"It seems he is not joking?"

Coach Stotts, who was on vacation, muttered to himself as he watched the chief assistant coach Triano sorting out the Zhou Si summer league game video that was sent to him.

To be honest, when Zhou Si told him that his goal this season was to be the best defensive player, he thought Zhou Si was joking.

Shouldn't the goal be Rookie of the Year?

Later, after Zhou Si repeatedly confirmed that the target was the best defensive player, coach Stotts expressed his appreciation for Zhou Si on the surface, but in fact he was a little disapproving in his heart!

because……

It is really difficult for outside players to win the best defensive player!

This award is as powerful as even James has never received.

Even someone as strong as Jordan took three seasons to win this award!

But after watching this video, Coach Stotts feels that if Zhou Si can still perform this kind of defensive performance in the regular season, it is not impossible to win the best defensive player!

…

On the other hand, before the summer league was over, Zhou Si brought a group of rookies back to Portland to start devil's special training!

In the summer league, just feel the intensity, there is no need to worry too much about the ranking.

Moreover, the status of the group members in their respective teams is not bad, and they are all millionaires now. There is no need to fight with those fringe people. It is not worth it if they get injured!

As the "honorary group leader", Zhou Si has contacted a local basketball gym in Portland as a special training base. As for accommodation?

Those people all chose to stay in hotels!

Zhou Si didn't know how much the group members' strength had increased under his own suggestions, but the number of bedding and nightclubs they visited did increase very quickly...

In Zeller's words, it's not easy for us to practice ball day and night!

Zeller doesn’t know if others can achieve his lifelong love of football, but he, the group leader, can definitely do it himself.

Hey hey hey hey.

…

Zhou Si was noncommittal about the group's debauched nightlife. We were just friends, and having different sexual concepts was perfectly normal in the United States. There was no need to go online.

Many times, it is difficult for everyone to take care of themselves.

In the midst of substantial training and improvement, time flies by. Zhou Si has become more and more experienced in defense, has more and more methods, and his destructive power has become more and more powerful!

In early September, the group of friends who received the team’s assembly message “unfortunately” left Portland!

Except for the occasional education by Zhou Si during the day, they are very happy at other times. The group members who feel that they have improved a lot are full of expectations for the new season!

…

"Hey, did you hear? That rookie No. 1 pick will be our new captain?"

"I've also heard about it. It seems that the team really wants to support him in his promotion!"

"Hmph, the team actually traded Ade and Batum in exchange for him. No matter what you think, I won't accept him anyway."

"Yes, besides, even if we want to appoint a new captain, it should be Damian (Lillard)."

"By the way, there are unspoken rules in the league for teasing rookies. Do you want to give the new captain a good look?"

In the Trail Blazers locker room, a group of players were chatting away, and they didn't seem to be that welcoming to Zhou Si.

"Brother Zhou, everyone hasn't arrived yet. I'll introduce those who are not here later. Let's introduce those who are here first, right?"

Leonard, who had just entered the locker room, said to Zhou Si and Ye Ze.

Seeing Zhou Si smiling and nodding, Leonard turned around and led the two of them to introduce the players in the locker room one by one and greet them.

Some of the introduced players responded enthusiastically to Zhou Si and Ye Ze, while others were more indifferent and just nodded as a greeting.

Zhou Si secretly exhaled a breath!

really……

Are you still not handsome enough to kill both men and women?

…

Because today is the media open day, the main purpose is for the team's leading players to take makeup photos and talk to the media about the team's prospects and so on.

Therefore, after putting on their jerseys, all the players went to the training ground to do some recovery training under the instructions of the coach while waiting to take makeup photos and be interviewed.

Considering that the players have gone through a vacation and will need to take photos for the new season later, the training arranged by coach Stotts is mainly to restore the body, and the amount of training is not large.

During the physical test, Zhou Si was once again amazed. Not only the physical trainer, but also the players were a little stunned!

When they heard that Zhou Si was extremely talented before, they were a little skeptical. How strong could a yellow man be?

But now they are silent...

Damn it...

Is this even a human being?

Zhou Si looked at the shock value of the money received in the background, but he was a little used to it.

Haha, the physical fitness column of labor and management has been fully checked!

After the individual makeup photos are the team makeup photos. The team arranged for Zhou Si, Lillard to stand in the middle, Millsap and Matthews standing on either side of them to guard them!

The coach has already stated in previous training that the four of them plus Pekovic will form the team's starter in the new season!

After taking the makeup photos, there was a feast, and a large group of reporters crowded towards Zhou Si who was about to be interviewed!

In this offseason, the most popular basketball player is not James, but Zhou Si, who was just elected as the No. 1 pick.

Just the news about Zhou Si’s choice of sneakers has fed many editors!

After some news that was difficult to tell whether it was true or false, Zhou Si rejected Nike's ten-year US$180 million contract with Adidas, and chose a five-year US$70 million contract with China's largest sneaker brand amid confusion among fans.

—Li Ning!

In fact, there are still many details in the contract that have not been disclosed, and Zhou Si did not suffer a loss!

In addition to an annual salary of US$14 million per year, Zhou Si also enjoys a 30% profit share of exclusive products!

Moreover, Li Ning will set up a special sub-brand for Zhou Si. If the cooperation goes smoothly in the future, it may be possible to separate the sub-brand like Jordan!

In addition to sneakers, with the efforts of Ye Qin, a born "legendary agent", NBA2K, Gatorade, Mengniu and other endorsements have also been secured!

Zhou Si’s wallet quickly bulged!

In addition, the news that Zhou Si won the best college athlete award in the United States at the ESPY Awards also hit the screen!

Zhou Si is really tall, handsome, famous and rich now, which is one of the reasons why the Blazers players are jealous of him.

Faced with reporters' questions, Zhou Si, who had been trained by Ye Qin, spoke eloquently.

When talking about his feelings in the past few months, he smiled and replied:

"It's a great experience, and it's also very interesting. Some people may think that I have too much pressure on me, but that's not the case. I'm really happy.

I was a high school student more than a year ago, and I never thought I would be able to sit here. This is really an honor, and I am really happy to be able to sit here."

When talking about the new season, Zhou Si said that he has been preparing for the new season and has been training actively and hard.

Zhous then talked about the atmosphere in Portland:

"I like the culture here, I like this city very much, the people here are very friendly, they told me that if I give love to this city, they will love me back."

Finally, when talking about his image in 2K, Zhou Si joked:

"I finally don't have to build my own model in 2K anymore, but to be honest, I have to talk to the modeler. Why am I not as handsome in the game as I am in reality?"
Chapter completed!