In the training hall, Wang Zelin was sweating profusely. After settling the previous personal matters, he started his own training plan.
Unfortunately, his progress is obviously slower than last year.
In other words, once your strength has improved to a certain level, it is extremely difficult to make further progress.
But Wang Zelin has no reason to give up, because he knows where the limits of his abilities are...
So what if progress is slow?
That is also progress.
How many players have spent an entire summer just to gain a little improvement in personal strength.
In comparison, he is much luckier!
Because he has a system, which is disguised as a strength progress bar, he will not stop training until he reaches the end point.
Besides, he is only under 20, which is the age for hard work. Appropriate enjoyment can serve as a spice to a boring life. If you enjoy it too much, you will really regret living a new life.
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During the time when Wang Zelin stayed at home in silent retreat, many sensational events occurred outside.
For example, the gas bomb incident in Syria, the opening of the 12th National Games, Microsoft's acquisition of Nokia, the establishment of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone, etc...
The above are all world-class events. Wang Zelin just paid attention to them casually and then stopped watching them. Instead, he focused more on the NBA.
After all, if nothing happens, he will still be here for more than ten years.
The NBA has been quite lively recently.
There are rumors that league chairman David Stern's health is getting worse day by day, and the time for league successor Adam Silver to take office is approaching...
Another source said: Mr. Warcraft, who just fled Los Angeles on July 6 this year and finalized a four-year, $87.6 million contract with Mosaic, has a very harmonious relationship with his new partner James Harden. The two were in Houston last night
Partying all night long in the largest nightclub, this is the fourth time Howard and Harden have stayed in a nightclub together since arriving in Houston...
In response to this, Wang Zelin laughed: How can two nightclub madmen not be happy when they are teammates?
There is also news that Derrick Rose, who has been away from the court for 17 months due to injury, is basically confirmed to have recovered from the injury and will further plan to return in the Bulls preseason next month.
The youngest regular season MVP in history!
In one sentence, it fully describes what a genius Rose was back then, as well as his popularity in the league and in the hearts of fans around the world.
Rose is back!
It became the hottest news in early September.
It wasn't until September 17 that a piece of news successfully took away the heat of Rose's comeback.
On September 17, US time, "ESPN" and "TrueHoop" jointly launched the ranking of NBA active players for the third consecutive year. In the next few days, it will be updated from 500th to 1st in order.
In the first period on the 17th, players ranked 411th to 500th were brought.
I have to say that although many people hate ESPN, it is really not impossible for it to be where it is today and become the most famous sports television network in the world.
As long as there is selfishness and desire, people cannot escape the words fame and fortune.
The so-called top ranking list of active players captures people's general pursuit of fame and fortune. No wonder it is so popular all over the United States.
This ranking refers to the opinions of ESPN's season preview expert group, which evaluates the players' expected performance this season in terms of production volume, and then derives a numerical value, based on which the ranking is made.
The specific method is: each member of the expert group will score the player between 0 and 10, and the average value is finally calculated as the player's ranking points.
Not to mention, many stars also have some concerns about their ranking on the list.
There were several familiar faces among the fans who appeared on the list on the first day.
For example, James White is ranked 474th. This guy's status in the hearts of fans is not necessarily lower than that of some NBA stars.
No way, who made this guy's nickname the Ultimate Slam Dunk King!
Dunking is one of the most popular skills in basketball.
And White can be said to have achieved the ultimate in dunking.
At least in the hearts of Chinese fans, White does fulfill a lot of their expectations.
The Mo G incident has not yet come out. Wang Zelin wants the Portland Trail Blazers to replace the Mosaics and become the home team in the hearts of Chinese fans. There is still a big gap.
Dayao's imprint on this team is indeed too profound!
In addition to White, there are also Kwame Brown, who was selected by Jordan and is now ranked 450th, and Quentin Richardson, the 2005 All-Star three-point champion who is ranked 444th.
It is worth mentioning that due to the impact of the XD scandal, the ranking of left-handed magician Lamar Odom, a veteran of the Lakers' two consecutive championships, dropped directly from 130th last season to 462nd...
