Leonard looked at Wayne, the assistant coach next to him, and said lightly: "He has changed, and he is much better than the last time." If he stays at that level for a week, I think I can sign him, what do you think? ”

"I agree. If that's his real strength, it's more than enough to start in the NCAA, and that coach doesn't need him, no wonder he's going berserk. Wayne's opinion of Zhou Xuan has completely changed. In just a few rounds, he dished out four assists.

After playing for a few more minutes, Zhou Xuan was able to distribute the ball reasonably every time without making mistakes.

10 minutes later, Leonard replaced Zhou Xuan, called him to his side, and asked with a smile, "How do you think you are performing?" ”

"Very good." Zhou Xuan knew that he scored 2 points, 7 assists and 2 steals, which can be said to have revitalized the whole team.

"I have a question, didn't you use it as a passer?" Wayne thought it was strange, if Zhou Xuan had been fighting like this a long time ago, he should have been very popular in the university.

Players who are good at assists in the NCAA are generally favored. For example, Jazz's Delong. Williams and Rocket's Luther. Hyde, both of whom are graduates of the University of Illinois, is not under Delon in terms of data or roles. But when it came to the draft, Deron was selected with the third pick, and Hyde fell to the twenty-fourth pick, and the biggest gap between the two was organizational ability.

"I didn't have a chance to play like this before, and the coach wouldn't let me keep the ball...... I've been here twice, and I've been a little impressed by the characteristics of the players, and it's much more comfortable to play. "Zhou Xuan didn't have such strong organizational skills before, but to be honest, after lying in the hospital for a week, he became stronger, and I guess no one believed it.

"You've only seen them twice, and you know their characteristics, can they be organized like this?" Leonard's eyes widened, which was a little incredible.

"That's it." Zhou Xuan didn't know what he was doing to analyze their characteristics and make a judgment, he had this ability when he woke up in the hospital, could it be that he became smart because he was smashed by that genius jumping off the building? There seems to be only one explanation, even if he ran in with his teammates for a month in the past, he couldn't pass good balls.

Leonard and Vane glanced at each other, both surprised and didn't know what to say, if this was true, then Zhou Xuan was definitely a genius, or a monster.

The first task of a point guard is to organize the offense of the whole team, and as long as you do this well, even if you don't score much, you will become an important member of the team. For example, Blaven of the Bobcats back then. Knight, this gentleman is very strong in organization, the 2004-2005 season was the peak of Knight, averaging 9 assists per game to rank second on the assist list, second only to Steve. Nash. Despite his poor scoring ability, he was still able to occupy the starting line-up.

Fast-paced team defenders can get a lot of assists with just one accurate pass, which is relatively easy. Defenders like Zhou Xuan, who can create opportunities through blocking tactics in positional attacks, are especially rare.

"Coach, am I doing well?" Zhou Xuan looked at their expressions with surprise and asked tentatively.

"Yes, as long as you play at this level for a week, you can sign with the team." Leonard took a deep breath and smiled: "We can sign you until the end of the season, whether you can get a contract or not depends on your performance this week." ”

A huge sense of happiness instantly surrounded Zhou Xuan. Unexpectedly, as soon as his mother left, he was about to become a professional player. If Martha is still in Los Angeles, you can celebrate.

Thinking of the journey from being expelled to wandering, Zhou Xuan wanted to cry, but he still endured it. If crying for the NBDL is really weak, he will not be satisfied with it, his goal is the NBA!

Leonard saw that he didn't answer, just smirked in a daze, and deliberately frowned: "What, you don't want to stay in the team anymore?" ”

"Yes, of course." Zhou Xuan hurriedly replied.

"Vane, introduce him to his teammates in a moment." Leonard laughed.

Introducing teammates proves that Zhou Xuan is no longer a hurried passerby. The players introduced each other, most of them had participated in the NBA draft, and some players had played in foreign leagues. Through the previous confrontation, everyone welcomed Zhou Xuan as a selfless player. Except for the two people in the number one position - Nolan. Jones and Josh. Bel! The arrival of strong competitors is not good news for them.

Jones also made defiant remarks after training. "Don't think it's great to play well once, I'll clean up your stinky boy next time."

Zhou Xuan didn't refute, just smiled. Jones is 28 years old, there is not much room for growth, all kinds of skills have been formed, no NBA team will want him, maybe playing in the NBDL is his "job", and it is normal for him to be hated as a person who comes to grab a job.

After the training, Zhou Xuan took the bus back to the apartment and made an international call at the supermarket downstairs. At this time, it was morning in China, and Martha had not yet arrived home, so Zhou Gaozhuo answered the phone.

"Do you still know how to call back? Why don't you come back with your mother when you wake up? Zhou Gaozhuo roared as soon as he picked up the phone.

"Dad, I got a job in Los Angeles, the defenders of the Development League."

"What, you joined the pro team? What is the competition in the Development League and what is the treatment? Zhou Gaozhuo twisted himself, thinking he was dreaming. It was the only good news he had heard in two months. The children were expelled, the people who jumped off the building were knocked unconscious, and the wives were deported, and there were too many bad things for them. Because she stayed in Los Angeles to accompany Zhou Xuan to find a job, Martha's job at school was also likely to be lost. She teaches the third year of junior high school, which is the stage of the sprint for the high school entrance examination, who can stand the class teacher's vacation? Now I finally have some hope from Zhou Xuan.

