After a long summer, the new season is coming.

The Clippers' training hall began to come alive.

This year, the Clippers' training gym has been given a new name, the Tubing Training Center.

YouTube.com bought the naming rights to the Clippers training gym and renewed the advertising space on the Clippers' training uniforms.

This is a manifestation of the Clippers' championship effect, and their cooperation with YouTube continues to deepen.

YouTube is looking at the huge potential of the NBA webcast and the Clippers.

They predict that in the future, the NBA will definitely open up advertising signs on jerseys.

At that time, YouTube will definitely cooperate with the Clippers as soon as possible, printing their red triangle on the Clippers' red and blue jerseys.

The intimate cooperation between YouTube and the Clippers starts with two black actors.

The Clippers' 2011-2012 season documentary "The Wave" was released nationwide in August.

This film synthesizes the course of the Clippers' first three seasons, narrating the Clippers' journey from the beginning of the 09-10 season, step by step, entering the playoffs, the Black Eight Miracle, reaching the finals in the new season, and a series of processes such as the 0:2 downturn until the Clippers stand on top of the world.

The two-and-a-half-hour-long film also brings together many precious footage from the Clippers' history, telling the Clippers' tragic 30 years of basketball experience, which is in stark contrast to today's first glory.

The film does not use the traditional documentary mode, but from the perspective of several new and old Clippers fans, cross-narration, which has a lot of funny humor elements, the mid-section shutdown incident, Donathe's assassination, Stern's cerebral infarction, and some suspenseful colors, in general, it is a very interesting and enjoyable film.

This film, coupled with the popularity of the Clippers winning the championship, directly rushed to the top of the North American box office charts in the summer file.

The bigger surprise is the overseas market, the feedback from the Chinese and European markets is very good.

Although it is not a big hit, after all, the audience of this film is relatively limited, but it still has a lot of success at the box office.

is much stronger than the previous "Yao Next Year", "Yao Next Year" did not capture the popularity of Yao Ming when he first landed in the NBA, and it took a while to be released, and the documentary model lacked theatrical appeal.

Moreover, "Yao Next Year" is ultimately about the personal experience of Asian players, and to be honest, it has limited appeal to North American audiences.

And the Clippers' third installment, "The Wave," is completely different, and it clings to the hot spot of the Clippers' championship.

The film was shot from the beginning of the season and has a huge amount of material to edit.

Coupled with the blessing of the previous two online films, this film has achieved a lot of success.

Many well-known film review magazines, websites, and sports magazines have given high praise.

ESPN wrote, "Through the legendary experience of the Los Angeles Clippers, 'Wave' shows the major changes in the NBA in recent years, and the NBA is entering a new era." ”

"Filmmaker" commented, "In terms of entertainment, "Wave" is a qualified commercial film, on par with "Slam Dunk", but in terms of its narrative, shooting techniques and depth, it far surpasses popcorn movies like "Slam Dunk". This is an atypical documentary that is both commercial and social, and it will surely leave a strong mark on the history of sports documentaries. ”

In the end, the film "The Wave" grossed $180 million worldwide, which is already a very high box office revenue for a sports documentary film.

Because the filming cost of the film adds up to more than 10 million US dollars, there are no special effects, and the cost of actors is almost none, but the shooting time is very long.

In other words, the gross profit of this movie is more than 100 million, and then all parties share it, and then pay taxes, and the Clippers team gets 20 million profits, which enriches the cash flow of the Clippers.

For this reason, Min Congda was so angry that his wisdom teeth hurt for a week, and the swelling did not subside until the groundbreaking ceremony of the new stadium in September.

On October 21st, Jordan Peel and Michael Kee set off with a film crew to prepare for the new season of documentary filming.

The first thing they want to visit is the Clippers' new No. 1 pick, Anthony Davis.

The fourth documentary, Jordan Peel has already thought of the name in advance, and it is called "The second" (the second).

The name has two meanings, the first is that the Clippers can win another championship this year, which will be the team's second championship.

The second implication is the Clippers' second No. 1 pick, Anthony Davis.

