Since Stephen's signing was conducted on the same day as Kevin Durant, he met him at the physical examination center. Both of them were booked by the teams. They met several times. Since there were other people around him, Kevin Durant and Stephen nodded. Stephen was very curious about this introverted and a little serious newcomer's children's shoes.

Apart from himself, he is probably the biggest player of the Supersonics. Although this guy is very thin, it seems that those named Kevin are all made of the same mold, but there are differences in height. Whether it is Kevin Johnson, Kevin McHale, Kevin Garnett, or Kevin Durant in front of him, they all have a noodle figure, yes, Kevin Martin.

However, although this guy is thin, he is a natural material for playing basketball. Although he doesn't look so thick, his muscles are very strong. At the same time, looking at the length of his hands hanging over his waist when he walks, you can tell that his arm span is very amazing. Legend has it that he has an arm span of two meters and three zeros, and it seems that even if he doesn't have one, it seems that it's the same.

Stephen did not ask about this future teammate because there was no need. If he could not even impress a rookie with his own ability, it would be useless to inquire in advance. The right to speak and the position of the boss are not obtained by reputation alone, nor can it be determined by management. The most important thing is strength.

Since Stephen did not plan and did not need to participate in the team's summer league, because almost all the main players would not play, and it was meaningless to participate. Just want to get in line with the lineup and wait for the preseason. Stephen thought he would not have any contact with Durant in the summer, but he did not expect that Stephen met the two at the team's training ground that day.

Kevin Durant was practicing shooting. When he saw Stephen walking over in a training suit, he just took a look and said nothing more. He had entered a rebuilding team as the second-tier player. The team's original core left the team and would definitely be trained as the core, but who knew that the team actually recruited another big-name player, which immediately shattered his core dream.

There is a saying that every American has a heroic dream in his heart, and he turns the tide alone and saves the whole world. Therefore, this plot is the same in Hollywood blockbusters because it is most in line with Americans’ thoughts.

This heroism is rooted in everyone's heart, and on the court, it is to lead the team to win with one person. When commenting on a player being a great team player, they secretly gave comments such as lack of heroic temperament and lack of leadership awareness to the other party.

Compliment does not mean approval. It is best for a team to be a team-type or engineer-type player, but it must have a heroic and dominant mentality that is more than me. When you step onto the court, you must regard the court as your territory like a beast. No matter it is an opponent or a teammate, you cannot challenge your dignity and authority.

That's why Jordan was able to achieve great success and have global influence because he had all the renowned temperament and performance, leading the team to keep moving forward (although it seems that the process is a bit long at the moment), it was normal in that era, and then won three championships in a row.

After that, the team's record declined further highlighted his indispensableness. Then he made a comeback and won three consecutive championships again. If he had not withdrawn and comeback, the Bulls might have won eight championships. Of course, they might have been separated and collapsed long ago.

But even if he won eight consecutive championships, he would not be able to prove his value even better. Without his Bulls, he did not even make it into the finals, which fully proved that the extremely powerful Bulls at that time were just a team above the mid-range team without Jordan.

No matter how exaggerated other players and Phil Jackson are, this Bulls are just Jordan's. Without Jordan, the Bulls are nothing. While Kevin Durant was selected by the Supersonics, he was already thinking about what height the team would reach under his leadership.

But what happened later made him wake up from his vision. The Supersonics were unable to sign with him for a long time. Even if Lewis was sent away, his agent told him that because the team was operating another important event, his signing was ranked second. When he learned that Stephen was coming, the Spurs had already completed the transaction with the Supersonics.

As the most famous player in the past two years, Stephen's reputation is well known to all players who are eager to enter the league to make a lot of money. Especially Stephen entered the league as a second-round pick, which has added to his charm.

If it is not uncommon for a general manager to be aware of it, it is impossible for the general managers of thirty teams to be aware of it. The Spurs are just a little better because they use the first round to other players. Otherwise, Stephen would have spent three to four careers in their team. If so, the Spurs just completed the team's renewal, but now they can only send such excellent players.

