Wayne officially signed a contract with the Trail Blazers, which made the following 15-16 season attract much attention.

It can be expected that once the Trail Blazers' ticket packages for next season start pre-sales, they will definitely be sold out in seconds, and they are even harder to buy than May Day tickets.

While the whole world is looking forward to the start of next season, Wayne is sweating in the training gym all day long.

In order to regain his condition, Wayne also returned to the national team as a sparring partner for a period of time.

Because there is the Changsha Asian Championship this summer, the Chinese team started training very early.

After hearing the news about Wayne's comeback, Director Gong was so excited. Last time he invited Wayne to be the coach, this time he directly invited Wayne to be a player!

But Wayne didn't agree this time. It's not that Wayne is setting a new trend. Although he has retired for two years, if he comes back to play in the Asian Championships, it will be so easy for the Chinese team to win!

Wayne can still easily handle a competition of this level in the Asian Championships.

And this kind of ease does not do any good for the growth of others.

Therefore, Wayne did not re-enter the game as a player. Anyway, this year, if nothing else happens, the UAE team can also win.

In this history, Arab League is still playing in the NBA, but he has bounced around several teams from the Nets and joined the Lakers this summer.

That's right, Lakers.

In the original history, the Arab League also signed with the Lakers, but the two sides broke up after the warm-up match.

Firstly, the Lakers were unwilling to guarantee a contract for Ah Lian. Secondly, it was probably difficult for Ah Lian to get stable playing time with the Lakers.

For the United Arab Emirates, who are the core players in the CBA and the national team, even if they don't have a starting position in the NBA, at least they can't guard the water cooler.

So, he voluntarily chose to quit and returned to the CBA to play.

That was also Arab League's last trip to the NBA.

Now, because Arab League has been playing well in the NBA, the Lakers can guarantee Arab League playing time.

Ever since, Los Angeles has another No. 11 Chinese big man.

Initially, Allen wanted to wear No. 11, but the Lakers refused.

Because they have plans to retire Yao Ming's jersey at Staples.

Although Yao Ming is not the greatest player in the glorious history of the Lakers.

But after all, this is where Chairman Yao’s specialness lies and where his influence lies.

In addition, Naochi once said personally that Yao Ming’s jersey must be next to him in the future.

Even if I just sell it to save face, I have to return this jersey.

Therefore, the Lakers have also put the matter of retiring Yao Ming's jersey on the agenda.

Besides, Chairman Yao is about to enter the Hall of Fame, so why not retire your jersey at Staples?

Just when the UAE was almost ready to change their numbers, Yao Ming personally communicated with the Lakers management and finally gave the No. 11 jersey to the UAE to wear first.

Chairman Yao even joked: "I'm borrowing this jersey for you to wear temporarily."

Because UAE has been playing in the NBA, its strength is still slightly higher than in the original history.

It's totally fine for him to lead the team to the Asian Championships. It's completely redundant for Wayne to go.

It's better to save playing time and let Qiqi practice the sideline ball.

After all, this is a worldwide problem.

Therefore, Wayne did not participate in the game, but was willing to return to the training camp as a player and act like a big devil.

Wayne's current condition is probably back to his sixties or seventies.

All data have improved, but they have not yet reached expectations.

But don't worry, the offseason is still long anyway.

When I came back to participate in training, I mainly wanted to participate in actual combat training and get a feel for it.

After all, Wayne really hasn't played basketball for two years. In these two years, he didn't play much basketball, but he did play a serious fighting game.

I thought that the training match was just a casual fight, but Wayne never expected that he would be cheated by the Arab League twice in a row in a training match!

In a training game at the end of July, after Guo Zi shot from outside the three-point line, Wayne grabbed the defensive rebound and then jumped directly under the basket to prepare for a second attack.

Little did he know that Ah Lian would take advantage of Wayne. Wayne was a fool in the air at that time.

Wayne admitted that UAE's physical fitness is considered a ceiling for Chinese players.

But Wayne is a super monster born in the NBA, a house of monsters. He defeated Howard in the slam dunk contest back then.

But just now in the air, Wayne clearly felt...

Ah Lian's bullet speed is much faster than his own?

