The Road to Stardom: Start as a Slam Dunk Master.

Chapter 279 NBA Draft

This year's NSAA game is extremely happy for Seattle fans.

The Space Needle's undefeated streak began in the first game and continued until the end.

With 32 consecutive wins in the preliminaries, the Space Needle team had firmly entered the quarterfinals as the state's No. 1 team at the end of January, and completely turned Seattle into the absolute home of the Washington State AA basketball tournament.

The quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals were all held at the Seattle SuperSonics auxiliary venue. Except for the finals, Spokane High School caused a little trouble for the Space Needle team after a whole season of adjustments. , all the games were smooth and hassle-free, giving Seattle fans the feeling that I can win as much as I want...

Of course, the exaggerated big score never appeared again.

After all, even if there are fans who want to challenge the consequences of "booing Lin Dong" again, there is no chance. The Space Needle team has played all away games. It has been their home court since late December, and the stadium is full of cheers. Lin Dong's "murderousness" has obviously been reduced, and various operations of clocking out early in a single quarter or first half during the high season began to be repeated.

And even the so-called trouble from Spokane was just that Spokane clenched the score in the first half.

This season, their whole team has strengthened their outside 3-point shooting training. On the day of the finals, they were in great shape. The 3-pointers from several positions were quite accurate. At the same time, they avoided Lin Dong and Sakuragi Hanamichi, the two main defensive points, and turned to went to score on other mismatched players in the Space Needle to great effect.

But in the second half, Lin Dong was full of firepower, and when a strong sense of pressure and physical crisis began to hang over the heads of the Spokane players, 3-point mistakes began to appear and they were no longer so brave. The result was a rapid defeat.

The final score was 98:72. Although Spokane lost the second three-consecutive championship trophy in team history, it only lost 26 points with Lin Dong's full firepower. It seemed to be something worthy of their celebration. Something that even made the entire Washington State fans praise him.

Young people are the main consumer group that Starbucks currently positions in Dragon Country. This survey result makes Schultz full of confidence in the future.

"The SuperSonics had the last laugh. They played more 'stable' than the Suns! The SuperSonics currently rank last in the league with a record of 16 wins and 55 losses, while the Suns won this game and finished with 17 wins. With a record of 54 losses, it is currently ranked second to last in the league. In order to fight for the No. pick, the two teams really fought hard despite the pressure and fines from the league."

--ah! What an achievement to be proud of. With the Eastern Magicians and Japanese Devils firing on all cylinders, Spokane only lost by 26 points!

——Assef stood up and proved himself again with a 9-point answer sheet! You know, this is 9 points scored under the defense of the Oriental Magician!

——Great Spokane, retaining the last dignity of Washington State basketball!

Judging from the results of his transfers to some high schools and universities, most young people know the name Lin Dong, even those students who do not play basketball.

"Currently, the league has fined two teams for the third time this season for negative performance. If they are fined for the fourth time, they will be disqualified from competing for the No. 1 pick. This is an unprecedented precedent in the NBA. The next two teams must be careful. At this point, everyone knows that they will definitely mess up until the end. The league also knows it, but you can't act too exaggerated... After all, the league still wants to face it. ! How to make the mess less obvious, how to lose reasonably, and not to be fined for the fourth time by the league, this will be the most important issue for them at the moment..."

But since the SuperSonics are in trouble, not many fans actually come to watch SuperSonics games. Most of them support online or are looking forward to Lin Dong's arrival next year, which makes the team's management more difficult. Difficulties, coupled with the league's successive fines and the large investment required to enter the Dragon Country market.

"I have to say that these two teams failed in this summer's trade market. Whether it was Lewis who was sent away by the SuperSonics or Kidd who was sent away by the Suns, they both performed well in the new team. And their club’s team…”

——59分14助攻11篮板5抢断，以及那个在NSAA或许永远都不可能有人超越的11个盖帽！

——The Magician ended this year's NSAA competition in Washington State with a grand magic performance. The large quadruple-double not only set a team record in the history of the Space Needle, but also was the highest in the Washington State AA level competition. This But the finals!

