“It’s gratifying that everything he lacks can be improved through training.”

"That's all? Tell me something I can't see at a glance!"

Bird choked McDowell.

McDowell almost forgot how picky the white man standing beside him was.

He hurriedly said, "I think his potential is worth our first round."

"First round?" Bird almost thought he had heard it wrong, "That's it?"

McDowell said: "Sun is not even a semi-finished product now. He is higher than Arthur. He plays No. 1 in the ABA league, has the ability to hold the ball, can organize offense, have tough defense, and has long shots that are not stable enough but have development potential. As long as he can realize half of his potential, it is worth a first round."

Bird doesn't believe in the theory of potential realization.

Why did he decide to go to Moscow to watch Xie Hou’s game on site when he only watched one video? Because the video, which was so bad that he didn’t want to watch the second time, had the potential to know at a glance.

That's the potential that you don't need to watch again.

Both Chinese people, Sun Yue and Xie Hou have certain similarities.

Height, position, attributes, are almost the same.

He is older than an average fresh rookie, but scouts still think he has potential. His performance in the trial can only be considered as a good match.

In the match, he did not show his ability to shine.

McDowell is still talking about potential, Bird can't see what they say.

In addition to showing off his potential like scouts, he also talked and laughed with Xie Hou during the trial, and was not concerned about the success or failure of the trial.

It can be seen that he has received promises from certain teams.

Sun Yue's appearance reminded Bird repeatedly of his former teammate, the general manager of the Minnesota Timberwolves.

"Where are the other players?" Bird asked.

"Gabbi Prok has a nice size, but we already have Sergio."

"Allendo Tucker lacks talent, that is, combat power is doubtful, and we should not bet on him."

"Brazilian Thiago Split has good low-post steps, slow defensive speed, and he has publicly stated that he will not enter the NBA immediately after the draft. He tends to play in Europe for a few more years, just like Arthur."

McDowell said nearly ten names in a row.

Bird's eyes stayed on Sun Yue for a long time. Did he listen carefully to McDowell?

McDowell was not sure, and when Bird listened to people but didn't say anything, there were only a few possibilities.

He had nothing to say, or, he was distracted by something else.

He couldn't say nothing, he had endless things to say, as long as he could make the people around him feel uncomfortable, he would say it.

Bird has always advocated that he would raise his opinions if he had any opinions, and it would be so uncomfortable to hold it in.

Back then, he was a young man who dared to joke with a cardinal who dominated his whole life. There was nothing he dared not say.

"How is Sun and Arthur's relationship?" Judging from the results of the trial, Sun Yue is not the player Bird likes.

If the Pacers' draft pick is a lotto, it is worth discussing in such a draft year.

In fact, they don't have that high draft pick.

They only have the 30th pick in the first round and the 30th pick in the second round. In theory, these two draft picks can only choose the remaining one in the first round and second round.

It is enough for a championship team to select players who supplement the team's skills and tactics in the draft.

It's not impossible to exchange a 30-pick pick in the first round for Xie Hou's happiness.

McDowell never expected Bird to ask this question.

He said in confusion, "Uh... this, I think... they should... they are teammates of the national team and have very pleasant experiences with each other. Arthur and Wang have such a good relationship, and they will not have a bad relationship with Sun. I think their relationship should be very good."

After listening to his report, Bird wanted to laugh first and then curse.

How can McDowell be competent as the leader of the scout team? He has always been Bird's assistant before. Recently, someone was poached the scout team and was promoted to him as the leader of the scout team, but his business ability has left Bird without confidence.

If it weren't for the videotape of the game he gave to Bird, Bird would have kicked the idiot away long ago.

"I have had a very successful experience working with Kevin McHale. Do you think we have a good relationship?" Bird asked him.

McDowell felt a sense of danger from Bird's words.

He used his brains rarely and said with a reasonable basis: "Larry, people are different. You see Arthur and Sun, obviously they have similar intentions, and you and Kevin, even if I have never seen you stay together, I can see the difference in Kevin's press conference."

“What’s the difference?”

Bird likes that it is his wisdom that contrasts McHale's stupidity.

McDowell said, "I want to make a point, and the next thing I say is not a compliment to you."

Bird looked at him with a smile, OK, you can start complimenting me.

