Athens, August 15.

The first game of the Olympic men's basketball group A, China VS Spain.

In the fourth quarter of the game, Yao Ming left the court with five fouls. After the game, the live camera was given to the leader of Chinese basketball.

Then, he was filmed angrily throwing the towel to the ground.

"Compared with the Busan Asian Games, our team has only changed a skin, but the heart has not changed." Looking at his teammates who had no fighting spirit on the court, Yao Ming yelled.

At this time, the Chinese team was already more than 20 points behind Spain, and Yao Ming graduated with five more crimes, and there was basically no possibility of recovery.

Spain are a world powerhouse and it makes sense to lose to them. As long as China plays well in the next few games, it still has a chance to reach the quarterfinals.

But the fighting spirit and attitude shown by the Chinese team in the game made Yao Ming very annoyed.

He felt that everyone didn't want to fight at all, so they just went up to die with peace of mind.

With that attitude, God knows if we can win the next few games.

New Zealand, Serbia and Montenegro, Argentina, Italy...... These opponents, does the Chinese team dare to say that they will win?

Yao Ming needs to see the fighting spirit, and he wants to lead the national team to something after returning from the NBA.

However, he didn't feel the fighting spirit he wanted.

As a result, the little giant, who became the leader of the national team at the age of 24, became angry.

In an interview after the game, Yao Ming also said some angry words, which caused some not very good effects.

At that time, Wayne was immediately mentioned in the media.

There is no doubt that as a Chinese player who was drafted in the NBA draft lottery section, fans were a little disappointed not to see Wayne selected for the national team.

While Wayne was unable to attend the Athens Olympics for a number of reasons, it still didn't stop fans from having fantasies.

Does the Chinese team really need someone to help Yao Ming share the pressure?

04 Athens has just begun, and China still has a chance to turn around.

But in 08 Beijing, there is no room for error.

Regarding Wayne's joining the national team, not only journalists, but many related people, have begun to think about this issue.

The first defeat of the Chinese team and the incident of Yao Ming's tantrum intensified in China.

And at this time in Indianapolis, there is only one person that all basketball fans care about - Wayne.

"Awesome, fantastic, Wayne's performance was really fantastic!"

When Mike. When Brown gave him a briefing on Wayne's summer league performance in Bird's office, the bespectacled, black coach was full of praise for Wayne.

Half a month ago, the Rocky Hills Summer League had come to an end, and the Pacers had an excellent record of 10 wins and 1 loss!

The only one we lost was against the Bulls.

On the Bulls' side, Lore. Deng + Ben. Gordon's British combination, the firepower is indeed fierce, and Wayne's two fists are difficult to beat with four hands.

Other than that, Wayne led the team to victory.

Throughout the summer league, Wayne averaged 22.3 points, 10.2 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 2.8 blocks per game, shooting 40.2% from three-point range, the best of all the rookies in the competition.

This is also the current Rocky Mountain Summer League, which does not have a championship and MVP, it is just a training game.

Otherwise, Wayne will have to come back with two honors.

Wayne's performance didn't just make Mike. Brown's incoherent language also made the Print City fans extremely happy.

At the beginning, when Bird traded Harrington + Tinsley for Wayne, Indian City fans were still a little worried.

This is also Bird's high esteem in Yincheng, and if someone else makes such a deal, it is estimated that he will be sprayed to self-sufficiency.

And Wayne's performance in the Summer League proved the saying: "Believe in Big Bird, get eternal life!" ”

So much so that at the end of July, when Wayne officially signed with the Pacers, Wayne's news made the front page headlines of many local newspapers.

The expectations of Indian City fans for this No. 12 rookie are comparable to the top show.

"Well, then, do you think he can really make a difference in the number three position?" Bird was very serious, he had seen all the footage of the games in Wayne's Summer League, but he still needed to listen to Mike. Brown's opinion.

Speaking of which, Bird himself was a small forward who played under the guise of a big forward.

Therefore, he is still very confident in Wayne's transformation.

"It's not a question of whether it's appropriate or not! He's really that kind, the kind that is rare. has excellent courage, although thin but not afraid of confrontation, the key is that three points are reliable, much more reliable than Atai! ”

Artest, who is on vacation: "Meow meow? ”

"It's a pity that the opponents in the summer league are too weak to see his true strength."

See Mike. Brown complimented, and Bird smiled.

Is Summer League weak?

Compared to the NBA, it is true, it is nothing.

But compared to the NCAA, it's not easy at all.

In the first 11 games of the transition from amateur to professional, it was really nice to be able to play like this.

After all, from a global perspective, the level of summer league is honestly not low.

A lot of the talents who have been big in the Euroleague may not be able to impress in the summer league.

Bird didn't continue to ask, but looked away from Mike. Brown looked away at head coach Rick. Carlisle.

Carlil and Bird are also old revolutionary friendships, and he understands it with a look, so he immediately speaks: "I will use him, but it won't be too much time at first."

If he proves he can, I'm willing to let him take Harrington's sixth-man position. ”

"Well, sixth man, if I can, I want him to be the sixth man next season. At the critical moment, you might as well let him try it too. ”

At the critical moment, as soon as Bird mentioned the word, the three old men in the office fell silent.

