Chapter Fifty-Four: The First Stop
Time flies quickly, and in addition to training and giving interviews every day, An Jie also gathers with everyone from the former Whirlwind team. www.biquge.info Just yesterday, the whole team went to the backyard of Rickard's house for an outdoor barbecue. A bunch of rugged boys turned the backyard of the Ricard house upside down, and the food was horribly cooked.
Of course, An Jie can't forget to spend a good time with Catherine, although the two are not boyfriend and girlfriend, but they both know in their hearts that they are waiting for An Jie to participate in the draft and pierce that layer of paper. An Jie cherishes these moments very much, because there is less and less time left for him to allocate freely.
The wonderful NBA Finals also finally came to an end under the wheel of time. The competition between the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers has made fans addicted, and the victory of the Celtics' Big Three has unwittingly changed the pattern of the basketball world in the future. And the Lakers are not without success, and the midway signing of Pau Gasol has given hope to the Los Angeles people, who have lost the finals, but their next season is very exciting. When all the games in the 07-08 season were over, Anjie began to get busy.
Seeing that the summer vacation is coming, An Jie has no time to go back to China. From March to now, in addition to being busy with training, the school curriculum has also made it impossible for him to spare time to return to China.
If it was decided to participate in the draft from the beginning, then Anjie would not have to go to class. But he decided to participate in the draft halfway through, so he couldn't give up his studies at that time when he was uncertain about the future. And now that the course is over, he is about to start his career in earnest.
First of all, Muslav accompanied Anjie to the president's office of Iowa State University, where they came to submit a withdrawal application.
The courteous principal was polite to Anjie and Muslav, and even promised that if Anjie was selected in the first round, Anjie would be immediately awarded a prize of $20,000.
The players who participate in the NBA draft are live advertisements for their alma mater. What's more, Iowa State University hasn't had anyone in the first round of the draft for many years, so the president takes this matter very seriously.
After dealing with the school's affairs, An Jie is about to start his trial journey. Looking at the team that he is familiar with, An Jie is indescribably excited in his heart.
"So many teams are interested in me. An Jie stared at the long list of tryouts, and his saliva was about to run to the ground.
"Don't get too happy, whether you can be guaranteed or not depends on your performance during the trial. "Actually, Muslav has a lot of confidence in Anjie, he just doesn't want this kid to get too excited and cause his performance to be abnormal.
"Hehe, you know, so where are we going at our first stop?"
"Miami. Muslav waved the two tickets in his hand. "I'll leave tonight and try out tomorrow morning. ”
Before boarding, Anjie made a phone call to his parents and told them about his recent trip. An Jie's parents proposed to come to the United States to accompany An Jie more than once, but An Jie didn't want to trouble them, so they politely refused.
"Don't worry, Mom. I won't have to use it, I'll have free time to go back to China in a month or two, you don't have to worry. Mr. Moslav is very good to me, and you don't have to worry about me being deceived. "The hearts of parents in the world.
When Anjie and Moslav took their seats on the plane, Anjie suddenly noticed a face that he was very familiar with.
"Angkor!"
"You're also on this plane?" Wu Hua was also very surprised to meet An Jie on the plane.
Since the conversation between An Jie and Wu Hua just now was all in Chinese, Muslav on the side looked at a loss and couldn't figure out the situation.
"Oh, this is the journalist I mentioned to you, Wu Hua of the Sports Herald. An Jie saw Moslav's predicament and hurriedly introduced it.
"You must be AnJie's manager, it's nice to meet you. Wu Hua did not let go of this opportunity, and immediately stood up and shook hands with Muslav. It doesn't hurt to have a good relationship with the player's manager.
"Fortunately, Anjie often mentions your media to me, and the improvement of Anjie's attention is inseparable from your efforts. "It's not the first day that Muslav has dealt with the media, and he is very sophisticated.
"What are you doing in Miami, Angkor. An Jie and Wu Hua chatted casually like friends, which is a treatment that other media does not have. Because An Jie knows that Wu Hua has a clear distinction between public and private, he will not write everything in the news, and Wu Hua will not ask questions that interfere with An Jie's private life when he is working. It's just that in order to make Muslav on the side no longer embarrassed, they ******** communicate in English throughout the whole process.
"Of course it's for you, the news has all spread, and it's now known that you're going to Miami. ”
Anjie turned his head to look at Mr. Moslav, and sure enough, he smiled smugly, and the news really spread from him.
