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Chapter 15 The Preseason Begins

A nightclub in HB, a man who came out to get a drink, accidentally saw the HBS TV report about Yang Ke being selected by the NBA Spurs, and couldn't help being stunned.

The man then picked up the wine and ran back to their private room in a few steps. Facing Li Zhi, who was hugging left and right in the middle, he said in a panic, "Brother Li, Yang Ke was selected by the NBA Spurs!"

"What did you say!"

As soon as Li Zhi heard it, it was okay. He got out of the plump package, stood up directly, took out his mobile phone and opened the webpage. The whole webpage was full of news that Yang Ke was selected by the Spurs.Yang Ke became famous all over the country overnight, and even became a national hero.

"It's like this again!"

Li Zhi roared angrily, and threw the phone in his hand violently, his whole body was filled with negative emotions such as jealousy, anger, and fear.

"Brother Li, don't worry so much, that guy Yang Ke will definitely not be able to stay in the NBA. You just need to ruin his reputation, and when he comes back from being unable to survive, he will find that he is already unable to survive in China. "

Seeing that Li Zhi was so irritable and a dog with a flexible head, he immediately realized that it was time for him to act. He let go of the woman he had been hugging tightly, stood up and said flatteringly.

"It's a good idea..."

Li Zhi gradually calmed down and nodded slowly. Although Yang Ke's level surpassed his own, he did not believe that Yang Ke could survive in the NBA.

It is very easy for him to ruin Yang Ke's reputation, but he can't do it now. Yang Ke has just been selected by the Spurs, and the entire nation will praise him to the sky.If he dared to splash Yang Ke's dirty water at this time, he would definitely have a hard time...

At the same time, in the dormitory of "Bilibili", Xie Qinlin in pajamas was lying on the sofa, watching the live broadcast of HBS TV station.

"Wow, $625 million for three years!"

Xie Qinlin's eyes widened when she saw a series of numbers. The money she earned after debuting for so long was less than half of this number.

"What? Is it Brother Yang Ke's salary?"

There was a sweet sound from one of the bedrooms, and with the sound of slippers tapping, Jiang Xiaoyue, who had blond hair, came out wearing the same style of pajamas.

"Really! Brother Yang Ke, this is really crazy!"

Looking at the flashing picture on the TV, Jiang Xiaoyue opened her crocodile mouth and cried out in surprise.

"Tsk tsk, two rookies worthy of our expectations... finally have a good one."

Yang Ke lay on the chair, looked at the report on yesterday's press conference in the newspaper in his hand, smiled and shook his head, this was already the friendliest newspaper he had seen, then closed the newspaper and put it aside.

"Even if the local media in San Antonio does not support you, it will never belittle you."

On the chair beside him, Elvers bought himself a cup of tea again, took a small sip, and closed his eyes to enjoy this rare leisure time.

"Tea, not good."

On the last chair, Leonard stopped touching it after taking a sip of his tea. Not every American likes to drink tea.

This is an independent mansion. The three of Yang Ke are lying in the garden of the mansion, enjoying the sunshine of San Antonio. It was rented by Elvers after the press conference yesterday.

This area is full of independent mansions, and the people who live here are all rich people, so don't worry about security issues, the environment is quiet, and the flower gardens along the road make the air here much fresher.

"The league started to shut down today. It is estimated that there will be a period of time before the shutdown ends. What are you going to do during this time?"

Elvers was drinking tea, and suddenly turned his head to ask the two. Just today, after two and a half hours of negotiations in New York, the two sides officially confirmed that they could not reach an agreement.

Therefore, the NBA will officially shut down at 2011:7 on July 1, 0, Eastern Time.

"Training, Elvers, I hope you can help find an assistant coach. During the suspension period, I am just strengthening my ability."

Yang Ke picked up the teacup in one hand and said directly without thinking, more training is needed during this period, and after having an agent, he doesn't have to worry about not having a good assistant.

Leonard nodded in agreement. He also thought that his strength was insufficient, and said, "I think so too. We still have a lot to improve!"

"Okay, I'll let the company contact you."

Elvers shrugged, thinking that Yang Ke and Yang Ke would go to relax and travel after the downtime, but he didn't expect that the two wanted to use this time to continue training, and suddenly felt a little bored, so they picked up the phone and started talking.

More than four months later, after the players passed the provisional agreement, the management also passed the provisional agreement.This means that the NBA's new labor agreement has officially come into effect, and it also means that the 161-day lockout has officially ended!

The new season will also officially start, but due to time constraints, the season has shrunk, with only a few 60 games, and there are only two pre-season games.The Spurs will face the Rockets on December 12 and 18, and the regular season opener will be at home against the Grizzlies who came to challenge.

On December 12, Yang Ke and Leonard came to the arena to join the team, and then, under the leadership of Popovich, took a plane to Houston.For Yang Ke, all he has to do in this preseason is to let himself try to adapt to the NBA level.

On the plane, Yang Ke and Leonard sat together. After more than 100 days of contact, the two who are both humble and hardworking have become very good friends.

After getting off the plane, Popovich took them to the Toyota Center non-stop. This time, except for Duncan and Parker, all other players were present, and the coaching staff was not bad.

"This season, due to the lockout, the vacation is very long, many of you are playing crazy, right?"

Popovich glanced at the players in front of him. The physical test data of several of them made him very unhappy. Without thinking about it, he knew that he must have been playing without systematic training during the offseason.

"In these two preseason games against the Rockets, I don't need you to win all the games, I just need you to adjust your state well. If someone fails to adjust your physical and competitive state in the opening game, hehe, you guys knew the consequences."

Popovich glared at the players and threatened a few words, which scared the players who knew Popovich's character and shuddered. If you ask Popovich to adjust your state for you, it will make you feel better. Your legs are so weak.

Popovich then looked down at the names of Leonard and Yang Ke on the list, and finally raised his head and said, "Leonard and Yang stay, and the others disband."

"Wow!"

As Popovich's words fell, the players instantly fell apart, and after cheering, they hooked their shoulders and left quickly.

After a while, only Popovich, Yang Ke, and Leonard, who was a little awkward standing beside him, were left in the entire arena.

"You don't need to practice more today. Tomorrow is the game. Go relax and relax. Being too tense is not conducive to your performance tomorrow."

After sorting things out, Popovich stared at the two for a long time. He knew that the two still insisted on high-intensity training during the lockout period, which made him very satisfied and happy, but he didn't want them to do this today. .

"Okay, coach."

Yang Ke nodded. He could tell that the coach was doing it for their own good. Leonard beside him didn't speak, but just nodded.

"Okay, let's go!"

Popovich waved at the duo, keeping them there just to say that.

"Ok."

"Coach, you should also pay attention to rest."

After Yang Ke and Leonard said something respectively, they turned their heads and left. Popovich's aura was too great, and there was always a natural discomfort when talking to him.

Both of them are humble and hard-working young men, but Leonard is a bit unconfident in comparison, which is not a good sign.

Looking at the back of the two leaving, Popovich frowned slightly, not confident in this thing, and it is not easy to solve it, what method should he use.

(End of this chapter)