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Chapter 242 2005 NBA Draft
At night.

A buffet was held in the main saloon of the cruise ship.

That's actually the theme.

Here, businessmen, politicians, and celebrities can socialize, develop interpersonal relationships, and discuss cooperation.

Relying on his identity as a Chinese, Li Lei has known many Chinese.

The richest man in Los Angeles, Huang Xinxiang, a Chinese, is engaged in the pharmaceutical industry.

There are also Sun David, Wang Heng, Cheng Zhengchang, etc., who are all celebrities in the Chinese circle in North America.

Because of their natural background, several people got together.

Huang Xinxiang also asked: "Stone, do you intend to play in Los Angeles? I plan to buy a part of the shares of the Lakers or Clippers. What do you think?"

Li Lei: "That's something that will be considered at least next summer. As for the business, I really don't understand. But I think David Stern is in charge of the league, and investing in NBA teams is sure to make money."

Everyone nodded: "Stern is indeed a character."

"In recent years, the economy has developed rapidly, people's living conditions have continued to improve, and more and more people will pay attention to sports. Investing in the NBA is indeed a good direction."

Li Lei: "In domestic terms, when material conditions improve, spiritual civilization will also improve. Anyway, Chinese fans have grown a lot in the past two years!"

"indeed so!"

The crowd nodded.

"It's not easy for everyone to come to North America to make a living, but we have to form a tight bond and keep in touch with each other in the future."

Huang Xinxiang said again.

Hello everyone, exchange contact information respectively.

That's what buffet parties are, developing relationships.

Afterwards, Avril Lavigne came on stage to sing.

Avril Lavigne at night is different from daytime.

She changed into a dress, and painted thick smoky makeup, and the "Bad Girl" temperament emerged spontaneously.

A series of cabaret performances, followed by ballroom dancing.

O'Neill, Wade, and Mourning invited their partners to dance.

Even Li's father and Li's mother joined in.

Li Lei was left alone to eat dog food where he was.

Wade also specifically mocked Li Lei: "Last year you were single, and this year you are again."

He touched his cheeks again, and it seemed to have gotten bigger this year: "Oh, there is no way, the handsome man's temperament can't be concealed at all."

Looking at the narcissistic Wade, Li Lei gave a big gift: Foshan Wuyingjiao!
Suddenly, a white and tender jade hand appeared in front of Li Lei.

"Stone, would you like to invite me to a dance?"

"I can't ask for it!"

The girls have taken the initiative, but if they don't make a move, they are still a man?
Li Lei led Avril into the dance floor.

Wade: "..."

"That's Avril? Damn, this kid is amazing!"

Looking at his partner again, Wade suddenly felt that he was not good.

That's Avril!
Moreover, he still took the initiative to invite Li Lei. What kind of world is this?
Are big cheeks really ugly?
Wade immediately began to doubt life.

……

Three days later, the luxury cruise ship returns to port.

Li Lei and Avril exchanged contact information and went their separate ways.

Avril Lavigne is going back to Los Angeles to prepare a new album.

And Li Lei also has to accept the evaluation of the professional team.

Li Lei first made a detailed physical examination.

Static data is:

Name: Li Lei.

Age: 20 years old.

Birthday: June 1984, 7.

Bare height: 205cm.

Armspan: 220cm.

Weight: 100 kg.

Palm length: 24cm.

Palm width: 25cm.

This year, Li Lei grew another 2cm taller.

In the subsequent dynamic test, Li Lei's running and jumping improved a lot compared to last offseason.

The evaluation team was stunned.

"I've never seen a guy improve so much in one season."

Li Lei just smiled.

He actually knows his own panel data.

Strength is 79, speed is 70, stamina is 68, reaction speed is 65, explosive power is 70, and balance is 52.

The average is 69.

Skill Proficiency:

Bloody Big Hat (Intermediate 300/1000).

Accurate steals (Intermediate 700/1000).

Brown Sugar Defense (Intermediate 888/1000).

Hundred steps through Yang (intermediate 999/1000).

Rebound sense (intermediate 150/1000).

……

This season, what Li Lei has improved the most is explosive power.

With strong explosive power, Li Lei's speed and jumping will be greatly improved.

This is why Li Lei had more rebounds and dunks in the previous playoffs.

