From South China Tiger to NBA King

Chapter 51 Draft Conference (2)

"Talk to the fans: How is it? After coming to the United States, are you still used to life?" Director Zhang asked with concern with a smile on his face.

"It's pretty good. I'm currently living in the agent's house. His house is very big. After the draft, I'll decide which city to stay in. I'll buy a house there. As for food, I'm not picky about food. Nutrition is enough." Jianghu smiled and told Zhang Weiping about his recent situation during this period.

Zhang Weiping continued to ask: "How is the traffic in the United States? Does it feel congested?"

Jianghu: "I feel okay, because I seldom go out recently, and I'm basically training, so I don't feel strong. But there are still a lot of traffic jams, and my agent often complains to me about this problem."

Zhang Weiping asked curiously: "Training recently? What is the content of the training? Is it physical or technical?"

Jianghu smiled and said: "I have both. In order to adapt to the confrontation in the NBA, I have been gaining weight recently. It has reached 101 kilograms now, and I expect to gain another 1-2 kilograms in the future."

Director Zhang smiled and said, "I said you looked stronger than when the CBA ended. I thought you gained weight by eating hamburgers every day."

Director Zhang continued to ask: "I heard that you have received a large number of endorsement contracts, both at home and abroad, but you haven't signed any of them. Why?"

"It's mainly the agent's suggestion. He suggested that I discuss it after the draft pick is confirmed. I don't know much about this. I mainly listen to him."

Jianghu didn't expect that Zhang Weiping would care about this issue, but he still blamed Schwartz for the first time. The manager is just taking the blame.

Zhang Weiping nodded: "Speaking of basketball, Chicago training camp, why did you think of going toe-to-toe with Butler? You know he is a star player, how can you be sure that you can beat him?"

Jianghu rubbed his nose and said: "Actually, I don't have the certainty of winning, but all the rookies on the field couldn't beat me at that time. I didn't think it would be a challenge to fight them. Butler happened to be sitting by the side to watch the fun, and then I went to I found him."

"How did you feel when you played against Butler?" Director Zhang asked curiously.

Jianghu raised his eyebrows: "How does it feel? It feels okay, nothing special."

"At that time, I felt that he was very powerful. My strength was completely inferior to him, but I had an advantage in height and wingspan, so I thought, I should try to choose jump shots. In addition, when Butler first played with me , I haven’t entered the state yet, and when he enters the state, my state has actually exploded, and I can win in the end, and there is also a certain amount of luck.”

Zhang Weiping smiled: "Anyway, it's something to be happy that you can beat Butler in a one-on-one match. Then go prepare first, and we'll see you after the draft!"

"Okay, goodbye!!" Jiang Hu waved his hand.

After the interview, Jianghu and Schwartz came to the small green room.

The "Little Green Room" is also a point that attracts more attention in the annual draft.

In the NBA, only those who are expected to enter the top 14 picks, which is what we often call "lottery picks", will be officially invited into the small green room by the NBA.

Players who have entered the small green room can bring their family members and agents to receive their real-time blessings at the draft site.

Of the hundreds of players who participate in the draft every year, only 15-20 can be selected for the small green room. In some years known as super years, the number of players in the small green room generally does not exceed 20.

There are 19 people on the list of Little Green House this year, they are:
Jianghu (China)
Dries Adebayo (Kentucky)
Jarrett Allen (Texas)
OG-Anunoby (Indiana)
Lonzo Ball (UCLA)
John Collins (Wake Forest)
Zach Collins (Gonzaga)
Dearon Fox (Kentucky)
Markelle Fultz (Washington)
Jonathan Isaac (Florida State)
Josh Jackson (Kansas City)
Luke Kennard (Duke)
TJ Leaf (UCLA)
Lauri Markkanen (Arizona)
Donovan Mitchell (Louisville)
Malik Monk (Kentucky)
Franck Ntilikina (France)
Dennis Smith (North Carolina State)
Jayson Tatum (Duke)
It's still early, Xiao Hua's old bastard hasn't started to give the opening speech yet, but the rookies in the little green room have already arrived in sevens and eighties.

