NBA: A collection of super busts

In the days that followed, the Grizzlies entered into a period of tedious but intense training, with everyone sweating profusely in the training camp, trying their best to complete the tasks assigned by Brown.

During this month-long training camp, Brown needs to scout players, establish a system, refine tactics, and initially determine the team's rotation. He wants to hone the players' skills and habits, especially James and Ye Feng, who have just entered the league. He wants to help these two quickly adapt to his system and to the level of NBA games.

So, for the next month, the most frequent sound in the entire arena was Brown's hoarse roar.

"Ye! Don't rush after blocking, block even more thoroughly! This isn't college; the defenders you'll face are much tougher!"

"LeBron, don't overemphasize those one-shot passes. There aren't that many opportunities on a real court. Pass-to-pass is just as great!"

"FUXX, be tougher! You can't even beat Udonis?"

"Jason, damn Jason! Put your fancy junk away! If you want to use that junk, you'd better control your mistakes first!"

"Antonio, are you 36 or 63? You can't even catch this ball? You better start running and chasing it!"

"Sean, be more decisive and resolute! When you have an opportunity, you need to take it instead of waiting. You are one of the team's leaders, and I have high hopes for you."

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Brown tirelessly imparts his methods to all players. He personally leads the players in training every day and holds a training analysis meeting after training. He meticulously analyzes the tactics and technical details of the players to help them improve.

Ye Feng even felt that he was more like a college coach than an NBA coach.

It's ridiculously thin.

Meanwhile, through long training sessions, Jackson's prestige steadily increased, and no one on the team dared to challenge him. Of course, not everyone on the Grizzlies was a good boy, but everyone was completely convinced of Brown's abilities.

What reason do people have not to respect such a meticulous, energetic, and kind-hearted man who doesn't look like a 70-year-old at all?

The most interesting part of the entire training camp was the relationship between the new recruits.

Ye Feng completely handed over his bag to James, always letting James carry it for him. And when the other veterans wanted to bully the rookies and uphold the fine traditions of the NBA, Haslem would quickly step forward and say: Come at me!

I'm responsible for everything, from buying bags and shoes to buying hamburgers.

Of course, this only applies to Ye Feng. When others want to order James around, he has no objections and never steps forward.

Everyone's smart enough to see it: James wasn't actually taken in by Ye Feng; he most likely lost a bet.

But Haslem's behavior led people to suspect that Ye Feng was his long-lost father.

As the training camp progressed and the schedule advanced, the relationship between the new and old players improved. As the saying goes, there are no difficult or eccentric players on this team, and everyone is quite easy to get along with.

Of course, although there are no weirdos, the players still have varying degrees of closeness or distance due to their personalities, positions, playing styles, and other factors.

For example, besides his loyal henchman Haslem, Ye Feng's best relationship is with Williams.

Even in a place like Memphis, this white bastard with a complete black soul inside him could find all sorts of fun places, and after discovering that Ye Feng was a guy who didn't shy away from anything and was completely uninhibited, he was happy to take Ye Feng out to have fun.

In addition, whenever Williams loses control and tries to make an incredibly unpredictable pass, the rest of the team is prone to making mistakes, causing Williams to be heavily criticized by Brown. But only Ye Feng, whose hands are like a pair of iron clamps, can always catch the basketball that Williams passes to and then put the ball into the basket.

If Brown doesn't make any mistakes, he can tolerate it.

Over time, Williams became the person who preferred to work with Ye Feng the most, and they had the best relationship.

As training camp progressed, the number of Grizzlies players dwindled, from nearly 30 at the beginning to just over 20, and finally to only 19 by the end of the camp.

Thirteen of them have guaranteed contracts, which means that the remaining six will have to chase the two remaining opportunities.

Then, on the last day of training camp, West delivered another blow to the remaining players.

"After a comprehensive evaluation, we decided to offer Udonis a guaranteed contract and bring him into the regular season."

"Congratulations, Udonis, you've succeeded! We'll discuss the specific terms and amount with your agent later."

The fact that Haslem received a guaranteed contract was something everyone had already anticipated, given his relationship with Ye Feng and his performance in the training camp.

They all knew that as long as West and Brown weren't idiots, they would definitely keep Haslem, a fierce player with a tough style and a great jump shot.

At this point, the Grizzlies only have one official roster spot left, and the chances for the rest of the team are becoming increasingly slim.

Many people even know that, given West's cautious and calm approach, he is unlikely to use the last roster spot, but rather to keep it in reserve in case of unexpected events, trades, or free agent signings during the season.

"Congratulations, Udonis!" Williams, showing his affection for Udonis, walked over to Haslem with a smile and gave him a high five. "It's on me tonight! How about we go to the same place as last time?"

"It's on me!" This time, Haslem refused with a smile: "I have the guarantee contract! You guys always paid before, but today it has to be me! I have to return the favor!"

"Everyone come on over! I'll pay for everything tonight!" Haslem was unusually carried away at this moment; his long-cherished dream had finally come true.

All he wanted to do now was hug Ye Feng and kiss him to express his gratitude and excitement.

Unfortunately, Ye Feng seemed to have seen through his thoughts and ran to the side early, not giving him any chance to succeed.

But today is still the happiest day of Haslem's life.

In his extreme happiness, he also went to extremes of madness.

Because some team members were under 21 years old, the celebration party was, as usual, held in a villa, and a professional team was hired to plan the entire party.

Then, Haslem opened all the alcoholic beverages the party crew had brought that night, gathered all the pretty girls he could find, and celebrated wildly in the center of attention.

He partied from late at night until four in the morning, but when he came out of the villa, said goodbye to everyone, and was the last one to arrive at the villa's door, he saw the bill from Memphis for four in the morning handed to him by the person in charge, and he instantly sobered up.

That was a number he couldn't afford.

He did sign a guarantee contract, but his salary hasn't arrived yet.

Ruined.....

Haslem's lips turned white.

What should I do? Who can I ask to save me? Everyone's gone, and I'm all alone...

Just when Haslem was at his wit's end, not knowing what to do, and even considering buying on credit, a single sentence from the front desk manager saved him from despair.

"Just sign Doug Reed's name here, he's taken care of everything," the person in charge said with a smile. "It was Mr. Ye who instructed us to do it."