On the hotel balcony, Lin Ying and Durant were lying on the railings blowing the cold winter wind.

The University of Oklahoma is not located in Oklahoma City, the state capital of Oklahoma, but in Norman County on the outskirts of the city.

Counties in the United States don't have many people, but they are large places.

But basically the core of this city is the University of Oklahoma.

Their hotel is not far from the school, about two or three kilometers away.

Standing on the balcony, you can see the direction of the school and the arena with the naked eye.

"are you OK?"

After the cold wind blew for a while, Lin Ying spoke with concern.

To be honest, he was really shocked at the time.

When he spent Christmas at Durant's house, Wanda's impression on him was that she was so kind and gentle.

But when he hit Durant, he was really cruel.

But what I have to say is that those two slaps woke Durant up in one fell swoop.

Sure enough, the mother is the one who understands her son best.

Durant reached out and touched his face, but it still hurt a little.

But he shook his head.

This mother beat herself because she failed to live up to expectations and could not accept failure.

"Do you think we won't be able to enter the Crazy Three?"

Durant changed the subject.

"The probability of getting in is 99%."

Lin Ying gave a conservative answer.

It's not Versailles, but it's basically a done deal.

Firstly, they have been ranked in the top 30 in the power rankings, and secondly, their performance in the league playoffs is actually not bad.

Although we lost the game against Kansas, there was some back and forth in the game, and we didn’t lose much in the end.

If there is no wild card for such performance, then the remaining possibility is the 1%: other alliances operate in secret and then make them happen.

But that's extremely unlikely.

Apart from anything else, from a ratings perspective, missing Durant is also a big loss.

As a data analyst, it is quite simple to come to this conclusion.

Compared with this, what he is more worried about is the issue of seeding in the future.

It's really hard to calculate what's inside.

And the water inside is really deep.

If we give them a 15th or 6th seed, and then directly go from 64 to 32 to single out the 1st and 2nd seeds, there is a high probability that they will get the Crazy Three One-Day Tour Experience Card.

But Durant didn't think as much as Lin Ying thought. He was still thinking about whether he could enter the crazy three.

"If our season ends here, I will stay and play another year."

Durant then spoke.

Lin Ying turned to look at Durant to make sure he wasn't just talking casually on a whim, and then said in a very sure tone:

"No matter if we make it to the Wild 3 or not, or how far we go, you should be in the draft this year."

"Why?"

Durant looked surprised. Lin Ying rarely spoke like this.

"This is best for you."

Lin Ying definitely couldn't say that because he was a time traveler, he had opened his eyes.

In fact, if he didn't open his eyes, his answer would be the same.

Durant's talent is so strong that he doesn't need to prove anything in the NCAA.

Or in other words, it would be a complete waste of talent for him to stay in the NCAA and play for another year.

On the contrary, in the NBA, he can get more formal training, improve his ball handling, and grow rapidly.

"No, if we can't beat the Crazy Three, you can't follow me into the NBA. I will definitely stay and play for another year. I have decided."

Durant's tone was also very certain.

When Barkley and Kenny Smith came to commentate on the game between Texas and Kansas, they talked about him entering the NBA.

He glanced at the two of them and thought that one person would decide whether he would enter the NBA.

At that time, he also said it, and now this is the first time he has said it, that person is Lin Ying.

He kept what we agreed on at Christmas.

Lin Ying was stunned.

He looked at Durant's expression that was definitely not a joke.

Could it be that this is friendship?

The furnace in his heart burned again.

Indescribable joy in my heart.

Being cared about so much by his only friend is the best thing in the world for him.

He turned back and took a deep breath, looking at the University of Oklahoma, looking at the place where they failed and fell into the sand, and said firmly:

"Then let's win another championship!"

…

The finals of the NCAA leagues are over, and the 32 championship teams are the first to advance to the "Crazy Three".

But it will be more than a week before the "Crazy Three" really begins.

Because during this week, the NCAA committee not only has to determine the 33 teams that will receive wild cards, but also reasonably allocate them to the four divisions.

