Versatile Point Forward

Chapter 88
After the NCAA championship was released, it was not yet the time for the NBA lottery draw. However, all 30 NBA teams have sent scouts to contact the college players who have performed well this season. Landing in the NBA can also form a good relationship for the future.After going home to ask his parents for advice, Ye Feng announced through the Los Angeles Times that he would participate in the 2008 NBA draft. So far, all UCLA troikas have participated in the draft. Luke Richard Mbah a Moute also declared for the draft.

The only thing that is somewhat surprising is the veteran Darren Collison. As a senior who has played for the team since the 2005-06 season, he made it clear to Holland at the team meeting that he would stay in school again. Fight for a year.The teammates felt very strange, why not take advantage of the team's winning momentum and seek a good pick?But Collison's reasons are also very reasonable. There are too many strong guards who have announced their participation in the draft this year, not to mention Westbrook on the same team, like Rose, Gordon, Augustin and other well-known point guards or combos in the NCAA. Wei will also appear in the draft, so it is better for him to avoid this draft year first.

Maybe the only one in the team who is still happy is Enrique.After the three of Ye Feng and the others are missing next season, he will undoubtedly enter the starting lineup. If there is no experienced and powerful veteran partner, Enrique would not dare to make any bold words.After Collison decided to stay in the team, he instantly felt that his spring had come, so he brazenly went up to build a good relationship with his seniors.Fortunately, since Ye Feng joined the team, Collison has played more games as the team's chief substitute, and he has played a lot of games with Enrique's partner, and the conversation was lively for a while.

Ye Feng, Westbrook, Love and Mbah a Moute naturally sat together and began to discuss this year's draft.According to the rules of the NBA lottery lottery, the 14 teams with the worst record will determine their draft pick in the lottery zone through a lottery. In theory, the team with the worse record has a better chance of winning the No. This is why many teams will choose to play crazily when they have little hope of the playoffs and encounter a big draft year, so that they can get a draft pick as high as possible, maybe they can rely on this time The draft took off.

When the lottery is officially drawn, 14 small balls will be placed in a sealed transparent box, with numbers 1-14 marked on them.Every time four small balls are rolled out, there will be 1001 permutations and combinations, of which the 1001st case (11, 12, 13, 14) is excluded, that is, 1000 cases are allocated to 14 lottery areas in the team.Before the lottery starts, the 14 teams that did not enter the playoffs will be ranked according to their regular-season records, and the computer will randomly assign different combinations of numbers.After the lottery starts, the first ball falls, and thereafter every 10 seconds, a ball falls, and when the fourth ball falls, a combination of numbers is formed.Whichever team has the first combination of numbers drawn wins the lottery.Then the four balls drawn are put back into the "lottery machine", and the second place and the lottery are repeatedly selected. If the combination of numbers drawn before is drawn again, it will be considered invalid and needs to be drawn again.And when the top three picks are drawn, the remaining 11 teams will be sorted from low to high according to their regular season record to determine picks 4-14 respectively.

In the 2007-08 season, the Heat led by Wade and O'Neal ranked last in the league. As the championship team in the 2005-06 season, they would not have fallen to this position if it were not for injuries.The penultimate is the Seattle SuperSonics, which began to rebuild after selecting Durant. Their record is 20 wins and 62 losses.In order of record from low to high, the teams behind the Sonics are Timberwolves, Grizzlies, Knicks, Clippers, Bucks, Hornets, Bulls, Nets, Pacers, Kings, Trail Blazers and Warriors. It is the 14 teams that entered the lottery zone in this year's draft.

As semi-professional basketball players, Ye Feng and the others know the NBA situation very well. Everyone has their own team they support, and sometimes they even argue over whose team is stronger.Facing the fourteen teams, everyone has their own thoughts in their hearts. Of course, they don't mind sharing their feelings with their teammates because of their friendship.However, the four people agreed that if they want to hit the championship as soon as possible, the Heat are the best choice, because they have two superstars Wade and O'Neal. Even if O'Neal is no longer at his peak, his dominance inside Needless to say.

