Four Hundred and Forty-Six: Jack, I Am so Real
Kobe may have taken Vance's words to heart.
Before Vance left Los Angeles, the Lakers made a six-player trade with the Chicago Bulls and the Memphis Grizzlies.
The final result was that the Lakers got Jamal Crawford, a very strong and pure scorer, from the Chicago Bulls.
For this, the Lakers paid him a salary of 57 million US dollars for 7 years.
Then, the Lakers took Tim Thomas.
To some extent, the Lakers did put together a good lineup.
Although the height may not be as high as the previous OK combination period, the depth of the lineup has greatly increased.
Many Los Angeles media began to say that Kobe Bryant was going to copy Vance's path.
Vance returned to New York City, and Insya Thomas announced that he would not make any more trades before the season.
This shocked the entire league. Before that, they thought the Knicks wanted to save a big move, but now... they don't make trades? They just selected a bunch of rookies this year, got two water goods, and some former superstars who took the initiative to vote, that's all.
Compared with the crazy arms race of other teams, this initiator is so calm?
Is Jack Fan's previous crazy statement just talk?
Is this basketball No. 1 who won the NBA championship and Olympic gold medal this summer going to waste his peak period like this?
For a while, the media was full of public opinion.
Fan Xi was sitting leisurely in James Dolan's office. Dolan gave Fan Xi a big hug when he saw him and congratulated him on winning the Olympic gold medal.
This made Don Cheney and Insya Thomas next to him a little embarrassed. The Chinese team won the gold medal by stepping on the head of the American team.
Now, Fan Xi is basically the public enemy of American basketball. He will enjoy the siege of superstars in the new season.
However, Fan Xi is quite calm about this.
He is very happy that Insya Thomas got him two famous and certified parallel imports, Kwame Brown and Milicic. With these two well-known and certified parallel imports, Fan Xi's shooting is settled.
At present, Fan Xi's physical fitness is only short of speed, which has not reached the top level in history.
Technically, shooting is not as accurate as the more difficult ones.
And saving the fakes is... a side task given by the system. As long as the two fakes are trained well, shooting will come.
Van Xi is now the best player in the league. When his shooting is improved, his dominance will truly surpass Jordan, and it will be an all-round surpassing.
Van Xi is looking forward to its arrival.
Van Xi looked at the list of players in the new season training camp in his hand.
Center: Kwame Brown, Milicic, Al Jefferson.
Power forward: Valanciunas, Antonio McDyess (from the Pistons in the Grant Hill trade.)
Small forward: Reggie Miller, Trevor Ariza, Andre Ingodala.
Shooting guard: Juan Dixon (the Wizards' partner in the Ratliff-Kwame Brown trade.) Jon Barry (trade bonus)
Point guard: Van Xi, Gary Payton.
This is the Knicks' 12-man roster for this season, in addition to some marginal players who came for tryouts.
In the eyes of Insya Thomas, this is simply the configuration of a rebuilding team.
Except for Reggie Miller, Gary Payton, Antonio McDyess, Jon Barry and Van Hey, the others are basically rookies.
It is too naive for such a team to want to defend the title.
This is what Insya Thomas thought, and he did it.
He resigned from the position of head coach.
Don Cheney suddenly took power.
Don Cheney has a blind worship of Van Hey, because he knows that all the glory he has now comes from Van Hey. Without Van Hey, he is just an outdated head coach who has been idle at home for nine years. It is Van Hey who brings him money and fame.
So, since July, he has been chatting with the Knicks rookies one by one and conducting targeted training for them.
He is doing the job of a college basketball head coach.
And these kids who have just graduated from college are also very willing to listen to him.
It has to be said that the kids Van Hey picked in this draft year are all calm and not boastful.
They didn't have the mentality of becoming millionaires and immediately floating. On the contrary, they all cherished the opportunity to play with Van Xi, and they all had the ambition to become part of the defending champion.
Under NBA-level training, their results were amazing.
James Dolan opened a bottle of Romanee-Conti for Van Xi to celebrate winning the gold medal, but Van Xi had already entered the game mode and refused alcohol, even though it was not a strong liquor.
The pace of the new season is getting closer and closer.
