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Chapter 99 The Last Step of Training

Jordan left, leaving only one sentence.

"I've changed my mind, Michael Jr. Next season, I'm waiting for your challenge."

DeWeese watched the car carrying Jordan away until it was out of sight.

He looked down at the basketball in his hand.

"Wait for me, Jordan, I will take you off the throne with my own hands."

The following days were ordinary, just training day after day, but Davis enjoyed it, and only occasionally accompanied Anna for a walk in Orlando, and the relationship between the two also heated up rapidly after establishing a relationship.

Seeing them holding hands and walking on the streets of Orlando, no one would have thought that these two young people, who are not yet 20 years old, are the manager of the Magic team and the other is the chief tactical coach of the Magic team.

The time soon came to the pre-season gathering. Thanks to the Magic's lineup established early in the offseason, the players had a good holiday and didn't have to think about which team they would go to next season every day. The traded players had already gone to their new clubs to report.

On the day of the pre-season assembly, DeWeese came to the training hall early as usual.

When he came to the arena, he found that someone had already arrived.

Like last year, Scott also came to the team to assemble early, and was doing shooting practice silently like the first time Davis saw him last year.

Another person also came, which Davis did not expect.

It was Nick Van Exel, who was doing the same shootaround as Scott.

But his shooting practice is different from others. Scott just practiced dribbling and shooting outside the three-point line, but Van Exel practiced shooting from a big step outside the three-point line.

Davis looked at it for a while and found that his hit rate was quite high.

"As expected of Crazy Fan, it's a pity that he was born in this era. In the era of small balls, he is still a proper superstar, but his height is a bit short." Davis nodded, admiring Van Exel's professional attitude, "Let's shine brighter than in the previous life. I believe that the tactics of this Magic team are more suitable for your performance than in the previous life."

DeWeese walked up to the two to say hello, and then went to the locker room to change.

When he returned to the court, he found two more people.

It was Sprewell and Robert Horry, and the four of them were talking and laughing together.

Davis came closer and found that they were talking about where they went to play during the offseason.

Listening to Sprewell saying that he caught a tuna over a meter in the summer, and Horry telling the anecdote about his fiancée's pregnancy, several people's faces were full of smiles.

By ten o'clock in the morning, everyone had arrived.

At this time, D'Antoni, who had been sitting on the sidelines from the very beginning, came over.

Davis took the lead in introducing: "Guys, this is our head coach for the new season, Mike D'Antoni."

The players applauded D'Antoni's arrival.

D'Antoni pressed his hands down, signaling the players to quiet down.

"I'm very happy to be on business with everyone in the same team. I brought you a gift." D'Antoni signaled Donovan next to him to distribute the things he brought.

Donovan moved a box from the sidelines, and took out a book-like thing from the box, each with the name of a different player written on it.

"This is what I did with Billy, Michael, and Jarvie during the offseason. It is a tailor-made training focus and tactics book for everyone. You can take a look at it."

The team members took it curiously and found that everyone's is different.

O'Neill looked at the first page, which had his photo, basic information, and physical data.

He flipped back curiously, and found that there were detailed descriptions of his strengths and weaknesses, which aspects he should focus on during training, and his usual diet.

"Gain weight in an appropriate amount without losing athletic ability, do more footwork training, and arrange special personnel for free throw training"

O'Neill couldn't wait to look back. After the previous things were finished, there was about half a book in the back, which wrote the main tactics of the Magic this season. The dot representing him was clearly marked, how to run, how to pick and roll, how to end the offense, and how to re-run when the offense is hindered.

Others also looked at their own exclusive manual curiously.

The first part of this book was made by the Magic trainer team and sports nutrition team headed by Javier, while the tactical illustrations in the second half were made by Davis, D'Antoni, Ana and Donovan.

As for why such a booklet was made, we have to start with the last task assigned to Davis by the magician a month ago.

"Little Michael, I will give you the last step of training now. After you finish this step, you can basically start your career. At least in your Magic team, it is possible for you to have a style like mine. Of course, the specific effect will be known after the official start of the game." Johnson told Davis about the last step of training tasks, and hung up the phone, and Davis was stunned.

Therefore, he summoned everyone in the Magic team responsible for daily training, assigned this task, and wrote the tactical manual for the next season by himself.

From this day on, the Magic's pre-season preparations began.

D'Antoni's pre-season training started with physical reserves and tactical adaptation, so in the following days, the Magic team members fell into the dire straits of pulling physical back tactics every day.

And Davis arranged several team gatherings to deepen the relationship between the players, and the location was of course in his villa. ,

I have to say that eating together is really the best way to deepen the relationship. After several gatherings, the players are very familiar with each other. New players including Horry, Anthony, Van Exel and Nasr have integrated into the whole team very smoothly.

Just one week before the preseason, D'Antoni changed the team's training policy, reducing the proportion of physical training and adding more technical training.

During this period of time, D'Antoni has a new understanding of this team every day. In his opinion, this team is not only outstanding in talent, but also excellent in terms of discipline and immediate combat ability.Although this team has a large number of 1st and 2nd grade players, but their strength is not like a rookie at all.

In D'Antoni's view, the Magic's current lineup should be able to easily enter the playoffs, and even the first round should not be their end.

"It seems that joining the Magic is really a wise choice. Maybe my first season of coaching in the NBA can bring everyone a surprise."

(End of this chapter)