Chapter 671: The Secret of Winning the Championship
Moodier obediently went to report to Butler University, and the news of Wade joining the Dallas Mavericks became the final depth charge of this offseason. After everything was taken care of, the pre-season training camp for the 2014-2015 season officially began.
Because Wade's decision was so sudden, he hadn't even had time to buy a house in Dallas. Of course, the cars are still on their way by air. So on the day the training camp started, Yiyang went out early, drove to the hotel, and then drove Wade to the training gym together.
Driving on the streets of Dallas, Yiyang can clearly find that there are many, many more Wade elements in the city. Some high-rise buildings are hung with official promotional posters made by the Mavericks for Wade, and shopping malls are hung with huge posters of Wade's sneakers. The sales of the Mavericks' No. 3 jersey are also rising.
The car radio was also replaying Wade's speech at the press conference when he joined the Mavericks yesterday, and when a large LED screen was played, Wade was playing the picture of Wade holding up his Mavericks' No. 3 jersey, and Cuban was standing next to Wade, smiling from ear to ear......
"I want to play for the Mavericks and bring more glory to the city."
Wade's remark at the press conference yesterday was also frantically pursued by the media.
Before the new season even began, Wade had not yet officially made his debut on the basketball court, and his popularity in the city was already high.
Yiyang smiled and shook his head, it seems that he is not the only one who is fascinated by Wade's personality charm.
When Yiyang drove to the gate of the hotel, Wade was already waiting on the side of the street with a large bag. Yiyang still can't believe that he is actually carrying Dwayne. Guys like Wade go to the training ground together. And a month later, they will be playing side by side in the same jersey.
"Is there anything on my face?" Wade saw Yiyang staring at him for a long time, and couldn't help but touch his cheek. Well, except that the cheeks have gotten a little bigger, it's nothing.
"I didn't ...... It's nothing, get in the car Dwayne, the first day of the trip, there are a lot of things to prepare. β
"Really? What do you need to prepare? "Although Wade is already an old fritter in this league, he is an out-and-out rookie when it comes to transfers.
"For example, put all your stuff in the locker...... And then there seemed to be nothing else. Yiyang spread his hands, for things like transfers, Yiyang also can't give Wade any experience.
Wade got into the car and took off his sunglasses. I looked at the Dallas sky, and the poster on the building in front of me.
A sense of belonging, Wade has only been in Dallas for a few days, and he already has a slight sense of belonging. It seems that leaving Miami is not as bad as I thought......
Along the way, Wade asked Yiyang a lot of questions, but most of them were about the Mavericks' tactical aspects. This guy is scared of the world for a month and can't fit into the Mavericks' system on his own.
But Yiyang is not worried at all, Wade may be one of the most off-ball superstars in the league. While it's true that the three-point shot is Wade's weakness, his finishing ability from mid-range and in the box is still among the best in the league.
Yiyang is not worried about Wade's adaptability, but about his knees.
However, no matter how much Yiyang and Wade think about it now, they are doing useless work. All these things, when you step on the pitch, you will get the answer.
Yiyang drove into the underground parking lot, and then walked into the players' tunnel with Wade, and introduced Wade to the situation of the American Route Center Arena along the way.
Although it is not the first time Wade has played here, he really doesn't know much about the arena as a visiting player before. The location of the visiting team's dressing room is all Wade knew about this arena before.
After introducing everything, Yiyang led Wade into the home team's locker room. In the middle of the locker room, the cabinet next to Dirk, is now used by Wade.
At this time, there was not a single player in the locker room, after all, Yiyang has always been the earliest. Then, Yiyang began to clean up the benches scattered in the locker room as always. Wade smiled, if he hadn't joined the Mavericks, he probably wouldn't have known for the rest of his life that the triple MVP had such a side.
Wade opened the locker and found three brand new Mavericks training jerseys hanging inside. Although it is not an official match jersey, the player's number and name are still written on the back of the jersey.
Looking at the words "DlllasBasketball" on the chest of his training jersey, Wade was really a little unaccustomed.
No. 3 is still No. 3, and No. 3 still has the name "ade" written on it. But Wade is well aware that from today onwards, everything has changed.
Subsequently, the two began to change their equipment. Wade was a little slower to change his equipment, as Benjamin needed to put protective gear on several places on Wade's body. Among them, the protection of Wade's knees is the most troublesome and the most important.
Yiyang is much simpler, and now he only needs to put his jersey and shorts on his body like before.
But Yiyang did not leave after changing his clothes, but continued to accompany Wade in the locker room, chatting with him without a word.
"By the way, I shouldn't have to play against you on the training ground." Chatting and chatting, the topic of the two fell to training again.
