I have a lot of skills in the NBA

Chapter 43 The Draft is Coming
With the draft approaching, the scouting report on Li Yang was finally released.

Name: Li Yang
Height: 1.90cm
Weight: 85KG
School: Shenzhen Second Experimental Middle School, China
Position: Point guard

Birthday: June 1999, 3

Template: Stephen Curry/Kyrie Irving

Advantages: He is a very good three-point shooter with rich outside offensive means.At the same time, he has good ball-handling ability, great physical fitness, and good explosive power, which makes him have an advantage when confronting other point guards on both ends of the offense and defense. He is not afraid of physical confrontation, and has excellent basketball IQ and passing vision.

For Li Yang, his biggest feature is that he does not occupy the ball, actively runs without the ball, looks for opportunities to shoot, and is very good at using pick-and-rolls to score shots.

His combination of man and ball is also very beautiful, his shots are decisive and fast, and there is no redundant shooting action.

Disadvantages: The height is a bit short, which leads to disadvantages when facing big guards and is more likely to be injured.The ability to break through with the ball and finish at the basket is not strong enough. The offense will be greatly affected when facing a strong opponent, the jumping ability is also slightly insufficient, and the defense is poor.

Comprehensive evaluation: 73 points.

Predicted pick: Lotto fringe (10th to 20th pick).

As soon as this draft report was spread to the country, it immediately detonated the domestic basketball circle, and even made the national expectations for Li Yang's draft prospects increase exponentially.

Before that, ESPN announced the last mock draft list: with the No. 1 pick, the Phoenix Suns selected DeAndre Ayton.

With the second pick, the Sacramento Kings selected Luka Doncic.

With the third pick, the Atlanta Hawks selected Jaren Jackson Jr.

With the fourth pick, the Memphis Grizzlies selected Mohamed Bamba.

With the fifth overall pick, the Dallas Mavericks selected Marvin Bagley.

……

As for Li Yang, the mock draft pick has risen to eighth. After all, Cavaliers star James once said that he is very optimistic about Li Yang's talent, and hopes to fight side by side and win the championship. It is estimated that the Cavaliers' executives should follow James' advice.

This latest forecast is considered by many to be the ultimate version, and it will be the final result.

However, this year's draft includes Li Yang, a Chinese native who turned out to be out of nowhere, and Michael Porter, the top pick. Due to back surgery, the draft market has been declining all the way. The specifics may not be until the last moment, and no one can guarantee whether there will be changes.

Seeing that the day of the draft is approaching, besides completing the daily training, Li Yang is also thinking about a very important question.

Speaking of which, when he came to the United States without hesitation, among the people around him, only a few friends and An Ran knew his true purpose. Others, even his parents, didn't know what Li Yang did in the United States.

There are still a few days before the draft, so he has to clarify this matter with his parents, relatives, friends, and school, especially after becoming a lottery pick, Duffy has already selected a position for him in the draft, and every lottery pick can bring two relatives to participate in the draft.

After a day of training, Li Yang went back to the hotel to take a shower, lying on the bed, he took out his mobile phone, started to pull out the address book, and prepared to call one by one.

The first thing to do is to call your parents.As I grow older, the communication with my parents becomes less and less. I usually call when I need living expenses, and often hang up the phone after not saying a few words.

After the call was made, "Beep! Beep! Beep!" rang for a long time, as if it had been a long time before the other party answered the phone.It was my mother who answered the phone, her voice a little excited.

"Mom, what's the matter with you? Is Dad here? I have good news to tell you."

"Father Yang, come here quickly, Xiao Yang wants to tell us some good news!" Li Yang then heard the sound of hurried footsteps coming from the other side of the microphone.

"Come on, come right away!!" Li Yang's father rushed out of the room wearing flip-flops.

When the footsteps on the opposite side stopped, Li Yang continued: "Dad~Mom, I am in the United States now and I am preparing to participate in the NBA draft. I want you to come and witness this sacred moment with your own eyes..." Li Yang said excitedly.

