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Chapter 198 Meng Xu's New Teammate
The day after Meng Xu returned to San Antonio with his team, Meng Xu rushed back to the Spurs to report, because the NBA's preseason games for this season will start in a week, although Meng Xu is currently in the Spurs It’s okay not to participate in the preseason, but when he thinks of the 500-minute cooldown of the “Pretend Moment” and the feeling of invincibility after starting the “Pretend Moment”, Meng Xu can’t wait. To be able to participate in a few more games, even if it's just to paddle and catch fish.

It's just that when Meng Xu asked Popovich to play in the preseason, Popovich refused without hesitation. Originally, Meng Xu didn't have much rest this summer, and the Spurs made a plan for Meng Xu. His weight gain plan has not yet been completed. At this time, if you don't hurry up to complete the weight gain plan, but go to the preseason game that is like a chicken rib, isn't it a pit in your head?

Immediately after returning to the club, Popovich arranged for the team doctor to perform a physical examination for Meng Xu. After all, Meng Xu was injured in the national team this summer. Although there was nothing serious, just to be on the safe side, Without leaving any sequelae, Meng Xu's physical examination this time was so detailed that it was a bit cumbersome.After repeatedly confirming that Meng Xu was fine, he entered the next part of the physical examination. After the physical examination was completed, nearly 5 hours had passed.

Barefoot height: 6 feet 5.94 inches (201cm)

Height with shoes: 6 feet 6.92 inches (204cm)

Weight: 194 lbs (87.9kg)

Wingspan: 7 feet 2.50 inches (221cm)

Standing reach: 8 feet 9.3 inches (272.2cm)

Body fat content: 6.7%
Hand length: 9.5 inches (24.1cm)

Hand width: 11 inches (27.9cm)

Three-quarter sprint: 2.8 seconds

Run around the penalty area: 10.6 seconds

Vertical bounce: 28.7 inches (73cm)

Approach bounce: 35.4 inches (90cm)
Although this summer, Meng Xu's schedule is very tight, but after more than two months of strictly following the training plan and dietary standards formulated by the Spurs in the company of professional trainers and nutritionists, Meng Xu's physical changes It is still obvious that although there is still a big gap from the 2 kg weight that Popovich set for Meng Xu, the current Meng Xu is no longer the thin body that he had when he first entered the league, and Meng Xu's current strength There has also been a great improvement in terms of weight, 95-pound bench press can already do 230 sets, and to Meng Xu's surprise, he has grown 20 cm taller this summer.

When all of Meng Xu's physical examination items were completed, Steve Kerr walked into Popovich's office with Meng Xu's physical examination report and physical examination data. Like other retired stars, he chose to do business or find a TV station to do sports commentary, but stayed with the Spurs and became Popovich's assistant coach. "Coach, it's just Meng's physical test data. His physical condition is very good, but..."

"Just what?" Popovich, who was holding a stack of other players' physical examination reports and looking at Steve Kerr's hesitant expression, put the medical examination reports in his hand on the table. Look up at Steve Kerr.Meng Xu's physical condition is a matter that Popovich is more concerned about now. The other Spurs players have received sufficient rest during this offseason, but Meng Xu's commercial activities and the national team's game arrangements are very strict. They are very close, and the Spurs trainers follow the whole process, so there is no extra time to rest.

"Coach, Meng's jumping data is too bad." When Steve Cole got Meng Xu's physical test data and saw Meng Xu's jumping data, he immediately rubbed his eyes, fearing that he might be wrong up.Steve Kerr, who has been teammates with Meng Xu for a year, is very clear about Meng Xu's jumping ability. Although Meng Xu is a yellow man, Steve Kerr has always believed that he is compatible with black players. For example, Meng Xu is only different in the color of his skin, and his physical fitness is no different from other black players in this league. In some aspects, such as speed, he is better than most black players. In last season's game, Meng Xu performed flat-frame dunks more than once, and some dunks' heads were much higher than the basket, so Steve Green was also very puzzled by Meng Xu's physical test data.

"Steve, you have to remember that the data of the physical test can only be used as a reference and has no practical significance. Many players will hide something during the physical test, such as Tim and this one in your hand. "Popovich calmly imparted some coaching experience to Steve Kerr. Although he was not very good as a player, Steve Kerr's coaching potential is still very good, so Popovich also I am willing to train him. After all, I can't sit in the position of head coach for a lifetime. There is nothing wrong with training some successors in advance.

Meng Xu's physical test when he first entered the Spurs last season was not good in other aspects except speed. However, when the regular season gradually started, Popovich and Mike Budenholzer were defeated by Meng Xu. The physical fitness was amazing. At the same time, Popovich was not ashamed of Meng Xu's behavior of hiding his strength during the physical test. Can't shoot, just this kind of physical talent and defensive ability is enough to make him enter the small green room.

"Hi, Tim, hi, David..." After walking into the training ground, he greeted the players who were training. Meng Xu is now basically the last Spurs player to report.

"Hey, brother, how do you feel this summer?" Tim Duncan walked over immediately and put his arm around Meng Xu's shoulder.

"Tim, to be honest, I am very disappointed. I thought you would go to Orlando, and then when I came back, the coach would tell me, Hey, Meng, this is your team now." Duncan blinked his eyes, and Meng Xu couldn't bear it anymore. As for Duncan molesting the Orlando Magic this summer and wasting other people's feelings, Meng Xu couldn't help laughing just thinking about it. He is shrewd, but he was played around by Duncan unexpectedly.

"Okay. We have a lot of newcomers here this summer. Let me introduce you." Meng Xu was one of the few insiders about Duncan's tricks on the Orlando Magic, and now Meng Xu has always been caught Like holding his own pigtails, he would always bring up this matter from time to time. If the bastard in front of him was not his junior, Duncan might have lost his temper.

Compared with last season, the Spurs' main lineup has not changed much. Tim Duncan, David Robinson, Meng Xu, Avery Johnson, Mario Elli, and Sean Elliott have all stayed. After that, Sean Elliott wanted to retire, but under Popovich's persuasion, Sean Elliott finally decided to play for one season.However, after the Spurs defended their title, several veterans retired and joined several other teams' big deals. In the end, the Spurs' bench also changed a lot.

The first is to sign Derek Anderson for two years and 800 million. With Mario Ellis and Sean Elliott one year older, and in order to find an excellent sixth man, Popovich in this In the summer, he signed Derek Anderson whose contract expired. Derek Anderson, who played for the Los Angeles Clippers last season, played 34 minutes and averaged 16.9 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists per game. Statistics, but after Derek Anderson's contract expired, the brain-damaged Clippers gave up their plan to renew the contract with Derek Anderson. Now all his teams are looking at Tim Duncan, Grant Hill, Tracy When McCready was on him, the Spurs quickly signed a new contract with Derek Anderson. Meng Xu was also very dark in his heart about the titan that the Spurs signed at a very low price. Could it be that Popovich manipulated the news of the contract extension with the Spurs behind the scenes, in order to direct the attention of other players to superstars like Duncan and Hill, while he was frantically shopping in the free market.

At the same time, in several other transactions, the Spurs sent all of this year's draft picks in exchange for several role players such as Danny Ferry, Shonelle Scott, and Derek Tial. Players plus some undrafted rookies, this is the main lineup for the Spurs to participate in this year's preseason.The backup center that Popovich has been looking for has never been seen.In the past few days, Mike Budenholzer has also been contacting some other teams in the league, looking for the possibility of trading a backup center.

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