New York, Long Island, Dees Hill.

Bauer. Harris was handing out food to homeless people on the street, and this middle-aged man in an old coffee-colored suit had a righteous face, the kind of person who "knew he was very friendly just by looking at his face."

Old Bauer is a well-known good man, since he was a child, he likes to help his neighbors solve various problems, and it is not the first time that he has sent things to homeless people.

Bauer Sr.'s education made his five children different from most black children. His children were able to live happily with drugs, guns, and crime from an early age.

Of course, Bauer Sr. also set the motto for this Christian family - hard work, gratitude, and willingness to give.

For now, his five children are running their lives according to this family motto. One of the proudest of old Bauer is, of course, his second son, Tobias. Harris.

That kid used his hard work in exchange for the opportunity to play in the NBA. A year ago, every scout's report on Harris would have had one sentence – he worked very hard.

But speaking of which, Harris' efforts don't seem to be appreciated in the NBA. For a while, Tobias had to give up. But Ball Sr. told him, "You can survive in the NBA, it's already a gift to your hard work." Keep persevering, and the glory that belongs to you will naturally come. ”

As soon as he thought of this, Old Bauer's cell phone rang. He pulled out his old phone and looked at the caller ID. The caller was none other than his second son, Tobias. Harris!

"How?" Ball Sr. couldn't wait to ask, and as Tobias's father and manager, Ball Sr. certainly knew the news that the Bucks wanted to trade Tobias. It's just that whether the deal will be concluded in the end is beyond the control of the elder Bauer.

"Looks like I'm moving again, father." On the other end of the line, Tobias. Harris's voice was full of helplessness.

"Don't be discouraged, kid. You're just going to change places and keep trying, and in Orlando, you might just get more opportunities. ”

"Orlando? No, father, I'm not going to Orlando. ”

"What!?" Ball Sr. was stunned for a few seconds, didn't the team inform him before, if nothing else, Harris would be added to the trade with the Magic? Now that the deal is struck, why not go to Orlando?

"My next stop is going back to Tennessee, where I was in college. It's Memphis, Dad, and I'm going to report to the Grizzlies. ”

After Harris finished speaking, Ball Sr.'s head went blank. Grizzly bear? That team that still has the highest regular season record in the league so far this season?

How can a team with the goal of winning the championship need a newcomer who has not yet proven itself?

Unless...... Unless, they want the newcomer to prove himself in Memphis.

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On the evening of the 17th, all the games of the All-Star Weekend ended. Early in the morning of the 18th, Randolph and Link were about to step on the plane back to Memphis. With the All-Star Weekend over, it's time for them to rematch with the team and play their final month and a half of games.

Before boarding, both Link and Randolph tinkered with their phones. They're not swiping Facebook, they're giving Maris to Maris, who has been fighting with them for a year and a half. Speights sent a farewell message.

This morning, the NBA officially approved the trade between the Grizzlies and the Bucks. The Grizzlies sent away this year's second-round pick and Speight, and got the little-known second-year forward Tobias from the Milwaukee Bucks. Harris!

The deal didn't cause much of an uproar, after all, people were looking forward to seeing where Howard and Josh ultimately belonged. Speights, a second-round pick and an unknown young player? No one cares about this kind of deal.

For the Grizzlies, however, the deal was significant. Everyone knows that this will be their last reinforcement before they challenge for the championship!

In media interviews, Speights thanked the Grizzlies for their trust, thanked his teammates, and expressed his reluctance to Memphis and hopes to start a new chapter in his career in Orlando.

On a team like the Grizzlies with an extremely congenial locker room atmosphere, no one is going to make a fuss. Although everyone has feelings, everyone also knows that the NBA is a business. Since some things are unavoidable, it is better to accept them.

Speights chose to take it.

As for the other protagonist in this deal, no comment was made. Because, a second-round pick doesn't speak.

That's right, a second-round pick is one of the reasons why the Bucks are willing to send Harris away. If they want to rebuild, they need more draft picks to back it up. It's all scratch lottery tickets, and it's possible to win the second round of lottery. Not to mention the second-round show, after Link became famous, even the undrafted draft became the object of various teams competing for "scratching the lottery".

Tobias. Harris is not even as good as that draft pick in this trade. When he left, he didn't even have any reporters to visit, and he didn't have any teammates to see him off.

Carrying his luggage alone, he left Milwaukee, the "Ice City", and got on a plane to Memphis alone.

Before turning off his phone, Harris posted on his social media, which has few followers, "You're not defined by the past, the past prepares you." ”

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"Do you still say in the future that I will only talk nonsense? Look, Torbosen. Harris is really here. Randolph beamed with smugness along the way, as if he had brokered the deal himself. In reality, however, Randolph didn't even know whether Harris was an American or not.

"It's called Tobias. Harris, we're teammates in the future, so at least we have to figure out people's names. Link was speechless, as long as Randolph hadn't played for two days, he was instantly skinned.

"Well, Tobias, Toboson, it's no different! I don't know if that kid likes to play cards or not, if he doesn't, Tony. Aaron is about to lose a gambling friend, hahahaha. ”

Although Link and Randolph had just returned from Houston, they had to attend team practice in the afternoon. Because tomorrow, the Grizzlies will play away against the Pistons and start the regular season again. Therefore, there is no need to delay training.

"Have you ever seen that guy play?" Seeing Randolph giggling, Link was ready to talk to him about something serious.

"Who? Harris? I don't even know who he is, what do you say? Randolph spread his hands.

"Then you'll get to know him this afternoon." Link patted Randolph on the shoulder, who had always been very contemptuous of newcomers. This was the same attitude towards Link at the beginning.

But the big black bear is actually very simple, you are powerful enough, powerful enough to get my approval, I will recognize you as a brother, and I will respect you.

Link is confident that Harris will certainly make Randolph's eyes shine when training this afternoon.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Link arrived at the training gym. As soon as I stepped through the doors of the training gym, everyone was talking about the Speights trade.

"Maris did a good job, but it's a shame he's gone."

'The management has their ideas, we've played well this season, which at least proves that they made the right decision, doesn't it? Then this time, perhaps, it is also correct. ”

"Tobias. Harris? Why don't I remember fighting him at all......"

It wasn't until Link walked in that the voices discussing Harris finally died down. It wasn't because Link was so prestigious in the Grizzlies that no one else dared to speak when he walked in. It's because the person people talk to has changed from Harris to Link in an instant......

It wasn't until five minutes into training that a player with an unfamiliar face finally appeared in the training hall. He was carrying a backpack and looked very tired. Everyone stared at him, and he stared at everyone, and then waved at the group.

"Hi everyone, my name is Tobias. Harris will be teammates from now on. ”

Stevens inquired as well walked out of the office, and then looked surprised, "Didn't I tell you to report after the team came back from Detroit?" ”

Stevens is well aware that Harris has just arrived in Memphis today and has a lot to attend to. So, he decided to give Harris a few days to take care of everything. When the Grizzlies return from Detroit, it's not too late to get Harris on the team.

However, Harris "sent to the door" himself at this time.

In response to Steven's question, Harris smiled innocently, "I just don't want to miss the team's training, coach." ”

At that moment, Stevens remembered Harris College coach Brewer. Peel's quote, "He had the most professional work attitude I've ever seen in college." ”

Harris drops the bag from Elston. Turner received his training clothes and naturally joined the queue to wait for training to begin. It's as if he's a member of the Memphis Grizzlies, and the transfer doesn't seem to have the slightest effect on him.

Randolph grinned, then leaned over and whispered in Link's ear.

"This kid is kind of interesting."