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Chapter 100 September in Seattle

At the exit of SeaTac International Airport, there is not much traffic.

It is inappropriate to make loud noises in public places, but Qin Fei's standing is a sign that people who go in and out can always see this tall boy wearing sunglasses for the first time.

Judging by his appearance, he is of Chinese descent, and his appearance is not low.

After answering the phone, Tellem lit a cigarette and smoked.

"Go and ask me when the New York flight arrives."

Qin Fei opened his mouth to send Tellem, and Tellem rolled his eyes. This boss is really good at calling people.

He stubbed out the cigarette butt, then ran to the service desk to inquire about the situation.

At the beginning of the chat, there was no seriousness, laughing and gagging with the field staff.

It took half a while to dawdle over.

"It's late, it's estimated to be delayed by about half an hour."

He looked down at his watch: "Let's continue to find a place to sit."

"Okay, then wait."

Qin Fei still has this bit of patience.

As night fell in Seattle, the flight from New York arrived late.

The well-dressed people walked out of the passageway, inevitably a little tired from the journey, but when the girls saw the familiar figure waiting there early, they still let out happy screams.

Aunt Julie, Mandy and Helena all came.

The passenger looked at it curiously, and marveled at the beauty of the two girls. What was even more worrying was that the two girls threw themselves into the arms of the man in the peaked cap one after the other.

"Why do you seem to be tall again?"

In fact, Helena also has a tall figure of 1.7 meters [-], but standing beside Qin Fei, she is very petite.

"How tall are you now?"

The height of basketball players has always been a mystery, and now the official height of the NBA is reported by himself. Hearing Helena's question, Qin Fei grinned and said, "Then tell me how old you are first."

what?

After hearing this, Mandy was filled with indignation. Look, is this the brother who was chasing after him to visit, and started molesting female classmates in front of her?

Helena was also shocked, but she was two years older than Mandy, so she didn't take it seriously, and even raised her eyebrows at Qin Fei, and puffed out her chest intentionally.

Qin Fei helped drag the luggage and put the three people's luggage into the trunk.

For those who happened to be in a car, Tellem helped introduce some of the characteristics of Seattle along the way.

Taking advantage of the short tail of the holiday, the three of them came here for a tour. The main purpose was to see how Qin Fei was eating and living, whether it was suitable, and whether it was safe.

Qin Fei was not very familiar with Seattle, so he basically watched Tellem's introduction.

This is the benefit of having an excellent agent, who can be a fucking tour guide at critical moments.

Tellem was very excited and kept introducing the three beautiful ladies, especially when Aunt Julie asked questions, he responded more positively.

Qin Fei cursed secretly.

The five people first came to Qin Fei's residence. The high-end apartment that Qin Fei bought was about [-] square meters, with four rooms. The decoration was light and luxurious and simple.

One of the four rooms is a study room. Apart from Qin Fei's big bedroom, Aunt Julie also needs to live in a separate bedroom, so the remaining bedroom has to be shared by two girls.

The two of them are very familiar now, and Mandy keeps asking Helena about the university. Helena is more like her sister than Qin Fei, and it's okay for them to live together.

After moving their luggage, everyone came to a nearby flavor restaurant.

One of the characteristics of Seattle is that the public security is not bad. Compared with other cities, the crime rate is much lower, and it always gives people a very quiet feeling.

After dinner, walking on the slope-like streets, it feels like a mountain city.

The summer evening wind blows, and the girl's silver bell-like laughter spreads far away

After arriving downstairs, Tellem left first, and Qin Fei and the others went to a nearby supermarket to buy some snacks, fruits and some daily necessities.

"Seattle is more suitable to visit in winter, but this season also has the beauty of this season."

Qin Fei said with a smile, and at that time he would have a driver's license, and he could drive them there instead of using only transportation like now.

"I heard that the snow-capped mountains here are very good, suitable for outdoor sports." Helena is very interested in some sports like skiing, but the problem is that Qin Fei can't participate in this kind of sports.

"I want to go to the national park. The forest coverage here is very high. The park is beautiful and suitable for taking pictures."

Mandy is more interested in photography, but this aspect directly involves the blind spot of Qin Fei's knowledge. He doesn't even know the basic composition.

Aunt Julie looked at it with a smile.

It was too difficult for Qin Fei. He had to satisfy his beautiful female classmate and take good care of his younger sister.

On Thursday, Qin Fei met with Corey, a reporter from The Seattle Times.

Cory is a young man wearing glasses. The two agreed to meet at Starbucks. After shaking hands, they sat down and chatted like old friends.

Because of Tellem's special entrustment, most of Qin Fei's answers were more positive.

