Basketball starts with breathing

In Lu Yu's previous life, whenever the loyalty of the NBA was mentioned, people would think of Kobe, Nowitzki, Duncan and Stockton, who completed the feat of "one person, one city for 19 years" in their careers.

Kobe Bryant played for the Lakers for 20 seasons, Dirk Nowitzki played for the Dallas Mavericks for 21 seasons, but there is still a player in the league for one person, one city, and he is the soul of the Miami Heat - Haslem.

Haslem participated in the 2002 draft, because he was only 2.03 meters tall and weighed 100 kilograms to play inside. He did not have Yao Ming's high shooting, nor Stoudemire's muscles and explosiveness, so all teams were not optimistic about Haas. Lem, and Haslem unfortunately lost in the end and had no choice but to go overseas to play.

In his previous life, he successfully signed with the Miami Heat in 2003, and started his NBA career with Wade, the fifth rookie of the year.

And this time, he hasn't come back from overseas.

He also wants to come back, but no team has been optimistic about him.

Lu Yu had never found a suitable candidate in the free market list, but when he was on the phone with the old captain Casey Green, he learned that Haslem, who played several games with them in the NCAA that year, actually still returned. Unknown abroad.

No wonder he didn't even see his name on the free market.

Haslem is one of the most famous undrafted picks in Lu Yu's memory. He is not tall but plays both the power forward and center positions. His defense is fierce and fierce, and he has been staying with the Miami Heat for one person and one city.

You know, it's not easy to want one person, one city in the Heat.

The big cheeks have endured that comparison. It is better to be ruthlessly calculated by Riley, and finally he was driven to the Bulls. James played brother basketball for four seasons. Seeing that something was wrong, he quickly ran away.

Only two people got a good death in the Heat.

One is Bosh, Pat Riley is out of the way, the contract is over, and Bosh was found to be sick. At this time, are you calling me not to give you the contract, you are a fucking waste, a pure fraud, And then go to court?
Even in court, the Heat won or lost.

So Riley simply did a favor, maybe if Bosh was moved, he could take the initiative to return part of his salary or something. Of course, Bosh was moved, but there was no way to get a refund.

The other is Haslem.

In addition to being unpopular with fans, Haslem is fine in other aspects. He is a qualified blue-collar worker who is willing to do all the dirty work of rebounding and defending.

The most important thing is that in the past two years in Europe, he also practiced a distance shot.

Players with mid-range shots are particularly important to Lu Yu. Whether Lu Yu plays outside or inside, there must be a high-position player who can shoot from the mid-range. Otherwise, the congestion in the penalty area will make it difficult for Lu Yu to play.

When Lu Yu told D'Antoni that he thought Haslem was good, D'Antoni's expression was exactly the same as that of Suns owner Colangelo.

Who is this guy?
So D'Antoni asked someone to contact Haslem: "Hello, I'm Mike D'Antoni, the head coach of the Suns. Lu Yu said that you knew each other before, and he likes your playing style very much. I hope you can come to the team and try it out. Train once."

"Fuck you, what a liar."

Haslem just hung up the phone.

He didn't believe that the Suns would take a fancy to him, let alone that Lu Yu would appoint him. As for why the liar knew that Lu Yu knew him, don't make trouble, all the fools knew that they had played against each other in college.

He also received a liar the other day calling himself Miami Heat head coach Pat Riley...

In the past two years in Europe, although he really wanted to return to the United States to play, he knew it would be difficult, and when did the team need to call the head coach to find players?

For a small character like him, he arranged for a staff member to call, and he went there in a hurry.

After a while, his cell phone rang, and it was an unfamiliar number.

"Udonis, I'm Lu Yu..."

"And he's a liar again, or a serial liar." Haslem didn't believe Lu Yu would call him at all. Lu Yu is now the top star in the NBA, but he is only an undrafted, and he can't even play in the NBA. small role.

"Wait, don't hang up."

