At night in Chicago, the training camp was empty.

There was only the monotonous sound of a basketball touching the net or the floor, and the long, slightly heavy gasps of young people. Addison ran to all areas of the half court in the huge court, and then took the trouble to throw the basketball in his hand, watching it brush into the net or kiss the basket violently.

He's working on it, after completing the 3,000 shots he has to make in a day, so that he can more clearly appreciate the so-called memories that are transmitted on his muscles.

"If you keep working so hard, you'll be the three-point king next season, rookie." With a ridiculous voice, Wade, who was wearing a tracksuit, walked to the basket, caught the falling basketball and threw it to Addison, "Maybe I should take a DV shot of your workout, so that those guys who are out of shape as soon as the offseason are ashamed of themselves." ”

Addison blinked, it was really surprising to see Wade in the arena at this time, generally speaking, he should have started to experience the Chicago nightlife of temporarily away from his family, or have a good discussion of life with the hot ****.

"Come and rest, Eddie, too long shooting training will make your muscles numb and dull your hands." Wade beckoned the boy to the sideline and tossed him a bottle of Gatorade.

The two men sat on the pitch-side floor, and Addison took two sips of a sports drink, and he could tell that Wade was not as calm as usual.

I'm afraid that the transfer and departure of his friend still has some impact on him......

- Don't you feel angry? Addison typed out a short line of questions on his phone, believing Wade knew exactly what he was asking.

"Angry?? Maybe in my subconscious, but I can understand him. Wade shrugged his shoulders and looked noncommittal, "LeBron is hungry for honor, just like his title." Maybe King's dictionary doesn't have the word 'nostalgia'......"

Addison nodded, he is not unclear about the essence of the business league, the championship first, the interests first, these things are played out in various teams every season.

Not everyone can be Kobe and Duncan, in fact, if it weren't for Wade's deep affection for Miami and his own low-key personality that prompted him to take a pay cut to renew his contract, perhaps this season he would have chosen to find a more suitable team to win the championship after jumping out of his contract.

"Now it's up to Chris [Bosh] to choose, LeBron's departure leaves us with enough salary space and maybe allows Chris to stay at ease." Wade looked at the floor in front of him and whispered that as the leader of the team, he was now very concerned about the future of the team.

Addison glanced at Wade's slightly hidden expression, and the corners of his mouth curled slightly.

- I'll help you, too, Dwyan.

"Of course I know this, if you couldn't help me, I'd have told you to fuck off, rookie." Wade reached out and punched the boy in the shoulder, and his smile was much lighter.

The two of them fell silent again, both staring at the flickering lights in the empty arena and breathing in the silent air.

There are many things that we can't decide, but once it comes, we have to hold our heads high and accept it...... We don't die under the arrangement of life, do we?

***

The most important thing for the league throughout July is undoubtedly the movement of heavyweights in the free agent market, and although the value of the free agency market this year is not very impressive, there are still some 'big fish' worth paying attention to.

In LeBron. After James chose to sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Miami Heat's uniform team, which lost the 'first man in the league', quickly began to act. Aaron, Rassad. Lewis and other powerful veterans have chosen not to renew their contracts with the Heat. Riley can now offer a hefty salary to pursue the player he likes.

On July 15th, one of Miami's 'Big Three', big forward Chris . Bosh announced a five-year, $100 million contract with the team, which heralds the All-Star power forward to stay in Miami for the next five years.

"I'm happy to be here because Miami gave me the best time of my career and it's exciting to be able to continue playing with Dwyane again." Bosh, who completed the contract extension with the highest salary, was in high spirits and immediately began to make overtures to the team and his teammates, "Addison? Yes, he's a great player with a lot of potential and I'm sure we can give him a great environment to protect and grow in, and his future is limitless. ”

And just two days later, the Heat's uniform team announced that they had found the best replacement for the No. 3 spot in the new season - Ruhr, who had just become a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Deng, an all-around small forward from England. The two parties signed a contract for two years and $19.8 million. For a player like Deng who can contribute an average of 15+5 data per game and is still in his prime, the Heat team has made a lot of money this time.

As soon as the news was announced, most professionals gave it an A+ rating. Although the Ruhr. Deng seems to have declined compared to the Bulls, but he can still provide 15+ points and 5+ rebounds per game, as a small forward, he has excellent single defense and help defense ability, and his sense of rebounding is also the first-rate existence in the No. 3 position.

Not to mention the Ruhr. Deng is 29 years old this year, and it is the period when his experience, body and ability have reached his peak, and at this time, the Heat recruited him to the team for less than 20 million, which is undoubtedly an extremely lucky signing.

Coupled with the strategic power forward Josh, who was previously signed as the first signing. McRoberts, the Heat's performance to the outside world does not seem to be slumped or simply collapsed by James's departure, but continue to work hard to become an important player in the playoffs.

At least they look good on paper right now, and it looks like they can still finish in the top eight in the less competitive Eastern Conference and challenge for a playoff spot.

Of course, these are not within the scope of Addison's consideration, he is still a rookie who has just joined the NBA, and he is only waiting to see the work of the team's management, and he is not qualified to participate at all.

He left Wade's camp at the end of July and moved to another camp in Chicago. This is the summer training camp of the U.S. national team, Dream Eleven, which was originally scheduled to be held in Las Vegas, but at the request of Coach K, the final location was Chicago, the 'Windy City'.

The U.S. Dream 11 team will travel to Spain in August to compete in the first FIBA Men's Basketball World Cup (formerly known as the World Men's Basketball Championship), which is an important event for the 2016 Olympic Games, but it seems that the American basketball community does not see it as too difficult an obstacle.

Like Kevin. Durant, LeBron. Superstars like James have voluntarily announced that they are not going to go for the national team, but this has also led to many talented young players being recruited into the national team training camp, such as Kyrie. Owen, Kenneth. Faried or Anthony. Davis and others are all first-class players with strong strength, and even the difference between them and those superstars is only fame......

To be able to let Addison do sparring in such a training camp full of the league's top players, I'm afraid Pat. Riley was about to wake up laughing in his dreams, even if Addison was just watching and picking up the ball in training camp, it would be enough for him to benefit a lot...... It's a hundred times better than playing in a summer league that doesn't matter!!