basketball boulder

Chapter 400 The Gentle Big Boy
Soon, Mr. Jerry West came.

Looking at Ross in training, the old man was very envious, but also very helpless.

"Actually, we have been paying attention to Derek for a long time."

said the old man.

Li Lei and Kobe sat on both sides of the old man, obediently like two good boys.

Needless to say, Kobe was picked by the old man during the draft.

With a big wave of his hand, the old man directly took out the All-Star center Divac to replace Kobe, a high school student with an uncertain future. What a boldness this is.

At that time, high school students hadn't proved themselves, and NBA experts generally didn't believe in high school players. Garnett, O'Neal, McGrady, and Kobe were not particularly high in the draft.

But the old man dared to replace the high school player with an all-star center, which is a kind of courage in itself.

Of course, there were other purposes in trading Divac in the first place, clearing up salary space, signing O'Neal... This is far away.

On the other side, Li Lei also respected the old man very much.

That summer, there were only thirty teams that were interested in Li Lei.

However, after Li Lei was injured, a large number of teams hesitated. This one wanted to cut their salary, and that one had to make demands. Only the old man remained the same and treated Li Lei as before.

So whether it is Li Lei or Kobe, they are very good in front of the old man.

Hearing what the old man said, Li Lei and Kobe nodded.

That's right, Rose's talent is so explosive, how could NBA teams not pay attention to him.These are the two of them who are training freaks and don't pay much attention to other things.

The old man continued: "With Rose's talent, as long as he participates in the draft, he must be in the top three, and he may be the number one..."

"The Grizzlies and Lakers are both playoff teams, and they can't get a lottery pick at all. If you want to trade Rose, then there is only one possibility..."

Li Lei and Kobe looked at the old man, waiting for the old man to speak.

"That is to exchange the two of you for the number one lottery of the year!"

Li Lei, Kobe: "..."

Both of them knew that this was impossible.

Rose is very good. If there is a team that can be selected, he will not trade easily.

Those who can be traded must be superstars at the level of Li Lei and Kobe.

But which idiot team would trade Li Lei and Kobe for Rose?

This is an endless loop!

The chips you are willing to offer are despised by others.

You are not willing to offer chips that others can see.

"However, it's not like there's no chance at all."

The old man suddenly lowered his voice and said.

Li Lei and Kobe immediately became interested.

The old man said quietly: "It is said that Rose's family has a gang background. In order to protect Rose to play well, his brothers all joined the gang, and they even became the boss of the gang."

Li Lei and Kobe understood.

Most teams in the NBA don't like players with a gang background.

This group of players is easy to cause trouble, and it is easy to get involved with guns, marijuana, fights, drunk driving, and even criminal cases.

Playing and playing, your teammates are gone.

Fighting, your teammates pulled out pistols in the locker room.

Hitting and hitting, your teammate drove and killed himself.

……

Not to mention NBA executives and team management, even players don't like to get too close to this kind of person.

Take Carmelo Anthony, for example.

Anthony is actually a very nice person, as long as you don't provoke him, he will never take the initiative to trouble you.

But even so, the league prefers James to Anthony, who has a gang background.

Because of what the old man said, Li Lei and Kobe suddenly became less interested in Ross.

Both of them are pure basketball players, not too interested in those messy things.

But a few days later, things turned again.

How should I put it, since the old man came, Li Lei and Kobe have had a prejudice against Ross, thinking that this guy has a gang background, and they don't want to get too involved with him.

Even though Rose came to the arena early every day and was the last to leave, his daily training attitude was very correct.

But Li Lei and Kobe still haven't changed.

Prejudice is like a mountain that cannot be moved no matter how hard you try.

Seeing Ross working hard, Li Lei and Kobe even wondered if this guy was acting in front of them.

until that night...

Well, that's right, a very old routine.

Li Lei forgot to bring the key and went back to the arena to get it.

Before entering the door, Li Lei heard the sound of practice in the arena.

On a whim, Li Lei didn't go directly into the arena, but went to a small window of the arena to observe carefully.

Rose's clothes were already soaked, but he was still practicing over and over again.

That's it, Li Lei watched, Ross practiced.

I don't know how long it took until the security of the arena found Li Lei standing in the dark, thinking there was a thief, and alarmed Li Lei and Ross.

"it's me."

Li Lei walked under the light and said.

"oh oh!"

Anbao rubbed his hair embarrassingly.

Li Lei is a customer who rents the arena, and he still knows it.

And this year, Li Lei led the Grizzlies to the Western Conference finals, and has become a hero in the hearts of Memphis people.

Anbao's son is Li Lei's fanatical fan. A few days ago, Anbao asked Li Lei for an autograph for his son, and Li Lei naturally satisfied him.

"Stone, you are busy, so be careful at this late hour."

After the security guard gave a reminder, he carried his baton and went to patrol other places.

At this time, Ross, who had been alarmed for a long time, came over and said with some coyness: "Senior Stone, why are you here?"

Rose's face was still a little red.

You can't imagine that a guy who creates a storm on the court is actually a shy big boy in private.

Ross is obviously a black man, but he is shyer than some Chinese people.

Li Lei suddenly thought: With Ross standing here, who would believe that his brother is a gangster?
Although Anthony doesn't like to cause trouble, he has the temperament of a big boss.

And Rose is a cute big boy who loves basketball and doesn't look unruly at all.

Li Lei suddenly regretted, did I treat Ross too badly before?

Seeing Li Lei in a daze, Ross didn't urge him, but just waited quietly until Li Lei woke up by himself.

This made Li Lei even more embarrassed.

Rose is simply a gentle boy to the extreme.

What happened to his brothers had nothing to do with him.

How could I feel bad about Rose just because of Rose's brother.

Li Lei felt more and more guilty.

"Oh, I forgot to take the key. Derek, it's already so late, don't practice, pay attention to work and rest to avoid injury."

Rose said gratefully: "Thank you senior, I will pay attention."

Ross also bowed slightly to express his gratitude, which added to Li Lei's guilt.

"Is there anything tonight? If not, go to my house and have dinner with me and Kobe. You have some problems with shooting. Kobe and I will help you analyze and analyze."

Li Lei wants to compensate Ross.

After all, neither he nor Kobe has been friendly to Rose these days.

"Can I?"

Rose asked cautiously.

His attitude made Li Lei very comfortable and distressed.

Is there a boy who is more gentle than him?

"of course can!"

Li Lei rubbed Rose's hair.

"As long as you want, you can come to my apartment often in the future. If I am free, I will also watch your games. By the way, this is my mobile phone number. Please write it down and contact me if you have anything to do. In Memphis, I still have a bit of face, as long as the matter is not too big, I can solve it."

(End of this chapter)