According to Li Lei's physical test, the team determined the focus of Li Lei's training next season.

breakthrough!

Now Li Lei is already a super shooter, and his passing skills are quite good.

If the breakthrough can be further improved, Li Lei can play three threats.

And players who can triple threat are the most difficult to defend.

Because the defender never knows what you're going to do next.

After determining the direction, Bill Duffy invited a professional trainer, Tim Graver.

This person is amazing.

In history, his three most famous apprentices are: Jordan, Kobe and Wade.

The top three shooting guards in history.

Duffy also found a lot of contacts before contacting Graver, with a weekly salary of 5 US dollars.

Graver exclaimed on the phone: "I thought Kobe was the craziest. He just won the championship and went to Dameng to learn his footsteps. But you are crazier than him. You won the FMVP and never rested a day."

Li Lei smiled embarrassingly: "Isn't it already a week of rest?"

Graver: "..."

It was also Li Lei who invited Graver in advance. In a few weeks, there was a long queue of people who wanted to invite Graver, and none of them could be hired.

Graver is also very professional. Before coming here, he asked Duffy for Li Lei's physical test data and game video, and conducted some research.

After coming to Miami, Graver directly pointed out Li Lei's problem: "Your explosive power is good, but it's still not enough. The absolute speed of the first step is not enough for you to pass the defender directly."

"However, your height is here and your stride is long enough. With one step, you can step over defenders."

"Also, you are also very flexible, and your movements are very flexible. So I think the first training of your three-threat should be a trial step."

"The second item is the change of direction, a super-large change of direction. Even if you can't pass the defender in the first step, the super-large change of direction in the second step is also a nightmare for the defender."

Li Lei kept nodding.

Graver hit the nail on the head and hit the nail on the head.

In the next few weeks, Li Lei trained with Graver.

Graver's rule is to practice four days a week, and it's not just about honing skills.

He also develops some physical training programs according to the client's physical condition.

The body with technology is the most unsolvable.

……

Over the past few weeks, other things have happened.

Nike contacts also came to Miami.

They plan to design other colorways for Li Lei's first-generation signature sneaker "Red Eye".

In addition, the second generation of signature shoes also has ideas.

The name of this generation is called "Total Victory", and it was released with the help of the Heat's 16 wins and 0 losses in the playoffs.

And it's an urgent project.

Nike's design director asked the team to reduce the usual 9 months to 2 months, so that Li Lei can "win" in this year's Asian Games.

……

Then at the end of June.

Li Lei accepted the invitation of TNT Radio as a special guest to explain the 2005 NBA Draft together with Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith.

In fact, this time, TNT invited O'Neill first.

It’s just that O’Neill is busier during the offseason than in the middle of the season. He has to record new songs, act in movies, and go to the streets of Miami to play police cosplay.

Two of O'Neill's uncles were police officers, and his stepfather, who brought him up, was also from the army.

So before O'Neal entered the league, he always wanted to be a policeman.

Some fans ridiculed: O'Neal is a police officer who was delayed by basketball.

Therefore, O'Neill has no time to be a special guest at all.

He recommended his younger brother Li Lei to TNT.

On June 6th, Li Lei came to Madison Square Garden.

Coming to the draft for the second time, Li Lei's mood is completely different.

For the first time, he was also a rookie candidate, nervous, worried, excited...

But now, he is looking down at the other newcomers.

Li Lei went to the backstage of the live broadcast room first, and had a round with Barkley and Smith.

"Hey, Charles! Hey, Kenny!"

When Li Lei met, he greeted them first, and then fisted the two of them.

"Hey, Stone!"

Seeing Li Lei's enthusiasm, Barkley and Smith didn't bother.

Barkley then joked: "I plan to come back and go to your team to get a ring, otherwise that Shaq guy will always use it on me: championship warning!"

Li Lei: "Then come quickly, our team will leave a lot of people in the summer, and there is really a shortage of people."

Barkley: "Are you kidding me? I mean it."

Li Lei: "You were the one who joked first!"

Barkley: "..."

Smith laughed from the sidelines.

Li Lei is really a good person, this is more hateful than the "championship warning".

Li Lei then laughed: "But you should ask Riley about this. He is in the draft office on the second floor. I can help you contact him first."

"forget it."

