"By the way, how do you feel about the girl I introduced to you? It's been more than half a month, and I haven't seen how you contact the family......" Krystal asked Addison on the phone, she really wanted to be a successful matchmaker, so she was a little dissatisfied with Addison's lukewarm attitude, "Don't you want to maintain a gentlemanly demeanor in life, just keep it like this?" ”

"Don't let your curiosity and excessive desire to interfere mislead you, Krystal. I admit that Kim Jisoo is indeed a beautiful girl with an interesting personality......" Addison frowned at the other party's slightly annoyed tone, but he still replied in a calm tone, "The problem is that the girl can't speak English, not at all, at most, the level of high school English education...... I can't even communicate with her normally, how can you let me develop deeply?? ”

The girl Krystal wanted to introduce to Addison was the girl he first met during the 'Asia Tour' in Seoul, a trainee at YG Entertainment named Kim Ji-so. is indeed a girl with a very good face, and unlike the sweet style pursued by most Korean women, this girl's beauty is more inclined to be delicate, giving people a very clean feeling.

Girls who love to laugh will not have a bad personality, Kim Jisoo is a person who loves to laugh, and the frankness and clarity when laughing is something that many girls do not have.

It can be said that Addison's first impression of Kim Jisoo was very good, but the problem is that it is difficult for the two of them to communicate, or even unable to communicate. Addison spoke Chinese and English, but knew nothing about Korean, and he didn't plan to learn about the strangely sounding and dull language; Kim Jisoo only speaks Korean, and his English is stumbling except for a few imperative sentences and interrogative sentences taught in high school. If it weren't for the fact that the girl had brought a companion who was also a trainee who was good at English, Addison estimated that they would have been able to communicate only by gesturing to each other.

This is not a game on the basketball court, and he is not the mute who was plagued by aphasia before...... As we all know, language is important for communication, and if two people can't even do the most basic communication, then mutual understanding and exploration can only be a luxury. Addison even had the idea of scolding Krystal, an inexperienced introducer, because no matter how sloppy this guy was, he couldn't introduce himself to a girl who was basically unable to communicate...... Even if the other party is indeed a beautiful girl, who can bear the absurd situation that two people have to use translation software or simply take a translator to communicate in the future?!

There was silence on the other side of the phone for a while, and it seemed that Krystal was stunned by Addison's words, and it took a few seconds for her to react in a daze: "I seem to remember what you said, Jisoo's English is not very good...... I knew I would have introduced you to Lisa or Zhini, both of whom grew up in English......"

Addison was too busy to refuse Krystal's undead plan, he didn't dare to let this so-so girl help him solve this kind of life event anymore, his own life was still in his own control. And as he gets closer to several friends in the entertainment industry, the less interested he is in the opposite sex in this circle, especially idols. The idols in competitive sports are too different from the idols in the entertainment industry, and the pool of water is too muddy for people like Addison to participate in.

He just wants to play well and live a stable and comfortable life off the court, and Addison, who knows how to be satisfied, has nothing else to ask for. Joe always commented that his adopted son, except for basketball, has values in life like an old man, and Addison readily accepts this. In the past, the life in Harlem made him very clear about what it means to be 'contented and happy', and now he is very satisfied with his life, and naturally he will not go to a mixed circle again.

Now he has to focus on the training camp of the US Championship, which is in full swing, and the Canadian Basketball Association has officially announced the roster for the men's basketball training camp. Except Tristan. With the exception of Thompson, all Canadian players who played in the NBA were selected. Dunekamp, Karl. Inglish, Olivier. Harlan, Brady. Haslip, Phil. Scarrub and Jamal. Murray, six non-NBA players.

Tristan of the Cavaliers. Thompson has been locked in contract extension negotiations with team management since the Finals, and the interior lineman, who showed excellent rebounding and maneuvering ability in the Finals, and his agent, Rich Brown, have been at an impasse since the Finals. Paul asked the Cavaliers for a five-year, $94 million contract with a maximum salary; But for such a mobile interior player with excellent athleticism and rebounding ability, and poor basket protection ability and dominance under the basket, the Cavaliers management does not want to pay the maximum salary to renew his contract. This farce has been going on for most of the summer, but there has been no real progress. Thompson's advantage is that if he doesn't renew his contract, he can not play for the Cavaliers next season as a restricted free agent and leave him after the season; But the Cavaliers' management is also careful about calculations, and for such an interior line whose strength is far from being dominant and whose ability to protect the basket is relatively mediocre, they naturally don't want to let the salary space that has exceeded the salary cap warning line continue to worsen.

Tristan. Thompson's team turned down the Canadian Basketball Association's offer on the pretext of contract extensions, but Addison thought he was foolish in his decision. Putting aside all the so-called national honor and self-knowledge, after all, 'people are not for themselves, heaven and earth will be destroyed', in this era of exploding data amounts, everyone wants to get a contract with a maximum salary for themselves, but this time is Tristan. When Thompson should come to the U.S. Championships, his athleticism and rebounding ability will definitely shine more brightly in the U.S. Championships than in the Finals, and the wonderful performance will attract more attention and desire from the team's uniform team, which is the biggest capital he and the Cavaliers ask for the highest salary.

