Eight Hundred and Seven: Participate in Trial Training

The latest website: Recalling the situation during the championship parade yesterday, Link felt that it all seemed like a dream.

The championship parade began on the fourth day after the Grizzlies players returned to Memphis. The open-top double-decker bus dedicated to the celebration parade shuttled through the streets of Memphis. Although the Grizzlies won the championship for the second time, fans participated in the parade. Enthusiasm does not fall but rises.

Even, many fans outside Tennessee came to Memphis just to see the style of the championship parade.

At this time, the championship parade seems to have become a symbol of Memphis, just like the carnival in New Orleans.

Along with the bus are countless mounted police and several police cars. As the pride of the city of Memphis, dispatching police cars for the Grizzlies is standard.

Link, holding the O'Brien Cup, the Defensive Player of the Year trophy, the regular season MVP trophy and the FMVP trophy, stood in front of the lead car and waved to the fans on both sides of the street.

Fans clad in dark blue Grizzlies jerseys or championship-edition T-shirts lined the streets, waving arms and flags, cheering to the players on the ground.

Looking around, it's all dark blue! Once again, Memphis is full of people!

The bus was moving very slowly, as if it were wriggling in the crowded streets.

But no one is too slow, both the fans and the players, they want to be with each other a little longer.

Fans chanted the names of every Grizzlies player, and whoever was called would wave at everyone and get even more cheers.

When the convoy finally arrived at City Hall, there was even a star performance.

But no matter how big those stars are, they are not the protagonists today. Without a doubt, the Memphis Grizzlies are the real focus.

Last year, the Grizzlies won the championship, and only the mayor of Memphis attended the event. This year, the Governor of Tennessee and many members of Congress came to attend the final ceremony.

It can be seen that the influence of the Grizzlies winning the championship this time has completely surpassed the boundaries of sports.

Finally, in a speech in front of the town hall, Link shouted to thousands of fans what he once said to reporters, "We are not Lakers, we are not Celtics. We are nothing. No, we're just the Memphis Grizzlies,

Just want to forge my own path in the league. Today we have only reached a node, and the road is far from reaching the end! "

After Link finished speaking, the whole city followed him and shouted.

What is a glorious moment? Link thought that was it.

"What's the smirk? Still thinking about yesterday's championship parade?" In Link's arms, Rachel stretched out her hand and shook it in front of the smirking Link.

After Rachel arrived in Memphis, she stayed directly at Link's house. The two finally ushered in a holiday, so naturally they had to seize the opportunity to stay together.

At this point, they were snuggling up on the sofa, watching a TV replay of yesterday's championship parade. As a result, looking at it, Link started to smirk.

"Hey, yesterday's scene, even in ten years, I will often think of it."

"In ten years, God knows how many championship parades you've participated in. Go and change your clothes, it's getting late, don't you want to go to the training hall today?" Rachel finished and stood on the sofa. Get up and help Link pick clothes.

"Well... this afternoon, there is still a good show to watch." Link touched his chin, looking forward to the afternoon after the championship parade.

It stands to reason that the players have already started their vacations, and they can enjoy their vacations relatively unscrupulously. Randolph flew to Hawaii to enjoy the waves and beaches early this morning.

But Link has not yet planned to leave. Until the end of June, Link will not leave Memphis for the time being.

First, Link has to be involved in this year's draft for the Grizzlies. Although the Grizzlies don't have a first-round pick this year, Link still values ​​this year's draft.

As a "passer", he is well aware that there are several noteworthy second-round picks in 2014. So this afternoon, Link went to the training hall to watch a few rookies who came to Memphis for a tryout.

After the draft, Link himself had to start signing with the Grizzlies. Although he and Pera have nothing to talk about, it is more polite to be present in this formal signing.

In the end, Link had to spend time with manager Jeff Austin making plans for the summer.

After the expansion of influence, Link's business activities will definitely be more intensive and more numerous. How to balance training, business activities and rest time is not an easy task.

By the time this is all over, it must be the end of June. So for Link, he is now on a "semi-vacation" state at best.

Just as Link was thinking, Rachel took two sets of clothes from the bedroom on the second floor and walked down the living room, "Which one do you want to wear?"

"Uh...the one on the left."

"Well, put it on quickly, then go wash your face, and don't let others find the lipstick mark on your face. We won't go out to eat today, and I'll show you at home. So, come back directly after it's over."

"Oh...oh..." Link suddenly felt extremely comfortable. With a woman by his side, the quality of life really improved.

At least tonight, he won't have to eat the chewy boiled chicken breast again.

Link happily went out. When the vehicle drove outside the FedEx Arena, he also saw a lot of tourists gathered in the outer square.

Today, FedEx Arena is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Memphis.

Think how deserted this place was when there were no games before. But now what? The square is full of people!

Now although the arena is still the same arena, nothing has changed. But the Memphis Grizzlies are not the team they used to be.

The team is like the soul of an arena, and Staples without the Lakers would never be called a basketball temple. The North Shore Gardens without the Celtics would never have been favored by so many fans. After the United Center lost Jordan, wouldn't it have lost its original grand occasion?

In the past, people were not interested in letting people promote the FedEx Arena as the most artistic arena in the NBA.

But now, when the soul of this arena has been sublimated, it has instantly become very popular.

Link laughed proudly, wishing he could turn this into another basketball mecca too.

After parking the car, Link couldn't wait to walk into the training hall.

When he opened the door of the training hall, several rookies who came to try out were already warming up. The training ground was also full of trainers, and the whole scene was very lively.

Since the Grizzlies only have a second-round pick this year, it's full of rookies predicted to fall out of the second round.

Unlike high-draft rookies, high-draft rookies will selectively participate in tryouts in order to maintain a sense of mystery, or to show favor to a certain team. Their "pull" has existed since before entering the league.

Unlike second-round picks, in order to be selected smoothly, they have to show themselves as much as possible. Therefore, the invitation to try out is almost always accepted.

So today, the Grizzlies' training ground was very crowded.

"Here? The trial training is about to start. The people you suggested we look for are all here." Seeing Link appear on the training ground, Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace came over enthusiastically. Greeted.

Head coach Dave Jogel and assistant coach Quin Snyder also waved at Link.

Link glanced at the training ground and found that many faces were very unfamiliar to him. After all, the probability that a second-round pick will eventually survive in the league is very low. Although Link is a "come here", he also has little impression of many second-round picks.

But in most of the unfamiliar faces, Link still found a few "old acquaintances".

Jokic, who has no muscle at all, is running to warm up, and Joe Harris, who has not yet grown a beard, is trying to shoot from beyond the arc. Jordan Clarkson, who has dual citizenship of the United States and the Philippines, showed his excellent running and jumping ability.

In addition, Link also recognized Jerami. Grant, K.J. McDaniels and Spencer Dinwiddie and others.

These guys are all the best in the second round. It's rare to see so many capable second-round picks in one year.

Therefore, Link is very concerned about this year's draft. When done right, the Grizzlies can get the most out of the least cost.

"Nikola Jokic, plank... 20 seconds!" At this moment, the trainer shouted, causing the air to freeze instantly.