Legendary basketball manager

Chapter 666 The bird man wants to change, and the sledgehammer comes to the door!

When Anderson saw Chen Zhili appearing in front of him, he was also momentarily taken aback.

He has lived in the beautiful country since he was a child, and there are very few yellow-skinned figures around him.

But Anderson could tell at a glance that Chen Zhili was of Chinese descent, not someone from other Asian countries.

Because although he has never been to Huaxia, he has actually communicated with relatives in his hometown several times through the Internet in recent years.

Communication between them is not easy.

Anderson can't speak Chinese, but fortunately his mother can speak both English and Chinese.

She acted as an interpreter for Anderson and relatives in her hometown so that the two sides could communicate.

After several contacts, Anderson learned a lot about Huaxia.

That's why he could tell at a glance that Chen Zhili was from Huaxia.

"Hello, Kyle, I'm a scout for the Houston Rockets, you can call me Jacky Chen."

Chen Zhili introduced himself.

"Jacky Chen? I'm still Bruce Lee."

Kyle Anderson still has some humor cells, and he opens his mouth when he picks up the stalk.

Chen Zhili was taken aback when he heard the words, then smiled and said, "I'm a fan of Jackie Chan, that's why I gave myself such an English name. You know Bruce Lee, it seems that you have a certain understanding of Chinese culture."

"Ni...hao?"

Anderson showed a wave of Mandarin on the spot.

After hearing this, Chen Zhili was overjoyed. This time, acting as a lobbyist seemed to have a high success rate.

"My great-grandfather was from Huaxia, and my mother would tell me about Huaxia since I was very young, so... I should know more about Huaxia than most people here."

Anderson continued.

"That's great. You should know that the general manager of the Rockets is also from Huaxia."

"He said he liked your style of play, so he sent me over to see you."

Chen Zhili said with a smile.

"Of course I know! Shen Fei, a talented manager born out of nowhere. I'm his loyal fan!"

"He's seen my game? God, he knows me?"

Anderson said in disbelief.

He has a certain reputation in the local basketball circle, but his influence is also local.

And who is Shen Fei?

That is the hottest general manager and big boss in the NBA today.

Such a person would actually notice a high school student?

This undoubtedly flattered Anderson!

"It's true, look, this is my badge, a scout for the Houston Rockets, and it's true."

"Every sentence I said is the original words of our BOSS."

"He also wants to invite you to the Toyota Center to watch the Rockets' training, or if you want to watch our game at home, that's fine too."

Seeing that the atmosphere was good, Chen Zhili directly extended the invitation.

Anderson still couldn't believe it.

He did not doubt Chen Zhili's status as a scout.

In the beautiful country, this kind of scouting is very common.Chen Zhili's speech and behavior, as well as his ability to enter the team's locker room, all showed his identity.

Anderson just couldn't believe that he would be favored by Shen Fei.

"Don't hesitate, don't you know once you come here?"

"If you come, I will find a way to ask the BOSS out, and then you can ask him why he likes you."

Chen Zhili continued to persuade.

"That's... well! Thank you so much!"

"However, our high school team is going to play in the championship next, and I may have to train with the team all the time recently."

"Going to observe the Rockets training may have to wait until the championship is over."

Anderson said sincerely.

"It's not in a hurry. If you come to observe now, you can only see the training of some rookies. Those main players are still on vacation."

"Well, we tentatively plan to go to the Toyota Center in a month."

"This is my business card, please send a text message to the mobile phone number on it."

"When the time comes, I'll confirm the time and let you know immediately."

Chen Zhili said, and handed a very delicate tomorrow to Anderson.

Anderson quickly stretched out his hands and took it solemnly.

Seeing his polite behavior, Chen Zhili immediately understood that Anderson's family education must have Chinese color.

After all, the young people of the beautiful country generation basically don't have the courtesy of holding things with both hands.

"Since you can speak some Chinese, then you can call me Brother Chen from now on."

Chen Zhili said with a smile.

"Okay, Chen...Brother Chen!"

Anderson is still young and somewhat shy.

"Okay, then we'll see you then."

So far, Chen Zhili has successfully completed his first meeting with Anderson and left the locker room with satisfaction.

After leaving the arena, he immediately called Shen Fei to inform the latter of the situation.

