After Ding Moan announced that he would only play for the Grizzlies, countless people were shocked. People who didn't understand also began to criticize Ding Mo'an's decision. Especially the Chicago fans who were most hopeful of getting Ding Mo'an before, seeing Ding Mo'an's boiled duck fly away, their words naturally carried cynicism, sarcastically saying that Ding Mo'an did not let the big city of Chicago come and stayed in Memphis.

And the Memphis fans who were moved by the Memphis Sons to fulfill their promise to stay in the face of the temptation of a big city naturally can't sit idly by and watch the Chicagoans satirize Ding Moan. So, before the draft began, the fans of the two teams first had a battle of the century.

Ignoring the gossip outside, Ding Mo'an and David. Falk rushed to FedEx Arena, which he was familiar with, for Grizzlies training camp.

Now that he is determined to stay with the Grizzlies, the training camps of other teams have nothing to do with Ding Moan. At the same time, when Ding Mo'an changed his clothes and walked into the arena to participate in the training camp, the Grizzlies management paid attention to himself.

Almost all the team members were dispatched, and all the team executives stood on the sidelines like little fans and little fans to cheer for Ding Mo'an's every goal and successful defense. Such an "alternative home" atmosphere made other players who came to the training camp look with envy and jealousy in their eyes.

But think about it, Ding Mo'an made such a big sacrifice and deserved to be treated like this. After all, it is difficult for anyone to resist the temptation from the big city and the champion.

Therefore, these players no longer envy Ding Mo'an, but secretly ridicule Ding Mo'an's short-sightedness, stupid people have stupid blessings.

If Ding Mo'an could hear them, he would definitely give them a roll of the eyes. This can only be said that everyone has a different vision and does not see the long term.

When I go to Chicago, I do enjoy the attention of playing in a big city, but what really makes me stand in the league is the team's record and personal data.

Moreover, Ding Mo'an himself does not lack attention at all, and even he is a black hole of natural magnesium lights. In just half a year after coming to Memphis, the city, because of itself, attracted the attention of the whole United States.

The reason why I can attract my attention is nothing more than my performance and strength on the court. Whether it was becoming a big dark horse in the NCAA at the beginning, and later as his strength improved, he gradually became a man who surpassed God, and finally won the championship and established the throne of the first person in the NCAA.

Even some time ago, hundreds of NBA agents, first-line agents, and legendary agents came to Memphis for their chrysalis, not because of their performance on the court!

And Ding Mo'an also clearly understands that his identity is an athlete, not one of those stars who need to find the spotlight in the big city.

As long as you still maintain your excellence on the field, what about the attention, and what if the Memphis ball market is not as good as Chicago? As long as the Grizzlies play an excellent record under their leadership next season, can those reporters ignore it?

So David. Falke also knew this reason, so he agreed to Ding Mo'an's choice. Otherwise, even if he can't interfere with Ding Mo'an's decision, he will vote against it, because it is not in his interests.

And as the largest city in Tennessee, the city of Memphis is not small. The reason why it is called a small city is entirely because Memphis's ball market is too small. If no matter which sports team in your hometown is a fish belly, will you support it?

Of course not!

But this completely changed when Ding Moan led the Tigers to win the championship and announced that he would only play for the Grizzlies!

Hundreds of thousands of Memphis fans are crowding the Grizzlies season ticket sales with thousands of troops at the moment, competing for those season tickets that are less than 10,000. Such a grand occasion shocked the staff at the season ticket sales gate.

Hundreds of thousands of people buy season tickets, which can only be seen in Los Angeles or New York, right? Anyway, the staff swear that such a scene has never been seen in Memphis before.

And there is no need to guess the reason, which player in the Grizzlies team can get the attention and support of hundreds of thousands, or even all Memphis people, then only a quasi-Grizzlies player, Ding Mo'an can have such a great appeal, so that hundreds of thousands of Memphis fans are willing to pay for him to buy expensive season tickets sold by the Grizzlies in the past season at most a few hundred copies.

At the same time, after the Grizzlies training camp ended, Ding Moan did not stop his training, and until the day before the draft, he was still sweating in the training gym.

However, when a phone rang, Ding Mo'an did not have the calm he used to have: "Hey! Moan, your mother and I are at the Memphis airport, you tell me where you are, and your mother and I will take a taxi to find you. ”

Hearing the familiar voice on the phone, Ding Mo'an smiled, his parents finally came. In the NCAA finals more than a month ago, his parents' visas had not yet been processed, which made Ding Mo feel a little regretful that his family was not around when he won the championship.

But the draft meeting the day after tomorrow, at an important moment in his life, the arrival of his parents made Ding Mo's last regret in peace of mind to be made up.

Ding Mo'an naturally couldn't let his parents take a taxi by himself, after all, his parents didn't know much English, and communication was a problem: "Parents, you don't understand the language, I'll pick you up, I'll go over immediately!" ”

Uncle Zhang, who was guiding Ding Mo'an's training on the side, looked at Ding Mo'an's anxious appearance and told Ding Mo'an to them before that his parents were coming to Memphis, and immediately knew that Ding Mo'an's parents were coming.

So he immediately called and reported to the big leader Aunt Zhang. Suddenly, as the head of the family, Aunt Zhang showed her organizational talents, and asked Ding Mo'an and Uncle Zhang to pick up people at the airport quickly, while asking where Ding Mo'an's parents lived.

"Aunt Zhang, my parents will go to the hotel, and when the day after tomorrow comes to the draft, we will go to New York together."

Originally, because his parents were coming, Ding Mo'an, who nagged Uncle Zhang's family to not go, naturally couldn't let his parents live in Uncle Zhang's house, so that Uncle Zhang's family would be troublesome.

But Aunt Zhang rejected Ding Mo'an's proposal to let his parents stay in a hotel without saying a word: "Xiao An's parents are here, how can they stay in a hotel." There are so many empty rooms in the house, what are you wasting that unjust money for? ”

In this regard, Ding Mo'an had no choice but to accept Uncle Zhang's kindness to him with a wry smile. This kindness, after he enters the NBA, Ding Mo'an will definitely repay it.

When he saw his parents at the airport, who had been separated for several months, Ding Mo's softness in peace of mind was touched. Regardless of the reluctance written on his face, he gave Ding's father a bear hug, and then gave Ding's mother a big hug on the side.

PS: Thanks to MiKi for the tip. Now for a guessing game. Guess what pick Ding Mo'an is, of course, the Grizzlies' fifth pick is excluded, but this pick is about a super legend.