Chapter 185: The Luxurious Locker Room
Chen Zhi really needs to rush back to Huaxia as soon as possible, although he is now a little well-known in the United States, but there are not many who really know and like him. X
Even the loyal fans of the Dallas Mavericks don't know much about him, and in this case, the soul power system can't collect much soul power at all.
After reaching a maximum salary agreement with Maverick, although the speed of soul power collection has increased, the amount of soul power collected per day is still not more than 1,000, which is really a bit miserable.
After the matter of joining the NBA is confirmed, Chen Zhi can't wait to return to Huaxia immediately, this time is when he became famous in Huaxia, and now Chen Zhi's popularity in Huaxia is not known how many times higher than in the United States, the most important thing is that there are a lot of fans who like him, and it is definitely the best time to collect soul power points!
After talking to Chu Hugo on the phone, and eating the barely swallowable breakfast made by chef Zhou Jian, the driver Zhou Jian drove the second-hand Buick he rented to the American Airlines Center again, and finally the physical trainer Zhou Jian had to assist Chen Zhi in his daily training.
However, before training, Chen Zhi still has one more thing to do, which is to go to the team locker room and choose a cabinet of his own.
Nelson Jr. and Carlisle had arrived at the arena early and led Chen to the locker room and introduced them along the way.
Although he has been to the American Airlines Center a few times, this is the first time Chen has entered the team's locker room.
If it weren't for Carlisle and Little Nelson's introduction, Chen Zhi would have thought that he was in the wrong place, and the retro brick wallpaper with the light blue carpet was extremely luxurious.
There is also a large area outside the locker room with many sports equipment, which is a training ground in the locker room!
What's even more outrageous is that the multi-functional bathing center also has a swimming pool, although the area is not large, but there are as many as three, and even the toilets are a beautiful mess.
In the end, Carlisle and Nelson Jr. took Chen to the players' lounge, which is the narrow locker room, where the players really change their shirts bare-chested.
The most attractive thing is not the huge multi-function display directly opposite, but the giant white fluorescent wall lamp on top and the huge blue and white Mavericks logo printed in the center of the ground!
Speaking of which, the Mavericks' crest is actually a horse head instead of a bull head, which is really a bit strange.
The English name of the Mavericks is mavericks, although Chen Zhi understands English, but the in-depth understanding of American culture is less meaningful, only know that this word and this Mavericks logo seem to match very well, both have a layer of pride and not inferior spirit, but the Chinese translation of the name Mavericks seems to be less meaningful.
The locker room cabinets have obviously been cleaned up in advance, and several positions have been vacated, Chen Zhi pushed away a black luxury massage chair that has become the standard configuration of the Maverick locker room, and took a closer look at the cabinets, all solid wood custom cabinets, and the most outrageous thing is that there is an electronic display screen in each cabinet.
"When you have a break, you can use it to play games!"
Little Nelson saw Chen Zhi looking at the display screen and explained with a smile.
Chen Zhi was speechless when he heard this, the title of Mark Cuban's best boss really wasn't blown out, what a caring boss this is, and every player will be equipped with game equipment in the locker room!
"Our Dallas Mavericks' locker room is definitely the most luxurious in the entire NBA, not one of them, even the visiting team's locker room, it's just as luxurious, but it's a little smaller."
Nelson Jr., as the general manager of the Mavericks, is obviously very proud of these, and not every owner is willing to spend a lot of money on the team's locker room, especially the locker room, which is generally much more rudimentary.
Chen Zhi smiled when he heard this, casually pointed to an empty cabinet next to him and said, "I want this position!" ”
It doesn't matter which cabinet Chen uses.
However, little Nelson shook his head, "No, Chen, you see Dirk's cupboard is in that position, there is an empty seat on the left and right, it is for you and Barnes, you can choose one of these two!" ”
Chen Zhi took a look, and sure enough, the cabinet that Nelson Jr. pointed to was empty on the left and right, except for the cabinet in the middle, where there were a few pairs of sneakers, and Nowitzki's No. 41 jersey was hung.
Obviously each team has its own rules in the locker room, and the natural Mavericks are ready to do as they are and pick Nowitzki's right spot.
Little Nelson gestured to the staff behind him, and they immediately installed a sign with his name on it on the cupboard, along with several sets of training clothes, as well as a black T-shirt and shorts with Dallas on the chest.
Chen Zhi's No. 10 jersey was only confirmed yesterday, and the new jersey has not yet been made, so naturally he can only wear these first.
Seeing the most luxurious locker room in the NBA and even the entire sports industry, Chen couldn't help but feel that the title of Mark Cuban, the best boss, was really not blown out casually, at least a large part of it was made with money.
After Mark Cuban acquired the Mavericks for 280 million, he spent another 480 million to build the American Airlines Center Arena, and invested 3.5 million meters of gold to further upgrade the locker room.
Really a very friendly and caring owner for the players.
Chen came out of the locker room after changing into training clothes, first warmed up for training, and then ran in with the summer league players who arrived at the stadium one after another.
The Las Vegas Summer League officially kicks off on July 9, but the first game of the Dallas Mavericks doesn't officially start until July 10, so Chen still has two days to get to know his teammates and practice together.
Summer league is a stage for rookies, undrafted and free agents to shine, and a player like Barnes, who has completed a four-year rookie contract, will not play in this year's Summer League, and Chen is naturally the biggest card in the Dallas Mavericks' summer league for several years.
Jonathan Gibson, the CBA scoring champion who played against Chen Zhi, greeted Chen Zhi very kindly when he saw Chen Zhi coming, "Hey, Chen, congratulations on getting your top salary in Dallas!" A tone of sincere envy and congratulations.
He knew how strong Chen Zhi's strength was, and he was really not suitable for the opponent, and in that heads-up, he could feel that Chen Zhi was already deliberately letting him.
He saw Chen to 180 pounds bench press 35 times, this is an extremely terrifying number, he worked hard to make more than 10 times, the more difficult the bench press is, if Chen Zhi goes to the basket when he is single, it is likely to make him lose face directly.
But Chen didn't deliberately embarrass him in front of Dallas management, for which he is very grateful.
"Come on! Join us for a match! ”
The guy with a beard the same color as the short brown and yellow hair on his head, a stocky guy with a fierce face walked up with a ball, and greeted the short, yellow-skinned man who walked in front of him with a smile.
Who said that only this year's rookies are hostile to Chen Zhi, as last year's first-round pick, Justin Anderson obviously has a chance to try this top salary draft first!