Chapter 66: Another Five-Five-Five

Li Liang doesn't know what kind of moth is coming out of this system, the achievement system?

And what kind of unfortunate task is this, to brag in front of the whole world, win the NBA championship, and have enough mouths?

Li Liang is not an arrogant person, most of the time he is quite low-key.

If it's not for the purpose of completing system tasks, or to save up some anger points, his mouth is generally only displayed in front of acquaintances.

In front of strangers, he was a little dull and wooden.

Only the closest friends, like Wei Dazhi, know that this kid is thick-skinned.

So as soon as the system released the task in front of his eyes, Li Liang decided to complete it after a little hesitation.

Isn't it just bragging? Isn't it just amplification? Isn't it just a cannon with a mouth?

You asked me to dunk at the free throw line and I can't do it, you let me say hello can I still do it?

So, Li Liang, who answered the questions in a decent manner at the beginning, suddenly changed his style of painting and talked a lot.

also said that he didn't enter the NBA for money, and it was better to go home and inherit the family business for money.

To be honest, even if Li Liang can't enter the NBA, he doesn't want to go home to do sales.

He would follow Calipari's advice and continue his basketball path at the University of Memphis as a grassroots trainer.

Since a person has chosen a path, how can he give up easily?

After the interview, a second-round show like him was not eligible to be invited to the interview booth for an exclusive interview, so he went straight to the exit.

At the exit, Ryan West was waiting for him.

West beckoned to Li Liang, who had another hat in his hand — a Lakers hat.

He asked Li Liang to take off the Maverick's hat, put him on the Lakers' cap, and said, "Congratulations, we changed from the Mavericks to the No. 55 sign." It's good that the Nets didn't take you with the 54th pick, otherwise we would be in trouble. ”

It turns out that the Nets have two picks, 54 and 57, and they can all win Li Liang.

However, according to the Lakers' intelligence, the Nets are more inclined to take the Georgian at 54, and they have been looking at the player for a long time.

And now the Nets need an interior player more than a small forward, so Shengelia has a higher priority.

The Lakers seized this opportunity and traded for the No. 55 pick from the Mavericks and successfully picked up Li Liang.

Ryan West finally breathed a sigh of relief, it really wasn't easy to take down this guy.

Just now, in the Lakers' draft conference room, the management was still hesitant about whether to pick Li Liang.

Because Li Liang was reluctant to participate in the Lakers' collective tryout, the management and scouting team did not have a good impression of him.

In addition, his experience and background are really a bit too much of a tabula rasa, and it has never been able to dispel doubts.

In the end, it was the sick old Bass who called and slapped the board, asking for a trade to take Bruce Lee.

Buss Sr. was no longer involved in the team's draft management due to health reasons, but a phone call from Kobe Bryant convinced him.

He believed in Kobe's feelings, which is why he called Kupchak and asked for Li Liang to be selected instead of Johnson Odom.

In short, the process was full of twists and turns, and Li Liang didn't know it at all, his expression was a little strange.

Neither particularly excited nor particularly nervous, but an indescribable sense of restlessness.

"What is going on in your head every day, this kid?" West felt a little unable to see through Li Liang.

In fact, Li Liang wanted to find a place to sleep quickly, and enter the system to see what that achievement mode was.

"Let's go Bruce, follow me to the back, take pictures, measure clothes, and meet management."

Li Liang's face was full of reluctance, and he followed West to the place where the propaganda photos were taken.

The room where the photo was taken was set up with a small makeshift studio, with lighting boards, tripods, and lights, and the room was crammed to the brim.

As soon as Li Liang entered the door, the photographer pulled Li Liang over, asked him to stand in the studio, and took promotional photos for him first.

Li Liang took a basketball with the Lakers logo in his hand, and the photographer asked him to pose a few simple poses.

"You're outfitted well, it's the best for tonight." The photographer praised Li Liang's dress, which is still very eye-catching.

After all, many fledgling lads can't hide their excitement and will wear some spicy-eyed clothing.

As for the dressing taste of some NBA stars, it's really hard to say.

Li Liang is an otaku who doesn't know how to dress fashionably, but with Frazier's cape, he is also a fashion expert.

The lights in the studio made Li Liang's brain sweat, but the shooting was not over.

The photographer was not particularly satisfied with the lighting, so he asked the makeup artist to add some powder to Li Liang to make his face look more three-dimensional.

After taking the photo easily, West called a Lakers staff member to measure Li Liang so that he could order the jersey.

"There will be a signing ceremony after returning to Los Angeles, and the clothes will be made for you as soon as possible, do you have a favorite number?" The measuring staff asked.

"Uh... Number 28, this number has not been retired, has it? "Li Liangdao, he always wore No. 28 in college.

It is an obscure number that few people use to avoid crashes.

"Of course not, we're not Celtics, we're retiring with any number." Sure enough, it's a Laker, and don't forget to taunt the Celtics at this time.

After measuring the size, Li Liang followed West inside.

There are more than 60 rooms around the Madison Square Garden Arena, and each team is assigned a room that serves as a draft war room.

