Chapter 196: The Green Shirts
After signing with the Celtics, Yahi toured the team's TD North Shore Garden Stadium, led by Celtics general manager Danny Angie and team advisor Larry Bird. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Under the leadership of Angie, Ye Hai and others walked through the corridor with photos of the current Celtics players, and passed through the photos of Al Horford, Jack Crowder, Tyler Zeller, Gerald Green and others one by one, but at the location of Isaiah Thomas, Avery Bradley and Jaylen Brown, only the names of three people remained, and the photos have been taken down. That's the NBA, it's all business.
Ye Hai also learned about the 3-for-1 trade between the Celtics and the Clippers after the draft, and soon Chris Paul will come to Boston, and he can partner with one of the best point guards in the NBA, Ye Hai is also a little excited when he thinks about it!
Passing through the corridor, the three of them came to the stadium of the official game, Ye Hai walked to the field and found that the layout here was completely different from that in China, there was no isolated sideline audience, but there was a wider stadium, and 17 championship flags fluttering over the court!
Larry Bird introduced to Yahi that the Celtics are the team with the most NBA championships and have a glorious history, including 1959-1966, the team won an unprecedented eight consecutive championships under the leadership of "Cardinal" Auerbach and "Lord of the Rings" Bill Russell, creating the first dynasty in team history! After that, he won two more championships under the leadership of John Havlicek and Joe White!
Immediately afterwards, Bird raised his head, seemed to deliberately raise his chest, and proudly said that under his leadership, the team had won three championships in the 80s.
Angie immediately pointed at Bird and said in a teasing tone: "The best white superstar in NBA history." ”
Bird didn't answer, but smiled, and then pointed to the closest championship banner to the current time, the 2008 NBA championship. Bird introduced that under the leadership of this year's "Big Three" Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Ray Allen, they defeated Kobe's archrival Los Angeles Lakers 4-2 in the finals to win the championship!
However, Bird's tone was a little low, and he said: "You can see that most of the Celtics' glory is still concentrated before the 90s, after the 90s, the team only won the championship in 2008, which is unacceptable for the proud Green Shirts, and we look forward to building a dynasty again!" ”
After speaking, Bird held Ye Hai's shoulder with one hand and said in a solemn tone: "Ye Hai, I know that as an Asian player, especially a Chinese player, there is a huge pressure on me, but I hope that you can grow into a player in the team who has made great contributions like the Chinese team and lead the team to glory!" ”
Hearing Bird's exciting introduction and ardent hope, Ye Hai nodded solemnly.
The next day, under the arrangement of Celtics' public relations, Ye Hai wore the No. 7 jersey to participate in the media public meeting, the Chinese role model show was warmer welcome and attention than Yao Ming landed in the NBA before, in today's more developed information dissemination, almost all sports media in China and the United States were present to follow Ye Hai's meeting live tracking.
In the media's question session, an American reporter sharply asked: "Whether an outstanding Chinese player who plays in the youth team has enough potential or ability to continue to develop in the NBA is a big question. ”
Anji replied with a smile: "We are very optimistic about Ye Hai as a player, we think he is definitely capable of being the best person in this rookie, so when we chosen, we did not hesitate to choose Ye Hai, he deserves this pick." ”
"If the Celtics had the No. 1 pick, would they choose Josh Jackson or Yahi at the small forward position?" An American reporter then asked.
"Ye Hai, there is no doubt about it." Angie replied without hesitation.
"Why, do you think this player who hasn't proven himself in the United States is better than Josh Jackson, the No. 1 high school student in the country? And Jaylen Brown, who added him to the trade with Paul after selecting Yehai, why is he so bullish on this player? With the exception of Yao Ming, there are no Chinese players who have had success in the NBA. ”
"Uh..."Anji's brain was quickly thinking about how to answer this question, at this time Bird took the question and replied: "We think that Ye Hai is a player with superstar potential like Rembias, and if the bishop is still here, he will be very happy that we chose Ye Hai!" ”
"Wow~~~ Rumbaias!" Someone in the press gallery whispered surprise.
"Who is Baias?" There were many young reporters asking each other.
"You don't know Baias, who was called a player who couldn't be surpassed by the "God of Basketball" Jordan back then, his physical fitness and explosiveness are very amazing, and he is a player who may be able to compete with Jordan! "Journalists who knew about the player immediately spread the word to their peers.
"Why have you never heard of it?" A reporter asked quietly.
Because after the "Cardinal" Auerbach selected him, he was arrested for drug use that day. I heard that Auerbach had been sad for a long time, and hey, a giant star had fallen before it could bloom. The reporter said with a regretful expression, "So the bishop said before he died that his biggest regret was not being able to see Rumbaias wearing the clothes of the Green Army on the field!" It is precisely because of this that perhaps Anji's choice is also to comfort the bishop's spirit in heaven. ”
Hearing the reply of the reporter next to him, the young reporter who had just learned about this history hurriedly prayed to the bishop, praying that he would bless the Green Army to regain its glory! At the same time, I was a little impressed by Anji, the general manager who was so attentive!
After the meeting, Ye Hai finally found a gap. As soon as he sat down to rest in the lounge, Bird came to Ye Hai's side.
"Well, aren't you used to it yet?" Bird asked with a friendly smile.
Ye Hai smiled back and said: "Everything here is really amazing, but the progress in the past few days is too fast, and the changes in the surrounding environment are too great, I feel a little uncomfortable." ”
Bird smiled when he heard this, and said, "You'll get used to it soon." ”
After speaking, Bird walked to the door, suddenly remembered something, turned to Ye Hai and said: "Tomorrow, Paul will arrive here, and tomorrow all the players will gather here to prepare for the Las Vegas Summer League in July." ”
Ye Hai said in surprise: "Hasn't this season just ended?" Aren't they still on vacation? ”
Bird said: "The team that played in the finals has just taken a break, and for us who were eliminated in the first round, the season has begun! After speaking, Bird winked at Ye Hai and turned to leave.
Ye Hai let out a sigh of relief, his eyes circled the team's lounge, and the cabinet that the team prepared for himself was the former Jaylen Brown's cabinet, and Jaylen Brown's No. 7 jersey was even hung in the cabinet.
Ye Hai couldn't help but muster up his energy, from now on, he will start again in the NBA!
Thinking of this, Ye Hai not only looks forward to the days of training with the team, but also the superstar of the point guard he will see tomorrow - Chris Paul! (To be continued.) )