January 15th.

As the Thunder's condition gradually began to recover, on this day, the Thunder ushered in another good news.

That is, Livingston, who has been absent due to injuries, has made a great improvement.

At first, Livingston returned from injury and recovering from injury at the earliest at the end of December, and under normal circumstances it was mid-January.

At this time, it was mid-January, and Livingston's injury had indeed improved a lot. It is said that he has been in some team group competitions with the team recently.

Even the Thunder team doctors have shown that Livingston can play games in stages, but it is best to limit the playing time to less than 20 minutes when he is recovering from injury.

Regarding this news, Yang Fan, as the team's head coach, naturally received a notice from the team doctor as soon as possible, but Yang Fan did not put Livingston on the activation list for conservatism.

Instead, he chose to let Livingston continue to recuperate and temporarily confront the team. Until he ensured that there were no problems, Yang Fan would consider letting him play in some official games.

After all, even if the injury of the broken leg is looking at the entire history of NBA, it can definitely be called a major injury, and in a sense, it can be regarded as a twist of destruction in a life.

And compared to physical recovery, after experiencing this injury, the most difficult thing for players to recover is their psychological state.

After all, people often feel chilled when they imagine it in their minds, and for players who have experienced it personally, it is very likely to leave a shadow for them that they will never erase in their lives.

So even though Livingston's physical condition has recovered well, Yang Fan still chose to let him temporarily engage in group confrontation within the team.

With the treatment of a psychologist, we strive to help him return to the NBA field with a new look.

Anyway, the Thunder are not seriously injured at the moment, and there are also many players that Yang Fan can use.

Under such circumstances, Yang Fan would certainly not be too urgent for Livingston's comeback.

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In the next few games, the Thunder's momentum is still fast, and they can be said to be in full swing whether they face their opponents at the playoff level or opponents outside the playoffs.

And at the same time, as Livingston's injury gradually began to improve, Yang Fan sent Livingston to the Development League not long ago.

I plan to let Livingston start from the development league with a little worse intensity, and use the method of fighting to find the state in the game as much as possible.

After all, whether to say it or not, Livingston has said goodbye to the league for a whole year, and in this process, he also encountered injuries that other players would never dare to imagine.

So, after returning from injury, only the person involved knows best what level Livingston can recover to after returning from injury.

Although the overall level of the Development League is limited, no matter what, this can be regarded as a real official game.

At least it is much better than Livingston's grouping confrontation in the team.

At the same time, during the period when Livingston recovered from injury and began to participate in the team's training, Yang Fan also personally served as Livingston's training tutor.

The two of them were transformed into Livingston with shooting coach Dimash.

Of course, this mainly makes Yang Fan highly involved. In fact, Yang Fan just talks, and the real person who guides him is Dimaxi...

It was not a whim that Yang Fan chose to participate in Livingston's comeback training in person, but I'm afraid no one would know better than Yang Fan what kind of playing style would be the most suitable Livingston.

You know, when Livingston first entered the league, he was regarded as the next "magic" Johnson.

From this point of view, it is not difficult to see how high people’s expectations for Livingston are, and what is Livingston’s positioning.

After all, Livingston is two meters and one in height, which is undoubtedly very tall for the point guard position.

Therefore, before entering the league, most of the players' templates will be treated as "magics" Johnson.

For example, in later generations, any white insider who was born in Europe and had excellent shooting range was basically the template.

And any white forward and with excellent shooting range, the template is basically Larry Bird...

It can be said that for the player template, it is also a subjective judgment of scouts after big data analysis, but it is actually not strictly accurate.

But no matter what the outside world's impression of Livingston would be, I'm afraid only Yang Fan is more clear at this time. The most suitable way of playing is to play on the court.

Because Livingston is two meters tall and has an excellent personal wingspan, it is basically difficult for his turnover jump shot to be blocked by the front.

This is actually similar to Durant, but the difference is that Durant's feel and skills are softer than Livingston.

If it weren't for the real height of the two people, then with Durant's personal skills, he would be more like a defender than Livingston.

However, even if it cannot be compared with Durant, Livingston's turnaround jump shot is still his unique skill.

At least with this killer move, Livingston helped the Warriors win the NBA championship trophy three times.

And the most important point is that Livingston's back-to-body jump shot is not only difficult to block by the opponent, but Livingston's shooting percentage of this killer move is also very considerable.

So this is why Livingston clearly does not have any three-point shooting range, but he still has a place in the later Warriors team.

And he has become the main reason for his repeated surprises in the playoffs.

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January 21.

As January is approaching its end, the NBA League has entered a white-hot stage at this time, and the battle between the various teams on regular season places has also reached a very fierce point.

However, during this period, the upcoming All-Star Weekend has attracted the attention of most fans in the league.

After all, every All-Star Weekend is full of superstars. On this day, fans can see the real top combat powers in the league gather together to play.

Although in a sense, the process of the game is more like an exhibition match, being able to see so many stars play at the same time can still be called a visual feast.
Chapter completed!