NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

Chapter 178 The last piece of Indiana’s puzzle, Jordan is keen on giving gifts through the air!
More than two months later, in the Indiana Pacers' training facility, Bird moved a chair and sat in the center of the training facility.

Since retiring, he has been looking forward to an opportunity to become the team's coach and management. He first worked for the famous 'Cardinal' Auerbach, and then gradually became the most capable assistant around Auerbach.

Whether it is Boston fans, Auerbach himself, or even the Celtics boss, they all hope that Bird can become the next leader of this Celtics team.

But Auerbach's body is so good!No one knows when he will retire. Bird couldn't wait, so he took over the Pacers this summer and became the team's general manager and head coach at the same time!
Famous names like Pat Riley waited 20 years to build the two teams into top teams before finally getting what Bird has now.

His starting point is definitely the best in the industry!

And what he did this summer can definitely be called a shock to the league.

Not only did they immediately break up almost all of the Pacers' core team in the past few years, they also gave Lin Tian the largest seven-year super contract of 7 million in history, poaching a large number of capable players from the Rockets, Pistons and other teams. The people formed a new team that Lin Tian called the 'Avengers'!

Bird has unlimited hopes and imagination for this team that is full of desire for the championship and has a perfect combination of three generations of old, middle and young people.

He has the confidence to build this Pacers team into the next Bulls!Create an Indiana dynasty!

Today is the day when all members of this team gather together for the first time!

Today is also the annual media day for each team.

The so-called media day is the day when each team meets the public before the start of training camp!

Regardless of whether this team has undergone reorganization this offseason or has almost no personnel changes, whether its goal is a championship or a failure, on today's day, all members of the team must formally communicate with themselves through the media. Meet the fans!
For a team like the Pacers, which has undergone reorganization in the summer and introduced many topical stars, their media day must be extremely lively and sensational!
Needless to say, there must be a large number of reporters waiting at the door now!They have been waiting all summer and can't wait to interview the Pacers!
While Bird was sitting on the bench thinking about things, the first player walked into the arena.

"Reggie, I've heard it before, you're always the first to come." Bird looked at the thin guy who didn't look like a basketball player at all, but had a very unflattering smile at the corner of his mouth.

What do you say about this smile?Now that Bird has seen it, he also wants to beat him. This guy gives people the feeling that he owes everyone in the world 200 million US dollars, but has no intention of paying back the money.

"I just changed clothes quickly. Today is the first day of our training camp. Everyone is very active." Miller shrugged his shoulders and didn't say much. He wanted to hide his excitement.

Until now, he can't believe that his team can actually form such a dream lineup!

He has never believed that the team can win the championship like this season!
As soon as Miller finished speaking, a handsome Asian and a black iron tower who looked just like Li Kui, with bulging muscles all over his body and a retro and exaggerated afro, followed behind him. He looks like a bodyguard looking after a home.

"The bodyguard Lin found looks very good at least!" Miller looked at Lin Tian and Da Ben and sighed from the bottom of his heart.

"Bodyguard? Does he need a bodyguard when he is riding a horse?" Bird couldn't hold it back, and his bad-mouthed attribute exploded: "Why protect him? Are you responsible for holding him during a fight, so that he doesn't beat his opponent too badly? "

"You're right Larry, he is not my bodyguard, he is the hope of our team's future! He will become the best defensive center in this league! Even better than Mutombo!" Lin Tianxiao Then he walked up to the two of them and said to Ben: "Come on, Ben, let them see what you have been practicing for the entire offseason!"

"Roar! Hoo! Hey! Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, and beat my chest with both hands.

"FUXX! What are you doing? The circus?" Barkley's fat figure also walked out of the locker room at this moment, saying hello as he walked: "Silly bird, have you figured out the tactics for the new season? I trust you very much."

"Shut up, you fat pig! I'm the coach and also the general manager!" Bird said angrily: "If you call me that again, I'll ban you from the team! I only promised you to start, but I didn't promise that I would definitely let you Come on!”

"Ben, that's not what I'm talking about." Lin Tian continued to teach Ben: "Didn't you watch a lot of Mourning's videos? Show off your muscles! Ceps, triceps, and your teeth, yes , show your teeth and attack them! Okay, swear! Swear harder! Swear harder! Imagine that the person opposite you is your father-killing enemy!"

