Guoshu basketball

Chapter 230 Choice
When Yao Ming first entered the NBA, it was because he was a little thin and weak in the interior, which led to a disadvantage in the duel with Shaquille O'Neal and other powerful interiors. So he gained weight and strength, and finally became a Dominant center forward!
Now, that master Hong said that he must lose weight in order to gain health. This requires consideration, whether he can maintain his current dominance after losing weight, and if he can't, what should he do?Now, he is also 30 years old, even if he is not injured, his sports career is not many years away.If after losing weight, his condition declines sharply, and he becomes someone like "Big Bamboo" Bradley, then he might as well just retire!Anyway, his injury is like this, as long as he does not exercise strenuously for a long time, normal activities will not be affected.

Yao Ming was silent for a long time without speaking, and the communication between Li Du and him was in Chinese, which the others couldn't understand, so the leader of Yao's team asked, "Yao, what were you talking about just now? After you finished speaking, you fell silent? What's going on?"

Li Du was taken aback for a moment, and then he remembered that they communicated in Chinese, so he repeated in English what he had just said to Yao Ming. Of course, he withdrew Master Hong's name.From the day when Master Hong sneaked into his room to meet at night and said something about a spy organization, Li Du knew that he must not disclose any information about Master Hong to others.

The members of Yao's team were also silent after listening. They were also thinking about the same problem as Yao Ming.

In the end, Yao Ming said to Li Du: "Xiao Du, how about this, let's discuss it first, estimate the worst situation after losing weight, and what to do, and then I will tell you the result. Please run so hard for me If you are far away, go ask someone for help, you go to rest first."

Li Du nodded, and under the arrangement of other members of Yao's team, he checked into the hotel to rest.He knew that this was a very important decision for a 30-year-old professional athlete. Such a matter could not be decided on the spot and could only be considered carefully.

Afterwards, Li Du returned to San Francisco. Yao Ming's matter needs to be considered by him slowly. Li Du cannot wait for him in Houston all the time. Anyway, communication is advanced now. When he thinks it over, he can tell Li Du when he thinks it over. They can go to the Hongmen General Assembly anytime.

Time passed quickly, and it was September in a blink of an eye, and the Warriors' initial lineup had been selected.With Li Du as the core, Curry, Crawford, and Reggie Williams are all guards, and Kadir Martin, Radmanovic, Turiaf and others are inside.

In general, the current lineup of the Warriors can only be regarded as a broken lineup. The outside offensive power is sufficient, but except for Li Du, the defense of the others is not good. Crawford, who was born in the street, There is almost no defense!
And the inside line can almost be described as horrible!Kadir Martin is a small forward, but his scoring ability is very weak, averaging only 4 or 5 points per game. Radmanovic's rebounding ability is not bad, averaging around 8 to 9 rebounds per game, but he Other abilities are too weak. He has no singles ability at the basket, and can only rely on his teammates to create scoring opportunities for him. He also has no mid-range shooting ability, and his interior defense is only average.

Among the inside players, Turiaf is considered relatively good. He is full of strength, heavy enough, and works hard on the court. Unfortunately, he is not tall enough, lacks defensive ability inside, and also has no active offensive ability. He only has about 7 rebounds.He was originally a player who was abandoned by the Lakers, and his ability cannot be so strong.

Old Nelson feels helpless every time he sees this lineup. Such a lineup does not look like the configuration of a strong team. It is not even known what results they can achieve in the regular season.Even if he believed in Li Du's ability, Old Nelson didn't think that Li Du could win the championship alone!
The problem of inside players can only be found slowly. At this stage, the old Nelson can only make everyone familiar with the tactical system he developed specially for players with excellent outside ability such as Li Du and Curry.

Just when Li Du and the others were preparing to play in the preseason, amazing news broke out in the NBA again!
The Rockets announced that they have reached a consensus with Yao Ming. Because of Yao Ming's serious injury, he will basically be reimbursed for the season. Therefore, after consultation with Yao Ming, the Rockets decided to buy out the remaining year of Yao Ming's contract, and Yao Ming will become a free agent!

This time, not only the NBA was in an uproar, but China was even more excited!Yao Ming has been playing for the Rockets since he was drafted into the NBA in 2002, and has gradually become the inside core of the Rockets. The owner of the Rockets has also stated more than once that he wants to build a "Yao core" and build a team that belongs to Yao Ming.But this time after Yao Ming was injured, the Rockets gave up on Yao Ming!Do they want to give up the Chinese market?
In fact, Li Du and others in the NBA understand that the Chinese market is important, but for the NBA, the most important thing is the US domestic market, which is also the largest market.And if a team wants to occupy a place in the US domestic market, the team's performance is very important.

If the Rockets don't buy out Yao Ming's contract, because Yao Ming's contract occupies the team's salary space and personnel space, the Rockets can't find anyone else, so they can only play all games this season with a broken team. The record couldn't be better!

Now they buy out Yao Ming's contract, which can not only free up salary space and personnel space to find other players, but also reduce the resistance of Chinese fans to the Rockets in this relatively mild way, and in this way, Yao Ming also gets For the rest of his salary, he won't have hatred for the Rockets, which can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone.

The Rockets thought so, but he underestimated this seemingly gentle big man's desire for victory and his feelings for the team. On the second day after the Rockets announced the news, Li Du received a call from Yao Ming. Phone: "Xiao Du, I've made up my mind. Even if my competitive state declines in the future, I will continue to play hard! Take me to the Hongmen Club!"

Li Du sighed. He understood Yao Ming's current mood very well. He also felt uncomfortable when he was traded by the Lakers, so he asked, "Brother Yao, have you made up your mind?"

"Think it over!" Yao Ming said resolutely: "Losing 20 to 30 catties, at worst I'll keep playing as I did before gaining weight, attacking with footsteps and jump shots, defensively, my height itself is a natural barrier! Let's talk , After losing weight, my footsteps will be faster, and my defensive ability will be much better, and I can still be an excellent center forward!"

Li Du laughed, and he finally asked his last question: "Brother Yao, after your injury recovers, are you interested in playing for the Warriors? Has any other team contacted you?"

(End of this chapter)