The godfather of basketball started from conquering the NBA

Amidst the many voices of abuse, Xu Xiao successfully completed the reorganization of the lineup.

After rectifying the lineup of the Timberwolves for the new season, it has also become the most thorough rebuilding team in history. All 15 players were traded away last season. The final lineup list is as follows:

Point guard: Francis, Arroyo, Sura

Shooting guard: Roy, Snyder, Bootero

Small forwards: Tucker, Malik Rose

Power forwards: Kwame Brown, Millsap

Centers: Milicic, Swift, Jerome James

With this lineup, the league is at the bottom of the league. Whether it can win 10 games is a problem. Although it is said that next season is going to be bad, you can't put yourself on the pillar of shame, and if you keep losing, it will not be good for you. The team has formed a good competitive culture, just like the Timberwolves in the previous life, the talent is always full, but no matter how much talent is accumulated, it is useless and can only fall into a vicious circle.

I still have a star skill card in my hand. Although the current system level is very low, most of the drawn stars are fringe characters. It is very likely that they are stars that I have never heard of, but it is better than nothing. Therefore, in order to It wouldn't be so ugly to lose next season, so Xu Xiao decided to give it a try.

After clicking on the system, Xu Xiao used his only star card.

"Congratulations to the host, you have obtained the offensive skills of the player Wang Zhizhi, please choose the target to use."

"Wang Zhizhi, it's okay, okay." Looking at the skill card in his hand, Xu Xiao let out a sigh of relief, at least he knew Wang Zhizhi better.

Wang Zhizhi's offensive skills are absolutely comprehensive, and his shooting skills, even in the nba, give him a foothold, but his physical talent is average, although in China, his talent can be said to be top-notch , but at the level of the nba, his physical condition is far worse.

But even so, he has roughly relied on his excellent offensive skills to play in the nba for five or six years. When Xu Xiao looked at his team, he had two candidates in his mind, and there were two in his team. A big man with excellent physical talent, a former parallel import champion Kwame Brown, and a former parallel import No. [-] Milicic.

In terms of physical talent, these two people are definitely the best in the league. Otherwise, it would be impossible to rank second in the list, but their skills are too rough, especially Kwame Brown, whose physical talent even admires Jordan, but it is a pity , the growing environment in the later period was a bit bad, and his basic skills were not solid, which led to him being crowned the number one parallel importer for many years.

So this time he plans to give him Wang Zhizhi's offensive skills. As for Milicic, he is younger, and in Huo Tian's view, Milicic is different from Brown. Larry Brown's subordinates didn't get much training, coupled with Old Brown's stern character, this kid from a foreign country felt a little inferior.

In the Magic last season, being a blue-collar next to Howard was quite conscientious, so Xu Xiao plans to train and try first. If he still can’t play well, then there is still time to use the system to help. After all, Milicic is only 21 years old this year.

And Xu Xiao also really wants to try his ability to train personnel. After all, he can't rely on the system for everything. The system itself is quite random. What if the star card doesn't come out all the time? Just let others ridicule, after all, your own flag has already been set up.

After making a plan, Xu Xiao, the big boss, immediately held a new aid meeting. Xu Xiao also entertained these people kindly, leaving a good impression on these newcomers.

"Kwame, you stay alone"

After the meeting, Xu Xiao left Kwame Brown alone.

"I used Garnett to trade with the Lakers. I think I made a profit. What do you think?"

"Huh?" Brown was at a loss, and didn't understand why the boss asked him this suddenly.

"Is it because of draft picks?"

"No, because this deal got you in exchange"

"Me?" Brown looked at him in disbelief.

"Yes, you Kwame Brown, the genius high school student in the past, beat Gasol in 01, the champion of Joe Johnson's man, the proud son of heaven."

The pride of heaven?I haven't heard of this title since Brown entered the NBA. As for the No. [-] pick, I thought Xu Xiao was mocking him.

"Listen Kwame, this offseason, I will invite a special trainer to give you special training, I will accompany and supervise you throughout the whole process, don't waste your talent."

Looking at the boss's resolute eyes, Brown felt hot. After leaving high school, this was the first time someone valued him so much, but he was a little panicked. If he didn't do well, would the boss reprimand him like Jordan Kobe did? It was from one hell to another.

