At noon, Li Liang and Wei Dazhi had lunch together at a UCLA restaurant.

Ryan West and Li Liang chatted about some topics related to the NBA.

He is particularly interested in why Li Liang has such defensive ability and does not get a chance to play in the NCAA.

Wei Dazhi also wanted to know this question very much.

Regarding Li Liang's past strength, Wei Dazhi has a number.

There are more than a dozen players at the University of Kentucky, and if Li Liang wants to say that he is the second-to-last, then no one dares to say that he is the first-to-last.

Unexpectedly, in the past month or so, Li Liang has risen a lot like opening up the second pulse of Ren Du.

Watching Li Liang's trial confrontation in New Jersey that day, Wei Dazhi was stunned, he didn't expect Li Liang's defense to be so good.

Of course, Li Liang couldn't say that he could still enter the system training in his dream, so he had to say: "Hmm... The main reason is that in the NCAA game, the comprehensive ability of players is required to be relatively high. And I'm just strong defensively, but I only shoot three-pointers offensively, and I'm a little lame, so I don't get a lot of playing opportunities. I'm a functional player, maybe the NBA is a better fit for me. And for more than a month, I have practiced very hard. ”

Li Liang's words sound a little reasonable.

The overall confrontation intensity of the NCAA is one grade worse than that of the NBA, and the personnel changes are more frequent, so the requirements for the comprehensive ability of the players are indeed higher.

In particular, some swinging forward players in the third or fourth positions can do whatever they want in the NCAA, but when they arrive in the NBA, they find that they don't rely on the four or six and become chicken ribs.

In the United States, where the center position has withered in recent years, these unconventional players have dominated the college arena but have not been able to adapt to the NBA, which is taller, faster, and stronger, and the interior is packed with European bears and muscle clubs.

Beasley is the epitome of this, along with the likes of Derrick Williams, who has been on the list for 11 years.

On the contrary, some functional players, who are not visible in the NCAA, survive better after entering the NBA with a low pick.

For example, the Lakers' championship forward, Trevor Ariza.

Ryan West listened to Li Liang's explanation, combined with the successes and failures of various teams in the drafts in recent years, and felt that his words were very reasonable.

Seeing West, Wei Dazhi nodded repeatedly, stabbed Li Liang, and asked in Chinese, "Hey, is what you said true?" ”

"Nonsense, of course it's true, otherwise do you think that I have practiced Jiuyang Divine Skill, and my ability to get through the second pulse of Ren Du has increased greatly?"

"Okay, I'll write it down."

Wei Dazhi took out his notebook and recorded what Li Liang said as a reason to explain Li Liang's sudden increase in strength in the future.

Although if you think about it, it doesn't seem to be reliable at all.

After eating, West took Li Liang and Wei Dazhi for a walk around the UCLA campus.

While walking, West chatted with Li Liang about the recent situation of the Lakers.

"You know, the team is in a transition period right now, and the strategic direction of the team and the recruitment policy are not particularly clear at the moment. The owner's health is not particularly good, and his son Jim is currently in charge of the team's recruitment. I have a lot of suggestion power, and the 60th pick, it's not very important. But the final decision is still in the hands of Bass Jr. ”

West is giving Li Liang a vaccination, and after the Lakers failed to defend their title in 11 years and went out in the second round in 12 years, Kobe Bryant has grown by another year.

So, the Lakers are in a transition period.

In the end, the team will continue to sacrifice the future, win in the present, and pursue the championship while Kobe Bryant still has the strength to fight.

It is still unclear whether to put down the baggage, focus on the future, and consider the more long-term future of the Lakers.

Since last season, Buss Sr.'s physical condition has declined, and Buss Jr. has begun to gradually reorganize the Lakers' management.

This summer, it will be Buss Jr. who will take over the Lakers in full behind the scenes, guiding the direction of the galaxy battleship.

Li Liang is an insignificant barnacle for the Lakers and Bass Jr.

If he wants to get on the boat, he will stick to the bottom of the boat and run around.

If you can't, just throw it away, let him sink to the bottom of the sea, and find a whale to parasitize.

Therefore, Ryan West does not dare to guarantee that Li Liang will definitely be able to enter the Lakers' plan.

Perhaps West gave him a high evaluation, and also tried his best to recommend Li Liang.

But if Bass Jr. is not satisfied and has other ideas, then West's recommendation is also in vain.

Bass Jr. has the final say.

Li Liang is so smart, he understands Ryan West's words as soon as he hears them.

To put it bluntly, I may want you, but I can't guarantee you, no way, who makes the family a wealthy family.

Li Liang sneered in his conscience, without the Lakers, he could still enter the NBA.

After two trials, he already has confidence in himself.

With his defense and three-point shooting, he can definitely have a place in the NBA.

Of course, Li Liang understands Ryan West's distress, after all, Dad is not in the Lakers, and there is no one to cover him.

Nominally, he is directly responsible for the management, but in fact, he has no one under him, and he has to run before and after a trial.

