"Shuang'er, how do I look now?" Yang Long stood in the bathroom of the Houston hotel combing his hair and taking care of his appearance, today is the interview time agreed with the Rockets, he put on the suit that Wu Shuang prepared for him, although he is a basketball player, but wearing a suit outside the court is a sign of respect for the management. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Handsome!" Wu Shuang walked in and straightened Yang Long's tie, in fact, it didn't matter what Yang Long was wearing, she just thought Yang Long was handsome.

On such an important day, Wu Shuang was of course by Yang Long's side, and they flew to Houston together. Yang Long remembered the ripples last night, remembered the refreshing and smooth touch when his fingertips caressed the Wu die-one body, and his lower abdomen couldn't help but feel hot. Although he knew that as long as he wanted to, then Wu Shuang's ketone body would be completely exposed in front of his eyes, but Yang Long didn't do it, he still didn't taste the forbidden fruit with Wu Shuang, just hugged and chatted tightly at night to comfort. He hasn't officially become a professional footballer yet, so what if he does? Wu Shuang is collected! Yang Long thought **** in his heart.

Yang Long looked at Wu Shuang, who was dressed in professional clothes in front of him, and smiled comfortably, he stopped Wu Shuang's slender waist and let Wu Shuang lean on his broad arms. Yang Long kissed Wu Shuang's forehead, he didn't know if he would become hysterical if he didn't have Wu Shuang by his side these days, but fortunately, today, he had a chance to let this feeling of uneasiness end.

Let Wu Shuangxian wait in the rest area, and Yang Long came to the interview office alone.

"Do you know Da Yao?"

In front of him is Dawson, the general manager of the Rockets at the time, Dawson is a white-haired old man with a slight physique and a kind smile on his face, don't be deceived by smiles, anyone who can become the general manager of an NBA team is not a vegetarian. What made Yang Long strange was that Dawson's first sentence was actually about Da Yao's question, which didn't seem to have any connection with his interview today. "I know him, but I can't say I know him."

"Young man, you have to thank Da Yao, he hopes I can give you a chance." Dawson helped his glasses on the bridge of his nose, which was already full of wrinkles, "Da Yao is a good man. ”

"Da Yao is a great player." Yang Long knew that his opportunities would be more or less related to Da Yao, and if it was the other way around, he would also fight for Da Yao's opportunities. This is a Chinese culture full of human touch, but on the other hand, why not the sadness of Chinese players? Yang Long and Dawson knew the identity of their relationship from the first meeting, which was originally the last way Yang Long wanted to enter the NBA.

"It was a difficult decision to pick Da Yao in the first place," Dawson recalled, "When Da Yao is mentioned, many of my peers will imagine a very clumsy image of a big Chinese man in their minds." When I decided to go with Yao, Rick (then the head coach at the University of Utah) and Billy (the poet CBS data analyst) were so excited on TV that they wanted to kill me, and they both thought I was a stupid decision. ”

"But they were wrong." Yang Long knew that in just one season, Da Yao had shown everyone the potential of this big man from China. But a person's perception is deep-rooted, and there is still a long way to go to uproot this prejudice and discrimination.

"yes, haha." At this time, Dawson's face was full of pride, indeed, it turned out that Da Yao is not only an outstanding player, but also the benefits of the Chinese market brought by Da Yao to the Rockets are enough to satisfy Dawson, you must know that in 2003, when the NBA gradually expanded its influence in the world, the Rockets selected Da Yao to give them an unlimited head start in the Chinese market. "Young man, you are very young, and you exude the same vigor as Da Yao. I watched some videos of you playing in college, you can shoot, you can organize, but,"

Yang Long knew that the next step was the point, and this could be the inside story of his draft waterloo.

"The scouts say you're still a little bit thin and you don't have enough strength and you don't have enough strength to defend at times. In addition, the data shows that you shoot more than 58% without defense, but your shooting percentage drops to about 35% when you are distracted, which is quite a gap. You don't get a lot of shots in the NBA that don't have defensive pressure, and you know that the NBA's confrontation and defensive intensity are several floors stronger than the NCAA's, so is your shooting crosshairs lower than 35% under defensive interference? 30%，25%？ Everyone is suspicious that when you come to the NBA, you will be overwhelmed by a tough confrontational defense. ”

Yang Long knows his weaknesses, and in the NCAA League, he will try to avoid forced shots under the defense and optimize his shooting options, so his shooting rate has been maintained at about 5%. However, in the face of the powerful NBA data analysis system, his shortcomings of low shooting percentage in confrontations have been infinitely magnified.

"It's not a good place right now, and in the last '02-03 season, the team didn't make the playoffs. We have three star players: Steve Francis, Catino Mobley, and Da Yao, and not making the playoffs is something that owner Alexander can't accept. So I was under a lot of pressure under Alexander. We need some role players to take on the energy on the bench, but we didn't have draft picks this year, so we opened up the free agent market, and now, tell me, Young, can you take on the responsibility on the bench? At this time, Dawson had already suppressed the smile on his face, showing the majesty of the team's general manager.

'Of course, I believe I can help the team on the bench.' Yang Long knew that if he could get into the Rockets, his role would have been defined early, and that was to be a bench player.

"There is no basis for your words, give me a reason to sign you." Although Yang Long's answer was firm and firm, Dawson seemed indifferent.

Yang Long didn't know how to give this reason, and complained in his heart...... Suddenly, Yang Long had an idea: "You chose to sign Da Yao with the champion sign, and Da Yao proved that your choice was right." Now that you choose me, I will also prove that you made the right decision. ”

"Hahahaha." Dawson suddenly burst out laughing, as if he had heard a joke, and after regaining his composure, he said to Yang Long, "Young man, your reason is very interesting. Well, hopefully you're right. You go to our team's gym, I'll have Catino Mobley waiting for you there, he'll take you to do some tests, if there's no problem, congratulations, young man, you're going to be part of the Rockets! ”

Whew~ Yang Long, who came out of the manager's office, let out a sigh.

"How?" As soon as he saw Yang Long coming out of the manager's office, Wu Shuang stepped forward to ask with concern.

"It's basically done, hehe." Yang Long squeezed out a smile.

Team Rocket, I'm coming!