Chapter Ninety-One: First Arrival to Thunder, Meet the Higher-Rise!
"Lin Mu, why are you here!" Durant stood up and asked, a little frightened.
"Damn..."
"My team, why can't I come?"
Lin Mu glanced at Durant, if you can talk, talk more, don't embarrass me on Twitter.
Don't play well in the regular season, you give me a hand to steal from the back, and my TM mentality must not explode?
"I didn't mean that, you just came to report, why didn't you tell me in advance, I can go out to meet you!" Durant just doesn't have a lot of emotional intelligence, but he's not really stupid.
"Report? I had been on the phone with my boss a while ago, and if nothing else, the head coach and the general manager were already waiting for me in the office. ”
Lin Mu is not a fool, as a rookie in the team, the courtesy must be done sufficiently, you can not come to the team to report in advance because of the Olympics and training factors, but relevant matters must be negotiated as soon as possible, and maintain appropriate contact with the management, which will help Lin Mu gain a foothold in the team.
You can't just come in and give people an arrogant attitude, no one will like that kind of player, even if you are very good.
If you want to be a real leader, in addition to your own excellence, you need to take care of all aspects of interpersonal relationships, take care of things that should be handled in the team, and even lead the team forward as a core or leader, which is not as simple as you imagined.
Of course, these are all afterwords, Lin Mu in the rookie period, the most important thing is to improve himself, after his physical fitness and defensive ability gradually grow to the top of the court, Lin Mu's next thing to do is to fully polish his basketball skills.
The content of basketball skills is varied, such as shooting, back, conversion of technical movements, different steps under the basket, and even different ways of passing, etc., Lin Mu still has a lot to learn, and there are a wide range of aspects that need to be improved.
With the support of strong physical conditions, Lin Mu certainly has the confidence to polish himself flawlessly.
Combined with the star skills of PY, the bonus effect is achieved on the original basis, 1+1 is greater than 2, and that kind of picture will be wonderful!
"The head coach and general manager are already waiting in the office?" Hearing this, Durant was a little stunned.
Why haven't I heard about it?
As the number one star in the team, generally speaking, Durant must be informed of such things in advance, so as not to have complicated thoughts for the latter, especially for a player with a keen personality like Durant, the slightest disturbance may cause the latter's mood swings.
Although Durant is only a rookie now, and his voice is far less powerful than in the future, in terms of mood, he must be a little unhappy.
Management: Is this playing with snakes? Really didn't tell Durant any news?
"So, why don't I call you here?" Durant's product is really on his face.
With that burst of convulsions, how could Lin Mu not know what he was thinking.
Anyway, it's just an ordinary meeting and conversation, even if you bring Durant, it doesn't matter, the team, the most important thing is to have fun.
"Forget it, you go, it's not a big deal anyway, I won't join in the fun." Durant pouted, and refused with high emotional intelligence.
Damn, this thing isn't as stupid as I imagined.
"Really? Maybe it's the arrangement of the core players, the determination of the right to shoot, or even the ownership of the future boss, if you don't come, it's all mine. Lin Mu didn't think it was a big deal to see the excitement, and Durant, who was talking nonsense, blushed and had a green neck.
Lin Mu didn't care about this, anyway, there was a systematically established friendship with the characters, and when he turned around, Durant would never have any whispers about himself.
Seeing that Wei Shao has a close relationship with him, once the friendship reaches 100, Lin Mu is afraid that Durant will pester him all day long.
You must know that Du Xiaoshuai in his previous life is still single at the age of 34!
Hey?
If that's the case, won't Durant run away?
!
I really don't want to fight with this until I retire!
When Lin Mu arrived at the meeting place, Thunder general manager Sam Presti and head coach P.J. Callesimo had been waiting for a long time.
It can be seen that the management of Thunder attaches great importance to Lin Mu's joining, in terms of attitude.
At the same time, there is also a potential Chinese market behind the outstanding strength, and all things considered, Lin Mu's value is immeasurable.
The commercial league is not only about the ability of the players, but also about the market value brought by the players.
And beside Lin Mu, the old god Durant was sitting, and his eyes had already drifted out of the sky.
"Lin, I've wanted to meet you for a long time, but unfortunately I haven't had the opportunity."
"When you come back from the Olympics, you seem to be getting stronger!"
It was Thunder head coach Callesimo who spoke, the white-haired little old man who couldn't meet Lin Mu in the draft, who was famous in his previous life.
Book of Hundred Leagues
Callesimo hasn't been on good terms with his players since he coached the NBA, and during his time with the Trail Blazers, he failed to appease the team's number one star, Drexler, and as a result, the glider asked for a trade.
And Callesimo is best known for his experience of being choked by the "madman" Sprewell, which also made him a laughing stock for a while.
On December 1, 1997, Callesimo, then the coach of the Warriors, was dissatisfied with Sprewell's performance and counted him down a few words.
Years later, Callesimo recalled: "I felt the world spinning, but I can be sure of one thing: he really wanted to strangle me!" ”。
The madman was banned by the league for 68 games because of this rebellious behavior. But Callesimo became a laughing stock among the league's coaches, and as a result, he had to leave the team and lay dormant as a backup coach for the Spurs for five years.
Not only that, Callesimo often screamed and roared at the players with a piercing voice on the sidelines, and also earned the nickname "Screaming Coach".
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Coach Callesimo." Despite his criticism of Callesimo, he was the Thunder's best pick in the draft, and without his coaching, the Thunder would not have been able to pick up the No. 4 pick in the draft pick.
It's just a pity that the Thunder League had the second-to-last good result, and in the end it only got the fourth pick.
Next to Callesimo sat a middle-aged man with a good manner, Sam Presti, the Thunder's general manager at the time and known as the God of the Draft.
In his previous life, Sam Presti's biggest achievement was to select three MVP superstars for three consecutive years, and the three of them entered the top 75 together, what could be more terrifying?
In addition to these three, there are also excellent interior players such as Yin Baca and Adams, and Sam Presti's vision is indeed a must.
It's just that he didn't renew Harden's contract that year, which must make him regret it for life.
Sam Presti and Callesimo didn't talk about sensitive topics, and Durant listened with his ears pricked up, but didn't seem to get any useful information.
As for the planning of the new season and the arrangement of the rookie players, the two seem to have no idea.
In addition to Lin Mu, the Thunder also selected Yin Baca in the first round and Jordan Jr. in the second round, and these two will also be in Lin Mu's development plan, and they will play an excellent role in the next few years.
After the talks, when Durant and Callesimo left one after another, general manager Sam Presti unexpectedly left Lin Mu.