"It's so lively." Pistons legend Joe Dumars, who also agreed to join the Pacers this year, also walked into the arena. Looking at the group of old friends and new friends, he smiled and said: "Everyone is in good spirits."

"Welcome the only gentleman in our team." Barkley applauded first: "The public image of our team depends on your Joe! Except for you, everyone here is a villain! I hope you will not be infected by us."

"How many villains are there in Detroit here?" Dumas shrugged his shoulders and said indifferently: "When I hang out with Isaiah every day, I haven't been assimilated into a bastard by that guy, let alone you."

"By the way, now that we're talking about Isaiah." Bird coughed and said, "After hearing that our goal was to snipe Michael and that such a group of people had gathered, he also decided to come to help. We originally wanted to give him It’s a surprise for you, but I think he couldn’t sit still when he heard Joe scolding him.”

As soon as Bird finished speaking, in the shadow behind the training hall, a guy stood up, cursed in his mouth, and walked towards the group of people.

"Isaiah, what a coincidence? Are you back too?" Dumas continued to show his warm and sunny smile, as if he had not said bad things about the 'Smiling Assassin' Isaiah Thomas.

Another old cunt!
Lin Tian immediately had a new understanding of Dumas.

Should I say it or not, I have saved this game... there are so many old cunts!
From the coaching bench to the player bench, from the head coach to the assistant coach, from the main player to the substitute.

Either you can fight, but you have a bad mouth, or you can fight and you have a bad mouth...

As the big guys chatted here, other players from the Pacers also entered one after another. Finally, 30 minutes before the set time, all the players had arrived!
Center: Rick Schmitz, Ben Wallace, Mark Pope

Power forward: Charles Barkley, Dale Davis, Mark West
Small forward: Jalen Rose, Austin Crohill, Eddrick Bohannon

Shooting Guards: Reggie Miller, Joe Dumars, Fred Hoiberg
Point guard: Lin Tian, ​​Travis Best
Currently, these 14 people have formal contracts in the Pacers. In addition to these 14 people, there are also 7-8 non-draft players who do not have officially guaranteed contracts participating in the training camp. These 7-8 people , in fact, he will be the guy who fights the most fiercely, is risk-taking, and cherishes opportunities the most in the training camp!
Because their goal is the same, and there is only one!
That's the Pacers' last regular season spot!

For this spot, they will definitely try their best to fight for it!
Among these people, the most promising ones to enter the team's regular season roster are undoubtedly the players who play the No. 1 position. For well-known reasons, Lin Tian was unable to play in the first 22 games of this season. Appeared!

That means that the Pacers desperately need a third point guard to eat up Lin Tian's time in the first half of the season!

This kind of opportunity is definitely rare!

After all, this is the Pacers team that brings together many top stars, attracted the attention of the entire league during the offseason, made the most big news, claims to have a dream lineup, and aims for the championship!
Although the broadcast plan for the new season has not been announced yet, it goes without saying that the Pacers are definitely among the top five in the league in terms of the number of live broadcast games in the United States!Playing in such a team, you are likely to get a lot of playing time!
This is definitely the best opportunity that every low-salary player and marginal player dreams of!
Lin Tian took a look at these guys with dreams.

Well... I don’t know anyone, so forget it and cheer for them!

As the staff was assembled, Bird said a few encouraging words and then asked the staff to open the door and let in all the impatient reporters who had been waiting outside.

As the door opened, Lin Tian saw a large group of reporters rushing in from the door!

That feeling... looks as scary as a zombie siege!
Especially when at least two-thirds of the reporters rushed towards Lin Tian, ​​Lin Tian almost wanted to turn around and pick up the folding chair next to him to defend himself.

So scary!
It’s all damning Bird’s fault. This guy insisted on talking about a new team, a new atmosphere, and something different. He didn’t use the traditional press conference or roundtable type method, but directly in the arena. , let the players change their clothes to start the media day.

If you like being lively and showing off, and want to show off your skills and take photos, go dunk a couple of baskets and do some fancy dribbling to take more photos.