Fortunately, after the ball was blocked, Wayne easily picked it up.

Wayne didn't hesitate. After getting the basketball, he made another strong layup.

The results of it?

"Snapped!"

This time, the ball was slapped directly out of bounds.

The whole audience was silent, and they were all a little dumbfounded.

Although Wayne hasn't played for more than two years, in everyone's minds, he is still the insurmountable ceiling.

In the past, Wayne could definitely put this kind of ball in with the first hit.

But now?

The former number one player in the league was blocked twice by the Arab League.

What level is Ah Lian at?

Well, of course Arab League’s level is not bad.

But compared to the number one player in the league, he is completely out of reach.

But now, he and Wayne are fighting back and forth.

Everyone knew that Wayne's condition might decline, but we didn't expect it to slip to this point.

Wayne himself was a little stunned. To be honest, after all these years, who could be so proud of Wayne?

Except for his first two years in the league, Wayne has never been so overshadowed.

Howard, who was said to be the best at defending Wayne alone back then, couldn't possibly cover Wayne like this.

Wayne was a little stimulated. If he plays in the NBA in his current state, let alone the championship, whether the Blazers can make it out of the Western Conference is a question.

Wayne just looked at his attribute panel yesterday. His jumping height and continuous jumping ability, the former is only in the early 70s, and the latter is only in the 60s.

Moreover, Wayne found that it was difficult to improve these two attributes no matter how much he practiced or recovered.

This seems to mean...

Wayne's jumping ability is now close to the limit. This is not a problem of recovery, but a problem of the upper limit being so high!

I thought it would be possible to rely on badge bonuses, but it turns out that if the basic attributes are too low, not even badges can save it.

There's no way around it, Wayne may just be that kind of player whose athletic ability drops off very quickly.

It seems that Wayne cannot improve his physical attributes by practicing alone, and must make up for it by adding points.

Wayne took a deep breath, then picked up the basketball out of bounds and signaled the game to continue.

To be honest, this training match made Wayne very frustrated.

But it is better to be fooled at this time than to be fooled again during the competition.

In the days that followed, Wayne became the oldest member of the team, but he was the first to come and the last to leave, just so that he could earn more growth points through training and improve his condition through training.

Coach Gong also reminded Wayne more than once to pay attention to rest: "Now that you are injured, how will you fight next season?"

Fortunately, Wayne has the magical skill of "Man of Steel". Otherwise, this is really a problem that he needs to consider.

After finishing the Chinese team's training camp, Wayne once again held his own training camp in Los Angeles in early September.

But now, it's not so easy for Wayne to invite high-level stars to join him.

I heard that Wayne was coming to Los Angeles to hold a training camp, so naturally I actively participated.

Ever since, Wayne and Najia started playing Sunset Red singles in the training ground every day, and the entire basketball senior group singles match was on the scene.

17 years ago, in the 1998 All-Star Game, Kobe became an All-Star for the first time.

At that time, in the locker room of the Eastern All-Star Team, Jordan, Reggie Miller, Tim Hardaway and many other big guys were talking about the frizzy kid from the Lakers.

That little guy from the Los Angeles Lakers was looking for someone to challenge him everywhere.

No matter who you are or what position you are in, he will try his best to defeat you.

He does not wait passively, but always takes the initiative.

Jordan also joked at the time, that kid missed his first four shots. If I were his teammate, I would not pass the ball to him. Want the ball? Grab it yourself.

Many of the big guys in the locker room laughed, thinking that Kobe was just the tougher one among the many stupid young men.

17 years have passed, and Kobe is still the same, looking for someone to challenge him everywhere.

"Wei, you are too slow now. When I was 32 years old, I was still a two-team defender. If you are like this now, I'm afraid even the third team won't want you."

"Stop talking nonsense. With your level of trash talk, you still have the nerve to talk to me? I'll just say one thing, my son is going to grow up."

"Damn...that's my son too! Take the move, Thief Wei!"

Naochi failed miserably at trash talk and decided to find her way back on the basketball court.

So, he turned around, leaned back, and shot a beautiful jump shot.

Then......

"Boom!"
To be continued...