——The unstoppable Magic has announced that he will participate in the 2002 NBA draft, and the United States is paying attention!

——The NBA's bad journey, in order to get the Magic, they have really fought hard...

Schultz has been in a bit of a bind lately.

Longguo's accession to the WTO made it suddenly easier for him to bring Starbucks into the Longguo market. He has already been to Longguo two or three times in person, both to inspect the address of the first store and to experience it in person. The degree of recognition of Lin Dong as the 'spokesperson' in Longguo.

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Frankly speaking, since signing Lin Dong, Schulz feels that he has been very lucky.

"Fortunately, their fans seem to be enjoying it. The fans all know that the two teams are holding back their energy and want to lose. Everyone also knows the reason why they are so bad. It is just to compete for the No. 1 pick and the already announced players. The magicians who participated in this year’s draft belong to me, but I have to say that this game was really ugly..."

The fiscal deficit has caused some problems with Schultz's cash flow.

These should all be good things, but the problem is that good luck often appears at the same time with some things that bother you, just like trying to find a balance.

"This is TNT TV station, giving you the latest NBA news!"

I originally thought that Lin Dong had only participated in one World Championship in the Dragon Kingdom and only made such a splash in front of the public. His real business card and value in the Dragon Kingdom would not be revealed until he entered the NBA next year, but he did not expect the results of the investigation. This quite surprised him.

Just like the Sonics recently wanted to sign Lin Dong because of their poor performance, and the Space Needle used the Sonics auxiliary arena to play NSAA games, it has attracted a lot of new fans and popularity to the Sonics.

"The performance of the two teams in this game was a disaster. The final score of 51:48 set a new record for the lowest total points scored by two teams in the NBA this year."

"The Seattle SuperSonics just ended their 71st game of the regular season. Their opponent was the Phoenix Suns, who are also from the Pacific Division and currently ranked last in the league."

"SuperSonics star Payton made 21 of 5 shots from the field, while Marbury, who was acquired by the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Kidd, shot 19 of 6. The offensive performance of both sides is hard to describe."

At the same time, the more "cloud fans" there are on the Internet, the more clearly Schulz realizes that the arena is "overburdened."

The SuperSonics arena is too old and can only accommodate 5000 people. It is foreseeable that even if Lin Dong arrives next year and the arena is full, what can it do if only 5000 tickets can be sold?

The SuperSonics are in urgent need of a new arena. They have submitted several applications to the Seattle city government for the expansion of new arenas, hoping that the government will use this year's sports budget for this purpose, but the result is undoubtedly He was extremely disappointed.

Damn it, when I coaxed myself to take over the team and keep the SuperSonics in Seattle, I made good promises, but now that I have invested and stepped in, I started to ignore it, always citing the taxpayers' disagreement and the investigation results. It shows, the voting results show... Who knows what happened to the final number of votes?

Schultz finally understood that the Seattle city government had no intention of helping him build the arena.

There is no other way but to rely on family resources to hold on.

Lin Dong's current competitive state during training in the arena is quite good. He can already compete with Payton in a targeted situation, which makes Schultz feel like he is seeing another person. Jordan. Rookie wall? That kind of thing may not be the trouble that Lin Dong will encounter.

Coupled with Lin Dong's current popularity in Washington State, as long as he can successfully sign Lin Dong next year, ah, there is also Hanamichi Sakuragi, who Payton has ignored for a long time. That kid's defense is also pretty good. Signing with a first-round pick that may be relatively late is not a big problem.

Add in Chandler who has started to perform this season, and then find a way to get a blue-collar shooting guard to form the puzzle, completely changing the SuperSonics, and everyone will have a gorgeous season together, plus Starbucks in the Dragon Country The scope has also begun to achieve revenue, and everything will slowly get better.

