One Guard

In recent years, more and more Chinese sports brands are no longer satisfied with only developing locally. With the advancement of capital and technology, a large number of domestic sports brands that could only survive in the shadow of Nike and Adidas have gained a firm foothold in China. Now they want more than that, domestic brands even want to make a reversal and enter the US market!

Celebrity spokesperson is undoubtedly a great boost for a sports brand to succeed. It is precisely because of the shrinking of Adidas' spokesperson lineup that they have been suppressed by Nike in recent years.

Li Ning, a domestic sports brand, has long hoped to get a share of the American market. It is naturally difficult for Li Ning to win those NBA stars who have already become famous and are in their prime. So they plan to start with young people, hoping to sign a long-term endorsement contract with a young player. When he grows into a superstar, that is the day when Li Ning succeeds. Look at the Nike that signed Jordan with Huiyan Shizhu back then, didn't it make a beautiful turnaround? This battle has allowed their popularity to continue until now!

At this time, the "Jordan" in Li Ning's heart is the hottest candidate for the No. 1 pick in this draft, the all-round swingman Evan Turner!

In order to evaluate Turner's value, Li Ning has long sent a dedicated team to conduct a comprehensive observation and evaluation of the No. 1 candidate. In fact, Li Ning had already had initial contact with Turner. Turner also said that he is very interested in cooperating with Li Ning to start his career.

For now, Turner's performance did not disappoint Li Ning. Even John Wall, a supernova, cannot compete with Turner in terms of strength and popularity.

However, after Turner's game ended yesterday, Li Ning's observation team found something different! And this discovery is likely to cause huge waves in China!

"Old Li, read it yourself!" A young man threw a newspaper onto the desk.

The man called Lao Li put on his glasses, picked up the newspaper and read it a few times.

"Butler University 98 to 76 Ohio State University, the Buckeyes lost 22 points! Turner scored 25 points, still powerless!"

"Turner is getting better and better, with 25 points, which is almost the highest score among all the participating players that day." Li Yuan, the head of Li Ning's observation team in the United States, put down the English-language newspaper and praised it. nodded. As for the Ohio State fiasco? Li Yuan didn't care, his goal was only Turner, not Turner's team.

"No, no, that's not the point, Old Li. Don't just read the title, read down, read the content!" The young man picked up the newspaper again and handed it to Li Yuan.

Li Yuan glanced at the young man suspiciously. What information is more important than Na's impressive statistics? Is it possible that a Chinese Jordan can still emerge?

Then, Li Yuan really saw "China Jordan" in the content of the report.

"Yiyang, the No. 1 rookie of Butler University, once again became the focus of this game! He scored 19 points and 10 assists in the game, and also contributed 3 steals! Among them, the scene of stealing Turner's one-stop dunk, even Was selected as the first of the top ten balls in the Big Ten! This rookie from China has secured the position of Butler University's starting point guard this season, and he has even become a player who can sit on an equal footing with Gordon Hayward. The core of tactics! I believe that in the long season to come, they will also give us more wonderful performances!"

This is the end of the description of Yiyang, Li Yuan quickly searched in his mind, but in the end he was sure that he had never heard of the name Yiyang!

"A Chinese who plays in the NCAA? A Chinese American!" Li Yuan asked the young man.

"The newspapers said he was from China! If it was Chinese-American, they wouldn't write that!"

"Hurry up and call the headquarters and tell us that we have made a new discovery. In China, no one knows about it yet?" Li Yuan's eyes sparkled,

It seems to have found another way of making money.

"When did the country pay attention to the NCAA? None of the Chinese who come to play in the NCAA has good grades! If this Yiyang can play well, we have to act first!"

"Haha, Evan Turner, Evan Turner, you are full of fucking surprises!" Li Yuan laughed happily, if he brought two people worth signing to Li Ning headquarters at once. Getting promoted and getting rich, isn't that easy?