"How much money can you make if you sign a contract?" Zhou Gaozhuo asked excitedly.

"The development league makes very little money, about $10,000 this season, Dad, don't worry, I will pay it back, strive to enter the NBA as soon as possible to make a lot of money, and bring you and your mother to the United States in the future." Zhou Xuan said with a smile.

"Don't think that far ahead just yet, take care of yourself over there...... You don't have to worry about money, don't be tired......" Zhou Gaozhuo's eyes were moist, everything was difficult at the beginning, and the child finally started.

After chatting a few more words, worried that the international call fee was too high, the father and son hung up the phone, and Zhou Gaozhuo was finally able to sleep well. He doesn't expect the lone seedling in the family to become a big man, as long as Zhou Xuan can live a good life and be healthy. He can't go abroad, it's just a cook who can't help, and when he heard the news that the child was in a coma, he couldn't close his eyes for a few days, for fear that the child would become a vegetative state, and now everything has passed.

Time passed quickly, and Zhou Xuan participated in four days of training and always maintained the level of the first day. He completely switched to passing, and organizing attacks became his magic weapon for survival. If it's a heads-up, he's no match for Jones, but his passing ability doesn't match Jones's. The coaching staff was very satisfied with his performance and decided to sign him early.

On February 12, Zhou Xuan did a complete body side, and the data was super bad, and even the 30-year-old veteran in the team was not as good.

He is 186cm tall, 188cm tall in shoes, and only 191cm in arm span, basically normal, weighing 80 kg too thin, and his body fat content accounts for 7. 2%, the muscles are still quite strong. The height of the in-situ touch is 315cm, and the maximum bounce is 63cm. Because I can't hold a basketball with a small hand, I can't dunk it.

He took 3/4 of the field sprint run in 3 times. 38 seconds, 11 seconds 12 seconds for the switchback sensitivity test, and the flexibility is not bad.

The NBA bench press standard is 84 kilograms of views, and Zhou Xuan can't do any of them, and his confrontation ability is obviously a tragedy.

The coach in charge of the side of the body gave Zhou Xuan a C- evaluation on the form, which is about the same as unqualified. In addition to being a little faster, he is just an ordinary person, with a good figure and appearance, maybe it is more suitable to be an actor or model than an athlete. Fortunately, he is pass-oriented, and the No. 1 position is almost acceptable, like Blake, Nash and others are very poor, and he can become a starting point guard or even an All-Star.

In the afternoon, Zhou Xuan was called to the manager's office and met the Lakers' big beauty Bonnie. Jill. Laughlin.

Born in 1976, Laughlin is the son of a German-Irish father and a mother of Apache, Spanish and Hawaiian descent. His father is a famous NBA bodyguard and a close friend of Lakers owner Jerry Buss, who sees Laughlin as his daughter. Laughlin has been a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers, starred in film and television dramas, is not only a scout, but also an entertainment star, and is also the assistant manager of the defenders.

Inviting Zhou Xuan to sit down on the sofa, Laughlin smiled and said, "Zhou, I'm here to negotiate a contract with you today." The contract amount in the NBDL is a certain amount, 15,000 US dollars for three months. The season has been going on for a while, and even if we make it to the finals, it will be less than three months before we reach May 2nd. So we'll count two months and pay you $10,000 at the end of the season. You've already qualified to join the NBA here, do you have any objections? ”

"No, I'll sign it!"

The NBDL has clear regulations that newcomers are all at this price. For the poor Zhou Xuan, $10,000 is a huge amount of money, and it feels good to make money. With the first contract of his career, he is even more motivated to play. He is not yet 19 years old, and most Chinese are still in school at this age.

NBA teams can sign someone from the NBDL at any time, even if they have a contract in place, and there are no legal hurdles. It would be nice if the Lakers could take a fancy to him, but with Fisher and Famar there, it is unlikely that the Lakers will bring in another guard.

Zhou Xuan also pays attention to the NBA situation, and he thinks the Lakers have a chance to win the championship. Just a few days ago, the biggest transfer in the middle of the 2007-2008 season surfaced, when the Lakers traded for Paul from the Grizzlies. Gasol, the price they paid for this is just Kwame. Brown, rookie Javelis. Critanton, veteran Aaron. McGee, the younger brother of Pau de la Pau the Great. Gasol's signing rights, as well as first-round picks in 2008 and 2010.

Among them, Gasol Jr. is a second-round rookie, lower than Sun Yue, and has not landed in the NBA, so no one knows what level he is. Brown is a well-known parallel import, his contract is about to expire, Crettanton has no chance to play at all, and McGee can retire at any time. The Grizzlies are arguably the centerpiece of the team for nothing, with only two first-round picks looking valuable.

Pau Gasol is averaging 18 per game this season. 9 points 8. 8 rebounds, 3 assists plus 1. 44 caps. Zhou Xuan couldn't figure out how Lakers general manager Kupchak did it, he was really a genius. For the Lakers, the addition of Pau Gasol greatly alleviates the embarrassment of having no one available on the inside. Bynum's injury caused the Purple and Gold to plummet and dropped to sixth in the West. The interior combination of Gasol and Odom will definitely allow the Lakers to regain their momentum and even return to the ranks of the Western Conference powerhouses in one fell swoop.

Zhou Xuan hopes to join the Lakers, in order to become a member of the NBA, he has to work harder, and at the same time hopes that Fisher will be injured next season. (The mind is too bad).