One Guard

Italy, Rome, Lazio. In a huge stadium, spectators were sparsely seated in the stands. Although there were not many people watching the game, when Lazio's No. 8 player received the basketball at home, there were still strong cheers on the scene.

The team in the Italian capital has a high popularity, especially when Lazio's No. 8 hit a key goal, the atmosphere in this game with a small number of spectators became frenzied.

"here you go!"

"It's amazing!"

The fans whistled and shouted loudly, but the player who scored the goal on the field, without any celebration, immediately turned back to defend.

Don't get me wrong, this is not a Serie A game. It is the highlight of Lazio's match against A.C. Milan in the Italian Women's Basketball League. On the field, Lazio's number 8 is not the football player Anderson Hernandez, but a slender woman with braids and a headband, Valentina Vignari.

After hitting a three-pointer, Lazio temporarily led A.C. Milan by 4 points. At this time, there are only 12 seconds left for the Milan girls.

In the end, under Vignali's desperate defense, the opponent's defender missed a three-pointer, and A.C. Milan also wasted their only chance.

Vignali's quasi-lore has allowed Lazio to achieve 4 consecutive victories since this season. Vignali put down the headband, and her slender hair fell naturally. Immediately, the fans who came to watch the game exploded.

"How can there be such a beautiful basketball player in this world!"

"I'm going to the players tunnel to ask her for her phone number!"

"Don't be stupid Totti, people won't talk to you at all."

Countless male fans were captured by No. 8 on the field. Of course, in this cold women's basketball league, all the reporters surrounded Vignali.

Vignali, who has entered the professional basketball world as early as 2007, is very familiar with dealing with reporters. This girl said a few casual words to dismiss the reporters, and squeezed into the player tunnel.

She took her long legs and quickly returned to the locker room. Turning on the phone, there is no Mavericks game results and Yiyang's game data.

Vignali took a closer look, and it turned out that the Mavericks game is tomorrow. This long-haired girl seems to have misremembered the time of the Mavericks' game because of intense training.

Vignali was a little disappointed, but she still opened the official NBA website on her mobile phone and clicked on the latest rookie rankings.

On the webpage, Yiyang's photo and a short text immediately appeared. The player who ranks first on the rookie leaderboard will always appear first. Vignali still remembers that when she clicked on the list before the start of the new season, Wall was the first one to appear.

"In the game between the Mavericks and the Celtics the day before yesterday, he almost became the core of the Mavericks running the ball. In the whole game, he also scored a double-double of 18 points and 10 rebounds. Most importantly, at the end of the game , the Tanhuaxiu also sent the first lore in his career! In the past three games, he has also won double-doubles in a row, which is amazing. With this strong momentum, we let Yili overwhelm Wall and ranked in the No. 1 in the latest rookie list!"

This short text is the latest NBA official evaluation of Yiyang. Last year's No. 1 pick Griffin and this year's No. 1 pick John Wall both fell to second and third, behind Yiyang! As for this year's No. 2 pick ahead of Yiyang, Evan Turner, he directly ranked seventh, far behind!

Looking at Yiyang's ranking and the excellent evaluation of him from the outside world, Vignali couldn't help but smile.

"Hey, who is this?" At this moment, one of Vignali's teammates saw the photo on the star's phone.

"Don't you know him? This year's NBA show. I'm with him,

Commercials were filmed in Los Angeles. "Vignali was not shy, but generously introduced Yiyang to her teammates.

"An Asian guy? My God, Valentina, so you like such a man. No wonder, you rejected that young singer a few days ago." Women are always gossiping, even professional basketball players.

"I just think his style of play is worth studying and learning. Now that we have won four consecutive victories, we must not lose the chain." Vignali shook her head, and these teammates would use men to blame themselves all day long. joke.

But the unnatural expression of this big-eyed girl wearing the No. 8 jersey reveals that she doesn't just want to learn Yiyang's style of play...

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"Ah cut!" On the training ground, Yiyang suddenly sneezed. After the arrival of December, even the sunny Dallas is gradually getting colder.

"Have you got the flu, boy? If so, go to the team doctor and get some medicine. I don't want your performance on the basketball court to be affected by the flu." Rick Carlisle looked at that more and more important No. 1 rookie, but Yiyang just waved his hand lightly at him.

