basketball dreams

Chapter 2 The Intention of the Cavaliers Boss

In the shock of everyone, Xu Qianxiang, who seemed to have expected it, walked onto the stage with a happy face.

"Why..." Yun Chen didn't know why, although the performance of the Lakers' No. [-] player last season was not good, but at least it wasn't bad, but the way the team management did it today is very intriguing.

They seem to be saying that Brother Qiu is not unique and can be replaced.

In the WeChat group, Tang Yin immediately thought of something: I understand, the purpose of the magician's choice of Xu Qianxiang should be to warn Dad Qiu!

Seeing this sentence, Yun Chen nodded immediately.Indeed, for the Lakers, Brother Ball's performance is definitely what they need and expect, but Dad Ball often talks nonsense based on his son's status in the Lakers, causing some invisible damage to the team.

The magician now chooses Xu Qianxiang, who is highly similar to Qiu Ge's style of play. The meaning he wants to express cannot be more obvious. Dad Qiu, please keep your mouth shut. Your son is not irreplaceable!
Thinking of this, Yun Chen couldn't help laughing, it seems that the magician really couldn't stand the big mouth of Daddy Ball.

On the stage, Xu Qianxiang had already taken a group photo and walked down with a smile on his face. He is in a very good mood now, very good, and can even be said to be as good as flying.

Like Tang Yin, he is also a fan of the Lakers. He has been a loyal fan of Kobe since he started watching the NBA, so joining the Lakers has always been his dream, and now it is a dream come true for him.

Sure enough, as soon as he came back, he showed off in the WeChat group, posting more than a dozen emoticons in a row, chattering non-stop, as happy as a 200-pound child.

Yuan Junjie: Brother, why do you look like you knew you would be selected by the Lakers?
Zheng Ye: All right, all right, don’t be shy, you’ll know it’s wrong when you open your eyes and find it’s a dream
Tang Yin: Seriously, why do you look confident?

Yun Chen didn't ask him. He knew that Xu Qianxiang should have been informed by the team management in advance just like himself, so he knew it.

As expected, Xu Qianxiang: As soon as I woke up, the magician sent me a message, and he told me that he would choose me.

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So far, all five players have been selected, and they are all within the first round, setting many records.

For the first time in NBA history, five yellow men participated in the draft at the same time and were all selected.

For the first time in NBA history, two yellow men were selected in the top 14 picks.

For the first time in NBA history, five yellow men were selected in the first round.

The news that Yun Chen and the others were selected quickly spread to China through the Internet. For a while, the Chinese media were promoting this matter, and their names had already occupied the top searches on Weibo.

Chinese basketball has been silent for too long. The success of the golden generation in the draft has made everyone see hope. What they carry is the hope of the revival of the entire national basketball!

After the draft, the five had no time to get together, and were quickly brought to the city where the team was located by their respective teams.

Li Yunchen went to Cleveland, and his residence had already been arranged. It was located in an apartment not far from Quicken Loans Arena. He moved in when he arrived that day.

The situation of several other people is similar, but only one person has encountered some situations.

Xu Qianxiang, as soon as the draft was over, the Internet exploded. Dad Qiu immediately tweeted such a sentence: Boy from China, figure out your position, you are my son's substitute!
Obviously, he intended to stand up for Qiu Ge, but what he didn't expect was that less than an hour after his tweet was posted, thousands of Chinese fans occupied his comment area.

Daddy Ball's "disrespectful" remarks were frantically dissed by Chinese netizens, and he was so frightened that he immediately deleted the tweet and apologized publicly.

As for the person involved, Xu Qianxiang, like a normal person, leisurely posted photos of his new home, not taking it seriously at all.

The day after the draft, Yunchen received a call from team owner Daniel Gilbert, who asked Yunchen to go to his office.

Yun Chen didn't neglect either, after all, if he played on his team in the future, he would definitely have a good relationship with the boss.

Soon, he came to Gilbert's office.

"Hello." After knocking on the door and entering, Yunchen saw Gilbert smoking a cigar with his back facing him. Unlike what he imagined, the owner of the Cavaliers in reality looked very thin, and even a little... haggard .

