The fragrance of tea lingers, drifting but not dispersing.

Stefanski pushed a pot of tea in front of the visitor, and a faint smile appeared on his face: "Taste the tea from the ancient East." ”

The person who came did not refuse, picked up the cup of tea, blew a decent breath, and tasted it carefully.

"Don is a good boy, but he brought this bag of tea from his home country." Stefanski said with a smile.

"yes, he's very good, and now he's the new darling of Philadelphia." The person who came seemed to remember something, and sighed between the words.

Stephazi's heart moved slightly, and the topic changed, and he said, "According to your identity, it seems that there is no need to come to Philadelphia in person, right?" If a reporter takes a photo, maybe there will be some trouble. ”

The person who came smiled bitterly and said, "Your life is quite moist now, but I am in torment, if it wasn't for the team's affairs, how could I personally come to your place where birds don't?" ”

"Fart, you don't shit!" Stephański laughed and scolded, but he was scolded, as if he didn't see how angry he was.

The man was an old man with gray hair, and although he was dressed in a very formal black suit, his face was visibly haggard, in stark contrast to the now glorious Stefanski.

"Otis, now that the season has just begun, what are you in a hurry?" ED-Stephański asked.

The man known as Otis sighed and said, "You don't understand me at all, last season, I laughed at you for not being in a good position, but I didn't expect that this season, your position is more stable than mine." On the one hand, Dwight has entered his prime, and it is really difficult to meet opponents on the court, on the other hand, we have been trapped in the East for many years, the Celtics won the championship the year before last, and the Heat formed a big three this year, if there is really no breakthrough change in the team, I am afraid I dare not guarantee that Dwight will stay in Orlando forever. ”

Stephaski's eyes widened, his face full of shock, and he said in disbelief: "Your consciousness is that that superman-like Dwight Howard may one day follow the example of that shark back then and leave Orlando?" ”

It turned out that this person was Otis Smith, the current general manager of the Magic team! I don't know what the relationship between him and Stefanski is, but he will quietly visit the current 76ers in the middle of the season, just like Stefanski said, if it is an ordinary transaction, it only needs to be communicated by phone, and if it is transmitted to the outside world, I am afraid it will cause shock.

Otis Smith and Stefanski chatted a few more innocuous words, Stefansky couldn't figure out the other party's intentions today, although the two had a relationship before, but if it involves the interests of the team, he is not alone in charge.

So, Stefansky asked tentatively: "Then I don't know what you are here today, what is the main meaning of your coming?" ”

Otis looked straight, then looked at Stefanschi, and said solemnly: "I don't mean anything else, I just want to ask, your team's Andre Iguodala, can he be traded?" ”

Stephaus's face changed, like a cat that had been stepped on by its tail, and suddenly jumped up from his seat and blurted out: "How is it possible, Andrei is not for sale for us!" ”

Otis seemed to look disappointed, but immediately after, he continued to ask, "So, can Tang Wenlong be traded?"

Stefanski's face was bruised, but he was not as excited as he was when he heard that he wanted to trade Iguodala just now, and said coldly: "That's impossible, Don's potential is obvious to all, he is the next Tracy." ”

Otis also seemed to be a little angry at this time, his tone was a little stiff, and he asked, "What about Zhu Holiday?" ”

Zhu Holiday ?

Stephański didn't refuse, groaned slightly, and then said: "Otis, you know, Zhu is also a player that our team has vigorously cultivated, and his potential is also A-level. “

Otis was happy in his heart, and a gleam flashed in his eyes, the purpose of his original visit this time was to strengthen the weak point guard position, if he could get a practical point guard like Holiday , it would undoubtedly be beneficial to the team.

At this time, Stefanski's heart was also churning, and he remembered what the team's coach Doug Collins had reported to him a few days ago. Regarding the incompatibility between Tang Wenlong and Holiday at first, he didn't believe it, but after watching a few live games, he really realized the seriousness of the matter, not only the technical problems, but also the difficulty of adjusting the player's mentality.

