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Chapter 175 Good News

New York is not far from East Rutherford, New Jersey, where the Nets are home. Xu Hao and Michael decided to drive there.After several hours of running around, the car drove into a town that looked beautiful but was pitifully small, and the dome of the tall building not far away could be seen at a glance.Michael smiled and said, “Chris, welcome to East Rutherford!”

Xu Hao opened his mouth wide in surprise: "Oh my God, don't tell me this is where the Nets play..."

Michael shrugged: "Otherwise, why would I bring you here? The first thing anyone will notice in front of you is the Air Force Arena, the home of the Nets. Now you understand why I prefer the Nets to the Knicks. Do you recommend the latter?"

Understand, it’s so clear!After seeing the whole picture of East Rutherford, Xu Hao knew why Michael did not recommend that he join the Nets, even though they also needed an excellent point guard.In the long history of the NBA, the probability of teams in big cities winning championships is far higher than that of teams in small cities. The Celtics and Lakers have won more than 30 championships in total. This is not unreasonable. Both Boston and Los Angeles have won more than [-] championships. It is one of the largest cities in the United States, and naturally has many supporters.

The Spurs are certainly an example of a small city team, but their success is largely due to the selection of Duncan in 1997, who can be used as a cornerstone for many years, and Popovich is also an epic head coach. It is difficult for them to copy.

Although he is not satisfied with the hardware facilities of the Nets, Xu Hao still showed his professionalism during the trial training process, and he was meticulous in every test and tried to do his best.In fact, he is not particularly worried about being selected by the Nets. After all, they only have the No. 12 pick. Unless the pick is traded up, at least Xu Hao believes that he will not fall into this position.

After the trial training, Xu Hao chatted with the team general manager and NBA star Kiki Vandeweghe in the office for a while as usual.The experienced former NBA player is also very interested in Xu Hao, and he even said that Xu Hao has the opportunity to become a great point guard like Kidd.You must know that after entering the 21st century, Kidd led the Nets to the finals twice. At that time, they were still an out-and-out powerhouse in the Eastern Conference. For a rookie, "will become Kidd" is already very high. praise.

It's a pity that Xu Hao doesn't intend to follow Kidd.Of course, he respects Kidd very much. This point guard with a triple-double is really great, and he has almost reserved a seat in the Hall of Fame, but Xu Hao thinks that he is different from Kidd.

Throughout his career, Kidd has never averaged 20+ points per game in a single season. The highest scoring average in his career so far is 2002 points in the 03-18.7 season. Hemp player.Since entering the league, Kidd has won many triple-doubles, but there are also many games that he missed because of not scoring enough points. At least in Xu Hao's view, he has to be better than Kidd in terms of scoring ability, and he doesn't want to become A point guard who can only threaten opponents with the pass.

But in general, chatting with Vandeweghe is still very rewarding. This outstanding scorer who has played in the NBA for 13 seasons shared his experience as a player without any secrets. Xu Hao also benefited from listening A lot.

The only regret is that Xu Hao did not see his fellow Yi Jianlian here.Before leaving, Xu Hao asked intentionally or unintentionally. Vandeweghe said that Yi Jianlian returned to China after the end of the season, but at the same time he also revealed that Yi Jianlian will continue to serve as the team's starting power forward in the new season.As for the deep meaning in his words, Xu Hao can be said to be well aware of it.

Chinese people have a strong sense of locality, especially in foreign countries, when they meet compatriots, they will involuntarily feel close to them.Vandeweghe obviously wanted to use Yi Jianlian to attract Xu Hao to join him. He also knew that the No. 12 pick of the Nets might not be able to do so, but if Xu Hao expressed his intention to play for the Nets because of his compatriots, then He earned it.

After bidding farewell to Vandeweghe, Michael drove Xu Hao back to New York.Looking at the constantly receding scenery outside the window, Xu Hao said boredly: "Michael, what shall we do next? Shall we fly back to Phoenix first and wait for the news?"

While driving the car intently, Michael replied: "For the time being, I have already contacted my friends, and they are helping me run the trial training to the Thunder or Timberwolves, but the feedback time of the news is a bit long... "

Xu Hao yawned: "It doesn't matter if the time is a little longer, as long as it's not after the draft. After all, are we really not going to the Wizards for trial training? It seems that Washington is not too far away from here. "

Michael laughed dumbfounded: "Wizards are not a good choice. If you have to go to tryouts, it's okay. I can help you communicate with them. But with the NCAA championship and the MOP of the Final Four, you don't need to waste your money. time."

In the end, Xu Hao still didn't choose to go to Washington. He obediently flew back to Phoenix with Michael, and continued to stay in his dormitory. But what he didn't expect was that two days later, Michael sent him a good news.

This time the two did not communicate by phone, but met in a cafe.After Xu Hao sat down and ordered a cappuccino, Michael asked narrowly, "I have a good news and a bad news, which one do you want to hear first?"

Xu Hao rolled his eyes, why didn't I realize you were so naughty before?But he still said: “Let’s break the bad news first.”

"The bad news is that the Thunder are not going to invite you to try out. They seem to be more optimistic about your teammate Harden. For them, it is completely unnecessary for them to use a high pick to pick Westbrook as a substitute, so the Thunder There’s no need to count on it.”

Xu Hao was taken aback for a moment, then smiled wryly, but at the same time he was also relieved for Harden.With Harden's strength and talent, it is not surprising that he was selected with the third overall pick. It seems that Oklahoma City is really about to blow a youthful storm.He took a sip of coffee to calm himself down, and then asked expectantly: "Then what about the rest of the good news? Is it about the Timberwolves?"

Michael nodded and said: "That's right, the Timberwolves said they can invite you to try out, because they really lack good point guards, but they will also invite other players at the same position to try out together. I know that in the NCAA you can almost play Destroy all the players who played against you, but this time your biggest opponent is from Europe, the Spanish golden boy Ricky Rubio."

(End of this chapter)