"Coach Hank, you're not kidding." In a bar opposite the Curtis Conservatory of Music, Lu Wei had just taken a sip of the bar's unique cocktail. He suddenly heard Hank's unexpected request and almost choked out a sip of the wine.

"Student Lu Wei, believe me, I am absolutely serious. I know that such a request may seem presumptuous to you. However, two days ago, one of our point guards accidentally sprained his ankle in a preseason game. The doctor said that he could not play normally this season, so I came to you and hope you can help us through this difficulty." Hank felt a little embarrassed when he saw Lu Weina's surprised look, but it was related to the ranking of the 76ers' regular season this year, so Hank didn't care about that much.

The accidental injury of the main players on the front line made Coach Hank very upset. The team had a great hope of achieving a good result this year. Unexpectedly, in a game two days ago, the team's point guard lost balance because of excessive movements during defense, which unexpectedly caused a strain on the left ankle ligament. Although the 7-man team also has several substitute point guards, they cannot form a tacit cooperation with the original first-tier players in terms of technical level and consciousness. If this continues, the team will definitely not be able to enter the quarterfinals this year.

The distressed coach Hank somehow thought of Lu Wei, a young man who once opened his eyes on the court. During this period, he was a striking figure in the world sports world. One Universiade and three world records of track and field, which surprised many track and field people, and also made the name Lu Wei a legend in the world field. Through this Universiade, Coach Hank re-recognized Lu Wei's strength. Therefore, after his players were injured, the first thing that coach Hank thought of was not the second-tier players under his command, but the student who was still studying music at the Curtis Conservatory of Music.

However, Murray also knew that Lu Wei refused even the invitation from the US Athletics Federation. It is probably a very difficult thing to ask him to play for the players.

Sure enough, Lu Wei pondered for a moment and said with some embarrassment: "Coach Hank, thank you for trusting me so much. But you also know that in a while, it will be the New Year concert at the school. This concert is also very important to me. Although I am very interested in basketball, I am afraid I can't take so much time to participate in the professional NBA league. And you know, I'm just that my physical quality is better than that of ordinary people, and I have never received professional basketball training. It's okay to play alone, but if I have to cooperate with the team, I'm afraid it's much worse." Lu Wei said with some embarrassment.

"Lu Wei. I also know your difficulties, but I know your performance on the court. I know that it is difficult for you to make such a request to you now. But don't worry, I won't ask you to play the whole game. I just want to let you play for a few minutes when the team is behind. Your long shot and penetration ability are the best among the people I have ever seen. You don't have to worry about cooperation with other players at all. I will ask the team to develop a special tactic for you to carry out the ball. As long as you are on the court, our players will try to create a chance to control the ball. All you have to do is to play with your heart. And during the game, I can give you a double salary higher than ordinary players." Coach Hank asked earnestly.

After listening to coach Hank's words, Lu Wei was a little moved. To be honest, he didn't care about double salary or something. Lu Wei is now a rich man, and he doesn't care about that little reward. He just has always been fun. He thought of him as he could experience the excitement of NBA games. And listening to coach Hank's words, he didn't need to take up much time to train. This made Lu Wei feel a little wrong." Lu Wei thought for a while, and then smiled and said, "Let's do this, coach Hank, I'll think about it for two more days. If I can, I will give you a reply as soon as possible."

When he heard Lu Wei's words, he seemed to have to agree. Coach Hank was naturally overjoyed. He thought that even if Lu Wei agreed, he would have to make a lot of talk. However, Hank did not expect that Lu Wei was the kind of person who liked to constantly try new things. Without affecting his professional study, Lu Wei would naturally be moved.

After seeing off Coach Hank, Lu Wei immediately found Dean Grafman and explained this to him. At the same time, Yifman, who wanted to participate in the competition, repeated Lu Wei's request, but the expression on his face was nothing unexpected. Since Lu Wei achieved such an outstanding result in the last Universiade, Grafman knew that it would be unrealistic to make Lu Wei focus on music. Even if Lu Wei himself was willing, those sports people would not agree to such a stunning and talented athlete, so unknown. However, Grafman did not expect that the Philadelphia people would come to the door this time, the pride of the Philadelphia people - the 76ers.

