Oklahoma Blues, an inconspicuous team in the NBA Development League.

This team has never received any honors, nor has it produced any impressive players. Even the team's history is only two years short.

In 2005, Alves Heights moved to Tulsa City in Oklahoma and renamed it to Tulsa 66ers. Two years ago, the Tulsa 66ers moved again, from Tulsa, the second largest city in Oklahoma to Oklahoma City, and renamed Oklahoma Blue.

The team's move is undoubtedly to attract the attention of the NBA team Oklahoma City Thunder and hope to become a team under the Thunder's Development League.

That's right, the Blues have not been claimed by any NBA parent team. Without the support of big investors, this kind of small development league team can last for many years.

It is precisely because the Blues are not a subordinate team of any NBA team that if the players here want to attract the attention of NBA teams, they need to play more outstandingly.

The people who are still here all aim to enter the NBA.

Just after breakfast the next day, Link lived on the third floor and heard a car whistle coming from the downstairs of the apartment. Link stuck his head out of the window and looked out, and found a shabby Chevrolet sedan parked downstairs.

He made an appointment with Upshaw yesterday, and the two would go to the training hall to train together. Upshaw appeared on time today. In Link's memory, Upshaw has always been very reliable in his work.

Link took a deep breath and was about to participate in the first training session of his career! Although he had the memory of his body as his master, it was not Link's personal experience after all. So Link was still a little nervous about the training later.

However, when he thought of what happened on the basketball court yesterday, Link relaxed a lot. If he really had Grant Hill now, even Grant Hill's ability in his twilight years would be more than enough to play in the Development League!

Because Link remembers that Grant Hill in the Suns averaged more than ten points per game in the NBA. A player who can get more than ten points in the NBA should have no big problems playing in the Development League.

Link clenched his fists. He must seize the opportunity and strive to get a guaranteed contract from the NBA this season!

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"I didn't fall asleep last night."

As soon as Link got into the car, Upshaw started to complain.

“Why?”

"I was frightened by your performance. When did you practice so accurately? And your body has not changed much in terms of body shape, but I always think you have become stronger." Upshaw still felt incredible about Link's performance yesterday.

After making three-pointers yesterday, Link tried mid-range and the result was also very accurate. In the end, Link and Upshaw played several rounds of bullfighting.

As a result, Upshaw was forced to go around by Link's experienced position and tough confrontation, and it was difficult to move forward. But once, Upshaw could have been able to rely on his health to seize Link! In the end, Link hit Upshaw a 10-2 goal. The only goal that Upshaw scored was actually Link letting the water go.

"Hehe, I played very hard yesterday, and you just used bullfighting as a warm-up, so I couldn't squeeze me. You also know that Coach Connor doesn't like me very much recently, so I have to stay motivated at all times." Link scratched his head embarrassedly.

"You're right. In the last game, you made two mistakes in a row as soon as you got on the court, and you didn't perform well in training. Coach Connor is not bad, but your recent performance is indeed good today's training, Link. I hope you can show the same performance as you did last night."

"I will work hard. With such a good training as you, how could I not make progress?" Link said, stretching out his fist. Upshaw smiled knowingly and reached out to touch the Chinese guy beside him.

It seems that Link is used to having such a black American friend.

More than ten minutes later, Link and Upshaw arrived at their training ground, and were also home to the Oklahoma Blues, Antech Stadium.

Although it is in the same city as the Thunder, since the Blues have no affiliation with the Thunder, it is impossible for the Blues to play and train with the Chesapeake Energy Arena.

Although this Antech Stadium is not as tall as the Chesapeake Energy Stadium, it looks not small from its appearance. According to Link's memory, this stadium, which can accommodate about 12,000 spectators, was transformed through an idle and used gymnasium.

Although the luxury is not as high as the home court of the NBA team, it is quite grand for Link, who has never played professional basketball.

"Hey, Zike, did you not sleep well yesterday? With such a big dark circle."

"Zike, come with Link?"

"Good morning, how do you feel today?"

