Looking at the bearded Harden sitting at the desk licking his face, Chen Anxin's sense of surprise was quickly relieved, it was clear that Harden in front of him was not a superstar in the future, and now he left the Thunder with the honor of the best sixth man and was about to start his own journey, of course he was confident, but to what extent he could do it had to speak with his results.

And Harden is obviously a very smart guy, he knows that the current Orlando Magic is a complete teardown and rebuild, not only Howard and Turkoglou were sent away, Richardson and Nelson were also put on the shelf, and the original bigwigs on the team have left, so won't he become the boss?

Therefore, he came this time to swear sovereignty, and then sit on the status of the boss of his team, after all, the boss does not just rely on words, but also needs the support of the head coach to determine his primary tactical position, and even tailor multiple sets of tactics for him.

This guy is sober, doesn't this make a special trip to come early and show his correct attitude, in order to expect to be recognized by the coaching staff as soon as possible?

Knowing Harden's thoughts, Chen An was much calmer, and he said with a smile: "I was very pleased that you could actively participate in the summer league, but your strength is obvious to all, and you don't need to prove yourself through the summer league." ”

"Coach, I know that at the moment the team is completely rebuilding, a lot of people are new and everyone needs to get to know each other. So, I came early to get acquainted with everyone as soon as possible, and I have already thought that when the summer league is over, I will personally invite a few teammates to join my mini-training camp and go all out to prepare for the new season. ”

Before the start of each new season, in addition to the pre-season training camp and summer league are group activities, there is a gap of more than a month, and many motivated players who have ideas about the status of the team leader will invite some players to participate in this mini personal training camp on their own behalf.

In his last life, Harden held a mini-training camp in the summers of the other years, except for the year when he and Kardashian were mixed up during the Rockets period.

"Very well, then you can go this time. But I need to tell you in advance, due to the team's teardown and rebuild, many players are either new or rookies, and I also need to select some people in the middle, so not only the Orlando Summer League, but also the Las Vegas Summer League in the back, do you think about playing on both sides? ”

Harden was stunned, he didn't expect Chen An to be this arrangement, but he quickly reacted and said, "Of course, more games will also help me and other teammates to run in." ”

"I'm glad I have your attitude, but I need to remind you of something."

Chen An suddenly became serious, and Harden didn't understand the situation, so he only said, "Please speak." ”

"It's okay for players to get together in private, but I don't want my players to go out in droves or even strippers' clubs, you know?"

Swish...

Harden, who was as black as soot, actually blushed instantly, embarrassed to death, he didn't think that Chen An would bring this up in person, after all, it was the first time they met, but there was no way, who called the media after the previous finals to hype up, so that everyone knew his title of the little prince of nightclubs?

Seriously, Harden is also weird enough, playing nightclubs and playing to a high level, in the last life, there was actually a local strip club in Houston to retire his jersey, and it was the first time that he was released in the NBA.

After a long time, Harden muttered, "Coach, is this the team's rule?" ”

Harden was still lucky, and his true nature was exposed in one sentence, he was reminding Chen An that the NBA does not stipulate that players cannot go to nightclubs, but Chen An smiled weirdly and said: "Of course not, this is just a little advice from me, but I see that you are a little tired, and you haven't settled down in Orlando yet, so you don't have to participate in the summer league in Orlando, anyway, it's just a small game in four days, and you can lead the team to participate in the summer league in Las Vegas." ”

Harden left, and this guy had a stupid face when he left, obviously because he found that Chen An was not easy to get along with, and it was not easy to fool. As for Chen An, through this contact, he also made up his mind that he must not be too indulgent to Harden in the future, this guy is easy to float as soon as he has a little achievement, and he has not fully grown up yet, so he can just press it, otherwise he will become the second McHale in the future.

Harden's arrival announced the beginning of the gathering of players, and in the next two days, Lillard, Green, Crowder, and Vucevic reported successively, in addition, Evan Turner also came, probably hearing the rumor that Harden was going to participate in the summer league, and this guy actually wanted to come and be in the limelight.

It's not surprising that Evan Turner has such thoughts, Harden is the 09th class, he is the 10th class, and his data in the 76ers last season is also okay, 26.4 minutes of playing time, averaging 9.4 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game, compared to Harden, of course, there is a distance, but it is not to the point where he can't compete, and this guy was just drafted by the 76ers, but he was hailed as 'Maddy's successor', until now, the outside world still has certain expectations for him.

It is naturally good for players to have a heart, Chen An is afraid that these people will not fight, the magic team in his hand is a youth army, and a good internal competition atmosphere is a must.

In addition to these people, Chen An also selected more than a dozen tryouts and undrafted picks from the list submitted by scouts, and after making up the number of people, he was ready to participate in the Orlando Summer League after a few short group practice sessions.

However, although the joint practice in the past few days was short, Chen An had the intention of knocking Harden, and in the case of Harden also participating in the joint practice, he set up several sets of special tactics for Lillard in front of Harden and the coaching staff, and set up a set of tactics for Evantner, and also set up an important tactical transmission position for Green, and then sent the physical trainer in his hand and the team's physical trainer to Lillard, Green, Crowder and Evon Turner, a coach is responsible for the two, and Harden seems to have been forgotten.

Finally, after the joint practice was over, Harden found Chen An for the second time.

"Coach, I don't understand why I was excluded when setting up tactics."

Harden got straight to the point, to be honest, he was really a little uneasy, he didn't understand how he offended Chen An, you must know that he came to Orlando in exchange for Howard, he thought he was the boss when he came, but he didn't expect that he seemed to be abandoned in a corner.

Chen An looked at Harden and didn't speak for a while, in his heart, Harden has two biggest shortcomings, one is color, the other is laziness, he is really difficult to manage in this aspect, but laziness he will never allow Harden to develop under him.

I still remember watching the Rockets game in the last life, and Harden's biggest impression on him was that he slowly stepped on the 8-second time point to pass the halfcourt, and then either singled, or passed to Gordon or Ariza, and then stood high on the other side of the three-point line, and then there was no then. The usual result is that teammates can't find an opportunity to attack, and finally pass the ball back to Harden, and then Harden either rushes to hit the iron, or the mistake is broken, or the pot is thrown at the last moment, and it is usually Anderson who takes the blame, and the end result is a waste of an offensive round anyway.

Chen An didn't understand what the significance of such a position was? Is it just for Harden to regain his strength on the court? Although he attracts a defender, he stands still and affects the team's entire tactical run, and words like offensive stagnation are often used to describe the Rockets' offense, and the root cause is Harden's laziness.

And this is what Chen An will never allow! He brought in Harden, but he wanted a lazy baller, and he didn't want Harden to run like Curry, but at least don't let me stand still.

Therefore, he must grind Harden well, he is confident that he will lower Harden, because the current Harden is not the top five superstar in the league, but also because of Lillard in his hands, and Evan Turner, who wants to separate from Harden, these are his confidence!