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Chapter 282

Qin Fei came to Minnesota.

The Timberwolves have also experienced transactions before, and are now in a turbulent state.

Although the Warriors are in a mess, after sending away Sprewell last season, the overall environment of the team has improved a lot, and the team's right to speak is all in the coach PJ Carlesimo.

The weather in Minnesota is still very cold, and there are not many people walking on the street, which looks relatively depressed.

Warriors players haven't flown in yet, but some staffers have arrived.

Qin Fei's first choice is to do a "physical examination".

Physical examination is a "routine procedure" in league transactions, and it is also the last link in a transaction to be completed.It is rare to go wrong in this part.

However, in the history of the NBA, it is not without incident that this "routine project" eventually fell through.

Players involved in a trade must complete a medical within 72 hours of the trade.

Originally, the physical examination should be completed in Oakland, but in order for Qin Fei to quickly join the team and complete various procedures, the Warriors staff flew to Minnesota to help Qin Fei complete the physical examination.

Along with him is Robert Rowell, the general manager of the Warriors who handled Qin Fei's deal.

Minnesota is too cold, Mr. General Manager, rubbing his hands and exhaling cold air, looks particularly hard.

Mouth slurring, cursing

"Damn it, it's so cold in here, I feel like I'd be frozen if I took a piss."

When he stretched out his hand, Qin Fei felt extremely embarrassed. There was a feeling that the other party's hand had just passed the carving. It was not good to shake hands, nor was it good not to shake hands.

"Hello, Mr. General Manager."

Qin Fei, who had completed his psychological construction, reluctantly held Rowell's hand.

As a result, the other party was very enthusiastic, and even stretched out his arms, and hugged Qin Fei heavily, but it seemed that Qin Fei was thinking wildly.

"You know, the moment Wally Walker agreed to the trade, I was so happy that I didn't fall asleep all night. You are the kind of player our Golden State Warriors need most, and you are the real cornerstone of the team."

After the two sat in the car, Rowell said some details of the transaction.

According to Rowell, in fact, the Warriors were eyeing Qin Fei from the very beginning, but then the league was suspended and all NBA actions stopped.

After the rematch, there were more rumors about Qin Fei, but the Warriors have never been the most active team to approach Qin Fei.

Because Rowell is very clear that there is no benefit in getting in touch early, and the final decision is still the Wally Walker team.

The turnaround happened just three days ago.

Rowell didn't disclose who, but Rowell knew the progress of the deal negotiation between the Heat and the Supersonics and the Heat's trading chips through his channels.

In fact, the Heat also took out a very high bargaining chip, and Pat Riley really wanted to get Qin Fei.

But Wally Walker has a principle in Qin Fei's trade. Rowell knows this even if Qin Fei doesn't say anything. Wally Walker wants to trade Qin Fei to a weaker team so that it won't pose too much threat to the Sonics.

From Rowell's words, it is not difficult to hear his intentional or unintentional "defamation" of the Supersonics, leading Qin Fei to deepen his "hatred" towards his old club.

If it is an ordinary player, with this kind of rhythm, he must hate his old club to death.

But Qin Fei is not an ordinary player at all. On the surface, he showed such sudden surprise and such anger, but then there was no disturbance in his heart, and he even wanted to laugh a little.

"I believe that your medical examination will pass. The reason why my team and I came to Minnesota in the first place is to welcome you and inform you of your status in our Warriors."

Rowell said with a smile: "In the next half of the season, you will be the only core of our Warriors team, the well-deserved master of the team! We will build tactics, new systems, and new teams around you!"

After listening to Mr. General Manager's statement, Qin Fei gave another slightly excited performance by the young man, and couldn't help but hold Rowell's hand again.

"Mr. General Manager, I will definitely repay the Warriors and your trust with the best results!"

Qin Fei's attitude made Rowell very satisfied, so Rowell also revealed the third thing he came here.

"Since the team is built around you, you must build a lineup that suits you. Now you also understand that the trade deadline is approaching, and you have the right to influence the team's trade trends."

"Here, you can give some list of players you want to recruit, and the team will try to meet your requirements as much as possible."

