Anthony the Reborn

Chapter 10
"Yes, I'm not going to say anything secretly, I'm going to trade Butler and Wade for Anthony." Riley finally said what he wanted.

Vandeweghe smiled, and exchanged the No. 10 pick plus last year's best rookie in the Eastern Conference to exchange for the No. 1 pick. Riley's chips are not low, but players are not simply arithmetic additions. For example, if you get [-] It is impossible for Boykins to exchange for a Jordan.

"Pat, I admit that your chip is very attractive, but I have to reject this deal, because Melo will be the cornerstone of the Nuggets for the next ten years, and he is not for sale." Vandeweghe politely refused. .

"Qiqi, you don't need to talk so hard. Wade's words can also be used as the cornerstone of the team, and I also added Butler. He was the best rookie in the Eastern Conference last year, but he has a bright future." Lai Leigh said resolutely.

"Pat, it's really needless to say, I didn't hang up the phone because of our friendship for many years. If it were someone else, I would have hung up." Vandeweghe said with displeasure in his tone.

Riley on the other end of the phone was silent, as if he was thinking. After a while, he said, "Qiqi, how about I add another first-round pick for next year?"

A first-round pick?This year is already a big year for the draft, and next year will definitely be a small year. It is not worth much, and even if it is worth money, he will not do it. You must know that Anthony has impressed him so deeply, he firmly refused: "Pat , Look, I still have things to deal with here, or should we stop here first?"

"..., well, if you have an idea, you can call me at any time." Riley was silent for a while, feeling Vandeweghe's firmness, he could only choose to give up in the end.

"I won't." Vandeweghe hung up the phone with a smile, and he called his assistant over to discuss Anthony's contract.

In the draft room of the Heat, Pat Riley hung up the phone and punched the table with a "bang" angrily, and said viciously, "Kiki, you bastard!"

After a long time, under the surprised eyes of his assistant, he called Andrews in frustration...

The NBA draft is coming to an end, and there are only the last two picks left in the second round.

Anthony was sitting in the small green house. His relatives and friends had already started to pack their things and were about to leave. He also stood up and took a last look at the stage. The Chinese named Xue Yuyang was still not selected. He shook his head and was about to leave in disappointment. Garden Square.

David Stern walked to the support stand with a tired face. This is the penultimate pick, and he can go back to rest soon. He opened the card while lamenting that he was old and useless, and saw the card He was stunned for a moment, then read out the content on the card with a smile.

"In 2003, with the 57th overall pick in the second round, the Dallas Mavericks selected Xue Yuyang, a center from the Chinese CBA Hong Kong Flying Dragons."

Anthony stopped walking and looked back at the stage. Stern had already walked back. Most of the second-round rookies were not there. It was just a cutscene, but there must be a Chinese on the other side of the ocean. shout it.

This is a good thing, Anthony smiled, turned around and left the North Shore Garden Plaza with Mary and the others.

The rookies selected by the NBA all turned from students to millionaires overnight, and most of them would choose to celebrate their election wildly at the hotel.

After Anthony left the arena, his relatives and friends were ready to celebrate him, but no one expected that as soon as Anthony left the arena, he asked his relatives and friends to go home first. He said he would go to Syracuse University Find his college coach, Jim Boeham.

Although puzzled, the relatives and friends didn't say much. After Mary told him to be careful, she took the others back to the hotel arranged by Andrews.

Sitting on the back seat of the car, Anthony looked at the bustling lights and the buildings passing by the window. He was very confused. Like Anthony in his previous life, he was selected by the Nuggets. He will go to the plateau of Denver to play. , He didn't know if he could change Anthony's tragic fate, and he wasn't even sure if he could make Anthony reach the height of his previous life.

In his confusion, a figure flashed in his mind, his college coach, the one who persuaded Carmelo Anthony to participate in the 2003 NBA draft, Jim Boham, the meritorious coach of Syracuse University.

The car was fast, and soon arrived at the campus.

Syracuse University is located in Syracuse in central New York State, USA. This city is famous for its abundant snowfall, so it is also known as Syracuse University, but it is June, summer is coming, and there are green trees , the scenery is beautiful, and there are many ancient post-Gothic buildings on the campus. There is a hint of ancient heritage in the greenery, and it feels wonderful to be in it.

