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70. A belated deal

Winnie's arrival added a little vitality to the Warriors, yes, it's vitality.

If you want to talk about which of the 30 NBA teams has the best atmosphere in the locker room, it is almost the Warriors. Although the reputation outside is not good, the Warriors players have a good relationship with each other, and they are all men with similar temperaments and are passionate. They are just a group of brothers together.

But all this was ruined with Chamberlain's rise.

Old Nelson designed new tactics for Chamberlain. After Davis was injured, the team did not show enough concern. Although the Warriors lost two games after losing him, they still played the best start in the past decade. And everyone admitted that after having Chamberlain, the Warriors' strength has improved a lot compared to before.

A gap arises between Davis and Chamberlain, just like the new and old lion kings in the lion group. For power, the two are getting further and further away.

This is even more so than Derlings, who has publicly requested to be traded, and the Warriors' uniforms are doing so, actively operating.

Trading is the easiest behavior to destroy the atmosphere of a team's locker room, so most teams operate during the offseason and try not to trade players mid-season, otherwise it will damage morale too much. Now it is confirmed that Bidlins must leave, but everyone knows that he will not leave by himself because of the salary matching principle, so he must bring a veteran with a middle-class contract.

But who will this person be? Although Barnes, Azubuke and others have always been performing laughter and laughter, it seems that they are not affected by the transaction, but in fact they are worried that the team will trade them. Nowadays, the Warriors, except Chamberlain, are not non-selling products.

Winnie's training is rigorous and well-organized, which opens the players' eyes. Moreover, she is beautiful and sexy. Although she is irritable and dealt with her group of people, she is soon accepted by the Warriors.

On November 18, 2007, at 1:00 a.m., Chamberlain was suddenly woken up by Li Qun's phone call. The latter asked him to turn on the computer, and then on the official homepage of the Warriors, a message was hung in the most eye-catching position:

"The Golden State Warriors completed the deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, and the Warriors sent 6-foot-11 center Andris Biderlings, 6-foot-10 power forward Austin Crohill and small forward Stephen Lasme in exchange for the 76ers' guard Louis Williams, power forward Reggie Evans and a second round pick next year. The deal has been completed and will take effect on November 20..."

There is a lot of content behind it, including the regrets expressed by Old Nelson and Mullin against Dellings, Crohill and Lasme's departure, praising the three for their help to the Warriors. Then praised Louis Williams and Reggie Evans, and looked forward to the future, saying that with these two, the Warriors will become a strong contender for the championship.

This is the first transaction that Chamberlain experienced after coming to the NBA, and it was a close experience. Unexpectedly, Crohill and Rasme were sent away. Perhaps starting tomorrow, he will never be able to see these two people in the Warriors' locker room again.

Everyone understands that the NBA is a business, but when people interact with each other, they will understand that players are human beings after all, they have feelings, they have likes and dislikes, and they are not things. They are used to buy and sell them, which is really hurting the players' hearts.

But so what? Player trade is a part of NBA culture and a fact that no player, fan or even team can change.

Chamberlain had known that Bidlings was leaving, but he didn't know that Crohill and Lasme were leaving too. What he heard was that the team was going to send Hudson away and take the opportunity to get rid of his bad middle-class contract. But obviously the 76ers' uniform group was not stupid, so he refused Hudson, and finally replaced it with Lasme and Crohill.

The latter two are similar to Anderson, and they are both marginal players of the Warriors. The chance to play in one season is probably the same as the chance to play in one game by Chamberlain.

Crohill is a Californian. He grew up in California and has a lot of feelings for the Warriors. Even among white forwards, his personal skills are excellent. He was able to play two different positions in power forward and small forward when he was young, and could also play a guest appearance as a center for the moment.

In addition, unlike the inside of the United States, Crohill has a beautiful long shot. When he was with the Pacers, he had a three-point shooting percentage of 39.1% in one season, which is also dazzling among the shooting guards. However, as he grows older, his abilities are declining, and white players are not as physically as blacks.

However, Crohill's contract is in line with the needs of this transaction. He signed a seven-year long contract with the Pacers on August 1, 2001, with a total price of $51 million, which expires on June 30 next year. His salary this season is 7.3 million US dollars, so that the 76ers can get him and have a 7 million US dollars vacancy next season.

This is very attractive. The Warriors originally planned to use it themselves, but in order to reach the deal, they sent Crohill out. In fact, Louis and Evans are not as valuable as Crohill, but the Warriors also exchanged some cash.

Chamberlain and Crohill have a good relationship. The latter has seen his rough skills and once guided him, and often trained him to free throws with Cory.

Old Nelson also called and apologized to him tactfully. After all, Chamberlain is already the core of the Warriors, and he is qualified to know everything about the transaction in advance. However, this trading chip was confirmed just now, and the Warriors also temporarily changed the formation.

