More than two months later, in the Indiana Pacers' training hall, Bird moved a chair and sat in the center of the training hall.

Since retiring, he has been looking forward to an opportunity to become the team's manager and management, first for the famous 'Cardinal' Auerbach, and then step by step to become Auerbach's most effective assistant.

Whether it's Boston fans, Auerbach himself, or even the Celtics owner, they all hope that Bird can be the next person in charge of this green shirt.

But, Auerbach's body is too good! No one knows when he will retire, and Bird can't wait, so he took over the Pacers this summer, and he has become the general manager and head coach of the team at the same time!

Famous names such as Pat Riley also waited 20 years to build the two teams into top teams before finally getting what Bird has now.

His starting point is definitely the best in the industry!

And what he did this summer was definitely a shock to the league.

Not only did he directly break up the core team of the Pacers in the past few years, but also gave Lin Tian the largest 7-year 141 million super contract in history, and recruited a large number of people who can fight well from the Rockets, Pistons and other teams, forming a brand new team that Lin Tian called the 'Avengers'!

For this team full of desire for the championship and the perfect combination of three generations of old, middle and young generations, Bird has infinite hope and imagination.

He is confident that he will build this Pacers team into the next Bulls! Create a dynasty that belongs to Indiana!

Today is the first time this team has a full assembly!

Today, too, is an annual media day for each team.

The so-called media day is the day when each team meets the public before the start of training camp!

Whether the team has undergone a reorganization or few personnel changes this offseason, whether his goal is a championship or a mess, all members of the team will officially meet their fans through the media today!

For a team like the Pacers, who have undergone a reorganization in the summer and brought in a number of topical stars, their media day must have been extremely lively and sensational!

Don't think about it, the people waiting at the door to come in must be a huge number of reporters! They've been waiting all summer and can't wait to interview the Pacers!

Bird sat on the bench and thought about it, and the first player walked into the arena.

"Reggie, I've heard for a long time, you're always the first to come." Bird looked at the skinny guy who didn't look like a basketball player at all, but with a very smiling smile on his lips.

What do you say about this smile? Bird now sees it and wants to beat him up, this guy gives people the feeling that he owes $2 million to everyone in the world, but he doesn't plan to pay it back at all.

"I'm just changing clothes relatively quickly, and today is the first day of our training camp, so everyone is very positive." Miller shrugged his shoulders and didn't say much, trying to hide his excitement.

Until now, he couldn't believe that his team could form such a fantastic lineup!

He has never believed that the team can win the championship like he did this season!

Miller almost finished speaking, a handsome Asian and a man who looked like Li Kui, with muscles bulging all over his body, and a retro and exaggerated explosive head was particularly conspicuous Black Iron Tower behind him, looking like a bodyguard in a nursing home.

"This bodyguard Lin is looking for, at least it looks very good!" Miller looked at Lin Tian and Big Ben and sighed from the bottom of his heart.

"Bodyguards? He needs bodyguards to step on a horse? Bird couldn't hold back, and his foul mouth attribute erupted: "What to protect him?" Is it responsible for holding him down during a fight so that he doesn't beat his opponent too badly? ”

"You're right Larry, this is not my bodyguard, it's our team's hope for the future! He's going to be the best defensive center in the league! Even better than Mutombo! Lin Tian smiled and walked over to the two of them and said to Daben: "Come to Ben, let them see your skills that you have worked hard for an offseason!" ”

"Roar! Ooh! Hey! Wow yes yes! As soon as Big Ben heard this, he immediately slapped his hands on his chest, his expression became hideous and terrifying, and then his mouth let out bursts of rage.