However, Xu Xiao didn't give him time to hesitate, he continued his style vigorously and resolutely, he just patted Brown and said

"Come to the arena at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning. I will introduce you to a new trainer. Just quit the previous trainer."

Only Brown was left alone, and he took out his mobile phone in a daze. Suddenly, he felt a warm current in his body. Although he didn't feel anything abnormal in his body, he was still a little shocked. He only felt that Xu Xiao was right. The urge to show off

"Rivin, we may have to say goodbye..."

And Xu Xiao also used the star card while shooting him.

The next day, Brown arrived as scheduled, but he didn't seem to have a good rest. After all, he quit his special trainer who had followed him for three years, and some unpleasant things happened in the process. The furious Riven directly mocked Brown, yes There was mud that couldn't support the wall, and Brown greeted his family in a rage.

"Not bad, very punctual." Xu Xiao walked down in casual clothes.

"Come on, let me introduce you, these two are your special trainers for this offseason, Frank Lang and Shordick, this is your assistant and planner, and my fellow Fu Yangbo, yours The training content and diet are all arranged by him, and I may come to check on you from time to time in the coming days, or I may stay here to supervise you all the time."

Xu Xiao spent a lot of money in order to let Brown use all Wang Zhizhi's skills.

If Xu Xiao was suspected of buying people's hearts yesterday, then Brown was completely moved today. He didn't get this kind of treatment when he was the champion.

In fact, Xu Xiao originally wanted to bring Milicic over, but if they want to play in the World Championships, they have no choice but to take advantage of Brown. With this lineup, it is no wonder that Brown will be moved. Who would not be moved? It has to be outside. During the offseason, there is no one that can't get down to 200 million.

After hearing the news, the three rookies Roy, Tucker and Millsap also applied to join after participating in the summer league. Of course Xu Xiao readily agreed.

An offseason is over soon. During this offseason, Xu Xiao has to learn to take care of the team's various affairs, so he didn't play around. He didn't even watch the World Championships, although he also wanted to witness Wang Shipeng's lore , but fortunately, he is on the line with the Chinese Basketball Association. After all, he also hopes that the basketball of his motherland can stand up in the world, not that he can't even beat Lebanon later.

In a blink of an eye, it came to October, and the training camps of each team also started. Brown also told Xu Xiao that they had completed their special training and were ready to join the team. The first training camp was in Miami, and the second training camp was in Miami. Minnesota, and Minnesota's home target center next season will also be the last season. After the end of next season, the new arena Tianhe International will be officially put into use.

Xu Xiao came to the training hall. The game is about to start, and the team has already started training together. Because of the 100 points of friendship and confidence, the players saw Xu Xiao and nodded very friendly. Coach Casey looked at the young boss. , He should have been a little sad at first, and he had fantasized about leading the Timberwolves to some results, but now it seems that this hope has been shattered.

But now he has an inexplicable affection for this young man, and when he sees Xu Xiao, he still smiles and greets him friendly.

Xu Xiao also responded one by one, signaling them to continue. He himself just came to observe their training. Xu Xiao's eyes swept over the players one by one, and stayed on Kwame Brown for a moment. Obviously, Brown also noticed him. At that time, I saw Xu Xiao cast encouraging gazes at him, and Brown also responded confidently. He has practiced hard this offseason, and it is time to show the results.

Then the internal training match began. After the basic training, the two sides had to play five-on-five. The two sides set up their postures and started the internal training match.

At the beginning of the game, Kwame Brown faced Milicic. Kwame Brown stepped forward to screen for Arroyo, and then went straight down to grab a rebound. These things have been repeated tasks since he entered the NBA. He didn't have any desire to attack at all, that's why he had the classic quote to tell Kobe not to pass the ball to him.

And Kwame Brown himself does the same thing. He hardly touches the ball in the offensive phase, or just simply responds. If this continues, then his star card will be in vain, so Xu Xiao decided to encourage Brown again. .

"Kwame, you can try to be more proactive on the offensive end."

Xu Xiao on the sidelines said to Kwame Brown, but coach Casey obviously didn't want him to be too active. In his opinion, letting Milicic take two more shots was better than giving him a chance, and Kwame Brown himself Somewhat unsurely said:

"I'm still going to grab the rebound. If there is a chance at the basket, I will try it."

