ATPnovel Chapter 467 The Slovenian Boy
Chapter 467 The Slovenian Boy
Chapter 467 The Slovenian Boy
"So, is this the most talented team in the NBA?"
Goran Dragic from Slovenia walked into this modern Bobcats training hall with a blank face. After Jordan spent millions of dollars to renovate the training hall during Jordan's offseason, the Bobcats' The training hall can be said to be the best of all NBA teams at present. For Dragic, who has no NBA experience and only galloped in the European arena before, everything around him is full of strangeness and surprises.
He had never thought that a team's training hall could be built as luxuriously as an arena before, and he even felt a little sad that he entered the Bobcats' arena, because the Bobcats' training hall was built more than he used to be. The local arenas are bigger and more luxurious. He doesn't understand why an NBA team can forget that others say that the NBA is the center of world basketball. He loves his hometown, his coaches and teammates, And everything in Slovenia.
But this year, with the entrustment of his teammates, the expectations of the coaches, and the expectations of everyone in his hometown, he came to the NBA and the most dazzling stage in the world. She felt that the burden on her shoulders was very heavy, because It represented not only himself, but the expectations of hundreds of thousands of people in Slovenia, but when he participated in the draft with full confidence, he was severely hit by reality.
He is a talented young man in Europe and the most spiritual point guard. His sharp breakthrough and mental shooting, as well as his superb overall view and vision of the ball, all make him the hottest player in Europe. He thought that in the NBA draft, even if he would not be selected in the first round, at least he would not be in a bad position at the end. With a name, his heart gradually sank to the bottom, and he was not selected by the Spurs until the end of the second round. This was a bad start, and it was indeed a big blow to a teenager full of dreams.
The only thing that comforts him is that the Spurs who chose him are not his destination. She is going to the player he admires the most, the greatest possible foreign player, and the greatest in his mind. Point guard Steve Nash, being able to play with his idol and learn from him is probably really the only thing that excites and excites him, thinking about it makes him feel like he was picked low in the second round , in fact, it is not a big deal.
After all, how many people can be like him and be on the same team as their idol?
This is extremely lucky.
But as the training camp was about to start, he received a bad news a few days ago. The Suns sent him to the Bobcats and exchanged clubs with Kyle Waver, who was selected by the Bobcats in the second round. News, this almost made him lose his motivation to fulfill his dream in the NBA. You must know that the Bobcats have players who are far more talented and capable than him.
Swapping teams with a guard with a lower draft pick than himself is not a shameful thing, but not being able to play with his idol is the worst news, and he hates it.
When the man was hesitating whether to return to Europe or choose to come to Charlotte to meet the most talented young man in the world, the Bobcats general manager called him. To be honest, he was a little shocked at the time Yes, because the general manager of the Bobcats promised him on the phone that he would be one of the main backup point guards for the Bobcats in the new season. This promise really moved her, but it also made him hesitate, because you have to know He competed with John Jann, the representative of the NBA's younger generation of point guards, and China's best point guard Sun Yue, who had just made his name in the world.
To be honest, Dragic feels that he is not inferior to the two of them, and what he lacks is opportunities. He admitted before that he is very ambitious. As long as he can get the same opportunities as the two of them, Dragic thinks he is completely Ability to become one of the best point guards in the world, at least not worse than Sun Yue and Zhan En!
When Dragic was selected by the Suns, he thought that as Nash's substitute, he should have this opportunity to show his talent and ability, but when he was ready for everything and ready to go , No matter how much he expected, he never thought that he would be sent directly to the Bobcats to compete as teammates on the same team as Sun Yue and Zhan En.
This is a very special experience. Although the thought of being their teammate can make him feel ashamed, the reality tells him that this is not friendly at all, because he is better than Sun Yue in terms of fame and strength. There is a lot of difference with Zhan En. Will he have a chance to play when he goes to the Bobcats?
This is his biggest confusion and worry, and the Bobcats general manager and later Bobcats head coach Stotts' phone calls with him seem to prove that the Bobcats have the willingness to train him, which is the best news for him. Now, Dragic is not afraid of competition, what he is afraid of is meaningless competition, if he can only sit on the bench and watch his teammates perform, in that case, he might as well go back to Europe and become that proud man Woolen cloth.
But now when he stepped into the Lynx training hall full of apprehension on the first day of the training camp, he knew that a new life was about to begin. For him, this was a brand new challenge. The unknown, but one thing he can be sure of, that is, this process will be very interesting.
So this is also the reason why he was deceived into Charlotte by two phone calls. None of the outside journalists and experts reported this matter seriously. Maybe they just made a scene to comfort the fans. After all, for the Bobcats who have two talented defenders on the back line, the introduction of Dragic seems to be purely for hoarding talent. Of course, this talent can be played out. It's another matter. After all, many football games are not optimistic about any defender from Europe. Her body determines the defensive end. He will definitely become the biggest burden on the team. On the offensive end, he can offset his defensive ability Are there negative effects to come?
First of all, let’s not talk about whether Dragic can do this, just look at the performance of the two talented players on the Bobcats’ back line on the defensive end, and you will know why everyone has a pessimistic attitude towards Dragic’s going to the Bobcats. The Bobcats need three guards who will be colanders on the defensive end, which is a huge challenge for their defensive system.
In this way, their risk and inside defense requirements are higher, and the defensive pressure is also greater. It can be said that this is a big challenge for Stotts' overall defensive tactics.
(End of this chapter)