Chapter 63 [Death provocation, new challenge]
Online, some Chinese fans said that Guo Xu was selected as the last place was naked racial discrimination. If he was a black or white player, even if he refused to try out for other teams, it would not be so low. There must be a team who forced his talent to bet on him. Scouts turned a blind eye to MOP just because he was Chinese.
The truth about these fans is that discrimination in the American sports circle has always existed. This era is very serious. Even if it is still obvious after 2010, it is normal for Guo Xu to have no one to choose. All teams are skeptical about his physical fitness and development potential.
In Guo Xu's previous life, Jeremy Lin went to the joint training camp in 2010 and was still ignored by scouts. He was eventually defeated. He disclosed his physical data, but no one believed that he could play well.
Data shows that Jeremy Lin is 191CM tall and weighs 91 kilograms, which is consistent with Westbrook's draft. In other words, he is the standard heavy point guard in the league, just like Westbrook and Wall. Then many people concluded that an Asian point guard with such a large weight would inevitably affect speed and bounce, but the fact is not the case.
Jeremy Lin's body side performance is shocking, with bounce, agility, and strength, and his average speed is even better than Ross and Wall. The black man is best at starting speed. He still surpassed Wall and Irving, and only the maximum speed is behind Wall.
His explosive power is at the top of the league and may not be able to become a star. It is more than enough to be a role player. No one wants it because he is a Chinese with black eyes and black hair.
When Guo Xu saw the news, he didn't care about the doubts and regrets. As long as he played well, it would prove everything. Someone would regret it in the future, and it was definitely not him and the Lakers.
Kupchek did not sign a contract with him immediately, and deliberately waited for the summer league, and he also had the idea of slapping the face.
On the afternoon of the 4th, Guo Xu arrived in Long Beach, California alone. According to population ranking, Long Beach is the second largest city in the Los Angeles region, second only to Los Angeles. In recent years, summer leagues have been held here, and many fans have watched it.
The Lakers have booked a hotel, and Guo Xu will lead the teammates and coaches to stay here until they play five games.
In addition to Guo Xu, the Lakers also have three NBA players participating in the competition, and their overall strength is strong.
Mark Madson, the 29 rookies in the first round of this year, is a defensive blue-collar worker who is good at rebounding, is not afraid of confrontation, and has a tough style.
Devin George, the 23rd rookie in the first round of 1999, is a forward with a height of 203CM and a weight of 106 kilograms. He has the ability to shoot mid- and long distances, can grab frontcourt rebounds, has excellent physical fitness, and is good at dunking.
In his rookie season, he played 49 games for the Lakers, averaging only 7 minutes per game, scoring 3.2 points and 1.5 rebounds; he performed worse in the playoffs, playing 9 games, averaging only 5 minutes per game, scoring 2.4 points and 1.1 rebounds.
George's shooting percentage last season was very low, less than 40%. He was eager to prove himself and took the initiative to participate.
John Celestend, the first rookie in the second round in 1999, is a double-sports guard with a height of 193CM and a weight of 86 kilograms. He claims to be comprehensive in skills, but he did not show up at all last season. As a marginalist, he only played 16 games for the Lakers, averaging 2.3 points, 0.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.
Last year, John signed a two-year minimum salary contract with the Lakers, and the second year was the team option. Now that the Lakers do not execute the second year contract, he has become a restricted libero and has to work hard to sign another basic salary.
In addition, there are two players who have never played in the NBA and are also very strong.
Mike Panpessi, a white non-draft player, was born in 1974, with a height of 191CM and a 87kg guard. His specialty is receiving and shooting. He lost the draft that year because of his style of playing. The 191CM shooting guard was a bit short, poor in confrontation, poor defense, and lacked organizational ability to play point guards.
After training in foreign leagues, he has become much stronger and hopes to show himself in the NBA.
Medvedenko, a 208CM tall and 113 kg inside Ukrainian national team, is a 21-year-old star, good at shooting, low-level resistance, and has a slow movement speed.
Guo Xu took the initiative to say hello to his teammates and wanted to contact him, so that he could cooperate more tacitly.
He hit a nail as soon as he got up. Last season, the Lakers' marginal man, Black defender John Celestend, was very arrogant, and his nostrils were facing the sky and did not shake hands with him. He snorted coldly: "Boy, don't think that if you are selected as the last place, you can play in the NBA. There are too many wastes like you, get home and have a breastfeed."
Guo Xu was not angry at all, smiled, turned his head and left, and he saw that the other party regarded him as a competitor.
This person's IQ is too low, completely ignoring that Guo Xu is a rookie obtained by the Lakers after sending out Tyrone Lu. Many people can see from this point that the Lakers want to sign Guo Xu to train. No matter what the considerations are, the Lakers management likes him.
Yesterday, Lakers' gold medal assistant coach Cote Lambis called Guo Xu and stated that the Long Beach League would arrange offensive tactics with him as the core to make him mentally prepared.
John, a player who plays No. 2, looks at Guo Xu, isn’t he just trying to die? Guo Xu is too lazy to talk to the deceased and just doesn’t pass the ball to him during the game.
He went to Medvedenko again to say hello: "Hello, I'm Jason Guo, I'm very happy to know you."
"Hello, Jason, I'm Stanislav Medvedenko, from Ukraine, my name is a bit long..." The white man shook hands with Guo Xu with a smile. He did not participate in the draft and had no backstage in the United States. If he wants to play good numbers in the summer league, it is necessary to cooperate with his teammates.
His name is more than just a bit long, pronounced in Ukrainian. He is the rhythm of "bringing the best sword, crossing the highest mountain, breaking into the deepest forest, and bringing the princess back in front of him."
"Do you have a simple nickname or English name? We have to play a lot of cooperation next time. If I call your full name and pass the ball, I may violate the rules for three seconds." Guo Xu smiled.
Medvedenko was stunned for a moment and laughed. "You can call me stan."
These are the first few letters of his name, and it will become a very representative name at the end of this year because of Eminem.
"Man, look at your body, I think you will definitely get the Lakers contract. Are you good at pick-and-roll? The mid-range pick-and-roll or side-side without the ball cover." Guo Xu asked with a smile.
Medvedenko came to play in the summer league and wanted to join the Lakers. He was very happy to hear Guo Xu's words. "What I'm best at is pick-and-roll cooperation. As long as you pass the ball to me near the free throw line in the middle, I will definitely make a shot without a big man in front of me."
"Okay, try it during training." Guo Xu patted Medvedenko on the back. "Let's go and say hello to others. If you get familiar with each other, it will be easier to cooperate well."
"Okay." The big man from Ukraine was even happier and felt that he had made friends in the United States.
Assistant Lambis happened to enter the hotel and heard the two chatting on the side. He had a better impression of Guo Xu. He is the youngest in this Lakers team, but he is very mature. Good team players should have this kind of affinity.
Lambis glanced at John who was alone in a daze, too lazy to say hello. Although they had worked together for a season. John was selected by the Lakers by his personal ability, but he never had teammates in his eyes and was too selfish.
Chapter completed!