When pride still matters

Chapter 38 Huh? ? ?
On the night of the Rockets' trial, Yu Fei received a call from his agent at the hotel.

Arne Traim congratulated Yu Fei: "Everyone who has seen your performance is deeply impressed by you, that is."

Yu Feixiao asked: "Did my interview performance not be good?"

"No, Houston thinks your performance is very straightforward, which is good and bad, but you have undoubtedly won their approval." Traim said, "They promised me that if you fell to ten in the draft, Third pick, they’re going to draft you.”

If they are really interested, they should consider trading up to improve their draft stock.

Yu Fei quickly put down his draft commitment to the Rockets.

"How is the situation in New Jersey?" Yu Fei asked.

"It's not ideal for you," Tellem said. "It's not ideal for any rookie to play on the same team as Stephon Marbury."

Marbury may be the player Yu Fei is most familiar with among the 96 golden generation besides Kobe, because he came to play in the CBA at the end of his career.

With Steve Francis, Tracy McGrady, Gilbert Arenas, Carlos Boozer, Ron Artest, Josh Smith, Al Jefferson, People like Amar'e Stoudemire are different. When they came to the CBA, they were already exhausted, while Marbury is more like a person who still has some energy but has lost his way in the NBA. The CBA makes He found the joy of playing basketball, and his BJ career proved his value as a basketball player.

During the years when Marbury was galloping around in the CBA, Yu Fei was still young. He only knew that this man was a legend in the CBA. What impressed him most was his lackluster coaching career with the Beijing Control Team (which was not over yet).

"I don't think New Jersey is any worse than Houston."

Yu Fei's good impression of the Nets was also brought about by his past life, and it will be Boss Cai's team in the future.Yu Fei likes the Nets and supports Boss Cai and his bloodline. He has nothing to do with Chinese cultural identity, just because this person does support the national basketball team with real money.

The annual Tsai Foundation training camp selects a group of potential young people to study in the United States. Although Yu Fei is not a beneficiary, he has nothing but respect for this behavior.

Although Trem wanted to know what Yu Fei's definition of bad was, he wanted to know even more, "Which do you hate more, Houston or Washington?"

"Houston."

If you go to Washington, you can at least "fight for the proof of the first generation's draft vision." What can you get by going to Houston?
Being used by the boss as a tool to lure Asian fans to watch the game and sucking their blood?

There is no point in playing hard. The past, present, and future owners of the Rockets have all focused on picking words.

Don't think about them paying the luxury tax to compete for the championship.

It's rare that Olajuwon, the number one superstar in team history who doesn't need the luxury tax and can take advantage of Jordan's baseball vacation to help the team win two championships, doesn't get the blessing of a lifelong team. Go here. What are the teams playing for?

Before the phone call ended, Trem gave Yu Fei one last piece of advice.

"If there are no players of the same level among the players you are training with, you can refuse to participate in the match."

Trim's suggestion was ostensibly to avoid injuries, but in fact it was because he was afraid that Yu Fei would become someone else's wingman.

As a nobody, Yu Fei became famous by stepping on the heads of the top [-] high school students in the United States. He knew this feeling best.

But if he does not participate in the competition and only conducts physical and technical tests, his advantage will not be obvious.

Yu Fei believes that he is a practical player and feels good in the game. However, his performance in technical tests is average because his shooting is not stable enough.

The next day, Yu Fei was the first rookie to report to the Nets' training base.

Nets head coach Byron Scott warmly entertained Yu Fei.

Yu Fei had no impression of Scott, but thought he was very passionate and energetic, and an energetic coach.

One thing Yu Fei appreciates about the Nets is that they don't engage in interviews.

According to Scott, they didn't even ask for Kenyon Martin's physical examination report when they drafted him last year, and only allowed him to complete 20 dunks during the trial.

If it were Yu Fei, he would choose to hand in the physical examination report. After all, 20 dunks are quite tiring.

Afterwards, Yu Fei took the physical test first. With the Rockets' physical test experience, this went very smoothly, followed by the technical test.

The Nets are very serious about Yu Fei's technical tests. They not only conduct detailed shooting tests, blocking tests, but also shooting tests with slight interference. Keith Van Horn who came here as a sparring partner.

Yu Fei didn't know what Scott had in mind when he asked Van Horn to be his sparring partner. You must know that this man is famous for being a defender who doesn't stick to his body.

A famous joke about Van Horn is that he always stayed more than a meter away from Kemp when facing off because he didn't want his fingers to be stained by Kemp's sweat.Facing a poor defender, Yu Fei's originally unstable shooting actually stabilized. He made 20 of 20 shots from close range, 20 of 17 shots from five angles in the mid-range, and even exceeded his performance from the outside, making 20 of 16 shots from five points. .

Byron Scott watched with his heart racing.

"Damn, he's awesome!" Scott said in surprise.

"Frye Yu is undoubtedly one of the top prospects in this draft," assistant coach Lawrence Frank said.

Scott pondered and asked: "Do you think he is better than Eddie Griffin?"

"It's a close comparison." Lawrence made his choice. "I would choose Frye."

Yu Fei's trial training today can be said to be amazing, but Scott couldn't make up his mind because they didn't need a wing.

Kenyon Martin, Richard Jefferson, Aaron Williams. The Nets have quality and quantity on the wings, but what they lack is a commander-type player.

The brain lost in Mingzhou.

Only a commander-type player can pull the Nets carriage.

The reason why Scott actively invited Yu Fei was because he heard that Yu Fei's playing style was similar to Pippen, but he was taller and taller than Pippen.

After watching his technical test, Scott is even more looking forward to Fei's performance in the competition.

However, Yu Fei felt that he performed very well in the technical test today, but there were no potential lottery picks among the people who came to the Nets trial today. Even if he played well, his evaluation would not be improved. He decided to follow Treme's suggestion. He refused to compete due to discomfort in his legs and feet.

Although he was not able to see Yu Fei's performance in the five-on-five game, Scott was still very interested in him. After the trial training, he invited Yu Fei to a nearby French restaurant for dinner.

While eating, Scott asked casually: "Fry, if I invite you to a private trial, will you participate?"

"I don't know," Yu Fei laughed, "because my schedule is set by my agent."

Scott looked as if he was worried about Yu Fei: "I will call him."

After Yu Fei returned to the hotel, he called Trem and explained in detail what happened at the dinner table.

"Don't pay too much attention to Byron's words. He is famous for his 3-minute heat." Trem said rationally. "The important thing is that you performed very well in the technical test today. The news has spread. Cleveland has just officially A trial invitation has been extended to you.”

"Twitter?"

Yu Fei almost blurted out.

"Any questions?"

"No, I just feel it's a bit sudden." Yu Fei asked, "How is the current situation in Cleveland?"

Trem then introduced the situation of the Cavaliers to Yu Fei. Simply put, they were a team that was neither good nor bad. They seemed to be able to make the playoffs if they tried hard, but they couldn't go too far and couldn't make up their minds. Sucks, unless there is a reason not to be rejected.

Yu Fei never thought he would play in the Cavaliers, but if it happened, he would have to accept it.

Maybe there really is a BUFF in the NBA where "people nicknamed The Chosen One must start their careers in Cleveland."

"Have a good rest tomorrow. The trial in Boston the day after tomorrow is the highlight."

Yu Fei was immersed in the thought that he might be selected by the Cavaliers when Trem suddenly said this.

"what?"

"By the way, your good friend Brandon Roy will also go to Boston for a trial the day after tomorrow."

"what??"

"You have to be focused then, because Eddie Griffin will also be going to Boston for a trial by then."

"what???"

(End of this chapter)