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The five rookie players selected by the Los Angeles Lakers this year except for Paul, who came to Los Angeles directly from New York with Zhuang Fei, the others are all separated, the team's No. 17 rookie Josh Smith was not on the scene at Madison Garden at the time, but he was also in New York, so after Zhuang Fei and Paul returned to Los Angeles, the high school forward was also the first to report to the team, and the team's No. 29 rookie Ariza is a Los Angeles native, and he is a UCLA graduate college student.

And the team's second-round rookie Nocioni, the Argentine player is now living in the home of his Argentine teammate Scola, the 25-year-old rookie didn't think he would be selected, but he didn't expect to be picked by Zhuang Fei, so he came to Los Angeles from San Antonio is not slow, as for the team's No. 19 pick Tony Allen, the Oklahoma State University graduate was already preparing to go to Boston to report.

Because before the draft, Boston rookie head coach Larry Brown said that he was very optimistic about him, so the guard was also ecstatic and went to Boston with his agent in advance, and he was the most unlucky when he was robbed by the Lakers, originally Larry Brown was really optimistic about him, not only Larry Brown valued him very much, but also the scouts of the Boston Celtics, the scouts of the Boston Celtics gave Larry Brown three candidates this year according to Larry Brown's instructions, and the first one was Tony Allen, The second is the Brazilian interior Vallejo, and the third is the point guard Delonte West, so Tony Allen, who went to Boston in advance, even prepared an apartment for him under the orders of Larry Brown, and Tony Allen was in the apartment prepared for him by the Boston Celtics and watched the 2004 NBA draft robbed by the Lakers, which was also a little happy for this guard who was considered to be the most second-round guard before the draft. In the end, there was no choice but to pack his bags and take his agent from Boston to Los Angeles, it can be said that after a circle, it was still in vain, and in fact, he was the last of the five rookies of the Los Angeles Lakers to report.

Of course. Even if Tony Allen is the last to report, it can be said that these five rookies are coming very quickly, according to the league's rules, rookie players can be signed on July 1, and these people are all in the team's training hall before noon on July 1.

And when Zhuang Fei looked at the five people he selected, he was also satisfied, these people will be the players he can use in the new season and need to be used. It's just that at this time, these players have some hot eyes in the face of Zhuang Fei, except for Paul, others are also a little uncomfortable, Paul is a person who is familiar with Zhuang Fei and has a good relationship with Zhuang Fei or Duncan's apprentice, it can be that he and Zhuang Fei are like their own people, and they will stay with Zhuang Fei for a period of time every year in the past few years, so this new organizational guard does not recognize his life at all, and after coming to the training hall of the Los Angeles Lakers, Zhuang Fei came in and squeezed his eyebrows at Zhuang Fei. Another young rookie, Josh Smith, is standing next to Paul, a Georgian who attends Oak Hill High School in Virginia but is adjacent to Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia.

Apparently he and Paul had been acquaintances before. So Zhuang Fei has always seen this young striker chirping with Paul, of course, except for these two players of similar age and birth, the other three are far behind, although Ariza is a native of Los Angeles. However, this small forward is the most restrained, and the other Tony Allen has obviously not woken up from the surprise that yesterday was almost a Boston player and today has become a Lakers player, as for the Argentine Nocioni, the international player may not be bothered. And as a second-round rookie, he doesn't need to care about himself now, his first consideration is to hope that he can not be cut by Zhuang Fei. Although Zhuang Fei is recognized in the league as the head coach who does not cut players, who knows what this Chinese will do to him.

So at this time, all the demeanors of the five rookie players in the Los Angeles Lakers training hall were also seen by Zhuang Fei at a glance.