"Good job, Kyle decides when to come, you tell me, I want to see him in person."

Shen Fei said lightly.

"Okay, BOSS, I will arrange it."

Chen Zhili responded immediately.

"By the way, if possible, you can also try to contact Kyle's family."

"I heard that their family has the idea of ​​returning to China to recognize their ancestors."

"You go and implement it. If they need it, contact the Basketball Association to help matchmaking."

Shen Fei instructed.

He vaguely remembered reading a piece of news in his previous life——Kyle Anderson returned to a small village in Shenzhen with several relatives in 18 to participate in a local ancestor worship ceremony.

There, Anderson got a Chinese name - Li Kaier.

The name was also entered into the family tree.

Moreover, the Sledgehammer family, including himself, all agree with Chinese culture very much and are willing to work for China.

It can be said that the difficulty of naturalizing Kyle Anderson is actually much lower than that of Jeremy Lin.

Shen Fei had spent a lot of time, energy, and money to convince Shu Hao's parents in order to bring Brother Hao under his command.

In the end, under the strong will of Shuhao himself, his parents agreed with Shuhao to join the Huaxia men's basketball team.

And the Anderson family almost voluntarily joined the Huaxia men's basketball team in the original time and space!

In addition, a wing player like Anderson with comprehensive skills and both offensive and defensive capabilities is the most lacking type in the men's basketball team.

In terms of offense, there is Jeremy Lin on the outside and Yao Ming on the inside.

In terms of defense, Sun Yue can stick to the opponent's outside arrows, and Yi Jianlian can deal with almost all offensive players.

But in terms of organization and connection, there are currently no competent players in the men's basketball team, let alone in the bench lineup.

Anderson can not only act as an organizer and a transfer station in the starting lineup, but also serve as the core of the organization in the substitute lineup.

This ability is exactly the reason why Shen Fei likes him!

"Contact his parents...I'll try to find a suitable time!"

"I think this matter may not be too embarrassing until Kyle and I are more familiar with each other."

Chen Zhili thought for a moment, then responded.

"Well, don't worry, you take care of yourself."

Shen Fei said lightly.

After that, he hung up the phone.

............

Over the next two weeks, the Rockets scrambled their way through Summer League, winning the championship without encountering any obstacles.

Among them, Leonard and Thompson played better as the schedule progressed.

By the time of the finals, the core status of the two in the team was already very obvious.

In the end, Thompson averaged 25 points, 3.5 assists, and 3.5 rebounds per game, winning the summer league scoring title.

Leonard can score 16.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 2 assists per game.

At the same time, he can also average 1 hot pot and 2.5 steals per game on the defensive end.

Such comprehensive data also allowed him to be the most valuable player of the summer league.

After the summer league, the fans are looking forward to the Rockets in the new season.

The old and the new alternate, the green emerges from the blue!

Everyone wants to see if anyone can stand up and lead the Rockets to defend the championship after Tracy McGrady retires!

............

Time flies, and a month has passed in a blink of an eye.

On this day, Shen Fei's general manager's office ushered in a rare visitor——Chris Anderson.

"Birdman" Anderson is 33 years old this year.

At this point in 11, many players will choose to retire at the age of 32 or 33 (at this time, the medical level and the team's ability to manage injuries to players cannot be compared with 23 years.)

As soon as Shen Fei saw his figure, he guessed the other party's intention - either he wanted to retire, or he came to propose a deal.

As it turned out, his guess was not wrong.

Anderson feels that he still has a little "oil" and wants to go to a team that can give him more playing time.

Shen Fei understood Birdman's wishes very well.

He felt a little ashamed of Anderson.

Last season, Shen Fei took the initiative to offer an olive branch to this defensive insider and traded Birdman to the Rockets.

At that time, Shen Fei's purpose was very simple, which was to prepare for the series between the Rockets and the Mavericks, or to deal with Nowitzki.

But later, with the addition of Big Ben, Yi Jianlian got Rodman's skill package...

This directly led to Birdman falling out of the rotation at the end of the season, and in the playoffs, he basically could only play in garbage time.

In other words, Shen Fei did not fulfill the promise he made to Birdman at the beginning - to give him enough playing time and performance opportunities.

