On July 11, the day after Raheem announced his retirement, the Trail Blazers completed two signings.

Signed Grant Hill for two years and $3.8 million, using up part of the remaining mid-level exception after renewing Blake's contract.

Liu Xiu said this casually when he first met Hill.

After the finals, he remembered that Hill's contract was about to expire, so he called the other party and asked to have a chat after the offseason began, and Hill agreed.

Unlike other veterans who are running for the Spurs, Suns, and Bulls, Hill's first choice is the Trail Blazers, who have won three consecutive championships.

The signing was also very smooth.

Only then did Liu Xiu know why Hill went directly to the Suns after his contract with the Magic ended.

It wasn't just luck, but he had already taken the initiative to contact the Suns' team doctors when he was with the Magic. After being reimbursed for the 2005-06 season, he began to receive treatment from Thomas Carter.

It's just that he may have received further adjustments after joining the Suns, such as changes in playing style, changes in role positioning, etc.

Here, Hill began receiving treatment from Thomas Carter in the summer of 2006.

However, unlike in the original time and space where Hill only had the Suns to choose from, here he also has the Warden to choose from.

Moreover, Liu Xiu's attraction to Hill is much greater than that of Nash. Even if they have won three consecutive championships, public opinion generally believes that the Trail Blazers will fall into a downturn like the Lakers in the 2002-03 season.

At the same time as signing Hill, the Trail Blazers completed a contract extension with Antonio McDyess, worth $10 million over two years.

The reason McDyess wants to leave the Trail Blazers is due to playing time and performance opportunities, not money.

He was ranked second among the geniuses in the 1995 class. His career salary has already exceeded 100 million, and he is not particularly obsessed with money.

Mourning was in excellent form last season, rookie Millsap suddenly emerged, Kwame Brown made significant progress in the pick-and-roll... and McDyess' playing time dropped sharply.

He is very professional and plays every game very hard.

But after the season, his championship dream has come true and he has completed a dynasty. He still wants to go to a team that can give him more playing time at the end of his career.

Playing basketball is not only about honor, but also about being able to enjoy basketball. After all, you are at this age.

But Rahim retired and freed up time, giving him a reason to stay with the team.

After receiving Liu Xiu's call, McDyess chose to stay.

but……

Hill, who is about to turn 35, can he compare to Raheem who just retired, let alone Pierce in his prime?

Anne Hathaway really wants to complain.

She held back and continued: "I saw the news. Suns coach Steve Kerr said that he made an offer to the Heat and wanted to trade O'Neal to deal with Zach and Kwame."

Liu Xiu couldn't help but laugh out loud: "I wish his dream will come true."

"The Lakers re-signed Fisher, and the Lakers point guard line has become even stronger."

"We also renewed Blake's contract, it doesn't matter."

"The Spurs signed Uduka with a two-year minimum salary. He had 8.4 points and 3.7 rebounds last season. He is a very high-quality substitute."

"We have DeShawn, it's okay, it's okay."

"The Mavericks hired Brandon Bass with a two-year base salary, and he performed extremely well in the summer league."

"We have Millsap."

"The Lakers also signed shooting center Channing Frye. He is very good at three-pointers. It is said that he is very suitable for Princeton."

"We are so lucky to have renewed McDyess's contract."

Anne Hathaway: "..."

We men are just optimistic!

She really wants to try, if she says the Spurs have Duncan, will her man reply that the Trail Blazers have Kwame Brown.

The reason is that they are all No. 1 picks, and they are all first-defense...

…

As expected, after taking Anne Hathaway out for a walk, Liu Xiu was scolded by her mother when she returned home.

The father wanted to express his support for his son, but he also felt that there was a difference between Americans and Chinese when it came to confinement.

But his father finally chose to provide moral support.

But my mother also discovered that my daughter-in-law, like her younger siblings, is in extremely good health.

In the following time, although Anne Hathaway was still very strict, it was not as strict as the previous two weeks. Walking around, watching TV, playing games... were all allowed.

You still have to eat confinement meals, Liu Xiu started summer training, and Anne Hathaway had to gain weight alone.

Several players Liu Xiu invited to train with him were almost rested. In the last few days of July, they all came to the training camp he held one after another.

Kobe lives in Manhattan Beach and was the first to arrive. He went directly to Liu Xiu’s vacation home with gifts and then ate and drank with Liu Xiu every day. After each meal, he had to say a few words about what he wanted to eat for the next meal.

something.

At first, when Kobe asked what he wanted to eat, Liu Xiu refused to bring it. Later, Kobe became smarter and didn't say what he wanted to eat. Instead, he said something theoretically equivalent to what he wanted to eat.

As for what "relative" means to Liu Xiu, Kobe is still figuring it out...but he can't eat what he wants anyway, so Kobe chooses to try slowly.

After Hill signed the contract, he went to Portland to arrange a residence, and was taken to Washington for treatment by Thomas Carter. Liu Xiuben wanted to ask the once top breakthrough master for advice on breakthrough skills, but it seems that this offseason will not work.

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Ensuring Hill's health is the key for the Trail Blazers to strengthen their forward bench lineup.

On the 28th, Anthony was invited to the training camp.

Iverson was also invited, but he heard that there were snakes here and refused.

Deron, who returned from traveling on the 29th, came to the training camp. Nash, Caron Butler, Outlaws, Blake, Kwame Brown, Millsap and others came to the training camp on the 30th.

On the 31st, the last day of the appointment, Ray Allen arrived at the training camp. He was so punctual and classy.

Liu Xiu took the lead in learning the three directions of pick-and-roll, breakthrough, and emergency stop jump shot.

For pick-and-roll learning, he based on the existing basic pick-and-roll skills and training methods, combined with Hinrich's training methods, asked Nash, the pick-and-roll master, for advice, and invited trainers to discuss how to improve training methods.

Although Nash's basic skills rank among the top three in the league today, there is no problem, but there is no end to polishing technical details. Helping Liu Xiu improve his training methods is also his consolidation of his basic skills.

Deron also came to learn from him, and the Lakers introduced Channing Frye to him, giving him a better target for pick-and-roll offense.

Liu Xiu originally called Xiao Pao, but the other party didn't refuse directly. But now he is busy and participating in the America's Cup. He is not available this time. Xiao Pao said he would have time to make an appointment next time.

One day, Liu Xiu remembered this and asked Kobe and Anthony during lunch: "Paul, James, Wade, and Bosh have all gone to participate in the America's Cup. Why didn't you go?"
Chapter completed!