The high-pick rookie arrives in Minnesota

When the Timberwolves' bus to pick up martial arts to the arena stopped at the entrance of the target center arena, the place was already overcrowded.

The enthusiastic players in Minnesota didn't know how to learn the news of the arrival of the martial arts club today, and they squatted at the door of the stadium early. And this kind of scene of fans "warmly welcoming" the team's rookies, how can there be no reporters?

Although Minnesota is a small ball market, there is no shortage of such things as media.

As soon as the bus to pick up and drop off martial arts arrived, the "enthusiastic" fans had already surrounded the bus, and this scene was quite a kind of prosperous scene when Da Yao landed in the NBA in the future.

It's just that at that time, the Houston fans welcomed their champions, and the Minnesota fans.

"Timberwolves, are you worthy of us?!"

"RNM, return the money."

One fan seemed to have gone to the wrong set, and expressed his appeal in English cordially. On the bus, Coach Philip Saunders, who was communicating cordially with Martial Arts, was just about to get off the bus.

After hearing this shout from the fans, he immediately stopped getting out of the car.

Sure enough, after the fans shouted sincerely, the fans' emotions were suddenly aroused.

All kinds of shouts were heard.

Wu Dao sat in the car and listened carefully, fortunately, the scolding of the fans was not aimed at Wu Dao, although some people released a little "AOE", but the vast majority of fans are still "sensible", they are scolding the management of the Timberwolves.

Yes, what's the use of the management choosing someone and scolding him for martial arts?

He is a high school player who has hit the big luck, and was selected by the blind Timberwolves executives, for many Minnesota fans, if the Timberwolves had not selected Wudao this year, many fans would not have set their sights on Wudao.

After the draft, fans angrily sprayed the team's management, which is too common in the NBA.

"Wu Dao, you stay in the car first, I'll go down first."

"Don't worry, I'll take care of it soon."

Coach Philip Sanders is still quite responsible, and when he saw that the bus seemed to be unable to drive into the stadium, he immediately said to Wudao and motioned for Wudao to get off the bus.

"No need, Coach."

"I'm not a big girl."

"And my face isn't so bad that I can't see people, is it?"

Wu Dao waved his hand and rejected the coach's kindness.

Hiding behind the coach in the face of a surging crowd of fans is not a wise choice. In Wu Dao's view, this is a good opportunity to communicate with the fans intimately, and he can't miss it.

Standing up from his seat, Takeshi walked towards the door, seeing that Takeshi was about to get out of the car, Philip Saunders immediately wanted to stop him, but before he could do so, Takeshi stepped out of the bus through the back door.

"Huh?"

"Yellow people?!"

"That kid is this year's rookie!"

"It's so high."

The feeling of watching people on TV and seeing people in reality is completely different, and the height of the martial arts who just graduated from high school this year has come to 207cm, and his weight has also come to 107kg.

In high school, he didn't deliberately gain weight, but just kept exercising, and his weight was already close to 110KG unconsciously. Although his height has increased and his weight has increased, his speed and ball power have not been affected in any way.

On the contrary, martial arts, which have just passed the period of rapid development, have greatly improved in terms of explosiveness.

Although I don't know why his height has not grown, the fine fluff on the side of Martial Dao's mouth has long since turned into a beard that needs to be shaved.

Wu Dao has short and thin hair, tall and long legs, and although he weighs close to 110kg, he still feels lean.

The fans gathered in front of the bus had quieted down for a while, carefully looking at the martial arts who had just stepped off the bus.

Although he is said to be a yellow race, Wu Dao's skin is very fair, even whiter than that of white people, and he is handsome and has a solid body.

What's more, the fans were shocked by the height of the martial arts, and they all raised their heads slightly at this time, looking at the martial arts.

Although Wu Dao is young, he is very imposing, and in the face of the surging fans, he did not have the slightest timidity, but after watching the fans calm down, he took the initiative to wave to a camera lens, and then smiled at the fans and said:

"Hello Minnesota fans."

"I'm what you call a parallel rookie, my name is martial arts."