McDowell said slowly: "Even if it's just an ordinary press conference, you and Kevin's way of dealing with it is different. Kevin does whatever he wants and says whatever he thinks, which makes it easy to cause trouble; and you are cautious in your words and actions, and are organized, which will make the management worry more free."

How much effort does McDowell need to forget about Bird's suspension for racist remarks in the past few years?

Oh yes, that happened in the 2004-2005 season, which was a year when the Pacers were collectively involved. It was not entirely a blame on Bird. Everyone was in trouble, not only him made mistakes.

McHale was able to do things with Bird for so many years, and in addition to discovering Xie Hou's great achievements, it was this sweet-mouthed mouth that could speak at a critical moment that made Bird God squint and smile.

"You make sense, Arthur and him have similar smells." Bird looked at Sun Yue, who was having a warm exchange with Xie Hou again.

Before Bird made a decision, he told McDowell: "Go and tell Sun's agent, we decided to do a second round of trial."

"What if they refuse?"

“If we are satisfied with the second round trial, we will consider getting him a first-round pick,” Bird said confidently, “let his agent and him know that we are considering him by the standards of first-round picks.”

McDowell didn't say anything: How do you know he didn't get the first round promise?

McDowell didn't know why Bird had this confidence, he just obeyed the instructions.

Sun Yue's agent first received the call and informed the reason. The agent said he wanted to communicate with Sun Yue and hung up the phone.

At that time, Sun Yue, who had just finished the trial, discussed where to celebrate.

The Pacers were his last trial point.

After the trial, he, like Space Yi, has to prepare for the draft.

Just as he was about to relax, the call from the agent made him stunned.

"What's wrong?"

Even Xie Hou didn't bring him back to his senses.

"The first round standard?"

"Yes, this is the first team to consider your team using the standards of first-round picks. What do you think?"

Sun Yue said in fluent English: "No need to think about it at all, just agree to them!"

After hanging up the phone, Sun Yue looked at Xie Hou in shock, "Brother Monkey, have you spoken for me?"

Xie Hou was surprised and asked the reason, and said that he would not interfere in the management affairs at all. He occasionally gave some suggestions, but he really didn't know about Sun Yue's trial training. When he came here today, he was like Sun Yue's cheerleader, cheering up and discussing Sun Yue's strengths and weaknesses with the coaching team.

When Xie Hou saw Sun Yue’s trial, he felt that he was not the type Bird liked.

Hearing Sun Yue say that the Pacers were going to conduct a second round of trial training on him, Xie Hou didn't expect it.

He found an excuse to walk away and go straight to Bird's office.

Bird was sorting out the information about the draft, but Xie Hou came in and didn't even raise his eyes. "After experiencing the life of cheerleading, do you want to experience the life of an office assistant now?"

"You should not consider me if you want to conduct a second round of trial on Sun Yue?" Xie Hou asked knowingly, "I don't want to affect the operation of the management. As long as you are not stupid, I have no objection to whoever you choose."

Apart from Magic, what other teams don’t care about the core players’ ideas before they operate?

"It has nothing to do with you, we appreciate his talent." Bird looked up at Xie Hou for the first time, "Is there anything else?"

Upon hearing this, Xie Hou said helplessly: "I thought you value me very much. After a long time of trouble, it has nothing to do with me? It's really disappointing."

Is this person only a few seconds of memory? Didn’t he just say “I don’t want to affect the operation of management”? Bird’s patience is almost overwhelming.

He was brewing his sarcasm in his heart, and Xie Hou walked to the preservation cabinet and asked, "What do you want to drink? I'll make a coffee for you."

His enthusiasm disturbed Bird.

Bird thought he was doing something, but he did nothing.

Another day later, Sun Yue's trial training was well-behaved, showing no highlights or other flaws.

He has good speaking skills and has played in the United States for a year, which is very helpful for him to integrate into his local life.

In addition, he performed well in his tactical test class.

Bain Ruth affirmed his ball quotient and tactics understanding.

During the second round of trial training, the Pacers were quite satisfied with Sun Yue. After Bird reported to Walsh, he made a decision on the spot in the office.

In the afternoon, Bird's assistant notified Sun Yue's agent.
Chapter completed!