king of defenders

Chapter 318 A Belated Invitation

As June approaches, the weather turns hot.

Compared with the hot weather, Bill Duffy's heart is actually more anxious. June 6th is the NBA Draft, and on May 26th, the joint training camp organized by the NBA League has come to an end.Now there are only some training camps run by the teams themselves, which are still in progress, but almost all of them are coming to an end.

The team's own training camp is actually different from the NBA joint training camp. The NBA joint training camp is run by the league and will invite many players to participate, about 60-80 people.

And some teams invite relatively fewer players to their own training camps, at most a dozen or even a few.

This category is actually not considered a "training camp". The players invited by the team alone are not as simple as coming to participate in training, but actually equivalent to a trial training.

Yes, it is a trial training.

Trial training means that you may enter this team; while the training camp has no tendency, and to a large extent it only allows you to communicate and learn and improve yourself.

Meng Yun missed the league's joint training camp due to injury, and was already a step behind others. Bill Duffy thought that after the video was released, Meng Yun would get invitations from some teams.But the result made him very depressed. After waiting for two days, he didn't receive a call from any team.

"How could this be?" Bill Duffy rubbed his temples in disbelief. "Aren't these teams blind?"

"Mr. Duffy, it's okay." Meng Yun comforted.

But in fact, Meng Yun was also very depressed, and the other teams didn't talk about it, but he didn't expect that even the Spurs didn't call, as if he just gave up on himself.

Could it be that Coach Popovich is not optimistic about himself?

No, it shouldn't be!

When he was injured, Coach Popovich personally called to comfort himself, saying that he was still very optimistic about himself and hoped that he would recover as soon as possible and overcome the injury.

"It shouldn't be Coach Popovich's problem, but the management of the Spurs." Meng Yun took a deep breath and looked at Bill Duffy, feeling bitter.

It is so difficult to participate in the draft and enter the NBA!
After a while, Bill Duffy regained his composure and said, "Meng, I think we should take another video. If one more video is not enough, then take a few more and release one a day. They don't understand your strength and Talent, but it doesn't matter, I will find a way to make them understand."

Meng Yun nodded, understanding that this is another aspect of the draft, which is the so-called "momentum building".

The nba draft has never been a simple matter. It is mixed with many things. There are many factors that determine a player's draft prospects, such as personal strength, physical talent, basketball IQ, and even personality, etc.
Also, popularity is included.

Don't underestimate this point. The NBA is a business league. The team may choose a player because of his talent and strength, or because of his commercial value.

To give an example, if Yao Ming is not Chinese, is not at a critical time point, and has countless Chinese fans supporting him, he may not be able to be elected as the champion.

Of course, even if it is not the number one pick, it is absolutely no problem to enter the top three.

From this example, it is not difficult to understand that the NBA draft is not pure, and many players are also taking advantage of this. On the field, they try their best to express themselves in the training camp; off the field, they also try their best to create momentum for themselves.

Since there is no team to invite Meng Yun, so he can't express himself in the training camp, so he can only find another way to improve his draft prospects by building momentum off the court.

It's just that this method is a bad idea after all.

"Jingle Bell"

Suddenly, the phone on the desk rang.

Both Meng Yun and Bill Duffy were shocked, and Bill Duffy picked up the phone: "I'm Bill Duffy. Mr. Simmons, hello. Is that right? Oh, that's great. Yes, I understand , I will tell him the good news." While listening to the phone, Bill Duffy gradually showed a smile on his face.

When he hung up the phone, Bill Duffy was already smiling. He looked at Meng Yun and said with a smile, "Meng, I have some good news for you. The person who called just now is Adam Simmons, assistant general manager of the Heat. Don't be like this." Look at me, haha, yes, you guessed it, the Heat invited you to their workout."

Although he had already guessed it, Meng Yun couldn't help being excited, his heart beat faster, and finally the wait came, and finally a team invited him to participate in the trial training.

However, Meng Yun was a little strange and couldn't help but asked: "Mr. Duffy, I was very surprised. Frankly speaking, I won't be invited by any team in the future, but I didn't expect the Heat to invite me to participate in the trial training."

"Hehe." Bill Duffy chuckled, "I think the Heat are so discerning. Other teams didn't see your talent, but they did."

The two were talking when the phone rang again.

Both Meng Yun and Bill Duffy were taken aback, thinking that it couldn't be such a coincidence, could it?
"I'm Bill Duffy." Bill Duffy answered the phone with a weird expression on his face. He said dumbfoundedly, "Meng, what should I say? This time it's the Mavericks. They also invited you to participate in the trial training."

"Mavericks!" Meng Yun was taken aback for a moment, as if he had no contact with Mavericks.

But it doesn't matter, the Mavericks also called to invite, proving that they have not been abandoned by all teams.

I don't know if it's a coincidence. It seems that the NBA teams have made an appointment. Not long after receiving the call from the Mavericks, another call came in, this time from the 76ers.

Within ten minutes, three consecutive phone calls, three NBA teams sent invitations to Meng Yun, the Heat, the Mavericks, and the 76ers.

Fortunately, no more calls came in after that, and it seemed to have come to an end.

"Meng." Bill Duffy was in a good mood and said with a smile: "This is a good thing. The Heat, Mavericks, and 76ers are more suitable for you. The Heat have the No. 10 and No. 40 picks. The Mavericks have the No. 21 and No. 52 picks, and the 76ers have No. 3, No. 33, No. 35, No. 37, No. 47, No. 58, and No. 76. Except for the possibility of the No. 76 pick of the 3ers Other than that, everything else is possible, and these three teams are more suitable for you."

"Just one thing, the heat and the Mavericks have the same trial training time, you can only choose one of them." Bill Duffy looked at Meng Yun and asked Meng Yun to make up his mind.

To be honest, the Heat, Mavericks, and 76ers, these three teams are somewhat beyond Meng Yun's expectations. He originally thought that the Spurs, Grizzlies, and Rockets might invite him.

Can result.
Meng Yun sorted out the situation of the Heat, Mavericks, and 76ers, as well as the draft picks in their hands. After thinking about it, he said, "Choose the Heat."

Bill Duffy frowned: "Meng, the Heat have the 10th and 40th picks. Frankly speaking, I don't think they are likely to pick you with the 10th pick. If they want to get you, they can only use the 40th pick." The pick. But the Mavericks have the 21st and 52nd picks, and with your ability, you can fight for the 21st pick."

"I know that." Meng Yun nodded and said with a smile: "But the Heat are the first team to invite me to participate in the trial training, aren't they?"

(End of this chapter)