unfinished glory

Chapter 169 New Teammates

By the time West brought Li Chongxiao to the locker room, his teammates had already arrived.

The best middle position is Li Chongxiao's.His No. 6 jersey is neatly hung in the cabinet, and the Under Armour's FMVP color matching "SuperFly II" has long been placed on the ground.

Seeing him come in, all the players stood up and stared at the new boss of the team.

Li Chongxiao greeted everyone, walked generously to the front of the locker, and put down his backpack.

Seeing this cabinet located in the center of the locker room, he was very moved and remembered the first time he entered the Spurs locker room.

At that time, his locker was located near the door, and the team bosses came in one by one. He could only stand up and say hello again and again, like a doorman.

Later, the old teammates left one by one, and his performance got better and better, so he had the opportunity to get closer to the center position step by step.But his best position in the Spurs locker room is only at the fifth or sixth position, which was left to him after Nesterovic left.

Now Li Chongxiao is sitting reservedly at the center of the locker room, waiting for his teammates to come and say hello, just like Duncan did back then.

Gasol was sitting on the right, looking at Li Chongxiao sitting in his former position with a complicated expression, accepting the "worship" of people like himself.

But in essence, he is a player who is not good at fighting. He is a bit weak when playing against other teams. The same is true in the competition within the team. He dare not complain about the team's arrangements.

Li Chongxiao still respected Gasol. Although this player was tortured to death by Li Chongxiao no matter whether he was in the NBA Grizzlies or in the Spanish national team, it did not mean that he had no strength.

Being able to lead a team to the Western Conference playoffs for three consecutive years is not something that any player can do.

And the character of the other party is simply the perfect second master.It is easy to find someone who looks like the boss in the league, but it is difficult to find someone who is willing to be the second.

Another player Li Chongxiao had to give in to was Shane Battier, a veteran of his alma mater Duke University and captain of the Grizzlies.

Some other players have not been in the NBA for as many years as Li Chongxiao, so naturally they don't have qualifications and can't afford to put on airs.

Especially some fringe players who are not sure whether they can stay in the team look at Li Chongxiao very eagerly and expectantly.

At present, the team has a roster of nineteen players, many of which are not in the team's plan. A few players will be eliminated one after another, and there is a possibility of further transactions.

The Grizzlies made a lot of changes to the team in the summer. Apart from Li Chongxiao being the absolute core, they also roughly determined the main players to stay on the team.

The first thing to complete is to make an appointment with Gasol. With such a helper, Li Chongxiao can play more easily in the new season.

Then signed Gasol Jr., as a second-round pick, the price is right, and he can supplement the empty inside line.

Darko Milicic and Hakeem Warik are the other two insiders. There are no major accidents, and it is basically confirmed that they will stay in the team.

Sean Battier's technical characteristics are just right for Li Chongxiao. He is not very good at singles, can defend, has three-pointers, and can open up space.

In addition, they also signed Matt Barnes, a free agent who left the Warriors, as a subsidy at the small forward position. .

The positions of Mike Miller and Li Chongxiao overlap, and it is possible to stay on the team as the sixth man in the new season.

Mike Conley, drafted last year, and Kyle Lowry, drafted the year before, are paired at point guard.

As for this year's draft, they drafted Kevin Love, then made a three-team trade with the Timberwolves and the Warriors for Corey Brewer and the Warriors' 2011 first-round pick (top three protected ).

In this way, the 11 places are basically determined, and the rest depends on the preseason situation and the selection of suitable players.From the current point of view, the team must introduce at least one more insider in case of emergency.

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After the team members greeted each other, the new head coach Rick Carlisle also brought the coaching staff over.

Carlisle was the former head coach of the Pacers. He was unemployed last season due to a poor record, and now he is back on the job.

He was once rumored to succeed Avery Johnson as head coach of the Mavericks.But after the Grizzlies consulted Li Chongxiao's opinion, they took the lead in recruiting him.He himself is also happy to coach a player like Li Chongxiao, and the two sides quickly reached a five-year contract.

After Carlisle introduced himself and the team members, he simply announced today's mission, which is nothing more than a physical test and a media meeting.

Li Chongxiao had already visited various facilities of the team, so he went for a physical test first.After leaving a series of surprises to the medical team, I went to take a photo of the makeup.

Solo, with Pau Gasol, the starting five, etc., every poster that the team will vigorously promote, undoubtedly has Li Chongxiao standing in the middle.

In the new season, he will serve as the core of the team and appear on various promotional posters of the Grizzlies.

Immediately after the team held a media meeting, Li Chongxiao showed off his jersey.

Last season, the Grizzlies had a record of 20 wins and 62 losses in the bottom of the Western Conference. The head coach was fired at the end of the season.It was once rumored that the team was going to be torn down and rebuilt, and all the players were put on the shelves.

As a result, Uncle Li fell from the sky and instantly completed the most critical step in the reconstruction, finding the core of the team.The uniform team of the team was also very confused. They suddenly changed from worrying about how to use players to change their picks to worrying about how to use their picks to change to role players.

The most typical example is that Gasol, who was about to be negotiated for this year's No. [-] rookie OJ Mayo, turned into paying the fifth overall pick Love for Corey Brewer + a top pick.

The team wants to keep Gasol as Li Chongxiao's support, and there is no space to train Love.

As for Mayo, who has both immediate combat power and potential stocks, how can he compare to Li Chongxiao, who has the same attributes and has already achieved fame.

Mayo is 21 years old, and Li Chongxiao is only 22 years old.Even if it is given to Mayo for two years, it will not reach Li Chongxiao's "height".

How far Li Chongxiao can lead the Grizzlies in the new season is what all the reporters present are most concerned about.

Although Li Chongxiao told his boss and West that he would lead the team to the second round of the playoffs, but when facing the media, he was relatively conservative. His goal for this season was the playoffs.

Regarding the clichéd issue of choosing the Grizzlies, Li Chongxiao naturally once again praised the team owner and the uniform team.

Throughout the media meeting, Li Chongxiao talked and laughed happily, changing his taciturn style in the Spurs.He is ready to be the leader of the team, on and off the field.

The first day of coming to the new team passed like this, and the dissolution was soon announced.

Li Chongxiao didn't practice any more, but surrounded by his teammates, he came to the parking lot and prepared to go home.He didn't invite guests to dinner or anything like that, and he wasn't here today either.

He was still driving a new luxury car, and this time he was greeted with waves of envy and admiration, and no one would be surprised or persuaded anymore.

(End of this chapter)