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The NBA came to Dallas three decades ago, and the city welcomed the team and named it the "Mavericks."

In just four seasons, the Mavericks have become a powerhouse. Since that season, this NBA upstart has reached the playoffs for five consecutive years.

The team's first climax came in 1988, and they had never made it this far in the playoffs. The Dallas Mavericks successfully reached the Western Conference Finals. In Texas, the fans also shouted the slogan "BEAT LA".

But it's a pity that the Mavericks eventually fell under the heyday of the Lakers and failed to make further progress. But the Dallas Mavericks have become a rising star in the 1980s.

Everyone agrees that the Mavericks can get better and continue to improve as they have done before. However, after the time came to the 1990s, everything changed.

The Mavericks, who have not tried the taste of the playoffs for ten consecutive years, have undoubtedly entered the lowest period in team history. Even if the team ushered in Nowitzki and Nash, the situation did not improve.

Fortunately, it didn't last long. When a young new owner took over the team, he successfully drove away the dark age belonging to the Mavericks.

Cuban injected his passion and financial resources into the team, and after that, the team reached the Finals in just 6 years. Moreover, the Mavericks also achieved a huge 2-0 advantage in the finals. It seems that the city of Dallas is only half way away from their first championship trophy.

But in the end, the tragic Mavericks became the foil for the Heat and Wade to complete the reversal. For the next four years, the Mavericks seemed to be stuck. In three of the four seasons, they were stopped in the first round of the playoffs.

In the 06-07 season, the Mavericks even allowed the Warriors led by Baron Davis to complete a black eight miracle! The Mavericks' horrific 67-win record in the regular season has become meaningless.

The championship was once getting closer and closer to the city of Dallas. But now, it has become farther and farther away.

With the advent of the 10-11 season, it seems that only the Mavericks players are left to believe that the Mavericks can win the championship.

In the outside world, the Big Three of the Heat have successfully gathered. The slightly old-fashioned lineup of the Mavericks doesn't seem to be enough at all.

But in this preseason training camp, everyone's topic is basketball, and everyone's training is very hard. And everyone also believes in their last piece of the puzzle!

"Slow!" Terry yelled standing on the sidelines with a stopwatch, Yiyang stopped dribbling, and Kidd, who was defending him, also stopped his footsteps.

"Five seconds, you can't even beat an old man like him! Fucking shit, those people in suits must be blind to let a guy like you become a third party!" Terry, the "old villain", would not Being polite to Yiyang, he swears directly without mercy.

"Okay, it's done well enough!" Kidd wiped the sweat from his forehead, and his training jersey was completely soaked in sweat at this moment.

"Is there a teacher like you? Why are you so gentle with him? As I said, dribbling must rely on changes in rhythm. Your straight-forward acceleration will not work in the real NBA arena. Yes! Do you think everyone is that Harlan Gordy who was selected in the second round and switched to power forward?" Terry is completely singing a "black face" role, he and Kidd are actually They all like Yiyang very much. But a guy like Terry wouldn't talk nicely to Yiyang like Kidd did.

Yiyang didn't compete with Terry either, although he didn't say anything, but he knew that these two "old men" also hoped that he would become stronger.

"Okay, let's practice here today. Jason is right, your sense of rhythm is not very good. However, you have made great progress. Take a break and Dirk will accompany you to practice shooting.

After Kidd finished speaking, he picked up the Gatorade and walked out of the training ground. But Yiyang, who was also sweating profusely, could not leave yet. He still had to continue shooting with Nowitzki.

Not only Cuban and Carlisle, but even the players of the Mavericks have taken special care of Yiyang. Of course, they didn't intend to make things difficult for Yiyang, but they all wanted to develop Yiyang's infinite potential.

Ten minutes later, Nowitzki walked into the court in his training clothes.

"How's your breakthrough practice?" The German is famously kind in the NBA, and he is even more friendly to his little brother. As soon as he entered, he kindly asked about Yiyang's training situation.

"It's not good." Yiyang's answer was still short, he had already picked up the basketball on the ground, and began to shoot it on his own.

