After Zhou Zheng chatted with Josh Childis for a while, his parents and staff came here, and the elder Childis was very grateful to Zhou Zheng: "If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have been able to enter the top 16 this year, which has improved Josh's order a lot." ”

"It's a credit to the whole team. Zhou Zheng replied politely and appropriately.

His humility was another round of praise for old Childres. The agent on the side also continued to sell Zhou Zheng his success story in the NBA, and he promised Zhou Zheng that as long as Zhou Zheng was willing to sign him, he would definitely send Zhou Zheng to the lottery next year.

He portrayed the N.B.A. as a paradise and became a multimillionaire overnight, and he exaggerated the drunkenness and extravagance...... He believes that no young person will reject these pleasures.

However, Zhou Zheng frowned: "For me, the attraction of becoming a multimillionaire is not great. ”

Josh Childdris on the side also laughed and said: "David, you must know that as soon as our tiger returns to China to inherit the family business, he will immediately become a billionaire." ”

David was in awe, he found that he seemed to have gotten the wrong way in his strategy of poaching people, for a billionaire, tempting him with the title of multi-millionaire is as ignorant as showing off that he had eaten a few tea eggs for breakfast.

Zhou Zheng Childis and his party met Sani in the hotel lobby, and Sani was dressed in professional clothes and chatting with several tall men in suits who looked professional.

Zhou Zheng and Josh Childris walked over to say hello to her, and then Sani took Zhou Zheng over there: "Mitch, this is the Tiger I sold to you, the new leader of Stanford." ”

Zhou Zheng smiled and nodded at the white-haired middle-aged man in front of him, shook hands with him politely, and introduced himself: "Hello, I'm a sophomore at Stanford, Zhou Zheng." ”

Then he shook hands with the assistants next to him and introduced himself with a smile.

"Sure enough, it came out of Stanford, and it's really different from those players who came out of Kentucky. "Mitch Kupcheco gave Zhou Zheng a thumbs up, he likes this kind of personable player, Kobe Bryant is also this type, but he is obviously not as sociable as Zhou Zheng.

"Just now, a Kentucky student bumped into Mickey......'s chest as soon as he came over," Sani whispered in Zhou Zheng's ear.

This made the smile on the corner of Zhou Zheng's mouth go up a little more...... In the NCAA, there are many such black players, many of whom came out of the slums and got the key to knock on the door of the NBA with their basketball talents. For them, not joining the gang is already a great quality change, and asking them to sit down and greet you politely is probably more uncomfortable than killing them.

"I've seen your videos and I think you're a great fit for our Lakers' system. If you're in the draft this year, we're going to select you in the first round. After a few words of greeting, Mitch Kupcheco said to Zhou Zheng straight to the point: "Now, I have this right." ”

Jerry West has finally handed over complete power to Kupcheko, who has already made plans for the next step. After tonight, Shaq O'Neal will travel to Miami for a medical exam, while the Lakers will get Lamar Odom, Kaloon Butler, Branger and draft picks plus cash, a deal that has already been finalized.

Kupchak has reached an agreement with Kobe Bryant that the Lakers will be the leader of the Purple and Gold Army.

Kobe Bryant has been waiting too long for this day, and his ambitions have finally been unleashed.

So, he can't wait to be part of this draft, and he's already starting to build his own team for the next dynasty.

Before the draft, he specifically asked about Stanford's situation, and he remembered Zhou Zheng very deeply, although the first meeting made him very embarrassed, but he still paid attention to Stanford's next schedule. When he saw that Zhou Zheng throwing that lore in North Carolina, he roared hard.

At that moment, he found that Zhou Zheng was the same person as himself. And this kid is really changing the way he shoots...... He likes this kind of lad who listens to himself.

So, he talked to Kupchak about Zhou Zheng. The two hit it off, and both agreed to use the No. 29 pick in the first round of this year's draft pick to pick Zhou Zheng. However, Zhou Zheng did not participate in the draft and did not even stay in Los Angeles, which made their work completely uncontrollable.

"I haven't decided to go professionally yet. Zhou Zheng replied with a smile: "However, if I can join a group like the Lakers, it will be an honor for my life." ”

"I'm going to make sure you wear a Lakers jersey. "Kupchak gave a very solemn promise. Although the Lakers have not tried out for Zhou Zheng so far, after reading Zhou Zheng's daily physical training report, he feels that there is no need for a trial, and the priority now is... Keep the UC point guard in Los Angeles before the rest of the team.

This made Zhou Zheng quite moved.

He also knew that there must be Sani's mediation in this, otherwise... Where would Kupchak pay attention to a little person like himself?

Zhou Zheng is still somewhat self-aware. However, he clearly underestimated his influence, and although he played a total of four consecutive games, the magic of three wins, one loss and two strikes has put him in the eyes of many scouts and even general managers...... You know, the NBA keeps a close eye on the NCAA all the time.

After chatting with the Lakers uniforms for a while, Zhou Zheng and Josh Childries left the hotel lobby and then went to the Garden Theater at Madison Arena, where tonight's draft will be held, which is already a common practice in the NBA, which is why Madison Garden is called the basketball Mecca.

"Xiao, it's amazing that you actually got the promise of the Lakers general manager. Childis kept expressing his shock to Zhou Zheng along the way: "It's too hard. I've been to a lot of teams and I've never been so promised, the most they tell you is that we like you. That's the limit. ”

"Except that the modifiers are different. Zhou Zheng asked rhetorically, "Is there a difference?"

