Rajon Rondo initially wanted to go to the Bulls, but when he learned that the 76ers had traded for Ibaka, and heard that Sam Kimchi was offering a two-year, $30 million contract.

Rajan. Rondo immediately changed his mind and decided to go to the 76ers.

The NBA is a commercial league, and every player has a price in mind, and if the other party is not impressed, it only means that the price you offer is not high enough.

In this way, Sam Kimchi successfully brought free agent point guard Rajon Rondo to the 76ers from the Bulls general manager in a 2-year 30 million 1+1 model.

Zhang Zifeng heard that the 76ers traded for Ibaka and signed Rajan. Rondo, very excited.

With this lineup, just like the slogans shouted by fans, Zhang Zifeng is full of expectations for the new season.

After the Olympic men's basketball game, Zhang Zifeng didn't even want to participate in the closing ceremony, and after exchanging contact information with several people who wanted to go to the NBA, Zhang Zifeng took a plane back to the United States.

He's going to train!

From the end of August to mid-November, there are still more than two months to go.

When Zhang Zifeng returned to China to prepare for the Olympics, he had already planned his plan to train this offseason.

In this year's playoffs and the Olympic Games, Zhang Zifeng has learned a lot of things, and he has also deeply realized his shortcomings and areas for improvement.

The outside offense is important, but so is the low-post offense, especially in the suffocating defense of the playoffs, and it's impossible to score as easily as you did in the regular season.

And many times the offensive coordination can't be played, and you need to rely on your own ability to tear through the opponent's defense.

Although Zhang Zifeng began to hone his low-post offense in the second half of the season, it was not enough.

The body is not strong enough, even Jimmy. Butler, Harden and others couldn't bear it.

The shooting percentage of the turnaround shot is also not high enough.

In addition to continuing to strengthen his physical confrontation and improve his shooting rate, Zhang Zifeng also wants to strengthen his ability to grab rebounds.

Zhang Zifeng is 1.98 tall, but he only averaged 2.9 rebounds per game last season.

Although in the position of shooting guard, there is no high demand for rebounding.

But Zhang Zifeng himself is very dissatisfied with himself, like many top superstars, in addition to having good attainments in offense and defense, the average number of rebounds per game is higher than that of ordinary interior players.

Moreover, in the Chinese men's basketball team, many players have a very weak sense of grabbing rebounds.

Zhang Zifeng hopes to lead the men's basketball team to a record-breaking semi-finals, and naturally needs to strengthen the shortcomings of rebounding in order to help the team.

Therefore, Zhang Zifeng has decided to focus on this summer's training, strengthen physical confrontation ability, improve low-post offensive ability, and strengthen the ability to grab rebounds.

Let yourself be an all-round warrior in the next season.

It's not just the top on the offensive end, it's also the top on the defensive end!

When it comes to scoring guards, the first thing that comes to mind is Jordan the Flyers, and then there is Black Mamba Bryant.

But the problem is that Jordan is a big boss, and he doesn't have the heart to guide Zhang Zifeng.

Kobe Bryant just announced his retirement in the summer, and he is beginning to learn business knowledge and prepare for his career after retirement. I'm not interested in giving Zhang Zifeng guidance.

Although he couldn't get the most suitable guidance from Jordan and Kobe, Zhang Zifeng regretted it, but he didn't care.

Because he's got an interesting and nice superstar to help guide him.

It was almost ten o'clock in the morning when a chubby guy walked into the arena.

To make matters worse, this guy was still holding a big hamburger and was having fun.

Seeing Zhang Zifeng, the guy reached out and said hello. "Hey, buddy, morning!"

Zhang Zifeng sighed and said, "Charles, it's not early." According to Huaxia's words, the sun has already sunburned the ass! ”

Yes, this chubby guy in front of him is Charles "Flying Pig", one of the top 50 superstars in the NBA. Buckley.

Zhang Zifeng asked Barkley for advice, naturally about the skills of grabbing rebounds, as well as the skills of back-to-back singles.

Barkley won the league's rebounding title in 1987, and it was a time when the league's top centers were in full swing.

Barkley can be the rebounding king with a height of less than 1.98 meters, beating top centers such as Olajuwon (2.08 meters) and Ewing the Gorilla (2.13 meters), which is not something that ordinary people can do.

He's got to be unique when it comes to grabbing rebounds.

In addition to the ability to grab rebounds, Barkley averaged 22.1 points per game in his career, relying on the back-to-back singles known as the "wild boar arch cabbage" back then.

It takes 23 seconds to arch the opponent in, and then 1 second to score the ball.

Barkley's back-to-back singles league must.

Later, in order to limit the playing style like Barkley, which affected the spectacle of the game, the league even set a five-second limit for back-to-back singles.

Barkley didn't blush when he heard Zhang Zifeng's complaints, and said, "I've been retired for many years, and I don't have to get up so early to train, you just want it." It's not early for you, but it's really early for me. ”

Zhang Zifeng was speechless when he heard it, "What you said is very reasonable, I have no words to refute." But if you collect the money, shouldn't you have a bit of a work ethic! ”

In order to hire this guy Barkley, Zhang Zifeng spent $200,000 out of his own pocket to hire this guy to guide him in grabbing rebounds and low-post offensive skills.

200,000 US dollars, in the eyes of billionaires Jordan and Kobe, I am afraid that it will not be enough for them to go to a nightclub once.

And Zhang Zifeng has no friendship with Jordan and Kobe, so where can I invite these two gods to guide him.

But the situation of Charles Barkley is different.

First, this guy likes money very much, and even said in public, "I'm a person who can easily see money." Yes, if your offer is tempting enough, I can join the Ku Klux Klan. ”

Second, although this guy claims to have earned 600 million with Jordan. But the problem is that out of 600 million, Jordan made 570 million, and Barkley only made 30 million.

With the inflation of prices, as well as his profligacy and gambling, the 30 million has long been spent.

That's why Barkley needed to work as a radio announcer to support his family.

That's why Zhang Zifeng was able to invite him with 200,000 yuan.

Of course, this also depends on Zhang Zifeng's love for being a player of the 76ers.

Charles. Barkley was drafted by the 76ers with the fifth pick in the first round in 1984 and still has feelings for the 76ers.

Barkley finished the last bite of the hamburger, touched his hand and walked onto the court and said, "Come on, see how good you are!" ”

Zhang Zifeng saw it and said, "Are you ready, don't you need to warm up?" ”

"Of course!"

Since he said no, Zhang Zifeng was no longer polite.

Zhang Zifeng was excited to compete with this legendary superstar, he threw the ball to Barkley, and then sank down to defend himself.