Chapter 553: Goodbye
In the summer of this year, for the first time in the three years since entering the NBA, Gu Yu returned to his hometown in earnest.
Although it was not for a long vacation, even after returning to China, Gu Yu's personal training continued. But being able to get out of the NBA environment for such a long time and stay with his parents for a while is still a great relief for Gu Yu, who has been buried in basketball for three years.
"The flight from Sacramento to Shanghai, China is about to take off, so please go to Gate 19 to board the plane immediately......
Sitting in the VIP waiting room, Gu Yu's thoughts didn't know where to drift, he didn't even hear the call of the radio a few times, he kept wearing headphones, listening to the pop songs of his hometown, looking at the mobile phone screen in his hand in a daze, and constantly brushing basketball-related news.
It's just that this time, Gu Yu didn't watch the news in an almost "prepared" state like before, but browsed casually, just like a real fan and a basketball lover, enjoying the boundless fun brought by basketball news.
On weekdays, no matter where he goes, he is Gu Yu, who is walking with a large group of people, but today there is no one around him, and there is no half of his companions.
It's not because Gu Yu doesn't want to, but because ......
"Four in a row! The Philadelphia 76ers made history by beating the San Antonio Spurs 4-3 to win the NBA championship! ”
The headlines on the front pages of almost all sports websites are the news of the just-concluded finals. And the accompanying news pictures are basically photos of Chen Mu, the real overlord of the basketball world, holding two trophies, one large and one small.
"Rule the world again! Double MVP, still unbeatable! How long will Chen's reign last? ”
What's more, the photos of Chen Mu holding the championship trophy and the Most Valuable Player trophy of the finals were placed together with the photos of him holding the MVP trophy of the regular season. Looking at it, in addition to Chen Mu's golden smile, his eyes were full of golden color, which made people a little dizzy.
And just like all historical stars, some media immediately made Chen Mu's "personal honor list", and every honorary trophy he won was placed next to a photo of him grabbing the rebound, which was dazzling and quite shocking.
Seven consecutive rebounding champions, tying Dennis Rodman's record.
He has been the scoring champion for three consecutive years and has officially entered the ranks of historical super scorers.
The block king, the best defensive player, the best team for a while, and the defensive team for a while These honors are even more numerous, and they are full of columns.
Coupled with the most heavyweight five consecutive MVPs, four consecutive championships, and four consecutive FMVP dominances, Chen Mu's honors have given him the qualifications to challenge Jordan as the first person in basketball history.
And the greatest power forward in history, Tim Duncan, missed a basket in Game 7 of the Finals, and when he returned to the defense, he reached out in chagrin and hammered the floor, which instantly spread all over the Internet. While being lamented by people that Duncan's last window of chance has closed, it has also become the best footnote for Chen Mu to define his own "greatness".
"2012-2013 Playoffs Matchups!"
In terms of the road to promotion, there is not much suspense, Eastern Philadelphia and Heat dominated the upper and lower halves respectively, and finally Philadelphia won the Eastern Conference Finals, and LeBron James was once again defeated by Chen Mu.
On the Western side, slightly unexpectedly, the Spurs were almost unbeaten, except for seven games against the Kings in the second round, the other two rounds were swept, and only lost to Philadelphia in seven games until the Finals.
The Thunder and Lakers, who were favored before the game, collapsed early in the morning. Teams such as the Nuggets and Pacers haven't been able to make much of a splash, especially the Pacers, who may still have a chance if they play against a Heat team with a strong forward line. However, they were facing Philadelphia, which had the overlord Chen Mu on the inside, and they had no power to fight back in the whole series, and they were pressed to the ground and blasted.
After the game, there was also news that the Pacers were said to be quite disappointed with the current roster, general manager Larry Bird's idea of building a team was questioned by management, and the whole team's desire for fame and star has reached the point of madness.
With this rumor as a sign, the 2012-2013 NBA season officially came to an end, and the playoffs burned out.
Deals and signings, the eternal topics of summer, are in the spotlight.
"The flight from Sacramento to Shanghai is about to take off, so please board the plane as soon as possible. The boarding gate will be closed 15 minutes before departure, please go to Gate 19 as soon as possible......"
Go home.
Put down the phone, in fact, Gu Yu knew that when he went back this time, it was not because of homesickness, let alone the fact that he wanted to "have a training environment that was not disturbed" as he claimed to be in Sacramento, as long as Gu Yu opened his mouth, he could do it at any time.
It's about escaping.
Speaking of which, it seems a little frustrating, but Gu Yu, really, just wants to escape.
He wants to escape, to break with his closest friends and family, and to meet again in the future will be the moment of the enemy.
