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Lezzo Calabry, is a port city in southern Italy, but also the capital of the Italian Calabri district, now Lezzo Calabri is the summer, as a coastal city, naturally it is also quite hot, when Zhuang Fei and D'Antoni came here, Italy's domestic basketball league has ended.

"Mike, you should be familiar with this place," Zhuang Fei said with a smile, he knew that D'Antoni had been in Italy for nearly 20 years, and he could be regarded as an authentic Italian.

"Yes, Italy is not very big, I have been to every city here, including this Leggio Calabry, this basketball club here is not a strong team," said D'Antoni's face with a very nostalgic look. Thinking that he was the top in Italy as a player and a head coach, it can be said that he was the most authoritative minority of people in the Italian basketball world, similar to the head coach of the NBA Hawks, Wilkens, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame as a player and also as a coach.

But since leaving his glorious Italy and going to the NBA, he has also had to start as a nobody, and he is now just an assistant coach for Zhuang Fei.

"We have a saying in China called returning home, just like I returned to China this year, I believe that one day you can achieve the same achievement in the NBA, and then return to Italy in style" Zhuang Fei patted D'Antoni on the shoulder and said, although he knows that D'Antoni is American, but for this Italian-American coach, this is also his hometown.

"Well, thank you, Zhuang" D'Antoni shook his head with a wry smile, he still has a lot to learn now, and there is still a long way to go before Zhuang Fei returns home.

When Zhuang Fei and Ginobili met for the first time, Zhuang Fei was almost startled, and almost didn't recognize it, now Ginobili has long flowing hair, and he is definitely a handsome and chic literary youth, not at all the "bald" that fans in later generations joked about. As an international player, Ginobili and Wang Zhizhi did not go to the United States during the draft, Wang Zhizhi stayed in China and waited for news, while Ginobili stayed in Italy and waited for news.

"Manu, it's a pleasure to meet you" Zhuang Fei watched as the handsome little white guy stretched out his hand, and then prepared to introduce D'Antoni to Ginobili. But just as Zhuang Fei spoke, he was interrupted by Ginobili.

"This is Mr. McDean Antony, I know" Ginobili still looked a little shy, after all, it was no one else who stood in front of him today, one was the top coach in the NBA, and the other was the most brilliant player and coach in Italy, whether it was either of the two, it was a figure he could only look up to now.

"Manu, I think you should know that our Timberwolves selected you with the 28th pick in the first round," Zhuang Fei said with a smile, and now the three of them are sitting in a restaurant on the beach, where you can clearly see all kinds of Italian beauties on the beach.

Ginobili nodded, the Timberwolves selected him with a first-round pick and surprised him, he clearly knew that the NBA is still quite discriminatory against international players, although because Sabonis and other international players have achieved success in the NBA, but that is only the success of a high school forward, and he is just a guard player, and the most successful guard player is naturally the Croatian Dragzen. Petrovic, the guard who died in a car accident in 1993 is now one of the greatest international players in the NBA, this guard was the best guard in Europe at that time, in the European Champions Cup MVP, the World Championship champion, the face of the dream team He was able to beat Jordan to cut more points than Jordan, it can be said that Petrovich entered the NBA with the title of the best international guard in the world, but even such a great player performed extremely badly in the first few seasons of the NBA, so although he succeeded in the end, But it still hasn't changed Americans' perception of international guards, so Ginobili didn't think he could be drafted in the first round and get a guaranteed contract, and he was also very doubtful about whether he could have the strength to play in the NBA now. Last month, the other assistant coach of the Timberwolves also came to him, and from the eyes of the assistant coach, Ginobili did not see how much the Timberwolves expected of him, but the final result surprised him, and the Timberwolves seemed to be very optimistic about him.

"You don't have to guess why I think so much about you, our scouts have been following you for a long time, you are very good in the Argentine national team, and you are also very good in the Italian league, I know this is your first year in Italy, but you can perform so well, so I believe that you are still very adaptable, which is why I chose you, of course, more importantly, I am very optimistic about you, you are a player with star potential, maybe your achievements can surpass Drazen. Petrovic: "Zhuang Fei is indeed very optimistic about Ginobili, this is for sure, whether it is a time-traveler or a coach with a dynasty system, Ginobili is a player he cannot miss, and more importantly, Ginobili is really suitable for the Timberwolves' tactical system.