Instead of being like now, with an average of 8+8 per game in the playoffs and LeBron. James' backing and management's endless tussle is simply a lose-lose stupid strategy. Not only will it cause a serious loss of trust between Thompson and management, but it will even threaten his future career.

And without Tristan. Thompson, the Canadian national team's interior line also lacks a strong rebounding guarantee, and now the team's more reliable interior line is only Kelly. Olynyk, Robert. Thackeray and Carl Lee, who played in the Italian league. Inglish is gone. Fortunately, in the U.S. Championships, in which the U.S. team does not participate, other national teams do not have a strong interior line of beast level, and Olynyk + Thackeray is already a good center configuration in comparison.

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"We have a talented team of NBA players and the best professionals from other leagues, and we're excited to put them together and be involved in training and playing." Canadian men's basketball head coach Jay. Triano said with some excitement and confidence in an interview, "This warm-up match will be a good opportunity for us to build chemistry and prepare for a difficult and important tournament, and our goal is to reach the Rio Olympics." ”

The coaching of the Canadian national team is quite high. Triano is a former Raptors head coach and head assistant coach Jim Brown. Boylan has more than 20 years of training experience with the Spurs, and has been promoted to the general manager of the Canadian men's basketball team. Nash also coaches with the team as a technical advisor, and his main task is to teach Addison more experience and coach the team's shooting drills.

"If we don't beat the U.S. in the time planned, we don't do our job. I know my words don't sound like they're coming from a Canadian, but what's the point of your hard work if you don't beat the best team? "The Canadian Basketball Association's Director of Basketball Affairs, Michelle Brown. O'Keeffe's rhetoric has been wildly reprinted by the media, but even Americans do not reject this kind of rhetoric, the purpose of North American competitive sports is to pursue higher, faster, stronger, and the challenge of the strongest is the dream of all athletes. What's more, the Canadian national team is now recognized as the strongest squad in the past 20 years, and the addition of as many as 10 NBA players has naturally increased the confidence of Canadians.

Their confidence was demonstrated in the round-robin warm-up tournament in Puerto Rico in mid-August, where the young and talented Canadian team had already put in a formidable offensive and defensive performance despite being newly formed.

In the first warm-up game against the Cuban men's basketball team, the Canadian team almost bloodied the opponent 108-62. The Cuban men's basketball team itself is very weak, ranking last in the Americas, and in the first game, they met the Canadian national team who were eager to prove themselves, and the whole game was simply miserable. Addison played only about 20 minutes and finished with 13 points, 11 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 steals without any turnovers. Coach Triano switched to an all-bench lineup before the halfway point of the third quarter, and even then the Cuban men's basketball team was still beaten by more than 40 points. Andrew. Wiggins and Anthony. Bennett was the best player of the game, scoring 22 and 16 points with the two forwards in the third and fourth positions, respectively, to smash the Cubans' perimeter defense.

Due to the weak strength of the Cuban men's basketball team, their test results were not strong, and two days later, the Canadian team met the host Puerto Rico team, which is a traditional powerhouse in the Americas region. Barria & Reinado. Balkman is an NBA player. According to Coach Triano, the highlight of the warm-up match was the Puerto Rican team, which was much tougher than the Cuban team due to its typical American style of play and the individual ability of the core players.

However, Triano still underestimated the fighting power and desire to win of his young people, and the young players led by Addison and Wiggins used practical actions to tell opponents why they can be the absolute main force in the NBA......

"Boom !!" The Chinese-American point guard used Bennett's high post to cover the paint area diagonally, and in Puerto Rico center Angel Brown. When Savaro came over, he lightly threw the basketball from the bottom to the top along the opponent's side, and the wing cut into Andrew Anderson. Wiggins leaps high and grabs the basketball with both hands to the basket!!

There was a whisper in the stadium, and Wiggins' empty dunk was very shocking, so that the Puerto Rican fans present couldn't help but sigh. Wiggins, who was retreating from the defense, excitedly pointed at Addison and shouted in a hoarse voice, "Well passed, Add!" You're more comfortable with the ball than Rubio's Spaniard, come to the Timberwolves next season and partner me!! The two of us have a good understanding, don't we? ”

"Ell, even if I want to go to that cold place in Minnesota, I guess Pat. Riley wouldn't let me go easily. You know, Andrew, I'm worth a lot right now. Addison smiled and replied that after getting used to the sunny days in Miami, he didn't want to go to the bitter cold of Minnesotapolis all year round.

The head coach of the Puerto Rico team rubbed his eyebrows vigorously on the sidelines, and the game entered the third quarter, but the Puerto Rico team was already 21 points behind the Canadian team. Jose, the first core of the team. Barria was under Addison's care today, scoring just seven points and one assist on 3-of-11 shooting......

Is this really just a newly formed Canadian team?!

In addition to the United States, can there be any team in the Americas that can pose a real threat to this Canadian team?!