pinnacle swinger

Chapter 40 Contact
"Hey, big man, how did you go?" Dolores caught up with Tang Wenlong who almost ran away at the corner of the street, opened her hands to block him, and said angrily.

Tang Wenlong shrugged his shoulders, blinked his eyes, looked carefully at the somewhat familiar girl in front of him, and then glanced at the oil-painted Tang character on her right cheek, his expression softened, and he smiled stiffly: "Hey, I don't Love the vibe so much, you know, I'm shy."

"What?" Dolores was taken aback. She didn't expect that there would be people who didn't like such a grand carnival, and she said in disbelief: "This is a super night prepared for you. Listen, the playground is full of us. The voice of the city shouting, shouldn't you relax?"

Tang Wenlong smiled wryly. He didn't know how to explain to this girl, so he helped his forehead, feeling a little sad.

Seeing Tang Wenlong's troubled look, Dolores pondered for a moment, then reached out and stroked her chin, recalling her father's expression at times in her mind, as if she understood a little.

Suddenly, she smiled and said: "Okay, I know what you mean, probably you Chinese men are so shy!" She heavily emphasized the word shy, with a teasing look It doesn't look like it's the crazy female fan just now.

Tang Wenlong spread his hands and said, "Sorry."

"You haven't forgotten my name, have you?" Dolores said suspiciously.

Tang Wenlong really forgot, all he knew was that this girl should be of mixed race. I remembered that she met her once during a competition at Georgetown University, and her father was Chinese.

So his face was a little embarrassed, and his mouth was not slow to respond, and he argued in a blurry way: "How come, you are so beautiful, no one will forget your name."

Dolores was very happy when she heard that, her eyes rolled into smiles, although she knew that Tang Wenlong must have forgotten her name.

So she pointed to the man "Tang" on her right face, and said, "Then, my name is Dolores Zoe, this time I must remember the name of my senior sister."

Tang Wenlong nodded hastily, "Definitely, definitely."

"Oh, by the way, is Senior Sister graduating?" After chatting with each other for a few words, the two became acquainted, and Tang Wenlong took the initiative to ask.

"No, I'm only a junior." Dolores said.

Then she paused, remembered something, and continued: "Well~ our journalism department is very hard, and it usually comes and goes in the wind and rain, maybe I will go to the media for an internship in the future, and I will interview you when the time comes, don't you think so?" Refuse!" The girl raised her fist and said, looking like I'll beat you if you refuse, very cute.

Tang Wenlong laughed, and patted his chest to reassure, "Hey, don't worry, I will become a star in the NBA in the future, and I will let you interview anytime, anywhere!"

"Then it's settled!" Dolores cheered, her big eyes twinkling.

"Then can I go now?" Tang Wenlong said with a smile.

"It's up to you, shy man." Dolores said with a smile.

Tang Wenlong bowed his hand and ran away in a flash, disappearing into the corner of the street in the night.
Before reaching the hotel, Tang Wenlong was overtaken by a white Chevrolet car behind him, with the windows rolled down, it turned out to be his old friend Joe Thomas whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

"Hey, Joe, long time no see." Tang Wenlong got into the car and greeted Thomas familiarly.

"Congratulations on winning the championship!" Thomas stepped on the accelerator and congratulated.

Before Tang Wenlong could ask, Thomas explained to Tang Wenlong the intention of coming at this time: "Tang, the NCAA freshman season is over from now on. I am very happy that you can have a perfect season and the best trophy." .So now, you are also qualified to participate in the 2010 draft, I would like to ask you what you think about participating in the draft now."

Tang Wenlong thought for a while, and said truthfully to Thomas: "Joe, I am going to participate in the draft."

"Yeah, that's great!" Joe Thomas roared with clenched fists, and then he turned his old face, showing the smiling fox face that Tang Wenlong remembered, and said: "This is definitely a very correct choice. Your growth help will be even greater."

Tang Wenlong said vigilantly, "Why are you smiling so obscenely?"

"Hey. I'm happy, but Tang, participating in the draft is a big deal. I think you should explain the situation to your parents first, and then make a solemn announcement to the media."

Tang Wenlong nodded and said, "Yes, Thomas, I'm going to contact my parents in a while, and then I will participate in the 10 draft. By the way, what number do you think I can be selected?"

Joe Thomas pondered for a while, and then said: "This year can be said to be a big draft year. There are a lot of NCAA players participating in the NBA draft. I think you all know the current few popular drafts."

