Pioneer of the Rebirth Era

It is very common in the NBA for stars to show off their big names, and it has even become an unspoken rule. Sometimes team owners have to coax the star of his team into giving up three points.

But the prerequisite for being a big name is that your own strength is to the point where even the boss can tolerate it. For example, Shaquille O'Neal, who will go to the Lakers in the future, when he played with Kobe, he would be lazy whenever he could and he also liked to be the boss.

For example, Jordan dared to take the astronomical 30 million contract offered by the Bulls when the average salary of current stars was only a few million. This kind of thing is not uncommon.

But among all the stars who can play big names, Derrick Coleman is definitely not included. Even if he is the No. 1 pick, has won the Rookie of the Year award, and has been in the All-Stars, even if he plays casually and does not obey training and management, production averages

Still 20, he is currently the most popular power forward in the league.

But his current achievements are not enough to make him a big name like Jordan and O'Neal. Even if he has this or that problem, many teams still think highly of him, otherwise he would not be sent away by the last team and come to 76.

People can still get the highest salary.

It is even more unforgivable when he plays a big role and does not follow team rules in training, and when he is injured, he drinks too much and makes his body fat and his strength declines.

In Yang Dongxu's opinion, such a player is nothing but rat turds, and he is also a powerful rat turd. Keeping him in the team will simply lead to bad newcomers and destroy the foundation of the 76ers.

So after inviting all the players to a night of partying, and after the players understood that their new boss was very generous, he showed his tough side.

A boss who doesn't care about the team's results, who will simply bench you if you dare to make a fuss, and who doesn't care even if he makes you get the highest salary for nothing, makes all the players feel that this seemingly kind boss is very difficult to deal with.

For three consecutive games, Derek Coleman was pressed next to the water cooler. Even if the team lost, the team doctor thought he could play, but the coach still ignored his presence.

Derek was very unhappy at first. He felt that his boss who he thought was a good guy was a jerk, and his coach was a piece of shit. He always made him train all day long. Why should he do things that he could do casually?

Such tiring training?

So when the 76ers lost after he was not allowed to play, although he had no expression on the surface, he was very proud in his heart. It didn't matter that he was lazy, the 76ers would not have won without him.

But when the 76ers lost 4 and 5 games and he was still proud, when the 76ers lost more than ten games and he still didn't get a chance to play, he started to panic.

It's not that he cares about the 76ers' performance and is blocking himself like this. Even if the 76ers turn into shit, he won't care. He's worried about his own worth.

Although sometimes the value of a star cannot be measured by data alone, you have to admit that sometimes data is one of the rigid criteria for measuring the value of a star.

How can he improve his statistics without even a chance to play? Without statistics, how can he improve or stabilize his value? Worse still, the team owner wants to keep him until his contract expires.

It's true that the 76ers didn't let Derrick Coleman play, and they didn't let out any news that they wanted to trade him. They just paid $8 million to buy a water cooler player and the owner had a rich and willful attitude.

So at the beginning, Derek felt very happy not playing, not training, drinking and having fun every day, and earning a high salary. However, after a period of time, he was not as happy as expected, and instead became more and more nervous.

"Is this the end of the matter? If he continues like this, he might really be useless." Today, for the first time, I saw Derek come to the training ground on time and actively ask for training. Larry Brown made a call to Yang Dongxu.

After such a long period of indulgence, Derek's body has become even fatter, and his current figure of 2.08 meters looks even more exaggerated than O'Neal's big butt.

As a defensive-oriented coach who sticks to tradition, seeing such a traditional center with high-quality talent that makes people envious and jealous turn into garbage little by little in his own hands, not only Derek is feeling a little tormented now;

It was also very painful.

"After losing so many games, we definitely have no chance to enter the playoffs this year. Since we can't enter the playoffs, is there any difference between losing 1 game in the regular season and losing 10 games? Continue to press him, and let him train when he comes.

, in short, just don’t let him play. Tell Buck to let the news out that Derrick is a non-tradable player of the 76ers, and won’t agree to trade with anyone, even if it’s a high price.”

"But if this is the case, it will make other players feel insecure." Larry Brown also wants to fight for it.

After all, he thought it would be better to give it up as soon as it was good, otherwise Derek, who had no self-discipline in the first place, might really degenerate completely after this period of fear.

"Now that you've done it, you have to do it thoroughly. For other players, you and Buck should do more mental work. If you can accept it, accept it. If you can't accept it, everyone else except Iverson can leave." Yang Dongxu snorted coldly, with no negotiable tone in his tone.

mean.

But after being tough, he pondered for a moment and said: "If he really wants to play now, there is no chance. Let him train first, and wait until all training meets the team's requirements before we talk about playing. But I can't guarantee that.

Let him play."

"Got it." Larry Brown sighed and walked out of the office toward the training ground.

Seeing Derek who was much more active than before on the training field, he waved.

"How's it going, coach? Can I play?" Derek looked at Larry Brown expectantly. He had always wanted to be lazy in the past, but he had never thought that he was so eager to play on the court now, even if he was asked to follow his usual rules.