After Anthony asked Andrews to wait outside the campus, he walked straight to the court according to memory.

In the car ahead, Andrews has already made an appointment with a coach for him.

"Look, isn't that Melo?"

"Yeah, Mello, hurry up and get his autograph!"

"Melo!"

……

As soon as Anthony entered the campus, he immediately attracted the attention of many people. Most of them were women. Americans were relatively open and not as restrained as Chinese people. Now they all surrounded him.

Anthony looked at the big breasts and fat buttocks dangling in front of his eyes, and was a little dazzled for a while. Americans, they always dress up so openly, and it's summer. He even saw a beautiful woman in a bikini running towards him. He was a little overwhelmed all of a sudden.

He came to find the coach for something now, and the coach was already waiting for him. He signed a few autographs at random, and then fled the scene like flying. Fortunately, he was a player. Only then did they get rid of those crazy female fans.

The arena is right in front of you, and you can hear the sound of "bang bang" coming from the stadium from a long distance. It should be that there are players training in it.

The scenes of Carmelo Anthony training in the arena emerged in Anthony's mind, and he couldn't help feeling a lot in his heart. This is the same as returning to his alma mater after graduation, full of love.

He walked outside the gate of the stadium, stretched out his hand and pushed directly in.

The trainees on the field were fighting in groups, and no one noticed Anthony's arrival. Anthony stood by the door, squinted his eyes and looked into the field. He soon found a familiar figure on the field.

Hakeem Warrick, the superstar insider of Syracuse University, it was the striker combination of him and Anthony that successfully helped the team win the NCAA championship. If Anthony is the Jordan of the NCAA, then he is the assistant Jordan's Pippen would have been selected in this year's draft with his strength, but he felt that the pick would not be too high, so he finally chose to stay in school for a year and see.

For Warrick, even if Anthony knew him in his previous life, he once played in the CBA. He is a super dunker. The most commendable thing is his continuous take-off speed, which is very rare in the NBA. He often makes people excited. dunk.

But this gentleman is really not good enough in the NBA. His body is too thin, and his jump shot is not stable enough. At the peak, he was only a qualified starter, and it is quite sad to get mixed up in the CBA.

But at this moment, Anthony's feeling is completely different from that before time travel. As Carmelo Anthony's "Pippen", the relationship between Warrick and him is naturally unusual, and this emotion naturally extends to Anthony's feelings.

history?A strange idea suddenly flashed through Anthony's head.

He didn't know most of what happened to Anthony, so he couldn't change it. For example, like the previous challenge, it seemed that it was a necessary game after crossing. The purpose may be to let history go in the original direction.

But in fact, he knows many things. For example, Anthony chose to renew his contract with the Nuggets in 06, and then the team ushered in Allen Iverson, the windy superstar. The Kings traded for Billups, and it was this guard who took Anthony to unprecedented heights, the Western Conference Finals, and then he was traded to the New York Knicks in 08 until he was injured and retired, although he scored Still easy to grab, but still no chance to get close to the finals.

This is history, but a lot of it will be changed due to subjective factors, instead of many objective factors like the previous challenges. For example, the renewal of the contract in 06 is very easy to change...

"I am a fool!"

Thinking of this, Anthony couldn't help but curse.

The players training in the arena all stopped when they heard the scolding, and then they all saw Anthony at the door, and all of them ran over with smiles on their faces.

Jim? Bowham turned to see Anthony, the old coach who has spent more than 20 years at Syracuse University showing a gratified smile.

When Anthony saw the crowd running over, he quickly pulled his thoughts back, reached out and greeted the players running over one by one.

"Hakim, look at you, you are still so violent, be careful."

"Mike, how's your three-point shot?"

"John, your elbows are strong again!"

……

"Coach, I'm back."

Anthony finally cast his eyes on Jim Boham, and said with a hint of respect in his tone.

"You guys continue to practice first, I will chat with Melo alone for a while." Boham knew the purpose of Anthony's trip, so he quickly dismissed the players.

"Melo, let's go eat together later." Varik yelled before leaving.

"Yeah." Anthony nodded, he actually wanted to try to see if he could change Varik's fate.

"Let's go for a walk." Boham said. Although he is over 50 years old and his hair is gray, he still looks radiant.

The stadium was still a bit noisy, Anthony nodded and followed Boham out of the arena.

(End of this chapter)