Eight Hundred and Forty-Nine. Curry's Miserable Day and Many Days

"How come you don't have any awareness at all? I've retreated to defend. You should find a way to use this space to move to your own shooting area, not to drill into my blocking area..."

"Your shooting is too bad! How come you don't have any strong points? You have to practice a strong point this summer so that you can have your characteristics in the game, otherwise you won't get any playing time, and you won't play well even if you go to the Development League..."

"Footsteps! Where are your footsteps? You disappeared as soon as I turned around? Now you are no longer a college basketball player. You are not in good shape, short and have short arms. You have to play to your athletic advantage and predict my turning route. The rushing and grabbing in college is not useful in the NBA..."

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Sun Ce was practicing and spraying, but Jimmy Butler didn't talk back, but kept nodding.

Because Sun Ce was telling the truth, his advantages in college, facing Sun Ce...except for athletic ability and confrontation, he was good in other aspects.

Sun Ce also understood why Jimmy Butler sat on the bench in his rookie year in the original time and space.

In the one-on-one training with Sun Ce, Jimmy Butler was tortured to death.

If Sun Ce hadn't seen Jimmy Butler's ability evaluation before they officially became teammates, he really wanted to see how low it was. It would be too miserable if it was lower than that of Vazquez in the preseason that just ended.

In terms of technology, Sun Ce feels that Jimmy Butler can do everything, but there is no point that can gain a foothold in the NBA for the time being.

As for Jimmy Butler's defense, there is really nothing to praise except enthusiasm. Sun Ce also understands why a head coach like Thibodeau who is keen on defense did not give Jimmy Butler a chance in his rookie year. Even a player like CJ Watson, who has a shooting percentage of more than 30% and is infinitely beaten on the defensive end, can play more time than such a player who plays actively and works extremely hard.

Because Jimmy Butler is really bad, Sun Ce checked it out. Jimmy Butler played in a junior college when he was a freshman, averaging 18+7+3 per game. The gap between that level of league and the first-level league is probably about the same as that between the NBA and the NBDL. In his sophomore year, Jimmy Butler transferred to Marquette University, Wade's alma mater. Sure enough, his data plummeted, averaging 5+4 per game. In his junior year, he finally had the strength to start, but his junior and senior years only averaged 15+6 per game.

If there were not many freshmen and sophomores who did not participate in this year's draft, Jimmy Butler's performance in college would basically not have made it to the first round. At best, he would have been in the middle and late second round. In his senior year, he only averaged 15+6 per game.

But the more this happened, Sun Ce felt that Jimmy Butler's performance was more surprising, and later he could even become a player averaging 20+5+5 per game.

Many fans saw Jordan, Kobe, James and others averaging 20+5+5 in many seasons, and thought that 20+5+5 was easy. In fact, before the data explosion, only two or three people could do it in a season. They could get 20+5+5 and have a decent record. They were all MVP candidates.

However, although Sun Ce was very happy to abuse, he was hit so hard... but he still had to hold on, otherwise how could he pretend to be cool and let the right protector be a bodyguard?

This guy is really strong. He weighs more than 220 pounds, which is about 100 kilograms, but he looks very thin, that is, he is full of muscles.

He just doesn't know how to use his physical advantage.

Sun Ce can't teach this, so he just sprays him and lets him figure it out.

Sun Ce is a little regretful that the left protector didn't come, but he thinks that he can't seem to suppress the left protector. The guy's only strength on the offensive end is shooting. If he bullies him with other aspects, the guy will definitely not accept it, but compared to shooting... Sun Ce thinks it's good for Thompson to train with Battier.

Thinking of Coach Hollins's arrangement for Thompson and Jimmy Butler, Sun Ce saw the difference in the team's attention to the two.

Sun Ce himself felt that training with Jimmy Butler was boring and he didn't have much patience. The coaching staff must have guessed it, so the coaching staff really just wanted Sun Ce to lend the training hall to Jimmy Butler, and didn't even let Jimmy Butler live in his house.

As for Thompson, he directly moved into the mansion that Battier bought in his early years, and let Thompson train with Battier, and the treatment was completely different.

Sun Ce remembered that Coach Hollins said that Thompson was the son of his former teammate...

Even in the NBA, relationships are still very important. If you have a father with many friends, you will get preferential treatment when you enter the NBA.

It may also be related to the draft, but the identity of the son of a teammate may be the most important.

As for the second-round pick Adam Honggao, the Grizzlies had no intention of signing him. They just bought two tickets and booked a hotel for two nights to see how strong he was. After seeing him, they sent him back to Europe.

At 11 o'clock in the morning, after finishing the first training with Jimmy Butler and giving him the gate code and the key to the training hall, Sun Ce stopped caring about his training.

