Chapter 210: Professors and Vacation Plans
Speaking of Grayson Boucher, there may be many people who are not familiar with this name, but when it comes to his nickname, people who like basketball must know more or less, he is the famous 'professor'. Born on June 10, 1984 in Salem, USA, he is the only white man on the tour and the shortest player. Grayson Boucher was a legendary American streetball player with excellent dribbling skills, and was praised by the commentators of streetball games as "able to teach opponents on the field", earning him the title of "Professor".
It is said that when he was 17 years old, he bought the first video of And1 Mix Tape from eBay and has been training hard in his basement stadium ever since. At the Portland and 1 Mix Tape Tour in Portland in July 2003, Boucher was a stunner at the Portland Memorial Coliseum.
He threw in a buzzer-beating three-pointer at Jackson, Mississippi and at Madison Square Garden, New York, the temple of basketball, for which he was named "The Next Streetball Legend" by AND 1 Mix Tape performers, and undoubtedly signed AND 1 to become the first white player in history.
and 1 Mix Tape Tour host Duke Tango gave Boucher the nickname "The Professor," praising him as "a white scientist who can be everyone's teacher," a "professor" who is now more popular than many NBA stars, and starred in the best-selling sports inspirational film "Basketball Doesn't Lie," which can be described as the "8 Miles" of basketball.
In the Battle of Rock Park on the AND 1 Mixtape Tour, Boucher's performance completely won over the streetball figure Duke Tango, and since then, Tango has been saying that Boucher is a "professor" on the court, teaching people what basketball is. Boucher's nickname "Professor" was gone. After ESPN's "Street Ball: The and 1 Mix Tape Tour" tour, "The Professor" won an AND1 contract for his outstanding street ball ability.
The previous summer, he was still planning to survive the long summer of petty theft and selling his possessions, but And1 found out about him and thought he would be the next legend on the street basketball court, so he invited him to the And1 National Tour and paid him a certain amount. That's how he exploded at the second leg of the 2003 Tour, Portland, and And1 unearthed him.
He played his first professional streetball game in Phoenix. His competitive career at ESPN's "Streetball: and 1 Mixtape Tour" began, and he spent the entire summer training, competing, and competing for positions on the team. He finally seized the opportunity through hard work. At Madison Square Garden, he saved the game with a last-minute strike to give the team the victory, and he also earned a spot on the next AND 1 mixtape tour, which was only one spot.
There is a saying circulating in basketball forums: If you remember the streetball brand and1, then you don't know "Professor". "Professor" Grayson Boucher is only 1.7 meters tall, but he has a gorgeous style of play, and as a white player, he has made a name for himself on the black-dominated street court. In addition to being the first white player to sign in ADN1 history, it is also because of his unique streetball style. Skilled in the fundamentals of ball control and self-created in a variety of fancy street ball moves, Grayson Boucher is like a scientist who teaches people what street basketball is, so he is called "The Professor".
With such a series of experiences and titles, he is simply the idol of all people who are not outstanding in height, but love basketball, which is why Ye Xuan was so excited after drawing this talent. However, excitement is excitement, Ye Xuan is not so excited as to get up in the middle of the night to train.
Suppressing his excitement, Ye Xuan gradually fell asleep. Early the next morning, Ye Xuan began to think about the offseason plan, which of course was inseparable from Shen Wei's advice, because Ye Xuan's vacation could not be completely his own, but he had to advertise the various products he endorsed, do publicity and the like. One of the most important trips for Ye Xuan is that Nike will give Ye Xuan a trip to China.
The plan is to start on August 20 and run until August 26, a week-long trip to China, which will not only allow Ye Xuan to have two exhibition games in Beijing and Shanghai to play, but also arrange a fan meeting in Chengdu.
However, before this, Ye Xuan still has a lot of things to do, first of all, the most critical thing for Ye Xuan, that is, the Pacers senior management has found Shen Wei and hopes to renew the contract with Ye Xuan, so Ye Xuan now needs to start thinking about where he will go in the future, but the specific situation still depends on the price code given by the guys in the uniform group.
In addition, Ye Xuan also needed to practice the series of talents he had newly drawn, so that he could become more familiar with these talents. Therefore, Ye Xuan still needs to stay in Indiana for a while. But today, Ye Xuan didn't want to think about any messy things, and after getting up and eating something, Ye Xuan took Shen Wei shopping.
Driving the Land Rover used for home shopping, the two went directly to the Keystone Fashion Mall near Route 86 East in Indianapolis, which should be regarded as the largest shopping center in Indiana, after all, it is not like a metropolis like Los Angeles or New York, so shopping places are relatively scarce.
After coming to the mall, although Ye Xuan was dressed as a cap and sunglasses, and he still had an Asian face, he was still recognized by the enthusiastic fans, but fortunately, the fans in the United States were still very sensible, and left after asking Ye Xuan for a group photo or autograph, without surrounding Ye Xuan in the middle. However, Ye Xuan was still trapped by the crowd for nearly half an hour.
After Ye Xuan sent away all the fans around him, Shen Wei had already walked back with two bags of clothes. Ye Xuan scratched his head, and then said, "Hahaha, there's no way, brother is too hot, are you done buying it now?" Then let's go home. ”
It's a pity that Ye Xuan still underestimates a woman's shopping ability too much. "Who told me to buy it, this is just the beginning, you give me a good bag." After speaking, he directly stuffed two bags of clothes into Ye Xuan's hands, and then turned around and continued to shop. Ye Xuan was also the first time to really go shopping with a woman, so he was relatively relaxed at the beginning. Until 3 hours later... Shen Wei was still in high spirits and pulled Ye Xuan around the store, and only then did Ye Xuan feel the fear of being dominated by a woman grabbing and shopping.