When the time came to the end of July, Xu Yong finally finished these things in the summer, and also ended the short parent-child time, and took a plane to Tempe.

Last year, the foursome didn't get together because they were busy, but this year it's renewed.

In the past year, the four of them have different circumstances, and after meeting, topics are naturally indispensable, and they will talk endlessly when they find a restaurant to sit down first.

"I'm dating Khloe Kardashian and I."

Harden surprised everyone when he met, and his love for big buttocks finally got the ultimate satisfaction this summer.

Both DeRozan and Ayles gave him a thumbs up, and in their eyes, Harden's ability to win this heavyweight celebrity is also an achievement.

"James, next season is important for you." Xu Yong opened his mouth to remind.

As a reborn, he is not unfamiliar with Khloe Kardashian, the [NBA Best Defensive Player], and naturally knows something about the experience between her and Harden, and he is even more impressed by the phrase "Leaving Kardashian, Harden is like Jordan".

Moreover, Durant and Howard both have contracts expiring next summer, and if Harden is obsessed with the two strands and can't extricate himself, it's really hard to say whether the Thunder will break up.

As a brother, even if it will ruin Harden's mood, he still has to give a reminder.

"Don't worry, Xu, I can control the measure." For Xu Yong's reminder, Harden was not unhappy and didn't show much concern.

Xu Yong didn't continue to persuade him, there are some things that he won't be willing to go through once.

"Xu, whip me hard this summer." DeRozan made a very excessive request to Xu Yong.

It's not an SM attribute, it's just that last season's first-round exit stimulated him too much, and he was determined to get stronger this summer.

For his request, Xu Yong naturally would not refuse.

He's also looking to step up his low-post offense this summer.

The Bulls played last season, and the style of play in positional warfare was still a bit monolithic, and now that Rose has transformed, he can enrich the entire system by adding a low-post offense.

So DeRozan has needs, and he just happens to be able to meet them all.

"I'm going to Golden State." Ayers told them about his latest developments.

This wave is not a stabbing match, but a serious way to supplement their inside line.

The Warriors sent David Lee to Boston this summer, and they weren't able to select Festus Azeri in the previous draft, which gave Ayles a chance.

"Cheers, for Jeff."

Xu Yong raised his glass, and it was definitely a good thing for Ayers to go to the Warriors.

"LeBron is going to Adidas." Harden, who had just received a contract extension from Nike, then said with a gossip on his face.

Is James sure he wants to sign Adi?

This result can be said to be completely expected.

DeRozan and Ayles, who heard this gossip, both subconsciously took out their phones and began to search.

What happened after James was abandoned by Nike is now like a soap opera, not only fans, but also NBA players are paying attention.

"It's true, Adi has just officially announced, a 13-year contract of 200 million, Adi is changing his head." Ayers followed.

"There's also a video where they pulled a truckload of shoes and delivered them to the door of LeBron's Cleveland mansion and gave him a big surprise." DeRozan also added.

Adidas has made a big move, and it's basically equivalent to making James Adi's top card.

Nike abandoned it, and Adi took it over, and this wave of operations was a bit stumbling.

But think about it carefully, Adi is no longer the courage of the year, since the rise of Nike, their peak is the five tigers of the year, relying on Maddie to support the sky.

Now, not to mention that Maddie has long since retired, Arenas can't make it up, and Duncan and Garnett are in their final season, you can't tell who their top names are right now.

So at this time, there is an opportunity to buy James, although it is a little notorious, but after all, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and it is better than their current wave.

That is, this is another 13-year contract and a car of shoes.

Xu Yong looked up at Harden, who was full of spring light, and Harden seemed to be completely unaware of what he had lost.

After catching up, they began training at the Wells Fargo Arena the next day.

The stadium, which once witnessed their glory, underwent a major renovation this summer, not only framing and hanging the championship flag on the wall, but also a group photo of them when they won the championship.

Looking at the photos, while touching the scene, it also makes them high-spirited.

Xu Yong's low-post offensive training is mainly divided into three parts, one is to practice without the ball with the help of Grover, the second is to play against Harden, and the third is to call some Devils players to come over and play full-court confrontation.

As for the technique itself, the low-level technique is mainly the foot, he had mastered most of it when he and Olajuwon learned the footsteps, and the rest, which is the content of his intensive training this time, is the connection between the footsteps and other techniques, such as low-level turning hooks, low-level turning up and down steps, etc.

Among them, the up and down steps were Jordan's killer in the low post back then, thanks to his strong ability to turn and lean back, he could basically shake the opponent up and down with his hand, and close to the ball to complete the up and down steps to attack the basket.

Of course, Xu Yong also knew these techniques before, but he attacked more from a high position last season, and he didn't use them very often, let alone be skilled.

