Chapter 19: Sitting on the Bench

In the training hall, several players who came early got together and chatted.

Zhang Xiaotian was about to warm up, and Ginobili, who had just come in, took two newspapers with a wicked smile on his face and pulled Parker to look at them, which made Parker shake his head.

"You two come here." Ginobili beckoned to Zhang Xiaotian and Nando de Colo.

Zhang Xiaotian's eyes were sharp, and he saw that there was also a picture on the Internet in a newspaper, which was the moment when he shouted at Nando de Colo.

Yelling at teammates, infighting, and destroying the team's scope in order to stay in the team, these keywords add up, Zhang Xiaotian really admires the reporter's imagination, he is not a big star, what is he doing black.

However, there are also many people who boast about him, and there is even a report that is exaggerated beyond the media on the other side of the ocean, and he is really so powerful, he will not be defeated.

Needless to say, the two newspapers in Ginobili's hands are certainly representatives of two extremes.

Ginobili said in a strange tone, "Zhang, you dare to yell at Tony's little brother, he plans to teach you a hard lesson." ”

During this time, everyone got acquainted with a lot, and others also came around when they heard the news, and the players in the team who had stable positions couldn't help but joke about Zhang Xiaotian and Nando de Colo, who had more or less had the opportunity to show their faces in the newspapers, and the rookies and marginalized people were envious and jealous.

At the entrance of the training hall, the figure of head coach Popovich appeared, looking at the coaxing people with a sharp look.

Duncan felt the situation with his back to the door, and immediately said with a straight face: "What are you doing, don't put away the newspaper, the old man often educates us that we can't stare at the newspaper network, we must train hard, and we can't be affected by the media reports." ”

He pointed at Zhang Xiaotian and Nando de Colo, "You two, go and tidy up the training equipment, it's going to be used soon." ”

Parker shook his head and whispered a few words to Nando de Collo.

A new day's training begins, no one dares to slack off, professional basketball, attitude will often be linked to money, no one will be unable to get along with money.

After a day's training, Zhang Xiaotian rushed to a café not very far from the stadium.

Yang Feiyu just sent the address, it seems that the college students are much more leisurely than him.

The café is not big, but it is very delicately furnished, and it should be the style that girls like.

Yang Feiyu's appearance should be very eye-catching, Zhang Xiaotian's eyes swept around, and he didn't find where the other party was.

Seeing him standing stupidly, the waiter came over, and on the seat next to the bed, a beautiful girl suddenly waved at him.

With long black hair hanging straight down, smart eyes as if they could speak, Zhang Xiaotian suddenly had a heart-pounding feeling, it seems that because of genes, he prefers oriental beauties.

Wait, that delicate facial features seem to be a little familiar, could it be Yang Feiyu.

The other party was already a little impatient, he hurriedly walked over, he was really confused, Zhang Xiaotian remembered a sentence, hairstyles can change lives.

"This is Kara, my roommate."

At this time, Zhang Xiaotian found that there was a blonde girl next to Yang Feiyu, a typical Western girl, with a slightly thick skeleton, but the place should be big, and she was also a beauty.

Zhang Xiaotian is not the kind of stupid boy who can't be on the stage, he was just a little surprised just now, he politely stretched out his hand to say hello, "Hello, I'm Zhang Xiaotian." ”

The basketball player is tall and has no fat, and Zhang Xiaotian definitely meets the public's aesthetics.

After shaking it with Kara, he reached out and shook it with Yang Feiyu again.

As soon as the hands of the two touched, Yang Feiyu suddenly felt a little heartbeat, she just took it lightly, and quickly sat back, muttering: "What kind of hand to shake, sure enough, he is already a member of society." ”

Kara's eyes are still red, Zhang Xiaotian doesn't know what Yang Feiyu did to call Kara over, he can't help now, and he feels a little embarrassed.

Thinking about it carefully, he doesn't even know where Eddie lives, and it seems that he must also be concerned about the agent's affairs.

He ordered something to eat first, to prevent the atmosphere from becoming weird.

At this time, he suddenly received a signal, and the number was very unfamiliar.

"I'm Eddie, this is my new number, you performed very well in yesterday's game, I will help you follow up on the contract, you just wait to become an official member of the Spurs, I will help you move, it may not be necessary to be the main team."

This guy actually changed his number, the first half of the message looked so moving, and the second half of the emotion disappeared with the wind, Zhang Xiaotian has no problem with his intelligence, and he won't believe Eddie's flickering.

However, the information came in a timely manner, and Zhang Xiaotian quickly replied and asked Eddie to come to the café to negotiate.

After he sent a message, he glanced at Yang Feiyu, and the girl immediately gave a thumbs up.

After a while, they saw through the window that Eddie was driving his used car.

Zhang Xiaotian got up and left through the back door of the café, hiding his merit and fame.

The next day, the Spurs kicked off Game 3 of the preseason against the visiting Denver Nuggets.

In this game, the Spurs returned to the starting role of Game 1, and the Nuggets were all the main players.

In the opening game, the old stone Buddha hit continuously, and although the half-orc Kenneth Farid was strong defensively, he was not tall enough to limit Duncan at all.

But the Nuggets adjusted in time, and the substitutions of Corey Brewer and Timofey Mozgov both hit back-to-back shots to catch up with the score again.

The Spurs' main team played for a long time today, Ginobili did not play again, and the first to get the opportunity during the rotation period were Gary Neal and Stephen Jackson.

In the second quarter, the Nuggets' youngsters played harder and harder, Javier McGee scored a heavy dunk, and Danilo Gallinari took a three-point lead.

Zhang Xiaotian had been waiting for the coach to call his name, but Popovich didn't look at him at all.

In the second half of the second quarter, Duncan was substituted again, and Shi Buddha was old and strong, plus today's free throws were also good, and the score was pulled back.

Throughout the first half, Zhang Xiaotian sat on the bench.

He didn't know what was going on, and he wanted to ask Leonard at halftime, but today Leonard was very depressed by Andre Iguodala on the opposite side, and Zhang Xiaotian had to hold back.

In the second half, the Nuggets' athleticism was on full display, with Iguodala and McGee back-to-back dunks that knocked the Spurs down to double digits.

But at this time, the old martial saint Stephen Jackson, who came off the bench, scored consecutive points and chased the score back with the team, and he glanced at the bench defiantly after scoring a goal, I don't know if he was dissatisfied with Popovich or despised Zhang Xiaotian, a small character who robbed the rotation time.

It's just that regardless of whether the score is leading or behind, Popovich is firmly seated in Diaoyutai, and in the fourth quarter, he simply replaced all the substitutes, but there was no Zhang Xiaotian, Zhang Xiaotian finally couldn't sit still.