Chapter 1009 San Antonio Car Mechanic (2/4)

Chapter 1009 San Antonio Car Mechanic (24)

If he remembered correctly, Leonard's injury this time was more serious than everyone expected.

And what's even more fatal is that Leonard and the Spurs completely fell out because of injury communication issues with the team.

New Orleans is not far from San Antonio, and they arrived at the airport in no time.

I called Duncan to confirm that he was there, and the two of them called directly.

About an hour later, they arrived at the auto repair shop where Duncan was.

This is a store that is larger than many 4S stores in China, covering an area of ​​several acres. The words "Tim's Repair Shop" at the door are very eye-catching.

It can be seen that Duncan's hobby of repairing cars has taken off after he retired.

Duncan seemed to be busy. After they arrived at the store, they sat in the rest area for a while.

Tang Tian looked around and suddenly found something very familiar.

He got up and walked over.

It was a wall-mounted display window, and there were many car models in the display window.

In the most obvious position at the top, there is a car model, a 1969 Dodge Charger.

The reason why Tang Tian looked familiar was that this car model was a gift he gave to Duncan before he returned to San Antonio to play the Spurs game for the first time after arriving in New Orleans.

"You like this? I'll buy it for you."

Davis came over at some point and saw that Tang Tian's eyes were always on the car model, so he couldn't help but speak.

Tang Tian was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then laughed.

Let Davis spend money to buy back the things he gave to Duncan. Well, this idea is actually not bad.

"Don."

While smiling, Tang Tian heard a familiar voice.

The two turned around and saw Duncan looking at them with a smile.

Well, Duncan became a laughing boy after retiring.

Davis was stunned.

Tang Tian only told him that he came to San Antonio to meet a friend, but not that he came to meet Duncan.

After coming back to his senses, he felt a little excited.

Duncan is the undisputed number one power forward in NBA history. Although the two have played against each other on the court before, this kind of private meeting is still very different.

But the next second he felt inexplicably sad.

He saw Duncan greeting Tang Tian, ​​and then Duncan touched Tang Tian's head out of habit.

This scene looks familiar!

He has been with Tang Tian for four years, and has been touched like this for four years!

Now look at Duncan's touching methods, it turns out that he is the culprit!

"Anthony."

Duncan then came over to greet Davis.

Just when Davis thought he was about to be touched on the head, Duncan reached out and shook his hand.

Apparently, this is a way of expressing intimacy.

Seeing this, Tang Tian felt a little pity for Davis.

In the past, the gold value was too low and Duncan's skills were not visible.

But after watching it, he had a new understanding of his performance with the Spurs.

Duncan's red skill "Stone Buddha" contains a passive skill "Touch the Head to Kill", which increases the performance stability of the person whose head is touched by 10%.

At that time, he knew that his stable performance during the Spurs period was not only due to his personal ability, but also the blessing of this skill.

It's worth losing a few hairs, and there's a reason for Ginobili's steady output.

Unfortunately, Davis was not so lucky.

The three of them sat down and started chatting.

The conversation started with Duncan's car repair shop.

He had only heard Ginobili talk about it during the Olympics before, but he didn't expect it to be really successful.

When he was with the Spurs, he also heard Ginobili say that Duncan used to be a swimming champion.

It seems that Duncan is really all-round. Even if he doesn't play in the NBA, he can still do great things in other areas.

Of course, talking about repairing cars or even talking about car models is daily chatter.

This is not the main reason why I came to San Antonio this time.

"I want you to come to my training camp to coach AD."

Tang Tian stated his intention.

Although he is confident in his absolute strength, what Bucks general manager Jon Horst said before also makes sense.

Any lineup will have running-in problems. The same lineup with different tacit understanding will produce completely different effects.

In addition to the growth of Tang Tian's personal strength, the Pelicans' lineup strength has been able to defend the title continuously. In addition to the growth of Tang Tian's personal strength, it is also a major reason why the core lineup has remained unchanged for a long time.

However, it takes time to break into this thing, and to reduce this break-in time, what is needed is stronger personal ability.

Just like the American team, a bunch of all-star players can win the championship after working together for a month or two, because their personal strength is superior to their opponents.

This theory also applies to the Pelicans.

Not only does Tang Tian need to improve his ball control and further enhance his strength, but the same goes for Walker, Butler and Davis.

Davis' low-post skills have improved greatly in recent years, but his performance has never been stable enough.

To change this, Duncan is the best person to turn to.

Duncan is the post player with the most stable low-post skills, and after Davis grows to 2.11 meters, his body shape is very similar to Duncan, so training will get twice the result with half the effort.

"no problem."

Duncan agreed without much thought.

In fact, it can be seen from the placement of the car model in the window that Tang Tian is very important in Duncan's heart.

He doesn't really make a living by repairing cars, it's just a hobby.

And being able to train a talented player like Davis is something that he is looking forward to since he has retired and become a star.

Things went smoothly, and after chatting for a while, Duncan was ready to treat them to lunch.

But before that, Duncan said that an acquaintance was coming, so he dropped them off at the car repair shop and then drove out to pick them up.

"Don, you are so lucky to have met such an easy-going superstar when you first entered the league."

When Duncan left, Davis couldn't help but sigh.

Every superstar has a personality. Kobe is paranoid, Iverson is unruly, James is cautious in his words and deeds, but Duncan is really easy-going.

He won't object to you no matter what you say, and he loves to laugh.

Yes, he didn't know until they met in person that Duncan loved to laugh so much.

"Ahem, am I not easy-going?"

Tang Tian said with a smile, and after speaking, he reached out and touched Davis' head.

This guy, just like him before, had his hair shaved to the last possible length.

Just like him during the Spurs days, he was stubborn in the end.

A little prickly, a little comfortable.

"Easy-going, easy-going."

Davis quickly shrank his neck.

After waiting for more than an hour, Duncan came back.

The acquaintance he mentioned also came.

Holding a bottle of red wine in his hand, his hair is gray and dusty.

"Let me do the math, how long has it been since you, kid, had a drink with me?"

Popovich looked at Tang Tian, ​​his face flushed, and he said radiantly.

No wonder Duncan had to drive to pick him up personally. It turned out that this acquaintance was Popovich.