i am legend

Chapter 20 Establishing the Core
June 6, Oakland Arena.

Bruce stood in the team's training hall with some excitement, looking at the gate of the arena expectantly from time to time.

After dealing with JK Rowling's matter, Bruce had a whim to call the cornerstones of the future team he chose to the team the day before the NBA officially shut down.

"Dude, can these little guys make you so excited?" Chris asked with some doubts.

"Of course! Kerry." Bruce rubbed his hands excitedly. In his previous life, he hadn't even watched an official NBA game. Even the preseason games held in China for several years at that time were not able to block the NBA due to economic difficulties. The demeanor of the stars.

But now it is quite different. Bruce witnessed the Bulls' last championship, and became one of the owners of the NBA team. This is simply a dreamlike excitement.

Vince Carter, Chauncey, Billups and Dirk Nowitzki were players he liked very much in his previous life. Carter was like a "half man, half god", and Billups' style of play was simple and solid, more He has been called "Mr. Big Heart" by fans and commentators. Even Nowitzki, who is called "soft" by fans and commentators, has led the team to win an NBA player with his strong shooting ability. The ultimate honor "O'Brien Cup".

These three are the cornerstones of Bruce's future construction of the Warriors. If they were in the previous life, they would be called the "Big Three" by fans and commentators. ridicule.

"Just wait and see!" Bruce gritted his teeth secretly, the media's sarcasm and a gesture of watching the show, even a guy with a bit of rough lines felt the strong ridicule, which seemed to him an alternative insult!

Carter and Billups chatted suspiciously, while Nowitzki on the other side seemed a little nervous and uncomfortable.

"Chauncey, do you think there's something wrong with the boss suddenly calling us back to the team?" Carter, who had thick hair when he was young, looked extremely gentle, but the big bald head that was shiny and shiny in his previous life showed a kind of fearlessness. The sturdy.

"Hehe! Maybe he just wanted to talk to us before the lockout. This guy is a fun-loving boss!" Billups said slowly with a smile, and glanced at Nowitzki, who was a little nervous beside him, gently He said: "Dirk, you don't have to be so nervous, our boss is a young man who is about the same age as us!"

"Uh... Thank you, Chauncey. I'm just a little nervous!" Nowitzki smiled, and after Billups explained, the tension in his heart also faded a lot.

All three of them were very puzzled by the boss's sudden call. Now is the troubled season of the alliance, but this seemingly fun-loving boss called them over at this critical juncture, which made the three of them With great confusion!

The three of them pushed open the door of the training hall one after another, only to see Bruce and Chris were already smiling and watching!
"Hi! Mr. Bruce!" Billups greeted his boss with a smile, then glanced at Chris beside him, and said, "Mr. Chris, hello!"

Bruce nodded in satisfaction. In his previous life, he knew that fans and many media reported Billups as a good guy and a gentleman, and seeing this feeling became more and more obvious now!
"Hello! Mr. Bruce!" Nowitzki smiled nervously. Although he didn't know Chris, he still followed Billups' words and said, "Mr. Chris, it's a pleasure to meet you!"

And Carter seemed a little casual: "Bruce, Mr. Chris, hello, I'm VC!"

"Hello to you too!" Bruce and Chris greeted the three of them one after another.

Bruce didn't care about Carter's casual greeting. Carter had such a casual and sincere personality when he was young. He still has his own unique personality with a god-like dunk!

Bruce glanced at the basketball placed on the edge of the court out of the corner of his eyes, and glanced at Carter in casual attire. A smile and expectation flashed in his eyes. He hurried over, picked up the basketball and passed it at once: "VC let us meet you How is it called the strongest dunker in the NCAA!"

"Of course!" Although Carter didn't want others to call him a violent dunker, he saw that the boss and the others looked expectant and casually slapped the basketball twice. After finding his own feeling, he put on the casual sneakers , under the look of a few people wondering, quickly ran to the bottom line of the basketball court in the training hall!

I saw that Carter had crossed a distance of up to five meters in just a few short steps. His whole body was like a magic leopard pouncing on its prey, passing through extremely fast like a black lightning bolt. One step behind the three-point line in the bottom corner, with a brisk jump, the whole body instantly rose up!

"God!" Bruce and the others couldn't help shouting out, such a super gliding and leaping ability that has surpassed the basket, completely shocked the few people, video recording is one thing, live broadcast is even more unnecessary Having said that, and now Bruce, who saw the live performance in person, was stunned and speechless!

