On the night after the lottery meeting, Wang Zelin did not go to training anymore, but recharged his batteries and prepared to try out the team starting tomorrow.
"Uncle Zhou, what are my draft prospects now?"
At this time, Wang Zelin was struggling with the large piece of grilled salmon in front of him.
Since taking Tom Bruce under his wing, he has formulated a strict diet plan for Wang Zelin.
Wang Zelin also accepted this. Take James, who is often called the template for professional players. It is because of his extremely rich and nutritious eating habits and extremely strong self-discipline that he can still maintain a very strong performance even in his thirties.
Explosive power and athletic ability.
Not everyone is as gifted as Barrel Centenarian.
Therefore, keeping one's mouth shut and strictly abiding by the diet tailored by the trainer are the professional ethics that every professional athlete must have.
Take the actors in the entertainment industry who are familiar to the public. Memorizing lines is their basic ethics. This is like a soldier and a gun. Whoever goes to the battlefield will not carry a gun.
"Your current draft popularity is five stars, and your potential is four stars. According to the predictions of 21 draft prediction agencies, your highest pick is the seventh in the first round, and your lowest pick is the 30th in the second round.
The fifth pick." Zhou Yang told the information report that he had already collected.
After the CBA Finals ended, Zhou Yang began to mobilize his energy to build momentum for Wang Zelin, using money, connections, navy, and all available resources.
Therefore, when Wang Zelin officially entered the United States, his name had already spread throughout the United States.
It's just that he is very popular at this time, but he still lacks the recognition of his strength by NBA teams.
"Oh, which team is willing to provide me with the seventh pick?" Wang Zelin has already been mentally prepared for his draft position.
Because times have changed!
Yi Jianlian was selected with the sixth overall pick that year, not only because he possesses physical fitness that is rare among Asians, but also because many NBA team owners saw the hope of a second Yao Ming in him.
Yao Ming only played for the Mosaic team for eight years, and the team owner Alexander's net worth doubled several times. It would be a lie to say that he is not envious of this kind of economic benefit.
It's a pity that the performances of Yi Jianlian and Sun Yue later made everyone realize that there is only one Yao Ming, and at the same time, they gradually dispelled their curiosity about Chinese players because of Yao Ming.
Therefore, even though Wang Zelin's performance in the CBA is no less than that of Yao Ming, not many people are still optimistic that he can play in the NBA, even if there are many such voices in China.
This is also the reason why Wang Zelin only has more than 3 million fans, and winning the CBA championship is not enough to prove himself.
"The seventh pick is held by the Golden State Warriors, followed by the 11th pick and the 12th pick by the Portland Trail Blazers. Hehe, you and I are very familiar with this team.
." Zhou Yang also deliberately sold it out.
"Mosaic?" Wang Zelin quickly frowned.
"Yes, Yao Yao has just retired, and the Chinese atmosphere in Houston is still very strong. I think Mosaic is the most suitable team for you so far. You will be the basis for building a new team there..."
Just as Zhou Yang was excitedly introducing the prospects of the Mosaic team, Wang Zelin interrupted him.
"I feel like Houston is not for me. Is there any other team?"
Teaming up with the future Deng brother is indeed a very tempting choice. After all, Deng brother can win the scoring title if he wants to win. If he wants to win the assists king, he can win the assists title. He can also challenge league superstars who play in the paint from time to time.
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If he and Harden really team up, the future potential of their internal and external combination will definitely be much better than that of Yao Mai.
Not to mention anything else, just in terms of endurance, he has far surpassed Yao Mai.
But since he knows what stupid things MG will do in the future, he will never let himself become a mosaic.
"Ah! Why?" Zhou Yang was a little confused.
"Mosaic is willing to select you, and your talent is enough to match the twelfth pick in the first round. Moreover, their team is currently in the rebuilding period. If you go there, they will not lack the ball rights and playing time. Isn't this a matter of killing two birds with one stone?"
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"Alexander is so stingy. Yao has helped him earn so much money, and he is still reluctant to pay the luxury tax. I would rather go to a team with a chance to win the championship."
Wang Zelin's reasons made him unable to refuse.
After all, every NBA player has a natural desire for an NBA championship.
Throughout the more than 40 years of the Mosaic team's history, they have only paid the luxury tax once in 2010, and it was 760,000. Later, they paid it again for the Bulb team's championship, but that was it.
So, who can withstand this?
"What about the Warriors? They are located in San Francisco, and the Chinese market is quite good. They are among the best in the United States..."