“FUXX！ What are you doing? Circus? Barkley's fat figure also walked out of the locker room at this time, greeting as he walked: "Silly bird, have you thought about the tactics for the new season?" I trust you so much. ”

"Shut up fat pig! Lao Tzu is a coach and a general manager at the same time! Bird said angrily: "If you call me this again, I will ban you from the team!" I just promised you to start, but I didn't promise you to play! ”

"Ben, that's not what I'm talking about." Lin Tian continued to teach Ben beside him: "Didn't you watch a lot of Mo Ning's videos? Show off your muscles! The scalps, the triceps, and your teeth, yes, stick them out, kill them! Okay, swearing! Scold a little fiercely! A little more fierce! Imagine your father-killer on the other side! ”

"It's so lively." Pistons legend Joe Dumas, who also agreed to join the Pacers this year, also walked into the arena, looked at the group of old guys and new friends, and said with a smile: "Everyone is in good spirits. ”

"Welcome to the only gentleman on our team." Barkley applauded first: "The public image of our team depends on your Joe!" It's all villains except you! I hope you don't get infected by us. ”

"How many Detroit villains could there be?" Dumas shrugged his shoulders and said indifferently, "I didn't assimilate myself into a bastard by that guy every day when I messed around with Isaiah, let alone you." ”

"By the way, since Isaiah is mentioned." Bird coughed and said, "I heard that our goal was to snipe Michael, and after gathering such a group of people, he also decided to come to help, we wanted to surprise you, but I think he should not be able to sit still when he heard Joe scolding him." ”

As soon as Bird's words fell, in the shadows behind the training hall, a guy stood up, cursed in his mouth, and walked towards the group.

"Isaiah, so coincidental? You're also making a comeback? Dumas continued to smile as if he hadn't spoken ill of the 'Smiling Assassin' Isaiah Thomas at all.

Another old!

Lin Tian immediately had a new understanding of Dumas.

Should I say it or not, I saved this game...... There are so many old men!

From the dugout to the dugout, from the head coach to the assistant coach, from the main player to the bench.

Either you can fight, or you have a bad mouth, or you can hit and have a bad mouth......

As the bigwigs gossed around, the rest of the Pacers players entered one after another, and finally by 30 minutes before the scheduled time, all the players had arrived!

Centre-forwards: Rick Schmitz, Ben Wallace, Mark Pope

Power forwards: Charles Barkley, Dale Davis, Mark West

Small forwards: Jalen Rose, Austin Crohill, Aitderick Bonhamnon

Shooting guards: Reggie Miller, Joe Dumas, Fred Hojberg

Defenders: Lin Tian, Travis Best

At present, the Pacers have a formal contract with these 14 people, in addition to these 14 people, there are the remaining 7-8 non-draft players who do not have a formal guarantee contract participating in the training camp, these 7-8 people, in fact, will be the most fierce and playful in the training camp, the most cherished opportunity guy!

Because, their goal is the same, and there is only one!

That's the Pacers' last regular-season spot!

For this place, they will definitely do their best to fight for it!

Among these people, the most promising to make the team's regular season roster are undoubtedly several players who play the No. 1 position, because for well-known reasons, Lin Tian will not be able to play in the first 22 games of the season!

That means that the Pacers are in dire need of a third point guard to eat Lin Tian's time in the first half of the season!

This kind of opportunity is definitely hard to come by!

After all, this is a team that brings together many top stars, attracts the attention of the whole league in the offseason, and makes the most big news, claiming to have a dream lineup and a championship goal!

Although the broadcast plan for the new season has not yet been announced, there is no need to think about it, the Pacers are definitely among the top five in the league in terms of the number of live broadcasts in the United States! Playing on such a team, you are likely to get a lot of playing time!

This is definitely the best opportunity that every base salary player and fringe player can only dream of!

And for this group of guys with dreams, Lin Tian took a look.

Well... None of them know, so forget it, cheer them on!

After a few encouraging words as the crew had assembled, Bird asked the staff to open the door and let in all the impatient reporters who had been waiting outside the door.

As the door opened, Lin Tian saw a large group of reporters rushing in from outside the door!

That feels...... It looks as terrifying as a zombie siege!

Especially, when at least two-thirds of the reporters rushed towards Lin Tian, Lin Tian almost wanted to turn around and pick up the folding chair next to him to defend himself.

It's scary!

It's all fucking blame Bird, this guy has to say something new about the new team, he wants to do something different, he didn't use the traditional press conference or round table type method, but directly in the stadium, let the players change their clothes and start the media day.

