When Yu Fei and his entourage returned from Asia, it was already early September.

At this time, there were only a few days left in the offseason, and Yu Fei had to prepare for the new season after a slight adjustment.

On the other hand, the off-court impact of the Eagle County incident on Kobe Bryant is continuing to ferment.

The first was that Bryant broke up with Arne Trem, the agent he had worked with for many years, and then began to work with Rob Pelinka.

It was a blow to Trem, and Bryant was the client he put the most effort into.

As a result, it was said that it was scattered.

Then, Yu Fei joked to Trem that if the other party can't pay more attention to himself, then he may also come to a break up the contract.

Although it was a joke, with Kobe's previous experience, Trem did not dare to take risks. Since then, Trem has called Yu Fei every day, although he has not been able to take care of everything, but he does take care of Yu Fei with the attention of a superstar.

Kobe, who joined hands with his new agent, couldn't redeem the favor of his sponsors.

Since Kobe Bryant's contract with Adidas expired at the same time, Kobe, who changed agents, also intends to switch to Nike. Originally, Nike needed to pay a record-breaking salary to sign Kobe, and now, the Eagle County incident has ruined Kobe's image.

For Nike, as long as Kobe Bryant doesn't go to jail in the end, signing him now will definitely be rewarded.

Because not going to jail = Kobe Bryant is not guilty.

If Kobe Bryant is not guilty, then he is just another sports star who was unfaithful to his wife. The public is not so concerned about this kind of thing, and if there is really a moral review, Jordan does not have to fly to the reckoning and go to hell.

In the summer of the NBA in 2003, it was said that a thousand things and ten thousand would return to Kobe. How did he do in Eagle County, what impact did he say "Shaq did it too" on the Lakers, and can the F4 giant still win 75 wins and win the championship as scheduled?

The day before preseason training camp began, Yu Fei returned to Milwaukee and reflected on the summer that night.

Although the trip to Asia was somewhat absurd and debauched, from the point of view of rest and relaxation, he got what he wanted.

Tim Grover's special training didn't make Yu Fei feel anything unusual in the first month, but as the training deepened, he could feel the changes in his body.

Yu Fei felt that he was lighter, and when he was doing movements, the strength he could mobilize became more.

Grover smiled mysteriously when he heard his feedback, "You'll know how much you've changed when you're exhausted in the game." ”

Yu Fei couldn't help but think of the storyline in "Slam Dunk", in order to reflect Sakuragi's physical strength, Inoue Yuhiko often arranged for the bigwigs outside the court to say that Sakuragi's movements looked like the beginning of the game in the closing stage of the game.

Yu Fei wondered if Grover was referring to this.

"Staying fit at the end of the race? That's impossible. "It's a wonderful feeling, and I'll soon be able to understand it." ”

A day later, Yu Fei went to the training camp on time to report for duty.

When George Carr saw that Yu Fei was still in good shape, showing no signs of fortune, and that he was still in good spirits, he nodded with satisfaction and said, "It seems that you are not the kind of person who is proud and complacent after achieving a small success. ”

A small success?

This is a success that you have only been lucky enough to achieve since the 80s of the last century, and you say it is "small"?

"What's that big success?" Yu Fei asked.

Carl rightly said, "Win again." ”

Sure enough, everyone is not satisfied with winning only once, and it happens that Yu Fei is the same.

It's just that the team's situation is not as optimistic as Yu Fei thought.

As soon as Yu Fei came, he saw Mason bullying the rookie.

"Rookie, if you miss this shot, run me 10 laps!" Mason bared his teeth and said to Haslem before ordering Pachulia to buy him water.

Pachulia complied, and Haslem struggled to score from beyond the three-point line.

A Miami native, he grew up watching Alonzo Mourning play, and the three-point shot was simply a symbol of softness for him.

Although Mason is not easy to provoke, he has his own principles.

He threw the ball to Mason and said, "I can't do it." ”

"Can't do it?" Mason said angrily, "If you can't do it, get out!" Da Fei doesn't need an inside line who can't shoot threes! ”

Yu Fei couldn't stand it anymore, "How can someone who never shoots three points say this?" ”

When Mason saw that it was Yu Fei, he suddenly smiled, "Yo, you're back from vacation?" Don't talk about me yet, go to the locker room, it's time to fight. ”

"Who and whom?"

"The two farthest shots on the team!"

It's really concise!

Yu Fei really didn't care about Haslem's business.

Mason gradually put away his smile and turned to Haslem, "You don't want to shoot threes?" ”

"No."

"Then get out!"

"You don't have the right to do that."

"If you don't shoot threes and you want to be on this team, you've got to be a dog!" Mason said, "Do you know whose dog you're going to be? ”

Haslem said the answer easily: "Fry? ”

"That's right!"

