"Li Jun, and Jimmy Adams Jun, welcome you to our company's branch in the United States. I am Yoshiki Okada, the US head of Sega Company, and Paul Crockett, the head of the upcoming Sega-Sports.~"

Joni looked up at the building in front of him. It was a very creative building, like a CD. Such buildings in later generations were everywhere in China, but in the 1990s, there were very few buildings in the United States.

The Asian man who just greeted Joni, after talking to Joni, found out that the guy was a Japanese man, but it was not surprising, after all, Sega is a Japanese company. On the contrary, the person in charge of the newly established sports game company Sega is an American, which is a bit strange. But think about it, Japan is not good at sports, and using an American may be a last resort.

Joni followed them into the building, and then came to an office where several computers were placed in the office, and the screen displayed on the open computer monitor made Joni even more interested.

"This is an NBA-live game developed by EA, and we are planning to develop a game called NBA2k. Of course, this game is still under research. The first game is expected to be interviewed between 1998 and 1999. We believe it is a better game than NBA." American Paul Crockett introduced. (The previous article was written incorrectly. Sega's basketball game should be 2k. I didn't read the information clearly before checking it. It's hard to change the VIP chapter, so I won't change it. As long as you know it, it's enough.)

Joni nodded. He still knows the game very well. NBA2k will indeed be better than NBA in the future. Especially the original career mode of 2k, which attracts a large number of basketball fans to enjoy the NBA in the game.

When Joni heard this, he wanted to take on this endorsement. After all, even the NBA superstars in later generations were proud to be on the 2k cover, so Joni was naturally no exception. He was a little excited to think that he would be the cover of the first 2k game.

"We invite you to come here, that's it. Our first work will be promoted in 1998. At that time, you need to help us shoot a few advertisements and attend some events during the offseason. We will write down the specifics in the contract. At the same time, you will become the cover of the first 2k game!"

When he heard Paul Crockett's last words, Joni laughed. Originally, the covers of the first four NBA2k models were Aaron Iverson, but in this life, Joni stole the name of Iverson's 96 generation spokesperson, and the 2k game spokesperson mission fell on Joni. I think there was still a law.

Joni agreed to Sega's proposal without hesitation. Although the other party was a Japanese company, the amount of endorsement made Joni very excited. 5,000 yuan in 5 years, with an average annual average of 1,000 yuan. However, in the past five years, Joni had to do a lot. Of course, the cover that attracted Joni the most was the cover.

Soon, Joni signed the contract provided by Sega, and he won another endorsement.

After the game endorsement was negotiated, Joni went to Long Beach. At this time last year, he played in the summer league here. This year, he had already put on the Celtics jersey, and in a private training hall in Long Beach, several trainers sent by the Celtics were waiting for Joni, and Brian Du, who has become Joni's personal trainer, also appeared here.

At the same time, Joni also met with his royal physiotherapist Judy Sitto for the first time. As soon as he met, Joni had his first physical therapy under Judy Sitto's men and then began his special training.

This summer, Joni needs to strengthen his ball control and offense, and of course, no one else can be left behind. The trainers invited by the Celtics solved these problems for Joni.

Just as Joni was conducting special training in California day after day, the Celtics' Summer League team finally ended the Summer League with a record of 8 wins and 2 losses, and among the players who finally participated in the Summer League trial, several players successfully stayed.

John Thomas, the power forward who was selected by the Knicks in the first round, finally signed a three-year rookie contract with the Celtics for his outstanding performance in the summer league. Dota Jones, the small forward who was also selected by the Knicks in the first round, was also selected by the Knicks and then abandoned. Because of his good three-point shooting, he finally signed a three-year contract with the Celtics.

In addition, there is another person named Bruce Bowen who played in the CBA League in the United States last season and made a cameo appearance with the Miami Heat, but was then given up. In the summer league, Carl took a fancy to his defense and eventually signed a two-year contract with him. Joni didn't know these players. If he was a fan in the future, he might jump up when he heard Bruce Bowen's name and then let the team keep Bruce Bowen no matter what.

But unfortunately, Joni is not. He doesn't know Bruce Bowen, so he has no idea about these players.

