The NBA started with helping Iverson win the championship

Chapter 358 Pork Belly Jokic
At noon the next day, Li Xun called the team's trainer and nutritionist.

The reason why they were called over was mainly to give Zhou Qi a promotion.

On the one hand, he wants Zhou Qi to practice shooting well. In this era, there is no place for a pure blue-collar center.

Mammoth Mark Eaton happens to be a typical blue-collar center.

Fortunately, the template generated by this template generator is not stereotyped, and players can still continue to improve their strength in other aspects.

In other words, Zhou Qi's shooting can still continue to improve.

The nutritionist is in charge of gaining weight for Zhou Qi.

Even in the small ball era, it is impossible to say that you can gain a firm foothold in the NBA without any confrontation ability.

Not to mention that it is really as strong as a mammoth, at least the tonnage has to be increased to 120 kilograms.

With a height of 217 cm, 120 kg is already considered very light.

After playing the Mavericks, the Knicks' next two home games, the schedule became a lot easier.

The first game was against the Brooklyn Nets.

The Nets are completely cold now.

In fact, since they spent a lot of money to introduce Garnett and Pierce from Green Kai, they were destined to be cold.

Not only are Garnett and Pierce useless now, because they can't see the future of the team at all, and the UAE even ran away.

As a result, in the current Nets, it can be said that there is no one in the team who can play.

They have a good chance to compete for the No. [-] pick this season.

The game on the field is about to start, Zhou Qi is extremely nervous.

Because this starter came too fast, completely beyond his expectations.

He is not the kind of person who is particularly blind and confident. During the training match, he trains with his teammates, no matter who he fights, he will be blown up.

This has made him aware of his own lack of strength.

Even though he was playing against an underdog tonight, the Nets' starting center, Da Luo, was not a vegetarian.

Zhou Qi was very afraid that he would be completely blown away tonight, and then completely lose the chance of rising.

In many cases, players actually don't get many opportunities, especially players with low picks, who may only have one opportunity in their entire career.

If you miss it, you will miss it.

For example, when Zhou Qi was in the Rockets, the Rockets gave him a chance to be serious.

When playing against the Kings, let him play a full 32 minutes!

It's a pity that in this game, his offensive performance was a bit eye-catching, and he only hit one of five shots.

The only thing worth talking about is his ability to block shots. He scored four blocks in that game.

But he can only block shots, but he can't do anything else, so what's the use of that?

When the Knicks fans saw their home team's starting lineup, they couldn't help but startled.

The starting center was replaced?
Replaced with that thin and tall Zhou Qi who hardly had any sense of presence?
"Zhou Qi!"

"Zhou Qi!"

The fans cheered Zhou Qi's name.

This cheer is not really cheering for Zhou Qi, but cheering for Li Xun.

Obviously, this change was done by Li Xun. Since Li Xun dared to do this, Knicks fans are extremely relieved.

The game on the field has begun.

In the first offensive round, Li Xun passed the ball to Booker and scored a two-pointer.

Next came the Nets' offensive round.

Now with the departure of the Arab League, Daluo is already the biggest star in the Nets.

So the master directly lobbed the ball to Da Luo under the basket.

Li Xun didn't take any further action, and didn't help Zhou Qi's defense, he just stood outside and watched silently.

Zhou Qi concentrated and calmed down, and quickly stepped forward to support Da Luo with his chest.

It's a pity that the strength and tonnage of the two sides are not directly proportional. Even a weak insider like Da Luo who is easily manipulated by Li Xun can still easily squeeze Zhou Qi away.

After squeezing Zhou Qi away, Da Luo turned over and prepared to hit the basket.

At this moment, there was only a snap, and the sound of blocking the cap came.

Da Luo's shot was actually slapped off by Zhou Qi.

Li Xun nodded in satisfaction. After all, it is the blocking attribute of a mammoth. It is not easy to block a Daluo.

Da Luo's face was a little ugly.

He didn't look down on Zhou Qi at all, how could he put such a low-ranking rookie in his eyes.

Originally, he was very happy in his heart. If he could keep up against Zhou Qi, his stats tonight would definitely not be bad.

Maybe even hit a 30+10 data.

The premise is that Li Xun doesn't come to the inside to harass him.

