"Paul, are you really not going to go to the draft this year? Although you are not a hot rookie this year, there are also many NBA teams that are very interested in you, if you wait until two years later, I am afraid that there will be an accident and it will be bad, although the draft pick is not high, but for you, this should not be a big problem, right? ”

"Jermaine, since he doesn't want to participate in the draft this year, even if you try to persuade him, he doesn't care if he can play in the NBA, do you think he's Garnett? He's not short of money, playing basketball is just a hobby of his, and maybe in four years he'll be working for a consortium."

On March 4, 1995, after Kobe Bryant and Pierce and Jermaine O'Neal participated in this year's McDonald's All-Star Game, because of Pierce's invitation, these two high school All-Stars have been stranded in Los Angeles for almost ten days.

I have to say that cities like Los Angeles are really attractive to these young people, and among these three people, except for O'Neal Jr., who is a poor ghost and doesn't know who his father is as a typical black man, both Pierce and Kobe Bryant belong to the middle class in the United States, and even Pierce's family belongs to a relatively high-level middle class.

It's just that just when these two young players were a little lost in the bustling world of Los Angeles, Pierce, as the host, ran into some problems.

This year's NBA All-Star Game is very exciting, whether it is the rise of All-Star rookie Sai Fields or the All-Star single game of the three major dunks vs. Lin Han's madness or the strong rise of Lin Han in the All-Star Game, it is quite impressive, but the same year's NBA All-Star Game is a little worse than last year, and this year's All-Star Game did not bring out a sufficient number of high school students, such as the three major dunks in the slam dunk contest have long been famous, although it is shocking to have such a table, But to say what a surprise, there are not many accidents, and in the All-Star Rookie Game, last season can be said to have directly popularized Garnett, Pierce and Carter, especially Garnett, this kid showed his super talent and adaptability to the game last year, after being coveted and familiar with many teams in the NBA, he has a higher feeling this year, and directly became the first person of the class of 1995 graduates, and he also got the MVP at the just-concluded McDonald's All-Star Game, This is almost a perfect Grand Slam for high school students, which makes him even if he announced his intention to participate in this year's draft earlier, as a high school student, because he has proven himself in the NBA-level competition, coupled with his outstanding talent, the two are considered the top picks this year.

But this year, the All-Star rookie game did not reach such heights, except for Fields who can barely be counted as one, such as the more anticipated high school rookie Kobe, O'Neal Jr. and Pierce are relatively failures, Kobe Bryant is now even putting himself in an extremely embarrassing position after participating in the All-Star, as for O'Neal Jr., although he is talented, but because of the psychological factors, whether he can adapt to the NBA has become a huge greeting, and Pierce, to be honest, This kid doesn't have much time to show himself in the All-Star Rookie Game, and this year's rookie players in the West are quite miserable because they were pitted by David Stern, so Lin Han in order to win the game, and Larry Bird for the team's victory, how dare he let Pierce play, which directly leads to Pierce's reputation is not so high now.

After all, although Pierce is also a genius in the high school student world, he is definitely a second-rate genius, the super genius is Garnett, Fields and others are almost at the level of the chosen one, even if high school students participate in the draft, it is inevitable to be at the lottery level, and even enter the top five champions, quasi-super-first-class geniuses are like Carter and Kobe, some flaws, not enough to be called the chosen son, but it is the top, even if it is directly participating in the draft, there is no problem in the first round, and even the lottery is no problem, As for the first-class, of course, it is like Jason Terry, Francis, etc., who belong to the draft directly and can definitely be selected, but if you want to enter the first round, it is difficult, but almost all such players are the focus of competition among the major NCAA giants, as for the second-rate genius, it is like Pierce, it is possible to enter the NBA, but the ranking is not very high, and the possibility of losing is very high, but most of them can enter the professional basketball world, even if they can't work in the NBA, But they can also play in other leagues or abroad, and they will become the absolute bread and core of other leagues and foreign teams.

Of course, Pierce used to be a second-rate genius in the United States, although he was not very good at this year's All-Star Rookie Game, but because the high school players in the All-Star Rookie Game as a whole were quite good in the past two years, last year's Garnett and Iverson and Carter are not to mention, even Raheim's current development is not bad, Raheem's rookie game last year was quite general and not as good as Iverson and the other three, but these four people have all become talents, this year's rookie game, the number is a little more, There are six, but because Garnett and Carter are old players, these two are not counted, and only Fields is left, and it is indeed a little worse in the dazzling Cheng Dù, but because last year's success rate reached 100%, even if the remaining three Kobe Bryant and O'Neal Jr. and Pierce's table are not very good, but there are many teams willing to give these three a chance, Kobe and O'Neal Jr. do not need this opportunity for the time being, because the two will only graduate next year, But Pierce does need such an opportunity, and there are teams willing to give him that opportunity.

