Chapter 05: Conquest

Hush...

With the sound of a whistle, the Rockets' intra-team simulation competition finally came to an end. However, before Wang Yu could react, he was immediately thrown to the ground from behind by Harden and Howard, who had been watching the game from the sidelines.

In the midst of the screams, Harden and Howard seemed extremely excited.

A group of substitutes under the leadership of Wang Yu finally defeated the other side with three main players by 16 points, and in the face of this unexpected result, how could Harden and Howard not feel excited and excited.

In addition, although Wang Yu only scored 13 points in the game, he handed out 19 assists and 7 steals. And what is even more exciting is that the other four substitutes under the command of Wang Yu have all played very bright statistics, and even Brewer, who is regarded as the water cooler manager in the weekday game, easily scored 9 points. A group of dicks turned into rich and handsome in an instant.

This shows how powerful Wang Yu's ability to lead his teammates is.

"Wow, Wang, I finally know why the team would give up the first-round pick for you. Haha, I'm so excited. Harden screamed as he rubbed Wang Yu's little face with what he thought was a sexy mustache.

"I can't wait to play with you, ah... Let's start the new season quickly, I'm going to get 50 points, haha. Howard, who was also excited, grinned widely, revealing his signature two rows of large white teeth at Wang Yu.

"I—I see. Fast... Hurry up and let go of me, I, I'm running out of breath, ahhh Wang Yu Wang Yu struggled hard, but he couldn't break free from the wanton ravages of these two muscular men for a while, and finally he had to moan helplessly.

After a long time, the half-dead Wang Yu finally escaped from the clutches of these two guys thanks to the voice of head coach McHale from not far away asking the players to gather.

However, even if they are already standing in the team, many teammates, including Harden and Howard, can't help but pat Wang Yu's head from time to time to express their excited and indescribable feelings. In the face of this enthusiasm, although Wang Yu was unhappy in his heart, he knew that this was his teammates who had recognized him, and in the end, he could only squeeze out a smile on his face and endure it bitterly.

"Everyone, for some special reasons, I'm going to announce in advance the list of players who will see the Summer League and the preseason." Glancing at the disciples, head coach McHale said with a smile.

Hearing this, everyone was slightly stunned, because this kind of thing in the head coach's mouth had never happened before. Thinking that there must be something strange in it, everyone immediately put away the laughter on their faces one by one and looked straight at McHale.

"Wang, remember to pass me more when the time comes. Don't worry, I'll try to get out of the open seats..."

"Hehe, don't forget me..."

"Okay, I'll do it."

Looking at Harden and Howard with a smile on their faces, Wang Yu was afraid that if he didn't respond to them, the two of them would keep muttering, so he hurriedly smiled bitterly and nodded.

However, the next words that head coach McHale said made the enthusiasm on the faces of Wang Yu, Harden and Howard instantly cold.

In the list of participants submitted by McHale, the names of the three of them were not heard.

If Wang Yu is because of the rookie relationship remains to be investigated, it is somewhat forgivable that he was not put on the list, but Harden and Howard are the pillars and absolute core of this team, and it is extremely strange that there are no names of them in the participating teams.

As soon as head coach McHale finished speaking, before Harden and Howard could ask, the other players immediately had a heated discussion. However, looking at the heated discussion among the disciples, McHale smiled silently, and there was no strangeness on his face.

"Hey, dude, did you make a mistake?" After a while, Harden reacted first, and immediately pulled a member of the coaching staff past him, glaring at a pair of strange eyes and questioning.

"Wow, that's ridiculous, do you mean James and James (Harden) are about to be traded out by this team?"

Howard followed Harden, although he still showed two rows of big white teeth, but the smile on his face had long been replaced by a sneer. As he spoke, he stretched out his finger and pointed at Wang Yu, and said angrily: "Wow, didn't you see that you just played so well?" Didn't you put him on the list? Don't you want him to get more opportunities to train with his teammates? ā€

"Hehe, this is the result of a discussion between the head coach and the general manager, and I don't know what is going on." The man who looked like an assistant coach hurriedly smiled and waved his hand under the angry eyes of Harden and Howard, and immediately turned and stepped aside.

"Hey, man, you have to make it clear to me, come here..."

Harden said that he was about to reach out again to pull the guy over, but when he looked up, he found that head coach McHale was already smiling in front of him at some point. Harden and Howard were slightly stunned at the same time, but then the two stared at each other with a pair of strange eyes.

