Temporary Worker
When Jiang Lin stepped onto the court, the head coach, D'Antoni, rushed over to stop Jiang Lin and remind him not to do anything unnecessary and to complete the task assigned to him.
This time, Jiang Lin heard it clearly. Now, he was definitely at the level of professional English.
Then, he subconsciously replied,[OK!]”
No matter what the coach said, it was okay.
D'Antoni was in a hurry. The whole world was looking forward to this four-star team. As everyone knew, Kobe's team was the hardest to coach.
Therefore, he put in a lot of effort and studied the division of labor for every player on the team very clearly.
When Jiang Lin first joined the team, he was given the role of an ordinary traditional guard. Offense was none of his business, and defense followed the opposing shooter.
In the 13th season, the five positions in the NBA were clearly distinguished. Therefore, an all-rounded guard like Wei Shao was considered a genius in this era. Later on, with five small lineups and unlimited defense shifts, every player on the field was basically the more all-rounded the better.
D'Antoni had no choice but to send Jiang Lin on in the second quarter. Jiang Lin glanced at the bench. Indeed, he and Steve Blake were the only real point guards. The starting lineup for the other positions on the team was perfect. It was just a pity that old Na was injured at the beginning of the season.
Coupled with the poor start, the Los Angeles team quickly adjusted and even used Odom as the starting point guard.
Later, in order to fill in the empty window when the main control player, Nash, was not around, and to have someone to control the ball during the team's training, the Los Angeles Clippers signed a 10-day contract with the Chinese CBA free agent, Jiang Lin.
This was also the reason why Jiang Lin could play now. The starting guard had become Steve Blake, so he was the first pick on the reserve point guard. When Blake was off, he had a chance to play.
Today was the last game under his contract, which was why D'Antoni said it was his last chance.
"Ten days? " How exciting…" Jiang Lin knew what the contract meant. No wonder people said that he was a temporary worker. A 10-day contract was a contract without any guarantees.
Helping a signed team to play for 10 days, three to four games, and automatically being fired after playing. It did not matter if they played well or not. If they played especially well, they might sign another 10-day short contract. However, a team could only sign a short contract with a player twice in a season. If they wanted to sign another contract, it had to be a guaranteed contract of more than one year.
"Buddha, it's a thankless effort.”Jiang Lin smiled bitterly. This was really a temporary worker who couldn't even earn back the money for the plane tickets. He even helped the home team attract the attention of a large wave of Chinese fans. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that hiring a Chinese point guard was not only to make money, but also to f * cking make money!
With the amount of money the Los Angeles team had spent this season, they would have to attract Chinese advertising companies to invest in them.
"I'm sorry. Since you called me here, don't even think about asking me to leave.”Jiang Lin was furious. He hated the feeling of being used. The Los Angeles Clippers would not train him at all.
However!
Since he was here, he would never go back. The NBA was the lifelong dream of all basketball enthusiasts. Not only did he want to stay in the NBA, but he also wanted to establish himself in the NBA with his strength.
I don't care what arrangements you have. Tonight is my last chance to show my face during the contract period.
The job that the coaching staff had assigned him was rubbish. He was basically a ball controller for Kobe to save energy. Every time, he had to be responsible for safely transporting the ball to the front field, then directly handing it to Kobe to pull it away at a 45-degree angle.
On the defensive end, they were following the Heat's reserve shooter, Shawn Battier, an old friend of the Chinese fans. They didn't need him to know any defensive tactics. They just had to brainlessly stick to the player with the highest three-point shooting rate of the Heat this season.
Originally, Jiang Lin would not have any objections, because it was already good enough to be able to play in the NBA. However, he was now full of confidence. He had just been rewarded with the skills of so many street basketball superstars, and he could not help but want to try it out on the court!
Jiang Lin returned to the arena and went to the bottom corner to take a look.
He was the point guard on the field, Kobe, Ci Shiping, Odom, and Jordan Hill.
The score was 34:49, and the Los Angeles team was trailing by 15 points in the second quarter.
The competitive Kobe told his coach that he didn't want to get off the field when it was supposed to be a rotation, so he still led the team to play in the second lineup and directly came out to ask for the ball.
"I'm here, I'm here. This isn't 2K. I'm really playing in the NBA!”Jiang Lin rubbed his hands and stepped on the floor.
Looking at the big black Chalmers who was directly marking him and the superstars that could only be seen on the screen and in 2K, Jiang Lin felt his blood boil for no reason!
This was the actual NBA!
To be able to compete directly with the NBA stars he was familiar with, and it was now the 13th season. At this time, Duncan, Manu, Driver, Garnett, and even Kobe and Ray Allen had not retired. The NBA at that time could not be any better. It was the last glory before the small ball era.
Combining the two memories, he was very familiar with the technical and tactical characteristics of all the players on the field!
Chalmers, who was defending against him, was a defensive guard who was 8cm shorter than him. His offense was more of a breakthrough type of play. Although he was later blown to smithereens by the Spurs 'Parker, he had been a starter in the Heat this season.
The core of the Heat's team was led by James alone, along with shooters Lewis, Sean Battier, guard Chalmers, and center Anderson. These players were full of memories in Jiang Lin's eyes.
After Kobe held the ball, he did not care about anyone else. He directly pulled back and fadeaway for a three-pointer.
James got the rebound!
"Ferric Iron Ore, as expected of you.”
Jiang Lin quickly went back to defend. He directly looked for his defender, Sean Battier, and chased after him with a few steps. His speed was very fast. He was very satisfied with the feeling of this body. It was much more awesome than in his previous life.
He directly opened his hands and covered Battier with his arms. His attitude was impeccable!
In this life, Jiang Lin had a good resume. He was a sports student with a full scholarship from Imperial University and entered the CBA as an exception in his freshman year.
Eight pack abs and a body fat percentage of 7%. His physical fitness was considered top-notch in the CBA, but he was considered very poor among NBA guards.
During the CBA, he had an average of 12 points, 5 rebounding, 3 assists, and 1.2 steals per game. He was considered a top-notch defender in China. He was good at breaking through quickly and had a three-point shooting rate of 43%. However, these were useless in the NBA. The competitive standards of the NBA and the CBA were completely different.
His contract with the CBA team ended this year. He was fully prepared for the NBA draft, but he was not selected. No team wanted him.
Then, he waited for an opportunity until the Los Angeles Clippers sent out a short-term contract invitation. He got the contract with his excellent back-and-forth dribbling speed and defensive ability during the trial.
"It's not easy!"
"We can't end our NBA journey so easily!”Jiang Lin said ruthlessly.
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