"This is Gal Foreman, the general manager of the Bulls." Schwartz introduced.

Hearing Schwartz's words, Xu Yong turned his attention to the person he hadn't met.

In his forties, with a big long face, a double chin, and a bald forehead, he looks like a middle-aged man.

Xu Yong has never met Foreman, but he has heard the name of Foreman, who is the most well-known general manager of the Bulls other than Jerry Kraus, the legendary general manager of the Bulls.

Foreman has been with the Bulls for a total of 22 years, and his biggest achievement is to build the iron-blooded Bulls around Rose, which could have been a career if it weren't for Rose's injury.

However, he had the impression that Forman's reputation was not very good, and when he left office, fans took to the streets to celebrate.

Of course, the Bulls did not get better after Foreman's departure, but they went from bad to worse, and it became a problem to enter the playoffs, which shows that they still have business capabilities.

He extended his hand to the other party very formally: "Hello, Mr. Foreman, it is a pleasure to meet you. ”

Foreman smiled and shook hands with Xu Yong, his face was very kind.

"Do you know how much we paid to choose you?" After shaking hands, Foreman asked proudly.

Xu Yong shook his head, although he knew that the price must be not small, but he really only knew a No. 5 pick and a future first-rounder.

"John Salmons, Tyrus Thomas, two starters from last season, a future first-round pick, and we've eaten two garbage contracts." Foreman explained.

"I see." Xu Yong suddenly realized, but then said very seriously, "I think you made a decision that is enough to change the history of the team. ”

Foreman was stunned for a moment, and when he came back to his senses, he couldn't help but laugh.

Although he only became general manager this year, he has been with the Bulls for 11 years, most of that time as a scout.

He has seen a lot of newcomers, but it is the first time he has seen a confident newcomer like Xu Yong.

However, it convinced him that what De Nagro told him was true, because only such a guy would dare to talk trash with Jordan in a heads-up session.

Of course, it also made him more convinced that his choice against public opinion was the right one.

"I'm looking forward to your backcourt chemistry with Rose." When he put away his smile, Foreman said expectantly.

Xu Yong smiled and nodded.

Foreman didn't remind him that he hadn't had time to think about it, but when he said so, he remembered the scene when he played Rose in last year's tournament.

Who would have thought that the opponent at that time would soon become teammates.

At that time, after the game, Rose took the initiative to bump shoulders with him, and it seemed that he had his own intentions.

And because he recalls that game, he also remembers that it was the day he opened the door to a new world.

In other words, if he is on the same team as Rose, he can learn from Rose's change of direction without slowing down?!

Foreman didn't talk to Xu for long, as the Bulls' draft continued.

In addition to the list pick, they also have two picks in this year's draft, one is the No. 16 pick and one is the No. 26 pick.

Xu Yong had just separated from Foreman, and there was someone waiting for him over there.

On draft night, he was destined to be busy.

"Coach Zhang." Xu Yong took the initiative to greet each other cordially after seeing each other this time.

At this time, he is the legendary Weiping Bryant.

Next to him is also an acquaintance, Yang Yi, who wanted to interview him last year but was rejected by him.

"Xiao Xu, congratulations, you are so straightforward, I jumped up excitedly in the commentary seat." Zhang Weiping will be sixty people soon, but this way of speaking is the same as his commentary style, and what stands out is a truth.

"Thank you for your guidance, it's a pity that I didn't become the champion, otherwise our country would have two champions." Xu Yong said with a smile.

Zhang Weiping laughed when he heard this, Xu Yong and Yao Ming are very humorous.

Yang Yi was also smiling on the side at this time.

Although he was very unhappy when he was rejected by Xu Yong, but now that Xu Yong has been directly elected to the list, those unhappiness have long been overshadowed.

Society is such a reality, he wants to mix this mouthful of food, Xu Yong, the new cash cow he sees with the naked eye, he has no choice but to stutter.

After a brief exchange, the cameras over there add up, and then there is an exclusive interview program.

In addition to interviewing him about his feelings about being elected as before, there is also a very special interview, mainly about his life and experience in the United States.

Because there wasn't much coverage about him before, and then suddenly the NCAA championship and the election list, this gap in the middle is the best news material.

Xu Yong recalled the past in Zhang Weiping's question and Yang Yi's laughter throughout the whole process.

It was this interview that inadvertently revealed his career plan in the past few years.

His basketball path is very different from before he was reborn.

Before his rebirth, he played a year of high school in the United States, mainly improving his physical fitness, that is, his core and explosiveness.

After returning to China, he was trained as the core of the team and became a ball-carrying striker swingman.

He showed a lot of talent, but there were a lot of problems.

The biggest of them is, like Harden, who has a lot of mistakes.

To put it bluntly, in addition to passing talent, the more important thing in the ball-holding offense is the offensive threat, using its own offensive threat, or scoring directly, or attracting help defense to create points for teammates.

If your offensive threat is not big enough, or your offensive skills are not well-rounded and targeted, it is easy to kill the ball, and the turnover rate will naturally be high.

This is even more evident in the swingman who has a short touch of the ball and needs to make a choice at short notice.

Of course, with the exception of a very small number of privileged players, it is not the playmaker who does the work of the playmaker, which is another dimension.

In order to avoid the problems before the rebirth, he adjusted the direction of his evolution, prioritizing shooting instead of directly practicing ball handling, in addition to first elevating his physical confrontation to a quasi-NBA level.

As a result, his choice was a success.

This not only allowed him to avoid the problem of grabbing the ball with others as soon as he entered the NCAA, but also allowed him to truly have the triple threat of rushing, shooting, and passing after improving his control and dribbling, which is the potential of the ball-holding core in the eyes of scouts.

This is equivalent to laying a solid foundation, and what he needs to do after entering the NBA is to constantly enrich his offensive means and make himself a real offensive kaleidoscope, and then he can become a top guard swingman like Maddie and Kobe.

After the interview, Zhang Weiping asked Xu Yong a small question.

It's a small problem, but it's something that fans are very concerned about.

"What are you going to wear when you get to the Bulls?"

Xu Yong wears the number 23 in the NCAA, and if he is selected by the Grizzlies or other teams, then he can continue to wear this number.

But the Bulls certainly can't, that number belongs only to Jordan.

So it is imperative to change the number.

Xu Yong hadn't had time to think about this question before, but as soon as Zhang Weiping asked, he immediately had an answer in his heart.

"Number 6, I should have chosen that number."

"Can you tell us why?" Zhang Weiping asked curiously.

"Because 2 times 3 equals 6."

Xu Yong's answer made Zhang Weiping stunned, but he immediately smiled and said: "Just kidding, six in our country represents the meaning of smooth, six ding, six arts, six parts, six flavors, etc., I hope my NBA career can be smooth, that's all." ”

Zhang Weiping laughed when he heard this.

If you want to talk about No. 6, the most well-known in NBA history is Russell, the "Lord of the Rings".

So he quickly remembered that Xu Yong took a photo with Russell before.

Although Xu Yong's choice of No. 6 is not directly related to Russell, it is indeed a kind of fate.

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At this moment, James, who had just finished training, took a photo and uploaded it to social media, with the caption "A daily day in the life of a king", broke through and sneezed.