In addition, teams with only one or two second-tier stars are also good places to go, including Gay and Gasol's Grizzlies, Durant's Supersonics and Reed's Bucks, etc. team.The worst thing is that the Knicks are notorious and the internal atmosphere of the team is too bad. If they go there, they may have to bury all their talents.Everyone talked about each other for a long time, Ye Feng suddenly smiled and said: "I suddenly found out that we have gone wrong? The only thing we can decide is where to try out. It's the pork that was put on the shelf." The other three were stunned and laughed.Ye Feng's words are not rough, it's better to think about other more practical issues.

As the oldest of the four, Mbah a Moute said, "By the way, do you have your own agent?" What?broker?This question from Mbah a Moute was shocking. Ye Feng, Westbrook, and Love stared at each other with big eyes and only the words "dumb" written on their faces.Seeing the reactions of the three juniors, Mbah a Moute shook his head dumbfounded, and said: "After you enter the NBA, you still plan to negotiate contracts with the team yourself? An agent is a must for a professional player." On the surface, it seems that they are generally dealing with business issues, but in fact they can use their relationship to deal with some issues with the coach and the team, including playing time, salary and even vacation, and come forward to refute some unreasonable regulations of the league. It can even manipulate players' games. Many talented players have had their own agents since junior high. I know you don't, but this is also a big thing that must be put on the agenda immediately."

Westbrook raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile: "Richard, are you talking about yourself? Did you have an agent in junior high school?" Mbah a Moute winked and smiled and said, "What kind of genius am I?" Player? But when it comes to agents, I really do have one. Who told my father to be the great chief of Cameroon? How can I say that I am also a prince of Cameroon? Have you ever seen a prince play without an agent?" Westbrook He shouted strangely: "Then please give us some advice and see how to sign a contract with an agent!" Ba Mote shook his head and said, "Forget it, the reputation of you guys is in the sky now, and there is no agent. The news will be revealed soon, and at that time, the agent will come to recommend you. I just tell you that it is much better to find an agent who has a good reputation and takes care of the players than an agent who is looking for money. Others Figure it out for yourself!"

Ye Feng's heart moved: Richard's words are right, if he chooses a manager who only cares about money, he might harm his other interests for the sake of money.However, he is not very worried about this issue. He does not have an agent just because he did not realize it. Letting his father have been a player for so many years, he must know a lot of agents with a good reputation. Dad just recommends one. As a father, he will never harm his children.Thinking of this, he quietly changed the topic to which team's trial training to participate in, which sparked a discussion among several people.

The meeting was not long, and the main purpose was to confirm the players' choices.After Holland announced his disbandment, Ye Feng drove home immediately, wanting to ask his father about his manager.Ye Ning happened to be at home today, and after hearing his son's request, he patted his head angrily and said, "It's time for you to find an agent. I just said that there seems to be something important that I can't remember. Waiting here, it seems that I am really old, I can't accept my old age!" Ye Feng smiled and flattered: "Dad, you are not old, if you go to play professional games now, maybe you can cut ten per game on average. How many twenty cents!"

Ye Ning, his son's flatterer, was obviously very useful. He laughed, motioned his son to sit on the sofa, and said carefully: "As for the manager, your dad has played in the Spanish league for so long. Good agent. But, their main activities are in Europe, although the NBA is the palace of basketball in the world, but my old friends may not be willing to come to the United States to set up a new stand.”

Ye Feng's head was full of black lines, he muttered: "Then let me get in touch with American brokerage companies..." Ye Ning waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, the brokers I know are of course developed in Europe. Yes, but they will definitely know their counterparts in the United States. I will make a few calls to my old friends tonight to see if they have any reliable American brokers who can recommend me. Don’t worry, I know The agents are all well-known crocodiles throughout Europe, and I have a good relationship with them, so I can't fool you."

(End of this chapter)