If you like to be lively and lively, and want to show off your skills and take pictures, you can dunk two baskets and take more photos with a few fancy dribbles.

Don't like lively ......

Well, there is no such person among the main players of the Pacers, and even Big Ben, who seems to be silent, has a few scenes of smashing his hands and smashing his buckles, shaking his arms and roaring and muscles at the invitation of reporters.

Miller and Dumas, the two sullen guys, were chatting and shooting 3-pointers to show off their shooting skills.

As for Barkley, he is a living treasure, twisting the fat on his body on the court and doing a hip-hop dance.

What about Lin Tian?

He couldn't do anything, he was directly surrounded by at least 6-70 journalists, crammed into a very small corner.

Show off your talents? Lin Tian didn't even have time to show his jersey number before he was surrounded by people.

Speaking of jerseys, Lin Tian chose the No. 7 jersey for the Pacers, for no reason, he just liked it.

As for the other signings, Barkley wore back his favorite No. 34, Dumas didn't choose his No. 4 with the Pistons, and in his words, No. 4 has disappeared from his world, he chose No. 1, and Ben Wallace picked his favorite No. 3.

"Lin, what do you think of Michael's contract of more than 30 million for two consecutive years? How do you think his contract compares to yours, and who is the No. 1 contract in history? In the midst of the chaos, one of the loudest reporters took the lead, his voice overpowering everyone else.

And after his voice fell, everyone also looked at Lin Tian.

Since someone starts, let's come one by one!

Today, they have prepared questions that can interview Lin Tian all day!

"Every penny Michael makes is worth it, and he certainly deserves that big contract." Lin Tian said with a smile: "But I also have to say that the Bulls don't dare to give him 140 million, right?" He's old! The future belongs to our young people. ”

"So, is that why you left the Bulls? Do you think Michael is old and has no future for this team? Another reporter quickly asked, obviously today, Lin Tian didn't want to avoid the problems related to the Bulls.

"No, I think I'm no worse than Michael, I deserve better, I believe that without Michael, I can be a champion, I can lead the team to a championship!" Lin Tian felt sharp about these other players, and there was a high probability that he would not answer the questions, but he did not avoid them at all.

"I just wanted to prove that I was already an MVP-level player, so I came to the Pacers! I felt their sincerity and their desire for a championship. ”

"So, you think you're going to win this year, don't you?"

"Look at our lineup, man! Charles, Joe, and Reggie, they've all waited too long! They were hungry for their first championship, and that's why we're all in Indiana. ”

"Why wait another year for such a group of people to be together? This year, we're going to win the championship this year! ”

"So, you think you're going to beat the Bulls, don't you? The Bulls have ...... this year."

"You don't need to remind me who the Bulls have on the roster." Lin Tian interrupted the reporter with a smile and said, "I've been fighting side by side with them for two years, and they are all my best buddies!" I know each and every one of them like that! ”

"So, we're definitely not going to lose to the Bulls, and we're not going to lose to any team in the series!" Lin Tian said confidently: "We will defeat all the opponents who stand in our way this year!" Then win the championship for Indiana! ”

"Alright guys." Seeing that another reporter was about to ask, Lin Tian stretched out his hand to stop them and said: "Please don't ask about the championship anymore, because no matter how you ask, I have only one answer, whether it is the Jazz, the Lakers, the Heat, or the Bulls, we have only one goal this year!" ”

"So, to make it less boring, let's ask something new."

"Lin, you won a super contract of more than $140 million for 7 years this offseason, what do you think of this all-time No. 1 contract?"

"I deserve it, so I took it, and I'll prove to everyone that every penny I get is worth it!"

"Some people say that because of your contract, the league will have a difficult labor negotiation after this season, what do you think?"

"I believe that everything will go the right way, after all, whether it is labor or management, there is only one goal: to serve the fans, to give the fans the best viewing experience and the best game!"

"What do you think about your salary of more than $30 million in the last year of your contract?"

"Didn't I answer that question?" Lin Tian looked at the reporter and said why are you asking such a stupid question.