The Warriors are not only good, they will be the NBA hegemon in the next few years.
But it is a pity that in March the Warriors signed the No. 1 pick Bo Gte from the Kangaroo Country. For this reason alone, it is impossible for him to go to the Warriors.
After getting this veteran inheritance system, he positioned himself for the future as a super insider at the level of one of the four major centers who once dominated the basket.
The Warriors are undoubtedly the creators of the future that will push the small ball era to its peak. Joining them will make it faster and easier to reach the top of the NBA. At the same time, he also firmly believes that he has the strength and potential to make the Warriors management abandon BoGt.
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But there was still a voice deep in his heart that told him to reject this extremely tempting idea.
Instead of joining the opponent, Wang Zelin actually prefers to face the 73-win Universe Warriors that will sweep the league head-on in the future.
"The Warriors just signed a good center in March. What they need to strengthen now is the forward position. Asking me to go for a trial training should be just a routine matter. Let's not waste time."
"This... okay! Among the teams behind you, the ones that are interested in you are basically teams that lack inside players or are preparing to rebuild."
As an agent, his relationship with Wang Zelin is like that of a counselor and a lord in ancient times. Although Zhou Yang can make suggestions of his own, it is Wang Zelin who makes the final decision.
The Trail Blazers with the 11th pick, the Suns with the 13th pick, the Bucks with the 14th pick, and the Mavericks with the 17th pick.
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In the general manager's office of the Houston Mosaics, general manager Daryl MG was chatting with team owner Alexander, but the smile on the latter's face showed that the exchange between the two was very pleasant.
"Don't worry, Boss. So far, our team has provided the highest pick to Wang Zelin. I guarantee you that you will be able to see him at the Toyota Center early tomorrow morning."
MG clenched his chubby chin, looking like everything in the world was in his hands.
"Oh, in that case, is the Chinese market going to be close to us again?"
After hearing MG's repeated assurances, he was so stressed that he began to fantasize about doubling his net worth again.
Um, I'm not saying, since Boss you have already earned so much money, do you think we should pay a "slightly" more luxury tax?
Looking at Alexander who had fallen in the eyes of Qian, MG wisely swallowed these words in his stomach.
Although this guy has problems with his character, we have to admit that among the general managers of the 30 teams in the league, MG's ability is enough to rank among the best.
Otherwise, he would not have been able to get rid of the team's original junk contract not long after taking office, and help the Yao-Mai combination create the most glorious achievement in his career - 22 consecutive victories!
But unfortunately, whatever he did later, he had to bear the consequences.
Toot toot!
Toot toot!
At this time, the landline phone in the general manager's office suddenly rang. MG went over to take a look and immediately laughed out loud: "Haha Boss, they said Cao Cao Cao Cao is here. No, Wang Zelin's agent called us. He will definitely try."
Let’s discuss tomorrow’s trial training process.”
"Oh, see you soon then!"
After knowing that the future cash cow of the team made the call, Alexander immediately cut off the cigar in his hand.
"It's okay. Let's let them hang out for a while so that they know who has the initiative."
At this time, MG did not forget to play psychological warfare with great interest.
After a while, MG grabbed the time and picked up the phone at the last moment.
"Wow!"
Toot toot!
…
"What's the matter?"
Seeing that MG's expression was a little stiff, Alexander asked anxiously.
"He...it seems they hung up on us."
All of a sudden, MG suddenly fell silent.
But his silence resulted in an explosion of great pressure.
"Then why don't you call me back quickly? If this God of Wealth runs away, I'm asking you to call me back quickly!"
Alexander immediately threw the cigar in his hand to the ground, his face turned red and he shouted.
"Okay, I'll hit you right now."
Toot toot!
After calling MG, Zhou Yang responded very quickly.
"Hey Zhou, my assistant just poured coffee on my suit, so I missed your call. I'm sorry."
"It's okay. I'm calling you this time mainly because I want to talk to you about tomorrow's trial training."
"Oh, that's great. We are very willing to train King to be Yao's next successor. We will use him as the core..."
"King said that he doesn't like the weather in Houston, so there's no need to talk about the trial training. So, goodbye!"
"Oh, wait..."
Toot toot!
"Boss, they refused to come to Houston for workouts"
"Why?"
"I heard from his agent that King doesn't like the weather in Houston?"
When he said this, MG's expression was so full of disbelief that he couldn't hold his tongue straight.
"WTF..."
After hearing such a ghostly reason, Alexander was so angry that he threw the entire cigar box he had just opened to the ground.