You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 707 Final form?Far from coming!

Chapter 717 Final form?Far from coming!

Although the deal between the 76ers and the Celtics has been finalized, the players involved in the deal still need to pass a medical examination before the deal can be finalized.

Physical examination, player reports, joint training, participation in official competitions.

A process is required.

The regular season is still long, and the 76ers have the patience to wait for Rondo to finish the procedure.

On February 2, the incomplete 2ers easily won against the Detroit Pistons.

It was also on this day that Rondo officially passed the physical examination of the 76ers.

On February 2, Rondo and Chris Johnson joined the 3ers in training.

Wei Xia was not used to the sudden appearance of a capable defender on the training ground.

Wei Xia didn't expect to see Rondo again as a teammate.

"I thought you would die in Los Angeles." Rondo said in a seemingly indifferent tone, "Your performance in the finals will still appear in my nightmares."

In six years, both sides of the 2008 finals have changed.

"Los Angeles doesn't believe in loyalty," Versia said.

Rondo sneered: "Boston doesn't believe it either."

"We have something in common, right?" Wei Xia is not sure whether Rondo's arrogant and aloof character can be integrated into the team.

Rondo may put up airs in front of others, but not in front of Wei Xia.He knows Wei Xia's strength. Wei Xia, who was able to change the result of the finals by himself six years ago, is now stronger.

He wants to prove himself more than anyone.

Moreover, Rondo is extremely convinced: "The biggest thing we have in common is that no one is better at stimulating your potential than me."

Wei Xia believes that Rondo is the best point guard he has ever partnered with in his career-a healthy Nash may be better, but he is unhealthy.

Rondo and the others meet and introduce each other.

Only Holiday was indifferent. He knew that he would have to play as a substitute as soon as Rondo came.

Holiday can play two guard positions, but the 76ers already have Wei Xia in the starting second position, and Rondo has replaced his first position, so he can only play the sixth man.

This is also what Jay Wright had agreed with him in advance.

Holiday accepts the arrangement of the sixth man, but he also has objections. His objection is that Rondo hasn't played a game. How can he be sure that he is the better one?

Wright assured him that if Rondo didn't play the way the coaches wanted, he would return to the starting lineup.

Holiday just gave up.

The difference between Holiday and Faried is that he has already signed a contract extension with the 76ers and has no desire to perform in a contract year. Therefore, it is not unacceptable to play the sixth man in order to improve the team's competitiveness.

On February 2, the 3ers played the Nets back-to-back at home.

In this battle, Rondo still did not enter the activation list.

The commentator knew it well: "It seems that the 76ers decided to create a topic. They will let Rajon Rondo play on February 2th, which is the last game of the 5ers this season against the Celtics."

The first game after being traded by the old club is to face the old club. This kind of drama is rare.

The Nets can be regarded as a strong team in the Eastern Conference. Last year, they established the third super team of this century, which ended in destruction just like the first two super teams.

Now, Pierce and Garnett are one year older, and the team's competitiveness has declined visible to the naked eye.

Rondo watched the game in his practice uniform.

Wei Xia ran to death the flank of the Nets, relying on a large number of catch shots and a small amount of offense with the ball, easily scored 42 points.

The Nets, ranked sixth in the Eastern Conference, fell to the ground vulnerable.

"I have talked to many people. The 76ers are the strongest team in the Eastern Conference. I have been paying attention to them. I am familiar with their tactics. Knowing about them before will help me speed up my integration into the team."

Rondo did not play, but the attention of the reporters was not little.

"Everyone says I'm the guy who's going to pass the ball to Wish for the next few years, and yeah, I think so, that's what I'm here for."

Facing the cameras, Rondo did not display the arrogance that many in the 76ers are unaccustomed to.

He is very abnormal, with a humble attitude and sensible answers, it seems that he has really changed himself.

"Run!"

"Is this where you should appear?"

"DeMarcus, don't keep making me say the same thing!"

"When I played in the finals, you were still crazy in high school, so don't fucking stare at me!"

"I'll do whatever I say, you idiot who can't even play referees, stop playing with me here, Understand?"

On the first day Rondo participated in the team match, Wei Xia realized how important it is to make this deal.

By gods, finally someone in Sunset Center can discipline this bear properly!
Rondo got Cousins ​​out on his first day of formal practice.

Moreover, Rondo has many advantages in disciplining Cousins.They are both born in Kentucky, and Rondo is Cousins' senior.Rondo was once one of the top three point guards in the league and presided over the offense of a championship team. He is very smart, he can even be said to have a high IQ, and he has a bad personality and has zero tolerance for idiots.

