NBA: The opening game gets a death entanglement

The person in the box was Mills.

Although D’Antoni told him what he thought that day.

And he also thinks this plan is feasible.

However, there are still some worries after all.

Let a twenty-one-year-old Xia Guo player, or the undrafted draft proposed by the Development League, be the core of the team.

That’s a bit crazy.

However, this game is over.

Mills has hardened the idea.

He wants to build a new team around Lin Dong.

If you want to say the happiest person right now, it must be D’Antonis.

After so long away from the Suns, he went from being the head coach of the team that had been competing for the championship to the head coach of the team that had always been fish-belly.

The gap between this can be imagined.

More than once, he regretted his choice.

However, there is no regret medicine in the world.

So what he wants to do is how to build the Knicks into a team that has always been strong.

However, the sky did not go as expected.

For two seasons, it was nothing.

In the intervening period, the Knicks have played the Suns a total of four times.

The record is zero wins and four losses.

Watching the team I built and defeating my current team is even more uncomfortable.

Finally, today, he won.

Relying on the future core of the team, relying on their own knowledge of the bombardment tactics, they won.

It’s so good to win.

He walked up to Gentry and shook his hand.

Gentry was also not unconvinced, and said with a smile: “We lost tonight, and the heart of losing is convinced!” ”

D’Antoni responded: “It’s just that we were lucky tonight and scored more goals. ”

Gentry shook his head, “Although the score didn’t lose much, but you did lose tonight, your strategy is excellent.” ”

At this time, what D’Antoni has to do is be humble.

“No, no, it’s just gambling, but the bet is won, and that doesn’t mean anything.”

Then Gentry glanced at the Knicks’ bench, and there was appreciation in his eyes.

Said to D’Antonis: “You guys really picked up the treasure, sign in for a player like Lin Dong.” ”

“He’s a good player with a lot of potential!”

At this time, D’Antoni smiled even more happily.

I’m happier than when I just praised myself.

It’s like hearing someone praise his child at home, and now he is no longer modest.

“It’s really good, there’s a lot of room for improvement, and the biggest takeaway this season is him.”

After a few casual words, the two separated.

Gentry sighed.

Some regrets.

If only Lin Dong were on his team, and one person raised the team’s defense to a higher level.

It can also enrich the fighting style of positional warfare.

This is exactly what the team needs, maybe with Lin Dong, this year’s championship will have a show.

However, “Hey! ”

Sighing, he returned to the dressing room.

Later, Nash, Xiaosi and other Suns players came over to greet D’Antoni one by one.

Although I am no longer in the same team, the relationship between them is still quite deep.

Lin Dong walked back to the locker room, and many fans were above the player tunnel, stretching out their hands and shouting Lin Dong’s name.

As he walked there, he raised his hand and gave the fans a high five.

Suddenly, he stopped.

The gaze fell on a young man with a gutter head and an expressionless face.

“Isn’t this Leonard? He came to watch the game. ”

Leonard was an 11-year draft, and at this time he was a college student.

Hearing his teammates say that the Knicks had a player who was similar in size and sharp defense, he wanted to come and see it.

I want to learn better defensive skills and increase my confidence.

Seeing Lin Dong looking at him, Leonard was stunned.

Lin Dong raised his hand and wanted to give Leonard a high five.

Although Leonard didn’t know why, he still stretched out his hand.

The surrounding fans looked at Leonard with envy.

They didn’t know why Lin Dong treated such a “facial paralysis” fan so specially.

Lin Dong walked back to the dressing room.

Leonard was stunned in place, looking at the hand that high-fived Lin Dong.

After a long time, a smile appeared on his paralyzed face.

He himself thinks it’s a legacy, a defensive legacy.

In college, he was the team’s scoring leader.

But the coach told him that his scoring ability would no longer be an advantage when he entered the NBA.

So hopefully he can make his defense stronger.

In this way, after entering the NBA, even if the score is not so good.

Relying on defense, you can also become the workhorse of a team.

He was still a little skeptical before.

But after watching the game live, he thought it was a good idea.

And from it, I saw the charm of defense.

This kind of robbery defense, this kind of focus on the game, all fascinate him.

……

In the player tunnel, a person suddenly blocked in front of Lin Dong.

The man stretched out his hand and looked at Lin Dong with a smile.

“Hello, Lin Dong, I’m Nike, my name is Mike, congratulations on winning this game.”

It turned out to be Nike.

Lin Dong also stretched out his hand.

“Thank you!”

Lin Dong picked up a lot of this microphone in front of him.

The figure management is not bad, about thirty years old, the hair is combed with oil, and he is dressed in a straight suit.

Coupled with the professional smile, people can look at the past, and there is a sense of business.

After congratulations, Mike cut straight to the point.

“The purpose of this visit, our Nike company is very optimistic about you, want to cooperate with you, this is my business card.”

“If it’s convenient, do you have time to find a place to talk?”

Lin Dong took the business card.

“Assistant General Manager of Nike’s New York Branch.”

Partnering with sports brands and signing sneaker endorsements is one of the main sources of revenue for NBA players.

And Nike is also the biggest sports brand.

Lin Dong naturally would not refuse.

He put away his business card and said with a smile: “Okay! ”

“Then I’ll go find a café first, and then wait for you there!”

“Good!”

The two exchanged phone calls, and Mike left.

After Mike left, he called Blake.

“General manager, I have already made an appointment with Lin Dong, wait for him to come to me.”

“Have confidence?”

“Yes, very much! He’s a kid, very easy to deal with. ”

“Well, remember how to do it!”

“Remember, I just took the initiative to find him, gave him enough face, and I will talk to him well later, and I can definitely sign him.”

“Very good! I am waiting for your good news! ”

Hung up the phone.

Mike walked confidently to the parking lot, then drove to a more upscale café near the arena.

Lin Dong returned to the locker room and told Nate about Mike’s coming to him.

After all, he is not familiar with this kind of thing, and it is necessary to consult others.

“Mike? That man is a vampire, and you have to watch out for him, he’s nowhere near as kind as he seems. ”

Lin Dong nodded, “I feel the same way, I always feel that his smile is a little hypocritical.” ”

“Haha, Mike definitely can’t think of his carefully maintained smile, it is completely seen through by you at a glance, hypocrisy, this word is used well.”

After that, Nate called his agent, Mark, and asked him to come over now.

A fledgling player like Lin Dong will inevitably suffer a loss against an old fritters like Mike.

So he asked his agent to follow Lin Dong and strive to help Lin Dong fight for more benefits.

“Mark you already met last time, wait for you to take Mark with you, he knows how to protect your interests.”