After entering the training hall, many people greeted Link and Upshaw. Link looked at a tall and tall professional player in the training hall, his eyes were blurred.

These players are top players in most places, but in the United States, they can only play in the Development League with a meager salary. This shows how powerful the NBA's "birds and beasts" are.

Link also nodded to his teammates one by one. The former Link was taciturn and didn't like to talk, so he would not offend anyone. Therefore, he was not isolated and excluded in the team because of his skin color. Of course, Link's relationship with everyone is not very good.

In the Blues, it seems that only the "familiar" Upshaw is willing to be friends with Link.

Of course, not everyone in the team is as friendly to Link. Just as Link and Upshaw were about to go to the locker room, a strong white player with a black buzz cut came out in the locker room.

This guy looked very fierce just by looking at it, without any elegance of a white player. After seeing Link, the strong man with a buzz cut smiled jokingly, "Wife Jilin, will heal so quickly? It doesn't matter with his head. Hahaha, I didn't throw you on purpose, it's just that you are too thin."

Link knew that the word "hink" is a word similar to chicken (hiken) that is pronounced similar to chicken (hiken), but it has no relationship with half a cent. In addition to the word "weak chicken", the word "in the mouth of a strong man with a strong meaning of racial discrimination is also strong. It's like saying "Nicho" in front of a black man.

"You're enough, Joan! Stop pestering him, we're teammates, aren't we?" Upshaw pushed the white strong man and helped Link clear the siege.

"Hahaha, OK, I won't pester him. But I will have to pester him later on the training ground." The white man named Joan spread his hands and walked towards the training ground.

Joan Brockman was selected by the Trail Blazers in the second round in 2009 and was then traded to the Sacramento Kings. He was once the main striker of the University of Washington, able to swing in the third and fourth positions. He is a quick "Big White Bear". He has super excellent paint area movement ability, is aggressive in offense, and has fierce and powerful style of playing. He often roars on the court, throws and destroys the basket, and is definitely not a common white soft man.

This king played 52 games with the Kings last season, averaging 2.8 points and 4.1 rebounds per game, and spent the rest of his time hanging out in the Development League.

This season, Brockman was traded to the Bucks, playing fifteen games for the Bucks, averaging 2.2 points and 2.9 rebounds per game. Such embarrassing data led to Brockman being thrown into the Development League again, and he became teammates with Link.

In the Development League team, the friendship between teammates is not that deep. Especially, it is two players between the same position. Because in the Development League, everyone's goal is to enter the NBA with outstanding performance. Therefore, teammates in the same position are more like competitors.

Because of this, Brockman has never liked Link very much. Because only by bullying this Asian striker in training can he maintain his position. Only by retaining his position can he gain the favor of the NBA team.

The day before yesterday, Link chased Brockman during training, but as a result, Link who had taken off into the air secretly made a small move by Brockman, which caused Link to fall to the back of his head and fainted.

"Don't pay attention to him, that damn white skin always feels he is above him. Don't be influenced by him, and perform well in training later." After entering the locker room, Upshaw comforted Link.

These so-called "civilized people" always look down on people of color, but sometimes they are actually more brutal than "barbarians".

At the beginning, Americans said that the Indians were barbarians, but see how they treated the Indians?

"It's okay, I don't care what that idiot said." Link waved his hand. He was not that second-rate. He was going to fight with someone if he said something wrong.

Such people only appear in comics.

Upshaw looked at Link again in shock. Link used to be a swearing young man. Why has Link changed his temperament since he was discharged from the hospital?

"Of course," Link spoke to Upshaw while wearing his jersey. "I won't let him bully him. You're right. I should focus on training. Then try to let that guy humiliate himself."

Link has been since 2019, and he had never heard of the name Joan Brockman before. This shows that Brockman never made a name in NBA in his entire life.

A player who has never heard of wants to compete with Grant Hill? It’s not that Link is arrogant, but that he really has the ability to defeat the opponent!

I can't control you how you bully Link in the past. But I don't even have any other choices to bully me now!
Chapter completed!