On May 23, Yu Fei came to Houston with Quint Demio and Anthony Lawson.

Just like Yu Fei in his previous life did not have a good impression of the Rockets in the Harden and even the post-Harden era, he also has no good impression of the Rockets in this life.

The Rockets are a team that can't afford to lose.

While the Aerotropolis is a big city, the Rockets don't have a big ball market, and if the team doesn't show competitiveness, or if the Texas tough guys revere the "grit and tenacity" and instead swing like a typical rebuilding team, fans will quickly abandon the team.

Alexander, the current owner of the Rockets, will not allow that to happen, so even if Olajuwon is too old to play, the team will have to look forward. Then, Olajuwon fell out with Tomjanovic and demanded that the team cut him. Without waiting for the management to make a decision, Da Meng suffered from a blood clot. His relationship with the team was magically eased, and when the season ended, Olajuwon felt that he deserved a big contract that surpassed the salary cap with 11 points and seven rebounds per game.

The Rockets ostensibly announced that they would reach a new deal with Olajuwon, but secretly they are already choosing a home for the team's all-time superstar, and this marriage that is comparable to Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman will finally come to an end.

The question is that Tom's marriage change is because he has a leg with the vixen outside, and what about Rocket? They only have the thirteenth lottery in their hands.

Fonde Recreation Center

This is the training camp base of the Rockets, where Yu Fei met their head coach, Rudy Tomjanovic.

Dennis Lindsey, the director of human resources, then took Yu Fei to a spacious office.

This is where they will conduct interviews for Fei.

Last night, Trem introduced the steps of the trial to Yu Fei. He said that some "very particular" teams will have an interview session, and even some teams attach great importance to the interview session, and there are even top five favorites in history who have fallen outside the top 10 due to poor interview performance.

"Are you nervous, Fry?" Lindsey asked with a smile.

Will you be nervous to be interviewed by a stinky fish and shrimp team that is the number one superstar in team history? Of course not.

At the same time, Demio and Lawson were asked to leave the interview room.

This is reasonable, and only by being interviewed individually can it reflect the real state of the interviewee.

Demio gave Yu Fei a "you answer well" look, and Yu Fei naturally waved his hand to show reassurance.

Yu Fei said like a silly white sweet: "You speak in a good voice, everyone is very kind, why should I be nervous?" ”

"OK, let's get started."

Tomjanovic's straightforward approach to questioning is refreshing: "What do you think is the worst thing about you as a basketball player?" ”

He is too kind and never talks trash talk, so he has no chance of being beaten out on the court?

Yu Fei said young and vigorously: "I don't think I have anything bad. ”

Lindsey then asked: "How do we know that you are a different player and not just another bombastic person?" ”

Wait, who forced me to talk to you here?

Yu Fei smiled lightly: "I don't know what else I can do here besides rhetoric." ”

Tomjanovich was also happy to hear it.

And Lindsey had to move on to the next question: "Historically, Asian basketball players have not been able to establish themselves in the NBA, how do you prove that you can?" ”

"What was the last Asian basketball player who couldn't make it in the NBA?"

"Misaka Wataru."

Listening to the name, Yu Fei identified him as Xiao Yaga.

"How tall is he?"

"5 feet 7 inches."

Yu Fei didn't bother to ask this little Baga - no, what era of NBA did the old Baga play, he wanted to know if all NBA team interviews were so stupid.

Yu Fei felt that the best career that a player with ordinary talent could have was like the legendary center of Peking University Wan Shengwei. was selected by the giants, and then won three consecutive championships with the team, and on the court he could score the winning goal against the defense of Zhou Qi, who was at the peak of his game, and dared to say the garbage talk that is very explosive in the history of professional basketball to the CBA off the court.

Yu Fei decided to follow Wan Shengwei's example, so he stood up directly and said to Tomjanovic and Lindsay: "Can we just start playing?" I don't think there's any point in this interview, I don't want to go any further, there are still a lot of tryouts after that, and I don't want to waste time here. ”

Yu Fei indirectly reminded Tomjanovich and Lindsay of a fact.

That is, if Yu Fei performs well in the tryout, his draft pick will not fall out of the top ten, and it is already a sign of humility to be willing to participate in the tryout of the Rockets with the No. 13 pick in the first round.

"How?" Lawson asked, "How fast?" ”

Yu Fei said smugly: "I think I impressed them. ”

Then, Demio walked over with a gloomy face.