Chamberlain didn't care about this. He took a taxi to Oracle Stadium regardless of whether it was only midnight. Because he knew that Crohill and Lasme would go to the locker room to move their belongings after the trade tonight. This is the unspoken rule of the NBA. After all, the stars are all well-known figures. It is a bit embarrassing to move things in front of a group of teammates.

Sure enough, when Chamberlain arrived at the stadium, both of them were there, their agent and the staff of the Warriors. Chamberlain silently watched the two of them take away the things from their locker. Finally, before leaving, they had a silent hug with them.

After Crohill and Rasme left, Chamberlain was not sleepy and went to the training hall. The deal put pressure on him. He didn't know if he would be sent away one day, although he was still young and valuable.

When he arrived at the training hall, he was shocked to find someone inside. Winnie was wearing a yoga suit and was focusing on the computer. Winnie was already in a good figure, and wearing a tight yoga suit made her look even more protruding and tall.

The two of them seemed to not know each other, one went to practice football and the other was typing on the keyboard.

After a while, Winnie stopped and walked to the court, and said to Chamberlain: "Have you finished venting? After venting, you need to go back and rest. The amount of training during the day is already large enough, and now you have to go to bed."

Chamberlain was doing bench presses, and two truck-like barbells hung on the steel rods. He held his breath and put them down again and again, pushing them up and down. Under the light, his two thick arms were surging muscles, and the forearm muscles were arranged tightly, and blood vessels were wrapped around like old tree roots, twisting hideously as the barbell rose and fell.

On his naked chest, two pectoralis major muscles were bulging hard like rocks with wind and sun. Eight perfect abdominal muscles opened and closed rhythmically, as if they were cast from copper and iron. As the breathing and agitation, there was a faint sound of steel hitting.

After pushing it eight times in a row, Chamberlain slowly put down the barbell. One barbell was 100 kilograms. His previous bench press was 200 kilograms in total, and this was not his limit. In this era when the center was withering, he was indeed a terrifying existence. No wonder old Nelson valued him so much.

"You know, Huhu, know me, Huhu, I'm very hardworking, I'm still so hard during the day, Huhuhu so hard, fuck me?" Chamberlain said gasping. He raised his head and looked at Winnie, but from his perspective, he didn't see the girl's appearance, and his vision was blocked by two flesh peaks.

After taking a look, Chamberlain felt embarrassed and lowered his head.

Seeing this scene, a smile quickly slipped across Winnie's face, but soon she returned to her cold expression. She was silent for a moment and said seriously: "The reason why I have caused you so much is because I am exploring your limits. You must know that you are like a new battery now, and overcharging is helpful in developing your potential."

"Also," continued Winnie, "The other reason I did this is to let you integrate into the players' circles better. Z, you used to be too inhuman, and the players felt that they could not match you, and they began to reject you vaguely. I made you look tired, just to tell others that you are an ordinary person, you will be tired and weak."

Chamberlain had nothing to say, and Winnie had no obligation to explain this to him. Because of Old Gotrib, Winnie's training for him was free. But she explained to him, indicating that this girl was not as cold and violent as she looked, but her mind was very delicate.

"Get a break early." Chamberlain wiped the sweat from his face and stood up. He came this time just to send Crohill and Lasme for the last time. The daytime training had exhausted him and he really needed a good rest.

Seeing that Winnie didn't respond, he repeated, "You should rest early, too."

Winnie smiled. Under the snow-white light, her smile was extremely beautiful, or charming. But she seemed to know this, and she curled her smile with a slight smile, as if it was a flash of cereus, which only bloomed in a short period of beauty at midnight.

The two walked out of the training hall together and arrived at the parking lot. When they saw that the parking lot was empty, they subconsciously asked each other in unison: "Where is your car?"

After saying that, the two of them were a little embarrassed and said in unison: "I don't have a car."

Chamberlain laughed and laughed, and he asked, "How come you don't have a car?"

Winnie shrugged indifferently and said, "The police said I was violent and confiscated my driver's license."

Then it was Chamberlain's turn to explain. Facing Winnie's curious gaze, Chamberlain laughed awkwardly: "I haven't passed the driver's license." This kind of thing is embarrassing in the United States. Basically, American men will get a driver's license at the same time as adults. Because of this, Chamberlain has been despised for many times.

In order to avoid being despised, Chamberlain changed the subject and asked: "The federal police are so troubled now. Why do they confiscate your driver's license? California's Traffic Law does not stipulate that people with violent tendencies are not allowed to drive."

Winnie nodded in agreement, frowned with some distress and said, "Yes, I think so too. I just hit the car of a gangster who whistled me twice, once injured a bank robber, and once burned a black bar where loan sharks were used in the car's gasoline. The police deducted my driver's license. What a bastard!"
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