It's not that it's boring to train with Jimmy Butler. Training with multiple people is not always boring. The main reason is that the day after tomorrow, which is the day after the last labor-management negotiation before the offseason, Sun Ce will return to China with Zu Goose. Although the suspension is suspended, summer business activities still need to be carried out.

Now Sun Ce is just waiting for the day when the labor negotiations are concluded, and he can just come back and sign the contract. Everything has been negotiated, and he can just wait for the specific changes in the new version of the share sharing, salary cap, and rookie contract renewal terms to be released before he can calculate his salary.

If a new labor agreement is reached tomorrow, Sun Ce will certainly be happier...

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However, Sun Ce's arrival was not able to affect the general trend of the shutdown.

On June 29, as expected, labor negotiations broke down.

On the evening of the next day, Sun Ce and Zu'e took a direct flight from Memphis to the Imperial Capital. They arrived in the Imperial Capital on the morning of the 31st. They first sent Zu'e back to his home in Tianjin, and then returned to Beijing again, practiced the Nash training method, and rested. After one night, the endorsement activity started on July 1st.

At 12 noon Beijing time, the NBA headquarters in New York held a press conference in the early morning to announce the suspension of the NBA.

The NBA shutdown and the U.S. government shutdown seem to have the same meaning. All departmental operations of 30 teams have been shut down. All NBA team websites have withdrawn all player-related sections, and any NBA team staff is prohibited from having any contact with NBA players. Contact, including discussion of players in any setting.

The team management is more strict. Even if it is mentioned on the roadside that a player was recorded by a passerby, the team will be fined US$1 million to start...

There are also restrictions on players. No NBA players are allowed to enter all arenas, including rented arenas. If you want to go to a concert and it happens to be held in an arena rented by an NBA team or owned by yourself, you can't do it.

This has no impact for Sun Ce for the time being. In fact, if the labor negotiations are reached before the start of the training camp, it will have no impact on the active players. The only ones who will be unlucky from the beginning are the rookies who were just selected this year, and the first-round picks are still unlucky. Well, they have a guaranteed contract, and the team will find ways to help him find a place to live and train in advance.

There are teams like the Grizzlies that borrow their teammates’ indoor and outdoor basketball courts; there are also teams like the Hornets, where local wealthy private sponsors provide Irving with room and board, training venues, and personal coaches. The sponsors still sign contracts with the No. 1 pick. Money is more comfortable than training in the team's arena during the offseason; no matter how bad it is, it can be like a bank loan. Being selected by an NBA team in the first round is the best credit mortgage. The bank does not think that the NBA will continue to be suspended. Resumption of operations.

But most of the second-round picks are miserable. Originally, many players who should have been selected in the second round in normal draft years entered the first round this year. Many second-round picks should have been unsuccessful, and their strength was not up to the NBA level.

Now there is no summer league for them to try to show their personal abilities. Most players have been given up by NBA teams before the lockout ends. Except for those who performed well during the physical examination and technical training after being selected, most players Some people cannot get help from teams, local wealthy people, or sponsors, and can only find ways to spend this time on their own.

In terms of the probability of successfully entering the NBA, this year's second-round picks have reached the lowest level since the new century. Before the lockout began, 8 teams or individuals gave up their signing rights. The team's giving up means that the selected players become unlimited Free agents and second-round picks who personally give up their signing rights will not be able to sign with an NBA team within one year.

There were no problems on Sun Ce's side, and the business activities were going smoothly.

Fans and sponsors will not disrupt the rhythm of their lives just because the NBA is suspended. They will continue to live their lives as they should.

Beijing, Qingdao, Shanghai, Wuhan, Chongqing, Guangzhou; Osaka and Tokyo on a certain island; Seoul in South Korea; Singapore; Istanbul in Turkey, Barcelona in Spain, and London in the United Kingdom in Europe... After half a month of consecutive endorsement activities, the last one The station came to Sun Ce’s hometown. This time, some of Sun Ce’s teammates also came. After Sun Ce completed his personal endorsement activities on behalf of Aizui, he participated in the event organized by Randolph, Gasol, Battier, and new teammate Nash. A joint promotional campaign between Memphis City Hall and Panda Base.

The NBA suspension is just a matter of the NBA. Since Sun Ce promised not to leave Memphis until he won the championship, the Memphis City Hall increased its investment in Sun Ce and had more cooperation with the Chengdu City Government to help the agriculture of this plain in Chengdu with or without compensation. In terms of mechanized operation management, professional technical personnel have been dispatched; correspondingly, the Chengdu Municipal Government is actively trying to open a direct flight from Chengdu to Memphis. The Memphis City Hall is actively cooperating to expand the development of the tourism market in Memphis. Anyway, we are going Those who travel to the United States will go there no matter what.

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"Steve, are you really not going to my house for dinner? Don't listen to Zach and Mark's nonsense. Our family is very friendly."

"No, I'm jetlagged, have an upset stomach, and can't eat."

