Reborn NBA's Strongest Talent

Chapter 92 92. Oladipo is injured (please subscribe for recommendation)
"Russell, you didn't call us here just to inform everyone about this, did you?" Kanter broke the silence first.

"Of course not. Victor's injury has had a great impact on the team. First of all, I would like everyone to go to the hospital with me to visit him. Secondly, I would like everyone to make a proposal to the management." Westbrook frowned deeply. It is obviously not a very wise thing to do such a thing, but sometimes it has to be done.

"What proposal? I'm the first to support it." Adams, as Westbrook's little fan, followed the fastest with his voice and movements.

Richard vaguely knew what Westbrook wanted to do.

"Tomorrow is the trade deadline!" Westbrook was still struggling to explain this issue.

Many players don't necessarily think about the future of the team, as long as they have the ball to play, earn money and support their families to live a good life, especially the substitute players, some role players also consider this way.

After all, most people play for life, and a few for ideals or dreams.

That's why Westbrook didn't call the bench.

Instead of reaching a consensus, it is better to have fewer people and be more united, and these people are the backbone of the team.

"If the action is fast enough, the team can still strengthen today, so that we can remain in the team competing for the playoffs." Richard added.

Perhaps no one here can understand why Westbrook is playing so well, and the team is temporarily ranked fourth, and they still have to worry about whether they can make the playoffs.

Because every game is desperate, and no game can be won easily.If you don't fight, you may lose. If it wasn't for the sudden emergence of Richard, the Thunder is now a mid-range team, and it's a little bit lower.

"Aren't we fourth? How do we need to stay in the playoffs?" Adams was one of them, but he just didn't think, "Russell?"

"What Richard said is right." Westbrook was surprised that these words were spoken by Richard, a rookie with such a long-term and sophisticated gaze, even though the relationship between the two is very good, Westbrook still felt a chill.

If they play well this year and the team cannot strengthen, Richard may choose not to renew his contract and leave, and the Thunder will collapse abruptly.

This is what Westbrook doesn't want to see. This is how Durant left. Now Westbrook has survived with difficulty. If he lasts another year next year, I'm afraid he will have to undergo several surgeries.

"That's right... Anyway, I will do what you say." Adams thought for a second, but gave up thinking, listening to Westbrook was right.

Robertson does not have the ability to attack independently. As a defensive player, he cannot bear the responsibility, so he naturally raised his hand in agreement.

Sabonis really wanted to say that he would carry the flag, but he, who averaged 8 points per game, was not qualified to say this, so he raised his hand and agreed.

Kanter hesitated for a long time. The position of the sixth man was gone. Now that he finally had the opportunity to get back the sixth man, he was naturally reluctant.

Oladipo is injured, and Richard is put on the starting lineup, so he can have a lot of possession in the second team.This is the result of Kanter's consideration.

But if you object, it's too unreasonable to talk about unity. Kanter thought for a long time and was the last one to agree.

"Then who's going to ask that question?" Kanter added.

Role players forcing the palace management... Without this qualification, even if all the role players work together, it may not be successful. At worst, all buyouts will be completely overthrown, and it is not a hero to win the championship.

Those who dare to force the palace management are either team bosses or those who have made outstanding contributions to the team, and the boss will buy it. Not all team bosses accept this.

"I'll go!" Westbrook didn't shirk his responsibility. "I'm just asking for everyone's opinions in private. This matter is just my own."

"You and I..." Richard stood up.

Westbrook pressed his hands down to signal Richard to sit down, "You don't have to follow me, this kind of thing is not good for everyone."

Richard sat down slowly, struggling extremely in his heart.

Adams also squeezed his fist, not knowing what he was thinking.

When Westbrook said this, Kanter's expression was obviously relaxed. This season, Kanter's contract is the Thunder's second highest, more than 1700 million, which is already a star player's contract.

Although it is only the third year and has not yet reached the contract year, Kanter is very fancy about his statistics, and he doesn't want to affect himself because of some off-court events.

"Then everyone should leave. Victor is now undergoing a detailed examination at the team's hospital. If you want to go, you can go and have a look." Westbrook stood up.

"I suggest that everyone go and have a look if you have nothing to do." Oladipo is usually aloof and not very popular, Westbrook reminded everyone here again.

"Of course." Adams responded to Westbrook, hugged Kanter, and asked Kanter to follow suit.

