The reporters who wanted to ask questions raised their arms in the air, and Pelinka was responsible for the roll call. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info he still ignored Wallace's raised arm, and first ordered three Chinese reporters to ask questions in succession.

Chinese reporters are all family members, and in the future, they will have to eat with Lu Deng, and of course they will ask questions, and the atmosphere of the press conference is relaxed and happy.

"Lu Deng, I would like to ask, which team executives have you been in contact with?"

Lu Deng pointed to Pelinka: "Teacher Pelinka has been exposed to a lot every year. ”

The reporters burst into laughter.

"Did any teams give a commitment to the pick?"

"Secrecy for now."

"What do you think of the prospects for the draft, and how many picks do you think you'll be drafted?"

"I'm looking forward to being the top player, but unfortunately you're not the general manager of the team."

The last Chinese reporter was more "cunning" and asked Pelinka: "Mr. Rob, what advice did Kobe give to Lu Deng's participation in the draft?" ”

You know, no matter how Pelinka answers, this will be one of the selling points of a manuscript.

But Pelinka smiled and said, "Kobe Bryant is very busy, Lu Deng is also in full swing preparing for the draft, and the two have not met." ”

"So does Kobe Bryant suggest that the Lakers pick Lu Deng with the No. 7 pick?"

Pelinka said: "You have to ask Kobe about this, why don't you talk to Kobe on the phone first?" ”

Pelinka then ordered a female journalist from Los Angeles. The female reporter asked Lu Deng: "Lu Deng, do you like Kobe?" Would you like to join the Lakers? ”

Asking the two questions together is obviously a small trap, and it is easy to offend Kobe Bryant if you don't answer well, and it is easy to belittle other teams because of Kobe.

Lu Deng said with a smile: "Kobe Bryant and many other stars are my idols, I am willing to join any NBA team that appreciates me, including the Lakers, of course, I would prefer to join the Cavaliers." ”

"Why?"

"Because the Cavaliers have a first-round pick."

Lu Deng's words caused another burst of laughter, but some reporters were very serious and quickly coded words in their notebooks: "Lu Deng's draft goal is directed at the top pick." ”

Pelinka frowned slightly, and hurriedly added, "What player doesn't want to be the top pick in the draft." Now I invite my friends to continue asking questions. ”

Wallace stood up with his hands raised, and Pelinka ignored it again. Pointing to a female reporter with a microphone next to Wallace: "It's you, yes, I know you, you're an ESPN reporter, right?" ”

The female reporter stood up with a smile and put her shawl behind her ear. She looks like a fashionable little woman, but when she says it, she is aggressive: "That's right, I'm a reporter for ESPN. Mr. Lu Deng, I just looked through your information, and with all due respect, I think your information is exaggerated.

"I've also watched all your videos and analyzed your strengths and weaknesses. Your strengths are in shooting, but your weaknesses are also obvious, such as being thin, lacking in confrontation ability, slow, and not even catching up with Asian Jerry Milling, do you think you can really get a foothold in the league? ”

The female reporter stared at Lu Deng, her smile hidden in her provocation, or she wanted to provoke Lu Deng—people are more likely to expose their inner insecurity and lack of confidence when they are provoked.

Pelinka wanted to ask Lu Deng a few words, but the female reporter added: "Mr. Rob, it doesn't look like Lu Deng's puppet, I want to hear him say his inner thoughts in person." ”

Pelinka couldn't help it, and looked at Lu Deng.

Lu Deng smiled and said: "Whether I have enough strength to stand in the NBA, in fact, I only need to wait patiently for 4 days, and after the joint trial is over, you will have the answer." ”

Lu Deng not only answered the female reporter's questions, but also showed full confidence.

Pelinka was a little surprised, Lu Deng's maturity didn't need more support from him at all.

Next, seven or eight more reporters asked questions one after another, some asked about draft prospects, some asked about other players, some asked about basketball skills, and one South Korean reporter asked Lu Deng if he had been to South Korea and if he had any relatives in South Korea. Lu Deng was really afraid that he would write an article like "Lu Deng has a quarter of Korean ancestry".

The press conference lasted nearly an hour, and Pelinka still didn't call Wallace. Wallace sat down in his seat in a huff, no longer raising his hand or getting up.

"Pelinka, old fellow, he's just deliberately tricking me."

Wallace wanted to get up and leave, but he was holding his stomach, and he was ridiculed by Pelinka at the beginning of the press conference, and was intimidated by Lu Deng's half-praise and half-killing, which was very embarrassing. He didn't want to leave like this, even if he did, he had to say the words that were held in his stomach before leaving.

Seeing that everyone had no questions, Pelinka looked at Wallace: "Time is running out, please ask one last question." Mr. Wallace, do you have anything to ask. ”

Wallace snorted. "Well, I finally got my chance."

He asked for the microphone from the staff and asked: "Lu Deng, my report is the beginning of this press conference, and the last question is for me to ask, just to end this press conference, I am really 'honored', thank you for finally giving me the opportunity to speak."

"First of all, welcome Lu Deng to the NBA. But what I want to say is that the NBA relies on strength to speak, so playing tricks can only confuse the public for a while.

"No matter how the video in your USB stick was filmed, and no matter how much Rob Pelinka hyped and demagoguery, I bet you won't be in the top 10 again, and if you do, I apologize to you on the front page of the Chicago Tribune, saying that my article was made up, and I personally paid for a page to sing the praises for you, and the manuscript will be reviewed by you. But what do you do if you don't make it to the top 10? ”

Lu Deng and Pelinka didn't expect the old Wallace, who had been holding back the whole scene, to say such a thing.

Pelinka was afraid that Lu Deng would fire the cannon indiscriminately, so he hurriedly fought back: "Wallace, you are really inexplicable, can you say this to cover up the filth that you made up in the newspaper?" We will never ......"

"If I don't make it to the top 10, I'll quit the NBA and go back to China." Before Pelinka finished speaking, Lu Deng actually said such a sentence word by word.

"Good! That's what you said! Wallace seemed to have caught Lu Deng's handle, got up and said to everyone, "Everyone heard it, this is not what I forced him to say, if he can't be selected in the top 10, he will quit the NBA." ”

Perlinka sweated on her forehead, but it was too late to redeem it, and she secretly blamed Lu Deng in her heart.

There is no hair on the mouth, and the work is not firm. What kind of madness are you, Kobe Bryant is such a powerful figure, he was the 13th pick in the draft, not to mention that you are an Asian guard from the East?

At the end of the press conference, Pelinka was upset: "Luden, why are you playing that meaningless bet?" ”

Zhou Zhongjing also sighed: "Brother, that really doesn't make sense. What's more, your defense is weak and your speed is slow. ”

"Rest assured, you two, my speed is not as slow as you think, in the joint trial field, as long as I am given the opportunity to play, I will surprise you."

Lu Deng didn't care. Yes, there is a [Extreme Speed Energy Bar] that can burst out at any time in the system, who will he be afraid of?

Zhou Zhongjing's brows twisted into a pimple, and he said to Gu Tingcheng, who was standing beside him: "Look at him, he is becoming more and more arrogant. ”

Unexpectedly, Gu Tingcheng shook his head: "I don't think, I believe in Lu Deng." ”