Starting from the last bus in the NBA

Chapter 4 Unexpected Attention

"Little guy, congratulations!"

"Thank you!"

In a very official dialogue, David Stern held Wang Hao's hand and let the media shoot to their heart's content.

Although the media is very face-saving, and the flashes are constantly going on, as for whether it will be published in the newspapers, it is not certain.

For the media, this is nothing more than accumulating material.

Of course Wang Hao understands this truth, and he doesn't expect anything extravagantly, this is just his starting point.

According to the normal pattern, Wang Hao can leave. Who would have thought that David Stern did not let go, but said instead.

"Wang, right? You should be the name, to be honest, I'm looking forward to your performance.

Work hard, if you can perform well, there may be unexpected surprises. "

Hearing this, Wang Hao was taken aback for a moment. Could it be that the domineering aura on his body made David Stern see something?
Well, I was just thinking too much.

In fact, before this, David Stern didn't even know that there was such a number one person as Wang Hao, which was unheard of.

He is the president of the NBA, with a lot of work to do every day. Although he pays attention to the draft, he only pays attention to the lottery and the first round of new stars.

What really attracted David Stern's attention was the nationality in Wang Hao's information, Chinese nationality.

A few years ago, in order to open up the Chinese market, as the president of the NBA, he even did not hesitate to guard the gate of CCTV.

What for?
Isn't it just to open up the international market, isn't it just to better promote the NBA?

And to open up the international market, China's population of more than one billion cannot be avoided. This is definitely the largest overseas market for the NBA in the future.

And to promote the NBA in China, players from China are naturally indispensable, otherwise it will be difficult to achieve obvious results.

In fact, David Stern is more optimistic about the other two giants, and he expects them to land in the NBA.

It's a pity that he hasn't been able to wait for the two giants to land in the NBA.

Seeing Wang Hao who was born in Huaxia now, he just said it casually, after all, Wang Hao is only a last-round pick.

If he can't prove himself in the summer league and preseason, maybe he won't even have the chance to set foot in the NBA.

"Congratulations, Wang, you have taken a crucial step."

"Thank you."

After speaking, Jeff Schwartz turned his attention to Artest again and told him about the signing.

Of course, he didn't deliberately snub Wang Hao, and he even told Wang Hao that he was already communicating with the Sonics.

That's right, this is Jeff Schwartz, the future famous agent in the NBA.

It's just that Jeff Schwartz is not the big agent of the future, and the excellent sports management company has not yet been established. He is only a well-known agent.

Moreover, Jeff Schwartz's business is more concentrated in tennis, and this has only initially involved basketball.

It is precisely because he understands the influence of Schwartz in the future that Wang Hao persuaded Artest to sign Schwartz. By the way, he also signed Schwartz.

Not only David Stern, but also another person noticed Wang Hao, a Chinese.

Far away in Los Angeles, USA, in an ordinary apartment, a middle-aged man was also staring at the TV.

"Wang Hao? This name sounds like a Chinese person?"

This middle-aged man, with yellow skin and black hair, is more than 1.9 meters tall, and he clearly looks like a Chinese.

That's right, this is Zhang Lili, a former Chinese national player and a basketball player of the older generation.

Since retiring from the national team, Zhang Lili has also been a coach, and even led the national team to achieve good results.

However, due to various reasons, even some contradictions, he simply withdrew from the national team.

He was unwilling to give up basketball, so he simply came to the United States, eager to join the NBA.

Although I can't be a player, it seems pretty good to be a coach or a trainer.

It's a pity that the NBA didn't give him a chance at all.

Relying on his experience in the United States, he got in touch with the national team again and was responsible for the promotion and promotion of the A-League.

That's right, it's not called CBA now, but League A.

It's not a formal job, that is, when the national team came to the United States, he helped to contact and arrange.

Now, he doesn't want to continue working in the United States, but intends to continue working in basketball.

He wants to return to CCTV to be a supporter of the basketball program, and there will be a column to write news about basketball.

He never expected that before leaving the United States, he would make an unexpected discovery.

You know, he paid attention to the NBA draft today purely to pay attention to Wang Zhizhi's situation.

Although Dazhi did not participate in the draft, he also wanted to know what level the best Chinese players were in the NBA.

Zhang Lili didn't delay, and quickly collected news about Wang Hao.

There are not many special reports about Wang Hao, but there are some news about the St. John's University Red Storm team.

Although they are all local media, as long as you are willing to spend money, you can still find relevant news and newspapers.

"International student? You really are from China!"

"I just graduated from freshman this year, and I'm only 19 years old!"

"What? He's never had professional basketball training before?"

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The more information he learned, the more excited Zhang Lili became. He didn't expect such a treasure in the country to exist.

In particular, being able to gain a foothold in the NCAA and enter the NBA has already demonstrated Wang Hao's strength.

Especially now that the Sydney Olympics is coming, if Wang Hao is introduced into the national team...

At present, the strength of the Chinese national team is good. In the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, they reached the quarterfinals. In the 1994 World Championships in Canada, they also reached the quarterfinals.

However, there are still problems with the Huaxia National Team. The internal and external lines are unbalanced, the ability to hold the ball is limited, and the chain is lost at critical moments...

The failure of the Asian Championships in 1997 made it impossible to participate in last year's World Championships, which illustrates the problem.

"It's not enough!"

Zhang Lili shook his head. He knew very well that it would not be so easy for Wang Hao to join the national team.

Players outside the system have never joined the national team, and the difficulties must be various.

Unless it is completely surpassed in strength, otherwise, there must be some people who are not happy to see Wang Hao enter the national team.

"I hope this young man can play in the NBA!"

At first, he planned to see Wang Hao with his own eyes, but in the end, Zhang Lili gave up the idea.

Entering the NBA as a last-round pick, the pressure is already high. If you pay attention at this time, it will only increase his pressure.

Zhang Lili did not intend to deliberately report this matter, so that Wang Hao can face the competition with a more relaxed attitude.

Naturally, Wang Hao didn't know that he was actually paid attention to by Zhang Reasonable.

At this time, he is waiting patiently. What are you waiting for?Naturally, it is waiting for the signing of the Sonics.

Isn't the draft already selected?Why is there still a problem?

Well, there is a real problem, as long as the signing is not completed, the Sonics can give up the right to sign at any time.

Even if it is signed, it is not guaranteed, because the contract of the last round pick is only partially guaranteed.

In other words, the team can pay you a fortune to get out.

(End of this chapter)