Kevin Durant has strong confidence in his ability, but compared to the most valuable player in the finals for two consecutive times, he dare not be so arrogant. C's personal position has conflicts, but it is not so serious. Durant is dissatisfied with Stephen stole the core position of his team.

Although Stephen looked very smiling when the two met, which looked very consistent with the Americans' impression of Chinese, as Durant, who had seen Stephen perform on the court, if he despises Stephen because of this, or regards Stephen as a real Chinese, it would be a huge mistake.

Stephen was on the court, especially after his comeback in the second season, the Spurs were the first choice for offense. Although his assists dropped by only 0.7 points, anyone who has watched the game knows clearly that Stephen played the role of the Spurs offensive finisher during this period.

Because everyone knows that he is leaving here, no one cares about him. He alone accounts for more than a quarter of the Spurs' shooting rights. You should know that the Spurs are a team with relatively balanced spending rights.

At the same time, Stephen's style of playing basketball is also very tough. He likes to fight head-on and likes to fight against his opponent's core players on both offense and defense. In the competition with almost any level of players, Stephen is not at a disadvantage. His condition has almost no ups and downs. A media reporter once said: "The only factor limiting Stephen's scoring is his scoring**."

Such a player leaves the Spurs for the core treatment and the position of the boss. Although Kevin Durant is holding his breath, he has no choice but to encourage himself in his heart, and is determined to use his performance as his own position to let the team know who is the team's real future.

Kevin Durant is less than twenty, but Stephen is only a little over twenty. The age difference between the two is almost negligible, so Durant can only rely on his own performance to defeat Stephen, so he has increased his training efforts in the past few days, but he did not expect that the two of them happened to meet together.

Stephen is on this side of the court and Durant is on the other side of the court. Two people are back to back. In the four training grounds, only the two of them are empty. Only the sound of shooting and the sound of the ball hitting the floor will occasionally fall on the basket or rebound.

When Stephen came, Durant had only been there for a while, and the ball in the box had not been finished yet. However, before he could shoot the second box, he could hear the sound of pushing the box there. When he had just finished the second box, he heard the shooting there stop.

Durant could not calm down. When Stephen started shooting again, he secretly looked at him from a distance for a while. He found that Stephen's shooting was too fast, and this fast was all the process, picking the ball, jumping, and shooting. The whole process was completed in one go, without any pauses. Durant estimated that at his own pace and speed, Stephen could shoot three balls at his own pace, and this was the case of speeding up, and his hit rate could not be guaranteed.

Is this the strength of a professional player? Just the shooting speed, Stephen hit Durant, because it is impossible to watch the game on TV so directly. Stephen is still throwing the ball towards the basket there, as if he didn't notice that it had stopped here.

Durant soon started training again. At this time, he couldn't help but speed up his shooting rhythm and shooting speed. Accordingly, more balls fell out. And just shot a box of balls. Durant felt his breathing begin to become rapid, and at the same time, his body felt tired.

Durant wanted to slow down his speed, but when he saw Stephen still there, he shot the ball like he was unaware of nothing. Now Stephen's shots have exceeded his own goal, but he seems to be unaware of nothing. He doesn't even see any sweat on his forehead, and his breathing is still so stable that people cannot see it.

"Don't rush to improve your shooting rhythm and shooting speed. You should gradually improve during training." When Durant gasped and finished shooting the ball in the box, Stephen said to him at some point.

"Hello, I'm Kevin Durant." Seeing Stephen coming to communicate with each other, Durant immediately stopped, wiped the sweat from his body with a towel, walked to Stephen and stretched out his hand to introduce himself. When the two of them shook hands, Durant found that Stephen's head and hands were slightly wet marks. At the moment of shaking hands, although Stephen immediately reduced his strength, Durant still felt Stephen's huge pressure.

"I am your boss Stephen, welcome to Seattle." Stephen said with a smile on his face.


Chapter completed!