Chapter 143: Contact

"Hey, big man, how did you go. www.biquge.info"Dolores caught up with Li Dong, who was almost gone, on the street corner, and opened her hands in front of him, and said a little angrily.

Li Dong shrugged his shoulders, he blinked, looked carefully at the somewhat familiar girl in front of him, and then swept his gaze to the Li character on her right cheek, his expression was also a little relaxed, and he smiled stiffly: "Na, I don't like this atmosphere very much, you know, I'm very shy." ”

"What?" Doloris was stunned, she didn't expect that there were still people who didn't like such a grand carnival, and said in disbelief: "This is a super night for you, listen, the playground is full of our Kansas shouts, shouldn't you relax?" ”

Li Dong smiled bitterly, he didn't know how to explain to this girl, and helped his forehead, a little sad.

Dolores looked at Li Dong's embarrassed appearance, and groaned for a moment, and then she reached out and rubbed her chin, remembering her father's expression at some times, as if she understood a little.

Suddenly, she smiled and said, "Okay, I know what you mean, probably you Chinese men are so shy!" She accentuated the tone of the word shy, looking ridiculous, and she couldn't tell that it was the crazy female fan just now.

Li Dong spread his hands and said, "I'm sorry." ”

"You haven't forgotten my name, have you?" Doloris said suspiciously.

Li Dong really forgot, only knew that this girl should be a mixed-race child, remembering that she met when she was competing at the University of Kentucky, and her father was Chinese.

So his face was a little embarrassed, and he didn't react slowly, and he defended with a flowery speech: "How come, you are so beautiful, no one will forget your name." ”

Dolores was so happy to hear that her eyes were crooked with a smile, even though she knew that Li Dong must have forgotten her name.

So she pointed to the man "Li" on her right cheek and said, "Then, my name is Doloris Zoe, and I must remember my senior sister's name this time." ”

Li Dong nodded hurriedly, "Certainly, definitely." ”

"Oh, by the way, is my sister about to graduate?" After chatting with each other for a few words, the two also became acquainted, and Li Dong took the initiative to ask.

"No, I'm only a junior." Doloris said.

Then she paused, remembered something, and continued: "En~ Our journalism department is very hard, usually in the wind and rain, if it is not good, I will go to the media for an internship in the future, and when the time comes, I want to interview you, you are not allowed to refuse!" The girl raised her fist and said, "If you refuse me, I will beat you, it's very cute."

Li Dong laughed, patted his chest and promised, "Na, don't worry, I will become a star in the NBA in the future, and I will let you interview anytime and anywhere!" ”

"Then it's decided!" Dolores cheered, her big eyes fluttering.

"Then I can go now, huh?" Li Dong said with a smile.

"Whatever you want, shy man." Doloris grinned.

Li Dong bowed his hand, ran away in a puff of smoke, and disappeared into the corner of the street in the night......

……

Before he reached the hotel, Li Dong was chased by a white Chevrolet sedan behind him, and the window was rolled down, and it was actually Joe Thomas, an old friend he hadn't seen for a long time.

"Hey, Joe, long time no see." Li Dong got into the car and greeted Thomas familiarly.

"Congratulations on winning the championship!" Thomas stepped on the gas pedal and congratulated.

Then before Li Dong could ask, Thomas explained to Li Dong at this time: "Li, the freshman season of the NCAA is over from now on, and I am very happy that you can have a perfect season and the best trophy." Now that you're eligible for the 2015 draft, I'd like to ask you what you think about participating in the draft right now. ”

Li Dong thought for a moment and said truthfully to Thomas: "Joe, I'm going to participate in the draft. ”

"Yay, that's great!" Joe Thomas clenched his fists and roared, then his old face turned around, revealing the fox smile that Li Dong once remembered, and said: "This is definitely a very correct choice, the NBA's mature training system will be more helpful to your growth." ”

Li Dong said vigilantly: "Why are you smiling so obscenely." ”

"Hey, hey. I'm not happy, but Lee, participating in the draft is a big deal, and I think you should explain the situation to your parents at home first, and then solemnly announce it to the media. ”

Li Dong nodded and said, "Yes Thomas, I'll wait a while and I'll be ready to contact my parents, and then participate in the 15-year draft." By the way, how many picks do you think I'll be able to get picked? ”

Joe Thomas pondered for a moment, then said: "This year can be said to be a big year for the draft, there are a lot of NCAA players participating in the NBA draft, and I think you know about several popular drafts at the moment. “

