stadium ambition

Chapter 92 What do you have to be arrogant

The cooked duck actually flew!
An awkward and irritable atmosphere appeared in the chartered flight. Schwartz turned around and paced back and forth, swearing non-stop, and almost greeted Deng Levy's family. Zheng Xiang opened his mouth several times to say something to support the scene, but finally chose to remain silent.

The photographer was even more confused, looking at this and that, hesitating whether to continue shooting.

The stewardess who came to present the champagne realized that something was wrong and quietly retreated out.

Seeing this situation, Su Yang raised his hands and clapped his hands: "Don't worry, I can become a superstar anywhere."

After all, he can also understand everyone's mood at the moment, especially Schwartz. It's not a big difference between being elected as the No. [-] pick and other picks. First of all, there are various endorsements. Losing the status of No. [-] pick will reduce the bonus, and the asking price will be less confident. a lot of.

Being away from big cities also results in less personal exposure, making it more difficult to run commercial endorsements.For example, the Lakers have four players, and three of them were traded to the Pelicans. The number of news usually drops sharply, and sometimes the attention is not as good as the Lakers' second-round pick.

He is also in a troublesome situation, either facing the chaotic management of the Grizzlies, or sharing the ball with Westbrook and Durant, or facing the stupid management of the Kings, and may even be traded to other teams , everything is unknown.

Although the Clippers are not doing well, at least they take advantage of the big ball market and can attract big-name free agents.

In short, there are many foreseeable losses and troubles.

But after he said this, Schwartz gradually calmed down and made a phone call to adjust various work arrangements.Zheng Xiang also began to chat about the preparations for the class reunion, and the stewardess came in again with champagne, congratulating him on making his wishes come true.

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At one o'clock in the afternoon, Su Yang and others landed in New York, and the official NBA staff came to greet them. They went straight to Madison Square Garden, preparing to participate in the media meeting before the draft, and warming up for the evening draft.

Schwartz took the manuscript and imitated the reporter to ask some sharp questions. He hoped that Su Yang would be prepared to avoid losing his composure and affecting his personal image. He also emphasized that he must remain humble when facing the media for the first time, otherwise he would be easily messed up.

Su Yang agreed to answer well, but felt that there was no need to spend too much energy, let alone try to please the media. Since the Nike Challenge violated the tactical arrangement, he has been more in line with his true thoughts. Telling lies and scenes are too tiring, so he needs to say less .

About half an hour's drive, Su Yang arrived at Madison Square Garden, got out of the car and followed the staff into the backstage. Seeing many rookies waiting in line, including Harden and DeRozan, he walked over to say hello.

The three chatted nonsense, and Harden asked Su Yang how to get more fans and pay attention to more big-ass models.

The topic of beauties was chatting happily, but Su Yang was called by name, and he attended the meeting with two other rookies, and he happened to know both of them, one of them was Ty Lawson, and the other was Mad Dog Beverly .

Su Yang sat in the middle according to the work instructions, and Beverly and Lawson were on the left and right sides respectively.

At the moment when the host announced the start of the interview, dozens of reporters flocked to the center, and all the live cameras were aimed at Su Yang. Beverly and Lawson were completely ignored, as if there was no air at all.

Lawson immediately showed displeasure, and patted the table to remind him that there were people over there, but many reporters subconsciously turned their heads to take a look, and then refocused on Su Yang. They didn't care about his behavior, as if ignoring the crying of a child .

"You will regret it!"

Lawson dropped his harsh words and got up to leave, causing several reporters who wanted to go over to interview to look at each other, while Beverly swallowed his saliva silently, still sitting obediently, like a good boy, showing no signs of acting wild at all.

Su Yang felt speechless. The media didn't even cover up the players who were not newsworthy.

The farce ended in a blink of an eye, the host signaled that he could start asking questions, and many reporters immediately raised their hands to apply.