"I mean, there were rumors that Michael and the Bulls started out on a one-year, $32 million contract, and after the details of your contract were revealed, after the final year of your contract was made public for $32.77 million, Michael changed his contract with the Bulls less than two days later."

"After the revision, his salary this year came to $33.14 million, what do you think?"

"Only a small-bellied person cares if he can overpower another person in terms of contract amount, and it is so obvious that he can overpower such a loss, I have to say, Michael won't even answer my phone after I left, I think he must be sad and crying."

"But we're still good guys, very good guys, so I'm happy for every penny he gets!"

Lin Tian's words made the reporters in an uproar again, and sighed again, this kid really dares to say it!

He is a man with the title of 'Jesus of the media'!

Every interview with Lin Tian can satisfy countless media and reporters, making their sales skyrocket and making countless fans crazy!

In the time that followed, reporters finally took the questions off Jordan and the Bulls and began asking Lin Tian some questions about the Pacers themselves.

For example, the lineup, tactics, style of play, the style of play of each person in the team, how to run in a brand new team that has just been formed, and other questions were taken out by reporters one after another for questioning.

I have to say that Media Day is indeed a carnival for sports reporters across the United States, who started at 10 a.m. and surrounded Lin Tian until 4 p.m.! Lin Tian was only given 1 hour to eat and rest in the middle, that is to say, they surrounded Lin Tian for a full 5 hours!

In the end, the Pacers and the league's media officials couldn't stand it anymore, so they stopped the interview, and then asked, Lin Tian's physical strength was not strong, and he said that another big project of the media day was about to be missed.

Take a make-up photo!

Most of the teams in the league can be interviewed in the morning and photographed in the afternoon.

But it's good to get to the Pacers and Lin Tian, and directly spend most of the day interviewing, leaving only about 1 hour for the players to take photos.

It deserves to be one of the most watched and cared about teams in the league this year!

And it was obviously not only Lin Tian himself who was chased by the media and asked questions.

Barkley, Dumas, Miller, these people are all former heroes and league stars, although as time goes by, Barkley has reached the tail of his prime, and Dumas is on the verge of retirement, but now that they are gathered together, the media will certainly not miss this great opportunity!

Therefore, the intensity of the interview they encountered today was only slightly smaller than that of Lin Tian.

When taking the makeup photo, Bird first asked Lin Tian, Miller, Ross, Barkley and Schmitz to stand together and take a photo of the starting five people in his mind.

What caught everyone's attention was that in this photo, Lin Tian stood in the middle, and next to him were the two major stars Barkley and Miller.

This photo directly shows that whether it is Bird, Miller or the newcomer Barkley and others, they have fully accepted Lin Tian as the leader of this team.

For the next hour, the entire Pacers team was photographed from top to bottom, in various combinations, in various positions, and in various poses, and finally seeing that there was not enough time, Bird had to delay the end of the media day by an hour when the on-site media strongly demanded overtime.

Shoot it! If you want to shoot, keep shooting!

………

At the end of the media day, Lin Tian's whole person was like being stripped of a layer of skin, to be honest, he would rather have another 8-overtime life-and-death battle with the Jazz, or let Theron, Bellucci, and Julie appear in his home smartly together, rather than be surrounded by reporters like this anymore, absolutely life!

Lin Tian, who returned home, almost crawled directly on the bed, and just wanted to close his eyes and rest for a while, his phone rang.

Don't answer, pretend not to hear!

Lin Tian closed his eyes directly, he was too tired, even if the Virgin Mary came to Lin Tian for an appointment at this time, he didn't want to deal with it at all.

But the person who called, he just didn't have a little in his heart, he just didn't hang up, he continued to call, inside and out, inside and out, after making 7-8 calls in a row, Lin Tian really couldn't stand it, and picked up the phone with a scolding.

"It doesn't matter who you are, if it's not for the very important thing of stepping on a horse, you'd better die for me."

"Huh? Is it Lin Tian? Can you speak Huaxia? The person on the other side of the phone was stunned for a moment, indicating that the language was not understood, and made a request to switch languages.

"Who?" Lin Tian, who was tired to the point of home, would not adjust his attitude because of the language at this time, he was really tired.

