Chapter 261: A New Partner
Gan Guoyang didn't know that it was Steve Jobs, who was sitting in the car and sending him back, who would bring great changes to the electronics industry in the future.
It's no wonder that Gan Guoyang traveled from 2011, when he had only heard of the "Apple" brand, and he didn't use the later "arcade" iPhone.
If Gan Guohui was here, the fat man who loves electronics would surely recognize this legendary genius in Silicon Valley, and he would also be surprised by the fact that he left Apple.
This dismissal is undoubtedly a major blow to Jobs, but for a genius, some ups and downs are not a tempering of rebirth.
Gan Guoyang just passed by a giant, and the two of them went to create great achievements in their own fields.
However, Gan Guoyang's first task now is to carry Bellman to his home, and it is best not to wake Mrs. Bellman.
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At the end of September, Gan Guoyang flew to Portland with Bellman, and the Trail Blazers' training camp in October was about to begin.
Unlike last year, the overall roster structure of the Trail Blazers has not made major adjustments, but has only made some minor repairs, so they will not hold a rookie training camp in advance like last year.
This season, the Trail Blazers have recruited a total of three rookies, in addition to Terry Porter, there are small forward Brian Martin from the University of Kansas, and Ken Johnson, a power forward from Michigan State University who was selected by the Chicago Bulls and traded to Portland.
Both of these players, both around 6-foot-8 to 6-foot-9, are among the more dynamic young players on the front line, and the arrival of these two rookies also reflects the concern of the Trail Blazers management about their wings, hoping to increase the thickness by bringing in more forwards and allowing players to compete with each other.
In other positions, in the center, the Trail Blazers also felt that the height was not enough last season, the bench rotation was insufficient, and Gan Guoyang alone carried too much defensive burden, so the team also traded for an experienced veteran with 12 years of professional league experience, Calderwell Jones.
No matter what kind of team it is, whether it's a champion or a bottom-of-the-table team, it's inevitable that there will be personnel changes every season.
It's just that for Gan Guoyang, who has just entered the NBA for a year, everything is still a little unaccustomed, and the fighting friendship of a season is not easy to dilute.
Gan Guoyang and Bellman arrived in Portland, and after settling into their accommodation, Bellman was ready to stay at Gan's house temporarily, and Bellman went to the Portland headquarters early the next morning to report, while Gan Guoyang put on his tracksuit and ran to the Jewish Community Training Center again.
Gan Guoyang still remembers that on his first day of training at the University of Portland, Drexler arrived at the stadium before him to train inside, and then the two fought inside.
It's just that today, Drexler can't train with him, yesterday Gan Guoyang went to visit Drexler, his injury is still recovering, probably in time for the preseason, it is difficult to participate in the training camp.
When Gan Guoyang arrived at the training center, he found that a Mercedes-Benz car was parked near the training hall, and among the players of the Trail Blazers, only Van der Vergie liked to drive a Mercedes-Benz, because this guy had German roots.
This also greatly affected Drexler, and Drexler's main choice brand to buy a car in the future was Mercedes-Benz.
"This guy came so early? It's not scientific, are you infected by my diligence? "In the past, Van de Vicky didn't usually come to the gym too early, and he didn't leave too early, but he was just in the middle of the day.
Gan Guoyang walked into the training hall and greeted the management staff one by one, he had already heard the sound of someone training inside, and it seemed that there was more than one person.
"Shoot again, speed up your shot, your shot is too slow, in the NBA you have to shoot the ball at a faster pace, don't stare at the basket, feel it!" After Gan Guoyang came out after changing his clothes, he heard Van Dewych's voice.
When he came to the court, he saw Vanderwig coaching a small black man with a No. 30 jersey on his back.
"You're here early, kiki! You're even earlier than me, so you're here to teach people, how much is the tuition for a class? I'm going to take a lesson. Gan Guoyang joked.
"One Mercedes for one lesson! You guy came here again, I really don't understand why you don't drive, you really don't enjoy life. "Although Gan Guoyang has already got his driver's license, he can really stop driving without driving.
"By the way, I would like to introduce you to our new player who joined us this year, Terry Porter, the lad from the University of Wisconsin... It's the big star of our team, the all-powerful Sonny Kim! Vanderwig also likes to make fun of Gan Guoyang.
Gan ignored Van der Veric and looked at the Trail Blazers' rookie in the draft, No. 30 Terry Porter.
Porter, like most NBA players at the time, was drafted after graduating from his senior year, so his actual age was actually one year older than Gan Guoyang.
But in terms of seniority, Gan Guoyang has already overtaken Terry Porter, plus Gan Guoyang's extremely good performance last season, so Porter naturally has to bow down in front of Gan Guoyang.
However, Potter saw that Gan Guoyang seemed to be very calm, neither surprised nor flattering, his face that looked particularly old, with wrinkled facial features, did not have much expression.
