Super All-around Point Guard

Luke Walton's question was very direct. He wanted to know how many hidden abilities Xie Chen had. This was why he came to see Xie Chen today and avoided meeting James.

It has to be said that although Luke Walton is very young, Xie Chen can feel his strong personal charm from him. The same question, under the same circumstances, if Fisher had asked him just after meeting him a few times, Xie Chen may not be honest about his hidden abilities right away, but he is willing to reveal some about Luke Walton.

Luke Walton is the first league coach born in the 1980s in the NBA. Of course, he is not too young. He was born in 1980 and is 36 years old this year. However, there are many older players born in the 1970s who are playing in the NBA, such as Carter Garnett and the Spurs. But he has already taken the position of Lakers coach.

A very coincidental thing is that in 1979, the Lakers were put on the shelves by Cook and Jerry Buss purchased the Lakers and became the new owner. At that time, "Magic Fortune Teller" Pat Riley became the coach of the Lakers, also 36 years old. Years old, it was that year that the Lakers held the No. 1 pick and selected the great point guard Magic Johnson. Together with Skyhook and Worthy, they won the championship the next year and began the SHOWTIME era of the Lakers.

Today, when Walton is also 36 years old, the Lakers coincidentally have another of the greatest point guards in history, Xie Chen, and they hold the second pick, selecting Brandon Ingram. Jerry Buss has passed away three years ago, and Jenny has just signed Xie Chen, gaining the upper hand in the internal fight with Jim Buss.

Xie Chen doesn't know whether Walton will be as great as Pat Riley, but he will be sure that the Lakers will soon win the championship, and he also wants this Lakers to play an offense as pleasing as SHOWTIME!

Not only do you have to win, but you also have to play well! Let every audience enjoy watching it and be full of praise! This is Xie Chen’s goal for next season!

There were too many coincidences that made Xie Chen feel that Luke Walton was the person God had arranged for him, so Xie Chen slowly replied: "My defense will become stronger, and my rebounding and blocking will also improve." Some, as well as free throws and passes, will be better than before. I have also been practicing some difficult layups recently. Next season, you may be able to see me completing layups in the air under the defense of two or three people. Now. Also, my speed should also become faster."

Luke Walton was stunned when he heard this. Who is this Xie Chen? He needs to improve in all aspects next season! Considering that Xie Chen's ability in all aspects has reached the top level, Xie Chen's progress should not be too much. In addition to layups, Walton also knows that many people question Xie Chen's layup ability and think that Xie Chen has not made good use of him. BT's physical fitness, as a head coach, Walton feels that hitting those incredibly difficult layups is not important. He still hopes that Xie Chen will score in the safest way, such as three-pointers.

Walton found that Xie Chen only talked about the areas where Xie Chen would improve in general, and did not specifically talk about his hidden abilities, so he asked directly: "I heard that Stephen Curry is practicing hard every day to shoot three-pointers, and the distance is getting farther and farther. , I would like to know, next season, will your three-point shooting improve?"

The three-point shooting abilities of Xie Chen and Curry were already at the top in the league and even history last season, but last season, the two actually evolved again together! This shocked the entire league. Now Stephen Curry is training hard again. I don’t know if he will evolve again next season, let alone whether Xie Chen can keep up with Curry if he evolves and upgrades again. Woolen cloth?

Xie Chen smiled. Walton had been the coach of the Warriors before. It was understandable that he was interested in Curry and Xie Chen. Xie Chen said: "At present, I have no plans to strengthen three-point training again. I can only guarantee that I will The three-pointers in this season will remain at the previous level, but I can tell you that no matter how Curry's three-point ability evolves, I can catch up with him. However, I think there is not much room for improvement for him."

Walton was once again shocked by Xie Chen's confidence. No matter how terrifying Curry's three-point ability evolved, Xie Chen could still be confident that he would not lose to his opponent? Walton watched Curry's three-point shooting with his own eyes in the Warriors, but he didn't know how Xie Chen practiced it. But seeing Xie Chen training so hard today, he firmly believed that Xie Chen also spent a lot of money. Kung Fu, it’s just that outsiders don’t know it.