This will be a big project.

For the 32 teams that have advanced, this is their final preparation and repair time.

For the remaining teams, the teams that are basically certain to have no hope have begun to prepare for the new season;

There is still hope, which is relatively painful, because no one knows whether that hope will turn into disappointment in the end.

Lin Ying and Durant are also ordinary people, and they will definitely be worried.

In order to relieve such emotions, they put more energy into training after returning to Austin.

Regardless of the outcome, there is nothing wrong with training.

Durant is improving his shooting ability against defenses.

Lin Ying also focused on training the steps under the basket and the hook shot.

If you lose in the big12 finals and your skills are inferior to others, then you should improve your skills.

As long as this technology can be slightly improved before the "Crazy Three" starts and can be used in official competitions, that will be the biggest improvement.

Time flies very fast, five days passed in the blink of an eye.

Lin Ying and Durant had been training in isolation until Springman came to them with a smile.

He only brought one piece of news, the news they had been waiting for.

The University of Kansas, as the second seed in the Big12 Conference, advanced to the "Crazy Three"!

When Durant heard the news, he screamed excitedly.

Although Lin Ying had expected this result, he reached out and clenched his fists excitedly after hearing it.

Although the NCAA championship is still far away for them, at least they officially have this opportunity!

There is also good news in the news brought by Springman, that is, a total of three teams in the Big12 have been selected for the "Crazy Three" this time.

In addition to Kansas and the University of Texas, the third team is the University of Oklahoma Sooners.

This is a surprise, after all, the Sooners were eliminated in the first round of the big12 playoffs.

But this also shows that the NCAA committee pays more attention to the performance of each team in the regular season than the performance in the playoffs.

This is also very reasonable.

As mentioned before, at this time, the purpose is to select strong teams to enter the crazy three, rather than to see who performs better in the solo competition.

And it's good news for the University of Texas, too.

Because if the University of Oklahoma can also advance, this means that the University of Texas has a high probability of being ranked near the top of the bottom half.

Springman left, but Lin Ying and Durant were a little excited and couldn't control their emotions.

That feeling is really the same as when you check your college entrance examination results and know that you did pretty well.

Even during training, they suddenly couldn't calm down.

"How about we go watch the Bulls game?"

Durant suggested.

This Bulls team is of course not the Chicago Bulls team. Chicago and Austin are thousands of miles apart.

The last time Durant and Lin Ying finished shouting, they also found out about the Austin Bulls.

But it’s not his fault, because this NBDL team only moved to Austin in 2005, the year before they came to the University of Texas.

Before they moved here they were called the Columbus River Dragons, and then they were renamed the Bulls.

Moreover, Lin Ying also had some deviations in his memory.

The Bulls are not yet an affiliate of the Spurs at this time. They are an affiliate of the Celtics, Rockets and Spurs.

Austin is not small, but the Cedar Park Center, home of the Bulls, is not far from the University of Texas, and it only takes less than half an hour by taxi.

Moreover, the Bulls were not very popular when they first arrived, and usually there were not enough spectators for their games, so they would distribute some free tickets to specific groups.

This includes players from the University of Texas.

It stands to reason that since it is so close and there are free tickets, they should go there more times.

But they usually don't want to waste training time. Like the previous Christmas holiday, the Bulls didn't have a game, so they never went.

Now that I can’t calm down to train, it’s a good choice to go watch a game.

Lin Ying agreed.

The two hit it off immediately, then called Randy Williams, and the three of them drove his classic 5-speed manual car directly to the arena.

Williams went to see it several times last year and shared the experience of watching the game with them in the car.

Although the NBDL is the development league of the NBA, and there are many decentralized NBA players in it, the level is actually not much higher than the NCAA.

"Kevin, if you play there, he will still be the core of the team."

Williams' words made Durant feel comfortable.

Lin Ying on the side also nodded.

Speaking of this, it has something to do with them.

