About two days later, Lin Yu saw Kobe Bryant in the office.
Also coming with Kobe was Kobe's mother Pamela, who is also Lao Qiao's daughter-in-law.
A family of three sat across from Lin Yu, which gave Lin Yu a strange feeling. He always felt that he was the principal of the school, and Kobe was the student who caused trouble in the school. Now he called his parents to punish Kobe.
Kobe sat on the bench uneasily, glancing at his mother from time to time.
Lin Yu couldn't help but feel happy again. Pamela didn't look good at first glance. She had an extremely strong face. She was obviously the real person in charge of the family. Old Qiao was shrinking his head next to him like a sick chicken.
Generally speaking, the more powerful the mother is and the stronger her desire for control, the more or less the child will have some personality problems, either very weak or extremely paranoid. Kobe obviously belongs to the latter.
Pamela's desire to control is so strong that Kobe never even watched a movie before he was 18 years old...
"Ahem, please relax a little. With such a heavy atmosphere, it feels like it's Good Friday."
"Kobe, on behalf of the Washington Wizards, I welcome you to join us."
"Actually, joining the Wizards is a good thing for you. You have no chance of beating Jordan in the West."
"When you come to our Wizards, you will have the opportunity to face off against Jordan in this year's playoffs. If you can defeat him and eliminate him, you should know what this means."
"In my hands, your future will be as bright as Jordan's."
Lin Yu's opening remarks made Kobe's eyes shine. He has been imitating everything about Jordan since he was young, and he dreamed of having a real man showdown with Jordan.
Originally, he didn't want to come to Washington at all. Compared to the bustling Los Angeles, Washington was more like rural Arkansas.
Washington is the capital, but unlike Beijing, this capital is not economically prosperous.
But Lin Yu's words made him start to like the Wizards. He even fantasized in his mind that if he had been with the Wizards last season, wouldn't it mean that he would have been able to compete with Jordan in the playoffs last season?
Lin Yu was also very excited. This was Kobe who was almost in his prime. Against Jordan, who was at the end of his career, he had a sense of anticipation that he was about to witness Guan Gong vs. Qin Qiong.
"Coach Lin, when we join the Wizards, can you give us a guarantee of starting?"
"And we need to give them enough rights to take action. In addition, can you help us arrange a place to live, which is closer to the arena, and the area should not be too small."
"By the way, when you play away games, can our family members fly to the away games together?"
Pamela spoke, and the young Kobe tugged at the corner of her mother's clothes to tell her not to speak, but she was glared at.
Lin Yu's face twitched, he glanced at Lao Qiao and told him to take care of his wife, but Lao Qiao shrugged and said there was nothing he could do.
These requests from Pamelati are actually not a big deal. The team must give special treatment to its stars. However, Kobe is only 19 years old, he is just a second-year rookie, and he was traded. Those who came over were not free to sign and negotiate, so it seemed very inappropriate to mention these conditions.
Of course, Lin Yu couldn't agree. If he agreed, he would be in trouble in the future.
"First of all, the team's starting lineup is based on the performance of the players. Joe is our assistant coach, and we cannot give special treatment to Kobe."
"Secondly, the Washington Wizards do not provide players with accommodation and flights for their families, and we cannot specifically make Kobe a special case."
"Finally, there's the issue of the right to take action, and there's no need to talk about that."
Lin Yu put on a professional smile on his face and rejected Kobe's mother's requests one by one.
"Ding, Kobe Bryant's favorability has increased. The current favorability is 20 points."
Kobe was dumbfounded. It was probably the first time in his life that he saw someone vetoing his mother's requests one after another. In his mind, his mother was a tyrant, and even Jerry West had to be polite.
He immediately developed a liking for Lin Yu, and maybe he will become more free in his future days with the Wizards.
When Lin Yu saw that Kobe's favorability level was turned on, he quickly checked his attribute panel.
[Kobe Bryant] (bloodline aura bonus status)
[Power 80] [Speed 88] [Bounce 90]
[Low post attack 77] [Outside defense 95] [Rebounds 80] [Blocks 81] [Steals 82]
[93 mid-range shots] [80 three-pointers] [94 free throws] [88 passing] [90 ball control] [94 breakthroughs]
Lin Yu was stunned, this attribute is a bit strong.
The perimeter defense of 95 points is the strongest perimeter defense attribute that Lin Yu has seen since traveling over. Even if he was flying or Jaylen Rose was enjoying the halo effect, he had never reached this level before.
The passing and control attributes are also much better than Lin Yu imagined. However, if the passing attributes are good, you must be willing to pass the ball to realize the value of the attributes. If you are not willing to pass, 100 points of passing attributes are useless.
The offensive-related attributes are similar to McGrady. After all, this attribute is almost the same as that of Kobe who has entered his peak period.
The basic attributes are slightly worse than McGrady, but compared to Jaylen Rose, they are definitely much better.
Pamela frowned and wanted to speak, but was stopped by Old Qiao.
Seeing Lin Yu's dull face, Lao Qiao thought Lin Yu was angry. He didn't want Kobe to offend Lin Yu on the first day he came to the team.
He has been an assistant coach with the Wizards for almost half a year. He is very clear about Lin Yu's status in the Wizards. Not to mention that he is a minority shareholder of the Wizards, his relationship with Unseld alone is enough to give Lin Yu the right to the players. The power of life and death.
Even Uncle Huo, who signed a 100 million yuan contract, Lin Yu said he didn't need to use it, but Unseld had no objection at all.
"Boss, let's go first and let Kobe participate in training with the team tomorrow."
After that, Lao Qiao quickly left with his wife and son.
After the three people left the office, Lin Yu breathed a sigh of relief. After working for several months, he finally finalized the Wizards' lineup for the new season.
