Chapter 344: Man's Pursuit

finally ended the interview here, and was arrested by Zhang Weiping as soon as he went out. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Director Zhang is old, but he is in good spirits, and he pulled Tang Hao to say this and that, very excited.

After finally coping with Zhang's guidance, Tang Hao was not able to be idle.

The NBA draft was broadcast live, and his former coaches, including his former teammates, all called him congratulatory.

After chatting with his parents, he simply turned off his mobile phone, and the world was clean.

The NBA draft is still going on, and when Tang Hao was dealing with these things, one rookie after another came to the stage to greet Xiao Hua's congratulations.

However, as the order goes further back, the attention it receives gradually decreases.

Not only did the number of spectators at the scene decrease, but even the reporters all went to the other side to visit those hot rookies.

The Lakers only have one first-round pick in this draft, and when the first-round draft is over, their draft team will come out of the small office, ready to welcome their only rookie, Tang Hao.

However, as soon as they left the office, they were arrested by several clever reporters.

"Mr. Kupchak, your decision to choose Tang Hao is a surprise, because according to the predictions of major websites before the game, Julius Randle is the most likely player to be selected by you, and we know that the Lakers have always had a tradition of interior play. ”

The one who was questioned was Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak.

"Julius is a fantastic player and he's always been a big focus for me, and I don't even hide that he's been one of our top targets until the draft starts. ”

"What prompted you to change your plans?"

"A phone call. ”

"A phone call?"

"yes, a phone call from Kobe Bryant, and he said to us, hey, man, do you want to miss me? And that's the result. ”

Kupchak's answer surprised the reporters, they didn't expect Kobe Bryant's evaluation of Tang Hao to be so high.

However, some reporters showed a look of sudden realization, it turned out that Tang Hao was selected so far because of Kobe's relationship.

Some senior reporters also found out that Kobe Bryant met him when Tang Hao was playing a professional boxing match, and Tang Hao took an O'Neal taxi.

The result of the summary of this information is that Tang Hao was able to be selected in this pick because of a lot of dependence, and it is not genuine like other rookies.

Of course, Tang Hao didn't have time to know about these for the time being, because he was already busy greeting the Lakers' draft team.

The draft ended quickly, and the draft teams of each team came out of the small room one after another.

The media reporters were almost done interviewing the players, and they followed suit and targeted the draft teams.

The Lakers' draft team has left early, and at this time, the most talked-about team is not only the draft team that selected Wiggins, but also the Celtics.

They are the only team that tried out Tang Hao, and they also gave Tang Hao a draft promise in the revelations, but they did not choose him in the end, which is undoubtedly a dose of attention.

"Mr. Angie, we all know that the Green Shirts are the only team that Tang Hao chose to try out for, and the trial results are very good, but why didn't the team choose him in the end?" the reporter at the front asked, and the other reporters also looked at Danny Angie, the helmsman of the Green Shirts, with curiosity.

"Actually, we have a plan to choose Tang Hao, we have a potential trade with Phoenix (Suns), we are going to use the No. 17 pick in our hands and some chips to trade to get their No. 14 pick, and then use that pick to select Tang, but unfortunately things have developed beyond our expectations. ”

"But you have a higher No. 6 pick than the Lakers. The journalist added.

The implication of this sentence is obvious, things are not as you said, it's just that you don't value Tang Hao enough.

"There was some deviation in our team's judgment of the situation, and that's the way it is. Angie did not answer positively.

"Then will you feel sorry for losing Tang Hao?"

'No, we selected Marcus [Smart] and James [Young], two very, very promising youngsters and I'm sure they will be a very important addition to the team. Angie said with a smile.

The NBA Draft has come to an end, as the first Summer League kick-off is still a little over a month away, and the selected rookies are celebrating wildly, while the undrafted rookies are making a final effort to get into the league.

As for Tang Hao, he neither celebrated nor indulged himself, and after greeting the Lakers' top brass, he directly chose to return to China.

This time he returned to China for only one purpose, that is, to complete the things he promised to the men's basketball coach Gong Luming before, and contribute to the Chinese men's basketball team in the Asian Games.

