Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

Zhou An was obviously worried about the future of the Chinese men's basketball team.

He raised his head and looked at Zhuang Yu, seeming to be hesitant to speak.

Zhuang Yu saw what he wanted to say at a glance, and said first: "Don't persuade me, I have already said it. If you want me to join the national team now, wouldn't that be a slap in my face?"

Zhou An smiled bitterly and said, "But the national team needs you. It's okay for us to play in the Asian Games, but if it comes to the Basketball World Cup or the Olympics, without you we have no hope of qualifying from the group stage. Otherwise, you should..."

Before he could finish, Zhuang Yu laughed, and Zhou An's words were stuck in his throat.

Zhuang Yu shook his head and said, "Do you really think that with me, you can get a good result in the Basketball World Cup or the Olympics?"

Hearing this, Zhou An nodded without hesitation, Xiao Qingyang also nodded, and said: "With your strength, it will definitely be no problem for you to lead the men's basketball team to qualify from the group stage, and maybe even make it to the semi-finals."

Zhuang Yu smiled and said, "Perhaps it is possible, but for me, qualifying from the group or reaching the semi-finals is meaningless. It's not like our Chinese men's basketball team has not made it to the quarter-finals (that is, qualifying from the group), and even if we reach the quarter-finals again, it's just that. Even if we reach the semi-finals, it's just a small step forward, what does it count for?"

Zhou An and Xiao Qingyang couldn't help but frown. If reaching the quarterfinals or semifinals was not a big deal, then what was?

Reach the finals, or win the championship?

It's almost impossible.

Even if Zhuang Yu agreed to play for the national team, it would be almost impossible for him to reach the finals, let alone win the championship.

Because whether it is the Basketball World Cup or the Olympics, there are many strong European and American teams participating, among which the Dream Team is extremely strong.

It's not just one or two NBA players, but a team of NBA stars, including superstars like James, Durant and Curry.

No matter how powerful Zhuang Yu is, he can't beat four people with two fists. He can compete with James, Durant, and Curry, but what about others?

"I know it's a bit far-fetched to say this, like a joke."

Zhuang Yu said: "But in my opinion, reaching the quarterfinals or even the semifinals is meaningless. If I want to join the national team and represent the Chinese men's basketball team, then my goal will be to win a medal."

Zhou An and Xiao Qingyang raised their eyebrows.

Zhuang Yu was talking about winning a medal. It doesn't have to be a gold or silver medal, a bronze medal is also fine...but it's also very difficult to win a bronze medal.

They have no confidence.

Taking in the expressions of the two, Zhuang Yu did not continue, but changed the subject: "We are flying to the United States tomorrow, and Russell and the others have already arrived in New York. I heard that there will be more people in our training camp this time, which is a good thing. You can communicate and learn with more NBA players. You should make good use of this opportunity and improve yourself as much as possible."

They both nodded.

In the past two years, every offseason they would go to New York with Zhuang Yu to train with Westbrook, Love and others.

The same is true this year.

This is a very good opportunity for them to improve. They have learned a lot and gained a lot in this small training camp.

......

The next day, the three boarded a plane to the United States.

After more than ten hours of flight, the plane landed at New York International Airport, and Westbrook and Rose came to pick them up.

After they arrived at the hotel, they first met with their friends from the training camp.

This time their small training camp has grown further. In addition to Westbrook, Love, Lavine, Anderson, Clarkson, Nance Jr., Kuzma, Brown Jr., Thompson, Rose, Zhuang Yu, Zhou An, and Xiao Qingyang, there are several more players, including Holiday, Zubac, Kris Dunn, and Lauri Markkanen.

Holiday and Zubac are both players of the Lakers, while Chris Dunn and Lauri Markkanen are players of the Bulls.

It's not surprising that Holiday and Zubac would appear in this mini-camp.

Holiday is now sincerely convinced by Zhuang Yu. When he joined the Lakers last year, he was actually a little nervous. After coming to the Lakers, Zhuang Yu took good care of him and also led him to win the championship.

So when he heard that Clarkson and others were coming to participate in this small training camp, Holiday immediately expressed that he wanted to come too.

As for Zubac, he wanted to establish a good relationship with Zhuang Yu.

Although he was disdainful of Kuzma's licking of Zhuang Yu in his heart, his body was honest and he also wanted to have a good relationship with Zhuang Yu because the benefits were too great.

Kris Dunn and Lauri Markkanen came with LaVine.

Last summer, LaVine was traded to the Bulls and became teammates with Dunn and Markkanen.

The two knew the relationship between LaVine and Zhuang Yu. When they heard that this small training camp would not only have Westbrook, Love and others participating, but also Zhuang Yu, Klay Thompson, Rose and other stars, they were very interested. After asking Westbrook's opinion, they followed LaVine.