The draft is coming to an end, but the work in the war room isn't over yet.

Li Liang entered the somewhat messy war room, the door in the middle was still closed, and the people in the management were inside.

The Lakers' draft isn't over yet, and they hold on with the 60th pick and hold on until the very end.

At this time, there was a round of applause in the room, and it seemed that the draft meeting was officially over.

The door opened, and the people of management rushed out.

There's Lakers general manager Kupchak, executive vice president Jim Buss, vice president Magic Johnson, assistant managers Rod Jackson, Glenn Carraro, scouting director Jace Buss, and many other guys.

Among them, only scouting director Jace Bass and Magic Johnson stepped forward to shake Li Liang's hand, and the others just greeted Li Liang with their eyes and dispersed.

Jace Bass is about the same age as Ryan West, the youngest son of the elder Bass.

"Hello, congratulations on becoming a part of the Lakers." Jace Bass had a round face, a beard, and a friendly look.

Li Liang shook hands with him and mobilized the [Ball Blind Detector]:

[Ball blind index 35%, a member of the senior ball blind family, his love for money and beautiful women has affected his in-depth and persistent understanding of basketball, but thanks to the family's talent, he has a unique feeling for basketball. There is no inspiration from a stroke of genius, but a decent veteran basketball person, a qualified senior ball blind. 】

Li Liang looked at it, this ball blind index is not bad, and it is on par with Ryan West.

"Hello, thank you for your trust, I will do my best." Li Liang replied.

From West, I learned that Jace was still positive about choosing Li Liang.

He also believes the Lakers need to jump on the bandwagon and make a difference at the forward position, but his brother Jim Buss disagrees.

Jim Buss has always believed that the team needs an inside line to serve as insurance for the team's roster.

So, in 60th place, they picked Robert Thackeray.

The second to shake hands with Li Liang was the famous magician Johnson.

Since retiring early due to AIDS, Johnson has been active in the NBA.

After failing as the team's head coach in the 1993-1994 season, Johnson served as vice president with the Lakers.

He is about the same height as Li Liang, but his body is already three times fatter than when he was younger.

Still with the signature smile on his face, the magician is notoriously approachable among superstars.

Wei Dazhi, who was waiting on the side, saw the two shaking hands, and hurriedly proposed to take a group photo, and the magician nodded in agreement.

Li Liang also put on a smiling face, because he really wanted to laugh.

[Ball Blind Detector] gave the magician this evaluation:

[Ball blindness index of 50%, another form of five-five open ball blindness, basketball actual combat technology has reached the point of not exceeding the norm from the heart, high and high, swaying freely. His next move, let alone others, even he himself can't guess. But when it comes to theory and logic, he falls into the dilemma of pointing where it is not working, and his head is full of question marks, which is easy for people to be completely incomprehensible. The serious conflict between his skills and theories, and the contradiction between logic and behavior, is also known as the "uncertainty principle of ball blindness". 】

The magician's passing on the court is indeed unpredictable, but he is really not good as a coach, I don't know if he will have any magical operations when he becomes the general manager in the future?

Li Liang didn't dare to think that if he was the boss, seeing this evaluation, he would have to think carefully about the magician as the general manager.

Magic Johnson was very kind, exchanged a few words with Li Liang, and signed an autograph for Wei Dazhi.

Li Liang thought to himself, I don't know when I will meet a magician in the mission system?

When all these things were done, Ryan West patted Li Liang on the shoulder and said, "Now, you can go back and celebrate with your family and friends." Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, I will fly to Los Angeles and report to the headquarters. The cost of air tickets and hotels can be reimbursed, and you have to settle the accommodation yourself. The following arrangement, when you arrive in Los Angeles, will tell you, by the way, bring your agent. ”

Li Liang nodded, and the draft meeting ended like this.

That's what happened, in fact, if you are not a rookie in the lotto area, it is difficult to get much attention.

Although it has set off a small craze on the Internet, it depends on Li Liangxiao's transparency and Chinese identity.

In the league, in the Lakers, he is just a second-round pick, and he is still the 55th pick.

In fact, most of the players selected in the second round did not show up, such as Thackeray.

The war room was a mess, with scrap paper and debris all over the floor.

The whiteboard was painted with crooked words, and it could be seen that Li Liang was won in the 55th transaction, and after a game.

Perhaps, the Lakers wanted to get other better signings and players, but they didn't succeed.

From this point of view, Li Liang's fate is actually in the hands of others.

But now that you're in the NBA, it's different.

Li Liang took a long breath, feeling that everything had come to an end and a new journey was about to begin.

At this time, only Wei Dazhi and Li Liang were left in the war room, and Wei Dazhi finally waited for the opportunity to interview Li Liang alone.

"Hey, Li Liang, quick, accept my exclusive interview!"

"I'll visit again tomorrow, I'm going back to sleep." Li Liangdao, he hasn't forgotten about the system.

"Sleep? Wrong with you, you just go to bed when you are chosen, it's not good to celebrate? ”

"Celebrate a yarn, sleep is the best celebration, slip away."