After Lu Yu finished his Olympic journey, the first thing he did when he returned to the United States was to move.
He is moving from Chicago to Phoenix. In fact, Lu Yu doesn't like Phoenix very much, because although it is a western city, it is not close to the sea. This is a city built on ruins. This is a city that can survive in the summer.
A city that makes people lose their hair.
Also traveling with her are Charlize Theron and Monica Bellucci.
Bellucci was about to give birth, and Lu Yu was worried about her living alone in New York, so he discussed it with Theron and brought Bellucci to him.
Theron looked at Bellucci's belly with envy, and she wanted to get pregnant too.
As for whether they are jealous of Bellucci, that's not the case. In fact, all of these women are very smart. Before following Lu Yu, many of them already knew Lu Yu's carefree character, and some even rejected him many times in their hearts. For example,
Jessica, she sometimes told herself to stay away from Lu Yu, but she still didn't do it in the end.
Three days later, the Suns held a press conference for Lu Yu.
Marion arrived early to greet Lu Yu.
"Lu, I'm glad to meet you again. Is your injury better? I'm sorry that I couldn't help you at that time." Marion's first words when they met were about the match between the Chinese Men's Basketball Team and the American Men's Basketball Team.
Apologize.
Lu Yu just smiled: "It's okay, Sean, injuries are also part of the game."
Marion will be the only teammate who can be trusted among the remaining members of this Suns team. If the two of them are at odds again, no matter how capable Lu Yu is, he will not be able to succeed.
Fortunately, it looks pretty good.
Marion's figure is a bit strange. Even wearing a suit can't hide his slight hunchback, hunched neck, and extremely long arms. Coupled with the shape of his face and appearance, if you don't identify carefully, you might think he is a gibbon.
Suit.
"Nice to meet you, Lu."
Stephen Nash, who walked by, also said hello to Lu Yu.
He came to Phoenix to report in July and has already held a press conference.
This time I heard that Lu Yu was coming and made a special trip to support him.
Lu Yu shook hands with Nash: "Actually, we could have partnered earlier. That year I participated in the draft, and Coach Nelson promised to select me, but in the end he did not trade up to a higher pick."
"It's not too late to cooperate."
Nash is very smart. He didn't say anything earlier. Otherwise, we both won several championships with the Mavericks. Because we are now in the Suns, even if we follow the past and praise our past team to get Lu Yu, we would have won the championship.
Seems too unemotional.
Lu Yu suddenly felt that joining the Suns would not be too boring.
This year's Marion is only 24 years old, which is the time when his goals are increasing. Last year, Marion was selected into the All-Star reserve team, so he is now at his peak.
As for Nash, with him in Lu Yu, there is no need to worry about the team's organizational problems.
What?
It doesn't matter if Nash can't defend well, Lu Yu is very capable of covering up defense.
When the team has a troika, it has the initial capital to rise in this league. As for other role players, the Suns management can make up for them however they want, as long as they are not too bad, and Lu Yu cannot interfere in the management's transactions.
That's not right, Barbossa must not be wanted.
Fisher, the little fish, can't have it either.
This kind of player who likes to play with other people's wives will die as soon as possible. It's not that he feels sorry for Nash, it's just that Lu Yu has too many wives of his own.
The press conference was crowded with reporters. The Suns had not received so much attention in years. The last time the player was surrounded by so many reporters was Barkley?
You mean Marbury?
Stop it, brother.
If Marbury compares anything with Lu Yu, just throw it in the trash can.
"Lu Yu is a great player. His career has been very successful. Although he has only played in the NBA for three years, no one will treat him as a rookie. He is the most dominant player in the league.
There is no player among them, but with Lu Yu, we can already become a team capable of competing for the championship."
What is the difference between having Lu Yu and not having Lu Yu?
Without Lu Yu, the Suns are nowhere to be seen in the championship probability rankings. If they want to win the No. 1 pick next year, the Suns will definitely be on the list.
However, since the news of Lu Yu being traded to the Suns was confirmed, the Suns' probability of winning the championship has soared to third place in the league.
The first is the Spurs.
