Chapter Seventy-Five: New Season, New Atmosphere
On Oct. 22, the Heat beat the Grizzlies to make it six straight preseason wins.
It's worth mentioning that the Heat are one of the few teams in the league to have won all of their preseason games.
With the preseason over, the Heat will be preparing for the new season.
On October 25th, agent Bill Duffy approached.
"Liu, this is Li Ning's new contract, and they want to sign a 10-year contract with 150 million US dollars!"
Bill Duffy was obviously a little excited when he said this, and the price given by Li Ning was simply incredible for a player like Liu Hao who had just debuted.
Although he didn't care much about this kind of thing, Liu Hao was still very surprised by the price given by Li Ning.
After a brief moment of agitation, Bill Duffy brought a box in from the outside.
"Look, here's something they've got for you, open it and take a look!"
It's such a big box, I don't know what's inside.
After opening it, Liu Hao found that in addition to a batch of clothes for usual training, there were several pairs of shoes!
You must know that at that time, Li Ning's reputation in sneakers was far inferior to that of foreign brands such as Nike and Adidas, and Liu Hao was apprehensive about the shoes that Li Ning sent him.
The first thing that catches the eye is a black "Hao" logo on the side and tongue of the shoe, which is surrounded by a circle, which is Liu Hao's unique logo.
The shoes are called Liu Hao's generation, with white as the main color, bright red around them, and the soles are full of elasticity and non-slip stripes.
Liu Hao is still very satisfied with such a design, and he can't wait to put on sneakers to experience it.
I have to say that these shoes are full of, and they also increase the bottom of the shoes to reduce the probability of twisting the foot, and the anti-slip is also very good.
"Oh, these shoes are so pretty, how do they feel!?" Bill Duffy looked at the sneakers and was a little surprised that he looked so good.
"It's not bad, it's about the same as the Nike shoes I've worn before, I love it!" Liu Hao said that he couldn't help but step on the soles of his shoes, and it was really good!
"If you like it, Li Ning is officially going to start mass production, and I'll try it when the time comes!"
"Everything is OK, I really like these sneakers."
At this time, Liu Hao was very happy in his heart, but he didn't expect that he also had a pair of exclusive sneakers, and he could brag to others when he went out in the future.
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In the training hall that day, Liu Hao came early.
He's coming in early to train, of course, not to show off his signature sneakers.
"Morning, Liu!" The first person to come turned out to be Butler.
The rise of Liu Hao and Wade in the preseason made him feel the crisis, and he had to train hard to occupy a place in the team.
"It's Butler, how about you look at my sneakers!?"
Butler looked at it for a few seconds, then said, "It's beautiful, why haven't I seen your shoes, Nike or Adidas?" ”
Liu Hao shook his head and said, "These shoes are from Li Ning, do you know, Li Ning, our country's brand." ”
"I haven't heard of it."
Speaking of which, the little wave that Butler's heart just set off has disappeared all over the place, what good shoes can such a brand have? It's just an empty shell.
"This is also normal, these shoes will be carried forward by Uncle Ben himself!"
Liu Hao was a little floating, and he couldn't wait to see the surprised expression on Butler's face.
"By you, what do you mean!?"
"These are my sneakers, hahaha!"
Butler listened, exclusive sneakers, I'm Nima, how can this product be so lucky!
This sentence was heard by Wade and Odom, who happened to come in, and everyone immediately surrounded Liu Hao and looked at the pair of sneakers on his feet.
It's not that he's perfect, but shouldn't there be something like a superstar!?
So, everyone was a little distracted during training today, and they kept looking at Liu Hao.
No.
To be precise, it is the "Liu Hao Generation" sneakers under Liu Hao's feet.
There are all those eyes, envy and jealousy.
However, the kind-hearted (heartbroken) Liu Hao generously gave each of them a pair of "Liu Hao Generation" after showing off.
"Oh, you don't have to thank me!"
These people smiled and said thank you one by one, but they were sighing in their hearts why they didn't have exclusive sneakers, which made them deeply feel the unfairness of this world.
Even so, when these people returned home, they couldn't wait to get on the "Liu Hao generation".
From this time on, they all began to silently pay attention to the brand called Li Ning on the other side of the ocean.
These shoes are really good, they are worth getting their hands on, and although they are not allowed to be worn during the competition, they are still worth trying in private.
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There is only one day left before the start of the new season, and the Heat will have an early rest.
Tomorrow's first game away to the Philadelphia 76ers, although the current 76ers do not have the style of previous years, but they are still not to be underestimated.
Especially the win in the first game is very important for the team, so we have to try to win tomorrow.
At night, Liu Hao lay on the bed, opened the system panel and looked at his current ability:
Host's current stats (NBA-level) (equipped with the Neural Knife badge):
Mid-range shots: 73 (81)
Three-point shot: 70 (80)
Layup: 75 (83)
Ball Control: 80 (89)
Passing: 75 (84)
Reb:60(68)
Since growing taller, Liu Hao's rebounding ability has improved, and his shooting is more stable than before.
Maybe it's because of standing tall and looking far away, shooting and passing have improved a lot.
Host's current talent (NBA):
Bounce: 83
Strength: 60
Speed: 86
Agility: 77
Anti-jamming capacity: 74
It can be seen that as a defender, Liu Hao's speed still needs to be improved, which is why he has a special headache for the little man who is extremely fast.
The speed of 86 is indeed a bit slow.
Players like Wade and Iverson are all going for 95 or more, and it's a real headache when defending them.
After an offseason adjustment, Liu Hao's height remains at 203cm, his weight is 101kg, and his arm span is 219cm!
This is simply an incredible thing in the eyes of his teammates, and he has grown 6cm taller in just half a year!
But the most incredible thing is the teammates of Huaqiao University, looking at Liu Hao's strong appearance now, no one will believe that a year ago he was just a small guard of about 190cm.
In this regard, the general manager of the Heat also thought about whether to strengthen the guard line, because it is difficult for the substitute on the Heat guard line to take on the heavy responsibility.
But Liu Hao, who has grown taller, has not lost his guard skills, but has become more and more mature, and even becomes stronger after adding his height.
On second thought, Riley needed to grow Wade, too, and signing him with the No. 5 pick proved to be an absolute bargain.
Therefore, Riley gave up the reinforcement of the guard line and could let Liu Hao play guard, so that the Heat's lineup would be stronger than expected.
The record of winning all preseason games is enough to say that the current Heat is not easy to beat.
The starting five Tigers, plus the three giants of Alston, Grant and Haslem on the bench, the eight of them are enough to support the entire Heat!
and Wang Zhizhi's unexpected three-point shot caught the enemy off guard.
This is the new Heat this season!
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