A week later, the training camp ended, and Li Rong, who was particularly favored by Stevens, was unexpectedly included in the team's roster.

And the big man Dennis was also on the list with Li Rong.

Now is an era of scarce inside players, and peerless geniuses like Oden are rare. Butler University is a small team and has no decent student source.

Although Dennis has limited talent, his hard work and mature and steady personality also deeply touched the coaching staff, so he stayed and planned to train as the team's substitute center.

The remaining spots for the team are not selected among this group of players. The coaching staff intends to try their luck to see if there are any remaining beads from other famous families.

"Lee," Dennis was excited after learning the news that the two stayed together, "What are your plans for the holiday?"

After all, college players are not professional players, and they have a lot of free time in the year. Now there are nearly three months left before the start of the training camp for the new season, and this period is free to dominate.

Li Rong shook his head: "There is no plan for the time being, I think I should improve myself through training."

"How are we training together?" Dennis suggested.

After spending this week together, Dennis found that Li Rong was also a training maniac, which was very in line with his appetite.

There are many benefits for friends who have good relationships to train together during the offseason. Not only can they supervise each other, but having a sparring exercise is much better than doing it alone.

Dennis is a native of Ind City, and his father is a walker trainer. He has ready-made training equipment at home, which saves a lot of money to go to the gym. Of course, Li Rong couldn't afford it.

Li Rong found a cheap apartment not far from the school, rented an old Nissan sedan, and started his daily life at 3:10.

Every morning, they went to Dennis's house for training, returned to the apartment in the afternoon to rest for two hours, and then went to Stevens' office to watch the game video until late at night.

Li Rong's biggest gain was the guidance from Dennis's father, Dennis, who is a standard NBA trainer.

After the NBA's summer league ended, Dennis, the old man also ushered in his offseason.

Anyway, he is idle, so old Dennis has become the exclusive trainer for both of them.

He likes Li Rong's character of being both humble and confident. Although he is not optimistic about his future, he still tries his best to design an exclusive training plan for him.

This training plan mainly focuses on increasing the strength of the lower limbs and waist and abdomen, supplemented by physical fitness and agility, which can maximize the potential in Li Rong's body.

"Girls, do you have that little strength?" This is what Old Dennis said to the two most often.

He is a native Indian man, with a strong mark since he was sensible. The Indiana Mountains and Pacers are his only two home teams, and they are also Reggie Miller's loyalty.

During the training intervals, he would talk to the two of them about the classic moments he had personally experienced.

"After Reggie made that crucial three-pointer, she made that classic throat-cutting move to Spike Lee, who had been provoking on the sidelines. Spike was simply a pitiful..." This was a scene that happened in the 1994 Eastern Conference Finals, but the Pacers eventually lost to New York and missed the finals.

"Reggie first made a three-pointer long shot, then completed a beautiful steal, and made a three-pointer again. Poor New Yorkers, many people didn't even react to what happened in a short period of time, and then they lost the game." Another playoff game against the Knicks, which gave birth to the most famous "Miller Moment" in league history, but they then fell on the stage of the Eastern Conference Finals and lost to the Magic with Shake O'Neal.

After Reggie Miller's retirement in the offseason last year, the Pacers' performance this season further declined. The team's future core Artest's departure accelerated this fall. Although the team barely entered the playoffs, it lost to the Nets with a big score of 2:4 and fell in the first round.

"I am frank, the Pacers will fall into a trough in the future. I'm afraid it will be difficult for them to enter the playoffs next season." Li Rong, who has always been following the NBA, said.

As a Pacers' loyalty, Dennis, of course, would not agree with this statement: "We also have Jermaine (O'Neal Jr.), Tinsley and Stephen (Jackson). When Jermaine is healthy, he is the best inside player in the league. Isn't a playoff ticket at your fingertips?"

"These players look good, but they get together..." Li Rong smiled "hehe" and said that he was not optimistic about the Pacers' lineup. "And Jermaine has never proved that he is a qualified team leader. Look at how he performed after leaving Reggie this season. He is also a glass man and has only played 50 games this year."

Faced with the facts Li Rong said, Old Dennis was speechless and could only argue: "I believe Jermaine will definitely lead the Pacers to win the championship."

Little Dennis knew that his father was already speechless and was influenced by the old Dennis. He was also a loyal Pacers. He knew the team's current dilemma very well. He sighed and asked Li Rong: "What do you think Pacers should do?"

"In my opinion, the Pacers should start rebuilding now. While the veterans in the team still have trading value, it is better to replace some promising young players as soon as possible, especially O'Neal, whose knee is just a time bomb. It's better to trade while he is still at the peak." Li Rong said bluntly.

Trade O'Neal Jr.

What a big tone!

He grew up in San Francisco and was not a native of Yincheng. He naturally had no psychological burden to say these words.

But O'Neal Jr. is a hero of the team over the years. If any Pacers fan hears this, he will probably spit out his saliva.

"You are so arrogant! Your thoughts are exactly the same as an old friend of mine!" Before Daniels and his son could retort, a sneer came from outside the courtyard.

Li Rong turned his head and took a breath.

The visitor was a tall white man in his fifties, wearing a dark casual suit and brown casual leather shoes. The most eye-catching thing was his big nose, which seemed to have come out of the comic world.

Larry Bird, the No. 1 small forward in NBA history, is a native Indian. He attended Indiana State University in college. After entering the league, he played for the Celtics. He has a career thirteen seasons, three championships, and three consecutive MVPs. He is a real talent in league history.

After retiring due to injury, Bird returned to his hometown of Yincheng to coach and won the Best Coach. After resigning as a coach, he served as the team manager and then won the Best Manager Award.

This is a character who has no blind spots from players to coaches to managers, achieving an unprecedented award Grand Slam.

Bird had nothing to do today, and drove around the city. He passed by the courtyard of the team trainer Dennis, and wanted to come over to say hello to him.
Chapter completed!