When they saw their new boss again, although the players were not as nervous as before, they were not as casual as before. They thought they'd better show some respect for a person who let even the lazy Derek take the initiative to train.
"Derek, come here and let's talk." Yang Dongxu waved to Derek on the training ground. Although other players are still training, their attention is focused on them.
Facing Derek, who is 2.08 meters tall, Yang Dongxu couldn't help but feel some pressure. Although he was not short and was now 1.86 meters tall, his body shape was too thin compared to Derek. If the opponent is as strong as a hill, then at most it is just a fairly decent tree.
"Are you used to the recent training?" The two of them walked to the rest area and sat down. Yang Dongxu took the initiative to hand Derek a drink.
"It's... not bad." Derek finished his drink. This big center who can fight opponents at close quarters on the court doesn't know why he feels unspeakably nervous when facing this young boss. .
"What happened before was not against you. As the boss, I need the team to perform well. And your presence has set a bad example for many players." Yang Dongxu said.
"That... is indeed my fault." Derek's expression became more nervous: "But I am already training actively now."
"I know, otherwise I wouldn't be here today." Yang Dongxu patted his shoulder and told Derek not to be nervous: "But your current changes are not enough Derek. I wonder if you have ever thought about how much more you can fight. Year’s ball?”
"This..." Derek's expression suddenly became heavy for some reason.
He had never thought about this problem before, and he only focused on making his life more exciting every day. Although he is not very active in training and playing, he is extremely talented and can always get a good contract while being lazy, and this contract is enough for him to live in a dream every day.
"You are 30 years old this year, Derek. You are no longer young, and you are still suffering from injuries. Even if I let you go now, after this contract expires. Even now, the salaries of league stars are rising, but you are Most likely it will go down.
Three years? Or five years? How much longer do you think you can continue to play? And do you think your ever-decreasing salary can satisfy your current luxurious life? "
"I..." Derek, who was already feeling a little heavy in his heart, didn't know why but suddenly felt a chill all around him.
It’s nothing new for NBA stars to go bankrupt after retiring, and some even live on welfare. And he is undoubtedly on the edge, because he likes to be lazy and enjoy himself, so he has not saved much money in these years.
He had never thought about how he would live after retiring. He always drank one day and got drunk the next. Anyway, he had the talent to improve his statistics. No matter how bad the contract was, he would still make a lot of money.
But now he suddenly discovered that he was so close to retirement. Two or three seasons would be over soon. And with his current physical condition after gaining weight, he had no idea whether he could play for another three seasons. Because he is 30 years old this year.
"No one wants to work because work is too tiring. It would be great to have a party with a lot of beautiful women at home every day. Isn't making money just for enjoyment?
But Derek, the life you want requires money, and a lot of it. And you are about to retire and can no longer make money. After you retire, the life that makes you extremely happy will leave you, and you may go bankrupt and receive relief. "
Derek had a look of panic on his face, and the sudden sense of crisis made goosebumps rise all over his body. He was sweating all over from training, but now he felt extremely cold.
"So for the good life you want, and for you to be able to live happily ever after after retirement. I suggest that you'd better get your condition back to its peak now, or even better.
That way your salary won't drop after the contract expires, but will skyrocket. If you can get Jordan's salary, even if it's only for one year, it will be a great guarantee for your retirement life. "Yang Dongxu stood up and patted Derek's shoulder again and walked out of the lounge.
Derek, who had always lived a careless life, fell into a little thought. The impoverished life of a bankrupt star kept dangling in front of him, and Jordan's huge salary turned into piles of beautiful women and fine wine also dangling in front of his eyes.
After walking out of the lounge, Yang Dongxu came to the infirmary with two Chinese medicine doctors and a translator. The 76ers' team doctor is Peter Colson. He is a graduate student in Western medicine and physical therapy. He has rich experience in treating injuries. Although he is not the top in the NBA Yes, but in the upper middle class.
So when his new boss introduced two Chinese people and said that they would work with him as assistants in the future, Peter was very reluctant. Do Chinese know medical skills? Do you mean mashing some plants into paste and attaching it to wounds to treat diseases?
Come on, we are in a technological society now, and we have to talk about science, so those old antiques should have been too cheap a long time ago. Western medicine is the real medical skill. However, although he was dissatisfied, he did not express it. Because the young-looking new boss in front of him is not as kind as he appears on the surface, and he doesn't want to lose the job with a very good salary in front of him.
"Doctor, hurry up, the boss is injured." Just when Yang Dongxu asked Pide to bring two more Chinese medicine doctors, a player hurried over, followed by a group of companions carrying Derek.