"Before, the team leader Gary Payton said in an interview that you are a mature player who can help the team, so how do you think you can help the team in the new season?"

Corey asked this question well and adjusted his glasses. This question is actually difficult to answer, and he also moved out of Gary Payton.If Qin Fei's answer is low, he will be considered as a lack of hard work; if his answer is high, he may be considered too ambitious.

But Qin Fei really didn't think too much about it, so he said honestly: "I am a brick of the team, I can move wherever I need, train hard, listen to the arrangements, do my best, and contribute."

Corey probably didn't want to hear such an official answer. He asked unwillingly: "Gary Payton's evaluation of you is that he hopes you can become the best rookie in the 96th session. Do you think you are the best player in the 96th session?"

Qin Fei nodded without hesitation.

Corey was stunned, ecstatic in his heart, okay!No matter how old and cunning you are, you are still too young after all. If this news is released, he has already thought of the headline-the 18th overall rookie boasted that he is the best rookie.

Qin Fei spread his hands: "I don't think it's useless. The best players should be selected by the league. It's too early to say anything."

that's what it means

Corey was a little disappointed, "You mean, in April and May next year, when the best rookie is revealed, you will know who is the best player in the 96th class, and you have the confidence to compete for the best rookie award?"

Qin Fei denied: "No, what I mean is that a player has a long career, and judging whether a player is good or not can't be seen in three or two years."

Vanima Corey suddenly wanted to get up and leave, the guy opposite is really good at running the train

In early September, as Mandy and Helena were about to start school, two groups of people left Qin Fei's apartment one after another.

Qin Fei sent them to the airport, hugged and parted.

During this period of time, he relaxed a bit, and in the middle of the year, Qin Fei started training again, this time recruiting a local Seattle trainer and some basketball players.

But it's not comparable to Los Angeles. The number of basketball players here is too small, and the general ability value is not high, and some of them can't even meet the minimum standard for him to absorb attributes.

In late September, the Sonics are about to start a new season, and the players on the team came to the arena to report one by one.

Qin Fei was already one step ahead of them, and had long been familiar with the various staff in the arena.

Even the training equipment has been touched many times.

Before the start of the new season, the team has to take makeup photos first. There are currently [-] players on the roster. Of course, players with guaranteed contracts are selected to be photographed first.

It was during filming that Qin Fei saw all of his Supersonic team for the first time.

Gary Payton and Kemp are both cool, but after greeting each other, they looked awkward.

Snow, who had played together in the summer league before, was more enthusiastic. He dragged Qin Fei to the corner to chat, leaving the central position to the bosses.

"That's how they are, it's good to get familiar with them." Snow also comforted Qin Fei.

But Qin Fei didn't care. Anyway, Payton just nodded with a smile, which shows that what the reporter said was right, and Payton really knew him.

On the other side, George Karl arrived on the scene with his team in suits.

After setting up a simple studio, the photographers are ready to take makeup photos.

Qin Fei found out that he had taken countless photos from the draft meeting to the present. Wouldn't it be very easy to find photos of himself when he was young in the future.

"Is Drew signed?"

In addition to Qin Fei, another rookie player in the team, Drew Barry, was also on the scene, but he had no intention of going on the court to take pictures. Hearing Qin Fei's question, he immediately felt sad.

How should I put it, the Sonics have been investigating him, and they haven't said they want to sign him, and they haven't said they won't sign him.

He would rather be given up now, which is better.

For example, in the previous draft, after Travis Knight, the last player in the first round, was selected by the Bulls, the Bulls gave up signing him.

So this player finally ran to Los Angeles and signed a basic salary contract with the Lakers with an annual salary of 22.

In fact, Qin Fei knew this player, the center of the University of Connecticut, Ray Allen's classmate, everyone was in the Big East League in college, and they played against each other several times.

Now Barry is the embarrassment. If the Sonics finally decide not to sign, it will be too late to find a job.

For this reason, his agent and the team have negotiated many times, but there is no result.

Qin Fei sighed, feeling that it was too difficult for Barry.

But he himself was not much better off.

If Barry is the real fringe of the team, then his current role is a slightly better "potential rookie" than the fringe.

He neither has a strong backstage, nor has he played an NBA game to prove himself, nor does he occupy a certain position in the heart of the coach, so he can be called a three-no personnel.

So there is only one thing he can do, and that is to actively train and try to impress the coach.

And Qin Fei is the happiest when it comes to training. It would be even better if he could have a heads-up or something.

Payton, Kemp, Hawkins

As long as it can be affirmed by everyone, it is full of attributes!

(End of this chapter)