Lu Yu knew that Wang Zhizhi wanted to leave the Mavericks.
But Lu Yu didn't expect that Wang Zhizhi would actually find him and say that he wanted to go to the Bulls.
This is a bit unexpected.
But it's not that he can't operate. After he leaves, the Bulls will definitely have some weaknesses inside. Players like Wang Zhizhi, who can play both center and power forward, and who has performed well in the playoffs,
Definitely something the Bulls need.
And it's very possible that he can play with the Bulls.
Lu Yu suddenly thought of the Mavericks. From last season's lineup and purely from a business perspective, the Mavericks were the most likely to get Lu Yu.
Assuming that other teams are not willing to have the superstar in the stud team, then it depends on who has the most chips.
In comparison, the Mavericks, who assembled a five-star lineup last season, are indeed rich in capital.
"Okay, I will make arrangements then, but I am the boss behind the Bulls, so you must keep it a secret for me."
In fact, it doesn't matter even if the media finds out.
After all, the relationship between Jessica and herself has never been made public.
This is also the reason why Lu Yu did not choose Snoopy, because Snoopy often appeared in front of the media when he was working in the magazine, and everyone knew that Snoopy was one of them.
On August 13, the Olympic Games opened.
Lu Yu's father, Lu Chaoyang, had been sitting in front of the TV waiting for the live broadcast to begin. Logically speaking, he should be free now, but he couldn't worry about the restaurants in Spokane and insisted on staying in Spokane. Naturally, he couldn't go to the Olympics this time.
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Watching TV with him was his apprentice, Hu Weidong, who was recovering from his injuries in the United States.
"Hey, why haven't you seen that brat yet?" Lu Chaoyang pointed at the TV screen and said, "He called and said that he was the flag bearer. He shouldn't be bragging about this to me, right?"
"Your son, why are you asking me?" Hu Weidong said with a smile.
"I'm just asking if you want to see it. If you don't want to see it, go back."
"Look, didn't I just come to watch the Olympics with you?"
Since last year, Hu Weidong has gradually faded out of the national team. He sometimes laments that it is a pity that he ages too fast, otherwise he will have to catch up in this year's Olympics.
Since the Chinese men's basketball team had Lu Yu, they have won more games than they have in the past thirty years.
"You see, the venue of the Athens Olympics is not bad. It's not as bad as my son said. Two days ago, my son said that they hired a group of workers from China to rush the work... What's going on with the row of advertising posters at the back?"
"It looks a bit familiar." Hu Weidong thought for a while: "It looks a bit like the advertisements hanging on the walls of domestic real estate construction sites..."
"There won't be construction waste behind it, right?" Lu Chaoyang said with a smile: "This must be an idea that our Chinese workers came up with in the past."
They guessed it right. Behind the advertisement at the Olympic Stadium was indeed a pile of construction waste.
The Chinese men's basketball players all think this is the worst Olympics in history.
Lu Yu just stood aside quietly holding the flag, but thinking in his heart: "That's because you haven't seen the 2012 London Olympics and the 2016 Brazil Olympics."
Lu Yu remembered that in 2012, the London Olympic Organizing Committee proudly announced that their venues were much faster than the Athens Olympics. However, they were happy too early...
When American athletes arrived in London, the bus bound for the Olympic Village got lost and took them around London for four hours.
Getting lost is just a trivial matter. There was also a traffic accident on an Olympic shuttle bus, resulting in the accidental death of a passerby.
When the athletes arrived at the Olympic Village, they discovered that their toilets did not have toilet seats.
During the pole vault competition, Lásero Porges' pole suddenly broke into three parts and he landed on his head. Fortunately, he was fine.
Then the auditorium collapsed, the reporter interview area collapsed, the wrong national flag was hung, and the wrong national anthem was played...
It wasn't until the final analysis of the reason that someone told the truth: "It's the Olympic Organizing Committee's fault. The Olympic Organizing Committee shouldn't have invited Mr. Bean to the opening ceremony..."
Think again about the 2016 Olympics in Brazil.
At least Athens knew how to cover it with billboards. Brazil didn't even seal the roof of the stadium, so it couldn't cover it even if it wanted to.
The Olympics have not yet begun. The mascot Jaguar tried to escape from prison, but was directly shot to death - bang! He died before he could escape...
Shi Dongpeng and the media had their luggage robbed, and anti-doping officials were robbed on the street.
In this regard, the governor of Rio State explained:
Funding has not yet been received, police cars have no money to refuel, and patrols have been temporarily canceled...
However, this is not the most embarrassing news. The most embarrassing news is: local policemen in Brazil were robbed by gangsters...
Recalling this, Lu Yu suddenly felt that even the air had become much fresher during this Olympics.
