I'm a basketball star

Chapter 126 [The position of the locker determines who is the boss! 】

"I hope you guys are ready to win a lot of balls," Luden told fans at a welcoming ceremony in Cleveland just over a month ago.

During the Timberwolves welcome, Luden said something similar while mocking himself:
"...the last time I was welcomed in Cleveland, I said, 'Hope the Cleveland fans get ready to win a lot of balls,' who knows that after the preseason game in Las Vegas, we won the preseason Championship, but they still traded me here. Poor me.

"So, when I came to Mingcheng, as soon as I got off the plane, I asked President Phillips, 'Are you going to trade me like Cleveland?'

"He said he would never trade me unless I wanted to go! Haha, since he won't trade me, I can safely and boldly say to every Wolves fan at today's welcome meeting, 'I and I Teammates promise to win many, many balls for Minnesota!'

"If you support us, please raise your hands. Every fan who supports us can find that fat man to get a T-shirt after the welcome party is over. I love you, I love Mingzhou, I love Mingcheng ! Wolves brothers, I can't wait to fight with you!"

In the end, Luden's voice through the microphone was almost drowned out by the cheers of the fans.They raised their hands high and waved in the air.

Compared with big cities like New York and Los Angeles, fans in small remote cities like Mingcheng tend to be more pure and loyal.They are more willing to support their stars than indulge in doubts.

Timberwolves fans are looking forward to the team's change too much.

Since Garnett left Minnesota, the team has never made the playoffs. Although they got Kevin Love, a big star who can grab rebounds inside and outside, they also selected European basketball players. Golden Boy guard Ricky Rubio, but fans still see a weak team that everyone bullies.

Such a record is no match for the ferocious wolf head with fangs on the logo.

Kevin Love is gone!He expressed his dissatisfaction with the team early on, which made the fans who supported him very sad.

Luden is here. He is Luden who overwhelmed Jabari Parker to become the No. 51 pick. He is Luden who averaged [-] points per game in the summer league. He is also the killer with the strongest shooting ability in NBA history!
And he has a particularly high emotional intelligence.

He gave gifts to every coach, player and executive on the team.He also gave gifts to fans, never seen a rookie give gifts to so many people at the welcome party.

He spoke English so well, with some Shakespearean aristocratic elegance.Why can a Chinese speak English so well?

Humorous, sincere, and self-deprecating!
"I have been fascinated by him. I think he will definitely bring changes to the Timberwolves. My wolf is about to turn over."

Every fan who got the Wushang basketball T-shirt is full of expectations for Luden.

However, the fans cheering him did not make Lu Deng fall into blind optimism.His eyes did not stay on the faces of any of the fans.

He was observing his teammates, Rubio and Pekovic who had been in the team for many years, veteran players Brewer and Mo Williams who had just arrived, and Zach LaVine, a young rookie of the same age.

Just like before, listening to Lu Deng's speech, the expressions on their faces were still different.

Rubio smiled very openly and sincerely, with an expression of "I can't wait to pass the ball to him" on his handsome face. Listening to Lu Deng's speech, it seemed that he had waited for a long-awaited friend.

Zach LaVine's expression was picky. For a moment, Luden made eye contact with him, but he arrogantly avoided it!His eyes are like the eyes of Jabari Parker in summer league.

It can be seen that the No. 13 rookie is not convinced by Lu Deng.Perhaps, he was waiting for the opportunity to compete with Lu Deng: see who is faster, who is more accurate, and who can jump higher!

Whether it's Rubio's expectation or Zach Raven's unconvinced, in Lu Deng's eyes, it's all hope!
"Expectation" means unity and cooperation, and "unconvinced" means high fighting spirit.He wasn't worried about the two of them, he was worried about the others.

Pekovic, who was like a great pyrene bear, had such a lazy face that he seemed to be looking for a place to sleep at any time.

Brewer and Mo-William Moss twitched their lips and shook their heads from time to time, like old quacks watching a little furry kid play tricks!The writing on the face is clearly: "The rivers and lakes are so deep, you little kid knows nothing! Don't look at you now, 'my little horse thinks the road is narrow'. In a few days, I will have to watch my father conquer the world."

In addition to them, more players showed indifference.

"Hurry up and finish talking, I will make milk powder for the child later", or "You said the same thing, I don't know if I can stay before the league starts, what are you talking about 'fighting side by side'?"

It has to be said that Lu Deng was not happy.

Really, compared to the card of the Cavaliers, the card of the Timberwolves is too bad!If you don't make a pair, you can't make a success!There are no flowers!
After the meeting, Sanders wanted to call the players together for a meeting. He only spoke a few words to Luden. In a blink of an eye, five or six players had already left the arena. Pekovic called out when he left. "Sleeping to death", Mo Williams answered the phone: "Which bar?"...

Mr. Sanders shook his head, and said to Lu Deng: "Forget it, there is no meeting, let Ryan take you, Anthony, and Thaddeus to visit the arena, and go to the locker room to allocate lockers. Go back and rest, tomorrow Training officially starts at 9:[-] am."

Lu Deng saw Sanders' helplessness, and the old man had nothing to do with this bad card.

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Ryan Anderson took Lu Deng, Thaddeus Young and Anthony Bennett around to visit the main stadium, office area, meeting room, media room, locker room of the home and away teams, as well as the training hall and weight room next to the arena , parking lot, evacuation channel.

In the locker room, Ryan assigned lockers to the three.Bennett's locker is next to the door, and Thaddeus Young is in the middle.

Lu Deng's locker room is at the innermost, which was used by Kevin Love before, and there is an empty cabinet next to it, which is equivalent to Lu Deng occupying the seats of two people.The space is large, which is convenient for reporters to occasionally come in for interviews.

They interviewed Love in the past, and I am afraid that more reporters will interview Lu Deng in the future, because it is said that more than 8 Chinese reporters have signed up to follow the team, and the Timberwolves have never had more than 5 reporters.

It is Rubio who is separated from Lu Deng.

The status of the team can be seen from the layout, the closer the team is, the higher the status.It seems that the team's management has regarded Lu Deng as the core.

Luden was very satisfied, but Bennett was not very comfortable.But he has self-knowledge, Lu Deng is the protagonist, and he is just a gift from the deal!Just add heads.

Lu Dengli saw that Bennett was unhappy, so he took the initiative to find him: "Why don't we change the dressing room, it's more comfortable inside. And I'm sure you will make a name for yourself. In the future, there will be a large group of reporters surrounding you for interviews. There's a lot of space inside."

When Bennett heard this, he hurriedly waved his hands: "I won't trade with you. This place is the best, and it's easy to get in and out."

Although Bennett's reasons were far-fetched, the refusal was sincere: he could not trade with Lu Deng, so how could he suffer?In the entire league, no one treats me better than him!

The location of the locker is determined by status. I must play well and let the team look up to me.

(End of this chapter)