"I'm Director Xin, Lin Tian, we hope to invite you ......"

"Believe your mother."

After Lin Tian finished scolding, he hung up the phone directly.

It doesn't matter if you're the director of the letter or whatever, I don't know you, what are you talking nonsense for?

Wake up, wake up.

What Lin Tian didn't expect was that as soon as the phone hung up, it immediately rang again.

Made!

When you invest in Brother Pony in a few years, you must first let him make the function of online stealth to him! It's so annoying!

"No matter what kind of director you are, I'll only give you 1 minute, hurry up and finish what you have to say."

"Eh, that, Lin Tian, that's the case, I'm ......" The other side seemed to be confused by Lin Tian's unceremoniousness, and he was a little trembling when he spoke.

"You have 40 seconds left."

"On behalf of the Chinese Sports Association, the Chinese Basketball Association, the Chinese men's national team and the fans of all China, I invite you to join the Chinese national team next summer and contribute to the country!"

As soon as I heard that there were 40 seconds left, I was obviously afraid of being hung up again, and the speed of speech on the other side became faster, and I didn't stutter anymore, and I finished all the words like rap.

"That's it?" Lin Tian listened to what the other side said and asked.

"Well, that's it." The voice of the letter director, that is called a meek.

"Then I see, bye-bye." After Lin Tian finished speaking, he hung up the phone again.

Sleepy! It's so sleepy! Wake up and tell me what's going on!

This night, Lin Tian slept so comfortably! I didn't have a dream all night, and I slept until dawn.

After waking up, Lin Tian began to think, why was the director of the letter last night suddenly so humble? Why did you suddenly become like you were begging to join the team?

Is it because the Chinese men's basketball team, which had high hopes in September this year, defeated the South Korean team in the semifinals of the Asian Championships in Riyadh, not only finished third in the end, but also directly lost the qualification to play in the 1998 World Championships, so there was a letter of anger from above, forcing him to invite himself to join the team, so as to ensure the qualification for the 2000 Olympic Games?

But it shouldn't be so fast.

It's been 3 years......

Lin Tian touched his chin, no matter how much pressure was given from above, with Lin Tian's understanding of Director Xin, how could he not be so humble as last night, almost begging himself to join the team.

The previous unruliness is gone?

Since you can't figure it out, just ask!

Lin Tian simply picked up the phone and called the most well-informed person he knew.

"Editor-in-Chief Su, it's early." What Lin Tian got through, of course, was the phone number of his own person Su Qun.

"It's not early, it's 10 o'clock in the evening." Su Qun smiled and said, "What's the matter, Xiaolin, have something to look for me?" Don't worry, the All-Star voting, although the season hasn't started yet, I've already started to warm up, and when the voting channel officially opens, I guarantee that there will be a page on how to vote for you in the newspaper for two consecutive months! This year, you have to get a ticket king for everything! ”

"That's not it." Lin Tiandao: "In our country, has there been any major incident recently?" ”

"Big deal?" Su Qun thought for a while and said, "No, I haven't heard of any major events, is it a failure of the men's football team to impact the World Cup?" ”

"I mean the big thing in basketball." Lin Tian then told Director Xin that he had made a crazy call to him last night and that he must invite himself to join the men's basketball team.

When Su Qun heard this, he immediately laughed: "Hahahaha, it seems that the rumors are true!" ”

"What rumors?" As soon as he heard that something was really wrong, Lin Tian's gossip soul immediately burned!

"I did hear some very exciting news today, just this morning, that is, last night on your side, two old men rushed into Director Xin's office, and I don't know what to say to him inside, because the door of the office was closed at first."

"But while chatting, the door of the office opened, and after it was opened, many staff members of the Basketball Association could see it clearly, and the two old men, one of them slapped Director Xin in the face!"

"It's just that, although this matter is rumored to have a nose and eyes, in less than a day, as long as the entire imperial capital is in the sports circle, they will know about it, but on the side of the Basketball Association, there is no news or movement."

