On June 23, 2011, the NBA Draft was held at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. As in previous years, this year's NBA Draft is still played in two rounds, with the top 14 picks in the first round known as the lottery.

Yu Yang also stood in front of the TV that day to watch this year's draft, and he saw that the players who had trained with him had participated in the draft. The most impressive thing about him at the time was that Iman Schubert was selected by the Knicks with the 17th pick. And Reggie Jackson joined the Thunder with the 24th pick. What is even more unforgettable is this year's champion Irving, Yu Yang's goal is to be able to fight with this year's champion Irving, because he has not been drafted, he chose the champion to prove that he can be the champion, and even better is that they are both guards.

Thinking that Yu Yang's face showed a smile that he hadn't seen for a long time, he never thought that his cruel days had just been announced.

Early the next morning, Yu Yang was so excited that he couldn't sleep before dawn, and he put on the specially prepared sportswear. At a quarter past 6 o'clock, no one had gotten up yet, and the sky outside was not very bright, and Yu Yang had already set off from the small house. His destination, the 76ers training gym, is where the last training session took place.

On the street, except for a few cleaners who swept the street in the early morning, I saw a big man running on the street like a child excitedly, and his face was filled with an excited smile like a big child picking up money.

Twenty minutes later, he came to the door of the gymnasium, which had not yet opened, when the pedestrians on the street began to move. A new day is calling them again, whether it is beautiful, whether it is dull, whether it is unlucky, it is all determined by the luck of this day.

Yu Yang stood at the door of the gymnasium and was bored, so he remembered the boxing techniques that his second grandfather taught him. He made a show on the flat and smooth dam, but it didn't attract the attention of passers-by. Because now the people on the street are some office workers, and they are all busy. It is not difficult to explain, in fact, it is the same no matter what country it is, their lives revolve around the rush to work to make money.

Yu Yang stopped. He also sweated a lot, and suddenly felt that this morning exercise was much cooler than playing ball. Just as he was wiping his sweat, a luxurious extended business car drove over, Yu Yang looked at the car, and it seemed that the people inside were the people he was waiting for, the boss and Coach Collins.

Sure enough, a person walked down inside, and it was a white man in his 60s. Yu Yang muttered, "Doug Collins." Yes, the Doug Collins he was talking about was the old white man in front of him, the head coach of the 76ers who often appeared on television. He is wearing a white shirt today. Standard trousers.

Then another person walked down. It was an old white man. He was dressed in a regular suit and bald. He was a fat man with a round head, and his expression was blank. Sure enough, it's a boss, and the whole person just looks different.

Yu Yang patted his chest and pressed the shock, he tidied up his service, and then walked over to the two who had just gotten out of the car and said politely: "Coach Collins, hello!" Is this the Sneijder boss? I'm Yu Yang, the player I'm here to report today. Yu Yang bowed politely.

The eyes of the two of them were on this little man who was only 1.85 meters tall and not strong. Their eyes were full of suspicion, and Collins's gaze was completely surprised, and a question was raised in his heart: "The Chinese have the worst physique among the players, is this young man really a qualified player?" Is he fit for the NBA? ”

Yu Yang felt the suspicion of the two. The excitement in his heart just now gradually fell, and at this moment it had fallen into the glacial river. At this time, Sneijder secretly cursed: "Damn, isn't this a trick for me? And to raise a piece of waste for nothing, oh my! Smith, why did you introduce me to everyone? How does this make me face my team? ”

Collins saw Yu Yang with an embarrassed face. This situation had to be broken, so he looked at the Chinese in front of him and said, "Hello, I'm Collins, the head coach of the 76ers." This is the owner, Mr. Ed Sneijder, and today we are here to talk about the signing, and the meeting with the players will be arranged later. Let's go in first! ”

Hearing the coach's words, Yu Yang's mood was slightly better, and he said, "Okay, Coach Collins, Boss Sneijder." In fact, he knew in his heart that the two of them looked at him in denial, and a fire was burning in his heart at this time.

But Mr. Smith said: he has created opportunities for himself, and now the process of struggle is still his own, and the only way to get recognition is to keep working hard to impress others. No matter how talented a person is, it is useless if he is not diligent, so hard work and diligence are the most important things that a player should have.

Thinking of these words is full of hope for one man for another, yes, Mr. Smith is completely hopeful for himself. Therefore, we can only seize this opportunity at this moment, and if we even let go of the opportunity, everything is just a fantasy. Thinking of these Yu Yang's excitement was suppressed, he wanted to engrave these things that others judge people by their appearance in his mind, and one day he would double it back, which would surprise everyone. Yes, it was decided.

He had already followed the two to an office in the basketball hall, which was an internal sign, and there was no need to release news. As long as you introduce this outlier a little bit in the first game of the year, it's not surprising that there are many players in the NBA who are like this, as long as they are not drafted and signed with star players, there is no need to introduce them.

Now Yu Yang is sitting opposite Sneijder's boss, and Collins is sitting next to him. At this time, Collins took out a contract from his briefcase and handed it to Yu Yang and said: "This is the signing price we gave you, which is the same as the lowest annual salary for players in the NBA, $470,000 a year, which is an annual salary for one year." Of course, this is only a temporary agreement, and if you perform well, we will give you a raise. You look at the contract, and if there is no problem, sign your name. ”

Collins handed Yu Yang the contract, in fact, he thought to himself: "I think you will be played in the NBA after a season, but this contract is interesting enough for you Chinese players." It's already more than 2 million yuan for RMB, boy, count yourself lucky. ”

In fact, Yu Yang also secretly calculated that $470,000 was really a lot of money for him. He took the contract and swallowed the saliva on the first floor excitedly, and then began to read the contract agreement. Sneijder didn't say a word during this process, and he was extremely annoyed. From the moment he met Yu Yang, he completely denied that the Chinese would play, signing what he considered to be a waste of his $470,000.