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Not only Li Ning, but after defeating the Buckeyes team led by Turner, Butler University became famous. And Hayward and Yiyang are called "the most terrifying offensive duo" by the media!

"A point guard who can pass the ball well, a small forward with all-round scoring means, plus a captain with a stable performance and a center with a soft touch. The Bulldogs are definitely worth everyone's expectations this season. Of course, NBA teams The scouts in the team will definitely frequent Butler University. From this group, maybe the next NBA star will appear?"

"Yi's performance is very good. His impact on the basket will give all teams a headache. Of course, it would not be surprising if Yi is just a guard who can attack the basket. The most outstanding thing about Yi is that Hey is always able to organize the Bulldogs' offense in an orderly manner. This guy's passing is always deadly. In Hayward's words, playing next to him, you only need to catch the ball and shoot in the open. !"

The outside world and the media praised Butler University. And Yiyang quickly became one of the star players in the NCAA league.

In just two games, Yiyang has already proved himself in the NCAA league. On campus, Yiyang is also becoming more and more popular.

When Yiyang is teaching in the classroom, there are always many students watching outside his classroom. Every time he walks out of the classroom, he has to work hard, which is more difficult than breaking through the defense on the basketball court.

But this boy who grew up in a slum was not overwhelmed by this small success. He knew that there was still a long way to go before the goal he set.

Stevens didn't rush to leave after today's training, he deliberately waited on the basketball court, waiting to see the results of Yiyang's shooting training.

"Brad, you really made me miserable!" While Stevens was waiting, the team's shooting coach Boris first appeared.

"What's the matter, Boris, that kid is disobedient?" Stevens knew Yiyang's bad temper, a boy who once threatened to kill Happy, how docile he could be.

"You know Brad, I have four young kids at home. My wife is pretty busy on her own. Every night after practice at 8 p.m., I have to go back and take care of the kids. But also, he just won't go!" Boris began to vomit bitterness to Stevens.

Stevens smiled, showing all his white teeth. This point, but he did not think of it before.

"Even that kid Hayward, he would leave after training every day. But also, the last time he let me practice with him until half past ten! I told him, please, I have to go home and watch What about the kids, don't you have kids?...Yes, you're a kid yourself. So don't you go on a date with your girlfriend? I think the girls in the cheerleading squad like you quite a lot. It turned out he Tell me you're single. I said go wherever you want and we'll pick up practice tomorrow. He pointed to the hardwood floor and said it's the only place he wants to be! God, he's probably the first in Bulldogs history. A player who can drive the coach crazy!" Boris shook his head, not because he wasn't dedicated enough, but no one would be willing to work overtime every day.

It would be fine if Yiyang was a professional player, but as a student player, Boris was really worried about leaving Yiyang alone on the training ground. If something happened to him, Boris couldn't afford it.

So this honest shooting coach was tortured by Yiyang for more than a week. Not having dinner with the family in over a week, not seeing the kids before they go to bed. No one can bear such a work intensity.

"Hahaha, thank you Boris. I will talk to him, okay? Starting today, I promise you can go home every day to take care of your children." Stevens patted Boris Shoulder, in fact, Stevens was quite happy to hear the news. Yiyang, a rebellious guy, never imagined that he would be so obsessed with training.

You know, many NCAA stars who came out of the slums will quickly fall after seeing the colorful world. Not everyone can resist the temptation of fame and fortune. The group of people who can persist until they enter the NBA before falling down are already very persevering.

Although the NCAA is not a commercial league on the surface, there have never been a lot of private money transactions between student players and the outside world.

While Stevens and Boris were having a lively chat, Yiyang and Hayward walked out of the basketball court side by side.

Now, Yiyang can chat with Hayward without saying a word. It seems that in his heart, he has let go of his guard against his teammates.

"Coach Stevens! Why are you still here today?" Seeing Stevens standing on the sidelines, Hayward was obviously a little surprised. Yiyang was also surprised, but after he glanced at Stevens, he began to warm up by shooting.

