I'm not really a role player

Chapter 87 Met the Son of God (will be available tomorrow)
Waiting for Jimmy Butler to finish his run, go home, take a shower, and finish his breakfast.

A group of three went to the Frank Owen Center.

When they arrived at the Frank Irving Center, Rob Pelinka was already waiting there. Kobe's agent glanced at Li Ke, and nodded his head as a greeting.

Then he called Xiao Du aside, not knowing what to talk about.

Li Ke changed into a jersey, picked up a basketball from the court floor, and stuffed it to Jimmy Butler as usual.

"Come on, Jimmy, you attack..."

On the sidelines of the training field, Rob Pelinka kept looking at Li Ke and Jiba while talking. Such a confrontation did not seem intense.

Li Ke has the absolute upper hand. After all, he is already going to the NBA, and the draft price is not low.

And Jiba is still a rookie who has only played a junior college for one year and will be a member of the NCAA Division I next season. There is still a lot to improve.

"Why does Sheldon keep going one-on-one with that black kid?"

After chatting for almost an hour, the one-on-one between Li Ke and Jiba is still not over. Pelinka couldn't help it, and the topic suddenly changed.

Xiao Du was stunned for a moment, and when he realized it, he gave a not-so-perfect answer: "Practice with each other."

"So, why doesn't he ask you to practice with him?"

"Because I never go one-on-one with other people."

"Is that so?"

"Well, occasionally, but I try to avoid it, because my high school coach Taras Brown, this is his request, he thinks, too much one-on-one will make me ignore the team."

"Well, maybe he's right."

Rob Pelinka looked at it for a while, and he felt that the only advantage of Li Ke's opponent was: his fighting spirit was very tenacious.

I've been abused for an hour, but I still haven't given up.

"Let's not talk about that, let's talk about the draft. Yesterday, I had a phone call with Chris Wallace, the new general manager of the Grizzlies. The guy still favored Greg Oden. However, I still got the Grizzlies' invitation to try out. Tryouts are the key..."

The draft lottery has not yet started, and the Grizzlies with the worst record are still the biggest favorites for the No. [-] pick.

"Tryout?"

Xiao Du suddenly became very angry: "I'm doing trial training on the horse. Isn't one NCAA Championship Final Four enough? Isn't an NCAA championship trophy and an MOP trophy for the Final Four not enough? There are Naismith Awards, John Wooden Awards..."

……

In the parking lot behind the Frank Owen Center, David Falk got out of the car on crutches and entered through the side door.

He has been Li Ke's agent for some time, but the communication between the two is only limited to the signing.

This time, he came to Austin specially.

On the one hand, the time has entered May, and the NBA draft trial training is about to start. He has to communicate with Li Ke in advance about the arrangement of the trial training and the layout of the draft.

On the other hand, he also brought a big gift, not from him, but from another guy who did not want to be named.

He circled into the long lane and ran into Rob Pelinka head-on.

"Hey, Rob."

"Mr. Falk, congratulations, you signed Sheldon..."

David Falk shook his head: "You got Kevin Durant, I should congratulate you, by the way, KD's No. [-] pick, how is it working?"

Rob Pelinka frowned, but the corners of his mouth still kept an arc, as if smiling: "KD has no interest in the No. [-] pick. He is willing to go to any team that drafts him."

"Really? Well... let's not talk, I have to find Sheldon..."

Saying goodbye, David Falk walked away from Pelinka and walked straight away.

"This old fellow, the visitor is not kind..."

Pelinka cursed secretly, then turned and left.

In this year's draft, David Falk has gained a lot. In addition to winning the MOP of the NCAA Final Four and Li Ke, who is predicted to be in the lottery, he also won Jeff Green, who is ranked in the top 8 in the predicted draft.

With two rookies in the lottery, the momentum is fierce.

……

On the sidelines of the training ground, David Falk stood for a while. He looked capable with only eyebrows and hair on his entire head.

But at this moment, his expression was a little surprised, or rather stunned.

