NBA big yellow bird

Chapter 1 Some Leave, Some Stay

A celebration party has just ended.

Three men, one taller than the other, sat side by side on the stairs of the school auditorium gate, and one of them was still drinking a bottle of drink.

This is a celebration party specially held by the Connecticut school for the school basketball team.

This year's Connecticut Emersons played well. In the just-concluded 01-02 season, they made it to the national championship and made it all the way to the finals.

It was only in the final that he lost 59 to 64 to the University of Maryland, which had 5 quasi-NBA rookies.

Although the NCAA runner-up is not the best result in Connecticut's history, they won the ncaa championship in 99, but that was their only ncaa championship.

Except for that year, although Connecticut often entered the national championships, it always fell outside the gate of the national semi-finals. This year's runner-up results are much better than previous years.

That's why the school held a special celebration party for them.

At this moment, the hustle and bustle is over, and the scene is in a mess. As the team's "three cores", Caron Butler, Juwan, and Emeka Okafor have not left tacitly, even though countless beauties want to get their bodies tonight , They still held back the temptation. If nothing else, this will be the last chance for the three of them to chat together for a long time in the future, because Caron Butler has decided to participate in the NBA draft this summer.They just want to sit together and chat quietly. After a year of hard work, from the Big East to the national finals, they have established a deep friendship.

"Ju Wan, do you really want to stay and play for another year?"

Caron Butler still wants to persuade Juwan to participate in this year's draft together.He told Zhu Wan about this more than once, but Zhu Wan refused.

The team performed well this season, and their three cores performed well. In the Big East, he averaged 16.5 points, 6 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game, shooting more than 46% from the field. He entered the national competition and played a total of 6 games. In the game, he averaged 18.5 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists per game; Zhu Wan averaged 10 points, 4 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 1 steal and 1 block per game in the Big East, and his shooting percentage was over 44%. The average data per game has also increased slightly, averaging 11.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game, shooting 45% from the field, steals and blocks have not changed much; Okafor averaged 8 points and 10 rebounds per game in the Big East 4.4 blocks, entered the national competition, averaged 13 points, 12 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game, and his shooting percentage was over 60% exaggerated...

In fact, they can all participate in this year's draft. The draft in 02 is recognized by the outside world as a small draft year. Based on their performance this year, if there is no accident, they can all be selected in the first round!

It's just that Caron Butler didn't persuade Okafor. The latter is 2 meters tall and has a wingspan of 08 cm. Coupled with his extraordinary physical fitness, no matter what year he goes to the draft in the future, his ranking will not be low.

Inside players have always been more popular than outside players in the draft.

Although Zhu Wan is a little taller than him, he is only about 2 meters tall. He can play power forward in the NCAA, but he can only play small forward in the NBA. Considering the transition problem, it is obviously more beneficial to enter the league earlier to adapt , although he is only a freshman this year, he can indeed play for another year, but the problem is that Zhu Wan is from China, and there is no precedent for Asians to succeed in the NBA. Even though there are already two Chinese players playing there in the NBA, one " "Water fountain administrator" and a substitute rotation with an average playing time of only about 05 minutes per game are obviously not considered successful.

If there is no precedent for success, it will inevitably be questioned!
Although Caron Butler also knows that Zhu Wan's compatriots will participate in the draft this summer, and several teams have already stated that if they get the No. [-] pick, they will definitely choose the big guy from China.

But everything has two sides, what if that guy fails to prove himself and becomes a "parallel import champion"?

Caron Butler doesn't know how huge the impact will be, but he knows that it will definitely affect Juwan's draft prospects!

In addition, ncaa changes every year. Even though Connecticut entered the finals this year, it may not even be able to go to the national championship next year. It's not that he questioned the strength of the Emerson team without him, but that he said no Some schools in the prospective Big East League have risen rapidly this summer because of their successful signings!

He has heard the news, there are many ruthless characters in this batch of fresh graduates this year!

Their joining will definitely make the NCAA pattern next year have greater changes than before...

The water was muddy, and there were too many bullets flying in the air.

Caron Butler analyzed all these to Zhu Wan. He experienced many things in his early years, and his personality is still very precocious, but he likes to chew straws before the game, which makes him look very immature.Added another sentence: "If you encounter an injury, the impact may be even greater!"

Of course, there is one more point, which is also the most important point. Zhu Wan's physical talent is not good. NBA scouts often use this sentence to describe his physical fitness: he can't jump high, he can't run fast.

And for such a player, how he performed in the final year of the NCAA really affects his draft prospects.

But he didn't say that.

Kind of shocking...

However, he believed that Zhu Wan knew it in his heart.

In short, taking various influences into consideration, Caron Butler feels that participating in the draft this summer is the most beneficial for Juwan.