Just a few days ago, there have been many teams privately hoping that Pierce can participate in the draft, and these players are willing to provide Pierce with a second-round top pick because they are not a strong team, and even directly said that they will refer to the way the Jazz treat Lin Han, as long as they are selected, they will definitely give Pierce no less than the second half of the first round, and it is no secret that Lin Han made an agreement with the Jazz team in private, although the Jazz team was severely fined $500,000 by the league, But this has almost become a reference for many teams' draft policies, for those young players who are not sure, it is best to use the Jazz team in this way, without spending too much on the draft, but you can get a good gambling opportunity, of course, although the Jazz and Lin Han agreed like this, but in the end the Jazz still gave Lin Han a first-round draft pick, but it is obvious that the Jazz team was intercepted because of their first-round goal, plus their trust in Lin Han, gave the first round, But this year, most teams may not give Pierce Linhan such treatment, which Pierce himself is quite aware of.

Because this year is the so-called draft year, many teams attach great importance to their first-round picks, especially those teams that are not very strong, but even in the draft year, the second round may not have so many talents, so the second-round pick has always been a sign for gambling, if the gambling is good, then it is really good, if the gambling is not good, it is like that, anyway, there is no loss, after all, the second-round rookies cannot open their mouths for their salaries like the first three rookies, and the expenditure of 12 million, In fact, it doesn't matter that much in the NBA, after all, what team can not have a garbage contract or two?

Therefore, Pierce has encountered such a scene recently, many teams are willing to gamble on Pierce, a second-rate talent, because of the success rate of high school players in the rookie game, even if Pierce cannot be at the level of Garnett Fields, not even at the level of Carter Iverson, or even at the level of Rahim, but, you know, even Rahim, because of his good development in college, he can't get a top five pick in the draft. This is the lowest in last year's rookie game, so even if this year is one level lower than last year's high school students, Pierce is the worst, one level worse than Rahim, not to mention one level worse, even if it is two levels worse, it is worth gambling.

It can be said that if Pierce were an ordinary second-rate talent, there would be no NBA team risking being heavily punished by the NBA to contact him, but because he was selected by Lin Han to participate in this year's rookie game, this originally second-rate genius enjoyed the treatment of a first-class genius.

So, for Pierce, of course, this is a huge opportunity, and even a stupid big man like O'Neal Jr., who was ridiculed by Kobe Bryant for having a problem IQ, knows how to choose, let alone Pierce? After all, Pierce is a genius who belongs to a certain segment, whether he can enter the NBA in the future, according to the players of his level is basically impossible, and now it is finally taking advantage of the rookie game to go to the NBA to mix a small contract while he is still a little famous, will there be nothing in the future? After the halo of this year's rookie game disappears, a genius like Pierce, there are 30 people in a casual session, especially in the last few years of talent blowout, it seems that the top 30 in a session is a good ranking, but the NBA draft is not a class to participate in, generally speaking, the age group is three to four age groups, that is, at least three to four players to the draft, this number is not 120 on average, but only half of it has 60 people, plus some international players who have risen recently, this Nima is ranked like this, and if it really takes two years later, Pierce will probably have to wait to cry. Unless Pierce can break out again when he was in college, evolving from a second-rate genius to a first-class, or even a super-first-rate, such players are not nothing, but there are very few, most of the players are actually declining after entering the NCAA, and some of the super-first-class geniuses in the high school world will even become first-class after entering the NCAA, and even some will degenerate into second-rate, and it is not easy for people who can keep their genius level, if Pierce really enters the NCAA, If Pierce can really maintain his status as a second-rate genius in the NCAA and become a core player of an NCAA strong team, the chances of entering the NBA will increase, after all, the second-rate talent of the NCAA is slightly more valuable than the second-rate genius of the high school world, that's for sure, but this kind of opportunity is too rare.

