The opening three-pointer in basketball

The Timberwolves training camp ended and the players left happily.

Bai Yi did not leave immediately.

Just now Connelly came to him and said he wanted to have a chat with him.

Not long after, in the general manager's office, the graceful secretary gave Bai Yi and Connelly each a cup of coffee.

She then winked at Bai Yi and left with a twist.

Bai Yi's expression remained unchanged, and he sat in an upright manner.

He has long been used to it. After the skills and tactics of using him as the core of the offense were determined in the preseason, various women would ogle him almost every day.

"Bai, are you nervous? The NBA game is about to begin. Our first opponent is the Kings."

The coffee was a bit hot and white smoke came out.

There is also a faint smell of sweet coffee in the air.

Bai Yi shook his head, "I'm not nervous."

In the first game of the Timberwolves' regular season, their opponent was last season's penultimate team, the Kings.

This game will not be broadcast live across the United States on TNT, ESPN, Sky Sports, and Fox Sports.

There are live broadcasts of the game on paid channels, but most likely it will be the original audio.

These sports live broadcast platforms all feel that arranging hosts and commentators is a waste of time.

Connelly was very satisfied with Bai Yi's answer.

Just like most Chinese people, Bai Yi has a calm, hard-working, diligent and low-key personality.

He thought this was good. After all, it was too high-profile. If he was slapped in the face later, Connelly would be embarrassed as well.

After all, Bai Yi was his choice.

"Bai, I came to see you this time just to tell you, don't be nervous. All rookies need an adaptation period when they first enter the league, and Jordan is no exception."

The gap between NBA and UCAA is still very big.

It is actually normal for rookies to be unable to adapt to the intensity of the NBA at first.

Even Jordan, James, and Durant were confused at first.

In real terms, Chamberlain is the only one who can have an explosive performance in his rookie season. This big shot averaged 37.6 points per game in his rookie season and also won the MVP that season.

Everyone else's rookie seasons were relatively average.

Bai Yi smiled and said, "Okay, I understand."

He looked very calm, and he was indeed not nervous at all.

Compared with other rookies, the biggest difference between Bai Yi and others is that he is much older mentally. He knows some inevitable things and some principles of life.

You can only adapt, you must mature as soon as possible, instead of acting like a child, trying to let the world change and adapt to yourself.

When a rookie enters the NBA, not only does the intensity of competition increase a lot, there is also a huge psychological gap.

There are more than a thousand colleges and universities participating in the NCAA. With so many teams, players who perform well in the end are favored by NBA teams.

It can be said that he is the last pick and is looked down upon by many players in the league.

They were actually top talents from their own universities or their own countries.

Where they were, they were the absolute core of the team and the focus of everyone's attention.

But when they came to the NBA, except for a few players, such as James and Durant, they received the full support of the team as soon as they entered the league and became the core of the team.

Most of the others have become sidelines for the team, playing on the bench during their time.

They were not even allowed to sign up at all and were assigned to play in the Development League.

From the core to the scraps, the gap is undoubtedly huge.

Some players survived, while others were unconvinced and unwilling to change, thinking they could still play like they did in the NCAA.

The former gradually adapted to the NBA, while the latter was naturally eliminated.

Bai Yi knows very well, he has a system, he is calm, and he is sure that he will become one of the best players on the planet.

He is not impatient and can accept losing or winning.

Connelly saw Bai Yi being so calm and felt that Bai Yi was pretending. This was not Bai Yi's normal behavior.

Of course, he would not deliberately expose this.

He nodded and continued: "Bai, Adelman's goal is the playoffs, but that is his goal. The club hopes that you can grow well, and your performance is secondary."

In the previous two seasons, they were ranked last. Such a team will enter the playoffs because of an extra mistake.

Even though Adelman was confident in what he said, the club's top brass didn't really believe him.

Connelly also hopes that Bai Yi will not feel pressured.

After all, this is the West.

The Lakers, Spurs, Thunder, Mavericks... any strong team that makes the playoffs in the Western Conference must have a winning rate of at least 50%.

This is no easy task.

Bai Yi was a little surprised. He felt that Connelly was a little pessimistic, but he was too lazy to explain.

He nodded to show that he understood.

Seeing that Bai Yi was perfunctory, Connelly felt helpless and planned to keep an eye on Bai Yi in the new season. If the team failed to make the playoffs, he would give Bai Yi some good advice.

"Do you have any goals for yourself?"

Bai Yi thought for a while, "Best Rookie."

The system gave him five tasks to choose from, championship, mvp, and a team. It was too difficult to defend against these.

Bai Yi didn't intend to give up, but in terms of probability, the best rookie was much easier. He was the most confident, so he told Connelly.

"..."

Connelly looked at Bai Yi blankly, wondering in his heart. Bai Yi was quite humble just now, why is he so crazy now?

Was it influenced by Adelman?

Rookie of the Year is not that easy to win.

Players like Irving, Kanter, and Thompson will definitely be watching.

And this honor depends not only on the player's performance, but also on the player's team record.

If the Timberwolves don't have a good record, Bai Yi will basically have no chance.

Connelly did not expect Bai Yi to be so confident. He smiled bitterly and shook his head, and then planned to pay more attention to Bai Yi's mental state in the future, so as not to be disappointed because his goal was not successful.

Bai Yi then said goodbye to Connelly.

He felt that Connelly was a bit pessimistic and seemed to have little confidence.

At this time, Adelman called and Bai Yi said what Connelly just said.

Adelman's voice is much deeper.

"Bai, not only Connelly, but also the fans, media, and other teams outside actually look down on us."

"If we can win 20 games in the new season, we have already made progress in their eyes."

"Of course I don't think so. You are far more powerful than you think, Bai. We will definitely become the strongest dark horse in the new season."

Bai Yi also thinks they are not that bad.

Although the Timberwolves' defense is really a chore, as long as their offense is at its best, there will still be no problem in the playoffs.

"Coach, I agree with your words."

"Very good, but... for the next game against the Kings, we will play away from home, so you have to be mentally prepared."

Although Adelman is confident that he will achieve good results this season.

But in the first regular season game, he was still a little worried about Bai Yi.

Bai Yi understood why everyone was worried about him. He smiled and said, "It's okay. I've never been afraid of any challenges."