1024: A 28-year-old player who is still improving

"Link, I lost ......"

On the phone, Jokic's voice was a little low.

can fight with the dream team until the last second, can single-handedly kill the three inside lines of the dream team, and can get a data close to triple-double.

If any other player were to play like that, they would have been very happy.

But Jokic was depressed, and in his opinion, he didn't do well enough today.

He should have won the game.

"It doesn't matter, in everyone's mind, you've already won." Link comforted Jokic, "Besides, you're different from everyone else, you still have a chance." ”

"After the Olympics, you'll still be able to compete with the guys from the Dream Team. And I believe that when you meet them again, you won't lose again. Cheer up, you still have a long way to go. ”

"Okay, Link."

"By the way, when you get back...... When you come back, I'll still give you three days to drink Coke freely. ”

Link laughed and hung up, did Jokic really lose?

Not necessarily.

Even Spain, another favourite, may not be able to play to this level with the Dream Team.

What's more, Jokic also completely crushed his three opposing players in terms of individual performance.

Link assured that he wouldn't let Jokic lose again.

After this game, Link finally let go of the heart that had been hanging.

As long as the rest of the players who are out there can stay in shape, Link has nothing to fear.

The next thing he has to do is get the things done in the training camp.

After a cameo commentator, Link returned to training camp.

But until then, Jeff. Austin reached an agreement with Kobe, and Link officially became the brand ambassador for Kobe's sports drink.

And in addition to the ordinary endorsement fee, Kobe Bryant also gave Link a 3% stake.

In other words, Link's future identity will be a spokesperson and boss.

As soon as this news was announced, BodyAromr immediately became the focus of public opinion.

The sports drink market is not unheard of before before that no one else has tried it.

The Coca-Cola Company once launched the Powerade sports drink to compete with Gatorade. In order to promote PowerAde, Coca-Cola has taken great pains to not only sponsor the World Cup, but also sign James as a drink spokesperson!

It's a pity that the World Cup, the Olympics and James' endorsement did not allow Powerade to break Gatorade's supremacy.

But this time, it was thought that BodyAromr's fate was likely to change.

After all, the combined appeal of Link and Kobe Bryant is almost immeasurable.

Link was excited to have a new brand endorsement, but he didn't care about endorsements other than attending a press conference.

Right now, his focus is still on training.

As the days passed, the competitions in the Olympic arena were also progressing step by step.

Serbia went all the way after losing to the United States, although they finished last in the group. But after entering the knockout stage, Serbia was unstoppable.

In the quarterfinals, Serbia narrowly defeated the "brother team" Croatia by 3 points and successfully advanced.

In the semifinals, Serbia beat Australia with an exaggerated score of 87-61 unexpectedly.

As Green's teammate on the Warriors, Bogut was completely beaten by Jokic today, and he was completely blown up 360Β° without dead ends!

Their vaunted interior advantage was completely wiped out in front of Jokic.

The rough block of the Australians was completely dissolved by Jokic's "softness".

In this way, Jokic led Serbia to the Olympic Finals!

They will compete with the Dream Team for the gold medal!

At the time, the Americans would never have imagined that they would meet Serbia at the Olympics.

Jokic has undoubtedly become the brightest rising star of the Games.

Meanwhile, in the Link training camp. Another six-and-a-half morning, Link and Dinwiddie began to face off from beyond the three-point line.

As always, Link shot 93-of-100 from the field and continued to hold his record of hitting at least 90.

But today, Link was a little nervous after the pitch.

Because at this time, Dinwiddie is also scoring consecutive goals!

In the past nearly a month, Dinwiddie's progress has been by leaps and bounds.

Yesterday, he was just three goals away from beating Link!

It can be seen that Dinwiddie is full of energy and wants to win today!

He is very focused, and every shot is very standard and stretched.

Link silently counted Dinwiddie's hits, and the drops of sweat on his forehead grew.

β€œ90......91......92......93......94!”

Dinwiddie's 100th shot was still on target. And his hits today are stuck at 94!

94-93, Dinwiddie finally won Link once!

A guard who shot less than 20% from three-point range last season actually won Link from beyond the three-point line today!

β€œYes!” The moment he finished shooting, Dinwiddie screamed excitedly and shook his fist.

It seems that he has been looking forward to this day for a long time.

"Link, it's time for you to stay and practice shooting today, hahahahaha!"

Looking at Dinwiddie's excited appearance, Link smiled and shook his head, "You won, Spencer, well done." ”

Link has never liked to lose, but today, it was probably the happiest loss of his life.

He lost just to prove that the Grizzlies are on the right path!

That afternoon, Dinwiddie finally "got off work" on time for the first time.

Before leaving, he didn't forget to wave his hand to Link, "Don't be lazy, boss!" ”

Brickley shook his head, "He's probably the first player to dare to provoke you like that." ”

"Today, he's qualified, Chris."

Link was indeed not lazy, and was willing to gamble and practice shooting.

But not 300, but 500.

Brickley stayed with Link all the time, and to his surprise, Link's shooting percentage was still terrifying, even at the end of the shot.

In general, there are few players like this who are at their peak and work as hard as Link.

Young players will train hard to mature, and older players will train hard to get younger.

And most of the players who are in their prime can do more with half the effort with just their physical capital.

But Link didn't, and he still worked as hard as he did when he first entered the league.

When Link made his 500th shot, he stayed where he was and looked at his hands.

Brickley felt that Link's reaction was a little strange, so he stepped forward and asked, "What's wrong Link?" Where is it uncomfortable? ”

"No, I'm fine, Chris." Link shook his head, and a smile returned to Link's face.

The reason why he suddenly stayed where he was just now was because he had upgraded again!

Indeed, at 28 years old, this is the peak age of many players.

The 28-year-old Jordan won the second championship of his career and laid a solid foundation for building a dynasty.

The 28-year-old Kobe Bryant completed the miracle of 81 points in a single game.

28-year-old Vince. Carter is still one of the best guards in the league and the Nets are still the favorites to win the championship.

At the age of 28, a player has reached the peak of character, experience, body and technique.

But again, a player is basically set by the age of 28.

What about after the age of 28? Most players will not only not improve their individual abilities, but will start to decline gradually.

Especially after 30, there are countless stars who have fallen off a cliff.

Can 28-year-old Link ......

But he's still improving.