Van Xi told Dolan in the locker room that our regular season this season can only be training, you have to be mentally prepared.
Dolan didn't care, he even said: Even if you don't win the championship, it's okay. But I believe in you.
Van Xi is very grateful for James Dolan's kindness. When James Dolan was still a bad loser, they had already formed a deep friendship.
Therefore, the tacit understanding between them is unparalleled.
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The first time Van Xi met Kwame Brown as a teammate was not on the court, but in a nightclub.
At that time, Gary Payton and Reggie Miller insisted on dragging Fanxi to relax. Fanxi thought that the new season was coming soon, and it would be a good idea to accompany these two old men to relax, so he set off.
Gary Payton said that this was the most glamorous place in New York, that the women here were the most charming, and that the most classy girls he had ever had sex with were here.
Fan Xi actually didn't have much interest in these, he just came in bravely, and then met Kwame Brown.
Kwame Brown is holding two women in his left hand and three in his right hand... His wingspan is not as short as rumored.
However, there is indeed something wrong with his palm.
Because he was holding a bottle of champagne in his right hand, his left hand kept grabbing at the chest of a round female companion...but Fan Xi saw that he had slipped on his grasp twice in a row.
His eyes were widened at the time: Can this really help your hands?
Kwame Brown’s hands are indeed a bit too small.
"Hello, I'm Jack." Fancy introduced himself to Kwame Brown, although it was a bit awkward to meet a new teammate in this environment.
However, Fan Xi was still happy.
Because the system quickly reminded him: Kwame Brown is a serious parallel import.
Although public opinion has long gone viral, after all, it has not been certified by the system before.
After Fan Xi saw him, a column appeared to renovate parallel imports. The current renovation progress is 0%.
When Kwame Brown saw Fan Xi, he quickly stuffed the wine bottle in his right hand into the woman's arms, and shook hands with Fan Xi enthusiastically: "Jack, I've admired you for a long time, but I didn't expect to see you in a place like this. It's because Have all those Hollywood female stars broken up with you?”
Kwame Brown’s level of IQ and EQ is revealed in just one sentence.
Fan Xi wasn't angry, he just felt like he had a big head. It would be extremely difficult to transform a guy like this.
"Not really, I mainly came to experience the nightclub culture in New York." Fan Xi said.
Then, Kwame Brown showed his enthusiasm. He said to Fan Xi: "Do you like her? You just kept staring at her breasts. Jack, I know the rules. I came to New York just to help you." , I won’t take my status as the top pick too seriously. This is my meeting gift.”
At that time, Kwame Brown pushed those women with cheerful smiles into Fan Xi's arms, and this woman suddenly felt excited about escaping from the sea of suffering and winning the lottery.
The women who are still on Kwame Brown’s side are all envious, who wouldn’t want to have sex with Jack Fan. Even if it's through a condom, that's fine.
Fan Xi sent the woman back the way she came. He performed a standard Chinese chivalrous etiquette and said: "A gentleman does not take away from others' favor. Kuame Brown, do a good job. I am very optimistic about you. Today is the first time we have met." God, what a wonderful start. May our road ahead be as strong and rhythmic as tonight’s music.”
Fan Xi, this is a scene talk.
But Kwame Brown was really moved. He let go of the four remaining women in his arms, came over and gave Fan Xi a bear hug, then took a swig of champagne and poured it on his own head. Spread.
"Jack, that's how I am."
"I will do it with you from now on. The direction of your finger is my Brown's battlefield."
Kwame Brown is really feeling this.
Fan Xi could see with the naked eye that Kwame Brown's transformation index increased from zero to ten percent.
Such a rapid improvement made Fan Xidu stunned. He patted Kwame Brown on the shoulder: "Come on!"
It was really a worthwhile trip tonight.
After Fanci said goodbye to Kwame Brown, he went to get together with Reggie Miller and Gary Payton.
Kwame Brown quickly ran over again. He gave two women to Reggie Miller and Gary Payton, and Kaka poured two bottles of champagne on his head.
"What a great kid. Michael Jordan is such a tireless teacher."
After Kwame Brown left, Gary Payton and Reggie Miller praised him.
