Chapter 18 Silent
"Hey, Kobe, how are you doing these days?"
Ryan West asked cordially on the phone.
Kobe stretched, his bones made a crackling sound, and said lazily: "Great!"
Kobe smiled on his face. The first victory of the ok group after the breakup made him prove himself and won the first fmvp of his career. There was nothing more satisfying than this.
The scent of champagne of celebration still lingers in his nostrils, the cheering fans' voices still echo in his ears, and the opponent's frustrated expression still appears in his dreams. All this is so beautiful!
“Haha, the taste of the champion is so wonderful.”
“Absolutely.”
"Bryant, the team will have a trial tomorrow. Do you want to come and see?" asked Ryan West.
Kobe flatly refused: "No, I want to go on vacation, just worry about these things."
He won't go, see what the meaning of those rookies pecking at each other. For the team, it's enough to keep the winning lineup. Next season, he still wants a championship, and the newcomer won't help much.
"Do we have any draft picks?"
"Of course, we have a 29-pick in the first round, 12-pick in the second round, and 29-pick in the second round." Asked - Westward.
Kobe curled his lips and said, "Who can you choose this kind of signing position? What's more, this year is just a draft New Year."
Ryan West shrugged. This year is indeed a recognized young year of talent show. Everyone thinks so. Looking at it, only one Griffin can be made, and the rest of the people really have nothing to look forward to.
The Lakers have a 29th pick in the first round and want to make gold in the garbage, but they have no hope of finding good things.
"Kobe, I found a very interesting newcomer named Zhou Mubai, who plays at the point guard position, has a top pass vision, and is actively defending..."
"Tell me his physical data." Kobe interrupted West Jr.
“Well…192cm, 86kg, arm span 194cm…”
"Ok!" Kobe interrupted West Little. "If you think it's good, choose. I don't care. That's it. I'm going to take a vacation. Goodbye."
"Dudu!Dudu!" Little West smiled helplessly. This Kobe really didn't give any affection, even if his father was Jerry West.
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At the enthusiastic beach in Miami, Kobe is dressed in a tropical outfit and is surrounded by his hot wife.
"Dear, don't you pay attention to the draft?"
"What's there to pay attention to? Anyway, the championship lineup is maintained, and it doesn't matter whether the newcomers come or not. In fact, the newcomers cannot play a role when they come, and they may not be able to play their playing time."
Kobe was lying on the chair with sunglasses, not sure if he was keeping his eyes open.
"Okay, the result is coming out. The Clippers chose Griffin, the Grizzlies chose Tabit, and the Thunder chose Harden... The Lakers chose a Chinese, mu...bai-zhou, what a strange name. Didn't the team have a Chinese? Why did you choose another Chinese?"
Kobe turned his head and said, "I really chose that Chinese. Forget it, it's probably because of the market considerations. Sun probably couldn't sign the contract. This week... By the way, what kind of signing position did he use?"
Vanessa looked at it: "The first round of signing No. 29."
Kobe sat up all of a sudden, with a little anger in his voice: "I signed a Chinese with the No. 29 sign? Although the No. 29 sign is not very precious, you can always choose a rookie who is a little bit eye-catching. Isn't it a waste to choose a water dispenser guard?"
Vanessa advised, "Maybe there are some skills?"
Kobe said angrily: "Sun's physical fitness is so outstanding that he can't adapt to NBA. This week, his physical fitness is far worse than Sun. How can he fight?"
Vanessa shrugged and lay back on the chair and stopped talking.
She knows her husband very well, and she is easy to talk to the rest of the time. When it comes to basketball, she becomes a tyrant and cannot tolerate other people refute it.
A Chinese man was selected in the first round, but the Los Angeles Lakers caused some response, but this response was not big. He threw a stone on the huge sea, and a little splash of water disappeared.
Only Lakers fans and Chinese media are paying attention to this matter. Most of the Lakers fans are dissatisfied with the team's choice of a Chinese with weak physical fitness. However, the Lakers' overall winning lineup has not been broken up, so they just muttered a few words.
However, Chinese sports media are quite interested. They have never heard of Zhou Mubai before. However, Duan Ran is familiar with the study abroad circle. After asking a few people, he found Zhou Mubai's background.
"Wow, I'm still a college tycoon!" Duan Ran showed an excited smile on her face.
Zhou Mubai is a pure amateur in the basketball circle. He has never participated in any level of basketball competitions in China, and has never participated in NCAA competitions in the United States. Instead, he heard that he participated in the Harvard basketball team and participated in the competition as an assistant.
However, Duan Ran found an international student at Harvard and found out that she was not an assistant, but just a escort to the team.
This really aroused Duan Ran's interest. A pure amateur who has never participated in any competition, but can be favored by the Lakers. He is either talented or has extraordinary features. No matter which one it is, it is worth his careful exploration.
Kobe was a little angry on the day of the draft, but on July 8, he became happy again because the team signed Artest.
Artai was originally partnered with Yao Ming in the Rockets, but Yao Ming and McGrady were both injured. The Rockets probably couldn't get up for a while, so Artai came to the Lakers.
Kobe didn't care about any trial training or summer league. He returned to the team to train when the preseason was about to begin.
In fact, he only took a few days off during this holiday, and was still training at other times.
"Hey, Kobe, are you back?"
Kobe looked up and saw that it was Ryan West. Kobe forced a smile and said, "Hey, Ryan."
Ryan West laughed and said, "Bryant, you can take a few more days to come."
Kobe shook his head and said, "I can't stay there anymore, my hands are itchy."
Kobe looked at the stadium opposite, and there was a man wearing a training suit and practicing.
"He is Zhou Mubai?"
Ryan Wess nodded and said, "Yes, it's him, he performed well in the summer league..."
Kobe interrupted: "You don't need to tell me about that kind of low-level league, it has no reference value."
West shrugged helplessly.
Kobe looked at it for a while and shook his head and said, "Dribbling is good, but that's not the case. His is too thin and it's difficult to adapt to the NBA's confrontation."
Ryan West had a little numbness on his scalp: "It takes a process."
Kobe nodded but shook his head immediately: "It's not the time for us to train newcomers."
After saying that, he turned around and went to the locker room to change his clothes.
Chapter completed!