Chapter Eighty-Seven: Draft or Stay

"Leaf! Leaf! Hurry up and get up! Pack up your things and go to the restaurant on the first floor to gather, and we'll go back after breakfast! ”

Half-asleep and half-awake, Ye Feng raised a middle finger at the place where the sound came from. After winning the championship last night, everyone www.biquge.info had too much fun, although they didn't spray champagne like the NBA Finals, and even drenched their teammates and coaches into soup, but everyone was a teenager with strong blood, and after returning to the hotel, they called their friends and friends to make a mess, and celebrated until more than two o'clock in the morning before they went back to their rooms to sleep. However, the excitement of winning the championship was not something that could be suppressed for a while, and at least half of the team couldn't sleep within half an hour, which caused Ye Feng to sleep very rarely.

As a result, he encountered the "magic sound piercing the brain" early in the morning, and Ye Feng, who didn't have much to get up, also gave the "perpetrator" the middle finger in a daze. Loew, who was in the same room, was not much better, only getting up a few minutes earlier than Ye Feng, but the whole person was still in a state of not waking up at all. It wasn't Westbrook who was in charge of waking everyone up, this guy was more excited than anyone else last night, and Holland didn't believe he could get up on time in the morning to wake up his teammates, so the task was given to assistant coach Black. Ye Feng rubbed his eyes and saw that there was a helpless assistant coach standing in front of the bed, so he couldn't help but smile embarrassedly, and quickly got up to wash.

Blake was in a pretty good mood, so he didn't see Ye Feng's half-asleep middle finger, and after a few words, he left to wake up the other players. Seeing that Loew was still occupying the bathroom, Ye Feng got dressed slowly and methodically, and meticulously packed up all his things. Seeing the MOP trophy resting on the bedside table, Ye Feng grinned and put it away as well.

Due to his outstanding performance in the semifinals and finals, Ye Feng successfully became the most outstanding player in the NCAA Final Four this season, and his teammates did not have any jealousy, but they all shouted for Ye Feng to invite him to dinner at the first time. Such a good atmosphere is due to Ye Feng's strong strength and gentle attitude, if he is replaced by a stinky fart guy who usually has his eyes above the top, it is estimated that his teammates will still have a lot of complaints about this trophy.

After both of them finished washing, they hurriedly took their luggage and took the elevator down to the first floor. As soon as he walked to the door of the restaurant, Ye Feng heard a loud noise coming from inside, no need to ask, it was his teammates who started to brag all kinds of while eating breakfast, among which Westbrook was the loudest. Ye Feng shook his head with a smile, walked in with Loew, took some food casually, and found a place to sit down. The sharp-eyed Westbrook had already seen the two of them, and he directly turned the conversation to Ye Feng, shouting: "Ye, you did a great job last night, anyway, did you sleep with your MOP trophy all night?" His words caused a burst of laughter.

Ye Feng knew that Westbrook had no malicious intentions, he was such a person, but this did not prevent Ye Feng from fighting back with words as well. He smiled and said, "Oh, even if I sleep with the trophy in my arms, it's nothing, but you, you wouldn't be so excited as to sleep with Darren last night, right?" Everyone laughed louder, Ye Feng's words were really dirty, because this time the allocation of rooms was in the same room as his substitute Darren Collisson, but Ye Feng said this as if Westbrook had bent. Westbrook didn't expect Ye Feng to say such a sentence, so he could only give him two white eyes in return.

In reality the clock was not so short, the season was over for them, not to mention the championship. However, everyone still took the time to eliminate the food on their plates, and then lined up neatly in front of the hotel to board the bus. As soon as Ye Feng got in the car, he found a comfortable position and was ready to continue to catch up on sleep, but when he began to doze off, Enrique, who was suddenly sitting in front of him, turned around and asked curiously: "Ye, will you sign up for this year's draft?" He didn't deliberately keep his voice down, so it also attracted several players sitting nearby to look over and look equally curious.

NBA management has its own set of rules for rookies who participate in the draft. To be eligible, players must first be at least 19 years old, or more precisely, 19 years old in the calendar year in which the draft will be held. In addition, if you are a U.S. player, you must also meet the condition of "having left high school for one year". This rule prevents players born at the end of the year from reaching the minimum age to run in the year they graduate from high school. As a Chinese studying in high schools and universities in the United States, Ye Feng must also follow this rule.