"Why are you looking at me like that? Ha ha. ā€

While speaking, head coach McHale looked at the angry expressions of the two and smiled bitterly, and then turned his face to Wang Yu, who was putting his coat on his body, and said, "Wang, you and James (Harden) and Dwight (Howard) are now coming with me to the general manager's office." ā€

"Oh, got it."

Wang Yu responded, walked to Harden and Howard, and gave a punch, and said with a smile: "Why are you still stunned, let's go." Go and see if it's a good thing or a bad thing. ā€

"Oh, good."

"Oh, good."

The two of them came back to their senses, and they didn't have time to think about it, and immediately followed behind head coach McHale with Wang Yu and walked towards the stairs in the distance.

"Lin, what did you say the general manager would do to find them?" After a few people walked a little farther, Parsons turned to Jeremy Lin on the side and asked.

"I don't know that, but it shouldn't be a good thing."

Jeremy Lin hadn't fully recovered from the fiasco he had just faced off against Wang Yu at the moment, and when he saw Parsons' face puzzled, he then explained with a sneer: "Didn't you find out that the three of them weren't in the training squad just now?" Do you think there will be something good? ā€

"You mean there will be big changes to our squad before the start of the new season?" Parsons wondered.

"I don't dare to say that, but I always feel that the Chinese has no reason to stay in our team."

Jeremy Lin smiled coldly, turned around and picked up his clothes, and continued: "But don't worry, the team will not trade me away, as long as I don't leave, they won't dare to trade you out easily." Rest assured, let's go. ā€

"Of course the team doesn't dare to trade you out, you are our team's guarantee in the Asian market." Parsons responded with a smile, then changed his words: "You go back to the locker room first, I'm going to go to the physiotherapy room to get a back massage first." ā€

"Okay, then I'll go first." Lin nodded, then turned and walked in the direction of the locker room.

Shortly after Jeremy Lin left, Parsons had just packed his things, and just as he was about to turn around and walk in the direction of the treatment room, a strange light suddenly flashed, and he couldn't help but stop immediately.

"No, Wang is a real Asian. In this case, you should not be the only guarantee for our team in the Asian market now. Thinking of this, Parsons suddenly pursed his lips, and then whispered: "It's ridiculous, just now you have been beaten by the king, and now you still think that you are as good as before." Hmph, if it weren't for your Asian ancestry, I'm afraid Morey would have traded you out a few years ago. ā€

In a low whisper, Parsons stood in place, packing his bags and spiking someone fiercely for a while before turning and walking away, but how did he know that not long after he left, Jeremy Lin, who had already walked back to the locker room passage, turned back for some reason.

At this moment, he was standing not far away, glaring angrily, looking coldly at the direction of the physiotherapy room.

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General Manager's Office of Morey.

"Boss, is this appropriate? Will it affect the chemistry between the three of us and the rest of the team? After listening to Morey's explanation, Harden asked worriedly.

"What's wrong James (Harden), are you doubting your abilities?" Morey asked with a smile.

"Of course not."

As soon as Morey's words were finished, Harden immediately waved his hand and explained: "Howard and I naturally have no problem, after all, we are already veterans of the team and are quite familiar with the coach's tactical system." But Wang is different, he has just come to the team, won't this have any effect on his rookie season? ā€

"What do you think, King? Do you have to play in Summer League and preseason? Morey nodded, turned his face to Wang Yu on the side and asked.

"I don't care. I obey everything the team has to offer. Wang Yu smiled, turned his face to Harden and said, "James (Harden), you don't have to worry about me, please believe that I have this ability." ā€

"Don't get me wrong, King, it's not that I don't believe in your strength. It's just that the format here might not be the same as a lot of the Asian games you've played before, you know what I mean? Harden explained with a laugh.

"I understand you're thinking about me, but don't worry, I've long been accustomed to the confrontation of American basketball in the past few years." Wang Yu said and reached out to pat Harden on the shoulder, then looked up to head coach McHale and asked, "Coach, I'm just a rookie in the new season, wouldn't it be a bit inappropriate to put me in the same position as James and Howard?" ā€

Hearing Wang Yu say this, head coach McHale shook his head again and again, pointed to Harden and Howard on the side, and said, "Wang, you don't have to worry about this. I'm sure you've completely conquered these two guys lately. ā€

Speaking of this, McHale paused and continued: "To be honest with you, your arrival made me and Morey suddenly see the light that the team can become a strong team again and even win the championship. I hope you'll get rid of the introverted nature of Asian players and fully display your potential in the new season, and I'm looking forward to that. ā€

Seeing that the head coach had said this, Wang Yu couldn't say anything else, so he nodded solemnly, and then turned his face to Harden and Howard and said with a smile: "James (Harden), Howard, will you two mind if I dominate a lot of the ball in the new season?" ā€

"Haha, of course they won't."