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The camera is focused on the Olympic Stadium, and the first thing that pops into view is the clear blue water in the center of the venue. It symbolizes the Aegean Sea, which the Greeks are proud of. It is also the stage for tonight's opening ceremony.
This special stage contains high-tech components: the total weight of water is 2,162 tons, and it takes six hours to fill it up. At the end of the performance, ten large water pumps will make the water disappear without a trace in three minutes.
, the disappearing water will flow to an underground storage tank large enough to hold it.
Before the opening ceremony, people started counting down from 28, heralding the countdown to the 28th Olympic Games.
As the lights in the venue gradually dimmed, hundreds of drummers beat the thunderous drums against the background of melodious Greek music, announcing the official start of the opening ceremony of the Athens Olympic Games.
With just one opening ceremony, Athens conquered the world!
The Athens Olympics, which finally opened amidst a lot of doubts, responded to all the doubts about Athens with a wonderful opening. In the opening ceremony that permeated Greek civilization and wisdom as well as the spirit of human peace, unity, and friendship,
Everyone was shocked.
At this moment, the problems of the venue, the roof of the swimming pool, and the huge expenses have all become trivial matters.
Just before the opening ceremony, the Athenians played a short film on the big screen. The rapidly changing footage revealed the entire process of the Olympic Stadium from scratch, from ruins to grandeur.
What did the Athenians want to prove? They wanted to prove at the last moment that they had created a miracle.
Well... Lu Yu wants to say, this is a miracle for Chinese workers!
There are many objective reasons for the difficult delivery of the Athens Olympics.
A small city with a population of just over 10 million cannot support the huge Olympic Games even with all the efforts of the country.
So I really don’t blame them, poverty is the original sin!
A Greek theatrical performance was playing on the TV, which made Lu Chaoyang drowsy. The regional culture was different, so he simply did not have the ability to appreciate it.
In the broadcast booth, Sun Yiping and Han Qiaosheng praised the performance just against their will. There was nothing they could do about it. They did have the ability to appreciate it, but it was obvious that they also knew that most of the audience was not at this level, even if they were introduced
The sky is full of excitement, and the audience in front of the TV will also say, what kind of nonsense is this performance?
Sun Yiping said calmly: "Greece, like China, is also an ancient civilization. This performance is like a hodgepodge..."
He really didn't know how to boast anymore.
Han Qiaosheng immediately took over: "Yes, in just ten minutes of performance, Greek sculptures, paintings, music, literature, and history were all combined together. It is really amazing...The entrance ceremony has begun!"
Han Qiaosheng's voice became louder: "The first person to appear is the Greek Olympic flag bearer. As the birthplace of the Olympic flame, the first Greek Olympic delegation to appear in every Olympic Games is Greece, but this time they are the first to appear.
They are just their flag bearers because they are still the hosts of this year and their Olympic delegation will appear at the end."
In previous Olympic Games, Greece, as the birthplace of the Olympic Games and the host country of the first modern Olympic Games, was the first to enter the stadium, while the host country was the last in line for the entrance ceremony.
People thought that Greece would give up its first position this time, so that Saint Lucia, a small American country starting with the Greek letter A, would enjoy the honor of being the first to enter. But the Greeks finally adopted the strategy of both "occupying" the first position and
The practice of "occupying" the last position.
First the Greek flag bearer will enter holding the national flag, followed by the flags and athletes of Saint Lucia and the other 200 countries and regions, and finally the athletes of the Greek delegation will appear. In other words, the Greek flag and athletes will enter in two steps.
ceremony.
"The second one to appear is Saint Lucia... The Chinese Olympic delegation used to be sorted in English. We usually appear in the 40th one starting with C. But this time the host country is Greece. Since Greece uses Greek
, so according to the Greek spelling order, and in addition to the fact that this Olympic Games has exceeded 202 countries and regions, the Chinese delegation will appear at the 78th place."
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"The U.S. delegation came out, and we saw many of our old rivals, such as their swimmer Phelps, and NBA players we often watch..."
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"Here we come!" Han Qiaosheng's voice rose more than an octave: "The Chinese delegation has appeared. At the front is our Chinese men's basketball player Lu Yu. He is smiling, followed by Yu Zaiqing, Duan Shijie, Xiao
Tian and Cui Dalin, the four league leaders, followed by 28 league officials and 178 athletes. In the square formation, the league leaders wore dark blue suits and yellow trousers with the logo of the Chinese Olympic Committee, as well as brown leather shoes.
Five-ring tie; male athletes wear a red suit, yellow shirt, beige pants and brown leather shoes; female athletes wear a white top, red skirt and red leather shoes."
Lu Chaoyang couldn't listen to what Han Qiaosheng said at all. He just raised his chin and said, "Did you see that? That's my son. I gave birth to him."
