Chapter 282 Dwyane, we are the next pair of Steve Nash and Amare
At the end of July, the London Olympics officially started. Su Wan, as the absolute core of this men’s basketball team, led the team to the “knockout stage” with a record of 7 wins and 4 loss. The Chinese men’s basketball team ranked second in the group and then advanced smoothly to the quarterfinals. In the semi-finals, they met Spain and eventually lost. However, in the “bronze medal battle”, they defeated Lithuania and successfully won the bronze medal of the year.

Suwan averaged 32.4 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game and was selected into the final “Best Team”.

His performance and the final results of his leadership made the country extremely happy.

In fact, after Yao Ming once again suffered a season-ending injury, the mood in China was unanimously pessimistic about this Olympics.

After all, two years ago, the Chinese men’s basketball team without Su Wan and Yao Ming lost badly in the World Championships.

This time Yao Ming is not here, only Su Wan is leading the team, and they think the situation is “more dangerous than good”.

But the final result is:

Su Wan led the team one to four and successfully fought his way out of a bloody situation, snatching a bronze medal.

If the original Chinese men’s basketball team relied on Yao Ming alone to become a world top 8 team, then now, the Chinese men’s basketball team led by Su Wan alone is a top team!

After successfully winning the bronze medal, Su Wan’s reputation in the country exploded.

This can be seen from the fact that all the season tickets for the Magic City Dreamers team under his leadership are sold out for the new season.

This term also became a hot search on Weibo, and the comments below were all the same:

“This is what Su Shen deserves!”

“I strongly suggest that the Magic City government rebuild a stadium for dreamers, otherwise the tickets will be too hard to get!”

“Is it sold out? Oh my god, I was planning to support Boss Su’s team in the new season, but I didn’t expect these people to be even crazier than me!”

“Tickets for the new season of the Dreamers, please contact me privately!”

……

Su Wan had already returned to New York at this time.

It is already mid-August.

“This is Streetball” officially started filming.

As the world’s first basketball variety show with such a large amount of traffic, the official announcement of the joining of Michael Jordan, Kobe, Marbury and Al Thornton immediately set the world on fire.

Of course, for netizens, the more exciting thing is that Scarlett has also joined the show as a cheerleader.

The outside world was in an uproar.

No one expected that Scarlett would actually participate in this show.

And when the photo of Scarlett wearing a cheerleading uniform was leaked, it immediately set off the entire Internet.

The recording of the first few episodes was actually very simple, consisting of various 1v1s, with the purpose of allowing these streetball players to have a comprehensive display. For this reason, the recording of the first three episodes of “This is Streetball” was completed in just one week.

The fourth phase was for each mentor to select people, which also went very smoothly and was completed in one day.

At the end of August, ESPN took the four episodes that had been recorded for review. On September 8, the “This is Streetball” program went online and immediately sparked a viewing boom. Twitter was full of discussions about the program.

Whether it is Michael Jordan, Kobe, Marbury, Alston and Suwan recording the same show, or Scarlett standing there as a “vase” as a cheerleader, it is a rare scene.

Besides, these streetball players made harsh remarks before the game, and then showed off their skills in 1v1, which created all kinds of exciting “famous scenes”. Of course, this was definitely driven by the editing of the program team.

However, it can be seen from the discussions that several popular players have emerged in the streetball circle.

The discussion was very loud…

Su Wan was not afraid that these people would quit immediately.

Before the show, he had signed contracts with all the contestants.

There is no way, the black group is too weird!

Almost all the bad qualities were magnified in them, and Su Wan had to be on guard. ——This caused him to lose several popular players in the streetball circle. But it’s okay, looking at the current popularity, Su Wan is sure that those who didn’t sign the contract will regret it!
From September 9th to September 4th, the program conducted the second round of recording, which was mainly the team elimination competition.

The cheerleading girl at the scene changed from Scarlett to Megan Fox, the heroine of “Transformers”.

Although Megan Fox later followed the path of Kim Kardashian and never turned back, Fox is now in her prime. At the age of 26, she looks sexy and charming.

Especially now that she is wearing a cheerleading uniform, showing off her perfect figure, it is even more…

It’s dazzling.

