From today on is the king

Chapter 542 541. The Confused Coach Kruger

The Cavaliers said in an interview that other teams don't have to try out Ohio State's best high school student in the United States, LeBron James, and their only goal for this year's draft is James.

The Cavaliers are a team from Ohio. James’ hometown is still in Akron, a small city circle in Samika County on the banks of the Cuyahoga River in the northeast of Cleveland. Who would you choose if you don’t choose James?

Although experienced the Kwame Brown tragedy two years ago, this time the Cavaliers announced that no one other than James was a reference candidate for the No. [-] pick, but not many people thought it was inappropriate.

Kwame Brown also performed very well in high school. For another team, even if it wasn't selected by Jordan, Kwame Brown might also be selected as the No. [-] pick. That year was a high school year.

But Kwame Brown performed well that year, but he was not invincible. It was more similar to Tracy McGrady in 1997. He showed talent in high school and had a good year with Tyson Chandler, Eddie Curry and others. Kwame is one of the most talented of them all.

But James is different. When the Cavaliers announced that James was the only candidate for the No. [-] pick, all of James' high school resumes were dug out.

Started wandering with his mother at the age of 5, started playing rugby to make money at the age of 9, was injured playing rugby at the age of 12, and could only wander with his mother again at the age of 13, and was discovered by Coach Walker-Frank, who was called "Godfather" by James at the age of 15, and took him to his home and played basketball with James. With a record of 15 wins and 27 loss, James, who was under the age of 0, became the youngest All-American first-team player in American history. In the same year, he also won the Ohio State High School Football Player of the Year and Ohio State Mr. Basketball. James, who was under the age of 26, was ranked fifth among high school students in the United States.

In the third year of high school, James’ team advanced to the top high school league in Ohio. James led the team to a record of 23 wins and 4 losses and won the runner-up. He gave up rugby due to a finger injury while playing rugby, but was selected to the first team in the United States for the second consecutive year.

In the senior year of high school, before the start of the season, James said that he would not enter the NCAA and would go directly to the NBA. His mother bought a car with a loan. Her strength cheated her son, which violated the regulations of the American High School Basketball Association. After the first game, he was almost suspended. Los Angeles scored 26 points against the strongest high school team in California.

James' high school basketball career can be described in one word-domination!Comparable to Kobe Bryant's performance in high school.

After the team meeting in the morning, Liu Mang read the newspapers. They were all James’ news, covering up the light of the playoffs. Seeing James’ resume, Liu Mang couldn’t help but sigh, James was too hard when he was a child, and he started earning money to support his family at the age of 9.I squeezed the news about the second game of the Eastern Conference finals tonight to the sub-page, and I must teach this future rookie a lesson.

"James must be the No. [-] pick. This guy may be as good as Kobe in the future, right? Ace, should we still play? The Cavaliers are unlikely to be influenced by us. They dare not choose James." Jason Terry, who was having lunch beside him, asked.

They are all on the outside, and they are so strong in high school. Seeing Kobe's current strength and James' physical fitness, the team that won the No. [-] pick will not choose him, especially the Cavaliers are still James' hometown team. It is estimated that the owner of the Cavaliers will be sprayed to death by Cleveland fans.

"Of course we have to play. We can't control who is the number one pick, but we can create some trouble for them. James may be as good as Kobe, but he doesn't like to show off like Kobe. Kobe even invited a big star like Brandy as a dance partner in a mere high school prom. A high school student is not good at all."

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

"No, you look older than him..."

"Damn! Don't run if you have the guts..."

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On May 5, the second game of the Hawks-Nets series is coming.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the Eagles came to the Gross Athletic Center in the small town of Rutherford to prepare for the game. After the simple tactical training, there were no other training arrangements, allowing the players to accept interviews, rest before the game, and study opponent videos.

Since there is a guy like Liu Mang in his own team, the coaching staff is afraid of being interviewed by their own players.

Not only was he afraid that Liu Reck would make some big words, but he was also afraid that other players would be misled by Liu Reck, and they would piss off their opponents in an interview and anger them.

So for interviews, the players have to participate, and the coaching staff does not stop them, but they will not wait for the reporters to interview like other teams, because the Eagles have Liu Mang, and there is no shortage of exposure. Unlike many teams, they want to do something to expose themselves.

Fortunately, the Eagles players are used to interviews. Since the second half of last season, the Eagles have not stopped interviewing, and now they are not so keen on interviews, except for the headlines.