What Rowell said was one of the rights of being the head of the team. Of course, the team's transaction satisfaction rate is as high as the player's influence. The new boss who has just entered the team like Qin Fei does not have enough influence. Even if the list is given, the team may not necessarily copy it.

And this good thing.

Qin Fei really didn't expect to be given new rights to show his new identity when he came up. He hasn't even joined the team yet!

Of course, perhaps as Rowell said, this year's situation is quite special, and the trade deadline is approaching. As usual, if Qin Fei wants to influence the trade, he must at least play more than ten games with the team and prove himself.

Qin Fei was a little happy, but a little hesitant.

"what happened?"

"I haven't made up my mind yet. Let me go back and study this list. Can I give it to you tomorrow?"

"Of course, but if you think about it, the names of players on the list should not be too many, three to five are enough, too many are not realistic."

Rowell smiled and said to Qin Fei that Qin Fei is new here and is in the honeymoon period with the Warriors. Any basketball request of Qin Fei will be fulfilled as appropriate.

This is the first core and the only core right, not only affecting player transactions, but also the draft conference, free market and other operations, will ask Qin Fei for his opinions and opinions.

The two chatted happily, and Qin Fei completed the physical examination that day.

The last step of the transaction was reached, and after completing various procedures, Qin Fei was transferred from the Seattle Supersonics to the Golden State Warriors and became a new player of other teams.

The next morning, the Warriors held a brief press conference in Minnesota.

A lot of media came to this small press conference. General manager Rowell officially handed the Warriors No. 8 jersey to Qin Fei. The two smiled in front of countless flashing spotlights.

The reporters began to interview and ask Qin Fei some questions.

"What do you think of this transaction?"

In fact, they have wanted to ask Qin Fei this question for a long time, but they have not found Qin Fei. This press conference is an opportunity. They are waiting for Qin Fei to "speak amazingly", preferably the kind of breaking news that will tear him apart from his old club.

But Qin Fei seemed very calm.

"I would like to thank the two teams that were traded. Both the Sonics and the Warriors are very good teams in the league. Because they recognized my value, they made some transactions. Of course, in the past period of time, I have achieved great growth in the Seattle Supersonics. This is inseparable from the encouragement of the team's coaches and players, and it is also inseparable from the support of the fans."

"This experience in the Seattle Supersonics is the starting point of my career. All the games are so incredible and unforgettable. I will never forget this experience. I also wish the Supersonics greater success in the days to come."

The reporters at the scene felt Qin Fei's answer, which was really sincere, and could not see any resentment or negativity.

In the previously exposed "Qin Fei player channel" screen, Qin Fei is actually quite angry, which is in stark contrast to the calmness at the moment. Doesn't it just prove the growth of this player?

"What do you think about the new team?"

The second question was relatively broad. Players like Qin Fei would definitely not be offended, and he answered a lot of questions in advance.

"Yes, the Warriors are a team with a very long history. In history, the Warriors have won the championship three times. In the entire NBA, the Warriors are second only to the Celtics, Lakers and Bulls. The background of the championship is very deep. Therefore, I also came here. I like the culture of the Warriors and the glorious history of this team. What I have to do is to follow in the footsteps of the predecessors, lead and help this team, and stand on the NBA championship podium again. There is no doubt about this."

Starting from the historical background, it blows a wave of the history of the warriors, avoids the chaos at this stage, and looks forward to the future. It is reasonable and well-founded, and it is really appropriate to advance and retreat.

After hearing this, the reporters felt that Qin Fei was getting more and more slippery now. Didn't this guy still tease Jordan some time ago?

They don't know Qin Fei's principle. Qin Fei's principle is to only criticize the players and not the team. The goal is clear and he will never accidentally hurt his teammates.

During the brief press conference, everyone was asking Qin Fei questions.

Qin Fei answered one by one with his water-tight defense.

As soon as the press conference ended, agent Tellem said that the Warriors have arrived in Minnesota and can conduct team training.

Qin Fei hurried to the arena, and then met the Warriors players and coaches in the locker room.

"Good brother, we meet again!"

The first player to greet him was Terry Cummings, who had been teammates with Qin Fei before.