I don’t like the excitement…

Well, there is no such person among the main players of the Pacers. Even Ben, who seemed to be silent, was invited by reporters to do a few scenes of smashing the button with both hands, roaring with arms and bulging muscles.

Miller and Dumars, two boring guys, were chatting and shooting 3-pointers to show off their shooting skills.

As for Barkley, he is even more of a live treasure. He does a hip-hop dance while twisting the fat on his body on the court.

What about Lin Tian?
He couldn't do anything. He was surrounded by at least 6-70 reporters and squeezed into a very small corner.

Show off your talents?Lin Tian was surrounded by people before he even had time to show his jersey number.

Speaking of jerseys, Lin Tian chose jersey No. 7 for the Pacers. There was no reason, he just liked it.

As for the other new players, Barkley wore his favorite No. 34. Dumars did not choose his No. 4 in the Pistons. In his words, No. 4 has disappeared from his world. He chose No. 1, Ben Wallace picked his favorite No. 3.

"Lin, what do you think about Michael getting more than 3000 million contracts for two consecutive years? Compared with his contract and yours, who do you think has the best contract in history?" Amid the chaos, a reporter with the loudest voice took over. Seizing the opportunity, his voice overcame everyone else.

After his voice fell, everyone looked at Lin Tian.

Since someone has started, let’s do it one by one!

Today they have prepared a whole day's worth of questions for Lin Tian!
"Every penny that Michael earns is worth it. Of course he deserves such a big contract." Lin Tian said with a smile: "But I have to say, the Bulls don't dare to give him 1.4 million, right? He is already old. Now! The future belongs to our young people."

"So, is this the reason why you left the Bulls? Do you think Michael is old and this team has no future?" Another reporter asked quickly. Obviously, today, Lin Tian can't escape from the Bulls. related issues.

"No, I think I am no worse than Michael. I deserve better. I believe that without Michael, I can become a championship, and I can also lead the team to win the championship!" Lin Tian felt sharply towards these other players, with a high probability He would remain silent about the questions, but he would not avoid them at all.

"I just want to prove that I am already an MVP-level player, so I came to the Pacers! I felt their sincerity and their desire for the championship."

"So, do you think you will win the championship this year?"

"Look at our roster, man! Charles, Joe, and Reggie, they've waited too long! They're desperate for their first championship, and that's why we all came to Indiana. "

"With such a group of people together, why do we have to wait another year? This year, we want to win the championship this year!"

"So, do you think you will beat the Bulls? The Bulls still have..."

"You don't need to remind me who the guys are in the Bulls' lineup." Lin Tian interrupted the reporter with a smile: "I have been playing side by side with them for two years, and they are all my best guys! I know each and every one of them incredibly well!”

"So, we will never lose to the Bulls, and we will not lose to any team in the series!" Lin Tian said confidently: "We will defeat all opponents who stand in our way this year. !Then win a championship for Indiana!"

"Okay, everyone." Seeing that more reporters were about to ask questions, Lin Tian stretched out his hand to stop them and said: "Please don't ask about the championship anymore, because no matter how you ask, I have only one answer, whether it's the Jazz or the Lakers. It’s still the Heat or the Bulls, we have one and only one goal this year!”

"So, to make it less boring, let's ask something fresh."

"Lin, you won a seven-year super contract worth more than 7 million US dollars this offseason. What do you think of this first contract in history?"

"I'm worth it, so I took it, and I will prove to everyone that every penny I get is worth it!"

"Some people say that because of your contract, the league's labor negotiations after the end of this season will be difficult. What do you think?"

"I believe everything will go on the right path. After all, both labor and management have only one goal: to serve the fans and give them the best viewing experience and the best game!"

"Your salary in the last year of this contract exceeds US$3000 million. What do you think of this?"

"Didn't I answer this question before?" Lin Tian looked at the reporter and asked why you asked such a stupid question.

"I mean, there are rumors that Michael signed a one-year contract with the Bulls for $1 million at the beginning. After the details of your contract were exposed, you can get $3200 in the last year of the contract. After the $3277 was made public, Michael changed his contract with the Bulls less than two days later."