This evaluation contains more or less personal grudges.
Fan Xi sat for a while and then left.
He is very happy.
Tonight was a big one for him.
Unexpectedly, ESPN made a big statement the next day, saying that Jack Fan brought Kwame Brown, Reggie Miller, and Gary Payton to sweep the nightclub, saying that they were not doing their job properly.
It was even revealed that Kwame Brown, Reggie Miller, and Gary Payton went to the hotel together and brought eight women with them.
At three o'clock in the morning, Gary Payton went downstairs to buy some blue pills to cheer him up.
Such a detailed report gives the Knicks a good start to the new season. Everyone knows that Kwame Brown, Reggie Miller, and Gary Payton are brothers who fought against Japan together.
Everyone also knows that Gary Payton is old and his physical strength cannot keep up.
People are worried about the Knicks' new season.
It was as if there was a dark cloud hovering over Madison Square Garden from the beginning.
Fan Xi watched the news calmly.
After thinking for about two minutes, he called Gary Payton.
Gary Payton was the one hurt the most by this incident, and now everyone knows he needs help.
He told Fan Xi on the phone: "Jack, you know me. Reggie obviously needs it more, and Kwame is not much better. I just lost in hammer, paper, scissors, that's all."
Fan Xi said: "I understand, you all have unique skills."
"But do you need Chinese medicine? My uncle seems to have a prescription. He can give you no side effects..."
Before Fan Xi finished speaking, Gary Payton couldn't wait to say: "Yes, yes, yes, Jack, I have long been interested in the magical Eastern culture. Come and try it quickly. I heard about your uncle's legend." , your uncle is the man who makes Madonna willing to be scummed, I admire him so much..."
Payton's loyalty to Fancy skyrocketed.
This prescription alone was enough to make him bow his head and bow to it.
However, since he couldn't cook the medicine himself, Fan Xi decided to find an old Chinese medicine doctor in Chinatown to cook the medicine for him. After the training camp started, he would give him a jar every day and drink it while it was hot.
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The Knicks' training camp officially started on the first weekend after the "three people and eight women Payton Xiaoyao Pill" incident.
Fan Xi looked at the arena full of unfamiliar faces. He seemed a little uncomfortable, but full of ambition.
He even jokingly said: "Last year people said we were a senior club, but this year we are all Boy Scouts."
Then, Fan Xi also used Gary Payton and Reggie Miller as examples: "You must keep exercising, otherwise when you are old, you will be very embarrassed if you are photographed secretly going downstairs to buy those things. There are only eight women. Well, just go it alone, so what’s the point of fear?”
This is Fan Xi's tenth season, and he is really a seasoned speaker.
Of course, this is also a move to bring teammates closer together.
The young rookies suddenly felt no sense of isolation.
There's even a college basketball vibe.
Then, we started taking some promotional photos for the new season, and then opened up to the media.
Before the media came in, Gary Payton hurriedly ran away. He didn't want to be asked embarrassing questions.
However, Fanci instructed Reggie Miller and Kwame Brown to stop him, including Trevor Ariza.
It can be seen that Ariza is a relatively bold rookie.
No other rookie dared to move.
Therefore, this also establishes his role as Gary Payton's exclusive backpack in the new season.
Gary Payton did not escape in the end. When he was asked seriously by an ESPN reporter: "Do you really have this problem now? Are you worried that this problem will affect your game performance?"
"What do you mean by that?"
Gary Payton has always been known for his sharp tongue. "Will my opponent arrange for eight women to double-team me? When a normal man faces eight women, who wouldn't use some modern medicine? Do you want me tied up with a spoon?"
Payton was confident and emphasized: "Miller and Kwame Brown also ate."
This is really a stab in the gangster's den.
The other Knicks players were laughing, and the atmosphere within the team was pretty awesome.
Although the outside world is very worried about them.
But they are really happy.
"I like the lineup of the new season very much. My commitment remains unchanged. Of course we can win the championship. Is there any doubt? When a player who is nearly 40 years old still dares to challenge eight-man double teams, even at the expense of Body, what kind of sportsmanship is this?”
Fan Xi concluded the coffin.
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