Of course, at this time, in the face of O'Neal Jr.'s persuasion and Kobe's seemingly cynical but very concerned words, to be honest, Pierce was also quite at a loss, when he was drawn out of the miracle training camp, he really thought that he was a peerless genius, and he wanted to make a big splash in the rookie game, whether it was directly into the NBA or going to college, it was okay, and it was not all up to him?

But what is disappointing is that this is not the case at all, some of the strength he is proud of in the high school world cannot be used at all in NBA-level games, and the effect is greatly reduced, such as his big ass, in the face of high school players, his ass advantage is quite obvious, but it is not so obvious when it comes to NBA-level games, unless he can let his ass continue to grow in the next few years, if his ass does not grow and his body is stereotyped, it will be a real tragedy, But who can guarantee such a thing?

Another example is his physical talent, in high school basketball, his athletic talent is also quite good, but in this year's All-Star, after watching Fields and Carter and Benjamin's slam dunk contest, Pierce feels like a country kid rather than a Los Angeles player, as for his strongest mental and physical endurance, etc., if there is no support from the most basic attributes in front, if Pierce only has endurance and mental strength, then playing long-distance running is more suitable for him than basketball.

Overall, Pierce is not so clear about his future, thinking that he was still waiting for 'Tu Lin to kill Joe, a bucket of NBA', Nima's final reality is to tell him that he wants to enter the NBA, and now there is only this opportunity, and there will be no such store in this village.

With the treatment that NBA rookies enjoy now, the first round and the second round are not so clear, after all, Pierce did not think that he could enter the lottery now and have the capital to bargain with the team for a high salary, plus those teams have provided him with first-round treatment, although there is no first-round signing, but there is a first-round treatment, which is also quite good.

This is indeed a very tempting thing, but as a genius, a genius who once had the mind of slaughtering Lin and destroying Qiao and dominating the rivers and lakes, he is really a little resistant to this kind of somewhat embarrassing thing, especially if he is not a poor ghost like O'Neal Jr., there is no need for him to lose his dignity with one or two million dollars in the future, to put it bluntly, Pierce and Lin Han and O'Neal Jr. are not the same kind of people, Lin Han really had the mind that even if he was kicked out after getting a vote in the NBA, it would be okay. But Pierce really didn't want to be a passerby in the NBA, he didn't want to be the kind of player who would be kicked out for a single vote.

Since he has chosen the path of the NBA, then he is ready to go a certain distance on this road, otherwise he might as well do other things, after all, as Kobe Bryant said, he doesn't have money, and there is no need to wronged himself for money.

If he just didn't want to wronged himself for money, Pierce would never be so entangled at this time and directly refused these invitations soon? Not long ago, it broke out that several teams in the lottery area went to contact Tim Duncan, a sophomore from Wake Forest University, and even some teams in the lottery area promised Duncan that as long as he participated in the draft, the team would go all out to brush up on failure, and finally he would definitely be able to brush the penultimate place, and then use the top five signatures to select him, if the team can get the top pick, it will definitely be his, because of this matter, the current top four teams in the league, Timberwolves, Clippers, The 76ers and the Wizards were all named and criticized by the league, and what made these teams even more faceless was that in the face of such a hint, Duncan didn't want to refuse in person, which was unbelievable.

It's just obvious that Duncan can so decisively refuse the temptation of the lottery or even the champion, that is, he believes that these things will be his own sooner or later, as for Pierce, he doesn't have such confidence, just like O'Neal Jr. said, there will be no store in this village after that, after all, Pierce is not like Kobe Bryant said, he has no interest in the NBA at all, he still values the NBA very much, after all, he has played basketball for so many years, how can he have no feelings at all, although he is not willing to be kicked out after a circle in the NBA, But he also wants to be in the NBA.

This is a huge life choice, because the family has no requirements for his own choice, it all depends on him, and he doesn't need to choose something against his will for money, so he can't discuss this matter with his family, and finally these three boys thought of Lin Han.

Lin Han is the most qualified person to have an opinion on this matter, because Lin Han is almost stuck in the NBA in the publicity of the outside world, and the original situation is almost exactly the same as Pierce, and Lin Han finally succeeded, which is quite important.

As Lin Han's three younger brothers, Kobe, Pierce and O'Neal Jr. have come to the Lakers to hang out, and even Lin Han has sent these three boys I don't know how many times they have had home tickets, and these three are no strangers to the Lakers' team training hall, and even the security guards outside didn't even check the three after seeing them, they were all released directly, this treatment is higher than that of some Lakers staff, and some staff members are likely to be blocked outside without passes, And these three little guys never knew what the pass was, and this situation really made the group of reporters gathered outside envious.