Several streetball players have already started drooling.

Compared to Scarlett’s height of 160cm, Megan Fox’s height of 168cm is indeed more prominent in terms of body curves.

After recording two or three episodes of group battles, the next stage will be for the eliminated street basketball players to vote to revive and challenge again.

Since the show has not yet finished playing all the “1v1s”, the recording has been temporarily stopped.

However, the next recording is a bit difficult, because the new season is about to start, so it is not easy to get Suwan and others together. Marbury is going to play in the CBA in China.

Su Wan had already thought of a solution:

The purpose of the mentors’ existence is to increase the popularity of the program in the early stage. When the “resurrected contestants” form teams to come back and challenge the team, it doesn’t matter whether the mentors are there or not. At that time, the director team only needs to go to the cities where these mentors are located to shoot some VCRs, and splice together the videos of online communication with the team members.

The director team thought this was a solution.

After resolving this issue, Su Wan no longer needs to worry about what happens next, because according to the competition system, the next step is to “fight against each other” until the final championship team is decided.

Since this is the first season of the show, Su Wan did not arrange a complicated schedule. Now it seems that this was the right thing to do…

Because the program team can handle the next thing unilaterally.

And during the recording of “This is Streetball”, Minnesota.

LeBron James called Howard and said, “Man, I think we can meet before the season starts!”

Howard agreed: “LeBron, I actually had this plan, but I was afraid of disturbing you, so I was really excited to receive your call!”

When LeBron saw Howard’s enthusiasm, he also said enthusiastically: “Man, I believe we will be the best partners!”

Howard agreed again: “Yeah, man, I felt that way!”

About half an hour after the phone call, Howard and LeBron met at the agreed gym. As soon as they met, they hugged each other warmly and then started training.

LeBron discovered that Howard’s training program was the same as his, both of them were honing their bodies in the gym. This made him feel like he had found a confidant, and he felt that the two of them were destined to be partners!

“Hey, man, after training is over, why don’t we go out for a meal together?” LeBron suggested to Howard as he saw that the training was almost over.

Howard was really surprised this time.

After all, he has heard many times over the years that LeBron has conflicts with his teammates.

From Suwan to Zhu Fangyu, and later to Shaquille O’Neal and Vince Carter, this summer he even broke up with his longtime good brother Dwyane Wade.

These rumors made Howard have a bad impression of LeBron, and he even became wary of him.

Today’s meeting was the first time he and LeBron had met privately since the 08 Olympics.

The feeling LeBron gave him was unexpectedly enthusiastic.

This made him believe that the conflicts between LeBron James and himself were not necessarily all LeBron’s fault. Those guys must have had a lot of problems too…

Do not!
It is very likely that it is all those guys’ fault!

Anyway, Howard could not imagine that he would have a conflict with such an enthusiastic bro because of something!
LeBron took in Howard’s expression and was secretly pleased. He whispered two words in his heart:
Little guy, don’t I have control over you now?

This is what Rich Paul specifically reminded him of.

Let him establish a good relationship with Howard in advance.

The one-stop sauna and bathing service caters to Howard’s needs and makes him happy.

In the future, the two of you will have more personal relationships with each other and it will not be so easy to have conflicts.

LeBron himself actually has the same idea.

When he returned to the past, he found that the reason why he couldn’t make true friends was that he placed himself too high. Even if he was a “king”, he should learn to share happiness with the people, especially in this unstable situation…

His biggest helper in the new season is Howard.

Because he has to have a good relationship with Howard.

That afternoon, he took Howard to a bar where they had to sign a confidentiality agreement. They had a great time all night and left in the early morning.

Before leaving, the drunken Howard patted LeBron on the shoulder and said, “Man, I believe that we will become the best partners in the new season. Believe me, LeBron, no one will dare to question you in the future. I will lead you to win the championship in the new season. Don’t worry, leave it to me!”

LeBron had a bit of a “question mark” look on his face. What do you mean you will lead me to win the championship in the new season?

What kind of anti-Tiangang statement is this?

However, considering that Howard was drunk, LeBron did not bother with him and asked his personal bodyguard to drive another car to take Howard back.