"I want to stay today to see the results of your training with Yi Jia! The latest training, everything is going well?"

"It's going very well! Do you know, Coach, Yiyang's shooting percentage has improved amazingly!" Hayward excitedly shared information about Yiyang with Stevens. This warm-hearted white striker is happier to see his teammates improve than to see himself improve.

"What about the three-point shooting percentage? I'm talking about the NBA-standard three-point shooting percentage."

"Eh..." At this point, Hayward scratched his head, because Yiyang's progress beyond the three-point line was indeed limited.

"Tch, sooner or later I will become more accurate." Yiyang, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke.

"Okay, let's start your training. Just as usual, just play your best." Stevens withdrew from the court. This year, Butler University's two most hopefuls to enter the NBA league, what is it? Will it make him happy or disappointed?

Hayward and Yiyang each trained in one half of the court under the leadership of different coaches. On Hayward's side, the training has been relatively advanced. Interference shots, step-back shots, pull-up jump shots, shots after bypassing obstacles, etc., he has done well.

These seemingly basic things actually require a player to spend countless hours in order to be able to do well on the basketball court. Not everyone is a monster like Shaquille O'Neal, who can dominate the league while often missing practice.

As for Yiyang, his shooting practice is the foundation of the basics - spot-up jump shots.

There are two types of shooting after catching the ball and shooting after dribbling. As Hayward said, Yiyang's shooting percentage inside the three-point line has greatly improved.

Not only did he get rid of his previous irregular shooting movements, he also slightly increased his shooting speed. If the shot is fast enough, it will be more difficult for Yiyang to be blocked.

After that, Yiyang's shooting point became beyond the three-point line. It is not the three-point line of the NCAA court, but the NBA three-point line drawn by Boris specially for Yiyang.

Here, Yiyang's hit rate is not so optimistic. He can score several shots in a row and miss more shots in a row. Not being stable enough is Yiyang's biggest problem.

After a group of training, Yiyang was already sweating profusely. Although shooting is a basic movement in basketball, it can be done continuously and repeatedly for a long time, which is quite exhausting.

After the first set of training, Stevens was quite satisfied with the performance of Yiyang and Hayward. Although Yiyang's three-pointer has not improved significantly, Stevens knows that Rome was not built in a day. As long as Yiyang continues to maintain this momentum, progress will come sooner or later.

"Also! Come here!" With Boris winking, Stevens finally beckoned to Yiyang.

"What's the matter?" Yiyang's tone was still cold.

"I heard you train late every day?"

"It's not too late. If Coach Boris didn't want to go home, I would practice until twelve o'clock every day." Yiyang answered bluntly.

"It's great to have this kind of hard work, but now I want you to go home after training at 8:30 every day!" Stevens' tone became tough. He knew that when dealing with a child like Yiyang, he should be soft. useless.

"Excessive training will only make your body suffer double fatigue. Double fatigue will greatly increase your risk of injury. After the injury, hey! Everything is gone! Your mother once told me that your father is You have to retire because of injuries, you don't want this to happen to you, do you?" Stevens stared at Yiyang, so unquestionable.

Yiyang glared at Stevens first, but soon regained his composure. He doesn't like people talking about his late father, but he also knows that this coach is thinking out of himself.

"I see, coach." Yi Yang nodded slightly.

"Very good, let's go back to training. Coach Boris also needs the company of his family. Remember, start training on time and end training on time!" Stevens gave Yiyang a thumbs up, and Yiyang trotted back and continued. Dull shooting drills.

Boris walked to the sidelines and thanked Stevens.

Looking at the troublemaker who was training hard on the field, Boris couldn't help showing a proud smile.

"I promise, this kid will make me famous." Boris stared at Yiyang, his best student.

"Five years later, Boris, the boy you cultivated can be worth fifty million dollars!" Stevens clasped his hands, as if Yiyang's bright future had appeared before his eyes...