Immediately afterwards, from three o'clock in the afternoon to nine o'clock in the evening, the sound of hammering could be heard in the Toyota Center...

After stimulating the little blacksmith, Liu Mang felt refreshed after being driven out...

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After four games in five days, the Eagles' rotation began.

On February 21st, the day when the Hawks played against the Clippers, Liu Mang came to the Staples Center for training early.

The team's tactical training was scheduled for the afternoon. Other players were taking a good rest. Liu Mang took Emmanuel to the gym for training.

The players rested, but the coaching staff still had to work. Liu Mang practiced for a while, and the coaching staff also came to the Staples Center.

"Ace, practice less and rest more. The next game will be very difficult and you need to put more effort into the game." Coach Kruger warned when he saw that Liu Mang had come first.

"I know, I'm going back after practicing two sets of shooting, why are you here... Hey, isn't this little Jimmy, good morning." Liu Mang saw Jimmy Butler, and then remembered that Jimmy Butler went to school in California.

"Boss Ace, I'm here to train with you!" Jimmy Butler happily took off his jacket and pants, and had already put on his jersey and shorts underneath.

"It's this kid. We originally planned to work in the hotel, but this kid came to the hotel early this morning to disturb me." Coach Kruger's words were blaming, but his tone was full of doting.

"I'm sorry, coach, you brought him here without any principles just because of a little brat." Liu Mang said in disgust.

I'm so unhappy with this kid. Liu Mang suddenly felt very unhappy with Jimmy Butler. Now that his nutrition has caught up, this kid's body is growing very fast. He has grown back the height that was "suppressed" by malnutrition before. He is not yet 16 years old.

He is already almost 1.9 meters tall, almost catching up with Liu Mang's height.

But this is not the key. The key is that coach Kruger used to only favor him, but now he has a younger brother!

"Little Jimmy, do you want to train with me?" Liu Mang suddenly had an idea.

"Of course! I haven't trained with Ace for a long time. Our high school opponents are too weak!" Jimmy Butler said with a little pride.

This is normal. Anyone who can enter the NBA, even a water dispenser keeper, is one of the top 500 basketball players in the world. If you are not dominant in high school and still play the NBA, let alone the NBA, you will not be able to enter the NCAA school team.

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Everyone who is drafted by the NBA, or even those who are not drafted, was once the proud son of a place.

"Oh... well, you go and warm up, Emmanuel, help little Jimmy stretch." Liu Mang agreed to train with Jimmy Butler.

"Roger! I warm up well in every game. I can play 40 minutes in a game!" Jimmy Butler, the physical monster, responded excitedly and quickly pulled the yawning Emmanuel away.

warm up.

Coach Kruger saw that the two children were as "harmonious and friendly" as before, smiled, and took Stockton, Mike Woodson and Chip Englund to the lounge arranged for them by the Clippers.

Continue to discuss reinforcement candidates and contact some favorite targets.

This period of time is when many veterans want to take advantage of it before retiring. The Eagles still have one spot left. Many veterans are ready to negotiate a buyout with the team and join a championship team. The Eagles are naturally one of the first choices.

, and after the All-Star Weekend, many weak teams, in order to save wages, early released the rights of veterans who intended to leave the team to contact other teams.

The Eagles need to make a decision quickly, otherwise all their good veterans will be snatched away by other championship contending teams.

Ten minutes later, Jimmy Butler excitedly came to the half court where Liu Mang was practicing shooting. After Liu Mang finished his shooting training, he immediately said excitedly: "Boss Ace, let's start sparring.

!I want to challenge you!"

"Single challenge?" Liu Mang smiled a little weirdly, "Okay, you attack first..."

Liu Mang kicked the extra ball out of half court, picked up the last one, and threw it into the hands of Jimmy Butler.

Jimmy Butler is so excited now. He has almost finished his freshman year of high school. Thanks to a better living environment and an excellent instructor and godfather like Coach Kruger, he has already entered the national high school rankings after his freshman year of high school.

He is a player in the top 50. Although he is a little far behind O.J. Mayo, the top high school student in the United States, he is still someone who occasionally makes news. He is expected to enter the top 20 or even the top 10 among high school students in the United States before graduating from high school. His self-confidence is already there.

Woke up.

Jimmy Butler's hand was shaking while holding the ball. This was the most difficult challenge! The man in front of him, whom he regarded as his brother, was the target he admired and wanted to defeat the most.

Liu Mang clapped his hands and signaled Jimmy Butler to start.

Jimmy Butler started dribbling, and saw that Liu Mang was full of defensive holes. Except for his crotch and his hands on his knees, he didn't look like a player at all.

Jimmy Butler felt slighted, got angry, and charged inside!

Liu Mang went from extremely quiet to extremely fast, pressing towards Jimmy Butler.

Jimmy Butler felt the huge power coming from Liu Mang, so he didn't give in. He squeezed to the basket and flew for a layup...

"Ding... the hot pot feast is triggered at level 5..."

"Snapped……"

Not only did Liu Mang not despise Jimmy Butler, he was completely focused! He even triggered his skills, completely covering the ball with his palm and sending the ball flying until it hit the wall!

Jimmy Butler looked at the smile on Liu Mang's face, that evil smile. When he was watching the live broadcast of the Eagles game at the high school coach's house where he was boarding, mainly when watching the game between the Eagles and the Cavaliers, Jimmy Butler

Le has seen Liu Mang's smile like this countless times.

Jimmy Butler sensed Liu Mang’s deep malice!

Liu Mang picked up the ball that bounced off the wall and threw it to Jimmy Butler: "Come on, little Jimmy, keep going, the game has just begun..."

When Jimmy Butler saw how serious Liu Mang was, he just played a ball and wanted to cry: Boss, do you need to be so serious about a high school student?

However, just as Liu Mang expected, Jimmy Butler did not give up!

Liu Mang had known for a long time that Jimmy Butler was not someone who could be defeated easily. He just saw that Jimmy Butler seemed to be in the top 50 in the United States, and he seemed to feel a little complacent.

As the living environment improves, it will inevitably have some impact, so Liu Mang is prepared to make his younger brother recognize the reality.

It's definitely not because Coach Kruger is jealous of Jimmy's younger brother! Liu Mang will never admit this.

Then, Jimmy Butler began the darkest morning in his basketball career...

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The coaching staff, who were having a meeting in the lounge next to the training ground, suddenly heard a roar: "Fuck your basketball dreams!"

The pen in Coach Kruger's hand fell off. It seemed that only Liu Mang and his baby son were training in the stadium. Liu Mang's excited voice must have been abusing food.

And he goes so far!

What about the two brothers who promised to love each other?

When Coach Kruger went to visit Liu Mang's parents under the leadership of Levia, he also gave each of them a big gold watch!

But... surprisingly, I heard Jimmy Butler's unwilling roar again: "Boss Ace, come again! I will definitely score a goal!"

Just as Coach Kruger was about to stand up, he sat down again.
Chapter completed!