Barkley himself gave up first, after all, he is 43 years old.

And what's the point of being a champion by mistake? That guy Shaq will definitely look down on him even more.

As a former superstar, Barkley also has dignity.

But after some testing, they found that Li Lei was very talkative and funny, so he was qualified as a special guest.

The live broadcast is about to begin.

Barkley and Smith advanced into the live broadcast room.

"First of all, welcome to our special guest."

“2次全明星首发、1次票王、1次全明星MVP、2次三分球大赛冠军、1次最佳阵容、2次最佳防守阵容、1次抢断王、1次总冠军、1次FMVP……”

Smith was about to say the name.

Barkley interrupted suddenly: "Oh, I haven't noticed, this guy already has so many honors. Who is this guy?"

Li Lei!

In fact, the fans have already guessed it.

There is only one young player who has been the most popular in the league in recent years.

Yao Ming, Stoudemire, Kabbah in 02, James, Anthony, Wade, Bosh in 03, Howard, Okafor in 04...

Compared with this person, it is a big difference.

What's more, this person won the finals MVP not long ago, and the fans are deeply impressed.

"Let's welcome Stone!"

Following Smith's voice, Li Lei ran into the live broadcast room.

"Hi everyone, your No. 44 rookie is here!"

Li Lei greeted the camera, and then sat between Barkley and Smith.

2005 wasn't a draft year, but there were some favorites.

Andrew Bogut.

Australian center, last summer's Athens Olympics, he was ravaged by Yao Ming, so the scouts of NBA teams have questioned Bogut's strength.

不过这个赛季，他在NCAA场均得到20.4分12.2篮板（联盟第二）2.3助攻1.8盖帽，投篮命中率达到了62%（联盟第八）。

Ranked first in the Associated Press All-American voting, was elected the Associated Press and ESPN Player of the Year and the Naismith College Player of the Year, and won the John Wooden Award.

Marvin Williams.

Jordan's North Carolina junior, a striker swingman.

His statistics are mediocre, averaging 11.3 points and 6.6 rebounds per game.

However, he only played 22 minutes per game, and his efficiency was not bad.

Marvin Williams, along with Raymond Felton, Sean May and Rashad McCants, led North Carolina to the 2005 NCAA Tournament Championship.In the final contest between North Carolina and the University of Illinois, Marvin made a tip-up with 1 minute and 26 seconds left in the game, breaking the deadlock of 70 on the field and helping North Carolina win 75-70.

"NCAA champion", "Jordan junior", "savior at critical moments", and "both offensive and defensive", relying on these four points, Marvin became the top pick.

Chris Paul.

Paul's performance in the NCAA is also very good. Many media agree that if Paul participates in the election, he will definitely be able to guarantee a high pick.

And there are rumors that the Eagles have negotiated with Paul and will select Paul with the second overall pick.

Barkley asked: "Stone, who do you think will be the No. [-] pick among these three?"

Li Lei thought for a while and replied, "Charles, if I had this ability, I wouldn't be selected at No. 44."

Li Lei's self-mockery made Barkley and Smith laugh.

"but."

Li Lei continued: "The Bucks, which won the No. [-] pick, have TJ Ford and Redd at the back, Mason and Joe Smith at the front, and what they need most is a center. So I think Bogut is the most likely to become No. [-]."

Smith nodded: "This inference is very reasonable. After all, Bogut has the nickname of Australian Duncan, and his strength is not bad."

"Australian Duncan?"

Barkley exclaimed, "Kenny, I think you're insulting Tim."

"I agree!"

Li Lei immediately responded to Barkley: "There will be no second Duncan in this world. I just said that Bogut can become the No. [-] pick, but I didn't say that he can become the next Duncan. Thank you for being a young draft year."

Smith was taken aback, but he didn't expect that Barkley and Li Lei had the same views.

Barkley hugged Li Lei: "In the words of your hometown, heroes see the same thing."

"What about the second place? Do you think it will be Paul? After all, the rumors of Paul and the Eagles are very lively."

Smith asked.

Li Lei blurted out: "There is loud thunder, but little rain."

"I took a look at the Eagles' lineup. They have Tyronn Lue at the point guard position, but the third position is the weakest, so Marvin Williams is the most likely."

(End of this chapter)