It's a pity that this first shot was blocked directly.

After being capped, Da Luo became angry, and in the next few offensive rounds, he reached out for the ball and singled out Zhou Qi.

Anyway, Li Xun never came in, and it seemed that he was inspecting this young, thin and tall center forward.

The results of many singles made Daluo doubt his own strength.

Could it be that during this offseason, I was too slack, why is my strength declining so much now?
After all, he is also a top three-level center in the East, and now he can't deal with Zhou Qi?
Needless to say, Zhou Qi's defensive characteristics can almost be said to be Daluo's natural nemesis.

This guy's confrontation ability is stronger than Zhou Qi's, but it's not enough to crush Zhou Qi.

It is enough for Zhou Qi to be pushed away, but he can still guarantee that he will not lose his position, and he can still block the shot.

If Da Luo's athletic ability is stronger, such as jumping higher, or having a longer wingspan, then Zhou Qi is not easy to block shots.

However, Da Luo is not attached to everything, he is a typical technical center.

In just half a quarter, he has been blocked by Zhou Qi three times.

With these three blocked shots, Zhou Qi seemed to gain more confidence.

It seems that I am not as weak as I think, and it seems that my opponent is not as strong as I think.

After gaining confidence, Zhou Qi became more active.

Li Xun also passed a few passes to Zhou Qi at the right time, but the result was not satisfactory.

Zhou Qi's ability to block Daluo on the defensive end does not mean that he can beat Daluo on the offensive end.

It took four shots in the first half, but only scored one, which was a bit embarrassing.

In the second half, Zhou Qi simply didn't shoot much, and focused on defense as much as possible.

With his barrier, the Knicks won tonight very easily.

To be reasonable, Zhou Qi's victory has little to do with it, but after his five blocks came out, Da Luo was so frightened when he took shots at the basket, and started to pull out to shoot.

Ah Lian played the small forward position that he has been thinking about tonight, and played perfectly.

He is still relatively shy. When he came to the Knicks, he wanted to play the small forward position.

But Li Xun has been playing the third position in the last two games, and Ah Lian is embarrassed to speak.

As a result, Li Xun went to play No. [-] tonight, and Ah Lian finally felt comfortable.

The audience made 14 of 8 shots, including two three-pointers, and 4 of 3 free throws. The UAE scored 21 points tonight.

Not much, but this scoring efficiency is really remarkable.

Booker got into the starting position tonight, but he still kept in mind Li Xun's teachings and devoted his energy to the defensive end.

On the offensive end, he took 9 shots and made 5 of them. In addition, he made 2 of 2 free throws and scored 13 points. The efficiency is not bad.

周琦今晚只有2分7篮板5盖帽3犯规2失误的数据进账，不管外界怎么看，起码李勋是比较满意的。

Fouls and turnovers are well controlled, the number of blocks is also high, and the defensive efficiency of Daluo is very high.

As for offensive hot eyes, and poor rebounding efficiency, there is no way to do it, so we can only take it slowly.

Jokic's words, now the confidence is getting stronger and stronger.

He has gradually found a style of play that suits him. Tonight, quietly, he actually got a triple-double of 22 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists.

This is amazing.

It is actually much more difficult for inside players to get a triple-double than for backcourt players.

The main reason is that most of them are the offensive end point of the team, and it is difficult to get assists.

But Jokic is not the case. His one-handed pass echoes with Li Xun on the outside, and his efficiency in organizing offense is quite amazing.

After the first three games, Jokic had a quasi triple-double in the first two games, and tonight is a serious triple-double.

Knicks fans are speechless.

At that time, the deal with the Mavericks was so powerful?
I'm afraid Mavericks will regret it now.

After watching the Knicks game, the Mavericks did feel a little regretful, but not to the point where they could regret it.

Looking at it this way, it seems that Jokic is really much better than Nukic.

No wonder Li Xun has been thinking about Jokic.

But this is not to say that Nukic is not good, his transaction value is still very high.

After losing to the Knicks in the game, the Mavericks have been looking for a deal.

They want Antetokounmpo to be in the third position, and then introduce an All-Star master for the team in his prime.

In the end, they aimed at the Kings' master Rondo.