He just held the ball and nodded at Gan Guoyang, so he didn't say much.
Gan Guoyang stretched out his hand and shook hands with Potter in a friendly manner.
"Hello, Mr. Porter, welcome to Portland." Gan Guoyang said.
"Hello, Mr. Gan." Porter's face fluctuated slightly, and he ran outside the three-point line to practice shooting.
"This kid is a bit cold, he has been living in my house recently, and the team hasn't arranged a good place for him. But he's got a lot of talent for his shooting, a lot better than Clyde, so I'm going to point him out. Vanderwich leaned into Gan Guoyang's ear and said.
Drexler is a typical "unrepentant" in shooting, no matter how the coaching staff corrects his shooting posture, this guy will always insist on using his "zombie jumper" in the end, and Ramsey will also give up treatment for him in the end.
Gan Guoyang looked at Porter, who was practicing three-point shooting and long-distance two-point shooting on the court, and found that his shooting posture actually had a hint of Vanderwicki's shadow, the shooting point was forward, the right hand was moderately bent, and the jumping shot was smooth.
"Phew!" It's just that his shooting percentage outside the three-point line doesn't seem to be good, after all, the NCAA still doesn't have a three-point line, and Porter is still very unaccustomed to shooting at such a distance in the NBA.
"Hey Terry, it's still early, let's shoot the three of us, whoever loses, he will invite him to dinner at noon today." Gan Guoyang proposed loudly.
"Don't be so willing, don't bully newcomers." Vanderwig saw that Gan Guoyang had just been promoted to the second grade, and he was ready to bully the first-year rookie, and persuaded him.
"Okay." Potter said briefly, without hesitation.
"Well, Kiki, it's like we usually play after training, everyone shoots 15 balls, and you can pick two steps inside the three-point line."
During the whole season, Gan Guoyang never stopped shooting heads-up with Van Dewic, although there were fewer wins and more losses, and Van Devic was invited to dinner, but Gan Guoyang's shooting ability was exercised in this way.
During the training camp in Houston, Gan Guoyang has an astonishing amount of shooting training every day, and the mid-range jumper will likely become his regular weapon in the new season.
There wasn't much suspense in the outcome of the three-man match, with Vanderwich shooting 15-of-15 and Gan Guoyang 14-of-15, while Porter seemed a little nervous, shooting only 11-of-15 and unsurprisingly losing the shooting contest.
"I want to eat pasta at noon to replenish my energy without piling up too many calories." Gan Guoyang has already started to open the menu.
Soon, the rest of the players arrived at the arena, but there was no Tom Scheffler, Bernard Sampson, and Norris, who was the hero of last season's playoffs — who had been cut by the Trail Blazers the other day.
This big forward, who is full of offensive passion, has since lost the opportunity to play in the NBA and went to Europe to pan for gold.
At the same time, those new faces among the players also appeared in front of Gan Guoyang one by one, Ken Johnson, a guy with thick big lips and thick eyebrows, who looked like a comedian.
Brian Martin, as opposed to Johnson, with a bitter-looking square face, was as silent as Terry Porter and nodded in favor of the team's veteran players.
Then there's the real veteran, the center who is a few years older than Kenny Carr's profile, Caldwell Jones.
Jones is arguably an old man in the league, having played in the professional league in 1973, before the Trail Blazers were still in the game, playing for the San Diego Conquistadors and being named an ABA All-Star in 1974-75.
After ABA was merged into the NBA, he joined the Philadelphia 76ers and became an important backup for the 76ers.
In the 1977 Finals of the 76ers and Trail Blazers, his main opponent was Bill Wharton, and he ended up hating the Finals with the 76ers.
He then reached the Finals twice with the 76ers, but lost to the Lakers on both occasions.
In the end, in that shocking trade in 1983, he was packaged and sent to the Houston Rockets in exchange for MVP Moses Malone for the 76ers, which can be regarded as the last bit of contribution to the 76ers.
In 1984, Olajuwon came to the Rockets to form a twin tower with Sampson, Jones was no longer needed, was traded to the Bulls, and now he is back to the Portland Trail Blazers, the team that once prevented him from touching the championship trophy.
So, the NBA is really a magical place, and the story of turning enemies into friends and turning enemies into enemies is played out every day.
After the players arrived, the members of the coaching staff and medical team also arrived, including some members of the management team, also arrived at the training hall, after all, this training camp is a sign of the start of the new season, and all personnel need to be fully prepared.
And among the coaching staff, Gan Guoyang quickly saw a familiar face, put on the Trail Blazers overalls, and stood next to Ramsey Bobby Bellman.
"Let me introduce you to the team's new assistant coach, Mr. Bobby Bellman, who will be in charge of the team's defensive training. Mr. Buck-Buckwater will move to a personnel position and I hope that you will support Mr. Bellman's work. ”
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