Because the recent period is the all-star period for high school students, although the Lakers have been playing, but the task of the game is not very heavy, the Lakers have basically played at home in recent times, except for the away game with the Clippers, almost all of them are at home, even if it is a game with the Clippers, this is actually the home court, so the time for Lin Han and the three little guys to get together is quite frequent in recent times.

Of course, these three guys who have been idle and running around for a while recently have nothing worthy of Lin Han's attention, according to Lin Han, these three guys can take advantage of this time to eat and drink well, after all, after half a month, these guys are busy, although these people are geniuses in the basketball world, but it is also impossible to give up their studies, and they can't even go to the NCAA without a good grade. Last year, Lin Han had been suspicious of Garnett so anxiously that he wanted to participate in the draft directly a long time ago, it is very likely that this kid has been desperate for his studies a long time ago, although I don't know how Garnett's grades are in high school, but Lin Han estimates that it will definitely not be better.

It's just that I thought that these three little guys came to the team to look for themselves this time and also came to visit the team, but I didn't expect Pierce to encounter such a thing.

"Paul? Is it worth the tragedy of you three little guys? ”

When Lin Han listened to Pierce seriously, he directly glanced at Pierce a little speechless and said, and when Lin Han said this, even Pierce himself didn't know what to say, isn't it important? Isn't that tangled up enough? Even Kobe Bryant and O'Neal Jr. were a little dissatisfied with Lin Han saying this at this time, this is a major event related to Pierce's life and career choice, how can Lin Han, as the boss, be so rash.

After Lin Han finished speaking, after feeling the unkind gaze of the three little guys standing in front of him, Lin Han didn't seem to care at all, and even a smile appeared on his face.

"Paul, do you know why I agreed to the Jazz's request in the first place?"

Lin Han did not answer Pierce's words directly, but said with a smile, and after Lin Han said this, Pierce, Kobe Bryant and O'Neal Jr. shook their heads after being slightly puzzled.

They originally wanted to say that Lin Han must be for money, they are quite aware of their boss's door-picking character, the first few times everyone gathered, either Kobe Bryant invited or Pierce invited him, as the boss, Lin Han didn't settle the bill once, and he was quite shameless to say that he had no money, and he would invite him when he had money in the future, this Nima All-Star, Lin Han didn't say that, so many people invited together, this time they only had four people, no money? Guicaixin, many media said a few months ago that because of the forced rise of the miracle brand, Lin Han is already the highest-paid athlete in the world's sports industry, and last year alone, Lin Han paid taxes almost 100 million or even higher.

Therefore, at this time, Lin Han saw the increasingly strange eyes of his three younger brothers at this time, and coughed a little embarrassedly, he really had no money recently, and he had exchanged it for points, and for this matter, that undisciplined girlfriend had not let him go to bed for almost a week.

"Of course, I don't deny that money is indeed a big part of the reason why I agreed to the Jazz's request in the first place, but in addition to this, the bigger reason is that I believe that no matter how I enter the NBA, I can stand at the top of the NBA, even as a second-round pick or even a rookie, as long as I am given a chance to enter the NBA, I am confident that I can make all NBA players tremble, so all I need is a chance to enter the NBA, And the Jazz gave me that opportunity! ”

When Lin Han finished speaking, Pierce, who was still complaining in his heart about Lin Han's undisciplined conduct, had opened his mouth wide at this time, at least two eggs could be put in, and Kobe Bryant and O'Neal Jr. on one side also had similar expressions.

What kind of player can say such a sentence as Lin Han? A second-round pick may even be a failed rookie, and he dares to say that he can make everyone tremble as long as he enters the NBA, this Nima is no longer confident, but arrogant!

It's just that at this time, even if these three little guys want to refute what Lin Han said, they don't know where to refute it for a while, because what Lin Han said seems to be true, he did this, and the speed is amazing!

"Paul, I don't know what your future achievements will look like, but if you have enough confidence in yourself, then this choice you have now is not a choice at all, because it doesn't matter to you any choice, whether it's a second-round pick or a first-round pick, it's just a chance to get into the NBA, and if you still want to make a difference in the NBA, I think you need to have the courage and confidence to do that."

After Lin Han finished saying with a smile, the haze in Pierce's heart, which was very hesitant before, almost disappeared at this time!

