Chapter 533 533.I understand!

Liu Xiu took the initiative to say hello: "Hello, Alonzo, I am Liu Xiu, my English name is Jess. You can call me by my nickname, General."

"General? Your new nickname? It's cool."

"My nickname has always been General..."

Every time the topic of nicknames comes up, it's the warden's turn to be healed.

Unlike the cold and proud Mourning on the court, Mourning seems to be quite generous off the court.

Liu Xiu and Mo Ning exchanged pleasantries and didn't talk much. They had plenty of time to get acquainted with each other.

After the coach and Mourning arrived, the rest of the team also arrived at the arena one after another before two o'clock in the afternoon. The old teammates were quite surprised to see Liu Xiu arriving at the arena earlier.

In fact, Liu Xiu was the first to arrive on the assembly day. The main reason was not that others did not pay attention to it, but that after September, players from the Trail Blazers came to the Rose Garden Arena for training.

After Ray Allen's training camp with Kobe Bryant, he returned directly to Portland and went to the Rose Garden Arena to continue training. Outside interference could not affect him.

Eleven members of last season's championship-winning lineup remain on the team. After two or three months of separation, they are still familiar with each other when we meet again.

The newly arrived Ray Allen is not said to be very familiar with him, but with Liu Xiu's ability to become familiar with him, after spending a month together in the Kobe Bryant training camp, we can now sit together and chat normally.

The other two new teammates finally met each other.

Although the white point guard Blake looks ordinary and skinny, and was given up by the Wizards as a player with a near-minimum salary to join, it is hard to say whether he will have a chance to play in the new season, but he is neither humble nor overbearing in his speech, and he is generous.

It made Liu Xiu feel at ease having such a teammate.

Another new teammate, Lou Williams, who just graduated from high school, is much timid. His performance in the summer league was not good. Due to his poor performance in the summer league, he came to the gym for training ten days ago and still has few teammates.

Take the initiative to chat with him. The NBA is the biggest vanity fair in the basketball world. There must be friendship, but it seems that the possibility of staying in the NBA is not high for strangers. They are neither relatives nor friends... and he himself cannot socialize and becomes more afraid.

Cowering.

Liu Xiu discovered the problem with Reed, but was not in a hurry to change anything because it would take a long time.

The one Liu Xiu felt most comfortable with was still Randolph.

Liu Xiu watched as Randolph became more rounded than at the end of the finals. Randolph saw that Liu Xiu had returned to his normal body shape, and the two entered the sympathy mode again.

Before two o'clock, the coaching staff and players all arrived. On the assembly day, Paul Allen also came. This was very rare. The last time Paul Allen attended the assembly day was in the 2000-01 season, after reaching the Western Conference Finals.

Second season.

Paul Allen passionately talked about his goals for the new season, but what really got the players excited was that he held a party tonight and invited everyone to come.

…

Paul Allen left the training ground reluctantly, thinking that if he had known better, he would have written a long essay of three to five thousand words. This short essay of eight hundred words was not enough to memorize!

And... Paul Allen complained to the vice president: "It's really boring. The league prohibits me from giving any gifts."

The vice president sighed, yes, even gifts worth hundreds of millions are not allowed, and they, the management people, can't take advantage of the warden.

Thinking of not being able to give gifts, Paul Allen thought of another thing and asked: "Do we still have any profit left from last season?"

"There's still some left..."

"Okay, I don't want to know how much is left."

The vice president responded and was about to take out his notebook to read the prepared information when he was interrupted by Paul Allen.

Paul Allen went on to ask: "How much profit do we expect to make next season?"

The vice president responded: "Based on our current player salaries and calculating other expenses as usual, John predicts that after taxes, our profit in the new season will most likely exceed 30 million, setting a new high in team history. If we successfully sign the contract with Era

Warner’s in-state live broadcast contract will provide an additional 10 million in annual revenue for the next five years.”

The vice president's tone of "Look at how capable I am, praise me now" made Paul Allen not know what to say for a moment.

Forget it, let's talk about something interesting. Paul Allen asked: "5 years? Why did Time Warner sign it for 5 years?"

He didn't ask why Time Warner Cable Sports, a TV station that has a good relationship with the Lakers and often hacked their prison team, asked them to buy the exclusive live broadcast rights in the Oregon area. We are all businessmen, and it is business necessity to praise or criticize them.

Can't get along with money.

The Trail Blazers originally signed an agreement for exclusive in-state live broadcasts, but there were not many live broadcasts and the price was not high. It was signed in the early 1990s when Glider was leading the team. It was signed for 15 years and totaled US$30 million. Finally,

It’s expired.

The vice president responded: "John asked them privately because there are still two years left on Jace's rookie contract. According to the fact that most of the geniuses in the 2003 class renewed their 3+1 contracts, they think Jace will not leave for at least the next five years.

Ratings can be guaranteed.”

Paul Allen nodded. He actually guessed that this was probably the reason, but he just wanted to ask. It would be more interesting than continuing to talk about how much money he made.

