MTL - Healing Basketball-Chapter 10 Opening Map Cannon (for collection)
Chapter 10 10. Opening Map Cannon (for collection)
Arrived in Orlando, and Bill Duffy, who made an appointment, came to pick up Liu Xiu to the hotel where the Blazers summer league team stayed.
Surprisingly, the coach of the Blazers in this summer league is coach Maurice Cheeks, with chief assistant Kevin Pritchard playing next to it.
We met and greeted each other for a while. Even if it was a report, Maurice Cheeks didn’t talk much, but assistant Kevin Prittcha told us the time and place to gather tomorrow morning.
After the report, Bill Duffy and Liu Xiu came to the room prepared for him by the Blazers.
Bill Duffy looked at the room after entering the room, and smiled: "As expected of the Trail Blazers, the Nuggets are all double rooms. If Carmelo knew that you lived in a single room..."
Looking at Bill Duffy with a straight face, he actually showed an expression of wanting to watch a good show, Liu Xiu wanted to take a camera and take a picture.
But soon Bill Duffy returned to the old-fashioned way: "Jess, as a rookie in the lottery, the Trail Blazers will definitely give you a chance to show your ability in the summer league..."
Liu Xiu had heard these words several times on the road, and he quickly interrupted: "Bill, what kind of person is my head coach Maurice Cheeks? It doesn't feel good to get along with."
Bill Duffy is not bothered by being interrupted, this is a serious question, he thought about it and said, "I don't know much about him, all I know is that he is not a very strict person, there are many media and experts who will develop The Blazers' growing confusion was attributed to him not being strict enough to lead the team, and former Blazers general manager Bob Sweet also stepped down after the draft because of the team's confusion..."
Not easy to get along with and not a strict person?
What do you think is wrong.
Liu Xiu has also investigated various information about the Blazers in the past few days, but couldn't find much useful information on the Internet or in the newspapers. Eight out of ten pieces of news were negative reports. The players are so powerful, Maurice Qi. In addition to being criticized, the head coach does not have much presence.
It's just that the Blazers won 49 wins in the 01-02 season and 50 wins last season...
Liu Xiu thinks it's better to experience it herself.
On the way from the airport to the hotel, Liu Xiu had already chatted a lot with Bill Duffy.
Liu Xiu learned from Bill Duffy that the Blazers officially submitted his contract to the Players Union and the league, and he officially joined the Blazers.
Before the Blazers formally submitted Liu Xiu's contract to the league, Liu Xiu only needed to occupy a virtual base salary space of US$460,000. After the contract was officially submitted, the salary space occupied was calculated at US$1.78 million.
In fact, for the Blazers, it is completely unimportant to sign contracts early to occupy space. The Blazers’ salary of nearly $80 million next season has already exploded. It’s not bad for him, it’s just a problem with the team’s process.
I learned a bit. On the Jazz side, Stockton chose to retire. Malone's contract expired and the Jazz was notified that the contract would not be renewed. The Jazz, who had a bunch of contracts to free up huge space, traded Malone back. Even if Malone was paid a lot of money, the Blazers would be able to free up some space.
In turn, the Blazers have the potential to clear space on a massive scale—that's the thinking of new Blazers general manager John Nash.
However, the probability that the Jazz are willing to eat the contract is about 1%, and this also requires Malone to be willing to join the Trail Blazers, and the probability is also about 1%.
After the free market opened on July 1, the Blazers contacted the Jazz and Malone. The Jazz were very interested in some of the Blazers’ powerful players, but Malone ignored the Blazers and didn’t respond for a few days. , Malone seemed to think of the Blazers this morning and declined the invitation.
Unsurprisingly, the 'big plan' of John Nash, who took office as the new official, collapsed directly.
As soon as John Nash became the general manager, he rushed to do something that was bound to fail and would also upset the team's high-paid players. With such an operation, Bill Duffy had a hint of tone when he told Liu Xiu about it. laugh at.
Bill Duffy also said some small things. For example, after he took 30% of his salary in advance, when the salary is paid in the new season, the players' union will still be calculated based on the total salary.
These things seem to be known without saying, but the agents will say that most of the players in the NBA are black. Although some blacks are sober, some of them do not say that he will definitely make trouble when the time comes.
Sending off Bill Duffy, who is in a hurry at the busiest stage, Liu Xiu still has so many regrets.
'Malone, he averaged 20 points per game at the age of 40 last year, and I don't have a Hispanic girlfriend, so I'm not afraid to be teammates with him...'