'Of course, I'll give him a chance to prove what he's capable of when it matters most.' Carlisle nodded, this kind of test is very costly, because if you can't shoot, you lose.

But again, if Wayne is really capable of being a big-hearted player, the Pacers have a big shortcoming.

"Well, then, Wayne will be oscillating between the number three and the number four next season, and we'll have to see how much weight he gets in the summer and then decide where he goes."

"Gain weight? Didn't we help Wayne gain weight? Carlisle looked confused, Wayne should be on vacation now, right?

"As far as I know, Wayne is training on his own at a training gym on the outskirts of India. Of course, he hired professional trainers, so don't worry. When we see him at the end of September......"

Bird looked at the ceiling and curled the corners of his mouth slightly: "He may be stronger than he was in Summer League." ”

"By the way, Larry, about that deal......" Carlisle looked at Bird and asked about the recent deal.

As with the Wayne trade, the player Bird has been talking about lately, if he can really come, will definitely be a huge addition to the Pacers next season.

"Oh, that's it. It should be about the same, they don't think it will last long, wait another 24 hours at most, and we will have results. ”

Bird nodded confidently, after a disappointing season, Bird was suddenly full of anticipation for the new season.

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Wayne was playing like crazy in the gym, and because of the "Man of Steel" badge, he began to ask Mancias to increase his weight gain.

Of course, Mancias didn't agree, and Wayne couldn't just say to someone: "It's okay, you can make me have a plug-in." ”

So, under Wayne's hard work, the two decided that they could only gain a maximum of 105 kilograms before the new season.

It was about 3 kilograms more than expected.

One summer, which is equivalent to Wayne gaining 20 pounds!

While gaining weight, Wayne's strength is also clicking upward. Before the start of the new season, it will certainly not be a problem to train your strength to the passing mark of 60.

When the time comes, upgrade and add some strength with growth points, and then match the badge of "tough defense", and the confrontation should not be crushed.

While gaining weight, Wayne is also careful to protect his touch.

He was afraid that if he hung too much meat, his shooting would be affected.

But fortunately, whether it is from the shooting percentage of shooting training or the attribute interface, Wayne's shooting has not decreased.

Perhaps, once the attribute is added, it will not be affected by changes in factors such as weight.

But whether the attributes of the physical fitness class will be affected, Wayne does not know.

At present, it has no effect, but if I continue to gain weight in the future, will the rate of weight gain decrease?

After all, his strength has always been limited by the "upper limit of weight". This means that the properties of the body class may not be increased as much as you want.

By noon, Wayne finished his strength training and walked out of the gym sweating profusely.

When Schwartz saw Wayne, he was envious.

This young man is easy to practice pimple meat.

Look at your belly again...... Schwartz fell silent.

"Jeff, long waiting." Wayne saw Schwartz and said hello casually.

During this time, Schwartz was going to meet Wayne at the end of three days, and the two had gradually become acquainted.

After all, Wayne's side has a lot more business activities than Okafor!

"Don't you have a holiday? In almost a month, the new season training camp will start. ”

"There's no time for a holiday, there are too many places to strengthen." Wayne gasped, do you think he doesn't want to take a vacation?

But there's no way, he's too slow to upgrade this system, so he can only practice on his own!

Wayne's dream is to break into the NBA, become a star, suck Bai Fumei and go to the peak of life.

Although he is now in the NBA, his dream is only the first step.

At this time, I relaxed, and I was too unpursued.

Disappear after two years, that's not what Wayne wants.

"Okay, just take a break......" Schwartz shook his head, since he signed a contract with the Pacers last month, Wayne now has a monthly salary in addition to endorsement fees.

There's really nothing to negotiate about Wayne's rookie contract. After the new collective bargaining, the league set the rookie contract to the core.

How much money can be taken in the order, it can basically be said that the price is clearly marked. The team can't give less, and the players can't ask for more.

Wayne's rookie contract is four years and $7.89 million, with a team option starting in the third year.

In other words, the 3.4 million in the first two years, Wayne can get his hands on it steadily. Whether you can get it in the next two years or not, so that whether there is a big contract in the future depends on Wayne's ability.

Schwartz never expected that Wayne would receive his salary and devote himself to training.

I rented a gymnasium, found some trainers by myself, and "tortured" myself so happily.

"You say, there's an ad to shoot in a few days?" Wayne took a break and chatted with Schwartz about what to expect in a few days.

Schwartz certainly didn't come to see Wayne train.

"Well, it's your first official advertisement. So, I had to take a break from training for those days. ”

"Okay, no problem." After taking the money to do things, Wayne definitely can't take Nike's 28 million for nothing.

"Well, then, I won't bother you. Rest well, and I'll contact you in advance when the time comes. ”

With that, Schwartz got up and prepared to leave.

Meanwhile, in Atlanta, Hawks general manager Billy Brown. Knight couldn't hold it back.

He picked up his phone and dialed Larry. Bird's phone.

This time, count him by General Bird.