"After the revision, his salary this year has reached US$3314 million. What do you think?"

"Only people with small stomachs care about whether they can beat another person in terms of contract amount, and it is so obvious that he beat another person. I have to say, Michael didn't even answer my call after I left. I I think he must have cried in sadness."

"But we're still good buddies, really good buddies, so I'm happy for every penny he gets!"

Lin Tian's words caused another uproar among the reporters, and they sighed again, this kid really dares to say it!
He is worthy of the title of 'Jesus of the Media Industry'!

Every interview Lin Tian gives can satisfy countless media and reporters, causing their sales to skyrocket and driving countless fans crazy!
In the following time, the reporters finally moved the questions away from Jordan and the Bulls and began to ask Lin Tian some questions about the Pacers themselves.

Questions such as the lineup, tactics, style of play, the playing style of each member of the team, how a newly formed team will adapt, etc. were asked one by one by reporters.

I have to say that Media Day was indeed a carnival for sports reporters across the United States. They started at 10 a.m. and surrounded Lin Tian asking questions until 4 p.m.!Lin Tian was only given 1 hour to eat and rest. In other words, they surrounded Lin Tian and asked questions for a full 5 hours!
In the end, the media officials of the Pacers and the league couldn't stand it any longer, so they stopped the interview and asked if Lin Tian's physical strength was strong enough. Another big project on the media day. But it’s about to be missed.

Take makeup photos!

Most teams in the league conduct interviews in the morning and take photos in the afternoon.

But when it came to the Pacers and Lin Tian, ​​it was better. They spent most of the day interviewing, leaving only about an hour for the players to take photos.

It is indeed one of the most watched and concerned teams in the league this year!

And it was obviously not just Lin Tian himself who was being chased by the media and asked wild questions.

Barkley, Dumars, Miller, all of them were once powerful players and first-line stars in the league. Although as time goes by, Barkley has reached the end of his peak period, and Dumars is even more at the end of his prime. On the verge of retirement, but now that they are together, the media will certainly not miss this great opportunity!

Therefore, the intensity of the interview they encountered today was only slightly less intense than that of Lin Tian.

When taking the final makeup photo, Bird first asked Lin Tian, ​​Miller, Rose, Barkley and Schmitz to stand together and take a photo of the starting five in his mind.

What caught everyone's attention was that in this photo, Lin Tian stood in the middle position, next to him were the two major stars Barkley and Miller.

This photo directly shows that Bird, Miller, the new Barkley and others have fully accepted Lin Tian as the leader of this team.

In the next hour, photos of the entire Pacers team were taken from top to bottom, in various combinations, in various positions, and in various postures. In the end, seeing that there was not enough time, the media on site strongly requested to work overtime. Bird had to delay the end of media day by an hour.

Shoot it!Just keep taking pictures if you want!
.........

After the media day activities, Lin Tian felt as if his skin had been peeled off. To be honest, he would rather have another eight-overtime life-and-death battle with the Jazz, or let Cerrone, Bellucci, and Zhu Li and the others cleverly appeared at her home together, and they didn’t want to be surrounded by reporters like this anymore. It would definitely kill people!
Lin Tian almost climbed into bed immediately after returning home. Just as he was about to close his eyes and rest for a while, his phone rang.

Don’t answer, pretend not to hear!
Lin Tian closed his eyes directly, he was too tired. Even if the Virgin Mary came to Lin Tian for a date, he didn't want to pay attention to it at all.

But the person who made the call didn't know what he was thinking, so he just didn't hang up. He continued to call after the call was disconnected, inside and outside. After making 7-8 calls in a row, Lin Tian couldn't stand it anymore. Cursing, he picked up the phone.

"No matter who you are, if you don't have something very important to do, you'd better die."

"Huh? Is this Lin Tian? Can you speak Chinese?" The person on the other end of the phone was stunned for a moment, indicating that he didn't understand the language, and made a request to switch languages.

"Who?" Lin Tian, ​​who was extremely tired, would not adjust his attitude just because of the language. He was really tired.

"I am Director Xin, Lin Tian, ​​we hope to invite you..."

