On September 30, the Suns held their annual media day, where players and coaching staff went to the arena to report for interviews and take core makeup photos.

Guo Xu arrived a little early when he was idle at home, and met an uncle in a suit and leather collar, half a head taller than himself, with yellow hair and a yellow beard at the door of the stadium. He fixed his eyes and saw who it was not Mike D'Antoni?

Guo Xu remembered that D'Antoni became the head coach of the Suns in the 2004-2005 season, and today he was very surprised, thinking that he had crossed over again, and blurted out: "Why are you here?" ”

In fact, he remembered wrongly, Frank Johnson was cut in the middle of the 2003-2004 season, and D'Antoni took over as the first assistant coach.

"Jason, do you know me?" D'Antoni asked in surprise.

Guo Xu realized the gaffe and reacted very quickly, and immediately stretched out his hand and smiled: "Yes, it's nice to meet you, Mike, I saw your photo at Kobe's house." ”

He's not just messing around, he's really seen it.

D'Antoni, who is fluent in both American and Italian citizenship, played poorly in the NBA after a few years of poor performance after entering the draft in 1973 before moving to Italy, where he spent 13 seasons with Milan, becoming the club's all-time leading scorer.

He was a teammate of Joe Bryant during his time at Milan and was called his "first basketball hero" by Kobe, and his style of play deeply influenced Kobe.

"I'm glad to meet you, too." D'Antoni shook Guo Xu's hand vigorously.

The two chatted and entered the stadium, and Guo Xu learned that D'Antoni joined the team's coaching staff at the end of June and was the team's first assistant coach, earlier than he joined.

The media day was held on the pitch, and Haslem came the earliest to wait for Guo Xu. He strode up to greet him, startling both Guo Xu and D'Antoni, because as soon as he trotted, the earth trembled.

"Hello, Jason."

"Hello......" Guo Xu swallowed and foamed, recognizing who this thing was. Udonis ...... Why are you so fat? ”

Guo Xu's memory of his past life was a little vague, and when he saw people, he remembered that Haslem had a period of weight soaring after the draft, and he went to the French lower league to lose 110 kilograms for a season, and after returning to China, his friends thought he was seriously ill. He then played summer league for the Heat, where he was awarded a contract for a great performance.

At this time, he invited Haslem to play in the pre-season, which is a bit early.

Haslem was a little happy and a little embarrassed, and said with a wry smile: "Thank you for inviting me to play in the preseason, I'm really sorry that I couldn't control my weight in the summer." ”

D'Antoni was secretly having fun on the side, this fat man was invited by Guo Xu, and he was about to become a sphere, so he couldn't look at it.

As soon as Guo Xu saw that Haslem was wearing a sportswear that was too tight, he guessed that he still wanted to participate in the training camp, even if he couldn't keep it, he wanted to give it a try.

He thought about it for a moment and then came up with an idea. Although the time is a bit early, with Haslem's perseverance, as long as he is given the opportunity, he will definitely lose weight successfully, and if he stays this year, he will have a loyal MAX junior brother in the team in the future.

On the contrary, if the Suns don't sign Haslem after training and let him go to France again, maybe he will join the Heat again next year and stage a good show of "30 years in Hedong, 30 years in Hexi, you can't catch up with me".

So, Guo Xu encouraged: "Although you are a little fat, you may not be able to stay, perform well in the training camp." I was most impressed with you at the NCAA finals, and I'm sure you'll lose weight. ”

After speaking, he wanted to pat Haslem's back, but found that his 191CM arm span could not reach the center of his back, so he could only pat the meat next to him......

"Thank you, I'll definitely try my best." Haslem was about to cry with excitement, this feeling of being trusted by someone he hadn't experienced for a long time.

He's been in the spotlight since he signed up for the draft, because he's 22 years old, he didn't participate in the draft until he went to college for four years, and he's a short, blue-collar insider. Even though he was named to the 2002 Division First Team, no one believed he could play in the NBA.

Guo Xu abused him once in the game, but he believed in his strength, and he felt like a dream.

When he first received the call, Haslem thought about thanking him and then gave up the opportunity to go home, fearing ridicule. After thinking about it for five days, he changed his mind and vowed to enter the NBA, even if it was only for one season, and make some memories.

He has only eaten one meal a day recently, and he can not die of hunger, and he is trying to lose weight.

The players arrived at the stadium one after another, and Guo Xu looked at the information of his teammates, some of whom he knew, and some of whom were not impressed. A total of 17 players will play preseason games for the Suns, and two will be eliminated.

The good news for Haslem is that there is not much competition on the inside, the big men in the free market are easy to find jobs, they are divided among the teams, and no one wants to join the Suns except for him and Moore, two flawed players.

Brian Colangelo brought in perimeter players to bolster the team's bench depth.

Guo Xu chatted with his teammates for a few words, and the players were generally not very open, because they were all newcomers.

Joe Johnson, Moore, Alston and others were afraid of saying the wrong thing, and their posture was very low.

Amare Stoudamire is the most confident, and after meeting Guo Xu, he was not stage frightened at all, patted his chest and said: "Jason, as long as you and I play blocking and dismantling offense and pass the ball to me, I will definitely throw the ball in, I am very good at blocking and dismantling." ”

"We'll try it in training, I trust you." Guo Xu said with a smile.

The most powerful thing about Xiao Si is his ability to block and move down, he is as fast as a defender and the fastest on the inside. He was looked down upon in the draft, but he was actually the best physical player in the tournament and was destined to become a star.

Nene Hilario was the last to arrive, his body was very strong, 211cm tall and weighed 113 kilograms, all muscles. He hasn't had Ronaldinho's braided hairstyle, he's bald, but he has a beard that makes it a little hard to believe he's only 20 years old.

This strong man developed too quickly, his original name was Mebanar Rodney Hilario, and after arriving in the NBA, he used a very cute nickname, and "Né" means baby in Brazil.

Like most Brazilian kids, Nene grew up playing soccer and attracted the attention of some professional clubs, but he grew so tall that he switched to basketball at the age of 14 and then played for the Brazilian club Vasco da Gama.

In 2001, Nene represented Brazil at the World Friendship Games. In the game against the United States, he chipped in 8 points, 7 rebounds and 5 blocks in 18 minutes, three of which were given to Jermaine O'Neal.

After the game, Nene received an invitation to Chicago basketball camp. It was a well-known youth basketball camp in the United States, and he continued to perform well in the camp, eventually participating in the 2002 NBA Draft.

Although he came into contact with basketball late and his skills were rough, Nene was selected with the 7th pick. Because he has a superhuman body, excellent strength, bounce, and good movement, he is a brutalist insider.

Guo Xu wanted to talk more to Nene because he was an important teammate in the new season and the team needed his defense. But Nenei's English is very bad, and he can only have a simple conversation, and Guo Xu can't understand it when he says it's fast, so he can only smirk.

In addition to basketball skills, English conversation is also something that Nene needs to improve as soon as possible.

Guo Xu, Marion, and Gugliotta took core makeup photos together, and the interview began.