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Chapter 272 The goal of the new season: championship! [The first update, please subscribe]

Pippen was also puzzled.

My heart said that I haven't retired yet, so you will let me come over to teach my opponent to play?

This season, Pippen was still playing his last remaining heat with the Blazers, but as he got older, Pippen's performance began to decline, and the team did not perform well.

Even so, he still did not refuse Cartwright's invitation.

Because he also plans to retire next year, and in the last year of retirement, he wants to return to the roots, return to the Bulls and retire.

That is to say, in the future, he will inevitably ask the bull to do errands, and he can't eat other people's rice and smash other people's bowls, so Cartwright asked him to teach Lu Yu, and he came.

When Lu Yu looked at the lineup for the new season, he felt that the Bulls still had a chance to win the Eastern Conference championship this season. As for whether they could win the finals, it would depend on luck.

Whether the eastern team can win the championship depends on who the western champion is.

In Lu Yu's previous life, the Western Conference champion this season was the Spurs, and the OK combination of the Lakers could not stop the Spurs' troika. As for the Kings, which reached the Western Conference finals last year, this season has begun to decline.

The reason is that Chris Webber is plagued by injuries.

Lu Yu originally wanted to train with Cannon Baker for two weeks to prepare for the new season. Who knew that when he arrived at the arena in the morning, he saw Cartwright and Pippen chatting happily there.

How did Pippen come?

Lu Yu was a little puzzled. Cartwright called Lu Yu over and said, "Next season, you're going to start playing as a point forward. I'll call Scotty and let him teach you some experience."

Lu Yu: "Insemination test?"

Lu Yu had no interest at all in how Pippen got involved in Larsa, especially since Larsa frequently dated Xiao Xianrou after Pippen retired, and also helped TT pull Khloe Kardashian's broken boat, Lu Yu felt skinny. Peng didn't have a good experience either.

Pippen just smiled: "Lu, I know you are very good, but small forward and shooting guard are completely two types of play, especially the small forward, you know, I am an expert in this regard."

Lu Yu: "Okay, listen to me, thank you."

So the two started a week-long training session in the arena. During the week, Pippen taught Lu Yu all the tricks and techniques of playing small forward.

A week later, Pippen was a little embarrassed to find Cartwright. He felt that his level was completely unable to teach Lu Yu. The same trick Lu Yu used was much better than him.

Even the organization he was proud of was not enough in front of Lu Yu.

After all, Lu Yu was the second-leading player in the league in assists last season, and his passing options are sometimes much better than Pippen.

In the past few days, Pippen's wife, Larsa, came to accompany Pippen to train. In fact, from her staring eyes, Lu Yu knew that her watching Pippen's training was just a pretense. She just wanted to get to know the famous American It's just Lu Yu.

But Lu Yu was not interested in this kind of woman.

In September, Lu Yu and Anta re-signed a contract worth 9 million US dollars for three years, which has exceeded the endorsement contracts of all NBA players.

Not to mention, it also includes Anta's shares.

Anta is no longer the small company with limited pockets last year. They made a lot of money in the past year. The company has quickly become the largest sports brand in China, and its sales are even close to Nike Adi.

After this year's finals and the summer World Championships, Lu Yu's worth has risen to a terrifying level, and several major sports brands are vying for him.

The highest bidder was Reebok, then Nike and Adi. They all regretted not signing Lu Yu at the beginning. Nike couldn't sign it, Adi didn't think about it at all. When Adi reacted this year and wanted to sign Lu Yu, Found out they couldn't sign it.

The sneaker contract they gave Kobe was only 6 years and 4800 million.

However, it expired this year. After the China trip, there were rumors that Kobe was going to terminate the contract with Adi. To be honest, Kobe didn’t like Adi’s sneakers very much. He thought the pair Lu Yu wore on his feet were good.

But to terminate the contract with Adi, Kobe has to pay 800 million liquidated damages, and he is not allowed to sign with other similar brands within a year.

Originally, Kobe wanted to sign a contract worth [-] million with Adi. If he signed it, this contract would blow up Lu Yu's share, but he really didn't like Adi.

Why did Kobe Bryant apply for early termination of his contract with Adidas?
The first is the dumping of Adidas.

Kobe was an extremely serious man, and he was very dissatisfied with the team that Adidas gave him.

Bryant believed that because the designer's design was too bad, his sneakers could not be sold at a discount of $40, and even an angry Bryant once used "transparent people" and "useless people" to describe the team.

Adidas, on the other hand, believes that Kobe's influence has led to poor sales of sneakers, which has also made them reluctant to discuss contract renewal with Kobe in advance.

Followed by McGrady's lifetime contract.McGrady's lifetime contract with Adidas became the trigger for everything.

He entered the league later than Kobe, but because of the good sales of sneakers, Adidas signed a lifetime endorsement contract with McGrady in advance, which made Kobe absolutely despised and insulted, so the paranoid Kobe decided to leave and prove himself to Adidas.