"Carl Anthony Towns, Jahir Okafor, Frank Kaminsky and D'Angelo Russell are all basically all likely to win the top spot, but in comparison, Downs and Okafor are the two most likely to be selected for the top spot. And your last NBA draft prediction online is exactly behind a few of them, that is, the fifth pick, which is also very high, but I don't know which NBA team can draw it at that time. ”

"Of course, it's not set in stone, you know, in the NBA draft, the unexpected happens. If you announce your participation in the draft, I think there will be a lot of NBA team training camp invitations sent in, and you don't have to participate in all of these training camp invitations, because there are so many players here who want to get the team's favor through the training camp, which can be called a single bridge, in Chinese words, it is a mixture of fish and dragons, maybe there are a few villains or something, and upsets usually happen here. ”

Joe Thomas said a lot in one breath, then he thought about it for a while, and continued to say to Li Dong: "Lee, if you decide to participate in the draft, I will be ready to sign a formal agent contract with you, if you sign an agent contract with me, it is equivalent to giving up the rest of your studies and becoming a professional basketball player, have you thought about it?" ”

Li Dong was stunned for a moment, hesitated, and nodded his head firmly, "Of course, I was ready for a long time." ”

"Okay." Joe Thomas laughed: "If you get back to Syracuse, I'll sign the contract with you, so I can let go of the operation during this time, let the media start to know some news in advance, and then announce it to the public at the right time, and then wait for the training camp and the draft to be held." ”

Li Dong nodded frequently, indicating that he understood these processes.

Joe Thomas said, "Well, boy, congratulations, your holiday has begun!" ”

"Wow!" Li Dong opened the car window and screamed strangely, expressing his inner excitement.

Joe Thomas laughed, "But then again, you're usually quite homely, and it doesn't seem to make a difference to you whether you have a vacation or not." ”

Li Dong defended himself: "No, I'm just used to the feeling of being alone. ”

It didn't take long for the media to know the news that Li Dong was about to participate in the NBA draft.

Among them, China's sports media is the most excited. Li Dong's high ranking makes the silent men's basketball team see hope, and from his identity as a guard, everything seems to be a little unusual.

The Japanese and South Korean media, which are also in Asia, inevitably became sour, saying that Li Dong was just a hurried passer-by in the NCAA, just a few good games, and whether he could gain a foothold in the NBA was one thing. Chinese players just rely on the market to get high rankings, it's not a big deal.

In this regard, the Chinese media naturally scoffed at it and completely ignored it, because they had long been immersed in the overwhelming "Li Blow", what was the first point guard, what was the strongest newcomer ever, Li Dong just didn't see the news, if he returned to China, maybe he would subconsciously really think that he was the first in the world of labor and capital.

However, the NBA teams that know Li Dong's true potential are itching for this unmined gold, and the Timberwolves, Lakers, Knicks and other teams that are very likely to get a high pick have begun to negotiate with Li Dong's agent, Joe Thomas, including many general manager-level figures.

For example, the Thunder's Clay Bennett, who met Joe Thomas in a café in Syracuse with wide eyes.

"I didn't expect you to hug a thigh after you resigned, tsk, it's amazing." Clay Bennett opened his mouth to make fun of Joe Thomas.

Joe Thomas took a sip of the coffee in his hand and said slowly, "I told you about Don's potential a long time ago, but you didn't believe it. ”

"What?" Clay Bennett was taken aback, his eyes uncertain.

As soon as Joe Thomas saw Clay's expression, he knew that this great god had long forgotten about Li Dong's affairs, and he suddenly felt a little angry in his heart, put down the coffee with a cold snort, and said half-remindedly: "You forgot, when I was doing business in China last year, I recommended a Chinese ...... to you."

Clay Bennett's eyes widened, and after a turn in his mind, he finally remembered the incident, and naturally thought of the April Fool's story, and suddenly choked speechless, and only sighed halfway.

"I really didn't expect that I also had times when I was misled by qualitative thinking, I really shouldn't have been!" With Clay Bennett's shrewdness, who didn't know that if he had helped Li Dong when he was in difficulty, maybe there would have been no negotiation at this coffee table at this moment.

But despite this, Klay Bennett was still full of confidence, he said hard: "Joe, you have been in the Thunder, you know what kind of market the Thunder have, now, we only have Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook two superstars, if Li Dong comes, plus Serge Ibaka and Steven Adams, this is a team to compete for the championship!" (To be continued.) )