The training session was over, and a young black man in the front row who was more than 1.9 meters tall and looked a little delicate waved at Guo Xu and said loudly: "Jason, can you sign for me?" I'm on the University of Arizona varsity team and want to be drafted in the NBA next year. ”

Guo Xu walked up to him, took the jersey and pen, and said with a smile: "No problem." ”

The young man smiled and asked, "Can you sign a word, James Harden, I'm waiting for you in the NBA, Jason Guo." ”

“……”

Guo Xu looked at him a few times and found that this person who looked a bit like Jike Junyi was the real Harden, but his beard was too clean, he looked like a child, and he was not domineering at all.

The University of Arizona, where Harden is located, is in Tucson City, about 180 kilometers away from Phoenix, and the journey is about 1.5 hours by car. Harden went to the Suns' home court many times last year to watch the game, but Guo Xu didn't pay attention to him.

Guo Xu smiled: "James, I've heard of you, you played well in high school and last season. ”

"Really?" Harden exclaimed.

In 2007, the University of Arizona ranked ninth in the PAC10 League, with a total of 10 schools. Led by first-year player Harden, the team finished fifth in the league with a 21-13 record in the 2007-08 season.

Harden averaged 17.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, and he would definitely be selected if he was drafted this year, and the pick was not low.

The team's fifth-place finish was a breakthrough, but they didn't make it to the NCAA round of 32, so Harden decided to play another year.

Guo Xu signed his name and took a group photo, and said with a smile: "I suggest you keep your beard, that will be more domineering, play well, I am optimistic that you will be selected in the high order next year." ”

Harden without a beard looks very awkward, just like Donnie Yen played Guan Yunchang, some people can't live without a beard. And the strength of Harden without a beard is not good, this is Guo Xu's impression in his previous life.

The idol actually gave himself advice, and Harden's eyes flashed with excitement. "Thank you for your auspicious words, I'll start growing a beard now."

"I think your physical fitness is good, and you work hard enough, you will definitely be able to do it." Guo Xu patted Harden on the shoulder. "Practice shooting more, shoot inaccurately, no matter how good your skills are, you can't become a superstar."

"I'll definitely do my best!" Harden exclaimed, full of energy.

Guo Xu has agreed to take a group photo whenever he sees an impressive future star over the years, and he can't count the large number of people.

The young players don't know that they will become famous in the future, and they all say that Guo Xu is the most unscrupulous superstar. As the first person in the active league, he is easier to talk than many ordinary All-Stars, and Jordan is the two extremes.

Klay Thompson's father is a commentator for the Lakers, and he often goes to the home court to watch the game and has taken photos with Guo Xu.

Westbrook plays at UCLA and is also a fan of Guo Xu, and the two met once.

Kyrie Irving was also fortunate enough to fight Guo Xu at an event at a fan meeting and was mistreated. This is normal, because 16-year-old Owen is too rookie, and he plays like Cai Xukun......

Don't underestimate a simple group photo, it's an inspiration for young people and maybe it will change their lives. If they post a group photo on the Internet in the future, fans will find that there are so many people inspired by Guo Xu.

Back in the locker room, Guo Xu took the initiative to chat with Gasol Jr. and gave him advice.

"Mark, talk to Udonis more often, lose weight as soon as possible, if you want to get a lot of playing opportunities, you have to lose 120 kilograms."

"I'll try." Gasol Jr. smiled wryly, he had been despised for years because of his weight.

The Rockets scout once nicknamed him "Man Boobs" in the 2007 draft, and it spread, so he was lower in the order than Sun Yue in his previous life.

Boobs is a colloquial term for women, that is, obese men whose breasts are sagging like women. Gasol Jr. now has long hair, and he does look like a fat woman.

Haslem interjected: "It's very simple, I was fatter than you when I first entered the league, and I lost it in one season, you don't eat junk food now, right?" ”

"I'm quitting." Gasol Jr. laughed.

Although they are Spaniards, their whole family moved to Memphis in 2001, and they immigrated with Pau Gasol, who came to play in the NBA. Gasol Jr. immediately fell in love with the fast food here, and the fattening effect of hamburgers, fries, and fried chicken was obvious, and as long as he could control his diet, his body would get better.

Guo Xu proposed again: "You cut your hair too, didn't you find that almost all the powerful players are bald?" I except. ”

“……”

In the training camp, Guo Xu has a new bag brother.

Gasol Jr. trains to lose weight under the guidance of Haslem every day, Haslem habitually follows Guo Xu and has been a bodyguard for many years, so Gasol Jr. has also become a follower, a bodyguard of a super-sized model.

However, Gasol Jr. has not played much this season, and D'Antoni prefers to let Jordan Jr. play as a substitute, and even arranged tactics for him in training, allowing him to play like Howard in the Dream Eight team.

Because Jordan Jr. has a stronger ability to grab rebounds on the defensive end, his height of 211CM and weight of 120kg can resist most centers, and his top-level bounce and arm span of 229CM allow him to easily complete the help block.

On the offensive end, Little Jordan also has the power to block and dismantle, the air cutting speed is not inferior to Xiao Si, the weakness is that he has no technology, no range, once the opponent uses shark slashing tactics, he can go down to rest.

After playing at the Olympics, D'Antoni has a new inspiration and is ready to let the rotation try to press up front for the new season. There are many people in the team who rotate to play, physical strength is not a problem, and pressing in the front court can also allow the interior to ensure the return defense.

After the start of the preseason, the Suns made some attempts, not only playing fast breaks, but occasionally letting the two of Jordan Jr., S. S. and Gasol Jr. form an interior twin tower.

When the opponent's mid-to-long-range shooting rate is not high, the upper twin towers can better defend the restricted area and protect the rebounding ball in the backcourt.

After Jordan Jr. joined, the Suns' overall ability to grab rebounds has become stronger, except for Gasol Jr., the interior is full of rebounding masters, and the two short big forwards are very good at grabbing.

Jordan Jr. is the most efficient in rebounding, and can grab 5 rebounds in about 15 minutes. With his superhuman body, he has the potential to compete for the rebounding title if he has enough playing time and is responsible for defending the restricted area.

In Guo Xu's previous life, Jordan Jr. played 31.5 minutes in his peak season and grabbed 15.2 rebounds, including 4.3 frontcourt rebounds. His efficiency surpasses that of "Big Bug" Dennis Rodman, and even if he is suspected of brushing, this kind of data cannot be brushed by ordinary people.

When the Twin Towers are on the floor, the Suns' offense is dominated by positional warfare, with one person blocking and dismantling in the middle, and one person covering without the ball on the side, both of which can cut and catch the ball and impact the basket.

Gasol Jr. has no chance to show his ability to respond, the defender is too sharp to break through, he only needs to block people to help the defender get rid of the opportunity. Needless to say, Guo Xu's skills are generally incompatible, and even the substitute Lowry can't be prevented from the inside line.

Lowry's strength is steadily improving, and he is also imitating Guo Xu's style of play, shooting three-pointers, breaking through and organizing fast breaks.

In the preseason, Guo Xu only played a symbolic appearance for more than ten minutes, and Lowry and Roy got a lot of opportunities to perform, they were able to lead the whole team to attack and played beautiful statistics.

Lowry averaged 11.1 points and 6.6 assists per game in the preseason and dished out eight assists in a single quarter against the Clippers.

Roy played about 30 minutes, 20+ per game, and shot 44.4% from the field, which may not seem high, but he shot 38.3% from three-point range and averaged 2.6 three-pointers per game, which is a significant improvement from last season.

With reservations, the Suns have an excellent 5-2 record......