Now, with his advanced turn-and-lean technique, coupled with the foundation of his previous hook technique, it is perfect for intensive training at this time.

And Harden, DeRozan, and Ayles correspond to guards, forwards, and interiors respectively, which makes his half-court confrontation training very comprehensive.

The essence of his intensive training is to make himself have an indiscriminate misplaced single ability in the low post, so that teammates can form a misalignment or the opponent can lead the team's offense.

And with the help of Grover, Xu Yong also conducted the training of [Washing Machine Drum Attack].

This Anthony's killer feature is actually not complicated, and it is also a kind of low-level foot technology.

As for the full-court confrontation, it is also very necessary, because the low-post attack is more likely to be pinched, and the requirements for the ability to play the ball are naturally higher, including the blind spot of vision when the back is back, and the protection of the ball is also a science.

In the process, Xu Yong also met Ding Yanyuhang again, he participated in this year's draft, but was not selected, and then played well for the Suns in summer league, and was given a non-guaranteed training camp contract, which means he will be on the Suns' preseason roster.

A month passed in the blink of an eye, and Xu Yong returned to Chicago after finishing Tempe's training.

Just like last year, this year, Xu Yong has summoned the players for an early training camp through text messages.

Of course, the training camp is voluntary, and although Xu Yong will remember, he will not urge the players who did not come.

Then on the first day of training camp back in Chicago, the Bulls were fully assembled.

Point guards: Rose, Dellavedova, Hinrich

Quarterbacks: Butler, Foye, Justin Holiday

Kozen: Xu Yong, Ennis, Artest

Omae: West, Kyle Anderson, Prince

Centers: Adams, Hawes, Jokic

The Bulls' roster hasn't changed much this year, but overall it's weaker on paper.

But their opponents, the Cavaliers renewed Love for 5 years and 113 million in the summer, and then signed Mo Williams on the outside, Richard Jefferson on the front, and Cinnin Frye on the inside through a trade, and then counted JR and Tristan Thompson, who were already on the team, and the Big Four plus these role players, responded to the sentence: armed to the teeth;

The Heat's words are the same as the two veterans of the Green Army back then, Xu Yong's impression has been very skewed, Bosh has not been reimbursed for his career because of lung thrombosis last season, he recovered through summer treatment, and the five-star lineup created by Riley will make its debut in the new season;

The Pacers also signed Jordan Hill in the summer and returned George Hill through a trade, and the bench strength was strengthened;

As for the opponents in the West, the Thunder and the Warriors, needless to say, the Mavericks also received consecutive appointments with Leonard and Rondo, and also signed Aldridge, and the lineup is unprecedentedly strong.

This is also the reason why Xu Yong opened the training camp in advance, in the case of one or the other, there is no way back for them to defend their title, and they can only rely on their form to make up for it.

The training enthusiasm of the players is also very high, and they come as soon as they receive a text message, on the one hand, Xu Yong established himself in the team last season; On the other hand, it's also because they want to come, because the Bulls' winning streak at the beginning of last season was largely because of this in advance, after all, who doesn't like to win at the beginning and keep winning?

It was on this day that Xu Yong saw that ...... Barreled centennial mountain.

The big round face, coupled with the barrel body, although I don't know Jokic's specific weight, Xu Yong can be sure that this guy is still overweight.

Because of this, Jokic couldn't play the whole game during training.

This also made him curious about Jokic's current strength, knowing that Perkins' desire to stay in the offseason is also very strong, considering the role he played in the playoffs last season, it is likely to stay, but in the end the management still gave up on him and chose to let Jokic land in the NBA, and even let Malone train him specifically.

When the day's training was over and the team members dispersed one after another, Xu Yong walked up to the little fat man and beckoned him to be one-on-one with him.

Jokic looked at Malone with a stunned expression, as if to ask Xu Yong if he was joking with him.

Malone pushed Jokic directly onto the court.

Then, Jokic was repaired by Xu Yong.

Xu Yong didn't use much force, but Jokic didn't show much parry.

This result is expected, after all, Jokic is just a second-round rookie, but Xu Yong's feeling is that Jokic's court awareness is good, but there is a strong sense of separation on the court, and the reason for that sense of separation is that his body can't keep up with his brain.

For example, Jokic predicted his breakthrough route, but as soon as he started moving, Xu Yong had already passed him in one step.

Another example is when attacking, he is very good at using his body, but the speed is extremely slow and it is easy to be broken.

Jokic was embarrassed, and his expression was eager to dig a hole in the spot.

"If you keep training like this, you won't get playing time."

Xu Yong showed no mercy, and what he said was a cruel truth.

