NBA: Starting with Jokic template

Chapter 75: Offseason, talking about the future, Harden complains (1010)

Durant had difficulty speaking and waved his hands.

"I'm impressed. You've made rapid progress. Your defense has evolved to this level."

He didn't mind the dirt and just laid down on the concrete floor, breathing deeply, not looking like a superstar at all.

"I can't beat you in a one-on-one fight, and I can't beat you in a competition. Fuck, you've evolved again. I recognize you as the best in a one-on-one fight."

But after the duel, his depressed mood was relieved a lot and he felt much better.

Lin Chuan laughed loudly, sat down against the basketball hoop, and looked up at the starry sky.

"I thought someone like you wouldn't submit to anyone in a one-on-one fight."

Durant looked up at Lin Chuan and said after a moment,
"I may not accept it, but you've already beaten me, so you can't just keep being stubborn."

Lin Chuan shrugged and said to Durant,
"We are only rivals in international competitions. We will still be teammates in the NBA. When the time comes, the two of us, Westbrook, Harden and Ibaka, the five of us can dominate the NBA forever."

"Yeah...keep winning..."

After hearing what Lin Chuan said about the future, Durant couldn't help but imagine it.

Among the five of them, although Harden is still the sixth man, they can all see his potential and strength, and he will definitely grow into a league superstar in the future.

Although Ibaka can only play the role of a defensive core due to his limited offensive ability, it is enough. When five players of a team play in the game, there will always be someone who cannot play with the ball. It is just right to have one less person to distribute the ball and focus on defense.

The Thunder, a talented new team, are shocking the entire league with their youthful storm. Including Harden next season, the average age of the five starters is 23.8 years old. They will dominate until retirement.

"Defending champion, dynasty, the best team in history..."

Durant licked his dry lips and smiled. Lying on the basketball court and looking at the starry sky, Durant seemed to have seen the beautiful future that Lin Chuan had talked about.

"That's great."

"yes……"

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After dawn, Lin Chuan flew back to China with the team.

In Pu City, Lin Chuan also had a good vacation.

The other members of the Chinese team chose to return to the team to prepare for the new season of CBA, hoping to achieve better results in the new year.

Except for Lin Chuan, everyone else in the team is busier than the other.

However, in Pu City, there are still people who can accompany him for a stroll.

"How was your stay in Pu City these days?"

Yao Ming sat on the sofa, looking at Lin Chuan with admiration in his eyes.

Lin Chuan stood in front of the hotel's large floor-to-ceiling windows, looking at the Pujiang River below him, feeling very happy.

"The food in Pu City is delicious and we had a lot of fun. Brother Yao must have spent a lot of money."

Yao Ming quickly waved his hand, stood up and walked to Lin Chuan.
"It's not a big expense. You've made such a great contribution to the country, and you've brought glory to the country by winning the men's basketball gold medal, which China has never won before. I'm just asking you to spend a few days in Pu City, but it's only natural."

Lin Chuan looked at Yao Ming, who was almost a head taller than him, and couldn't help but feel that it was exaggerated.

He is already a center, but when standing next to Yao Ming he looks like a guard.

"Do you feel it's a pity that some of the retired players didn't make it to this Olympics? Otherwise, Brother Yao, you would have been able to stand on the podium."

Hearing Lin Chuan's words, Yao Ming's eyes revealed deep envy. He looked down at his ankle and smiled helplessly.

"Of course it's a pity, but what's even more regrettable is that I can't fight for my country again. If it weren't for my ankle..."

Lin Chuan, knowing that he had said something wrong, touched his hair awkwardly.
"I'm sorry, Brother Yao. I just think it's a pity that you didn't make it to this Olympics. As the leader of the Chinese men's basketball team in the past few years, you retired on the eve of the results. And there will definitely be people attacking you online. When you were leading the team, they only made it to the top eight, but as soon as you retired..."

"Hahaha, what's the big deal."

Yao Ming laughed loudly and held Lin Chuan's shoulders with his hands.

"Whatever the fans on the Internet say is their business. The Chinese men's basketball team winning the championship is a good thing. It won't add more glory just because I'm here, nor will it be covered in dust just because I'm not here."

Lin Chuan remained silent.

Yao Ming has a broad mind, which Lin Chuan rarely sees in his life. …

After resting for a few more days in Pu City, many advertisements came to Lin Chuan. He selectively accepted a few of them, which made his wallet a lot fatter.

It has to be said that China is still rich. Lin Chuan only took two or three of them, and the total amount was eight figures.

However, Lin Chuan is still very cautious when it comes to sneaker endorsements.

He decided to sign after he achieved some more results.

After shooting commercials and endorsement photos in the last few days, Lin Chuan finally decided to return to the United States.

The offseason is called the offseason, but if you really take a rest without thinking, you will not be in good shape to face the game in the new season next year. Not only will you sit on the bench, it will also be a vicious cycle. After the contract expires, you will be kicked out of the league.

After returning to Oklahoma, Lin Chuan immediately went to the gym.

There is too much fat on the body, and I tremble when I run, and my energy is consumed quickly.

After returning to the NBA, the long season and more than 30 minutes per game require physical strength. Only by training hard during the offseason can we give everyone a surprise after the start of the game!
"Huh...huh..."

Lin Chuan sat on the spinning bike and pedaled very fast.

Having just finished today's strength training, Lin Chuan still needs to do half an hour of aerobic exercise to lose fat.

After training his legs today, Lin Chuan did five sets of squats, and also did some back kicks, leg flexion and extension exercises.

Now that he was pedaling hard, Lin Chuan could predict that his legs would be so weak that he would not be able to walk tomorrow.

But it’s this kind of life-threatening training that’s fun!
“Buzz!!!”

"Boom!!!"

A cell phone rang nearby. Lin Chuan took a look, stopped doing aerobics, picked up the phone and answered it.
"Hello, Harden, what's up?"

"Hey, Lin Chuan, my contract renewal negotiations with the team have reached a deadlock."

Harden's frustrated voice came from the other end of the phone.

Lin Chuan's expression became a little serious. He picked up a towel beside him and wiped the sweat off his head.

"Tell me more about it."

On the other end, Harden was silent for a moment.
"Are you in Oklahoma? Meet up and talk."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Chuan thought of some bad things.

In the previous life, Harden's first finals performance was not good. When renewing the contract, the team faced the problem of renewing the contract with Ibaka and Harden.

Ibaka signed a four-year, $4 million contract at the beginning of the offseason, further reducing the Thunder's salary space.

Now that Harden has arrived, the two sides will definitely have a fierce tug of war over the issue of contract renewal.

Lin Chuan quickly dragged his tired body after exercising, took a shower, and walked out of the house at the speed of light towards his car.

Parked at the door was the second-hand Volkswagen that Lin Chuan bought when he just signed the contract. It cost him ten thousand dollars.

The United States is so big that it is difficult to get around without a car.

Although he liked cars, he only had the salary from his rookie contract at the time and didn't dare to buy one.

Wait until you sign a big contract before buying a good car...

When he walked to the car, Lin Chuan was speechless and his legs were weak. He thought he would not be able to even step on the brakes when driving later.

Why did he have to go to him on his leg training day?

Lin Chuan drove to the agreed restaurant and saw a familiar figure as soon as he entered the door.

Harden was wearing a suit and sitting at the table with a sad look on his face.

Lin Chuan sat down opposite him, called the waiter and ordered a steak, then asked Harden,
"Tell me, what exactly is going on?"

(End of this chapter)