Four Hundred and Eighty-Five: New Face Reports

New York, Long Island, Dees Hill.

Ball Harris is distributing food to the homeless on the street. This middle-aged man in an old brown suit has a righteous face. He belongs to the kind of person who "knows that he is very friendly just by looking at him".

Old Ball is a well-known good man. Since he was a child, he has liked to help the neighbors solve various problems. It is not the first time that he has given things to the homeless.

Ball's education made his five children different from most black children. His children grew up free of drugs, guns and crime, and were able to spend the same year happily.

Of course, Sr. Ball also set up a family motto for this Christian family—work hard, be grateful, and be willing to give.

For now, his five children are running their lives according to this family motto. Among them, the most proud of Old Ball is naturally his second son, Tobias Harris.

That kid used his hard work to get the chance to play in the NBA. A year ago, there must have been one sentence on every scout's report on Harris -- he worked hard.

But speaking of it, Harris' efforts don't seem to be appreciated in the NBA. For a while, Tobias was about to give up. But the old Ball told him, "You can survive in the NBA, it is already a gift to your efforts. Continue to persevere, and the glory that belongs to you will come naturally."

Just thinking of this, old Bauer's cell phone rang. He took out his old cell phone and looked at the caller ID. It was his second son Tobias Harris who called!

"How is it?" Old Ball couldn't wait to ask. As Tobias' father and manager, old Ball certainly knew that the Bucks wanted to trade Tobias. It's just that the final deal will not be reached, that is not within the control of the old Bauer.

"Looks like I'm moving again, father." Tobias Harris' voice on the other end of the phone was full of helplessness.

"Don't be discouraged, kid. You're just going to keep trying, and maybe you'll get more opportunities in Orlando."

"Orlando? No, Father, I'm not going to Orlando."

"What!?" Old Ball was stunned for a few seconds. Didn't the team inform him before that if there is no accident, will Harris be added to the deal with the Magic? Now that the deal is done, why not go to Orlando?

"My next stop, I'm going back to Tennessee in college. It's Memphis,

Dad, I'm going to report to the Grizzlies. "

After Harris finished speaking, old Bauer's mind went blank. Grizzly? The team with the highest regular-season record so far this season?

How can a team with the goal of winning a championship need a rookie who hasn't proven himself yet?

Unless...unless, they wanted the new guy to prove himself in Memphis.

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On the evening of the 17th, the games of the All-Star Weekend were all over. Early on the 18th, Randolph and Link were about to board the plane back to Memphis. The All-Star weekend is over, and it's time for them to reunite with the team and finish the last month and a half of the game.

Before boarding the plane, Link and Randolph were fiddling with their phones. They're not swiping on Facebook, but sending goodbye texts to Maris Speights, who has been with them for a year and a half.

This morning, the NBA officially approved the deal between the Grizzlies and Bucks. The Grizzlies sent this year's second-round pick and Speights to the Milwaukee Bucks for the little-known second-year forward Tobias Harris!

The deal didn't cause much of an uproar, after all, people were looking forward to seeing how Howard and Josh ended up. Speights, a second-round pick and an unknown young player? No one cares about this kind of deal.

But for the Grizzlies, the deal is significant. Everyone knows that this will be their last reinforcement before they hit the championship!

Spitz walked peacefully. In the media interview, he thanked the Grizzlies for their trust and teammates. At the same time, he expressed his remorse for Memphis and hoped to open a new chapter in his career in Orlando.

In a team like the Grizzlies, where the locker room atmosphere is extremely harmonious, no one would make a mess. Although everyone has feelings, everyone knows that the NBA is a business. Since some things cannot be avoided, it is better to accept them.

Speights chose to accept it.

As for the other protagonist in the deal, there was no comment. Because, a second-round pick can't talk.

Yes, the second-round pick is one of the reasons the Bucks are willing to send Harris. If they want to rebuild, they need more draft picks to support them. It's all a scratch lottery, and the second-round lottery is also possible to win. Not to mention second-round picks, after Link became famous, even the undrafted became the target of various teams competing to "scrape the lottery".

Tobias Harris is even less of a deal than the draft pick. When he left, there was not even a single reporter visiting, nor any teammates to say goodbye.

He carried his luggage alone and left Milwaukee, the "city of ice and snow", and got on the plane to Memphis alone.

Before turning off his phone, Harris tweeted, "You're not defined by the past, the past prepares you."

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"Do you still say that I'm just talking nonsense? Look, Tobson Harris is really here." Randolph was complacent along the way, as if he had brokered the deal himself. In reality, however, Randolph doesn't even know if Harris is an American.

"My name is Tobias Harris, and I'll be a teammate from now on. At least I have to figure out their names." Link was speechless. As long as Randolph didn't play for two days, he instantly became skinny.

"Well, Tobias, Toberson, it's no different! I don't know if that kid likes to play cards or not. If he doesn't like it, Tony Allen will lose a gambler, hahahaha."

Although Link and Randolph had just returned from Houston, they had to participate in team practice in the afternoon. Because tomorrow, the Grizzlies will be far away to fight the Pistons, to restart the regular season journey. Therefore, training is imperative.

"Have you ever seen that guy play?" Seeing Randolph giggling, Link was about to talk to him about serious topics.

"Who? Harris? I don't even know who he is, what do you think?" Randolph spread his hands.

"Then you will know him this afternoon." Link patted Randolph on the shoulder, Randolph has always been very contemptuous of newcomers. It was the same attitude towards Link back then.

But the big black bear is actually very simple. You are powerful enough to be recognized by me. I will recognize you as a brother, and I will respect you.

Link believes that Harris will definitely make Randolph shine in training this afternoon.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Link arrived at the training hall. As soon as I stepped into the gate of the training hall, everyone was talking about the Speights trade.

"Mallis did a good job, but it's a shame he's gone."

"The management has their ideas. We played well this season, which at least proves that their previous decision was correct, didn't it? Then this time, maybe it is correct."

"Tobias Harris? How come I don't remember playing him at all..."

It was not until Link walked in that the voice of discussing Harris finally disappeared. It's not because Link's prestige in the Grizzlies is so big that no one else dares to speak when he walks in. It's because of the person who people are talking to that instantly changes from Harris to Link...

It was not until five minutes into the training that a player with an unfamiliar face finally appeared in the training hall. He was wearing a backpack and looked very tired. Everyone stared at him, and he stared at everyone, then waved and greeted everyone.

"Hello everyone, my name is Tobias Harris, and I will be my teammate from now on."

Stevens Inquirer also came out of the office, and then looked surprised, "Didn't I ask you to report after the team returns from Detroit?"

Stevens is well aware that Harris just came to Memphis today and has a lot to deal with. So, he decided to give Harris a few days to sort everything out. When the Grizzlies come back from Detroit, it's not too late to put Harris on the team.

However, Harris was "delivered to the door" by himself at this time.

Facing Steven's question, Harris smiled honestly, "I just don't want to miss the team's training, coach."

At that moment, Stevens remembered the words of Harris University coach Brewer Peele, "He had the most professional work attitude I've ever seen in college."

Harris put down his bag, received the training uniform from Elston Turner, and then naturally joined everyone in the queue, waiting for the training to start. As if he was already a member of the Memphis Grizzlies, the transfer didn't seem to affect him in the slightest.

Randolph grinned and whispered in Link's ear.

"This kid is interesting."