Birdman is not young at all, and basically spent a year on the bench last season.

Fortunately, the Rockets successfully won the championship, which also allowed Anderson to get a championship ring.

For him, this year was not in vain.

Now, Birdman has a ring in his hand, so he doesn't have to pursue the championship blindly.

While there is still the last bit of gas in the tank, find a next player who can give him more playing time, so that he can shine for a while... It is considered the beauty of an adult!

Therefore, without any hesitation, Shen Fei directly agreed to Birdman's transaction application.

"I will help you find a suitable team, I wish you all the best in the future."

Shen Fei stood up and sincerely blessed.

Anderson was very grateful for Shen Fei's fulfillment, and quickly stood up, hugging Shen Fei.

"The Rockets are the best team I've ever been on. Thank you for taking care of me this year!"

"Boss, you are definitely the most generous and capable general manager I have ever seen."

"Under your leadership, the Rockets will surely become a dynasty team!"

"When it comes to the playoffs, besides my team, I must support the Rockets the most!"

Anderson said seriously.

"Okay, then I will lend you a good word."

Shen Fei said with a smile.

Then Anderson solemnly bid farewell to Shen Fei before leaving the office.

So far, the Rockets have left 4 people during the offseason!

Shen Fei took out a list of players from the desk, and crossed out Chris Anderson's name from it.

Now, the Rockets first team roster is:

pg: Curry (30), Jeremy Lin (7), Sun Yue (9)

sg: Tony Allen (42), Klay Thompson (34), John Salmons (15), Marcus Thornton (15)

sf：保罗-乔治（24）、丹尼-格林（14）、伦纳德（2）、博扬-博格达诺维奇（44）、钱德勒-帕森斯（25）

pf: Blake Griffin (32), Yi Jianlian (9)

c Yao Ming (11), Oden (52).

Xu Yong and Ding Yanyuhang were temporarily transferred to the Development League.

From the perspective of lineup configuration, the Rockets currently lack inside players, while the wing positions are overcrowded.

Obviously, this configuration is not balanced enough. Once a player inside is injured, the team's rotation will be stretched.

"Next year when Zhou Qi turns 18 and joins the Rockets, the problem will be solved."

"But this season, I have to find a substitute insider to support..."

Shen Fei murmured.

Just as he was looking for an insider in his mind, his cell phone rang...

Shen Fei took out his mobile phone and looked, the caller was Chen Zhili.

"Hey, BOSS, I have made an appointment with Kyle Anderson, and he will come to our training tomorrow morning."

"The young man is very humble and eager to learn. He said that if possible, he would like to participate in training so that he can learn more."

Chen Zhili said straight to the point.

"No problem. When the time comes, let Zhou Qi take him to practice. The two of them should be about the same age."

Shen Fei said lightly.

"Ok."

"Also, you asked me to communicate with Kyle's parents last time."

"Over the past week, Kyle and I have gotten very close, and he invited me to his house yesterday."

Chen Zhili continued.

"Oh? How?"

Shen Fei asked.

"His parents like Huaxia very much, and they also took the initiative to mention to me that they want to take Kyle back to Huaxia to recognize their ancestors in the future."

"Besides, when they heard that Kyle received an invitation from the Rockets, and it was your invitation, they were so happy!"

"I feel that based on their family's attitude towards Huaxia, it shouldn't be a big problem for us to naturalize Kyle!"

Chen Zhili analyzed excitedly.

Shen Fei was not too surprised by this.

As expected, this family, like the original time and space, has a clear tendency to return to China.

That would be easy!

Next, as long as he trains Anderson well and helps him improve his strength to the peak within a year, then the Huaxia men's basketball team can add another strong player!

Thinking of this, Shen Fei felt very happy.

"If this matter is done well, there will be a bonus, and you will be satisfied."

Shen Fei said with a smile.

When he does things, he has always been rewarded and punished.

For a capable subordinate like Chen Zhili, Shen Fei never hesitated to give rewards.

"Leave it on me, boss, it's all right!"

Chen Zhili said confidently.

"Okay, waiting for your good news."

After finishing speaking, Shen Fei hung up the phone.

............

One day later, Kyle Anderson appeared with Chen Zhili in the rocket training hall!