Lu Yu on the other side of the phone said quickly: "In that game, I hit your teammate, and you quietly helped me stop the others, right?"

Haslem froze for a moment.

In fact, many people have not noticed this detail, the reporter has never reported it, and even many teammates at the time did not notice Haslem's actions. Haslem just didn't want his teammates to be injured.

But the one who can tell this detail, at least... is not an ordinary liar.

Haslem decided to listen to the other side.

"I know that even if I say this, you may not believe me. Do you still have contact with Matt Bonner? You can ask him if this number is my mobile number, and my captain Casey, He recommended you to me a few days ago, and you also have his number, you can check with him."

Haslem was really stunned this time: "You wait for me for 2 minutes first."

After hanging up, he wrote down the number displayed on the phone, and called Bonner: "Matt, do you know Lu Yu's number?"

"Of course, the players from our NCAA session had parties together, what's wrong?" Bonner asked.

"He may be looking for me, but I'm not sure it's him. I'll give you a number, and you can help me see if it's his."

Immediately after, Haslem reported his mobile phone number, and after receiving confirmation from Bonner, his breathing began to become rapid.

"Brother, I might...I might be going to the NBA!"

"Really? Congratulations, which team, ah, wouldn't it be Phoenix?"

"Yeah, probably Phoenix, wait, do you have a phone number from Heat coach Pat Riley?"

"Have."

"Forget it, I can't find the call record here. I'd better contact Lu Yu directly. Let me say this first, buddy. When I really enter the NBA, I will definitely treat you to a big meal."

Haslem quickly hung up the phone, and if Riley knew that he had missed the opportunity to sign Haslem just because he didn't have a call record, he would probably cry in the toilet.

Soon, Haslem called Lu Yu, and he didn't go to Casey to confirm, because Kwang Bangna's confirmation was enough.

"Lu, I'm really sorry, I don't have your number, you know, I'm sorry."

"It's ok."

"Are you here to invite me to a workout with the Suns? I just turned down D'Antoni's coach's invitation a few days ago, I'm so stupid, he must be the real head coach, how could I turn down such a job offer, Damn, I should have found an agent, I may have lost too many jobs on my own."

Lu Yu quietly listened to his non-stop chatter.

This is an emotional performance, and Lu Yu understands it very well.

Haslem wandered in Europe for two years, and no one was more eager to return home.

"Lu, are you really going to invite me to join the Suns?"

He finally finished, repeating the question he had just asked.

"No, I'm not inviting you to join the Suns."

Lu Yu's words made Haslem, who was still excited just now, fall into an ice cave.

"Ah... I didn't invite me, did I make a mistake, my God, it's so disappointing, I'm sorry, Lu Yu, I'm not blaming you, I just thought wrong, I'm so excited, I'm sorry, but I need a moment to calm down." Haslem was dismayed.

Lu Yu on the other end of the phone said calmly: "I mean, you need to sign a brokerage company first, such as this one under mine, and with an agent, you can better negotiate the contract amount with the Suns. "

"what?"

Haslem didn't react a bit: "You mean... Haha, Lu, I love you to death, I'll sign now, you'll be waiting for me in Phoenix."

He was so excited that he almost cried.

"Go to Spokane first, I'll be back to Spokane in a few days."

The headquarters of Lu Yu's agency is located in Spokane. Although the agency is not developed in this city, with them here, many talented high school players are willing to come to Gonzaga every year.

It was Lu Yu's return to his alma mater.

Of course, this return is a two-way benefit.

The reason why I want to go back to Spokane this time is because Bellucci is about to give birth. In Phoenix, there are many eyes and a lot of inconvenience. In Spokane, the paparazzi there are supported by Lu Yu Media Company.

The only problem is that Jessica is definitely going to be sad for a few days.

It's strange to say that, logically, I planted the most seeds on Theron, Hathaway, and Alba, but the three of them didn't get pregnant, but Bellucci, who met in the spring breeze, had a child first.

