Chapter 80—Rushing to New York
"I know all of that, I want to ask when the training camp will start, and I can't wait to surprise everyone." Li Yao said with some eagerness, you must know that the 6,000 ball coins in his hand are waiting for this time.
"The camp will be held in a week at Madison Square Garden in the New York Knicks, and there will be nearly 100 players involved, and of course I'm very confident in your draft pick, and I'm really looking forward to the surprises you mentioned." Bill. Duffy is also very much looking forward to Li Yao's performance in the next training camp, after all, this will be the most important capital for himself to face negotiations with all parties in the future.
"Don't worry." Li Yao said firmly.
When the two hung up the phone, Li Yao fell into deep thought, he couldn't understand why Pat. Riley would invite himself to a tryout, but Lee knew that the player they wanted the most was Michael. Beasley, the monster that crisscrosses the NCAA, after all, will be sending away O'Neal the big shark this summer, and Alonzo. Mourning is no longer able to play due to a right knee injury sustained after colliding with Mario West during a December 20, 2007 game against the Eagles. So Li Yao is very curious about why this "god operator" would personally invite him in this situation.
"Forget it, I don't want to, who knows what kind of tricks this old guy is doing, I just need to behave well and myself, as for whether I can fulfill my dreams, everything depends on God's will." Li Yao, who couldn't think of the result after thinking about it for a long time, finally gave up and continued to think, and went upstairs to wake up Margot Robbie to have breakfast together.
In the next few days, Li Yao took Margot Robbie to play around San Francisco, and the two of them lived a chic and comfortable life.
But romantic time always seems so short, and finally the training camp that Li Yao dreamed of starting, originally Margot Robbie didn't plan to go with Li Yao, she didn't want to affect Li Yao at such a critical moment, after all, Li Yao is simply full of yellow thoughts, the two have been together for so long, and they haven't seen Li Yao idle that night.
But in Li Yao and Russell. After Westbrook made a phone call, he learned that Russell's girlfriend Nina would also follow, after all, after the joint practice of the training camp, plus the team's invitation to tryout, it didn't take long for the NBA's annual draft to arrive, and they would definitely have to come as the family members of the participating players at that time, so Margot Robbie stopped refusing Li Yao's kindness and followed Li Yao on the plane to New York.
When Lee and Margot Robbie walked out of JFK International Airport, Bill Lee, who had been waiting for a long time. Duffy took the two back to the hotel they had booked.
The scenery along the way made both Li Yao and Margot Robbie a little jaw-dropping, and it is no wonder that New York is one of the most prosperous cities in the world.
"How? What do you think of New York? "Bill by car. Duffy listened to the whispered discussion between the two and couldn't help but ask.
"Prosperous, I can't think of anything to describe it except for that word." Li Yao smacked his lips and sighed.
Margot Robbie also nodded on the side, seeing the bustling New York, a trace of ambition in her heart gradually rose.
"Oh? It seems that you have a good impression of New York, have you ever thought that you will come here to develop in the future? "Bill. Duffy asked curiously.
"Don't make a fuss, Bill, if Portland is a player's hell, then New York is a player's paradise." Li Yao said thoughtfully.
"Huh? Heaven? "This time Bill. Duffy was completely frightened, and Li Yao actually called New York "a player's paradise"? Hasn't this guy woken up yet?
"Yes, a paradise for players to fall." Li Yao put his hands behind his head and leaned back on the seat and said quietly.
As Li Yao said, New York is a magical place, where there is always no shortage of high-tech and inefficient players, and high salaries are not a paradise for players. But it is also the beginning of the player's depravity, after all, New York is too bustling and will always lead those who are not determined to the abyss.
Since the 90s, this bustling city has never risen, especially in the past decade from 01 to 10, Knicks fans have been hoping for a superstar to save them, and even defected in their home games many times to send the warmest cheers to their favorite visiting stars. All this was guessed to change until Melon Anthony came to New York, but the arrival of Melon did not really change the Knicks, and the Knicks' best result was only the Atlantic championship in the 12-13 seasons, and the most impressive Chinese fan in New York over the years was a Chinese, his name was Jeremy Lin.
The Chinese-American player who was undrafted in the '10 draft set a new career high in points, rebounds and assists in a single regular season game on February 4, 2012, when the Knicks won 99-92 over the New Jersey Nets. From this day on, Jeremy Lin started a sho time that belonged to him.
