The difference was that the Kings had picked him in the White Edge draft, but he was not disciplined and did not work hard enough, so he was cut. Then, he went through ups and downs and returned to the NBA after a few years.
Taylor was not optimistic from the start and was not selected. Then, in the summer, he seized the opportunity and was signed by the Heat.
They were the same as the other players at the bottom of the ladder. As long as they were not favored by the heavens or favored by others, they might not be selected. Then, they would travel day and night, looking for that pitiful opportunity everywhere, just for life and basketball.
Life wasn't easy, and it wasn't easy to become a professional basketball player. There were too many people who had their eyes on this bowl of rice, hoping to have a contract to support themselves and their families. The competition was too fierce.
There were more than 400 players in the NBA, and they were like a pyramid of players. Every day, countless players fought to become one of those 400 players. One could imagine how difficult it was.
Players like Taylor and Whiteside were lucky enough to get a contract later. There were too many people who were surrounded by disappointment and despair every day and eventually became ordinary people.
He did not expect Tang Fei to meet such players in a few days. He did not know if it was luck or a symbol of something.
After chatting with the other party for a while, the two of them went to look for a place to stay.
White Plains City was a satellite city of New York. It was only 30 kilometers away from New York and had a population of only a few hundred thousand. It was very small, equivalent to a small county in China. The prices of goods were not high. Tang Fei and Taylor found a random hotel near the center of the stadium and made do with it. They planned to rent a place the next day.
That night, Tang Fei told his mother that he was safe and explained his situation. Then, he called Reynolds and talked nonsense. Then, he couldn't fall asleep. He looked at the moonlight excitedly by the railing of the corridor.
But to his surprise, Taylor was the same. He just stood there in a daze. Seeing Tang Fei appear, they chatted for a while before saying bitterly,""I'm sorry, buddy. I just changed my mind. I plan to go to Miami tomorrow to try my luck and see if there's a chance.”
"I can't look for a house with you tomorrow.”
They had only known each other for a day, but Taylor still left. With fighting spirit and hope, he left the hotel early in the morning, looking for the opportunity he thought he had.
He could choose this because he was a local player and had the right to sign with an NBA team.
However, Tang Fei could not do that. He was just an 18-year-old who had not been to college for a day. He did not belong to any team in the NCAA, and he was an international player who had not signed up for the draft. The restrictions of the NBA could only allow him to continue staying in the NBA and enter the NBA through this platform.
The NBA League was his only chance.
The reason why the NBPL gave free agents two months of free time to report in early October was to give them more time to look for opportunities on their own. If they could enter the NBA, which was a higher platform, the NBA would naturally let them go because it was a second-tier league that served the NBA.
As a result, Tang Fei was very relaxed. He did not have to travel around much. Every day, he would find a court to train himself, improve his strength, and then just wait to report.
Ever since she found out that he had been signed by the NBA team, his mother breathed a sigh of relief. She did not mention anything about his studies or give him any pressure. She only told him to work hard and fight for opportunities.
She was very open-minded and accommodating. Even though her husband died of illness in his early years and his family conditions were not good, she still supported her son as always and supported him to do what he wanted to do. She had never changed.
Tang Fei was very grateful for this.
At the same time, he was also grateful to Reynolds. It was because of him that he had the opportunity to come to America.
50,000 dollars, plus the visa he helped with, all of this was thanks to Reynolds 'support.
It could be said that if Tang Fei could enter the NBA, the people he should thank the most would definitely be Renault and his mother.
Best friends for life, needless to say!
Two months passed in the blink of an eye as Tang Fei improved himself.
Daily practice had limited effects on his attributes, and he had no experience at all. Even so, Tang Fei was never tired of it, diligently improving his abilities.
He was getting more and more familiar with his own body, and he no longer had the anxiety he had on the day he was reborn.
Taylor Johnson did not return in the end. He successfully signed a contract with the Miami Heat's summer training camp, played in the summer league, and played well. In the end, he stayed on the team and signed a basic salary with the Heat.
As for Big White Edge, he was cut by the Grizzlies last month and then received a preseason training camp contract from the Heat. Whether he could stay or not depended on his preseason performance.
After October, the 18 teams in the NBA League began to run in and prepare for the start of the league.
In fact, for NBPL players, there was no such thing as a break-in!
This league had always had the term " cancer league." In other words, in order to get into the eyes of the scouts of the major NBA teams, everyone desperately performed themselves and did their best to get good data, so their style of play was very unique.
Everyone's data was good, but their efficiency was very low. There was very little cooperation between them.
Sharing the ball?
It didn't exist!
Even if you were willing to share the ball, the ball might not return to the other party.
Unless the coach gave clear instructions.
The Westchester Knicks had a few matches to get used to. After Coach Pordo roughly understood the characteristics of each player, the league began.
Perhaps it was because of his talent or his nationality, but Porto was very optimistic about Tang Fei. He even put Tang Fei on the starting list, as if he was the core of the team. Although the other players complained, they still followed the coach's instructions and played more cooperative tactics.
In the first game, they played against the Pacific Division's 87ers, a subsidiary team of the Philadelphia 76ers.
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