However, this time, in the NBA draft, the Rockets selected a Chinese, and Ma Fei, a local special correspondent in Houston, did not send any news in advance, which made the editor-in-chief Wang Shan feel caught off guard and quite embarrassed. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

You said that another Chinese has entered the NBA, although compared with Yao Ming's level of attention, one is in the sky and the other is underground, but "Basketball World", as the leader of the national basketball media, will not make a detailed and comprehensive report tomorrow?

Now Wang Shan doesn't have any materials in his hands, and some of them are also searched from the Internet: from Huayang University, won the CUBA championship or something. Since this kind of news can be found on the Internet, tomorrow my newspaper will publish it again, will anyone read it, and will it be able to sell it?

Can he not be angry at this time?

"Editor-in-chief, I'm Ma Fei, what are you looking for me?" Ma Fei on the other end of the phone wiped his sweat. As a professional basketball journalist, it's impossible not to pay attention to such a big thing as the NBA draft. However, because he relied too much on Yao Ming before, he would go almost wherever Yao Ming went, Yao Ming had been recuperating in his hometown in Shanghai some time ago, and he was keeping an eye on Yao Ming in Shanghai, so that he really didn't know about Zhang Chu until the moment of the draft.

As soon as the draft ended, he began to frantically inquire about Zhang Chu's news materials, and the editor-in-chief called him at this time, what was the matter, Ma Fei himself knew it.

"What are you eating, the NBA draft picked a Chinese, and you didn't even send any news in advance? Don't tell me you don't know, you say, you're messing around in the United States all day! ”

The angry roar of the editor-in-chief Wang Shan came from the phone, and Wang Fei wiped his sweat again and kept the phone away from his ear.

"Editor-in-chief, you extinguish the fire...... Don't worry, I promise to get the exclusive inside information about the rocket's selection of Zhang Chu within two hours, no, within an hour, and I will definitely not delay reporting it tomorrow......" Although the editor-in-chief on the other end of the phone couldn't see it, Ma Fei still slapped his chest pounds.

After hanging up the phone, Ma Fei immediately dialed the mobile phones of Yao Ming, Simone and others, as a reporter stationed in Houston all the year round, he still has a good relationship with the Rockets.

Soon, the next day, "Basketball World" reported in detail on Zhang Chu's entry into the NBA on the front page, including how the Rockets scouts found Zhang Chu, what they liked about him, how he tried out, including his performance in basketball training camp, etc.

With this report, a small heated discussion quickly broke out in China's basketball community and on the Internet, that is, about Zhang Chu's development prospects in the NBA.

Although another Chinese has entered the NBA, the vast majority of people are not optimistic about his development in professional basketball. After all, in 1999, Wang Zhizhi was also selected by the Mavericks with the 36th pick in the second round, but he couldn't play in the NBA, and finally ended up in China.

Battle also entered the NBA in 2001 and even received a championship ring with the Spurs in 2003, but was quickly abandoned.

Moreover, Zhang Chu has always been a power forward in CUBA, and with his height, he is too short to play a power forward in the NBA, and it is impossible to adapt to the rhythm of the NBA---- which is the opinion of many people on the Internet and media.

After experiencing the freshness at the beginning, after getting the most comprehensive information about Zhang Chu, more and more Chinese netizens are not optimistic about Zhang Chu's future.

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And the party Zhang Chu didn't care too much about these discussions, everything had to be based on facts.

On September 20, 2016, Zhang Chu flew to Houston again, because, in the next few days, the Rockets were going to hold a press conference for several new players who signed this summer, and by the way, they also had to discuss contracts with several unsigned rookies.

This time, the middle-aged white man named Terry came to pick up the plane, and this time the two became familiar with each other, and after a little cold and noisy meeting, Terry began to help Zhang Chu pull his suitcase to the parking lot outside the airport. This time, because Zhang Chu was about to sign a contract and stayed in the United States for a long time, he brought more luggage or something.

The two walked to the parking lot, Terry put his luggage on the ground next to the car, smiled and said to Zhang Chu, "Guess who picked you up......" He pointed to the passenger seat of the car.

"What, someone else is coming to pick me up?" Zhang Chu followed Terry's finger and turned his gaze.

The windshield of the passenger seat slowly rolled down, revealing a familiar face that Zhang Chu had seen countless times on TV---- Yao Ming!

"Yao Ming!" Zhang Chu exclaimed, flattered, he was just an inconspicuous little character. And Yao Ming, as the core of the Rockets team and the absolute first brother of the entire Chinese basketball circle, will the boss actually come to pick him up in person?

"Shh~" Big Brother Terry looked left and right, and whispered to Zhang Chu, "Don't shout, in Houston, Yao Ming has a lot of fans." He's tall and conspicuous......"

"Mmmm~" Zhang Chu nodded hurriedly.

"Come, Zhang Chu, get in the car!" Yao Ming showed his trademark smile, then slowly closed the window, turned to Terry and said, "It's okay, there aren't many people here who can understand Chinese." ”

Zhang Chu slipped his luggage into the trunk, and then quickly got into the back seat of the car.

Yao Ming beckoned Terry and said, "Let's go!" ”

Then, with a smile, he turned around and stretched out his right hand to Zhang Chu: "If my body is too dazzling to stand in the airport, so I didn't get out of the car to pick you up, don't be surprised......"

"Don't, don't ......" Zhang Chu hurriedly held Yao Ming's hand, "Brother Yao, don't say that, I'm already flattered that you can come and pick me up in person." ”

You know, Zhang Chu did not watch Yao Ming's games before, since Yao Ming entered the NBA in 2001, until Yao Ming retired, CCTV5, Tencent, Sina, etc. are almost every time the Rockets game must be broadcast, Yao Ming has also become the pride of a generation of Chinese. Although some netizens complained that Yao Ming's style on the court was too soft, this did not stop the Chinese from deeply liking him and being proud of him, and Zhang Chu was no exception. Therefore, to be able to see Yao Ming's real person today, he was also a little excited in his heart.

Yao Ming looked down at his watch and said, "That's it, I'll arrange it, let's go to dinner first, and then put the luggage at me, knowing that you are coming, I specially asked the family to clean up the room for you, and live with me first." ”

"This ...... No need, I'll find a place to live first, after all, it's not a matter of one or two days......" Zhang Chu thought for a while, although Yao Ming is very approachable, but he lives in the house of a master for no reason, I believe that others are not used to it, and he is not used to it, after all, Zhang Chu used to be a pure otaku, and his only hobby after work every day was to play games or something, and he was not good at interpersonal accidents or anything.

"Well, let's not talk about that, let's go to dinner first. If you are really not used to living with me, in fact, the club has prepared a dormitory for every player, but the conditions are so poor that no one has ever lived there. You live first, and when the contract is signed and settled, I will take you to find a house. Yao Ming was not reluctant, he also saw that Zhang Chu was a relatively homely, slightly introverted person, and his personality was somewhat similar to his own personality, so he no longer insisted. The club does have houses for the players, and Yao Mingzhong's conditions are too poor, not really bad, but too poor compared to the mansions of the stars.

"Well, okay! Thank you Brother Yao for taking such care! Zhang Chu is sincerely grateful, it feels very kind to be alone abroad and meet a compatriot.