Lao Tzu was the one who wanted to slaughter Lin and destroy Qiao, just like the boss said, if he wants to make a name for himself in the NBA, and he is still so afraid of competition and full of melancholy about his future, then he is still playing a fart!

Looking at Pierce who seemed to have found his choice at this time, Lin Han also smiled and nodded, Pierce is good at everything, but he is too gloomy, his mind is too heavy, and maturity is not necessarily a good thing, Lin Han believes that if Kobe Bryant encounters the same choice, Kobe's decision will be much more direct.

"Bryant, I watched this year's McDonald's All-Star Game, your watch made me a little disappointed, I don't know why you pass so many balls in the game, and even choose to pass some opportunities that can attack by yourself, have you lost the courage to smash the basket in front of you?"

When he thought of Kobe, the smile on Lin Han's face was also put away at this time, and he looked at Kobe Bryant with a somewhat calm face, and after Lin Han finished speaking, Pierce and O'Neal Jr. almost laughed on the side, especially when they heard Lin Han say that he had the courage to smash the basket, not long ago Lin Han scored ninety-four points in the face of the Spurs. And they can do it, too.

Although Pierce and Kobe Bryant and others thought that this was Lin Han joking, but from now on, Lin Han is not joking, as for Kobe Bryant's all-star problem, Pierce and O'Neal Jr. both know that everyone says that he is Lin Han's second generation is a cancer, this rebellious guy deliberately passed the ball in the game in order to prove that he can not be a cancer, but there are a lot of assists, a lot of mistakes, and the score is quite small, even Kobe himself is not very satisfied with his table after the game.

"I know, huh"

After looking at Lin Han, who was a little strict at this time, and then at Pierce and O'Neal Jr., who wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, Kobe Bryant glanced at Lin Han a little weakly, and then snorted and said, although Kobe Bryant wants to beat Lin Han very much, Lin Han has always been his goal, but for this template player of his own, Kobe Bryant's heart is quite complicated.

Although Lin Han's face was a little stern before, seeing that Kobe Bryant didn't seem to plan to play the so-called assist in the future, Lin Han also smiled again.

"Okay, since you're here today, don't think about leaving so easily, go change your clothes, and continue to play as a substitute in the training match."

Finally, after Lin Han, who was smiling again, said this, Kobe Bryant and Pierce's faces changed almost directly, and little O'Neal's legs were almost trembling at this time, and he wanted to turn around and run away, but he was held down by Eddie Jones, who had been blocking there for a long time, before he ran halfway!

Looking at Eddie Jones, who was smiling wickedly at this time, little O'Neal was about to cry at this time

He doesn't want to be * anymore!

With Lin Han's extremely wonderful individual performance some time ago, the Lakers have used a wave of seven consecutive wins to stabilize their third position after winning the third place in the West, and similarly, in the competition for the scoring title, Lin Han has been 50+ for three consecutive gamesThe table has also narrowed the score gap with Jordan to less than 0.6 points, such a gap is almost negligible for Lin Han and Jordan, in this case, the battle for the scoring champion between Lin Han and Jordan has also fallen into an almost white heat.

On March 5, the Lakers faced the Timberwolves at home, although Lin Han did not have the explosive bonus of character, but in the third quarter against Leddle, the old rival Lin Han, still scored 41 points

On March 7, the Lakers faced the Timberwolves again, and Lin Han scored more points in this game, playing four quarters in the game and scoring 51 points

On March 9th, the Los Angeles Lakers started their first trip to the East in recent times, away against the Heat who killed the Bulls, although the Heat used the same explosion as Jordan in this game, but this game Lin Han was not as poisonous as the previous games, he actually played an assist from the beginning of the game, and finally made the Heat team a little dizzy, Lin Han suddenly made a force in the second half, just in the second half Lin Han scored 38 points, and Lin Han scored 55 points again in the whole game! Meanwhile, the Lakers defeated the Heat 118-106 on the road!

When the Los Angeles Lakers won three games in a row again, with three 40+ points, Lin Han's average points per game came to 41 points for the first time, and the gap with Jordan was further narrowed, and more importantly, the Lakers have won 10 consecutive games!

And the competition for Lin Han's scoring title and MVP seems to be getting bigger and bigger! For a time, the entire American public opinion fell into surprise and madness!

And at this time, the Magic, the second in the East, is already waiting in front of the Lakers! R1152