"Hey, let's play a game?" Nowitzki saw that Yiyang didn't seem to be in a good mood, so he took the initiative to walk to the Tanhuaxiu, showing the unique smile of "Silver Horn King".

"One guy takes a shot from anywhere and if it goes in, the other guy has to try a jump shot from the same spot. If it goes in, the guy who shoots last gets a point. If it doesn't go in, the guy who shoots first gets a point. How about it? Let's practice for 40 minutes, and the loser will get dinner."

Nowitzki's furious expression didn't frighten Yiyang, the aggressive Chinese boy nodded slightly, agreeing to Nowitzki's proposal.

However, after the game started. No matter whether Yiyang voted first or Nowitzki voted first, Yiyang couldn't hold the score. Nowitzki's hit rate on the training ground is almost like a hundred shots. No matter how tricky the position Yiyang chooses to shoot, Nowitzki can always score another one in exactly the same place.

Of course, the two are not just comparing blindly. In the process of Yiyang shooting, Nowitzki will always tell Yiyang some very practical essentials.

"If a big player comes out to defend at this position, don't hesitate to lean on him as much as possible and make a foul! Don't think it's opportunistic, as long as you can score, it's a good shot!" When Yang made a one-step shot from outside the three-second zone, Nowitzki began to talk about Yiyang's experience again.

Coming to a strong team might not be all bad for a rookie. At least here, the guidance Yiyang can get is beyond the envy of Wall and Turner.

After 40 minutes of shooting practice, Yiyang, who was exhausted and out of breath, lost to the German without any suspense. When the two dragged their tired bodies back to the dressing room, Yiyang found that Terry, who had already changed his clothes, hadn't left yet.

"I heard that someone invites you to dinner today?" "Jet" raised his eyebrows at Nowitzki and laughed happily.

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Although it was a treat, but under the strict requirements of the nutritionist, the three of Yiyang and his party also ordered a few less oily steaks and some fruit salad in a restaurant.

This kind of dinner is not considered rich at all, and it won't cost Yiyang a few dollars. After all, with Bill Duffy's efforts, Yiyang is now a true millionaire.

"Hey, rookie, do you know who our opponent will be the day after tomorrow?" While waiting for the food to be served, Terry suddenly asked Yiyang an easy question.

"Lynx."

"You're lucky. At least this big team won't embarrass your debut." It turned out that Terry began to "habitually" use Yiyang again.

"Cut." Yiyang gave Terry a white look, this old guy is really a knife mouth.

"Hey, do you think we can win the championship this season?" Terry didn't flinch, and continued teasing Yiyang.

As soon as this question came out, even Nowitzki was a little dazed. The championship... that is the dream of the Mavericks for many years.

"I'm going to get a tattoo of the O'Brien Cup because I think we have something to do this season! Rookie, are you coming?" Terry didn't care about the expressions of Nowitzki and Yiyang, and said to himself.

"Haha, are you crazy Jeter. (Jet, jet means.)" Nowitzki smiled wryly.

"I'm not crazy, Dirk, hey rookie, are you coming or not?"

"I don't have tattoos." Yiyang replied coldly.

"Tsk tsk, look, our Tanhuaxiu is scared. I know, after all, a child like you can't bear the pain of getting a tattoo. It's okay, I'll go by myself tomorrow morning." Terry shook his head exaggeratedly.

"Old man! Who said I'm scared!" This time, Yi Yang couldn't bear it anymore.

"Aren't you afraid? If you're not afraid, just come with me!" Terry knew that this silly boy was hooked!

"Let's go together! Let's go tonight!" Yiyang responded forcefully.

"Good boy, after dinner, I'll take you to the best tattoo artist in Dallas!"

Dirk Nowitzki looked at the two bickering and shook his head. Maybe I should also have their hard work. Champion, why not! ?

The game of the new season is imminent. Yiyang's first NBA game is coming soon.

The world of professional basketball seems to be about to change soon! Maybe the Chinese boy who is discussing the tattoo issue with Terry at the moment can really change the fate of the city of Dallas?

The upcoming NBA regular season will reveal everything!