Starting Ben, Webb, Tracy McGrady, Kobe and Ganash.
This lineup is pleasing to the eye. It needs offense and defense, and all five of them are future Hall of Fame players.
However, Lin Yu is still worried about Nash. His defense is really bad. Of course, he still has to start in the starting lineup. The point guard needs a lot of game experience. If Nash is not allowed to play, how will he train?
On the contrary, when facing those point guards with strong offensive abilities, you can take Nash off the court, let Kobe play the one position, and let Jaylen Rose play the second position.
In addition to the starting lineup, Lin Yu also holds Daba, Xiao Ou, Wu Sheng, Jaylen Rose, Irving Sr., and the newly traded Elden Campbell.
Campbell's contract was previously signed with the Lakers for 5 years and 37 million. It has only been executed for one year. If the Wizards cannot trade him out, they will have to keep him for at least four years.
Because his contract is too big and a buyout is not cost-effective, we can only keep him for now and see if there is a chance to sell him later.
When the time came to October 3, the NBA preseason schedule began.
Lin Yu originally thought that halos could be randomized in the preseason, but it didn't happen. It seemed that the system didn't recognize the preseason.
In six preseason games, Lin Yu didn't let Ben, Webb, Tracy McGrady and Kobe play at all. He just asked Nash to lead a group of substitute players to play.
As a result, they had a record of three wins and three losses. The current combat effectiveness of Xiao Ao and Nash is still too poor.
On the other hand, Wu Sheng's performance was extremely shining, which attracted cheers from Wizards fans. He averaged 36 minutes per game and scored 24 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. He was like the second Mashburn.
You must know that Wu Sheng is only a second-round pick, and the fans had no expectations for him. Now it seems that Wu Sheng is so strong, they feel like they have won the lottery.
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On October 17, the Bulls and Knicks finished their regular season opener last night, and tonight the Washington Wizards will face the Philadelphia 76ers in their season opener.
It just so happens that tonight is Sunday, Lin Yu ushered in the first random halo of the new season.
Near eight o'clock, Lin Yu led the Wizards into the stadium. When he saw the Philadelphia 76ers' bench, he looked startled at first, and then laughed.
The 76ers' coach this year is actually Larry Brown.
Last season, Larry Brown coached the Pacers, but their record was really unsatisfactory. He was fired by Pacers general manager Larry Bird, and he could only run away to Philadelphia with a bucket.
Larry Bird directly took over as the team's head coach. With almost the same lineup, he led the Pacers to the second-best record in the Eastern Conference.
This is the gap between coaching levels. Almost no one has praised Bird's coaching level, but Bird's coaching ability can still surpass Larry Brown by dozens of blocks.
Tonight is the day when the Wizards Galaxy Battleship takes off. Lin Yu feels a little sorry for Larry Brown. He will definitely be killed by the Wizards tonight.
Lin Yu summoned the generals to his side and once again gave instructions on tonight's tactics.
"Brothers, tonight is Tracy's career debut, and the opponent is an unattractive team like the 76ers."
"We not only want to win tonight, but we also want Tracy to put up a record that is enough to make the headlines tomorrow!"
"Tracy, do you have confidence?"
Lin Yu began to give McGrady a shot. He didn't let McGrady play in the previous preseason games, just to give him a real debut.
"Yes!" McGrady shouted with a red face.
"How much confidence?"
"30 points! No, 40 points!"
Lin Yu shook his head, "Can a mere forty points be considered a blast? Your goal tonight is only one, score 60 points for me!"
Da Ben, Weber and others became happy. They thought Lin Yu was joking.
McGrady scratched his head and thought Lin Yu was joking.
Sixty points in his career debut? What kind of concept is that? It’s like becoming a god!
In the NBA's nearly 50-year history, not to mention 60 points in a debut, even 50 points have never appeared. The current highest score in a debut is Chamberlain's 43 points. In that game, he also scored 28 rebounds and 1 assist.
Then there was no more 40+ in a single game. The second-ranked player was the smiling assassin Thomas Sr. with 31 points and 11 assists in his debut.
Iverson's 30 points in his debut last season ranked third in history.
Lin Yu is of course not kidding. McGrady is no longer a rookie, but at his peak, and yet he meets the Philadelphia 76ers, who have the weakest perimeter defense in the league.
As long as McGrady is given enough ball rights, as long as his touch is not ridiculously bad, even if 60 points is difficult, 40 or 50 points is not a problem at all.
"Ding, Tracy McGrady's favorability has increased. The current favorability is 60 points."
Seeing Lin Yu attaching so much importance to his career debut and even giving himself unlimited fire rights to such a high school student, McGrady was extremely grateful.
The referee blew the whistle, signaling the starters from both teams to start playing.
Just when the players stepped onto the court, Lin Yu's aura was refreshed.
"We are randomly drawing halos every week, please wait for thirty seconds!"
"Passive halo ①: "Kill two birds with one stone", the effect is to specify a player with a favorability score of 50 or above. When faced with double-teaming by two opponents, all attributes will be increased by 3 points."
"Passive Halo ②: "Strong Attack", the effect is to designate any player of your own team, hit the opponent player three times in a row, and the shooting attribute of the third shot will be increased by 5 points."
"Passive Halo ③: "Treasure Hunter", the effect is that after winning the game, the host will receive a US dollar reward. Each point scored by the player with the highest score will provide the host with 50,000 US dollars!"
Lin Yu was so happy that he couldn't find the north. He had good luck just after the game started, and he was lucky enough to make money again.
But the restriction is that you have to win the game. If you lose the game, you probably won't get the bonus.
Fortunately, tonight's game is against the Philadelphia 76ers, and McGrady has unlimited fire rights. Lin Yu is sure that he will definitely make a profit tonight.
