Chapter 755

For Oklahoma City fans, happiness came too suddenly.

From Wei Dazhi's tweet to the completion of the transaction, the dust settled within two days.

Li Liang's team changes have always been like this, simply and neatly, never acting like a mother-in-law or mother-in-law.

Therefore, when Li Liang arrived in Oklahoma City, the people here were not ready to welcome the most amazing father of the NBA champion.

Accompanied by Zhu Shu, Li Liang went directly to the Thunder headquarters to report. Only the general manager Presti and some senior officials greeted him, and the team owner did not come.

It's not disrespect, but the news is indeed sudden. The boss, Bennett, is not in Oklahoma City. His schedule is full and he has no time to come over.

When Presti saw Li Liang for the first time, his first words were: "The boss is on his way here, so I'm very, very sorry."

The Thunder were brought to Oklahoma by Bennett from Seattle. Because Bennett didn't have much money and Oklahoma City is also a small market, they have been operating on a small budget.

It was not until 2014 that George Kaiser, a tycoon in the energy industry, and several other partners came in, that he became rich and powerful.

If Caesars could have come earlier, the Thunder would not have traded Harden away in 2012.

Of course, all of this has passed, and now Lei Ting has a stronger helping hand, coming from his loving father Li Liang.

At the moment of shaking hands, Presti could feel the strong force in Li Liang's hands.

Looking at his size...it seems to be a circle bigger than last season.

What happened this summer? Has Bruce Lee gained weight?

Impossible, he has become stronger.

It seems that there is no need to worry about the position of the team's power forward.

Of course, although the boss didn't come and the fans weren't ready, the reporters were always the fastest.

Reporters from ESPN and other TV stations and newspapers gathered in Oklahoma City, using video cameras and cameras to witness Li Liang joining the Thunder.

Because it was traded, there was no signing ceremony. Presti took Li Liang to visit the team headquarters, the training ground and the Chesapeake Energy Center, while explaining the Thunder's management philosophy to him. , mode of operation and team culture and so on.

There are 30 teams in the NBA, theoretically 30 basketball management companies, and each company operates in a different way.

Some team owners are always at the front, such as Cuban's Dallas Mavericks.

For some teams, you don't even know who the boss is, and the general manager and head coach support the facade.

Some teams have a strong bureaucratic atmosphere, such as the Pistons, while some teams have a relatively flat management, more like a high-tech enterprise.

The Thunder is one of the teams with relatively light management. Although the market is small, the loyalty and fanaticism of the fans are very high.

Presti told Li Liang that a grand fan meeting will be held for him at the Energy Arena tomorrow, and his Thunder jersey for the new season will be released by the way.

Li Liang nodded. He still needs this pomp. After all, after winning the championship for 15 years, he has already become the number one player in the league.

Although Li Liang himself thinks that he still has a lot of room for improvement in terms of strength, the fans feel that this guy has already reached the pinnacle.

50 points in two games in the 2015 finals, it really won the hearts of opponents and teammates.

The scoring explosiveness in the game, and the firepower performance of chopping melons and vegetables after the touch is really amazing.

As the general manager of the Thunder, Presti has Kevin Durant, a player who is known as the death of the league, and he is very clear about Durant's strength.

To be honest, Durant's scoring explosiveness, especially in the finals and playoffs, is at best a dead ghost in front of Li Liang.

Of course, Presti didn't know that the reason Li Liang used props so well in the finals was because of the use of props. Just looking at the regular season, the two have their own merits.

In terms of ability to hold the ball, Durant is still better than Li Liang, and Durant's off-ball ability is no worse than Li Liang.

Li Liangqiang is strong in defense, strong in his shooting touch, top-level control of the game, and advantages in some small details.

For many talented players, the details in the game are not good enough. After all, when they were young, they were overwhelmed by talent, so what details are needed.

Until I gradually mature, after the age of 30, and more and more game experience is accumulated, the gap in details will be reflected, especially in key games.

