That was also the number he used in the national team.
He just wants to save trouble, and two numbers is the limit, no matter how many fans there are, they will get confused.
This is actually very important.
23 is Jordan, 24 and 8 are Kobe, and number 69 will remind you of Rodman, and fans will also print it to remember.
O'Connor didn't look surprised either.
Lin Ying is the No. 9 draft pick, and the national team is No. 9. He would be surprised if he had different numbers.
After chatting with O'Connor, Lin Ying returned to the locker room.
There is a shower room next to the locker room, and people have already finished taking a shower at this time.
Lin Ying was also ready to go in.
"Lin, I'm going to buy donuts for everyone. Can you lend me your car?"
Weaver suddenly smiled at Lin Ying and asked.
The pranks of NBA rookies. As mentioned before, Yao Ming tied his teammates' shoes, which is relatively rare.
This is more common, buying donuts and the like.
As for Weaver, he was a rookie in 2004, but he has never been able to play.
It wasn't until this season that he signed a formal contract with the Nuggets and finally landed in the NBA, so he can be considered a "rookie."
Oh, by the way, when Anthony took him to watch a game when he first arrived in Denver, Weaver was among them.
If you follow your elder brother, you will still have meat to eat.
"Should I come along?"
Lin Ying asked.
"No, I can just go, but I don't have a car."
Weaver explained.
Lin Ying nodded and handed over the key directly.
It seems that after Iverson expressed his stance, his status with the Nuggets immediately rose.
He can just avoid the rookie pranks.
This can be considered a good thing.
Not long after he got out of the shower, Weaver had already returned from buying donuts.
When they were assigned to Anthony's side, Anthony stood up and patted Weaver on the shoulder.
Really big brother.
And it seems that it is a good thing that Lin Ying was not ganged up by Antony in the first place.
Although it was good to have someone to protect him, he still wasn't used to being a follower.
After eating the donuts, the day's training is over.
Lin Ying is also planning to go back to rest and recover his physical strength. He will have to practice some more in the evening.
Anthony and the others were still chatting. He stood up, said hello, and then left.
Taking the elevator to the underground garage, he looked for his car at the location Weaver said.
The underground garage of an NBA-level arena is quite large.
But after walking for a while, he felt like there was someone following him.
I just looked back a few times and saw no one.
This made him feel a little nervous for no reason.
Although he is not timid, who hasn't watched a few horror movies?
Fortunately, as he walked forward, he met a patrolling security guard.
The security guard greeted him and he calmed down after responding.
There was a convex corner mirror in front of him. He walked over and waited there for a while.
After waiting for a while, he saw someone in the mirror.
When he saw who was following him furtively, he felt completely at ease.
That was obviously Anthony, Smith and Weaver!
So, pranks are still necessary?
Earlier, Weaver borrowed the car to buy donuts just to make him relax his guard so that the prank could succeed?
Well, that makes sense.
He really thought that there was no trick, but if it weren't for the sixth sense and this mirror, he would really be tricked.
His car should be stuffed with popcorn, right?
He had seen this kind of thing online before.
By the way, Jeremy Lin did this to Trae Young back then.
In fact, this is nothing, just treat it as an entrance ceremony, at most it is just a matter of washing the car.
He continued to walk forward, and when he approached the car, he first took a look inside.
Huh? No popcorn?
what's the situation?
If it wasn't popcorn, was it prepared something scary?
He was mentally prepared, walked up to it, and took a look inside.
So sexy!
Nonsence!
No, why is there a woman in his car?
And the woman must have been sitting there for a while. She was leaning on the passenger seat, with her head raised, and her body looked like a mountain range, with two peaks clearly visible.
When you notice him, turn your head.
Flaming red lips, alluring and charming.
She even winked at her and bit her lip!
Damn it, Anthony and these people are so bad, are you using this to test cadres?!
But his mind moves quickly enough.
Although he used Dicker as a shield due to his previous playing experience, Anthony could probably guess that he was still a youngster.
So this wave of pranks can be said to hit the point directly.
As long as he drives this woman out of the car, he will be photographed and teased every minute.
He took a deep breath and got into the car pretending to be nonchalant.
Then, he glanced in the rearview mirror.
Sure enough, Anthony and his gang appeared not far away with smiles on their faces. Smith even carried a camera because his mobile phone didn't have enough pixels at this time!
He turned his head and glanced at the woman, fastened his seat belt, and helped her fasten her seat belt, then started the car, released the handbrake, shifted the D gear, stepped on the accelerator and drove away...
