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Chapter 32
Leaving the Celtics' trial training site, Ze Yang saw the trial training staff of the Philadelphia 76ers, and took the initiative to ask.

During the conversation with the team staff, Yang Ze did not mention that he and Allen Iverson had retreated for two months.

First, he doesn't want to rely on Iverson to play the emotional card or go through the back door.

Second, he just wants to go through the back door, but he can't go now, because the Philadelphia Digital team did not enter the playoffs this year, and the conflict between Iverson and the team's management has increased.

According to the development of history, at the beginning of the 06-07 season, Iverson played 76 games with the 15ers and was kicked out on Christmas Eve.

Philadelphia's answer, a lonely hero, has wandered around since then.

Yang Ze, who traveled through rebirth, didn't want to see his favorite player in his previous life go to such a dead end, so he wanted Iverson to stay with the 76ers.

This plan he called the plan to save Iverson.

Now he has completed the first and second steps, talking face to face with Iverson and becoming friends.

He needs to enter the NBA and come to the 76ers to continue to save Iverson's plan.

For his own sake, but also for Iverson, Ze Yang took the initiative to go to the 76ers team's trial training ground to find opportunities.

The staff of the 76ers said that they don't need a guard now and are looking for a supplementary striker lineup.

Yes, they have Iverson on the back line, Korver, Willie Green, Kevin Ollie on the bench, and last year's rookie, Lou Williams.

Their forward camp does have some shortcomings, especially small forwards. The only one who can get on the stage is Andre Iguodala, a swingman.

There was nothing he could do about it, so Yang Ze continued to actively look for opportunities.

The joint tryout is casting a wide net, and he can do it too.

But after going around in a circle, either there is no shortage of defenders, or they don't like it.

Sniff, Asian defenders?

Why don't you like it? It's not Yang Ze's fault, nor the NBA scouts and team staff.

This is due to long-term reasons, and it is also the fact that the NBA's requirements for guards are different from those of Chinese basketball and even European basketball.

The NBA's positioning for guards is: able to have extremely strong personal lethality, able to drive the whole team through personal offense, and able to find open teammates to send assists.

However, domestic basketball has always had a tradition of focusing on insiders and paying attention to teamwork.The defender's style of play is: dribble across the half court, give the ball to the inside player, make room through the pick-and-roll tactics, and shoot quickly.

Another point is that in terms of physical fitness, Asians are at a disadvantage.Compared to other races, we are naturally smaller and less powerful than they are.

Of course, there are many reasons. Insufficient explosion and poor shooting ability are all reasons why it is difficult for Asian guards to gain a foothold in the NBA.

It was reasonable for them to reject Yang Ze.

Hard work paid off, the next day, Yang Ze came to the Suns' trial training site, the staff just looked at his test results, didn't say anything, didn't invite him for an interview, confrontation or anything, just let him go .

Well, there's little hope for the Suns.

In Chicago until the end of the joint trial, Ze Yang returned to Philadelphia.

Ze Yang did not tell Iverson that he was back, nor did he call or send messages to Colin's family, nor did he go to West Lion Club.

Maybe it's because his prospects in the draft are not very good, so Yang Ze doesn't want to meet anyone.

Over the past year, he has been training hard all the time, and his strength has reached the level of a professional player, but both Yang Ze and Colin Blair have neglected a very important point.

That is popularity, exposure.

You say you have reached the level of an NBA player, who would believe it?

Where have you played and how many people know about it in the US or internationally?

I'm sorry, this kind of game of West Lions Club can't be on the stage at all. In the United States, there may be hundreds of such games going on every night.

The strength is strong, the progress is great, and the potential is excellent. If others don't know it, it means they don't have it.

In addition, Asian guards are not very popular in the NBA, so why should others choose you.

In fact, in Colin Blair's plan, he was prepared for the last two months, but things happened suddenly, making the original plan impossible.

There are only five days before the draft, and it is too late to remember the exposure now.

Colin can do, he has done, but his body can no longer help Yang Ze.

Iverson helped as much as he could.

Yang Ze worked hard and worked hard, now he can only wait for the arrangement of fate.

On June 2006, 6, the NBA Draft arrived as scheduled.

