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Chapter 686: Destiny is Ruthless
The news about the free market and the trading market is flying all over the sky. After the Celtics, the Lakers have also made big money one after another.

First, he traded almost robbery chips for Pau Gasol, and then threw Ariza and two future second-round picks in a three-way deal to get Ron Artest.

Following the Big Four Celtics, another Big Three team was born.

After many years, the battle between yellow and green is finally about to re-enter the NBA stage.

In ESPN's latest forecast, the Celtics have the highest probability of winning, followed by the Lakers, and the Timberwolves who lost Garnett are not even as good as the Spurs, ranking fourth.

"The Bishop is getting old and his health is getting worse. This year will be the year of Boston's rise, and the light of victory will shine on the garden again." Veteran Celtics fan Bill Simmons wrote this passage affectionately on the Internet.

"We are about to bid farewell to the era of Minnesota and usher in the first fateful matchup between Los Angeles and Boston in this century. I am now looking forward to the arrival of the new season." - "Magic" Johnson.

"You're bullish on Boston, bullish on Los Angeles, and even San Antonio is ahead of Minnesota? Well, the White Wolf will prove it to you!" - Mike Breen.

In addition to taking care of Chu Meng, Bai Jidong also had daily training and took Zhao Li to visit the NCAA school that invited him.

There are four universities willing to provide full scholarship to Zhao Li, Zhao Li is hesitant between two of them - Kansas and UCLA.

Zhao Li asked Bai Jidong for advice, which is a bit difficult for a person who has never been to college.

Bai Jidong thought for a long time, and the answer he gave was UCLA. The reason is that the school is in California, a big city, and has a high exposure rate.

Zhao Li is no longer a boy who just arrived here. After four years in the United States, he has integrated into the culture here and has his own views on many things.

In Chicago, Zhao Li is already a well-known figure, under Derrick Rose, Chicago's second point guard, ranked 19th in the United States, and fourth in guards.

Bai Jidong's words can be used as a reference, but they will not influence his decision.

In September, Zhao Li announced his decision to choose a school through Inu: "This is an important decision for me, but I believe it is the right one. I have decided to entrust my future to the University of Kansas."

In October, Chu Meng gave birth to a daughter for Bai Jidong at Apolis Central Hospital, named Bai Qinghuan.

Garnett left, Yi Jianlian's overlord clause, and the Timberwolves' team competition became more intense.

Olowokandi, Joe Smith, Himien, Medved and several other insiders will compete for a starting spot.

Considering that Olowokandi is getting older, and because of an accidental surgery in the summer, his condition has declined greatly. It is speculated that Casey may try to let Yi Jianlian play center.

This news really scared Yi Jianlian. Although he is tall enough to be the fifth position, he has always been the fourth position.

The pace of the game is quietly accelerating, and the large centers can no longer keep up with the rhythm.

Bai Jidong has another opinion, center forward?Why must there be a center forward?

This is just a thought in his heart. After all, he is not a coach, so he has no choice but to hide it.

Currently, the Timberwolves' roster with guaranteed contracts are Bai Jidong, Hardaway, Spanoulis, Ukic, Simien, Battier, Vashabek, Posey, Medved, Lobocandi, Smith.

So, for a training camp of 30, 19 of them will compete for the four primary picks.

Competition can be described as brutal, and people are kicked out every day.

The Minnesota's most crowded striker is the weakest defender. Therefore, investigating the defender is a top priority for Casey.

Medved still needs Vashabek to help him translate, but simple on-court communication is no problem.

After two months of training, Medved turned from a layman to a rough brother.

It can be said that apart from his terrifying talent, he basically can't see any ability to play games.

"Bourne, run over!" A five-on-five team confrontation, Medved is the only player with a contract.

His ability is so poor that his teammates can't believe this is a player with a guaranteed contract, but he really has.

"This guy has an innate sense of defense. Even if he has never played basketball, he can still control the game with amazing talent." This is Solomon's evaluation of him.

Medved wandered around the court like a headless chicken, spinning around, and his offense now only knows pick-and-roll rolls and off-ball screens.

"Although it is still very young, it has made great progress." Hardaway said after watching Medved's game.

Even without learning how to play, Medved can still contribute, and his performance is far better than everyone thinks.

"Son of the Long Deer, don't lose your people!" Vashabek looked like a veteran now, staring at this compatriot who claimed to work a hundred times harder than himself and shouted.

"OK! OK!" Medved caught up with the opponent's breakthrough player, flew me, nailed the big hat, and watched the blood of his teammates watching the battle.

After covering the ball, Medved looked up to the sky and shouted: "Saola bless me!"

"There's a passion in this guy, like Dennis Rodman," Hardaway said.

Bai Jidong can also see that Medved is the kind of player who can change the atmosphere of the game. His passion and style can infect his teammates.

