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Chapter 521
Kahn is still looking for reinforcements. The players he wants are not stars, but drifters.

Those nomadic role players have no ambitions, they just want to survive in this league.

Therefore, they need a stable environment, and no one likes to move.

Before the start of the preseason, Kahn introduced another player named Kevin Ollie.

No one is more suitable for the word Rangers than him. He has been in the league for nine years, and he has moved to ten teams.

Minnesota is the No.11 team he played for.

The Timberwolves are also the only championship favorite that Ollie has played for. He wants to stay and take root here. The top priority is to please Kahn.

Kahn's people will definitely be Garnett's enemies.During the training process, Garnett was very unfriendly to Ollie.

Ollie has been on so many teams and knows how to protect himself. He kept his face on Garnett's trash talk and sent out an obvious signal: "I don't want to argue with you, but I'm not afraid of you."

Ollie's approach is not to pass the ball to Garnett. He always openly misses Garnett's position and passes it to others.

Even if Garnett insulted him loudly, he still had a stern face. He knew that Kahn was watching his performance in the corner.

The addition of Ollie is not a good thing for the Timberwolves, because he is openly confronting Garnett, and it is clear that he is Kahn's confidant.

Considering his relationship with Kahn, Casey was very polite to him during training, even if he had a conflict with Garnett, he would pull the two apart without favoring anyone.

From a game point of view, the addition of Ollie has enriched the Timberwolves' second and third teams. He is a person who can be between the second and third teams.

There are too many people like him in the NBA, so he is constantly being traded as a bonus, changing teams ten times in nine years, which should be few people can match.

When the preseason training camp came to an end, the Timberwolves' number of players changed from 30 to 20.

There are 13 players who have been confirmed for the main draft, that is to say, the remaining 7 people compete for 2 places, the competition is quite fierce, for those who want to gain a foothold in the NBA, this is their hope, no one wants to give a chance slipped out of hand.

The 2006-2007 NBA Season China Tournament will be held in Bai Jidong's hometown of Zhejiang. The Timberwolves' opponent is the Rockets.

This game is bound to attract countless attention, because among the participants are Bai Jidong and Yao Yueban, the two hottest players in Chinese basketball.

When the Timberwolves team arrived at the airport, Bai Jidong could hear deafening roars.

"Wow, we are so popular!" Weber was taken aback by the situation.

Some old players are used to it, like Simien, who knew it would happen a long time ago, so he put on a cold look and said, "Chris, I can't see that your knowledge is so short."

"Michael, let this second-round pick know that our No. [-] fraternity is inviolable!" Weber said.

Olowokandi also ignored the crowd of fans gathered around him, so he reached out and hooked Simien, "You second-round pick, don't be too arrogant!"

Simeon was almost out of breath, "Michael, you are also a character, how did you become Chris' thug?"

Olowokandi said: "We are brothers, not thugs. If you speak rudely to my brother, I will teach you a lesson."

Simeon felt very sad, "So we're not brothers? We've fought side by side for a whole season, why not a few words from Chris?"

"Stop making trouble, the fans are watching." Bai Jidong scolded.

Olowokandi put Simien down, "You're lucky."

Bai Jidong was surrounded by reporters and bombarded him with questions. "Old Bai, this is your third China competition, what do you think is different from the previous ones?"

Bai Jidong replied attentively: "If there is any difference, it is that there is no such novelty, just like playing in the United States, if you play too much, you will not feel fresh, but playing in front of your compatriots is better than playing in the United States. Passion, because I prefer to hear "Come on" instead of "Come on
"."

This interview triggered a chain reaction. After hearing Bai Jidong's words, American fans spontaneously learned the Chinese pronunciation of "come on". Since then, Bai Jidong has often heard the sound of cheering in Chinese in the United States.

Another advantage of coming to China is that some businessmen who are eager to find spokespersons will come to them like dogs smelling of meat.

Bai Jidong's value is completely different now, so he definitely doesn't like small endorsements, so he gave up these endorsements to his teammates.

For this reason, Bai Jidong had no choice but to do ideological work for him, "The endorsement fee is more than your annual salary, why hesitate?"