"You're here..." Gilbert turned around after hearing the voice, looked at Yun Chen with a smile, and extinguished the cigar in his hand.

"Sit down." He pointed to the seat in front of him, signaling Yun Chen to sit down. "Do you know why I called you here?"

Yun Chen sat down and shook his head when he heard this sentence. To be honest, it's really rare for a boss to summon a rookie alone.

"I want to talk to you... about how to train you." Gilbert was straightforward, expressing his thoughts without beating around the bush.

Yun Chen frowned, feeling very puzzled: "You mean...you want to train me? But isn't LeBron still on the team right now? You're not afraid of doing this..."

"Him? Hehe, do you think he will stay?" Yun Chen was interrupted before he finished speaking. Gilbert stood up panting heavily, and slapped his hands on the table.

"..." Yun Chen froze for a moment. The outside world said that the relationship between LeBron and the boss had reached the point of incompatibility. Now it seems that it should be true.

"You know, in the past year, I have become a joke among all the bosses in the league!" Gilbert suddenly roared, his voice was very rough, obviously extremely angry.

"Why...the Cavaliers didn't make it to the finals..." Yun Chen tentatively asked.

Gilbert snorted coldly, and sat back on his seat: "It's okay to tell you, we have already talked with LeBron in private, he will not stay on the team, and the management has decided to use you as the future team The cornerstone of development!"

"what?"

"It's just a matter of time, LeBron will announce his next destination, but we have to clean up the mess he left behind! You look at our current lineup, full of premium contracts! JR, Thompson, they have nothing but cheating What else will I do with my money! Even the draft rights for the next few years have been overdrawn!" Gilbert's resentment seemed unusually deep, and at this moment, it was like a drowning man grabbing a life-saving straw, crazy He complained to Yunchen about the depression in his heart.

Indeed, LeBron's departure will be a devastating blow to the team, the Cavaliers will quickly fall from the altar, and even the playoffs may become a luxury.

Yunchen didn't know how to comfort Gilbert. He couldn't comment on LeBron James, the only talented player in the history of the league, but as far as the current team situation is concerned, LeBron does have a certain responsibility.

"I chose you because of your Chinese market. In the past few years, because I wanted to help LeBron win the championship, I gave up many opportunities to make money and lost a lot of money. So what I want to do now is to make money. , Do you understand?" At this moment, Gilbert said again.

"Then what do you want me to do?" Yun Chen regained his composure.

"I will tell Tyronn Lue that you will be the team's starter in the rookie season. I know that for a yellow man, it is difficult to play superstar data in the NBA, but I just want you to be the team's first player. The appearance of the team, so as to attract more fans and consumption, especially... Chinese fans, do you understand?"

After saying these words, Yun Chen immediately frowned. It was not hard to hear that Gilbert's words had some prejudice against people of yellow race, which made him a little uncomfortable.

Immediately, Yun Chen stood up directly: "Mr. Gilbert, I understand what you mean. As long as I stand on the court, I will give my all. You don't have to worry about that."

After saying this, Yunchen turned his head and wanted to leave, but Gilbert stopped him: "Boy, we are mutually beneficial and win-win. If you can average 10 points per game in your rookie season, I will give you one in the future." Big contract, but the premise is that you have to attract enough attention!"

Yun Chen didn't say a word, and walked out of his office without looking back. It's already past eleven o'clock in the morning, and he has to attend the press conference in the afternoon, so he doesn't have time to stay here for too long.

"This is a business alliance after all..." On the way, Yun Chen sighed. Gilbert's approach was actually very smart from a businessman's point of view, but it was difficult for him to accept those words.

"Starting in his rookie season... It doesn't look that bad..."

The press conference in the afternoon was held as scheduled. The team's general manager Kobe Altman and head coach Tyronn Lue accompanied Yunchen to attend. The jersey number had been chosen the day before, and No. 9 was his favorite. Number.

After the press conference, there were makeup photos and some trivial matters. The rest of the day was very busy. When Yunchen dragged his tired body back to the residence, it was already past nine o'clock in the evening.

(End of this chapter)