After finishing the pre-match tactical training, Coach Kruger prepared to wait leisurely for the evening game. He has already grabbed a home court advantage. The Eagles now have a psychological advantage, so Coach Kruger was all smiles when he accepted the pre-match interview.

When coach Kruger was being interviewed, he suddenly felt a little uneasy, and then saw that the players who took a shower after training did not go to rest, but came to the training ground in a group, and the waiting reporters swarmed up...

Originally, after each training session, although there were reporters waiting, the only people who came to be interviewed were those who liked the limelight, such as Jason Terry, Barnes, Emmanuel, and others. Rahim and Mohammed had to be called out by the press officer if they wanted to be a bit sulky.

But this time, Coach Kruger actually saw Liu Mang, Jason Terry, and Raheem taking the lead, and a group of people came together for an interview!

Coach Kruger is going crazy. This troublesome disciple hasn't done anything for almost a month. Is the co-author trying to hold back his big move?
God!Coach Kruger's heart is broken at the moment, but he can't go to stop the players from being interviewed. If the players don't come, the reporters won't interview them. At most, they will say that the players are playing big names. Next time there is news, they will still rush to come.

So Coach Kruger could only smile, with blood dripping from his heart, get closer, and listen to what kind of wild words this bastard disciple Liu Mang asked these teammates to say.

Just after Coach Kruger approached in grief and indignation, he found that it seemed that he was not doing something wrong, but just had an opinion on this year's draft!
Since the Hawks' pick was the [-]th pick in the first round, the team management didn't pay much attention to the draft lottery, they just looked at the final result.

Coach Kruger relaxed half of his heart, but he still didn't dare to relax completely. He listened there, and if someone said something to irritate the Nets, he would immediately interrupt it, because the interview had been done for a while, and even if it was interrupted, it wouldn't upset the media so much.

However, Coach Kruger didn't hear anything bad when he heard the last one. The players collectively praised a college student whose name he had only heard of. He was a candidate for this year's draft provided by the scouts. He said that he was the most talented junior student outside the lottery.

Coach Kruger's head was full of question marks, why did this group of players praise this guy?How nice is this guy?Such a boast, if other teams believe it, their own team will not be able to choose!
So it's not like forcing the team to pick this rookie, it's purely to create momentum for this rookie, and it seems that the relationship is very good.

This made Coach Kruger depressed and puzzled. You guys like this rookie, so why not ask the team to pick him?Although the 14th pick this year is valuable, it would be good if this guy can become a qualified substitute.

But what does it mean to boast like he is the No. [-] pick?
And after boasting, a group of people just left... gone... gone...

Coach Kruger stood there eavesdropping, feeling like an idiot, what the hell are these players doing!
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In the news flash in the afternoon and evening, there was a very interesting interview video circulated on major TV stations.

A dozen or so members of the Eagles team expressed their views on this year's draft.

This is not a rare thing. This year, there are more T1 crotch rookies than the previous three years combined. It has attracted much attention. It is normal for active players to express their opinions. After the end of the season and before the draft, the major TV stations themselves will interview their views on rookies.

However, the Eagles seem to be collectively recommending an "unknown" college student, touting that!
"I heard there was a great guy at Marquis, yes, I went back to my hometown during the All-Stars, yes, Milwaukee, saw one of his games, it was great, he was the best college guy I've ever seen!" This is Dean Grove, who was born in Milwaukee, even though he moved to Charlotte before he was a year old...

"If we had the No. 6 pick, I would suggest that the management choose Wade... You don't know who Wade is? Then you may be out of work, he will be the No. [-] pick! He is amazing, he is like Jordan who is [-] cm shorter!" This is Raheem.

"Do you know who I am most optimistic about in this year's draft? Dwyane Wade of Marquis University! I think he is the best rookie this year. Believe it or not, he will be the first pick! The Cavaliers will change their minds!" This is Jason Terry.

"The Cavaliers made a wrong declaration, they will regret not choosing Wade, definitely!" This is Boozer.

"James and Anthony are both good, both of them can be selected with the first pick, but I hope they can't ignore the little brother Dwyane Wade..."

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The Eagles players praised Wade one by one.

Finally, finally, Liu Mang was about to speak, and all the reporters surrounded him.

"LeBron? Yes, he is great. He is my brother... Yes, we met at the McDonald's All-Star Game. His talent is much higher than mine. He deserves to be selected as the No. [-] pick, but he is still too young. I think he may be as talented as Bryant. But you see, Bryant took two years to adapt to the NBA. I think the Cavaliers should choose Wade. Yes, he can directly reverse the current situation of the Cavaliers like my teacher, believe me!"

