Basketball Myth: Super Guard

Chapter 475

"Humphrey." Alan Houston raised his head and asked, "Is this young man named Qin Hao really that good?"

"Yes." Humphrey said affirmatively: "If you have seen his game, you will definitely be shocked by him, because he is that kind of talented player."

Alan Houston frowned: "Then I should really watch his game. When will they have a game?"

"today."

"That's great."

"Uh" Humphrey said awkwardly: "Vice President, the game is over. Today is the 64-to-32 game of the NCAA Championships, Syracuse University vs. Arizona University, but the game is over."

The corner of Alan Houston's mouth twitched, and he said speechlessly, "Can't you just tell me that the game is over? Well, did Syracuse University win?"

If Syracuse University loses, it means that Syracuse University's journey this season is over, and he can only wait for next season if he wants to watch Syracuse University's game.

Fortunately, the answer is yes.

Humphrey said: "Syracuse University won. They defeated their opponents 86:79 and successfully advanced to the top 32. In addition, Qin scored 28 points, plus 8 rebounds and 5 assists."

Hearing Qin Hao's data, Alan Houston's eyes lit up, and said, "Humphrey, Qin is still a freshman, so this is his first time playing in the NCAA tournament, right?"

"Yes."

"I can score 28 points, plus 8 rebounds and 5 assists in the first NCAA tournament." Alan Houston touched his chin, "Now I am more and more interested in him. Their next opponent is Which team and when does it start?"

Humphrey said: "If there are no accidents, Syracuse University will play against the No. 4 seed University of Southern California in the Midwest Division in the next game. The game time will be four days later."

Alan Houston nodded: "Okay, you reminded me one day in advance that we will go to watch the game live together. Oh, by the way, you also mentioned Jimmy Butler in your report. I have heard his name, and he is also from Syracuse. College player right? You think highly of him too."

Hearing this, Humphrey said with emotion: "That's true. Jimmy Butler is also a very good player, not inferior to Qin, and he and Qin are good brothers. If they hadn't joined, Syracuse University would not have played this season. There may be such a good result. Vice President, I think we should try to contact them. With the promotion of Syracuse University, more and more teams will pay attention to them.”

In addition to signing free agents or losing the draft, nba teams need to determine the players in the normal draft according to the team's draft pick.

For example, if you don't have the top three picks, you won't get it even if you covet this year's draft favorite Blake Griffin.

But it's not absolute, because draft picks can be traded, or even signed first and then traded.

For example, the Knicks do not have a high-ranking pick, but they need to use a high-ranking pick to select a player they like, then they need to trade with other teams to obtain a high-ranking pick.You can also let other teams choose that player for themselves, and then make a trade.

Therefore, the NBA draft is not completely stylized. If the team takes a fancy to a certain player, they will try to contact the player, continue to pay attention, and communicate in advance. bit to select it.

For example, some players will refuse to participate in the draft and refuse to go to a certain team for trial training.

This may be that the player is unwilling to reveal his true state, and maintaining a sense of mystery is also a way in the NBA draft, especially for overseas players; but it may also be that the player has reached an agreement with a certain team, He didn't want to be drafted by other teams, so he refused to try out.

Therefore, Humphrey hopes that the team can contact Qin Hao and Butler as soon as possible. If they can reach an agreement and win them with a cost-effective draft pick, that would be great.

Only Alan Houston frowned.

They only have one first-round protected lottery pick this year, and the specific pick is unknown, but he thinks it is not worthwhile to use a lottery pick to select a Chinese player.
"That's it." Alan Houston pondered for a moment, and said, "I'll go to the Syracuse University game with you in two days, and we'll observe it on the spot."

Seeing what the vice president said, Humphrey stopped persuading him: "That's fine."

At the same time, some other teams are also paying attention to Syracuse University, Qin Hao and Butler.

Among them is the Rockets.

Before the Rockets sent scout Baker to inspect Qin Hao, Baker submitted a report to the team's vice president in charge of college league scouting affairs after the inspection.

After some discussions, they were very interested in Qin Hao, but the embarrassment was that they had no draft picks this year and were all traded away.

Of course, if necessary, they can also exchange for one through a trade, or simply wait for some players to lose the draft and let them choose talents from them.

This is why the Rockets have no draft picks, and scouts still have to inspect players everywhere.

After reading Baker's scouting report, the vice president of the Rockets in charge of college league scouting frowned, put the report aside, and said to Baker: "Baker, I believe in your vision, it's just our hand. There is no draft right, and I think the management may not be willing to trade draft rights with other teams for a Chinese player who is only a freshman."

Baker frowned and said, "But this Qin is really outstanding."

"Baker." The vice president interrupted: "I believe in your vision. Our fans also like Chinese elements. Yao Ming's injury has not improved. If there is a young Chinese player joining at this time, it will be good for us. However, we should also consider cost-effectiveness. Yao Ming has been injured all these years, and the team’s record has never been improved. What if this young man named Qin is as vulnerable to injury as Yao Ming?"

Baker secretly sighed, he understood what the vice president meant.

If he can get Qin Hao with a small price, he is still willing, such as signing Qin Hao as an undrafted pick, or signing Qin Hao with a pick at the end of this round
But Baker didn't think this would work. He knew that the New York Knicks were also watching Qin Hao, and seemed to be very interested in Qin Hao.

In addition to the Knicks and Rockets, there are two other teams paying attention to Qin Hao.

Just like the Knicks and Rockets, their inherent cognition makes them lack confidence in Chinese players, especially a defender. Even if they are interested in Qin Hao, they are not willing to pay too much.

(End of this chapter)