In addition to these two basic conditions, the NBA has other rules, and in order to be eligible for the draft, players must also meet any of the following conditions: 1. Have graduated from any four-year university or college in the United States (or will graduate in the year of the draft) and are no longer eligible for the NCAA; 2. Enrolled (or have attended) any four-year university or college in the United States, who have graduated from the year of the draft (or will graduate in the year of the draft) at the time of admission, and are no longer eligible for the NCAA; 3. Have attended high school in the United States, but did not go to college, and four years have passed since graduating from high school (or graduating from the grade of high school); 4. Have participated in a game outside of the NBA as a professional player before January 1 of the year in which the draft is held; 5. Announce that you want to run early.

If you are an international player, there are at least three conditions that need to be met: 1. Be at least 22 years old in the calendar year in which the draft is held (international players who are over 22 years old and are not selected in the draft in the year of their 22nd birthday will automatically become free agents); 2. Have played outside of the NBA in the U.S. as a professional player; 3. Announce that you want to run early.

Players who have reached the minimum age and do not meet other conditions can declare early participation if they want to qualify. Players who have announced their early candidacy may also choose to withdraw from the draft later. According to the NBA's collective bargaining agreement, the deadline to declare early candidacy is 60 days before the draft, and the deadline to announce withdrawal is 10 days before the conference, and a player can only withdraw from the draft twice. In college basketball, players who announce their early candidacy are automatically disqualified from the NCAA. Non-graduates who announce their withdrawal within 10 days of the end of the NBA joint tryout and have not hired an agent are still eligible for NCAA participation; Players can withdraw as many times as they want, and there is no limit to the number of times; College players who have not announced early selection can also participate in joint tryouts, but will need to be invited by the NBA.

In fact, Ye Feng is not very entangled in his heart, because he has now received many honors that many NCAA players have not won after four years of hard work, and if he plays one more season, it will only be on par with this season's achievements at most, not to mention that there may not be strong teammates like Westbrook, Loew and Bamot around him. And now with the blessing of the two halos of the NCAA championship and the semi-finals MOP, coupled with the reputation that has broken out this season, at least a lottery show can't run away, next year? Hell knows what next year will bring!

Ye Feng has long known that Westbrook is going to enter the NBA this year, and he could have participated in the draft last year with his talent, but this obsessive-compulsive disorder wants to win a championship for UCLA before leaving, and this season just got his wish, and it is not interesting to stay any longer. As for Loew, a strong interior line has always been a scarce species in the NBA, and many teams will wave a big hand when they don't know what players to pick or what type of players are not lacking in the draft. Ye Feng knew that in terms of his relationship with Loew, if he said that he would stay and play for an extra year, Loew would agree nine times out of ten, but this obviously delayed other people's careers.

Thinking of this, Ye Feng smiled and said to Enrique: "I don't know yet, but Russell and Kevin are likely to participate in the draft, and Richard is already a junior, so I plan to look at the situation before deciding whether to participate in the draft." Enrique exclaimed very exaggeratedly: "Ye, I beg you, go to the draft, you have to stay in the team, I have nothing to do next season." Please let me go, give me a chance to show my talents! Ye Feng said angrily: "It's gold that shines everywhere, and didn't you notice that I had grown taller?" Rest assured, even if I stay, I'll play small forward next season and not steal your starting No. 2 spot. ”

Seeing a group of guys who didn't think it was a big deal to watch the excitement retract their heads, Loew on the side frowned and asked in a low voice: "Ye, you don't really want to fight for another year, do you?" Ye Feng smiled and asked, "It seems that Kevin has your own ideas, why don't you talk about it?" Loew said: "There are three reasons why a lot of capable players play four years in college, one is that they don't have confidence in themselves and want to avoid the draft year to get a good pick, the second is to get a degree, and the third is to help the school win a championship." By the way, your family doesn't require you to get a diploma, right? ”

Ye Feng waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter, it's a big deal that I take the time to come out to take the exam after entering the NBA, and many celebrities do this." Loew nodded and said, "Then you don't need to play for another year, now that we have a championship, you are still a MOP, and a high pick is not a problem." In addition, when the team selects rookies in the draft, age is also a very important indicator, as long as you have talent or strength, the younger the better, which means that you still have potential to tap. In the end, we probably won't be playing on the same team again, and the All-Star Weekend Rookie Challenge is our last chance to play together, and if we can't make it to the draft together, we'll have to be rivals in the Rookie Challenge. ”

Ye Feng laughed and said, "You have a good analysis, but only the last point is the reason I value the most!" ”