"You can't believe your mother." After Lin Tian finished scolding, he hung up the phone.

It doesn’t matter whether you believe in the director or something else, I don’t know you, so why are you talking nonsense?
Let’s talk about it after we wake up. Let’s talk about it after we wake up.

What Lin Tian didn't expect was that as soon as the phone hung up, it immediately rang again.

Made!

When you invest in Xiao Ma in a few years, you must first let him develop the function of making him invisible online!So annoying!

"No matter what director you are, I only give you one minute to finish what you want to say quickly."

"Um, um, Lin Tian, ​​that's it, I..." The person on the other side seemed to be confused by Lin Tian's rudeness, and he started to tremble a little when he spoke.

"You have 40 seconds left."

"I am the director of the Basketball Management Center. On behalf of the Chinese Sports Association, the Chinese Basketball Association, the Chinese Men's National Team and all Chinese fans, I invite you to join the Chinese National Team next summer and contribute to the country!"

As soon as I heard that there were 40 seconds left, obviously because I was afraid of being hung up on again, the other person spoke faster and stopped stuttering. He just finished the whole thing as if he was rapping.

"That's it?" Lin Tian asked after hearing what the other person said.

"Well, that's it." Director Xin's voice was gentle.

"Then I understand, bye." After Lin Tian finished speaking, he hung up the phone again.

Sleepy!Too sleepy!Let’s talk about what’s going on when we wake up!

This night, Lin Tian slept so comfortably!I didn't have a single dream all night and slept until dawn.

After waking up, Lin Tian began to think, why did Director Xin suddenly become so humble last night?Why did he suddenly look like he was begging to join the team?
Could it be because the Chinese men's basketball team, which had high hopes for it, suffered a disastrous defeat to the Korean team in the semi-finals of the Asian Championships in Riyadh in September this year. Not only did it only finish third, but it also directly lost the qualification to play in the 1998 World Championships. So there is a reason. To anger the director and force him to invite him to join the team, so as to ensure his qualification for the 2000 Olympics?
But it won't be so fast.

This is still 3 years away...

Lin Tian touched his chin. Even if the pressure from above was greater, with Lin Tian's understanding of Director Xin, he would never be as humble as last night, almost begging to join the team.

Is the previous unruliness just gone?

If you can’t figure it out, just ask!
Lin Tian simply picked up the phone and called the person he knew who had the best information.

"Editor-in-Chief Su, good morning." The phone number Lin Tian got through was of course his own, Su Qun.

"It's late, it's already 10 o'clock in the evening." Su Qun said with a smile: "What's the matter, Xiao Lin, come to me if you have anything? Don't worry, about the All-Star voting, although the season hasn't started yet, I've already started to warm up. , when the voting channel is officially opened, I guarantee that newspapers for two consecutive months will have pages on how to vote for you! This year, no matter what, you must be the top vote-getter!"

"That's not the case." Lin Tiandao said, "Has anything major happened in our country recently?"

"A big deal?" Su Qun thought for a while and said, "No, I haven't heard of any big event. Does the failure of the men's football team in the World Cup count?"

"I'm talking about big things in the basketball circle." Lin Tian then told him about the frantic call Director Xin made to him last night, insisting that he be invited to join the men's basketball team.

When Su Qun heard this, he immediately laughed: "Hahahaha, it seems the rumors are true!"

"What rumors?" As soon as Lin Tian heard that there was something true, Lin Tian's spirit of gossip immediately started to burn!
"I did hear some very exciting news today. Just this morning, that is, last night over there, two old men rushed into Director Xin's office, and I don't know what they said to him inside, because The office door was closed at first.”

"But while we were chatting, the door of the office opened. After opening it, many staff members of the Basketball Association could clearly see that one of the two old men slapped Director Xin in the face!"

"It's just that, although this matter was spread by people with noses and eyes, in less than a day, everyone in the sports circle in the entire imperial capital knew about it, but there was no news or movement from the Basketball Association. Spread the word.”

"Either this matter is false and is an inexplicable false information, or the director knocks his teeth out and swallows it and endures it! I was originally inclined to the former, because I believed in the director's character of retribution and plucking hair when a goose goes too far. Can you bear it?”