Players in the United States will basically participate in the draft accompanied by their families. Those like Jianghu who are single-handedly with only one agent are basically international players.

As soon as Jianghu walked in, it immediately attracted everyone's attention.

No way, after the world turned out, the topic of who will be the No. [-] pick between him and Mark Fultz has continued to be hot, and all NBA fans who pay attention to the draft will basically discuss this issue.

Not to mention the players present.

Another point is that he looks so handsome today. The handsome and well-fitting suit, the stylish Sanqi back hair, and outstanding facial features make him look more like an actor or model than a basketball player.

"This guy is so handsome~"

"Didn't you say that all East Asians have small eyes and flat noses? Why are his eyes so big and the bridge of his nose so high?"

"I don't know, maybe he's a mixed race?"

Everyone talked a lot, Jiang Hu heard it, but they didn't bother to pay attention.

He doesn't plan to go to him to argue with them about these issues about race. This stereotype cannot be changed in a day or two, and it has to be done slowly.

Following the guidance of the staff, he walked all the way to the middle table.

On his left is the No. [-] favorite Mark Fultz and his family, and on the right is the No. [-] favorite Lonzo Ball and his family before Jianghu appeared.

The attitudes of the two were very kind, and there was no bloody plot where someone would provoke them as soon as they walked past. On the contrary, Mark Fultz and Ball also took the initiative to say hello to Jianghu.

"Hi, Jiang, welcome!!"

Ball smiled and nodded to Jianghu friendly, and Mark Fultz even stood up and extended his hand to the smiling one.

"Hi, I've heard about you a long time ago!!"

Reaching out without hitting the smiling face, Jiang Hu also responded to Fultz and Ball with a smile, and then sat down.

"Hey, did you get a draft guarantee from any team?"

As soon as Jianghu sat down, Fultz immediately came over and asked him the topic that interested him most.

"No, I don't care, I can go anywhere!!"

Jiang Hu shook his head. Although he definitely wanted to win the first prize in his heart, he would not let everyone know. It was enough to fool around with casual conversations between people he didn't know well.

"Ah, what a pity. Didn't the Celtics say they would choose you?"

When Fultz heard this, not only did he not show happiness, but he looked very depressed.

? ? ? ?
Jianghu's brain suddenly couldn't turn a corner?

Shouldn't Fultz be happy to hear he didn't receive a draft commitment?Why do you show a regretful expression?

"What do you say? Isn't this a good thing for you? If they promise to pick me, won't your pick go down?"

Jianghu looked at the frowning Fultz and asked suspiciously.

"Damn it, I don't like Boston."

"Who would like a city that hates black people? They can even insult Russell, let alone young people like us."

Fultz shook his head and sighed.

His worry doesn't seem to be faking, but he is really worrying about this matter...

"You must think that you are playing for the fans, so they must respect you?" Jiang Hu asked curiously.

"Yeah." Fultz didn't deny it, nodded and asked, "How do you know?"

"I never thought of it that way."

Jianghu looked at the slightly immature Fultz and shook his head.

"This is not my hometown, I'm here to play for the dollar."

"So it doesn't matter to me what happens to the fans, I just think of them as a bunch of buzzing flies."

"As long as they don't interfere with my money, who cares?"

"Don't you think about the championship when you play basketball? It's all about money?" Fultz scratched his head and asked in shock.

"No, the champion also needs it." Jiang Hu looked into Fultz's eyes and continued.

"But in the final analysis, I still need money. If I have enough money, I will buy an NBA team to play after I retire!!"

The two people in the audience were bragging to their heart's content, and the bald president Adam Silver in the background came to the stage...

The draft has officially started.

(End of this chapter)