The King of the NBA

The next day, the team announced a new roster.

There are many people missing from this list. They have left, maybe they will go to other teams, maybe they will be in other leagues, but this is the reality, it is cruel, and it is very real.

There are only a few people left, including Ning Yi, Dion, Muhammad, Robbie Hammer, Henry Joel and so on.

Seeing those who trained together during this period leave, Ning Yi couldn't help but feel emotional and feel the pressure. The NBA is a business alliance, and strength is the most important thing. If you can't do it, you will only be eliminated.

Although Ning Yi was not one of the people who left, he was not safe either. He only got a training camp contract, and the Timberwolves had a lot of strikers. His current performance is not enough, he needs to be better.

But at this time, a good news came, which relieved Ning Yi's depressed mood.

CJ-Aiken called and told Ning Yi that he had signed a contract with an EL team and was about to go to Europe. He would play in the European League in Europe for the last year.

For CJ-Aiken, this is a good way out. After all, he is still young. After a year or two of training in Europe, he may be able to return to the United States and play in the NBA.

A day later, the original players of the Timberwolves began to return one after another.

Surprisingly, the first one to come back was Kevin Love.

This may be related to the fact that the Timberwolves have missed the playoffs in recent years. At the beginning, the Timberwolves sent Al Jefferson away and helped Love, and then Love began to rise. There is no doubt about his personal data, field performance, and personal ability, but the problem is The Timberwolves still missed the playoffs year after year.

For Love, this may also be a shame.

Therefore, he was the first to return, and he had to be ashamed and courageous, leading the Timberwolves to the playoffs this season.

Ning Yi also greeted Love. He had a good impression of Love, but only he knew that when the Timberwolves missed the playoffs again in the 13-14 season, Love was traded to the Cavaliers, and James, Owen partnered to form the Big Three of the Cavaliers.

After arriving in the Cavaliers, Love's ball rights were restricted, his personal data shrank, and he was even questioned by fans for a while, thinking that he was a pseudo-giant.

But Love is not without gains, at least after arriving in the Cavaliers, he got the coveted championship ring.

Of course, nothing has happened yet, and no one knows except Ning Yi. Even Ning Yi, at this time, is not sure whether the reality will still develop like this. When he returned to 2013, everything changed quietly. The butterfly effect is inevitable. The future will inevitably change, and no one can predict it.

After Love returned, others followed suit, Ricky Rubio, Kevin Martin, Nikola Pekovic, Corey Brewer, Jose Barea, Zeiss Budinger , Dante Cunningham, Derek Williams, Ronnie Turiaf, Luke Richard Mbah a Moute, Alexey Sheved.

These people, together with Ning Yi, Dion, Muhammad, Hummel, Henry Joel, Vernon Kane, the Timberwolves still have eighteen players.

There is no doubt that this list will be further reduced when the preseason is over.

When these people come back, the pressure on Ning Yi will come, because there are too many competitors, Zeiss Budinger, Dante Cunningham, Derek Williams, Luke Richard Bahmer T, Robbie - Hummel. These people are all his competitors. Although they are not against him everywhere like Shabazz Muhammad, they are not friendly to each other.

"Hey, as a backup small forward, you have to kill so many people to get into the position." Ning Yi sighed, and began to train harder and harder. To kill these people, you must first have the strength.

In the following period of time, Ning Yi practiced hard under the guidance of the system, focusing on mid-range shooting and running positions. These are his only two skills that have reached the NBA level.

In addition, Ning Yi is also training other skills. These cannot be left behind. He doesn't want to be a simple pitcher, but he lacks too much of these, so he has to take it slowly.

Another point is physical fitness, which is imminent.

The nba is a meat grinder, if you don't have enough physical fitness, you will be miserable, and you will be restricted everywhere. Even if you have skills, you may not be able to perform.

And physical fitness is precisely Ning Yi's shortcoming.

In fact, compared with other Huaxia players, Ning Yi's physical fitness is not too bad. If it is placed in the CBA, it is at least above average.

But if you put it in the NBA, it's not enough.

This is also one of the reasons why few guards or small forwards in Huaxia have been able to enter the NBA for so many years. Even if they enter the NBA, they will hardly achieve any results.

For Ning Yi to gain a foothold in the NBA, it is essential to improve his physical fitness.

In order to improve Ning Yi's physical fitness, the system has formulated a detailed training plan for Ning Yi, including how to exercise, exercise items, time, and even what to eat every morning, what to eat at noon, what to eat at night, how much to eat, and how much water to drink , all of these have detailed regulations, which made Ning Yi call his death.

After a period of time, his physical fitness has improved a lot, but his mouth almost lost his sense of taste.

Fast forward to October.

The preseason is approaching, and the Timberwolves are also in a state of preparation.

Although the preseason record will not be included in the regular season record, it is an opportunity for the team to hone the lineup, practice tactics, and train rookies. It is also an opportunity to enhance communication between players and coaches.

Moreover, during the preseason, the nba team will play against other league teams, and as an nba team, no team is willing to lose in this kind of game, losing to a non-nba team.

This is a kind of arrogance, but also a kind of honor.

Therefore, as the preseason approached, the team entered a state of preparation, and the training intensity was further increased, so that the players could enter the state of the game.

On October 8, the Timberwolves ushered in the first preseason game of the 2013-2014 season-they will play against CSKA Moscow at home.

On this day, the attendance rate of the Target Center Arena was not high.

After all, this is just a preseason game, not an NBA regular season, and the Timberwolves' opponent is just a European team, which many fans are not familiar with.

But when Ning Yi walked out of the player channel, he saw a group of Chinese fans in the auditorium at a glance. They were holding a sign with Ning Yi's name in their hands and waving the bright Chinese national flag.

When they saw Ning Yi coming out, they stood up excitedly. Even though they knew that Ning Yi might only finish the preseason, they still cheered for Ning Yi, shouted his name, and cheered for him.

At this moment, Ning Yi's eyes were moist.

Ning Yi stopped and bowed to pay tribute to the Huaxia fans in the auditorium. Then he straightened his waist, clenched his right hand and put it on his chest—for these lovely fans, he must do his best!