"First of all, welcome to the Los Angeles Lakers, this is one of the most historic teams in the NBA, and it is your honor to be able to play for this team" Zhuang Fei did not keep an eye on these players after taking a full view of these young people's looks, and after Zhuang Fei retracted his gaze, most of these players were also secretly relieved, and it was not so pleasant to be stared at by Zhuang Fei. So after hearing Zhuang Fei's start of teaching, these people immediately relaxed, this is the opening class of all teams in the NBA, the history of the team needs to be conveyed to them newcomers, and when the team conveys history to you, it basically means that you are already a member of the team, the team will not cut you, or trade you, this represents recognition, so there are few teams in the league that will collectively do this to a group of rookies like Zhuang Fei, after all, most teams in the league will not treat rookies like Zhuang Fei like this, Even the first-round protection rookie may not be able to guarantee whether he will be traded immediately, and the reason why Zhuang Fei has been doing this on the first day of these newcomers to the team is to let these newcomers lose those unnecessary baggage.

For most newcomers, the purpose of their entry into the NBA is very simple, that is, to be able to have a safe and stable job, they are not Paul, Carter, these destined extraordinary players, these players enter the league for the purpose of ideals, but for most NBA players, the word ideal and dream is very luxurious, they have no way to control their own destiny, especially when these suddenly from the pride of the sky in college to a newcomer in the face of a strange environment, hesitation, helpless, Pressure and survival, these can crush the nerves of many people, and Zhuang Fei also hopes to tell these young people who are helpless in the face of survival pressure that they don't need to worry about their own survival, what they need is to improve their skills and then contribute to the team.

Maybe for many old fritters, when you solve the existential crisis for them, these old fritters will slack off, but these young people will not, and most of the young people will rise up in the next step after solving the existential crisis. This is the beginning of Zhuang Fei's cultivation of new players.

Many people don't know why Zhuang Fei's low-ranking newcomers are more precocious than newcomers from other teams, because these players under Zhuang Fei are more goal-oriented than newcomers from other teams, and the starting point of the two is different.

"Now I know what you're capable of. For you, I can assure you that each of you has the opportunity to prove to me in the future, but at the moment, you are far from qualified, you look too weak right now, so I need you to improve your abilities in the three months between this summer and the start of the season. So on my team, when you come in the gates of the Los Angeles Lakers training gym, you have to be mentally prepared for the deepest minds, and then you're going to train hard."

After telling these people about the history of the Lakers, Zhuang Fei also entered the topic, and the history of the Lakers is nothing more than what Zhuang Fei did in the Celtics, all of which are some things that praise virtue, in fact, this is just to stimulate the fighting spirit and sense of honor of these players, and when Zhuang Fei entered the topic with a serious face. These new players are also pale and pale, Zhuang Fei's deterrent power is still very great, Zhuang Fei's previous words are actually very heavy, but at this time, no one dares to intervene or dare to have any dissatisfaction.

"For the next three months, your coach will be the coach next to me. He's my assistant coach, Tom Thibodo, and he's going to take over everything for the next three months, including making you strong and taking you to summer league. Let you get acquainted with my tactical intentions and integrate into the team, and I can also remind you in advance that Coach Thibodo's words represent my words. What you need to do is to obey, and I want to remind you that don't talk about human rights in front of me or Coach Xibodu in this team" Facing Zhuang Fei's suddenly fierce eyes and cold tone, these young people also couldn't help but shudder and nodded subconsciously, and seeing these people like this, Zhuang Fei also smiled with satisfaction.

"Okay, for you, these are all processes that must be experienced, and when you go through these, you will find out how beautiful everything is ahead, you know, Dwyane Wade of the Boston Celtics became the second player to win the Finals MVP in his rookie season after being trained by Coach Thibodo for three months, maybe there is such a person among you, not necessarily" Zhuang Fei also put away his serious performance at this time and said with a smile, And at this time, these young rookies were also relieved again, but when they heard Zhuang Fei say Wade, these people also subconsciously looked at Paul, in this kind of team, I am afraid that only Paul has the ability to copy Wade, and what makes people feel amazingly similar is that both of them are No. 3 shows. And at this time, Paul himself did have a fire in his eyes, especially when Zhuang Fei mentioned Wade.

