Chapter 80: The Beginning
"Then he'll be handed over to you." At some point, Martin suddenly had a sticky note in his hand that was the same as that of the training camp players, and the number on it was 60.
"Me?" Mu Chenfeng unfolded his palm and took the sticker, "Is it ......?"
"A special invitation is also an invitation." Martin laughed.
Mu Chenfeng endured the indescribable joy in his heart, saying that he also had the opportunity to compete with them, no wonder Martin deliberately explained that he must bring sneakers and jerseys.
It turned out that this was the meaning, Mu Chenfeng should have guessed it a long time ago.
It's not too late to know later.
It's just that this number is a little embarrassing, on the 60th, there are 55 officially invited players for the training camp, and 5 specially invited players, which means that the last number is not "55" but "60".
"I'm the weakest in the whole training camp." Mu Chenfeng's face immediately drooped, (shēn) has this number on it, and he will be inferior wherever he goes, after all, this is the most direct embodiment of ability.
Martin looked at Mu Chenfeng's ranking from another angle, "You have the most room for improvement." ”
That sounds a lot better than the weakest.
"If you want to improve your ranking, you have to keep getting stronger." Martin pointed out a clear way for Mu Chenfeng, the current numbers are only temporary (xìng), and after a period of time, this ranking will definitely be shuffled, after all, the strength level of the players after the ranking of 10 is about the same.
The "10" is a watershed in the entire training camp level, according to the standards of the NBA draft, it is determined that it is a player in the "lottery area", and the players behind it must be at least one notch behind, and if you want to shake their position, there are no two brushes not to try easily.
After the 11th, the level should be relatively average, and it cannot be said that the evenly matched forces at least have won and lost each other, and there is no obvious break.
"I'm No. 60, so I'll take No. 59 to practice first." Mu Chenfeng didn't know much about everyone's level, but he had to find a target to catch up, so he picked the number closest to him for the sake of safety.
"Players with special invitations cannot be challenged." Martin said lightly, "You can only challenge the players before No. 55. ”
This is a dead rule in the training camp, the purpose is to protect the specially invited players, they are also the future stars of their own country, if they fall in the training camp, it is difficult to explain.
"In other words, the one who is directly close to my strength is No. 55." Mu Chenfeng always had a feeling of being played, and as soon as he came up, he was going to fight with a 2-meter-tall monster, and he was stunned when he thought about it.
"You can also choose someone else." Martin also didn't want him to come up with that kind of fighter as soon as he came up, and he couldn't come all the way from China and go back in disgrace after only one fight, so he reminded him to be careful when choosing opponents.
"The challenge doesn't start until three days after the camp starts, during which time you can learn more about the other players and make a decision when the time comes."
"No need." Mu Chenfeng has made up his mind, "It's him." In fact, Mu Chenfeng has no better choice, his strength is already the weakest among the challengers, and everyone else is better than him, although they are all hard persimmons, they still have to pick the softest bully.
The players got out of the car one after another and entered the stadium, and Mu Chenfeng hid in the corner to observe every player who participated in the training camp.
"Looks like I was right to pick number 55." After watching the other players and then looking back at No. 55, it was actually like that.
But the number that entered the market came to an abrupt end at "11", followed by numbers 56-59, who were holding special invitations like themselves, and they all looked very strong, and if you didn't look at the numbers, you couldn't tell which was stronger or weaker if you mixed them into the team.
The low-ranked players are already at this level, and the strength of the high-ranked members is even more impressive.
"Huh." Mu Chenfeng waited for a long time and didn't see a single figure, "Why don't you see the top ten players." ”
Martin explained, "The top 10 players don't play in the first half of the camp, they only play in the second half. ”
After Mu Chenfeng figured it out, he nodded slightly.
After all the participants were admitted, Mu Chenfeng was the last to enter the stadium.
The interior of the arena is different from most arenas, with an undulating curved roof that makes people feel like they are placed in a big pea, the abruptly changing spectator seats are also designed with peas, and the surrounding scenery is specially designed for this training camp, with ten giant posters hanging from the star players who have walked out of the training camp.
James Bryant is also on the list.
"Attention campers, please attention campers......"
A summoning voice came over the loudspeaker, and everyone's attention was focused on the venue, with Zach George standing alone in the middle of the field.
What is aura? This is called aura!
Zach George's status in the American basketball world is no less than those stars and coaches, and the heights he has reached in terms of training camp are completely comparable to ** Vic, Lao K and others, if the NCAA is the key to open the door to the NBA, then Zach George is the craftsman who built this key.
"Welcome to Nesmith Training Camp!"
The routine opening was unexpectedly rewarded with (rè) applause.
"The next 30 minutes are your time!"
Zach George really only spoke an opening and then left the venue.
"That's it?" Before Mu Chenfeng entered the state of listening, George's training camp speech was over.
It was the shortest speech he had ever heard.
"That's what the training camp is all about." Martin on the side explained to Mu Chenfeng, who was just there, "During the 30-minute period, any camper can enter the venue and show their abilities as much as possible. ”
"Why is that?"
"To let us see." As he spoke, Martin was already in a working state, holding a thick stack of forms in his hand, ready to take notes.
Mu Chenfeng also qualified to enter the course, but he did not rush (cāo) and watched the level of the other campers first.
The campers were also looking around, talking to each other, who would be the first to enter the field?
"I'll do it." Mu Chenfeng waited for a long time and saw that no one entered, so Qi (shēn) planned to be the first person to eat crabs.
At this time, Martin stretched out his hand and pulled him back, "Don't worry, someone will go." Martin picked out the camper's form with a sullen head, and then placed the camper number "30" at the top of the form.
"Curry! Curry! Curry! Suddenly there was a neat shout in my ears, and all the campers shouted the name "Curry" in unison.
"Curry?" Hearing this, Mu Chenfeng's first thought was Stephen Curry, the man standing at the top of the three-point pyramid, could he also come? Mu Chen Feng Tan (shēn), looking among the campers.
Of course Stephen Curry won't come, but this Curry and Stephen are related by blood.
Carlisle Curry, Stephen Curry's cousin.