The opening three-pointer in basketball

The sun is shining, the breeze is bright and clear.

The air is filled with the faint fragrance of flowers, the Minnesota Timberwolves training facility.

Bai Yi was practicing three-pointers, and basketballs flew into the basket one by one. He almost hit every shot during the training.

Zhou Yuan stood aside and quietly watched Bai Yi shoot.

Although he didn't speak and watched quietly, he was actually very excited.

After all, just a year ago, he was still a messy person who looked like an agent but was actually nothing.

A year ago, no one in the league wanted to pay attention to him. He took the players to trials and asked their grandfather to sue their grandmother.

And now because of Bai Yi, he is already famous enough.

No matter where you go, you can't say you are very popular, but you will definitely get good hospitality.

Moreover, Zhou Yuan's salary has also improved a lot. In the past, he was the agent of Chinese players, which basically only cost tens of thousands of dollars.

But this time, he got millions of dollars just from the share.

This is because Bai Yi refused many advertising endorsements, otherwise, he could earn more.

Bai Yi was so outstanding that Zhou Yuan once had a hallucination. Huaxia basketball has made great progress in recent years, and now everyone's strength has improved a lot.

He once wondered if he could find another Bai Yi in China.

However, he returned to China after the year, traveled around for several months, and met many so-called "genius basketball teenagers".

But the gap with Bai Yi is too big.

The most obvious point is shooting and body.

Zhou Yuan discovered that Chinese basketball is a bit off track now. The players' basic skills are not good and their shooting is terrible.

He remembered that Chinese basketball players used to be very good at shooting. Even inside players had a high free throw percentage.

But now he finds that players everywhere are terrible at shooting.

Nowadays, both professional and amateur players everywhere like to make breakthroughs.

It is said that it is easy to get fouled in the CBA.

But in Zhou Yuan's opinion, it was very unprofessional because of such a breakthrough.

In fact, there was no resistance. I just closed my eyes, rushed in, and then let out a cry.

Zhou Yuan also watched some CBA games. He felt that the games were terrible and the players' basic skills were so poor that they didn't know how to play when they got the basketball.

If the Huaxia team does not have Baiyi, then it is really hard to say whether the Huaxia team can beat the UCAA basketball team.

Maybe it's okay to play a community college with a few hundred people, but playing a famous basketball school like Kansas or Kentucky.

Zhou Yuan felt that he would definitely not be able to defeat him.

This time he came to see Bai Yi for two things, one was to discuss the playoffs, and the other was to discuss the national team.

Bai Yi's training ended soon after.

Zhou Yuan handed Bai Yi a bottle of mineral water without ice.

Bai Yi opened it and took a sip.

Zhou Yuan then expressed his thoughts. He was the first to talk about the playoffs, "Bai Yi, are you sure about facing the Mavericks?"

The league's regular season has ended, and the results of the Western Conference have also come out.

In the end, the Jazz did not compete with the Mavericks. Last season's league championship ranked eighth in the Western Conference, successfully squeezing into the last train in the Western Conference.

The Mavericks won the league championship last season and fought hard all the way.

Nowitzki had a high fever in the finals, but he still challenged the Heat's Big Three alone. It can be said that he became famous in one battle.

After winning the championship last season, Nowitzki's historical ranking suddenly jumped twenty places. Now he ranks around 19th in the league, about the same as Garnett.

King Nuo also successfully got rid of the title of soft egg.

The Mavericks have decided to build a statue in honor of Nowitzki, so that all Dallas fans will remember Nowitzki decades from now.

Nowitzki won the championship and he cried.

Because he grasped it.

Nowitzki led the Mavericks to the Finals in the 2004-05 season, but in the end he lost to Wade O'Neal.

At that time, he was despised by the entire league.

Fortunately he persisted.

In addition, another point is that winning the championship this time is really not easy. Nowitzki actually understands that such an experience is difficult to replicate again.

Because the Mavericks do not have the absolute strength to dominate the league.

The Mavericks' lineup is too old. Many of the main players, such as Nowitzki, Barea, Terry, Kidd, and Marion, are all over 30 years old.

Especially Kidd, who is 38 years old and is still the Mavericks' main point guard.

In addition, the Mavericks' salary structure is also unreasonable.

An All-Star insider like Chandler doesn't have a maximum salary.

Chandler was naturally dissatisfied, so he transferred to New York in the summer.

So in the summer, the Mavericks introduced Odom to fill Chandler's vacancy.

But Odom is no longer the ace big man he once was during the Lakers championship days.

Odom was obsessed with drinking and sex, and his body was depleted very quickly. In just one or two years, his competitive status dropped off a cliff.

In addition, in order to help Kidd share the offensive pressure, after all, you cannot expect a 38-year-old veteran to break through.

So the Mavericks brought in Vince Carter, the former most popular "demigod" in the league.

That is McGrady's form, the player who jumps very high and dunks very explosively.

Carter's strength lies in his ability to rush the frame and he has good breakthroughs.

But Tracy McGrady is already on his fourth season, and Carter is also 35 this year.

A 35-year-old veteran, the Mavericks are counting on Carter to step up to the plate.

I have to say that the Mavericks management is also funny.

The Mavericks' predicament can be seen in the age of the players.

It’s not that the players don’t work hard, it’s just that their strength doesn’t allow it.

That's why Nowitzki was so excited to win last year, because he knew that if he couldn't win last year, he would never have a chance in this life.

Bai Yi knew that the opponent in the first round was the Mavericks, so he naturally studied the Mavericks.

To be honest, he feels that if the first round cannot go 4-1 or 4-0, then the Timberwolves are incompetent.

Because the calf is really too old.

Kidd is 38 years old, Carter is 35 years old, Nowitzki and Marion are 34 years old, and Haywood is 33 years old.

They are all a group of "old men" running around.

The Mavericks have the oldest starting lineup in the league.

If they can't win against such a senior team, then the Timberwolves are committing a crime.

I have to say that the Spurs were really too generous in the end.

The Spurs gave them a chance. Otherwise, the Timberwolves' opponent in the first round would be the Nuggets. Playing against the Nuggets is completely different from playing against the Mavericks.

"It's absolutely no problem, I'm confident."

Zhou Yuan nodded, "Just be confident. I forgot to tell you, congratulations on winning those honors."

With the end of the regular season, various rewards from the league have also been released.

Bai Yi not only won the regular season MVP, he also entered the league's best team, the league's best defensive team, the league's best defensive player, the league's scoring leader, the league's steals leader, and the league's best rookie.

It can be said that Bai Yi's honors in just one season are enough for him to enter the top 50 in the league.