When everything was arranged properly, Lu Yucai brought Haslem, who has become his own player, to Phoenix.

During the trial training, Haslem performed well, especially his coverage, which was of high quality. Even Nash was full of praise, except that the speed of the run was not as good as that of Stoudemire, the inside core of the Suns, in other aspects. Not bad at all, not to mention that he has an extra mid-range shot, which makes the offensive routine more diverse.

D'Antoni was pleased with his performance.

Soon, Haslem and the Suns reached a two-year contract, so that the Suns' core lineup has been completed.

Followed by the new season's makeup photos, press conferences and public training sessions.

After taking the makeup photos and discussions within the team, it was decided to make a poster together with the five starting five tigers. Lu Yu stood in the C position, next to Nash, Richardson, Marion and Haslem.

When the poster came out, coach D'Antoni's problems were finally figured out.

Before, he had been struggling with the question of who would play center in this lineup. He originally wanted to let Haslem play, but Haslem is not tall, so he can play as center occasionally. It really makes him top in the interior. strenuous.

There was always a voice in his heart, asking Lu Yu to play the center forward, but he didn't dare to say it.

When Lu Yu was on his side this time, the measured height was 215cm, which is definitely enough to play center. The question is, is Lu Yu willing?

What made him strange was that when he found Lu Yu to express his thoughts, he did not expect Lu Yu to agree. How could he know that last season, Cartwright asked him to play as a power forward, and he also played a lot. Happy.

Since then, he has had a goal.

To be the real man from one dozen to five in the league!

Now D'Antoni's request is exactly what he wants.

The key is Lu Yu's running and jumping ability, which is definitely the best in the league. He just makes his opponents despair when he starts and runs?

Of course, the premise is that the players run in successfully.

Lu Yu played as a center, and he had to pull Stoudemire out for comparison. Unlike Haslem, Haslem may not be as good as Stoudemire, but Lu Yu crushed Stoudemire. The existence of a street in Demeier.

When the team has Lu Yu, a player who can make fast breaks, shoot three-pointers, and chisel hard inside.

Why do tactics have to be limited to one?

D'Antoni suddenly felt very sad, because he didn't know any other tactics. He'd been studying this all the fuck over the years. The other tactics were simple.

So the start of the new season is still dominated by running and shooting.

The rest just play and learn.

After Lu Yu agreed to play center, he felt a heavy burden on his shoulders. In the past, he could use a set of run-and-gun tactics to mess around, but now that Lu Yu is here, it is impossible to just mess around like this.

That guy Cartwright, he and Lu Yu can win the championship together.

Got two more!

Why can't you do it yourself!

D'Antoni knows too much how a championship has a huge impact on a coach's worth. There are basically two levels of coaches with or without a championship.

In Lu Yu's previous life, although George Carr was also the coach of Qiansheng, his historical status was much worse than that of the Zen masters Jackson and Popovich.

He didn't know if he was delusional.

But any coach who has a player like Lu Yu who once dominated the league, even Lu Yu who is only in his early twenties, can't avoid wishful thinking.

After owning Lu Yu, these are not crazy, right?

It's a pity D'Antoni never heard that song, otherwise he would have sung it out loud: "My future is not a dream..."

But soon reality hit him hard.

At the team's new season press conference a few days later, the reporter directly asked him a heart-wrenching question: "Coach D'Antoni, has the team's starting lineup been so incomplete, let Lu Yu come? Playing center? And the team's bench lineup, if it's the worst bench lineup in the league, I don't think you should have any objections, right?"

D'Antoni looked at the reporter resentfully.

Who the hell put this in, can we chat happily?

How can I answer the question of asking him to interview me?

Do I have to say, yes, you're right, our bench is really bad, we didn't think about how well we played this season, we just wanted to mix and see if we could make the playoffs.

D'Antoni doesn't know if he will be beaten by fans if he says this.

But it will definitely be beaten by the substitutes in the team.