The most versatile player in history

Chapter 158 Welcome to New York

United States, New York.

One of the top cosmopolitan cities in the world.

"Hi, Lu Shaojie."

"Hello, Mr. Ujiri."

"This is Mr. Dolan."

"Hi, Mr. Dolan."

"Haha, Lu Shaojie, I finally expected you to come."

After a few pleasantries, the three got into the car and headed to the New York Knicks Club.

Lu Shaojie looked out of the window curiously, looking at this strange city.

He will spend most of the next few years here, and he has mixed feelings at this time.

Suddenly, a huge poster appeared in Lu Shaojie's sight.

On the tall billboard, the figure on the poster looked familiar.

Lu Shaojie took a closer look, and it turned out to be his own poster.

The poster reads, Welcome to New York.

I have a heart.

Lu Shaojie nodded, feeling the warmth from the club.

At this time, tens of thousands of fans gathered outside the New York Knicks club.

Holding a small poster of Lu Shaojie in their hands, they shouted Lu Shaojie's name loudly.

Although Lu Shaojie hadn't arrived yet, the excitement in the hearts of the fans could not be restrained.

how many years?

No star player wants to settle in the city.

Obviously it is the most prosperous city in the world, and it obviously has the most loyal fans, why don't star players like it here?
Now that Lu Shaojie is here, the fans finally have their idol.

Especially after watching Lu Shaojie's performance in the Olympic Games.

Their expectations were even greater.

The New York Knicks are finally on the rise.

We don't need to fight for the No. [-] pick in the future.

The fans were looking forward to it, and finally Dolan's luxury car arrived.

"Lu Shaojie!"

"Lu Shaojie!"

"Lu Shaojie!"

Sitting in the car, Lu Shaojie saw the fans from a distance.

He was a little surprised that he was so popular when he just arrived?

The enthusiasm of the American fans is not in vain!

With the window down, Lu Shaojie waved to the fans.

"Lu Shaojie!"

The fans rushed over frantically, shouting his name loudly.

"Hi, hello, hello."

Lu Shaojie greeted the fans with a smile.

After finally getting rid of the enthusiasm of the fans, the car drove into the Knicks club.

A group of people stood not far away.

Thibodeau, head coach of the New York Knicks, stood at the front.

Behind him are members of the coaching staff and the Knicks players.

"Hi, Lu Shaojie."

When Lu Shaojie got out of the car, Xibodu came over and extended his hand to Lu Shaojie.

"Hello, Coach."

After Lu Shaojie shook hands with Thibodeau, he waved to everyone.

"Hi, Lu Shaojie."

Everyone gathered around, especially the Knicks players, who were very enthusiastic.

Such an attitude made Lu Shaojie, who was still a little apprehensive, relieved.

……

……

After arranging the accommodation, Lu Shaojie participated in the team's training that afternoon.

Before the training, Thibodeau called the players together and said: "From this moment on, Lu Shaojie is the core player of our team. On the court, you all have to play around Lu Shaojie. If anyone is not convinced, stand up now." , to challenge Lu Shaojie."

"As long as someone can beat Lu Shaojie in the heads-up, then I can consider you as the core of the team."

Thibodeau glanced at everyone and asked, "Who wants to stand up now?"

"I come."

Randall stood up.

"it is good."

Everyone stepped aside, leaving Randall and Lu Shaojie on the court.

At the start of the game, Randall attacked first.

Randall dribbled continuously in different directions, trying to shake Lu Shaojie's footsteps.

Lu Shaojie firmly occupied the defensive position, leaving no room for Randall to break through.

Randall had no choice but to speed up his breakthrough.

Lu Shaojie was faster than him, and got stuck in the position ahead of time.

Randall suddenly stopped, jumped up and shot.

Lu Shaojie also jumped up.

"Snapped."

The ball was blocked by Lu Shaojie.

"nice shot!"

The teammates watching the game applauded Lu Shaojie.

Lu Shaojie's offensive round.

He took a step forward, Randall stepped back, and Lu Shaojie pulled up and shot.

The ball goes in.

"Lu Shaojie did a great job!"

The teammates applauded Lu Shaojie again.

Randall shook his head, suddenly feeling that it was not wise to stand up today.

The game continued, Randall dribbled the ball to find rhythm.

Lu Shaojie suddenly stretched out his hand.

"Snapped."

Steal the ball!

The ball was in Lu Shaojie's hands.

Lu Shaojie dribbled the ball out of the three-point line. After a few consecutive dribbles, he suddenly accelerated, threw off Randall's defense, easily came to the basket, and put the ball into the basket.

"Lu Shaojie beat Randall!"

The teammates began to gloat.

"Damn, shame on me!"

Randall already had remorse.

On the next ball, Randall missed a shot.

In Lu Shaojie's offensive round, he continuously changed directions and dribbled, suddenly accelerated, and then made a sudden stop for a jump shot.

The ball goes in again.

"do not fight."

Randall knew that the longer he played, the more embarrassing he became.

Let's end it sooner.

Why not?

Do not challenge him.

"Haha."

Thibodeau smiled and applauded, then called the players together and said: "Who else is not convinced, you can stand up now."

Everyone is shaking their heads.

Randall can be regarded as the strongest player on the team before. He was blown up, who would make a fool of himself?
"Well, since you have no objections, then do as I say, if you can't do it, don't blame me for not letting you play."

"clear."

The players have no objection to Lu Shaojie being the core of the team, and Randall is not dissatisfied with Lu Shaojie, he just wants to experience Lu Shaojie's strength for himself.

After the fight, Randall realized Lu Shaojie's terrifying strength and talent firsthand.

"Okay, let's start training now."

With Lu Shaojie's core position confirmed, Thibodeau has taken the first step.

The rest is to formulate tactics around Lu Shaojie and find the most suitable players for Lu Shaojie to determine the starting lineup.

After the training was over, Lu Shaojie opened the attribute panel and turned to the basketball attribute interface.

Height: 208cm
Arm span: 229cm
Weight: XNUM X kg
Shots: 98
Dribble: 96
Possession: 95
Breakthrough: 94
Passes: 93
Footsteps: 97
Defense: 99
Steals: 98
Caps: 99
Rebounds: 99
Help defense: 95
Organization: 98
Today Lu Shaojie has fully grown into a top player.

All of his abilities are above 90, coupled with his powerful physical attributes, even in this NBA where there are so many strong players, Lu Shaojie is definitely one of the top players in terms of personal ability alone.

Moreover, he still has room for improvement.

A few days later, the New York Knicks press conference.

This is Lu Shaojie's first appearance in front of the media since joining the New York Knicks.

Lu Shaojie wears the number 12 jersey.

The jersey number has no special meaning, but Lu Shaojie used the previous jersey number.

This press conference attracted many media to attend.

Not only reporters from the sports media, but also various local media in New York also sent reporters to report.

People are very curious about Lu Shaojie and want to ask him many questions.

(End of this chapter)