Wharton said to Xie Chen with some distress: "Don't make yourself too hard because of this."

"Well, I'll try my best..." Xie Chen didn't know how to answer. If he wanted to become as strong as Curry, he didn't have to work hard. There was a copy system, so he could just copy it...

Luke Walton looked at Xie Chen with admiration for a while, and then said: "By the way, I found a friend to help me. He will officially join the Lakers coaching staff in the next two days. You have also met this person, and he was I just played with him not long ago.”

"Oh? Who is it?" Xie Chen asked doubtfully. He had just played a game not long ago. Isn't that his opponent in the playoffs? Who quits playing and becomes a coach?

"Richard Jefferson of the Cavaliers." Walton said slowly.

"Jefferson?" Xie Chen didn't expect this guy to come.

Luke Walton and Jefferson are good friends. They reached the NCAA finals together 15 years ago, but unfortunately they lost to Duke in the end. To this day, the relationship between the two is still very good. Let's go to the casino to play.

At present, Lakers veteran and former Denver Nuggets coach Brian Shaw has been confirmed to become the Lakers' chief assistant to assist Walton, as well as Jesse Melms, the coach of the Raptors' NBDL team, and Warriors player development coach Chris DeMarco. However, Even so, Walton still feels that there are not enough helpers. He knows his good friend Jefferson very well. He is sure that Jefferson's high IQ can help the team, and with this good friend by his side, he will also have a good time coaching for the first time in his career. More enjoyable.

Richard Jefferson and Walton are both 36 years old. Walton has grown into a head coach, and Jefferson is already an out-and-out veteran as a player. He originally wanted to play in the Cavaliers. I retired after winning another championship. Unexpectedly, I still didn’t win the championship in the end.

Walton also sighed and felt very sorry for his friend: "Richard always wanted to leave this league with a championship ring and no regrets. It's a pity that the Cavaliers were eliminated by your team. This friend of mine is still complaining about you. ,Ha ha."

Xie Chen thought about Jefferson carefully. He remembered that in the series with the Cavaliers, Jefferson hit several key goals and contributed a lot to the Cavaliers. Xie Chen said: "Luke, I welcome your friend to the Lakers, but can you persuade him not to join the coaching staff but to play with us for another year?"

"You asked him to come here to be a player?" Walton was also shocked. Unexpectedly, the first person Xie Chen asked him for was the brother-in-law Shen you checked!

Xie Chen said: "Don't he want to win a championship before retiring? If you let him join us, I can bring him a championship, just like I promised Ray Allen and Odom. I am deeply impressed by him, and our team It does need a veteran to take charge, doesn’t it?”

This time last year, Xie Chen promised two veterans, Ray Allen and Odom, a championship, and then Xie Chen did it. Now, both of them have officially announced their retirement and left the league.

Luke Walton thought about it carefully. Based on his understanding of Jefferson, he can still play and contribute to the team. And if the Lakers want to win the championship, as Xie Chen said, they need to win in the playoffs. We need such experienced veterans to take charge.

Walton said: "Okay, I will try my best to convince him. In addition, Ci Shiping recently called me all the time and said he wanted to join the Lakers. What is your attitude?"

"Sign it, it won't cost much anyway." Xie Chen had been teammates with Ci Shiping for a year and found that it was quite fun to get along with this guy.

…

In the evening, LeBron James had already arrived in New York. Before he came, he had already had a phone call with Knicks president Phil Jackson, saying that he wanted to have a private chat with the Zen master. Although the Zen master knew that James was interested in the Knicks Not interested, but readily agreed.

After James arrived in New York, he went directly to the Zen Master's home.

In fact, the relationship between James and Phil Jackson is not very friendly, because Phil Jackson once publicly criticized James.