Whether the Clippers can win a second championship is not easy to say for the time being.

But the second champion show has already been bagged.

The documentary begins with Anthony Davis.

Two days before the shooting, the film crew informed Anthony Davis.

The Davis family woke up early in the morning from their home in Northeast Los Angeles to greet the film crew.

Worried that young Davis was playing in Los Angeles, his parents traveled from Chicago to live with Davis to help him through his strange rookie season.

One look at Anthony Davis's father's appearance shows that the power of heredity is powerful, and the facial contours of the two are almost identical.

The eyebrows, the lips, the eyes, carved out of a mold, but Anthony Davis's eyebrows are more intense.

Jordan Peel and Michael Kee took advantage of breakfast to conduct a brief interview with the family and shoot a few shots.

It can be said that there are really not many black stars in the NBA, but the Clippers have collected a lot.

After breakfast, Davis' father drove Anthony Davis to the training center.

Davis still had some unhappiness on his face, he probably felt that it was a bit embarrassing to let his father drive him to training when he was such an adult.

"I'm going to work, Dad." Anthony Davis has some complaints.

"Your job is to play, not drive." Davis Sr. was unwavering and wanted to send his son to training.

Although Anthony Davis signed a valuable No. 1 contract, he has not yet begun to really control his wealth and has not spent money on a luxury car of his own.

He could only ride his father's pickup truck to the YouTube center, and the camera in the back seat did some filming as usual and asked some questions.

It's a long season, and there's a lot going on, so there's not a lot of these shots that really make it into the documentary.

Along the way, Jordan Peel and Kee were chatting with Davis about what they didn't have to learn more about the Clippers.

"Do you have any special feelings about playing on a championship team?"

Davis raised his eyebrows, shook his head, and said, "Nothing special." I played for the U.S. team in the summer, and there were more stars there. ”

This summer, Anthony Davis replaced the injured Griffin at the 2012 London Olympics and won the men's basketball championship with the team.

In the dream team, Davis cooperated with the big names in the NBA, and he also performed well, which attracted the attention of the public.

Compared to the injured Griffin, Anthony Davis is simply the other side of Griffin.

Griffin is stout and has short hands, while Davis is slender and has long limbs, and the two men have completely different playing styles on the court.

Griffin is more offensive, Davis is better defensively, Griffin plays violently, and Davis is more dexterous.

Being able to talk and laugh with the Dream Team is even more important for the Clippers.

Anthony Davis' basketball career so far, including his personal life, has been very smooth.

The only obstacle in his basketball path is his height, he was only 1.88 meters in high school, the size of a guard.

But then it skyrocketed to 210 and became an inside line, which also gave him a good foundation for ball control and shooting.

After that, Anthony Davis began his road to the open, winning all the way and winning everywhere.

So from this point of view, Anthony Davis and Curry are very different, although both are champions, their mental journeys are completely different.

Davis is too smooth, he doesn't have the depression that Curry has always looked down on, and naturally he doesn't have the ruthlessness to prove himself.

yes, what else does he have to prove?

He always smiles and sees everything in a relaxed and natural way.

Michael Key asked him again: "Training camp has been open for a while, how do you feel about being on a championship team like the Clippers?" ”

Anthony Davis said lightly: "Feel... It's pretty easy. The atmosphere in the team is very good and everyone is very nice to me. By the way, the food in the training hall cafeteria is really delicious. ”

Relaxed, the atmosphere is good, the food is delicious, that's Davis's impression.

He really doesn't have any pressure in the team.

Neither from teammates, nor from management, nor from one's own heart.

The only pressure may have come from his father, and the elder Davis was very dissatisfied when he heard Davis's words, and said, "Anthony, you are so optimistic and relaxed!" The Clippers are championship teams, and you're going to find your place here and put down roots, you know? Entering the league, your status as a champion is not worth mentioning, and all rookies will start from scratch! Before you start playing, the identity of the champion is honor and money. But when you start playing, the champion show is pressure, it's heavy pressure, you know! ”

Faced with the lesson of old Davis, Anthony Davis disagreed, but he still nodded to indicate that he had been training hard and had never relaxed.

