The world's best combo guard

Chapter 22 21 [I'm going to order him]

"Can't we choose to refuse? If the Lakers can give us a satisfactory guarantee, we can choose to refuse the Magic head-on." Li Hao looked at the two with some surprise, and in his opinion, it was no big deal.

But looking at the faces of Yao Zhijun and Gu Zhengwen who were still not happy at all, he finally realized that things might not be as simple as he thought.

"Ahao, it's not as simple as you think. We can indeed reject the Magic head-on, but if the Magic really recognizes you and other teams don't pick you with the top 15 picks in the first round, Then they will really insist on picking you, even if you don’t want to play for the Magic, this kind of situation has never happened before in NBA history.”

"I can give you an example. In the 1999 NBA draft, the Vancouver Grizzlies, who held the second pick at the time, are now the Memphis Grizzlies. They took a fancy to Steve Francis, the current boss of the Rockets. Before the start of the draft, they had contact with Francis, hoping that Francis could join the team, but they were rejected by Francis on the grounds that he was too far away from his family. Later, in the draft, the Grizzlies still used the second pick to choose Francis. , and then sent him to the Rockets." Yao Zhijun is worthy of being an NBA basketball fan, he seems to know a lot.

"Ahao, Francis is relatively lucky, because the Grizzlies traded him to the Rockets, but we can't guarantee that the Magic will do the same. If they really choose you in the end, for you, if you don't want to Play for them, and they might trade you too, and at that point, you’ll be passive, after all, they might trade you to any team.”

Li Hao finally realized the seriousness of the problem.

"Hope Kupchak can do something about it"

At this time, Li Hao can only pin his hopes on Kupchak. However, this hope seems to be very slim, because Yao Zhijun told him before that the Lakers only have the 24th pick in the first round this year. This pick is not enough to choose yourself, because the Magic has the 15th pick.

"Brother Jun, do you think the Lakers will give me a go and trade for a pick higher than the 15th pick in the first round?" Li Hao asked a question that he could guess the answer himself.

"I'm afraid it will be difficult. If the Lakers were really willing to do that, they would have given us a substantial guarantee." Yao Zhijun's answer made Li Hao shake his head helplessly.

"Can I really only go to Orlando? Forget it. On the other hand, Orlando is also good. As long as I can play well, I can transfer after four years." In the end, Li Hao comforted himself like this.

"Smith, I really didn't expect that Li would refuse to sign a written agreement with us now"

On the other side, in a hotel, Rivers looked at Otis Smith with an unbelievable expression.

"Obviously, other than us, there are other teams that have approached Lee, maybe the team that approached Lee is from a big city, and I'm confident that no other team is willing to take more than 15 picks in the first round. This is the only reason why Li can reject us if he chooses Li for the second place," Otis Smith said with a bad complexion.

"There is nothing wrong with this. After all, players often have to consider many factors when making decisions. Many players even have no right to make decisions. They must listen to the sponsors, management teams, etc. behind them."

"But Lee, we have to win, as long as we can win him, we are sure to persuade him to play for us," said Otis Smith, clenched his fists.

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After Li Hao and the others left the United Center, they decided to return to Los Angeles directly. They are now eager to get an answer from the Lakers.

As for the other two teams that were interested in Li Hao, the Spurs and the Nets, Li Hao didn't see their relevant personnel at the United Center just now. Maybe they didn't value Li Hao, but were only slightly interested, or their The relevant personnel showed up, but they had been observing secretly, and they didn't want to have direct contact with Li Hao and the others.

Of course, Li Hao does not expect them to contact him right now, because whether it is the San Antonio Spurs or the New Jersey Nets, the first-round picks they can come up with will not be higher than the Magic. Besides, San Antonio and New Jersey are not as good as Orlando. , In addition, the Spurs and Nets are currently the top teams in the league. It is better to choose them than the Magic, which can get more opportunities.

"Ahao, don't be sullen. Just like what you said just now, there is nothing wrong with the Magic. If you are really selected by them in the end, it will definitely benefit your career a lot. As for what I just said to the text In fact, we don’t need to worry about the various interests of the city, after all, you are still young.”

To Li Hao's surprise, Yao Zhijun comforted himself instead.

"Brother Jun, forget it, I'm not unhappy. To me, being selected by the NBA is already very good, especially if I can be selected by the Magic in the end, it will be considered a household name in China. After all, apart from Yao Ming In addition, there is no other player in our country who can be selected with such a high pick." Li Hao punched Yao Zhijun and said with a smile.

Compared to Yao Zhijun and Li Hao's indifference, Gu Zhengwen, who was sitting on the other side of the plane, seemed much quieter.

Or at this time he really couldn't be happy.

If it is from the perspective of Li Hao's friends, no matter which team Li Hao is selected by, Gu Zhengwen will be [-]% happy for Li Hao.

But he is now representing the company, which is Li Ning Sports. Before leaving the company, the general manager of the company told him very clearly that he would try his best to persuade and help Li Hao to play in those big cities in the United States. In this way, the sneaker brand endorsed by Li Hao It is very important for the company's strategic plan to go global to open up the US market faster.

At the same time, the general manager of the company also told him that if Li Hao really went to play in a big city in the United States, then he, Gu Zhengwen, would be the company's hero. As a hero, he would naturally be rewarded.

The general manager promised him that he, Gu Zhengwen, will be the manager of the East China region.

Gu Zhengwen is well aware of how much higher the identity of the manager of the East China region is than his current sponsor representative.

He, Gu Zhengwen, doesn't need to value the position of manager of the East China region, but he values ​​the more rewards this position can get. After all, the whole family depends on him to support them.

Furthermore, "people go to high places, water flows to low places" This is an eternal truth.

If there is an opportunity, it is impossible for Gu Zhengwen not to want to go further.

Before just now, Gu Zhengwen was full of confidence, because he felt that Li Hao should be able to join the Lakers in the end and play in Los Angeles.

Even if it's a little worse, he can go to Houston to play.

However, the appearance of the Magic management team and their attitude before leaving made Gu Zhengwen understand that the probability of Li Hao going to play in a big city is rapidly decreasing in an instant

(End of this chapter)