Chapter 1 The draft of the American professional basketball team
Robert, male, Asian, native of Huai'an, Jiangsu Province (Premier Zhou's hometown), his grandfather Luo Yuanchao went to the United States to pan for gold, and finally settled in the United States, and now lives in Hinton, Texas, Robert now attends Yale University in the Ivy League in the northeastern United States. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
The Ivy League term originates from the '50s. As early as the late 19th century, these schools had social and athletic competitions, and the idea of the league was conceived in 1956, when the schools established the rules of athletic competition, and then established the rules of the Ivy League schools, elected the presidents, athletic directors, and some administrative directors of the league, and met regularly to discuss common admission, financial, aid, and administrative issues among the schools. In the early days, there were only four Ivy League colleges: Harvard, Yale, Columbia, and Princeton. The Roman numeral of 4 is "IV", and with a word ending Y, it becomes "IVY", which means Ivy League in English, so it is also called the Ivy League, and later the association of these 4 universities expanded to 8, becoming the prestigious Ivy League school today.
Yale University was founded in 1701 as a private university. It is on a par with Harvard University and Princeton University, and has been competing for the top three positions in American universities and graduate schools for many years. The school's faculty lineup, curriculum and teaching facilities are top-notch. Beautiful Gothic and Georgian architecture is complemented by modern architecture, which makes the whole campus very classical and beautiful. In autumn, the campus is covered with golden and dark red leaves, and the sun shines on the quaint buildings made of tawny boulders. Robert studied psychology at such a historic university and was a member of the Yale basketball team.
"Jack, I've decided to sign up for the NBA draft this year." Robert looked at Jack, who was slightly green on the side. Muntari said. Jack looked up at the senior who had been working hard in the team for four years, and he still remembered the sweaty face he saw when he first entered the team, and also witnessed his gorgeous turn from a substitute to a starter. "Luo, are you sure? You know, while you're our starting quartile at Yale, you also know that we're not in March Madness again this year, and that the pundits are looking down on your basketball career. Just as Jack was about to speak, Justin was practicing his shot on the sidelines. Hills, said after hearing Robert. "Who knows what will happen in the future? I mean, if you don't have a dream, what's the difference between you and salted fish? If I don't work hard myself, how do I know I can't stand in the NBA? Robert said slowly, staring at the hole in the hole and still shaking. Although Jack and Justin didn't hear the words too loud, they also felt an extremely strong conviction, and the two looked at each other, nodded to each other and said together, "Good luck!" "But I think first you have to go and test your physical stats again, otherwise I wouldn't think you have any hope of being invited to a tryout by a major NBA club." Jack paused. "Ha, if you don't say that I forgot, I'll go to Coach Jones tomorrow to help me do another physical test, thank you for reminding my brother, I'll call Coach Jones first." Robert stood up, patted his clothes, walked in the direction of the locker room, waved his hand and continued, "I'll go first, practice hard, the future is yours." "Please, this guy." Justin and Jack shook their heads helplessly as they looked at the distant backs.
"Hi dear Mr. Jones, how was the holiday?" With a smile on his lips, Robert dialed Coach Jones's phone. "Don't you know what about me? Say, what's the matter? Jones said with a smile and a pretended seriousness. For this disciple, Jones has an indescribable liking, although the talent is not high, but he is really diligent. Hardworking people are more likely to gain the favor of others, and it is clear that Robert is such a person.
"That's right, I want to go to the NBA draft, but the physical data is still new to the team, and I want to retest." Robert put away his smile and said seriously.
"Are you ready?" Jones said eagerly and quickly.
"Yes, I'm going to chase the bigger stage in my heart!"
"OK, I'll be waiting for you at the arena at ten o'clock tomorrow morning."
"Okay, thankyou, coach! I wish you a good night! ”
"Good night, my child!"
At ten o'clock the next morning, in front of the door of the stadium, Jones, who was wearing sportswear, saw Robert trotting all the way, with delicate short hair, a slight stubble on his chin, a little handsome face with slight sweat, and a calm expression, looking particularly mature.
Seeing Coach Jones, Robert quickly ran over and hugged him and said, "Morning, Coach!" ”
Jones patted Robert on the buttocks and smiled, "It's early? Horry has been waiting for us for a long time. ”
"Then let's go in, we can't make Horry wait any longer, otherwise Horry will definitely talk about me for a long time." Robert urged Coach Jones.
After warm-up and some testing, Robert's physical test has more intuitive data.
Height (bare feet): 198cm, shoes: 200.5cm
Weight 85kg, arm span: 210cm, hand length: 23cm, bench press: 84kg twice.
3/4 sprint: 3.75 seconds, bounce: 85 on the spot, 100 run-up.
When the data was put in front of Robert and Jones, Jones was slightly surprised, although it is not the top, but it is also a lot better than the average player, at least he has the potential to become a star.
After Robert finished his studies and successfully got his degree, and then communicated with his parents and family, Robert officially submitted a draft application to the American Professional Basketball League. However, Robert, who has no agent and missed the training camp, is rarely interested.
As time passed, it was the annual American Basketball Draft again, and the managers of the major clubs were busy again. Although the picks have been determined as early as May 21, the major managers have to be busy trading for the players they like. Although there is no frequent outbreak of news, one can feel that there is an undercurrent surging under the calm surface.
On June 26, 2014, the NBA Draft was held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. A total of 20 players entered the Little Green House this year: Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker, Joel Embiid, Dante Exum, Noah Vonleh, Aaron Gordon, Julius Randle, Marcus Smart, Doug McDermott, Dario Sharich, Gary Harris, Elfried Payton, Nick Stauskas, James Young, Zach LaVine, Youssef Nurkic, Adrien Payne, TJ Warren, Taylor Ennis, Rodney Hood, Shabazz-Napier.
Robert sat in his rented house and watched the NBA's draft broadcast on the air. The camera turned to the players in the small green room from time to time, and Robert's usually breezy face showed a look of envy from time to time.
Tall, thin, always with a warm smile on his face, NBA commissioner Adam. Xiao Hua walked to the middle of the stage and spoke some speeches that had already been badly said by Stern.
"In the 2014-2015 NBA Draft, the first pick in the first round was the Cleveland Cavaliers." Xiao Hua helped the microphone, took the draft card handed over by the staff, paused and continued: "The Cavaliers have chosen a talented swingman from the University of Kansas. Wiggins. Plays as a shooting guard/small forward. ”
Wiggins averaged 17.1 points and 5.9 rebounds per game at the University of Kansas, setting a scoring record for a first-year player at the University of Kansas. He was also named the Associated Press Big 12 Rookie of the Year and was named to the First Team of the Big 12.
"The second pick was the Milwaukee Bucks, who chose Jabari from Duke University. Parker, small forward. After Wiggins' speech, Shaw returned to the stage and continued.
The third pick was the Philadelphia 76ers, who chose Joel, a talented center from Sachs University. Embiid. ”
"The fourth pick was the Orlando Magic, who chose Aaron from the University of Arizona. Gordon, power forward. ”
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"The sixtieth pick was the San Antonio Spurs, who chose Corey from Baylor University. Jefferson, power forward. ”
Robert looked at the broadcast draft and was stunned, could it be that the dream of American professional basketball was about to be shattered before it started?