After failing in the draft, Yang Long received all kinds of phone calls to comfort him, including Coach K, former teammates like Jay Williams, current teammates like JJ Reddick, close friends like Chen Hao, and parents and family, these comforts made Yang Long's mood a little more comfortable, but only slightly. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"Hey, Yang Long?"

Yang Long, who was relaxing with Wu Shuang on campus, received a strange phone call, but to his surprise, the voice on the phone seemed somewhat familiar, and it was in Chinese, "Hello, I'm Yang Long, are you?" ”

"Haha, I'm your roommate!"

Roommate? I don't have a roommate in Duke, I live in a single apartment, who is this person? Yang Long muttered inwardly, "Did you make a mistake?" ”

"Oh, think about it, when you were in Jordan's training camp!"

"Zhu Ba!" Yang Long patted his head, no wonder he felt that this voice was so familiar, no wonder this person would say that it was his roommate, it turned out to be Zhu Ba! But does Zhu Ba have anything to do with himself at this time? Since the last training camp, Yang Long and Zhu Ba have not had much contact, thinking of this, Yang Long continued to ask: "Why did you remember to call me?" ”

"I'm playing in the United States right now, can we meet?"

"Yes, I'm idle right now anyway." Yang Long looked a little helpless when he said this, he failed in the draft, and the next step in his life has not been settled, if it weren't for Wu Shuang by his side to cheer and encourage him in the past few days, it is estimated that he would be annoyed to death.

"Oh, there's a friend with me!"

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Yang Long took Wu Shuang to the agreed restaurant, he thought that the meeting with Zhu Ba would be sometime in a few days, but he didn't expect Zhu Ba to be near Duke University, which made him feel a little unusual, Zhu Ba may not just come to the United States to have fun.

In the restaurant, Yang Long met Zhu Ba, the old man, after a few years, Zhu Ba's height at this time has come to more than 200 cm, and his body size in the restaurant looks large. And next to Zhu Ba was a middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes, although he didn't know who that person was, but Yang Long knew that that person must not be playing basketball, his figure was not like it, and his temperament was not like it.

"Hey, Yang Long, here!" Seeing Yang Long coming to the restaurant, Zhu Ba greeted him.

At this time, Zhu Ba is no longer immature as before, although there are still traces of pimples on his face, but compared with the Jordan training camp, his face is more mature. Although they both walk on the road of basketball, Yang Long and Zhu Ba take two completely different paths, he is an outside the system player who relies on himself for everything, and Zhu Ba is a real system player. was discovered by coach Su Pei, and then went to the sports school for training, was selected for the provincial team, transferred to Guangdong Hongyuan, and was selected for the national team. The two ignorant teenagers who were once in the basketball training camp met again and Yang Long couldn't help but sigh in his heart, he is now a rookie who has no ball to play, and Zhu Ba has averaged 21.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.6 steals per game in the past CBA season, and the two-point shooting rate is as high as 64.98%, perhaps because he listened to Yang Long's advice to him, the three-point shooting rate is also 43.23%, the efficiency is amazing, and he has become the absolute core player of Hongyuan, You must know that Zhu Fangyu is only 20 years old this year.

"This is my girlfriend, Wu Shuang." Yang Long pointed to Wu Shuang beside him to introduce, and then sat down opposite Zhu Ba, "By the way, who is this?" ”

"It's beautiful! You're in luck! Zhu Fangyu first looked at Wu Shuang beside Yang Long, and then introduced the middle-aged man around him: "This is Mr. Chen Tao, the boss of Hongyuan." ”

"Hello, Yang Long, I've heard about you in China. This time, I came to the United States with Zhu Ba to see you by the way. If you want to eat something, just order it, you're welcome. ”

Chen Tao's kind smile brought Yang Long a lot of good impressions, but if he and Zhu Ba came to see him by the way, Yang Long would never believe it. From the moment he knew Chen Tao's identity, he knew that this meeting with Zhu Ba was not just a reunion between old friends.

Yang Long handed the menu to Wu Shuang, who was beside him, and motioned for Wu Shuang to order, "Hello, Boss Chen." ”

After ordering, at this time, Chen Tao gave Zhu Ba a color, and Zhu Ba spoke: "Dude, I already know about your affairs at the draft conference, I don't know what you plan to do next?" ”

"There are no concrete plans yet." Yang Long had to face this headache for him, training, joining Duke, and competing in the NCAA were all executed step by step according to his plan, but the defeat was not in his plan.

"Do you have any plans to return to China? There is a shortage of people in the country right now. Zhu Ba took a sip of the tea on the table and suggested seemingly unintentionally.