The performance of the men's basketball team in last year's Asian Championships can be described as miserable, and the Chinese men's basketball team led by Jannarski staged a historical tragedy of defeat to Manila, only winning the worst fifth place in history, the players did not work hard, and a series of problems such as the collapse of the basketball system came to light.

The national team that once created a legend and dared to wrestle with the United States and Spain in the Olympics has now become the object of criticism from the media and fans.

Moving closer to football seems to have become a completely irreversible trend.

Many people are spraying the system, spraying the basketball association, spraying the CBA league, and all the contradictions are stimulated at this moment.

But Gong Luming, the veteran coach who once created the glory of the men's basketball team, knows that the reason for the current situation is neither the league, nor the basketball association, nor the system, but the ability of the players.

After the material conditions come up, the lack of training attitude and intensity of the players makes the level of the players decline, which is the crux of the problem.

Improving the system and promoting the league are certainly things that must be done, but the most important thing at the moment is to achieve enough results in the tournament to regain the confidence of fans in the men's basketball team.

This is also the reason why he found Tang Hao.

"Tang Hao, I am really excited that you are willing to come to the national team, to tell you the truth, I haven't slept the night before yesterday, just waiting for you to call me. ”

As soon as Tang Hao arrived at the team, the head coach of the national team, Gong Luming, rushed over as soon as possible, this old handsome man's sideburns were already white hair that could not be hidden, and his eyes were bloodshot because of staying up late, but his eyes were still full of energy, and it could be seen that what he said was not false.

"I'm also excited to get a chance to contribute to the national team. Tang Hao still respects this kind of meritorious old handsome, and he also feels warm in his heart for this kind of late-night visit.

"No, I should still thank you, you have brought new hope to the Chinese men's basketball team. ”

"Okay, Gong Lao, let's sit down and talk, you can go back and rest early after chatting early. ”

"Good. Gong Luming said and sat down on the sofa.

"You also know the situation of the national team now, I retired all the previous meritorious veteran players this time, you also know, those veteran players should have everything, and they are not so invested in the affairs of the national team, the players I recruited this time are mainly newcomers, and the level will be relatively lacking, normally, there needs to be a transition time of about two years, but I am worried that the fans can't afford to wait for these two years. After Gong Luming sat down, he said with concern.

"Well, what do you mean about that?"

"My predecessor, Janaski, as you should have seen, he had great success in Greece and was a world-class coach, but he was only given a year, and I was a little worried that before my young players grew up, the position of head coach should be changed again. ”

"Coach Gong, your worries are not unreasonable, and I probably know what you want me to do, but one thing I want to be sure of is what the other players think, you know, I don't have any professional league experience. ”

"Don't worry, I'll explain it to the players, but you also know that young players, if you want to be their core, the so-called boss, you always have to use some real strength, but I'm sure you'll be okay with that. ”

Tang Hao smiled and nodded, he also understood Gong Luming's decision, the atmosphere of the team was very bad before, and now he found young people and told them to compete fairly, but in private, he parachuted a core over, and most of those young people would definitely not be able to accept it, so Gong Luming would let him show some strength.

This is the same as a few peerless martial arts in martial arts novels, which are used for deterrence.

The time for the two of them to chat did not last long, on the one hand, Tang Hao had just arrived, and he was indeed a little tired, and Gong Luming's bloodshot eyes looked indeed a little crazy.

At Tang Hao's suggestion, Gong Luming went back to sleep.

When Gong Luming left, Zhuang Jiajie couldn't help but speak: "Actually, we don't need to wade into this troubled water, basketball is a team sport, if you are alone, you will lose here, this business is not cost-effective." ”

Tang Hao smiled and did not refute Zhuang Jiajie's words, but said very casually: "Sometimes, in addition to material things, spiritual things are also worth pursuing. ”

Zhuang Jiajie nodded thoughtfully.

Such a decision is indeed not very cost-effective from the perspective of interests, but if it can help the men's basketball team get out of the trough, not only Tang Hao's personal reputation can be greatly improved, but he can also get a great sense of achievement and satisfaction.

The men's basketball team's training camp had begun at this time, and after only one night's rest, Gong Luming couldn't wait to take Tang Hao to meet with the players of the national team.

