champion heart

Chapter 20 20. Am I bored?
After the end of the season, Tang De only spent about a week to relax, and called a few teammates to walk around the streets of Los Angeles!

And then the guy went back to training every day.

In the eyes of his teammates, Tang De, a guy from China, is a workaholic.

Doing anything requires a combination of work and rest, but there is no such truth in Tang De's dictionary!

Only hard work is in his dictionary.

From this point of view, Tang De is actually a very boring person.

In Blake's words, Tang De is a lunatic, every day besides playing basketball is just playing!
Only a few days after the end of the season, Tang De dragged Blake every day as his training partner!
Taking into account the friendship with Tang De, Blake practiced with Tang De for a few days without complaint.

But soon Blake couldn't bear it any longer, and went on strike directly!
"Don, you guys are too boring, isn't it because the red wine doesn't taste good or the beauties in Los Angeles are not beautiful enough? Why do you stay in the arena day and night! I quit, I want to go on vacation first, and then Talk about training!"

Blake dropped these words and the ball in his hand, leaving Tang De sad alone...

Tang De is a lonely patient, and there is obviously no one who can warm him.

"Well, since no one is with me, I'll play by myself!"

Tang De didn't take it seriously. Others thought he was boring, but he felt that his life was quite fulfilling!
People will always change, maybe Tang De will become a very romantic person, but it is definitely not now!
During this period, Harden even called to ask Tang De to go to the nightclub to have fun.

Tang De didn't know where that guy got his contact information.

Does the result even need to be said?

Tang De rejected Harden without thinking about it!
Maybe it's because of the deep-rooted ethnic culture. In Tang De's mind, places like nightclubs are not places where professional athletes should go, although many big-name NBA stars like to go there...

Now that Harden has taken the initiative to call, Tang De is of course unwilling to give up this opportunity. If he can practice with Harden, he should be able to learn a lot!
As a result, on the phone, when Tang De just mentioned the word training, Harden didn't say anything, and hung up the phone directly bye bye!
What made Tang De very helpless...

"Get off the Kardashians, Harden and Jordan!"

This sentence is absolutely true. In the early stage of the Rockets, Harden still loved playing too much.

"The little prince of the nightclub" is not in vain.

Because of Harden's playfulness, it also indirectly led to Howard's future tragedy.

When the serious Howard meets the playful Harden, what will happen?

it goes without saying!

Although Howard is childish, from the bottom of his heart, he is a very proud person. It can only be said that his life is really bad.

It's a pity that Kobe was injured, otherwise Tang De would definitely call this training madman to train together!
Two lunatics training together will definitely spark a different spark!

It's a pity that there is no if, Kobe is injured!

Under Tang De's day and night training, time passed quickly, and the muscle lines on Tang De's body became more obvious.

Judging from Tang De's current physical fitness, he is worthy of facing anyone in the same position.

As long as Tang De improves his dribbling skills, with Tang De's physical fitness, he can really play from position one to position five!

You can even play a cameo as a center forward occasionally!

Don't forget, Tang De, who has been training crazily, still has systematic help. Who said that 203 cm cannot be played as a center forward?

In the future small ball era, the position of players on the field is no longer particularly obvious. As long as it is used properly, 203 cm can be used as a center forward!

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As the general manager of the team, Kupchak did not contact Tang De too early. If Tang De remembers correctly, the Lakers only have one second-round pick this year. The team's current price tag is used to exchange draft picks.

Later facts proved that there are still many good players in the 2013 draft, such as Oladipo, McCollum, etc., no matter which one can become the core star of the team!

However, judging from the current situation of the Lakers, they are unlikely to get a good first-round pick, and it would be good to get a second-round pick at most.

Tang De knew very well why Kupchak was not in a hurry to find him.

Generally speaking, the team will not be in a hurry to renew the contract of a player whose contract has just expired. They usually have to wait until the draft is over, otherwise who knows if they will be traded as bargaining chips!
However, Kupchak's calmness is definitely faking. He is actually very anxious. Tang De's performance in the recent period is enough to sign a good contract!

Now many teams are scrambling to get Tang De, and the one with the strongest desire is Rockets general manager Daryl Morey.

This fat man seems to be determined by Tang De, because a player like Tang De with three-pointers and defense is still very suitable for the Rockets' lineup!
It's just that he can't get Tang De now, because the time for the free market has not yet come, and he can't make a formal offer yet.

Another most important point is that the Lakers have the priority to renew the contract, which means that if the Lakers don't let go, Morey will have nothing to do!It's not about money.

In addition to the Rockets, the Atlanta Hawks and the Spurs are all interested in getting Tang De...

However, Tang De, the person involved, still doesn't know anything about these situations, and he is still intoxicated in his training.

He was too lazy to deal with these issues. After getting along for a period of time, he felt that Cantor was quite capable, and she was also a fairly righteous person, so Tang De felt relieved to leave many issues to her. deal with!

Tang De just wants to play ball. As for other things, as long as he doesn't go too far, it's fine. He can usually turn a blind eye to it!
But if it goes too far, then Tang De will not be so easy to talk to!
"People don't offend me, I don't offend others!"

Perhaps this sentence is a portrayal of Tang De's personality.

But having said that, Tang De is still more willing to play for the Lakers than other teams.

At least for now, he likes this team and he is willing to work for this team.

It's a pity that Lakers general manager Kupchak didn't know Tang De's true thoughts.

If he knew that Tang De wanted to play for the Lakers with determination, he would feel more at ease.

Before signing the new contract, it was impossible for Tang De to tell Kupchak what he thought in his heart, only a fool would do that!
In terms of the new contract, Tang De is not demanding. After all, having the ball to play is the most important thing. The number of years is negotiable, but it has to be almost passable!

But it can't be too much, after all, the current initiative is still in the hands of the Lakers.

Maybe people don't want you if they are cruel. As for Tang De's performance during this period, under the washing of time, people will soon forget it...

In the NBA, there are many people who miss the original big contract because of too much work!
(End of this chapter)