Yes, Xu Yong knows that Jokic became a superstar in his history before he was reborn, but when he arrives with the Bulls, will he definitely be the person Xu Yong knows?

Jennings' example already gives a good answer.

Jokic is not coming to the rebuilding Nuggets, and the Bulls are unlikely to give him the same level of development as Denver, and the team's biggest expectation for him is to succeed Hawes and become the team's bench insider.

And to do that, especially with Thibodeau's team, is hellish for Jokic right now.

Butler was able to go from a rookie at the end of the first round to a second-in-command, and that's because he started defense, and Adams was able to mix into a starter.

Jokic is different, his current defense, and it is no exaggeration to say that he may not get half a minute of playing time in his rookie season.

"From tomorrow onwards, you train with me." Then, Xu Yong said in a commanding tone.

Jokic grew more and more confused, and then he turned his head to look at Malone with a pleading gaze.

"Mike can't help you." After Xu Yong finished speaking, he beckoned Anderson over and asked him to take Jokic over.

Malone smiled bitterly, then reached out and patted Jokic's shoulder, leaned over and whispered: "This is your chance, no matter how many people think about it, they don't have a chance." ”

Jokic scratched his head, Malone was the most familiar with him on the team after he arrived in the United States, Malone said so, he couldn't hide this time.

An hour later, Anderson drove them back to the villa.

"You're lucky, Jimmy just moved out and you're going to live in his room." Anderson walked in the door and introduced that Jokic has a shy personality that suits his appetite.

"Jimmy Butler?" Jokic is like Kukic who has just arrived in the NBA, and hearing Butler's name is like hearing Pippen's name.

"Jimmy signed a big contract of 95 million this year and went directly to buy a house, but it is not far from the neighborhood for the convenience of training." Anderson smiled and nodded.

Jokic's eyes widened in a "oh-oh" expression, which was obviously astronomical.

"Train well, you have that chance." Xu Yong said at this time.

Jokic looked at Xu Yong in astonishment, and then reached out and scratched his head, he couldn't figure out Xu Yong's temper, he was so stern for a while and so kind to him for a while.

Anderson couldn't help but look at Jokic again, Xu Yongke had never said such a thing to him.

After not finding anything special about Jokic, he continued to smile and lead Jokic up to the second floor.

Xu Yong found the tea set and the old class chapter in the cabinet on the first floor, and made tea and drank it himself.

This was brought from China by him very early, and when he lived here before, he would occasionally soak and drink, and then moved out and stayed here with Lao Banzhang.

No one drinks this stuff here but him, and this packaged tea has a long shelf life and can't be broken.

After a while, he had already brewed the old banzhang, and then poured a glass and drank it.

The king of this Pu'er, the incense is really fragrant.

He took a drink, then looked upstairs.

The team's expectation for Jokic is to succeed Hawes, but his expectations must be more than that, otherwise he would not have deliberately worked with Baturti in the first place.

So if it's not for the Bulls' future, he's going to be responsible for bringing Jokic to Chicago.

After a while, Anderson led Jokic down and sat down at the table.

Xu Yong poured them a glass.

"Tea, Chinese tea." Although Anderson is also the first time to see Xu Yong making tea, he should have seen it.

Jokic picked it up curiously, and before he drank it, he showed a surprised expression: "It's so fragrant." ”

Anderson also found out, and took a deep breath, looking good.

After taking a sip, Jokic couldn't help but nod in approval.

A hot knowledge, Europeans drink tea, and Serbia is the same, but they drink tea bags, and basically all of them are black tea, so he can't recognize it, but he can probably judge it after tasting it.

Then, after he finished drinking, he looked at the teapot next to Xu Yong.

Xu Yong directly pushed the teapot over, and then he drank cup after cup there.

Seeing this, Xu Yong couldn't help but laugh.

After a short period of contact, Jokic gave him the feeling that he was a little boyish, and there was an advantage to dealing with this kind of person, there were not so many twists and turns.

"Get up at 5 a.m. to train, and finish a workout before breakfast, focusing on physical fitness." Xu Yong introduced him to the breakfast club.

Jokic, who had been drinking tea happily, bowed his head in frustration when he heard this, but when he raised his head again, he nodded again.

Then he poured another cup and drank it all, just as tea could make him forget his unhappiness.

Early the next morning, Xu Yong and Anderson arrived at the training venue, and to his surprise, Jokic had already warmed up with Adams.

It seems that Jokic is not a person who does not like to train.

But this is actually Xu Yong's impression.

The news he can often see before he is reborn is that other people post their training routines on social media, and it is 3:33 in the morning, and it is a hyperbaric oxygen chamber, and he constantly swipes the screen to let people know how hard he trains, on the other hand, Jokic, basically some news about drinking Coke and horse racing.