Even though there is still some time before the distribution of players on the list ends, he is very likely to become the player with the fastest decline on this list.
Time flies, and by the end of September, all player rankings for the 2013~2014 season have been announced.
The first place is still the little emperor LeBron James.
In fact, he has been No. 1 on the list since 2011, the first year this list was held.
This year it has been the third consecutive year!
And compared with last year, James' personal selection points finally completed the leap from 9.99 points to a full score of 10 points!
This is the only one on the list!
But this is not surprising. After all, James has just completed two consecutive championships and has shown that he is very likely to win the third championship and then establish a dynasty. It is normal for him to be ranked in this position.
The second place is Kevin Durant. His position has not fluctuated as last year, and he continues to hold the title of "No. 2 in the Millennium".
The "Du Lao Er" meme has begun to spread recently.
You don’t need to think about it to know that in a certain mansion in Oklahoma, several more iPhones are about to suffer.
No. 3 is Clippers forward Chris Paul, the current No. 1 point guard and well-deserved. He replaced Dwight Howard, who was third last year.
And the man who once replaced James alone is gone forever.
The 4th place... is somewhat surprising. It is the bearded golfer James Harden, who has made a leap forward from 26th place last year.
No. 5 is Durant’s teammate, Russell Westbrook.
The sixth place is also very unexpected, it is the recently comeback Bulls leader, Derrick Rose.
He hasn't played for nearly two years, and once he came back, he shot up to the top 10 on the list, which shows how much the outside world is looking forward to Rose.
It's a pity that Fengchen Rose will never come back.
No. 7 Dwight Howard, who just moved to Houston, fell from being a TOP3 player last season to No. 7.
The league’s No. 1 center?
I don’t know how many people are laughing behind my back!
No. 8 is a brand new player...the leading center of the Portland Trail Blazers ~ Wang Zelin!
oh!
The ranking suddenly became interesting.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that ESPN is trying to make people angry.
One is the center of the Western Conference Finals team, and the other is Howard, who has not even played in the playoffs. Ranking Wang Zelin one place behind Howard is insulting if it is not an intentional arrangement.
Regardless of ESPN's starting point, one thing is that they succeeded. They succeeded in angering a vicious beast in Portland!
"You are deliberately disgusting me, right? Then just wait for a slap in the face!" Wang Zelin's expression became meaningful when the phone scrolled to this point.
This is the first time he hopes to fight against Mosaic. When the time comes, he must give the happy beast a good lesson.
The last two in the top ten are Warriors leader Stephen Curry and Cavaliers leader Kyrie Irving.
After the top ten list was sent out, fans suddenly remembered a person who had been ignored.
What about number 24 in Los Angeles?
Oh! This season he was ranked 17th by ESPN.
Wait, number 17?
This seems to be the first time in the new millennium that Kobe has fallen into the top 10...
"Marc Gasol, Kevin Love, Tony Parker, Paul George... these guys can actually be ranked in front of me, what?"
In a mansion in Los Angeles.
After reading the list, Kobe was furious, picked up the basketball and walked to the basement.
ESPN's approach successfully angered this poisonous snake!
Presumably, after the start of the new season, there will be one more member of the army ready to slap ESPN in the face.
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Portland.
"Seconds! This is really wonderful!"
At the same time, after seeing that Kobe was only ranked 17th on the list, Wang Zelin was immediately amused at the thought of Kobe being angry at this time. Even Howard's anger at being ranked in front of him subsided.
To be honest, it was difficult for him to understand such an arrangement.
You must know that Kobe was still the winner of the first team last year, averaging 28 5 6 data per game, and his efficiency was a career high.
The key thing is that the Lakers did not enter the playoffs!
This means that Kobe did not suffer a ruptured Achilles tendon like in the original history!
The Black Mamba's fangs haven't been removed yet, are the people at ESPN just idiots?
Just because the Lakers didn't make it to the playoffs last season, ESPN came up with something like this. I'm really not afraid of getting bitten back!