"But now that you said he invited you to join the team, I feel that he really tolerated it. It seems that the person who beat him has an unusual background and is someone he can never afford to offend!"

Listening to Su Qun's words, Lin Tian's mind was spinning rapidly.

Xin Lancheng couldn't afford to offend these two old men, so he went to the Basketball Association to beat them up for himself...

With this keyword and this style of acting, Lin Tian immediately figured out who it was.

If it weren't for his old man and his old leader, Lin Tian would live broadcast standing on his head to wash his hair!

No matter how you look at it, it's the behavior of the two old men.

"Xiao Lin, who are those two old people? And what are their backgrounds? They can't be people you know." Su Qun asked tentatively on the phone.

"Editor Su is joking. I'm just an ordinary citizen. How can I know someone with such great energy? If I did, I would slap him myself. I won't bother the old man to do it for me." Even if Su Qun is one of his own, Lin Tian still held back and did not bring this matter to his old man.

Showing off like crazy when you have some background is a hopeless idiot!
"Perhaps it's Director Xin's biological grandfather? Maybe his biological grandfather is a fan of mine. He's going to teach his grandson a lesson. How can Director Xin still refuse to obey his grandfather's order?"

After making a haha, Lin Tian cleared the air. Su Qun, who was like a human spirit, naturally wouldn't continue to ask questions. However, Su Qun didn't believe a word of Lin Tian's words. .

Common people?Can ordinary people live in big villas in this era?Can you invest millions of dollars at any time, and send you to the United States to study in high school?What a liar!

But believe it or not, Su Qun also knew very well about his sponsor: don’t ask a single word about things that you shouldn’t ask, otherwise the person who gets slapped next time might be you.

"By the way, Editor Su, do you want to publish this directly? Just write about the rumors that Director Xin got a lot of bad words in his office?" Lin Tian quickly changed the topic and started talking to Director Su. joke.

"Please forgive me. I dare to post this thing? If you post it today, all the money you invested will be wasted tomorrow. My name will no longer be in the media world the day after tomorrow. If I post this, I might as well study how to do it." Mobilize more fans to vote for you as an All-Star."

After chatting with Su Qun for a few more words, Lin Tian hung up the phone. He felt that he had to give his family an extra meal today!It's definitely a good day.

.........

The days in training camp are boring but pass quickly.

For Lin Tian, ​​his greatest pleasure in the training camp came from Jordan!

The reason...

All the words said by the media themselves were published by the media.

Many of them are on the front page!

"Lin Tian bluntly said that Jordan is no longer as brave as he used to be. Jordan cannot get a contract of his level! 》

"The first contract in history!"Lin Tian said that 7 million in 1.41 years is more difficult than 1 million in 3314 year! 》

"If it weren't for the Bulls, I would have won the MVP!Lin Tian bluntly said that he was delayed by Jordan! 》

"Best partners turn against each other?"Lin Tian’s media never gives any face to his former friends! 》

"Target championship!"Lin Tian bluntly said that the Pacers have one and only one goal! 》

"Lin Tian said that he is extremely familiar with everything about the Bulls, and he has absolute confidence if he fights head-on! 》

"Lin Tianming said that Jordan was a little bit chicken-hearted, saying that he would never change the contract temporarily for the sake of vindictiveness! 》

"Starting the Bulls Team?"Lin Tian said that there is no such thing, the Pacers do not have any team in their eyes! 》

"Three details hint that Lin Tian is already tired of the Bulls!"Lin Tian looked impatient when reporters asked questions! 》

"Not relief but escape?"The real relationship between Lin Tian and Jordan may be very bad! 》

"It was shocking that Lin Tian encountered team bullying many times in Chicago, and Jordan Pippen took the lead in isolating him!" 》

These news headlines that Lin Tian seems to be very interesting and full of creativity, of course, most of them are headline-grabbing!It can only be said that he is really good at playing with the American media and is able to master traffic passwords proficiently.

Of course, the happiness these reports bring to Lin Tian is not just a few jokes, but also the happiness Jordan brings to him!

"Michael Jordan had mood swings and dropped 30 experience points!"

"Michael Jordan had mood swings and dropped 70 experience points!"

