On December 31, the last day of 2001, Chang Wei received Harmon at the airport gate in Philadelphia, who he hadn't seen for a long time. Of course, it doesn't seem right to say that they haven't seen each other for a long time, they also video online when they are fine, and because they are also on the East Coast of the United States, there is no time difference between them, but after all, it is not as flesh and blood as face-to-face communication.

In order to pick up his girlfriend, Chang Wei deliberately drove the new car he just bought a few days ago - a black Mercedes-Benz that looks very low-key, but as long as you sit in, you will find that the interior is very good, and it is obvious that it has taken a lot of thought. Harmon was undoubtedly shocked, and she exclaimed, "Honey, this car is amazing! You've spent a lot of money, right? ”

Chang Wei pretended to be relaxed and said: "It's not very expensive, it's only 120,000 US dollars." In fact, $120,000 is also a lot of money for Chang Wei, but seeing the shock and joy on Hamon's face, he feels that the $120,000 is worth it.

Yes, Chang Wei is no longer the loser who shared a humble room with his best friend, and for an otaku who focuses on basketball, he rarely spends money on anything other than basketball tactics books. Anyway, the video tape is provided by the team, you can go to the team's restaurant for dinner, the small apartment rented by the team is not far from the stadium and you can trot over, and by the way, you can exercise your body, not to mention business trips, you can be reimbursed, Chang Wei really doesn't think that there are places that need to spend too much.

The 76ers' owner is not a miser, and the 76ers' stellar performance last season led him to generously give everyone a large bonus. Although Chang Wei did not get as much dollar money as the players and head coaches, as the de facto chief assistant coach, the bonuses allocated to him were relatively not small, and he was naturally much more relaxed when he came and went.

For this short trip, Chang Wei in addition to buying a car, but also took out a large amount of money as a travel fee for two people, although it is a self-driving trip, but the place where the money should be spent Chang Wei will definitely not be stingy.

So in these two days, Harmon fully experienced the life of a local tyrant, lived in a five-star hotel, ate three-star Michelin, and Chang Wei even bought her a expensive necklace and personally wore it around her neck. Despite this, Chang Wei still feels a little sorry, no wonder in his previous life, he rarely heard that the other half of NBA players is also a basketball player, and it seems that the coach's turn is not much better, it seems that once both sides are engaged in this work, it is simply a 100% thing to get together less and leave more, and the only thing that can be relieved is to wait until Harmon retires, and then she may be able to become Chang Wei's peer like in her previous life.

But that's not bad for now, at least Harmon is happy with the excursion, even if it's only a few of Philadelphia's attractions. Fortunately, Chang Wei is not one of those players with very high exposure, except for fans who observe very carefully, few people can notice that he, a Chinese who often looks calm next to Brown, does not need to wear sunglasses and hats when he comes out to play, and Chang Wei himself is also a low-key person, which is exactly in line with his consistent style.

Harmon also thought it was nice, and the feeling of people coming up to her everywhere she went was a terrible thing for her. Although she is an active player in the NBA, she plays for the New York Liberty, and there are only a handful of people who can recognize her in Philadelphia, plus she is a point guard herself, with a normal height of 1.68 meters, no one will consider her a professional player.

The two of them spent two days in Philadelphia and the surrounding area, Chang Wei needed to prepare for the next game with the team, and Harmon had to go back to training in the offseason. Of course, she hopes that she can continue to stay with her boyfriend in Philadelphia, but unfortunately Chang Wei is a workaholic and has little time to take care of her after the season resumes. Fortunately, the two fell in love at the beginning because Chang Wei cured the injury in a shorter time for Hamon, otherwise with his attitude, he would definitely be alone.

After sending Harmon away, Chang Wei threw himself into intense work again. In fact, in his opinion, there is no need for Brown to call all the coaching staff back, as long as the players maintain good competitive condition, but as the chief assistant coach next to the old coach, he must quickly enter the working state, otherwise he will be sorry for Brown's cultivation.

As the schedule progressed, the players began to feel fatigue, not only physically, but also mentally. Playing 82 or more games a season is a burden for them, especially with back-to-back away games, back-to-backs or even back-to-backs, which are enough nightmares to torment any player insane.

What Chang Wei has to do is to reduce the fatigue of the players as much as possible, even if it is only one percent. Now the overall strength of the 76ers is strong enough, there is no need for him to worry about it, and it is purely idle to train the newcomers of Hellam Porter and Arenas. The team will not have any major reinforcements before the trade deadline, and with Brown in charge, general manager Billie King will not dare to trade out important rotation players in the team casually.

In a way, placating the players is Chang Wei's only job at the moment, and his importance to the team is self-evident. As long as he can get everyone to let go of their baggage and put the fatigue behind them, it will be easier for the team to achieve a record that will surprise others during the regular season and once again have home-court advantage in the playoffs.

The 76ers players are not rookies except for the three rookies, and even Reed, who only came in last year, already has a lot of Finals experience that players have not been able to have until the end of their careers, even if Chang Wei did not guide them, they are all very conscious of adjusting their state. This undoubtedly makes Chang Wei's job a lot easier, he only needs to focus most of his energy on Arenas and Daimpoter to prevent them from accidentally hitting the rookie wall, and even if they hit the rookie wall, as long as they can get back in time, it won't have much impact on the team.

As for Oku, he has more professional experience than some of the older players, after all, he started playing in the Turkish league at the age of 18 and played there for four seasons. The rookie wall has been a long time ago for him, and he has adapted well to the NBA arena and intensity, so he doesn't need Chang Wei to pay more attention to it.