"Either this matter is false, it is inexplicable false information, or Director Xin knocked out his teeth and swallowed it in his stomach, and endured it! I was originally inclined to the former, but I believe that the director's character of being retributive and plucking goose, can he bear it? ”

"But now that you say that he invited you to join the team, I feel that he really put up with it, it seems that the person who beat him is not ordinary, and he is someone he absolutely can't afford to provoke!"

Listening to Su Qun's words, Lin Tian's mind was also spinning rapidly.

The two old men, Xin Lancheng couldn't afford to provoke them, so they went to the Basketball Association to beat people for themselves......

This keyword, this style of acting, Lin Tian immediately figured out who it was.

If it weren't for his own old man and his old leader, Lin Tian would have washed his hair upside down live!

No matter how you look at it, it's the style of the old two.

"Xiaolin, who are those two old men? What is the origin? It can't be someone you know. Su Qun asked tentatively on the phone.

Editor-in-Chief Su said with a smile, I'm just an ordinary person, how can I know someone with such great energy? If I knew, I would have slapped him myself, and I wouldn't bother the old man to do it for me. Even if Su Qun was his own person, Lin Tian still kept a hand and didn't take this matter to his own old man.

It's hopelessly stupid to show off like crazy with a little background!

"Maybe it's Director Xin's own grandfather? His own grandfather is not my fan, this is to teach his grandson a lesson, his grandfather ordered, can Director Xin not be convinced? ”

After slapping haha, Lin Tian uncovered this stubble, and Su Qun, who was like a human spirit, naturally would not continue to ask questions, but for Lin Tian's words, Su Qun didn't believe a word.

Ordinary people? Can ordinary people live in big villas in this era? Can you vote for millions of dollars, and can you be sent to the United States to study in high school? What about liars!

However, if you don't believe it, Su Qun also understands very well that for his own financial master: don't ask a word about things that shouldn't be asked, otherwise the person who will be slapped next time will be himself.

"By the way, does Editor-in-Chief Su want to publish this matter directly? Just write rumors that Director Xin took a few big mouths in his office? Lin Tian quickly changed the topic and joked with Director Su.

"Can you spare me, I dare to board this thing? Today, tomorrow you will have to lose all the money you invest, and the day after tomorrow there will be no name in the media world, so I might as well study and study how to mobilize more fans to vote for you to be an All-Star. ”

After a few more words with Su Qun, Lin Tian hung up the phone, he felt that he had to add a meal to his house today! It's definitely a good day.

………

The days in the training camp are boring but fast-paced.

For Lin Tian, his greatest fun in the training camp came from Jordan!

Why......

All the words I said on the media day were published by the media.

Quite a few are on the front page!

"Lin Tian bluntly said that Jordan is no longer as brave as he used to be, and Jordan can't get a contract of his level! 》

"The First Contract in History! Lin Tian said that 141 million in 7 years is more difficult than 33.14 million in 1 year! 》

"If it weren't for the Bulls, I would have won the MVP!" Lin Tian bluntly said that he was delayed by Jordan! 》

"The best partner turns against each other? Lin Tian Media Day does not give his former friends a trace of face! 》

"Goal Champion! Lin Tian bluntly said that the Pacers have one and only one goal! 》

Lin Tian said that he is extremely familiar with everything about the Bulls, and he has absolute confidence if he fights head-on! 》

"Lin Tian said that Jordan has a small belly and chicken intestines, saying that he will never change the contract temporarily for the sake of vindictiveness! 》

Staring at the Bulls and teaming up? Lin Tian said that there is no such thing, there is no team in the eyes of the Pacers! 》

"Three details imply that Lin Tian is tired of bulls! When the reporter asked, Lin Tian's face was full of impatience! 》

"Not Liberation, It's Escape? Lin Tian's real relationship with Jordan may be very bad! 》

"Shocking Lin Tian has been bullied by the team many times in Chicago, and Jordan Pippen took the lead in isolating him! 》

These news headlines that Lin Tian seems to be very interesting and full of creativity, of course, most of them are headline parties! It can only be said that the American media is indeed good at playing and can master the traffic password.