This wave of operations made the woman look stunned for a while.
Brother, this is different from what they said!
not far away.
Smith, who was already preparing to record the video, was stunned.
Anthony, who was about to watch the show, was also stunned.
What's happening here?
Lin Ying left directly?
Why does it feel like they are being persecuted this time?!
After seeing Lin Ying's car disappear from sight, Anthony walked back with an unhappy look on his face.
It was a pity not to have Cheng Lin Ying as his younger brother before, but this round of pranks failed again, and he suddenly felt a little boring.
Smith also put the camera down, then reached out and scratched his head.
This wave of brilliant ideas came from him, but he failed in the end!
But soon he put down the photographer and ran forward.
That woman is his new girlfriend!
…
As the car drove out of the garage, Lin Ying asked the woman to get out of the car.
It's not that he is straight, but after staying for a long time, he realized that this woman's body odor is a bit strong.
If not, he wouldn't mind taking it for a spin and then dropping it off halfway.
Hey, it's impossible for a woman to influence his training.
…
Time flies so fast, it’s already late September.
After nearly half a month of training camp, the new season is quietly approaching.
Lin Ying has integrated well into the Nuggets.
One is his personal ability.
Three points.
Thanks to practicing according to NBA three-pointers during training during the NCAA period, his three-pointers seamlessly transitioned into the NBA.
Although there were fluctuations due to changes in weight and strength, he practiced diligently and had adapted before the start of the season;
Defense.
The biggest help brought by the game training is actually his defensive ability.
I mentioned before that the upper limit of defense is determined by talent and skills. A large part of skills come from experience, and experience is gained most in actual combat;
Pass the ball.
Similarly, the improvement of passing through game training is also obvious.
Among the famous scenes this summer, in addition to being knocked down during dunks, there are two other moments when passing the ball.
One is the crotch piercing in the summer league, and the other is the no-look pass in the Asian Championships.
"You have to be more sexy."
Nash sincerely refuses to deceive me;
Low technology.
Although his skills are not considered excellent at the NBA level, after a summer of training, he can at least use them.
Counting it all together, first Yao Ming, then Wang Zhizhi, and then Handy asked to practice turning jump shots, his set can be regarded as 648/328/198.
In addition, his ball control has also been improved to a certain extent and continues to improve.
Golf businessman.
This is invisible and intangible, but it is very important.
The second is Karl's tactical system.
In a word: It is really suitable for him!
In fact, he was already doing that during the Asian Championships.
Use your excellent speed in the paint to help defend quickly.
Then he uses his height and wingspan to block the opponent's passing route and even complete a steal.
Under Karl's guidance, Ah Dijiang unconsciously became a tool and helped Lin Ying practice in advance.
Iverson and Anthony are also very motivated.
When they formed a team last season, they were called the "Golden Guns" by fans.
What is the golden double gun? You can understand it as the "splash brothers" within the three-point line.
They were not willing to be eliminated in the first round last season.
Oh, by the way, after half a month of training camp, Anthony has completely lost weight.
This ability is really awesome.
After losing weight, his lateral movement speed is actually not as slow as expected.
In fact, his current weight is about 104 kilograms, which is almost the same as when he entered the NBA.
The only difference is that he has a low body fat rate and strong resistance.
Lin Ying was not surprised. Anthony was still very elegant during the dual-gun era.
After Billups arrived, he intensified his low-post confrontation.
Not long after the training camp ended, the Nuggets ushered in the preseason tour of the new season.
They played a total of 8 games and finished with 6 wins and 2 losses.
Of the two losses, one was against the Suns and the other against the Pistons, neither Anthony nor Iverson played.
Lin Ying's role is similar to that in the training camp. Most of the time, he is a substitute for the inside. The one game Anthony did not play was at the fourth position.
In his first game against the Pistons, he showed some discomfort and only had 5 points and 5 rebounds in 15 minutes.
This is not his problem alone.
Taking this year's rookies as an example, Durant had 12 points and 3 rebounds in 20 minutes, Horford had 9 points and 7 rebounds in 23 minutes, and Noah had 6 points and 4 rebounds in 23 minutes.
The preseason is originally for rookies to adapt to the intensity of the NBA.
Fortunately, one of Lin Ying's characteristics is his strong ability to adapt and adjust.
By the second game, with the same playing time, he had already scored 10 points and 6 rebounds.
After that, his performance also tended to be stable. When he played against the Pistons at the end of the month, Iverson and Anthony didn't play, so Karl arranged for him directly.
