Nowitzki's father said, "Do you really want to focus on training Dirk? I've heard that you also have a guy named Houston who is the team's leading scorer, and you have a lot of potential players on your team. ”

Li Weidao: "That's right, Alain is our team's top scorer this season. Every team has scoring champions, and the Celtics, for example, they also have their own scoring champions, second scorers, and third scorers. However, I really like Dirk and hope he can surpass Allan as the team's new leading scorer. ”

Nowitzki's mother laughed, "My Dirk isn't that good. ”

Li Weidao: "He has to be so powerful, otherwise he won't be able to play the main force when he arrives at the Celtics, and the situation of our two teams is actually similar." And the Celtics have All-Star power forward Antoine Walker, and it would be very embarrassing for Dirk to go to the position. We, in New York, just sold the team's starting power forward and center to make room for Dirk, have you heard? ”

Nowitzki's father shook his head and said, "No, no one told us about it. ”

Li Weidao: "Then you should know by now that we are short of people on the inside, this is Dirk's best chance, and we value Dirk much more than other teams in the league." If Dirk doesn't report this year, we can only train other insiders, and if he goes again in two years, he will have to sit on the cold bench. ”

Nowitzki's family listened to the Celtics' briefing, and always felt that Nowitzki went to the Knicks without a tactical position and was not focused on training, so they insisted on not going to the NBA and waiting for the Celtics to trade with the Knicks.

Now that Li Wei has brought such a strong team to lobby, full of sincerity, and there are vacancies in the team's interior line, they are naturally ecstatic.

After Nowitzki agreed to go to the United States, Li Wei continued to persuade him to go to the United States in advance.

"There could be a long shutdown in the league this year, so Dirk can't wait for the season to start. I suggested that he go to the United States now and get used to American basketball a little earlier. Of course, this is not an invitation from the team, but a personal invitation from me as a player. ”

Holger said: "Go to the United States now? I heard that once the NBA is suspended, the stadiums will be closed, how does he train? ”

Li Wei said: "The stadium will be closed, but Dirk can come to my personal training hall." I don't own any stake in any team, and I'm also a laborer, so it's a player-to-player exchange, not a team-to-player exchange, so it's okay.

I've got Kevin, Steve, Yao, and others, and I've got trainers, conditioners, and coaches. Of course, the league is shut down and the trainers are not obligated to continue to serve the players, but I personally paid for them to work part-time, and that's fine. ”

Nowitzki's mother said, "Can your personal training hall accommodate so many people? ”

"Of course." Li Wei nodded.

Last year, he was worried about the shutdown of the league, so he bought a sports and fitness center near his villa, which was renovated and better than the existing Knicks training gym. He personally invites players to train in his own training gym, and the league and the players' union may pick on him, but it doesn't matter, it's a big deal to pay a fine, he has money anyway.

"I bought a stadium by myself, and I paid out of my own pocket to hire a trainer for everyone, oh my god, how much will it cost you if you do this?" Nowitzki's father asked in surprise.

Chuck Daly smiled: "I'm afraid you don't know that in this year's list of the world's richest people, David is ranked ninth!" ”

"What, you're the ninth richest man in the world?" Nowitzki's mother was stunned.

Li Wei smiled.

He didn't expect that he could soar to ninth, this kind of ranking is actually boring, the top few are suspected of advertising, and he has always kept a low profile, which is not too high.

However, the stocks of Internet companies such as Yahoo have risen too much this year, and he has been pushed to the forefront of the storm as a major shareholder holding shares in many IT companies.

However, Li Wei also knows that he will not sit in this position for long, the Internet bubble is about to be burst, and Yahoo's life must be getting more and more difficult, he needs to sell the shares of these companies before 00, and then take stock of the future giants.

"I don't have that much money, it's just the media blowing nonsense, and that money is all kinds of trapped shares, which can't be exchanged for cash. Of course, it's absolutely fine with the cash I have to hire some trainers and coaches, so you don't have to worry. Li Wei said.

"In that case, then Dirk should go to the United States as soon as possible and train with Coach Lee!" Nowitzki's father said.

"What's the hurry, there's still a summer!" Nowitzki's mother said.

Dad knew that it would be good for his son to go to the United States as soon as possible to adapt to the environment, but his mother was reluctant, always thinking that it would be too late for his son to wait for the new season to start.

The two argued there for a long time, and neither of them convinced anyone.