"What do you think of rumors that the Clippers chose to suspend the trade with the Grizzlies at the last moment and gave up using the No. [-] pick to select you, and Coach Dunleavy claimed that you are not a good player to coach."

Su Yang had practiced on this question, and Schwartz's standard answer was 'don't comment if you don't understand', but he didn't want to go against his inner thoughts, so he imitated Lawson in a joking tone and said: "They will regret it!"

Reporters laughed, and an ESPN rep asked, "Do you think you're better than Griffin?"

"To be honest, there is no way to compare, because we are in different positions and will face different situations in the future. If you rank by influence, I am confident that I will rank ahead of him, but it is only limited to the influence on fans."

"I heard that you refused to participate in the Grizzlies workout. What would you do if they chose you?"

Su Yang thought for a moment, and said seriously: "I am not very willing to go to the Grizzlies. First, they have no shortage of guards. Second, I prefer the beaches of California. I have lived there for almost three years. It has long been regarded as a second home.”

"What about the Thunder and the King?"

"Oklama already has Westbrook and Kevin Durant, and I want to be the face of the team. As for the Kings, I think it's good, but it's not clear whether they will draft me. Let's see what happens." .”

"Do you want to play with Yao Ming? There are rumors that the Rockets are trying to trade the top five picks."

"To be honest, I don't want to. The Rockets owner doesn't want to spend money to win the championship, and I hate their general manager very much."

"What's your vision for your rookie season?"

"I want to be MVP and Rookie of the Year, All-Star and First Team..."

"These achievements, even Michael Jordan failed to achieve, why do you have confidence?"

"Why not? Jordan and Duncan almost finished their rookie seasons, so it's definitely possible."

About half an hour later, the pre-draft meeting came to an end.

Su Yang got up to leave. Seeing Beverly's lonely back, he couldn't help feeling that talent is really scary. A few years ago, Beverly was the top scorer in the U.S. youth team, and it was Stephen Curry who replaced him.

After leaving Madison, Su Yang went to the stylist and asked Mr. TONY to give him a cool hairstyle and match it with a suit and other outfits. Schwartz continued to be busy with draft-related work, and Zheng Xiang was responsible for dealing with various revelations on social media.

At five o'clock, Lu Rulan arrived in a hurry, ready to attend the talent show together as a girlfriend.

After Su Yang finished styling, he rushed directly to the hotel next to Madison to meet Schwartz.

As soon as we met, Schwartz shook his head continuously and said: "Su, you made things big. The current situation is that the Clippers will not choose you, the Grizzlies dare not choose you, the Thunder do not need to choose you, and the Kings have not yet reached an agreement. Unite."

Zheng Xiang blurted out: "Fuck! Isn't it? Brother Yang's rookie report is a rare event in a hundred years."

"Of course it's very powerful, but his answers are a bit offending." Schwartz's tone was very distressed. "Rockets general manager Daryl Morey called me and asked what made him unhappy. They had already negotiated with the Grizzlies for the No. 2 pick."

Hearing this, Zheng Xiang said in a low voice: "It is true that many people are dissatisfied. There are many discussions on Twitter, especially about the rookie season goal. Many people think you are too arrogant. I am afraid that it will affect your mood so I didn't say it... "

Lu Rulan smiled and said, "You, what are you being arrogant about? Are you stupid? But I trust you."

Su Yang shrugged: "I'm just saying what I really think, and they don't care what they think."

Schwartz slapped his forehead: "Even if it's true, you can't say it publicly!"

Su Yang curled his lips and nodded, saying publicly that it is indeed easy to cause disgust, just like someone who said that he wanted to marry Reba and Nazha at the same time, and let Yaya and Yuanyuan be lovers by the way, others would only think he was joking, and even thought he was a fool .

"Then what's going on now?"

"The Timberwolves guarantee to select you with the fifth pick. Of course, it depends on whether the Kings reach an agreement."

(End of this chapter)