A meme that only NBA players will understand.

Rookie A: The six-month offseason is just around the corner, have you figured out what to do?

Star B: You've only had a six-month offseason, and you've had a six-month offseason every year!

Well, only the players of the team who did not make the playoffs will start the offseason early.

Xu Yong, who played two rounds of the playoffs with the team, had a five-month offseason.

Of course, this is theoretical, because there is also the team's training camp, and his offseason is only about four and a half months.

And unlike last year, most of the four and a half months did not belong to him.

Last year, he did not represent the national team in the Asian Championships, but this year, he will represent the Chinese team in the World Cup.

Oh, at this time, it should still be called the World Championships, and it was officially renamed in 2014.

For a national men's basketball team, the World Championships are second only to the Olympic Games.

However, at this time, the competition system, because it is not linked to the Olympic quota, the world's basketball powers like the United States will pay more attention to it.

Including some NBA overseas stars, they will also be restricted by their parent teams and will not be allowed to participate in World Cup games.

Because players, especially stars, are injured in international competitions, it is their parent club that suffers the most.

Including the Bulls, in fact, they had previously communicated with Xu Yong about the idea of letting him give up the World Championships.

But Xu Yong finally decided to fight, on the one hand, because it was agreed with Yao Ming, and on the other hand, more importantly, he knew that he would not be injured and he could chase the national honor he wanted.

And he also knows that even though he is playing in the NBA, it is the domestic fans who support him the most, and even for the sake of those who support him, he will appear on the stage of this kind of world series.

Of course, that was at the end of August, and even if you count the warm-up games, it was August.

In the three months before that, he had other things to do.

The first thing he did was go with Schwartz to AJ's headquarters in Oregon.

It's an exaggeration, but it's so plausible, AJ is ready to come up with a signed shoe for him!

In fact, Xu Yong and AJ signed a short-term contract, how could AJ not know that he had the intention of transitioning?

Don't use your interests and hobbies to challenge other people's professions, the operation of such a big brand is very sensitive.

Of course, the main reason for this is that Xu Yong's performance in his rookie season is too explosive.

Winning the best rookie has exceeded many people's expectations, you must know that he started his career with the title of "parallel goods eye", and then went to a team like the Bulls with a top backcourt.

Then there's the style of play, which won't be obvious in the numbers, but it's the most real in terms of sneaker sales.

In a word, AJ's overseas shoes have sold like crazy in the past year, especially in China.

Plus a mid-season slam dunk contest, plus a wave of black eight in the playoffs.

You can now see a lot of fans designing Xu Yong's concept signature shoes on social media.

According to the words of the fans, if you don't sign shoes, the fans will come out for you!

And because of its high popularity, it can be said that it is a new generation of popular signature sneakers, AJ also attaches great importance to it, and even respects Xu Yong's personal ideas.

No way, you can sell shoes, you are the father of the shoe factory.

Xu Yong doesn't know about sneaker design, but as a reborn person, he has seen a lot of popular shoes that have not yet been designed, he just needs to see which technologies are more mature in this era, and add a little personal characteristics.

So when asked what he thought, he basically took the PG1 shoes as a base and added some personal labels.

This was basically adopted by AJ's designers as well.

The development of sneakers is generally forward, and this kind of advanced sneaker design is in line with the concept of advanced fashion.

As for whether this will cut off George's sneaker road in the future, it certainly won't, but don't underestimate the ability of sneaker designers.

After leaving AJ's headquarters, Xu Yong then flew around with Schwartz for half a month, basically participating in some commercial activities of endorsing brands.

Such a concentrated run is also because he is a little different from other stars.

Most of the stars take time out to participate in commercial activities during the competition, but Xu Yong usually trains for a long time, and many activities are postponed until the summer.

However, he did not return to China for the time being, because the NBA official specially arranged a trip to China this year, and he and several other people will be together.

So after being busy for half a month, Master Xu bought a plane ticket to Tempe.

Just like last summer, he and Harden made an appointment to go back to school for practice.

He was the first to arrive, but he wasn't alone, Butler and several other members of the Devils had been training here for more than a month.

Arizonada State University's enrollment last summer must have been more than Butler's own, after all, Butler couldn't sit on the ball.