"Thank you for welcoming me so warmly at the door of the stadium, and thank you for your attention and support!"

"Thank you."

Wu Dao's calm and shameless words immediately made the surrounding fans laugh. Although they were dissatisfied with the management of the Timberwolves, after seeing this rookie, fans subconsciously calmed down.

Not to mention, the physical condition of the martial arts is really quite bluffing.

Not to mention the handsome face that can make people feel good easily, just looking at the appearance of the person with long hands in the martial arts, it can't help but make people have such a disappointing expectation for the martial arts.

And a few fans who were close also noticed that martial arts not only have long hands, but also big hands!

Just looking at his appearance, he is even better than Garnett, who they regard as a star of tomorrow.

Since joining the Timberwolves in 1995, Garnett has experienced two seasons of 95-96 and 96-97, and he has already gained his own fans after two years with the team.

On the way to the stadium, Budochi could see a poster with Garnett's photo through the window of the bus and even from the burger joint on the street.

The guy who would soon cause turmoil in the league was just too popular in Minneapolis.

Therefore, when the thought of "this guy looks similar to Garnett" appears in the minds of fans, it means that the first impression that martial arts leaves on fans is not just good. That's pretty high!

"This kid"

Philip Sanders, who hurriedly stepped off the bus, was ready to wipe his ass for martial arts, but he didn't expect that the fans were much calmer, and such a scene also made Philip Saunders quietly relieved.

"That's right~"

"The fan who just got his money back"

"I'm sorry! I didn't play for the Timberwolves before, or I'd have really given you my money back. ”

"If you want to return the money, I'm afraid you'll have to ask Kevin and them to refund you."

"Of course, they won't necessarily retreat~"

"I think you can try to see me play in the future, and if I don't perform to your satisfaction, I think I'll refund your ticket money."

"Of course, I don't think I'll give you a chance to get your money back."

Wu Dao saw that the fans were quietly looking at themselves, clapped their hands, and said to the crowd with a smile. And his words immediately made everyone laugh.

Seeing that the atmosphere was good, several reporters immediately rushed to Wu Dao's side with the microphone and asked Wu Dao directly:

"Mr. Martial Arts, do you think the Timberwolves used the fourth pick to sign in exchange for you to come to the Timberwolves, is this trade worth it?"

"Do you feel like you're worthy of your rank?"

Philip Saunders tried to stop the reporter, but he didn't, letting the other party finish the question. Regarding media interviews, after the draft, there were actually a lot of people who wanted to talk to this high-pick yellow player.

But the management of the Timberwolves side of the team has shirked and refused, thinking that now Takedo is more controversial, and it is still time for Takedo to be humble, whether it is humility or confidence in the interview, it will bring him some negative impact.

The best way is to be interviewed after the martial arts have performed on the court. In this way, there will be no problem whether Martial Arts is humble or confident at that time.

Looking at the media reporters who rushed in front of Martial Arts, Philip Saunders frowned, and wanted to pull Martial Arts into the arena first.

The media is a double-edged sword, and Philip Saunders doesn't want martial arts to be influenced by outside voices.

After so many years in the NBA, there are quite a few players who have been destroyed by the media.

Too much attention is not necessarily a good thing.

"Fourth sign?"

"Although I was actually drafted with the fifth pick, it wouldn't be wrong to say that the Timberwolves traded me for the No. 4 pick."

"Whether it's the No. 4 or No. 5 lot, I feel that if it is used on me, it is low."

"Of course, I know very well that whatever I say now doesn't make any sense."

"From the moment I decided to bring my talent to Minnesota, I was determined."

"I will prove to everyone that choosing me was one of the most wise decisions Timberwolves management has ever made!"

"Alright, I'm going to meet my seniors!"

"Goodbye~"

Wu Dao said with a smile towards the camera aimed at him, a confident smile on his face. It's not been a year or two since I played in the United States, and Takeshi knows very well what the fans here want to see.

