Forward to the basket

June 28, [-], for those rookies who got together and prepared to break into the NBA circle, it was a day that would determine their success or failure.

Many people have played basketball for so many years, just for this day, if they make it through, everything will be fine.

There are [-] places, but it has to carry the eager expectations of hundreds of people. This is the charm of the NBA.

Even knowing that this is to kill the single-plank bridge among thousands of troops, it still makes people flock to it.

Draft day is also a moment for many people to decide their future. It is estimated that no one will feel relaxed.

It's not just the rookies who are worried, but the managers of many teams are also in this mood now.

The draft is like a gamble that you don't know if you win or lose. This is a famous saying in the NBA.

Because no one knows if the guy you draft is really going to be able to play, anyway, there are not one or two team managers who stumble with rookies every year, and someone will always be regarded as an idiot.

As for those who are lucky, it's just this year. It is basically more difficult to choose the right players for several consecutive years than buying a lottery.

As teams go about trying out, interviewing, and evaluating rookies, most are on the sidelines.Moreover, there are newcomers to Niucha every year, but there are also foolish ones.

Just like the Trail Blazers, since they gave up Jordan, they seem to have been eroded by the curse of the draft, and they have completely become a bright light in the draft.

Once they are optimistic about someone, it will be bad for the sad guy to be appointed, either because of injuries or constant disputes outside the court.

Anyway, as long as it falls into the hands of the Blazers, the end is usually tragic, unless you can leave in time.

Otherwise, most of them will be lost in the maelstrom of the Blazers. It can be seen that the draft is a gamble.

The team is betting, and the players are betting, but every year there are lucky ones, and there are also sad ones every year.

Unlike most of the rookies present who were in a nervous mood, Chen Feng really didn't even have the slightest sense of nervousness at the moment.

This is a typical dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water, even if Auerbach gives up at the last moment, Chen Feng doesn't care.

The first round has nothing to do with me, and the second round doesn't know what number it will be. In case Boston releases pigeons, Chen Feng's trip to New York will at most become a one-day trip to the draft.

Anyway, it's already like this, how can it go bad?Even if you can't be selected, you won't die.

With such a mood, Chen Feng might be the most relaxed person in the entire draft.

And those reporters, team managers, league officials, everyone seemed busy.

Only Chen Feng seemed to have nothing to do with himself, sitting quietly in the corner of the venue.

"That kid doesn't seem to be nervous about any scene. He is still in the mood to read today's newspaper and look at the boys around him. Which one is not so nervous. I really don't know what this guy's nerves are for. made of materials."

Although Chen Feng was just one of many rookies, not many media paid attention to such an unremarkable kid.

But just a few days ago that afternoon, in the team's basketball gym, Chen Feng's vigorous performance was always clearly engraved in Doug Rivers' mind.

So after arriving at the scene, Rivers stared at Chen Feng at first glance, and his gaze followed him like a shadow.

"You want to know? It's very simple. After today, this kid will be under your control. Remember to tell me the result when the time comes. If you need an autopsy, I know a good surgeon."

Danny Angie obviously remembered what happened that afternoon, but compared with Rivers' mood at the moment, Angie's emotions were obviously more complicated.

He didn't deny that Chen Feng's ability was indeed very strong, the match that day had already proved this point, and likewise, he didn't deny that he didn't have a good impression of this wild boy.

Even if Auerbach came forward, Angie still had a knot in his heart.

After all, that afternoon, it was this bald-headed wild boy who made Angie act like an idiot in front of dozens of people. He hadn't been so aggrieved since he joined the team.

Although Angie couldn't reverse Auerbach's decision, the uneasy feeling in his heart still lingered.

So no matter when Chen Feng was talked about, Anji's words always contained a kind of resentment.

"Forget it, Danny, don't deny that kid's ability just because of a little thing. You have to know how many years the boss hasn't asked about the draft. Since the incident in 20, he has never touched the draft. , [-] years, the boss is not so easy to make an exception."

Rivers still selectively ignored the emotional problems in Angie's tone, and he cleverly diverted the topic away. In fact, he also knew that Chen Feng had indeed slapped Anji's face in public at that time.