It’s not like I’ve never met your dad before! Nash really wanted to say this directly.

In fact, considering the fact that he met Sun Ce's father and Randolph and others said that Sun Ce's family opened a devil's restaurant, Nash didn't think it was that scary. His teammates always loved to joke.

But when the image of Sun Ce's father is combined with Randolph and Gasol's vivid descriptions of how evil Sun Ce's restaurant is, Nash would rather believe it or not!

The main reason is that Conley, a top student from Ohio State University, changed teams and went to Magic City with Yao Ming to happily eat desserts.

Sun Ce felt so regretful, blaming those two fat guys for going too far, so he could only say to Nash: "What a pity, my dad also prepared special food for you, so let's go first, Juanjuan, Chloe, Stephen, Ayesha, let’s go.”

When he heard the adjective "special food", Curry, who was already very resistant, said with a sad face: "I feel uncomfortable in my stomach, can I not go..."

"How is that possible? Ayesha, you also want to try authentic Chinese hot pot, right?" Sun Ce said to Curry's model girlfriend.

"Stephen, didn't you just eat four burgers for lunch and that's not enough?" Ayesha Alexander was also teasing Curry. "It's my first time back in China and I want to give it a try. Can you come with me? Dear of."

Curry felt like he was in trouble. He had just renewed his contract with Nike for two years, and successfully became a sole spokesperson from a member of the "potential star group". Although there is no possibility of issuing signature shoes, he has a higher endorsement fee, which is a total of two years. $5 million.

This is the first time he has come out to do a promotional event alone. It is so damn good. On July 17th, he came to Chengdu to do an event. As a former teammate of Sun Ce, although Curry has not become popular yet, he is still popular in China. Sun Ce has some fans, but the key point is the love of Sun Ce's fans.

Therefore, in order to expand Curry's business influence, Nike asked Curry and Sun Ce to participate in activities together and show their faces. After all, Curry's personal words may not necessarily get too many shots in Chinese sports media.

Then, Curry was dragged into the devil's path by Sun Ce. The worst thing is that even his girlfriend, who has known him for many years, seemed to want to watch his show. His girlfriend Ayesha Alexander's maternal grandfather is a Malaysian Chinese. , Ayesha Alexander doesn’t look like a European or American in appearance. She is really interested in Chinese food and has learned about it, but she has never been to China to experience it personally.

"Let's go, Stephen, we just want to talk about your wedding at the end of the month. Besides inviting me, who else did you invite..."

With Curry's desperate expression on his face, Sun Ce was carried by Sun Ce into the thief's car and drove to the devil's restaurant in his worldview...

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After the wonderful dinner with Curry and the wonderful night with Wang Keying, Sun Ce's sneaker endorsement business activities have come to an end.

The next morning, Sun Ce and Wang Keying curiously stared at Curry's butt that was sticking out again, and sent him to the West China Anorectal Department.

They agreed not to eat, but Curry ate like he was going to eat up their family last night...

Not surprisingly, Curry, who had not eaten such spicy food for a year, went to the hospital again.

On the other hand, Ayesha Alexander, who also ate a lot, seemed to be fine. Sun Ce speculated that whether the co-writer is suitable for Sichuan hot pot is related to genes?

When he returned home this time, Sun Ce heard that his mother was planning to open a hotpot restaurant in the United States by leveraging his fame. However, the focus of the operation was not in Memphis, but in San Francisco, the largest concentration of Chinese in the United States.

"Juanjuan, after your aunt and my mother open a hotpot restaurant in San Francisco, let's give Stephen an all-you-can-eat super VIP card and let him practice more. His stomach is not good!" Sun Ce deliberately said in English.

Zu Ge was speechless, he was going to punish this primary school student brother to death!

But Zu’e is curious about why Curry, who deliberately grew a beard, doesn’t look as mature as some of the second and third graders in her school...

But Ayesha Alexander, who was also outside the clinic, was very happy: "Oh, thank you so much, Lord, I will definitely take Stephen to visit often. He is very famous in San Francisco and can also help you attract customers when you open a store. Of course, it’s free, as long as we can eat for free.”

"That `s a deal?"

"That `s a deal!"

Sun Ce and Curry’s girlfriend high-fived each other...

Curry, who had just come out of the clinic and was about to undergo a colonoscopy with the nurse, heard the conversation between his girlfriend and the ex-roommate who had killed a thousand people. His legs softened and he almost knelt down.

Curry always felt that Chinese hospitals were a scam and they frequently performed colonoscopy. He did it last year and found nothing wrong, so he did it again this year. Although Sun Ce went to the director directly to let him go to the emergency room without registration, he had to pay for it himself. , he was still worried about his wallet when he heard his girlfriend and Sun Ce having this evil conversation!

Curry can't think of anything more desperate in the world than this!