
Especially, we are watching the Nuggets and Suns!
Needless to say about the Nuggets, just like the Rockets, after Lin Ying finished one season, many people on the Nuggets already had new nicknames.
Needless to say, Lin Ying and Shuangqiang.
Others include "Knife Guard" JR Smith, "Cake King" Nene, "Lithuanian Saber" Kleiza, etc.
Even Livingston, who was waived by the Nuggets before, was nicknamed "Denver Mok" when he joined.
The Suns are also star-studded, including "Shark" O'Neal, "Little Bully" Stoudemire, "Son of the Wind" Nash, "Big Mountain" Grant Hill, and of course "Three-Point Rain" Zhu Fangyu.
The NBA China Game is basically the same as the NBA except for the different venue.
Even the floor used for the competition was flown in by plane and then spliced ​​one day in advance.
Moreover, it also has the appearance ceremony that is not available in the preseason.
As the most important part of Stern's overseas promotion plan, the ceremony must be in place.
The Nuggets are the home team in this game, so the Suns come first and then the Nuggets.
The fans were enthusiastic and cheered loudly from both the home and away teams.
Of course, the biggest cheer must belong to Lin Ying.
After helping the Chinese men's basketball team get delisted from the past Olympic Games, Lin Ying's domestic popularity has reached a new high.
This reaction shocked Anthony and Iverson.
It may be a bit cruel to say it, but in terms of the number of fans worldwide, Lin Ying already has more fans than the Golden Guns!
After the opening ceremony, the two teams came out.
Suns: Nash, Raja Bell, Grant Hill, Stoudemire, O'Neal;
Nuggets: Iverson, Tony Allen, Anthony, Lin Ying, Nene.
It can be seen from the double-server lineup that although it is a preseason game, the opening games of both teams are played as regular season games.
The head coaches on both sides also cooperated very well and arranged for Lin Ying and Stoudemire to jump the ball in the center circle.
"beep!"
As the whistle blew from the sideline, Stoudemire jumped up like a Gundam and moved the ball back to the Suns' half.
This explosive power is too terrifying.
The Nuggets played the Suns three times last season.
Lin Ying was suspended for the first time, and he watched Anthony perform a powerful performance against the Suns' three heroes;
The second time O'Neal hadn't come to the Suns yet, Stoudemire was playing center, and Lin Ying was playing against Marion;
The third time was after the trade deadline, which happened to coincide with Stoudemire being injured and not playing.
So after all, this is the first time he has officially faced off against Stoudemire on the court.
In the opening scene, Lin Ying didn't do much attacking, he was just making shots with his two spears.
But even so, many of his details on the court are eye-catching.
Two very representative rounds.
One is that after feeding Anthony the ball, he took Stoudemire away along the baseline.
Last season, he would have directly gone to the bottom corner to create space.
But now, when he got to the weak side and saw that the distance was almost there, he stopped going out, and took advantage of the situation to trap Stoudemire behind him.
Anthony missed a pull-up, and he took advantage of the position to grab an offensive rebound and directly scored a dunk on the second attack.
Another one was when O'Neal was protecting the defensive rebound and wanted to directly hit the fast break, but was directly destroyed by Lin Ying's long arm and went out of bounds.
These details are all the results of previous training.
If nothing else, his presence on the court is obviously stronger than before!
Maybe it's due to the time difference, but the Nuggets' two guns are not in good shape.
So within five minutes of playing, Karl replaced them all and took a break.
Of course, the two guns will not have any objections. If possible, it would be best for them not to participate in a game like the preseason.
After exiting the game with both guns, looking at Stoudemire who was still on the opposite side, Lin Ying was ready to make a move.
He hasn't used the low post offense he finished training in the summer yet!
In the previous team training camp, it was just Martin and Nene who were fighting back and forth, which didn't have much reference significance.
Now that he finally faced the top "little bully", the opportunity came.
Chapter completed!