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Chapter 99 Returning to Charlotte

In mid-August, Bobcats rookie Chen Xiao, who had left Charlotte for more than a month, returned to the team.

On the day of his return, Charlotte specially held a welcome party for Chen Xiao in the summer season when professional basketball is supposed to be deserted.

Before Chen Xiao came back, he received congratulations from Jordan, congratulating him on leading the Chinese men's basketball team to the third place in the Olympic Games. This is a remarkable and outstanding achievement.

He also said that he would hold a celebration and welcome meeting for Chen Xiao, and welcome him to become a member of the Charlotte Bobcats and Charlotte community for a long time.

Yes, Boss Joe is very sensible.

As for why the attitude is getting better and better, just look at more and more Bobcats No. 13 jerseys on the basketball court in Charlotte, Durham, Raleigh, the capital of North Carolina, and even on Chapel Hill Street where his alma mater North Carolina is located.

What's more, he was wearing the No. 13 jersey of the Chinese men's basketball team. It was not the old Yao Ming jersey, but Chen Xiao's new champion Chen Xiao.

I don't know how this jersey came across the ocean.

On the day of the welcome meeting, Bobcats owner Jordan, general manager Qiu Like and new head coach Mike Dunlap were all present.

The welcome party was not held indoors, but a large gathering in the open air.

Fortunately, Charlotte today is a rare cloudy day.

The dense crowd of fans in front of the high platform built, cheering, shouting and screaming, endless noise, is bound to become an unforgettable summer for Bobcats fans.

Standing in front of the stage, Chen Xiao, who is full of ambition, can't help but think of what rookie Tim Duncan said at his first meeting with Spurs fans in San Antonio, "Get ready to win big and win big."

However, the specific situation is analyzed in detail. Duncan's Spurs, who just entered the league, were a top tycoon with 60 wins before the general was reimbursed. As for the Bobcats, they were a top underdog with 7 wins.

"I'm still the same promise. Our goal is to return to the playoffs. I hope to see you at the Spectrum Center in April next year." Facing tens of thousands of people's eyes full of anticipation, Chen Xiao solemnly made the announcement of the playoffs.

This is not as simple as the rhetoric or "big talk" in front of the media during the draft. Every person in the audience is a direct or potential loyal fan of Chen Xiao, which is the smallest factor of Chen Xiao's influence and commercial value.

We must do what we say, and the promise of export will never be taken back.

However, there were more doubts from the relevant media at the end of the draft at the end of June. Even TNT's "Inside the NBA", which was the vanguard of doubts last time, seemed a lot more tactful this time.

Last time, he didn't make a statement, and Fliggy, who was slightly biased towards Chen Xiao, was even more clear-cut this time. Fliggy, who suffered from a fall and gained wisdom, showed his identity as Chen Chui. He believed that Chen Xiao could lead the team to the playoffs.

The reason is naturally that as a member of the Dream Team, the scoring champion of the Dream Team knows the Olympic stage.

After the four-team trade with Warcraft, Little Sharks, and Little AI as the main body has been settled, and the big fish in the free market have found their homes one after another, the NBA offseason, which was originally gradually deserted, has been a bit bustling recently because of the return of the Dream [-] team.

ESPN will praise Durant. No American player has hit 17 three-pointers in the Olympic Games before, but in London this summer, KD, who is still nicknamed "Thor", hit 34 three-pointers.

And the mold media also seemed worried about the growing threat of international basketball. Dream Six and Dream Seven are old things, so let's not talk about it.

But Mengba can still win Spain by double digits. Although Mengten has won now, the anxious situation of the audience and the raging inside of Spain still remind people of the last century when the Dream Team played Ma Haiqingheyan.

It is customary to brag about yourself first. Fliggy said that as the strongest basketball player on earth, he averaged 18 points per game in the Olympics. This dream ten scoring champion KD can reach an average of 19 points per game by relying on three-pointers.And what about Chen Xiao?

As the leading scorer in the London Olympics, Chen Xiao averaged nearly 28 points per game and 14 rebounds that were crucial to the team's victory.

Chen Xiao, who led the Chinese men's basketball team to win the bronze medal in a national team that has no NBA players except himself, his ability to lead the team should not be underestimated.

"Believe me, as long as the Bobcats imitate the magic before Warcraft left, and match Chen Xiao, an oriental beast, with a shooter and a perimeter defender, it is not impossible to enter the eighth place in the Eastern Conference." Barkley spoke firmly to the camera, talking eloquently.

"Hey, Charles, I agree with your statement, but you can't compare Chen's scoring with the Dream Team's scoring leader. You must know that Chen is the only NBA player on the Chinese team, and he has the highest possession rate.

And the dream team you are in, who can take the ball?Even Mickey. "The old partner Kenny Smith on the side said that I am fair, there is something wrong with your words.

"Yes, so I said that Chen Xiao has a strong ability to lead the team. We require the core of the team to do this kind of work. The offensive end digests the ball and the defensive end supports the team. This is what Chen does." Barkley said that I was right on the other hand.

The host Ernie passed the topic to O'Neill, who hadn't opened his mouth yet, "Shaq, you also participated in the Olympics. I still remember your poster with David and Hakim. What do you think of the performance of the Dream Team [-] and Chen Xiao in the London Olympics?"

O'Neal, who followed the Dream Team to participate in the Atlanta Olympics held in the local area, actually didn't want to mention this. He felt that he was excluded by the Dream Team. After all, he was selected into the top 96 in NBA history after only playing four seasons in [-]. This made many old comrades feel dissatisfied.

In Atlanta, he averaged only 9 points per game, while Fliggy, who played again at the time, averaged 12 points per game.

But since we were talking about Team Dream Ten, the "nobody" Chen Xiao went, but there was someone he "favorite" in it.

"Kevin, he's great on threes, LeBron, he's great on dunks. But the Dream Ten almost lost to Lithuania? Lithuania, hope I pronounced that name right, I haven't even heard of it much.

In the final, Spain only won by 7 points, and it was the same in the last Olympic Games, where they only won by 11 points.

From dream [-] to dream [-], have we been in the position of being beaten after falling behind?Charles, have we ever? "O'Neill continued after asking Barkley.

"From Dream 6 to Dream 6, has any team led by only [-] points with [-] minutes left in the fourth quarter? Anyway, I don't remember. Someone actually said that this poor team is the best Dream team, huh." Shaq, who completely misled the topic, sneered with a twisted mouth.

(End of this chapter)