The King of the NBA

Target center, training arena.

The Timberwolves generals are training, and Adelman is watching.

After half an hour, Adelman stopped.

"Take a break." Adelman said, beckoning to Ning Yi, and said with a smile: "Ning, I knew you would do it, you have a kind of temperament. It was only occasionally revealed before, but now it is easy to see. Hehe, that's right, that is the temperament of a leader, you are gradually transforming into a qualified leader."

Ning Yi was happy, but still said modestly: "Coach, it's only been a few days, it's not as exaggerated as you said."

"Haha." Adelman said with a smile, "I'm not exaggerating. Although it's only been a few days and we've played three games, whether it's the game against the Mavericks, the game against the Knicks three days ago, or the game against the Spurs yesterday. , You have done a good job, and you can always stand up and take responsibility at critical moments. This is what a leader should do."

Ning Yi blushed: "It's a pity that I didn't do well enough and lost to the Spurs."

At the end of the game with the Mavericks, the Timberwolves played against the Knicks and the Spurs successively. They won the Knicks, but lost to the Spurs. Both games were home games.

In these two games, Ning Yi is also deliberately training himself to do what a leader should do.

For Ning Yi, this is just the beginning of the "Leadership Trial". Many things need to be learned and comprehended, so it is inevitable that there will be mistakes.

In the game against the Knicks, Ning Yi scored 28 points and 10 assists, but his shooting percentage was only 38%, including three-pointers. In some critical moments, he was not stable enough.

Fortunately, his teammates played well, and Carmelo Anthony of the Knicks did not perform well, scoring only 18 points, and the Timberwolves still won the game.

Later against the Spurs, Ning Yi scored 33 points, 7 assists, and 7 rebounds. His personal data was undoubtedly magnificent, but he failed to take into account the overall situation. His own data was excellent, but the team lost to the Spurs.

This is not the result Ning Yi wants.

But in Adelman's view, Ning Yi has done a good job.

He patted Ning Yi's arm and said: "Ning, you are too harsh on yourself. You know, you are still young, and you have only played in the NBA for less than two seasons. After changing some people, you are still looking for yourself at this time There is no accurate positioning for the road, but you are already trying to be a leader."

"Even LeBron James is talented, but in his second season, he couldn't do better than you." Adelman said: "You are still young, and you still have a long way to go. Don't worry too much. And to be honest, your performance has surprised me very much."

Ning Yi nodded and said, "Thank you."

The day's training was over, but Ning Yi couldn't rest.

Today ESPN has an exclusive interview with him, which was arranged a week ago.

After the training, Ning Yi, accompanied by Jenna, participated in an exclusive interview with ESPN.

"Ning, hello." ESPN sent a female reporter this time. She looked about 30 years old, with blond hair and a hot figure. She smiled and said, "Do you know? You are now the most dazzling reporter in Minnesota." One of the stars. You have many fans, Chinese, Americans, and other countries, many, many. Here, do you have anything to say to your fans?"

Ning Yi said: "Thank you to the fans who like me, thank you for supporting me and the Timberwolves. Actually, I don't agree with the term 'fan'. I think I would rather be your friend."

Afterwards, the reporter asked Ning Yi some questions, roughly reviewing the 11 games before this season, asking Ning Yi how they did so well, what will happen in the future, etc.

It is not the first time that Ning Yi has participated in this kind of interview, and the answer is also watertight.

At this time, the reporter changed the subject and asked, "Ning, you will have a game against the Kings tonight. For this game, how do you think you will perform?"

Tonight, the Timberwolves will play against the Kings at home.

The reporter's question is just a procedural question, but for Ning Yi, this is not an easy game, because he will fight against Rudy Gay again.

Last season, Ning Yi played against Rudy Gay more than once, but he failed to completely defeat Rudy Gay. Even if he had the upper hand in one game, it was because he played well enough, while Gay did not play so well. .

Ning Yi knew very well that his strength at that time was not enough to defeat Guy.

But now it's different.

Now Ning Yi's CIC, three-pointers, passing, and running positions have all reached level 8, and his overall strength has reached level 9. He has enough confidence to beat Guy.

"Tonight's game is very important to me." Ning Yi didn't hide it, and said directly: "From entering the NBA and playing against Rudy Gay for the first time, I have one goal, which is to beat Rudy Gay. Rudy Gay."

The reporter's eyes lit up, and he didn't expect to ask such a piece of news out of nowhere, and quickly said, "Really? Then can I think that you have enough confidence to beat Rudy Gay now?"

"Yes." Ning Yi said: "After a season, I have learned a lot and made some progress. I think it is time to challenge Rudy Gay."

The reporter said: "Oh, then tonight's game is worth looking forward to."

The reporter behind didn't ask much, and ended in a hurry, because she needed to prepare immediately and pass on the news that Ning Yi will challenge Rudy Gay tonight, which is big news.

Soon, word spread.

"What? Ning to challenge Rudy Gay?"

"Isn't this true? With Ning's current strength, it seems that there is no need to challenge Rudy Gay. Even if he wants to challenge, it is at least a player at the same level as Carmelo Anthony."

"Judging from the data of the two this season, it is indeed the case. But didn't Ning say that? Since he entered the NBA and played against Rudy Gay for the first time, he has already set a goal. Last season, although Ning He also played very well, but it was only a rookie season, obviously not mature and stable enough. At that time, he really wasn't necessarily able to beat Rudy Gay."

"This game is worth watching."

People are arguing.

At the same time, in the hotel, Rudy Gay, who had already arrived in Minneapolis, also knew the news.

He was surprised at first, then laughed, excitedly said: "Challenge me? Very good, I will do my best tonight. Ning, I am waiting for you."

This season Rudy Gay can still get an average of 20+6+4 per game in the Kings. Although it is slightly inferior to Ning Yi, it is definitely at the top level of the league.

For Ning Yi's challenge, he will naturally not back down.