runaway point guard

Chapter 243 The Hornets Reinforce The New Season Begins

With farewell approaching, Zhong Rui stood in front of Zhong Yu with a forced smile on his face, but he could clearly feel the force of that smile.

It is conceivable that people who grew up together and even depended on each other will have a deep relationship, and how painful it will be every time they part.

"Okay, okay, it's not like I won't come back! The man's ambition is everywhere, and I'm going to expand the territory." Zhong Yu scratched Zhong Rui's nose with a smile, and said: "Don't be sad, I will also be in the future." Be in regular contact."

Zhong Rui nodded. At this moment, Zhong Yu suddenly felt that there was a place and some people that looked very familiar.After turning his gaze away, Zhong Yu saw some of Zhong Guoxiao and the others.

Including his little sister Zhong Ran also came.

All of a sudden, the atmosphere became a little weird, Zhong Yu never thought that these people would come to see him off.

Not long after, Zhong Yu and Zhong Guoxiao, the two of them, looked at each other, and there was a hint of inquiry in Zhong Yu's gaze.Zhong Guoxiao thought for a while and said, "I'm here to see you off, it's been half a year since I left like this."

Zhong Yu nodded: "Yes, the next time I come back, if there are no accidents, it may be May or June next year."

"Can't you come back during the Chinese New Year?"

"Let me take a look." Zhong Yu said, "Maybe I can take a few days off."

When Zhong Guoxiao heard this, he waved his hands: "Forget it then, you should be busy with your affairs, if you have time... call home and report that you are safe."

Zhong Yu was a little touched. In the past few years, he really did not call his family. Thinking about it now, maybe Zhong Guoxiao and the others were really looking forward to his phone call.

At the moment, he nodded.

"Welcome Zhong Yu home!"

"Zhong Yu, go home!"

Zhong Yu had just dragged a suitcase from the New Orleans Airport, and there were all kinds of slogans in front of him. It seemed that the fans had already known about it in advance and rushed to surround him.

Zhong Yu himself felt a bit overwhelmed by such a scene, the fans were so enthusiastic.

He could only get off the plane, wave, smile, and reply to what the fans said.

Fortunately, no one asked for an autograph today, they just asked for a photo with Zhong Yu, which Zhong Yu could still satisfy, so the fans returned satisfied, and Zhong Yu returned to his residence.

After returning to his residence, he turned on his computer, logged into his online bank, and checked his bank account information on it.

He sees that he now has $300 million in deposit.

Compared with the previous situation where he donated some money and had to borrow it from others, it was really different.And all this money was earned by Zhong Yu during the offseason. After counting the money now, Zhong Yu can finally feel the huge benefits brought by his fame.That's real money!
Moreover, it is conceivable that as more and more areas of him are unblocked, his performance is getting better and better, and Zhong Yu's own money will also increase.

Not enough, now he is still trapped by the 1+1 contract, and he has to work for the team with a low salary for a year, but now the Hornets have given him more than 20 US dollars in the form of bonuses in order to appease him , It is estimated that there will be such money in the future.

Zhong Yu didn't make it too difficult for the management, because this summer, the Hornets did make a lot of big moves.

The record of reaching the Western Conference Finals last season gave the management endless confidence. As a result, the Hornets also flexed their muscles and began to seek their own championship lineup.

Although it is said that the Hornets now have enough big contracts, especially after the maximum salary renewal of Paul, their salary burden has further increased, but the Hornets did not stop their trade because of this.

Falling at the feet of the Lakers last season, the Hornets knew the direction of their reinforcements.

The first to bear the brunt is naturally the inside line of the Hornets.

The Hornets' inside line is indeed too weak, not to mention that when Chandler and West stay on the court, both of them also have rebounds, and West can still score.However, when the two are not on the court, the Hornets have to be fucked inside.

The Hornets are also a team full of injuries, West and Chandler can't stay on the court all the time.

