rpbooks Chapter 133 A New Journey
Chapter 133 A New Journey
Chapter 133 A New Journey
After returning to San Francisco, it is time to prepare for the 2000-2001 NBA regular season. With the assistance of trainers and fitness experts, all players began to gradually increase the amount of training and training intensity, and began to adjust their physical recovery for the new NBA journey. feel.
It took a few days for coach Lenny Wilkens to return to San Francisco. He also arrived on the same plane as Jiangnan team Hu Dong, Little Witch Bonnie, translator Li Lihu Tieyi and others, the legendary Lithuanian point guard European king Sarunas also arrived in San Francisco as scheduled.
Verus was overjoyed. He originally thought that the efficiency of the China Basketball Association was just like that. The matter of Hu Dong joining the Warriors would take a few months to figure out. He didn't expect that everything would be done at the speed of light.
Bonnie smiled, and a certain leader of the Shenzhou government said a word in the auditorium. The original text is that basketball must speed up its pace and move towards the new century. something happened.
The press conference held by the Golden State Warriors Club is definitely the most popular among journalists and media people. The new boss is rich and bold, and he will give it away when he comes. It is either a red envelope or an electronic product. Everyone is polite, and you can receive gifts in private when you are on a business trip at public expense. It's no wonder that the field reporter on the sports page can't run fast.
Lenny Wilkens attended the press conference with Hakeem Olajuwon, Grant Hill, Tracy McGrady, Hu Dong, and Sarunas to introduce the new season to all reporters The new Golden State Warriors, and answer questions from reporters one by one.
After dealing with the Golden State Warriors Club several times, all reporters and news media people understand that the owner of Golden State is generous and straightforward, but he holds grudges, and he will hold grudges for a lifetime.
Whoever raises a tricky, mean and unreasonable question, huh, then don’t even think about appearing on the site of the Golden State Warriors Club. There is a group of black security guards at the gate, and there are a group of East Asian yellow-skinned faces waiting for you. An uninvited Don't even try to get in there.
The news officer and host took the lead in announcing that the No.1 player from the mysterious Eastern China had landed in the NBA, which aroused some interest from the reporters. As soon as the handsome and tall Hu Dong came out, the flashlights came like rain, and Hu Dong, who had studied spoken English for half a year, was surprised , It is already possible to communicate with reporters relatively smoothly, which makes the reporters present even more excited.
The San Francisco Times reporter who received the red envelope and had a tacit relationship was the first to stand up and asked: "First of all, congratulations to the Shenzhou Men's Basketball Team for winning the silver medal in the Sydney Olympic Men's Basketball. For the second basketball power in the world, the most powerful and most populous country outside the United States The eastern country in the world has the first player to enter the NBA so late. As a pioneer, Asian basketball No.1, Hu Dong, what do you have to say to us?"
Hu Dong shyly said in English: "I am very honored to play for the Golden State Warriors. Playing in the NBA is the dream of every professional basketball player on this planet. There is nothing more important than proving yourself on the strongest stage." It’s a challenging thing. I am looking forward to the new season, and I hope that the local fans in San Francisco can go to the Oracle Arena to cheer for me, thank you.”
After that, Sarunas's answer was even more simple and clear. He said: "I don't want to just get a non-guaranteed basic salary contract and be traded as a bargaining chip by an NBA team. I have enough respect, that's enough, I will prove myself in the nba, thank you."
Dameng Olajuwon smiled and said: "Everyone must be wondering about me being so old and wandering around playing ball, but Mutombo told me, don't worry about those gossiping women, we are not old, we can still jump For a few days, I will see you in the NBA if you are not convinced, our Golden State Warriors are definitely not a weak team that anyone can bully."
The speeches of Grant Hill and Tracy McGrady were succinct and focused on one central idea. They came to join a championship team, not to receive a box lunch and wait for retirement.
The reporters naturally went back to add oil and vinegar, brag about it, and eat people's mouths with short hands. This made the basketball fans in the San Francisco Bay Area look forward to it. On October 2000, 10, the Warriors' first regular season home game tickets were instantly snatched up. null.
The Golden State Warriors roster for the 2000-2001 season is as follows:
Center Hakeem Olajuwon 2.13 meters, Dikembe Mutombo 2.18 meters, Ben Wallace 2.06 meters
Power forward Donyell Marshall 2.06 meters Jermaine O'Neal 2.11 meters
Small forward Tracy McGrady 2.03 meters, Bruce Bowen 2.01 meters
Shooting guard Hu Dong 1.98 meters, Larry Hughes 1.96 meters
Point guard Chauncey Billups 1.91m, Jason Terry 1.88m, Earl Boykins 1.65m
On the injured list: Grant Hill, Chris Mullin
Verus had a chat with Sarunas, and in the end he happily accepted the suggestion to go to the Development League first, where he will be the main point guard, and then he will be transferred to the American basketball atmosphere after he is completely suitable for the American basketball atmosphere. Back to the Warriors, the point guard is the brain of a team, and it is not a good thing to rush to the NBA.
Mark Jackson and Raja Bell also went to the Development League to report together. The three of them will start under the head coach Gary King and learn how to play basketball in the United States.
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