unfinished glory

Chapter 18 Meet the Boss
In a blink of an eye, September 2004, 9, the first day of the Spurs training camp, Li Chongxiao came to the training ground very early.

He had only briefly visited the Spurs' locker room and training hall before, but this time he took a good look around.

First is the locker room.The Spurs' locker room is not very big. Enter the door from the corner, and there is a TV hanging on the wall on the left.

This is used to play game tapes, and there is a large tactical board next to it.

The players' lockers are U-shaped around the remaining three walls.The top of the locker is the storage space, the middle is the place to hang clothes, and the bottom is to put shoes.In front of each cabinet, there is an armchair.

The corner opposite to the entrance is the only place that is not connected to other rooms. The space here is relatively spacious, and the left and right sides are the best.

Duncan's locker is here, on the left side of the wall opposite the TV.

The locker to his left belongs to Parker, and on the other wall is Ginobili's locker.

The lockers of veterans like Bowen, Horry and Nesterovic are lined up in order behind Parker and Ginobili.

The location of Li Chongxiao's locker is the worst. It is the first location on the right-hand wall when entering the door, and Udrih is on the right.

Next to the locker room, there are some other facilities.

Like the strength training room, it is mainly used for the daily training of players, which is essential for every training ground.

Then there is the team bathroom, which leads to the locker room.Hot water is continuously supplied every day to facilitate players to wash off their sweat after training.

The medical room is the main work place of the team doctors, where they detect the physical condition of the players and deal with some emergency injuries.

There is also the team's massage room, which allows players to relax their body muscles more quickly and relieve fatigue.

The Spurs' training ground adhered to their usual style, the decoration was simple and low-key, and the blue walls looked a little old.

There are two banners hanging on the wall on one side, which are the championship banners of the 1998-1999 season and the 2002-2003 season.

The entire training field is two circles larger than two NBA standard basketball courts, and two basketball courts are placed side by side.

At the same time, a basketball stand is placed on the left and right sides of the center line of the two basketball courts, so that there are six basketball stands in one field.

The rookies and some players who have just signed this season came earlier, so everyone briefly introduced themselves.

Udrih and Li Chongxiao are rookies, and Dean Glover, Sean Marcos, Tony Masenberg, Mike Wilkes and Brent Barry just joined the Spurs this year.

These are all veterans of the NBA. They have played for at least two years. Among them, Massenberg was selected by the Spurs with the No.1990 pick in the second round in 16. He has played in the NBA intermittently for 12 years, going round and round. back again.

And Brent Barry is the most famous among them, "white people can fly" is a relatively famous allusion in the NBA.

Devin Brown, Malik Rose and Nesterovic, the old players from last season, have also come in one after another.Brown and Li Chongxiao had been teammates in the summer league and came over to say hello.

Everyone was chatting politely. Barry was more active, pulling some people and telling some interesting stories about the holiday.

At this moment, Ginobili with fluttering long hair came in, sat on his seat, and slowly sorted out his training clothes and other things.The old birds went over to say hello one after another, and he responded with a smile.

Li Chongxiao was also behind Youdri, and went to say hello: "Hello, Mr. Ginobili, congratulations to the Argentina team for winning the Athens Olympic Games!"

"Thank you! Just call me Manu." Ginobili was very polite.

Li Chongxiao then introduced himself: "My name is Daye Li, and I am a rookie this year."

"Ah!" Ginobili deliberately pretended not to see Li Chongxiao's Spurs jersey, and said in shock: "You are a rookie this year? I thought you were a staff member who just came to work, hahaha!"

"Okay, you saw through it. Today is my first day at work." Li Chongxiao shrugged and returned.

"The main job assigned to me by the team is to hand you towels and water during the game, and to be a substitute by the way."

Ginobili smiled, thinking that this rookie was very interesting, he reached out and held Li Chongxiao: "Welcome to the Spurs!"

"Who?" At this time Duncan had already sat in front of the locker, staring at Li Chongxiao.

Li Chongxiao quickly turned around and introduced himself to the team leader with a smile: "Hi, my name is Daye Lee, I play for the Spurs..."

With a blank expression on his face, Duncan interrupted Li Chongxiao: "No, you're not here!"

The other players were paying attention to Duncan's side. Hearing this, the locker room fell silent instantly, and Li Chongxiao was also taken aback.

At this time, there was a burst of "hahahaha" laughter. It was Ginobili, who laughed so hard that Li Chongxiao realized that Duncan was joking.

"What should I do?" Li Chongxiao pretended to be very vigilant: "The contract is signed, I mopped up the locker room floor today, don't you want to renege on your debt?"

"What account?" Parker slumped onto the chair and asked curiously, "Tim, did you make a bet with Manu?"

Duncan smiled and pointed to Li Chongxiao: "This rookie, Manu lost to me. I will transfer him to you now, and you will train him."

Li Chongxiao faced the third boss again, and introduced himself again: "Hi, Mr. Parker. My name is Daye Lee. I'm a rookie this year. I play for the Spurs."

This sentence made Ginobili and Duncan laugh again. Parker had just arrived and didn't know what happened before, so he was a little puzzled by their laughter.

Still, he held out his hand and said, "Call me Tony. Welcome to the Spurs!"

"Tim." Duncan also shook hands with Li Chongxiao: "Welcome to the Spurs!"

After meeting the bosses, Li Chongxiao went to compliment Huo Li, Mr. Big Heart.

Then there's Bowen, sitting next to Ginobili, the on-court villain who's surprisingly accommodating in private.

Li Chongxiao said very modestly that Bo Wen was his draft template, which surprised Bo Wen.

But then Li Chongxiao said helplessly: "Bruce, although you are my template, I can't learn from you, and I can't be a substitute for you. I have to be a substitute for Manu!"

"Why?" Ginobili was surprised to hear this, but Duncan asked first.

"Because of the ranking." Li Chongxiao pointed at Udrih and said solemnly.

"Benno is the 28th pick in the first round this year, the same as Tony, so he plays point guard and serves as Tony's backup."

Then he pointed to himself, "I am the 28th pick in the second round this year. Like Manu, I can only play points and be Manu's substitute."

"Relly?" Several voices called out.After the confirmation, the locker room suddenly became lively, and everyone discussed this coincidence.

"Sorry, Bruce, I don't want to either." Li Chongxiao picked up Bowen's jersey and sighed, then reluctantly threw it into the cabinet.

Then he turned to Ginobili's side and squatted down, picked up Ginobili's sneakers, and pretended to wipe them up.

This performance made the locker room burst into laughter. Duncan stood up and rubbed Li Chongxiao's head fiercely.

Attached is the Spurs lineup for the 2004~2005 season:
后卫：9号托尼·帕克、20号马努·吉诺比利、17号布伦特·巴里、23号德文·布朗、14号本诺·尤德里、1号迪恩·葛洛弗和11号迈克·威尔克斯。

前锋：21号PF蒂姆·邓肯、12号布鲁斯·鲍文、31号马里克·罗斯、5号罗伯特·霍里、34号托尼·马森博格和6号李冲霄。

Centers: No. 8 Rasu Nesterovic and No. 4 Sean Marcos.

(End of this chapter)