In his first three, four, and first five starts, Lin scored 89, 109, and 136 points, respectively, the highest since the 1976-1977 NBA and NBA mergers. And Jeremy Lin led the Knicks to four straight wins with 27.3 points, 8.3 assists and 2.0 steals per game in his four starts, and was named the NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week.
This is also what makes the name of "Lin Crazy" famous in the United States. Want to know how popular Jeremy Lin was in the United States at that time? As of April 2012, Jeremy Lin ranked second behind Derrick Rose in the league's jersey sales rankings, which is the most direct reflection of this data. Derek. Who is Rose? The regular season MVP of the 10-11 season is also the youngest regular season MVP in the NBA, and the superstar who led the team to win the first place in the regular season twice in a row in the 10-11 and 11-12 seasons. In this comparison, you can know how hot Lin Crazy was in the United States at that time.
Of course, all this is also inseparable from Jeremy Lin's experience, from a rookie who was undrafted, working hard all the way, until he seized the limited opportunity, took off instantly, and became famous overnight, this is the best realism of the American dream, so Jeremy Lin will set off a whirlwind that belongs to him in the United States.
Li Yao's thinking is a bit off-topic, but even after owning the melon, the Knicks' record is not optimistic, so it seems so unrealistic to want Li Yao to consider this team that has rotted to the bone marrow.
Seeing Li Yao close his eyes and recuperate, Bill. Duffy also knew that Li Yao didn't want to talk about this topic anymore, so he focused on being the exclusive driver.
Shortly after Li Yao and Margot Robbie entered the hotel room, Wei Shao's call came again.
After communicating with Wei Shao, he gave Margot Robbie a helpless look, and Li Yao took Margot Robbie, who wanted to take a break, to go to Wei Shao.
"Lee, you've been having a good time lately." The moment Wei Shao saw Li Yao, he stepped forward and gave Li Yao a hug, and glanced back and forth at Li Yao and Margot Robbie with a **** smile.
"Wei Shao, you don't plan to let me have a treat today, do you?" In the face of Wei Shao's teasing, Li Yao's cheekiness was not ordinarily thick, so he ignored it directly, but ridiculed Wei Shao.
"Well, I'm in for a treat today." Wei Shao was choked by Li Yao's words, and said without thinking.
"Honey, look up where is the most expensive hotel in New York? Today, it is rare to have a treat, and we are sorry for ourselves at all if we don't have a good meal. Li Yao deliberately shouted loudly at Margot Robbie, who was whispering to Nina.
Look at Russell. Westbrook's face darkened in an instant, not only Li Yao and Margot Robbie, but even Wei Shao's girlfriend Nina laughed.
Russell. Westbrook only now understood that this was Li Yao teasing himself, and couldn't help but give Li Yao a punch in the chest to express his embarrassing emotions.
"Lee, what do you think of this training camp?" When the four of them found a restaurant to sit down to eat, Russell. Westbrook was the first to ask.
"What do you think?" Li Yao looked at Wei Shao suspiciously, isn't the training camp just to show his strength to those NBA uniform groups, is there any other routine?
"Lee, in addition to the individual data body side, team duels will definitely be indispensable at that time, so I hope you can form a team with us at that time." Russell. Westbrook looked at Li Yao's somewhat confused expression and hurriedly explained to him.
"We? It seems that Wei Shao, you already have your own small group? "Li Yao passed Russell. After Westbrook's explanation, it became clear that, just like in the NBA2k game career mode, rookies will form various teams to show the NBA's uniform team what they can do, but in reality, this kind of team is found by the players themselves.
"My group is certainly three of us at the moment." Russell. Westbrook shrugged his shoulders and said that he was helpless, it seemed that he was only familiar with Li Yao except for these teammates, so he came to partner with Li Yao today.
"My God, Wei Shao, you don't just know me alone, so you choose mine." Li Yao saw Russell. Westbrook's expression seemed to understand something.
"Where, don't I recognize your strength?" Russell. Westbrook scratched his head in embarrassment.
It's good that he doesn't scratch his head, but scratching his head makes Li Yao determine what he thinks in his heart, and Li Yao is really speechless in the face of such a situation.