Some media people with excellent sense of smell came to Los Angeles immediately because they knew very well that according to the character of the Black Mamba, could they endure such humiliation?
If he thinks too much, he will definitely fight back as soon as possible.
Even if it's just linguistic.
really.
During an interview on October 1st, Kobe openly said: "People at ESPN are all a bunch of SBs!"
Very straightforward! Very volute!
Not long after, the Lakers officially announced that the player training time would be advanced.
According to unknown gossip: During the training camp, the basket in the Lakers training hall was smashed several times.
After learning everything, some media people seemed to have found the password to wealth and began to write articles:
"What? Kobe can only be ranked 17th, so the 14 players ahead of him, are they going to prepare for urine tests?"
"We must be clear that team record does not represent individual performance. If Kobe, who averaged 28 points per game last season, can only be ranked 15th, then what will happen to Derrick, who has not played for a year and can still be ranked in the top ten?
What's the matter?"
"For a player who won the best team last season and is one of the top ten players in the league, even if he gets older and the team's performance declines, he should still be ranked around the top 10; I don't think there will be that kind of player in the league.
Many players will have better court abilities than Kobe!"
In response to the increasingly heated remarks, ESPN waited until the heated discussion reached its peak before finally responding.
An expert who specializes in data theory came forward: "Through the comparison of last season's performance and contribution to the team, based on Kobe's years of injuries and the age of another year of playing, I really think that No. 15 is already very good.
That’s generous! If it weren’t for the veteran respect factor, I don’t even think Kobe Bryant should be in the top 20!”
It should be said that it is ESPN, Corvo is in trouble!
Still naked and blatant.
When Kobe saw the news, he laughed disdainfully and replied on social media: "I will let you know what true generosity is! I will go all out in the new season, even though I am only ranked 17th in the league.
player of!"
Kobe's prestige and huge influence quickly formed two factions in the outside world.
The war between the two sides is getting more and more intense, and this is what ESPN hopes for. They are not worried that Kobe will not accept the move.
If you don’t understand, he is not the proud black mamba!
So, all this is a conspiracy from beginning to end.
As for a slap in the face or something...
Just kidding, do those in the media still care about face?
No, I should say that, do they still have the face?
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A few days later.
Wang Zelin has returned to Kyoto, China, and climbed the Great Wall with his teammates.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! There is a saying, there are really many people climbing the Great Wall, and they are really tired.
But every time he heard the exclamations from his teammates, he still felt a sense of pride from the bottom of his heart.
Praise the greatness of the motherland again!
"Hey, Steven, hurry up, a young guy is not as fast as the old lady next to him!"
Standing on the stairs, Wang Zelin looked back at a rookie selected by the team in this year's draft and couldn't help but joke.
Steven Adams!
The famous Ka Feng in the future.
Because of Wang Zelin's little suggestions during this year's draft, now, his waist, neck, and between his hands are all filled with large and small bags of luggage.
Wang Zelin has no experience of being treated as a younger brother by the elders of the team, nor has he experienced the NBA tradition of teasing newcomers such as carrying bags, buying water, and having popcorn stuffed in cars during away games.
But this does not mean that he will hate this NBA tradition.
On the contrary, he is enjoying it now!
After all, others were married to wives who had been married for thousands of years, but it was better for him to just step on the path that others had taken for several years.
"knew."
Adams replied angrily.
The young Neptune has not yet grown a beard and is still a young boy. Bullying Neptune at this period still has a general charm.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, it seems you are not happy!"
Wang Zelin narrowed his eyes and smiled.
"No, I'm very happy."
Adams reacted like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, speeding up quickly and overtaking Wang Zelin.
Did he really think he didn't hear the threat?
Whenever I say I'm not happy, this guy will definitely find an opportunity to practice alone with me.
It is known as "training new people", but in fact it is just to satisfy one's own evil taste of "bullying the weak".
Recalling the severe beatings he received during the first training camp because of his youth and frivolity, Adams' legs became even more powerful.