Zhang Xiaotian's choice was surprising to many people, and some scolded him for being a traitor to the enemy, but compared to last season's example of Ray Allen, his situation is much better.

First of all, he won the other party to join the past, and he and the Spurs were good together, and after the news was released, the Spurs also congratulated Zhang Xiaotian.

Spurs have had little movement this summer, and they know exactly what they need.

As for what the result will be, it is the sorrow of choice.

The movement of the Heat is not big, and it is estimated that taking Zhang Xiaotian is an unplanned thing.

There are a bunch of veterans who want to join, and the strong teams are not worried about this kind of thing, and the Spurs are the same, and there is no shortage of former ruthless characters who are willing to condescend to the summer league.

So these strong teams are proud and hope to spend a little money to replenish the team.

In addition to Zhang Xiaotian, the Heat also finalized the base salary of Greg Oden, the champion in 2007, a high-potential player who fell under injury.

The rest of the places are estimated to be available with short-term contracts and non-guaranteed contracts, and the Big Three are too expensive, and the Heat can't afford to spend money on others.

After Zhang Xiaotian officially signed the contract, he moved to Miami for training and adapted to life in advance.

This time he just rented a house, and he didn't know how long he would play here in the current situation of the Heat.

At the end of September, the Heat's training camp officially began.

They don't have rookies this season, and all they have to look at is the third point on point guard and the inside bench just in case.

Therefore, the main purpose of the training camp is to focus on the state of the players.

The player who will have an impact on the team and needs to take the initiative to integrate into it is Zhang Xiaotian.

When Zhang Xiaotian joined, the Heat's Big Three all welcomed him, but it was only polite, and he was not familiar with any of the Heat's players.

It's like when he first arrived at the Spurs, the team already had a circle, and he couldn't get in for the time being.

In order to prevent embarrassment, he opened up after coming to the stadium and warmed up directly.

When James and Wade came in, they simply said hello to him.

The two are the bosses of the team, and after coming in, a group of younger brothers chatted around and laughed.

"Zhang, do you know, there are already a few people who have greeted me and asked me to take care of you." Veteran Battier walked over.

Battier is the type who gets along well with everyone, because he also endorses the sneakers on the other side of the ocean, and he is more familiar with the reporters over there, and he talked about Zhang Xiaotian many times in the summer.

"Then you'll have to take care of me." Zhang Xiaotian replied with a smile, feeling that the atmosphere was instantly a lot more harmonious.

The two had only interacted on social media before, but now it feels good to see and chat a few words.

With Battier with him, Zhang Xiaotian also got acquainted with the rest of the team.

The first day of training was very relaxed, but towards the end of the day, James was interested in playing a confrontation training and letting Zhang Xiaotian and him be in the position.

James will take the initiative to invite Zhang Xiaotian, also because the opponent in the finals is impressed.

Zhang Xiaotian surprised him at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, especially the strength shown by the main defense of him, James was very interested.

However, after playing for a while, James felt doubts, and he felt that Zhang Xiaotian was much weaker than in the finals.

"Zhang, you're still a little unaccustomed to coming to Miami, do you want me to introduce you to two trainers, you haven't played an official game for three months, it's very difficult to recover, I feel it deeply."

James was embarrassed to ask him directly about his strength, and said a few words secretly, but Zhang Xiaotian just didn't understand.

He can't help it, he can't use his skills in training, and he definitely doesn't have a game on the field.

Fortunately, he has increased his strength a little now, and if he was still at the level he was a year ago, James would have to cry on the spot, after all, the Spurs were just going to let him be a sparring partner for Leonard at that time.

However, his training attitude makes people unable to find fault at all, and he is conscientious.

For the next few days, James kept an eye on him, and others were a little surprised by his strength.

You must know that in the finals, Zhang Xiaotian caused a lot of trouble for the Heat.

Zhang Xiaotian can only explain stubbornly, "My habits in training are actually different from those in the game, most of my energy in training is familiar with tactics, and I will focus all my energy on defeating opponents in the game. ”

A few people believe that Zhang Xiaotian doesn't know, and James thinks that this guy is wasted in the summer.

Like the average player, you can't afford to hire a professional trainer, and it's normal for the summer training to not keep up with the regression.

So James warmly invited Zhang Xiaotian to practice, and communicated with the top players in the same position, Zhang Xiaotian must be willing, he has always been a maniac for training.

At least the attitude is still good, James is still satisfied.

You must know that in order to recruit Zhang Xiaotian, he argued with the management several times, if Zhang Xiaotian didn't do his best, he couldn't get over his face.

Of course, it's too early to draw conclusions, whether it will work or not, whether you can call the team or not, you will not know until you get to the stadium.

On October 7, the first game of the Heat preseason against the Hawks.

Although some of Zhang Xiaotian's fans are a little unhappy with him coming to the Heat, most of them still expect his performance, and the Big Three are more interesting than when he was in the Spurs.

The Hawks sent away Josh Smith, who was at odds with management, signed Paul Millsap and brought in more defensively Demarre Carroll in the backcourt.

It is clear that they also have ambitions in the east.

The Heat will not play Wade and Haslem in this game, and the team directly put on a large and four small lineup.

Zhang Xiaotian appeared in the No. 3 position, and James played power forward.

The Hawks, on the other hand, are all the main players, with Teague, Korver, Horford plus two big players signed in the summer.

In the first game of the opening game, he encountered Carroll's active defensive type, and Zhang Xiaotian felt deep malice.

Zhang Xiaotian was ready to swap, but after the opening, the team quickly took the advantage.

Bosh played happily with a short center like Horford, pulled out and shot consecutive shots, and when the team was leading, Zhang Xiaotian's soy sauce was not so obvious.

He didn't continue to shoot after hitting a goal, with a lonely look on his face, and Spoelstra couldn't figure out if he didn't want to play or was in bad shape.

However, the preseason is mainly about examining marginal people, and Zhang Xiaotian did not play for a long time.

The Heat had a 19-point lead at halftime, and the main team was replaced within a few minutes of playing in the second half.

By the middle of the fourth quarter, the Hawks suddenly hit a 10-0 mini-climax.

Zhang Xiaotian's eyes suddenly showed joy, "Coach, let me end this game." ”