Cousins ​​was unconvinced at first, why should Rajon Rondo, a discarded son who was sold off by the team as scrap after a serious injury, complain to him?
So there was Rondo's phrase "When I was playing in the finals, you were still abusing food in high school, so don't fucking stare at me!"

Rondo's irritability made Cousins ​​​​frightened, really scared.

Wei Xia can calm him down, but Wei Xia seldom gets angry. In most cases, he is mainly tolerated and encouraged. As long as Rondo sees him messing up, his mouth is like a machine gun.

Unbelievable, unbelievable, Cousins, who has dominated the Sunset Center for four years, was subdued by Rondo.

At the beginning, Wei Xia just felt that Rondo's nature was hard to change, but later he discovered the strategy.

It is impossible for Rondo not to know Cousins' status in the team, and he knows that Cousins ​​is the most difficult of all.How can he quickly establish his prestige as a point guard who mainly focuses on scheduling and needs to command the team like he can?
Of course it is to scare the chickens to scare the monkeys!
Yep, Cousins ​​is that chicken.

Seeing that Cousins ​​was treated like this, other people did not dare to disobey even if they had resentment against Rondo's bad attitude.

Rondo quickly gathered the team and established his status in the team.

Wei Xia watched quietly, and once again lamented that the deal was done right.

At all times, there has to be a bad guy on the team.

In the past, Wei Xia played the good guy and the bad guy at the same time. Without schizophrenia, he was well controlled.Now with Rondo, he can be a good guy with peace of mind, and Rondo isn't going to befriend any of the panting creatures in this arena anyway.

Rondo has established himself so quickly that even the coaching staff didn't expect it.

The coaching staff, who had doubts about his ability to play against the Celtics the day after tomorrow, decided to put him on the active list.

The time came to February 2, and the 6ers submitted their player list early.

The outside world has been waiting for a long time. Fans and critics want to know what kind of combat power the new 76ers will have and what performance Rondo will show against the old owner.

That night, the 76ers arrived an hour early to warm up.

Rondo donned the non-Celtic No. 9 for the first time.

The 76ers' No. 9 home jersey looked awkward on him.

"I'm still used to you wearing green." Wei Xia said.

Rondo was not in the mood to sigh with Wei Xia: "I still want to see you in purple, can you still wear it?"

"It depends on whether the 76ers' jersey design will make a breakthrough in the future." Wei Xia looked forward to the day when he would wear the purple jersey again.

The audience found that Rondo entered the starting list.

Holiday, who played for the 76ers for three consecutive years as a starter, sat on the bench.

At the beginning of the game, the 76ers won the jump ball, and Rondo found a fast break opportunity.

Wei Xia scored a layup.

That kind of ball can't show his skills. His really powerful organization and connection are all reflected in positional warfare.

The Celtics feature Jeff Green.

Green is the only reliable one-on-one player for the Celtics. At the same time, Rondo gradually exposed some problems after the serious injury.His explosive power is much worse than in the past, and his lateral speed has slowed down, which affects his defense.

Before the injury, Rondo was selected to the defensive team for four consecutive years, including a steals champion. Now he definitely does not have the strength of the defensive team, and can only be regarded as above average.

This point, the 76ers have long expected.

Fortunately, his organizational skills have not deteriorated at all.

He had only practiced with the team for a few days, and he had already memorized most of the tactics. During the game, his tactical gestures rose and fell, and he planned the offense in an orderly manner.

"The last time the 76ers played such a reasonable offense was back in 2009, when the 76ers had two Andres. Their selflessness allowed the team to get out of the haze of the Iverson era, but they didn't go far."

The 76ers, with Andre Iguodala and Andre Miller at their core, won 41 and stopped in the first round, which was a flash in the pan.

Teams with too strong organizational attributes can play reasonable games, but they can't go very far.

The 76ers in the Weixia era were too brave and lacked flexibility and a master of attacking. Nash's injury made him more than capable, and the addition of Rondo made up for the team's most vulnerable shortcoming.

Although his defense is not as aggressive as Holiday, the 76ers don't rely so much on the defense of the first position.

Faried's defense assistance, Cousins' basket deterrence and Wesha's DPOY-level positional influence are enough to make up for the shortcomings.

Against the former owner, Rondo played 29 minutes and sent 12 assists.

The 76ers' offense was as elegant and supple as a master skater, scoring 126 points and beating the Celtics.

"Good stories often have a difficult beginning, and many stories are like this. But tonight, we made a good start." Jay Wright said confidently, "Please continue to pay attention to our growth. I believe that this is far from the final form of the 76ers."

(End of this chapter)