The Way of the Center

Chapter 56 : The sincerity of the Kings

New York, Portland, Seattle, Chicago, New Orleans, Milwaukee… In this month, Anjie and Moslav traveled almost half of the United States to participate in training sessions invited by various teams. During this period, the NBA draft lottery ceremony was also officially held, and what kind of lottery each team held was also determined.

Chicagoans can party, because they got the No. 1 pick this year. Since the **** of basketball, Jordan, left, this red Bulls team has been in a relative low. Now, they have got a chance to change their destiny.

Dwyane Wade’s Miami Heat got the second pick, although they are not the first overall pick, they still have a lot of options. Michael Beasley, Kevin Love, O.J. Mayo, Russell Westbrook, and the big center Anjie from China. These people have a chance to be picked by the Heat.

Seeing the Miami Heat get the second pick, the number of calls between Meslav and Pat Riley has soared. The Bulls will definitely take Derrick Rose with the No. 1 pick, but if the Heat are willing to use the second pick to choose Anjie, it would be a great thing.

Pat Riley is also hesitating, the second pick, is it worth betting on a Chinese with such a good pick?

Pat Riley can stop and think, but Anjie’s footsteps can’t stand still. After trying out several teams, they all expressed interest in Anjie. However, like Pat Riley, they did not say anything and did not give guarantees. Whether to choose Anjie or not depends entirely on their decision on the day of the draft.

The Minnesota Timberwolves got the pick, but they seem to be more interested in Kevin Love and O.J. Mayo.

The Seattle SuperSonics won a fourth overall pick. Although the selection of Kevin Durant last year made them very rewarding, they still urgently need an excellent inside to accelerate the reconstruction, but the Sonics do not want to waste the talented outside players this year, so Anjie does not He must be matched by Seattle. In this way, there is no guarantee for Anjie in the top four picks.

Seeing the closer the day of the draft meets, the schedule of Anjie and Meslav is coming to an end.

Today, he came to the last stop before the draft, and it was also the one most hoped by Meslav, located in Sacramento, a warm California.

The Sacramento Kings, their happiest time in the 21st century is also the brightest time of Divac in the 21st century.

In the 2001-2002 season, coach Adelman led his ambitious fighters, with his unique Princeton system, sweeping the entire NBA league

Chris Weber, “White Chocolate” Williams, Mike Bibby, Vlad Divac, Peja Stankovic… Whether it’s the starting five or the bench bandit, no matter Whether on or off the court or in the locker room, the Sacramento Kings have demonstrated their strength.

That year, the Kings rewritten the definition of “all offense and defense” in the new century. The 61 regular season victories put the unbeatable Los Angeles Lakers behind. This is a height the Kings have been unable to achieve again.

In such an extremely successful team that year, the old and cunning Divac is an indispensable part of it. He used his own efforts to create the glory of the Kings, and the Kings also used his glory to shine on Divac.

The Kings have confirmed that they will hold a jersey retirement ceremony for Divac next season.

Thanks to the various relationships between Divac and the Kings, Anjie will have more opportunities here than in other places. After all, he was a student taught by Divac himself.

Just like the previous training, the general manager of the Kings team was attracted by the excellent physical condition after seeing An Jie’s physical test data. Afterwards, Anjie also impressed the Kings with his excellent performance in various projects. Divac really didn’t look away. This young man is really a good center forward. But well… the general manager of the Kings began to make small calculations in his mind.

“Anjie, you are awesome! You are indeed a talent recommended by Dia for us. You are his disciple. We also hope that you can come to Sacramento to inherit his mantle and help the Kings rebuild their glory. Listen to Anjie, I assure you that if you have not been selected in the top twelve, we will definitely use the twelfth overall pick to choose you!” The general manager of the Kings has a firm eye, this is Anjie first. Get the guarantee conditions offered by a team at a time.

“Sacramento really didn’t let me down!” Meslav was delighted in his heart, and now he doesn’t have to worry about Anjie falling out of the first round. The twelfth overall pick is not unacceptable.

“Mr. Meslav, you were also Divac’s manager at the time. We have had several pleasant negotiations before. If we are really lucky enough to choose Angel, I hope that Mr. Meslav can talk to us as soon as possible. The contract has been finalized.” The Kings can’t wait to join An Jie’s attitude and make people feel good.

“Don’t worry, sir, being able to play for the Sacramento Kings has always been Anjie’s dream, and I think this is also what Dia expects to see.” Meslav shook hands with the general manager of the Kings. Of course, about Anjie’s dream of joining the Kings. That paragraph was made up temporarily by him.

“My old club is so simple!?” Divac yelled in surprise from the phone.

