So I am the god of basketball?

July 7 has not come yet.

But Meng Lang's "cultivating young talents" plan for Kobe Bryant has officially begun to be implemented.

He had a rough idea of ​​Kobe's current "self-abuse" life. Although it was not as good as the outrageous "666" training method in the future, the intensity was not low.

Meng Lang picked a day when he arrived late and went to the gym at 5 o'clock in the morning. He practiced so hard that his clothes were almost soaked. He didn't even bother to change. Instead, he turned to look at the gym door from time to time.

Around 8 o'clock, Kobe showed up.

Seeing Meng Lang covered in sweat, he was a little confused:
No, which episode is this being edited for?

When Meng Lang saw him coming, he opened his mouth to tease: "Kobe, you are really taking your time during the holidays. Did you come to the gym to train at 8 o'clock in the morning? Are you sure you can improve in the new season like this?"

"I……"

Kobe wanted to explain, but Meng Lang continued: "Man, you don't think you are strong now, do you?"

"No, I usually..." Kobe was really wronged. He usually showed up at the arena at 4 o'clock in the morning. Today, according to his training plan, he can arrive at the arena a little later. This is also for his health. You can recover better without getting hurt in an act of self-harm.

"No need to explain, Kobe, I'm not here just to supervise you. I also have my own training plan!"

The "fire" was almost done, and Meng Lang devoted himself to personal training again.

"I……"

fxxk!

Gan!
I'll poke you in the eye!
Kobe vented hard in his heart. He couldn't wait to rush up and punch Meng Lang right now. If Karl Malone's incontinence hadn't left such a deep impression on him.

Around 10 o'clock in the morning, Meng Lang finished the day's training and left early. Before leaving, he glanced at Kobe, who was still training: "The intensity is too low, Kobe, you should know that Michael arranged a tidy for Tracy." Will M Grover be his trainer? I’m afraid you really won’t be able to beat your junior brother in the new season!”

There is a reason why he is called "Junior Brother".

Because McGrady is also a high school student from the ABCD camp, and is also a member of the "Meng Lang Disciples".

Kobe looked at Meng Lang's retreating back and wished he could just throw the ball at him.

He naturally knew about McGrady training with Grover.

This is indeed his "pain point".

Because McGrady was selected by the Raptors with the 9th overall pick in the first round, breaking the record for the highest draft pick among high school outsiders, it was originally his;

Moreover, Kobe replaced two powerful players last summer. Now McGrady is better and directly replaced a future "Hall of Fame" player, crushing him again.

Similar experiences made the media inevitably compare the two people together.

Some experts are already discussing whether McGrady can perform better than Kobe in his rookie season.

Kobe's character naturally refuses to admit defeat.

This comparison also made him regard McGrady as a "thorn in his side" and an opponent that must be defeated.

Unless I defeat him, others will really think that he is on the same level as me!

"Is the intensity too low?"

Kobe, who was holding back his energy to defeat McGrady, thought of what Meng Lang said to him before leaving, his eyes swayed, and he decided to chase Meng Lang.

"What's wrong?" Meng Lang was very aware of Kobe's arrogant character. He knew that Kobe would definitely be touched by his words, so he simply ate in the arena today. But when Kobe came, he still looked at Kobe with confusion.

Kobe hesitated for a moment and then asked: "Meng, you have trained with Tim for two years, right? And you have also participated in Michael's 'Breakfast Club'. You should know the specific process, right?"

"Hmm..." Meng Lang nodded lightly.

"Then can you get me a copy of the training plan from that time?"

"what happened?"

Seeing that Meng Lang was still pretending to be stupid, Kobe almost crossed his fork in front of him. He resisted the urge and said, "Didn't you say that my training intensity is too low? I want to give it a try. Can you adapt to the intensity of 'The Breakfast Club'? I think Tracy can only do this at best?"

