Deng Hongfei and John Nyon meet at a café in New York.

Before that, he had already made contact with his parents and clarified his situation at the moment.

Deng Zhilong and Chen Linna were a little relieved.

"Chris, listen to me, it's only day one, but I've already received training camp contracts from more than one team."

"You see, Lakers, Clippers, Warriors, Celtics, ......"

John Nyon happily put his phone in front of Deng Hongfei's eyes.

The latter was silent after reading it, and there was no special expression on his face.

John Nynon was a little curious, "What do you think?" Deng. ”

"I wonder why I didn't make the cut?" Deng Hongfei asked in a low voice.

John Nynon was slightly stunned, and then shrugged his shoulders, "To be honest, I don't know the specific reason, but I think it should be most directly related to your serious injury." ”

"Actually, there is nothing to be frustrated about, even four-time DPOY (Defensive Player of the Year) winner Ben Wallace was once questioned because of his height and his background in the NCAA Division II and finally lost, but his performance is still worthy of greatness."

"And Jeremy Lin......"

Deng Hongfei interrupted him when he heard this outstretched hand, "Okay, John, do you have any good advice on choosing a team?" ”

On the mentality problem, he never needs someone to guide him.

"Yes."

John Nynon bowed, "I'll start with the Los Angeles Lakers, they are now in a rebuilding period, as we all know, the star Kobe Bryant suffered an unprecedented Achilles tendon rupture at the end of last season, and after paying, he will definitely not be as brave as he used to be, and the luxury F4 is also falling apart, so now the Lakers are at the juncture of rebuilding, and if you join them, there is no doubt that you can get more opportunities." ”

Hearing this, Deng Hongfei suddenly shook his head slowly, "John, I won't consider the Lakers, they didn't choose me, which means that they are not optimistic about me, under such conditions, if I join them with a shy face, I may not get too good a chance, let's talk about the Celtics." ”

"Okay."

John Nyon was stunned, and somewhat understood the kind of mustard in Deng Hongfei's heart, so he didn't say anything, "Celtic, this time they only have a 16th pick in the first round, and they have a lot of choices for this position, and Angie and Zalen, two shrewd businessmen, will definitely not use them to pick you, but they have shown interest in you before that." ”

"It's about the same with the Celtics relative to the Los Angeles Lakers."

"The aging Big Three have collapsed, and now there is no leader in the team, only Rajon Rondo remains, and he is a traditional pure playmaking point guard, and I believe it will be a good choice if you join the Green Shirts."

"As for the Warriors, I don't need to say it, the upstarts of the league, led by Stephen Curry, have shown signs of soaring, and I believe that in the near future, they are bound to become a formidable super team."

"The coaching staff is also willing to give new players more opportunities, and it may be less difficult to get out of the way, but in such an upstart team, you will be taken away a lot of shine by Curry, who is quite young......"

"I know you're aiming to be a core player, so I'm suggesting it's not the best idea to go to the Warriors at this point."

"Because Curry will at least become the absolute core of the Warriors in the next seven or eight years."

"It's worth mentioning that Seth Curry, Stephen Curry's younger brother, was also undrafted in this year's draft due to injury."

"And then the rest of the Clippers...... I don't think I need to say more, the current Western powerhouse, Paul, Griffin inside and outside the dual core status is unshakable, and at the same time the rotation lineup competition is quite fierce, and the players in the same position as you have old qualifications like Matt Barnes, and there are also JJ Redick, Jamal Crawford and other outstanding outside players. ”

"As a rookie, there's a lot of pressure on you to break through."

"That's all I have to say, I don't think it's hard to choose."

"Yes."

Deng Hongfei bowed his head, and his selection balance has gradually shifted in favor of the Green Shirts, the Boston Celtics.

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Meanwhile.

Somewhere in San Antonio, Popovich is burying his head and making some plans for next season.

Suddenly, his phone rang.

Hear the ear, "Hey, hello. ”

"Hi, Dear Mr. Greg." A slightly muffled male voice rang on the other end of the line.

Popovich frowned suspiciously, and then smiled, "Hi, Bolton, my dear child, is that you?" ”

"It's me, Teacher."

"What's the matter with me?"

"Teacher, I would like to solemnly recommend a player to you."

"Who?"

"I won't say it yet, in a moment, I will send the video of his game to your inbox, and I am sure you will enjoy it after watching it."

"Okay."

Popovich listened to the other party's mysterious tone, and a trace of interest also rose.

His protégé is also from the Spurs, who previously worked as a tactical analyst next to him before returning to his hometown team Los Angeles Lakers after last season to become a scout.

Despite his youth, the latter has always had a good eye, and Popovich knows this well.

So I opened the mailbox with great interest, and an unread email was already lying in the mailbox.

Click on it, and it's four or five videos.

Playing and watching in turn, Popovich quickly immersed himself in it.

The video is all about a yellow-skinned, black-eyed Asian player running across the pitch.

On the offensive end, like a sharp sword, it is unstoppable.

On the defensive end, he is like a ruthless wolf, chasing and biting the opponent.

"Not bad, not bad!"

Popovich's eyes became brighter and brighter, and he immediately called Bolton back, "Where did such a good player come from, tell me quickly!" ”

"Mr. Greg, do you really know nothing about this?"

Burton on the other side of the phone was a little surprised, but also a little expected.

Popovich shrugged, "This draft is mainly done by Raidon, and I don't care too much. ”

"I see, to tell you the truth, he is a rookie who was not drafted this year, and the Lakers had the idea of choosing him before, but Jim rejected him, and now as far as I know, many teams have sent him training camp contract invitations, if you have an idea, you have to hurry." "Haha, little Boton, you're informing." Popovich threw his head back and laughed.

Burton disagreed, "Mr. Greg, let's be honest, I once watched this player perform at the Nike summit, and at that time Mansdal told me that he would lose the selection, and I didn't believe it, and the result disappointed me, Mansdal was right." ”

"I just think that such a good player should not be swallowed up by the pride and prejudice of a beast."

"And in this matter, the Spurs have not shown due interest from beginning to end, which is completely inconsistent with your style and vision, so I guess you probably don't know about it, so I specially called you to let you know, it's not a whistleblower, Raidon should know."

"Raidon?" Popovich raised his eyebrows, then bowed his head, "Okay, little Bolton, I see, thank you for calling." ”