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Chapter 11 Draft Night
"Did I hear you right? Asian players?"

"It's still a substitute, isn't it, what is that old guy Popovich doing?"

"The level of Asian players is very low, right?!"

"It's not trying to attract the Asian market, is it?"

"It is very possible to say so, and now the only Asian player in the league is Yi."

In the noisy environment, Yang Ke stood up excitedly from his seat, his face was flushed with excitement, and he clenched his right hand into a fist and swung fiercely in the air.

In just a moment, Yang Ke stood up and attracted the attention of the audience. Everyone looked at Yang Ke with curiosity. Is this the player selected by the Spurs?Many media pressed the button and took pictures of Yang Ke. They sensed a huge news prospect.

"The name sounds so similar to our Chinese? Xiao Liu, do you have any information about him?"

"I'll look for it..."

In the media group, two Huaguo CCTV reporters looked at Yang Ke on the stage, bowed their heads and began to communicate in whispers.And Yang Ke walked towards the stage with a smile amidst the fans clapping their hands and blessings.

"It seems that the media and fans are very surprised."

In the box of the Spurs, Borrego stood in front of the window, holding a glass of red wine in his hand, looking outside and said with a smile.

"They'll be even more surprised later."

Popovich sat on a chair, propped his head on his right hand, looked at Englander who was on the phone, and replied calmly.

At this time, after a few polite words with the person on the phone, England put down the phone with a smile, and happily said to Popovich: "The Pacers agree!"

"Now it's really lively!"

Popovich tilted his head and smiled strangely. Although Hill and Leonard seemed to them to be a win-win situation, outside fans and the media would definitely not think so.

In addition, if they choose Yang Ke, they think it must be for the market, and they don't like the entertainment of the media, so they will definitely be severely belittled.

Yang Ke stepped up the stairs step by step to the stage, turned around and looked at the more than 2 people in the stands, and all kinds of strange emotions such as excitement and bewilderment disappeared instantly.

He just stood there, his beating heart finally stabilized again.

He knew very well that not only the 2 people in front of him, but also thousands of people were watching him in front of the TV, in front of the computer, and even on his other continent across the ocean.

Just like what he said, all the basketball-related forums in Asia are posting news at this time, and countless fans are asking about Yang Ke's information.

In Huaguo, the "beeps" who were waiting in the reception room immediately became agitated, attracting the attention of all the staff.

Jiang Gong, who was busy at HBC TV station, looked at the screen on the computer, stopped his work, took a sip of coffee at the side, and smiled happily.

Taking a deep breath, Yang Ke walked to the host stage in a few strides, took the Spurs cap from Stern with both hands, then reached out to hold Stern's hand, and said with a smile: " Mr David."

"Yang, I hope you will have a good development."

Stern greeted Yang Ke happily. You must know that in his development blueprint, Asia occupies an extremely important position.

Now seeing an Asian player enter the league again, he is of course happy, but it was a surprise that he was selected by the Spurs.

"I will."

Yang Ke smiled, nodded steadily, and naturally took his hand back.

"Young man, let's talk!"

Stern patted his shoulder with his hand, a little surprised at Yang Ke's ability to adjust his mind, he was born for the big scene.It seems that the Spurs really didn't choose him because of the market, and the smile on his face became even wider, and he handed over the microphone in his hand.

Yang Ke held the microphone tightly with his right hand, looked at all the people in the stands, looked at the suspicious eyes in their eyes, recalled the whispers that he didn't pay attention to before, and secretly made up his mind.

Because of amnesia, I don't know myself. Many times I look at everything around me with indifference, as if I don't belong here, but now I won't be like this anymore.

"To be honest, I was very lucky. When I was traveling, the bridge collapsed and my parents left, but I miraculously survived."

Yang Ke put his hands behind his back, smiled, looked at them calmly, recalled all the past in his mind, and then said: "I hurt my head, and I forgot everything in the past. But luckily, my friends, always Help me selflessly. Although I didn't get back my memory, I got back my dream, which is basketball."

"And now, more fortunately, I got drafted by the Spurs, but,"

Yang Ke suddenly stopped, squinting his eyes and staring ahead. At this moment, the audience in the stands became quiet, and the eyes of the media became brighter. They not only smelled it, but also saw the big news that was about to come out.

"At the moment I was selected by the Spurs, I heard more than one sentence: how did you choose an Asian player? Their skills are not good. Did Popovich take a fancy to the Asian market?"

"I think what I'm saying is, I will prove to you that we Asians can mix well in the NBA, and I will also prove to you that Popovich's choice of me is worth it!"

Pop, pop, pop!

In the stands, fans stood up one after another, applause resounded throughout the arena, and the shutters of media reporters' cameras rang one after another.The audience's attention was all on Yang Ke, who was calmly smiling on the stage, no matter whether they agreed, liked it or laughed at it, but at this moment, they all applauded Yang Ke's declaration, at least he dared to say it .

"I like this lad!"

Borrego drank the red wine in the glass in one gulp, not thinking it was a waste at all, and said happily.

"England, inform the press officer that tomorrow's new player meeting will be prepared on a larger scale."

Popovich shook his head. With Yang Ke doing this, coupled with the news that Hill and rookie Leonard have swapped out later, it is not as simple as being lively, and it is already firmly on the headlines.

But he didn't mean to feel troubled, on the contrary, he felt very satisfied and happy.

"Ok."

Englander nodded with a smile and stepped aside to make a phone call.

"Young, beautiful talk, I'm looking forward to that day, now it's time for us to take pictures."

Stern smiled and took back the microphone handed by Yang Ke. He was very optimistic about Yang Ke's development in the league, and he also knew that it was time for the next session. He pulled Yang Ke and turned to the audience. To be precise It's the cameras.

For a moment, flashing lights were everywhere, and Yang Ke and NBA President David Stern took a record photo of his draft at the edge of the stage.This photo will be sent to him by the staff after the Spurs report.

After taking the photo, Yang Ke said goodbye to Stern politely, then turned and walked towards the back of the stage. He knew very well that the draft was only halfway through, and it was time for him to leave the stage.

Then Yang Ke walked off the stage under the guidance of the staff, and sat down at the penultimate seat of the round table. At this moment, a news spread throughout the audience!
The Spurs traded Hill for the Pacers' rookie Leonard signed tonight!In an instant, the heat that hadn't dissipated in the entire arena boiled up again!And this time the center is Leonard!

(End of this chapter)