Chapter 992 Tennis Coach

Li Ba also hung up the phone helplessly.

He decided that he could not be like O'Neal in the future and be pressured by some juniors. He must choose to quit quickly and leave the NBA at his peak. That way he would only leave the most glorious legend here instead of helplessly wandering around. He doesn't have the feeling to wander around or serve as a stepping stone for future generations.

On the other end, David Griffin began to actively seek to trade O'Neal.

He has already analyzed which teams don't have good insiders, and which of these teams are ambitious and not bad teams.

In the end, he chose the Celtics as the first team to contact.

The Celtics are in a mess inside, so O'Neal is the right one to go, and there is enough salary space.

Danny Ainge was not surprised at all when he received a call from Griffin.

He had worked in the Suns and was acquainted with Griffin. He asked directly: "Hello, David, the Hammers are back. Are you selling the Sharks?"

"Danny, do you want it?" Griffin asked.

"What do you want? Say it first, don't expect to take anything from me, he is already old." Danny Ainge said.

"Danny, you don't have anything to give me. I want to get Rajon Rondo back, and then you can take care of the rest. I need salary space, just give it to a few marginal players with unguaranteed contracts and guys who are about to retire." Griffin laughed.

"No, no, no, Rajon Rondo is our future..."

"Stop talking nonsense, Danny, that's one of ours. He's staying with you for a while and return it to me quickly, otherwise I'll hang up. The Celtics won't be able to trade anyone from me in the future." Griffin said.

"Damn, you win!" Danny Ainge laughed.

In this way, Griffin traded O'Neal to the Celtics, got back Rajon Rondo, who was traded away by Cole, and several fringe players.

These fringe players, who had no chance to report to Phoenix, were directly bought out or laid off by him.

This deal not only adds reinforcements at the No. 1 position, but also frees up salary space, killing two birds with one stone.

"Boss, did you do this? I was really traded back to Phoenix!" After getting the news of the trade, Rajan immediately called Li Ba.

Li Ba was embarrassed, this really wasn't the case, he didn't care about it.

On the 6th, the league announced a major event. The New Orleans Hornets, which had been managed by the league for many years, finally found its new owner. Tom Benson, the owner of the NFL Saints team, was optimistic about the development of the NBA and bought the Hornets. .

This transaction has actually been going on for a long time. A lot of capital wants to buy the Hornets, but Stern has been making choices, and the deal has only been completed now.

However, Tyson Chandler was injured before the season, and the Hornets lost their boss.

On the same day, the Lakers announced that they would lay off Buss.

Bus's contract only has this season left, but he has no place in the Lakers.

"Daba, has any team contacted you?" Li Ba called and asked.

"Not yet. I have thought about it. If it doesn't work, I will return to China. I will play in the CBA for a few more years and then retire." Daba said.

Feeling that Daba was in a good mood, Li Ba didn't say much more.

On the 7th, the Flycatcher training camp ended, and the preseason started a few days later.

Li Ba did not participate, but stayed in Phoenix to train.

When the team left Phoenix, Li Ba raised a question. He asked all his teammates who their favorite woman was.

"Hammer, what do you want to do? Of course my favorite is my wife, who else?" Ginobili said.

"I love my mom the most," Tony Allen said.

"Well, it's like this. Before the new season starts, I want to give you a gift. It's related to your favorite woman. By the way, Tony, I mean the woman you can't get in your dreams, not the woman you can't get in your dreams. One’s own family or girlfriend.”

Li Ba explained with a smile.

He took out a piece of paper and asked everyone to write on it.

"Boss is very mysterious today."

"What does the boss want to give us? I like Madonna, will the boss send her to my bed?"

"I like Romell."

"Hey, that seems to be the same as my girlfriend's name. What a coincidence!"

Teammates were talking a lot and were very excited.

Li Ba listened on the side and just wanted to say, don't think too much, I'm not that capable.

Li Ba hired a few more workers and security guards at his villa in Phoenix, and then remodeled the backyard, adding a fly-catching training room, a tennis court, and an indoor tennis training room.

He can no longer conduct virtual training, but his condition needs to be maintained, so he needs to conduct fly-catching training in reality.

At 9 o'clock in the morning on the 9th, Gao Gaoyuan brought the tennis coach she hired to Li Ba's villa.

There are two people in total, Locke, a middle-aged white man, is a trainer who specializes in teaching basic tennis training, and Neil, a middle-aged black man, is a strength trainer.

After the introduction, Neil said to Li Ba: "Ice Hammer, I have watched too many of your games, and I know that your pace is good, especially your first step in all directions, your explosive power is also good, and your physical fitness is quite strong. Very good, these are the athletic qualities needed for tennis.

But this is only in terms of quality, and tennis is a technical sport and its requirements are very high.

For example, I know your hitting is very accurate, but hitting with a racket is different from boxing, and blocking and stealing in basketball. It is not about hitting the ball accurately, but to hit the ball accurately to a certain position. "

"Control of power is important," Neal added.

"I have very strong control over my strength, as evidenced by countless hat-tricks." Li Ba said with a smile.

"Haha..." Neil and Locke smiled and nodded.

Li Ba added: "Of course I know this is a different sport, but I believe that after training, I can do a pretty good job."

But in fact, Li Ba had no idea where to hit with his racket.

This is different from swatting a fly. To swat a fly, you only need to hit the target, while in tennis, it pays attention to the placement.

However, he does not pursue the honor of tennis, but just wants to guide Guoguo to like this sport, so the requirements are not high.

He talked about his idea about serving to win again, and Locke smiled and said: "You can try it, let's understand it first. By the way, Hammer, have you done tennis training before? Or played tennis?"

Li Bada said: "I played it when I was at Senbei Castle, not much."

"So do you really want to switch to playing professional tennis in the future? Or are you just playing for fun?" Locke asked.

Li Ba smiled and said: "It depends on the situation. But this has nothing to do with you. You just need to provide the most professional training."

"Of course." Locke and Neil nodded and smiled.

They are still satisfied with this job. The workload is not heavy, but the pay is good. Iron Hammer is not stingy.