On the 15th, Guo Xu and Richardson were approved by the league and entered the rookie list.

There are two ways to participate in the draft.

The first is automatic draft eligibility, which is automatically drafted if any of the following conditions are met: 4 years of college play, 4 years after graduating from a U.S. high school (but not going to a U.S. university), signing with a professional team outside the NBA and playing (non-international players), and international players at least 22 years old.

The second way to participate in the NBA draft is to declare, and any player who is not automatically eligible for the NBA draft must declare. There are two ways, one is to write a letter directly and mail it to the NBA headquarters, and the other is to send an email to the NBA Draft office, and there will be a dedicated staff member who will be responsible for receiving the mail. If the player meets the criteria, the NBA will reply with a draft form, and the player can fill it out and reply.

From now on, the two can go to separate tryouts with NBA teams, which allows the team to get to know the players, but also allows them to better anticipate their draft prospects, and if the tryouts don't go well, they can exit the draft, which is especially important for NCAA players.

NCAA players who have withdrawn their declaration can retain their college status as long as they have not hired an agent.

Richardson didn't hire an agent, the rookie contract was signed according to the NBA's collective bargaining agreement, and there was no need to give the agent a cut, in case he didn't want to be drafted, there was room for regret.

Guo Xu is on suspension, he doesn't need to get a graduation certificate, and he has no exam pressure. In this era, there are no joint tryouts, strong teams are playing the playoffs, and the right teams will not try him out for the time being. But he's not idle, he plays basketball five days a week, and he pays attention to his diet.

He didn't dare to work on his physical fitness as hard as he did in the time loop, when he had a bug in his body and was not afraid of getting hurt, and now if he is seriously injured before the draft, everything is ruined. Therefore, he mainly practices shooting, and he can't feel bad when he goes to the trial, and if the opponent asks him to increase his strength, it's not too late to work out.

On April 22, the NBA playoffs began.

Guo Xu quickly came into the spotlight of a team that was most interested in the Charlotte Hornets, who wanted a speed-oriented point guard.

The Hornets have a strong lineup, and the star of the house is All-Star swingman Eddie Jones, who previously played for the Lakers and put Kobe Bryant on the bench for two years, averaging 20.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 2.7 steals per game. He is 28 years old and in his prime.

The Hornets' frontcourt starters are Derrick Coleman, Anthony Mason Jr., and Elden Campbell, all of whom are average quasi-double-doubles per game and can attack and defend, a combination that ranks in the top 10 in the league.

The Hornets bench has Brad Miller, Byron Davis, Ricky Davis and other outstanding young players, and the depth of the squad is significantly better than that of the opponent Philadelphia 76ers, but they were eliminated 1-3 in the first round.

The reason is simple, the Hornets' No. 1 position is flawed and can't guard against 76ers star Allen Iverson.

STARTING POINT GUARD DAVID WESLEY IS 183CM TALL, WEIGHS 90 KILOGRAMS, HAS ARMS AS THICK AS MANY PEOPLE'S HEADS, HE MOVES SLOWER, AND THE DEFENSE OF THE NUMBER 2 POSITION IS BETTER THAN THE DEFENSIVE GUARD, AND CANNOT KEEP UP WITH IVERSON'S SPEED. His nickname is actually "Mickey Mouse", who has ever seen such a stout Mickey Mouse?

THE 1999 TANHUA SHOW BYRON DVIS IS ALSO A MACHO MAN, 191CM TALL, WEIGHS 95 KG, AND IS NOT AS STRONG AS A POINT GUARD. Defensively, he can keep up with most defenders, but Iverson is in that minority.

In the first game, Iverson scored 40 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals, leading the 76ers to a good start.

After being eliminated, the Hornets scout submitted Guo Xu's information, and the management decided to invite him to come for a trial, and sent an invitation to his agent Harpy, and even made it clear that the items to be tested Guo Xu could train in a targeted manner, so that if he didn't play well, he would have no excuse and just leave.

Many teams in the East regard the 76ers as an imaginary enemy in the playoffs, and choose a small guard with speed in order to defend Iverson. It's like all playoff teams in the West will try to sign a meat shield blue-collar center to deal with O'Neal, otherwise they won't win.

Harpy immediately called Guo Xu and explained the situation.

Guo Xu thought for a moment and replied: "Help me refuse directly, I won't go to Charlotte for a tryout, and I'm not interested in joining the Hornets." ”

"What? Are you crazy? Harpy shouted on the other end of the phone.

"Is there anything strange about that?" Guo Xu asked.

Harpy shouted, "Do you think you're Steve Francis? You're not a big name, and as soon as the refusal to try out is exposed by the media, you'll be over. ”

Francis refused to go to Vancouver for a tryout last year, was drafted by the Grizzlies with a pick, and then refused to report, and was later traded to the Rockets. He didn't want to play in the snow of Canada, away from his family, and the only thing he did in Vancouver was to deliver probably the most offensive press conference in NBA history before the Grizzlies traded him.

Before an NBA game was played, Francis became the league's number one thorn in the league and had a nickname - privilege!

In Guo Xu's previous life, there were many NBA players who refused to try out alone, all of them were big-name rookies who were optimistic about that year, and arrogance needed capital.

For example, Stephen Curry favored the Knicks very much in the '09 draft, and the Knicks also intended to get Curry with the eighth pick, so he directly refused the Warriors' tryout. As a result, the Warriors selected Curry with the seventh pick, and he had to obediently report to the team, and as a result, a dynasty was established.

"Ball brother" Lonzo Ball wanted to go to the Lakers wholeheartedly in the 17th draft, only participated in the trial of the Lakers and the 76ers, and rejected the Celtics, who were signed by the flowers, and almost hurt the face of the giants.

Ben Simmons was even better in the draft, turning down tryouts from all teams, proving that talent can really do whatever he wants, and Simmons was eventually picked by the 76ers as the No. 1 pick.

Guo Xu is different, he was unknown before the semi-finals, and if he refuses to tryout, it seems that it will be very detrimental to his future development.

He thought about it for half a minute, but decided to stick to his opinion. "Push it off, I really don't want to go to the Hornets, I have confidence in my quality, I will never lose because of this, you know my target is only the Lakers."

Harpy now feels that Guo Xu has gone too far, to the point of arrogance. "Jason, I know the LA big market is good, but what if the Lakers don't want you? There are three point guards on the team. ”

Guo Xu smiled: "As long as you give me the opportunity to go to the Lakers for a tryout, I will definitely be able to impress the management." As long as I join the Lakers, I'm going to be able to rise next season, and I believe that's the best place for me. I think it's too passive to wait for the Lakers management to come to me, just help me make a statement, just say I just want to play for the Lakers. ”

“……”

Guo Xu is imitating the routine of "Brother Ball", before the draft, "Ball Father" Laval has stated several times that his son must go to the Lakers to play, saying that he will be the "savior" of the Lakers, and finally the Lakers really chose "Brother Ball". Relying on repeated hype, "Brother Qiu" also gained a super high exposure rate, and became popular before the battle.

Harpy is not a reborn, so he thinks Guo Xu is crazy.