The NBA introduced the rule "not allowing high school students to participate in the draft" during the 2005-2006 season.

That regulation requires high school students to have completed high school for one year and be 19 years old before they can participate in the NBA draft.

In other words, when he and Durant finished high school, it happened to be the year when high school students could not participate in the draft.

Of course, this has little to do with them, because even Durant has no idea of ​​skipping the NCAA and running directly.

But Oden was already interested in the Raptors at the time.

As a result, it was stipulated that he could only go to college, and then he always had pressure on Durant's head.

So if it weren't for that rule, Durant would already be the No. 1 pick in the 2007 class.

This is the current situation, but before Lin Ying traveled through time, the NBA had already allowed high school players to play directly in the NBDL.

Many top talented high school students also choose to give up the NCAA and play in the NBDL.

Although the NCAA's broadcast fees are sky-high and advertising and endorsement fees are sky-high, they have nothing to do with the players.

Even if you have any deals with sponsors privately, you will be banned from the NCAA and even lose your eligibility for the NBA draft.

But NBDL is different. Not only can you accept the endorsement contract in advance, but you can also get a salary!

Later facts also proved that top high school students are fully capable of playing NBDL, and they are not inferior in confrontations with adult players.

So Williams' hypothesis is completely valid.

Half an hour passed very quickly, they were chatting and talking, and it was over in a blink of an eye.

The game hadn't started yet, so they entered the arena early and found a seat with a good view to sit down.

As mentioned before, the attendance rate of NBDL is low, tickets are cheap or even free, and the revenue is pitiful.

Except for those players who have been demoted and have NBA contracts, most of the remaining players only earn US$10,000 to US$20,000 a year.

That's right, there is no missing a zero. This is lower than the salary of most ordinary Americans, and it is more likely to be a fine for NBA players.

The fines Cuban often received from Stern were as much as $25,000 each.

Of course, this is also the place closest to the NBA, and those who play here are basically chasing NBA dreams.

So it is not difficult to understand why Williams often comes here to watch football.

For a player like him who has mediocre talent but still has a basketball dream, this is probably where he will work after graduating from college!

After they sat there for a while, fans started coming in one after another.

What made them a little strange was that the fans looked at them when they came in, and then whispered to each other for a while.

These two are fine, but if there are more, it will be too weird.

Durant couldn't help but look at Williams, then at Lin Ying, and finally pointed at the top of his head:

"Is my hair messy?"

Lin Ying put a hand on his forehead.

That's your plan!

What they didn't expect was that there were quite a few people coming to watch the game today.

The arena with an attendance of 3,000 people was about one-third full in a short time.

Just when they were confused, the players from both sides came out to warm up.

It was at this time that they understood.

Because they saw Steve Novak on the Bulls side!

Novak is a rookie with the Rockets and has little chance in the NBA.

But they are very familiar to Lin Ying and the others!

Novak is the famous three-point champion in the NCAA!

Just one statistic says it all: Novak made a total of 368 of 793 three-pointers in four years at University, with a shooting percentage of 46.4%!

The key man is still the power forward!

And it's no wonder why so many fans came here today.

Novak is not a big player in the NBA, but with his three-pointers he is like a bug in the NBDL.

Well, you can call the one who can cum daddy.

At this time, more fans entered the venue, and people began to sit down next to Lin Ying and the others.

"excuse me?"

A voice sounded in their ears.

Just when they thought they wanted to get up and give up their seats.

"Are you Kevin? Kevin Durant?"

But what the other party said next made them stunned for a moment.

Durant smiled and nodded after hearing this.

He didn't expect anyone to recognize him here.

"God, it's really Kevin Durant!"

But the man's next reaction shocked Durant.

Lin Ying and Williams also had a fierce fight.

If you recognize it, you will recognize it. Why are you shouting so loudly to scare people?

But what none of the three of them expected was that after he shouted, the other audience members all looked in their direction.

Then, Lin Ying saw the scene in front of him and unconsciously remembered the name of a movie:
Chapter completed!