On September 25, Suhi went to Cleveland, and he was on the same plane as Carlos Boozer and Jason Kapono.
Boozer was a second-round pick in 2002. He played very well last season. He had 10 points and 7.5 rebounds and was selected to the second team of the All-Rookie Team. This season is his contract year. He and Su Xi have been receiving training from Idan LaVine in Los Angeles. What he practices most is mid-range shooting.
The relationship between the two people became close during this process. Carlos Boozer is a person who looks very serious, but is actually very easy to deal with... Players produced by Duke are usually easy to deal with. Su Xi nicknamed him 'Abu', which was very affectionate. He also likes it himself.
When Su Xi went to shoot for Playboy magazine, she also took him with her. He asked for the phone numbers of two female models, but what happened next is unknown.
"This season, I'm going to follow the example of Gilbert Arenas and I'm going to get a super contract," Boozer told Susie.
Arenas, who averaged 18.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game last season, was signed by the Washington Wizards this summer for a five-year, $51.22 million deal. Even though he was a second-round pick and only played two years, he actually made more money than he did in the lottery.
This has caused a lot of discussion in the league. Many people think it is unfair to the parent team, and many first-round picks feel that they are restricted by their contracts.
But for Boozer, it was an opportunity.
"So, Jack, you must help me. If you are the point guard in the new season, we can cooperate more." Boozer has become very familiar with Su Xi, and he now talks to Su Xi about everything. , the unreserved kind.
Jason Kapono is not that familiar with the two. He is from Los Angeles and comes from UCLA. On the plane to Cleveland, Su Xi met him for the second time. The long flight gradually made them chat. Jason Kapono said Suhi's performance in the NCAA was simply dreamlike, like a Hollywood movie.
Then Boozer said, "Don't you know, he's been courted by a lot of movie actors in Los Angeles this summer. And I'm not just talking about adult movies."
"Hey, Abu, you'd better shut your mouth. It won't do you any good to piss me off." Su Xi stared at Boozer deliberately.
Boozer laughed.
Su Xi has been in the limelight twice this summer. When the police found Kobe in July, Su Xi was also at the scene. They were about to start a one-on-one duel. Su Xi was ambitious and wanted to improve her talent. As a result, Kobe was taken away by the police for investigation. Su Xi also ran over and made headlines.
So many people asked him if he had a hand in what happened in Eagle County.
Another time, he appeared on the cover of Playboy women's magazine wearing underwear. His muscular figure and bulging pants set off a nationwide craze. This issue of the magazine sold 590,000 copies, and the photos were reprinted by many basketball media.
Superstar Tracy McGrady also commented sourly: "If they ask me to shoot, there will be better results."
But the editor-in-chief of Playboy said clearly: "This is absolutely impossible. Jack's sexual charm is not something he can touch. He just has good football skills, but women may not like him."
This made superstar Tracy McGrady unable to get off the stage for a while.
After what happened to Kobe, he became the number one outside star in the league. Unexpectedly, I was slapped in the face by Playboy. But he could only spread his resentment on Su Xi.
By the time the three young men arrived in Cleveland, their relationship was already quite close.
Although Su Xi is the youngest, he just celebrated his 19th birthday. But vaguely, he has a leadership attitude. After all, others call him Jack. He calls people 'Abu' and 'Aka'.
That night, the two of them and their agent stayed at Boozer's house. Boozer did not buy a house in Cleveland. He rented a small house not far from Gund Arena, the home of the Cavaliers.
The next day, Su Xi and Kapono became his neighbors. They each rented a house in this community. Kapono and Su Xi also bought a second-hand car respectively.
On the third day, they entered the training hall together, and the Cavaliers' new season training camp officially began.
When changing clothes in the locker room, LeBron James ran over and greeted everyone one by one. He looked very aura. When he saw Su Xi, he punched Su Xi: "Hey, Jack. When I saw on the news that you and Kobe went to the police station together, it scared me."