"I still really want to play for the Lakers, after all, every NBA player has a dream of being a Lakers player as a child, and I am no exception." Li Liang responded to West with a very official answer.

In fact, Li Liang didn't even know what the NBA was when he was a child, and his favorite team was his father's agricultural machinery factory basketball team.

Later, I went to high school because Yao Ming liked the NBA.

When he arrived in the United States, he devoted himself to playing in Kentucky and waving towels for the Kentucky Wildcats.

A lake dream? will open his mouth to deceive people.

The trio walked around UCLA, took a short break, and returned to the training gym.

Outside the hall, Li Liang heard the sound of playing ball inside, wondering if there were other people coming to try out in the afternoon?

"It's not the people who come for the tryout, it's the people who help you try out." ”

Li Liang followed West into the hall and saw that someone was warming up on the field, Li Liang looked at it, isn't this Dalius Morris?

"Maurice, is that you?" Li Liang couldn't help but say.

The night before yesterday, Li Liang and Morris had a two-hour one-on-one session at the [Personal Training Center].

One is to get information from Morris's mouth, and the other is to practice offense and defense with Morris.

Li Liang's defense is already qualified, but the offense is honest, and the ability to hold the ball is not miserable, but it is really not enough to see under the strong confrontation.

Morris in the system last night used the pressing defense of NBA players to teach Li Liang a lesson.

A 6-foot-4 small guard who weighs less than 200 pounds, Li Liang has no way to attack him.

Later, Li Liang found that it was better to throw it directly outside the three-point line, so that the offensive success rate was still high.

Morris in reality saw Li Liang, of course he didn't know him.

Hearing Li Liang's words, he was confused, and said, "Hey man, do we know each other?" ”

Li Liang knew that he had slipped his mouth, and said, "No, no, I don't know, but I know you, uh, my roommate is your fan." ”

As he spoke, Li Liang pointed to Wei Dazhi, who was taking pictures on the sidelines, and said that he was a fan of Morris.

Morris wonders if he still has fans in the NBA?

Then he looked at the fat man who was taking pictures on the sidelines, and thought to himself that such fans should not be fine.

Ryan West told Leung that the afternoon tryout was mostly offensive.

One is open three-point drilling, and the other is offensive training with the ball.

There's also tactical running and one-on-one battles with Morris.

After fifteen minutes of warm-up, Li Liang began to practice shooting outside the three-point line with the assistance of the trials.

Li Liang can run around on the outside at will, shoot three balls at each point, and shoot non-stop for 15 minutes.

This is a test of the player's physical strength, but it is really a piece of cake for Li Liang.

In order to complete the task of being the king of thirds, it was not in vain to practice 1,000 goals a day for two weeks.

Later, as long as Li Liang has time, he will try his best to find a venue to practice three-point, so that his three-point shooting will always be in good condition.

At the beginning, Li Liang's hands were still a little raw, and the hit rate was not too high.

Soon, Li Liang adjusted, and he kept in mind the requirement of Kalipari's "fixed posture" and put himself into the state.

Finally, when the 15-minute shot reached the middle section, Ryan West found that Li Liang had not lost a single one for several minutes!

Of course, Li Liang stole some tricks, and he made more shots on the right side at the beginning to adjust his feel.

Slowly, move the point to the left.

Finally, moving to near the bottom corner of the left side, Li Lianglai threw many shots back and forth in a row.

None of them were lost, because it was his favorite location.

Seeing that it was almost over, Li Liang moved to the middle again, and only then did he lose a few.

But it doesn't matter, Ryan West has already been impressed by the middle of the streak.

Li Liang's shot is very smooth and the posture is standard, reminiscent of Serbia's three-point champion, Peja Stojakovic.

At the end of the fifteen-minute three-point trial, Li Liang was sweating profusely, and he knew that he had performed well.

Ryan West clapped from the sidelines, saying, "Great performance, Lee, your three-point shot is better than a lot of rookies this year." ”

No matter what kind of sharpshooter in the NCAA, in the first year of the NBA, it will be more or less discounted.

After all, the three-point line is more than a meter away, and the defensive intensity has become greater.

Li Liang's three-point shooting performance is indeed quite good.

Li Liang thought, of course, Lao Tzu is a shooter competing with Larry Bird, a historical record maker in the NBA three-point contest, a perfect score player who can only be reached but cannot be surpassed, and a trial like this is nothing to me.

However, the next tryout is something.

In the trial of attacking with the ball and tactical running, Li Liang completed it unsatisfactorily.

Anyway, not conceding a goal is a victory.

Do you want to move smoothly and powerfully, and still show super ball control?

Sorry, can't do it.

If you can do it, can you still come to the Lakers for a tryout?

Ryan West didn't have confidence in Li Liang's ball-handling skills, and went directly to the final link to one-on-one with Morris.

The previous trials were all carried out in a non-confrontational or low-confrontation state, and West still needs to test it, and in the confrontational state, Li Liangneng has a few performances.

Looking at Dalius Morris who ran to him, Li Liang thought, your routine has long been figured out by me, how can you fight me?

Forget it, let's practice with him for a few more rounds.