basketball kingdom

Chapter 13 Applying for Joint Training
Xu Tian went through the draft process in a daze, and returned to the hotel where he was staying with Alice and Li Lang after the draft conference was completely over.

Although his draft pick is not ideal, he managed to stay in the NBA after all, which makes Xu Tian not much depressed now.

Li Lang was silent all the way, Xu Tian tried to comfort him a few words, but he only said that it was okay, told Xu Tian and the others, and went back to his room alone.

Xu Tian and Alice knew that Li Lang needed to be alone, so they didn't bother him. They went back to the room to check the text messages on Xu Tian's phone.From being selected to now, news has been coming in.

These messages were basically sent by various basketball practitioners that Xu Tian knew, and most of them were messages congratulating Xu Tian on his successful selection.

The first message that was opened was from Yao Ming. He is Xu Tian’s fellow villager and also his mentor. Naturally, he read his message first. The content in it was very short, “Congratulations, you have become a member of the Rockets like me. Enjoy! Your NBA journey."

Xu Tian originally wanted to reply, but faced with so much information, he still planned to read it first.

Xu Tian then flipped through and saw the next text message, which was an English text message from Rockets general manager Daryl Morey. He held his phone in front of Alice and said, "Honey, please read it for me."

"You're so lazy." First, she ran on Xu Tian, ​​then Alice took the phone from Xu Tian, ​​translated the message into Chinese, and read: "I'm Morey, welcome to the Rocket family They all say that data can deceive people, but I don’t think so, data can often provide us with very accurate help. My magic ball theory will definitely come in handy, let’s compete for the championship together!”

Xu Tian rested his head on his hands, and after listening to Alice's translation, he suddenly wanted to laugh.When he was just an NBA fan, he knew Morey's magic ball theory. He didn't expect the Rockets to use this theory when they selected him. This may be the so-called good fortune.

Alice saw that Xu Tian was lying down very comfortably, and went on to read the next one, "This is from Yu Jia. Congratulations on the success of the draft, I wish you can represent Chinese basketball players and create your own future. There are still a few more I won’t read an ancient poem.”

Listening to Alice's gentle voice, Xu Tian felt a little sleepy, but he still forced himself to listen.If there is particularly important information, he will reply as soon as possible.

Before Alice could open the next message, a text message from an unknown number was sent to Xu Tian's cell phone, so she simply clicked on it.

This message is very unique. The upper part is in English, followed by a Chinese translation. Alice patted Xu Tian and said, "Someone sent you a bilingual message."

Hearing this, Xu Tian propped himself up on his elbows, and looked at the mobile phone that Alice was holding, which now displays the Chinese version of the paragraph.

"Hi, I'm Tracy. Welcome to the Rockets. I've watched your highlights and am excited about the talent you possess. I've worked with Yao before and seeing you get drafted reminds me In the past, I hope you can take my blessing and win the NBA championship that we didn't get."

Xu Tian took the mobile phone from Alice's hand. Mai Di was also Xu Tian's childhood idol. Seeing this name now, he was still a little excited.The first jersey he bought was Rocket No. 1. As for why he didn't buy No. 11, it was entirely because he was an outside player and dared not wear No. 11.

"Can you reply to messages in English?" Alice looked at Xu Tian's stagnant fingers, knew that he wanted to reply, but didn't know how to spell it, so she couldn't help asking with a smile.

Xu Tian smiled awkwardly, handed the phone back to Alice, and said, "You can reply for me later, and read other messages first."

"Your father sent a message." Alice read it according to the notes. This message was sent by Xu Tian's father Xu Guangcai, "Son, I'm very glad that you can join the Rockets. Before I went to the United States, I kept thinking how great it would be if you could join the Rockets. Unexpectedly, by accident, you really entered the Rockets. Although the draft pick has declined, this is what I can do. The best result I can think of. I won't say much else, you will always be my pride!"

Xu Guangcai is a die-hard Rockets fan. Unlike Xu Tian, ​​almost all of his jerseys are Yao Ming's No. 11, and the rest belong to "Boss Francis" Francis.Although Francis is just an ordinary All-Star, as Yao Ming's first big brother, he has a special status in the eyes of Lao Huomie (Rockets fans).

"Reply, I'll make a video call with them when I'm not busy." Xu Tian is now lying on the bed again, and his father's messages still have to be answered first.

