Training at high altitudes is indeed hard. Many people who are unwell will not be able to bear it even if they go there for a while, not to mention high-intensity physical exercise at high altitudes.

Xie Kai's current body is different from that of ordinary people, and he can do nothing at high altitudes. However, such high-intensity exercise is also a bit difficult for him. In order to improve himself, he is gritting his teeth and persevering. Several times, he almost vomited.

, but still didn’t give up.

Trainer Steve Jones admires Xie Kai's tenacity very much. He knows that in order to succeed and become one of the top players in the basketball pyramid, he can't do it without being tough on himself.

The training is still effective. Xie Kai could not withstand such high-intensity training at the plateau at the beginning, but later he was able to withstand it. This is a huge improvement. If he can withstand such high-intensity training at the plateau, then

Returning to the plains, your physical condition will be better.

This kind of training lasted until the end of October, when Xie Kai ended this round of altitude training and returned to Memphis.

After these rounds of training, Xie Kai felt that his body was very comfortable, his physical fitness was better than before, and his strength and other aspects had improved. He specifically checked his fitness and found that his physical fitness value had increased from the previous 75 to 83.

This proves that this crazy training is still very effective. In addition to physical fitness, the basic strength has been improved from 53 to the current 63, a full increase of 10 points. The improvement is not small. What excites him most is that,

The back-up skill has been improved from the previous 25 to 35!

You must know that at the end of Dameng's training session, Xie Kai's value only increased from 21 to 25, but now it suddenly increased by 10 points, which made him extremely surprised.

Thinking of what Dameng said at the end of the lecture, Xie Kai finally understood the true meaning of these words.

Just talk without practicing tricks, practice makes perfect, these principles of Chinese culture really make sense!

After Xie Kai experienced a crazy training session, he gradually reduced the amount of training. In the words of trainer Jones: "Overtraining is easy to get injured, and it is not conducive to improvement."

And here, the NBA lockout continues, with no signs of stopping in sight.

Many NBA players have gone overseas to seek gold. According to ESPN statistics, there are currently 70 players playing overseas. Most of these players had an opt-out option in their contracts when they originally signed them. Once the NBA lockout ends, they can terminate it immediately.

He signed a contract with the team and returned to the United States to prepare for the new season.

In early November, Xie Kai returned to his home in Los Angeles for two days, and then went to Michigan to shoot an advertisement for the Jeep car he endorses.

Xie Kai's mood is quite calm, although there are rumors in the market that the NBA may continue to be suspended like this, and it may even never end. If this is really the case, then his own commercial value will definitely shrink, and it probably won't.

Will any local American business seek him out for endorsement?

But Xie Kai thinks that the NBA cannot continue to be suspended. It will definitely restart in one year at most. Even if it is suspended forever, he does not have to think that this is the end of the world. The United States is not the only one with a basketball league. As long as it has the strength, it can be played everywhere.

I can continue my basketball dream.

The labor and management parties have actually been negotiating, but they have not reached an agreement. This is one of the reasons why Xie Kai thinks there may still be games this season.

However, on November 15, 2011, NBA player representatives and the union executive committee jointly decided to refuse to accept the employer's new proposal, and the labor negotiations broke down. After that, the executive committee also sent an open letter to the players.

This is not good news, but there has been no sign of an agreement before, so no matter how bad the news is, it can't be too bad.

The good news finally came. On November 26, after 15 hours of negotiations, the labor and management finally announced an agreement, ending the 149-day long lockout. If all goes well, the new season will start on American time.

It officially kicks off on December 25th, and free market and training camp will start at the same time on December 9th.

Xie Kai is very happy because although he was late for the new season, he did not miss it after all. His choice was correct. If he did not go to the CBA to play, he would not have to worry about breaking out of the contract and suffering psychological struggles and external pressure.

Such a long shutdown of the NBA has done great harm to both labor and management. Taking NBA superstar Kobe Bryant as an example, not surprisingly, the new season will start on December 26 and training for the new season will begin on December 9.

camp, the regular season will retain 66 games. Then he will be the player with the most serious losses in the new season. Because his salary for the new season is as high as 25.244 million U.S. dollars, based on playing 66 games in the regular season, he will lose 4.92 million U.S. dollars.

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What is the concept of $4.92 million? The total amount of Xie Kai’s rookie contract is $5 million over four years...

Of course, the NBA is undoubtedly the bigger victim. Based on last season’s attendance, their losses in ticket revenue alone in the new season will be as high as 160 million U.S. dollars. If the revenue from food and related souvenirs in the arena is included, their losses will be as high as 160 million U.S. dollars.

The losses will be greater.

The biggest losses from this lockout are precisely the teams with the most profitability and the stars with the highest salaries.

The lockout is basically over. Although the free market has not yet officially opened, NBA teams are already preparing to recruit players for the new season.

In the Grizzlies' current lineup, the core players basically have contracts, and the two who mainly need to renew their contracts are Xie Kai and Xiao Jia's wife.

The team's main point guard, Mike Conley, the No. 4 pick in the 2007 class, has successfully renewed his contract with the team in advance before last year's contract extension deadline. His new contract lasts for 5 years and reaches US$45 million in bonuses.

; The main small forward Rudy Gay reached a five-year contract extension with a total value of US$82.3 million with the team during last year's offseason; the team's main power forward Zach Randolph, in this year's

On April 21, he signed a four-year contract with the team with a total value of US$71 million, of which US$66 million is guaranteed, with an annual incentive clause of 1.3 million, and the fourth year is a player option.

What is different from Xie Kai is that although Xiaojiasao was a rookie in 2007, he only landed in the NBA in 2008. Considering that he was a second-round rookie, he signed a three-year contract with the team at that time.

contract. Now that the contract has expired, he has become a restricted free agent. According to news on June 23, according to the "Memphis Business Voice", the Grizzlies have officially signed a contract with the team center Marc Gasol.

Open an offer contract, so that Xiao Jia's sister-in-law will become a restricted free agent when July 1 comes.

Xiao Jia's wife has made rapid progress in the Grizzlies' three years and is now the team's absolute main center. His performance this season is obvious to all. As long as competitors don't offer abnormal contracts, the parent team will definitely still prefer it.
Chapter completed!