We still have to continue applying for public sports funds. Even if it doesn't work in the end, at worst, when everything gets better, we can finally bite the bullet and pay to repair the arena!

Just get through it!

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Winning the NSAA state championship is just a small thing that Lin Dong doesn't care about.

What concerned him was that the points he had worked so hard to save for half a year were finally enough.

The 550 points before the start of the US High School, plus the 800 points accumulated throughout the season, 1350 points, finally gave Lin Dong the opportunity to change into new equipment.

McDavid Second Generation Knee Pad: Can withstand any degree of leg injury. (After the knee pad is damaged, it can be repaired in the points mall. Each repair costs 1000 points, and the repair limit is 5 times.)

Compared with the introduction of the first generation, the second generation not only has a broader description of damage resistance, after all, there is an additional description of "any degree" of damage, but secondly, it also has an additional repair function.

Although the cost of repairing is equivalent to buying a new one, the things in the system mall make it clear to Lin Dong that there is no new one that can sell you the same thing.

Because after he bought the second-generation McDavid knee brace, the original product position had been eliminated by the more powerful ultimate version.

McDavid's out-of-print knee pads: can withstand serious or even fatal injuries from any part of the body, 2 points (repairable, 1 repair points)

This thing gives Lin Dong a feeling of fantasy. Judging from the introduction, it may not only cause damage on the court. If he wears it all the time, he feels that he may even be able to block bullets, car accidents and even air crashes...

This goes beyond the scope of protective gear and is already life-saving.

Jealous...

However, 2 points are needed. Even with the intensity of the NBA, one game is estimated to be only 50 points, or at most 100 points. It would take two full NBA seasons to win, plus the playoffs and even the championship. Earn enough 2 points.

Lin Dong looked jealous and had a toothache.

This will have to wait until the end of the year of the monkey... Let's use the second generation first. At least it can be repaired 5 times.

For the remaining 350 points, I originally wanted to buy a bottle of stamina potion in the mall to try. After all, it is a magical item that can quickly restore physical strength and maintain combat status for two days. Lin Dong also wants to see it, although it is not necessary for NSAA competitions. on, but there is another place where it can be used.

But in the end, I still felt a little sorry for the points and Yuya, so I thought about it and let it go.

As for another thing in the mall: status drink (which allows you to maintain 100% status at any time after drinking it)

Lin Dong is not very interested in this.

The introduction of this thing seems to have the same effect as opening your own zone, so why waste the points?

What's more, this is a bit like a stimulant, which is a bit equivalent to cheating.

Lin Dong still wants to meet the real masters in the world on his own. With cheating, even if he wins the game, he will only lose himself.

……Jingle Bell

The alarm clock on the bedside table rang.

Lin Dong quickly pressed it down.

After all, it was the weekend, and Mr. Arap was on a business trip again. At this time, a plump, white, long leg was pressing on Lin Dong's body.

He made sure that the alarm clock did not wake her up, and then he carefully reached out to lift it, then carefully moved it away, and finally put her down quietly.

The room was fragrant, the bed was warm, and the sky outside had begun to get brighter. Even through the gauze curtains, there was already light coming through.

Only then did Lin Dong have time to turn his head and glance in the direction of the alarm clock.

April 4th, weekend, 14 minutes past 7 am.

This year, due to the relatively early schedule, the NBA Finals will end in early June, so the NBA has set the draft on June 6th.

According to regulations, all rookies can submit draft applications to the NBA 60 days before the start of the draft. Today, Lakeside High School will register the name for Lin Dong in the name of the school, eliminating the need for him to register as an international player. Such a cumbersome process was a condition that had been negotiated when joining Lakeside High School.

I have to go to school early today.

Although Lin Dong thought that his state of mind had reached a state of perfection, he still felt uncontrollable excitement after quietly getting out of bed.

NBA...the highest basketball palace in the world.

I am coming!

(End of this chapter)