March 15th.

Day 3 of the championship.

It was also the second day of Woody's phone call with "Magic" Johnson.

The Ohio High School Basketball Board selected the "Ohio All-NBA" team for the season, and Woody was named to the "All-NBA Team" along with LeBron James. At the same time, ESPN selected this year's "America's Best High School Student" lineup, and Woody and LeBron were once again selected for the lineup.

The outside world is talking about Woody even louder.

At this time, Woody had come to Los Angeles alone.

It was his first time in Los Angeles.

As the second largest city in the United States, Los Angeles is very different from New York in that it is less of a town than a town, but a highly bustling town.

In the busy streets, bustling with people, Woody sat on Johnson's Rolls-Royce, looking out the window at everything, his eyes full of yearning. The more you come out, the more you can feel Akron's backwardness, and a patient with a "star disease" like him naturally prefers such a big city.

Johnson also prepared him a "special" gift, and he asked Woody to look behind him, with a large stack of media newspapers in the back seat.

Los Angeles has a "holy land" that actors from all over the world yearn for:

Hollywood!

The showbiz here can also be said to be a worldwide showbiz.

It is also for this reason that the media industry here is extremely developed.

When it comes to exposure alone, this is definitely the most exposed place in the United States.

Hundreds of media outlets report on the same thing every day.

In Los Angeles, perhaps an ordinary NBA player can gain the exposure that only the biggest stars elsewhere can have.

"And these newspapers are all reporting on you!"

Johnson's words made Woody unconsciously turn his head, pull out a stack of newspapers at random, open it and flip through it, Johnson very intimately turned every newspaper to the page about his report.

Woody looked at the pictures of himself, at the lines of adjectives that were so easily inflated next to them, and couldn't help but exhale, and put the newspaper back in place.

He was a little overwhelmed.

It's no wonder that many stars immediately become a little indistinguishable after becoming famous. Who can withstand such praise? Even Woody hurriedly took out his system panel and regained his composure as he looked at the cold numbers on it.

"With such a momentum, you tell me, Wu, what are you waiting for?" Johnson began to give him an analysis of the current situation and what might happen if he chose to play in the NCAA for another year, "The best-case scenario, you play well in your first year in the NCAA, lead the team to win the championship, and get the MOP, but even then, what kind of change can your momentum make? ”

"From the top five to the top picks?"

“come on，bro！”

"You should know that it doesn't make much of a difference!"

"But in case, you encounter some trouble, you know, things in this world are full of magic, just like I never thought that I would retire at the peak, but when it happens, it's too late for you to regret it, all you can do is accept all this!"

Johnson was diagnosed with AIDS at the age of 32 and had to choose to retire, and in more than a dozen games played that year, he averaged 21.6 points, 12.6 assists and 8.1 rebounds per game, an absolute peak.

However, in terms of his attitude towards his private life, Woody felt that this was not accidental, and of course he was not so Kobe Bryant, and did not say it directly, but listened quietly.

"Man, that's what I'm saying, even if you don't become the champion this year, but that's at least 2 to 3 years of protection, you can get the most systematic training in the NBA, and if you're joining a more patient team, then even if you have some trouble, like some injuries, you don't have to worry about the situation......"

I have to admit that Johnson's words are very convincing.

But apparently, Johnson didn't just want to tell him that to bring him to Los Angeles from Akron.

After saying these words, Johnson's car also turned into a stadium, and Woody looked up and saw the poster on the advertising wall:

A muscular man, as strong as a hill, sat on a chair, showing a fierce expression, showing his arms that were thicker than ordinary thighs, and the Lakers No. 34 on his body was particularly conspicuous; Next to him stood a "blast head" wearing the No. 8 Lakers jersey, and unlike the fierce expression of the No. 34, he showed his white teeth.

This is......

One of the strongest "duos" in NBA history, the Lakers' signature "OK" combination at this stage is Shaq O'Neal and Kobe Bryant!

This is the home of the Lakers, Staples Center!

Woody was a little curious about what "Magic" Johnson had brought him here for.

At this time, Johnson also stopped the car and beckoned Woody to get out of the car: "Let's go, man, I said that you want to have a correct understanding of yourself, it's not just some comments in the media, to be honest, they are just a bunch of guys who eat by making things up, you can't expect them to give the most fair and objective evaluation!" ”

"They can't...... But they can! ”

"Come on, Woody, and I'll get to know you, my thick rice, the man behind the 'OK' combo, and the favorite trainer of all Lakers players...... Gary Viti! ”

Johnson spoke his mind:

"Woody, then you will complete some projects according to Brother Gary's requirements, these projects are basically the projects that other teams will do during the tryout, and when these projects are over, you will know whether you should go directly to the 03 draft!"

Woody now knows what Johnson is going to do!

This is tantamount to arranging a private trial for him!

Although the criteria for selecting newcomers are different for each team in the NBA, the process is almost the same, at most there are some projects, and Woody will go through these projects first, and he will know what kind of situation he belongs to now.

He glanced appreciatively at Johnson and Gary Witti.

"I'm ready, man, let's get started!" Gary Witti, who was wearing a black elastic vest and showing off his strong muscles, spoke, touched Woody's arm, and then touched Woody's back, with an inexplicable satisfied smile on his face, and asked Johnson, "This kid shouldn't have been systematically trained, right?" ”

"Huh?"

Johnson stunned him by the sudden questioning.

Then Gary Witti reacted first, he ran off, quickly coughed twice, and shouted at Woody: "You go and warm up first, and in half an hour, we will officially start the trial!" ”

***

After about two hours, Woody finished all the tryouts and sat down on a bench on the sidelines, a little tired.

He really didn't expect that the NBA tryout would be so complicated.

Or......

He suddenly thought of Stephen Curry's complaints about him after he finished his tryout at St. Mary's High School that day.

Originally, the tryout was so troublesome, but Drew saved him last summer?

Only then did Woody feel how optimistic Drew was about him!

"Wow, Woody, you're in really good shape, listen man, I'm not exaggerating, if it weren't for the fact that we have the OK combination, I can't help but suggest that the management sell our core and trade up the draft pick to get you!" Gary Witti walked over to Woody with a sigh after reading all of Woody's tryout results.

Woody forced a smile.

He was really tired.

"Trust me, man, you have some problems, but as soon as these management see your 18-year-old physical talent, I think all management will ignore your other problems!"

Youth is capital!

"You're definitely going to be selected in the top five, any position, including the top pick!"

This is Gary Viti's conclusion.

When Woody heard this, he was full of exhaustion and immediately washed away.

This result is so healing!

"Magic" Johnson followed up and asked, "How's it going, Woody, do you have the answer now?" ”

Woody was about to speak, but heard an equally deep voice sound, and with surprise:

"Gary, Elwin, what are you doing? Why is there a little guy here, and has this year's draft started so early? ”

Woody turned his head to see that it was the "hill" he had just seen on the poster, the current first person in the league, "Big Shark" Shaq O'Neal!