Basketball Dragon

Chapter 34 Signing
The four teams that Li Hai tried out did not select him in the first round.

Bruce Baker called with a trembling voice, "Don't worry, Lee, there is a small problem. I have already contacted those teams, and they are still paying attention to you. Both the Bobcats and the Heat have expressed their absolute willingness to sign. down you."

Li Hai hung up the phone and cursed secretly, and quickly checked the picks of Charlotte Bobcats and Miami Heat.

In the second round, the Bobcats are at No. 16, and the Heat have two more picks at No. 18 and No. 24.

Li Hai's complexion is a little bad. He analyzed before that, based on his performance in the NCAA, it is more reasonable to be selected in the second half of the first round. It is because he only played in the United States for two years, otherwise he felt that he could Into the lottery because he's no worse than No. 7 pick Luol Deng.

Falling into the second round makes people feel a little uncomfortable, but what he is most worried about now is losing the draft. He was injured and did not participate in the joint training camp for the draft. Many teams may worry that he will not be able to adapt to the NBA.

Isiah Thomas is like a dead dog during this period. Being a general manager is more tiring than playing. Now the team is not going well. The players have a bad chemical reaction. degree.

The injury was not a small player, but a large sum of dollars. "CIC King" Alan Houston and "Penny" Anfernee Hardaway combined for more than 3300 million can't beat it.

Shandon Anderson, who is in the tens of millions, is still having trouble with him. The team does not have a suitable shooting guard, nor a suitable small forward. There are various shortages, but there is only one draft pick, which is still in the second round. .

There is no way, he has done too many cheating deals, and he will be scolded to death.

With the No. 14 pick in the second round, Isiah Thomas has no idea about this pick. What the New York Knicks want now is immediate combat power, training newcomers, or the second-round rookies are not interested at all.

But at this time, among the information on forwards and guards sent by his assistants on his desk, there are really two who have not been selected. Both are small forwards, Trevor Ariza and the MOP of this year's NCAA Final Four. lehi.

After thinking for three seconds, Isiah Thomas chose Li Hai, a university student in New York, and Anthony's junior.

"The New York Knicks selected Lehi from Syracuse University with the 14th pick in the second round."

A voice came from the TV, and Li Hai's hanging heart finally returned to its normal position, as long as there is a team to choose.

Xia Weiliang was very happy, "Great, if you go to the Knicks, you can stay in New York."

Bruce Baker also called immediately, "Lee, it's perfect. New York is a big city and the best place. In fact, there's nothing wrong with the second-round pick. Maybe you can get the middle class directly..."

"That's enough, let's put aside your nonsense, let's be realistic, the next step is to sign with the team, I'm in charge of my part, you have to do your part well, second-round picks may not be able to sign with the team. "Li Hai interrupted the other party angrily.

In early July, Li Hai represented the New York Knicks in the summer league.

At this time, Isiah Thomas, who felt that the Knicks were seriously short of people, paid 3700 million in six years to get the "indiscriminate shooting king" Jamal Crawford who was about to be sent away by the Bulls.

Then contacted a few fringe people and undrafted picks to play in the summer league, and planned to pick a few substitutes at random.

On July 7, the New York Knicks played against the Clippers in the summer league.

The starting guards are two marginal players in the NBA, Jermaine Jackson and Jamison Brewer, Li Hai's starting small forward, the undrafted pick Jackie Butler power forward, and the wandering tall Bralo Sandov center.

The Clippers are the No. [-] pick this year, led by Sean Livingston of the first team in the United States, with a lineup dominated by rookies.

The Knicks won the jump ball, and Li Hai actively moved, and stretched out his hand for the ball as he left the defender behind.

However, the ball was not passed, and Jermaine Jackson chose to go it alone, but was directly risked by Sean Livingston.

There was no response to each other when defending, and the Clippers succeeded in a layup.

Li Hai found that there was chaos on their side. The Clippers were all rookies, and it was better to have a high school star guard like Sean Livingston to control the situation, and quickly took the initiative.

"We need to cooperate, otherwise we will definitely lose." Li Hai greeted the two guards of the team while retreating.

"Cooperation, we've only been together for a few days. Don't tell me that cooperation means passing the ball to you. This is the summer league. If there is no good data, the team will not sign us. I don't care about the outcome."

"Yellow boy, no matter how good you are in the NCAA, this is the NBA. The difference is that you are only a second-round pick."

Bralo-Sandev heard their conversation and comforted Li Haidao: "Everyone is here to make a living, just try to show your own characteristics. The coach will sign the contract if he feels that it is helpful to the team, otherwise he can only Go find work elsewhere."

Li Hai frowned. If he was a high-level show coach, he would probably arrange tactics for him. Now he can only fight on his own, but he really doesn't like this kind of game that doesn't care about the outcome.

He patted his cheeks with both hands, drove all thoughts out of his mind, and concentrated on playing.

He keeps running, and he doesn't care whether his teammates pass the ball or not. He defends desperately, and reminds his teammates to pay attention, and he doesn't care if others ignore him.

The players who played against him worked very hard and basically did not perform.

In the second quarter, Li Hai made the second steal and completed the dunk in a one-stop manner.

Knicks assistant coach and summer league coach Herb Williams' eyes lit up. This second-round pick gave him a good feeling.

这场夏季联赛尼克斯输了，但李海的数据很是全面，12分9篮板4抢断3助攻3盖帽。

In Game [-] of the summer league against the Lakers, Herb Williams gave Lehi more power.

Sasha Vujacic of the Lakers is hot. Luke Walton is participating in the summer league for the second time, and he has connected the team very well. Slowly start to gain the upper hand.

With the possession of the ball, Li Hai scored 23 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, helping the team win the game by 8 points.

His performance has been praised by assistant coaches, but in terms of signings, it has not been so smooth.

Bruce Baker's business level is far less than his smooth tongue. How can the Knicks say it is because the players' wages are too much overspending and they are unwilling to spend more.

Originally, the team only planned to give him a basic salary. He performed well in the summer league, so he only added tens of thousands of dollars, and the one-year guarantee contract was 45 dollars.

(End of this chapter)