NBA: I am the god of basketball

Chapter 60 Return Day

"Hey buddy, how are you doing?"

On September 9th, the NBA preseason game is about to start, and all teams in the league have also arrived at the player assembly day.

The players of the Suns ended their vacation one after another and returned to the arena after a long absence.

Seeing their teammates whom they hadn't seen for a long time, the players greeted each other warmly and talked about their colorful lives during their holidays.

Returning from injury, Stoudemire, who was finally able to officially play the game, became the focus of everyone's attention.

"This summer has suffocated me. In fact, I have fully recovered in early July, but because I can't play games, I can only recover in the arena. At that time, I can't wait to participate in the summer league."

Stoudemire said to his teammates with a smile: "Guys, I am very sorry for not being able to fight with you last season and missing the chance to win the championship. This season is different. We must take back what belongs to us. championship!"

"In the new season, I am going to change my jersey number from 32 to 1. I hope this will bring good luck to me and everyone."

As the No. [-] man under Nash in the Suns, Stoudemire is qualified to say such words, and no one will question his words.

After all, the Suns reached the finals last season without Stoudemire. This season Stoudemire returned with full blood, and the team's strength has further improved, which is obviously stronger than last season.

In fact, there is no need for Stoudemire to say that in the new season, the entire Suns team, from the management coaching staff to the bench players, all aim for the championship.

In the lively atmosphere, Wang Chao sat alone in the corner of the dressing room changing clothes.

Wang Chao has only one friend in the Suns, and that is Dion, a fringe figure who was cut by the team in the middle of last season.

With Dieng leaving the team, he has no one on the team who can be called a friend.

Although in the second half of the season, Wang Chao relied on his super three-point shooting ability to secure the team's main position, and became the starter and the team's scoring leader in the playoffs, but his outstanding performance has nothing to do with whether he can make friends. It's two different things.

"Hey, Wang, I haven't seen you for a few months. You have grown stronger. I heard from the arena staff that you come to train almost every day. You work hard."

Seemingly sensing that Wang Chao was out of place, Nash took the initiative to come to Wang Chao's side to say hello.

"Well, let's practice hard, and we can become stronger in the new season." Wang Chao responded with a smile.

It can only be said that he is worthy of being a top pass master who can see the whole situation. Even in the locker room, Nash has a very keen sense of smell.

"I'm looking forward to your performance in the new season."

After chatting with Wang Chao for a few words, Nash left.

This kind of polite greeting is just a superficial effort. Although Wang Chao can often receive pass assists from Nash on the field, and the two also have pick-and-roll tactics, the relationship between the two parties is limited to teammates on the field.

Wang Chao didn't think there was anything wrong with this. He came to play in the NBA to make money, not to make friends.

It is Wang Chao's only goal to perform better on the field, secure the team's main position, and strive to get a big contract offer to renew the contract before the end of this season.

That's right, the next 2006-07 season will be Wang Chao's contract year.

I don't know if it's a coincidence. As a second-round rookie, Wang Chao signed a 2+1 contract with the Suns, with a three-year contract period and a team option for the last year.

For the second-round picks in 04, especially the rookies selected at the end of the second round, most teams will choose to sign a two-year contract with them.

Of course, there are exceptions to everything. There are also some outstanding players who will sign a three-year contract with the team. For example, Anderson Varejao, who was selected with the first pick in the second round in 3, signed a rookie contract with the Cavaliers. It is 04 years.

Wang Chao was lucky. He also signed a three-year contract with the team, and in the summer the team chose to implement Wang Chao's team option, and the third year of the contract came into effect.

The three-year rookie contract has an advantage, that is, it can just avoid the restrictions of the Arenas clause. With the expiration of the third year of the contract, when Wang Chao wants to renew his contract with the team, he has the opportunity to sign a high salary. Even a max salary contract.

Of course, this is just Wang Chao's own idea.

Although Wang Chao played well last season, no one would think that he has the strength to get a maximum salary offer.

Only Wang Chao knows that compared to last season, he can be regarded as completely reborn in the new season.

After nearly three months of crazy training, the overall rating of ability value of 54 has reached 66, which is 1 point more than when he just completed the task before.

Without the overall evaluation compensation in the NBA2K game, Wang Chao's combat effectiveness of the 66-point ability value overall evaluation cannot be underestimated.

Among other things, the three three-pointers with a full value of 99, the average has been 85 mid-range shots, the speed and agility of both breaking through 80, and the physical strength reaching 88, it seems that an All-Star player should have value.

And in addition to the ability value, Wang Chao also has the bonus of talent.

Today's Wang Chao has four talents in the talent tree, three in the shooting category: sharpshooter, quick shooter, and sniper, which makes Wang Chao's ability in shooting quite outstanding.

The long-distance runner talent provided Wang Chao with a bonus far exceeding 88 physical strength.

Wang Chao, who possesses multiple abilities, is very confident. If it weren't for Stoudemire's return from injury, he would be absolutely sure to compete for the team's scoring champion in the regular season in the new season!

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After changing in the locker room, the players came to the field.

The team's head coach Mike D'Antoni and a group of assistant coaches have come to the arena ahead of time to wait.

After all the players were due, D'Antoni gave a speech first, and then started the first thing that the players would do after gathering in previous years-body side.

During the long vacation, each player chooses to spend the vacation in a different way. Some will spend their days leisurely on the beach in Hawaii, some will go to bars and nightclubs every day to get drunk, and some simply stay at home and indulge in video games every day.

All in all, there are very few players who can self-discipline to maintain a certain amount of training every day and maintain their best competitive state last season. Not every player can be as self-disciplined as Kobe and James.

In order to be able to grasp the physical condition and status of all players at the first time, the side of the body is essential.

As always, whenever this is the time, it is often the time for the assistant coach to curse.

"Hey! Boris (Dior), you are 5 kilograms heavier than in the finals. Are you sleeping with a Coke bottle this holiday?"

"Kurt Thomas! Your traversing and running speed are too slow, have your joints rusted in a vacation?"

"My God, I really don't understand what you guys are thinking. Why are you shouting the championship slogan in such a state!"

Of course, not everyone was scolded.

In the speed test area, the assistant coach in charge of the test looked at the stopwatch and looked at Wang Chao with raised eyebrows unexpectedly.

"Your Majesty, you are doing well."

(End of this chapter)