Chapter 258 Counterpoint Bledsoe

Li Shihao has moved, moved out of the Fang family couple who originally rented, he performed well this season, and Bill Duffy naturally had more confidence when he signed the contract as his agent, and all evil American knives rolled in like running water, which was comparable to a bank money printing machine.

It can be said that Li Shihao's money-making speed is rare among rookies, which can be compared to LeBron James's rookie season, although the little emperor has a sky-high contract given by the Nike giant, but Li Shihao's natural Chinese attribute aura has also made him a cash cow with a strong ability to attract money.

With the money, Li Shihao naturally bought a lakeside villa in Minnesota, a waterside home near the shores of Prior Lake, the private home of a French businessman who planned to sell the villa due to the recession in North America.

It just so happened that Li Shihao was interested in buying a house, and through Bill Duffy's connections, the two sides took the lead in negotiating.

When Jeremy Lin arrived, Li Shihao was practicing on the basketball court in the yard.

The first time he came to Li Shihao's house, Jeremy Lin was obviously still very young, although he was very curious about this rustic-style lakeside villa, he still greeted him very politely: "Hello Brother Hao, I'm Jeremy Lin, the person who contacted you on the phone before." ”

Although Jeremy Lin is also Chinese, but he is Chinese-American, growing up in the United States, his Chinese pronunciation is really choked, Li Shihao listened not to mention how awkward, but fortunately he has been in the United States for seven years, and he is also used to Chinese "illiterate" among overseas Chinese.

"If you are not used to Chinese, you can call my English name, although my English is not as good as your Harvard graduate student, but I can also communicate simply!" Li Shihao smiled slightly, and teased with a smile.

So to speak. Jeremy Lin's nervousness was undoubtedly somewhat relaxed.

originally thought that Li Shihao would be difficult to deal with, but now it seems that he is as kind as the little giant Yao Ming.

"Brother Hao, I'll still use Chinese, communicating with you is just the right way to practice my Chinese level," Lin Zihao smiled and continued. "Brother Hao, I'm going to participate in the draft this year, but my agent told me that the exposure is not enough, I'm afraid that there will be few teams willing to want me, I want to ask for your opinion."

Li Shihao pondered for a moment and said, "Shuhao, how many teams have invited you to try out now?" ”

Jeremy Lin looked embarrassed and said, "So far, only eight teams have invited me to tryouts, but there don't seem to be a few teams that will actually consider me. I'm afraid there are only one or two calves waiting for! ”

Li Shihao nodded, understanding what Jeremy Lin said.

For rookies, it's good to have teams willing to invite them to tryouts, but it also depends on whether the team that invites them has the ability to draft them or has enough roster depth to accommodate them.

For Jeremy Lin, among the teams that sent him a tryout invitation, I am afraid that the Dallas Mavericks will be interested in him, and Jason Kidd is not ordinary. The Dallas native is desperate to find a young point guard to share Jason Kidd's playing time, and at the same time. The experienced Jason Kidd can also impart more experience to the younger players.

However, although 2010 was a small year for the draft, it was not without excellent point guards, and in March Madness this year, the Harvard varsity team only reached the top 64 in the United States, such a ranking. It's hard for Jeremy Lin to be drafted in the draft.

"Brother Hao, I was invited to participate in the trial, and he didn't have a 5v5 confrontation, but a 1v1, 2v2 and 3v3 confrontation, which is not good for me." Jeremy Lin frowned and spoke out about his shortcomings.

Li Shihao nodded. He also had the idea of participating in the draft in his sophomore year, and it was this reason that he was so troubled by that reason that he finally decided to spend another year in the NCAA.

NBA tryouts don't feature 5v5 matchups, which is too much of a disadvantage for players who are thin and don't have great individual ability.

Jeremy Lin is clearly bothered by this rule.

Li Shihao stood up and patted Jeremy Lin on the shoulder with a smile: "Don't worry, I have applied to the team for a trial opportunity, this is set up for you alone, there will be a 5v5 combination confrontation, you have to take advantage of this opportunity, if you perform well, I believe the Timberwolves will be interested in you!" ”

When Jeremy Lin heard this, he couldn't help but settle down, these days he is worried about the draft, although his ball skills are excellent in the Ivy League, but it is not enough to see in other leagues, whether there will be a team to choose himself in this year's draft, this question has been bothering this hairy boy who is younger than Li Shihao in these days.

Li Shihao watched Jeremy Lin settle down, and couldn't help but smile slightly, although he was only one or two years older than Jeremy Lin, but in terms of temperament, he was indeed much more mature and stable than Jeremy Lin.

That afternoon, Li Shihao and Jeremy Lin came to the Timberwolves' arena target center, and the team's assistant coach Tom was already waiting, he was in charge of the Timberwolves' rookie inspection, and he was responsible for the Timberwolves' rookie inspection in the summer.

Jeremy Lin had not received an invitation to tryout from the Timberwolves before, so this time he tested the lateral data according to the process.

Soon, the physical test data came out, and the situation was a little less than ideal, and Jeremy Lin's body was still too thin, which made it difficult for him to become a qualified rookie in the eyes of the team.

The NBA has always had an unwritten rule, and it can even be said that it is prejudiced, for players with weak physical fitness, teams often think that the former is not strong in confrontation and difficult to adapt to the defensive intensity in the NBA, which naturally makes the draft market of those players drop greatly.

However, the next 5v5 confrontation is Jeremy Lin's opportunity to perform, and whether he can grasp it depends on his strength.

This time, in order to make up a 5v5 match, the Timberwolves invited a total of 25 rookies to compete in groups divided into blue and white teams.

Jeremy Lin was assigned to the blue team, and the white team was played against Eric Bledsoe from the University of Kentita.

Kinkie Tower University is the champion team this year, and the starting five are all hopeful of being drafted in the first round, with John Wall arguably pre-booked the top pick.

As for Eric Bledsoe, there is a potential guard at Kentetta University, the Timberwolves are interested in him this summer, Bledsoe is known as "LeBron Jr.", although he is not tall, but his athleticism is very good, he is a physical athletic guard, strong and fast; Fierce defence on the ball, frequent tackles, and an arm span sufficient to mark the flanks; He shoots well, has sharp breakouts and can draw fouls.

Facing such an opponent, Jeremy Lin can be said to have hit a stinky and hard stone, which is very difficult. (To be continued.) )