The boss is the boss as a result.

Yang Yiming and Yu Xiaochun pushed open the brown oak door of the Rockets manager's office, and owner Tillman Fertitta, general manager Daryl Morey, and head coach Mike D'Antoni were already in the room ready and waiting for their arrival.

All three wore suits, D'Antoni was even older than the team's owner Fertitta, and Morey was also a master of operations in the entire league, but in the same room, both of them lost their aura for a while.

Fertitta's short hair and neatly trimmed beard were both somewhat whitish, but clean and neat, making Fertitta look much more energetic than the slightly decadent old man of his "predecessor" Alexander. Although he took off his black-rimmed glasses and hung them around his neck, he still couldn't hide the sharp eyes in his pupils. With the addition of Yang Yiming and Yu Xiaochun, all five people in this room are wearing suits, but only Fertitta is not wearing a tie and the button on the collar is open, which also shows that he is different. He sat directly at the general manager's desk in the middle, holding a report in his hand; D'Antoni and Morey are on the right and left, seemingly waiting to be sent by the boss at any time.

"Hi, you two. What do you think? "It was really the boss Fertita who spoke first. He threw the report in his hand on the desk, raised his head and looked at Yang Yiming and Yu Xiaochun who walked into the room without changing their faces.

Of course, Yu Xiaochun knew that the boss's "how" was just a polite greeting, which had the same meaning as the Chinese "have you eaten", but he was probably shocked by the scene of the team boss sitting in the town himself, and he suddenly didn't say anything.

"Hello Mr. Fertitta." Yang Yiming really saw a big battle. As a player, he has also dealt with the boss several times on and off the field, and first cleared the siege for Yu Xiaochun. "Hello Mr. Morey, good Coach D'Antoni."

Morey and D'Antoni sat in their respective positions, only one nodded and the other raised his hand and smiled, responding to Yang Yiming.

"Let's talk about your goals for the new season."

Fertitta gets straight to the point.

Although Americans like to get straight to the point, such an undisguised degree of straightforwardness still surprised Yang Yiming. He couldn't help but be more surprised when it came from the mouth of the owner of the team, Fertitta, who could decide the fate of everyone in the room, including him. But for now, he can only force his composure, try to control his face, and listen to the capable owner of Fertitta continue to talk about his goals for the new season.

"You did really well last season. 14 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.7 blocks, and a good shooting percentage. Selected for All-Star Weekend and Rookie Season. Although you lost to Ben Simmons in the end, you have greatly surprised everyone. Fertitta said these words in one breath, and immediately changed her words, "But I want you to get better." ”

"Better?" Yu Xiaochun subconsciously responded. Of course, he knows that due to the excellent performance in the first year, the Rockets' expectations for Yang Yiming will only rise. But this topic was actually brought up by the big boss of the team, and he vaguely felt that there was something different.

"First of all, the character aspect—"

Fertitta looked up, and then Morey took over: "We have some personnel changes this season, and you know that. For Yang Yiming, the most immediate change is that Trevor is gone, and we bring in Carmelo Anthony. ”

Yang Yiming nodded.

"I've talked to coach Mike D'Antoni that for the time being Anthony will be the starter, and you'll play as a substitute number three or number four, and you'll share playing time." Perhaps influenced by his boss, Morey, a cunning and changeable old fox in the operational transfer market, has also become extremely direct.

"What we're looking forward to seeing is an all-round performance that is as good as Ariza's, or even better than him, on both ends of the floor. The defensive intensity that Anthony can't provide, and the scoring ability of the second team, will be your main task this season. ”

"A 3-and-D superstar sitting on the bench." D'Antoni smiled.

Yang Yiming's mind shook. Last season, Yu Xiaochun set him the goal of building a 3D player, but from the mouth of the head coach, it was completely different.

"It's your role in the team for the new season. I'm sure Mike will explain it to you slowly. Fertitta interrupted, "But we still have some specific requirements for you, so let's think of them as KPIs (Key Performance Indicators), haha." First of all, our team's goal is naturally to defend the title this season, and your role as a part of the Rockets, especially this season, is more important, and it is self-evident to help the team achieve its goals. ”

The boss didn't allow everyone to take a breath and added: "Personally, since Coach D'Antoni mentioned 3-and-D players, in terms of personal honors, we want you to be at least selected for the league's second defensive team-"

Defend the second line!

"To continue to be selected for All-Star Weekend, the starter is naturally the best. In the rookie game, I want you to win the MVP, this time over Ben Simmons, Donovan Mitchell, and Doncic - of course, Morey and D'Antoni don't think this MVP is too important, but it's my personal wish! ”

Isn't it necessary for the boss to fulfill the wishes of the boss as an employee?!

"Personal honors, since we have arranged for you to be the vanguard of the rotation, we have a higher goal, which is to hope that you can win one of the most improved player or the best sixth man."

The Most Improved Player!

Best Sixth Man!

Yang Yiming quickly glanced at Yu Xiaochun and found that the latter was also looking back at him with an incredible expression. That's too difficult, isn't it?!

Although Yang Yiming is not as knowledgeable as Yu Xiaochun's knowledge of basketball, he also knows that in order to really win either of these two individual awards, it generally requires players to work hard in the league for several years, coupled with very convincing data and a positive impact on the team. What's more, there is only one most improved player and the best sixth man in the entire league, not to mention that the Rockets have Paul, Harden, and Anthony who occupy a lot of opportunities, and they also have to compete with all kinds of veterans in the dimension of 30 teams in the entire league, this task is extremely difficult!

But the boss's words are a dead order!

"Okay, thank you for your high request, I'll do my best! Boss, Mr. Fertitta, if there is anything else you expect and ask of me, please tell me as well! Yang Yiming's eyes were resolute, he raised his head with his chest straight, looked directly at the most authoritative man in the center of the office, and then said positively for the first time after the start of this interview.

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