The second is the Bulls after losing Lu Yu.
The third is the Suns, which Lu Yu has joined.
In addition to the Spurs, the other two teams have been branded with Lu Yu's label.
Suns head coach D'Antoni said: "Although we lost Stephen and Amare, the addition of Lu Yu has made us different. We are confident that we can become a strong team this year. I am confident that my team can
We are proud to have such a dominant star join us."
The Suns stumbled all the way, and by the end of November their record was a pitiful 7-8. By December, the Suns' performance was even more disappointing, with a record of 5-12. Such poor performance led to the dismissal of head coach Frank Johnson.
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Mike D'Antoni takes over as head coach.
However, the difference from the previous life is that in the previous life, Anthony directly traded Marbury, but now Marbury was not used in the transaction with Lu Yu until the end of the season.
While D'Antoni was excited to coach Lu Yu, he also had a headache because he didn't know how to use Lu Yu.
He had never been in contact with Lu Yu. The limited encounters he had had were all on the basketball court. He could only feel the fear of being dominated by Lu Yu on the court.
Now let him coach Lu Yu, how should the team's tactics be implemented?
After Lu Yu came on the stage, he first showed off his jersey, which was still the No. 10 jersey he had worn since college.
This jersey number helped Lu Yu win the NBA championship. Lu Yu likes this number very much. He hopes that one day when he retires, No. 10 will replace No. 23 and become a bigger legend in the NBA.
Lu Yu said in an interview: "I am very happy to be a player for the Suns. Being able to play in the West and prove myself from scratch makes me feel a new challenge. Of course, playing in the East is very nice.
It's just that I have been in the East for too long, which is not fair to other Eastern teams. I think it was time for me to come to the West, and it happened that the Suns drafted me at this time. I am very grateful to the Suns for their efforts.
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The reporter asked: "What is the goal for the new season? Is it convenient to disclose it?"
"The team's management told me before coming here that if you ask me this question, I will answer that my goal is to help the team enter the playoffs, so that even if we lose in the playoffs in the future, we can say that we have completed it.
achieved the goal.”
Lu Yu smiled.
"But I rejected such an answer, because in my dictionary, I do not allow myself to lower my goals too low. Just like when I joined the NBA in my first year, I said that my goal is to win the championship.
It was then and it still is now.”
When Lu Yu first said that his goal was to win the championship, he was met with countless ridicules.
Because many people think that it is tantamount to whimsical for a rookie to say such things.
But reality slapped him in the face. Not only did Lu Yu do it, he also won the championship for two consecutive years.
When Lu Yu said this again, the reporters only gave him applause.
They believe that only powerful people can say such domineering and revealing words.
The reporter asked again: "The only strong players in the Suns are you, Marion and Nash. Your strength is still far behind those powerful teams in the West. Do you think the Suns can beat them?"
Lu Yu smiled and said: "Of course, I am confident that I can beat any opponent. Kobe is still in the Western Conference, Tim is also there, Dirk, Kevin, and even Tracy have come to the Western Conference. I'm afraid they will have a headache now.
Because I’m here too.”
The audience burst into warm applause. The owner of the Suns felt that it was worth spending such a high price to trade Lu Yu. No other player had this eye-catching ability.
What's more, after the news of Lu Yu's trade to the Suns came out, the Suns have received a lot of sponsorship and advertising fees, and a large number of them came from across the ocean.
Marion on the side listened with excitement. Even though he was improving every year and had become a Western Conference All-Star substitute, he still did not dare to speak out like Lu Yu did.
Because he is not good at holding the ball and attacking, he cannot lead his teammates, and he is not the material to be the boss.
The reporter asked: "As one of the few single-core stars in the Western Conference, do you feel a lot of pressure?"
Lu Yu did not answer the other party's discussion about pressure.
Because this question is a trap. It seems to be asking you about pressure. In fact, it specifically mentions the words "single-core leader". If Lu Yu answers "high or low pressure", it is equivalent to admitting that he is a single-core leader.
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Although this is likely to become a fact, for Lu Yu, who has just arrived at the Suns, it is not conducive to team unity.