The bodyguard looked a little strange when he came back.

LeBron noticed this and gave him a questioning look.

The bodyguard quickly shook his head to indicate that nothing had happened.

In the next few days, whenever LeBron had free time, he would take Howard to save the souls of fallen women.

The relationship between the two of them is getting better and better!

Good to……

They’re all wearing the same pair of pants!

Looking at Howard who smiled at him all day long, LeBron became more certain that he had initially tamed Howard.

On September 9, the New York Knicks’ closed training camp for the new season opened.

From the end of July to September 7, Donnie Walsh was quite active during this period.

It’s just a little bit regrettable that…

He spent a long time in the free market.

None of the high-quality inside players were able to get in.

For example, Asik of the Bulls; and Kris Humphries of the Nets, the guy who divorced Kim Kardashian after 76 days of marriage.

Either the chips they want are too many, or the offers made by other teams are too high, and the New York Knicks do not have the salary cap space.

In the end, Donnie Walsh only signed “Bird of God” Carl Landry for 2 million for 4 years.

Anyone who is a “Rocket survivor” should have heard of his name.

This can be considered as a representative work of Morey, the “white pig”, who picked up bargains.

As for the reason why he picked up the leak, it’s funny:
The official height of Carl Landry in the NBA rookie training camp was marked as 2 meters.

As a No. 4 player, this height is undoubtedly a bit short.

But Morey found out that Landry’s real height is 2 meters.
Another reason why Landry was not in the draft market was his knee injury. After examination, it was found that his injury was exaggerated by some media and was not that serious.

In the end, Morey used the second-round pick in 07 to select Landry.

Of course, even if these mistakes did not exist, Landry’s actual draft pick would probably be around 20th in the first round.

He has a lot of problems.

For example, he doesn’t have many offensive means, his physical fitness is not that top-notch, and his confrontation ability is not first-rate at the fourth position, etc…

His greatest strength is that he is willing and able to work hard.

Both the Warriors and the New York Knicks made him offers at similar prices.

He originally joined the Warriors this season, but this time he joined the New York Knicks.

Su Wan was quite satisfied with the deal.

Before the time travel, he was already impressed by Carl Landry’s “broken teeth” in the game. Having such an “energy kid” sitting on the bench was a good thing no matter how you looked at it.

But after signing Landry, there are not many available players left in the free market, and the New York Knicks’ salary space is no longer ideal.

Su Wan could only make slight moves.

The New York Knicks signed Beverley and “Big White Side” Whiteside with two two-year minimum salaries.

Beverley was originally signed back from the Euroleague by the Rockets this season and was sent to the Development League, just in time for Jeremy Lin’s injury, which made him very valuable. However, his real rise will not come until next season.

As for Whiteside, it will also take him two years to gradually gain a foothold in the league.

But Suwan believes that they can develop rapidly in the defending champion team.

Then the Knicks renewed Gallinari’s contract with a four-year, $4 million deal.

The Knicks lineup for the new season is:

“Point position: Stephen Curry, Isaiah Thomas, Beverley;

Second position: Suwan, Jimmy Butler, Ray Allen;

Position 3: Paul George;

Power forward: Diaw, Gallinari, Carl Landry;
Five position: Tyson Chandler, Whiteside;”

There was no one at the three and five positions, so Suwan asked Donnie Walsh to renew Kwame Brown and Artest with a two-year, five-million-dollar contract and a two-year, six-million-dollar contract respectively.

In fact, we can see from this year’s free market that there is a real shortage of people in the interior!
As the league’s offensive and defensive systems become faster and faster, many “traditional inside players” have lost their market. Mobility-rich inside players or “space-type power forwards” are still scarce in this era. This has led to a “middle-class contract” that cannot get a pure blue-collar player like Kris Humphries!

You know, even a player as strong as Ben Wallace only had an annual salary of a few million back then. It was not until he left the Pistons that he got his first annual salary of tens of millions in his career!
I can only say that in that era, blue-collar inside players were really worthless…

Just like that, the New York Knicks’ 14-man roster was officially confirmed.

In terms of overall combat effectiveness, the New York Knicks have definitely become stronger.

This is the traditional feature of the “Youth Army”.