Afterwards, Yiyang suddenly pounced forward, almost stabbing the basketball away from Kidd's hand. Fortunately, Kidd has quick eyesight and quick hands, avoiding Yiyang's big hand. Otherwise, Yiyang might have fought back by now.

Carlisle looked at this scene and smiled with satisfaction. Although Yiyang's steal was unsuccessful, you have to know that not everyone can instinctively protect the basketball like Kidd. If it was someone else who just took possession of the ball, perhaps Yiyang would have really succeeded.

"You're too impatient, boy! Your stealing intention should be more secretive, don't act like a hound that saw a rabbit!" Kidd continued to teach Yiyang his experience, so he played confrontational training with Kidd, It is often Yiyang's favorite. After all, in this process, he can learn too much.

"What kind of hunting dog is he? I think this kid thinks you are that Italian women's basketball player. Also this kid, he probably wanted to pounce on him a long time ago." The joke that Terry blurted out suddenly made the group of Mavericks The elders laughed together.

"Fuck, you old guy thinks about this all day?" Yi Yang, who was kicked by Terry again, waved his fist.

"Gentlemen, you are playing a game! Be serious!" Rick Carlisle yelled, ending all of this.

This small episode in training actually didn't make Carel much unhappy. A season is very long. If the players are tight all the way, the Mavericks will collapse first without waiting for the opponent.

The relaxed atmosphere in training at least proves that the players are not too tired and tired, and that the locker room is in good condition.

Although Wenxue and Vignali were delighted by Yiyang's No. 1 position in the rookie rankings, it also made Yiyang a target of bombardment by the American media.

"In the game between the Clippers and the Jazz last Sunday, the teenager Griffin scored 15 points and 12 rebounds in the half. Although he was sent off in the fourth quarter, he still scored 16 points and 17 rebounds. Grid Riffin has performed amazingly in the last two games, averaging 21 points and 13.5 rebounds per game. How can such a guy be better than a Chinese?"

"Wall averaged 9.6 assists per game in the first five games, ranking fifth in the league, and sent 10 assists in the game against the Cavaliers last Sunday, winning a double-double. If it can also be the first, then why does Wall no?"

Yiyang knows that even on an international stage like the NBA, the discrimination that Americans have against Asians will not change.

Many people couldn't accept the fact that a yellow-skinned guy became the first in the rookie rankings. And the next game of the Mavericks made the media who thought so cheered even more.

Two days after routing the Celtics, the Mavericks met the Nuggets at home for the second time this season. Compared with the last game, today, Anthony's touch is burning hot.

In the whole game, "Little Melon" scored 36 points, and his shooting percentage was as high as 57.7%. J.R. Smith also pumped up, scoring 20 points and shooting 48% from the field.

It's not that the Mavericks' defense is not good enough today, but that the goals of these two people are simply unreasonable. With all kinds of interference shots, both Anthony and J.R. can hit consecutively. The Mavericks were eventually defeated by the Nuggets at home, 103 to 92. This is also the first loss suffered by the Mavericks this season.

Yiyang's stats today are not as gorgeous as in the previous two games, with 12 points and 7 assists, which looks mediocre. This just happened to give the media who are not optimistic about Yiyang a chance to make a big splash.

Although two days later, the Mavericks beat the Grizzlies again in the away game, avoiding a losing streak. But Yiyang's 10 points and 7 assists still caught the media.

In fact, Yiyang's performance in these few games was not bad. His statistics are not good, mainly because after Kidd's physical recovery, Yiyang's playing time has been shortened to a certain extent. In terms of shots, Yiyang didn't deliberately score.

But those media who are not optimistic about Yiyang don't care about these factors. In their eyes, Yiyang's current performance is not worthy of the first place in the rookie list.

It's not just the media, Evan Turner, who was selected before Yiyang, also thinks so.

Yiyang was number one, while he was humiliatingly ranked seventh. This tone, Turner would not just swallow it silently. The next game, the Philadelphia 76ers will go to Dallas as a guest. Turner knew that this confrontation with Yiyang would be his chance to stand up and prove himself!

The eye-catching opponents and the media with malicious intentions have already focused on Yiyang. How will this cold Tanhuaxiu respond?

In the NBA league, every time Yiyang takes a step, he will encounter huge obstacles. But what this tenacious rookie fears the most is challenges!

76ers and Evan Turner? Just let the horse come!