Davis Sr. also shook his head, thinking that from childhood to adulthood, he was very protective of Anthony Davis.

In the chaotic neighborhoods of Chicago, he was never exposed to those crimes, and he had to go home on time every day to train and play well.

Luckily, Anthony Davis lived up to his father's expectations, and at such a young age he was already famous in the United States, and he was about to embark on a wonderful and fantastic NBA journey.

However, Davis Sr. is also worried that Anthony Davis's previous path is too smooth, and the lack of frustration education is not necessarily good for his development.

It can only be said that the pity of the parents of the world, the child is afraid that he will be hurt when he encounters setbacks, and the child is too smooth and afraid that he has not encountered setbacks and is too fragile.

Driving Anthony Davis to the Tubing Training Center, Davis Sr. was not very relieved and wanted to follow his son to see him train.

He mainly wants the Clippers to be more rigorous in their training so that Anthony Davis can make great progress.

Anthony Davis was impatient and said, "Don't be such a dad, I'm a job, it's my job!" It's not like that in college, how can a father follow his son to work? Go back, mom is still waiting for you at home! ”

To put it mildly, Anthony Davis finally persuaded his dad and followed Michael Kee and Jordan Peele into the training gym.

And in the parking lot, Davis Sr. was preoccupied, and he felt more and more in his heart that it was not a good thing for the Clippers to draft Anthony Davis.

Although it is a dream thing for Champion Xiu to be selected by the championship team, from the perspective of personal development, a potential rookie, entering a strong team, or a championship-level strong team, his growth will definitely be limited.

Milicic is a good example of this.

Regardless of whether he has that strong talent or not, Milicic's failure to play is absolutely related to the lack of development of the Pistons.

Now Milicic is on the Clippers, as a backup center, a league villain, a bodyguard on the court, where is the original high-spirited, handsome and chic appearance.

Davis Sr. didn't want his son to be on the bench most of the time, with his potential untapped and finally falling.

A similar example is O'Neal Jr., a talented high school student who came to the Trail Blazers, who had too many forwards and a strong team, and he didn't have a chance to play at all.

It wasn't until O'Neal Jr. went to the Pacers and was put in the center that he became an All-Star.

Davis Sr. was very worried that his son would follow O'Neal Jr.'s old path and waste years of his time.

As he was sitting in the car, Davis Sr. suddenly noticed that a car was parked next to him, and a man with an Asian face got out of the car.

Davis Sr. immediately recognized that this was the general manager of the Clippers, the famous Smart Min.

During the draft recruitment, Davis Sr. never met Min Congda because Min Congda was no longer involved in the draft.

Therefore, although Rosser and Olchea both promised Davis Sr. that they would give Davis a higher status on the team, Davis Sr. knew that the real person of the Clippers was Min Congda.

This guy is the most famous and out-of-the-circle among all NBA general managers.

But for some reason, he has become quite low-key in the new season, and he does not participate in many activities.

This was the first time that old Davis had a chance to meet Min Congda in private, and he immediately called out to Min Congda, saying, "Hey Mr. Smart, can we talk?" ”

Min Congda came to the Tubing Training Center today, mainly because he wanted to have lunch at the training center.

After YouTube invested a naming fee and advertising fee, Min Congda did not hesitate to invest the money in upgrading and renovating the facilities of the training hall.

Among them, the focus was on upgrading the canteen of the training hall, and two more Chinese cooks were recruited, one to cook Sichuan cuisine and the other to cook Shandong cuisine.

This greatly increased Min Congda's enthusiasm for coming to the training hall to eat.

He heard someone shouting to himself, looked back, and said, "Oh, you're Anthony Davis' dad, right?" ”

Old Davis nodded again and again, this father and son are really very similar, you can see it at a glance.

"First meeting, I want to talk to you."

"Talk? Yes. Why don't you stay at the training center for lunch? Just in time, come to the training gym to see how your son is training? ”

"Is that okay?"

"Absolutely! Come on, come on, welcome the players' families at our training center! ”

(End of chapter)