Chapter 41: The Draft

There was a busy sound from the earpiece, and then a magnetic sound accompanied by a noisy sound entered Tang Ya's ears.

"Queen, the little ones are ready to be sent at any time!"

"Xiaofeng, you're playing tricks on me again, are you doing anything to be sorry for me?"

Yi Feng smiled, "It's worthy of my queen, and I can't hide anything from your eyes!" ”

"Okay, stop talking nonsense, your every move is written on the news, and you still want to bluff me, hum!"

"I'm just going to see if my queen is my queen or not."

"Okay, okay, you're all dizzy. I called you just to tell you that I will always have your back! ”

Yi Feng was silent for a long time.

Coming to the United States for more than a month is not only tiring and traveling, but also has to endure the sense of rejection from a foreign country. In particular, as a public figure standing on the cusp of the storm, he is under more pressure.

But he persevered.

In addition to his tenacity and perseverance, Tang Ya, who is far away on the other side of the world, also gave him a lot of support.

A transatlantic phone call came every three or five times, and he specifically avoided Yi Feng's rest time. You must know that there is a time difference on the earth, and if Yi Feng in the United States is not in the rest time, Tang Ya in China must be in the rest time.

Tang Ya sacrificed her rest time and called to comfort herself, Yi Feng was of course very moved, and even went to the trial to become more motivated.

"Are you watching live in front of the TV right now?"

Yi Feng knows that for a major event like the draft conference, there will definitely be live broadcasts in China. After all, the Chinese market is almost completely exploited by the NBA.

"yes, listenβ€”"

Tang Ya put the mobile phone to the stereo of the TV-

"It seems that Mr. Zhu, you are really a die-hard fan of Yi Feng, but when you are supporting him, can you not pull my big Wiggins over and step on ......"

"Haha, although your big Wiggins is really good, he can have a performance close to averaging 17 points per game in his rookie season, and he won the best rookie, but his shooting percentage is really a little worse than the best rookie in the past......"

"Yes, yes, in terms of shooting percentage, Yi Feng's rookie season performance definitely left him more than one street......"

Yi Feng heard the voices of three people, which should be the voices of some hosts and guests.

Tang Ya said, "How is it, Xiaofeng? Have you ever heard them praise you? ”

After her boyfriend became the object of everyone's pursuit, Tang Ya's heart had already been filled with pride.

Yi Feng has long been accustomed to this, "I heard it, it seems that I am still compared with last year's champion show." ”

"By the way," Tang Ya suddenly remembered something, "I heard those people on TV discussing and predicting your draft picks. So where do you think you'll be chosen? ”

Yi Feng sighed slightly, "It should be the third, maybe I'm going to Philadelphia." ”

Tang Ya's side also fell silent.

He knew the reason Yi Feng sighed, not because he was going to Philadelphia, but because he was going to be drafted with the third pick.

For many rookies, the flower show is a dream but unobtainable. But for Yi Feng, it is a pity that he can't be the first.

At this time, on the TV, Ke Fan also predicted that Yi Feng would be picked up by the Philadelphia 76ers in the third pick-

"I look at the two most authoritative draft websites in the United States, Draftexpress.com and Nbadraft.net, both rank Yi Feng in third place, so I will also pick up people's teeth, I think Yi Feng will become this year's flower show."

Regarding Ke Fan's point of view, Su Qun and Zhu Yanshuo did not refute it. Because they all know the draft situation of this year, and the word "authority" is not easy to obtain. The rankings made by the two major draft websites, Draftexpress.com and Nbadraft.net, are actually very valuable for reference.

Both of them were silent, listening only to the lively discussions of a few people on the television.

After a long time, Tang Ya said: "Xiaofeng, no matter what others say, I believe you have always been the best one!" ”

"Well, I know, I know everything."

Yi Feng knew that he was the best, and he also knew that Tang Ya had always supported him unreservedly.

"Come on! I'll be watching you on TV! ”

Tang Ya didn't say any more and hung up the phone.

Stunned, she shifted her gaze to the TV.

Ke Fan: "Okay, now that the draft is about to start, let's turn the camera forward, and then we will be reported by our Tencent NBA chief reporter Duan Ran and basketball expert Zhang Weiping at the Barlake Center in Brooklyn, New York!" ”

"Hello everyone, I'm Duan Ran, a reporter from Tencent NBA, and next to me is Mr. Zhang Weiping, through the lens, we can see that the Barlake Center has already been full of people, and the much-anticipated NBA draft is about to start here!"