The outside media also gave enough praise.

Many media outlets, including ESPN, ranked the New York Knicks first.

The odds offered by the bookmakers for them to win the championship were also 1 to 2.3.

It is the team with the lowest odds among all teams in the new season.

Yes, even though Vince Carter is gone, the team hasn’t had any significant reinforcements.

But the absolute core of this team is still there, Suwan, Dio, Curry and Tyson Chandler…

If the odds are too high, they will be the ones who lose money.

So spinach never messes around.

At least for now, they have not yet cooperated with the NBA, so they will not mess around with such things.

From the attitudes of all parties, we can also see how optimistic the outside world is about the New York Knicks winning the “three consecutive championships”!

However, despite the outside world’s optimism, Suwan is a little worried that the team will become complacent, so the New York Knicks’ closed training camp has high-intensity training every day.

Suwan took the lead and increased the daily training volume by 20%. Other Knicks players could only follow his pace and increase their own training volume.

At the same time, a shocking news came from Los Angeles:

Yao Ming officially announced his retirement, ending his ten-year professional career.

When this news came out, it was undoubtedly sad.

After all, two years ago, Yao Ming was still the best center in the league. In 09, when the talented Howard met him, he could only tremble in fear.

But who would have thought that in just two or three years, Yao Ming suffered two season-ending injuries.

Considering that he is about to turn 33, it is somewhat sad.

Yao Ming accepted the result calmly.

From Suwan’s perspective, he had always stayed with the Rockets and eventually won two “Best Second Team” and two “Best Third Team” awards. His best result in his career was just Yao Ming leading the team to the second round of the playoffs.

This time it’s obviously much more exciting.

He was selected to the “Best First Team” three times, the “Best Second Team” twice, and the “Best Third Team” once. In the first eight years when he was not troubled by injuries, he won the championship trophy!
In terms of statistics, compared to his original career total of 9247 points and 4494 total rebounds.

This time, Yao Ming’s total score exceeded 1 points. He scored a total of 13254 points, and the number of rebounds also exceeded 5000, reaching 5167!
As soon as Su Wan learned the news, he sent a text message to Yao Ming and also sent his best wishes to Yao Ming on Twitter.

The Lakers also issued a statement to wish Yao Ming well.

When asked whether the Lakers would retire Yao Ming’s jersey, general manager Kupchak said: “We tend to get it done!”

After all, from 07 to 10, the Lakers reached the finals four times, and Yao Ming was the absolute core in three of them. In 4, he also helped the team win the championship.

So even though his time with the Lakers was a bit short, he only played for 5 years.

But considering that his entire career lasted only 10 years, he dedicated half of his time to the Lakers.

Whether it is the contribution or the achievements, even a powerful team like the Lakers cannot ignore it.

Suwan also believes that the Lakers should retire Yao Ming’s jersey: “If it weren’t for Yao Ming, the 08 championship would have gone to the Celtics…”

With Yao Ming’s retirement, the Lakers have a $1200 million “injury exception” to use, which is enough for them to trade for a star.

I just don’t know what kind of player the Lakers will use this “special exception” to trade for.

It is really hard to find good inside players right now. Just look at the New York Knicks.

Moreover, the free market has not just opened yet. Even if a team wants to trade its inside players, it will need chips to exchange for them. It cannot be done with a “special exception”.

However, considering that robbing, especially robbing inside players, has always been what they are best at, the outside world is also very curious about the Lakers’ next move.

There has been no news from the Lakers for the time being.

This led to their low ranking in the eyes of major media, most of which ranked them between 6th and 8th. Even without Yao Ming, this team still has Kobe and Chris Paul.

Their competitiveness is there.

Of course……

Given the Lakers’ goal, it is naturally impossible to be just around 6th to 8th in competitiveness.

Because this means that the Lakers will stop in the semifinals…

Many media believe that the Lakers will complete a big deal before December.

In addition, the Heat were ranked around 7th to 10th by most media.

The ranking is similar to that of the Lakers, but if these two teams are put together, it seems that the media are more optimistic about the Lakers.

From this we can see how much of a blow the failure of the “Big Three of the Heat” to reach the Eastern Conference Finals in the past two years has dealt to the reputation of Chris Bosh and Wade.

