I’m Really Playing Basketball

After returning to the United States in October, Chen Xiao immediately joined the Warriors' pre-season training camp.

Before Chen Xiao joined, the entire Warriors team had actually been training for half a month.

For the current Warriors players, they are really full of expectations for next season.

Let's put it this way, among the 14 players the Warriors currently have, there are basically very few players who can't sit still.

The Warriors' current 14 players, except for veterans like Chen Xiao, Wade, and Ron Howard who have goals and pursuits, most of the remaining players are young players who are more pursuing their careers.

For example, Norman Powell, Devin Booker, VanVleet, Jaylen Brown, Collins, Allen, and the 2015 undrafted Christian Wood signed by the Warriors in the free market.

To be honest, when 10 of the 14 players on a team are high-spirited and pursuing players, the atmosphere of the team will naturally be upward.

By the way, the Warriors did not find a suitable capable veteran inside player in this year's free agent market.

Finally, Jerry West signed undrafted big man Christian Wood, who played for the Warriors in the summer league.

Wood is a native of California. After losing the draft as a sophomore in 2015, he did not rush to find a job in the American CBA, nor did he go to Europe to play or other professional leagues around the world.

As a student at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Wood was very smart and applied for international students at Chen Xiao International Basketball Association University after losing the draft.

To be fair, when young people from other Asian, African and Latin American countries apply to Chen Xiao International Basketball United University, they basically get the upper hand. But here in the United States, because of the NCAA culture, it can be said that outstanding college students rarely apply to China. Studying abroad.

As for Wood, although he was undrafted in the NBA draft, his NCAA data as a sophomore was 15.7 points and 10 rebounds per game.

There are not many insiders in the entire NCAA who can produce such statistics as a sophomore in college.

It is easy for such a talent to apply to Chen Xiao International Basketball United University.

After passing the admission application of Chen Xiao International Basketball Union University, Wood quickly joined the school team after arriving at the school.

His strength is also quite outstanding in the school team.

In the CBA in the 15-16 season, as a junior, he has become an important rotation for the Chen Xiao basketball team.

In the CBA in the 16-17 season, he has become the inside partner of Chen Xiao basketball team boss Gao Bo. Together with Gao Bo, he led the Chen Xiao basketball team to win the CBA championship, and then he was also selected to the best team and all-star. .

After Wood finished playing in the CBA Finals in May and graduated from Chen Xiao International Basketball Association University in July, he returned to his hometown in California without stopping, joined the Warriors, and represented the Warriors in the summer league.

In the summer league, Wood's performance was quite outstanding. His inside combination with John Collins and Jarrett Allen can be said to have maxed out this year's summer league.

And his performance is much better than the two rookies Collins and Allen.

It is precisely because of this that Jerry West chose to sign this player with a very special resume.

To be honest, in the entire world, there are almost no players who have played in the NCAA, been selected for the Chen Xiao basketball team, and have played in the CBA and NBA at the same time.

After all, the Chen Xiao Basketball Team and the NCAA are the two basketball training systems in China and the United States.

Generally speaking, a player will only be in one training system.

Wood, on the other hand, played in two training systems, and played in each system for two years.

If Wood can fully understand the advantages of both systems, then this will be a player worth looking forward to.

Moreover, Christian Wood’s talent is also very suitable for these two systems. He has good athletic ability in the American basketball system, and he also has static talent that is very valued in the Chinese basketball system. Wood’s height is 2.08 meters and his wingspan is 2 meters. twenty two.

Since he was undrafted in 2015, he naturally has shortcomings. His strength is very weak, his body is also very thin, and he is very good in assist defense. If he is a single defense, he is really GG, so he made frequent mistakes during draft trials. Got maxed out.

You know, historically, he went to play in the CBA after the draft, but was waived by Fujian before the season. Even the CBA looked down on him, which shows how fatal his shortcomings were at the time.

Wood came from Chen Xiao Basketball School, and Chen Xiao is certainly no stranger to him. He is a physical beggar version of Chris Bosh.

