Chapter Seventy-Five: [People-friendly Star, Depressed Little Fish]

The next day, Guo Xu and the other five went to the Drew League to sign up. Don't look at this as a free amateur league, the rules are quite formal, and if you sign up late, you will be turned away. There is a rule in the Drew League that "a player must be activated during the regular season to qualify for the playoffs" and cannot directly participate in the "high level" of the playoffs.

Guo Xu and others signed up just at the right time, and the person in charge was startled when they saw this situation, and hurriedly called to report to the boss. This is a big Drew League event! It's time for NBA players to team up to play!

Even if the difference in strength is huge and other teams can't compete at all, the organizers will not push the "Lakers rookie team" out, but hold a meeting to discuss how to promote it and attract more fans to watch the game.

The Drew League is organized in many ways similar to the NBA, with two divisions, with the top eight teams advancing to the playoffs and then playing elimination, in the same situation as the NBA.

There are 14 teams in each of the two divisions, and the selection is carried out when you sign up, and if the level is too low, you can't join, of course, the selection is not so formal, and it is a heads-up or bullfight between the players who have been put together.

After knowing that the Lakers players were playing, California's streetball players gathered in Los Angeles and wanted to fight them, and the Los Angeles sports media also reported on the incident, causing heated discussions among online fans.

In Guo Xu's previous life, even after 2010, there were many pseudo-fans who believed that street ball masters could compete with NBA players.

What's more, it is said that streetball masters don't go to the NBA because they don't like the NBA, they just get used to freedom. Then they will proudly list the glorious deeds of a group of streetball kings who are good at spinning tops on the spot, turning wrists, walking and other illegal feints, and have average physical fitness and shooting ability.

The interest of Los Angeles fans has been aroused, and they are looking forward to the confrontation between the well-known street players and the NBA newcomers.

However, after the game began, these streetball "masters" were beaten by Guo Xu and others without the power to fight back, and they could not be called confrontation at all.

Guo Xu not only has a strong offense, but also makes the defenders helpless, and it is difficult for street players to pull away in the face of his single defense to play trick dribbling, and if they are a little slower, they will be close, Guo Xu will disrupt the opponent's rhythm under the confrontation and wait for the opportunity to steal.

In the NBA, players with outstanding physical fitness have a way to deal with Guo Xu, and amateur players with ordinary bodies are not as fast as Guo Xu, and it is too difficult to get rid of entanglement by pure skills.

The physical fitness of basketball players is the foundation, and if the quality is not good, no matter how good the technique is, it will be a fist and embroidered legs, and it will not be able to play professionally, the truth is so cruel.

Even players with poor physical fitness in the NBA, such as Nash, are actually much better than the average person. Nash is 191cm tall and weighs 82kg, which is extremely fast.

Madsen and George both started by defense, and the result of the street players singled them out was "Nima's basketball dream", the face frame could not pass, the back could not be squeezed, and it was difficult to shoot under interference, dodging the block.

On the offensive end, the five players played tricks, Madsen covered and cut to receive passes, and he was able to score under the basket with his physical fitness, and the other four could shoot from medium to long range.

Even George, who has a very low shooting percentage in the NBA, has shot a lot of three-pointers in the face of simple defense, and his self-confidence has risen.

In the Lakers, George has no ball and can't find his touch on the court, so his shooting ability in college can't be played, and when it comes to the Drew League, George's height of 203CM plus outstanding bounce, the dry pull-out jump shot opponent can't block, can only slightly interfere.

Guo Xu is the best of the five, and when counterattacking, he can quickly push himself up or distribute to teammates, which can ensure efficiency. The level of street ball in Los Angeles is much higher than that of Polis, but it can't threaten Guo Xu, whether he plays without the ball or with the ball, he is at ease, scoring 30 or 40 points per game, and assisting double-doubles.

Originally, not many people watched the small arena, as long as it was a "Lakers rookie team" game, it would be full.

Some poor fans who didn't have the opportunity to support the Lakers in person and had to watch TV at home now have the opportunity to get up close and personal with NBA players and chat on the sidelines.

After six regular season games, fans have seen the power of NBA players and are asking them for autographs.

The most popular is Guo Xu, who attracted many female fans to watch, and the autograph after the game was the most tiring; followed by George, who often staged a violent dunk at the level of the NBA's top five, and no one booed him here; Medvedenko also has fans because he can shoot accurately and looks like he has a lot of potential.

There are more and more people who are optimistic about Guo Xu becoming a star, he is obviously stronger than Fisher and Tyrone Lue, and his breakthrough is extremely sharp, and no one on the street court can prevent him.

In August, five young people made a name for themselves in Los Angeles in an accessible way.

How beautiful Guo Xu is, how uncomfortable Lakers point guard Derrick Fisher is, he was not idle during the holidays, and found a professional sparring partner to practice breakthrough skills and shooting, but unfortunately no one paid attention.

Fisher's goal is to succeed Harper as the Lakers' No. 1 starter next season, after he was worried about a pay cut for a strong veteran point guard. The Lakers traded Tyrone Lue for Guo Xu, and Fisher was happy for several days, feeling that the No. 1 position was too crowded and no one would join.

Like the management and scouts of many teams, Fisher felt that Guo Xu's two good games in the semifinals could not prove his strength, and stable performance was the key. As a result, Guo Xu was very stable in the summer league, playing terrifying record-breaking statistics, not only can he score, but also his organizational skills are also good, and Fisher is now panicking.

Fisher was not a player known for his organization when he was in college, and he was not young when he participated in the draft, and he knew very well that his skills and potential could not be compared with Guo Xu.

And Guo Xu is still a guy who is very good at showmanship, participating in low-level street ball games and being sought after by fans, and having a good relationship with his new teammates. Fisher is not stupid, after a little analysis, he feels that his situation is not good, and the management will definitely be willing to develop Guo Xu next season, at least until he is 22 years old, the coaching staff will try to develop his potential, and it is likely to have high returns.

Damn, this kid is such a thief, why didn't I think about playing prestige in the Drew League back then?

Fisher feels that he is a bit of a waste of youth, playing in the NBA for 4 years and still a substitute with no data, and he doesn't know how to hype himself, and no fans have expectations for him. Guo Xu is obviously the last rookie, and before the new season started, a group of people said that the Lakers had picked up a treasure.

The Lakers' official website has a large number of fan comments discussing the team's roster for next season, and the Lakers did a survey "Which young player would you most like to see play in the new season?" Guo Xu received more votes than the other players combined.

Now in addition to paying attention to the OK combination and Glen Rice, the most talked about is Guo Xu, and most netizens think that he will help the team and be able to play in his rookie season.

What makes Fisher envious the most is that a large group of female fans support Guo Xu, some people say that he can improve the appearance of the Lakers and make the overall image of the Lakers better, and he also posted a few photos of himself and Guo Xu when he watched the Drew League.

Fisher's mind is very flowery, he likes beautiful women, but beautiful women don't like him, and flirting with girls almost always fails, and after signing a middle-class contract, it is no exception. Look at Guo Xu again, there is a group of beauties who want to post upside down.

People have to die more than people, and goods have to be thrown away.