Yang Ze had already arrived in New York one day earlier, and he was the only one.

"Hey Yang, did you come alone?"

who?Someone actually recognized him?
I'm half here for the fear of scaring you.

Ze Yang looked in the direction of the voice, it was Paul Millsap.

Paul Millsap was with his family and friends, because Yang Ze and Millsap cooperated well during the joint trial match, so he still had a deep impression of Yang Ze.

The two also chatted a few words, and Paul Millsap is looking forward to the draft.

"Good luck."

"wish you success."

The draft will be held in New York's Madison Garden Theater and will be broadcast live to 202 countries and regions around the world through ESPN TV in the United States.

In this draft, the Toronto Raptors hold the No. [-] pick, the Chicago Bulls have the No. [-] pick, and the Charlotte Bobcats have the No. [-] pick.

In Yang Ze's impression, 2006 was not a big draft year, and among the players of this year, there were no superstars in the future.

In terms of strength, Yang Ze will definitely be ranked in the second round of this year's rookies, not to mention the first round.

But popularity is flawed.

The gathering of rookies is an important annual event in the NBA. On this day, 60 rookies will be recognized by the NBA team and enter the highest hall of basketball.

When NBA commissioner David Stern took the stage, the crowd became quiet, which also means that the draft has officially begun.

[-] words are omitted here, straight to the point.

David Stern cleared his throat, held the card in his hand, and said into the microphone: "The Toronto Raptors, who won the No. [-] pick, chose Andrea Bargnani, a basketball player from Italy."

Andrea in the audience couldn't hide the joy on his face. He embraced each other with his relatives and friends, put on his own red "No. [-]" hat, strode onto the stage, shook hands with David Stern, and took a group photo.

David Scott stepped up to the microphone again to announce the No. [-] pick.

"The Chicago Bulls with the No. [-] pick in the first round select basketball player LaMarcus Aldridge from the University of Texas."

Yang Ze, who was sitting in the last row, smiled, the Bulls are cutting off their beards, and they have done a good deal.

The Portland Trail Blazers are very fond of Adelaide, which also led to the fact that the Trail Blazers had to exchange their No. [-] pick plus the signing rights of Victor Cariapa.

Is this Portland revenge?
Facts have proved that they got Aldridge, and the two players they sent were not able to reach the same heights in the future.

Then the Charlotte Bobcats took Adam Morrison, and the Portland Trail Blazers took Tyrus Thomas.
Minnesota Timberwolves select Brandon Roy with sixth pick, Houston Rockets select Rudy Gay
There are still some first-round picks with names that everyone will be familiar with later.Such as JJ-Redick, Rajon Rondo, Jordan Falma, Kyle Lowry and so on.

There was no chance in the first round, which was expected by Yang Ze.

The Celtics haven't responded to Ze Yang yet. The so-called "going back and waiting for news" now understands.

The Celtics selected Randy Foye in the first round, and later obtained the guidance of Rondo Long through a trade. Their second-round picks have long been traded away.

The rookies in the second round, there are also many who played well later, such as PJ Tucker and Daniel Gibson, these two people and the second place Adelaide are the three musketeers of the University of Texas, the same school, three rookies selected to the NBA, or the same year, So scary.

Paul Millsap was also selected by the Utah Jazz with the 47th overall pick.

When the draft was drawing to a close, Yang Ze was a little flustered.

"With the 59th pick, the San Antonio Spurs selected center Damir Markota from Bosnia and Herzegovina."

There is also the last pick, which belongs to the Phoenix Suns. This pick is not the Suns' own, but was obtained through a previous trade.

"Hey." Yang Ze sighed helplessly. A year of hard work is just for today. Is this destined to be nothing but joy?

Just when Yang Ze was disheartened, the voice from the stage came again.

"With the 60th pick, the Phoenix Suns selected a guard from China, Yang Ze."

Na, Nani?

Did I hear it wrong?

　Regarding the previous forecast, I spent two hours making revisions last night. Today, I followed everyone’s opinions and revised this chapter, and the manuscripts of the next two chapters need to be rewritten. Because of the revision, the update time in these two days may be delayed. a little later.

　　Thank you for your complaints, code words.
　　
　
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