Fifty: How Ambitious Are You?

As soon as he woke up from the big bed in the five-star hotel, Link saw the snow-capped city outside the window - Toronto.

As a southerner before crossing, Link saw snow not many times. What's more, it is this kind of goose feather snow that can completely cover the entire city.

But looking at the snow scene outside the window, Link was not excited, but a little more tired. In winter, you can't help but be lazy. And the pedestrians wrapped in thick cotton coats on the street also made Link shiver.

At this time, Tony Allen, who lived in the same room with Link, was still sleeping. After all, the Grizzlies players only played an away game last night, and they stayed up late to catch a plane.

Link stood up and walked around the room, thinking that this was only the second time Link stayed in a five-star hotel. In the past, he used to stay in motels when he played away games with the blue team, and further, he did not have the economic conditions to live in a five-star hotel.

He suddenly found a newspaper tucked under the crack of the door, so he picked it up out of curiosity and looked at it.

Indeed, in 2010, online news was far less developed than in 2019. The print media industry has not been hit as hard as it was in 2019.

Although the current mobile phone can also read the news, the experience is very bad. Therefore, newspapers are still the main way for everyone to understand the daily news.

Link picked up the newspaper and flipped through it casually. Most of what was written on it was not of interest to him. But when he turned to the sports page, Link was stunned.

In the center of the sports page, there is actually a photo of him cheering when he fell to the ground! And at least half of this section is devoted to Link's performance last night and his inspirational stories.

Of course, what caught Link's attention the most was the headline of the newspaper report, "The undrafted win over the tenth pick, Link's counter-attack has officially begun!"

The first time he saw himself in the newspaper, Link always felt a little weird. He didn't expect that his news would be so popular in Toronto.

After all, people love to hear stories of such little people counterattacking. Also, his skin tone is a little special. Thinking of it this way, it is not surprising that Link can become popular in Canada.

"Link, why are you up so early?"

Just when Link was still proud of being in the newspaper, Tony Allen also got up with his hazy eyes. He also looked at the goose feather snow outside the window, and then muttered, "Damn the weather."

"I'm a little excited, Tony. Look," Link said, holding up the newspaper in his hand, "I'm actually in the paper, in the Toronto paper!"

Seeing Link so excited, Tony Allen smiled lightly. Don't underestimate Tony Allen, after all, this guy has a championship ring. As a member of the 2008 Celtics championship team, Tony Allen was naturally unimpressed by things like going to the newspaper.

He has been on the top of the world, so what does it mean to be on the newspaper? What else has he not been to?

"Don't get excited, man. You'll have more chances to be in the paper in the future. Let's go, wash up and get dressed, let's go down to breakfast."

Seeing that Tony Allen didn't care about things like going to the newspaper, Link didn't find it strange, but it fit his personality very well.

Link had read some articles about Tony Allen before, and he said he didn't play for the newspapers or magazines, he just wanted to be one of the best defenders in history.

Of course, whenever Tony Allen is mentioned, Link always thinks of the very classic sentence: "I don't understand the offense, but don't understand either."

Recalling that yesterday, I and Tony Allen teamed up to lock George and Brandon Nash,

Link couldn't help shaking his head, Tony Allen was indeed a very terrible defensive gate. He was very fortunate that he and Tony Allen were on the side.

The most unfortunate thing about this guy, Tony Allen, is that the skill tree is completely crooked, and he is seriously biased. In all his years with the Grizzlies, he has never averaged double digits per game. As a top defensive specialist, his annual salary has never exceeded 10 million. If his scoring ability is slightly better, Link believes that Tony Allen's status is definitely more than that.

If I could have Tony Allen's defense and Grant Hill's offense, then...

The ecstatic Link almost didn't salivate, but on second thought, it doesn't seem impossible!

As far as Link now understands his own system, his abilities are upgraded in a superimposed manner, not replaced. That is to say, the attributes that are already strong now will not become weaker, and the attributes that are now weak will become stronger with the upgrade. The superposition of strong ability and strong ability is the future self.

Grant Hill was a good shooter in his old age, but barely made the 3-pointer when he was younger. And Link is different. Even if he upgrades to the young Hill in the future, the shooting ability he already has will not weaken.

So Link thought, does that mean that if he can develop his defensive ability, he can keep it?

This system allowed Link to possess the abilities of Grant Hill, but it did not say that he "can only" possess the abilities of Grant Hill!

With Grant Hill's basketball IQ and body, it doesn't seem impossible to learn defense from Tony Allen.

Anyway, Tony Allen seemed to have a good attitude towards himself, so Link clapped his hands and decided to learn something from Tony Allen!

Therefore, when Tony Allen came out of the bathroom wrapped in only a bathrobe, and found that Link had been staring at him with a meaningful smile, this defensive warrior was a little nervous.

"Tony."

"What...what's the matter?"

"I think......"

Tony Allen swallowed.

"I think I will practice defense with you in the future."

"Ah!? That's all!?"

"if not?"

"Damn, can you ask questions directly in the future, don't stare at others with strange eyes. Also, can you not make that kind of incomprehensible smile when you stare at others. I see when you shoot I also love to laugh, has no one complained that you are mentally retarded when you shoot!" Tony Allen let out a sigh of relief while complaining.

"Uh...I didn't smile to be friendly."

"Your smile and friendliness have never been related, but then again, there are very few young players who are willing to think about defense. And your defensive ability is very good among players of the same age. What? Do you think you haven't done enough?" Tony Allen actually admired Link most about this.

Some people are always very happy with themselves, like Mayo. Others, however, are constantly thinking about how to continue to improve. There is no doubt that Link belongs to the latter, otherwise, he would not have climbed up from the G League as an undrafted.

"I had a hard time defending Daniel Granger yesterday. If I didn't have Zach to help me guard my back, I guess I wouldn't be so good in yesterday's game. And I know very well that although Granger is an All-Star, he still has a long way to go. Not a top scorer. If it is difficult to defend him, it means that my defensive ability is not strong enough."

Listening to Link's explanation, Tony Allen felt more interesting. This kid hasn't even officially signed the second ten-day short contract, so he's thinking about defending top scorers?

How ambitious is he! ?

Link knew very well how much power he contained in his body, and his idol Hill did not become the Hill that people imagined. But he will make full use of Hill's potential.

So, his goal now is more than just surviving in the NBA.

"I'd love to practice with you, and I'd love to teach you how to defend. But it's up to you to make it happen."

Tony. Allen did not refuse, he likes all players who love defense, even if he is an undrafted.

"I'll try, Tony. Come on, let's go down to breakfast."

Learning from one of the league's most fearsome defenders? Just thinking about it made Link feel a little excited.