"Go now." Kanter is still very good at being a person.

Westbrook took out his phone and pressed it while walking out, probably to find the general manager and head coach.

"Let's go." Adams and Kanter stood up at the same time, and the remaining three also stood up and walked out of the locker room together.

When he came to the team hospital, Oladipo had just come out of the examination room and returned to the waiting room.

Seeing everyone coming to visit, Oladipo's expression was full of happiness.

But when he saw Richard, his eyes suddenly became sharp, and immediately turned into loneliness.

When Richard looked at Oladipo, he hid again.

"Hi, thank you all for coming to see me." Although he tried to put his tone lightly, Oladipo still couldn't say "guys" lightly.

"How do you feel?" Kanter moved a stool and sat next to him, wanting to pat him to comfort him, but he didn't dare to do it.

"You don't want to try it." Oladipo pointed to his left leg, which was tightly wrapped.

"Victor, how did you get hurt?" Adams said without hesitation, Richard slapped him on the back just after he finished speaking, and frowned, "Hey, what are you doing?"

Oladipo smiled bitterly, "I overtrained yesterday."

Overtrained?Muscle tearing is by no means simply overtraining.

This kind of injury usually occurs in training due to excessive intensity in competitions. It must be continuous high-intensity training, and finally the physical strength is exhausted to cause such consequences.

What could be the reason for this second place to train so hard?

Richard's progress has made Oladipo, who is also a shooting guard, feel threatened. Now Oladipo's average shots per game are similar to Richard's, but the score is more than 1 point lower, and because Richard is in the second team, he can still have more ball possessions, and Oladipo plays more of a fortress role in the starting lineup.

This kind of role allocation puts too much pressure on Oladipo. If he can't continue to improve himself in training, and the improvement on the court is not as good as Richard, then he will die sooner or later.

No matter how strong a player is, he will be criticized for trading many times, such as Shaquille O'Neal's rainbow jersey.

What's more, it is even more difficult to achieve results again if the core is not traded.

When a team is full of hard-working and enterprising players, there must be competition within the team.

"Take a good rest and recover from your injury as soon as possible. We are still waiting for your comeback!" Although Richard knew that there was competition between them, teammates were still teammates after all.

"You guys stabilize your rankings and reach the finals together when I come back!" Oladipo was not greedy, and didn't directly say that he won the championship.

Everyone squeezed out a smile, and Oladipo also wanted to ease the atmosphere.

Sitting together and chatting for a while, the atmosphere eased a bit, and everyone's mood slowly recovered, and then they were driven away by the medical staff. The doctor made a round of inspection and told Oladipo the test results and medical advice by the way.

The five broke up disconsolately and left each other.

It was still early at this time, and Richard was thinking about whether to go to practice again. Although he had just visited Oladipo who was injured in training, training should not be missed, even if he was injured, he had to go.

A staff member came from the direction of the arena, "Richard! Coach Donovan is looking for you."

From the arena directly to the infirmary to find myself, it should be Westbrook telling the other party his whereabouts, that is to say, Westbrook has finished talking with the coach and the others, so what is the reason for looking for him?

Richard followed the staff to the head coach's office, feeling a little uneasy.

Westbrook is gone, and Donovan is alone in the office.

"Coach, are you looking for me?" Richard walked into the office and greeted Donovan.

Donovan got up and closed the office door, pointed to the sofa, "Richard, sit down and talk."

Then sit opposite Richard.

"You came out of the infirmary and saw Victor's situation, right?" Donovan's expression was usually relatively light, and he couldn't see what he was thinking at this time.

"Yes, Victor seems to be in good shape." Richard crossed his fingers between his legs, and his thumbs were entwined with each other.

"Victor's injury this time has a great impact on the team. Russell came to me. He must have told you what he said to me first, right. I know him, and he pays great attention to team unity."

Richard is a little afraid of the elder in front of him. He can't see any of his thoughts, nor can he see too many of his actions, but he has a deep understanding of everyone in the team. Is this the special ability of being a coach?

"Yes, Russell told me..." Richard paused and made a decision, "Coach, I think what Russell said..."

"Will you accept it if you continue to play as a substitute?" Donovan forcibly interrupted Richard.

Once some words are said, there will be a big reaction. If you don't say it, even if you know it, you just know it.

Wait, what did Donovan mean when he said he continued to play off the bench?
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