Terry Cummings was teammates with Qin Fei during his rookie season and fought side by side for a season. Later, he lost to the Jazz in the playoffs. Cummings did not renew his contract with the Supersonics. After two seasons, he came to the Warriors. Unexpectedly, he and Qin Fei became teammates again.

"You won the championship as soon as I left, it's so embarrassing!"

Cummings was also an All-Star figure before. When he got older, he only wanted to chase the championship. After the price cut came, the Supersonics did not win the championship. They won the championship as soon as they left the Supersonics.

Qin Fei and Cummings hugged each other.

I'm also very happy in my heart. With Cummings in the Warriors, he can be regarded as someone in the team, and it won't be too difficult to integrate.

"It's useless to win the championship. You see, I have been traded."

In private, Qin Fei teased his old club casually and no one said him, Cummings laughed.

Then Cummings pulled Qin Fei to introduce them to everyone.

The first middle-aged man, wearing a clean suit, looked more serious and kept silent. He waited for Qin Fei to arrive and then looked at Qin Fei carefully.

"Coach PJ Carlesimo, I'm Qin Fei, nice to meet you."

Qin Fei took the initiative to speak, with a warm smile on his face.

Carlesimo was originally the head coach, and he always put on a face. Qin Fei greeted him with such a smile, but he couldn't put on airs anymore. He held Qin Fei's hand, smiled slightly on his gentle face, and nodded.

"Qin Fei, welcome to Warriors and become a part of us."

Qin Fei smiled and replied, "Thank you."

There are thousands of people, and it is impossible for all coaches to be like John Thomson. Qin Fei, the coach of Carlesimo, has known it before. As the rumors say, he has some arrogance as a coach.

The conflict between Qin Fei and Sprewell the year before last was also resounding. At that time, Sprewell was already the leading star of the Warriors averaging 20+ per game, and Carlesimo was coaching the Warriors for the first year.

That day, the clouds were thick and the temperature was low.

Sprewell was in a bad mood when he walked into the training hall, and Carlesimo has been scolding Sprewell from the sidelines and has no intention of stopping.

The hot-tempered Sprewell threw down the basketball in his hand and rushed to the sidelines to strangle Carlesimo's neck for 15 seconds. If his teammates hadn't pulled Sprewell away, Carlesimo would have died. This is the famous "throat lock incident" in NBA history.

After this incident, Sprewell was banned from the rest of the game, his salary was stopped, and his image plummeted. The Warriors sent him to the New York Knicks after the suspension took effect.

Sprewell later said in an interview that he missed his flight to Utah three days before the chokehold incident, and Carlesimo had been taunting him about it, and three weeks before the chokehold incident, Sprewell also had friction with Carlesimo, and the two parties had long-standing grievances.

Carlesimo's father was the former head coach and sports director of the basketball teams of Scranton University and Fordham University. He was not worried about food and clothing since he was a child. His life trajectory was completely different from that of players from the bottom like Sprewell.

Qin Fei is different from a madman. Qin Fei's city is relatively deep. He took the initiative to speak, with a smile on his face, and gave enough face to the head coach. In the first meeting between Carlesimo and Qin Fei, both of them gave each other a five-point evaluation, which was neither good nor bad. It seemed that they could become an ordinary colleague relationship.

Then some assistant coaches and other players started meeting with Qin Fei.

Some of John Starks, Donyell Marshall, and Bimbokors Qin Fei have played against each other and have met several times, while others are not familiar with each other. They tried hard to remember the names of each teammate.

After a simple welcome ceremony, Carlesimo clapped his hands and interrupted the mutual introduction between the players.

"Guys, we need to hurry up and train, face the Timberwolves tonight, and try to win this game!"

Qin Fei immediately kept silent and watched Carlesimo perform.

Carlesimo is very satisfied with Qin Fei's "knowledge". Although Rowell has explained before that Qin Fei will be the core of the team and must start the game. Now it seems that Qin Fei is not the kind of player with strong "control" and is much easier to get along with than "Madman"!

He sighed in his heart, if Sprewell was like Qin Fei, why did he destroy his future and parted ways?

Everyone changed their jerseys and shoes and came to the training hall.

Qin Fei started the first joint training with his teammates, and they only had one afternoon to get acquainted with each other.

(End of this chapter)