It is very similar to Bosh's style. He can shoot, is fast, has good agility, is tall and has long arms. These aspects are almost 70% to 80% of Bosh's. His defensive ability is a weakened version of Bosh, but in terms of his physical fitness and strength, then It's really a long way from Bosh. The beggar version is really not an exaggeration.

You know, if Bosh meets old Duncan, he will be maxed out by Duncan.

If Wood meets old Duncan, no, even Duncan, who has retired for two years now, can max out Wood.

If Wood had been placed in the 1980s and 1990s, when powerful insiders were everywhere, or in the early 21st century, he would have cried every game. But now that it is getting faster and faster, and now there are fewer and fewer powerful insiders, he So that I can use my strengths in the NBA and cover up my shortcomings as much as possible.

However, although such an inside player has many shortcomings, he also has great advantages. In the system's rating, his strength has reached B+. Even if such a player has obvious advantages and disadvantages, if he plays an inside rotation for the Warriors, then it is really There is no problem at all.

In addition to these three leaders and seven young people, the Warriors will have four Mesozoic players in different shapes next season.

Let’s talk about Chen Xiao’s disciple Curry first. Curry is already famous. He has won 5 championships with Chen Xiao. He also has a lot of contracts. He also won the Sixth Man of the Year Award. He will definitely not be able to make the All-Star Game. Go, it can be said that for Curry, he has nothing to pursue anymore, but because he plays beside his teacher, Curry can still meet his requirements. After a summer, his body has not deformed.

At least compared to his two teammates Clay and Thick Eyebrow, he is simply extremely dedicated.

When it comes to dedication, we have to mention thick eyebrows and Clay.

Let's put it this way, after Chen Xiao came back, he already didn't recognize these two big fat guys.

You know, this is still half a month since Chen Xiaowan came back.

It can be seen that thick eyebrows and Clay were definitely fatter half a month ago, but now they have lost weight after training for half a month.

Therefore, for such thick eyebrows and Clay, before Chen Xiao was speechless, the team's head coach Clay was already speechless.

Clay does this basically every summer, so this is no surprise.

The key is the change of thick eyebrows.

Let's put it this way, thick eyebrows have really been able to control the body shape in the past five years.

This cannot be black.

But this summer...

It can only be said that thick eyebrows are now successful and famous, and there is nothing to pursue.

Let's put it this way, Nongmei is now young, 24 years old, and has already won three consecutive championships in the dynasty, entered the All-Stars for five consecutive years, and always carries a super maximum salary with Durant clause. To be honest, As a player, he's at his best.

As for higher pursuits, he really doesn't have any.

Be the team boss?

Sorry, he has Chen Xiao, Wade and Ron Howard, three of the top ten players in history, above him, so he can only be his little brother.

Moreover, because Jokic, a competitor, has left this season and no one can threaten his position, he has no motivation to continue to improve. He feels that he is already very good now and does not need to work so hard. .

Then, let it go.

As for the indulgence of thick eyebrows, Cole, as the head coach, has not dealt with it for the time being. To deal with such an important core player of the team, Chen Xiao is still needed.

He wants to wait for Chen Xiao to come back.

And after Chen Xiao comes back, how will he deal with his thick eyebrows?

Chen Xiao didn't show any direct disdain. After all, the man with thick eyebrows was considered a successful superstar player, so he couldn't be disrespected too much.

Chen Xiao just found Nongmei in private and told him to continue to give him two months of leave. When he successfully loses weight, he will report back to the team.

"Anthony, this is not a suspension for you. I have no objection to your offseason life. I just think that your body is very easy to get injured in NBA games. I think you should understand that I am What can I say, after all, you are also a very good professional player."

Players who are out of shape appear on the court to compete in high-intensity games. This will of course increase the risk of injury. Not only will they be in poor condition, but they are also prone to injury. Such players are certainly not suitable for the game.

Therefore, Nong Mei finally accepted Chen Xiao's arrangement.

Well, the main reason why Nongmei can accept Chen Xiao's arrangement so easily is because Chen Xiao's prestige is high enough. At the same time, Jokic left, and there was no competition for his position. He was still the main force after he came back, and he didn't worry about his position after taking two months off. Just gone.