"Bonu, he's improving faster than you." Bai Jidong mentioned it casually, but Vashabek didn't take it seriously, "Can he fill KG's vacancy?"

"It's far away, and we can still count on it in the future, but definitely not in the next one or two years." Bai Jidong is not optimistic about Medved's immediate combat power in the past two years.

Even though he was talented, he never played basketball.Judging from the general progress, what Medved has to do in the first year is to strengthen his basic skills.

"Are you nervous?" Yi Jianlian heard Bai Jidong asking him.

Yi Jianlian shook his head, "He doesn't know how to play at all." "Yeah, if he knew how to play, he wouldn't be here." Bai Jidong smiled wryly.

Even if he can't play, just relying on talent, Medved can still play enthusiastically with this group of marginal people.

This is the sense of gap brought about by talent. Even if you have worked hard for more than ten years and meet a person with such talent, you can only lament the injustice of heaven.

Bai Jidong didn't practice together with other teammates, he was in the training camp together, he had his own training plan.

There were quite a few undrafted picks present, they came here for Bai Jidong's name, seeing Bai Jidong's training was a little strange.

Bai Jidong didn't throw himself on the court to practice hard like they guessed, but "played" the balance ball in the gym.

The balance training of ordinary players is just one of many miscellaneous items, and some do not practice at all, because training balance training is more boring than strength training, and it takes a few minutes to accidentally drop a few teeth.

Bai Jidong stepped on the balance ball, his body is stable, this is his talent, but his talent cannot make him go smoothly.

Landing smoothly off a balance ball is not something the gifted can do.

Bai Jidong has been practicing for more than a month, but he still can't guarantee a smooth landing every time, which is really too difficult.

"White Wolf, it's almost done, I don't want to accompany you to get your teeth fixed." Hardaway took over the job of the veteran of the previous team - Sui Sui Nian.

Bai Jidong stood firm and leaped up, like a gymnast landing smoothly after a set of perfect moves, perfect.

"What are you talking about?" Bai Jidong didn't pay attention to what he said at all.

Hardaway narrowed his eyes, pulled off his vest, revealing his increasingly bloated belly, "Let me try it, what's so difficult about it?"

"Forget it, I'm afraid you will be reimbursed for the season." Bai Jidong said.

"Reimbursed for the season? Don't underestimate me!" Hardaway kicked up and fell back.

"I'm done! I'm done!" Hardaway yelled in pain.

Bai Jidong stared at the trembling fat on his body, "Stop pretending." "Don't you have any sympathy at all?" Hadaway was so wronged that he wanted to cry.

"I'm going to eat now, how about you?" Bai Jidong simply ignored his words, and went to other places directly.

"If you don't eat, how can you have the strength to train?" Among other things, Stern owed Hardaway a statuette just now for Hardaway's acting skills from being seriously injured to being resurrected with full blood.

Looking at the whole team, the only player who can be regarded as Bai Jidong's senior is Hardaway.

Bai Jidong brought Hadaway to a restaurant under his name for dinner, "Are you really not thinking about losing weight?"

"Losing weight? It's impossible to lose weight. I won't lose weight in the future. I don't plan to lose weight now that I'm older. The time to eat after training every day is the happiest moment of the day." Hardaway has been on the road of the fat man all the time. I will never return it.

Back then, this guy was able to compete with Jordan, but now he has turned into this ghostly appearance, it is really impermanent.

That sharp and handsome Penny Hardaway will never come back.

Bai Jidong swallowed the "encouragement chicken soup" that he almost said, he wanted to say to Hardaway, "You used to inspire me, why are you willing to fall now?" Looking back at Hardaway, he didn't want to say it anymore.

"Next year, will I become the oldest player in the team?" Bai Jidong sighed.

"Just by age, Michael and JO are both older than you," Hardaway said.

"It seems that I'm not the oldest." Bai Jidong poured a glass of wine, "This glass is my early farewell for you."

"What for? I don't have to retire yet!" Hardaway said, "After this season, if I find that I can still play, I will renew my contract."

can fight?Bai Jidong carefully glanced at Hardaway's current body shape.

Don't brag or criticize, with his current body shape, if he can play in the NBA, then the NBA shouldn't claim to be the world's number one basketball league.

"You will definitely not be able to fight, so this glass of wine is toast to you..."

"I wish you all the best in your retirement..."

"Fuck you! I won't drink!"

"You're welcome, I'll do it first as a respect."

"Fuck!"

Hardaway doesn't know what he means to Bai Weidong.

Hardaway was the first player to beat Bai Jidong in a game, and also the first player to arouse his sense of competition.

Bai Jidong will never forget how many people were amazed by this fat middle-aged man with no big ambitions in front of him.

Unfortunately, fate is merciless.

(End of this chapter)