Chapter 1: Losing the draft

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"The 30th pick in the first round in 2017, the Utah Jazz selected Josh Hart of Villanova University。。。。。"

The TV was cheered by a crowd of people.

Sitting in front of the TV was a black-haired, yellow-skinned young man in his early twenties, with the standard Asian handsome looks.

His name is Li Ming, a super basketball newcomer born in the United States and raised in the land of China, and his excellent basketball talent attracted an admission letter from the University of Michigan, a famous university in the United States.

This is a well-known basketball school, the most famous Michigan Five Tigers, can be called the most powerful uncrowned combination in NCAA history, which is the pride of this university, and the rest of the well-known stars such as Glen Rice are also from Michigan, which can be called one of the NCAA's star-making machines.

The admission letter sent by such a powerful basketball school is an affirmation of Li Ming's strength, but the competition here is even more fierce, and Li Ming has never been a starter in three years of college, which is a very frustrating thing for him who has grown up in praise since he was a child.

This summer, just in time for the NBA's draft year, a slew of talented young talent has dazzled scouts on teams. Fultz, Ball, and Tatum are better than the other.

Li Ming originally planned to study in college for another year and then participate in the draft, but his agent Bruce told him to take advantage of the fact that there was still one year in college, and under the guise of leaving a little potential to be tapped, he would participate in the draft as soon as possible, otherwise he would only lose the draft by waiting until next year.

It's a hard fight.

Li Ming agreed, and he couldn't disagree, what Bruce said was the truth, the NCAA has been four years, and the more you fight, the more worthless it becomes.

It's the capital to be young.

Sitting in front of the TV, I listened to the new N.B.A. commissioner, Shaw, read out the names of one superstar after another that had been mentioned again and again this summer.

Fultz... Champion show! No problem!

Bauer..... Example! No problem!

Tatum... Flowers! No problem!

After saying more than a dozen in a row, Li Ming didn't feel that there was anything wrong, these priorities were not something he could ask for. After all, he is 1.96 meters tall, he can't run fast, can't jump high, doesn't react quickly, except for a mid-range shot that is not bad, it can be said that he has no merit.

At the end of the first round of thirty picks, Li Ming was not named as a matter of course, and he was not lost at all, which is why he watched this draft in front of the TV today.

Knowing that he can't be chosen, he won't go to the scene to join in the fun, and feeling the atmosphere will only be more lonely.

From the second round onwards, though, he slowly got a little nervous, because he felt like his name could be mentioned in every pick from now on.

"With the 31st pick in the second round, the Charlotte Hornets selected Frank Jackson from Duke University。。。。。"

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"With the 40th pick in the second round, the New Orleans Pelicans selected Dwyanne Bacon from Florida State University...

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"With the 51st pick in the second round, the Denver Nuggets selected Monte Morris from Iowa State University...

But one after another the names were mentioned, and the remaining priorities became fewer and fewer, Li Ming's expression was a little ugly, and the things he least wanted to happen in his heart were gradually becoming a reality.

"The sixtieth pick in the second round, the Atlanta Hawks selected Alpha Kaba from France。。。。。"

Finally, the last priority was announced, and Li Ming was defeated.

Everyone only has one chance to participate in the draft in their lifetime, and this defeat means that Li Ming will never have a chance to enter the NBA through the draft.

"Sure enough!" Li Ming muttered in his mouth, from childhood to adulthood, everyone persuaded him that basketball is not a game for yellow people, this is not destined to be a broad road, but he does not believe in evil, he thinks that since Huaxia can produce a two-time All-Star ticket king Yao Ming, and can produce two championship team members Sun Yue and Battle, then what is impossible to produce a phenomenal yellow superstar? !

So he kept trying. Not strong enough, he binge-eats protein and frantically struts with the big iron pieces in the training room; If he is not allowed to shoot, he takes the initiative to practice shooting every day to enhance muscle memory;

Finally he made the rotation in Michigan, and he thought he was close to his dream.

But now it seems that his efforts are obviously not enough, at least in the eyes of the group of general managers, it is garbage, and it is garbage that is not worth wasting even a second-round draft.