He wanted to escape the news of the king, which was bound to flood with media reporters and program invitations.
He wants to escape this summer, to avoid being traded to other teams, Cousins and Evans, the two best brothers in the past, may tell the media about the so-called Sacramento "insider", and may be amplified to the global "cousin stays on the team by patting the new owner's ass" and other rumors.
Of course, Gu Yu is not afraid of clarification, Ming people don't do dark things, and they are not afraid of shadows, what they haven't done is what they haven't done, and strength is strength. Back then, the Lakers chose Kobe instead of O'Neal, and there were various rumors, but in the end, didn't Kobe still rely on his hard power to shut everyone up?
What Gu Yu didn't want to face was not questioned by the media.
It's the brother's opposite.
The tridents of yesteryear, on the floor of the sleep train, laughed and frolicked together, fought unevenly, drove away one away team master after another, and beat one giant team after another, the best brothers.
Now, everything is going to change completely overnight.
"Here's a breaking news!"
The TV in the VIP lounge, halfway through the sports news program, suddenly inserted a different title.
The host obviously hasn't come back to his senses yet, he just got the latest draft, and some of them were in a hurry to toss on the anchor desk, and they were busy for a long time before they spoke, and said in a rather shocked tone: "The latest news, just now, the Sacramento Kings officially announced that they will end the contract with the team's coach Paul Westphal ahead of schedule, and end the partnership with the old coach in the form of a buyout!" ”
"Cut ......! What's so strange about this! ”
Not far from Gu Yu's side, after a fan heard the news, he shook his head disdainfully and said with a smile: "Didn't this news break out when the playoffs were still playing?" This has to be a breaking news, nervous like something, it's just laughing to death! ”
There's really nothing surprising about it.
Gu Yu also took off his headphones, pushed down his sunglasses, glanced at the TV screen, heard the fans' words, smiled self-deprecatingly, put the sunglasses on again, put the headphones back on, lowered his head and continued to play with his mobile phone.
Westfaal, gone.
The era of professional basketball enlightenment has officially ended.
“…… In addition, the Kings also announced that they have ended their partnership with the team's general manager, Jeff Petri, and the team's general manager will be announced at a later date! ”
"......! This...... Really?!! ”
As soon as the second news broke out, the fans at the scene immediately became calm, their eyes widened, and they looked at the TV screen as if they saw the moon about to hit the earth, and they were shocked.
Petri is also gone.
This time, Gu Yu didn't take off his headphones or sunglasses, but just raised his eyes slightly and scanned the picture, and saw that the footage of Petri leaving the center of the team and getting into the car was being broadcast live.
In the depths of Gu Yu's heart, he trembled violently.
This is always a "I'm very busy, I don't have the time to help you, is there anything you can't do yourself??" "This guy, this good old guy who is in charge of the Sacramento Kings up and down the old snack and drink Lazar, this workaholic who works late into the night at every turn, this ......
This agent who is open and secret, doesn't know how much he has helped Gu Yu, how much trouble he has settled for Gu Yu, and he doesn't charge a penny.
Also gone.
It's like a father and mother, Westphal and Petri, just like Gu Yu, a baby on the professional court, a father and mother who have had since birth.
A seemingly serious but careful care, teaching, just like a father.
The other seems to be troublesome, but in fact, no matter how troublesome it is, he will not slack off at all, he will only symbolically complain a few words, and then continue to escort Gu Yu, just like a mother.
Gu Yu's infant age was just like that, fragmented, and without warning in the eyes of outsiders, it was over.
Gu Yu's hand was still holding the mobile phone, but the vision of his eyes was a little blurred, and the other hand unconsciously grasped the corner of his clothes, and his nose was a little unspeakably sour.
And this summer, that's not all.
“…… Then came the third news, the new general manager of the Sacramento Kings, who has not yet appeared, is said to have taken office, and only needs to wait until all the formalities are completed before it can be announced to the public. ”
On the TV screen, the host continued to broadcast shocking news: "According to sources close to the new manager, the new manager has reached a preliminary trade intention with a team in the top four divisions, and the Kings will have 'multiple important players' in the team in exchange for 'quite a big star player', a deal that is said to 'shake up the entire league' and 'change the future of the league'......"
“…… Hi~"
Just when Gu Yu was about to hold back the moistness in his eyes and reach out to wipe his eyes.
A warm voice rang in his ears.
Gu Yu, raise your eyes.
"This handsome guy, will you go back to China alone?"
A bright and warm smile appeared in front of Gu Yu's eyes, bending over, stretching his long legs to the side, and his posture was so graceful that everyone looked at him.
"Do you mind, how about being a companion together......
Xiao Yu appeared in front of Gu Yu.