Healing Basketball

Chapter 1 1. A member of the Little Green House

"Jess, what pick do you think I will be selected?"

Half an hour ago, when Anthony arrived at Madison Square Garden for an interview, he was asked about the No. [-] pick and acted nonchalantly.

Now, Anthony, who is sitting at the draft site, facing the camera, still has that haughty NCAA freshman MOP expression, with a calm and uninhibited expression, and he seems to be very casual about the draft that is about to start.

Self-confidence, arrogance, and open-mindedness.

but……

Liu Xiu heard the expectation from Anthony's tone.

Resolutely, Liu Xiu reassured: "Don't worry, people in Cleveland will definitely not choose you."

Anthony tried his best to maintain the boss's expression, gritted his teeth and said angrily in a low voice: "I should let you sit at a table by yourself!"

The senior next to him who is also a teammate and friend of the school team is simply too much to beat!Anthony really wanted to grab this friend's recognized handsome face.

Anthony has always been jealous, he is already so handsome, but the guy next to him was actually said by the school to be the number one handsome guy on their Syracuse University Orange team.

Seeing that Anthony's mentality was about to explode, Liu Xiu was very satisfied, but she didn't continue to flirt with Anthony. She had to give face to this junior who had been a teammate for a year. After all, he followed the legendary cool and elegant route.

At around 2003:6 p.m. on June 26, 7, 2003 minutes before the start of the 10 NBA Draft, the members of the Little Green Room, who were voted by the NBA officials and the managers of 29 teams, were selected by the lottery District candidates' and their relatives and friends have all come to the scene.

As the outside core of the 02-03 NCAA basketball championship team, Liu Xiu also performed well this season and got the opportunity to enter the small green room.

But being in the Green Room does not mean that you will be selected for the lottery area. Every year, members of the Green Room cannot enter the lottery area, and it is not uncommon for them to fall out of the first round.

Every year, the league deliberately selects one or two rookies who have a high probability of not being selected in the lottery area, or even being selected in the first round, but have a certain topicality to enter the small green room.

'I'm probably the one who was treated as a gimmick, the core of the championship team's back line, and a Chinese player. '

It was used by the government, but Liu Xiu didn't feel that he was at a disadvantage.

American cable television sports channel, the draft live broadcast has begun.

The agents of the rookies who entered the small green room have already told them to pay attention to their appearance after entering the scene. As the protagonists of the draft, they will always be photographed.

As the favorite of the No. [-] pick, Anthony naturally got a lot of shots. By the way, Liu Xiu next to him also got a lot of shots.

Anthony is very concerned about his appearance, and pays attention to his expression when he says a word, while Liu Xiu is much more relaxed.

Liu Xiu looked around at the other rookies on the scene. Looking back, she saw that Anthony's mentality seemed to be still out of balance...

This is also understandable, who made Anthony so unlucky?
大一新生、未满19岁就作为当家球星率队拿下NCAA篮球锦标赛冠军，场均22.4分10.6板1.8助攻2.4抢断的数据豪华无比，拿下四强赛MOP。

At this age, this strength, this college achievement, he is still the No. [-] pick in the NBA draft.

But unfortunately, the Cleveland Cavaliers got the No. [-] lottery.

Anthony didn't care at first. In his opinion, does it make a difference who gets the No. [-] pick?

Facts have proved that there is a difference. The Cavaliers almost said during the trial period that they would only choose James and not use other talents.

It has been more than a month since he signed up for the draft. Anthony has also accepted this reality, but when he arrives at the draft, it is inevitable that his mentality will be out of balance. He knows that it is impossible, but he still holds expectations.

Discovering a problem with her friend's mentality, Liu Xiu naturally wanted to comfort her!
"Carmelo, I'm not talking about you. If you participate in the draft next year, who can grab your first pick?"

Heartbroken!Anthony wanted to run away on the spot, but he became emotional, which also allowed him to break free from that unbalanced mentality, and the guilt came again.