But if you think about being a professional player in the NBA, even Iverson with a training terrier, it's impossible not to train, people just don't send it.

The negative teaching material that really doesn't train, "Rain Man" Kemp, disappeared from the NBA after returning from the shutdown season.

For the next week, Jokic trained with Xu Yong, although Jokic's expression became more and more painful day by day, but his physical condition was obviously improving, which can be seen from his reaction to the end of training, at the beginning it was a big gasp, and then the panting amplitude was significantly smaller.

Sure enough, Malone is still too gentle with this guy, he just has to be ruthless.

After a week of training, Xu Yong gave all the players a vacation.

He was going to go back to the manor directly to see the little king, but remembering the way Jokic drank the old banzhang that day, he was afraid that he would spoil it, knowing that it was also an old tea that had been left for a few years.

But when he entered the villa, pushed the door in, and saw Jokic sitting there enjoying himself, with an open can of Coke in front of him.

When he saw Xu Yong come in, Jokic was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting it, and then burped in front of him.

Unlike what many people think, players, even NBA players, don't drink without a drop of alcohol, and then eat all low-calorie food and the like, you see in the news that NBA players strictly control their diet a day, what they eat, how many calories or something, don't doubt it, that's propaganda.

Players are human beings first and foremost, and it is impossible for people to be like machines, it is nothing more than the difference in quantity.

But seeing Jokic do that, Xu Yong stood there, looking at him with the same eyes as he saw a child stealing candy at home.

Jokic was suddenly embarrassed.

"I heard Mike say that you drank the last can of Coke on the plane to the United States?" Xu Yong asked.

After Xu Yong's question, Jokic became even more empty-hearted.

"I just want to go home." Then Jokic's next words surprised Xu Yong.

He originally thought that Jokic had gradually adapted to the NBA, but he didn't expect that this is what he thinks now.

He walked over to Jokic and sat down.

"The people here are so crazy, I see Kyle practicing three times a day, you and Jimmy are even crazier, and you have to practice more at night, is training all there is to life? Yes, I know there's a lot of competition here, but it's really a bit more than he expected. Jokic looked pained.

"So you're ready to give up?" Xu Yong asked.

"No, I don't want to give up, I just ...... Need a way to relieve stress. Jokic said as he picked up the Coke in front of him and took another big sip.

Looking at Jokic in front of him, Xu Yong realized that they were different.

Although they are all overseas players, he has a strong mentality of filling regrets from the moment he is reborn, and his motivation can be said to be naturally full.

But Jokic is different, he heard Malone say that Jokic likes horse racing in Serbia, likes to enjoy life, and especially loves to drink Coke, many times drinking three liters a day, which is why he is so obese.

So the biggest thing the physical trainers sent by the Bulls did in Serbia was to help Jokic quit Coke.

But now it doesn't seem to have been that successful.

Thinking from Jokic's point of view, training is already so tiring, why is it that even the hobby of drinking Coke is deprived?

"Nikolai, adults must learn to take responsibility for what they have said." Xu Yong said.

Jokic glared at Xu Yong, who had seen anger in his eyes for the first time, but in the end, his anger turned into frustration, and he put his head in his hands.

"Does drinking this can of Coke make you happy now?" Xu Yong then asked.

Jokic didn't speak.

"It's too little, it doesn't make you feel happy, it can be a sense of guilt." Xu Yong went on to say that although he had never quit Coke, he had tried to quit smoking in his previous life.

Jokic put down his hand and looked at Xu Yong at this time, although he still didn't speak, he could see the approval in his eyes.

"There's not just one way to solve a problem." Xu Yong's next words made his eyes light up.

"In addition to quitting it, there is also finding something to replace it."

"Substitution?" Jokic finally couldn't help but be curious.

"Protein drinks, or other drinks that won't make you obese." Xu Yong said.

Jokic's expression was still a little pained.

"You're going to be defeated by Coke, aren't you?" Xu Yong looked at Jokic and asked.

"That's going to be big news in the NBA." Then he commented with a smile.

"I'll try." Jokic gritted his teeth and nodded.

After seeing Jokic's attitude, Xu Yong followed up and went to the kitchen to take out his old class badge.

After thinking about it, he handed everything to Jokic: "Perhaps, it's also an option." ”

Jokic was stunned for a moment, then happily accepted it.

"And it?" He then looked back at the Coke that was still half there.

"If you drink it, can you still pour it? What a waste. ”

Jokic nodded like garlic.

"But promise me like an adult, this is your last can of the season."

"This season?" Jokic was puzzled.

"When the season is over and we win again, you can give yourself a drink." Xu Yongfeng is light.

Hearing this, Jokic's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had also gained some incredible motivation.

(End of chapter)