He wasn't worried that someone would have an opinion about him because of his arrogance, not to mention, Martial Arts didn't feel his own attitude, and his words were arrogant.

Surrounded by Philip Saunders and others, Takedo squeezed out of the crowd and rushed towards the target center arena. The surging crowd of fans tried to keep up, but were stopped by security guards.

Although the reporters still wanted to ask something, they didn't continue to catch up when they saw Wu Dao leaving.

They didn't get nothing, at least they knew that the rookie that their team brought in this year was a very confident kid.

At this time, in the target center arena, the current players of the Timberwolves are warming up, and they are ready to welcome the rookie.

On the sidelines, the team's owner, Glenn Taylor, the team's executive president, Kevin McHale, and other management, as well as members of the coaching staff, waited quietly for their rookie to arrive.

Soon, with a noisy sound in the player's tunnel, Martial Arts arrived at the players in the target center surrounded by a group of people.

Wu Dao saw that the Timberwolves players warmed up after taking a quick look at him, and a smile appeared on his face.

What is it?

Want to give him a beating?

With such a regular operation, can you play something fresh?

Led by Philip Saunders, Takedo went to the rest area, then clapped his hands and motioned for the players to assemble.

The "Timberwolves", who have just experienced a year of rottenness, have actually roughly determined the idea of building a team more than a year ago.

Wu Dao thinks that he should be more important to the Timberwolves, right?

After all, he had already played in the team's tryout, and when he invited himself to join, Philip Sanders put so much effort into it.

However, in fact, martial arts is only generally important for the Timberwolves, and martial arts is an important substitute for the Timberwolves.

The reason why Philip Saunders gave Takemichi such an easy guaranteed playing time is simple, just because Tom Gugliotta needs a substitute.

Just kidding, they Timberwolves have All-Star backup forward Tom Gugliotta, a high school student in martial arts, and he still wants to start?!

But correspondingly, Philip Saunders is also well aware that Martial Arts is a proud man, and he has become accustomed to the big boss style of play in high school.

rashly asked Martial Arts to change his mind, and Martial Arts probably wouldn't be able to play Tom Gugliotta as a substitute in peace.

And in principle, Philip Saunders also needs to reduce the ball and share the ball more with Garnett and others.

Yes, after last season, the Timberwolves are even more convinced of Garnett's value, and they will get martial arts, and they are really here to assist Garnett!

Therefore, what the Timberwolves prepared for Wudao today is the first lesson for Wudao to enter the NBA.

First of all, find out where you stand on the pitch!

"Let me introduce you, this one is called Martial Arts."

"It's the rookie of the year."

"Wait a minute, you're going to have a practice match together, take care of the newcomers!"

Philip Saunders shouted to everyone, then patted Martial Arts on the shoulder and said:

"Martial arts, I won't introduce them to you one by one."

"You'll have a chance to get in touch later."

"Let's go warm up first."

"Wait and play practice games with your teammates and feel the intensity of the NBA right now."

Kevin Garnett has been with the Timberwolves for two years, and he has the age to play, the performance, and he can be considered a veteran.

Unlike when Martial Arts first met, Garnett followed Rydell's side and didn't talk much.

But the Garnett I see now is obviously "ripe", chatting with his teammates and telling jokes.

After noticing Wu Dao's gaze, he walked in front of Wu Dao and grinned at Wu Dao and smiled:

"Rookie, welcome to the NBA."

"Today, I'll take good care of you."

After two years on the NBA court, Garnett, who has broken through the rookie wall, has made great strides.

Although I suffered some small losses in front of the martial arts more than a year ago, it is different now.

Garnett didn't think he was inferior to the high school student in front of him.

Garnett plans to make martial arts understand that the NBA is not the same as high school!!

Hearing Garnett's slightly provocative words, Martial Arts also laughed happily.

He's been bored playing high school for a long time, and now he's finally able to have some fun.

Takemichi now roughly knows what the team's plans are, in fact, when he saw Tom Gugliotta looking at him, Takedo realized the team's plans.

In that case, let's give the team management a little shock first!

(End of chapter)