Xie Kai stayed in China for a few more days, then returned to the United States with Zhou Jing and others to prepare for the NBA game in the new season.

Many media gave B+ ratings for the Grizzlies' performance in the offseason. With very little room for operation, they renewed their contracts with Tony Allen, General Joan Ruele, signed free agent Mike Miller, signed rookie Franklin, and strengthened their lineup.

Although Ellington's departure is still a bit regrettable, Miller will never lose to him in terms of the shooter attributes alone.

The Grizzlies have ranked first in the championship odds in the new season, while the Heat, which lost in the finals, ranked second.

This is the first time the Grizzlies won the championship at the beginning of the season and they have been ignored too many times.

In order to live more comfortably, Xie Kai spent $5 million to buy a villa outside Memphis. The housing prices in Memphis are much lower than those in Los Angeles, and the area of ​​this villa is no smaller than the luxury house he had in Los Angeles.

Xie Kai’s big contract will take effect next season. Currently, there are 9 endorsements. US$5 million is an unattainable number for many ordinary people, but for him, it may only be 1/5 of his annual income.

September 28, NBA Media Day.

As the defending champion, the Memphis Grizzlies naturally became the focus of media reporters. Their attention is the highest among the 30 NBA teams, and has surpassed the Miami Heat, which has the Big Three.

Xie Kai is the most popular player in this Grizzlies. The biggest change he gave in the new season is that his skin color has changed from the original milky yellow to a bit bronze, and the muscle lines on his body are very obvious. Obviously, during the offseason, he did not work in the room with his newlywed wife all day, but instead devoted himself to training.

However, Black Bears was a little embarrassed because of his greed during the offseason and his figure was a bit distorted. After meeting his teammates and coaches, he promised to lose some excess fat before the start of the regular season.

As a core player, Xie Kai took several sets of makeup photos, and many sets of personal combinations were taken. The photographer also joked that he had the confidence and figure that those supermodels did not have.

All the players of the Grizzlies are full of confidence. The improvement of confidence in players brought by the championship is really different. These players stood in front of the camera, as if telling the photographer: "I am the champion!"

The second-generation signature shoe "K God Second Generation" created by Nike for Xie Kai has also been shown to the world for the first time. Both the company and him personally think that Media Day is an excellent time to display signature shoes.

Media Day reporters gathered around Xie Kai for an interview.

Reporter A: "What are your goals for the new season?"

"Defend the title!" Xie Kai said quickly.

Reporter B: "Your skin color is much darker than last season. Is it because you want to be a black player?"

Xie Kaixiao said, "I am a yellow person. The reason I turned black is because I have conducted a lot of outdoor training. I didn't want to be black!"

Reporter C: "Is the new season regular season MVP your goal?"

Xie Kai nodded: "This is the goal."

Reporter D: "When are you planning to have a child?"

"This has nothing to do with basketball!" Xie Kai curled his lips.

The media will be the training camps for various NBA teams in the future. Grizzlies coach Dave Joggel needs to let players such as the Black Bears who have insufficient training intensity during the offseason reshape their bodies as soon as possible so that they can quickly enter the game state. Last season they were challengers with a good mentality, but now they will become challengers, and the pressure is still there.

While training in the gym, Arthur asked Xie Kai: "Cain, can we still win the championship this year?"

Xie Kai turned his head and replied firmly: "Of course, I think we still have a lot of potential that we haven't realized last season!"

Arthur sighed: "I still feel unreal until now. I still dreamt that I have won the championship in the two major NBA leagues!"

Xie Kai smiled and said, "We will take more rings and imagine the feeling of putting a ring on each finger with one hand out!"

The scene like "Lord of the Rings" appeared in Arthur's mind. It was really cool, and it would be great to think about it. If you really have 5 championship rings, even a character player can be recorded in history.

Arthur knew that he could not become a league superstar, or even an All-Star, was very difficult. The most likely thing he was to become an excellent role player. He didn't think it was embarrassing to be just a role player. In this league, many lotto shows left every year. As a rookie at the end of the first round, it was already very good to be able to rotate in a championship team. He also firmed his future development path. Anyway, following Xie Kai, this is definitely a smooth road.

The Grizzlies' team training camp has begun. The Black Bears have indeed neglected training during the offseason. He is not that diligent, otherwise he will not be that big. In addition, he has celebrated variously after winning the championship, so he has indulged himself a little, and his weight has increased by more than ten pounds compared to the finals.

The Grizzlies' coaching staff is quite troubled. The Black Bear is very heavy and old, and blind weight loss is likely to rebound, but if you increase your exercise, it may increase his risk of injury.

The black bear himself was also a little embarrassed, especially when he saw Xie Kai's obviously different skin tones and clear muscle lines, which was in sharp contrast with the fat on his body. He began to control his mouth and actively devoted himself to training, cooperating with the trainer's weight loss training plan.

Xie Kai's training effect was well demonstrated in the team's training camp. He felt that his legs had constant energy, and he didn't feel tired after running n rounds on the court. Moreover, his horizontal movement and explosive power became better, and his shooting stability and confrontation were improved to varying degrees.

Grizzlies coach Dave Jogel was simply surprised. Of course he was happy because he saw the truth that Xie Kai's skin turned dark.

"This kid has evolved again!" Dave Joggel said to himself with a smile in his heart. Of course he had a reason to be happy. If the upper limit of this team was, it was Xie Kai. If he could go further, the team would be stronger.

This is the benefit of more young players. They will grow and surprise you.

Xie Kai's dark complexion seemed to have put a buff on him, and all the basic data were improved, which made other Grizzlies players feel incredible.

After training, the black bear panted and asked Xie Kai: "Kain, do you have this herb in China that can make you stronger?"

Xie Kai smiled and shook his head.
Chapter completed!