"We're probably in the wrong place." Demio said, "Fry, do you know Eddie Griffin?" ”

"Yes, that Seton Hall forward." Yu Fei said, "He also participated in the draft this year, right?" ”

Demio asked, "Do you know what the outside world says about him?" ”

Yu Fei didn't speak, he was willing to hear about it.

"They say Eddie Griffin is a mature version of Frye Yu." Demio carefully observed Yu Fei's expression and found that there was nothing unusual.

Yu Fei shrugged and said, "I already knew about this. ”

Yu Fei not only knows Griffin, a player who is very similar to him in terms of height, arm span and playing style, but also knows that the outside world has been comparing the two of them since last month.

For NBA teams, Griffin is even more appealing because his talent has passed the NCAA test.

And Yu Fei is only a high school student, so the risk is a little greater.

Since the style is similar, those who participate in the competition at a higher level are naturally more optimistic.

The news was not new, and what Yu Fei wanted to know was why Demio said they had come to the wrong place.

"Their head coach," Dimio's eyes glanced at Tomjanovich, who was preparing for the pre-trial work, "and he publicly said that if the Rockets had a first-round pick, they would draft Eddie Griffin." ”

"Do you believe it?"

"I believe it's flattering."

"That's a terrible thing to say." Yu Fei said with a smile, "The word "show favor" is more appropriate. ”

Demio asked unexpectedly, "Aren't you angry?" ”

"Why should I? The draft is meant to be a two-way street, they prefer Eddie Griffin, and Houston is my first choice? ”

After that, Yu Fei first conducted a physical test, won a full house, and then participated in the competition.

The people who came to Houston for the tryout today were basically seniors, and the only one who made Yu Fei feel strong was Stanford University center Jarron Collins C.

Yu Fei didn't mind confronting this group of people who even had almost no draft market at the end of the second round on the court, and he was full of firepower, playing from the outside to the inside, playing from the No. 1 position to the No. 5 position, and scored 28 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 blocks.

After the match, Yu Fei took a shower, changed his clothes, said hello and left.

He didn't even leave the Rockets a chance to have dinner together.

That night, Tomjanovic and the coaching staff had a meeting for more than an hour to discuss Yu Fei's performance today.

One of Griffin's main arguments for being better is that he proved himself in college.

And Yu Fei's dominance against a group of veterans who have proven themselves in the NCAA today is also convincing.

Name: Yu Fei / Yu Fulai (Fry)

Date of birth: December 30, 1982

HEIGHT: 6 SHAKU 8 (206CM), SHOES TALL 6 SHAKU 10 (208CM), ARM SPAN 7 SHAKU 3 (220CM)

Weight: 222 lbs (99KG)

FEEL THE HEIGHT IN SITU: 8 SHAKU 9 (274CM)

RUNLESS RUNLENGTH BOUNCE: 30 INCHES (75CM)

Looking at Yu Fei's set of physical measurements that are almost identical to Eddie Griffin, Rudy Tomjanovich fell into deep thought.

In all fairness, Yu Fei did not make a good impression on Tomjanovich, mainly because his performance in the interview was too bad.

Yu Fei didn't like Houston's attitude and lacked patience for the interview.

However, Eddie Griffin is not flawless, otherwise he would be the recognized champion, not just Tomjanovich's top pick.

Suddenly, Yu Fei's interview performance came to Tang Shuai's mind, and a feeling of disgust and boredom appeared, which was the aftershock that Kermit Washington left on Tomjanovich's head in 1978.

Tomjanovic overwhelmingly favored Eddie Griffin because Griffin was far more of an inside player than Fly.

The strength that Yu Fei showed today is amazing enough, his control is skillful, he can attack from the outside, he can serve as a high-position command tower, all skills are displayed, he shows almost everything, but he does not show that he is dominant as an inside line.

Can his strengths be played in the NBA?

No, his stature doomed him from being an NBA-level ball handler, and Magic Johnson had only one.

Tomjanovich's heart was all on Eddie Griffin, and he didn't think about Yu Fei anymore.

"Did we send Eddie's agent an offer for a tryout?" Tomjanovich asked.

Daniel Lindsay said helplessly, "Yes. ”

"When does the tryout start?" Tomjanovich asked excitedly.

Lindsey said hurtfully: "He turned down our tryout offer. ”

Tomjanovich's gaze returned to Yu Fei's physical meter.

He suddenly felt that this impatient but arrogant teenager was actually not bad.

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