"Michael Jordan had mood swings and dropped 50 experience points!"

"Michael Jordan had mood swings and dropped 20 experience points!"

……

The happy experience points fell out of the air and lasted for almost a week. Lin Tian could imagine that in the past week, every time Jordan saw various news related to himself, he would exclaim as if he was constipated. roar.

And then... I feel sorry for the rest of the Bulls.

I just don’t know that after he left, Jordan found someone to challenge him in his rage. Who was he bullying?

Pippen?Cole?Or Hubble?

My former friends!

I, the official Lin, can't help you!

This wave of experience loss, Lin Tian calculated, it was almost 500 points, which directly made him a lot of money!

However, during the entire training camp, he was the only member of the Pacers who could be as relaxed as Lin Tian.

A brand new team naturally requires a lot of running-in. Everyone has to make a certain degree of sacrifice and change in order to quickly integrate into the team.

Among them, the most painful and stressful person is undoubtedly the team's head coach and general manager, Larry Bird!

Watching almost 20 players sweating like rain and training like crazy in the training camp every day, Bird needs to constantly adjust his game plan and training methods, and at the same time, he keeps jotting down some things in his small notebook.

In the team's training camp, the workload of Bird, the general manager and the head coach, is absolutely huge!
He has to create new tactics for the team, and he has to test whether those ideas he had in the summer can be realized. At the same time, he has to constantly fine-tune the tactical details. With so many stars on the team, he also has to take into account He needs to constantly adjust the focus of tactics based on the thoughts and mood of everyone on the team.

At the same time, he also needs to discover the strengths and weaknesses of the existing players during training to see whether to rely on internal exploration to fill the team's No. 15 roster, find a third defender through trade, or make this list first Leave it empty and wait until the middle of the season to see what happens.

In short, Bird is now under a lot of pressure. The thick blond hair he is proud of has begun to fall off obviously, and his hairline has begun to move up without hesitation.

Fortunately, the team's integration is getting better and better. The Pacers are filled with a lot of veteran players. Under their leadership and rich experience, the Pacers' integration is actually better than Bird imagined. be quick!

There are actually two main problems plaguing him now.

One is that when Lin Tian is here now, the team's offense is extremely beautiful, but what about when Lin Tian was not there at the beginning of the season?Who can take on the important task of organizing the team's offense?

Dumars could make a cameo, but he's almost 35 years old.

The team's third-year point guard Travis Best has enough momentum and can be used to disrupt the game, but will he be the team's starting point guard to organize the offense?
Last season, the Pacers lingered outside the top ten for a long time. Wasn't it because of him that they collapsed?

There is also the versatile Jaylen Rose who can also play part-time as a point guard for a while, but the position that is more suitable for Rose is obviously scoring and impacting.

But in addition to these part-time point guards, the other newcomers Bird signed with non-guaranteed short contracts...

Don't mention it, don't mention it!
There's no one Bird likes, and if that doesn't work out, you still have to look for him among free agents.

Bird rubbed his temples with a headache and opened the free agent report given to him by the scouting department again.

Watch it again!

The more Bird looked at it, the more clueless he became. After all, at this time of the season, players with some level of skill had already been snapped up by various teams. How could there be any left now?

Bird thought as he looked at the team's current roster.

How about selling Crohill, this year's tenth overall pick, to bring back a point guard?
But this guy's talent and golf intelligence are very high. Bird has always liked him, so he just sold him, which is a bit unwilling.

Then trade a future draft pick for one?But after all, Lin Tian was only out for 2 months, so giving away a first-round pick like this is really a bit of a loss.

Or should we wait?Grit your teeth and let Dumars and Best take the lead. Anyway, the team has Barkley, a top power forward, this year, which is much better than last year. Not to mention that Lin Tian has only been absent for 2 months, so his record is not too bad. .

It's a pity that in order to sign Lin Tian, ​​the team's salary space is somewhat stretched. The only thing that can be used is the basic salary. Free agents who are a little bit pursuing really don't like this. Players who can value the basic salary, Bird I don’t like it either.

Just when Bird was feeling depressed, his phone suddenly rang.

(End of this chapter)