Grafman himself is also a fan. Obviously, he was not very reluctant about this matter. He smiled and told Lu Wei to not delay his professionalism. After preparing for the New Year concert, Grafman did not say anything else. He happily approved Lu Wei's request, allowing him to participate in the game at any time if the team needs it.

Lu Wei was naturally very happy with Grafman's permission. In the next few days, in addition to practicing piano, Lu Wei would occasionally go to the 76ers' training ground to train with the players for a while. Although Coach Hank also said that he would formulate a tactic specifically with Lu Wei as the core, Lu Wei also knew that basketball is a collective sport after all, and no matter how strong his ability is, it would not work if he did not know how to cooperate with his teammates.

A practice game was in full swing on the 76ers' court.

Team A, composed of first-line players, is wearing white uniforms and second-line players in blue uniforms. Team B, has reached the third quarter. Look at the score on the field. Team A is not very advantageous in 72 points but is only 6 points ahead of Team B. In this way, if the score is not smooth, the opponent only needs two rounds to recover.

From this point of view, it can be seen that those second-tier players in the team are not as bad as people imagine. To some extent, in addition to having fewer opportunities to participate in formal competitions, if we are in terms of level, they are not necessarily much worse than those first-tier players. As long as the first-tier players perform mediocrely in a certain season, then they are likely to face the fate of losing their first-tier players. Similarly, if the second-tier players perform well in their daily training, they can still have the opportunity to be noticed by the coach and thus mention the first-tier players to participate in the competition.

This also makes this a practice match. However, the intensity of the match is not too strong compared to those regular matches. Especially because they often train together, they have a good understanding of each other's tactics before, so the fight is even more powerful.

There are two and a half minutes left before the end of the third quarter. Group A controls the ball and organizes the offense. Willy Green comes to defend himself against Group B. His subordinates are quickly transporting the ball. His eyes are like goshawks looking down at his prey. He stares firmly at the opponent.

Suddenly, Willy Green started immediately. He dribbled the ball and ran forward for a small step and adjusted it. He immediately stopped on the spot. Then he jumped high and held the basketball in his hands to make a move.

Seeing this, Odala immediately jumped up like a conditioned reflex. Compared to Willie Green, Odala has a height advantage of 5 cm. In addition, the two of them have almost the same bounce ability, so the jumping time of the interception is just right. If nothing unexpected happens, Willie Green's offensive intention will be vain.

However, as a shooting guard, Willie Green is naturally extremely experienced in judging the situation on the field. Seeing that there was no hope of jump shot, his ball was stopped at the moment when he was about to take action. Then, he quickly glanced in the air and saw Elton Brand, who was 2.03 meters tall and weighed 115 kilograms, always so conspicuous on the field.

Before he landed, Willy Gary's arms quickly sent forward from one side of his body. In his big hands, the basketball, which was like a child's toy, quickly pulled into a brown straight line and flew straight towards Brand.

This is when the NBA arena, if it were an ordinary person who passed the ball at such a close distance and high speed, I am afraid that the other party who received the ball would not even listen to the ball, and would be hit by the basketball with huge strength and bleeding from his nose.

Brand, however, stretched his arms and stopped the ball easily. At this moment, almost all the players in Group B were on the outside to guard their targets. Beside him, there was only a center named Ratlev. Although the opponent was nearly 5 cm taller than him, Brand did not take him seriously in physical confrontation. Brand, who weighed 115 kilograms, faced this guy who was nearly 10 kilograms lighter than him, just like a rhino tank in Ra2 facing a Grizzly tank. After Brand took the ball, he quickly slapped the ground, then turned around and got up

Jump, take action, and a series of movements were completed in one go, looking extremely skillful. Although Ratlev also made an interception move, the opponent's reaction was too fast. When Ratlev rushed forward, Brand's people were already in the air. Brand's turn just now seemed normal, but Ratlev did not dare to step forward easily. There were not many people in the 76ers who didn't know about Brand's physical advantages. Because it was holding the ball, Brand's elbows became his sharp weapon in this turn. With a rapid rotation, any attempt to get close to him would probably not be so good.

The basketball drew a beautiful arc in the air and entered the net in response, and the score became 74 to 66.
Chapter completed!