hall of fame small forward

Chapter 2 Houston Rockets

Of course the Rockets have a chance to pick themselves. As long as the boss Alexander, general manager Morey or the head coach Rick Adelman have someone who values ​​him, they can use the players in their team to seek trades in exchange for a top ten pick in the draft. ,only.
Although Totoro has played pretty good numbers in the NCAA, he has not brought his school team to the National Finals after all. He is just a rookie who has not proven himself at all.

There are a lot of people like him in the United States every year, but there are very few people who can finally make a name for themselves. The best example of this is last year's No. [-] pick, Greg Oden.

This rookie, whose physical talent is similar to that of Shaquille O'Neal, was blown to the sky long before the draft, far beyond ordinary people's strength, height, wingspan, tank-like tonnage, forward-like speed and bounce, and delicate interior Footsteps and soft hooks, and most importantly, he has a basketball IQ that does not match the blacks, and he also has profound attainments in defensive skills.

Before he entered the NBA, a group of experts predicted Oden's brilliant future and awarded him the title of emperor. Having never played in the preseason, Oden underwent minimally invasive surgery on his right knee, which resulted in him being reimbursed for his entire rookie season.
And there are many such examples in the history of the NBA, whether it is because of injuries, or because of basketball IQ and various reasons, rookies who are alive and well in the college league are depressed in the nba arena There are countless examples of parallel imports. There is one champion in parallel imports every few years, and it is even more likely that the late rookies will not be able to win.

So, unless I can really impress the management of the Rockets with my actual strength, otherwise I want them to exchange a rookie who doesn't know how the future trajectory will develop. probability event.

As soon as I walked into the Toyota Center, I was deeply attracted by the spacious environment inside.

The Toyota Center is located in the center of Houston, Texas, USA. It was opened in 2003, not only for basketball, but also for ice hockey.

The Toyota Center can accommodate a total of 18000 fans to enter and watch the game. The field is 28 meters long and 15 meters wide. There is a big rocket LOGO logo printed on the center line of the field, and a huge square projector above the center of the field. And next to it are two years of huge championship banners and retired jerseys of several great stars.

Strictly speaking, the Houston Rockets are not a team with a long history. They have won two championships in the history of team building, and one of them was the year when Jordan retired, so there are always voices from the outside world saying that the Rockets are the championship. The quality of the food is a bit misleading, and in any case it took advantage of Qiao's absence.

"Totoro, I'm so nervous. Do you think the Houston Rockets will take a fancy to us? They don't seem to have a second-round pick this year, right? Do you think I can log into the NBA?"

Rand on the side asked his Chinese brother a little anxiously, because if Totoro is still a little-known ncaa star, then he himself is a complete, flawed height player who can only shoot three-pointers small role.

"There's nothing to be nervous about. Your three-point ability is good, your sense of scoring is also good, and your overall view is excellent. Adelman's Princeton system here likes point guards like you, and your style is just right for this team. .”

In fact, Totoro doesn't know where his fate lies. He just comforted his big white brother by doing his best. After all, nothing is certain before the draft begins.
"Hey, here."

The two of them came here together. This is the spacious Toyota Center basketball hall. There are already many young players training. Totoro has not seen his big brother Yao Ming. He is still preparing for his Olympic Games in BJ. , Now here are all a group of young players like myself.

The moment they stepped into the field, an old man with a white beard immediately waved to the two of them, gesturing for them to go over.

"Hello, I'm Dunn, the assistant coach of the Rockets. I heard Yao mention you. As Yao's compatriot, he appreciates your potential."

The old man immediately introduced himself. As for how he recognized Totoro, it was too simple. Among the 100 rookies this year, only himself had an Asian face, and there were only three Chinese in the entire NBA.

Yi Jianlian and Yao Ming, among them, Yao Ming is needless to say, because he has long been famous all over the United States because of his performance, and Yi Jianlian, whose performance is mediocre, has also gained great exposure due to the operation of the domestic media and the management team behind him. Last season What's more, an interesting thing happened that Garnett was about to be squeezed out to participate in the All-Star starter in his rookie season. It is conceivable that his current popularity is also high.
So even with his authentic Chinese character face, he also got a little bit of glory, leaving a relatively good impression in the eyes of those scouts.

"Thank you for giving me this opportunity to try out. I will try my best to impress you. My friends and I like the city of Houston and the Rockets."

Seeing that the other party was so polite to him, Totoro quickly lowered his head to show his loyalty, and brought his big white brother along with him.

He is not a high-spirited or arrogant person. Even if he cheated and possessed almost NBA history-level physical talent, Totoro still focuses on humility in his daily life.

Because he was a depressed college student in his previous life, and things like personality are hard to change, especially after a person is finalized at the age of 18, it is difficult to change a person's essence even in a different living environment
"You are too humble, we gave you this trial training opportunity because of your talent, well, come here for the physical test now, first let me see with my own eyes how perfect you are, a gift made by God. "

Dunn immediately burst out laughing.

Americans have always given others the impression that they are arrogant, arrogant, and proud. It is undeniable that those are the lower class people in the United States. Americans who have really received a good education still like those well-mannered young people.

Dunn has seen too many majestic blacks and whites in the past few days, and now he sees Totoro who is polite from beginning to end, doesn't this gap immediately manifest?

(End of this chapter)