Alice basically replied to a text message according to Xu Tian's words, and then opened the next one, which was sent by her father, Boss Jin, "This is from my father. Although I didn't get to the Lakers , I am still happy for you. From today onwards, I am a fan of the Rockets and the Lakers. In addition, don’t be sad, you have to train harder, prove yourself, and let the teams that didn’t choose you know that it’s a big deal to miss you What a stupid thing."

Xu Tian thought for a while, and said to Alice: "You give me a note back to my father. I didn't think about proving other people's choices were wrong. What I want to prove is that the Rockets chose me was a correct decision."

"It's my father." Alice was very happy when she heard Xu Tian's address, but she retorted, and then converted Xu Tian's words into text and sent them over.

Afterwards, there were many teammates from domestic clubs, his first coach, etc. In short, there were a lot of blessing messages.After browsing briefly, Xu Tian picked up the phone. He replied to the message in Chinese first, and then he could reply in English with the help of Alice.

Still starting to reply from Yao Ming's message, Xu Tian thought about it and wrote: "I still remember when I first met you, I was still in the youth training camp. At that time, I was just an ignorant basketball boy, not tall, All I have is bounce and a heart that loves basketball. But your patient teaching to me and the words you said to me in the youth training camp are still fresh in my memory to this day. The boy at that time has grown up now, and he has come to The city you used to live in has embarked on his basketball road, no matter how difficult this road is, he will keep going. Finally, I want to say from the bottom of my heart, thank you! I love basketball!"

After checking it carefully, Xu Tian sent this message.Although it looks like a primary school student's composition, it is the best words Xu Tian, ​​a rough man, can think of, and he thinks that the most important thing is that heart.

Alice rested her head on Xu Tian's shoulder, watching him reply text messages one by one, without disturbing him.

When Xu Tian was about to finish replying all the text messages in Chinese, the doorbell of the room rang, and Alice got up to open the door.

It was Li Lang who rang the doorbell. He covered the bottom of his phone now, and the first thing he said when he walked in was, "Xu Tian, ​​Kobe called. He wants to talk to you."

While talking, Li Lang sat on a chair in the room and put his phone on the table next to him.

Xu Tian mouthed Li Lang if he was hands-free, and after seeing Li Lang nodded, he said in broken English, "Hello, I'm Xu Tian."

"Hi, Xu! I'm Kobe." A familiar voice came from the other end of the phone, "Russ, please translate my words to Xu."

"Okay." Li Lang is a die-hard fan of Kobe. In any contact with Kobe, he does not have the shadow of a professional lawyer. He is completely a fan.

"First of all, congratulations on being selected by the Rockets! Regarding this, I feel very sorry. If I could choose, I would definitely choose you with the second pick. Among the rookies in this draft, I am most optimistic about you, not because of your speed And bouncing, not because of your sense of the ball, but because of the look in your eyes that wanted to kill me when you were singled out with me. That is your real talent." The tone on the phone was slow and Firm, after saying this, paused.

Li Lang translated this passage to Xu Tian, ​​and Xu Tian replied directly in English, "Thank you."

After Xu Tian calmed down here, Kobe's voice came again, "Don't care about your pick, you have to remember that you are the best one. If you really want to respond, you don't need too much Language, speak with performance."

After listening to Li Lang's translation, Xu Tian's last concern about the ranking basically disappeared.

Kobe is only the 13th overall pick, but considering his entire career, he is the best in the 96th class.These words uttered from his mouth undoubtedly have a very strong persuasive force.

Xu Tian felt that Kobe's words seemed to be finished, so he quickly asked, "Kobe, can I train with you this summer?"

Who is the hardest working player in the NBA?That is naturally Kobe Bryant. Since he can contact him now, Xu Tian must have the cheek to try it.

Li Lang translated Xu Tian's words to Kobe, and there was laughter on the phone first, followed by a reply, "I'll wait for you in Beverly Hills tomorrow afternoon, and practice in Los Angeles at four o'clock the day after tomorrow."

After Kobe hung up the phone, Xu Tian stood up excitedly and celebrated wantonly.

After this feeling of excitement finally subsided, Xu Tian said to Li Lang: "The matter of the draft has been turned over, so don't worry about it anymore. My manager's work is still done by you."

Li Lang has never been a person who gives up lightly. He figured it out when he was in his room, and said: "How can it be possible to give up? This is just the beginning. Difficulties are normal. But now is not the time to talk about these things. It's late, I'll go back to rest first."

Last night, Li Lang hadn't slept almost the whole night, and he was already very tired at this time.

After Li Lang went back, Xu Tian hugged Alice who was sitting by the bed, everything was going well now, he was not in the habit of waiting...

(End of this chapter)