"Ming, I've already put you in touch with a spot on the Spurs Summer League team, you can try again! I've heard that there are a few teams that are interested in you, but they just give you up for some unspeakable reasons, and if you do well in this summer league, you might even get a contract! ”

Before the frustration on his face could dissipate, Li Ming received a message from his agent, which made Li Ming's face extremely bad all of a sudden.

What is the reason why it is difficult to explain? Li Ming looked at his black hair and yellow skin in the mirror, and knew in his heart that this might be the reason why it was difficult to say!

Basketball has never been what Asians are good at, even if it is Huaxia, the basketball power in Asia, it is the mobile Great Wall led by Yao Ming that shocks the world, and the performance of guards in the NBA has always been unsatisfactory.

"It's too much to give me up like this!"

Li Ming stood up, his hands clenched into fists, this moment was the moment when he felt the most angry, even more angry than he had just learned that he had lost the election, and the anger in his eyes seemed to burn the mirror in front of him.

"Ding! The honor system is being bound。。。。。。。。 ”

What, what sounds? Li Ming suddenly heard an emotionless metal system sound, which frightened him to look around, only to find that there was no one around.

"Ding! Binding successful! ”

It was then that he realized that the voice was coming from his head.

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for achieving the honor of losing the NBA Draft! ”

Nima! Li Ming tugged at the corners of his mouth, his face was speechless, can it be called honor if he loses? ! I'm honored, I'm honored with your grandma's legs!

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for acquiring the skill of Bruce Bowen, who lost the draft in NBA1996 - Super Defense! ”

"Bruce Bowen?" Li Ming muttered the name in the mouth of the system, as a veteran who has played in the NCAA for three years, he naturally knows everything about the predecessors of the NBA, this Bruce Bowen is a famous member of the Spurs, as a draft pick, he can finally get several championship rings, and even get the honor of retiring jerseys, which is definitely a model of counterattack. A suffocating defense is definitely a nightmare for countless players, and being selected to the NBA All-Defensive Team five times in a row is enough to show that he is good at defense, and even Kobe, the NBA's No. 1 man at the time, is full of praise for his defense.

"You mean, I now have the defensive ability of Bruce Bowen? So bite? Li Ming looked at his hands, a little incredulous, he didn't feel any changes!

"Hey, you answer me! Hey, hey, hey! But he waited for a long time, and the system didn't respond a word, which made his face a little unbearable, and he looked embarrassed, "Wow! System, you're so cold! Tell me about it! What kind of system are you? Don't fool me! Hey, hey, hey! Can you say a word?! ”

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"Good! I lost! Don't ask! Li Ming felt that his throat was a little dry, waved his hand, and admitted defeat.

"Ding! The honor system binds to the host and will accompany the host throughout their career, and when the host achieves an honor in their career, they can obtain an exclusive skill for the honor and a retired star。。。。。。 Given that the host is mentally problematic。。。。。。 So give an example。。。。。 ”

"Ni! Horse! Compare! Li Ming scolded with a calm face, no one made him happy today.

"When a host is selected by a team, the team will achieve the player selected by the team, and you will get a skill of a random retired player from that team, for example, when the host is selected by the Spurs, you can get a skill that is with a player who has played for the Spurs; Another example is that if the host wins the scoring title of the season with the Spurs, you can get the skills of a random player who has won the scoring title with the Spurs。。。。。。 With this explanation, the host no longer understands。。。。。。 There is no way for the system to do it! ”

"I 。。。。。" Li Ming wanted to crush this system directly and throw it into the trash, go to his horse's basketball dream, live so big, and be ridiculed by a broken system, this can't be bearable!

"Buzz!"

Li Ming's mobile phone rang again, it was an unfamiliar number, and when he picked it up, it was a strange man's voice: "You are Ming?" Bruce has already told me, I'm Tom of the Spurs, tomorrow at eight o'clock in the morning, the stadium will gather for training, the address has been sent to your email, don't be late! ”

"Dididi!"

Before Li Ming could reply, Tom had already hung up the phone.

"Hey! This one by one! Li Ming wanted to drop his mobile phone, but he was reluctant, so he took a plastic tooth cup and threw it on the ground, "Don't take you to bully people like this!" ”

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