Hearing that Zhuang Fei actually took him and Drazen. Petrovich and Ginobili were also speechless for a long time in surprise, but seeing Zhuang Fei's sincere eyes, Ginobili still had a trace of inexplicable trust from the bottom of his heart. This also made Ginobili's heart suddenly have a surge of excitement, maybe he can really become a great star. However, Ginobili is still a level-headed player and quickly calmed himself down.

"Mr. Zhuang, if I join the NBA, what kind of position will you have for me, can I get an important position in the Timberwolves" Ginobili has expectations for himself, he needs to improve his strength and gain more game experience now, if he just goes to the NBA to sit on the cold bench, and then after this year, this is definitely not what he wants, and the club said to him a few days ago that Bologna, the overlord of the Italian league, has taken a fancy to him, which also gives him one more choice, maybe it's not bad to stay in Italy, It's not too late to wait until you're the best player in Europe before entering the NBA.

Looking at the unusually calm and rational young man in front of him, Zhuang Fei's tears showed a lot of appreciation, Ginobili's potential evaluation in the dynasty system has an A-level, although he knows that Ginobili is very powerful, but it also makes Zhuang Fei startled, and more importantly, now Ginobili has 80 abilities, that is to say, the current Ginobili is actually a B+ level player, although international players must have a long adaptation period to enter the NBA, After all, there are many differences between the rules of the NBA and the rules of international competitions, so Ginobili's 80 ability value may not be able to be fully exerted, but it is enough to amaze Zhuang Fei, which is also the reason why Zhuang Fei is in a hurry to find Ginobili to let him enter the NBA in advance, because he doesn't need to improve his strength in Italy at all now, maybe staying in Italy for a few more years will waste his talent like Wang Zhizhi, after all, he is now 22 years old.

"In my team, you have absolutely no main position at the moment, I must make it clear that both Jackson and Pierce are better than you now, and Mobley on our bench is still the best sixth man in the NBA last season, so I can't give you any guarantees" Zhuang Fei was still smiling, his eyes were still full of sincerity, and he really didn't need to lie to Ginobili.

Hearing Zhuang Fei say this, Ginobili's eyes were also gloomy, but Zhuang Fei had no intention of stopping at this time.

"Just because you don't have the ability to be a regular in the team doesn't mean you're going to sit on the bench, I have a new position for you"

"New positioning?" Ginobili looked at Zhuang Fei suspiciously.

"Yes, the new positioning, you're going to be one of the leaders of the team's second team, you're going to lead the second team with Mobley, and you're going to be in the number one position on the second team, which means you're going to take on the responsibility of the team, and your new positioning is that you're going to be the one and a half players for the Timberwolves."

Ginobili has been listening carefully to Zhuang Fei's words, Zhuang Fei means that he understands that although he is not the main player, he is the main rotation player of the team, and he is also the organizer of the team's second team, a point guard who appears in the point guard position, this is the first and a half players. Of course, Ginobili is confident in his ability to control the ball and break through, and it can be seen that Zhuang Fei really admires him.

"Manu, can you give me an answer now?" Both Zhuang Fei and D'Antoni looked at Ginobili again, who was still pondering.

Ginobili frowned, this is a decision that will affect his life, so he has to think carefully, becoming the absolute main force of the European giants and becoming the rotation player of the NBA powerhouse, he needs to choose.

Zhuang Fei and D'Antoni didn't have any impatience, and now they even set their eyes on the bikini beauty by the sea, and after about half an hour, Ginobili, who had been frowning tightly, also relaxed.

"Mr. Zhuang, I agree to join the Timberwolves now, but I still have a contract with the team, so," Ginobili said with some concern, he is not a zìyóu player, he still has a contract in Italy, and he can't leave if the team doesn't let him go.

"Don't worry, the Timberwolves will buy out your contract," Zhuang Fei said with a smile, he was already prepared for this, and it was because of this that Rubio postponed joining the NBA in the future.

Hearing that Zhuang Fei was willing to settle all these things, Ginobili was also relieved, and in the next two days, Zhuang Fei took in the beautiful scenery of Italy in the company of Ginobili and D'Antoni, but then Zhuang Fei and D'Antoni left, and Ginobili was to clean up the aftermath in Italy.

Zhuang Fei still needs to find a rotation player for the team. And the player is also looking for a new club.