After a while, he stopped Li Ke.

"Introduce your opponent, Sheldon."

Li Ke nodded and pulled Jimmy Butler: "Jimmy Butler, you can call him Jimmy. He is from Houston. He was in Taylor Junior College last year. He transferred successfully this semester. He will be a member of the Longhorns after the summer."

David Falk smiled and stretched out his right hand: "Play well, Jimmy, I hope I can be your manager next year."

"Thank you, Monsieur Falk, I will."

After expressing his thanks, Jiba tactfully left.

David Falk watched Jiba leave, and said slowly: "It's time to get down to business, Sheldon..."

Li Ke sensed something was wrong, and he finally reacted, the spokesperson of God, the son of God?
Fuck, I'm terrified when I think about it carefully!

This old guy must have found something...

The real thing is the subsequent draft training. Starting in May, the NBA draft will gradually kick off.

First of all, there is a joint training camp in Chicago, which invites almost all the rookies who announced their participation in the draft. Of course, Li Ke is also on the list. The invitation letter is already in the hands of David Falk.

Basically, this training camp in Chicago is a must for rookies.

The physical tests for rookies are all done there.

Li Ke's current physical fitness is not bad, so he naturally wants to go there, so that Lao Mei can know that people of the yellow race can fly.

Then, after the draft lottery, each team in the NBA will conduct independent trials based on their own draft picks.

Whoever invites you means that whoever is interested in you.

Generally, this stage is the best time for rookies to get draft guarantees.

Although the trial training has not yet started, and the draft lottery has not yet been decided, Li Ke has already received invitations for trial training from three teams, namely the Pacers, Bobcats and Rockets.

Teams can send invitations to tryouts, and players can choose to accept or not.

This is the time for David Falk to perform his duties. He has to help Li Ke analyze which trials he can go to and which trials he does not.

Of course, all analysis, in addition to considerations based on draft picks, also incorporates some gossip.

"Sheldon, first of all, make sure that your current draft price is probably between the middle and the end of the lottery..."

From the middle to the end of the lottery, that is to say, the top five in the first round is removed, and the 14th pick in the first round is roughly within the range.

"The Bobcats, their draft pick is probably in the middle of the lottery, and the Pacers are probably in the end of the lottery. Both of these teams are in line with your draft market, and their trial training can go."

"Of course, if you don't want to go to Indianapolis or Charlotte to play, we can also decline their invitation to try out."

"As for the Rockets, my informant told me that the Rockets are still hesitant about you. The radicals believe that in order to form a Chinese team, it is acceptable to trade with high-quality assets in their hands."

"But the hesitant group believes that the MOP of the NCAA Final Four may lose a lot, and they should not gamble their future on this."

"So, the results of the trial training become very important..."

Li Ke understood what David Falk meant. The Rockets need to decide through trial training whether to initiate a deal and get the pick in the lottery area to choose themselves.

Then, it is up to Li Ke to decide whether to participate in the Rockets' trial training.

Li Ke suddenly asked a question: "Who is the general manager of the Rockets now?"

"Dariel who just took office..."

"Okay, no need to say anymore, I won't go to the Rockets for a trial training."

Li Ke interrupted David Falk, he didn't really want to hear that name.

David Falk was stunned for a moment: "OK, Sheldon, then, let's talk about the teams you want to go to?"

"Want to go to the team?"

Li Ke touched his chin, David Falk is going to use his contacts.

Draft selection isn't a one-way street for rookies, it can be a two-way street if you really have to think about it.

An off-court operation can do that.

"I would prefer to go to the Lakers, the Lakers with Kobe Bryant."

The Lakers are the first choice because Kobe is there.

As long as he trains hard and plays well in the game, an S-level talent cannot escape.

And, if he goes to the Lakers, he can stay in Los Angeles, where there is Russell Westbrook, and Westbrook's teammates, for example, Kevin Love...

Of course, big cities and wealthy families are also important factors...

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