But what really surprised Zhuang Yu was that Kevin Durant, Paul George, and Ibaka were also here.

Durant and George are big-name stars, not comparable to Dunn, Markkanen, Zubac, and even Holiday can't compare to them.

"Durant is here too."

“And Paul George.”

Zhou An and Xiao Qingyang's eyes lit up and they couldn't help but feel excited.

Zhuang Yu was also a little surprised. Westbrook had told him before that there would be a few more newcomers in this mini training camp. However, apart from Zubac and Holiday, Zhuang Yu didn't know who the new people were, and he didn't expect that Durant and George would be there.

However, Zhuang Yu was much calmer than Zhou An and Xiao Qingyang.

After all, with Zhuang Yu's current status and personal strength, he is even better than Durant and George.

"Russell, you should have told KD and PG earlier that they were coming too, so I would have come back earlier." Zhuang Yu said with a smile, and then hugged and greeted Durant and George, and then hugged several other people.

Zhou An and Xiao Qingyang also hugged Durant, George and others one by one. They were very excited. They didn't expect to be able to train with Durant, George and others.

Soon, everyone became familiar with each other.

That night, we had a meal together to improve our relationship, and we started training the next day...

......

In the stadium.

A group of NBA stars were training, which attracted a lot of onlookers and even media reporters because the lineup was so large.

Zhuang Yu, Westbrook, Love, Holiday, Durant, George, Rose, Klay... there are a lot of All-Star players.

This almost makes for a dream team.

Of course, the focus of people's attention is still Zhuang Yu, Westbrook, Durant, and George, because compared to them, the status of others is inferior.

Westbrook quietly told Zhuang Yu that the reason why Durant and George came back was because of him.

Last season, Zhuang Yu's performance was so outstanding that he even achieved a season grand slam, winning the regular season MVP, All-Star vote leader, and Finals MVP.

It can be said that Zhuang Yu is now the face of the NBA and the top star. Even Durant and George want to train with him, not to mention Dunn and Markkanen.

"Bang!"

With a bang, Durant performed a slam dunk.

At this time, the court had already started to divide into groups for competition. Zhuang Yu, Westbrook, Durant, Nance Jr., and Zhou An were divided into one group, and the other group was Rose, Holiday, George, Klay, and Love.

The average strength of Ross's group is stronger, but the stars on Zhuang Yu's side are stronger.

Zhuang Yu, Westbrook and Durant are all too strong.

Three regular season MVPs!

The ball just now was a cooperation between Westbrook and Durant. Westbrook broke through and passed the ball to Durant, who made an open cut and dunked.

......

After a while.

Westbrook passed the ball to Zhuang Yu again. Zhuang Yu slipped into the inside along the baseline, then jumped into the air, grabbed the basketball in mid-air and slammed it down.

After a few rounds, Zhuang Yu's group clearly had the upper hand because Zhuang Yu, Westbrook and Durant were too strong.

In fact, Westbrook didn't score much, but his breakthroughs and passes cannot be underestimated. With him feeding the ball, Zhuang Yu and Durant could fire as much as they wanted on the offensive end, making it difficult for Rose and his team to cope and completely suppressing them.

"too strong."

"Zhuang Yu and Westbrook, along with Durant, how can the others play?"

The people on the sidelines couldn't help but gasp.

The defensive intensity in this kind of competition cannot be too high, as it mainly depends on offense. When it comes to offense, the combination of Zhuang Yu + Westbrook + Durant is completely invincible.

......

Soon, the competition was suspended and substitutions began.

Zhuang Yu and several others were replaced.

We need more people for this training, so we can do a rotation of five up and five down.

After this substitution, Holiday, Zubac, Clarkson, Anderson, Kuzma and others were divided into a group, all of which were Lakers players.

The other group is Dunn, Markkanen, Xiao Qingyang, LaVine, and Brown.

Another crushing victory.

Holiday's group is stronger than their opponents, and they are also a team with great tacit understanding. They made LaVine, Xiao Qingyang and their group helpless.

After this group finished, Zhuang Yu and others returned to the court.

But at this time, Zhuang Yu was no longer in the same group with Westbrook, Durant and others, as it was too boring to play like that.

Zhuang Yu chose to form a group with Holiday, Nance Jr., Kuzma and others, plus Xiao Qingyang, four Lakers players, plus Xiao Qingyang.

On the opposite side are Westbrook, Durant, Ibaka, Rose and George.

Obviously, Zhuang Yu and his team were at a disadvantage in terms of lineup.

And this is exactly the effect that Zhuang Yu wants. Without any challenge, how can he train himself and improve himself?

Moreover, his shots on offense are almost all fadeaways...