"There are 15 Little Green Houses this year, and the players who can be officially invited to the Little Green House Draft are voted on by the general manager of the NBA team, and finally the league's vice president Stu? Jackson decided. We can see that the people who sit in the small green house are basically the hot rookies of this year, such as Carl Anthony Towns, Jahir Okafor, etc., as well as Yi Feng, who is the most concerned about by our countrymen, and he was also invited. ”

With Duan Ran's introduction, the camera also focused on the small green house, and the 15 small green houses are now full. Although these rookies are favored rookies and have even received some team commitments, their final picks are still undecided, so they can't help but be a little nervous.

In contrast, among the 15 people, Yi Feng had the calmest face, followed by Downs.

Although Yi Feng is also not very sure about his rank, he understands that the probability of becoming the champion is equivalent to zero. And as long as he is not the champion, the other ranks are not much different to him. So he doesn't have the slightest nervousness right now.

Downs, on the other hand, is very confident in himself.

Although his exposure has not been as good as Yi Feng recently, and he has even been pressed by Russell, he is not panicked at all. The NBA is a place where strength speaks, and having strength is equal to having everything.

The media will only tout the strong, will only pursue the winners, and the losers can only be spurned.

Although Yi Feng, Russell and others are now more topical than themselves, Downs has his own tough strength to build upon, and he will not feel that he will always lose to them in media attention.

And among the two teams that Towns only tried out, both the Timberwolves and the Lakers were full of praise for him. Kevin Garnett also has the meaning of cultivating Downs as an heir.

And Garnett, as the old wolf king, needless to say in the status of the Timberwolves, does the Timberwolves dare to ignore his attitude?

Therefore, the confident Downs has a calm face.

But as time slowly passed, there were more and more people at the Barlake Center, and the pace of the draft was getting closer and closer, Downs's calm expression finally couldn't be maintained.

After all, he is only a big child under the age of twenty, and he has never experienced such a big scene as the protagonist in his short life. Although I am confident that I can become the champion, the excitement in my heart is inevitable.

Soon, at 7 p.m., the much-anticipated 2015 NBA Draft finally began.

According to rumors, more than 60 countries around the world broadcast the draft.

Tens of thousands of spectators at the scene, after anxious waiting, finally waited for the start of the draft. After NBA commissioner Adam Silva walked backstage, the audience gave the audience the most enthusiastic applause.

Adam Silva then began to speak at the front desk, and his speech was brilliant, drawing bursts of applause from the audience from time to time.

After a few minutes of speaking, Silva gave the Timberwolves five minutes to make their choice.

The team with the top pick can be said to be the happiest. Because there are so many good players for them to choose from. But there are also happy worries, there are too many good players, and they will also worry about who they should choose.

Adam Silva was back backstage and all eyes were on the Green Room. Sitting here are all the hot rookies of this draft, and there is a good chance that the champion will be one of them.

In the small green house in front of the stage, Yi Feng is different from other rookies sitting in the small green house. The other rookies are accompanied by their families, but Yi Feng is only Zhou Mu by his side.

Yi Feng said: "I have been working in the United States for so long, and I have finally come to this day. ”

Zhou Mu said: "Yes, this journey is really not easy. By the way, after today's draft, we should recruit some people to flesh out some agent teams, just like Da Yao's Yao team at the beginning. ”

"Yes," Yi Feng replied casually, "You can make your own decisions about these things, and I'll just be responsible for playing well." ”

Zhou Mu smiled bitterly, "You can't do this, then didn't I become your nanny?" ”

"It's okay to be tired," Yi Feng smiled, "I can play better by concentrating on playing, otherwise I will be distracted and think about other things." ”

"That's right," Zhou Mu said, "Since you became popular in the United States, more and more businesses have come to me and want to find you to endorse." Of course, I didn't agree with it because I don't think your business value has been maximized. ”

"Later, you became more and more popular, and the contract given by the merchant became bigger and bigger, which just confirmed my conjecture. You are a person who is too topical, and your commercial value is actually greater than that of many famous stars. And this is only at this stage, and the commercial value of you in the future will definitely be beyond the reach of ordinary stars. ”

"But now that the time is almost ripe, we should pick some merchants to sign up. So I'd like to hire some people and form a team of agents, and then there will be people on the team who will be responsible for your endorsement contract. I'm just a general manager, and I don't have to take care of everything. ”

"First, I am the only one person, and my energy is limited, so I can't manage so much; Second, after all, there is a specialization in the art industry, and I can't pretend to understand some aspects that I'm not good at. ”

Yi Feng kept nodding, "I'll leave these things to you, I believe you won't buy me." ”

Zhou Mudao: "Then you have to at least give your agent team a name, right?" ”

"Da Yao's team is not called Team Yao, we are called Team Yi, or Team of Wind. Pick one of the two, what do you think? ”

"It's not good," Zhou Mu was speechless, "It's better for me to think for myself, you play your ball well." ”

"That's right," Yi Feng said, "those things are too troublesome, I don't bother to take care of them." ”