(Sports novels naturally take competition as their theme. There are still many scenes in basketball games. However, it would be boring if a sports novel only wrote about competition. What I want is to use sports and games to write about life, so that such novels can be full.
This is also the reason why I laid so much groundwork. ps: This chapter was originally going to give a good introduction to Lao K, but thinking that everyone knows about it, or can know it through Baidu, there is no need for me to add more water.
hey-hey.)
Chen Jie followed a staff member from the school and walked in. He had not yet officially signed a contract with Duke University, but he was actually just here to report today.
It's just that he was not too eye-catching in his Nike sportswear, so no one noticed him as he walked.
Regarding his height of 1.9 meters, which had a turnaround rate of over 90% in his previous life on campus, these NCAA players who may have played basketball since childhood said it was too childish.
Except for the yellow skin on his face, Chen Jie doesn't seem to have much that stands out.
Coach K has been coaching at Duke University for a long time and has a high reputation in this famous basketball school. However, he has not yet coached the Dream Team and is actually not very well-known in the United States.
Seeing Chen Jie walking in at this moment, the first person to notice him was the famous coach who had just asked his players to warm up first.
"Hello!" Old K walked over to him. I have to say that he has a very high personal charm, otherwise he would not be able to let James, Kobe, and other superstars play under him honestly in the future.
The warm smile on his face at this moment made Chen Jie feel very warm in his heart.
Knowing that he did not have any outstanding past, Chen Jie did not expect that he would make the members of the Duke University Blue Devils look at him differently on the first day he arrived, and he was even mentally prepared to be left out.
He knows that the entire American basketball system is very developed. Generally, high school leagues can already produce many outstanding players. For example, James can enter the NBA directly from high school and become the number one pick. You can imagine how many players there are in high school leagues in the United States.
focus on.
For a player like him who has not made a name for himself in high school or even has a high school background, in fact many universities will not take the initiative to invite him. It can be said that he is lucky to be able to come.
But at this moment, Old K's warm smile made Chen Jie's worries disappear immediately. Meeting such a gentle head coach is not a bad thing.
Chen Jie stepped forward, held his hand, and greeted politely: "Hello, coach!"
His mood at the moment couldn't be described as unexciting. This was someone I could only see on TV before.
Lao K felt the enthusiasm of this young man. He still kept a smile on his face, but he was thoughtful in his heart.
He has some impressions of Chen Jie. In the trials, Chen Jie acted as a point guard and his performance was very satisfactory. After Duke University left Jay Williams this year, it was indeed a little stretched at the point guard position. This is also why Chen Jie
The reason why Jay can be selected to Duke University so easily.
In 2002, there were actually not many outstanding pure point guards among the younger generation. Many young people like Chen Jie still preferred to play shooting guards and small forwards, no matter how good their physical fitness was.
Playing power forward.
Therefore, it can be said that Chen Jie got a little advantage by being able to enter Duke University.
"Chinese?" Coach K asked, knowing that this young man had no high school league background.
Chen Jie glanced at the middle-aged man next to him who should be the team manager. Seeing that he didn't speak, he said, "He's a Chinese-American."
Old K nodded and continued to ask: "Have you never played in the United States before?"
Chen Jie shook his head honestly.
Old K stopped talking and said to the middle-aged man next to him: "Steve, has Sean's contract been signed?"
This middle-aged man's name is Steve. He is not what Chen Jie calls his manager. He is just some public relations-like person responsible for trivial matters in the team. Chen Jie, whose knowledge of American college basketball is limited to the game, naturally does not know.
In fact, Steve also introduced himself after meeting Chen Jie, but Chen Jie was in a hurry to come to the arena and didn't pay attention.
Steve shook his head when he heard this and said: "It has been drafted, but it has not been signed yet."
"Okay, Sean, come here first. I'll introduce my teammates to you. Then you go and ask Steve to take you to sign the contract. Next, training will officially start. Our training is every day.
On the weekends every week, you usually have to complete your studies. This time will last until the start of the season in November. After the season starts, we will have more time to train." Old K didn't say any nonsense and directly explained the training.
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Chen Jie nodded and followed Lao K to the training ground.
Old K picked up the whistle in his hand and blew it. When everyone stopped, he said, "Let me introduce to you our new member, Jay Sean."
Coach K, who had obtained his player information early in the morning, naturally knew about Chen Jie, but none of the enthusiastic players who had just trained had heard of this name. They looked at Chen Jie one by one and did not regard him as a person.
What character.
A few players also greeted Chen Jie in a friendly manner, but Chen Jie didn't recognize any of them.
Not all of these people can become famous by entering the NBA. Many of their careers are limited to college. Therefore, it is normal that Chen Jie does not know them.
However, there was a white man who Chen Jie decided to look very familiar to.
This white man was about two meters tall and looked arrogant. Compared with him, the other team members looked more like followers, standing half a step behind him.
"Is this the boss?" Chen Jie thought to himself.
After a while, Chen Jie's heart moved and he finally remembered who he was. No wonder he looked familiar.
It turned out to be ** Redick, a sharpshooter during the NBA. Although he didn't have much success after entering the NBA, he was still considered a figure in the NCAA.
It’s sad to be so proud! In American basketball culture, everything is based on strength. If you have the ability, you can do anything. If you don’t have the ability, you just sit on the bench. Although it is cruel, it is the fact.
But despite knowing this, Chen Jie's first impression of Redick changed.
Chen Jie, who grew up in China, couldn't stand someone giving him a look of contempt whenever he met him.
who do you think You Are?
When you get to the NBA, aren't you a loser? You can shoot three-pointers accurately. You can do that, too.
For the first time, Chen Jie had the idea of replacing him.
Calling you crazy, I will let you know from now on that Duke University is my territory.
Thinking like this, a shy smile appeared on Chen Jie's face. Having grown up in China and watched many palace dramas and officialdom stories, Chen Jie thought that intrigues and intrigues should be much better than this American guy who writes straightforwardly.
Chen Jie smiled narcissistically in his heart.
In fact, he now has the idea of winning, but he doesn't have any bad intentions yet.
After all, all Redick gave him was a proud expression and a slightly contemptuous look.
Although he is not an adult, he is not a petty person.
Because Chen Jie was not a star player, Coach K gave Chen Jie a brief introduction and immediately started training again. Chen Jie also followed Steve out of the gym again and went to the Duke University Basketball Department to sign the contract.
contract.
Gilbert has explained before that there is no big problem with the contract. After all, there is still a gap between the professional level of the NCAA and the NBA, so there is no need to take the contract matter seriously.
However, Chen Jie, who was in the English department in his previous life, read the contract from beginning to end to make sure there were no traps before signing.
From the moment he wrote his name, it also meant that he became a member of the Duke University basketball team!