After hanging up his parents' phone, he made several intermittent calls to other friends, and by the time the calls were over, it was already early morning.

Two days later.

SZ City Bao'an International several games.Li Yang's parents hurriedly boarded a flight to New York with the blessings of relatives and friends to participate in this year's NBA draft in Brooklyn, New York.

An Ran didn't follow, because Li Yang's parents still don't know that he has a girlfriend.

Although An Ran is Li Yang's girlfriend, but the two are still high school students, the current relationship has not yet reached the point of publicity, the ugly daughter-in-law has not yet seen her in-laws, and the girl is thin-skinned, so she does not have the courage to meet Li Yang's parents.

Amidst the buzzing sound, the plane took off at high speed and flew to New York, USA, where they would witness the growth and glory of their son.
After twenty hours of traveling, Li Yang's parents arrived at New York's JFK International Airport.

In addition to Li Yang, Bill Duffy's beauty assistant Selena also came to pick him up. Duffy was still preparing for tomorrow's draft and couldn't leave for a while, so he arranged for Selena to pick him up.

Inside the Hoxton Hotel Williamsburg room in Brooklyn at night.

Li Yang's parents were sitting on the sofa, facing Bill Duffy and Selena, and Li Yang was sitting leisurely by the side, reading a book and cultivating his sentiments.

"Xiao Yang." Li Yan glared at Li Yang, "Tomorrow is the draft, why don't you worry at all."

"The draft is the draft." Li Yang smiled helplessly, "What's the use of being so nervous, besides, we can't change other people's choices!"

To be honest, he was also very nervous, but no matter how nervous he was, it didn't help. Instead, he would make himself nervous, so he simply found something to do to divert his attention.

In the living room, Li Yan wanted to say more, but was persuaded by Selena: "We have done our best, now we just wait for the good news."

Tonight is bound to be a sleepless night!
"Tomorrow is the draft. There are many outstanding guys in this year's rookie. I am more optimistic about Ayton. He should be the first pick."

"No, I don't think so. I am more optimistic about Luka Doncic from Slovenia, this European supernova from Real Madrid. He has a comprehensive style of play and excellent pass control awareness. He will definitely be a superstar in the future!!!"

"I don't know! It's really hard to say, but it is said that Cuban in Dallas is very optimistic about 077, and he and 077 are also good friends in private. In my opinion, Dallas may choose to trade up with the Atlanta Hawks, get the No. 077 pick, and then choose 077. What's more, [-] itself is very good, has unlimited potential, and is worthy of the No. [-] pick."

"Well, it's quite possible."

Similar scenes are happening in small bars on the streets of the United States.Everyone rolled up their sleeves and drank some wine, facing the TV, discussing about tomorrow's NBA draft in full swing.

In their view, this year's No. [-] pick is confusing, and the top three may all win the No. [-] pick, full of suspense.

On the other side of the ocean in China, on sports forums such as Sina Sports, Tencent Sports, Sohu Sports, 3G Sports, etc., there are also discussions about the draft.

"Tomorrow is the draft. Whether Li Yang will be in the top ten or not is a bit uncertain."

"This possibility should not be great, but it is very possible to enter the end of the first round."

"Not necessarily! After all, Li Yang is from China, and he is a small guard. China has never produced a good guard in the international arena. Considering the physical problem, the NBA teams may not buy it."

"Anyway, I think Li Yang can do it, but whatever the result, I will support him."

Quarreling, support, anticipation, pessimism, all kinds of voices are mixed together. Although they can't affect the final draft results, they represent the fans' aspirations.

In this regard, the popular domestic sports website Hupu.com also made its own predictions for the upcoming draft.Hupu updated the final version of the nba draft prediction list based on the trial training and overall performance of the participating players.

Hupu also believes that Li Yang will be selected by the Cavaliers with the eighth overall pick.This is not groundless, at least James has clearly expressed his appreciation for Li Yang, which is very likely.

(End of this chapter)