What Haslem didn't say was: Like you were last season?

"But you know, it's easy to be a dog, it's not easy to be a good dog!" Mason, a man who has come from the past, unreservedly shares his experience, "A good dog can't be self-aware, you know? If you are a dog, then you can no longer treat yourself as a person, you can do whatever Da Fei wants you to do, this is a dog, you do things before Da Fei lets you do it, that is a good dog! If you're going to be a dog, your fate is tied to him! If he's good, you'll be fine, and if he's not good, you'll give Lao Tzu a climb! Understand? ”

Haslem nodded and said without a smile: "Sounds easier than shooting three points." ”

Hearing this, Mason laughed again, the child can be taught.

Persuading Haslem to practice three-point is just a test, what is there to shoot three-point? Leitner's stupid dog who only shoots threes is too good to replace, and really good dogs are priceless.

This rookie can, promising.

Yu Fei really thought that Ray Allen and Michael Reid were fighting at first. But when he looked back, the situation was not right. If the two of them fought, would Carl still have the leisure to wander outside?

It was equivalent to flying into the locker room, and he knew what was going on.

Reed took Ray Allen's closet.

This matter is not a problem for anyone other than Yu Fei and Ray Allen.

Isn't it just a wardrobe? However, the order of the wardrobe largely determines the status of the team. Yu Fei originally inherited Glenn Robinson's wardrobe, so he was defaulted to being the successor of the boss.

Of course, Ray Allen doesn't recognize this.

But this time, Reed actually came to the training camp a day early to report and chose Ray Allen's wardrobe. Ray Allen's wardrobe itself has no symbolic meaning in the team, but no one will touch his wardrobe, because this person has obsessive-compulsive disorder and is in a hurry to turn his face with people every minute.

Ray Allen got angry when he came to the training camp, and Reed hurriedly called the misunderstanding, and although the matter subsided, Lightner's words made the atmosphere between the two even more tense: "Who knows if this is a misunderstanding or a temptation?" ”

"Sounds like Chris is very experienced in this?" Yu Fei put his things away and went to the stadium to find Ray Allen.

However, he kept saying that the misunderstanding had been cleared up.

Yu Fei could only continue to observe.

A few days later, Yu Fei was almost certain that Reed had thought about the starting position.

It's not hard to see why.

In last season's finals, especially the fifth and sixth games, as a starter, and Yu Fei's strong arm support, Ray Allen was severely consumed by the Spurs on the offensive end and played very badly, while Reed played well as a wonder on the bench at critical moments.

After a summer of thinking, Reed naturally felt that he should be put in a more important position.

However, if Reed and Ray Allen were to swap positions in the Finals and face the Spurs' tight defense, would he still be able to perform like that? Yu Fei was skeptical.

If Reed is given enough tactical position, can he juggle the role of the second main attacker and contribute to a 44 percent three-point shooting percentage? Yu Fei didn't think he had this ability.

But no matter what Yu Fei thinks, Reed will definitely challenge Ray Allen.

This episode was watched by Yu Fei at the Warriors in the 2022-23 season.

Although Yu Fei didn't know if the Bucks would go to the same ending as that Warriors, he knew that they were back to square one.

A new season, a new start, it's not an empty phrase.

The kind of chemistry they developed in the second half of last season has been diluted by the championship and the summer. Although the main rotation is there, but the same people don't have the same heart, those are two completely different teams.

A few days later, the Bucks welcomed a host of media outlets at the Media Day.

ESPN reporter Mark Stein, who has a deep relationship with Yu Fei, visited the Bucks' training camp again a year later.

Yu Fei accepted his exclusive interview again.

"How important was last season's championship to you?"

Stein started with a simple question.

"There's nothing on the pitch that compares to that championship."

Stein asked, "What do you think you need to do this year to cross the finish line again?" ”

"Honestly, I don't know." Yu Fei said, "But I know very well that the defending champion will become the target of public criticism, we have changed from challengers to challenged, and all the teams that are aiming for the championship will study us and target us, so the second championship will be far more difficult than the first." ”

During the interview, Stein suddenly joked: "It sounds like you don't have absolute confidence in defending your title, do you need me to give you a little motivation?" ”

Yu Fei looked at him curiously.

"The other day," Stein said, "MJ said at a charity event in his hometown that you really should retire his jersey, if he hadn't sent you to such a good team, you wouldn't have had a chance to win the championship at all, and you're lucky because OK split last season." But since it is lucky, it will end one day. Now it's over. Lakers F4 will destroy you. ”

Yu Fei's eyes instantly became as sharp as a sword: "Did he really say that?" ”

"Not really." "But that's what it means. ”

"OK" Yu Fei pursed his lips, Stein could see that he had been provoked, but he still didn't show a gaffe, just repeated the two letters, "OK." ”

(End of chapter)