44. Most energetic player
The Cavaliers signed Capono, and at the same time, they also cut off several supporting roles who had basically never played last season. After all, in each season, the maximum number of people who signed up for the team was 15. The Cavaliers selected the No. 1 pick Kyrie Irving in the draft and signed Capono again, so they naturally had to give up some people to make up their spots for the new teams.
Speaking of Kyrie Irving, Wu Dawei hasn't met him for a long time. Only after parting in the draft, Wu Dawei met Kyrie Irving again until after returning to Cleveland in December.
This talented basketball boy, when he met Wu Dawei again, at the opening of the Cleveland Cavaliers' new season training camp, he still acted humble and polite, although Kyrie Irving was just a college student before, and at best, he was just a 19-year-old boy. However, his outstanding basketball talent also allowed him to come into contact with and understand a lot of secular favors too early.
Of course, I still know that in this unfamiliar place, I should restrain my aura. Although Kyrie Irving, who is extremely talented, is the top boss in the team in junior high school, high school and even college careers, he still understands that when he enters the NBA and comes to the Cavaliers, he no longer has the final say. At least not now...
“Hi, great!”
When Kyrie Irving saw Wu Dawei and Valaijo appear on the court in the new season's Cavaliers jerseys and chatting and laughing, he took the initiative to walk over and say hello to him.
"Are you still adapting to this place? Genius!" Wu Dawei opened his arms at Irving with a master's demeanor. Of course, he did not have to show his face to Irving. If he wanted to compete for the championship, then undoubtedly, Kyrie Irving's talent and strength can help him.
Isn’t it just the same thing that I have spent a lot of effort to invite Howard to join the Cavaliers? The help of a teammate with outstanding strength and talent is much greater than that of three moderate teammates!
"certainly!"
Kyrie Irving nodded and said with a smile.
Wu Dawei did not greet Kyrie and Irving for too long. After all, he is the most popular core player of the Cavaliers. Naturally, as soon as he entered the stadium, he was immediately surrounded by countless reporters.
Everyone wants to interview Wu Dawei, hoping to hear his outlook for the new season from him. The Cavaliers made it to the finals last season. This season, people are looking forward to what will this dark horse from last season become after a summer?!
Is it going further? Or is it going backwards?
Facing the reporters' questions, Wu Dawei also knew that it was inevitable, so he settled down to answer the reporters' questions. He also knew that the training camp opening ceremony of the new season was to attract more reporters to interview and let more people pay attention to the Cavaliers.
Wu Dawei also enjoys the attention of people. Of course, as long as the person comes, he doesn't ask some brainless questions for him to answer.
Obviously, no one would be so unpleasant at the opening ceremony of the new season. The atmosphere was still fun, at least when Wu Dawei answered an interview with a group of reporters, he was still very happy.
After getting rid of the entanglement of the reporters, Wu Dawei also found himself free. He also began to look around the stadium and looked around. There were people everywhere. Cavaliers players, coaches, staff and reporters from all over the country made the originally huge stadium seem somewhat crowded.
The Cavaliers have not introduced many new players this year. In addition to taking off Kyrie Irving in the draft, they signed former three-point contest champion Jason Capono in the previous free market.
These two new faces are also the frequent interviews by reporters who came to the Speed Loan Center Stadium today. After all, there are enough topics and highlights on the two people, one is the No. 1 pick this year, and the other is a master who shoots three-pointers.
After taking these two people into the team, the Cavaliers will naturally cut off some people who did not make any contribution to the team last season. However, to Wu Dawei's surprise, he also found a strange face on the court.
A young man wearing a No. 14 jersey was practicing shooting tirelessly on the court. It was thought that because no one in the huge stadium asked him to interview him, which made him look particularly lonely on the court.
Wu Dawei saw the name printed on his vest, Green.
Green Wu Dawei had never heard of this name in the Cleveland Cavaliers, so he naturally felt a little unfamiliar. Then he saw the team assistant coach Wright Tibbets who was walking towards him.
Long time no see, Tibbets punched Wu Dawei hard as soon as he came up, "The boy is promising, he didn't go back to Cleveland to train, but stayed in Los Angeles! Is it because of Emma Roberts' little girl!"