"This... This guy is so strong!!" Nowitzki opened his mouth wide and watched Carter fiercely stuff the basketball into the hoop. You can see this sky-defying bounce.

"Wow!" Bruce's eyes flickered with reminiscence, and it suddenly occurred to him that in Carter's slam dunk championship in 2000, wasn't there a similar hanging arm dunk?
"Clap clap clap!"

A burst of warm applause went to Carter, who was obviously a little excited. Bruce and Chris stared at it with bright eyes. Seeing Carter's extremely beautiful and violent dunk, it seemed that they had seen a large number of Oakland citizens frantically buying. Wearing Carter's jersey and the team's massive season tickets!
The reason why Bruce chose Carter at the time was that apart from his outstanding ability, the most important point was Carter's exciting dunks. For this city with the largest number of Chinese in the United States and a large group of fanatical fans, the market is not very strong. The Warriors, this choice took into account the team's commercial factors!
Billups and Nowitzki are the guarantees to win the game. Today Billups is just a role of combo guard who cannot extricate himself, and Nowitzki is still the one who just came from Europe. Some dazed big men, although the two of them have not yet reached the status of their previous life, Bruce has great confidence to accelerate their growth period extremely quickly.

"This is really great!!" Bruce clapped his hands vigorously, becoming more and more optimistic about the future of this team!
"Guys!" Bruce clapped his hands with a smile, and after attracting everyone's attention, he looked at several people in turn: "You will be the absolute core of the Warriors in the future, and you will also be part of this team with a glorious history. Everyone has their own strengths, what is lacking is the correct guidance!"

"What?" The three of Carter looked at their boss in shock. These words clearly told them that they became the core of this team and they carried the future of this team.

For a moment, the three of them, including Chris on the side, watched in shock.

"Hey! Guys, don't you want to be the core of this team?" Bruce waved his palm in front of several people in a funny way, and looked at the three of them with regret!

"Oh! No, no, no!" Carter was the first to react. He is the absolute main force of North Carolina in the NCAA. He was still worried about the team's positioning of him, but now he got the boss's personal promise, and he was going crazy. up!
Billups and Nowitzki were more reserved. They just opened their mouths subconsciously. When they suddenly saw Bruce's serious smile, there was a trace of longing and surprise on their faces, and they rubbed their hands excitedly!

"Haha! That's right!" Bruce nodded in satisfaction. The establishment of the core position of the three had been brewing in his heart for many days. Now that he finally said it, he felt a sense of relaxation!
After sending the three "rookies" away, Chris looked angrily at Bruce, who was dozing off alone on the sofa: "Do you know what you're doing? They're just three rookies, even though Vince showed himself super Strong dunking ability, where is Chauncey? Where is Dirk?" As he spoke, Chris sat on the chair in front of the desk in an atmosphere, and said angrily, "Even though I already knew your idea, you didn't realize it. Is it too early to act now?"

"Dear Kerry, have you finished?" Bruce leaned on the sofa casually, with a smile on his face, and at the moment when the other party was about to explode, he said, "Do you think my choice will be wrong? ?”

"That's right!" Chris nodded very simply. Even getting the copyright of Harry Potter didn't allow him to see whether Bruce was really doing the right thing in the team's decision-making. Jackson's deal didn't have an immediate effect, and it just freed up a little salary space!

"Kerry! Before we took over the Warriors, you also saw this sinking team!" Bruce sat up slowly, staring at Chris, and said: "So, why do we Don't take some positive measures? Can't we see the energy of these rookies?"

"This..." Although he had to agree with Bruce's rhetoric, Chris still couldn't stand the practice of establishing the core of the team now. Even though the Warriors were struggling, he still believed in those veterans who had played in the NBA for many years. Not these rookies who just proved themselves in the college league and Europe!
"Kerry, can you give me a year?" Bruce looked at his friend with some headaches, couldn't he honestly say "these guys are very likely to be selected into the Hall of Fame in the future"?Then he must think he is crazy!
"Is it just a year?" Chris asked with some concern. If it was just a one-year experiment, he still chose to agree. If it didn't succeed, he could choose to sell it quickly. With the fall still in his hands, he would never approve of it!
Seeing that Chris was persuaded, Bruce secretly lost his breath and understood his kindness in his heart, but there are some things that cannot be explained clearly for him!

(End of this chapter)