Zhang Guan was silent as if he was thinking. Then he asked, "There should be certain rules in the NBA draft, I am not a professional player, can I participate?"
"As far as I understand, the NBA has special rules for overseas player drafts. They define overseas players as any amateur or professional basketball player who resides outside the United States. It does not have to be a professional player."
"What about age? I thought I was overage?" Zhang Guan asked.
Zhuge Wenbo shook his head, "No. The NBA stipulates that overseas players will be automatically selected after reaching the age of 22. For overseas players under the age of 22, if they want to participate, they need to be over 18 years of age and it must be 45 days before the draft written notice to the NBA."
"I happen to be 22 years old this year, so I don't have to notify the NBA in writing!" Zhang Guan said.
"No, but you can announce this news to the public in writing or the media, which is also a disguised notification." Zhuge Wenbo said.
Zhang Guan was lost in contemplation, he was still weighing the pros and cons.
Zhuge Wenbo waited a moment and said, "I think you should go to this year's NBA draft, at least this is helpful to our current situation."
"Current status? What do you mean?" Zhang Guan asked.
"Public opinion and many fans are now questioning your eligibility to participate in the men's basketball team. If you participate in the NBA draft and are selected by the NBA, it will ease the pressure of public opinion. The NBA is still very influential in the hearts of fans and to be able to be selected by the NBA is also a kind of recognition. At least it can increase the media and fans' awareness of your player's identity." Zhuge Wenbo said.
"That's the same thing. But I'm afraid someone will say that I will spend money to buy the draft, or spend money into the NBA." Zhang Guan then added, "Like I just started playing tennis last year, everyone said I was in the Australian Open because of money!"
"It won't happen at home. It is not easy for players from our country to enter the NBA. Even if they are not famous players, as long as they are selected by the NBA, the public opinion will mainly be based on positive reports. We don't have to intervene in the guidance. Naturally, there will be control over the TV and Broadcasting Bureau. However, there must be such a saying in foreign media." Zhuge Wenbo said with a confident smile, then said, "But I have a bit of connection, so don't worry, I believe you will hit them with your grades!"
"That's good! Brother Wenbo, I will trouble you with this matter. I will participate in this year's NBA draft." Zhang Guan said.
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The next day, Zhang Guan announced that he would participate in the 2008 NBA Draft.
"Zhang Guan will also participate in the NBA Draft? Does he think he is a basketball player?"
"First entered the men's basketball, and then participated in the NBA draft, is Zhang Guan able to play basketball?"
"Zhang Guan should be able to play basketball! Otherwise, how can he have the courage to participate in the NBA draft!"
"You see Zhang Guan's physical fitness is so good, he should be very powerful if he goes to play basketball."
"I think this is hype. Is there a team to choose Zhang Guan?"
"Zhang Guan is such a big star, he certainly won't be aimless, he should be able to play basketball. If he doesn't play basketball and goes to the NBA draft, there must be a big joke."
There are also different opinions, but this time the public opinion is better. Many people think that Zhang Guan should be able to play basketball since he has the confidence to participate in the NBA draft. Maybe his basketball skills are very good.
Just as the fans had a heated discussion, the men's basketball training began.
The NBA season is not over yet, so Yao didn't participate in the training, while the other 17 people all attended on time.
Zhang Guan is familiar with some of the players participating in the men's basketball training, such as roughly, Liu Wei, Zhu Fangyu, etc. Zhang Guan but for others such as Li Xiaoxu, Liu Xiaoyu, Ding Jinhui, Zhou Peng, and other young players, Zhang Guan has barely dealt with them.
In the eyes of these young players, Zhang Guan is both their idol and competitor.
Four years ago, Zhang Guan was a blockbuster. When he won the 100-meter sprint champion of the Athens Olympics, these young players were all 14-year-olds. When looking forward to the Olympic champion, of course, Zhang Guan was regarded as an idol.
However, since entering the national team training camp, it faces competition. The national team's roster is only twelve, but there are now 19 people in the training camp, which means that seven people will be eliminated. The main players such as Yao will be the backbone of the team. This kind of team has almost occupied seven or eight places, so the other dozen people will have to compete for four or five places. The competition is incomparable. fierce.
It is for this reason that these young teenagers are extremely hard-working in training. They all hope that they can stay to the end through their efforts.
The first two days of the training camp were mainly basic training. Coach Yunas also used the basic training to let the players slowly enter the game and slowly become familiar with each other, preparing for the development of tacit understanding in the future.
There are many basic training items for basketball. Before formal training every day, a warm-up is essential. Athletes often jog around the basketball court and then do some stretching exercises.
Afterward, formal training items are required, such as cross-step, pulley step, forward-backward step, forward-backward movement step, back-and-forth defense, back-turning step, get rid of step, etc. in the pace training; Most of them are practiced in groups of four. When the center receives the pass, there is one more pass from the center position. During the defensive training, the whole 1VS1 backhand defense is more trained. Some regional defenses, joint defenses, and cooperative defenses are in the tactical system that is involved in the official game.
Others, such as dribbling training, layup training, shooting training, and rebound card training, are also considered collective training programs. Players of any position must also participate.
In addition to group training, there are sub-discipline training, center training center project, forward training forward project, guard training defender project.
In addition to collective training and classification training, there are some auxiliary training. The auxiliary training is often targeted. For example, the four-sprint sprint in the whole court, the requirements for the guard must be different from the requirements for the center; For example, weight-bearing walls have different requirements for inside players and outside players. For example, in traditional training, there is training with teammates walking. If anyone is grouped with a center of more than 200 kg, it will be wonderful. Holding the picture of running at Yao, is like a nightmare.
The athletes familiarize and understand each other by training, and then begin tactical training. This tactical training is more important for young athletes. Because young athletes, both technically and in terms of game experience, certainly lack much more than older players. If they want to stay, they must better integrate into Yunas' tactical system.
Several veterans such as the men's basketball team have practiced with coach Yunas for four years, and have also participated in important events such as the World Championships. They must be very familiar with Yunas' tactical system, and young athletes must not have this advantage. They need to relearn a new tactical system, so this is also testing their ability to learn and understand basketball tactics.
Learning and understanding are not enough, and they need to be used to be effective. The best way to check the effect of tactics is of course to come to a team match.
So the men's basketball team ushered in the first team's confrontation practice game, and for young players, this is their first examination.