The two of them had their own thoughts, and fell silent for a while

When he had a day or two off, Tang Wenlong soaked in the gym.

There is a fitness club at the bottom of his apartment, and there are not many people on weekdays, although it is a little worse than the fitness equipment in the gym, but it is better than the distance.

Fang Chuxia said that she will be able to come to New York to study in the second semester next year, and in the meantime, the two can only get tired of each other through the Internet to solve their lovesickness.

The nutritionists and trainers of the 76ers team formulated a detailed training plan for Tang Wenlong.

The training plan is still mainly based on exercising physical strength and waist and abdominal flexibility, according to the trainer's words, Tang Wenlong can still have such a huge strength in the case of "unqualified" muscle content, which is a talent in itself. And if you want to be a super swingman, you must have top-level waist strength and body flexibility.

The most outstanding player is represented by Kobe Bryant, who has the best flexibility among wing players and has extremely strong waist and abdominal energy. That's why he's able to pull off a lot of incredible folding dunks, and even exaggerated backhand windmills, not to mention the step-back jumpers that he is accustomed to in a twisted state.

Therefore, Tang Wenlong received the same training as many rookies who had just entered the league - muscle building and strength.

Often, excessive muscle strengthening exercises can make it difficult for players to regain their familiar feel, and they must go through a long period of training before they can get back to the same shape. Tang Wenlong is no exception, he rarely trains his strength on the days when he has competitions, which is also something that the trainer has specially advised.

After mid-November, the 76ers' record gradually declined, falling out of the first echelon led by the Bulls and Heat.

During this period, Tang Wenlong followed the team around the southwest division.

Lost to the Mavericks, lost to the Spurs, and then returned to Philadelphia in disgrace, where he practiced hard for a few days before heading off the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers.

This game is a big win for the 76ers, and the Cavaliers without James don't seem to be able to play all of a sudden. Vallejo, JJ Hickson, Mo Williams and other starters rarely cooperated when playing, but it was Raymond Sessions who came off the bench to pass a lot of exquisite good balls and scored a game-high 8 assists.

Opposite Tang Wenlong is the famous "Mr. Moon" Giammario Moon, his athleticism is very good, but he entered the league too late, before the age of 27, he was just a wandering member of the minor league, unknown. Although he later stayed in the NBA through hard work and was very motivated, as soon as the prime period of the 27-year-old player passed, he had a significant decline.

Last year in the Heat, he was also called a good helper next to Wade and an excellent defensive player.

After signing an annual salary of 3.2 million with the Cavaliers this summer, his form has obviously declined, and his shooting rate is less than 40% so far, and the three-point shooting rate is less than 30%.

Tang Wenlong has easily beaten him thousands of times, and after staggering the playing time with Holiday and Holiday, his style of play is more free and changeable, and many times, Iguodala's breakthrough points will find this little brother with a high shooting percentage, and he feels that his assists have risen recently!

He shot 10-of-18 from the field, 4-of-6 from three-point range and 8-of-8 from the free-throw line to finish with a career-high 32 points and five rebounds.

Tang Wenlong became the best player of the day, and although he didn't make the top 10 balls, he made a sensation of three points than before, and he became the hottest player in the 2010 rookie world.

As a result, on the newly released NBA official rookie list, Tang Wenlong surpassed Turner and rose to the first place in the league.

Many people are beginning to really recognize this rookie player with explosive scoring ability, 13 games, 18.8 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game, the three most important statistics are above the league average, especially the scoring, in this league where the average personal average is less than 10 points per game, it is definitely very outstanding.

For example, Reggie Miller, the representative of the experts, expressed his affection for the player.

"Yes, he's very good, he's got a standard hand and he's shooting very well. If he had a little bit more speed to shoot, and I mean the shooting percentage, he would definitely be the scariest pitcher in the league, and yes, I think he's going to be a super shooter. ”

Tang Wenlong didn't expect that he, who has always relied on physical fitness, would one day be defined as a super shooter.

This made him, who was already sitting on the plane bound for Oklahoma, happy, and felt that he was really the limit of the sky, and would he be defined as an outside defender one day?