Like Kobe, who also scored 30 points in a single game and scored 20 irons, he may have lost when he was young, but he may have won later.

why? Because the teammates have become stronger!

As for the details...Anyway, Corvo still has details and functions, I don't know how big it is.

Now Li Liang will be like Corvo, I have the details, but I have more powerful teammates!

"Where is Kevin? Didn't he come today?" Li Liang also specifically mentioned Durant and asked if he had come.

Presti shook his head and said that Durant hadn't come, that he was still on vacation at his hometown, and he didn't say he would come.

It was Westbrook who said that he would come to Li Liang's debut ceremony tomorrow.

Li Liang nodded, thinking that Durant might still be a little unconvinced.

Since Li Liang entered the league, there have been many duels and comparisons between the two.

In the 2013 Western Conference Finals, the two sides fought. At that time, Durant was higher than Li Liang in terms of statistics, but the Thunder unfortunately lost the series and watched the Lakers and Li Liang advance to the finals to win the championship.

In 2014, I still thought about reuniting in the Western Conference finals, but I didn't know that I was beaten by the Spurs and couldn't beat it at all.

In 15 years, year after year, the team lineup has not improved qualitatively, and then Durant was affected by injuries, and finally reimbursed.

The player who carried the hopes of Oklahoma, who was considered to be able to aspire to the top soon after 2012, has been wasting year after year.

Before, he was always pressed by James, thinking that he could turn around, but James was pressed again.

The second child of a thousand years suddenly became the third child of a thousand years, and it was even more difficult to turn over.

Well now, Li Liang has come to the Thunder and brought you to win the championship. For Durant, how to deal with it is really a problem.

Continue to be the boss? Stretch out your hand and see, how many rings do you have? How many times have you won a positive dialogue?

Fu low to be the second child? I have always been the second child, and now I want to be the second child...

Durant was selected by the Supersonics back then, and he was directly trained as the boss and superstar, with unlimited shooting rights, and he can hit whatever he wants.

You let him be the second child... Who knows, people can bend and stretch, in order to win the championship, what kind of boss and second child, maybe the fifth and sixth can also be the fifth and sixth.

What exactly he thinks, Li Liang doesn't know yet, and he doesn't want to know.

No way, before I, Bruce Lee, you never won a championship!

After visiting the Thunder's headquarters and seeing various staff members, Li Liang was led by Presti to visit the team's training center.

Compared with some teams with luxurious equipment, the Thunder's training center is a bit plain, not so big and new, but with complete equipment.

Now that the summer has come to an end, some players have started to train in the training center. Li Liang met his future teammates Singler, Adams and others.

Under Presti's guidance, Li Liang shook hands with them one by one, making him feel that he is not here to play, but to inspect work.

Speaking of work, Li Liang remembered something and said to Presti, "Sam, I want to ask, is the team still short of an assistant coach?"

Because of the haste of the transaction, there was one person whose job Li Liang hadn't arranged yet, and that was his dear little follower, Mike Brown.

Presti smiled slightly, and gestured towards the field with his eyes. Li Liang looked along and saw a black bald man walking over—it was Mike Brown!

The first thing Li Liang noticed was his big white teeth, and he changed the frame of his glasses again, to blue.

"Mike?" Li Liang was surprised, why did Brown come here before him?

"Bruce, you are welcome."

Brown also made a gesture of "I have come a long time ago, and welcome you as the host", which made Li Liang very upset.

Presti explained that after the deal was agreed, he immediately contacted Brown and asked Brown to come to Oklahoma.

The contract has not been signed yet, but Brown already has a place in the Thunder, and he is definitely the assistant coach.

Li Liang-Mike Brown is currently the combination with the highest championship rate in the league.

Brown patted Li Liang's arm and said with a smile, "Bruce, are you getting stronger again?"

Li Liang suddenly felt a hint of malice.

"Mike, I don't want to play center anymore, just let me be a power forward quietly, and let's take a step back, shall we?"