"How could this happen?" Yang Dongxu looked shocked and looked at Derek, who looked in pain, with a large bulge in his shoulder. It looked like the bones were dislocated.
"Boss, I wanted to try a dunk, but..." Iverson said helplessly.
Dunking is a common occurrence for major centers. Even though Derek is now so fat that he is almost a ball, he has no problem dunking a basket regardless of his size and previous foundation.
But the problem was that Derek, who had just been lectured by Yang Dongxu and wanted to prove that he was in good physical condition, wanted to do a long-distance dunk.
The impact of a 240-pound big mountain of meat flying up was unreasonable. In addition, Derek overestimated his physical fitness and underestimated his body weight after gaining weight. As a result, he wanted to catch it after dunking. After another show of landing at the basket, his arm was directly pulled and dislocated.
"The shoulder is completely dislocated, and there may be bone fractures. Go to the hospital to take X-rays, and maybe have surgery." Peter roughly checked Derek's shoulder and said hurriedly after considering the reasons for the injury.
"Can you give it a try?" Yang Dongxu did not immediately agree with Pi De's words, but turned to look at Wang Chengzhi and Zhao Yumin beside him.
Promoting traditional Chinese medicine to the NBA was a plan he made before acquiring the team. Even if there are no X-rays for orthopedics, traditional Chinese medicine is at the ancestral level.
"I'll check it first." Wang Chengzhi, who was slightly older, said it was okay when he saw that Derek's shoulder was misaligned and was not fully covered.
"What are you doing? Get out of the way, he needs to be sent to the hospital immediately." Peter, who was giving Derek a cold compress with an ice pack, was furious when he saw the Chinese doctor who he didn't like very much before walking up to him.
"Show him Pide." Yang Dongxu said from the side.
"This will delay the condition." Pide looked unhappy.
"It won't take more than a few minutes."
"I am not responsible if there are more serious injuries." The resentment in Pied's heart could no longer be suppressed.
He had diagnosed the disease himself, but his boss and the Chinese medicine practitioner still wanted to do another fearless examination. He felt that his professional ability had been seriously questioned.
"I'm responsible." Yang Dongxu replied, and then looked at Derek, who was sweating on his forehead: "Derek, let this doctor check you again. If you really need to go to the hospital for surgery, you may be reimbursed this season. , and renewing the contract when it expires is also a huge loss."
Derek also heard the conversation between him and Peter just now, so when he saw this completely unknown Chinese man in front of him wanting to help him treat his injuries, he felt repulsed, so Yang Dongxu could only comfort him with a few words.
Derek hesitated and gritted his teeth: "I can ask him to look at it for me, but if he's not sure, I want to go to the hospital as soon as possible."
Yang Dongxu's last words undoubtedly hit Derek's weakness. He only dunked from a distance just now because he wanted to prove that his current physical fitness was still strong. As for a player's salary, in addition to statistics, personal physical condition is also one of the important criteria, and surgery is undoubtedly the biggest deduction in this criterion.
"I promise, he is just checking you out. If he is not sure, he will not help you with treatment. After all, no one wants to go to court, right?" Yang Dongxu comforted with a smile.
This made Derek breathe a sigh of relief. To be honest, before he was full of anger and resentment towards the young boss in front of him. But after talking in the lounge just now, he didn't know why he felt a little scared when he looked at the boss in front of him. Sometimes the ability to read people's hearts is more frightening than hitting the opponent's body.
Wang Chengzhi stepped forward to check, and Zhao Yumin followed suit. Finally, the two people looked at each other, and Wang Chengzhi nodded to Yang Dongxu: "You can try to reset."
"How sure are you?"
"Eighty percent, but it requires the cooperation of the other party. His bones and muscles are much harder than ordinary people, so the reset force is greater." Wang Chengzhi pondered and said.
If it is an ordinary patient, then this reset can be said to be a sure thing. After all, he relied on this craft to make a living. In the past, in their area of private mining, some people's bones were broken and exposed, and he could directly push them back and tie a splint to fix them, not to mention that it was just a dislocation in front of him.
"I will cooperate, and you two will do it together." Yang Dongxu said.
After saying that, he waved his hand: "You get out of the way and let the two of them help Derek. They will be the assistants of the team doctor in the future and know some medical knowledge, so as not to make Derek's injury more serious if you don't support him with the right strength later."
He and Wang Chengzhi spoke in Chinese, so no one present except the specially invited translator could understand them. So when he ordered everyone in English, the players quickly got out of the way. Peter didn't feel anything, and Derek naturally didn't have any objections either.
