One Thousand and Twenty Four: A 28-Year-Old Player Who Is Still Improving

"Link, I lost..."

On the phone, Jokic's voice was a little low.

Being able to fight with the Dream Team until the last second, being able to single-handedly kill the Dream Team's three big men, being able to get close to a triple-double.

If it were any other player performing like this, he would definitely be very happy.

But Jokic was very depressed. In his opinion, he did not do well enough today.

He should have won the game.

"It doesn't matter, in everyone's heart, you have already won." Link comforted Jokic, "Besides, you are different from others, you still have a chance."

"After the Olympics, you can still compete with the guys from the Dream Team. And I believe that when you meet them again, you won't lose again. Cheer up, you still have a long way to go. ."

"Okay, Link."

"By the way, after you come back...after you come back, I will still give you three days to drink Coke freely."

Link smiled and hung up the phone. Did Jokic really lose?

Not necessarily.

Even Spain, another favorite to win the championship, may not be able to compete with the Dream Team to this extent.

What's more, Jokic completely crushed his three opposing players in terms of personal performance.

Link promised that he would not let Jokic lose again.

After the game, Link finally let go of his worries.

As long as the others participating in the competition can maintain their condition, Link has nothing to worry about.

Next, what he has to do is to do things well in the training camp.

After a guest commentator appearance, Link returned to the training camp again.

But before that, Jeff Austin reached an agreement with Kobe Bryant, and Link officially became the brand spokesperson of Kobe Bryant's sports drink.

In addition to ordinary endorsement fees, Kobe also gave Link 3% of the shares.

In other words, Link will be the spokesperson and boss in the future.

As soon as this news was announced, BodyAromr immediately became the focus of public opinion.

It’s not like no one else has tried the sports drink market before.

Coca-Cola once launched Powerade sports drink to compete with Gatorade. In order to promote Powerade, Coca-Cola has taken great pains, not only sponsoring the World Cup, but also signing James as a beverage spokesperson!

Unfortunately, the World Cup, the Olympics and James' endorsement did not allow Powerade to break Gatorade's dominance.

But this time, people think that BodyAromr's fate is likely to change.

After all, the combined appeal of Link and Kobe is almost immeasurable.

Link was happy to have a new brand endorsement, but other than attending a press conference, Link didn't care about the endorsement anymore.

Now, his focus is still on training.

As the days pass, the competition in the Olympic Games is also proceeding step by step.

Serbia has made great progress after losing to the United States, although it was the last one to qualify in the group. But after entering the knockout stage, Serbia was unstoppable.

In the quarter-finals, Serbia narrowly defeated the "brother team" Croatia by 3 points and successfully advanced.

In the semifinals, Serbia unexpectedly defeated Australia with an exaggerated score of 87 to 61.

As Green's teammate on the Warriors, Bogut was completely beaten by Jokic today.

360° completely exploded without any blind spots!

The inside advantage they were proud of was completely wiped out in front of Jokic.

The Australian's rough block was completely resolved by Jokic's "softness".

In this way, Jokic led Serbia to the Olympic finals!

They will compete with the dream team for the gold medal!

At the beginning, the Americans would never have imagined that they would be able to meet Serbia in this Olympics.

Jokic has undoubtedly become the most shining star in this Olympics.

Meanwhile, at Link's training camp. Another morning at 6:30, Link and Dinwiddie began to duel outside the three-point line.

As usual, Link hit 93 out of 100 with a casual shot, continuing to maintain his record of no less than 90 hits.

But today, Link felt a little nervous after shooting.

Because at this time, Dinwiddie is also scoring consecutive goals!

In the past nearly a month, Dinwiddie's progress has been rapid.

Yesterday, he was only 3 goals away from defeating Link!

It can be seen that Dinwiddie is working hard to win once today!

He is very focused and every shot is very standard and smooth.

Link silently counted Dinwiddie's hits, with more and more drops of sweat on his forehead.

"90...91...92...93...94!"

Dinwiddie's 100th shot still hit the target. And his number of hits today stopped at 94!

94 to 93, Dinwiddie finally defeated Link once!

A guard who shot less than 20% of his three-pointers last season actually beat Link from beyond the three-point line today!

"Yes!" The moment he finished shooting, Dinwiddie shouted excitedly and waved his fist.

It seemed that he had been looking forward to this day for a long time.

"Link, it's your turn to stay and practice shooting today, hahahahaha!"

Seeing Dinwiddie's excitement, Link smiled and shook his head, "You won, Spencer, well done."

Link never liked losing, but today, it was probably the happiest time in his life to lose.

His loss just proves that the Grizzlies are on the right path!

That afternoon, Dinwiddie finally "got off work" on time for the first time.

Before leaving, he did not forget to wave to Link, "Don't be lazy, boss!"

Brickley shook his head, "He may be the first player to dare to provoke you like this."

"Today, he has the qualifications, Chris."

Link was indeed not lazy, and practiced shooting even more willing to admit defeat.

But it's not 300, it's 500.

Brickley stayed with Link all the time, and what surprised him was that even at the end of the throw, Link's hit rate was still very scary.

Under normal circumstances, few players like this who are at their peak work as hard as Link.

Young players will train hard to make themselves mature, and older players will train hard to make themselves younger.

Most players who are in their golden years can get twice the result with half the effort just by relying on their physical capital.

But Link didn't. He still worked as hard as when he first entered the league.

When Link made his 500th shot, he stayed where he was and looked at his hands.

Brickley felt that Link's reaction was a little strange, so he stepped forward and asked, "What's wrong, Link? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"

"No, I'm fine, Chris." Link shook his head, and the smile returned to Link's face.

The reason why he suddenly stayed where he was just now was because he had upgraded again!

Indeed, 28 years old is the peak age for many players.

The 28-year-old Jordan won the second championship of his career and laid a solid foundation for establishing a dynasty.

The 28-year-old Kobe completed the miracle of 81 points in a single game.

The 28-year-old Vince Carter started the second year of his Nets career. He is still one of the best defenders in the league, and the Nets are still the favorites to compete for the championship.

At the age of 28, a player has reached his peak in terms of character, experience, body or skills.

But again, a player is basically set when he is 28 years old.

What about after the age of 28? Instead of improving, most players' personal abilities will begin to gradually decline. .

Especially after turning 30, there are countless stars whose status plummets.

But 28-year-old Link...

But he is still continuing to make progress.