"Obviously I caused trouble for Jess, but I still want him to enlighten me..."

Although the way of enlightenment is a bit special, Anthony has gotten used to it after knowing each other for so long.

The phrase "I didn't say you" was full of question marks when Anthony heard it for the first time.

Looking at Liu Xiu who was lazily leaning on the back of the chair, Anthony said: "Jess, maybe you have a higher probability of being selected in the first round of the draft next year, but if I am not here, you will definitely have to stay in the university." If you have enough exercise, it is better to participate in the draft and give it a try. For you, a higher level of competition is more important."

With this apologetic tone, Liu Xiu sat up straight, blinked her eyes, and leaned forward again: "You are right, otherwise I would not sign up for the draft with you, but..."

After finally saying what he wanted to say, Anthony was still a little nervous. Hearing Liu Xiu's answer, Anthony was a little moved.

Although this friend has only known each other for a few months, and his words often make people angry, but there is always a trace of tenderness inadvertently...

But Liu Xiula's long-tailed 'bat' made Anthony curious and wanted to hear the next sentence.

I only heard Liu Xiu pull the ending for a while and then said: "...Your appearance does not match your cool personality at all, sit up straight, you are participating in the draft, don't lose face in front of other rookies, your expression is swollen, arrogant stand up……"

If it wasn't for his mother, coaches, and teammates still on the other side of the table, Anthony would have flipped the table!
At the beginning, Anthony sympathized with Liu Xiu. Most of his relatives were in China, and his relatives in the United States had to travel for a few days and had no time to come. Now Anthony sympathized with himself...

Take a deep breath, don't be angry... Anthony imitated Liu Xiu and leaned on the back of the chair to look at the other rookies, cool ass, proud ass, how comfortable you are.

But this made Anthony really stop worrying about pulling Liu Xiu to participate in the draft.

……

People are born with different temperaments.

Sitting like that, Liu Xiu gave people the feeling of being loose.

Sitting like this, Anthony still gave people the feeling of being proud and confident, with a touch of unruly.

The draft is about to start, and Anthony really doesn't know what to talk about, so he stops talking and looks at the other members of the small green room around him like Liu Xiu.

Although the knot in his heart has been untied and the unbalanced mentality has also been broken away, Anthony will still look forward to it.

This kind of expectation is not the same as the expectation of the unbalanced mentality just now. It is not a negative emotion, but the expectation that the top pick should have. What if the Cavaliers finally change their minds?
Even if expectations fail in the end, it will only be the emotions that should be there, just like the lottery in the big penguin game empire, knowing that you will never get the reward you want, and you will still scold if you don't get it.

But it won't explode like before.

Eyeballs looked around, Anthony's gaze unconsciously placed on the table in front of the right, and looked at the man who didn't even participate in the joint trial during the draft trial and only participated in the Cavaliers trial -- LeBron -- james.

Anthony is aloof and a bit straightforward, and may still be won over by James' social skills in the future and become a friend.

But now, how does Anthony feel about James?

He's so handsome, why isn't he the No. [-] pick?This guy looks so...why is he the No. [-] pick?

After Liu Xiu adjusted Anthony's mentality, he opened the system panel.

"Healing value +67, from Carmelo Anthony."

"Healing value +99, from Carmelo Anthony."

"Healing value +51, from Carmelo Anthony."

"Available healing value: 3451 points."

Liu Xiu was very happy to give Anthony a heart-warming cure again.

"Xiao Dongdong is still very strong, he just gave a full score casually, and the one who looks anxious only gave 5 points..."

Thinking of this, Liu Xiu couldn't help looking at the man Anthony was staring at.

'This guy, is he really 18?No wonder this Chengfu is so anxious, it turns out it was to match Chengfu and Xinxing. '

……

"LeBron...LeBron..."

"Sorry, I was distracted. Looking at these talented rookies of the same class, I can't help but imagine the game after entering the NBA."

