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The venue for the Knicks game is set in Long Beach, California, and the staff has booked a local hotel.

When Yang Rui and Thibodeau are on business trips, they get a subsidy of 60 US dollars a day, and they will also get meal subsidies for away games in the future, and the treatment is good. It's just that there is no special plane this time, and they have to fly to Long Beach in economy class to meet the "temporary workers".

On July 4, Yang Rui received the best news. All five of his favorites accepted the invitation and will represent the Knicks in the summer league. Three of the seven selected by Thibodeau declined, and they had to be replaced by others.

Thibodeau selected players who had previous NBA experience and had been marginal players in the NBA. Although they hadn't proven their strength, they were familiar with each other, so they didn't have to worry about not being invited by the team. The Knicks are recognized as a giant, and it is difficult to stay in the team after the summer league. They are unwilling to try for fear of wasting time.

In the end, the Knicks gathered 12 players, all of whom were unnamed. Scout Maguire and his son proposed to choose a few more, but Yang Rui refused, insisting that it was unnecessary.

Van Gundy felt that this lineup was too miserable, and he didn't have the confidence to lead the team to achieve good results.

Before the expedition, the management held a meeting, and Glenn Walsh, who had seen Yang Rui as a bit disliked before, lost his temper. "Do you know basketball? The other teams have 15 players, but you only have 12. There are still some people who have no NBA experience and can't name them. The biggest name is Ben Wallace, who is on the edge of the Wizards. He wants to lead the team to the whole team." lose?"

With confidence in mind, Yang Rui smiled and said, "Mr. Walsh, don't get excited. I decided to choose 12 players after careful consideration. This will make it easier to find outstanding players and sign them to help the team in the new season."

Walsh certainly didn't believe it. "Now the team has only 8 players under contract. This summer league is very important. Even if we sign up in the free market, we need at least 4 or 5 young players with potential to train, not all in free agency. Can you find veteran players who are in decline in the market?"

"Of course I can, otherwise why would you sign me? Don't you all like this lineup?"

Van Gundy couldn't help but said: "Of course we don't like it. The people you selected are not famous at all."

"I don't think fame is important, but being suitable for the tactical system is the most important thing. Let me give you a simple example. If the starring roles of the movie "Instinct" are replaced by Jack Nicholson with better acting skills and Oprah who is more famous- Winfrey, how much box office do you think it will be?"

Everyone couldn't help but make up their minds about the picture...Repay the box office? Are you crazy? !

Ernie Grunfeld shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Jerry, I know you are young, energetic and confident...but it's too risky for you to prove yourself in this way."

Glenn said angrily: "The fight started on the 7th, and I couldn't find any capable people to invite."

Yang Rui stood up, clapped his hands twice, attracted everyone's attention to himself, and said with a smile: "In that case, Mr. Walsh, how about we make a bet?"

Glenn was really hooked. "What bet?"

Yang Rui smiled and snapped his fingers. "Just bet on whether the Knicks can win the summer league. If I win, I will naturally bring back 4 or 5 potential rookies. Of course, it's not that we don't keep talents, and we will know whether they are valuable in the preseason."

"Listen, he's crazy enough." Glenn felt insulted to his IQ, and shouted, "With Chuck Daly leading the team with this shabby lineup, can he say it's a complete victory? This is a dream! "

Yang Rui acted as if the other party was not angry at him, and said calmly: "I like the Knicks, because the label of this team is Jagged. Mr. Walsh, please answer a question, do you think the summer league won all Compared with winning the NBA championship next season, which one is more difficult?"

Isn't this nonsense? Of course the championship. Everyone looked at Glenn Walsh, waiting to see the joke, there was no way to answer this question.

Glenn was speechless, his eyelids twitched in anger, and the fat on his stomach trembled.

You are so wicked, why did you get involved in the championship from the summer league? Isn't it clear that I am not optimistic about the Knicks winning the championship? I just don't like you Chinese guy, okay?

Fortunately, Yang Rui just made a point, and didn't aggressively talk about the championship. Glenn was really afraid that he would say something like "Do you think winning the championship is just a dream", and that would make everyone look bad.

Yang Rui wouldn't fight with the deputy manager for a little matter, that would be too stupid and not beneficial. He wanted to take this opportunity to show off, to be even more dazzling after the summer league results.

His next proposal is acceptable to everyone.

"Mr. Walsh, I know that the reason why you are excited and dissatisfied with me is for the good of the team. You are afraid that I will affect the summer signings. Our goals are actually the same, so I will work hard to change your attitude towards me. Let you trust me, let everyone trust me."

Glenn breathed a sigh of relief. "Then do you want to bet?"

"It's a fight, the bet is very simple. I won. The management treats guests to dinner to celebrate the victory. If I lose, I invite everyone to dinner at any place. As an apology, how do you feel?" Yang Rui laughed.

Everyone froze for a moment, and Ernie made the decision. "Okay, that's it, I'll wait to see you lead the team to victory."

Van Gundy, Maguire and his son also agreed.

"Alright then." Glenn sighed, smiled wryly and waved his hands.

At this time, his impression of Yang Rui had begun to change. Everyone present was more than ten years older than him, but the atmosphere of the meeting followed his rhythm, and he was the most conspicuous here.

He shows his sharpness, but his emotional intelligence is not low. The bet is that everyone eats together. No matter whether he wins or loses, the distance between him and everyone in the management will be virtually shortened.

If he wins, everyone will praise him and take the position directly; if he loses, he is young and apologizes with a low profile, who can really kill him and let him go?

Faced with this situation, Glenn couldn't think of a better way to get through.

At the end of the meeting, Ernie asked Glenn to stay alone, and asked with a smile, "Are you really angry? I'm not stupid when I signed him. This kid has a special charm, which makes people want to see what he can do. Don't you feel that way?"

Glenn sighed: "I admit that he is really different from other Chinese. I just wonder where his confidence comes from? Why does he seem to be sure that he will win?"

"But you're going to look forward to summer league and see if he can lead the team to win, right? That's enough."

"..." Glenn was speechless, that's the fact.

Ernie didn't regret it. From the moment he decided to sign Yang Rui, it was a gamble on Yang Rui's working ability.

He felt like he bought a lottery ticket, waiting for the moment when the lottery was drawn, which made people itch. As people on the same front, the management certainly hopes to "win the lottery" instead of wasting money in vain. After the summer league is over, they will promote Yang Rui, which is a good gimmick.

Glenn asked: "Ernie, do you believe that he can lead the team to a complete victory? I'm not just talking nonsense. If you ask Jeff, he would not dare to say that he leads this marginal team to a complete victory."

"I hope he works miracles."

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