"I hope that kid won't become another Byron Bias. I'm really worried that he's been on the streets for too long and has some bad habits. You know, on the streets of New York, I want to find some Finding marijuana or other stimulants is simply easier than finding chewing gum."

Anji knew that his partner was trying to get over that unpleasant confrontation, but he still stubbornly believed that Chen Feng might not be someone the team needed.

"It is said that the guy named Hammond who taught that kid to play basketball was sent to prison twice because of drug problems. If we choose him, those reporters with a keen sense of smell will definitely gossip about these things. At that time, those How the news will spread, only the ghosts know, I really don't understand why the boss has his eyes on him, is it because of that one-on-one match?"

While sorting out the information about the team's selection of players, Angie kept nagging, as if he had always had a lot of doubts about the decisions made by Auerbach in the office a few days ago.

"Do you know how the boss evaluates our current team?" Rivers asked rhetorically.

Angie made a gesture of please continue. Anyway, he also knew that Auerbach would definitely not praise them. The scolding that night had already shown the old man's attitude.

"A team without a soul."

"The boss said that we have already lost nothing. The spirit of the eight consecutive championships has long since disappeared. After Bird and the others retired, we are like the collapsed twin buildings, leaving only a pile of rubble."

When Rivers said these words, his expression looked a little embarrassed. After all, he is now the head coach of the team. It is somewhat embarrassing to be so criticized.

"Don't lie to me, Danny, it's not a day or two since the boss needs us to make changes, and you know why. If we continue to struggle for the playoffs this season, Paul will definitely choose to leave. Is it right?"

When Rivers said these words, Angie also stopped nagging, because they all knew what state their team was in now.

And what Rivers said is indeed the truth. The Celtics are no longer the team that won eight consecutive championships. Last season, they only got an embarrassing record of 33 wins and 49 losses.

Even the core player of the team, Paul Pierce, has shown hesitation on the issue of contract renewal. There are even rumors that if the Celtics' performance does not improve this season, Pierce will choose to play for another team next summer.

Years of campaigns without results, and even worse year after year, such results, it is estimated that it is difficult to keep the team's signature.

Angie can also be regarded as the kind of person who works hard, but the fall of a king's team is not a simple personnel change.

Even Auerbach needs time to sort out every problem, but the Cardinal is old, and he can't be carrying the banner for the Celtics.

The burden on Rivers and Angie is indeed heavy, and it even makes them feel a little suffocated.

The news about Pierce leaving is nothing more than a rumor now, but it is not necessarily groundless.

Although all of this has not been verified now, Angie and Rivers know in their hearts that if they continue to have such a bad season, then the result waiting for them is dismissal.

It may not be difficult to find a job in the NBA based on their abilities, but the Celtics are inextricably linked to them after all, and no one wants to get away from here in despair.

When thinking of this, both Rivers and Angie seemed a little silent, and there was not much time left for them.

"Danny, the boss needs a sense of momentum in the team, and there is such a momentum in that kid, just like the game he played against Al, you can imagine, his first Is it so resolute in just one attack? Not only Al, but you and I are also the same."

"It is estimated that the boss has taken a fancy to him, and don't forget that the boss's promise is to select him in the second round. That is a non-guaranteed contract. Once he feels that he is not suitable, he can be fired. Don't look at the boss. I'll come to Jerry's door to negotiate terms, he's not ignorant, when will you meet the boss and make a loss-making business? It's very kind of him to take advantage of others."

Rivers' admiration for Auerbach has never changed, just as he is talking about it now.

While it may seem risky to choose a wild kid from the street, it's definitely a gamble that pays more than it loses.

Angie was dissatisfied with Chen Feng's character and way of doing things, but he, like Rivers, believed in the accuracy of old man Auerbach in judging people.

A person who can train double-digit Hall of Famers has no real skills?

Chen Feng didn't know that on such an occasion, there were still people talking about him.

For him, in this turbulent venue, there is a scene where heaven and hell meet.

The winners are high-spirited, and seem to be ready to enter the nba to flex their muscles.

Losers, hang your head down like the end of the world has arrived.

When the door of the nba is opened, whether it is a blessing or a curse is unknown to everyone.

The same is true for Chen Feng, whether he breaks out vigorously or retreats in despair.

Everything is still unknown.

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