Any team rules that don’t catch a cold are fine.

"The boss wants you to train first, and he has not agreed to playing for the time being, but I will help you fight for it," Larry Brown said.

"Shit, this is for the damn Chinese people, I'm going to sue him at the federal government." Derek roared, he was very angry at this time. He even said that he had given in, but the other party actually had no intention of letting him go.

It's simply too much.

"I advise you to think carefully about this matter. If he really holds on to your contract and refuses to let you play, your career may end early.

Even if the team still wants you when your contract expires, how much salary do you think you can still get if you haven't played for such a long time and your physical fitness may be worse than now?" Larry Brown scolded with a frown.

"I..." The angry Derek's expression paused.

Although he is not self-disciplined and likes to be lazy, it does not mean that he is not smart enough. After Yang Dongxu has made it clear that even if he spends money, he will keep him in vain, so he really needs to think about his future.

Having enjoyed a high-quality life, he absolutely does not want to go back to his previous poverty-stricken life. The biggest source of income to protect his lazy life is playing basketball. If he cannot play, although his salary will be a penny, he will never have any endorsements.

With the contract, his income suddenly dropped a lot.

"Our boss is not short of money. He can at least pay you for free and still kill you. But you can't afford the gamble, and even if this matter gets out, the impact on him will be far less than the impact on you.

An owner who spends money to buy players to play requires players to abide by the minimum team rules. This makes sense in the entire league. But because a player has not abided by team rules and his salary is being raised in vain, believe me Derek.

If this thing spreads, you will definitely become a clown."

"But now there are rumors flying all over the sky." Derek roared, but such a roar was obviously a strong one, and he didn't immediately walk away. Even he didn't realize that he had compromised.

"No, no, no, those rumors are nothing now. Injuries, training of rookies to reduce the playing time of veterans, the team's top management wants to continue to mess around to get draft picks... In short, there are too many reasons to explain this matter

.Believe me Derek, as long as you can play and play, these rumors will not cause you any harm at all."

"But he won't let me play now." Derek complained, his voice at least several degrees lower than the roar just now.

"No, no, no, you have to understand that Boss Derek is not saying that you will not be allowed to play, but that your previous performance has disappointed the new boss.

But team owners don’t want to make money, or they like to waste their own money. So Derek, you’d better step up your training now. Let your condition return to its peak as soon as possible, and then I will give you a chance in the market.

"

"Can you really make the decision?" Derek looked at Larry Brown suspiciously.

"I will try my best to fight for you. You don't have a choice now, do you? Besides, training can restore your condition and even make you better than before. This is also for your own good.

You will definitely be more favored by other teams if you are better. If your current salary can be doubled, do you think the new boss who doesn't like you would think it is better to spend 8 million to continue to support you in vain, or should he sell you for 16 million?

Is it more beneficial to go out?"

"This..." Derek's expression became hesitant.

This is indeed a way to get rid of this stinky boss, but how can others see that he has become better if he cannot play?

"Be stronger and shoot more accurately. Even if the boss doesn't allow you to play, don't players still go on the court to warm up before every game? There are many reporters and rival teams watching at that time.

Let you warm up and not play, I think I still have this right. And don’t forget that in addition to data, there are scouts. If you are really good enough to shine, I believe the scouts are not blind. You will always

You will get a contract that matches your worth."

"Okay, I listen to you, how should I train in the future?" In terms of career, or the choice between eating dirt or eating meat in the future, eating meat temporarily defeated Derek's laziness.

"I will discuss with the assistant coach and team doctor to come up with the most suitable training plan as soon as possible. Believe me Derek, even if the boss doesn't like you, as long as you abide by the team rules and strengthen training, you will definitely have opportunities in the market.

After all, only when the team wins can the owner make more money. No one in this world will have trouble with money, right?" Larry Brown breathed a sigh of relief and showed a look of joy. Originally, he was worried that the boss who was too tough would be able to play with such hard pressure.

Take it off, who would have thought that Derek would give in if he was really pressed.

"Our boss may be different. His family may run a gold mine, so he doesn't care about money." Derek snorted and said strange things.

Larry Brown pretended not to hear this and took Derek to the team doctor for a detailed examination, then called the assistant coach to discuss his recovery training plan.

And taking advantage of this period of time away from playing to recuperate, let Derek make up for his shortcomings and at the same time, hone what he is good at and become better at it. In short, we must take advantage of the time when laziness is temporarily cured to make Derek good.

Let's practice some more.

In the following period, Larry Brown admired his new boss even more. Because the atmosphere of the entire team suddenly changed. After all, even Derek, who was receiving the maximum salary, gave in, and the boss seemed to be giving you money to support you for nothing.

Your attitude must be suppressed. Which player is not afraid and has no sense of crisis? Who dares to goof off as a foreigner?

In this way, although the team suffered another three-game losing streak in the following period, the team's style continued to change quietly. Even if Derek still did not play, it was no longer as easy for other teams to beat them as before.

In this way, under the premise that he finally established his prestige in the team, when Yang Dongxu arrived at the beginning of 1998, he took two traditional Chinese medicine doctors into the team's training hall.