How do you get rookies to have the enthusiasm to work hard for a team? This is a problem that needs to be thought about, and Zhuang Fei is confident that these people are not lacking in these enthusiasm, Zhuang Fei actually has a lot of other options in the draft this year, this year's draft conference is considered to be a small year of the draft is definitely underestimated, there are many potential role players in this rookie, and these people selected by Zhuang Fei are the best combination of ability and potential, now Zhuang Fei needs not complete potential stocks, but players who can be used at hand, these players can be used even now, It's just that if you want to compound Zhuang Fei, the requirements are still much worse.

"Tom, remember, you have to be tough on them, the strength of the fight, the pressing of the defense, the movement and that's the focus this summer."

After signing contracts with these five players, Zhuang Fei also left the team's training hall after giving a few words to the team's assistant coach Xibodu, and when Zhuang Fei returned to the office, the team's general manager Kupchak also walked into Zhuang Fei's office and brought Zhuang Fei a more surprising news.

"Zhuang, Grant Hill is here" Kupchak said to Zhuang Fei a little calmly, Kupchak and Webb and Hardaway, the players brought by Zhuang Fei, to be honest, he was extremely dissatisfied, after all, no matter how these people look, there is no way to take on the current responsibility of the Lakers, although the New York Times said that these three people will not be able to play 82 games next season, although this is a bit mean, but it is not unreasonable, but it is a pity that Zhuang Fei does not care about these.

"So, has the house been arranged in advance?" Zhuang Fei also asked a little excitedly, and after Zhuang Fei asked, Kupchak also nodded slowly. Players of this level are naturally different from rookies like Paul, these people are all superstar-level players in the NBA, and their treatment is quite outstanding, just like the Lakers prepared a villa for Zhuang Fei in advance, these people also enjoy this treatment. Especially Grant Hill, a former superstar who is not too out of fashion now

Like most other players in the NBA, it's hard to drag your family with you when you're on a new team, and Grant Hill is coming to the Los Angeles Lakers alone. In fact, his wife Tamia and his daughter will also follow, but there are some other things to deal with in Orlando at this time, he is a professional footballer, and his wife is also a very supportive person, so she is also willing to do those tedious aftermath work for Grant Hill.

You must know that Grant Hill's wife Tamiya is not a housewife like Kobe's wife Vanessa, Tamiah is a very famous black singer in the United States, it can be said that he and Grant Hill are a good match, and Tamiah is also a Canadian and Avril Avril are also the same young and famous, these two are also the most talked-about model couple in the NBA circle. Unlike many other black couples, the harmony between this couple is simply the envy of everyone, and Grant Hill is extremely satisfied, for him, if not his own career is too bumpy. His life will be perfect, and truly perfect.

"This should be my last team."

In a high-end café in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Grant Hill looked at the pedestrians coming and going outside, and Hollywood was the temple of heaven for actors all over the world. The NBA is a paradise for basketball people all over the world, just like the actors who come and go in Hollywood every day, and a group of people come and go in and out of the NBA every year. And at this time, he no longer knew if he could hold on and not be kicked out by these people who came in.

For any player, the most important four years of his life, the four years of his peak are spent on the sickbed, which is an extremely painful thing, this is his own career, originally when he entered the NBA, his position on himself was never so low, the prince of the Pistons, the hope of the Magic, the successor of Jordan, and now, in Los Angeles, such a career trajectory is frustrating, and this year after being abandoned by the Magic management made him a little disheartened, he was eager to succeed, he was more eager to succeed than anyone elseHe also wants more than anything to get back everything he has lost in the past four years, and if he doesn't get it back under that Chinese, then there is no hope of doing what he wants to do.

And now, that Chinese is really his last hope, and I am afraid that the Lakers are really his last team.

"Grant, sorry, I'm late"

Looking at Grant Hill, who was really staring at the glass window, Zhuang Fei also said apologetically, it was originally him who asked Grant Hill, but in the end he was late, but after Hill came back to his senses, he saw that Zhuang Fei was also a little stunned, and finally shook his head with a smile, and Zhuang Fei also sat down a little embarrassed.

As one of the greatest players and one of the greatest coaches in the ACC league, the two often meet at some gatherings in the ACC league, and more importantly, Grant Hill was also a member of the Dream 3 team and Zhuang Fei was also an old acquaintance. After Zhuang Fei sat down, the two chatted more casually.