This is the purpose of Zhu Ba's trip, in fact, Yang Long guessed a little at the beginning, when he knew that Chen Tao was Hongyuan's boss, he guessed, "Do you mean to let me play in the CBA?" ”

"Well, I know that you must be unwilling to be able to enter the NBA, no one wants to enter, and I still want to come one day." Zhu Ba's tone is very reverent, yes, as a person who pursues the path of basketball, how can he not dream of entering the palace of the NBA? "No chance now doesn't mean no chance in the future, Yang Long, you might as well go back to the CBA for two years first, and then see if you can enter the NBA is also a way."

"Yang Long, we are very interested in you." When the time came for the poor dagger to see, Chen Tao began to express his intentions: "In this situation, it is a good choice for you to join Hongyuan, Hongyuan has Du Feng and several other national players, plus you, I believe that you will definitely be able to make a big difference in the CBA." ”

Yang Long didn't think about going back to China to play in the "......" draft, but he thought more about if he returned to China, then he could come to the United States again in his life and have a chance to join the NBA?

"You don't have to worry about the treatment, if you have the strength, I can give you the treatment of foreign aid." Chen Tao looked at Yang Long who was contemplative in front of him, and naturally thought that Yang Long was worried about the future and Qiantu.

"It's not about the money." It's really not a matter of money, Yang Long knows that even if an NBA team is willing to give him a chance now, he is even willing to play without a salary. Yang Long glanced at Wu Shuang beside him, Wu Shuang's talking eyes revealed a message to him, that is, he needed to make his own decisions, and no matter what Yang Long decided, she would support him behind his back.

"Really, Yang Long, if you come back, let's win a few championships together!" Zhu Ba said quite confidently, if Yang Long was a normal person, he would feel that Zhu Ba's self-confidence seemed a little conceited, but Yang Long is not a normal person, he knows that Zhu Ba has this ability, and it can be said that Zhu Ba will be one of the greatest players in CBA history.

"I'll think about it." Yang Long can't make a decision right away, and this decision will be related to the direction of his entire life in the future. Although it is considered to be considered, Yang Long knows very clearly in his heart that if he has the opportunity to join the NBA, he will not be willing to give up. There is a saying in China that it is better to be a phoenix tail than a chicken head, and Yang Long is in such a state.

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After meeting with Zhu Ba, Yang Long fell into deep thought, and now, he has no ball to play in the draft, and joining the CBA is indeed a benefit plan. And joining the CBA is not unacceptable, what Yang Long is really worried about is whether he will have a chance to enter the NBA in the future? It's a problem that sends chills down his spine when he thinks about it, and if he can't join the NBA, it will be a shortcoming of his entire life. If he can't join the NBA, what is his previous effort? After more than ten years of hard training, learning English, and entering the Duke ...... What are these?

Dingdingding...... The ringing of the phone broke Yang Long's thoughts.

"Hey, Yang!"

There was a female voice on the phone, speaking English, which made Yang Long a little clueless, except for Wu Shuang, although there were some female friends who wanted to get to know him after he became famous in Duke and decided to participate in the draft, but Yang Long admitted that he didn't mess with flowers outside.

"Hello, who are?" Let's ask who is coming first, Yang Long thought to himself.

"I'm Anna."

"Anna?" Yang Long struggled to recall that he didn't remember knowing a foreign girlfriend named Anna.

"Have you forgotten?" Anna's tone was slightly disappointed, "We met in the nightclub, and Du Hong and Jay. ”

"Oh, I remember!" Under Anna's prompting, Yang Long finally remembered this female friend who once told him that he wanted to be a professional manager, but since then, he has been busy with training and competitions and has not contacted Anna. Two years are about to pass, and receiving a call from Anna at this time can't help but make Yang Long a little surprised, "Why did you remember to call me?" ”

"I'm sorry about the draft," Anna's tone sounded very sincere, Duke knew about Yang Long's draft failure, and no Duke student would have thought that the team's main players would be lost, "What are your plans now?" ”

'What are you going to do now?' This is the question that Yang Long has heard the most in the past few days, but Yang Long really doesn't know what to do.

"I don't know, maybe go back to China." Thinking of this, Yang Long's tone lowered, this is a compromise he may have to make, "Play CBA." ”

"Is this your decision? Don't you want to play in the NBA anymore? ”

"Of course I do!" Think, how can you not want to, Yang Long has always dreamed of playing in the NBA.

"Maybe I can help you, or not."

Anna's voice revealed a hint of confidence, but it did not bring Yang Long any sense of security. Even a professional player agent like Duffy, with decades of agent experience, has not allowed Yang Long to have a place in the NBA, let alone Anna, who has not yet graduated from college.

The end of the road, or the willows and flowers are bright and two villages?