“They are full of sincerity! Your old relationship is indeed reliable.” Meslav didn’t expect Sacramento’s trial to be so successful. Now that the training at the last trial point has been completed, Meslav and Anjie have only to wait for the day when the draft starts.

Two days later, one week before the draft, Anjie formally applied to the NBA League and signed up for the NBA Draft this year on the last registration day. David Stern quickly approved the registration, and he couldn’t close his mouth with a smile. The huge Chinese market has already given him enough sweetness.

After Yi Jianlian and Sun Yue participated in the draft last year, another Anjie turned out this year. Chinese fans can’t wait to know the results of the draft, and the name An Jie has quickly become a household name. Now there are no fans who don’t know who An Jie is.

“The second Chinese champion!? Ten reasons why the Bulls will choose Anjie!”

“The Heat have reached an agreement with An Jie, and the first Chinese player is about to be born.”

“The Bucks’ official response: I don’t mind picking a Chinese player again.”

The various speculations of the domestic media are so varied, and the draft predictions for An Jie in every newspaper are quite different. This piece of horrific news is simply more exciting than the hundreds of episodes of Korean dramas. Had it not been for the news of the upcoming BJ Olympics that took up too much space, Anjie’s attention might have been even higher.

Under the offensive of the media’s hype, how could An Jie’s parents escape the capture of the reporters? However, after the reporters waited for a long time at the door of An Jie’s house, they found out from their neighbors that An Jie’s parents had been away from home for several days.

The draft is undoubtedly one of the most important things in An Jie’s life. In China’s traditional concept, parents must come to participate anyway.

Mr. Moslav paid for An Jie’s all the expenses of his parents to and from the United States, and brought An Jie’s parents to the United States. When An Jie’s mother got off the plane and saw her son, her eyes were suddenly flushed. Eight months! She hadn’t seen her son for eight months!

“What’s wrong, mom, I’m not good.” An Jie’s mother couldn’t cry. After becoming a professional player, An Jie has fewer chances to go home.

“I shouldn’t have sent you abroad to study. It’s been so long since I’ve been there. Who can stand it as a mother?”

“Hey, my son is also trying to break a world out for himself. Look at you, An Jie is about to participate in the draft soon, you are crying, how unlucky.” An Jie’s father didn’t want his son, it’s just that It’s just different ways of expressing misses.

There is still a little bit of superstition in the Chinese people’s bones. As soon as they heard of bad luck, An Jie’s mother quickly stopped her tears.

“Let’s go mom, you and dad have also been very hard to fly all the way. Mr. Meslav has arranged a place for you. Tonight you have a good rest, and I will take you around tomorrow.”

“Hello, Madam. I am An Jie’s manager. If you need any instructions, please do not hesitate to ask.” Meslav saw that it was time for him to appear, so he took the initiative to shook hands with An Jie’s mother. Meslav’s words and deeds are really very gentleman.

“Xiao Jie really troubles you here, thank you for taking care of An Jie here.” An Jie’s father uttered this sentence directly in Chinese, and then realized that he was in the United States.

Although he didn’t understand, Meslav still kept smiling, waiting for Anjie to interpret it to him. This is the quality of a professional manager. Professional, this is called professional.

Catherine was a little nervous looking at the different newspapers in the room. You said, what if An Jie is really not selected in the top 15 pick?

“Bah bah bah!” Catherine shook her head vigorously Now is not the time to say such things, Anjie will definitely be able to succeed.

Anjie’s busy trial training has kept Catherine from seeing the big boy for more than a month. How is he doing now? What are you doing? Just as Catherine was thinking about it, An Jie called.

“Hey, haven’t you slept yet?” An Jie spoke first.

“Nope.”

“Are you in the store tomorrow? I have time tomorrow. I will go there and take my parents to taste your father’s craftsmanship.” An Jie laughed on the phone.

“I’m here! How are you preparing? Are all the things in the newspaper true?” Catherine began to care about the draft.

“I have done everything I can. I don’t know which team will be selected next. But don’t forget your promise. I’m sure I won’t lose. Under the 15th overall pick.” An Jie smiled happily, remembering the promise the Kings had given him.

“I will never regret it! As long as you are selected within the 15th overall pick, I will be your girlfriend.”

A few days before the draft, An Jie finally had a hard time getting a short period of free time. This kind of life full of happiness and ease has been far away from An Jie for too long too long.

The company of family members, the blessings of friends, the due diligence of managers. All this gave An Jie a great sense of satisfaction.

Finally, the night before the draft, Anjie’s family and Meslav boarded a plane bound for New York. At this time tomorrow, the 2008 NBA Draft, which will determine Anjie’s future, will begin soon Book friends are welcome to visit and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all at For mobile phone users, please go to read.