The Road to Stardom: Start as a Slam Dunk Master

"Boss Fish, please have a few more portions of that eel grill, it's not enough to eat at all!" Gao Gongwang looked like a free prostitute and devoured the food as much as he could, looking like he was reincarnated by a starving ghost.

"Take it easy, there are so many of us, and we will finish all the fish in Uozumi-senpai's shop in a short while." Kiyota Nobunaga couldn't help but wanted to say something, how polite he was eating.

"Hahahaha! It's okay!" Uozumi laughed and stood up: "I'm happy today. I'm open to eating. Are restaurant owners still afraid of big-bellied customers?"

"Boss Yu is so awesome!" Chuichiro Noma couldn't help but give a thumbs up.

When Uozumi turned around and went out to order, Sakuragi Hanamichi was a little worried about Coach Anzai: "I don't know if dad is home now. Dad was hospitalized some time ago. His health is not good. That guy Rukawa Kaede can't Did you leave dad in the middle of the road and run away alone? Huh, he didn't come to our dinner, he must be unbalanced!"

"Sakuragi, don't talk nonsense. It's Rukawa-san who doesn't want to come. He will send coach Anzai home." Haruko Akagi defended.

Sakuragi Hanamichi was stunned and instantly dejected. Even the hot eel seemed to lose its flavor.

Fortunately, Chuichiro Noma grabbed him and said secretly: "Tsk, listen, I call Rukawa-san, I just call you Sakuragi, you are so depressed..."

Rukawa-san? Sakuragi? !

Sakuragi Hanamichi's ears suddenly stood up, and he suddenly felt that the world had become clear again, and he suddenly came to life!

"Hahahahaha! Haruko is so right, we have to believe in Rukawa-san's character!" Sakuragi Hanamichi laughed proudly: "But speaking of which, the NBA uncle was injured at the wrong time. If he Without injuries, we must have evened the score! Brother Gao Ren is so powerful, given 5 more minutes, we will definitely beat them!"

"It's not that easy." Lin Dong said with a smile: "With three quasi-NBA-level rookies working together, we can't stop them on the offensive end. On the contrary, it's our offense that can't be maintained after they stabilize their position. Hit rate, if we really keep fighting, maybe the score will be widened."

"Brother Gao Ren is good at everything, but he is too humble!"

"Opportunities under the basket won't always be there." Takenori Akagi nodded. That slam dunk is still lingering in his mind to this moment.

Haruko picked up the chopsticks on the table with a smile and handed them to Takenori Akagi like a microphone: "So, may I ask Mr. Takenori Akagi, how does it feel to dunk in front of an NBA-level center for the first time? "

Takenori Akagi was stunned for a moment. Although he knew that his sister was just joking, he still fell silent.

Haruko stuck out her tongue, feeling a little cold.

"I thought this year's county competition would be a lifelong regret. To be honest, I hated Lin Dongjun and Xiangyang for this. I hated you for standing in front of Xiangbei and ending my long-held dream."

Takenori Akagi spoke slowly, his voice was very calm, which made other noises in the private room quieter. Everyone looked at Takenori Akagi.

I saw that this 197 cm tall man's eyes were slightly red at this time.

"But today..."

"When I stand on the court again, when I hear everyone's cheers and see everyone's smiles on the court..."

"...When I was hanging on the rim, when I was looking down at that strong man from the NBA."

"To be honest, what I felt at that moment was not the glory that I had been thinking about, but a kind of relief." Takenori Akagi wiped his eyes and put on a calm smile.

"I suddenly felt that my dream has not ended. I can still stand on the court, and I can still love and chase basketball, no matter when and where!"

"It was you who made me understand this, Lin Dongjun."

Takenori Akagi said, stood up and bowed deeply to Lin Dong.

"Thanks!"

Everyone in the private room was quiet for a few seconds. It wasn't until Lin Dong stood up and returned the greeting that everyone reacted.

Akagi Haruko secretly took back her chopsticks, with tears in her eyes, but she was not sad, but happy for her brother's relief. She would probably never cry secretly in bed in the middle of the night again.

Mu Shenyi and Fujima both clapped with emotion, while Sakuragi Hanamichi laughed loudly and said: "That's it! You can come back anytime you want to play. I asked the mistress to return the captain to you. I feel that you The gorilla is much more powerful than before! Speaking of which, how about coming back to participate in the winter trials? Defeat Lin Dongjun with us!"

"Hehehe..." Akagi smiled and did not answer immediately.

Mu Shenyi, on the other hand, smiled and said, "Winter selection? Looking at Bob Myers' attitude today, Lin Dongjun may not be able to stay in Japan for the winter selection."

As he said that, he looked at Lin Dong: "Maybe Lin Dongjun will already be preparing for his journey to the NBA by then."

"What more preparations are needed! Isn't that Robles also from the NBA?" Sakuragi Hanamichi laughed loudly and said: "But he can't beat Takato-san. I think Takato-san can go to the NBA now!"

Everyone laughed and deeply agreed with Sakuragi Hanamichi's words.