Of course, the happiness that these reports brought to Lin Tian was not just a few jokes, but also the happiness that Jordan brought him!

"Michael Jordan has a mood swing and drops 30 XP!"

"Michael Jordan has a mood swing and drops 70 XP!"

"Michael Jordan has a mood swing and drops 50 XP!"

"Michael Jordan has a mood swing and drops 20 XP!"

……

The happy experience points fell through the air, and it lasted for almost a week, and Lin Tian could imagine that in the past week, every time Jordan saw various news related to him, he would let out a constipated roar.

And then...... Pity the rest of the Bulls.

I just don't know, after he left, Jordan found someone to fight alone in a rage, who was he bullying?

Pippen? Cole? Or Hubble?

My former boys!

I, Lin Daguan, can't stand you!

The drop of this wave of experience, Lin Tian calculated, it was almost about 500 points, which directly made him make a lot of money!

It's just that during the entire training camp, the member of the Pacers team who can be as relaxed as Lin Tian is himself.

A brand new team naturally requires a lot of running-in, and everyone has to make a certain degree of sacrifice and change to integrate into the team quickly.

One of the most painful and stressful is undoubtedly the team's head coach and general manager, Larry Bird!

Watching almost 20 players work out in training camp every day, Bird has to constantly adjust his game plan and training methods, while also keeping a little bit of a notebook on his motive notes.

In the team's training camp, the workload of Bird, the general manager plus the head coach, is absolutely huge!

He has to create new tactics for the team, and he has to experiment with whether his ideas for the summer can be realized, and at the same time, he has to constantly fine-tune the tactical details, with so many stars in the team, he also has to take into account the thoughts and moods of everyone in the team, and he needs to constantly adjust the focus of the tactics.

At the same time, he will have to identify the strengths and weaknesses of his current players in training to see if he can fill in the team's 15th roster with internal scouting, or find another third back through a trade, or leave the roster blank and wait until the middle of the season to see how it goes.

In short, Bird is now under a lot of pressure, his proud thick blonde hair has begun to fall out noticeably, and his hairline has begun to move upwards without hesitation.

Fortunately, the team's run-in is getting better and better, the Pacers are full of a lot of old balls, and under their leadership and rich experience, the run-in of the Pacers is actually faster than Bird imagined!

There are actually two main problems that are bothering him now.

One is that when Lin Tian is here now, the team's offense is playing extremely beautifully, but what about when Lin Tian was not there at the beginning of the season? Who can take on the responsibility of organising the team's attack?

Dumas can make a cameo, but he is almost 35 years old.

The team's third-year point guard, Travis Best, has more than enough momentum to use in the game, but when the team's starting point guard organizes the offense?

Last season, the Pacers hovered outside the top 10 for a long time, wasn't he the one who led them down?

And the well-rounded Jalen Rose can also play part-time as a playmaker for a while, but the more suitable position for Rose is obviously scoring and impacting.

But in addition to these part-time point guards, there are also a few new players signed by Bird on short-term contracts without guarantees......

Don't mention it, don't mention it!

None of Bird can afford it, so I really can't do it, so I still have to find it from free agents.

Bird rubbed his temples with a headache and opened the free agent report given to him by the scouting department again.

Let's watch it again!

Bird is more and more clueless, after all, at this time of the season, players with a little level have long been snapped up by various teams, how can it be left until now?

Bird thought as he looked at the team's current roster.

Why don't you sell this year's 10th overall pick Crowhill and come back with a playmaker?

But this guy has a very high talent and ball quotient, and Bird has always liked him, so he sold it like this, and he was a little unwilling.

Then trade future picks for one? But Lin Tian was only out for 2 months, and it was a bit of a loss to send out a first-round pick.

Or wait? Gritting his teeth and letting Dumas and Best top, anyway, the team has Barkley, a top power forward, this year, which is much stronger than last year, not to mention that Lin Tian will be absent for 2 months, and the record is not too bad.

It's a pity that in order to sign Lin Tian, the team's salary space is a little stretched, and the only thing that can be used is the base salary.

Just when Bird was depressed, his phone suddenly rang.

(End of chapter)