king of defenders

Chapter 678 2016 Draft Conference
Entering the end of June, a major event has attracted the attention of fans, and that is the NBA draft.

On June 6th, the 24 NBA Draft was held in Brooklyn, New York. Countless fans are paying attention to this draft, talking about who will be the No. 2016 pick, who will be No. [-], No. [-]?

Meng Yun specially took a day off to go to New York to participate in the draft.

Zhou Qi will also participate in this draft, but he did not go with Meng Yun. Since Meng Yun came to the national team, Zhou Qi has changed a lot. For the first time, he clearly felt the strength of an NBA player. This time it was not on Yi Jianlian or anyone else, but on Meng Yun, who was the same age.

Seeing how powerful Meng Yun is, Zhou Qi was greatly impacted. He originally thought that even his own strength was not strong enough, but he was young after all, and entering the NBA depends on his potential, not necessarily his strength. Strength can wait. The nba has improved again.And he believes that after entering the nba, his strength will improve faster.

But after Meng Yun's arrival, Zhou Qi realized that there are many young people like himself in the world. They are not only talented, but also have great strength.

He felt ridiculous for his previous thoughts, wait until he enters the nba to improve his strength?What a joke, you have no strength, you can't even hit the ball in the nba, and you're a fart.

It seemed that Zhou Qi had matured all of a sudden.

After understanding this, Zhou Qi became much calmer about entering the NBA.

Originally, he participated in the draft with anticipation and nervousness, and even worried about what he would do in the past after being selected by a certain NBA team, and what would he encounter?
Now, he is still looking forward to the NBA, but he is less nervous, and he is not even so eager to enter the NBA.As for the draft pick and which team is selected, it doesn't seem to make much difference.

Are these important?

Maybe.

But the most important thing is one's own strength. Talent is actually very empty, unless it is a talent like LeBron James or Meng Yun.Zhou Qi knows that his talent may be very good in China, but it is actually the same in the world, and it is definitely not outstanding.

So if you really come to the NBA team, how can you gain a firm foothold?It is definitely impossible to rely on talent, your talent will no longer be dazzling there, you can only rely on strength, that is, combat power.

Therefore, Zhou Qi was very calm about this draft. He didn't pay too much attention to it, and he didn't go to New York with Meng Yun. He still stayed at the training base to train and seize every minute and every second to improve himself.

Both Gong Luming and Yao Ming affirmed Zhou Qi's actions.

As for why Meng Yun went to New York, Gong Luming and Yao Ming also knew that he was there for Xiang Long. Xiang Long will definitely be selected in the top ten this time, but it is not clear what number it is.

Xiang Long is not only a friend of Meng Yun, but also a Canadian Chinese. He rejected the invitation of the Canadian team, which proves that he always regards himself as a Chinese. Is it possible to naturalize?

Even if it doesn't work now, it might not work in the future.

Therefore, both Gong Luming and Yao Ming were happy to see Meng Yun go to New York and maintain a good relationship with Xiang Long. What if the matter of "naturalization" is over in two years?

You know, Xiang Long can perform at the MVP level in the European arena, and he is definitely in the top ten in this draft, and even entered the top three. Whether it is strength or talent, he is amazing.

And besides, he is still very young.

New York, Brooklyn.

The 2016 NBA Draft is about to begin. Meng Yun sat under the stage and saw Xiang Long. Xiang Long was accompanied by his parents and his girlfriend Nicole.

Meng Yun stepped forward and hugged Xiang Long: "I believe you will definitely be in the top five."

Xiang Long said: "The first three."

"." Meng Yun was speechless. He really had nothing to say to this guy. He couldn't say more than three sentences, otherwise he would choke him.

Nicole came out to resolve the embarrassment, and then Meng Yun also said hello to Xiang Long's parents. Xiang Long's parents are Canadian Chinese, about forty years old, well dressed, but very kind, especially Xiang Long's father was very talkative, and he pulled Meng Yun to talk for a long time, which made Meng Yun wonder, with such a talkative father, how could Xiang Long have such a personality?

Many people came to the scene today. Meng Yun's appearance attracted a lot of attention. Many people knew that he and Xiang Long were friends, and they looked at him one after another, including several popular candidates in this draft, Ben Simmons, Jaylen Brown, Brandon Ingram, Kris Dunn and others
"Meng Yun is here too."

"I heard that he and Xiang Long are good friends."

"Both of them are Chinese, of course Meng Yun will support Xiang Long."

"Xiang Long is not Chinese, he is Canadian."

"Yeah, really? I always thought he was Chinese"

People whispered and discussed in low voices.

Although the 2015-2016 season has passed, Meng Yun is still the focus of fans' topics. His performance in the last season has conquered countless fans, and it can even be said to refresh the perception of many people.

The draft begins soon.

NBA president Adam Silver stepped onto the stage, and after some foreshadowing, he read out the first name of the current NBA draft: "The Philadelphia 76ers, with the first pick in the first round, selected the team from Louisiana. That State University's Ben Simmons."

Amid the applause, Ben Simmons stood up, hugged his loved ones around him, then took the hat with the 76ers badge on it, and walked onto the stage.

He became the No. [-] pick in this NBA draft.

Next came the No. [-] list. Adam Silver announced: "The Lakers selected Brandon Ingram from Duke University with the second pick in the first round."

Meng Yun nodded secretly. Neither of these two positions is unexpected. Ben Simmons is also a Canadian. He was hailed as a "genius boy" very early on. He is 208 cm tall, but he is a point guard and has excellent passing vision. And organizational awareness, passing the ball is very spiritual, coupled with excellent physical talent, so even though the shooting is not very good, he still locked in the No. [-] pick early.

As for the second pick, Xiang Long was originally hopeful.

The Lakers are rebuilding. They selected guard D'Angeno Russell with the second overall pick last year, so this time they will definitely choose an insider or a forward player.Brandon Ingram, Xiang Long, and Dragan Bender are all on their shortlist among the top predictors.

"The nba team still has a prejudice against Asian players." Meng Yun sighed secretly, "Xiang Long's physical fitness is definitely not inferior to Ingram's, and his confrontation ability is even better, and his height also has an advantage. And Xiang Long also Has great skills, fit the Lakers' requirements, but they still took Ingram."

Xiang Long is also a little disappointed. He likes the Lakers very much. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Shaq O'Neal, and Kobe Bryant are all players he likes very much.

Unfortunately, the Lakers did not choose him.

(End of this chapter)