Lin Dong smiled and shook his head secretly.

In this era, Japan's understanding of the NBA is basically limited to some game tapes. Let alone Sakuragi, these people actually don't know much.

Enter the NBA now?

Bob Myers should have thought that he was Japanese at first, which is why he extended such an obvious olive branch, even sacrificing NBA rookies to build momentum for himself. But after knowing his identity as a native of the Dragon Country, he will definitely think about it. changing.

The Dragon Kingdom is different from Japan...

Furthermore, not to mention that entering the league is not as simple as it seems on the surface. Even if Bob really extends an olive branch to him, Lin Dong feels that he may not necessarily agree immediately.

The NBA has its own goals, but it also depends on how and when to score.

What does it mean to win a Robles? Do you think you can gain a foothold in the NBA this way?

The 2000 draft is recognized as the worst in the NBA, with no one really making a mark in the NBA.

So let alone beating Robles, who was picked 25th in the first round, even if he beat Martin, the number one pick this year, Lin Dong felt that he still needed some heat.

The second is physical fitness.

My current body can be called a gift, with even greater potential than in my previous life.

In the same age group, Lin Dong believes that even compared to the top black people, Lin Dong will not be far behind, but after all, he is too young. If he really compares with the players in the NBA, his physical fitness is still a weakling with glass attributes. Asians have unique offensive attributes in the NBA, and if they go away, they will only be ravaged and destroyed.

Of course, you can quickly gain muscle by going to the NBA, let alone the NBA. If you really want to gain muscle and gain weight, Lin Dong himself has a complete training system. Of course, it will not be a simple protein powder, but something like Dayao Chujin. The formula of the nutrient solution that the NBA swallows when gaining weight is not a secret or too difficult to figure out.

But for me who is less than 17 years old, this is obviously not a good choice. It will affect the normal development of the body, such as stopping the height and closing the bones.

To put it bluntly, the NBA did not change the rules until 2006. Those who are under 19 years old and have not graduated from high school for more than one year cannot participate in the draft. This is out of consideration for the physical development of the players.

Lin Dong still has a strong mind about this kind of thing. This is why he does not dare to exceed his training limit now. Otherwise, with the amount of training he does in Xiangyang every day, Lin Dong feels that he can triple it.

You still have to let your body grow naturally for at least a year or two, and you have to wait until you are 18 at the earliest before you consider gaining weight to adapt to physical confrontation, and that is already past next year's draft.

So even if Bob offers an olive branch, there is a high probability that I will drag him with him until the 2002 draft or even the 2003 draft.

This opportunity to take advantage of the outdoor court left a deep impression on Bob. In addition to paving the way for his future NBA career, more importantly, there was another reason...

In short, let the media’s voice fly for a while.

In contrast, it is temporarily impossible to find high-level confrontational training and competition. This is the huge problem that I really need to solve urgently.

For someone like Robles, I can abuse him today, but if I let him go to the NBA to experience for a year and I am still in the Japanese high school league, then I might be abused by such a low pick a year later. I wonder if I can ask Bob to introduce me to a trainer in advance...

Just as he was thinking about something, he suddenly heard a lot of silence in the room, and then all eyes looked at him.

"Brother Takato, what do you think?" Sakuragi Hanamichi asked excitedly.

Lin Dong saw the steaming grilled eel placed in front of him at some point, and thought he was asking how the dish was done.

"Well, okay, it's pretty good." He replied subconsciously, and the smell was indeed full of sauce.

But right after Lin Dong, he heard almost everyone in the private room cheering.

Hanagata Toru was sweating profusely and wiping the lenses of his glasses, while Fujima couldn't help but said, "It's really lively now..."

Lin Dong: "???"

Not asking about eels?

Did I just agree to something wrong?

………………

On the north bank of the Rokugawa River in downtown Yokohama, Nogeyama Mansion...

Luxurious single-family villas are hidden among the numerous forest paths. The forest paths are all paved with gravel, and next to them is the Yemaoshan Zoo.

The entire residential area has a beautiful environment, fresh air, and a pure natural oxygen bar.

This is probably the most luxurious residential complex in Yokohama, and the people who live here are either rich or noble.

A taxi passed through the quiet forest path and stopped in front of the gate of a villa.

When Coach Anzai got out of the car, Rukawa Kaede also walked out of the car. Coach Anxi asked with a smile: "Rukawa-san, don't you want to go back by car?"

Rukawa Kaede shook his head: "I want to go for a walk alone."

Coach Anxi nodded, turned around and paid the fare.

After the taxi left, Coach Anxi smiled and patted Rukawa Kaede on the shoulder: "Do you have something to say?"

Rukawa Kaede hesitated for a moment: "Coach... I still want to go to the United States."

Anxi Guangyi did not rush to answer, but looked at him quietly.

"I know you said before that you should first catch up with that person before talking about going to the United States, but..."

"But after watching him compete at a higher level today, do you think you will never catch up with him?"

