Chapter 794 Mamba Training Camp
Wei Xia arrived very early on the opening day of Mamba training camp.
What surprised Wei Xia was that in addition to him, the Lakers No. 2 pick Jabbarri Parker, who was preparing for the summer league, also came to the scene.
Parker's arrival made Weisha lose a title.
The irrelevant title - the rookie with the highest draft pick in the Lakers after Kobe.
Wei Xia was the sixth pick at the beginning, while Parker was the second pick. However, according to the current situation of the Lakers, Parker's title may be replaced by a younger one in the next few years.
After all, once the team gets rotten, they can't control it.
"Wish, I'm glad to see you." Parker corrected his attitude, very humble.
Wei Xia said: "So too. Although we only met today, I heard your name last year."
As we all know, there are three Uranus in the 2014 draft, but only Parker is a native American. Therefore, he received the most publicity.
Wei Xia first heard this name because of Sports Illustrated.
Before the start of last season, Sports Illustrated seemed to have a foreshadowing that he would explode in the new season and position Wei Xia as the cover of that issue. During the filming process, Wei Xia heard the staff mention Parker, and they praised Parker, believing that he was one of the most powerful players in the next decade.
Parker was still in high school at that time.
In early 2013, Jabarry Parker, who was only a high school player, became the second high school player after LeBron James to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated.
You know, even famous superstars like Wei Xia appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated at the beginning of last season, and Parker was just a high school student.
Sports Illustrated claims that he is the best high school player since James. Although he has a lot of hype, the expectations of the American basketball world for him can also be seen from the side.
As for the awards he won in high school, there is no need to talk about them, there are too many.
Parker put down his backpack before the training camp officially began.
Wei Xia and Kobe, two elderly people over 30, were warming up and taking a few glances.
Good guy, there's a complete set of things in it: a pair of Nike shoes, a pair of NBA-signature socks, basketball shorts, T-shirts, cold hot glue, a few rolls of sports bandages, and an iPod filled with rap and R&B music.
There is also a paperback Book of Mormon.
Parker's father Sonny played for the Warriors from 1976 to 1982. He was not a Mormon, but his wife Lola was a Mormon throughout her life, and their four children were Mormons since childhood. Of course, Parker included.
"Does his faith conflict with you?" Wei Xia asked Kobe.
Kobe hummed: "Everyone has his own freedom of faith."
"Okay, then why do you always point fingers at my faithlessness?" Wei Xia's words turned around.
He forgot that Kobe was behind him at this time helping him relax. Hearing this sentence, Kobe felt fierce and exerted force, and a crisp sound. Wei Xia was feeling relaxed, but she felt a pain of her bone being twisted.
At the beginning of the training camp, Weisha and Parker's own affinity quickly made the teenagers on the scene get into the state.
Uncle Kobe, who originally wanted to be a strict teacher with a stern face, realized that if he did not immediately turn his black face into a kind-hearted smile, his Mamba training camp would be in name only and his plan to run a school in the future would be put on hold.
The youngest student in Mamba training camp is Wei Zile, the son of Wei Xia. He was born in May 2011 and is only 4 years old now.
However, his hands were bigger than those of the older kids in the training camp, and he was a pair of great hands with high potential.
"Obviously, this is inherited from me..."
In other words, it was the Skywalker who passed it on to Wei Xia, and Wei Xia passed on her talents.
It turned out that Wei Xia was still worried that his children would not inherit their athletic talent in the future. Now, it is obvious that the old times not only gave him talent, but also changed his genes, allowing him to pass on his athletic talent.
Wei Zile was able to dribble the ball freely with his big hands.
His basic skills are pretty good, and it can be seen that he is playing basketball normally.
Parker is definitely the most popular person in the training camp. He gives Weisha a feeling that it is very similar, or, in terms of style, is very similar to Dr.J and Grant Hill.
We usually call such people gentlemen.
"It seems you have to invite him every year." Wei Xia ridiculed Kobe. "I really can't imagine what your training camp will be like without Jabbarri's words."
To prove his popularity, Kobe's filming man tried to get the child to approach him.
Parker was very sensible and brought the children to Kobe's side as soon as possible. He saved Kobe from embarrassment and made the latter feel good about the rookie who had never met several times.
Look at this kid, and compared with Wei Xia at the beginning, the gap between people is so big that it makes people want to die.
There is basically no pressure in the training camp activities, which is to teach young people basic skills, playing games, three-three half-time confrontation and American bullfighting.
Those 13-14-year-old boys are most interested in bullfighting.
Many geniuses have soared physical fitness at the age of 13, unlocking the dunking action, and slamming their peers with hallucinations, which creates the wrong consciousness that if they are relaxed one-on-one, they may not lose to NBA players.
