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Chapter 32 Minnesota
At 9 o'clock in the morning, as an off-season, the Timberwolves' home court "Target Center Arena" was still a little deserted, but McGee had already run from the hotel to the arena alone with a small bag.

Now McGee is very excited, the most difficult step has been passed, the treatment of the second round pick is still better than that of the undrafted, if there is no accident, McGee can now call himself an NBA player.

McGee has replaced the template card with Artest at this time, and Bennett's template card has thrown away the dust of history.

Recently, McGee has been adapting to the new template and the changes brought about by his body. There is a feeling that he is about to re-enter the development period. Generally speaking, the difference is not very big, but McGee followed the training and some tactics of the old Mike. Guidance, McGee felt that he could still be stronger, stronger than Bennett and better than Artest who was emptied by drugs.

He came too early, not to mention the other rookies, even the security guy who opened the door. The north wind blowing in front of the Target Center, McGee knew a truth. Birds were frozen to death.

After half an hour, the fat doorman who opened the door drove a tractor-like vehicle over.

Uh, the fat man was taken aback when he found McGee, who was huddled under the huge signboard at the door and had a runny nose from the cold.

Minnesota, wearing tracksuits to the Target Center, this is either crazy or a recruit who has no confidence in the Minnesota climate.

Going out in the morning may give you a little confidence in a tracksuit, but it's like the first hair growing in a teenager, and there is still a long way to go before that day.

After mixing a cup of hot cocoa, McGee wanted to grab the ground with his head. Now is not the time to worry about body fat. It is obvious that life is more important than body fat efficiency.

The fat man at the gate is named Federek. He has served Minnesota for 12 years, and he will continue to serve in the future. McGee, who finally recovered, found out through chatting with this talkative fat man that the pace of life in Minnesota is relatively slow. There is no advance greeting, and the general guard will open the door before 10 o'clock.

As for the players and coaches, even if they are on time, they will only come at 10 o'clock. As for those who come early, 100% of them are McGee.

It's not that Minnesotans are not hardworking, but that the unstable climate makes early comers easily doubt life.

Well, Fatty, this is really a casual job.

At 10 o'clock sharp, Bill Duffy also came to the arena by car, along with Timberwolves head coach Lenny Whitman, Mayo and Pekovic's agents.

Bill Duffy was wearing a thick down jacket, and he looked encouragingly at the thin McGee and the fat man beside him: "Oh, you have made your first friend, work hard, McGee, hard work will make you respected .”

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If there were no outsiders around, McGee would have picked up Bill Duffy upside down and told him what it means to be born with supernatural power! '

This part of the work has nothing to do with the players, because it is mainly to finalize the issue of remuneration. Unlike the undrafted, as long as they are selected, they are theoretically quasi-team assets. For the sudden appearance of McGee, everyone is exposed A good-natured smile, whether overacted or just plain hardworking.

Anyway, everyone doesn't like such people.

Several gentlemen went to the head coach's office, while McGee was taken to the side by the assistant coach. Well, the arena even put a spare down jacket today... So, all the preparations are so complete, just Don't think about opening early?
During the process of McGee silently complaining, Mayo walked over with a hangover, and at about the same time, Pekovic, and several other undrafted and free agents invited by the Timberwolves.

Mayo was wearing a crocheted jersey, custom-made, custom-made shoes with some of his personal touches in them, and a backpack and change of clothes tossed to a nearby trainer.

Fuck, the shelf is so big, this was McGee's first reaction.

McGee worked diligently during the trial training session. Although some attributes have declined due to the replacement of Artest's template, he is still remarkable and can be called excellent. However, when Mayo appeared, he also became useful. But nothing, no matter how much the coach likes McGee's down-to-earth attitude, it is not worth mentioning in front of talent.

Speed, strength, and stability, Mayo has the characteristics of many stars, so that he can easily adapt to the combo guard. Whether passing or singles, he is outstanding like a rookie, and can easily lead others by a large margin.

After about an hour of testing, the assistant coach went back to report the data to Whitman, and it was good to let the players move around freely. Mayo, who was not staring at him, yawned listlessly and looked around. The player's chair looked It was uncomfortable, so Mayo went directly to the coach's table and sat down.

I called someone by the way to buy him a drink, um, he didn't call McGee.

The reality is not so bloody. In fact, although Mayo is arrogant and arrogant, he is not stupid. On the contrary, his basketball IQ is quite high. The people who came here for the trial just glanced at it and knew that most of them are garbage that is not as good as cannon fodder. , just waiting for the summer league to be played, and most of the garbage can be thrown to the garbage dump.

However, garbage is divided into grades, and McGee is the special one. This guy is a lot ahead of others, including Pekovic.

Mayo will not take the initiative to trouble McGee, nor will he trouble Pekovic. The agent and the team have already analyzed it for him. McGee and Pekovic are both defensive players. Timberwolves It has been made clear that he is the main body of the offense, and McGee and Pekovic serve as shields and support for the new era system. In Mayo's eyes, they are his own team's younger brothers, which are fundamentally different from miscellaneous fish.

The conversation between head coach Whitman and the three big agents has come to an end. Mayo is sure that he will have a big contract of three plus one, and he will be the starter when he comes, but he still needs to play the summer league to adapt to the state. As for Mayo Ji, the Timberwolves did not give a high response directly. After all, the man is already in his hands so he doesn't have to lick the dog so much, just pursue slowly.

Bill Duffy is also very talkative. He is a well-known good guy in the agent circle, and everyone has a good chat.

As long as the summer league performance is not bad, McGee will have a two-year contract of no less than 300 million. A second-round pick can win this contract, which is already quite good, and everyone can earn something.

McGee can be said to have become a millionaire overnight.

What makes Whitman uncomfortable is Pekovic's agent. In addition to the two-year contract of 500 million yuan, this guy actually wants Pekovic to enter the starting lineup. This is too difficult. Pekovic is a traditional defensive center. This type of center may not be able to adapt to the rhythm of every team, so on this point, the two sides have not reached an agreement, and the situation will not be discussed until after the summer league.

Looking at the side report, the top three are Mayo, McGee, and Pekovic.

Both Mayo and McGee had their ups and downs, and Pekovic was very stable. With the report and the three senior nannies, everyone went out to the players, and when they glanced at the three little ones, Whitman was a little proud.

After turning over the polite words and complimenting the child in front of the parents, the three managers left with ease, and their work has completed a stage.

Head coach Whitman gathered four assistant coaches and thirteen trainees, restrained his mood, and looked at the three little ones. Mayo was still hungover, and McGee's face had recovered from the cold. , Pekovic, uh, this face is too formal.

The team has a total of 22 people, which is far less than the average level of the summer league. After all, the country is remote, but the team needs even less. They only need 12 to 15 of them, and soon the people here will have to be replaced. More than half, but there is no need to worry about it, just find a chance to drive them away one after another.

Even the Timberwolves, it is impossible to lack trial players. In fact, even if it is only a 10-day contract, they can easily get hundreds of so-called "geniuses" in other leagues.

This is the reality in the arena of the NBA, but when you become a star, the team, head coach, and agent will try their best to surround you, wishing to give you the best of everything, and someone will buy you what you want to drink. You want the ball, the team sets up the system for you, you say you want to wake up with some cheerleader girl, and if you put it mildly, they'll fire her and make up a lot of money.

But once you regress, fall behind, have no value, or have no value, you will be like these rubbish that have been swept out...

(End of this chapter)