After all, there are two star players, Nash and Marion, standing next to him.
Lu Yu smiled and glanced sideways at the reporter: "I think you may not have heard what I said. Basketball belongs to five people. When we five players stand on the court, we will not distinguish between our strengths and weaknesses.
Divide into big and small, because when we hold them together we form a fist."
"I came to the Suns just to win with my teammates. When we win more and more games, my teammates will become star players one after another."
"If you come here and ask this question again at that time, you will find how ridiculous your question is, because the Suns at that time may have left star players everywhere."
The next day, Lu Yu made an appointment with Marion and Nash to have a meal together.
After dinner, Lu Yu returned to his apartment. The apartment was arranged by Snoopy in advance and was rented. Lu Yu had no plans to buy a house.
Many people say that he is rich, but in fact Lu Yu has spent all his money and still owes a lot.
However, he can pay off the money he owes by casually disposing of any of his assets. He is not in a hurry, and he will always earn it back.
On the other side, when Bulls teammates were being interviewed,
Everyone was very depressed about Lu Yu's departure.
They originally thought they would create another Bulls dynasty.
I've been a little lackluster in training these past few days.
However, they all supported Lu Yu's decision, because even they found it uninteresting, let alone Lu Yu.
It's impossible for the Suns to play a season with these three players.
The depth of the bench is equally important for a team, but the Suns' recruitment work is going very hard. They also want to find two helpers for Lu Yu. Unfortunately, the team no longer has suitable trading chips and can only use it in the free market.
Go for gold.
After searching around, they targeted Lu Yu's former teammate, Quentin Richardson.
When Richardson learned that Lu Yu might be traded, he held off on renewing his contract. It wasn't until Lu Yu was confirmed to join the Suns that he asked his agent to contact the Suns management.
The Suns were overjoyed.
This is simply a piece of cake!
Coincidentally, in Lu Yu's previous life, Richardson, who became a free agent this year, also joined the Suns.
The Suns signed Richardson as a free agent in the offseason of 2004, and Richardson was in hot form that season, breaking the Suns' three-point record at the time.
But even so, the Suns' lineup still looks thin.
Except for Lu Yu, Richardson, Marion and Nash, the rest are all marginal players from last season and veterans in the decline period.
Although everyone is saying that Lu Yu is very powerful, they actually want to see Lu Yu look embarrassed.
On September 20, Lu Yu was talking to Bellucci in the apartment.
These days, he sleeps in Theron's room at night, and only chats with Bellucci during the day. Bellucci is looking forward to the birth of his child.
They are even discussing what the child will be called in the future.
Lu Yu is also absolutely amazing. He didn't expect that he would have a child after rebirth, and the mother of the child is actually Guan Hua... By the way, Guan Hua's balls seem to have grown in size due to pregnancy.
It is estimated that after the baby is born, it will be bigger.
Suddenly, he received a call from head coach D'Antoni.
"Hey Lu, will it be busy?"
"Hello, Mike, I'm not busy. I'm at home. What can I do?"
D'Antoni said straight to the point: "The team is currently encountering problems with reinforcements, so I want to discuss with you whether there are any capable free agents you are familiar with. If so, I will contact the general manager and his agent now.
, do you have a suitable candidate?”
"Free agent?"
It seems that the team really has no trading chips to offer.
Selecting Richardson from the free market is not enough, there is still a shortage of people.
Firstly, D'Antoni came here to express his concern for Lu Yu. Secondly, the team really had no one available, but he didn't know that he really asked the right person this time.
Lu Yu is a reborn person. He can't do anything else. If you want to choose a capable player in the NBA, you can pick out a lot of them.
"The Indestructible King of the Great Village"
But having the ability is not enough.
Also suitable for the Suns.
For example, there are players who can make up for the Suns' current interior defense problems, interior defense, etc., but most of them are under contract.
Let him think about it all at once, but he really can't remember it.
"Well, let me look for it first. If there is any news, I will let you know. How about Mike?"
"Okay, then I'd like to thank you first."
After hanging up the phone, the afterglow of the sunset fell on the ground, and Lu Yu fell into deep thought.
