The next day, Duffy arrived in New York.

When he arrived at the stadium, Li Lei was playing a confrontation match.

Syllable!

Li Lei dribbled the ball, forced past Crawford, and rushed to the middle distance.

Pachulia pounced.

Li Lei was not in a hurry, a small throw.

Swish!

The basketball crosses the parabola and drills steadily into the hoop.

Bill Duffy's eyes lit up.

Duffy is not the most famous agent, but he is definitely the most knowledgeable about basketball among agents.

He played basketball in the NCAA for four years and was the team's leading scorer in his senior year, but he didn't do well in the draft, and finally chose to be an agent.

So, he really understands the ball.

With the ball just now, he saw Li Lei's soft touch.

And with a soft feel, it will be much easier for Li Lei to practice mid-range shooting, three-pointing, and throwing in the future.

In addition, it is Li Lei's terrible speed of progress.

He paid attention to Li Lei's summer league, and when he played the Pistons, Li Lei's throwing was still very blunt.

And now, Li Lei is playing handy.

This terrifying learning speed, considering that it is only a week before the end of the Summer League!

Duffy quietly watched the end of the game, and then greeted Li Lei.

The two chatted on the sidelines.

"After watching the game just now, my idea of signing you is even more determined."

Duffy said with a smile.

Li Lei nodded.

He was also prepared, asking Alstom, White Chocolate, and Crawford about their attitudes towards Duffy.

Speaking of which, the NBA is a circle, and it is not big, and all practitioners will know each other more or less.

And the answer Li Lei got was that Duffy was almost the best agent in the NBA.

Duffy's current roster includes Yao Ming, Nash, Anthony, Gooden...... Prince, who had fought with Li Lei before, was also owned by Duffy.

Almost every player under his command has a positive image, which has nothing to do with pornography, gambling and drugs.

This can be considered a miracle in the NBA, where private life is chaotic.

This is enough to prove Duffy's good reputation from the side.

Of course, Li Lei can't just listen to other people's opinions and make decisions, he has to talk to Duffy himself.

"What are your plans for my career?"

This is the exam question that Li Lei gave to Duffy.

Duffy spoke calmly, as if he had been prepared: "Your strengths now are defense and three-point shooting, and with these two points alone, you can become an important rotation player on any team." ”

"It's the foundation of your foothold in the NBA, and you can't waste it. On top of these two guarantees, you can develop more techniques in order to gain more team status. ”

"As for what kind of technology to develop, we need professional trainers to do a comprehensive assessment of you, after all, professional people do professional things."

Li Lei nodded, Duffy had a clear idea and looked really professional.

Coupled with his own background as a basketball player, the planning of his players will be more reasonable.

After chatting for a while, Li Lei and Duffy reached an agreement.

Duffy pulled out the contract from his bag.

Li Lei read it carefully, consulted Crawford and others, and quickly signed.

As a result, Li Lei became a member of Bill Duffy.

Duffy smiled and said, "Now, I have to fly to Miami and talk about your rookie contract." ”

Time is money.

Duffy is the embodiment of this.

Two days later, Li Lei received a message from Duffy, and he negotiated a contract with the Heat management.

The three-year contract is worth $1.86 million.

The salary for three years is $37, $62, $870,000, respectively.

The third year is the team option.

Before you know it, the time has entered September.

Li Lei's training team was disbanded.

Players also need to rest, and if you keep training at a high intensity, it is likely to backfire.

……

In late September, Li Lei boarded the plane to Miami again.

His rookie season is about to begin.

As soon as he entered the American Airlines Center Arena, Li Lei was stunned for a moment.

An old white-haired man with a big back stood behind the gate.

His hair was gray, but he stood there in good spirits and majesty.

Pat Riley.

General Manager of the Heat.

The Dinghai Divine Needle in the American Airlines Center Arena!

"Good morning, Mr. Riley!"

Li Lei was taken aback and hurriedly said hello.

Riley actually greeted the players at the door himself.

Riley smiled, "Stone, you're welcome in Miami, let's go get ready." ”

Li Lei nodded in agreement and walked towards the stadium, but his heart was flooded for many years.

Alston had secretly told him that there were rumors in the player circle that Riley was a very controlling man.

This is the first day of training camp and the players have been monitored?

"What's going on with that?"

Li Lei shook his head and threw these messy years out of his mind.

Plus, he was traded to the Heat by the Mosaics. Spoelstra said: On the day of the trial, Riley took a fancy to him.

In this way, Riley can be regarded as Li Lei's Bole.

Playing under him, it should be fine.

Thinking of this, Li Lei was in a very good mood.

In the stadium, the coaching staff is also greeting the players.

Coach Da Van (Stan Van Gundy) is the head coach and Spo is the assistant coach. In addition to this, there are player development coaches, shooting coaches, trainers......

In addition to the coaching staff, there are a variety of other staff: nutritionists, team doctors, videographers......

The NBA team is not 15 players and one coach, it has a very complete system that takes care of everything.

On the first day, the players will meet with all the staff, which is also a ceremony for the start of the new season.

When the season starts, everyone is in this together, and everyone is an integral part of the team.

Immediately, the Heat players arrived one after another.

Centres: Brian Grant, Kevin Cato, Marik Allen, Lauren Woods.

Power forwards: Ramar Odom, Udonis Haslem, Samaki Walker, Jerome Beasley.

Small forwards: Caron Butler, Li Lei, Rasol Butler, Trony Hill.

Shooting guards: Eddie Jones, Dwyane Wade.

Defenders: Ralph Alstom, Bembo Coles, Kirk Penny.

There were seventeen people in total.

Here's the lineup at the start of the camp.

As the season begins, there will be more people joining and leaving, and finally a fifteen-man squad will be formed.

As a team in the rebuilding period, the Heat is notably characterized by many newcomers and few veteran players, and there is no old man on the team who has played for the Heat for more than four years.

And this summer, the team has also changed a lot of personnel.

This has both advantages and disadvantages for Li Lei.

The downside is that the team may have to go through a long period of run-in at the beginning of the season, and losing will be the main theme.

The advantage is that the lineup changes frequently, as long as Li Lei seizes the opportunity, it is easy to enter the rotation, and even the starters can fantasize about it.