no shortcuts in basketball

Chapter 47

Cole is well-known as the three-point shooter of the Bulls that year, and the quasi-lore that Jordan received in the finals is even more talked about.

Of course, the more important thing is that he is still active in the eyes of the fans after retiring. First, he made a great success as a commentator on TNT, and last year he changed from a commentator to the general manager of the Suns.

This energetic one may have left the coaching work undone.

Of course, Xu Yong knew that this man would become the helm of the Warrior Dynasty in the future.

Hearing that he was looking for Xu Yong, Harden said hello and left.

Cole also smiled at Harden, of course he didn't want to find Harden, but Harden's current draft market is not what the Suns can pick.

Xu Yong didn't know why Cole was looking for him, so he led him to a reception room next to him.

"Sean highly recommended you to me before leaving." Cole said after sitting down.

Xu Yong was taken aback when he heard that, Sean?which Sean?
"Shawn Marion," Cole added.

Xu Yong suddenly realized, and also recalled that when he played UCLA for the first time last season, Marion did say that he would recommend him to the Suns management.

At the time, he thought it was just a polite remark, but he didn't expect Marion to actually do it.

This person can deal with it.

But speaking of which, Marion was sent to the Heat at the trade deadline last season. Cole came to him at this time. The reflex arc seems a bit too long?
"We started paying attention to you last season, and we were ready to invite you to try out, but we didn't expect that you didn't participate in the draft in the end." Cole continued. His words explained Xu Yong's doubts and why I will appear here.

But the Suns are next door, and it's just two steps to pay attention to him.

But Xu Yong was a little surprised. If he remembered correctly, the Suns were the 15th pick last season.

And he also analyzed the benefits of the Suns in the past, so if the Suns really selected him with the No. 15 pick last season, he would still be very happy.

But that is also the most optimistic situation, because since Cole did not come to him, it means that he is not the only one.

In reality, the Suns selected Robin Lopez among the Lopez brothers with the 15th pick.

"So if you choose to participate this year, I can give you a draft commitment." Kerr continued.

Xu Yong was stunned for a moment. Is this the promise of the draft?
It's like when two people meet on a blind date for the first time, they kiss each other. Isn't it a bit too fast?
But he thought about it again. After the Suns sent away Marion in exchange for O'Neal, they became a team on the fringes of the playoffs. This draft promise was almost in the middle of the first round.

He predicted that the final ranking of the draft last season was 20, and then he lost his ranking without declaring his candidacy.

Although he is one year older this season, he has shown offensive skills. In addition to the small year of this year's draft, there is actually no problem with the promises of this draft.

This girl on a blind date sees a handsome guy, she must be willing to be kissed too.

For Cole's words, Xu Yong expressed his happiness.

Going to the sun is a good thing, and it didn't say that he would definitely go to the sun.

There is a draft pick in the middle of the first round who promises to cover the bottom line. He can participate in the draft after finishing his sophomore year.

And he opened his eyes, knowing that the Suns won the lottery championship in the new season and took the 14th pick.

Don't mistake shrimps for seafood, the last lottery is also a lottery!

"If I can go to the Suns, it would be great for me." Xu Yong said with a smile.

This is a polite statement, but it is indeed the truth.

The so-called less work and more money is close to home. He played in Phoenix in college and already has a lot of popularity here. If he is really selected by the Suns, then this is the original TP and his hometown.

……

Two months passed in the blink of an eye, and the curtain fell on the Devils' invitational tournament for the new season.

This year they played fewer invitational tournaments than last year. They played a total of 14 games, and the final record was 11 wins and 3 losses.

Similar to last year's record, maybe even slightly worse.

But this is the deception of the data. In fact, because of the relationship between the opponents, the gold content of their invitational tournament this season is even better than the regular season later.

Because among the top eight teams in the survey, they have played against four, including Duke University, the favorite to win the championship.

Although the game was lost in the end, the gold content and significance of a game is more than the 16 games played last season.

And after these invitational games, the Devils got used to it very quickly.

This is due to the small relationship between Harden and DeRozan, and also to the natural understanding between Xu Yong and DeRozan.

All in all, DeRozan joining the Devils is like a three-port plug finding a multi-port socket, not only suitable, but also more than one posture.

This is also reflected in the data.

14场比赛下来，哈登场均19.6分3.4板4.5助攻，徐永场均17.2分6.2板2.6助攻1.5盖帽，德罗赞场均12.5分3.6板1.8助攻，艾尔斯场均8.2分10.5板1.6盖帽。

Just two months after the invitational game, the Devils ushered in their regular season opener against UCLA.

UCLA has played a lot in this year's invitational tournament, a total of 17 games, with a variety of opponents. In the end, it has a record of 13 wins and 4 losses.

And the result of the large number of rookies is that it cannot support the content of the game. None of the 5 rookies, including Holiday, averaged double figures per game.

Now the core of the team's offense has become Darren Collison and Josh Shipp.

To use an appropriate metaphor, UCLA this season is the United States before Xu Yongzhong's life. It looks like it is still number one in the Pac10 league, but it is actually very weak.

On the other hand, the Devils are thriving and are the most anticipated team in the Pac10 league this season.

This opening game also attracted a large number of Phoenix fans to watch the game, not only because of the good record, but also the nickname of the Devils as the city of lobs.

It's also watching football, who doesn't like watching exciting?
And there is another feature of the Devils' home court this season, that is, the DJ on the scene has also started to work.

This has to be traced back to the story that Harden gave nicknames to all members of the Devils, "Satan" Xu Yong, "Barr" Harden, "Azazel" Ayers...

Even DeRozan, who was new to the team this season, got the nickname "Lucifer".

"Lucifer" represents the morning star in mythology, and it is the brightest star in the sky before dawn except the moon, which can actually be understood as the meaning of "new star".

Then when the Devils came out, the host added this nickname in addition to the jersey number and height, which also attracted continuous cheers from the fans.

Amidst the cheers, the Devils sat at home to face the UCLA Bruins.

After the game started, the Devils quickly took the lead and kept the Bruins under them throughout the entire game, without giving the opponent any chance.

At the end of the game, 83 to 67, the Devils easily won a good start.

数据统计，徐永21分6板3助攻，德罗赞17分4板，艾尔斯13分11板，哈登11分10助攻，库克西克斯9分3抢断。

Except that Harden was defended by Holiday and scored less points, the Devils played like mercury and blossomed in full bloom.

Before the game: UCLA is the king of the Pac10 league, and a lean camel is bigger than a horse, so it must be ready.

After the game: I suddenly sat up from my dream, and the great power was myself!

Cricket UCLA, nothing to worry about!
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(End of this chapter)