Madison Square Garden Theater.
After a brief surprise, Danny Angie, the general manager of the Boston Celtics, immediately took out his mobile phone and dialed the contact number of the CAA company.
"Please tell me what's going on? Why did the Los Angeles Lakers choose him?" Danny Angie said almost questioningly.
"Danny, we don't know what is going on, but I can swear to heaven that our CAA company has never visited the Los Angeles Lakers! Danny, you have to believe me, we are old friends, this kind of thing, I don't need to deceive you." The other side said firmly.
Danny Angie also calmed down. He thought about it carefully. Since the CAA company has already found the Celtics, it is impossible to go to the Los Angeles Lakers. There is no difference between the 58th and the 60th, and except for the Celtics, there probably no one who wants Zhang Guan. So the only reasonable explanation is that the Los Angeles Lakers tried to cut off this deal.
"What do Los Angeles people want? Why did they choose Zhang Guan? Is it for Zhang Guan's commercial value? Or do they have some special information that I don't know?" Danny Angie looked at a box not far away. Sitting there is Mitch Kupchak, the general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers.
And in the Lakers' box, Lakers coach Phil Jackson said to Kupchak beside him, "You're too brave to do this. Although it's just a second-round final draft pick, Zhang Guan is an athletics player, he has never participated in any official basketball game. Just because you got some news from Sun Yue, it is too risky to put our only pick this year on Zhang Guan."
Kupchak smiled and said, "Old friend, believe my judgment. Sun Yue can't wait to enter the NBA. When I told Sun Yue that we were considering whether to give him a two-year contract, he already excited to lose the ability to think. When I talked about the performance of the Chinese men's basketball team in the Olympics, Sun inadvertently talked about it. Zhang Guan has an amazing personal ability, it is the Chinese version of the "Flash", although I have no chance to verify, I think the news should be true. Moreover, it is just a draft pick at the end of the second round. Don't care too much. In this position, we can't find the player we need."
"Okay, I admit that Zhang Guan may be fast, but I always feel that the Chinese version of "Flash" is somewhat overstated. After all, Zhang Guan is a Chinese player, he has not played in the NBA and does not understand the NBA. The degree of confrontation, he described this matter according to the standards of Chinese players. Perhaps a water dispenser administrator who can't play in the NBA at all will become a "Flash" in China." Phil Jackson said.
Kupchak shrugged, "Even in that case, we are not losing money. After all, he is Zhang Guan. The commercial value of his body can help us earn back the pick at the end of the second round!"
...
At this time, domestic fans have been boiling. There have been tens of thousands of comments on the news. Basketball-related forums are also full of discussion groups. Some NBA discussion groups are full of people.
"Zhang Guan was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers, and we will see him in the NBA in a few months."
"I saw Zhang Guan say that he wanted to participate in the NBA draft a few days ago and I thought he was playing tricks. I didn't expect that he went to the draft; it would be enough to go to the selected!"
"I remember when Zhang Guan joined the men's basketball team, there was a lot of skepticism on the Internet, saying that Zhang Guan is not eligible to enter the men's basketball national team. What now? What about an NBA player who is not eligible to enter the men's basketball national team? It's been beaten! Other people who think they are better than Zhang Guan, so go be selected by the NBA to prove it to us!"
"Zhang Guan wants to play basketball, and he plays the NBA as soon as he comes up, which is amazing. Even if he is average now, as long as he has practiced in the NBA for a year and a half, he will be able to beat any CBA player!"
"Why did the Lakers choose Zhang Guan? Don't they know that Zhang Guan has never played a day of basketball? Choosing someone who has never played basketball, I think the management of the Lakers is stupid!"
"I believe that other people are stupid, but the Lakers coach Phil Jackson is not a fool. Think about the bull dynasty and the later purple gold dynasty. Phil Jackson can be a hundred times stronger than these domestic competitions. Why did Phil Jackson choose Zhang Guan rather than other players in our country? It must be because Zhang Guan is stronger."
"Los Angeles Lakers, Zhang Guan is going to assist Kobe. He can win the championship next year!"
"It's still early. Now Zhang Guan is only selected by the Lakers. Whether he can enter the NBA or not, maybe the Lakers are unwilling to give Zhang Guan a contract. Like Sun Yue, who was selected last year, he didn't have the opportunity to enter the NBA!"
...
In a conference room of a consulting company.
"This is all the data of the Los Angeles Lakers as of the end of the season." Zhuge Wenbo put a thick stack of paper in front of Zhang Guan, then said, "They finally lost to the Celtics this season, only got the runner-up, But their center Bynum was injured and did not play in the playoffs. In general, the Los Angeles Lakers' main lineup next season should not change much, Phil Jackson should still be on this set. The lineup is quite satisfactory. How about it, is there any emotion? If the Lakers sent you an invitation, would you like to go?"
Zhang Guan shook his head immediately, "Don't go."
"Aren't you going to the NBA? Or don't you want to join the Lakers?" Zhuge Wenbo asked with a smile.
"It's not that I don't want to go to the NBA, or that I don't want to join the Lakers, but because the time is not up." Zhang Guan continued, "The Lakers are not short of scoring points now. They have Kobe, so-called, Bynum, Odom, Fisherman, Farmar, Vujacic, and so on. If I join the Lakers now, I won't get the ball at all. I think I will become a water dispenser administrator!"
"That's right, you will become the biggest drinking fountain manager in NBA history." Zhuge Wenbo quipped.
Zhang Guan ignored Zhuge Wenbo's ridicule but went on to say, "So now is not the best time to join the Lakers, nor the best time to enter the NBA. I have to wait until the Lakers need me most, and then choose to join."
"When did the Lakers need you most? When was that?" Zhuge Wenbo asked.
"For example, they have suffered a lot of injuries, for example, their tickets for the playoffs are already in jeopardy, they have been reduced to the bottom of the NBA league team, in short, there is a total dilemma that when I will join" Zhang Guan took a deep breath and then said, "Sending charcoal in the snow is always more touching than icing on the cake. At that time, I will become the savior of the Los Angeles Lakers!"