‘Wait, I have Tianzun and a black bear, what Malone do you want, isn’t the one who plays table tennis handsome? Isn't the one who plays tennis aggressive... The one who plays tennis doesn't seem to be called Malone...'
Liu Xiu entered a habitual state of mind wandering... After a while, she finally regained her composure. With a thought, she opened the system screen.
The screen is the ability evaluation of the basic data, the same as before, but there are three more options next to the option of "simulation training".
'Lottery' and 'Exchange', these two are dark and not optional, and the last 'talent' can be entered.
Open the talent section, there is only one option, and it is also marked with 'defective'.
"The Great Magician (Incomplete) (not officially joining the team): Temporarily copy and designate a teammate's best skill as a talent, and get bonuses during training and competition. (Note: 1. The specific effect depends on the degree of matching and copying teammates. The strength of this skill depends on the strength of the host’s own skill in this technology. 2. Only one talent can be assigned a day. If there is a match on that day, you can re-designate a new talent before the game starts, please choose carefully.)”
Seeing this, Liu Xiu was excited again.
Fortunately, it was not like the strange screams on the plane at noon frightened a group of people around.
Now, Liu Xiu can finally relatively calmly analyze the talent that has been unlocked by the gift package after officially entering the NBA.
'What is the effect of this bonus... This one doesn't need to be overthinking, just try it after joining the team. ’
‘Looking at the description, it should be that you can copy whoever you want… Well, no, only teammates can. ’
‘I don’t know what the full version is. ’
'I rub, I was still disgusted with the Blazers before, this talent, the Blazers is a treasure team! ’
Liu Xiu accepted this team before because everyone on this team didn't look like a good person and felt that they were doing something.
Think about it now, just looking at talent, Damon Stoudemire, Pippen, Rasheed Wallace, Randolph... Even without Sabonis, Steve Smith and others, NBA There aren't many teams with more stars than the Blazers!
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At 8 am the next morning, Liu Xiu walked slowly from the hotel to the training ground arranged by the Magic for the Blazers after having breakfast.
It is only a few minutes' drive from the TD Water House Center Gymnasium, and a few minutes' walking distance from the hotel where you are staying.
He had planned to go not so conspicuous, not too early, not too late.
Normally, the gathering at 9 o'clock, after 8:05 to 8:25, should be the least eye-catching time. If it is later, it may be later. If it is earlier, it may be the earliest one.
However, Liu Xiu, who was still wandering around slowly and arrived at the training ground at 8:20, entered the training ground and saw the training scene that was already in full swing.
‘Roll your sister! ’
Obviously the temperature of the air conditioner is quite low, but some players are already sweating... 'Is this too weak? ’
Obviously, Liu Xiu felt several hostile glances.
How is hostility felt?
"Healing value +11, from Quintel-Woods."
"Healing value +9, from Tita Carter."
"Healing value +7..."
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All of a sudden, the healing value increased by nearly 100 points!
Liu Xiu thought of what Bill Duffy said yesterday - "You can be selected by an NBA team like this. There are many players that teams want. For veterans without jobs, for G League players, any opportunity for any team, I want them to go all out for it..."
‘Is it because I was selected with the 13th overall pick, and the official announcement was officially signed, they were envious and jealous? What's with the guy named Quintel Woods? Forget it, it doesn't matter, so much hostility was encountered in the first place... It's great! ’
Although it sounds cruel, Liu Xiu knows that the probability of being undrafted, veterans who no longer have jobs, and D-League players can enter the NBA through the summer league is probably a one-in-a-hundred probability, and it may be even lower.
Liu Xiu, under the leadership of the trainer, changed into the summer league jersey and returned to the training ground, still enjoying the attention, but this time the healing value was not increased.
Everyone's attention is on Liu Xiu's figure...it's so unfair!
Such a guy who can't manage his body well, how can he be selected in the lottery? Why?
felt the negative energy of the temporary teammates... Of course Liu Xiu had to calm down the injured hearts of his teammates.
Liu Xiu showed a warm smile and said loudly to his teammates: "Hello, we will be teammates from now on. In the days to come, I hope you will work hard to express yourself, play well, and strive to get a full guaranteed contract!"
Liu Xiu was the last one to come? Not really.
There was also a dark fat man who had just entered the training ground when he saw Liu Xiu fire a map cannon, and scolded him with a mantra.
"This rookie... strong!"
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Ask for monthly pass, recommendation ticket, investment~
(end of this chapter)