At that time, Phil Jackson said: "For example, when James plays, when he is off the ball, he may walk every time he catches the ball. After he catches the ball, his feet will move. You keep watching it. It happens, there's no organization, there's no discipline, there's not that attitude of 'how are we supposed to play this game'. Guys nowadays don't cover very much, they push defenders away with their hands."

This kind of comment was a big criticism of James, but James did not hate the Zen Master because of it. In fact, in his heart, he liked the Zen Master far better than the fortune teller. Moreover, James came today not to establish a good relationship with the Zen Master. He just hoped to learn something about Xie Chen from the Zen Master.

After the two sat down, Zen Master kept looking at James with a smile, making James very uncomfortable. After chatting for a while, James started to get down to business: "I know that after you defeated us and the Warriors and won the championship, You must be looking forward to the future. You may hope that you can win five or six championships with the Knicks. In this way, your greatness will be even more unparalleled. Unfortunately, you didn't expect that Xie would leave you, right? "

Zen Master seemed to have put down the matter and said calmly: "Yes, I didn't calculate it. Xie is an unpredictable and strange player, but Pat Riley did. When he gave Xie to me, he said Tell me I can't control this kid."

James also began to frown: "Xie is really weird, isn't he? We have never encountered such a player. I trained with Xie today. Guess what he said to me? He said it in a very confident manner. He told me that it was not the Warriors or other teams in the Western Conference that entered the finals, but the Lakers. I really don’t know why he is so confident. Does he still have a lot of abilities that he has not used? But why? He is Didn't you ask him about this when he was with the Knicks?"

The Zen Master said: "I have always been confused by his problems. Frankly speaking, if he really still has abilities that he has not used, I don't know what those abilities are. He has never confessed to me. He has always been very mysterious, and You know my style, I don't particularly want to figure out these things, I just want to make sure he can help us win."

James couldn't help but feel regretful. If it were Pat Riley, he might have been able to investigate Xie Chen's secrets and all his hidden abilities in two years.

Looking at James' expression, Zen Master knew what James was thinking. He smiled and said: "LeBron, I know you must be very entangled and difficult now. Forgive me for criticizing you before, because I have seen your attitude towards history. Desire for status, you want to be a player in the top three in history or even comparable to MJ. I am not wrong about this. You already have many MVPs, and now the only thing missing is a championship, but Xie stopped you from going there for two consecutive years. There is not much time left for you on the road to the finals..."

James's expression became more and more serious, and every word of the Zen Master revealed James' inner thoughts.

Zen Master said: "Xie is your biggest opponent in your career. His appearance has brought your historical status to a standstill. I know you want to find Xie's weakness. I know you must be very confused now whether you should stay with the Cavaliers or switch to other places. The team. I can tell you a secret right now, a secret about Xie."

James immediately became energetic. His purpose was to know Xie Chen's secret. Is the Zen master really willing to tell the truth? But could what he said be true? Or are you just confusing yourself?

James said excitedly: "Can you tell me? I have always been full of respect for you!"

Zen Master was already planning to tell the answer: "Do you still remember that at the end of the regular season this season, the Knicks deliberately lost?"

"Of course I remember. In fact, I saw right away that you were losing on purpose and wanted to stay in the eighth position to beat us. Now think about it, if we hadn't lost on purpose and given up the No. 1 spot in the Eastern Conference, The Raptors were made the scapegoat, and the Cavaliers were the ones who were eliminated." James couldn't help but sigh. Being eliminated by eight and being eliminated from the Eastern Conference Finals are two completely different concepts. If it's the former, James My mood must be even worse now, I don’t know what will happen if I get blackmailed!

The Zen master smiled slightly: "LeBron, you are wrong. You stubbornly think that Xie Qiu hates you, so you want to humiliate you in a black way. In fact, it is not at all. He is not that deeply hostile to you. The reason why we chose We lost on purpose and didn’t climb up the rankings. Actually, we didn’t mean to run into you in the first round. We didn’t care about you at that time. The opponents we really cared about were the Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls! We did it to avoid them. The team does this."

"What?" James looked shocked!