"...Compared to him." Rukawa Kaede finally raised his head and looked directly into Coach Anzai's eyes: "I think maybe NSAA is better to pursue, but in front of him, I can't see any hope."

"Hahaha!" Anxi Guangyi laughed: "Maybe you shouldn't send me, an old man, home, but should go to a party with them."

Rukawa Kaede frowned, he knew what Anxi Guangyi meant.

If you can't beat it, then join...and then learn after joining, that can shorten the distance for you to catch up.

Rukawa Kaede understood this truth and forced himself to try it. He was not really someone who couldn't afford to lose.

However, he really couldn't fit in.

He is not the type of Sakuragi Hanamichi who can get along with everyone he meets, nor is he as open-minded as Akagi Takenori.

To be honest, he is really confused now. Even when he was on the court just now, he actually envied Sakuragi Hanamichi for a moment.

I don't envy him for being able to stand on the court and compete with NBA players, but I envy his character.

You can pursue your dreams so simply and naturally, relying on instinct, and you can scream in front of Lin Dong that one day he will be able to defeat his 'Brother Gao Ren'.

But I just can’t do it.

Neither can I calm down and integrate into the other person in order to learn, nor can I always maintain the optimism that "I will definitely defeat the other person as long as I work hard."

Sometimes, being 'stupid' does seem to be something to be proud of.

This land seemed to me to have no goals or reasons to stay, so the idea of ​​going to the United States emerged uncontrollably.

After the failure of the last county competition, when he mentioned this topic, Coach Anxi used 'catching up with Lin Dong' as motivation to keep him, but now, this motivation seems to be getting further and further away from him.

That's why he said these words to Coach Anxi.

If you want to go to the United States, Coach Anxi has many friends in the basketball world. If you can get yourself an NSAA high school recommendation letter, it will definitely help you avoid a lot of detours.

Secondly, he also wanted to hear what kind of methods Coach Anxi would use to retain him, which might add some chips to his heart, which was now on the verge of collapse.

"He is indeed very strong. He is so strong that he has refreshed my understanding again and again. His strength is simply bottomless."

Coach Anzai finally spoke slowly, but it was not the words like 'I believe you can do it' that Rukawa Kaede was expecting.

"You may be right. You will never be able to catch up with him. Some things are destined by birth. There are some walls that cannot be climbed over. That is not a gap that can be bridged by hard work."

The last bit of light in Rukawa Kaede's eyes also disappeared. Although this was the answer he had already guessed, but when it was said from Anzai Mitsuyoshi's mouth, the lethality was still different after all.

"To be honest, even I don't know whether leaving you to face Lin Dong will be a good or bad outcome for you."

"But I know that if you go to the United States today with the idea of ​​fear and escape, the result will probably be worse for you."

"You have to walk your own path. If you rely on others to force you, you are destined to not have good results." Anxi Guangyi said with a smile: "So, it's up to you to make your own decision. Summer vacation is still very long. There is no need to rush to give it now." My answer is, if you still decide to go to the United States by then, you can call me at any time if you need a recommendation letter."

"But if you choose to stay and fight, I will definitely do my best to train you to become a Japanese national player within a year! After all..."

"Hehehehe! After all, you are Rukawa-san!"

After saying that, Anxi Guangyi smiled and stretched out his chubby hand to pat Rukawa Kaede gently on the back, then put his hands on his back and walked towards the door of the villa.

Rukawa Kaede frowned and watched.

The fat body makes Anzai Mitsuyoshi appear to be limping when he walks.

But the golden light transmitted through the gaps in the shade of the trees shines on this old figure.

Rukawa Kaede was suddenly stunned.

At this moment, the midday sun seemed to have washed away his old age and the smell of the sunset.

And the opened door seemed to burst out a light in the darkness in Rukawa Kaede's mind.

Yes, I am Rukawa Kaede!

Coach Anxi.

Rukawa Kaede calmed down.

Thanks……

^^ Rukawa Kaede used a lot of pen and ink, and you can probably guess some of his future. Of course, I still say the same thing, and I will try not to let you guess it completely correctly...

In fact, Rukawa Kaede is really strong. Although he lost to Zebei, don't forget that he is a freshman in high school and Zebei is a sophomore in high school. After evolving in the battle of Sanno, Rukawa Kaede almost fought with Zebei as a freshman in high school. There is a tie, and his talent can be regarded as the second in Japan, only losing to his own son Sakuragi who is a slam dunk.

But now, facing the beating of a more powerful opponent, I personally think it is worth looking forward to.

So...haha, let’s follow the plot for the subsequent development, and it will definitely be arranged reasonably.

In addition, yesterday a brother said that the last chapter had too few words. He promised to have 10,000 words a day. The author really used up all his energy. Now it is almost 1 o'clock in the morning and he just started writing the next chapter which will be updated at 12 o'clock. , I have to wait until I wake up to write the chapter at 5 o'clock... Yesterday, the first two chapters were nearly 4,000 big chapters, so I was really wronged.

This chapter is still 4,000, and the next two chapters are probably around 3,000.