Without waiting for Harden and Howard to speak, Morey on the side immediately gave an explanation when he heard this. After a pause, the slightly chubby man continued to Wang Yu: "In fact, many people misunderstand the two of them, the reason why the two of them are unwilling to share the ball is because the strength of the teammates around them is really not good, so they dare not hand over the ball." Do you think James (Harden) and Dwight (Howard) played this way on their respective teams in the past? No way? ā€

"I'm kidding." Wang Yu didn't expect Morey to explain so seriously and in detail, so he hurriedly smiled and waved his hand.

"Wang, although I know you may be joking, I think I have to make it clear to you."

As soon as Morey's words fell, Harden instantly put away the smile on his face after a whispered conversation with Howard, stood up and continued to Wang Yu: "The reason why you say this, I think a big reason is because the outside world keeps saying that I don't share the ball with Jeremy Lin in the game, right?" ā€

Seeing Wang Yu nodding with a smile, Harden smiled bitterly and continued: "To be honest with you, it may be good to play a substitute in our league with Lin's strength, but he really doesn't have the strength to start." You can think back to the time when 'Lin Crazy' would have been so admired by the fans if it weren't for his background as an Asian player? You might as well think about it, there are actually many inspirational stories like him in the NBA, but because the protagonist is not Asian, it has not been widely noticed, such as Nate Robinson and our team's former starting point guard Beverley? Lin is just a foreign object created in the Internet age, do you say? ā€

"I know what you mean, but I'm afraid that doing so will cause him resentment and make the dressing room discordant from now on." Wang Yu smiled and nodded, and then immediately expressed his concern.

"You don't have to worry about that, didn't the coach just say that he still played his starting position, and in the end even if he knew, he had nothing to say. Right, Dwight (Howard)? Harden patted Howard on the side and asked with a smile.

"yes, James [Harden] said that." Howard nodded, turned his face to Wang Yu and said, "Wang, I have seen your strength just now, I hope you can go all out in the new season, and let the three of us give some color to the other 29 teams together." Is that okay bro? ā€

"Okay, I'll do my best to make sure I don't let you down." At this point, Wang Yu no longer shirked, and nodded with a smile.

"Haha, great, now I'm a little in a hurry."

Harden was very happy to see Wang Yu's statement, and turned his face to McHale and asked, "Coach, when will the desert training camp start?" When are the three of us leaving? ā€

"We can leave tomorrow, we've got everything ready over there." McHale smiled at Morey as he spoke, clearly pleased that the three men were on such a good page.

"Okay, then we'll go back and pack our things now." Harden stood up as he spoke, reached out and patted Howard, and said, "Don't be stunned, let's go quickly." ā€

"Wang, see you at the airport tomorrow, don't be late." Howard stood up and said to Wang Yu with a smile.

"Don't worry, I'll be on time."

Wang Yu smiled and nodded, and just after speaking, he wanted to stand up and leave behind the two of them, but he was gently pulled by Morey, who was sitting on the side, and Wang Yu didn't understand what he meant, and couldn't help frowning slightly. However, when he glanced at the head coach McHale on the side, he also kept glaring at him, and finally had to sit back on the sofa.

"Boss, is there anything else?" Wang Yu asked Morey.

"You take a look at this first." Morey and McHale looked at each other and smiled, and did not immediately answer Wang Yu's question, but took a document from the table next to him and put it in front of Wang Yu.

"What is this?"

Wang Yu picked up the document in front of him and looked at it, and immediately wondered: "Isn't this the contract I signed with the team?" ā€

"Yes, that's exactly what you signed with the team."

Morey took the contract from Wang Yu's hand with a smile, looked at it and handed it to McHale on the side, turned his face, suddenly put away the smile on his face, and said: "After our research, we found that there is a big problem with this contract, and we need to sign a new contract with you." ā€

"If you have anything to say, just say it, don't go around the bend with me." Hearing this, Wang Yu was slightly stunned, and immediately stood up from the sofa with a sneer.

Morey and McHale seemed to have expected Wang Yu's reaction after hearing this, and at this moment they just looked at Wang Yu quietly, without the slightest panicked expression on their faces.

After a while, Wang Yu just wanted to open his mouth again and ask coldly, Morey and McHale suddenly looked at each other and smiled, and then looked up to the sky and laughed, but they didn't care at all that at this moment, Wang Yu's eyes were already full of cold killing intent.

(Three shifts a day, the second shift today.) I would like to thank 'Watch Out for my support'. )