It has been several months since he came to the United States. Bruce has already dealt with all the things that need to be dealt with, and it is time to say goodbye to the team again. After all, he has to study for the last semester, so he might as well go back early!

After Bruce continued to entrust the team's affairs to the team's general manager Mitch Kupchak, he also prepared to return to China with the men's basketball team players.

The New York Hans basically started the new season's first opportunity to test the team's lineup.

NBA Summer League refers to a series of competitions held during the NBA offseason and participated by NBA teams. Generally, NBA teams will try different summer league lineups from the regular season at this time.

It usually includes a large number of rookies and second-year players, as well as unsigned free agents that the team wants to examine (generally excluding big-name free agents).

Generally, the main players and main substitutes of each team will not participate in the summer league. They will seize all the time to rest and recuperate. Players participating in the summer league can include the team's fringe players, free agents, NBDL (NBA Development League) players, and international players.

, these people have only one goal, which is to use the summer league to gain trust, avoid being laid off, and strive to perform well next season. Some high school or college players with very promising prospects sometimes use the summer league to prove their

It will be very beneficial for them to improve their own strength in future drafts. The personnel mobility in the summer league is very high. After participating in the game of this team, a player can go to another place to represent other teams in the summer league.

The head coach of the team generally does not participate, and the assistant coach is often the one who leads the team. Generally, four to five summer leagues are held in one summer.

In the 1990s, the most famous ones in the United States were the Rocky Mountain Summer League (the predecessor of the Salt Lake City Summer League) and the Southern California Summer League (Los Angeles)!

The Rocky Mountain Summer League began in 1984. The original purpose was just to promote the Jazz in the Utah area, and the participating teams were also formed by alumni of various universities. Starting in 1990, the Jazz invited the Trail Blazers, Suns and Kings to participate in the game.

It is an event, so there are still many NBA teams going to participate in the summer league here.

In view of the tense relationship between Bruce and the Utah Jazz, the organizing committee of the Rocky Mountain Summer League would rather invite the New York Knicks, the "brothers of the same city" of the New York Hans, than invite Bruce's team to participate. Besides, Bruce

And I'm not going to lick the Rockies Summer League organizing committee's ass.

If you don't want to invite me, the worst I can do is not come. If you don't want me here, I'll have my own place. Anyway, you're not the only one in the Rocky Mountain summer league in the United States.

The Southern California Summer League is also in the Los Angeles area. Unlike the Rocky Mountain Summer League, they also invited some foreign national teams to participate. However, this time because the men's basketball team was physically and mentally exhausted after participating in the Olympics in the United States, so

The men's basketball team is also absent from this session of the California Summer League.

The New York Hans were also invited to participate in this California Summer League. The main reason was that the Los Angeles Lakers had a "small friction" with the New York Hans due to the "Kobe Bryant incident", so the organizing committee saw business opportunities from this incident.

, there was a lot of hype, and as a result, the influence of this California Summer League was higher than in previous years.

Of course, there are still many players on the roster of the New York Hans who did not go to Los Angeles this time. These players are either the team's starters or veterans of the team. They no longer need to prove to the coach.

By myself.

This time the game will involve Rick Carlisle as the interim head coach. This is also the first time Carlisle has led the New York Hans to participate in an official game.

No matter how Kobe is considered a rookie this year, it would be unjustifiable if he doesn’t participate in this summer league, and the organizing committee won’t do it either!

As for Alonzo Mourning, Sam Perkins, Mark Jackson, and Dan Marley, they will definitely not go to the summer league.

The main thing for these veterans is to adjust their bodies.

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There are a total of six teams participating in the Southern California Summer League this time, namely the Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, New York Hans, Milwaukee Bucks, and Washington Wizards. (Three Eastern teams, three

a Western Conference team)

The first opponent of the New York Hans is the Denver Nuggets. The Nuggets' draft this year was terrible. Not only did the team fall behind in the draft, but even the rookie Greek center Ephemes Lanzas they selected will not play this year.

You can’t compete, so why are you selected?

The game officially starts at 4:30 in the afternoon.

Most of the people who come to watch the game are scouts from various teams in the NBA. They need to inspect the rookies and undrafted players in the team nearby.

Of course, there will be many fans and spectators. After all, after the NBA Finals, fans who like basketball can only watch entertaining games in the summer league.

Therefore, basically the arena is still full, with only a few empty seats at most.

When the players from the two teams walked through the tunnel to their respective benches, they all looked at each other at the same time.

It's just that the Nuggets are looking at Kobe. After all, Kobe's popularity is too high this summer, and news about him is everywhere.

"In this game, I hope you will all use your full strength to participate in the game. You must know that this is your last chance to compete with other NBA teams before the start of the new season, so your performance today will affect

Take advantage of your playing time in the new season, boys!"

Before the game, Carlisle simply gave a speech that exaggerated the players' emotions. Although it was not the first time he had done such a thing, Carlisle was still quite excited.

The head coach of the Nuggets is Bernie Bickerstaff. He is a coach who pays great attention to defense, so his chief assistant must also be deeply influenced by him. Carlisle's tactics are also very clear, running without the ball.

Move, shoot when you catch the ball, and use your attacks to destroy their defense. Let's see whether the Han Chinese team's spears are sharper or the Nuggets' shield is stronger.

"Use your best defense to defend them. Remember, you are stronger than them!"

On the other side, the Nuggets coach today also emphasized defense again and again.

Denver Nuggets starting lineup:

The center is Aaron Williams, the power forward is Tom Hammonds, the small forward is Darwin Hamm, the shooting guard is Anthony Goldwire, and the point guard is Jeff McGinnis.

The starting lineup for the New York Hans:

The center is Jermaine O'Neal, the power forward is Kevin Garnett, the small forward is Glenn Rice, the shooting guard is Kobe Bryant, and the point guard is Jason Kidd.

"Beep!"

When the whistle sounded, Jermaine O'Neal and Aaron Williams jumped the ball in the center circle. Judging from the height of the two, Jermaine O'Neal was obviously at a disadvantage.

Aaron Williams had an obvious height advantage and took the lead in getting the ball for the Nuggets. Jeff McGinnis received the ball and quickly dribbled the ball across half court. Han Chinese point guard Jason Kidd stepped forward to mark him.

The opponent, as a result, was put up by the Nuggets' Tom Hammonds for a high screen. Jeff McGinnis passed the ball to the open Dalvin Hamm, who scored an easy jumper.

It's the Han Chinese team's turn to attack. Kidd's organizational skills are definitely second to none. His selection to the All-Stars relies on his organization and strong defense, good overall view, stable ball movement, few mistakes, and good defense.

The timing of the pass is also very good. Carlisle took a fancy to this advantage of him and dared to let him start with Kobe. He took advantage of Kobe's unrestrained running and shooting, and Kidd's stability and overall view. If they can cooperate properly

If so, then playing a smooth offense in the new regular season is definitely not a problem.

In fact, this is exactly what happened. In the first round of the Han team's offense, Kidd passed an exquisite pass to Kobe. Kobe took the lead and scored 2 points on a mid-range shot under the defense of Anthony Goldwire.
Chapter completed!