This made Xu Xiao a little anxious, and hurriedly yelled at him: "There is no Jordan, and there is no Kobe here. This is a new environment, a brand new beginning. If you dare not even try one, then why are you trying?" Breaking through yourself, do you still want to be decadent, your efforts during the offseason are just a joke, or are you just pretending during the offseason.”

It's really not that he didn't work hard during the offseason. It's just that Brown practiced his footwork every year, but he didn't improve every year, so many players were as fierce as tigers during the offseason. Once long-term existence becomes a habit, it is difficult to make up for it only by short-term special training

But Xu Xiao’s words touched Kwame Brown a bit. Yes, there are no Jordan and Kobe here. Maybe I can give it a try. At the same time, Casey also heard Xu Xiao’s encouragement to Brown. Although I don’t know why this newcomer The boss would value Brown so much, but he still gave the new boss a face, gave Brown a gesture, signaled him to play one, and designed a tactic for him.

The rookie Roy also understands it very well. An empty-handed move opened up space for Brown. Arroyo also passed the ball over. Yes, but this time, the warm current flowed through Kwame Brown's body again.

This time, he actually had the urge to back him up. You must know that Milicic, like him, has no achievements on the offensive end, but he is definitely a qualified defensive blue-collar. It is not easy to back him up.

Kwame Brown dribbled the ball with his back, squeezed towards the basket, then made a silky back turn, passed Milicic directly, shook his opponent with another beautiful fake move, and made an easy layup with a cross step Successfully, the whole set of movements is smooth and smooth, and everyone is dumbfounded.

"Oh my god, this... When did you learn this move?" The teammates celebrated wildly, and even Milicic, who had just been the background board, came up to be happy for Brown: "This step is my best. Never thought of that, brother."

Xu Xiao on the sidelines looked very satisfied. The atmosphere in this young team is still very good.

Coach Casey on the sidelines was also a little confused. Isn’t he a blue-collar parallel importer? Why did he suddenly come up with such a skill? Is this a flash of inspiration or did he really practice it? Even Brown himself was a little surprised, and he felt very ordinary. He even wanted to have one again, but in surprise, he met Xu Xiao's encouraging eyes, which made him more confident.

On the next ball, under Casey's signal, Brown didn't go for the pick-and-roll, but took the initiative to ask for a position. Casey also wanted to see if Brown had really worked out, or had a flash of inspiration.

For this ball, Brown still chose to hit Milicic with his back, and suddenly turned around and broke through. I have to say that Brown's physical fitness is really good. If this ball is roughly replaced, there is a high probability that he will not be able to ask for defense, and then reluctantly make a shot after confronting someone, but Brown was different. His first step was quick, and he didn't suffer at all in the confrontation. Then he made an emergency stop, swayed out of his body, and made a standard half-block outside the three-second zone, making a steady hit.

This ball also gave Casey a glimmer of hope, and gave Brown great confidence. Because there was no coach's signal for the next ball, Brown honestly went to pick and roll, but Roy's breakthrough was blocked by Milicic. , There is no time, so it can only be passed to Kwame Brown who is standing outside the three-point line.

At this time, Kwame Brown actually had a crazy idea. He wanted to shoot a three-pointer, but he hesitated in his heart, and put his raised hand down again.

"Don't hesitate Kwame, no one here will criticize your bravery, but we will cast aside your cowardice." Xu Xiao shouted again from the sidelines.

Hearing the boss's call, Brown regained his confidence, just as it was time to attack, he directly shot a three-pointer, the basketball drew a beautiful arc, and steadily entered the net.

"Oh oh oh oh oh oh, it's great." Roy jumped to keep Brown. Although Roy was a rookie at this time, Roy had slowly shown his talent as a leader. He will take the initiative to encourage his teammates, which is all seen by Xu Xiao.

Everyone is celebrating for Brown, even the head coach Casey praised, Brown has made great progress this offseason, and the new season will become more interesting.

And Xu Xiao also applauded from the sidelines. This is what he wanted to see. He didn't want such a good technique to be buried like this. This kind of three-pointer is really commonplace for the general.