"No, no, no. The difference is too great. Childis's agent said from a very professional point of view: "Kupchak's promise to you is actually ... They will do whatever it takes to get you. It doesn't even matter if any team pulls you away, they're willing to trade up. ”

"As for 'we're bullish on you,' such a promise is probably like... If you fall into our ranks, we may choose you. ”

"There is another kind, we want to reach a cooperation with you, which is equivalent to a guarantee. If you haven't been selected before, then we'll definitely take you out of our pick. ”

David is indeed a professional agent, and his analysis made Zhou Zheng understand how important the promise made by Kupchak to himself before.

However, at that time, Zhou Zheng thought that Kupchak was just polite to him.

"So, next year he might be in the NBA as a lottery. David quipped, "I've heard that the Lakers are ready to trade Shackle O'Neal to Miami and rebuild with Kobe Bryant as the core." There's a good chance they won't even make the playoffs next season. ”

"Does it make a difference?" Zhou Zheng doesn't quite understand how the NBA works.

"Fourteen teams that don't make the playoffs have lottery spots, and theoretically all fourteen teams have a chance of getting the first pick, but the one with the worst record is more likely. Just like the Orlando Magic this year, they had the worst regular season record last season, so they got the No. 1 pick they wanted. ”

"So, could there be a team that deliberately makes the worst record in order to get the top pick in the draft?" Zhou Zhengfa asked, thinking that this is a hole that can be exploited.

"Of course. David had a natural expression: "If someone tells you that you can get Shaq O'Neal, Michael Jordan or LeBron James next season, you will also mess up, which is a normal thing." However, it may not be possible to get the result you want, it is all a matter of probability. And not every champion can play the strength that matches everyone's expectations. Kwame Brown is not a good example. ”

On the way to Madison Garden, Zhou Zheng has been chatting with David about the draft and the NBA, and through the depiction of this professional, Zhou Zheng began to understand more about the NBA, a professional basketball world.

After arriving at Madison Garden, Josh Childis felt a little hungry, so under the guidance of his agent, they went to find a western restaurant, where they were going to have a bite to eat, God knows how long the draft would last, and it would not be easy to wait hungry when the time comes.

While waiting for dinner, Zhou Zheng was still chatting with David and Josh Childis about the NBA.

After chatting for a while, Zhou Zheng suddenly heard a very exaggerated voice: "Hey, isn't this our Stanford super point guard?

The voice is nasty and harsh.

Zhou Zheng raised his head and looked over. It was Jordan Farmar and his team who were walking over, and he was wearing a light brown suit tonight, looking very stylish.

However, Zhou Zheng hated his provocation very much, and he knew that this guy was not well-intentioned.

Even if Zhou Zheng ignored him, he still sat at the table next to Zhou Zheng uninvited, and then continued to say sarcastic words: "As a super point guard who killed the University of North Carolina, why didn't you participate in the draft?"

Zhou Zheng glanced at the provocateur with some disgust. David on the side tried to chat with the arrogant rookie candidate, but Zhou Zheng stopped him.

He didn't want to have some boring verbal fights with this guy, and he didn't feel like he needed to build his mental advantage with a verbal win against the loser.

"So what if you play well in college leagues, if you don't get the favor of the NBA, you're still worthless. And I'm going to be a multimillionaire right away. Jordan Farmar looked very proud, even a little forgetful.

"It's possible that this guy has been guaranteed by a certain team. David whispered to Zhou Zheng that he had seen too many rookies like this. The moment they get the NBA team's assurance, their mentality starts to flutter. After all... will soon be a high-flying millionaire and multi-millionaire, and when you meet your former opponents, you will inevitably be a little arrogant, and you can't hold back your desire to step on people.

In Chinese, this is a typical villain. With a little wealth or power, I can't wait to show off arrogantly in front of the defeated myself in the past.

"That's right. Jordan Farmar's ears were pointed, and he heard David's words, and he raised his chin and said with great pride: "I got the Lakers' draft promise, and their deputy general manager told me personally that he is very optimistic about my future." Come and watch me play at Stamps. ”

As soon as Jordan Farmar said this, Zhou Zheng, Josh and David on the table here all looked a little exciting.

Zhou Zheng was even a little embarrassed...... Has the Lakers' draft promise become so cheap?

Seeing that Zhou Zheng and the others' faces changed greatly, Jordan Farmar couldn't help but feel more proud and happy.

He stood up and said to Zhou Zheng: "This meal, I invite you." You know, for multimillionaires, that's nothing at all. ”

"I can afford it. Zhou Zheng politely rejected him and gave him very heartfelt advice: "You had better change your concept of consumption, this kind of emotional consumption will make you risk falling into bankruptcy, and a 20-year-old millionaire may not be able to maintain a decent life at the age of 80." ”

"Before you worry I'm going bankrupt, remember to get yourself a summer job in advance. But please stay away from the Lakers' training base, I don't want to see you serving dishes at some point during a meal. ”

Jordan Farmar is very domineering, and his remarks have completely engraved the three words of nouveau riche on his face.

Zhou Zheng was suddenly disappointed with UCLA's education system, but fortunately he chose Stanford University in the first place.

When Zhou Zheng shook his head helplessly, he suddenly found that Miky Kupchak and his party were pushing the door and walking in, obviously they were also looking for some food to fill their stomachs first.

Moreover, Zhou Zheng also found Kobe Bryant in the crowd.

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