One Thousand Two Hundred and Sixteen: Is an Excellent Team Just a Facade?

Dillon Brooks did appear on the court soon, and was annoyed that he had missed Link's speech.

Unlike the others, he didn't say much about Link's retirement.

Seeing Link, he just said one sentence: "Don't worry, I will do my best to help you complete the perfect final season!"

Link likes Dillon Brooks' attitude towards the game. To be honest, as a second-round pick with mediocre talent, if he wants to survive in this league, he can't do it without a good attitude.

Dillon Brooks' talent cannot even be described as mediocre.

In the NBA, having the same height and wingspan is considered very bad. Brooks' wingspan is a few centimeters shorter than his height.

His athletic ability is not strong, and his shooting is not the most accurate.

He was just such a guy, but he performed a performance that was recognized by Link.

This shows how correct his attitude is.

"I heard that you came to train early?" Link smiled and patted Dillon Brooks on the shoulder.

"Hehe, it's not too early. Compared with you before, it's far behind." Brooks scratched his head in embarrassment.

When Dillon Brooks first came to the Grizzlies, many old players always liked to tell him stories about how hard Link worked.

In the words of Zach Randolph, a braggart, Link was portrayed as a model rookie who came to the training hall to train at five o'clock in the morning every day, and then kept the locker room clean.

To Link's surprise, Dillon Brooks actually believed it...

Link didn't know if Brooks came at 5 o'clock every day, but Link knew that as long as Brooks was there, the locker room would be tidied up every day...

"Uh... I actually didn't come that early before, Dillon..." Link felt a little embarrassed.

"You don't need to say this to help me reduce the difficulty, Link. Don't worry, I'm in good health now, and I will be the first to come to the training gym every day from now on!"

Dillon Brooks looked serious, and Link was speechless. How did that guy Nymar Randolph deceive others in the first place.

"All right,

Go train. Be careful to exercise moderation. If you are unable to play again due to injury, you will lose more than you gain. "

"Don't worry, I'm as strong as a bull now!" Brooks bulged his biceps and started training.

After a while, everyone in the training hall became busy.

Link nodded with satisfaction, and everyone focused on training instead of worrying about their retirement.

This is what a defending champion should be like!

After a day of training, all the new and old Grizzlies players showed an attitude worthy of recognition, and no one was careless. Even Rose, the former MVP, and Howard, the former super center, are both conscientious and like role players.

Although this team has undergone a major overhaul this summer, the enthusiasm for winning the championship has not changed.

After training, when everyone returned to the locker room, they found that Dwight Howard had placed an AirPods Pro headset in front of everyone's locker, each worth $250.

"Hahaha, I wanted to give you a surprise, but I was discovered. This is my gift for you to meet each other. Please take good care of me in the next year!" Howard looked at his teammates who came in through the door and revealed his magic days. He smiled brightly, then scratched his head sheepishly.

Even if he buys 100 of these headphones, there will be no pressure on Link.

But that's not the case with Howard.

"Master Huo" is still unable to receive even a dime of salary from the Grizzlies. His salary will not be calculated until the first day of the regular season.

Moreover, it is still a non-guaranteed contract. It is completely unknown whether there will be any money left the next day.

Under such circumstances, Howard still made a small fortune for his teammates, which is considered very sincere.

It can be seen that Howard is indeed deliberately trying to close the distance with his teammates. He does not want to be labeled as a "cancer in the locker room" again.

Link didn't know why Howard was so hated by the previous teams, but at least so far, Link really couldn't dislike Howard anymore.

"Thank you, Dwight." Link put away the headphones and smiled at Howard.

Meanwhile, everyone else said the same thing about Howard.

Although the items are not expensive, the recipient of the gift mainly receives it out of their thoughts. Even if it is just a small gift, the person receiving it will be very happy.

"Hey, thanks, it's just a gadget." Howard waved his hand, and the conversation between him and Link ended.

Link doesn't want to get too heated with Howard just yet. After all, God knows if that guy has really changed.

What if you treat him too well now and he reveals his true colors soon?

Although the Grizzlies can indeed waive Howard at any time, that also means that the Grizzlies have no backup center.

But for now, it seems that Howard will not ruin the atmosphere in the locker room.

In this way, the Grizzlies' preseason training camp is proceeding in an extremely excellent team atmosphere.

The official social media of the Grizzlies will now post several training photos of the Grizzlies players every two days. Each photo will attract countless likes and comments.

Finally, one week before the start of the preseason, the Grizzlies began 5-on-5 confrontation training.

The night after the first day of 5-on-5 training, JaMychal Green posted an update.

"I was absolutely killed."

It goes without saying that Green must have been tortured when he faced off against Link in training.

Fans can all imagine Jermichael Green's helpless expression on the court.

The day after, Carter Sr. also posted a message: "There is someone who will surprise people next season."

There is no doubt that Carter is referring to Dillon Brooks.

Soon, Dillon Brooks posted a video of himself practicing three-point shooting with the old Carter, which made this matter controversial.

On the third day, Derrick Rowe posted a photo on social media of having dinner with his teammates after training, and added: "Link's treat."

This seems to be the first time since the Chicago Bulls that Rose gets along so well with his teammates.

On the fourth day, Jokic posted a video of him dancing with Howard on the short video platform, which made fans fall forward and backward with laughter.

On the fifth day, retired Tony Allen and Randolph returned to the training facility and posted photos of playing cards with the Grizzlies players. They also complained: "The card skills of this class are not very good. I won a lot tonight and I will come here often in the future.”

For several days in a row, the Grizzlies players were "showing affection" every day.

The joyful atmosphere of the Grizzlies made fans forget that this was almost a brand new team, and it also made fans temporarily forget that this was Link's last season.

Previously, people were worried that such a major shakeup would make the Grizzlies locker room less united.

However, now almost everyone yearns for the happy and united group of Grizzlies.

Of course, everyone is also looking forward to what kind of combat effectiveness this team will have in the new season.

"Even though they have so much fun every day, it's completely different on the court. The preseason starts in two days, so we'll see."

At this time, how could Sam Smith let go of this opportunity to pour cold water on him?

Although next season will be Link's last season, Sam Smith has not given up against Link.

If Link were a veteran approaching 40, everyone would bless him.

Unfortunately, Link is still the biggest threat to the alliance. Therefore, it is destined that Link will not be able to enjoy the kind of universal blessing that Kobe and Wade have.

Just imagine, if Kobe still has a chance to win the championship in the last year of his career, will fans of other teams still cheer for him?

Therefore, even if next season is Link's last, he will not be able to escape the fate of someone going against him.

But just one day after Sam Smith raised the question, Link officially announced in an interview after training: "In this year's preseason, I only played about 15 minutes in each game, or even didn't play at all. But even so, we We're still going to win most games because our team is better than some idiots can imagine."

Link once again responded rudely to Sam Smith.

Only this time, the two sides no longer just quarreled in the distance.

Because the result of the game will be very intuitive to show who is right and who is wrong.

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