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In the past NCAA season, the limelight of the NCAA was entirely on Anthony and Hinrich, the limelight of overseas players was all on Milicic, and the limelight of high school students was all on James, so even if Wade was selected for the first team in the United States, not many people knew it. James and Anthony were too popular in the United States this year.

A man with big cheeks who was waiting in the dormitory of Marquis University in Milwaukee for a trial invitation from the lottery team saw the news on TV and saw a group of people from the Eagles praising him as if they had a good relationship with him.
Just when he began to doubt his life, there was a knock on the door: "Hey, Dwyane, great news is here! Brother, you have to invite me to have a good time!"

The man who was doubting himself, the more suspicious his cheeks were getting bigger, went to open the door of the dormitory suspiciously. What he saw was the administrator of the dormitory, a middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes, with a meticulous haircut.

Under Wade's self-doubt, doubt, and doubtful eyes, the middle-aged man stretched out his hand and said, "Hello, my name is Jeff Schwartz. I don't know if you have heard of me. It doesn't matter if you haven't heard of me. This is a letter from Ace Liu..."

Ace Liu!Just the guy who praised himself to the sky on TV just now! NBA All-Stars!Schwartz... seems to be the agent who helped Ace Liu win the endorsement fee which set a new record in history!
It's been two months since the NCAA's March Madness ended and no big-name agent has found him. Wade was forced to sign a second-rate agent until mid-June.

Wade didn't expect that Jeff Schwartz, who relied on Liu Mang to become a first-line agent, would actually find him!

Just like what the dormitory administrator who has a good relationship with Wade and often helps Wade said, the great news is here!
Wade grew up in a slum, his parents divorced, his father reorganized the family with two children, and then the children became six...

So Wade has been changing his sister's old clothes since he was a child, and he can only get a scholarship to save money when he was in college. The dormitory administrator helped him a lot, because it can be seen that Wade will definitely enter the NBA. As long as he enters the NBA, even if he is a substitute, he is also a rich man.

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The news of the Eagles attracts the attention of fans every time, especially when Liu Mang is interviewed, he always makes some big news. Just at this time a month ago, Liu Mang just released the declaration that has become a classic "I am thinking about my opponent in the next round".

But they seem to be recommending a rookie?Build momentum for a rookie who is entering the draft!

This really makes people curious, who is this rookie collectively recommended by the Eagles?

In particular, some team owners, including the owner of the Cavaliers, couldn't help calling scouts to send reports.

When Wade was selected by the Heat, some media didn’t even know him, because people paid attention to the high draft picks in the forecast, especially the Cavaliers, Nuggets, Pistons with the top three picks, and even other teams with lottery picks. They were not interested in predicting Wade in the middle of the first round. With Wade’s physical talent, he might not be able to enter the lottery, but he would definitely not fall out of the first round. , There are so many T1 rookies this year, why would you want to bet on a rookie who makes a lot of mistakes at the first position, is not tall enough at the second position, and has potential injuries?

Therefore, the teams in the lottery area have hardly paid attention to Wade.

But the Hawks recommended Wade in this way, and they all bragged Wade to the sky one by one, making people feel that Wade entered the NBA as a super player like Kobe, Carter, and Iverson.

Although many people don't believe it, it doesn't stop them from researching it!Except that the Pistons have enough outside manpower, and they are very eager for insiders with good offensive skills. They only invited Milicic, Bosh, and Kaman to try out in advance, and the others are not considered. Most of the lottery teams have begun to show interest in Wade.

Even for the Cavaliers, they didn’t feel wrong when Liu Wei said that James might take two years to adapt to the NBA. James himself saw the news and didn’t think Liu Wei was wrong. Kobe is so good now, and he played as a substitute when he first entered the NBA.

People's views on the draft have not yet completely changed. There is still a certain market for someone who has played in college for several years like Wade, otherwise there is a potential injury risk. The freshman did not qualify for Marquis University's sports club because of poor grades.

These days, college experience is still an important condition for teams to consider.

Anyway, it's not a disadvantage to have a trial training. Most of the lottery teams have begun to study Wade and sent scouts to conduct detailed investigations on Wade.

At this time, South Coast was enjoying the sunshine. He felt that this year, he would select the fifth overall pick, the best rookie that no one could have imagined. The greasy-headed man who did not forget to get his hair done even after basking in the sun, who looked like the boss behind the scenes of a gangster, was in a bad mood after hearing the secretary's report!
(End of this chapter)