Therefore, the Hornets really need good inside players. Now, the existing players of the Hornets really cannot shoulder the responsibilities they should have.

Under the guiding ideology of developing inside players and enhancing the depth of the bench, the Hornets actively pursued free agents this season, and also looked for the players they wanted from other teams. After some negotiations, they finally reached some agreements.

As for the outside players of the Hornets, it goes without saying that Zhong Yu and Paul form a backcourt combination that almost no team in the league can match. The point guard and shooting guard of the Hornets, after a season After the experience, he has become a force that other teams cannot ignore.

On the contrary, the Hornets' perimeter still needs to clear some unnecessary players and some junk contracts.

History did not develop in the original direction. The Hornets' backup point guard, Paco, withstood the temptation of the Russians. He temporarily planned to stay in the Hornets, waiting for more opportunities.

In this way, during this season, the Hornets sent away Maurice Peterson, a shooting guard who has been reduced to a backup, and the Hornets will not be able to use him for the time being.At the same time, some temporarily unnecessary substitute contracts were also cleaned up to free up salary space.

Then, the Hornets chased Okafor for a while, but Okafor's salary requirement was too high, the Hornets had to give up, and found two inside players-Reggie Evans and Kurt Thomas, The Hornets traded Reggie Evans from the Nuggets. After studying a lot of videos and materials, the Hornets' uniform team and head coach can basically confirm that Evans should still have potential that has not been tapped.

In addition, the Hornets found Kurt Thomas from the free market. This is a center, but his age is a bit old.Of course, let him cope with the next season, if there are no injuries, he can still persist.

The Hornets also found some players in other ways, including Trevor Ariza. Originally, the Hornets’ idea was to find veteran James Posey, but then they found that the salary space was not enough, and James Posey was also a lion. Opening, the Hornets could not meet his request.

And Ariza also broke away from the contract with the Lakers and became a free agent. His physical fitness and defense are extremely valued by the Hornets.

And his salary is not high, the Hornets have the ability to receive.

In this way, the Hornets have completed reinforcements on a large scale, and their team lineup has basically been classified as a strong contender for the championship by some commentators.

After all, the main lineup of Zhong Yu + Paul + Chandler + Peja + West is not weak in every position, and the positions of point guard and shooting guard are quite strong.

In addition, on the bench, the Hornets also got some good players.

The situation where the bench lineup was tragic last season is gone forever.

A brand new Hornets team is gradually forming its own system.

[The Hornets are coming, other teams, are you ready? ] In an article, after analyzing the situation of this season, some people felt that the Hornets have really joined the ranks of championship contenders.

"The biggest achievement of the Hornets last season was to dig out Zhong Yu from the bench. Now, they already have the most powerful backcourt combination in the league. After a series of reinforcements in the offseason, the Hornets are now The situation cannot be underestimated."

"With a double shot in the backcourt like Zhong Yu and Paul, the Hornets can at least guarantee the home court advantage in the playoffs, and if they play well, they can at least enter the Western Conference Finals. Now, after adding other players, the Hornets really Already qualified for the championship."

"Everyone doesn't need to always focus on the Lakers. The Hornets this season are likely to surprise their fans."

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Such comments have gradually increased.

Indeed, the Hornets are becoming a rising force in the league that cannot be underestimated.

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After Zhong Yu came to the United States, he participated in the team's training camp for the first time. Now, all the players of the entire team have appeared in the training camp.

Zhong Yu was actually the last one to return to the team, but no one talked about him.Of course, he returned to the team so late, mostly because he had a lot of unfinished business in China.

And the other newcomers are also thinking about expressing themselves very quickly. The new Hornets team is full of hope and future. This team, which was a big team a few years ago, has become very popular in the league now. stand up.

"Zhong Yu, you're back!" Paul came over, patted him on the shoulder, and the two hugged.