Last season, in addition to the likes of Cooks, Albert and Boateng, the core of the team was supplemented by a five-star high school student and two four-star high school students.

The five-star high school student is Lance Stephenson, ranked eighth in the class of 2010, yes, the "junior brother" that Xu Yong knows.

For four-star high school students, one is Solomon Hill, who is ranked 56th, and the other is Tony Mitchell, who is ranked 93rd.

However, they failed to make it to the tournament and were eliminated in the first round when they faced the University of Washington in the league playoffs by Quincy Bombset, the centerpiece of the University of Washington.

At the end of the season, Stephenson has left the school to participate in the draft, and Hill and Mitchell have opted to stay on campus.

So after Xu Yong arrived, he could play half a game in addition to training, which was very convenient.

And when he was training, Xu Yong found that Butler had improved a lot this year, especially in mid- and long-range projection, which surprised him.

However, if you think about it, Butler has always been consistent in the NBA's mid-range, which shows that he has a talent for this, and as for the three-pointer, the NCAA's three-point line is closer than the NBA's by one meter.

However, if you can practice like this, if you work hard enough, the environment can't stop him from improving.

After the training, Xu Yong and Butler went to the school dormitory.

It is also fate, Butler lives in the same room where Xu Yong and Harden lived.

"When I first came, I don't know which guy moved the mattresses for the two beds here, or the school made them up later." As soon as he entered, Butler and Xu Yong were complaining.

Xu Yong coughed dryly, it seemed that they forgot to get the mattress back after training last year.

Returning to the dormitory, with a lot of emotion, Xu Yong looked at the old things.

It was then that he noticed a poster posted behind the door.

It's not Jordan, it's not Kobe, and certainly it's not James.

That person Xu Yong still knows, when he and Harden were still playing at Arizonada State University, were in the Pac-10 league.

"Is this the ball that Pounddexter killed?" Xu Yong asked.

Butler nodded: "I went to the photographer for a picture of that game, and looking at this picture every day, I can be very motivated." ”

Hearing this, Xu Yong glanced at Butler and was quite touched in his heart.

Butler was unavailable last season, so he sat in the back row of the bench and acted as a VIP spectator.

But just like that, he ran to ask for the photo, and then hung it on the wall.

Ordinary people can't do this kind of thing.

It can only be said that Butler's ability to play is really due to his character.

It was also a moment of concern that no matter how well Butler played, he needed to recommend it to management.

And the success rate of this thing should not be small.

Because Butler's dynamic and static talents are very average, if he remembers correctly, the historical prediction is that it is the middle of the second round, or Wade, an old senior at Marquette University, recommended it to the Bulls, and the Bulls picked him last in the first round.

So for a signing at the end of the first round, Foreman took his suggestion quite a lot.

Xu continues to train with Tempe and Butler, but he's also keeping an eye on the rest of this year's playoffs.

On the eastern side, the Magic swept two consecutive rounds to advance to the Eastern Conference finals, and the Celtics faced off at the top of the Eastern Conference finals.

If it weren't for a reborn like Xu Yong, there was a high probability that they would have reached the finals for the second year in a row.

In contrast, the western side is much more intense.

The Lakers and Suns played the intensity of the division finals in the second round, and the Lakers who won in the end relied entirely on Kobe Bryant's random killing.

Bryant averaged 33.7 points, 7.2 rebounds and 8.3 assists per game in the series, shooting 52.1% from the field, 43.2% from three-point range, and 88.1% from the free throw line.

Especially in the G6 battle, the Suns chased all the way to only 3 points behind the 17-point deficit at home, and at the critical moment, Kobe Bryant hit two consecutive ultra-difficult mid-range hits, one of which was a back-to-back with a bag, and the Suns head coach Gentry smiled bitterly, and finally eliminated the Suns with 37 points in a single game.

It turns out that Kobe Bryant in the past two years has been two years of inexplicable comprehensive strength, and it is not the level of defense of the Celtics that cannot limit him at all.

Another group of Rockets and Spurs series also played Mars.

As a trivia fact, although the Spurs and Rockets are both in Texas and right next door, the last time the two teams met in the playoffs was back in the Western Conference Finals 15 years ago.

