Chapter 7 7. Just Don't Think I'm Holding You Back
DeRozan responded: "My friend, also my junior high school classmate, he plays basketball well and will be attending Lionwood High School soon."

Lanewood is also a small city in Los Angeles County, but this city is connected to Los Angeles and can barely be considered a part of Los Angeles, so the schools here have a wide range of students.

Zhang Yang was not thinking about whether he might be able to transfer to another school in the future. He had checked which CIF Division I schools were in Los Angeles County, and Lanewood High School was one of them.

He is friends with DeRozan, who is still a "kid". DeRozan said that he plays basketball well. He is going to Los Angeles to attend high school soon... Zhang Yang summarized the information and a very distinctive face appeared in his mind.

Could it be that one?
DeRozan didn't mention the name, and Zhang Yang didn't ask, leaving some suspense...

Then Zhang Yang asked DeRozan what happened in the morning.

DeRozan thought about it and said it.

If DeRozan has to help his uncle sort newspapers in the morning, he will come to the park to practice for an hour before noon.

Today was the same. He arrived at the park at about 10 o'clock. Although there were some people on the basketball court at that time, there were still two half courts empty, so he practiced alone as usual.

After practicing for a while, a group of people came and yelled at him to go away and not take up his seat.

Although the opponent had a bad attitude and kept swearing, he still gave in. After all, it was not right for one person to occupy half the court.

Moreover, there were people he knew among those people, and he didn't want to provoke them and cause trouble.

But when he was about to leave, the group of people continued to cause trouble for him, and finally they arranged a fight... of course, a match.

Zhang Yang's original body had also heard of the names of the three people that DeRozan mentioned for the "fight".

Russell Jones, Andrew Myers, Isaiah Myers, the latter two are twins.

The United States has no shortage of basketball talents, nor does it have a shortage of former basketball talents.

These three people are the latter. They were basketball geniuses in the nearby community during elementary and junior high school. However, like most geniuses, they did not make it over this hurdle in their student days. They were no longer outstanding in high school and dropped out of school early.

But after dropping out of school, these three still couldn't take off the "basketball genius" coat, and were unwilling to find a class to attend. Instead, they returned to their hometown, roamed the streets, and made trouble. They especially liked to take advantage of their basketball skills to bully the weak on the court.

Zhang Yang's original body knew these three people, not because they were good at playing basketball, but because his family and friends told him to avoid these thugs if he met them.

After listening to this, Zhang Yang complained: "I remember that they are almost 20 years old, right? Bullying a 13-year-old like you is a bit shameless."

"You are the kid!" DeRozan, who will turn 7 on the 14th of next month, immediately retorted.

Zhang Yang: "Yes, yes, you are a big kid... They are picking on you because they recognize you as the top junior high school student in Southern California? Do they want to take advantage of your young age and show off to you? Or do they want to bully you and undermine your confidence by relying on your age, thinking that you will become like them?"

Big kid... DeRozan rolled his eyes at Zhang Yang, then said confidently: "They can't possibly undermine my confidence."

Zhang Yang thought about it and suggested, "Why not just forget it and ignore them? At worst, we can train somewhere else."

"I don't want to escape!"

DeRozan's replies usually seem to come with a delay, but this time he didn't hesitate for a second.

Zhang Yang seemed to smell a snake.

He stopped thinking about the 'best way to deal with it' and said with a smile: "If that's the case, then let's fight them. Just don't think I'm holding you back."

...

Snake players are always calm. The next morning, Zhang Yang saw DeRozan going through his daily training as if nothing had happened.

It was the same last night. He didn't notice something was wrong with DeRozan until the end of training.

I can only say that it makes sense that he was able to successfully enter the NBA and become an All-Star.

No matter what happens, as long as it does not affect the training in time, it will not affect the training... I have learned something.

After practicing until 7:, the two had breakfast together. Now, if DeRozan comes out to practice in the morning, he will not eat breakfast at home.

After breakfast, after a short break, Zhang Yang practiced with DeRozan. DeRozan broke through and passed the ball, and he received the ball and attacked the basket. After practicing dribbling and layups for seven or eight days, he originally planned to start mid-range and short-range jump shots. Receive and cooperate with the ball were not in the current plan, but now he has something to do.

There are some people in the class who can play basketball well, but he guessed that those people would not want to come when they heard the names of those hooligans.

And even if they were willing to come, Zhang Yang didn't want to cause trouble for his classmates.

Then you have to find a way to help DeRozan instead of hindering him.

DeRozan was very touched to see Zhang Yang preparing so seriously.

There was no need for Zhang Yang to wade into this muddy water with him, but the other party chose to stand behind him without hesitation... He did not act pretentiously and devoted himself to preparing for the battle.

But after practicing a few breakthrough passes, DeRozan was surprised.

He just wanted to help Zhang Yang practice with the idea of ​​'sharpening the knife before the battle', but he didn't think that Zhang Yang would be able to achieve anything in such a short time.

After all, Zhang Yang had only been learning to play basketball for less than ten days, and he saw with his own eyes how bad the first day of practice was.

Moreover, Zhang Yang has been patiently practicing the most basic breakthrough layups these days and has never played basketball formally.

But the situation was different from what he expected!
After only practicing a few times, Zhang Yang has already mastered the rhythm very well, and seems to be actively cooperating with his breakthrough rhythm?

Oh my god! His friend is really a genius!
For some reason, DeRozan felt the pressure again.

Because he is not very good at cooperating with others, he is not good at supporting.

Moreover, he estimated that even if he tried to learn this, he would not be able to do it as quickly as Zhang Yang.

In other words, his friend just started playing basketball late and may have better talent than him!
Actually, in this regard, Zhang Yang is not a fast learner, but he already knows how to do it. He has already practiced the attacking moves in the past few days, and now he has found the feeling after a few times of familiarity.

Coordination and support are different from techniques. What matters is not basic skills but experience.

DeRozan is better in basketball. Even Zhang Yang in his "peak period" in his previous life was no match for DeRozan because his physical condition was far inferior.

But in terms of playing experience, Zhang Yang has much more experience than DeRozan. In his previous life, he was still representing his department in school competitions when he was a junior. It was only after he went out for an internship in his senior year that he gradually stopped playing basketball.

DeRozan put aside his distractions and trained hard.

Whether Zhang Yang's talent is good or bad is something he cannot decide. He is happy to see his friend become stronger quickly so that he can play happily with him.

Zhang Yang is talented in this area, and he can also use this opportunity to practice passing the ball.

Zhang Yang thought the same as he did. He could increase his shooting value by making shots during training. This allowed him to practice coordination without delaying his accumulation of shooting value.

Moreover, he doesn't need to control the ball and can focus on catching the ball and making layups, and his shooting percentage is even higher...

The two of them devoted themselves to training. At around 9 o'clock, there were more people in the park. The two of them finished their training and went to the station together to wait for people.

DeRozan often takes this train and is very familiar with the station. He sneaked into the platform with Zhang Yang.

DeRozan calculated the time very well. Not long after the two of them arrived at the station, the bus from Compton to Hidden Hills arrived.

Zhang Yang's eyes were fixed on the car door. People in the car got off one after another, and soon he saw the person he was expecting.

Although the body shape was beyond his expectations, so round... but the face was so distinctive, even though he had no beard yet, the singer's temperament was evident on his face.

It's him, it's him, it's him...

The future king!

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