At eight o'clock in the morning, Zhang Yi and others were training in the stadium when they found Wacker unusually wearing a suit on the sidelines.

"Coach, what's the matter?" Robert, who was closest to him, immediately asked.

WACKER announced that yesterday, the NCAA selected four teams to play in the exchange tournament.

"Duke University Blue Devils! Memphis Tigers! North Carolina Tar Heel Team! And let's ...... UCLA Bruins! ”

Hearing this, Vali and the others immediately smashed the ball and cheered excitedly, because being selected by the league as one of the international basketball exchange programs is a high honor for the players of any American college basketball team.

And only the strong teams are likely to get the chance to represent the league, you must know that the Bruins did not even make it to the round of 64 last season, and now they have directly squeezed out the Kentucky Wildcats, one of the last four finals, and they may well have made history.

Zhang Yi didn't feel that excited, after all, it didn't make much difference to him where to play.

"Coach! Where are we going? Europe? Robert immediately asked the crucial question.

The other team members also looked at Wacker, and Zhang Yi was looking forward to returning to the Grand Duke to play.

Wacker coughed and said, "This time it will be a week's trip, with a total of three races, first Lyon in France, Sydney in Australia and finally Dagong Yunxing City!" ”

As soon as the last few words came out, a sunny smile appeared on Zhang Yi's face, and Wali wrapped his arms around his neck and asked, "Is Yunxing your hometown?" ”

He nodded, "Yunxing is the provincial capital of my hometown, and it's not too far from Yunhua, it's almost." ”

"Lucky boy! In the first year of coming out, you can go back to your hometown to play! Roy and the others said in an envious tone.

Most of the players on this team are not pure Americans, and this is especially true in the worse the team.

After all, the domestic players who know the details will not be interested in the fish belly team at all.

Not only did Wacker choose Zhang Yi in the Grand Duke, but the previous head coaches of the Bruins also imported players from abroad, of course, the effect was not good.

It was a great honor in itself to be selected as one of the four exchange teams, but I didn't expect WACKER to make a concession with the league.

Yunxing City was originally arranged for the Duke University Blue Devils, after all, the Grand Duke is the market with the greatest potential for the sports economy in addition to the United States.

In previous years, the NCAA arranged for the strongest teams to visit the Grand Duke. This year, considering Wacker's opinion, coupled with Zhang Yi's special identity, he hesitated again and again before switching to the Bruins!

Of course, they didn't know that this decision would make a decisive change for the NCAA in the years to come......

Because the regular season has already started, the scheduled games of these four teams have also been temporarily canceled.

Wacker told Zhang Yi that they only had half a day of training today, and they would fly to Lyon, France in the evening, and if they had any personal matters, it would be better to settle them in the afternoon.

Zhang Yi thought to himself that he had just picked up his mother, who knew that he would be able to go back to play so soon, it was really a trick.

In the morning, everyone trained not to be focused, after all, they were only young people in their twenties.

This kind of exchange tournament is not so much about playing ball, but rather about eating and drinking while increasing popularity and traveling with public funds......

At noon, Zhang Yi called and told his mother that he was going home for dinner. She also wondered that today wasn't the weekend either.

He told Liu Lanzhi that he was going to go abroad with the team to play for a week, and the most important thing was that one of them was still in Yunlan City!

The mother was also very happy, although she didn't know what the meaning of this kind of exchange competition was, but she knew that it must be a great thing when she heard her son's voice of interest.

"I'll prepare your favorite dishes, come back!" Liu Lanzhi said kindly. At first, she didn't know what she could do to help her son in Los Angeles, but now, maybe she could, as she did before.

No matter how Zhang Yi changes, there are always some things that only she, as a mother, can afford for him.

After that, he drove to pick up Lucy, who happened to be okay now.

For basketball players, flying games everywhere is commonplace, and their families can only passively accept it.

But thanks to the development of air traffic, the situation has been improved considerably.

The nanny always eats first in the kitchen, and this time because Liu Lanzhi stir-fried the vegetables herself, she deliberately asked her to wait for Zhang Yi to come back and eat together.

The four of them sat around the dining table, which in Zhang Yi's imagination was something that could only be realized many years later.

But three months after leaving Yunhua and setting foot in the city of Los Angeles, his dream has come true......

It was a fantastic experience for Zhang Yi, and he knew that it wasn't the end.

Lucy's Chinese has gotten better and better, and she can even simply talk to Liu Lanzhi. Such a short period of time is not a simple matter for an authentic American, and it can be seen that she has put in her efforts.

Zhang Yi asked her who she usually learned from, how did she improve so quickly? Lucy didn't answer, but said with a smile, "It's a secret that that person can speak Chinese!" ”

Seeing her appearance, recalling the impression she had of the Grand Duke when he first met, Zhang Yi could roughly guess who that person was......

"Do you want to come with me?" He was lying on the bed with Lucy in his arms, in fact, neither of them had the habit of taking a nap, but they were tired of being together now.

Lucy shook her head happily, "It's better if I don't go, basketball should have to concentrate to play well." ”

Although Zhang Yi is ready to say that it doesn't matter, I want you to go.

But on second thought, Lucy was right, and if Wacker knew that he was going to take his girlfriend with him, he would probably be mad......

When the scheduled meeting time in the afternoon, Zhang Yi and the others followed behind the tall and rugged Wacker, which was particularly eye-catching in the airport.

Their destination was Lyon, and the flight time was three and a half hours, not too far.

As soon as he got off the plane, Zhang Yi found that the temperature here was much lower than that in Los Angeles, and he found that his mother had put a coat in his luggage.

Lyon is the third largest city in France, because there are three French basketball giants in the European football arena here, and it has also become a gathering place for European basketball fans.

With the popularity of European delicate play, more and more top European players are playing in the United States.

The European University Club has also become the second top league in the NCAA at the level of the world.

That's why the NCAA sent the Bruins here to play an exchange game against the University of Lyon basketball team.

And the current trump card of the University of Lyon, the Gallic prince Leon!

In addition to playing at the school, he was also specially approved to participate in the UEFA Basketball Champions League and represent the French national team.

Together with Sweden's Riley, he became a European double star and is a leading figure in European basketball in the new era.

The two can be said to have the opposite style of play, Riley is a brutal manic and lethal impact inside; And Leon has a gorgeous style of play, and is good at difficult change of direction shaking to open up space projection!

The relationship between the two is very poor, and they are constantly in conflict during the game, and some media have called them rivals.

In this game, Zhang Yi learned before the game that his opponent was the technical small forward Leon, so he was also full of expectations.