"I didn't expect you to be so obedient, Kobe!" Meng Lang forked the last piece of steak into his mouth, wiped his mouth with a napkin, and then continued to calmly say in Kobe's eyes that were about to become poisonous, "Looking at you being so For the sake of progress, let's do this, Kobe, as long as you agree to my request, I can reveal the content of 'The Breakfast Club' to you. Of course, you must keep this content secret. You should know that Michael is not allowed. I disclosed the content to the outside world!”

This is really not a lie to Kobe. Before time travel, until 2024, the training content of "The Breakfast Club" has not been announced.

Kobe knows this too.

Otherwise, if Meng Lang teased him like this, he would have turned against him long ago.

It is precisely because not many people know about it, and Meng Lang is the only person in the league today who follows Michael Jordan to keep the "Breakfast Club" alive.

More importantly, Jordan won three consecutive championships after "The Breakfast Club", while Meng Lang successfully defeated "Extreme Jordan" in the finals after being upgraded for the second time in "The Breakfast Club".

Especially in the last game of the series, it was really not two mortals fighting.

These are all brought to them by "The Breakfast Club".

Kobe has always been fascinated by...

"any request?"

"The request is very simple. Irvine has retired. There is a high probability that you will be promoted to the starting lineup because the Lakers lack manpower... What is your reaction? Is there something wrong with what I said?" Meng Lang showed an innocent look again. expression.

Kobe held the knife and fork much harder: "No!"

"I hope you can have a good professional ethics. As a professional player, you must know how to obey the head coach's arrangements..."

"...That's it?" Kobe felt ridiculous, "Meng, do you think I don't have the conduct of a professional player?"

Meng Lang said: "This is actually normal, because you haven't gone to college..."

"I..." Kobe almost jumped up, but he couldn't refute because he had never gone to college.

"You have not experienced the training period of a quasi-professional player, so sometimes you will have some wild ideas, and these actions will often hurt a team..."

"You take a lot of unreasonable shots, right?"

Check it out!

What is "anti-bone"!

Meng Lang had known for a long time that Kobe would be very unconvinced. He said, "I'm sorry, but the person sitting in front of you is a two-time regular season MVP, three-time Finals MVP, two-time 'best first team', and one time 'best second team'" ",Who are you?"

"..."

"If you look at my rookie season, you will find that I am a person who is very obedient to the head coach's arrangements..." Meng Lang finally got serious, "When my ability is strong enough to make judgments, I am determined You will make great progress this summer, I do not deny this, but this summer alone is not enough for you to go your own way on the court, so You have to learn to obey the team’s tactics.”

"So as long as I have enough ability?" As expected of Kobe, this focus is different.

Meng Lang had already guessed: "Of course!"

"Okay, I promise you!"

"Then I will send you the training plan you need in the next two days!" After the deal was concluded, Meng Lang stood up and left.

When he left, he was smiling because his purpose had been accomplished.

"Pull the seedlings and encourage them to grow" is what he wants to do.

Kobe is also 19 years old, and his body is strong enough to withstand the impact of "The Breakfast Club", and to be on the safe side, what he got is not the complete version.

But Kobe's character is also a hidden danger.

In order to prevent Kobe from starting to "go his own way" as his abilities increased, Meng Lang made this "gentleman's agreement" with him.

As for the time limit, he also gave it. As long as this guy can become a "best first team" and "regular season MVP" level player, then this agreement will be invalidated.

Ok……

The suppression of Kobe can only last until that time. This is definitely not a person willing to be small.

Anyway, Meng Lang didn't expect him to be his "second child" for the rest of his life.

It’s also good to use it for a few years first…

He reached a "gentleman's agreement" with Kobe, and in Chicago, Tim Grover and Michael Jordan reported on McGrady's situation.

"He has scoliosis? Didn't our team doctor detect this through a physical examination? Is that X-ray so difficult to understand?" When Jordan heard Grover say that McGrady had some problems with his spine, his whole body collapsed. , he really wanted to call Klaus, the consumptive devil, immediately and ask him how he participated in the draft!