"It's either with me or with Tony." Yiyang smiled.
Wade's face is full of black lines, and he is in opposition to Yiyang and Tony. There is no difference at all between Allen and the defense of both guys is enough to drive people crazy.
But equally, Wade is also glad. At least this season, I am on the same side as them. In official games, he no longer has to suffer from the Mavericks' tight defense.
After a while, the locker room door was pushed open again, and the tall French center Gobert walked in with headphones on.
Seeing Wade sitting in the Mavericks' locker room, Gobert swallowed.
"God, I still can't believe it's true!" The Frenchman, it seems, was very excited.
βdeοΌ Are we really teammates in the future!? Goebel looked at Wade and then at Yiyang.
Subsequently, the French began to rummage through their lockers for something. Eventually, he pulled out a pen and a crumpled piece of paper.
"Give it to me...... Sign me, Dwayne! Gobert sat down next to Wade, looking expectantly into Wade's eyes.
"What!?" Wade smiled, it was the first time he had met a teammate who asked him for an autograph.
"Rudy, you're a fucking shame! Don't you know how to take a Wade jersey and have him sign it for you? β
Hearing Yiyang say this, Gobert patted his head! "That's right!"
"You don't mind, do you!?" Gobert reached for Wade's locker, but stopped in front of the door and asked Wade again.
Wade smiled and shook his head, and Gobert immediately pulled out another training jersey from Wade's locker. Wade then signed his name on the jersey. Gobert held up his jersey and was as happy as a child.
Just then, Nowitzki also walked into the locker room. When they saw Wade, the Germans were not as excited as Gobert, after all, they had been in contact with Wade in this league for so many years.
Dirk greeted him amicably and shook Wade's hand. "Is Dallas okay? Dwayne. β
"It's very good, I'm starting to like the city." Wade didn't expect that he would one day cooperate with Dirk, the biggest opponent of the year, which is really unpredictable.
Subsequently, more and more people accelerated into the locker room, including veteran players and fresh blood like Wade.
But there seems to be no barrier between everyone at all, and even newcomers can quickly integrate into the good dressing room atmosphere.
Everyone jokes about each other, and everyone can get along regardless of seniority and strength.
Comfortable and relaxed, these are two of Wade's biggest feelings in the Mavericks' locker room.
Compared to the tense and serious atmosphere in the Heat locker room last season to win a championship, this environment is clearly more liked by Wade.
It wasn't until this moment that Wade finally realized the reason for the Mavericks' success.
They're not a team, they're a family! Everyone is a member of the family, and everyone is an integral part of the family.
People always like to make innocuous jokes about Gobert, a rookie, and Dirk and Yiyang unscrupulously chatted about all kinds of newlywed life. Iguodala is discussing with his teammates how he has succeeded in business. Aaron, Carter, and Marion discussed who they would go to tonight to play cards......
Of course, in addition to these trivia, they are just as serious about discussing basketball. Everyone was praising Gobert's performance at the World Cup, and people were joking that after Wade arrived, Iguodala finally didn't have to be "forced" to score.
Even when Carlisle walked into the dressing room, the players didn't let it stop him. There were even people who made jokes about the "head".
It turns out that this is how the Dallas Mavericks succeeded. Last year, the Heat team was worried about internal and external troubles, and everyone inside had different ideas, which naturally made it difficult for everyone on the outside to work together.
But with the Mavericks, Wade doesn't see such a problem at all. This good locker room atmosphere has made Wade's favor with the Mavericks skyrocket.
Playing in a team like this is a complete pleasure!
"Alright, it's over chat, guys. Have you changed your gear? Our first day of training is about to begin! Carlisle clapped his hands, and everyone fell silent in an instant.
It seems that although this academy coach can get along with the players, his prestige is still there. As soon as he spoke, no one would interject.
This is something that Spoelsstra does not have. In the Heat's locker room, James has a bigger say than the Filipino.
"We won the championship last season and that's the result of all of you's hard work. I am proud of you, but I will never be complacent. Hard work and dedication are the keys to winning the championship. So, let's start today and work hard. Are you ready to defend your title? Carlisle shouted, raising his arms sharply.
"Ready!" The Mavericks players replied loudly.
This voice gave Wade goosebumps. How long has it been since I've experienced this kind of excitement?
"Alright, let's play then! Don't just talk about not practicing, get me moving! Carlisle continued to clap his hands as the players swooped out of the dressing room one by one.
Wade was the last to go out, this kind of spirit, he had never seen it in the Heat!
A new team, a new environment and a new challenge. Wade, who is 33 years old, seems to have rekindled his heart under the infection of others......
Dallas Mavericks? So here it is, start over!