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Chapter 58 Plan ahead
"Chen, where are you now?"

Hearing a slightly urgent voice from the mobile phone, Chen Xiao told Schwartz that he was in the dormitory.

15 minutes later, the doorbell rang.

Chen Xiao opened the door and saw that Schwartz came over so quickly, he couldn't believe it.

Turning back to open the refrigerator, he asked, "Are you flying here? It will take no more than 20 minutes from your phone call to the time you enter the door." He took out a bottle of water and handed it to Schwartz.

Schwartz strode in, tugged on his tie, sat on the small sofa facing Chen Xiao, took the water, and put it aside without opening it.

"I was in Charlotte in the morning, and a local company wanted to ask you to be a spokesperson, and I happened to be heading to Durham after learning about it."

Before Schwartz could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Chen Xiao, whose eyes glowed when he heard the word endorsement.

"Endorsement? How much? Is there 100 million knives?" Chen Xiao was crazy about drawing cards these days, so he wanted to quickly get 200 million and check it out first.

"Uh, don't worry, we're still in the early stages of contact, they're just local companies, and the real valuable contracts have to wait for the sports giants to come to our door.

But these are not important for now.

Chen, Tom Benson has bought the Hornets. "Schwartz stared at Chen Xiao and said.

"Ye, I know, it was broadcast on ESPN just now." Chen Xiao pointed to the ESPN TV channel that was broadcasting.

"OK, now that you have announced your candidacy for the NBA, as an agent, I must first understand your intentions. Which team do you want to go to?" Schwartz sat upright and asked.

In fact, after Chen Xiao announced his candidacy, he also thought about talking to his agent about choosing a team. After all, he had to choose a school at the beginning of his career, and as a professional player, he had to choose a team.

However, the draft pick has not yet come out, and all uncertainties still exist, even if I know that according to the parallel time and space historical line, it is the Hornets No. [-] pick and the Bobcats No. [-] pick.

But everything has not been officially released yet, maybe it will be changed by Chen Xiao's butterfly effect. Besides, Chen Xiao knows, but the manager may not know.

But combined with the news just now, his own memory, and the manager's reaction, Chen Xiao couldn't help but suddenly realized that it was so.

"Spurs? Their record is great. I want to play with Duncan." Chen Xiao said solemnly without changing his expression.

"San Antonio Spurs? They are No. 30 in the Western Conference. They only have a No. 3 pick in the first round, and they were even traded to the Warriors in March.

And San Antonio isn't a great place to be. "Schwartz, who knows the draft situation well, replied with a slight frown.

"How about the Thunder? They also have a great record and are very talented. KD, Russ, Harden. I want to play with young talents." Chen Xiao asked with a slight smile, pointing his fingers one by one.

"Oklahoma City Thunder, it's a possible option. But if you go there, it's impossible to see KD or Russ again. Harden's contract is only one year and the value is not enough. If they want you, they have to pay at least one of KD or Russ.

But I don't recommend you go to this kind of team that already has a core, Chen. "

Seeing the smile on Chen Xiao's mouth, Schwartz already knew that Chen Xiao was joking, but he still made a professional analysis and said in a solemn tone.

"Just kidding haha, you know.

Let's talk about normal options. "Chen Xiao put away his smile and formally started a discussion with Schwartz.

"Insider news, you might be going to New Orleans, if their boss is not blind." Schwartz, who originally thought that Chen Xiao would be surprised, found that Chen Xiao's behavior was completely opposite to what he thought.

"Yeah, that's what I thought.

Benson bought the Hornets at a not cheap price, which allowed the league to make some money.

And just like the league's compensation to the Cavaliers last year, it is not impossible for Stern to give Benson some extra compensation this year.

Moreover, from the perspective of the league, it seems reasonable to give high picks to disadvantaged teams.The bottom-ranked Hornets' draw' to the No. [-] pick is justified. "

Chen Xiao worked backwards from the results, so it was easy to figure out how the Hornets got the No. [-] pick.

Of course, it is also possible that everything is a coincidence composed of various variables randomly.

But before things happen, what Chen Xiao can do is to exert influence on variables.

"OK, it seems that you have understood the rules in this land. Now that you know that the first pick will be the Hornets, who is the second pick?
Next I count to 321, and we say the answer together. After Schwartz asked the question, seeing Chen Xiao's clear expression, he played a small game.

fire attack.Chen Xiao answered in his heart.

"3, 2, 1!"

"Bobcat", "Charlotte Bobcat".The two said in unison.

Yes, as the team with the worst record, the Bobcats should have the greatest probability of the No. [-] pick. If the Bobcats lose the No. [-] pick, it will be the eighth consecutive year in NBA draft history.

The last time the worst player won the No. 04 pick dates back to 21 when the Orlando Magic won the No. 61 pick Dwight Howard with a record of [-] wins and [-] losses in the league.

The probability of such a thing happening for 8 consecutive years is 0.75 to the 8th power, about 10%.

Of course, it can also be said that 10% is not very low. Small probability events will not happen?
Assuming that the No. [-] lottery has been arranged, the league will obviously take into account the public opinion after the lottery is announced, and the Bobcats, the biggest victim, will definitely get some "compensation".

The second pick is impossible to escape.

And as the hottest rookie, Chen Xiao would not say that he is firmly in the first place, even if he chooses thick eyebrows first, he will not be able to fall out of the top two.

After all, thick eyebrows are also very talented. The summary of "the height of a power forward and the agility of a guard" is bad for media fans.

Besides, the thick eyebrow is a native of Amygili. Maybe the Hornets owner, the old white man Benson, has a twitch and thinks that Chen Xiao, a stinky beggar from outside, is not worthy of being the number one pick when he sees the huge Chinese market as nothing?

Wait a minute, the owner of the currently envisioned No. [-] pick may not necessarily be a normal person.

Danzi's vision for selecting candidates has been widely criticized.

If it goes on like this, can Chen Xiao still fall into Wizards and Knights?
Form the Duke CK combination with senior Kyrie Irving?

Going down, the king, the pioneers, the warriors?
Form a CS team with Brother Setha?It's over with chug.

calm down.

Stop making unrealistic assumptions.

One key point, Chen Xiao is an outsider to the vast area of ​​Beimou, which is obvious.

The selection of Chen Xiao may not have much stimulation to the local football market, but the most important thing for a team rooted in the local area is the local football market, and the most important thing to care for is the local fans.

Even Chen Xiao has no fan base in New Orleans.

But Chen Xiao, who led Duke to sweep the NCAA, is definitely his own man in Durham, Charlotte, and North Carolina.

During the recent period, Chen Xiao didn't dare to go out casually except in the school. Who said that people from the Mold Country are very polite and don't follow stars?
Then go out, good guy, Wuyang Wuyang.

These are all tickets.

Danzi next door cried when he saw it.

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