Su Xi rolled her eyes at him angrily. "Ajan, don't you know me yet? I was just one-on-one with him. Before the ball kicked off, I was taken away for investigation. I originally thought that after the investigation, I could continue one-on-one. Who knows... I haven't been there all summer. Finished."
"Hahahaha." James smiled happily and said, "Have you found a place to live? I built a super villa in Bath Town, let's move in together. Even though you are a damn multimillionaire."
"I've rented a house." Su Xi said.
"Rent a house? You have to buy a piece of land and build a palace like me. This is your home, man!" James reminded Su Xi that he welcomed Su Xi's arrival on behalf of Ohio.
Su Xi said, let’s talk about it later. Then, he asked: "Are you going to duel today?"
"You always fight one on one. I don't want to fight against you."
James muttered and ran to greet his teammates on the other side. He showed a 'sense of control' and used his gesture to tell the entire locker room: This is his home.
"It looks like LeBron has stepped into a leadership role," Carlos Boozer told Suhi.
Suzy shrugged.
While he was talking, a tall black man with dreadlocks walked in. His skin color is relatively dark among black people, unlike Boozer, whose skin color is whiter.
When Boozer saw him coming in, he quickly stood up and took the initiative to say hello: "Ricky."
Ricky Davis walked straight over. He stared at Su Xi, his eyes were very unfriendly, and there was a feeling of scrutiny. Su Xi looked directly at him.
Davis said coldly: "You are the little sheep Suzy."
Su Xi's eyes became sharp. He stood up and asked Davis tit for tat: "Who are you?"
"Ricky Davis." Carlos Boozer tugged on Suhi's jersey.
"You are Ricky Davis." Su Xi returned the words to Davis in an even colder tone.
The temperature in the locker room dropped instantly.
Everyone became nervous, and Davis glared at Su Xi fiercely.
Su Xi didn't retreat at all, her eyes were even more fierce than him.
He didn't expect Su Xi to dare to contradict himself, the team leader, so forcefully.
Just as he was about to warn, James ran over: "Hey, Ricky, why are you here? I have something to ask you."
He pulled Davis away, and before leaving, he gave Su Xi a look: Brother, why are you so restless?
James pulled Davis away, and the storm disappeared.
Carlos Boozer patted Su Xi on the back. He lowered his voice and said, "Don't mess with Ricky Davis. He is a very stingy person and will retaliate. He often asks me to give him rebounds on the court. If I didn't let him, he would even curse me on the spot."
Su Xi smiled and reached out to touch Boozer's head: "Abu, if he dares to scold you in the future, I will help you. No one can steal your rebounds."
Boozer was stunned for a moment, and it took him a while to realize: "Jack, are you trying to cover me?"
"Yes." Su Xi and Boozer put their arms around each other.
Boozer sighed helplessly: "Brother, this is Ricky Davis' team. He said more than once... that LeBron James is here to assist him. I advise you not to fight with him."
Su Xi smiled and thought: Am I fighting with him?
We'll see.
Suhi knew from the beginning that he couldn't have a good relationship with Ricky Davis, because Davis was Todd Lamasa's player.
Therefore, James called Su Xi last night and said that he would compete with Davis for the leadership.
He agreed without hesitation and said: "Azhan, your matter is my matter. I am definitely on your side, you just need to challenge me once a week."
James agreed, but he asked that it be only in his backyard.
Su Xi was very happy. For him, it didn't matter where he played, the important thing was to play with James.
At this time, Tony, the Cavaliers' public relations manager, hurried into the locker room: "Hey, Jack, come here quickly, there are more than a dozen Chinese media coming over, and they want to interview you."
Tony Mas is very excited and excited. This is a scene that has never happened in previous years. The Cavaliers are a small team and Cleveland is a small city. In previous years, there was no media to attend the training camp.
In James's original words from this summer league: To be honest, there are not as many Cavaliers fans as there are fans in my high school, and that's a fact.
At that time, he was playing in the summer league in Orlando, and the tickets priced at $6 each were sold out to $50 and sold out. When the media asked about this, he came up with what he said above.
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(End of chapter)