Reggie Evans, Kurt Thomas, Trevor Ariza and other new players all stopped their movements and were watching Zhong Yu, waiting for his action.

Speaking of which, each of these people is older than Zhong Yu, and Kurt Thomas is more than ten years older than Zhong Yu, but they really dare not have any thoughts about Zhong Yu, and they all respect him.

Because Zhong Yu, in the last season, bloomed his own dazzling brilliance. He is already one of the best shooting guards in the league. It is conceivable that although he is a member of the second-year rookie, Here in the Hornets, he has long been the head star of a team.

Of course, they have to build a good relationship with Zhong Yu, which is the basis for their survival in this team.

Therefore, when they saw Zhong Yu, they were a little bit in awe.

Zhong Yu and Chandler hugged one by one, and then Paul said, "Let me introduce you to some new members, they are all good guys."

Then, Paul introduced Evans and the others to Zhong Yu. ,

"Hello, Evans, I know you, you are a very good player, we need you in the new season." Zhong Yu and Evans hugged, and seemed to be full of sincere welcome to him.

Evans was also a little excited. It seemed that Zhong Yu would not be difficult to get along with. He had a smile on his face and treated people politely. He was indeed a pretty nice guy.

Then, Zhong Yu hugged several other players one by one, and then said something like welcome.

Ariza also suddenly felt that, at least in terms of first impressions, Zhong Yu had blown away their team's Kobe... Kobe was too cold, and often lost his temper inexplicably. From this point of view, Zhong Yu His personality is at least much more tolerant than Kobe.

"Okay! The introduction is over! Then, our new season will officially start from today!" Scott popped up suddenly, and then said such a sentence.

Yes, after Zhong Yu came back, the Hornets officially took shape and became a strong team in the league!Become a team that no one dares to ignore.

After returning from Zhong Yu, the Hornets really became the Hornets.

On the first day, Scott mainly practiced the tactical cooperation between many other players and Zhong Yu.

In terms of offensive tactics, the Hornets of course still focus on pick-and-rolls.

Now, they not only have a pick-and-roll system based on Paul, but also a pick-and-roll system based on Zhong Yu.

Establishing a Paul-based pick-and-roll system is what the Hornets have been pursuing, and they are also practicing it. However, establishing a Zhong Yu-based pick-and-roll system has just begun.

Now, the Hornets already have a pick-and-roll tactic against Zhong Yu's offense, mainly through the breakthrough of others, Zhong Yu looks for opportunities on the outside, and then others pass the ball to Zhong Yu.Or Zhong Yu's passing under the situation of being double-teamed, these are all things he can learn.

In the time before the official start of the competition, the training was quite tiring, especially for Zhong Yu. Now that the competition has not started yet, he spared no effort in training himself.

When the army trains, it is said that they sweat more during training and bleed less on the battlefield. For Zhong Yu, it means working harder during normal training so that they will not be deceived by others during the real competition.

"Hey, Zhong Yu, are you still leaving?" This afternoon, Wan Xia was about to leave in the sky, and Reggie Evans asked Zhong Yu when he saw that Zhong Yu hadn't left yet.

These days, Zhong Yu's training is too hard, which infects them players who have just entered the Hornets, training hard day and night.In their thinking, a star like Zhong Yu, who became famous at a young age and has outstanding looks, must be liked by a lot of girls, but he would rather give up the chance to go out for the sake of basketball. Those who have just joined the team, naturally have to work harder To perform, to get what you want.

"You go first, Reggie." Zhong Yu said, "I will leave soon."

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When Zhong Yu walked out of the stadium, the outside was already brightly lit and the sky was full of stars.

Over the years, this piece of eternal stars has witnessed the ups and downs of human beings, but they have never changed.

A kind of heroic spirit suddenly rose from his chest, and he even wanted to turn into a long howl, which was suppressed by him, but a raging flame gradually ignited in his eyes—new season, here I come!

(End of this chapter)