In addition to the three players signed in the summer league, the Celtics also signed Walter McArty with three-point attributes in the free market with a two-year contract, and signed Teuz Edney from the Kings with a one-year contract.

At this point, the Celtics' 15-man lineup is all, but the inside line that had been trying to strengthen before was unable to strengthen it in the end. However, Ben Wallace played the center in the summer league, and his good rebounding performance has already made Rick Pitino decide to start the new season. In the end, the Celtics' 15-man lineup is as follows:

Point guards: Chauncey Billups, Dana Barros, Teuz Edney

Scoring guards: Joni Lee, Dee Brown, Greg Miner, Eric Washington

Small forward: Tim Thomas, Bruce Bowen, Dota Jones

Power forward: Walter McArty, Pervis Ellison, John Thomas

Center: Ben Wallace, Mark Blunt

Among this lineup, only Joni Lee and Dana Barros have proved their strength in the NBA. Like Di Brown, he has made no contribution to the team due to injury; Teuz Edney is old; Pervis Ellison has long been worn out by injuries. Perhaps Walter McArty and Greg Miner can be added, but this lineup is still incredibly shabby.

So much so that when the Celtics announced the 15-man lineup, most American media shouted: "The Magic Makes a Big Thing! They will get a No. 1 pick!"

Yes, some media have begun to clamor for the Celtics to continue to be the last player next season! Because the Celtics' lineup is really bad. Apart from Joni, the only player who is really a starting level is Dana Barros. Even if super rookies like Chauncey Billups and Tim Thomas can contribute, it is still unknown how much help they can contribute.

Therefore, in the eyes of experts from all walks of life, the Celtics' lineup is a super bad lineup, with no hope for the playoffs, and the possibility of being the last one is very high! There is even a joke: "If the Celtics don't win first, who will win first? If the Bulls don't win the championship, who will win the championship?" This vividly tells the Celtics' bad realm.

The outside world is full of remarks that are not optimistic about the Celtics, and in this state, Joni's special training in Long Beach welcomed a new group of members. Ben Wallace, Chauncey Billups and Tim Thomas, who had just finished the summer league, were sent here by Rick Pitino and asked them to train with Joni.

A few days later, Eric Washington and Mark Blunt also arrived, and they also decided to use this opportunity to train themselves and adapt to the NBA in advance by training with Joni.

In this small training hall, Joni looked at the teammates in front of him and smiled: "We will fight side by side next season. The outside is full of disapproval of us. They always say that you are a bad team, a super bad team. Even with Joni Lee, it is still the same, but I don't think so, because they didn't consider you!"

"Ben, I heard that Coach Rick is preparing to let you serve as the starting center of the team in the new season. Do you think you are as bad as those reporters outside said?" Joni looked at the big man with a good relationship with him.

However, Da Ben was a little hesitant, which made Joni a little dissatisfied. He asked you to help improve your confidence, but the result was that you didn't have any confidence...

"Ben, in my impression, you are not such a person without confidence. I still remember that when you were playing in Chicago training camp with you, you were clamoring for the ball." Joni slightly stimulated Big Ben.

Da Ben really spoke up and expressed his determination: "Yes, I think those reporters are talking nonsense. I have confidence in myself! Believe me, in the new season, I will guard the inside for everyone!"

Then, Jonny asked Chauncey Billups and other rookies in the same way. Similarly, under Jonny's stimulation, they all expressed their determination. As the boss of the team, Jonny has the qualification to teach them, and Jonny also knew that in addition to Da Ben being designated as the starting center of the team in the new season, Tim Thomas has also been designated as the starting small forward of the team.

Chauncey Billups has not yet competed with Dana Barros, so he can only serve as the team's second point guard first.

Joni is still very confident about this team. First of all, his own strength. After getting the Desert Butcher, Joni is confident that he can lead this group of teammates well. The Desert Butcher's breakthrough pass is the best help to this group of teammates who are good at three-point shooting.

In addition, Joni is also very confident in himself. Even if his teammates cannot find his form, Joni is confident that he will win the game through his own solo work!

Time flies, and the special training ends soon. The group of rookies, the players, quickly rushed to Boston to start the training camp for the new season. (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!
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