"I know what you said!"

Zhu Wan nodded, he actually understood what Caron Butler said, and he didn't think what Caron Butler said was wrong.

but……

"My idol said that the runner-up is the biggest loser, and I'm just one step away. I don't want to leave with regrets." Zhu Wan said seriously, but of course it was just an excuse.

It's just that he can't tell the reason.

He can't tell Caron Butler that Yao Ming is definitely not good at water. After Connecticut lost him, they also won the championship in 04. They have the strength to win the championship, right?

Only he, a traveler, knows about these later events, which also allows him to analyze the situation more accurately.

He has actually inquired about it in private. Although this year is a small year in the draft, his performance is not bad, but because there is no precedent for Asians in the NBA, and in Connecticut, he is also supporting Caron Butler in the output role, so his draft The pick will not be very high, probably between 20 and 30 in the first round. A rookie with this pick will often need to play a supporting role for a long time, or even a supporting role among supporting roles. It's not a supporting role, like other players who rely on their physical fitness to fight from the defensive end... Then it is very clear to play him, and he will definitely not be able to get ahead in the NBA.

More importantly, because of the overlapping position with Caron Butler, he played more of the fourth position last year. The sacrifice was a bit big, and he didn't play his own style at all. He stayed for another year and played his own style. Only through his unique characteristics can the NBA teams have a clearer understanding of him!
As for the risk of injury, it is indeed unavoidable, but Naruto Uzumaki said it well, can you not grow crops after listening to cricket crickets?
In short, from Zhu Wan's point of view, staying for another year is the best choice for him.It's just that they can't tell Caron Butler.

All I can say is, I want to win the championship.

Of course, Zhu Wan really wants to win a championship before leaving. To be honest, this championship will hardly help his NBA career, but leaving the NCAA, Zhu Wan wants to leave with the championship.

The word summit is written in his blood...

Okafor, who had been silent for a long time, asked after Zhu Wan said, "My idol said, the runner-up is the biggest loser", "That blacksmith said it again?" He knew that Zhu Wan had an idol. , is a blacksmith, and is the greatest blacksmith. Although he doesn't understand why a blacksmith is associated with greatness, the words this blacksmith said made him feel unsure and overwhelmed.Seeing Juwan nodding, Okafor admitted, "He's absolutely right!"

The runner-up is the biggest loser!
Watching the University of Maryland cut their nets, Okafor was in a really bad mood at the time. At that moment, he really felt that he was the biggest loser. He was clearly one step away, but he didn't make it to the end.

Hey ~
Caron Butler looked at Zhu Wan's serious expression and knew that he had made up his mind, so he didn't try to persuade him anymore, and put his hand on Zhu Wan's shoulder: "Then you guys, come on, guys, replace me and make up for this year's regrets." Go!" In fact, Zhu Wan said that the runner-up is the biggest loser. He wanted to win the championship before leaving, which touched him. He also wanted to stay and fight with Ju Wan and Okafor for another year, but No way, although he has only played NCAA for two years, due to some past events, he was already 20 years old when he entered college. 22 years old is the last chance for a player to participate in the draft, and he must participate.

The last year of university fell to the last step, and it was destined to become a regret in his life...

Zhu Wan also put his hand on Caron Butler's shoulder and shook it vigorously: "Don't worry, Caron, we will definitely win the championship next year, so you should prepare well for the NBA draft, and we will bring your share to cheer together." of!"

The three of them sat like this for a while, recalling the interesting things in the past for a while, because they had to leave tomorrow, so Caron Butler left first, leaving only Okafor and Juwan sitting side by side, Okafor Ask Zhu Wanxia about his plans.

"Pick up Jim first, then he and I should go directly to the training camp. I reported him to Oakley's training camp!"

"Oakley?"

"Old oak tree?"

"You sent Jimmy to his training camp?"

"I remember he was only 13 years old? Would this be too hard on him?"

Okafor met the "Jim" in Juwan's mouth last year. It seemed that he was a younger brother picked up by Zhuwan in high school, and he had been with Zhuwan for two or three years.

The reason why he remembered the name as soon as he said it was mainly because the child was so ugly that he was so ugly that he was deeply impressed.

"Isn't it normal to be ruthless? After all, he himself said that if he wants to enter the NBA in the future, he must know how rough the NBA is!"

And speaking of synonymous with roughness in the NBA...is there any more representative than Oakley?
Zhu Wan patted his butt and got up, ready to leave.

"Okay, buddy, stop talking, let's go, see you in the new semester!"

　To be honest, I am a little nervous about starting a new book, but write slowly, and I can stand failure!Please vote for support in the new book period! ! ! !
　　
　
(End of this chapter)