Rich Paul listened to what James said, and he was happy physically and mentally. The genius in front of him, who was locked in the No. 03 pick in the [-] draft, was talented, capable, and nice to speak. The retro jersey back then was not given away for nothing!
Rich Paul, who is also considered a celebrity in Akron, runs several retro jersey stores in Summit County, and sells sporting goods by the way. James, who was still a freshman in high school three years ago, runs in Rich Paul I stared at a jersey at the door of the store and never left.

He also came from the slums, and he knew that this young man who looked very anxious but looked poor in his clothes would never be able to afford it, but Rich Paul was in a good mood that day, so he gave him a jersey and made a good relationship. Only then did I realize that this was a talented local high school student, and later he took the initiative to make friends and became friends.

When James decided to skip college and enter the NBA draft directly, Rich Paul was the first donor to provide financial help.

James felt like a light was on his back, and the two people on the left back kept staring at him!
Like everyone else, he is also looking at other people when he chats with his friends and friends from the past.

Don't ask, asking is talent. James is able to make friends around him feel like a spring breeze, and at the same time, he still has the energy to observe other people.

Friends, there are two high school teammates and two friends who have taken care of him since he was a child; Wangnian friends are several local celebrities in Akron that he invited.

James' mother now feels that she has a face. Those celebrities in her hometown who were high and high in the past have now become his son's friends!

Seeing his mother happy, James was also very happy. A celebrity in Akron, he invited here just to save face and make his mother happy.

Of course, it is also to exercise one's social skills. It is perfect to start with celebrities in the community from a small place.

It's just that the ability to use two minds is not so good sometimes.

For example, there are two red eyes behind him now, which makes James feel very uncomfortable.

Anthony... this James feels indifferent.

The No. [-] picks are very disgusted with him now.

This is a phased problem. Once this phase is over, this emotion will fade away, and then there will be opportunities to make friends.

But the other person... James couldn't understand it!

James recalled meeting Liu Xiu and Anthony at the hotel arranged by the league yesterday morning. He took the initiative to say hello and wanted to get to know each other. Anthony took one look at him and left.

This is to be expected.

And Liu Xiu, this guy, has a good-looking appearance that matches the size of a passer-by. He looks harmless to humans and animals, like Anthony's younger brother.

But Anthony left, but this guy looked him up and down, his eyes made him not know how to describe it, and he didn't even know what to say. After looking at him, this guy looked up and smiled at him, and said "It's really inspirational to participate in the NBA draft at such an age," and then left.

It wasn't the first time he was ridiculed for being old, but James was almost really angry at the time.

If it weren't for the cameras around, James would definitely have to reason...he's much smaller than that guy!
He is only 18 years old!
Not only Liu Xiu, Anthony, and James were looking at other members of the Little Green Room, but other members of the Little Green Room were also paying attention to their competitors.

But not everyone pays attention to James, there will definitely be, but more attention is paid to direct competitors.

The only ones who focused on James were Anthony, Milicic, Bosh, and Kaman, the top picks...Liu Xiu is a different kind.

Like Hinrich and TJ-Ford, the two still stared at each other from time to time.

The draft conference is a very important means for the league to create competitors after improving the draft system.

Hinrich and TJ-Ford, the former is known as Little Stockton, the latter is known as Little Iverson, both of them are players in the Big [-] League. In the past two years, the two have been competing constantly, and now they appear In the same draft, no matter who has a higher pick, the hostility between the two will deepen.

This is what the league wants. Although not all high-ranked rookies can be played, if a pair or a few competitors are played, it is possible to create a pair of 'enemies of life'.

The Alliance didn't discover this at first, but after discovering it, they naturally chose to add fuel to the flames.

This year, the members of the Little Green Room, the rookies who are waiting in the candidate hall, and the rookies who have no chance to come to Madison Square Garden for some reason, when the draft is about to start, they probably all have one of them. The figure they most wanted to defeat appeared in their minds.

(End of this chapter)