"John Wall, Evan Turner, Derek Favors and your teammate Wesley Johnson basically have the possibility of winning the No. [-] pick, but in comparison, Wall and Turner The two are most likely to be selected at the No. [-] position. And your last NBA draft prediction online was just behind the four of them, that is, the fifth pick. This pick is also very high, but I don’t know Which NBA team can draw at that time."

"Of course, this pick is not static. You know, in the NBA draft, there are always unexpected things happening. Once you announce your participation in the draft, I think there will be invitations to many NBA team training camps. You don't need to attend all these training camp invitations, because there are too many players here who want to win the favor of the team through training camps. It can be said that thousands of troops cross a single-plank bridge. A few villains or something, upsets usually happen here."

Joe Thomas said a lot in one breath, then he thought about it, and continued to talk to Tang Wenlong: "Tang, if you decide to participate in the draft, I will prepare to sign a formal agent contract with you. If you and I Signing the agent contract is equivalent to giving up the rest of your studies and changing careers to become a professional basketball player, have you thought about it?"

Tang Wenlong was taken aback, hesitated for a moment, and nodded his head firmly, "Of course, I've been ready for a long time."

"Okay." Joe Thomas said with a smile: "I will ask you to sign the contract when you return to Syracuse. Then during this period, I can let go of the operation and let the media start to get some news in advance, and then at the right time Announced to the public, and then waiting for the training camp and the draft to be held."

Tang Wenlong nodded frequently, expressing that he understood the procedures.

Joe Thomas said: "Well, boy, congratulations, your vacation begins!"

"Wow!" Tang Wenlong opened the car window and let out a strange cry, expressing his inner excitement.

Joe Thomas smiled and said: "But having said that, you are usually quite homey, and it doesn't seem to make any difference to you whether you let it go during the holidays."

Tang Wenlong defended himself: "No, I'm just used to feeling alone."

Every so often, the media half-guessed and half-certainly knew the news that Tang Wenlong was about to participate in the NBA draft.

Among them, China's sports media is the most excited.Tang Wenlong's high pick gave hope to the silent men's basketball team, but from his status as a guard, everything seemed a little unusual.

The Japanese and Korean media, both in Asia, inevitably became sour. They said that Tang Wenlong was just passing through the NCAA. He just played a few good games.Chinese players just rely on the market to get high picks, it's no big deal.

The Chinese media naturally scoffed at this, completely ignoring it, because Tang Wenlong has long been immersed in the overwhelming "Tang Chuan", what is the number one point guard, what is the strongest rookie in history, Tang Wenlong just didn't see the news. Maybe subconsciously, I really want to think that labor and capital are the best in the world.

But the NBA teams, who know Tang Wenlong's true potential, are itching for this untapped gold. The Timberwolves, Wizards, Knicks and other teams who are very likely to get high picks have started to negotiate with Tang Wenlong's agent—Joe. Thomas negotiated, and many of them were general manager-level figures.

The Knicks' Isaiah Thomas, for example, met Joe Thomas in a cafe in Syracuse with big eyes and small eyes.

"I didn't expect you to hug a thigh after resigning, tsk tsk, it's amazing." Isaiah Thomas said that he was making fun of Joe Thomas.

Joe Thomas blew on the coffee in his hand, and said slowly: "I told you Tang's potential a long time ago, but you just didn't believe it."

"What?" Isaiah Thomas was taken aback, his eyes uncertain.

Looking at Isaiah's expression, Joe Thomas knew that the great god had long forgotten about Tang Wenlong, and suddenly he felt a little angry, put down the coffee with a cold snort, and said half-remindingly: "You forgot, last year I was When doing business in China, I recommended a Chinese "

Isaiah-Thomas's eyes were wide open. After turning in his mind, he finally remembered that incident. Naturally, he also thought of the story of April Fool's Day.

"I really didn't expect that I was misled by qualitative thinking. I really shouldn't!" With Isaiah Thomas's shrewdness, I don't know. If he helped Tang Wenlong when he was in trouble, he might not have This coffee table negotiation is over.

But despite this, Isaiah Thomas is still full of confidence. He said vigorously: "Joe, you have been in the Knicks. You know what kind of market the Knicks have. Now, there are no big names in our team." The stars, Gallinari, Wilson Chandler, David Lee and others are all very young, and everything is a very fresh team. If Tang Wenlong comes over, he is very likely to become the new King of New York!"

(End of this chapter)