Zhang Luo stayed in the training team of the Olympic Village for about ten days.
During the day, he trained with the team members and occasionally went out with Xiao Hui at night. Time passed quickly.
Big Yao did not train with everyone in the training team. He had been recovering.
Zhang Luo was more familiar with the South China Tigers players such as Yi Lian, Zhu Fangyu, Du Feng, and Zhou Peng. He was a southerner himself and grew up watching the South China Tigers 'games. There was not much estrangement between him and his teammates.
In just a few days of training, his teammates and coaching staff had recognized Zhang Luo's strength.
During the first training match, Zhu Fangyu was stunned when she saw Zhang Luo dribble the ball from the backcourt to the three-point line in the front court and then dunk the ball.
It turned out that he could not only shoot three-pointers outside the three-point line, but he could also dunk!
Zhang Luo also had a certain understanding of his teammates.
Although Brother Lian was a man of few words, he was well-informed. He would smile and not say anything when faced with the negative comments on the Internet. When he saw the news that ridiculed him, he would share it with others.
Eighth Zhu was a good teammate. He could score points, carry things, and fight. It was said that Eighth Zhu had fought in several fierce matches in the men's basketball team recently. He had practiced a set of combination boxing.
Du Feng had a short mouth. He was straightforward and often spoke well. He liked to point out the country, but his character was good and his three views were very upright.
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Overall, the training had benefited Zhang Luo a lot.
In addition to demonstrating his strength to gain the status of the national team, Zhang Luo also made a group of friends in the domestic basketball circle.
June 25th.
Zhang Luo got on a plane to New York. He was going to participate in this year's draft at the Garden.
Zhang Luo didn't participate in many trials, only three of the top eight teams in the draft.
Judging from the results of the trial and the guarantees given by the general managers, he would not fall out of the top six.
Zhang Luo was one of the most talented big men of the season. His statistics in the knockout rounds were also very good. Among the many NBA rookies, Zhang Luo was not inferior to Beasley, who was in the same position!
Any team in the NBA that needed a forward could choose him.
The second pick was the Heat, the third pick was the Timberwolves, the sixth pick was the Knicks, and the eighth pick was the Bucks.
If Zhang Luo was asked where he wanted to go, there was no doubt that he wanted to go to the Knicks.
The Knicks had the biggest basketball market and more opportunities to make money. Few players could resist the temptation of New York.
The New York Knicks were also the team that pursued Zhang Luo the most. Donniwash also said to Zhang Luo directly,""If the first five teams don't win you, then we will definitely choose you.”
On the day of the Knicks 'trial, D'Antoni, Dolan, and Donniwash all talked to Zhang Luo for a long time.
Zhang Luo felt the Knicks 'sincerity. They really wanted to choose him. Otherwise, there was no need to waste so much time talking to him for so long, talking about tactics, status, business opportunities, and future development.
Compared to Gallinari, another candidate for the Knicks, Zhang Luo's conditions were much better.
Zhang Luo could do what Gallinari could do, but Gallinari might not be able to do what Zhang Luo could do.
Gallinari could only be a backup for the Knicks who could not choose Zhang Luo.
Zhang Luo and the Knicks were interested in each other, which was why Zhang Luo tried to avoid training in small cities after the Knicks 'trial. He also wanted to express his attitude to a certain extent.
Although it was cool to go to a small city alone, Zhang Luo did not have that kind of ambition.
If he didn't have a sense of belonging to those cities and everything was unfamiliar, what was the point?
In the business alliance, couldn't everyone be more realistic?
Instead of giving up many benefits in order to defend a city, it was better to become strong enough and let the choice be in his hands.
Duncan was great enough, but O'Neal was not bad either!
What if Big Yao didn't stick to his position and joined the team with Kobe instead? Would he still not win the championship?
What did Wade's persistence get in return? Not every team was willing to talk to their players about human feelings.
As long as they were strong enough, they would have followers wherever they went.
If they were not strong enough, they would be disgusted if they stayed in a team.
However, Zhang Luo was also prepared to be chosen by a small city. After a few years, he could jump out and choose freely.
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June 28th.
The domestic fans had already been watching the draft on television.
The entire competition was broadcasted live on the internet and television in the country.
Not every fan paid attention to the NCAA. The vast majority of fans had only heard of Zhang Luo's name, but had never seen him in person.
A lot of fans knew that Zhang Luo was awesome, but not everyone knew exactly how awesome he was.
However, it didn't matter if he didn't know. This kind of awesome performance won the attention of the NBA, and Zhang Luo's draft pick was predicted to be very high.
The Little Green House was an invitation to popular rookies who might enter the lottery.
Members of the Green House could bring their families into the talent show. To a certain extent, this was also a symbol of status.
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The finals ended two weeks ago. The Celtics 'Big Three defeated the Los Angeles Clippers to win the 2007-08 season championship.
Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, and Paul Pierce won the championship in their first season together, avoiding becoming the uncrowned kings of their lifetime.
As time passed, the impact of the championship gradually diminished. Now, all the news was about the talent show.
For fans of high-ranking teams, the draft was the focus of their attention.
Every year, the draft would be accompanied by trades, layoffs, and so on. Their team welcomed the opportunity to change, and the fans would look forward to the team's new look.
This was especially true for teams that did not even make it to the playoffs last year.
Zhang Luo was invited by the Alliance to enter the Little Green House. He was the second member of the Little Green House after Yi Lian.
"Sigh, you don't have to say that. If you take a closer look, Zhang Luo is really handsome. If he was shorter, he would probably be able to film a movie.”Director Zhang teased when he saw Zhang Luo's handsome appearance on the screen.
Zhang Luo was wearing a custom-made fashionable red suit today, with the national flag on his chest…He looked very energetic.
In this era, most people wore traditional dark or black suits. Zhang Luo's suit was very high-profile. Coupled with his handsome appearance, he looked very handsome.
"He is indeed very handsome." Hui Ruoqi, who was standing by the TV, kept looking at Zhang Luo.
Hui Ruoqi had returned home after leaving the training team. She had just finished her college entrance examination and was on vacation recently.
Even though he had left the training team with Zhang Luo, the two of them would occasionally communicate through text messages and phone calls.
Today was the most important day in Zhang Luo's life. As a friend, Hui Ruoqi had been paying attention to the live broadcast.
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