Vashabek kept shaking his head and said, "No, I can't do that kind of thing."

"If it's not possible, it must be possible. I've already made an agreement with others. Even if I tie you up tomorrow, I will tie you up."

Seeing that the reasoning doesn't make sense, Bai Jidong simply didn't say anything, a bit more domineering can make time easier.

Vashabek couldn't refuse Bai Jidong, so he lay in a daze on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling, as if his life had lost its color.

The next night, the NBA China Game was held in the only NBA-level stadium in Zhejiang.

This night, the [-] seats were packed.Every player's appearance will usher in the most enthusiastic voices from the audience.

Because the Timberwolves and Rockets are the two home teams of Chinese fans.

The preseason is mainly to inspect the players. This is China, so Bai Jidong started the game. The players who started with him were Spanoulis, Simien and two fringe people who competed for the NBA work permit.

The Rockets are starting all out, center Yao Yueban and point guard Paul, these are the two most important players on the road to the Rockets' reconstruction.

"CP3, how does it feel to regain possession of the ball?" Bai Jidong joked with a smile.

During the World Championships, although Paul was selected for the Dream Team, most of the ball was in the hands of James and Wade. He was a first-year rookie and couldn't compete with them.

It can be said that this is one of the reasons why the Dream Team lost. Although Paul has not yet reached his peak, as long as he is given the ball, he can control the game.

Hearing Bai Jidong's words, Paul couldn't hide his disappointment. That loss hit him hard, "If you play a series, you don't have any chance."

Bai Jidong said: "The established facts can't be assumed. It's over. The Chinese team is the champion. Yao should often joke with you about this, right?"

Paul said, "No, Yao is a good person, unlike you.

Bai Jidong didn't say much to him, walked to the field, and the game was ready to start.

Spanoulis is mobilizing his emotions, he wants to find the feeling of the game, this is the first game he played on behalf of the Timberwolves.

Bai Jidong patted his butt casually, "Vassilis, relax."

Spanoulis nodded and said nothing.

At the beginning of the game, Yao Yueban got the ball for the Rockets, Paul attacked halftime, and Spanoulis stood in front of him.

Paul asked Yao Yueban for a pick-and-roll, took a step forward, and hit a jumper with an emergency stop.

Spanoulis calmly looked at Paul who was going away, and said to Bai Jidong: "Can I control the ball?"

"You please." Bai Jidong had no intention of interfering with Spanoulis's work. He walked slowly through the half court and greeted the Rockets' starting forward Bunch Wells cordially.

Leaving aside the two cores inside and outside, the Rockets' lineup is not strong.

Wells is more suitable as a sixth man, but the Rockets have no better candidates for this position, so they can only focus on Wells.

Wells is considered a veteran, having dealt with Bai Jidong for many years, he knew that he could not talk to Bai Jidong, so when he heard Bai Jidong's greeting, his expression was indifferent.

Spanoulis is very vindictive. Paul hits him a pick-and-roll attack, and he will hit one back.

Compared with a commander like Paul, Spanoulis is more like a killer.

Resolute, silent, cold-blooded, straightforward, just a few words can outline a cold shadow.

Himien runs a pick-and-roll with Spanoulis, who hits the nail on the head and sends a brilliant sideways ball down from Himien, who picks up the ball and strides for a layup.

Responding to Paul's attack, Spanoulis's face was neither happy nor angry, as if the ball was not played because Paul played a pick-and-roll attack on him.

Paul knew that this was the opponent's tactic.

Even if it's just a preseason game, Paul doesn't want to lose to him.He had lost enough at the World Championships and didn't want to lose any more.

So, Paul played another pick-and-roll. The last round was a jumper after the pick-and-roll.

"Oh, I'll go!" Bai Jidong didn't expect that such a short guy could actually dunk.

Bai Jidong continued to take a walk, his role seemed to be just for people to watch, as for how he played, no one cared, because this was just a preseason game.

The fight between Spanoulis and Paul was abysmal, and the audience enjoyed it too.

(End of this chapter)