After confirming this was the reason, Paul Allen thought of another thing and asked: "Kevin, do you think our arena is too far from Jayce's house?"

"?" The topic changed, and the vice president couldn't help but ask: "Why do you say that?"

Paul Allen responded: "I heard he's been late to the gym every day for the past two years."

"..."

Suddenly, Paul Allen's eyes lit up: "I know how to spend this money!"

Vice President:???

"Jess is almost late now. His new home is further away from here. We have to find a way to solve the problem that the core players are too far from the arena and may delay training." Paul Allen was very motivated at this moment.

"Uh..." The vice president didn't know what to say. Liu Xiu's home was in the East District, where there weren't many entertainment venues. The distance to the arena was the closest among all the players on the team. The fact that he was almost late had nothing to do with the distance.

No good!

The more Paul Allen talked, the more excited he became: "Kevin, you are responsible for planning and finding a suitable location, which is the most suitable location from Jays' new home and from the arena. We will build a training facility! Make sure that Jays moves to a better place in the future.

You won't be late if you live far away, and you can better ensure privacy and security. There is too much business here in the Rose Garden Arena, which may affect the training of the players."

"...Okay, I understand." Although the vice president didn't understand, he listened to the boss.

It's not like he's spending his money anyway.

Aren’t Madison Square Garden, Staples Center, and North Shore Garden Arena busier than the Rose Garden Arena?

Oh, no, the Knicks, Lakers, Clippers, and Celtics all have independent training facilities and will not train in the competition venues on non-game days.

Does the boss want to match these three teams?

…

Just as the vice president's enthusiasm was aroused, there was a knock on the door, and the coach walked in and delivered the physical test report.

The vice president suppressed his inner excitement and read the report.

There are very few items in the physical test today, such as height, weight, reach... and other static physical conditions. The vice president doesn't have to worry about other people. He only wants to know about those two people.

"Liu Xiu, height: 6 feet 3 inches (self-entered), weight: 221 pounds..."

"Zach Randolph, height: 6 feet 9 inches, weight: 284 pounds..."

It’s really no surprise that the team’s most talented outsiders and insiders didn’t let him down...

On the other hand, Liu Xiu didn't care that his weight had soared to 100 kilograms. As long as he reduced it to 99 kilograms, his speed and flexibility would not be affected. In fact, he quickly reduced his weight to below 100 during Kobe's training camp. This is not the end of Kobe's training camp.

Has it been more than three months and weeks?

Looking at these 14 teammates, Liu Xiu was very excited, but there were also some things that he felt were not good enough.

Open the team section of the system.

"Point guard:

Damon Stoudemire, 32 years old, 178 cm, 78 kg, PG, ability evaluation 83, offense 90...

Gary Payton, 37 years old, 193 cm, 84 kg, PG, ability evaluation 78...

Steve Blake, 25 years old, 191 cm, 80 kg, PG/SG, ability evaluation 71...

Shooting Guard:

Ray Allen, 30 years old, 196 cm, 93 kg, SG/SF, ability evaluation 92...

Fred Jones, 26 years old, 193 cm, 95 kg, SG/SF, ability evaluation 73...

Lou Williams, 18 years old, 185 cm, 79 kg, SG, ability evaluation -...

Small Forward:

Travis Outlaw, 21 years old, 206 cm, 100 kg, SF/PF, ability evaluation 79, offense 73, defense 85...

Carlos Delfino, 23 years old, 198 cm, 104 kg, SF/SG, ability evaluation 65...

Power Forward:

Zach Randolph, 24 years old, 206 cm, 129 kg, PF, ability evaluation to be updated...

Sharif Rahim, 28 years old, 206 cm, 111 kg, PF/SF, ability evaluation 87...

Center:

Kwame Brown, 23 years old, 211 cm, 116 kg, C/PF, ability evaluation 79, offense -, defense 91...

Antonio McDyess, 31 years old, 206 cm, 110 kg, C, ability evaluation 76, offense 74, defense 84...

Anderson Varejao, 23 years old, 211 cm, 124 kg, C/PF, ability evaluation 68, offense -, defense 79...

Alonzo Mourning, 35 years old, 208 cm, 118 kg, C, ability evaluation 76, offense 69, defense 82..."

The lineup is naturally good, with strong soldiers and horses, and it would be like letting Popovich curse him in real name.

But the lineup structure is actually not as good as last season.

Delfino is like a weakened version of the Outlaw in every aspect except that it has a longer range.

There are definitely benefits, as it can ensure the continuity of the style of play, but the small forward position also loses variety, and Delfino is not strong enough.

Compared with the beginning of last season, the Outlaw's ability evaluation has increased from 74 to 79, which is close to the excellent level. Last week, Liu Xiucai just helped the Outlaw hold a 21st birthday party; Delfino is already 23 years old.

, the ability evaluation is only 65.
Chapter completed!