Basketball's most talented forward is on the left

"There is no one left."

"This No. 1 pick is worth whatever money we spent. It's hard to believe that we only spent such a small price to bring him here."

"There are people out there saying he is the savior of New York."

"I'm starting to believe it now."

Time flies by so fast, it is now mid-September, and nearly 20 days have passed since the report that shocked the entire Knicks management.

But to this day, D'Antoni still remembers that day vividly.

As a rookie, he was fighting against three veterans on his own. Under extremely unequal and extremely unfavorable circumstances, he was able to win as quickly as chopping up melons and vegetables.

None of the three people was his enemy.

Shocking!

D'Antoni, who was watching the whole process from the sidelines, only had this feeling. With such personal strength, it is no wonder that he can be like a fish in water in the NCAA. Even a genius like Rose can only be defeated.

What shocked D'Antoni even more was after defeating them.

Zuo Li did not choose to beat up the drowned dog, nor did he use his taunting skills. Instead, he roared at all the players:

"This is New York!"

"I came here to win. Do you know what people outside say about the Knicks? They say we are trash. They mock us as the only shame of New York. They say we let Madison Square Garden, the basketball mecca,

Bringing shame to the Holy Land!”

"As a person who grew up on the streets of New York, I feel very ashamed. Losing is not terrible. What is terrible is that you all seem to be used to losing, but I am not! So, I am here to change everything."

"No matter why you play basketball, I know you must be eager to win. Are you willing to be laughed at by others?"

"Let's do it, guys, in the new season, whether it's for a big contract, for a lot of girls in the nightclub, or for honor! Let's do it!"

"New York's new history, let us write it."

Listen, what a perfect encouragement, who doesn't like to have such an inspiring person in his team who can stand up and inspire at critical moments.

D'Antoni, an old man in his 50s, was excited as he listened, not to mention the young men in their prime on the court.

Anyone who plays basketball doesn't have any blood in their heart, and who likes to lose even if he can win? The reason why people like the Knicks are like this is just to show off. Anyway, they are scolded, so it is better to just play soy sauce and get the money.

Leave.

Zuo Li's words directly touched their hearts.

Especially the young people in the team, Ewing Jr. and Wilson Chandler were the first to respond, and David Lee also jumped up and high-fived Zuo Li.

Randolph was also stunned and didn't speak. He waited for a long time before saying, "You are right."

And Zuo Li also took the initiative to hug Randolph. Forget about Eddy Curry and Richardson, Randolph is different. From the perspective of future development, Randolph, who has turned around in Memphis, has reached the peak of his career.

, this proves that he is capable. He couldn't play well before, just because he was bad. Just look at his current figure, which is a full 30 pounds heavier than when he was a Grizzlies.

And Zuo Li's ability to conquer him means that he has another reliable helper, plus David Lee, Wilson Chandler, who were already in his plan, and Jia Jia, who missed the exciting show this time because he hasn't come yet.

Mal Crawford, you can look forward to the new season.

At this time, D'Antoni stood up again and talked about his outlook for the new season. He could feel the difference in the team. At least during training, everyone became more serious, which made D'Antoni's work unfold very quickly.

smoothly.

This was not all the surprise Zuo Li gave him. In the next 20 days of training, Zuo Li showed his superhuman physical fitness.

"His speed is too exaggerated!"

"Why is he so powerful!"

"Incredible, he has very solid footwork inside!"

“His shooting has gotten better than it was in college, too!”

"This is simply incredible."

Knicks' physical trainer Mark Dubber used almost all the exclamations in his life during his training with Zuo Li.

Moreover, you must know that the Knicks have two dunk champions.

But Nate Robinson and Richardson were soon defeated by Zuo Li's amazing performance, so Nate became Zuo Li's second loyal dogleg.

Not only that, Zuo Li's diligence is also obvious to all. It is normal to practice more every day, and Zuo Li is also the first one to come, which makes many people feel embarrassed to leave.

In addition, although Zuo Li was very powerful in the first day, he still took good care of his teammates most of the time and had a good personality, so he quickly got along with them, especially Ewing Jr. and Nate. Now

It has become the right and left guardian of the Knicks.

So everyone started to practice more consciously...

This made the old Knicks staff dumbfounded. When they came one morning, they found that four people were already training in the basketball hall. They all thought they had made a mistake.

The Knicks, since when did we have a tradition of extra practice? Could it be that all New York nightclubs have closed down?!

Such changes made D'Antoni trust Zuo Li even more. He also worked diligently during this period and formulated multiple tactics around Zuo Li.

The team is also integrating quickly. With Zuo Li joining the team, the Knicks are even more powerful, and Zuo Li is also working hard to adapt to the intensity of the NBA.

It's October in the blink of an eye, and the NBA is getting closer and closer.

The Knicks arranged several preseason games, but Zuoli did not play in the summer league, so everyone is looking forward to Zuoli's preseason performance.

Finally, on October 6, the Knicks faced the Raptors at home, and Zuo Li finally made his NBA debut!

For this game, New York TV station even broadcast it live just to see Zuo Li's appearance.

And Zuo Li lived up to expectations. He made his debut, accompanied by Ewing Jr., Wilson Chandler, Duhon and Collins.

As for the Raptors, core Bosh is not here, and everyone else is the main player from last season.

But that's not important. Everyone who came to the scene came to see Zuo Li, and Zuo Li showed off his inside power with a volleyball hat as soon as the game started.

Calderon obviously didn't expect such a ball to be blocked.

What was even more unexpected was that Zuo Li received the ball from Du Hong on the offensive end, turned around and dunked.

This goal also ignited the entire Madison Garden.

Zuo Li played 20 minutes in the first half, made 8 of 10 shots, scored 19 points, 9 rebounds, 2 blocks and 2 assists. Excellent statistics.

It's just that in the second half, when everyone expected Zuo Li to continue to show off his skills, Zuo Li couldn't...

I won’t go on…

"Zuo Li, just play casually in the preseason. Your battleground is in the regular season. Find your form in the preseason. It doesn't matter how you play. You must not get injured. When the game officially starts, we will

Give them another surprise." D'Antoni said very solemnly the day before the preseason game, holding Zuo Li's waist.

This is why Zuo Li only played 20 minutes in the first game.

After that, Zuo Li played one game and took another break. Each game lasted an average of 20 minutes, and he didn't take too much time in a minute. Angry fans often greeted D'Antoni's relatives, but they remained unmoved. He got off work on time and became Zuo Li.

synonymous with preseason.

But averaging 16.6 points, 8.8 rebounds, 2.8 blocks and 2.2 assists per game has made Zuo Li's glimpse in this preseason amazing enough.