Wu Dawei laughed and played with this middle-aged white man with a good relationship. After the two of them had been playing on the sidelines for a while, they stopped. Because Wu Dawei suddenly stretched out his hand and pointed to the No. 14 player named Green who was still practicing shooting alone on the court.
"Why haven't I seen him? Is he a rookie this year?"
Wu Dawei didn't finish all of this year's draft. In fact, he seemed to be indifferent after almost half of the first round, which made Howard go out. So he was not very clear about the rankings in the future.
"He! No! His name is Danny Green."
Wright Tibbets looked in the direction of Wu Dawei's finger and saw the No. 14 player practicing alone on the court at a glance.
"As far as I know, he was a rookie in 2009, and he said that he was the same class as you!"
"2009?" Wu Dawei thought about it, but he had no impression. I think he was like himself a year ago, a player with no specialties. Otherwise, how could he be so unknown?
"So that's the case." Wu Dawei curled his lips, and he had no interest in getting to know him. However, Wright Tibbets, beside him, changed the subject and said, "But this kid is very persevering, but it's a bit similar to you last summer."
"How do you say it?" Wu Dawei's eyes lit up. There was nothing wrong at this time. He might as well hear what special about this young man named Green.
"It is said that after he was selected, he was transferred to the NBDL by the Cavaliers. We don't know why Mike Brown would choose him and then directly transferred him to the low-level league. However, this kid has a little perseverance and plays better and better in the NBDL until the previous few months, you know, the league was suspended and players were not allowed to use the team's training hall. This kid trains alone every day in the basketball court outside the Speed Loan Center. Byron told me, this kid spent the whole summer like this. Do you think he is a bit like black charcoal?"
"Is Coach Scott who brought him to the Cavaliers?"
Wu Dawei asked, and Wright Tibbett nodded after hearing this and said, "You know, Byron likes ambitious players."
"That's right." Wu Dawei nodded, naturally agreeing with Tibbets' statement, otherwise he wouldn't have had so many opportunities at once.
"You seem to be interested in him?"
Wright Tibbets and Wu Dawei talked about the topic of "Danny Green" for so long, and suggested: "Why don't you get to know me, after all, he is your new teammate!"
Wu Dawei shrugged his shoulders and, led by Wright Tibbetts, walked towards Danny Green, who was still practicing football alone on the court.
"Hey, Danny!" Wright Tibbets obviously knew Green. He walked into the court and shouted at Green, who was still shooting with his back to him. Green, wearing a No. 14 vest, turned around when he heard someone calling him.
He saw Wright Tibbets at a glance, and then he smiled, obviously the two of them still had some friendship.
"Hello, Coach Tibbets!" Green stopped practicing shooting and turned toward Wright Tibbets, and then he found Wu Dawei who was walking with Tibbets.
"Hey, hello, Wu!"
After saying hello to Tibbets, Green immediately took the initiative to say hello to Wu Dawei.
Although the two have never known each other, Wu Dawei has never heard of such a person before, but Danny Green has been playing in Cleveland for the past two years, and of course he is still well-known for the name Wu Dawei.
In Cleveland now, where are there people who don’t know Wu Dawei?
"Hello, Danny!" Wu Dawei also stretched out his hand to Danny Green like Wright Tibbets. He is now the boss of this legitimate team of the Cleveland Cavaliers, so it is natural to make friends with every player on the team.
Moreover, Green seemed very enthusiastic when talking to Wu Dawei. Although the NBA league has only more than 400 players, it is still a small society. The warmth and coldness of human relationships are not much worse than in society.
It is not a bad thing to be able to make friends with a player with a strong enough status in the team, so Green also seems particularly enthusiastic.
Besides, Green is still a home team that has just been promoted from the NBDL sub-team to the NBA. Although he has been playing in Cleveland for two years, he has no foundation in the Cavaliers.
Wu Dawei is undoubtedly the most energetic player in this team. At least in Green's opinion, there is no one in the Cavaliers who can challenge Wu Dawei. Although Wu Dawei's contract is not even the largest in the team, Green also knows that it is just because of the league's regulations.
If there were no such complicated regulations, Wu Dawei's contract this year might be comparable to Kobe Bryant's...
Chapter completed!