Rondo played very happily in the Kings. In the first three games, he even played an explosive performance averaging 13 assists per game.

The main reason is that he is on the same team as his elementary school brother Cousins, and the two cooperate very well now.

After the Mavericks made an offer to the king, the king agreed directly.

No way, the Mavericks gave too much.

The newly acquired Xiao Luo, plus the newcomer Dinwiddie and Clarkson, the latter two are all players selected by Li Xun.

Not to mention priceless, at least after being labeled as Li Xun, the transaction value is very good.

Even Xiao Luo, in fact, almost has the qualifications to change Rondo alone now.

Over the years, Rondo has wandered around and has become a headache for various teams.

The strength is indeed there, but he is an unstable factor, which can easily lead to strife in the locker room.

Carlisle has absolute confidence in himself. He believes that even Rondo, when it comes to the Mavericks of their dynasty, he has to be a man with his tail between his legs.

In this way, a rather shocking transaction was born.

The Mavericks let out blood, took out three players, and traded Rondo from the Kings.

It can be said that the king made a lot of money in this transaction.

And the Mavericks also got the master they wanted, a master with defensive and organizational capabilities, which can completely make up for the current shortcomings of the Mavericks.

More importantly, the chips they took out were not very important chips for the Mavericks.

At least LaVine did not trade out.

After Li Xun heard the news, he smacked his lips. This is not good news.

If you ignore Rondo's personality factors, in fact, the Mavericks' combat power has improved in this deal.

With Rondo as the master of the team, Antetokounmpo's combat power will be liberated.

He can play the [-], and even play the [-] when Nowitzki isn't on the floor.

However, whether there is any improvement depends on whether Rondo can settle down in the Mavericks.

With his temperament, maybe it won't take half a season before he has to engage in infighting with the Mavericks players.

Sometimes, dismantling a dynastic team may not take so much trouble, only one thorn is enough.

Time passed quickly, the Knicks played one game after another, and soon it was mid-December.

In the two-month schedule and 22 games, the Knicks won [-] of them.

A winning rate of more than [-]% is not high.

However, as the Knicks, who were last in the league last season, they are satisfied enough to achieve such a winning percentage.

And now the Knicks are also ranked No. [-] in the East, which is comparable to the No. [-] Mavericks in the West.

It's hard to say who can get the first record in the league this season.

Of the eight games lost, three of them were Li Xun's rest.

In the remaining five games, the team fell behind hugely. Li Xun didn't bother to play him for another 48 minutes, so he just lost.

Anyway, losing some games in the regular season is not a big deal.

"what?"

"Jokic and Zhou Qi were called to the CEO's office?"

When Li Xun was training in the team, he didn't see the inside combination in the team, so he couldn't help asking about the old Hornacek.

"Yes, I was called over."

"I don't know exactly what happened. Phil usually doesn't tell me anything."

"He is too arbitrary and doesn't pay attention to me as the head coach at all."

Old Hornacek was very dissatisfied.

Li Xun waved his hand. He was curious about what Zen master called these two to the office.

After a while, the two came back together.

"Boss, President Jackson told us to lose weight."

"Can I never eat that delicious donut again?"

Jokic's face was full of sadness, and his pork belly was shaking.

Last season, Jokic's weight was considered normal. After arriving in New York this season, it may be that the dessert shop near the training ground is too delicious, which made him a little addicted.

This weight is soaring day by day.

Doesn't look like an NBA player at all now.

In just two months, he had gained at least twenty catties.

And Zhou Qi doesn't know what the hell it is, it may be because of the mammoth template, and now his weight is the same as blowing a balloon.

In two months, he had gained at least thirty catties.

But because of his weak foundation, he doesn't look fat now.

Li Xun laughed, "It's not necessary to lose weight."

"But it's definitely not good to eat too many desserts, you still have to be more restrained."

"As for Zhou Qi, don't worry about what Phil said, and continue to gain weight, at least another 10 kilograms."

The fatter and stronger Jokic is, the greasy pork belly is simply a natural meat bun under the basket, which can greatly enhance his confrontation ability.

As for Zhou Qi, he is still a bit thin now, and it would be perfect if he continued to increase his weight by 10 kg.

(End of this chapter)