Chang Wei's rebirth changed a lot of things, such as the time when Gasol Jr. landed in the NBA.

In his previous life, he was drafted by the Lakers in the 2007 draft but stayed in Spain to play, and the Lakers traded his signing rights to the Grizzlies, where he didn't move to Memphis a year later and became the core of the Grizzlies. But now he has joined Girona Acastua in the Spanish Primera a year early, and his contract expires just this year, and he himself wants to enter the NBA.

After the draft, in an interview with the Spanish media, Gasol Jr. said excitedly: "It's my dream to be in the NBA, my brother Paul has shown his quality there, and now it's my turn." The Bobcats are a young team, but being young has the benefit of being young, and I can get more playing time in Charlotte. ”

When asked if he could get used to life in the United States soon, Gasol Jr. laughed: "I played at Lausanne College in Memphis before playing for Barcelona, and I moved to the suburbs of Memphis with my parents since 2001, so it wasn't a problem for me. The only thing I have to do is train well, play well and become stronger than my brother! ”

Gasol Jr. did what he said, and the day before the training camp officially began, he came to the Bobcats' training hall to report for duty. Even if he doesn't report himself, the Bobcats players who have come to practice in advance know who he is, this guy is not only stronger, but that face is almost carved out of the same mold as Gasol Jr., and they have played against the Grizzlies in the NBA.

At this time, the members of the coaching staff were still in the office meeting, and the team leader Roy took on the task of reception. He stepped forward, hugged little Gasol warmly, and stumbled in the Spanish he had learned during this time, "Hello...... Very...... Welcome...... We...... It's a teammate...... Good luck! ”

While Roy was sweating profusely, Gasol Jr. said in English proficiently: "It's okay, I understand English, I've lived in the United States for a long time before, so it's no problem if you don't speak Spanish." ”

Roy breathed a sigh of relief, he really didn't have any talent for learning Spanish, and if he wanted to chat with little Gasol in Spanish every day, he felt that he might as well hit the wall directly. In this way, the atmosphere is more harmonious, Roy quickly introduced his teammates to Gasol Jr., and now that the coach is not for the time being, it is his job to help the newcomers integrate into the team.

By the time Gasol Jr. became familiar with everyone, the members of the coaching staff had already come to the training ground after the meeting. Chang Wei saw Gasol Jr. standing in the center of the court at a glance, his size was too conspicuous, but in Chang Wei's opinion, Gasol Jr.'s current size is not quite able to adapt to the intensity of NBA games, and he must do more training before the start of the season.

Jackson introduced Gasol Jr. to the assistant coaches who are responsible for different jobs one by one, and when it was Chang Wei's turn, he also added: "Chang is responsible for the daily training of all the players in our team, if you want to get stronger, just look for him." ”

Little Gasol looked at Chang Wei, who looked indifferent, and a trace of incomprehension flashed on his face. But he was quickly relieved, this Asian should have real talent and learning, otherwise even if the Bobcats were a team that had just been established for a season, it would be impossible to put all the training in his hands, and he seemed to have heard his brother mention this name before, so he still had to ask again.

Jackson did not arrange training today, the players all came to report and spontaneously started to practice, but they generally set training goals for themselves for their performance shortcomings, and the coaching staff, especially Chang Wei, need to work hard to carry out scientific training. Soon all the Bobcats players came to the training hall, and after everyone got acquainted with each other, Jackson asked the other assistant coaches to take them to a basic physical fitness test to provide a data basis for Chang Wei to formulate a training plan.

Chang Wei deliberately walked beside little Gasol and said to him with a smile: "Mark, I'm relieved to see you coming." If you're going to play in Spain for an extra year, I'm really worried about slowing down the team's progress. ”

The words were very plain, but little Gasol heard a different flavor from it, you must know that he was just a second-round show, and Chang Wei obviously put him in a very high position. He was a little flattered and said: "I'm still far behind my teammates, there is still a difference between the Spanish league and the NBA, and I hope to be better here." ”

Chang Wei smiled and asked again, "What do you think is your biggest problem right now?" Or what needs to be improved? ”

Gasol Jr. scratched his head and smiled, "I don't know, but I know that I can continue to improve." ”

Chang Wei stood on tiptoe and patted his arm, and said solemnly: "Mark, I think you should lose weight now!" ”

Yes? Gasol Jr. opened his mouth wide in surprise, you must know that he is invincible on the inside line with his huge size on the court, if he loses weight, how can he eat under the basket? He whispered, "Chang, aren't you joking?" I'm a center, and if I don't even have enough tonnage at the center, I don't know who's going to be able to defend the basket. ”

"I'm not kidding you." Chang Wei shook his head and said, "In my opinion, in the near future, the traditional center of the standing pile type will inevitably decline, and the new center will not only sit under the basket, but also be able to prevent small players after the dismantling, and also be able to prevent high positions and quickly recover, and may even practice a three-point shot, weight is really not of much use." ”

Gasol Jr. obviously didn't believe it, and Chang Wei didn't expect to convince him now, he was going to measure his body fat percentage anyway, and the data could tell a lot of questions. Sure enough, in the test, Gasol Jr.'s body fat rate exceeded 12%, which is unqualified for a professional basketball player, and compared to the test results of others, Gasol Jr. lowered his head in shame.

Chang Wei smiled and said: "Mark, you can follow me for special training during the training camp, you can not lose weight, but the body fat percentage must be reduced to a normal level, at least improve your flexibility, which is good for you to hold the ball under the basket alone." I've seen your highlights, you have a lot of finishing ability under the basket, you have a certain level of shooting, but I don't want you to grow into a pure interior attacker, maybe you can go and watch the videos of your European predecessors, like Sabonis and Divac, I believe you can be better than them in the future. ”