Another reason is…

Wade’s declining form last year caused the outside world to doubt the team’s combat effectiveness.

The Pacers were ranked around 2nd to 4th.

Most media believe that they will continue to be strong in the new season and become a top seeded team in the Eastern Conference.

The reason lies in their smooth transition.

Many media people believe that in the new season, the Pacers will make Leonard the absolute core and complete a complete power transition.

The Thunder team in the new season is also ranked in the top 4 in the eyes of the media.

Many media believe that the departure of James Harden will not have too serious an impact on the team. In their view, the arrival of Monta Ellis can completely replace the role of James Harden’s departure.

More importantly, Kevin Durant and Westbrook have more room to play.

Moreover, there are many reports that Kevin Durant has specifically enhanced his core strength training in the summer, and judging from recent Reuters reports, he has indeed become a lot stronger.

Given Kevin Durant’s technical characteristics, it is difficult for him to improve his strength.

First of all, he cannot be too heavy, otherwise, with his style of play, it is easy to consume too much energy. Another thing is that if his body is too strong, it will also affect his coordination.

therefore……

Kevin Durant needs to build core strength and keep his weight in check.

This is a very time-consuming and laborious task!
Kevin Durant did nothing else this summer but throw himself into this…

What motivated him was the “dark moment” of the finals!
He would never allow himself to face Su Wan in such an embarrassing situation again!
Another team ranked relatively high in the West is…

Minnesota Timberwolves!
Most media believe that they are probably between the 3rd and 8th team in the league.

Mainly during this period, many of the league’s veteran strong teams fell.

Among them are the two veteran teams, the Mavericks and the Spurs.

Mark Cuban is like crazy and wants to buy, but the current Mavericks are too old, the kind of old that “classic car” is not enough to describe. For such a team, some aspiring free agents look down on it. In addition, Dallas is a place with a lot of discrimination. Most black players would not want to go to Dallas to suffer if their contracts are of similar size.

The Spurs are in a similar situation. In the summer, there were reports that the Spurs were preparing to rebuild and Tim Duncan wanted to retire, but with the arrival of the new season, these rumors have not been verified.

Maybe they still want to make a final sprint to see if there can be a final miracle.

However, the outside world is no longer optimistic about them.

There was also news in the summer that Carmelo Anthony wanted to leave the Nuggets, but there is no more news at the moment…

The West has entered a wave of changing times, which makes the Timberwolves’ “giants” particularly eye-catching.

As a newly formed team, they are generally full of momentum.

The most important thing is that the Timberwolves held a press conference on September 9th. Howard and LeBron appeared in front of the camera together. The two of them were inseparable and as good as one. This also made the Minnesota media more convinced that the combination of “the No. 15 pick in 03” and “the No. 04 pick in ” will definitely work!

Therefore, some media ranked them in the top three of the league, believing that they will be one of the strongest teams in the West.

However, most media have not forgotten what happened when LeBron formed a strong team with the Cavaliers and a “Big Three” with the Heat.

Even in this turbulent period, they feel that the Timberwolves can only reach the second round of the playoffs at best, so the largest number of media outlets ranked them between 6th and 8th!

The day after LeBron and Howard’s press conference, they saw these media predictions and were very unhappy.

“LeBron, we must give these guys a good slap in the face!”

“Of course, Dwight, once we win the championship this season, no one will dare to look down on us anymore!”

LeBron and Howard both had accumulated a lot of energy, and they wanted to vent their frustration in the first team training game that followed.

Dwight Howard successfully jumped the ball, passed the ball to LeBron, then gave him a “brother, you know” expression and quickly rushed to the opponent’s basket.

When LeBron saw Howard nodding at him, he said in his heart:
All these trips to nightclubs and parties were worth it!

But when he saw him excitedly getting into the basket, squeezing out his opponent, and waving at him for the ball, he immediately showed an expression like an old man looking at his phone.

no……

Shouldn’t you be in the high position to screen for me at this time?
He thought Howard hadn’t realized yet that he was now partnering with the “King”, so he smiled and said to Howard: “Hey, brother, come on up, come on up, set a pick and roll for me!”