So in September, Kobe and Adidas terminated.

This season, Kobe can't sign with any sports brand, he can wear any brand he wants to wear. For him, the first choice is of course Lu Yudai.

It can be regarded as a free endorsement for Anta for one year.

Ding Shizhong called to ask Lu Yu if he could help to bridge the gap. Anta was interested in signing Kobe, and Lu Yu agreed, but he knew that Kobe would still sign with Nike.

Because in Kobe's eyes, he will never come to Anta to be the second.

With Lu Yu there, Anta's number one star must be Lu Yu.

It was after Kobe Bryant rejected Adidas that McGrady was able to become one of Adidas' main stars, gaining global popularity and earning a lot of money.

Kobe was originally going to sign a [-] million contract with Adidas. Guess who is Adidas' second choice besides him?Anyway, I am especially grateful to Kobe, because he rejected the [-] million contract, I can only sign [-] million! ' McGrady said.

This summer's sneaker market, after some twists and turns, finally formed a three-legged Thai style.

Although Kobe and Nike have not signed a contract, they will officially sign one year later, but everyone knows that the cooperation between Kobe and Nike is a foregone conclusion.

Nike, Adi and Anta, none of them want to lose to the other.

In particular, the three of them have similar play styles and positions. Among them, Lu Yu is the most popular. Nike and Adi are a little worried, especially Lu Yu's popularity in the Chinese market has almost monopolized that market, and the Chinese market in the United States, Anta's The rise is the most obvious signal that they have felt the threat.

As for Iverson and Carter.

Neither of them was a threat.

Reebok signed by Iverson, their excessive black technology and roller coaster-like design level have seriously affected the sales of Iverson shoes.

As for Carter, he is even more brainless.

In 1998, he cooperated with Puma, who is not a professional basketball shoe maker, and signed a 10-year, $5000 million contract. After only two seasons of cooperation, they parted ways. Puma also withdrew from the basketball shoe market in 2001.

Therefore, only Lu Yu, Kobe and McGrady can scrape the sales of sneakers in the defender market.

And behind them are three sports companies.

Although Lu Yu signed a big contract, he still did not buy a house in Chicago. He was used to renting a house, especially since this house was next to Charlize Theron's house.

In mid-September, Lu Yu went to New York on the pretext of going out for training to meet the empty, lonely and cold Scarlett Johansson.

Scarlett Johansson said with tears in her eyes that she was willing to protect herself for Lu Yu, and Lu Yu secretly said that you don't have to do this...

As for Jessica, Lu Yu also stopped by to look at her.

The feeling of Lu Yu and her being together is like a campus romance. When they are together, they feel very sweet. When they are separated, they have to return to reality. Lu Yu is going to play football, and Jessica is going to manage the family business. Each has their own job.

At the end of September, the Bulls' new season training camp opened.

At the media day, Lu Yu was interviewed and asked about his goals for the 2002-2003 season.

Lu Yu replied: "My goal every season is the championship. I come to the NBA to play for the championship. I don't like the feeling of losing."

Lu Yu paused for a moment, and then said: "As you all know, the team has been strengthened this summer, and we have become a better team. This year, other teams have also changed a lot. As for the final In the end, what I said was useless, for me, all I have to do is to play every game well, and let fate arrange the rest."

What he said was the truth. His goal must be the championship, but this year's championship is not easy to win.

After all, in Lu Yu's previous life, this year's championship winner could defeat the Lakers OK combination, forcing the Lakers to form the F4 San Antonio Spurs next season.

There was a goose-like stone Buddha, an extremely fast sports car, and an Argentine vulture with long hair that was just beaten by Lu Yu at the World Championships this year.

The reporter asked: "Are you confident that you will play better in the new season?"

Lu Yu said with a smile: "Of course, I had special training in the summer with Scottie Pippen. He is an excellent player and an excellent coach. I have learned a lot of new technologies from him. Let's wait and see in the new season. "

In the training on the team's media open day the next day, Lu Yu proved this.

Only then did the reporters discover that Lu Yu was playing a small forward in the new season, or a playmaking small forward. No wonder he asked Pippen for training.

This news made the Blazers boss angry. I paid you Pippen, but you went to the Bulls to be my sixth child?

The performance of the new teammates also surprised the team's coaching staff. Hamilton's shooting and off-ball skills can be said to be very good. The team that surprised the team the most was Boozer. Although Cartwright originally intended to let Boozer start, But there has been hesitation between Boozer and Chandler.

Chandler's skills as a power forward are a little rough, but he has played in the NBA for a year and has experience and a body.

Who knew that the appearance of Boozer changed this idea. I didn't expect that Boozer, who had never played in the NBA, would also have enough experience and his body was not bad. Except for his stature, he was the best player in the power forward position. The right player.

Cartwright tried a few more sets, whether it was the triangle offense or the pick-and-roll zipper, and the players played well.

The reporters and fans present were hooked, and they were waiting for the performance of the Bulls in the new season.

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