I just play ball

Chapter 374

"The most memorable thing?" Stevan raised his hand and touched his chin, and continued after a moment of deliberation: "To be honest, my understanding of Jokic is relatively one-sided. If I have to choose one thing that impressed me deeply The thing, it must be seeing him drink two large bottles of Coca-Cola in a row while having breakfast, sounds exaggerated, right?"

Li Yue's heartbeat soared. Originally, the scout report said 'no smoking or drinking'. He thought that Jokic could achieve basic self-discipline, but now he has a problem with Coke addiction. The symptoms of sugar addiction in special people are relatively mild, but such a habit will have a great negative impact on their careers.

The key is that Stevan also specially used "two" and "big" to describe how much Coca-Cola is!

Moreover, just two bottles of appetizers for breakfast, how many bottles should I have after lunch and dinner?
This is literally a reverse flow self-serve Coke machine!
"You said big, how big is it?" Li Yue was full of expectations, hoping that Stevan was just using exaggerated rhetorical techniques. After all, Stevan was not that optimistic about Jokic, and it was easy to substitute subjective feelings when describing.

"Have you ever seen the 500ml Coke Plus in Costco supermarket?" Stevan raised his hand and gestured, "It's so long and wide, and the two bottles are about 1 kg. Stressful and with a happy face."

"OK, is there anything else that impressed you deeply?" Li Yue swallowed, thinking that Jokic was still a child after all, and it was understandable that he could not resist the temptation of Coke, not to mention that he liked to come after playing. A bottle of iced Coke.

"Jokic also likes to eat a kind of food called Broke." Stevan said, "That kind of food is very popular in the local area. Most of them are made of flour, then fried, and then wrapped in vegetables and meat... "

Isn't this just pancake fruit?

A picture suddenly appeared in Li Yue's mind, a young man with a height of 210 centimeters, standing comfortably against the wall, with his hands in his pockets, staring at the pancake fruit in the boss's hand, it is very easy to think about it. cute.

"That's why you put him in the report as an advantage of not smoking or drinking?"

"Yeah, there's really nothing to write about." Stevan shrugged and spread his hands, "Except for his super high basketball IQ."

"About basketball IQ, how did you come to a conclusion?" Li Yue thought for a while and said, "Did it come from his professional training in September 13? Or through his performance on the field?"

"No, I don't watch every game." Stevan waved his hand, "I believe that Jokic's boss, that is, his agent, named Laznatovic, discovered Jokic himself. Odd, and after three weeks of training with Jokic and the front line, he proactively arranged for Jokic to be the team's starter, which is obviously genius."

Li Yue thought after hearing the words, it was a wise choice to meet the scouts this time, otherwise he would not be able to get such valuable information, but Raznatovic, as Jokic's boss and agent, may also be bragging and exaggerating, after all that Both identities are for making money. If Jokic can be sent to the NBA, he may be able to get a lot of money.

"Then do you have Raznatovic's number?" Li Yue took out his phone, "I want to chat with him in person."

"Of course, I'm a professional scout." Stewan continued to search for the number on his mobile phone, "but let me say one more thing, if you want to get him, you need to spend at least half a year to train him, and..."

Before he finished speaking, Stevan showed a mysterious expression on his face, as if he was holding a big secret.

Seeing this, Li Yue chuckled in his heart. This expression is nothing more than wanting to get more benefits. Logically speaking, the previous agreement was only to consult Jokic related issues. If you want to wait for more information, strictly speaking, you really need to add more information. money.

"Are you interested in the European scout position of the Lakers?" Li Yue directly offered the price. Of course, it was mainly because the Lakers' international scout had just left. The scouting director Ryan West needed an assistant. It's a lot of money, but it should be fine to do things, at least have a consistent style of writing scout reports, which can bring extra help to the Lakers' selection.

"Of course!" Stevan said hastily, "If I am lucky enough to join you, I will work very hard."

Li Yue nodded and continued to edit the number to send a text message. Stevan raised his hand to cover his mouth and said in a low voice: "I understand that the Denver Nuggets also intend to choose Jokic. They plan to intercept the Timberwolves at the 41st pick."

"Okay, I understand. This is Ryan's number. You just say that I introduced you to the interview." Li Yue thought in his heart. The Nuggets are currently in a state of reconstruction, and they chose Jokic as a player with great potential. It is normal to bet on objects.

But if the Nuggets really choose the 41st pick, then the Lakers have to use the 32nd pick to intercept Hu. This matter must be notified to the Kupchak team, lest the bamboo basket be empty and other plans will be affected.

"Thank you!" Stevan touched his chest and said, "Is there anything else I can help with?"

"Not yet, I'll take a step first." Li Yue got up to shake hands with him, and left the coffee shop.

He wandered around to the Lakers draft operations office, and briefly recounted the conversation with Stevan to Kupchak and others. After several discussions, they decided to give Jokic's boss and agent Laznato Vicky called.

It was still early in the morning in Europe, but the call was quickly connected. Li Yue pretended to be a scout and talked with Raz on the speakerphone.

After a few simple chats, Li Yue changed his mind: "I want to find out how many years of Jokic's professional contract with your club. If he chooses to buy out, how much will it cost? Are there any other conditions?"

"NONONO! There are absolutely no strings attached," Raz said excitedly on the other end of the phone, "There is no need to pay any buyout fees. Nikola will become the pride of Serbia in the future. He will be a national hero. His owner and agent, I am very honored for this, I will not put any restrictions on him, please pass on to the general managers of those teams, don't give up choosing Nikola because of any concerns in this regard, although he is a bit Fat, but he is the kind of good boy who can change if he says he can change it, I guarantee it with my personality, is there anything else you need to know?"

Li Yue nodded silently. Jokic is only 19 years old and has just started professional basketball. He has not formed a long-term and great goal. He must not be so strict with himself. For example, Chris Paul has played professionally for several years before choosing a healthy diet. So there is no need to be too harsh on this, and Serbia's conditions are far inferior to the NBA, and the general environment is not that good.

"Then what is his own wish? Does he have a strong idea of ​​joining the NBA?" Li Yue must figure out Jokic's own thoughts. After all, many European players will voluntarily give up signing or stay in Europe for a long time after being selected by the NBA. Players come to the NBA to play for two seasons and then return to Europe on their own initiative. If they don't figure it out, it will easily lead to waste of training.

"Eh..." Raz's tone was hesitant, "Actually, his desire is not that strong. He himself said that he would rather join a giant basketball team like Barcelona or Real Madrid, but don't worry, those two giants seem to look down on him. Because he was overweight..."

Li Yue almost laughed out loud, "Okay, I understand everything, thank you for your answer."

Hanging up the phone, Li Yue snapped his fingers, "I suggest using the No. 32 pick to choose Nikola Jokic. His current problems are probably because he doesn't understand the charm of the top basketball league. Once he understands enough, those problems will not be solved. It's going to be a problem again, and we're going to get a talented center, possibly a superstar!"

"Then it's settled, let's act first!"

(End of this chapter)