Grover said: "It's not very serious, it's just a slight scoliosis. Even if it is really dangerous, it will not become apparent until later in your career, or you will suffer a serious back injury..."

Upon hearing this, Jordan breathed a sigh of relief, but his tone was still serious: "Then what are you going to do? Can he adapt to high-intensity training?"

"As long as you avoid weight-bearing squats, which test the spine's ability to withstand, and other high-intensity exercises, there should be no problem. So he can't do weight-bearing squats, but I will consider strengthening the muscles around his spine. This way, the impact on his spine can be reduced, and slight scoliosis will not have any impact on his movements on the playing field.”

Jordan's expression finally relaxed: "What's the good news?"

He knew that Grover always told bad news first and then good news.

"The good news is that his dynamic and static talents are very good, especially in terms of explosive power. Any action that requires creativity is easy for him... My plan is to strengthen his core strength and convert his The first step is to practice it. As for how to make good use of your body to create shooting space on the court, especially the offensive space under the basket, I think you need to teach him this!”

Michael Jordan's brows were completely relaxed. He had almost never heard Grover make such an evaluation of a rookie's physical fitness.

The only one he described as monster-like was Meng Lang.

But that's only in terms of strength.

Grover's description of McGrady was all-around favorable.

"What kind of performance do you expect him to perform in the new season?" This is Jordan's last question.

"No worse than Scotty..."

"Is that it?" Jordan's face darkened again.

Because Pippen averaged only 7.9 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.2 steals in his rookie season...

Better than this data, it’s nothing great, right?

You know, Jordan didn't know Tim Grover at the time.

After playing for so long, I was still under Grover's coaching and training, but my results were better than this...

It's hard not to feel like "this is it" for Jordan.

Tim Grover said the next sentence he didn't finish: "I said it will not be worse than Scotty in the second season!"

Now a smile appeared on Jordan's face.

In the second season of his career, Pippen averaged 14.4 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.9 steals per game.

If the 18-year-old Tracy McGrady can perform like this, then his future can definitely be expected...

However, when Jordan looked through Pippen's growth history, he suddenly discovered that this piece of shit wasted him for two years, and it was not until the third year that he became the "second leader of the team" who could take charge of his own business!
Of course, when you think about the four "championship trophies" we won together, this resentment is gone.

If everyone was like him, peaking at the beginning, then Michael Jordan would not be like this...

"How is his training attitude?" Jordan suddenly thought of a very serious question.

Grover nodded and said: "Very good!"

Now, Jordan is completely fine, and is very much looking forward to seeing this sleepy high school student in the new season.

On July 7st, the 1 free trading market officially began.

I thought that after last year’s “big storm”, this year’s trading market would be much quieter.

But on the day the free trade market opened, Mourning's agent kept calling for the team to trade him.

Before the news here escalated, big news suddenly came out of Seattle that "Rain Man" Kemp requested a trade.

"I have sold my house in Seattle. I don't want me to still be wearing a SuperSonics jersey and playing on the court. I need the team to trade me away immediately!"

This news has actually spread through the grapevine before, but everyone has never believed it because the SuperSonics have performed well in recent years. Although they didn't win the championship, they are definitely one of the strongest teams in the Western Conference.

"Rain Man" is the absolute core player of this team and one of the initiators of the tactical system. Trading him is tantamount to rebuilding.

But no one expected that this thing would actually come true.

The reason was later officially exposed:

It turns out that the Sonics have multiple contracts expiring this season.

In order to keep them all, especially the "Glove", they gave Gary Payton a 1500 million contract. Others, including "Rain Man" Kemp, were all very cheap.

Especially for "Rain Man", the Sonics gave him a 9-year contract worth 4420 million yuan, of which only 8 million yuan was paid in each of the first 370 seasons.

For comparison, the Sonics gave second-year Sonics rookie Jim McElweney a five-year, $5 million contract, an average of $3500 million per year...

"Where's the fucking respect!" (End of Chapter)