king of defenders

Chapter 751 A Man's Promise

Miami, Conrad Hotel.

All the Celtics players and coaching staff stayed in this hotel.

Because Xiang Long has a withdrawn personality and has a bad relationship with other players on the team, Brad Stevens ordered that Xiang Long and Jonas Jerebko be arranged in the same room as long as they are playing away games.

Jonas Jerebko has an easy-going personality and is not as ostentatious as others. Although the relationship with Xiang Long is not good, at least there will be no unnecessary conflicts.

Jonas Jerebko got up and said to Xiang Long, "Xiang, do you want to go down and have a cup of coffee?"

Xiang Long shook his head: "No."

Jonas Jerebko was not surprised either, he shrugged and opened the door and went out.

Xiang Long stayed in the room alone. Through the bright floor-to-ceiling windows, he could see the high-rise buildings outside and Miami Beach in the distance. He looked in the direction of the American Airlines Arena, but of course he couldn't see anything. He walked a distance, but he didn't care, because although he looked out the window, his mind was not on it.

"Tomorrow is the game against the Heat. I will play against Meng Yun in the NBA for the first time." Xiang Long said to himself, feeling a little turbulent and hard to restrain.

He is not an emotional person, usually he is very calm, calm, and sometimes even so calm that his teammates find it difficult to understand.

In fact, the NBA is not without people like him. The most representative one is Kawhi Leonard of the Spurs. Leonard has a constant expression all year round, looks very dull, like a robot.

But speaking of it, Xiang Long has more personality than Leonard. Leonard just doesn’t talk much and doesn’t like to show his emotions, but he’s not bad at communicating with people. He’s doing well in the Spurs. Our relationship is also good.And Xiang Long, besides cherishing words like gold and not entering strangers, is not good at communicating with people.

So Xianglong is more of a robot than Leonard.

However, Xiang Long couldn't help but feel a little excited when he thought of tomorrow's first match against Meng Yun in the NBA. He had been waiting for this day for a long time.

"&*%"

A burst of phone ringing suddenly rang.

Xiang Long picked up the phone, frowned, and pressed the answer button.

Meng Yun's voice came from the phone: "Xiang Long, you should have arrived in Miami by now. Forget it, I planned to ask you out for a cup of coffee, but it's really uncomfortable to chat with you."

Xiang Long frowned and interrupted: "What do you want to say?"

Meng Yundao: "We are finally going to play against each other in the NBA. From the first time I saw you, I had a feeling that you might be my mortal enemy. I actually felt very sorry that you gave up the draft, but Now that you are in the NBA, I hope you will not disappoint me tomorrow."

"The enemy of fate?" Xiang Long repeated, "Don't worry, I won't let you down, and I hope you won't let me down either."

"Haha." Meng Yun laughed loudly: "Okay, see you tomorrow."

After Meng Yun finished speaking, he hung up the phone. Every time Xiang Long hung up on him, he was already upset.

Putting down his phone, Xiang Long frowned. He had long been looking forward to playing against Meng Yun. The Celtics didn't play against the Heat during the preseason, so they had to wait until now to have a chance.

Xiang Long is not worried about whether he is Meng Yun's opponent, whether he wins or loses, it doesn't matter, he can't afford to lose, even if he loses, he will admit it.

Is it just that I have so much playing time?
Meng Yun definitely has it. As the core player of the Heat, he can play as long as he wants, but Xiang Long can't. He doesn't have such a status in the Celtics.

After thinking about it, Xiang Long knocked on the door of coach Brad Stevens.

"Come in," Brad Stevens called.

Xiang Long pushed the door and entered, and seeing that it was Xiang Long, Brad Stevens was a little surprised. Xiang Long had been in the team for several months, and this was the first time he came to him alone.

Without waiting for Brad Stevens to ask questions, Xiang Long said: "Coach, I hope to have more playing time in tomorrow's game."

Brad Stevens was overjoyed. Could it be that Xiang Long is going to take the initiative to make changes?But thinking about it again, it seems impossible, this guy is very stubborn.

"Why?" Brad Stevens asked.

"Tomorrow, I will play against the Heat. I want to have more opportunities to compete with Meng Yun." Xiang Long said.

really
Brad Stevens was annoyed for a while, thinking that this guy had changed his gender, and wanted to take the initiative to change himself to adapt to the team and get more opportunities, but he didn't know it was because of Meng Yun.

He had heard about the relationship between Xiang Long and Meng Yun. The two seemed to be friends. It was normal for Xiang Long to want more time to compete with Meng Yun, but would this affect the entire game?

Xiang Long didn't perform well during this time, Brad Stevens hesitated, he appreciated Xiang Long's talent and strength, but he didn't appreciate Xiang Long's character.

Want to give Xiang Long a chance?

Seeing the coach thinking, Xiang Long didn't interrupt, kept silent, waiting for the result.

After a while, coach Brad Stevens made a decision, saying: "I can give you a little more playing time, but it depends on your performance. If you play well, then I will give you more. Playing time. If you don't play well, then I'm sorry, maybe you won't be able to play later. This is a game, not a joke, I can't ignore the outcome of the game because of you, I hope you can understand this, I know you And Meng Yun are friends"

"It's also an opponent." Xiang Long interrupted.

Brad Stevens froze for a moment, a little confused, what's going on?
Didn’t it mean that you and him are good friends? You went to watch him play in the playoffs last season. Meng Yun also went to the scene to cheer for you when you were in ABC, but you said you were against him?
Xiang Long thought for a while, and then explained: "A friend and an opponent."

Brad Stevens waved his hand and said, "I don't care if you are friends or rivals. I only look at your performance. If you want playing time and opportunities, then trade your performance for it."

Xiang Long said: "I understand."

There was no guarantee, no bold words, just "I understand", Brad Stevens really had a headache and felt helpless. This was the first time he met such a player.

After playing more than a dozen games in the regular season, Xiang Long didn’t play much, averaging less than 10 minutes per game. Originally, Brad Stevens thought that he would not be able to bear it, and he would either become decadent, or Take the initiative to fight for playing time.He's all set, playing time is fine, as long as you change your personality a little bit.

But no, not at all.

Xiang Long just played silently, because his teammates rejected him, and he didn't have many opportunities to perform in the limited playing time, but off the court, he just trained, crazily.

To be honest, Brad Stevens has seen many talented players, but at Xiang Long's age, he can strictly demand himself, and there is no one who is so diligent and hardworking.

So even though Xiang Long was very stubborn, Brad Stevens never gave up on him. After thinking about it, he still agreed to Xiang Long's request.

Leaving the coach's room, Xiang Long breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't want to ask the coach, but tomorrow's game can't be delayed. He wants to compete with Meng Yun again in the NBA.

This is a man's contract.

(End of this chapter)