Chapter 16: Yao Ming's call

"Refuse?" In the Houston Rockets general manager's office, the general manager of the Rockets looked incredulous.

"Yes, the agent turned down our tryout offer," replied the staff member in charge of the matter.

"Before we sent out the trial invitation, did the Nadu Huaxia people go to that team for a trial first?" The general manager of the rocket asked.

"I checked, he was trying out with the Lakers when we sent out the trial invitation" After receiving Holtz's rejection call, the staff member immediately checked Li Hao's situation.

"It seems that he reached some kind of agreement with the Lakers" As long as you know that Li Hao went there for a trial, it is not difficult to guess.

"What then? If he doesn't come for the tryout, we can't make an accurate judgment," the staff asked.

"I'll call and ask Yao" Mr. General Manager immediately thought of Yao Ming, and he was very clear about Yao Ming's status in the Chinese basketball circle.

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When Yao Ming received a call from the general manager of the rocket, he was confused, because he had never heard of a player named Li Hao, but after hanging up the phone, Yao Ming also went to check, but he still didn't find it.

In fact, it is normal not to find it, Li Hao is not a player in the system, Yao Ming naturally can't find Li Hao, but as a player who has played in the NBA for almost ten years, it is still easy for Yao Ming to check Li Hao.

"Thank you, Bill" ended the phone call with the American agent, and Yao Ming quickly received information about Li Hao.

In addition to Li Hao's basic information, there is also a video of Li Hao's 18-minute game in the NCAA, which will also be all the information that Li Hao can find so far.

Li Hao is too mysterious for many people, although he is a player of the UCLA Bruins, he has hardly played games, and there is no information about Li Hao's other games.

This also made Yao Ming more and more interested in Li Hao, and the information that Bill Duffy gave Yao Ming was very complete, even Li Hao's phone number.

"Yao Ming? I'm still Maddie~~~ Dududu" Looking at the phone that was hung up, Yao Ming smiled wryly with an emoji.

"You're endless, aren't you?" Li Hao's voice on the other end of the phone was a little angry.

"Brother, don't hang up the phone first, you add me to WeChat, let's make a video, so that you can tell if I'm Yao Ming," Yao Ming said.

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"Could it really be Yao Ming?" With such doubts, Li Hao added this person's prestige.

", emoji" Seeing the face that often appeared in the QQ chat group before, Li Hao finally believed that this person was really Yao Ming.

"You believe I'm Yao Ming now," Yao Ming didn't care about the emoji problem.

"Believe it, Brother Yao, why did you call me? Do you know me? "Before today, Li Hao only saw Yao Ming on TV.

"I knew you from the general manager of the Rockets, and the phone number was found for me by my agent in the United States," Yao Ming replied.

"Rockets? Brother Yao, you won't be a lobbyist for Rocket, will you? "Li Hao just rejected the rocket not long ago.

"That's what they mean, but don't worry, I'm not here to be a lobbyist, I just know you from them, so I'm a little curious about you," Yao Ming said.

"Li Hao, can you tell me about your situation?" Yao Ming asked directly.

"Me? I came to the U.S. last year and am currently at UCLA, but I've decided to participate in the draft, so my college career is basically over," Li said.

"In terms of basketball, why did you only play 18 minutes in the NCAA" Yao Ming was obviously more concerned about Li Hao's basketball situation.

"The head coach thought I was too short, I was only 175 when I first arrived in the United States, and it was 195 in recent months" It is not uncommon for players to suddenly soar in height, but most people suddenly skyrocket in high school, Li Hao is more rare, and college has only risen, but such examples are not uncommon.

Now Yao Ming understands why Li Hao only has 18 minutes of game time, and Asians don't have a physical advantage, let alone a height of 175 at the beginning.

"At that time, the team was eight points behind, and the head coach knew that I had a good three-point score, so he replaced me and gambled," Li Hao said.

"I lost the Elite Quarterfinals, the NCAA tournament was over, and then I went to the draft," Li continued.

"That means you played 18 minutes and you entered this year's draft," Yao Ming was stunned.

Yao Ming really wants to ask Li Hao, who gave you the courage to participate in this year's draft?

"Li Hao, you didn't think about playing in college for another year, according to your performance in the last two games, the head coach will definitely give you more opportunities next season" Li Hao was born on August 8, 95, and now he is 19 years old yet, so he can stay in college and play for another year.

"The head coach talked to me, and he promised me that I would be the main player next season, but I wanted to participate in the draft and refused," Li Hao said.

Yao Ming really doesn't know what to say now, if Li Hao played a full season and had a good performance, he would participate in the draft, but in fact, Li Hao played two games, adding up to 18 minutes.

Li Hao knew Yao Ming's thoughts, and even a normal person knew how to choose, but Li Hao was not, and he couldn't tell anyone about it.

"You have already decided, and I can't say anything, but since you choose to participate in the draft, you should go to a few more teams for trials, didn't the agent make arrangements" From Bill Duffy's information, Yao Ming knew that Li Hao signed an agent.

"Originally, there was such an arrangement, but now it is no longer needed," Li Hao said.

"Why?" Yao Ming knew that there were some things that should not be asked, but he still couldn't help but be curious, and even Yao Ming was afraid that Li Hao would be deceived.

"Eh~~~ The Lakers have promised me that they will select me in the next draft" After hesitating for a while, Li Hao said directly.

"So you turned down the Rockets' tryout invitation?" Thinking of the call made to him by the general manager of the rocket, Yao Ming immediately understood everything.

"Compared with the Rockets, the Lakers are more suitable for me now" The Rockets Harden is a big core with the ball, and in addition to that, there is a "tactical big core" happy beast, and the Rockets will definitely not give the newcomers too many opportunities to compete for the championship in the next few years.

"Brother Yao, I need to level up through competitions now, instead of going to a strong team to be a bench mixed for two years," Li Hao continued.

Yao Ming wanted to say, since you are going to level up through competitions, then why not play in college for an extra year?

"Li Hao, you have to know that verbal agreements are the most untrustworthy," Yao Ming couldn't help but remind.

"I know, so I'll go to the joint trial and see if there's a suitable team later," Li Hao said of his original plan.

"Do you want to serve the country" Knowing that Li Hao was not hanged on a tree, Yao Ming was not entangled in this topic.

"Of course I want to, but can I wait two years" Serving the country is the dream of every Chinese person.

"Why wait two years?" Yao Ming asked curiously.

"I want to experience in the NBA for a while, and when I make a name for myself and then enter the national team, I don't want to rely on connections to get in" Basketball is still cleaner than football.

"Okay, okay~~~ Let's keep in touch, I still have something to do, hang up first" After all, the two have just met.