Howard had the same idea. He thought LeBron was just playing as the “offensive core” out of habit. He also responded with a smile: “No, LeBron, pass the ball to me quickly. Isn’t this a chance for me to attack as soon as I get the ball?”

LeBron’s expression froze for a moment. He could tell that Howard was serious…

In order to avoid the painstakingly built “friendship” from being broken in an instant because of this incident, LeBron passed the ball to Howard.

It’s just a training match anyway…

Let’s coax this “big boy” first!

Howard got the ball and smiled happily.

In his view, this was LeBron’s concession.

And he won the battle between the two!
in other words……

LeBron already has the idea of ​​being his “second in command”.

“Bah!”

Howard got the ball and turned quickly, and he successfully shot the ball in the confrontation.

“Nice!”

“LeBron!”

“You pass it very comfortably!”

Well, Howard did not forget that he should often encourage his “second one” so that he can cooperate with him better.

LeBron forced a forced smile.

Howard’s encouragement was as painful to him as eating shit.

The training for the day is over.

After various one-on-one plays under the basket, Howard, who was having a great time, confirmed two things.

First thing:
LeBron can do the job of the “second guy”.

The second thing:
LeBron’s passing is indeed more comfortable than Nelson’s!

“Come on, Raymond, I’ll treat you this time, let’s go have some fun!” He wanted to put his arm around LeBron’s shoulders.

LeBron dodged his shoulder calmly, still smiling:
“No, man, I feel a little tired today, I want to go back and rest first, you have fun!”

Howard looked concerned, “Are you okay, man?”

LeBron shook his head. As soon as he got in the car, he immediately called Rich Paul: “Man, in what situation do you think Philip Saunders can stand on my side?”

Flip Saunders was the head coach when the Timberwolves reached the Western Conference Finals in 04.

Later he went to the Pistons.

This year, with the return of Kevin Garnett, he was also brought back by the Timberwolves management.

It’s just that LeBron doesn’t have much in common with him.

He also watched from the sidelines during today’s practice match, so LeBron wasn’t sure what the head coach was thinking.

But he absolutely would not allow himself to “attack” Howard!
Rich Paul was rarely in a hurry and said calmly, “LeBron, have you forgotten? The league is about to announce new rule changes!”

LeBron reacted immediately. Yes, Adam Joke called him before and told him that the league was going to increase the “cylinder protection” for offensive players with the ball. This rule is another strengthening of the outside players!

It’s impossible for a head coach like Phyllis not to follow the version.

He was no longer in a hurry at that time.

In the next few days, he followed Howard’s request, passed the ball to him, and acted as his “second”. Just when Howard felt that he was almost tamed, the thing LeBron had been waiting for for a long time happened:
The league announced that it will strengthen the refereeing of the “cylinder” rule in the new season!

The official definition of a cylinder is:
Every player has the right to the ground position he is on and the space above him. This principle protects the ground position occupied by a player and the space above him.

The meaning is clear:

From now on, if a defender puts his foot into the opponent’s cylinder, it will be considered a foul.

This also increases the risk of tripping.

After all, even if the tripping is successful, it may not necessarily be called a foul.

This is the only positive impact of this rule change.

As for the negative effects…

Without saying anything, the “Blackbeard” of Jinzhou opened his eyes wide and said confidently:

“Is it my turn?”

Unsurprisingly, this rule caused heated discussion outside.

Most media people believe that the influence of inside players on the game has further decreased.

The reason is also very simple:
In the past, when inside players were defending outside players, they only needed to be careful not to collide with the defender; now they also have to pay attention to whether they will infringe on the opponent’s “cylinder”, which will make inside players hesitate when rushing out to defend.

Naturally, this is a roundabout way to weaken the inside players!

Similarly, the Timberwolves’ training ground was also shaken by this set of rules. Philip announced that the new season would use the “pick-and-roll tactics” with LeBron and Howard as the core.

Howard, who had been grinning when he first heard that he was the core, suddenly stopped grinning.

Especially when I hear the word “pick and roll”, I can’t resist it at all.

