The Godfather of Basketball

In the memory of the previous life, Butler was selected by the Bulls with the 30th overall pick in 2011.

Now that pick is the Cavaliers'.

The Bulls' pick became No. 29, and they had previously traded the No. 26 pick from the Lakers.

If you don't trade up, you really might miss him.

Just as he was thinking, the one-on-one between Butler and Iverson had already begun.

In an iconic crossover, Butler missed his center of gravity and was knocked down.

The other rookies on the sidelines all laughed.

The other three had a chance to play against Iverson. They had no complaints. After all, they performed very well in the trial training, but Butler's performance was mediocre but he also got a chance. They were a little upset at first, but now Butler was knocked down. , they naturally laughed happily.

Casey was also taken aback.

Although Hamilton and Joseph didn't take advantage of it, they wouldn't be overwhelmed.

But Butler himself didn't care about being shaken down, nor did he care about the laughter around him, he patted his butt and continued to stand up.

"His psychological quality is not bad." At this time, Casey said that it was probably the only advantage he felt.

Continue Iverson's dribble.

Go left, go right, another crossover.

Butler's judgment was wrong. Although he was not shaken again, he still watched Iverson score a layup.

2 to 0.

Looking at the result, it was 3 to 0 again, and was knocked down once, which was the worst one.

Iverson's third breakthrough.

He only changed direction once and broke through.

But at this moment, Butler succeeded in predicting correctly, took a step back, and retreated directly to his position.

Iverson didn't expect that he was forced to stop, and he didn't score the ball in this round.

The other rookies stopped laughing, and Casey let out a "huh".

The two sides exchanged the ball. Butler hit Iverson with his back to the basket, and was cut off when he shot.

The ball once again came to Iverson's side.

He was obviously more serious at this time, continuously changing his yearning to break through to the basket.

Butler defended and retreated, and when he got to the basket, he seized the time to interfere, but Iverson still missed the shot.

"He adapts so quickly." Casey showed a surprised expression at this time.

At this moment, Butler pressed Iverson to the basket, protected the ball the moment he turned around and shot, and finally scored the ball with the rebound.

1 to 2, Butler even pulled back a goal!

Seeing this, Casey finally understood why Tang Tian was so impressed by this seemingly ordinary player.

This is a player who is very good at learning and improving himself!

Although it looks mediocre now, but with a lot of accumulation, there is no guarantee that it will become a talent someday.

The Cavaliers now have the Big Three, and the rookies have no playing time. Isn't this what they need?

In the end, Iverson won the duel 3-1.

"Good job." But at the end, Iverson smiled and patted Butler on the shoulder, admiring him.

After watching the whole process, Tang Tian was quite satisfied with Butler's performance.

Now, let's see if he can be selected in the end.

Brown is difficult to keep this summer, Whiteside has been trained for a season, and it is time to use it.

At that time, Paul, Butler, James, Whiteside, and Yao Ming can really sweep the league with melon seeds.

On the second day after finishing the trial training, Tang Tian and his team members got on the plane to Dallas.

There, they will usher in Game 3 of the Finals against the Mavericks, the first of three consecutive home games for the Mavericks.

The support of Dallas fans for the Mavericks is still extremely enthusiastic, and the crowds are empty before the game.

This is another chance for them to hit the first championship in team history.

Five years ago, they led 2-0 and were overturned by the Heat to win the championship in four consecutive sets. Now they are 0-2 behind. They also believe that the Mavericks can reverse the decline.

Team owner Mark Cuban even let it go, as long as the Mavericks win the game, they will distribute free T-shirts and hamburgers to everyone on the scene.

The American Airlines Center is on fire.

"It is very difficult to win the game here, but what I ask you to do, for the championship, go forward!"

After the final mobilization for the players before the game, Tang Tian led the Cavaliers players out of the player tunnel.

The enthusiasm of the Dallas Cowboys was on fire, and the sound was rolling in during the opening ceremony.

Playing in such an away game is definitely not an easy task.

The starters of both sides were introduced one after another.

The Cavaliers are still the previous starting lineup, and Iverson still serves as the team's starting shooting guard.

On the Mavericks side, Carlisle took the initiative to adjust and removed Stevenson, but Barea was replaced instead of Terry.

This is a dual-control lineup.

There was no news about this change before the game, and the Mavericks did a great job of keeping it secret.

Seeing Barea's debut, some memories deep in Tang Tian's mind were awakened.

Single-defense against James, the little man in his previous life played the role of a surprise soldier in the finals, and he was a big contributor to the Mavericks' championship.

Moreover, he also recruited Barea to play for the Rockets for two years after time travel. His improvement must be greater than that of his previous life, especially the three-pointer.

Because Iverson was also a point guard, the two sides directly became a dual point guard duel.

Chandler turned the ball back to half court amidst the cheers of the crowd, and the Mavericks got the first chance to attack.

Kidd dribbles upfield, throws the ball straight to Barea, and runs to the corner himself.

This is a direct transfer of possession to Barea.

Barea held the ball to face Iverson, dribbled the ball, and dribbled directly inward with a "snap".

No change of direction, just acceleration.

Coming to the limit, Iverson didn't have time to retreat.

Artest on the weak side came to defend after seeing it, but just then, Marion cut to the basket.

Barea hit the ball beautifully, and Marion caught the ball one meter away from Yao Ming and directly chose to throw the ball.

"boom!"

The ball bounces into the basket after hitting the board.

His touch in the first two games was very average, and now he has finally recovered his form after returning to the home court.

Paul dribbled forward and Barea led the defense directly from the backcourt.

The Mavericks not only made adjustments to the starting lineup, but also changed their defensive tactics.

Paul pressed Barea to advance to the frontcourt, found Yao Ming's pick-and-roll and returned the pass.

"Snapped!"

Barea's speed was so fast that he even broke the ball away.

After stealing the ball, he made a fast break to the frontcourt, facing Iverson with a decelerated and accelerated layup, and stunned the latter.

4 to 0.

The Mavericks played like a rainbow at home.

Tang Tian frowned slightly at this moment.

Upper Barea, not only the personnel changes, but also the tactical system.

In the first two games, the Mavericks thought about not playing fast breaks for the Cavaliers, pressing the rhythm, and couldn't hold it down.

Now Barea is directly competing with the Cavaliers for speed.

Exactly the same routine as when playing the Heat in the previous life.

And it worked exactly the same.