roccoschili Chapter 290 The upcoming talent show!
Chapter 290 The upcoming talent show!
Chapter 290 The upcoming talent show!
Just thinking about it, Howard called and said that he invited Lin Tian to his house for a party.
According to Howard, the whole team will go to his house today.
Lin Tian is quite a gregarious person, it is obviously impossible for him not to participate in this kind of party.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, when Lin Tian drove to Howard's house, the celebration party had already begun.
The shocking music coupled with the hot dance made Lin Tian couldn't help shaking his head and smiling wryly.
In order to bring the atmosphere up, there seemed to be some supermodels who came here today.
Lin Tian has realized what it means to be a drunken fan.
He rejected a supermodel's invitation to dance, sat silently in a corner, and ate fruit and snacks contentedly.
Not long after, Kobe, dressed in cool clothes, also came.
As soon as he sat down, he couldn't wait to eat, and said while eating, "Damn it! I've endured it for 20 years!"
In the past 20 years, Kobe has been extremely regulated about his diet. In order to maintain his competitive level, he never dared to eat and drink.
Now that he no longer needs to play in the NBA, he just wants to get back what he has lost in the past 20 years.
Seeing Kobe's appearance, Lin Tian suddenly remembered that Kobe in his previous life gained a lot of weight shortly after retiring.
Most athletes will experience such a situation after retirement, which is normal.
He smiled and said: "Kobe, you are free now, you can do what you like to do."
Kobe curled his lips: "No! I'm not free at all, I still have a lot of things to do, and I'm not far away from basketball. You kid, you have to gain weight this summer! Also, don't be lazy. Although I don't have much time, I will sometimes call to supervise you, you know?"
The pressure from Kobe made Lin Tian dumbfounded, so he nodded: "I see."
The players spent almost a whole day at Howard's house.
In the next few days, Lin Tian was not idle, and was busy celebrating every day.
The Lakers also staged the biggest championship parade in NBA history during this period.
The Los Angeles Lakers themselves are the most popular team in the league.
This 17th championship trophy brought millions of fans to the parade to celebrate.
Lin Tian had never seen such a grand scene in his life, but he enjoyed it very much.
After the celebration, the players also had a longer rest period.
But on the second day after the championship parade, Buss Jr. invited himself to the arena to attend a team meeting.
In addition to him, the team also has Scott and many executives.
It was only after Lin Tian came that he learned that the discussion in this meeting was about the draft three days later.
The Lakers are relatively close in the West this season and have made the playoffs. In the recent draft lottery, they got the 15th and 40th picks.
This is completely different from Lin Tian's previous life.
Lin Tian clearly remembered that the Lakers' pick in the 2016 draft was the second pick in the previous life.
They also used this second pick to select Ingram from Duke University.
In this life, it is obviously impossible to select Ingram with the 15th overall pick.
Ingram is currently basically locked in the top two picks, and some people even think that Ingram will be the No. [-] pick this year.
Another No. [-] favorite is Ben Simmons from LSU.
If there is no accident, Simmons must be the No. [-] pick. If Ingram is concerned, he may be selected by the Celtics.
Just as Lin Tian was thinking, Bass handed him a bunch of materials in person.
Looking through the files, Lin Tian found that these were the scouting reports and personal data of the players who had tried out with the Lakers.
In addition to these, there are medical reports of some players.
Lin Tian flipped through the pages and saw two familiar faces from the east.
At this time, he just woke up like a dream, right!Not surprisingly, there are indeed two Chinese players who will be selected this year!
And after this year, for at least the next six years, no player from China will be selected in the draft.
Little Bass didn't know what Lin Tian was thinking, and said to the team's senior management: "Everyone express your opinions, our pick, I think Hernangomez from Spain is not bad."
Another executive of the team shook his head: "I think that Domantani Sabonis from Gonzaga University is very good. He is a big man with good offensive ability. Maybe we can take a bet."
"Come on! That young man is so talented, we don't even want to grab him with the 15th pick!"
"So what about Wade Baldwin? We're short on guards, so he should be fine."
……
Everyone chattered and discussed, Lin Tian frowned.
This year is not considered a draft year, and there are too few talented players.
He has traveled from his previous life, and he knows very well that there will be many parallel imports in this session.
The 15th pick is no longer in the lottery zone, and it is really difficult to pick a good seed.
But with Lin Tian around, everything is not so complicated.
He checked the information of each player one by one, mainly starting from some players whose draft prices were after the 15th pick.
Henry Ellenson, Malik Beasley, Caris Lover, Dean Luther Bembry, Ante Zizic…
The list of these players flashed in front of him one by one, Lin Tian just shook his head.
Soon, he saw two names that caught his eye.
The two names are Pascal Siakam and Dejounte Murray.
Lin Tian remembers that Siakam was selected by the Raptors, and he won a championship ring with Leonard in his previous life.
Since Leonard left the Clippers, Siakam has become the leader of the Raptors, exceeding his draft expectations.
Another Dejounte Murray is also considered a good defender.
The picks of the two of them are basically at the end of the first round. If they are selected with the 15th pick, other teams may be surprised.
But Lin Tian thought about it carefully and got into a tangle.
As far as he knows, Siakam only broke out in the third season of his career.
In the first season, Siakam only played more than 50 games due to injuries, and his three-point ability was about zero.
Such a player is still in conflict with Lin Tian's position, and it is really not suitable for the Lakers.
The Lakers are a championship team this season, and they don't have so much time and energy to train a rookie.
Therefore, Siakam was directly passed by him.
Dejounte Murray, in the first season of his previous career, made a total of 23 three-pointers and made 9 of them.
The shooting percentage is not bad, but the number of three-point shots is too small, which has almost no reference value, and it is not good.
What they need now is players who can defend.
Out of the corner of his eye he caught another name: Malcolm Brogdon.
(End of this chapter)