The Whip of the God of Basketball

Fox-Leon continues to quietly train his patchwork summer league team in Orlando, saying that a head coach should not be here to do such a thing. He should stay in Boston, work with Kevin Garnett, cultivate the relationship between coach and superstar, and at the same time make headlines, shoot commercials, and if possible, write a book about his journey. Today's experience.

But he didn't. He was just like himself two years ago, struggling with the last few small pieces of the Celtics puzzle. Although the last few spots seem insignificant, they may not have much playing time throughout the season, especially in the playoffs. They can only sit on the bench waving towels and cheering. But as a member of the team, everyone has an unexpected role. Even a brick is part of a solid building.

These players are becoming more and more accustomed to Leon's training. Starting from the sixth day, Leon no longer asks them to repeat simple and boring physical fitness and basic skills exercises, but begins real NBA-level scientific training. A well-organized training plan, methodical training rhythm, scientifically divided training modules, and collective video analysis before and after training.

Leon arranged the training of 11 people in an orderly manner by himself. According to the characteristics of each player, he arranged for trainers to conduct targeted exercises for them, and also wrote a training suggestion for each player. It is enough to see that even if most of these people will not play for the Celtics, Leon still does his best to help each player's personal development.

Because Leon knows that the impartial training style and united training atmosphere will have a good impact on several young people in the team and help them adapt to the Celtics team style in advance.

Because of this, an atmosphere of selflessness and mutual help quickly spread within this makeshift team. Maybe the life of this team is only a short two weeks, maybe everyone is a competitor to each other, But at least for these two weeks, they are a team and they are comrades moving forward together for victory.

This kind of training continued for a few more days. By July 5th, there was still one day before the start of the Orlando Summer League. Leon decided to give everyone a holiday, relax in Orlando, and prepare for the first game tomorrow.

Leon was originally going to have a good sleep in the hotel room, but he was woken up by a phone call at nine o'clock in the morning. During the offseason, which lasted more than a month, Leon not only did not get any rest, but was even harder and busier than during the season. It was a rare night for him to take a lazy nap. He was just about to get angry when he found out that the call was from Khomeinis, and immediately called him. Lost his temper.

When it comes to being busy, Khomeinis doesn’t have much time for Leon. In order to help Leon further his basketball career, Khomeinis gave up her dream of traveling around the world to study anthropology and became a venture capitalist like her father. Now she is already a shareholder of several sports agency companies, one of which is Andy Miller's company. This is the fundamental reason why Andy Miller finally relented on the Garnett trade.

"Good morning, dear, does it get up earlier in Boston than in Orlando?" Leon held the phone and said as he prepared to get up.

"The morning here is indeed earlier than in Orlando! My dear, I am no longer in Boston, I am in Los Angeles." Khomeinis's voice was like the fragrance of menthol. When she heard Leon, she felt that all the sleepiness in her mind was gone. .

"Los Angeles? Are you going to see Bill Sharman? Oh, don't worry about the number. I will take care of it. When I come back, stabilize that Andy Miller guy, this clown jumping up and down." Leon I thought Khomeinis went to Los Angeles to meet Bill Sharman to discuss the number.

"Of course you have to solve this matter. Anji's hair is about to fall out. You should turn on the TV and watch the news now. The Lakers are making moves again." Khomeinis asked Leon to watch TV. It looked like there was any big news. .

"Is there another move? Did Shaq do it too?" Leon said with a smile. The biggest news related to the Lakers in recent days is the Eagle County incident. This incident has nothing to do with basketball because it involves Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant. , and continue to ferment. Just last night, the Eagle County prosecutor was forced to release photos of Kobe Bryant's arrest. This is a devastating blow to Kobe, who has always maintained a good image in front of the public.

But obviously, Khomeinis did not mean these scandals that had nothing to do with basketball. Leon turned on the TV, flipped through several channels, and finally found out what news Khomeinis was referring to on the ABC TV sports news bulletin. ——On the morning of July 5, the Los Angeles Lakers reached a verbal agreement with two free agents, and they will join Los Angeles next season. The two free agents are Karl Malone and Gary Payton.

When he heard the news, Leon was also stunned. He was not shocked by the low-paying joining of two top 50 superstars, but felt that something seemed to have occurred to him after seeing the news. Those memories sleeping in the deepest part of the soul have been brought out a little bit.

At this time, the phone rang again, Leon glanced at it, this time it was Woj. Whenever there is any big news in the league, Woj will always contact Leon immediately. This is a habit he has developed over the years. He trusts Leon and his unique sense of smell. From Leon, he Always get some valuable advice.

"Have you seen the news? Have you seen it? The Lakers took Karl Malone and Gary Payton! This summer is so crazy...I...I am in a meeting now, and we are all discussing what to do next season. Such comprehensive coverage from all angles, covering the Celtics and Lakers, I think we are very busy... I'm sorry, I'm a little excited, are you listening to Fox? "Woj is obviously a little excited, but for any basketball For reporters or basketball fans, this is an exciting offseason.

The two greatest teams in the NBA entered into an arms race in the summer. The Celtics traded for Kevin Garnett and had an unprecedentedly strong lineup, while the Lakers spent low wages in the free market after losing to the semifinals last season. With the acquisition of two former superstars, the bank account is also unprecedentedly luxurious. The yellow and green giants that have been fighting against each other for twenty years have suddenly reached the top of the Eastern and Western Conferences. You can imagine what the NBA will be like next season and how crazy the fans will be.

"Yes, I am, I am..." Leon answered Woj while still trying to think of the little memories that came to his mind, like a fish that was about to take the bait but was still struggling under the water.

"What's wrong, Fox, are you scared? Well, in fact, most of us still think that the Celtics will win the championship. After all, you are younger, and the Lakers are having a lot of bad things now. Who knows if they can Unite." Woj said, thinking that Leon was scared by this terrible signing.

But Woj's words caused the fish to be caught. Unity, Leon remembered, the super luxurious Lakers in 2003-2004 would be destroyed by internal strife.

"No, how could I be scared? I'm just thinking about how I can build a better team next season. Let's talk about something else, Woy. I have some news about free agents. What about you..." Leon changed the topic, but he became wary in his heart. Such a luxurious Lakers also collapsed, so it seems that the Celtics' journey will not be smooth.