Chapter 8: Cousins and Whiteside
Tyrek put down the phone, still quite excited, as long as Petri speaks, the team's staffing will definitely be thriving in the future!
The week went by quickly, and the 2010 draft was held on June 24 as scheduled. The champion was given the title by John of the University of Kentucky. Wall won the Evan, who was considered to be technically well-rounded and excellent in combat power. It was no surprise that Turner was picked by the 76ers at the top of the list. Favors became Tanhua, Wesley. Johnson was drafted by the Timberwolves at No. 4. In the end, among the remaining hot rookies, the Kings took DeMarcus with the fifth pick. Cousins, third pick in the second round to win Hassan. Whiteside.
That morning, a sharp knock on the door woke Terek, who was still asleep. Tyrek rubbed his sleepy eyes and opened the door to see that it was Ain. Tem.
"Tyrek, why did you get up? Today is the day of the rookie press conference, didn't you say you were going to meet this year's rookie?! ”
"Ah, it's today!" Tyrek was so excited that he suddenly fell asleep.
"I thought you knew, so I didn't inform you, wasn't that the media conference you attended at this time last year?" Tem asked.
"Uh...... Haha, forget it, forget it...... You wait for me for three minutes, and I'll rinse my mouth and change my clothes! With that, Terrick ran in, leaving Tem shaking his head helplessly at the door.
Soon Tyrek came out in a tracksuit, and Tem was unhappy when he saw it, "Tyreck, you may have to attend the media conference later, it's better to change into a suit......"
"What!? I'm also going to a media conference?? I'm going to meet Cousins and Whiteside! Tyrek was a little surprised by Tem's sudden request.
"Heck, you were last year's rookie of the year, and attending the rookie press conference this time highlights your interest in the team's situation and can increase the media's goodwill for you, so why not?"
"Alright, alright, you have a point, I'll just put it on, and let's go......" Tyrek closed the door and pushed Tem into the car.
Soon the two arrived at the scene of the media meeting in the Sleep Train Arena.
At this time, the arena was already crowded, and the stage was full of background boards with the Kings logo, indicating that this was the home court of the Kings. Cousins and second-round No. 3 pick Hassan Whiteside, sitting next to the two were Kings general manager Jeff Whiteside, who had a shiny mid-range hair. Petri with gray-haired, handsome head coach Paul. Westphal.
"These are the new additions to our team this year, two great big men, DeMarcus and Hassan, and I believe they will be a big part of the team and contribute to the team!" Petri was introducing the two rookies on stage, and suddenly he saw Tyrek standing at the door and looking in, a smile on the corner of his mouth, and then said to the reporters: "Today, our team's man of the year last season, the best rookie Tyrek. Evans is here and has a few words to say to everyone in this room and his new teammates, let's welcome him! ”
With Petri's gaze, everyone looked at Tyrek, and then bursts of applause broke out, and before Terrick could react to the applause, he was pushed onto the stage by Tem beside him.
"Come, sit here!" Petri gave up his seat to Terek, and asked the staff to add a chair to sit next to Tyreck.
Terry pulled his clothes and sat down, looking at Petri smiling at him on one side, and at Cousins, Whiteside, and head coach Paul on the other. Westphal also looked at him in a daze.
Cousins now had a mustache on his chin and a round head, and his body was wider than Terrick remembered when he was 17 years old, and he looked like he should have weighed more. Whiteside, on the other hand, was immature, thin, with a shaved head, and stared at Terrick with his big eyes.
Petri reached under the table and pushed Terek under the table, and gave Tyrek a look, Tyrek looked at the reporters staring at him, cleared his throat, took the microphone to his hand, and said, "It's great that the team has two new teammates, DeMarcus and Hassan!" I've only been playing in the team for a year, and I'm half a rookie, so I hope to work hard with them and play well in the new season! ”
"Mr. Evans, according to Mr. Petri, you used to be very optimistic about DeMarcus next to you. Cousins? A reporter in the audience asked.
Tyrek turned his head to look at Petri, Petri smiled at him and shrugged his shoulders and nodded, Tyrek had to reply: "That's right, DeMarcus is a player I am very optimistic about, with excellent height and strength, all-round skills, he is an extremely good big man, I am lucky that we can still pick him in the fifth pick, in my heart DeMarcus should be the top of this rookie!" ”
"Hmm!" Hearing Tyrek say this, the audience was in an uproar, and even Petri stared at him in surprise. Wall, I think this kid is full of encouraging words!
"And...... I'm even more glad that the team was able to pick Hassan with the third pick in the second round! I think Hassan has the quality of the top 10 in this rookie! Hassan wants to be tall and tall, and he will definitely be a strong center in the league in the future! Tyrek continued to speak in astonishment, despite the exclamations of the reporters in the audience.
The audience fell silent, and then all kinds of noisy discussions erupted.
"Guys, I'm very happy with the results of the draft, and I believe the Kings can get one step closer to the league and become a big force in the league in the new season!" Tyrek spoke aloud again in the midst of the reporters' discussions, and his own blood was boiling!
"Okay, okay, Terek said it well, thank you for being here today, but today's protagonists are two newcomers, let's continue today's meeting." Petri took the microphone and said, then whispered to Tyrek, "Tyrek, you go outside first, and now let the reporter focus on the two newcomers." ”
The meeting continued, Tyrek was pulled aside by Tem in the corridor, Tem said angrily: "Tyrek, you're blowing your teammates a little too much, you have to encourage newcomers to say it in private, be a little more restrained in front of the media, there are not only local media in Sacramento, but also media across the country, all the media will not say good things to you, this is all the talk of the media, in case they don't play well, you will also be laughed at!" ”
"It's okay, Ain, I've always been justified in what I say, and even if I exaggerate it, it's my appreciation for the newcomers, even if they don't play, as long as I play well." Tyrek said with a blank expression.
Tyrek patted Teem, who was stunned in place, and urged: "Let's go first, it seems that the meeting is still early, today's protagonists are DeMarcus and Hassan, let's not join in the fun, I want to say everything to them, wait for the next meeting......"