By the way, although Clay's figure is not as serious as his thick eyebrows, Chen Xiao still gave him a month's leave.

Similarly, when you successfully lose weight, when will you return to the team to report.

After Klay became famous in history, he was always in bad shape in the first month of the season. He and Deng were the two evil spirits in the nightclub. At the beginning of the season, the two of them were real ghosts, and then as the season progressed, the two Talent slowly began to wake up.

For the Warriors, a dynasty team like this, there are only one or two players who have shown great spiritual performance. To be honest, this is already very, very good.

Historically, after those dynasty teams became famous, they basically gave away the entire team. Even many teams that did not become famous but only had a little success just let themselves go.

After all, players are human beings too, and we cannot let each of them be like Chen Xiao, Luo Ge or Matt Barnes.

By the way, Matt Barnes has re-signed with the Warriors.

The 37-year-old Barnes basically has no ability to play in the game, but as the team's leader, he still has a place in the team.

Just take this year's finals, and the scene where Barnes personally taught Jaylen Brown and other young players how to defend Durant and Curry on the sidelines is even a classic.

Let's put it this way, Matt Barnes, who has won a total of 8 championships with Chen Xiao in his career, is one of the players with the most championships in NBA history, and he will soon be able to become the next King of the Ring.

For such a player, he yells at any young people on the sidelines, and these young people are convinced.

There are times when Matt Barnes is better suited than Kerr to hair drying young players.

After all, Cole is the head coach, and he doesn't mix with the players.

But Barnes is different. He scolds young people on the court, and can hang out with young people off the court to play with Chen Xiao.

Then Barnes and Chen Xiao, one with a black face and the other with a red face, took control of the team's locker room.

Therefore, when your team has a player like this, even if he doesn't play for a minute, you are reluctant to let him go.

Isn’t it just a basic salary?

With a basic salary, you can get a locker room leader and player assistant coach, which is actually a lot of money.

After training with the Warriors for a week in the United States, Chen Xiao flew back to China with the Warriors players.

This is because the Warriors will represent the NBA and play in the Fed Cup in China.

The preseason game for NBA champion players is the Fed Cup.

However, in this year's Fed Cup, what surprised many NBA experts was that the Warriors' Big Eyebrow and Klay were spectators throughout the game.

In this Fed Cup, the Warriors' starting players are Chen Xiao, Wood, Wade, Luo Ge, and Devin Booker.

Of course, Wood is no stranger to Chinese audiences.

What's more, this time the Fed Cup is held in Yan City, Jiangsu Province, which is the home court of the Chen Xiao basketball team. Wood, the player who led the Chen Xiao basketball team to win the CBA championship last season, is quite popular here. .

And this is why Wood was able to beat Allen and Collins to get the starting spot.

Of course, Wood's performance in the preseason was indeed better than Allen and Collins, so Collins and Allen had no emotions.

And in this Confederations Cup, Wood averaged 17 points, 8 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in 24 minutes per game, shooting 54% from the field and 30% from three-point range. His performance can be said to be quite outstanding.

Therefore, after the Confederations Cup ended, he was also selected for the second team of the Confederations Cup.

By the way, this year's Fed Cup team includes Chen Xiao, Luo Ge, and Wade from the Warriors, as well as Gao Bo from Chen Xiao's basketball team, and Doncic from Real Madrid.

Gao Bo, Chen Xiao, Wade, Luo Ge, Doncic.

Gao Bo and Doncic, two former teammates at Chen Xiao Basketball School, have both turned 18 this year.

The current strength of the two people, to be honest, has completely overflowed in the Confederations Cup.

Even a blind person can see how terrifying the performance of the two in the Confederations Cup was.

Even against the Warriors, both men performed brilliantly.

Therefore, even if the 17-18 season has not started yet, the entire NBA is looking forward to the 2018 NBA elective season.

You know, in 2018, there were not only these two talented players in the international basketball world, but there were also a lot of talented players in the United States!

Many people say that the 18th class will be the strongest class after Chen Xiao, Wade, Luo Ge, and Yao Ming in 2002.

It is also the class that can dominate the NBA in the future!