"Zhuang, I've always wanted to know why you chose me, you should know that my current situation is likely to disappoint you" After the two chatted lightly for a while, Grant Hill also looked at Zhuang Fei with some sighs and said, when he was in the Pistons, he did not realize the hope of Pistons fans to revive the team, and the same is true after coming to the Magic, which is a big blow to his self-confidence, maybe he himself does not believe that he can bear this trust, so he himself is very confused. And seeing this, Hill Zhuangfei also sighed in his heart, the damage of injury to a genius is not only physical. But soon, Zhuang Fei also adjusted his mood, and he still had a smile on his face.

"I don't know, maybe as many people say, maybe I'm really stupid" Zhuang Fei said to Hill with a smile, and Hill was also stunned at this time, but before Hill reacted, Zhuang Fei continued: "Grant, don't you think the combination of two people who are suspected of being fools is very interesting" After Zhuang Fei finished speaking, he also looked at Hill with a smile, the former master of magic has always been questioned as an idiot because he left the piston to go to Magic, And at this time, after Zhuang Fei finished speaking, Grant Hill also showed a smile after a moment of stunned, this smile was very charming, and Zhuang Fei also thought in his heart that Grant Hill was definitely a perfect man.

"But it's going to be fun" At this time, the Lakers' new player also lost the sense of dazedness and heaviness that he gave Zhuang Fei just now, which also made Zhuang Fei breathe a sigh of relief.

Grant Hill is different from Paul's rookies, Zhuang Fei can coerce or impress when facing rookies, but in the face of a veteran player like Hill who has almost faced everything, or even a player who has realized everything, another approach is needed. Hill is not afraid of his own failure, he is just afraid of the harm that will be caused to those who have always trusted him after failure, and now the only person who trusts him is probably the Chinese in front of him, and this Chinese is willing to take the future risks with him, what else can he say? He has a high ball IQ, an IQ that is top-notch, and so is his EQ, and if it weren't for injuries, he would indeed be the most perfect NBA player.

With the arrival of July, the NBA market is also hot, and the Los Angeles Lakers are also hot, because after the disbandment of the Lakers' former F6, after a large number of former Lakers players left, the Lakers' training hall has been empty, in fact, those old players even if they don't leave At this time, the team's training hall is empty, after all, they need to vacation in the summer, and now, whether it is the five rookies selected by the Lakers this year, Or the original Lakers players are either two players traded from the Bobcats, or Grant Hill, who has just arrived on the team, and none of these players choose to go on vacation now.

Kobe Bryant did not train systematically in the summer last year because of the incident in Eagle County, which led to a very poor state last season, in order to regain his form to repay Zhuang Fei's trust this year, he is ready to work hard in the summer, and Grant Hill has been rusty in the past four years, and he has finally been injured, how can he be idle, and the four-year gap period also requires very systematic training to recover, in this case, the Los Angeles Lakers' training hall has become extremely hot, and even if it is Zhuang Fei, he has no plans to go to other places for vacation, After all, his first destination on vacation was Los Angeles before, and now that he is in Los Angeles, he naturally doesn't need to leave.

Of course, a few days after Grant Hill came, the Lakers' other two important players, Chris Webber and Penny Hardaway, also came, and these two did not plan to wait until October when the team officially reported to the team, in fact, they have this right, but it is clear that at this time, these two are the same as Hill, their professionalism does not allow them to do this, after all, this is a completely almost rebuilt team, and the damage caused to the team by the procrastination of these core players is great, Although Zhuang Fei did not ask them to do anything, that was Zhuang Fei's respect for them, and they also knew Zhuang Fei's habits from Marbury's complaints in the media this year.

And after Webb and Penny came, the Los Angeles Lakers' training hall was really the first big gathering, and the new Lakers were also really gathered for the first time, and at this time, the outside free market was also hot, and Zhuang Fei also needed to find the fifteenth man of his team, and in fact, the outside world was also very concerned about who Zhuang Fei's fifteen people would be.

For example, will it be a center forward or an interior lineman? (To be continued.) )