In addition to An Jie and Wu Hua on this plane, there are also a lot of guys with Asian faces, who knows if they are reporters who have heard the news.
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With the mild sun, the golden sand, the beautiful women in bikinis, and the blue sea, it's easy to feel a lazy mood when you see the beautiful sight of Miami. However, Anjie and Muslav didn't have time to enjoy the beauty of Miami, so they went to the American Airlines Center arena early the next morning after a night's rest at the hotel.
"Wow. Looking at the huge gymnasium, An Jie was so shocked that he couldn't speak. The NBA is different, and the NCAA's already well-established playing field still can't be compared with the home court of NBA teams.
"Let's go, everyone else is waiting in the training ground. "For these scenes, Moslav has long been surprised. He urged An Jie forward, the damn traffic had already delayed them for a long time.
When An Jie walked into the training ground, there were already several players on the court who were practicing shooting.
As soon as he entered, the eyes of the three people standing on the sidelines gathered. An Jie's feet trembled a little, these three people who can usually only be seen on TV are now standing in front of him.
Miami Heat's new head coach Eric Spoelstra, Heat general manager and NBA legend Pat Riley, and Miami Heat's soul leader, Dwyane Wade.
"Don't come unharmed, Riley. Muslav shook Riley's hand casually, as if they had known each other for a long time.
"This is the kid I told you about, Anjie. Muslav leaned sideways, lest he block the view of the three men.
"Hello everyone. An Jie didn't know what to say, but he couldn't be silent like a fool, so he held back this word for a long time.
Riley could see that the Chinese was a little nervous, and he tried to make the atmosphere a little lighter. "Well, welcome to Miami, I guess we don't need to introduce ourselves. ”
"Don't be nervous bro, just do what you normally do when you train. Wade also came up to say a word to An Jie, and An Jie was so excited that he was almost ready to ask Wade to sign his autograph.
"Okay, Ann, let's go change your clothes. Moslav accompanied Anjie to the locker room, from now on there is not much he can do, and it depends on Anjie's fate to be his fate.
"Don't be nervous, the Heat aren't our only option, there's still a lot of chance. ”
An Jie didn't respond, just nodded slightly. He wore a Whirlwind red jersey, but the name on the back of the shirt was "Morris".
When An Jie came to the basketball court, he found that there were two faces he was very familiar with on the court. They were Michael Beasley and Mario Chalmers. With Anjie, the three men were scheduled to appear on the same day on the Heat's practice court, and neither of them believed it was a coincidence to kill Moslav. It's no wonder that even Wade and Riley came to the training court in person, and such a review lineup is enough to show how seriously the Heat take this draft.
A season of failure has left everyone on the Heat team unbearable, and the team has languished since the departure of the Big Sharks. As the first of the 03 generation to win a championship, Wade's decadent record is unacceptable.
Mario Chalmers, Michael Beasley and Angel, who can be the Flash's right-hand man? An Jie, who was shooting on the court to warm up, didn't know that he had been given such high expectations.
He is 2.16 meters tall barefoot and 2.19 meters tall with shoes. The arm span is 2.34 meters and the weight is 110 kg.
"It's too light!" the previous stats were very impressive, but when he saw the weight column, Pat Riley couldn't help but frown. But thinking that An Jie hadn't fought against a big-tonnage center, he decided to continue to take a look.
The vertical bounce is 88 cm, the body fat is 6.7%, and the bottom line is a 12-second switchback. As a Chinese, and with such a large height, Anjie's athletic ability Riley is still relatively satisfied. What's more, this kid is only 19 years old, and there is still a lot of room for improvement in these things.
After reading everyone's data, Pat Riley called Spoelstra. "We'll arrange a confrontation training later, and put Anjie and Beasley on different teams. ”
Wade, who was next to him, nodded happily, and Spoelstra quickly found someone to arrange it.
Michael Beasley's eyes were not very friendly when he looked at Anjie, and his disdainful expression was full of murder. It was that damn Chinese who made him lose face in his first NCAA game. Forget about the past, do you still want to compete with yourself for the draft position?
An Jie didn't know that in the other half, he had been targeted.
Is it the skinny Oriental Tower, the talented teenager who became famous in high school, or Chalmers, who won the MOP this year? The Heat's gamble has officially opened.