"Deng, are you a landlubber?"

Duncan is far more talkative than Deng Hongfei imagined.

The most deceptive thing about this nerd who may become the greatest power forward of all time is that pair of eyes that are sometimes confused, sometimes innocent, and most of the time innocent.

Natural stupidity makes it easy for outsiders to label him as unsmiling and introverted.

In fact, the exact opposite......

"I'm not."

Deng Hongfei shook his head, "Swimming has always been my favorite subject. ”

"Good!"

Duncan nodded vigorously, "Wait a minute, let's have a good comparison and see how much slower you can be than me?" ”

"Why can't I be faster than you?" Deng Hongfei raised his eyebrows.

"With all due respect, when it comes to swimming, none of you here are my opponents." Duncan didn't suppress his voice.

Immediately attracted Manu Ginobili and the others to look at it dissatisfiedly, and they all laughed disdainfully, but they couldn't refute it.

Duncan is telling the truth.

Not far away.

The coaching staff watched the whole time.

Popovich's attention was on the ham, and he asked Udoka casually, "Amy, tell me what you think of the Tangram game just now." ”

"Deng Hongfei's positional sense is quite good, he is the first time to enter the team, but he can always make a quick judgment on his position, which may be related to his style of play, and his positional sense and on-the-spot judgment ability shown on the off-ball end are also quite good."

"That's a high rating."

There was no attitude on Popovich's face, "So do you think you should give him more chances in the new season?" ”

"Hmm."

Udoka nodded in conviction, "In time, he should be an indispensable and important member of our formation." ”

"Hmm."

Popovich's response was unusually brief.

Udoka didn't know how to answer for a while, but fortunately, Popovich started a new topic in time, "You just said so many advantages in him, I don't know if you have thought about his biggest problem now." ”

"This ...... He does have some minor problems now, such as being too fond of strength when defending the opponent's back, and the center of gravity of the body is always habitually leaning forward so that the defensive pace is a little slow, but it is not a big problem, maybe the time together is too short, the regular season has not yet started, and he has not been exposed? ”

Udoka looked at Popovich without thinking, a little unconvinced, "What do you mean?" ”

The latter said more this time, "His biggest problem comes from his homeland." ”

"I recently watched the news, the Chinese men's basketball team in the Manila Asian Championships is quite bad, Yi is already in a situation where it is difficult to support itself."

"You know...... China is a huge market with the largest number of fans in the world. ”

"We also signed a Chinese player before, do you remember? It's called Munch-Battle. ”

Udoka bowed, "It seems to be an ethnic minority in China?" ”

"Not bad." Popovich rotated the crossbar in his hand and said: "You know, there were excellent Chinese players like Yao and Wang in the NBA back then. ”

"However, there is still a lot of focus on Battle, and during that time, it is precisely because of his existence that more Chinese fans have come to know us in San Antonio, Tim, Manu......

And now, in the NBA, Deng has become the only Chinese, his attention, far more than Battle, so on his body, there is a lot of pressure, and the player is in the center of such a whirlpool, the slightest carelessness will be pointed out by thousands of people, overwhelming scolding, if you can't adjust it in time, a series of poor performance of time with these scolding, responsibility, and suspicion from the media, fans, and the industry......

The endless wave of negativity will impact his mentality to a complete collapse, and finally there is no way to stand up again.

On the contrary, a player like Kaulwai who doesn't have much attention can cook slowly and mature him. ”

After hearing this, Udoka suddenly realized that he agreed very much, and at the same time put forward his own opinion, "But on the contrary, the players who can grow up under this pressure will definitely have unlimited achievements in the future." ”

"Well, look at this ham, how about it."

Popovich coldly changed the subject, but Udoka was used to this strange rhythm, and he just gave a thumbs up, "Your cooking skills have always been a signature of the Spurs." ”

"A must."

——

October 2, 2013.

The pre-season training camp has officially kicked off.

Deng Hongfei has gradually integrated into this team as a fully guaranteed official contract player.

He doesn't have to go through brutal training camp contract battles, so he'll be able to train with peace of mind and prepare for pre-season.

Unlike the summer league, the preseason is a preparation for the regular season, so the teams have a stronger lineup, and most of the stars will be on the field.

It's just a little special day for China.

Shu Xin took advantage of the National Day holiday to fly to the United States from school in advance.

As soon as she landed, she met with Liu Min.

"Sister Liu Min, it won't be late, right?"

Shu Xin landed at the San Antonio airport and asked eagerly, "Where is he?" ”

"Don't worry, isn't it just a training camp?" Liu Min smiled narrowly: "It's not an official competition. ”

"I can't come to the official competition."

Shu Xin pouted, "You don't know, Sister Min, there are only 8 days left for the National Day." ”

"Okay, okay, I know that you are thinking about Lang, and you are more anxious than his girlfriend." Liu Min tugged at the corners of his mouth and couldn't help teasing, "Anyway, you think about it so much, do you know that lover?" ”

"Sister Min, don't laugh at me."

Shu Xin's puffy little face became more and more blushing, "I have also told myself countless times in my heart that he already has a lover, and I can't like him, but I just can't control it, I want to see him, even if it's just watching from afar......"

"Am I very unproductive."

Her face was so red that she was about to pinch out of the water, and her voice was like a mosquito.

Liu Min smiled helplessly and shook his head, "There is no way to take you, so what are you going to do now?" He's back in the U.S., he's in the NBA, what are you going to do? It's impossible to travel to the U.S. when you have time, right? That's so tiring. ”

Hearing this, Shu Xin's gaze suddenly became resolute and longing, "I've already decided." ”

She puffed out her cheeks, clenched her little fists, and said seriously, "I want to finish my undergraduate studies early, and then reapply for an offer from an American university, preferably a school closer to San Antonio, so that I can often go to the scene to watch him play and cheer him on!" ”

"I'm fainting you, you're really ......"

Liu Min shook his head speechlessly, "Okay, I'll take you to the training camp first, so that you can take a good look at what that guy has become." ”

Everyone in the Spurs training gym knows that Liu Min is a friend of Deng Hongfei.

So there is no obstacle all the way.

Holding Shu Xin's hand, the two of them came to a far corner of the stands and sat down in an extremely remote place.

On the field, the Spurs are playing a group match.

Deng Hongfei was wearing a gray vest and was defending Danny Green of the blue team with all his body.

"Are you sure you don't go up up and say hello to him?"

Liu Min crossed Erlang's legs, clasped his hands, and confirmed again and again.

"Don't."

Shu Xin shook her head stubbornly, "I don't want to disturb him." ”