After Dwight Howard signed with the Timberwolves, Zhao Feiyang also planned to leave for the United States for vacation.
The new season will not officially arrive for more than a month, and before that, he needs enough time to rest.
Although the Asian Cup qualifiers are not very demanding for him, they take up most of his rest time. Therefore, if he wants to maintain a better state in the new season, he must take advantage of this time to completely relax.
Soon, a month's rest time passed, and Zhao Feiyang returned to Minneapolis a week before the start of the season.
The team has already begun preparations for the new season.
The players were also officially notified to start the routine training at the beginning of the season on time.
The first training day of the new season for the Timberwolves.
The team stipulates that they arrive at the training hall on time at 9 a.m. The Timberwolves players are very punctual. Most of them arrived half an hour early. Zhao Feiyang was a little late this time, but still ten minutes earlier than the stipulated time.
When he arrived at the arena, all the familiar faces made him feel more friendly.
"Hey, Zach, why did you gain so much weight in one offseason? Man, I saw your social media posts... You traveled too much... ....”
"Kevin, why did you even change your hairstyle? Oh! Man, you don't really believe that your hairstyle can change your condition, do you? You try it first. If it works, tell me where you changed your hairstyle... ..."
Seeing Zhao Feiyang greeting his teammates one by one, the teammates also responded to him enthusiastically.
After a season of getting along and fighting side by side, the relationship between everyone is quite strong now. They are much more united than when Zhao Feiyang first came to the Timberwolves.
While everyone was talking and laughing, the team's new general manager Sam Mitchell also entered the training hall.
After seeing everyone, Sam Mitchell took the initiative to say hello and show his goodwill.
He was previously a part of the team's management and carried out management work in the department responsible for transactions. Now that Mr. Philip Saunders can no longer continue, he will replace the former and officially serve as the team's general manager.
Because they were familiar with each other before, everyone was very happy with the arrival of Sam Mitchell.
"Guys, welcome to the new season!"
"It's a pity that today's game will be handled by the assistant coaching team. I believe you have heard before that the team's new coach will be here soon... I can't disclose relevant information at the moment, but What I can tell you is that he will be in Minneapolis in a few days..."
"Prior to this, all training tasks are handled by the assistant coaching team. I hope all of you can come to the training on time..."
Sam Mitchell's words received applause from everyone.
And not long after he finished speaking, a tall and muscular figure appeared in front of everyone. The visitor was none other than Dwight Howard, who had just signed a contract with Minneapolis.
Dwight Howard was dressed in hip-hop attire and looked somewhat rebellious. He was still wearing headphones and sunglasses as before, and his body was swaying as he walked. He looked very leisurely.
When he walked in front of everyone, Dwight Howard first took off his headphones, then looked at the watch on his wrist, and said in front of everyone in a joking tone, "Oh! It looks like I'm late. I'm really late." Bad news... so is there any punishment?"
"If not, then I'm excited to be here in Minneapolis... Guys, I don't need to introduce myself here, I'm sure you all know who I am... "
"So in the next time, we will fight side by side, hoping that we can hit the Western Conference finals and even the championship... With me as the leader of the team, I believe everything will get better, don't worry, I will cover it With you..."
Dwight Howard looked confident, and his slightly playful expression made many teammates laugh. Even the team's new general manager, Sam Mitchell, couldn't help laughing.
"Dwight, welcome to Minneapolis. I believe you should have adapted to the climate here... Welcome to join..."
“Enjoy the season ahead!”
Although some people showed a friendly side, not everyone bought it.
Individual players such as Zach LaVine and Kevin Martin were a little unhappy.
"What is this guy thinking? Does he think this is an amusement park?"
"The superstar does have a lot of airs, but I don't know if he has enough fighting spirit for the game?"
Zach LaVine and Kevin Martin started whispering.
As the core of the team, Zhao Feiyang also took the initiative to walk out of the team and walked towards Dwight Howard.
"Dwight, welcome to the Timberwolves!"
"From now on, we are guys in the same boat. I hope you can help us go further..."
Zhao Feiyang reached out his hand.
"Zhao, don't worry! With me here, the team's record will definitely not be bad... Our goal this season is the championship. If you can't win the championship, you can come to me... "
Dwight Howard responded with a smile and gave Zhao Feiyang a high-five and a hug.
The first training day started quickly.
Perhaps because they have rested for a long time, many players do not seem to be in very good condition.
Especially Dwight Howard. He started to pant after running a few steps. After training for a while, he sat on the ground and didn't want to get up.
The ones in better shape are Zhao Feiyang and Zach LaVine. Although they are not in peak form like in the playoffs, they have reached the level of the regular season.
The day's training passed quickly.
When the training was over, the players left the gym one after another.
As a star, Dwight Howard did not do any extra training. He went directly to the locker room as soon as the training was over. So did most of the Timberwolves players, who chose to leave.
Only Zach LaVine and Kevin Martin did not choose to leave. Like Zhao Feiyang, they stayed in the training hall to continue training.
What is more surprising is that in addition to the three of them, there is also a strange face who also stayed.
"Are you asking him? That guy is an undrafted guy... He was signed by the team to try out after the draft... Don't worry, there are many undrafted guys like this every year. , they will all be laid off soon..."
"This sounds very regrettable, but there is no way. It is not easy to stay in this league..."
During training, Zhao Feiyang asked about the unfamiliar face, and Kevin Martin, who knew the inside story, also started chatting with him.
Zhao Feiyang really didn't think much about such a strange face.
However, after Zach LaVine and Kevin Martin finished training, the rookie was still undergoing additional training.
Zhao Feiyang was originally a training fanatic, but now that he saw a rookie working so hard, he suddenly became interested.
