NBA: Peak Thompson starts

After last night’s final, the NCAA career is over.

For other NCAA players, perhaps their basketball dreams came to an end.

But for talented players such as Lin Tao, Le Fu, Wei Shao, etc., the new starting point of their careers is just beginning.

NBA！

Pro Arena!

Which team?

Draft pick?

This is the most discussed keyword in Lin Tao’s dormitory after winning the NCAA championship.

“I’m going to hit the top show!!!” Westbrook declared.

“Russell, don’t be too confident, you can’t get in the first three!” Lin Tao hit the confident Wei Shaodao.

Wei Shao is like this sometimes, full of confidence in himself, Lin Tao has almost never seen this guy look frustrated.

“Lin, you don’t know anything about my talent, Kevin, you say? Do I have a chance to be selected with the first pick? Wei Shao asked Le Fu for confirmation.

“Haha.” Love first smiled politely, and then said, “No…”

“It seems that Kevin, you don’t know me either, but after entering the NBA I will prove it to you, I will surpass Michael…” Wei Shao joked ambitiously.

Wei Shao is so tireless, Lin Tao laughed with Lefu.

With people who are not familiar, Wei Shao will not talk so much, but for familiar people, Wei Shao often braggs so much.

A few people got up in the morning and talked a lot about the NBA draft.

Collison eventually decided to stay for a year, and he wanted to fight for a higher pick next year.

After breakfast

Lin Tao came to the office of head coach Holland.

The NCAA championship has been won, and in addition to preparing for the championship celebration, Holland has to think about the team next year.

The team has four starting lineups this year, and even for the talented UCLA, it’s not easy to arrange the lineup.

Holland stood up and looked at the trophy in a trance.

…….

“What, you’re going to participate in the draft?”

Ben Holland is wiping down the championship trophy he just brought back last night with a white towel.

Hearing this, he almost dropped the trophy.

For Ben Holland, who is full of respect in this memory, Lin Tao feels the need to say hello to this coach in advance.

Ben Holland forced himself to calm down, and he said to Lin Tao with a serious tone: “Lin, you have to know that it is difficult for you to get a high pick with only two games, even if you get 60 points in the final. ”

“NCAA MOPs are not worth mentioning in the NBA, many MOPs can’t even survive in the NBA, you don’t have to be blindly confident.”

“Do you have an agent?”

“Has there been any hype?”

“Have you invited for a trial?”

“Have any NBA teams contacted you?”

“These draft things Russell, Kevin, they have been prepared for a long time, you only decided to participate now, the risk is too great, in case it is only the second round, you don’t get a contract, and you lose the opportunity to play NCAA.”

“If you stay at UCLA, I’ll give you unlimited shots next season, let you play a season of good numbers, and with your talent, it’s not a big problem to get into the lottery!”

Ben Holland kept telling Lin Tao about the pros and cons of running now.

Of course, in his mouth, the disadvantages of entering the NBA now far outweigh the benefits.

Lin Tao kept nodding….

He could sense that Holland really cared about him, not just for UCLA’s future.

After Holland finished speaking, Lin Tao still said firmly: “Coach, I know what you said, I am ready, I still have to participate in the draft.” ”

Lin Tao looked at Holland’s eyes very sincerely.

In the end, Ben Holland nodded anyway: “Let’s go, you all go, I hope all the best in your NBA career.” ”

Together with Lin Tao, five NCAA people announced their candidacy this year.

These are excellent seedlings.

Every year UCLA has the best players in the competition, and Coach Holland, although accustomed to such occasions, still feels a little sad.

There are some celestial sons whose hearts are not destined to fit on a stage like the NCAA.

For these players, they are only interested in going against stronger opponents!

“Thank you, Coach.” Lin Tao said seriously.

“Thank me for what? Thank me, didn’t I show you in the knockout tournament before? Holland waved.

“No, thank you for giving me a chance in the Final Four.” Lin Tao said.

If Lin Tao hadn’t made his appearance in the Final Four, maybe he really needed to stay in the NCAA for another year!

“It was also a chance for myself, but fortunately we were lucky enough, and there is no need to thank you.” Holland took a towel and wiped the championship trophy.

He gave Lin Tao a chance to play, Lin Tao gave UCLA a championship, there is no one who owes whom.

…….

Lunch time, 12:31 p.m.

There are a lot of delicious Chinese food on the table.

The restaurant was booked by Schwartz, who also has some research on the tastes of customers.

White, suit, inch, face with that natural sense of intimacy, this is Lin Tao’s impression of Schwartz.

Loafer, Lin Tao, and Schwartz sat in a high-end restaurant box outside UCLA and chatted.

Lin Tao learned about Schwartz’s resume.

Schwartz joined IMG in 1992 as an agent for tennis stars Sampras, Rios and Hingis before joining AMG seven years later, where he worked in tennis, basketball, golf, ice hockey and baseball.

In 2000 he was named one of the 15 most influential people by Tennis magazine.

Schwartz started Excel in 2002 and entered basketball, where he has so far negotiated more than $1 billion in contracts and is one of the two highest-paid top agents in the entire industry.

Of course, in the NBA, his influence is not as good as that of established agencies such as CAA, but he is also one of the new ones.

We are currently looking for all kinds of newcomers who have the potential to become star players.

After communication, Lin Tao did feel that Schwartz was a very professional agent.

Schwartz was very sincere, and he brought a lot of information.

Starting from Lin Tao’s behind-the-scenes market, personal playing characteristics, and personal image advantages, he discussed his career development with Lin Tao.

“Lin, according to the characteristics of your style of play, the most suitable for you will be the Lakers, not the Knicks.” Schwartz’s point of view is peculiar.

“Oh?”

“First of all, both are big cities, the two teams in the market are not much different, and then you have a very good popularity base in Los Angeles, and the Lakers have the strength of a championship, playing next to Kobe, your shooting will have a huge effect, if you can help Kobe win the championship, I believe your fame will also rise quickly.”

“If you can play a key role in certain games, it’s extremely good for your growth.”

“And the Knicks, the management over there is chaotic, they are focused on emptying the team space in 2010, every player wants to play their own good numbers, even if you get the approval of the Knicks management, but when you get on the court, you go there and you face a very embarrassing situation, that is, no one wants to pass the ball for you.”

“Your technical type needs to have a good guard to feed you the ball or a superstar to help you attract defense!”

“Kobe, Lebram, they can all be around.”