He played 30 minutes in that game and ended up with 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 3-pointers.
In the last 8 games, he averaged 20.6 minutes per game, contributed 10.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.8 steals, 2.5 fouls and 1.5 turnovers. His three shooting percentages were 49.6%, 81.8% and 37% respectively.
This performance has aroused the expectations of Nuggets fans.
Domestic fans are even more enthusiastic.
As a Chinese rookie drafted into the NBA in the same year, with a No. 6 pick and a No. 9 pick, it is difficult for the two not to be drawn out for comparison.
Lin Ying's performance in his debut was average, but Yi Jianlian was a bit miserable. He scored 3 points and was sent off for 6 fouls in 15 minutes.
After 8 games, Yi Jianlian averaged 10.1 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.7 fouls and 3.1 turnovers. His three shooting percentages were 43.6%, 85% and 29.7% respectively.
Simply looking at the scoring and rebound data, there is not much difference between the two, but their average playing time and tactical status are completely different.
From the comparison of other data and the sense of the game, it can be clearly seen that Yi Jianlian's current confrontation is not suitable for the NBA.
Of course, what can be seen is Yi Jianlian's scoring talent and the excellent touch among the big men, which is well reflected in his free throw shooting percentage.
If you can gain some weight appropriately and improve your core and upper body strength, you will have great development prospects.
To describe it in one sentence: The future is promising.
However, Lin Ying got this kind of data as a substitute, and his confrontation, defense, etc. outside of the data fully showed his own characteristics.
This is not only something we can look forward to in the future, but it has already shown great immediate combat capabilities!
In other words, his current game is already very exciting!
After the preseason, ESPN conducted a wave of rankings of each team's strength in the new season based on their paper strength and preseason performance.
It's a bit similar to the NCAA's power rankings.
The Celtics' Big Three are undoubtedly at the top of the list. Some rankings are as follows:
First, the Celtics.
Keywords: Big Three.
Second, the Spurs.
Keywords: defending champion.
Third, the Pistons.
Keywords: The strongest defense in the league.
Fourth, the Suns.
Keywords: run and gun, revenge.
Fifth, the Cavaliers.
Keywords: James, overall runner-up.
Sixth, Team Rocket.
Keywords: Yao Mai.
Seventh, Jazz.
Keywords: Deron, pick-and-roll tactics.
Eighth, Magic
Keywords: Howard, Billionaire Mr. Lewis.
…
Fourteenth, Nuggets.
Keywords: golden double guns.
Analysis: With the golden guns, there is no doubt about the offensive strength of the Nuggets. Their main problem is defense. It is an extremely stupid decision to send away the "best defensive player" Marcus Camby. They should send away
Allen Iverson is gone.
They expected No. 9 pick Lin Ying to fill Camby's void, but that obviously won't work.
No. 15, Lakers.
Keywords: Kobe Bryant.
Sixteenth, Hornets.
Keywords: Chris Paul.
…
Question: Will the media slap themselves in the face?
Answer: No.
This wave of strength predictions is very realistic.
Although Camby suffered a lot of doubts when he was elected as the best defensive player, after all, the fans are not blind.
But it is impossible for the media to admit their mistakes and will only expect the Nuggets to play badly to prove that they are right.
The Nuggets players were naturally very unhappy when they saw this list, and they all tried to slap ESPN in the face.
Lin Ying was also holding back her energy.
He knows that Camby didn't leave in history, and then the Nuggets proved that ESPN really predicted what happened.
Just like in history, in the summer of 2013, they predicted that the Knicks, who had 54 wins last season and ranked second in the Eastern Conference, would suffer from diarrhea. They were scolded in various ways at the beginning, but in the end they were praised.
The same thing is that both teams have Anthony.
Maybe, Anthony is poisonous.
However, Lin Ying feels that the Nuggets should not be like that now.
The preseason games are not very convincing, but at least it shows that this Nuggets team has strength.
On October 30, the NBA regular season kicked off.
On this day, 10 teams played, and Yi Jianlian also made his NBA regular season debut.
In the end, he played 25 minutes, made 4 of 5 shots, 1 of 4 free throws, scored 9 points and 3 rebounds, and graduated with 6 fouls.
This set the best data for a Chinese player in his NBA debut.
Therefore, he was given a new nickname by a reporter in a certain wave: Yi Di.
One day later, on November 1, the Nuggets also made their regular season debut.
Their opponent is the Los Angeles Lakers.
Chapter completed!