Previously, Yu Huo had raised his rebounding, strength, blocked shots, low post defense, steals, and hook shots to 80. It could be said that he had strengthened some of his shortcomings.
After careful consideration, he gave up on the impulse to buy skills and invested his points into three-pointers, shooting during interference, and defensive awareness. The first two were to deal with the upcoming " three-pointer era," while defensive awareness was to forcefully make up for the lack of experience in the current residual fire game.
If he didn't have enough experience, he would use his consciousness to make up for it!
When he played against LeBron James at Sunset Park, Yu Huo felt the gap between himself and the top players in the NBA.
You would be wrong if you thought that James's technique was not high just because he was big, his muscles were stiff, and his dribbling movements were ugly. James almost never used his physical advantage in front of the residual fire. He only dribbled with his " ugly " dribbles. It was these dribbles that made the residual fire's defense exhausted.
Left or right?
Would he do a quick pull or a jump shot?
If he broke through, would he stop or pass the ball? Or should he continue to kill his way in?
Consciousness was a very mysterious thing. When an expert faced an opponent, they would have a vague and invisible intuition. They would guess the various methods that the opponent might use next, and then rely on their own guesses and reactions to respond in advance. This was called consciousness.
Most of the time that night, the residual fire was completely based on guessing. Fortunately, the accuracy was not low.
A large part of this was due to the defensive awareness that came with Kobe's template. In the match, he also saw offensive and defensive techniques that Yu Huo had never thought of.
This was the difference in experience. Yu Huo's mind was only driven by a vague instinct. He still had a long way to go to have a 50% chance of defending against an NBA player.
……
On July 20th, Yu Huo was invited to the general manager's office by the general manager of the Los Angeles Clippers, Kupchak.
" Yu Huo, first of all, I want to congratulate you on being elected as the MVP of this year's summer league." Kupchak stood up with a smile and extended his hand to Yu Huo." You are beyond my expectations. When Kobe recommended you to me, I was surprised, but not as surprised as I am now.”
"You're very outstanding, very outstanding."
Yu Huo shook hands with him in a neither servile nor overbearing manner. His eyes scanned the general manager's office.
Kupchak saw this and praised in his heart," Wharton was right. This young man was very mature. He was only 20 years old, and based on his resume, he hadn't seen many big scenes. He was actually so calm in front of him, the general manager of the Laker.
This child will definitely become a great person!
Yu Huo was actually extremely nervous.
"Damn, he's still looking at me. Could it be that this guy is gay?”Yu Huo's palms were sweaty. As he kept glancing around, he saw Kupchak's passionate eyes from the corner of his eye. He felt like vomiting blood." Say something. I feel so embarrassed!"”
He looked as calm as an old dog, but he was actually panicking. This was the current situation of the embers.
Pukucek had also told him his purpose for coming here today. Sign the contract.
In the previous summer league, Yu Huo had only signed a cheap contract with the Los Angeles Clippers for fifteen thousand dollars until the end of the summer league.
His current contract was expiring. Due to Yu Huo's excellent performance, the Los Angeles Clippers would definitely renew his contract.
"Your manager didn't come with you?”Kupchak broke the silence and gestured to Yu Huo to call him.
Yu Huo was stunned." I don't have a manager…"
When he signed the contract with the Los Angeles Clippers, he had read the contract himself and signed it casually.
At that time, no one cared, but the value of the remaining fire was no longer what it used to be. Kupchak was surprised that he did not have an agent. After all, players could not compare to the professionals who negotiated contracts on the team, nor could they have a lot of time to discuss cooperation with the merchants who had to endorse the shoes and jerseys.
Without an agent, playing in the current " commercial league " would result in incalculable losses.
"I've always wanted to be a real and pure basketball player, no more, no less.”Yu Huo spread his hands and said to Kupchak.
This was what the famous football star," Chariot of Prussians " Dirk Nowitzki said. Now, Yu Huo repeated it to Kupchak with a smile.
"I just want to play well. I don't care about contracts.”Yu Huo's aura became stronger and he looked straight into Kupchak's eyes.
Kupchak was stunned and said,"" I admire you for having such thoughts. But honestly, young man, your future is immeasurable. This will be a huge loss…"
"How much is Kobe's annual salary this year?”Yu Huo suddenly asked.
"Two years, 48.5 million." Kupchak replied.
Suddenly, Kupchak understood what Yu Huo meant. His eyes showed both disbelief and hope. He stuttered,""Don't tell me you're thinking of…"
" If I become the next Kobe," Yu Huo's eyes seemed to be burning with fire, and the corners of his mouth curled up involuntarily. He exuded a wild aura." Will you give me a contract that's not worth the price?"”
" When I brought the Laker full attendance, countless jersey sales, and five... six or more championships..."
"Will you give me an unfair contract?”
In fact, three months ago, Yu Huo felt that if he could earn one million dollars in his lifetime, he could live a comfortable life until he was old (the life of a poor man) and not consider anything else.
With Kobe's strength at his peak as a starting point, Yu Huo firmly believed that his desire for money would soon be satisfied. He had already made up his mind to stay with the Los Angeles Clippers for the rest of his life. He did not care about the price of a few million dollars. (When I was a keyboard warrior, I watched a lot of news. I didn't think that a few million was a small amount of money. After all, it was just a string of numbers in the news. It was the same for Yu Huo. Hohohoho…)
" But I don't care about any of that…"
"I just want to be a pure basketball player and fight for the peak of basketball, not treat it as a job.”
"That's why I don't need a manager. I just need to have the ability!”
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