Guo Allen, Ding Yanyuhang, Zhai Xiaochuan, Zhou Qi, except for the big brother Yi Jianlian, this national team can be said to be all post-90s.

It's no wonder that Gong Luming would describe this as a young team, which is indeed a veritable description.

When Gong Luming introduced Tang Hao to this group of team members, there was curiosity, excitement, and excitement in their eyes.

For sports athletes, Tang Hao is an absolute celebrity, not to mention that he was selected by the Lakers with a high pick in the just-concluded 2014 NBA Draft, which is something that all basketball players dream of.

After the introduction, Guo Allen, who is from the Northeast, and Zhai Xiaochuan, who is cheerful by nature, came up and took the initiative to talk to Tang Hao.

Looking at this scene, Gong Luming nodded with satisfaction, although Tang Hao is famous all over the world, he is actually the same age as Guo Allen, and there will not be much obstacle to communication.

After some basic training, Gong Luming conducted a full-court confrontation training according to the usual training plan.

As soon as Tang Hao came, he played the role of the starting small forward on the main team's side.

Such an arrangement surprised the lads.

After the full-court confrontation began, Guo Allen beckoned his teammates to cooperate with Tang Hao as soon as he came up.

The purpose of doing this is, on the one hand, out of respect for Gong Luming's arrangement, but more importantly, to see how many catties and taels Tang Hao has.

The main team's attack, Yi Jianlian ran to the right side of the court to make a block for Tang Hao.

Tang Hao ran out of the inside line and received a pass from Guo Allen.

The moment he received the ball, Tang Hao followed and made a shooting action, and Zhou Qi, who was making up for the defense, pounced directly with three slow steps, wanting to interfere with Tang Hao.

When Tang Hao saw this, he wanted to shoot, but when he remembered Gong Luming's words, he changed his shooting to a little shaking, and after successfully shaking off Zhou Qi, he directly accelerated and rushed in.

Zhou Qi was shaken, and Zhai Xiaochuan behind him immediately came to help defend him, but Tang Hao's speed was too fast, basically flashed past him, and then rushed directly into the inner line.

Li Muhao, who was on the inside, hurriedly pounced out, ready to block Tang Hao.

However, in front of Tang Hao's speed, he was like a slow snail, and when he rushed out, Tang Hao had already taken a big stride, holding the ball in both hands, and flew directly.

The other team members were stunned when they saw this scene, Tang Hao was going to ......

"Bang!"

As soon as they flashed this thought, Tang Hao fell from the sky, sinking vigorously, and pressed the ball into the basket through Li Muhao.

As soon as Li Muhao and Tang Hao's bodies came into contact, he was directly knocked upside down and flew out, which was a whole head taller.

"I'm a grandma......" Guo Allen couldn't help but exclaim when he saw this scene.

After Tang Hao landed, he saw the expressions of his teammates, and he didn't say anything, smiled and ran back.

It seems to be working well.

The substitute team attacked, Zhao Jiwei just held the ball and advanced to the three-point line, and Li Gen, who was opposite Tang Hao, leaned on Tang Hao with his back, stretched out his hand to ask for the ball, and looked at the posture to prepare to eat Tang Hao.

Tang Hao was held by Li Gen, and the other team members consciously pulled away from the position, giving Li Gen enough space to play on his back.

Zhao Jiwei followed and gave the ball in.

Li Gen is a star who has grown up in China in recent years, characterized by the strength of Asian athletes, and is a heavy tank in the CBA league.

After receiving the ball, he leaned back against Tang Hao and began to push it in.

Soon, though, something happened that stunned the rest of the team.

Li Gen, who has always been known for his strength, let alone pushing Tang Hao at this time, after a few strokes, he was forced out by Tang Hao......

The rest of the team was stunned.

When he was about to be pushed to the three-point line, Li Gen saw that something was wrong, turned around, and prepared to break through Tang Hao from the front.

After he turned around, he suddenly changed direction to the right and dribbled, followed by a direct stop to pull out his hand.

This shot was very sudden, and it was also one of Li Gen's forte.

But as soon as he jumped up, he felt a dark shadow cover him.

"Bang!"

Before he could have any other ideas, the ball he had just shot was fanned out by Tang Hao.