Kobe once challenged the point guard Brian Shaw, who played first in the NBA for many years at this age. Later, it was reported that Xiao could not beat the junior college student gossip.
In fact, no matter how strong the guy is and how good the potential is, it is impossible for this age group to defeat the Xiao.
It is because the child who made this move was named Kobe, so everyone thinks that this story may be true. Kobe's mentality actually represents the mentality of most peers.
After pulling out the bullfight, I met a well-educated NBA player and I could not see the basket any pressure.
If you change to some low-quality people, you will be a basketball dream that will go to your mother every minute. GIF.
Weisha and Parker are both very qualities. When defending, they only make sure that they stand in front of their children and never get a jump block.
Since Weisha and Parker are both the kind of people who like to play with their children, the training camp was going smoother than Kobe expected.
At the end of the first day, Parker took photos with all the children, and announced that he would not attend the next six days because he would prepare for the summer league.
"If you want to see me, you can pay attention to the Lakers this year. I cherish the time I spent with you very much. I hope you can see you again. Kobe and Wish, I will wait for you here!"
Wei Xia winked at Kobe: Whose training camp is this?
"Yes, Jabbarri is right." Obviously, Parker has extensive training camp experience.
As a top player in the United States, he must have participated in countless basketball training camps since he was a child, so he knows what the pleasant training camp atmosphere is, and he is also working hard to create this atmosphere.
The next six days, Wei Xia still asked his son to attend Kobe's training camp, and there were special people to take care of him, and he came to visit the set regularly.
Wei Xia began to do things he really should do, but at the same time he didn't like very much in his heart.
Camera in filming, commercial events and sitcoms.
Later, his agent Dan Feigan found out that he had a free schedule, so he arranged a one-on-one interview.
In short, make flexibly about every holiday.
Wei Xia has a whole summer vacation this year.
He does not need to return to China to participate in the competition, because last year the men's basketball team scored fifth in Asia and missed this year's World Championships. He also publicly announced that he would not compete for wild card qualifications, but would undergo a major change, activate young players, and use the Asian Games to practice instead of competition.
In a mere Asian Games, Wei Xia doesn’t need to take action, and it was originally intended to train new players, so the rookies may not be able to let go.
Wei Xia asked repeatedly, and the Basketball Association gave no answer.
In fact, Wei Xia felt a little ashamed because he didn't go last year. If he went, the Chinese team would never fall into the 1/8 finals. But on the other hand, if he went to save the championship, would the Basketball Association recognize the problem? This situation may be better now.
The Basketball Association politely declined Wei Xia to join the national team to play in the Asian Games, and at the same time expressed tactfully that he hoped that he would join the national team to play in the Asian Championships held in Changsha next year. Next year's Asian Championships are related to the qualifications of the Olympic Games and cannot be missed.
Wei Xia clearly agreed with this.
Los Angeles is a place that is easy to make money.
Wei Xia’s original plan was to stay here for 7 days.
His arrival attracted countless financial supporters, so the time was extended to half a month.
Wei Xia does activities during the day and takes time to maintain training at night.
During this period, James chose to break out of his contract and did not want him to become a free man in the 2014-15 season 20.59 million US dollars.
When they were swept by the 76ers last season, James said he had no intention of discussing the future and was satisfied with the status quo, which made the Miamians happy for a while, thinking he was going to stay.
Now we know that the reason why he is satisfied with the status quo is that he is in a very comfortable position, freely advancing and retreating, and has absolute confidence.
On this planet, how many people can say "I don't want you to pay me $20.59 million next year, I want freedom"?
After 2010, James once again has the authority to control the league. He can face countless offers and team building plans and choose the one that suits him the most. He is not in a hurry because he has taken a step, and it is up to Riley and the entire league team to take action.
He is less young than four years ago, but more initiative. Because, he has the reputation of "as long as I am here, the team will become a champion favorite", while Riley holds a team that is purely built for him, as well as an old Wade and Bosh, who doesn't know whether he can still be competent for the ace ball-holder attacker.
If Riley was tempting James four years ago, now even Riley has lost the initiative.
Wei Xia believes that James should still stay.
Reason? There is his home there, a warm climate, well-known teammates and familiar configurations. If you stay here, the finals door will continue to be open to him for at least four years.
This is the biggest difference between Weisha and James.
They are in two modes of thinking.
One is to make the road go bad and find that it doesn't work, and you will look for problems everywhere until you get through again.
Another way is to change the path. Of course, this path is similar, with only one problem: it will become narrower and narrower, and then it will have to continue changing the path.
Chapter completed!