"Why do I feel like I don't know Lu Yu when I hear this?" Hu Weidong was speechless.
In the United States, Jessica was also watching the opening ceremony. Seeing Lu Yu's handsome appearance on the TV screen, she immediately felt that she had made the right choice.
Well, appearance is justice!
The team finally stood still under the leadership of the usher, and the flag in Lu Yu's hand was also taken away by the staff. Although it only lasted a few minutes, these few minutes made him feel that he could carry this flag in his life.
Worth it.
The camera on the big screen jumped back and forth on various delegations, and the director was also looking for celebrities from each delegation. The camera stopped on celebrities such as Phelps, Gatlin, and Duncan.
Suddenly, the Chinese delegation appeared on the big screen, and it was Lu Yu and Yao Ming who appeared in the camera.
Sun Yiping introduced excitedly: "What you are seeing now are the two main players of the Chinese men's basketball team in the Chinese Olympic delegation, Lu Yu and Yao Ming. At the same time, Lu Yu is also our flag-bearer this time. I wish the Chinese men's basketball team can compete with them."
Achieved good results under his leadership!”
Although he was wishing in advance, fans who really care about Chinese basketball know that it is indeed not easy for the Chinese men's basketball team to break through this time.
Although the Basketball Association has set a high tone this time and the fans are enthusiastic, no one is sure whether they can win the trophy.
Time passed by, and the long Olympic opening ceremony finally came to an end.
As Olympic Committee President Rogge proudly announced: "The Olympics are finally home!" Then came the passing and lighting of the torch.
Lu Yu had seen all these before, so naturally he was not as surprised as Zhu Fangyu beside him.
What he is more worried about now is the game two days later.
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FIBA and the Athens Olympic Organizing Committee have finalized the Olympic men's basketball schedule on August 1. The Chinese team has been drawn into Group A, and the order of competition is Spain, New Zealand, Argentina, Italy and Serbia and Montenegro.
The teams in Group B are Australia, Angola, the United States, Lithuania, Puerto Rico and Greece.
For the Chinese team, there seems to be no difference in which group it is in...
Because for other teams, they don't want to play China. After all, the Chinese team's performance in the World Championships was too eye-catching.
In terms of the strength of world basketball, in the past, the first level was definitely the United States, the second level was European and South American countries, the third level was Oceania countries, and the fourth level was Africa and Asia.
But now there is a Chinese men's basketball team in Asia, which has already left the old black players in Africa behind.
This time the U.S. team received threats from some extremists because of Greece, so many big-name players withdrew from the Olympics.
Not including Kobe, O'Neal, and Ray Allen, which is equivalent to leaving a starting lineup at home.
Artest even called Lu Yu to persuade him not to go...
However, the U.S. team still has stars such as Iverson, Duncan, Anthony, Wade, James, Marbury, Tracy McGrady, and Stoudemire, but their quality is slightly lacking.
Before the Olympics, the Dream Six team was defeated by Italy by 17 points in a warm-up match in Cologne, Germany. Two days later, still in Cologne, the Dream Six team relied on Iverson's super three-pointer to draw the match against Germany.
Overtime.
People have seen the weakness of the Dream Team at the World Championships, and now even American fans dare not hold out hope.
The Athens Olympic basketball competition will be held from August 14th to 28th.
The men's and women's basketball teams will compete on alternate days.
The group stage venue is located at the indoor stadium at the old airport of Elli Nikon in Athens, which can accommodate 15,600 spectators.
The 9-11 place competition, quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals will be held from August 24 to 28 at the Olympic Indoor Stadium, the main venue of the Athens Olympic Games, which can accommodate 19,200 spectators.
The Chinese Men’s Basketball Olympic Games schedule is as follows:
August 15, 14:30, against Spain;
August 17, 9:00, against New Zealand;
August 19, 20:00, against Argentina;
August 21, 16:45, against Italy;
August 23, 16:45, against Serbia and Montenegro.
On August 14, the Chinese men's basketball team first arrived at the venue to watch the match between the Chinese women's basketball team and the Korean women's basketball team. The Chinese women's basketball team finally won the game with 71:54, setting a good example for the Chinese men's basketball team.
Zhu Fangyu pouted: "Who can't win against South Korea..."
Lu Yu glanced at him and smiled: "What? You are not confident about playing in Spain tomorrow?"
"..." Zhu Fangyu.
"I heard that the gymnastics team is coming to see..." Lu Yu said to himself.
"???" Zhu Fangyu immediately became energetic: "What's wrong with Spain? If Spain doesn't still wear the uniforms of our Chinese Li Ning, I will destroy them in minutes tomorrow."
On August 15th, the match between the Chinese men’s basketball team and Spain will begin.