When I was on the Magic, I played pick-and-roll; now that I’m on the Timberwolves, you still ask me to play pick-and-roll!
Then wouldn’t the transaction be in vain?

Howard was unhappy.

one more……

How could he give a supporting role to his “defeated opponent”?
You all should know this, right?

May of 09!

Howard never wanted to talk about this.

But Philip wants LeBron to become the “absolute core” of the team in the new season, so he has to mention this matter.

Philip was determined.

At the same time, he believes that as long as you want to win, at least this season, the outside players will be the core!

The main reason is that there is no inside player in this era who can be called “absolute core”.

Including Howard…

Judging from Philip’s observations over the past few days, Howard does not have the ability to become an “absolute core” and his offensive methods are too rubbish!
Howard saw that Philip was not interested and insisted on letting him play a pick-and-roll, which made him a little angry.

LeBron had been watching from the side, and finally found an opportunity to pull him out and said to him, “Dwyane, believe me, we can become a partner like Steve Nash and Amar’e Stoudemire, indistinguishable from each other. You also know how many points Amar’e averaged in his highest season with Steve’s passes, right?”

“25 points!” Howard blurted out, his eyes full of longing, “Do you really want to be my Steve Nash?”

LeBron didn’t hesitate for a second: “Of course!”

In his heart:

Of course not!

But if I don’t say this, can you play pick-and-roll obediently?

LeBron has already thought about it. He will coax him in the early stage, and then slowly increase his own shooting rights after he gets used to the pick-and-roll.

By that time, the matter was done and even if Howard had objections, there would be nothing he could do!

Fishing!
You have to be patient after all!
Howard didn’t know what LeBron was thinking. At this moment, he really regarded LeBron as his good brother: “Let’s go, LeBron, let’s celebrate!”

“I’m not going to the bar today!” LeBron wanted to refuse.

Howard smiled mysteriously and said, “I recently found a very interesting place. I’ll take you to see it. It’s definitely a place you’ve never been to before!”

“What?” LeBron looked confused.

Howard pushed him and said, “Come on, come on, you’ll know when you get there!”

gay, gay right?
LeBron just followed Howard to where he wanted to go.

When I looked up, I saw the name of the store, a poster outside, and some reminders.

He was stunned.

Then his expression changed, and some bad memories came to his mind.

“No, no, no, Dwight, just have fun by yourself. I’m really not interested in this kind of place!”

Howard said, “Actually, everything inside is normal. I think you should go in and play. It’s very interesting!”

“What are you talking about? I’m not gay!” LeBron exploded.

His appearance scared Howard, and he quickly kept his distance from LeBron, saying with a wry smile, “It’s actually my first time here too. I just heard about it, but I don’t dare to go in alone. LeBron, to celebrate our future success in pick-and-roll and building a tacit understanding, I think we should experience something different together!”

“Damn it, there’s no way I can go in there, if you want to go, go by yourself!”

After saying that, LeBron left angrily.

Howard was a little dumbfounded by his reaction.

This was the first time LeBron had gotten so angry at him since he first met him.

Does this guy hate gays so much?
Howard always felt something was odd, but he couldn’t put his finger on it.

But his attention soon returned to the bar.

Do you want to go in?
He was a little nervous…

This was his first time to come to such a place. In the past, he always played in private clubs.

But now that he has come to Minnesota, he must expand his network of contacts in order to continue to play in this circle.

But what if the gays here play differently from those in Orlando?
Forget it…

Now that you’re here, let’s go in and take a look!

Howard made up his mind and strode into the bar.

The next day, the Timberwolves’ training time.

Howard, who has calmed down, actively follows the head coach’s request and plays pick-and-roll with LeBron.

only……

“Wow, Dwight, what’s wrong with you today? Why are you farting all the time? And it smells so bad?” Even Kevin Garnett couldn’t help but complain.

Howard was very embarrassed: “I’m sorry, I ate some soybeans this morning, maybe I ate too much…”

Only LeBron immediately thought of the place Howard took him to yesterday and the gay side effects he knew about.

Is it possible…

Did he really go in?
Today there are 1 words, and the remaining words will be made up later.

My head is dizzy and I am really not in any condition at all.

Owe 12000 words.

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(End of this chapter)