Li Wei hugged Sylvia and persuaded loudly: "Helge (Nowitzki's mother), I like Germans very much, my daughter is German, I will take care of Dirk like my daughter, you don't have to worry." ”

"This little girl is German?" Nowitzki's mother's eyes widened.

Sylvia raised her little face and said, "I am from East Germany, not from your West Germany." ”

Nowitzki's father laughed and said, "Son, the two Germanys have been reunified. ”

Nowitzki's mother struggled for a while before she reluctantly took Li Wei's hand and advised, "Coach Li, you must take care of Dirk like your own son." He was young and ignorant, and I heard that New York was very messy, and I was afraid that he would learn badly. If he doesn't listen to him, tell us! ”

Pity the hearts of parents all over the world, Li Wei promised Nuo's mother for a long time to make her feel at ease.

"Dirk, do you hear that? Your mother cares about you and must play hard and don't let her worry about it. ”

Nowitzki nodded and said, "Coach Li, don't worry, I will listen to you well and not let my mother down!" ”

He said that he would go to the United States immediately, but in fact Nowitzki did not leave on the same day, but planned to arrive in New York in early July. Li Wei didn't force it, left his contact information and returned with everyone.

On July 1, which was supposed to be the first day of the new season, NBA commissioner David Stern announced that the league would be closed!

Before '98, the NBA was the only league among the four major professional sports leagues in the United States that didn't lose a game due to a strike, but this year's form is grim!

The players' union is adamantly opposed to the NBA's proposed provisions, such as capping players' salaries and changing the league's salary cap system. In an effort to put pressure on the NBA, union executive chairman Billy Hunter also called on all players to refuse the national team call-up and stop playing for the country.

David Stern was disgusted and angry at Billy Hunt's actions, scolding the players for "betraying their country". The American people did not react much to this, and the game is not a war, so if you don't go, you won't go. There are 300 million people in the country, and it's not that you hundreds of people can't live without you.

This is the difference between the national conditions of China and the United States. If you dare not go to war for your country in China, not only will the people spray you to death, but your superiors will also block you.

You really think that you are raised by your father, then you are very wrong, it is the country that cultivates you, and what you want to repay is also the country, with honor, you must thank the country first!

In his previous life, after Da Yao became the head of the Basketball Association, he wanted to change the recruitment system of the national team to an invitation system, where the country and players were chosen in both directions, and athletes could fight for the country or not.

Some people say that it is useless to change it like this, and that the invitation is just a formality, no different from a call-up. But if you don't change it, it will never work.

At present, it is still unknown whether Da Yao's reform will succeed, but his people-oriented belief may make Chinese basketball go further.

The predecessors planted trees, and the descendants enjoyed the shade, and the efforts of Da Yao may be visible to future generations.

Now that NBA players are collectively rejecting the national team, the United States can only invite non-NBA players such as undrafted and college students to participate in the World Championships. They lost to Russia in the semi-finals and finished third.

Russia was the runner-up in the tournament, and the championship was won by Yugoslavia. This is the most glorious generation of Yugoslav basketball, having won the European Championship last year and becoming a world champion this year.

China's golden generation did not get the chance to participate in the World Championships because they only finished third at the Asian Championships in '97. The 10th Korean team in Asia, which qualified for the first place in Asia, lost all three games in the group stage, and then lost to Nigeria and Senegal in the battle for the bottom of the game, losing all five games and taking the bottom 1 (16 participating teams are the last of 16 teams).

Asia's second-place finisher, Japan, was a bit better than South Korea's, and although they also lost all three games in the group stage, they unexpectedly defeated Senegal in the penultimate match, with 1 win and 4 losses. So Senegal finished 15th and they finished 14th.

Brad Miller, who was not drafted in the draft, represented the U.S. and averaged 5.2 points and 3.3 rebounds per game, but Hornets scouts took notice.

Why should Hornets scouts bother with such an inconspicuous guy?

That's because their two big centers, Matt Geiger and Divac, have expired their contracts, as a small ball city team, they are only willing to give big contracts to the star players, not to give big contracts to role players, and now the meat shield market is very good, it is difficult for them to retain people, and they can only pick some rookies to cultivate.

Brad Miller is very bad, but the scouts just pick and eat from the pile of rotten cucumbers, and they can only pick him up in the basket. No one expects him to prop up the Hornets' interior line, only that he can barely hold on for five or ten minutes when the team needs it.

So the opportunity for Miller came!