At that time, the Rockets were still at the peak of Olajuwon's age.

On the field, this year's Rockets are clearly pressing the Spurs.

Popovich put Parker on the bench this year and brought George Hill and Ginobili to the starting line-up, but it didn't work well.

Of course, the most important thing is that with Bowen's retirement, they are missing a top defensive player on the perimeter, which makes them unable to limit Hamilton's play.

In the end, after six games, the Rockets successfully eliminated the Spurs 4-2 and successfully entered the Western Conference Finals.

It is worth mentioning that this is the first time in Yao Ming's career that he has touched the floor of the West Final.

The rematch between the Lakers and the Rockets is also full of highlights.

The finals in the Eastern and Western regions have not yet started, and Harden, DeRozan, and Ayers have finally come to Tempe.

Harden was the first to arrive, but he didn't come alone, but with a big truck.

As soon as the back door of the big truck opened, good guy, it was a used mattress.

"I was worried that I wouldn't be able to sleep, so I airlifted the mattress I slept on in Oklahoma." Harden's explanation is irrefutable and powerless at the same time.

Several people were also full of excitement when they got together again.

Although they have met privately during the season, the last time they got together like this was before the draft.

There's always a lot of fun to talk about in a season.

Harden was the first to light up his "KBforever" account, prompting a burst of shouts from the other three.

Xu Yong was also very moved.

NBA players are essentially colleagues, like him and Rose, although they also intersect privately, but they are not close to the level of friends.

Including Noah, they don't communicate much off the field.

But Harden is different, this guy who identified him as a friend in the first place, has really always treated him as a friend.

This is the friendship of the student days, or how to say that the friendship of the student days is the most precious?

And Xu Yong noticed that Harden had been wearing the copper coin and red rope he had given before, and Harden was indeed a very emotional person.

Of course, Harden didn't say how this account came about, and if he did, Durant really couldn't hide anything.

"You don't know how miserable my year is." Ailes had a bitter melon face, and then it was the Cleveland storytelling plot.

The first story took place after the G3 game, when James gave a "King's Speech" to boost morale.

It's just that the speech wasn't so serious, because James described the series as a monster fight, and used Contra and Super Mario as examples to make his teammates better understand.

Judging from the final effect, it doesn't seem to have much effect, which is why the social media status chart at 3:33 a.m. appeared later.

Then came the G6 post-game, when the players returned to the locker room, Vallejo gave a speech as the captain of the locker room, encouraging the players to make a comeback next season, before he could finish speaking, James had already left the locker room early, leaving behind an embarrassed crowd.

"It's going to be a great summer." Harden said with anticipation.

While James has avoided talking about his contract in the summer, rumors that he is leaving the Cavaliers have never been less.

These details that are not known to the outside world are also verifying that point.

"If LeBron really leaves Cleveland, will he be beaten away by Xu?" At this moment, DeRozan, who had been silent before, suddenly asked smartly.

Everyone looked at each other, and then nodded one after another.

Calculate!

In their opinion, if it weren't for being blacked out by the Bulls, the Cavaliers still have a good chance of winning the championship this year.

If he wins the championship, there is a high probability that James will still stay.

And the Bulls can complete the Black Eight, Xu Yong's guillotine lore, and he is a well-deserved first hero.

So even if the king of heaven Lao Tzu comes, this must be counted.

"Anyway, LeBron shouldn't be going to Chicago this summer, right?" DeRozan continued.

Hearing this, Harden and Ailes burst into laughter, and Ailes even put on a "not impossible" expression.

Xu Yong has a black line on his face.

I didn't expect you kid to look harmless to humans and animals, and the result was pure Zhan Hei!

However, DeRozan said this, and Xu Yong was curious about where James would go.

Because the Bulls, although they may not necessarily pursue James, they will most likely chase Bosh.

Now there are five positions in the team, and if you want to say that you can strengthen the point, it is the big forward.

Bosh's words can open up space and can also be used as an offensive strength in the team's low post, which is very suitable.

And even if the Bulls don't trade Hinrich, they have enough salary space to sign any max-paid player.

Boutique! It's not easy, thank you for your support, and the sixth book, just echoing the 6th, I hope everyone is 66 Shun~~

(End of chapter)