Chapter sixty-six another five-five
Li Liang didn’t know what was going on in this system and what made the system come true?
And what is this unlucky task? To brag in front of the whole world, win the NBA championship, and to be ungrateful enough?
Li Liang is not an arrogant person who owe him a lot. Most of the time he is quite low-key.
If it is not for completing system tasks or saving some anger values, his mouth is usually only displayed in front of acquaintances.
In front of strangers, he was a little dull and dull.
Only the closest friends, like Wei Dazhi, know that this kid is thick-skinned.
So as soon as the system issued a task in front of him, Li Liang hesitated and decided to complete it.
Isn’t it just bragging? Isn’t it just magnifying? Isn’t it just ignoring the cannon?
I can't do it if you let me dunk at the free throw line. How can I not do it if you let me have fun?
So, Li Liang, who was answering questions in a normal manner at the beginning, suddenly changed his style and talked a lot.
He also said that he did not go to the NBA for money, and it was better to go home and inherit the family business for money.
To be honest, even if Li Liang can't enter the NBA, he doesn't want to go home to do sales.
He would follow Calipari's advice and start from a grassroots trainer at the University of Memphis to continue his basketball path.
Since people have chosen a path, how can they give up easily?
After the interview, a second round pick like him was not qualified to be invited to the interview seat for exclusive interviews, so he went directly to the exit.
At the exit, Ryan West was waiting for him.
West waved to Li Liang, holding another hat in his hand - the Lakers' hat.
He asked Li Liang to take off the Mavericks' hat and put him on the Lakers' baseball cap, and said: "Congratulations, we changed from the Mavericks to the No. 55 pick. Fortunately, the Nets didn't win you at the 54th pick, otherwise we would be in trouble."
It turns out that the Nets have two picks with 54 and 57, and they can win Li Liang.
However, according to the Lakers' intelligence, the Nets prefer to defeat the Georgians in 54, and they have been inspecting the player for a long time.
Moreover, the Nets now need an inside player, not a small forward, so Senglia has a higher priority.
The Lakers seized this opportunity and moved from the Mavericks to the No. 55 draw, successfully winning Li Liang.
Ryan West finally breathed a sigh of relief. It was really not easy to take down this guy.
Just now, in the Lakers' draft battle conference room, the management was hesitant about whether to take Li Liang off.
Because Li Liang was unwilling to participate in the Lakers' group trial, the management and the scouting team had a bad impression of him.
With his experience, the background is really too much for whiteboards and it never makes people feel relieved.
In the end, the sick old Bass called over and took the board and asked for a deal to win Bruce Lee.
Bass, the old man no longer participated in the team's draft affairs due to physical reasons, but Kobe's phone call convinced him.
He believed Kobe's feelings, so he called Kupchek and asked to choose Li Liang instead of Johnson Odom.
In short, the process was full of twists and turns, and Li Liang didn't know at all, and his expression was a bit strange.
It is neither particularly excited nor particularly nervous, but an indescribable sense of restlessness.
"What are you thinking about in your mind every day?" West felt a little unable to see through this guy Li Liang.
In fact, Li Liang wanted to find a place to have a sleep as soon as possible and go into the system to see what the achievement model is.
"Let's go Bruce, follow me to the back, take photos, measure clothes, and then go to see the management."
Li Liang was reluctant and followed West to the place where he took promotional photos.
The room where the photo was taken was equipped with a small temporary studio, a light panel, a tripod, and a light lamp, which filled the room.
As soon as Li Liang entered the door, the photographer pulled Li Liang over and asked him to stand in the studio and take promotional photos for him first.
Li Liang took a basketball with the Lakers logo printed in his hand, and the photographer asked him to put on a few simple POSEs.
"Your clothing matching is good, it's the best tonight." The photographer praised Li Liang's outfit, which was still very eye-catching.
After all, many young men who are just starting out can't hide their excitement and will wear some eye-catching clothes.
As for the dressing tastes of some NBA stars, it's really hard to describe.
Li Liang was originally an otaku who didn't know how to wear fashion, but with Fraser's cloak, he was also considered a fashion expert.
The lighting in the studio made Li Liang sweat in his forehead, but the shooting was not over.
The photographer was not particularly satisfied with the lighting, so he asked the makeup artist to add some powder to Li Liang to make his face look more three-dimensional.
After finally taking photos, West called another Lakers staff member to measure Li Liang's size so that it would be easy to customize the jerseys.
"There will be a signing ceremony after returning to Los Angeles. The clothes will be prepared for you as soon as possible. Do you have the number you like?" asked the staff who measured the size.
"Uh...No. 28, this number has not been retired, right?" Li Liang said, he has been wearing No. 28 in college.
This is an unknown number that few people use, and can avoid crashes.
"Of course not. We are not Celtics, and we will retire any number." It was indeed a Laker. At this time, we didn't forget to mock the Celtics.
After measuring the size, Li Liang followed West in again.
Madison Garden Plaza is surrounded by more than 60 rooms, and each team will be assigned a room as a draft war room.
The draft is coming to an end, but the work in the war room is not over yet.
Li Liang entered the somewhat messy war room, the door in the inner room was still closed, and the management staff were inside.
The Lakers' draft is not over yet. They hold 60 picks and have to stick to the last moment.
At this time, a burst of applause came from the inside, and it seemed that the talent show was officially over.
The door opened and management personnel came out one after another.
There are Lakers' general manager Kuppchek, executive vice president Jim Buss, vice president Magic Johnson, deputy manager Rod Jackson, Glen Carraro, scout director Jace Buss, and other players.
Among them, the scout director Jace Bass and Magic Johnson stepped forward to shake hands with Li Liang. The others just greeted Li Liang with their eyes and then dispersed.
Jace Bass is about the same age as Ryan West, and he is the youngest son of Old Bass.
"Hello, congratulations on being a member of the Lakers." Jace Bass has a round face and a beard, and looks very friendly.
While shaking hands with him, Li Liang mobilized the [Ball Blind Detector]:
[Ball blind index is 35%, one of the senior basketball blind family, whose love for money and beauty has affected his in-depth and persistent understanding of basketball, but he benefits from his family's talent and has a unique feeling for basketball. Without the inspiration of a masterpiece, but a well-known senior basketball player, a qualified senior basketball blind.]
When Li Liang saw that the ball blind index was pretty good, comparable to Ryan West.
"Hello, thank you for your trust, I will do my best to show my strength." Li Liang replied.
I learned from West that Jace was positive about choosing Li Liang.
He also believes that the Lakers need to keep up with the trend and make a difference in the forward position, but his brother Jim Bass has objections.
Jim Bass has always believed that the team needs an inside line to be an insurance policy for the team's lineup.
So, in No. 60, they picked Robert Thackeray.
The second person to shake hands with Li Liang was the famous magician Johnson.
Since retiring early due to AIDS, Johnson has been active in the NBA circle.
After failing to be the team's head coach in the 1993-1994 season, Johnson served as vice president of the Lakers.
He is about the same height as Li Liang, but his size is already three times fatter than when he was young.
The face still has an iconic smile, and the magician is famously approachable among superstars.
Wei Dazhi, who was waiting on the side, saw the two shaking hands and quickly proposed to take a group photo. The magician nodded in agreement.
Li Liang also made a smile because he really wanted to laugh.
[Ball Blind Detector] gave the magician this evaluation:
[Ball blindness index is 50%, another form of 55 open ball blindness. The actual basketball technique has reached the point where he does not exceed the rules, and he can do it freely. His next action, let alone others, cannot even guess himself. But when he reaches the theoretical and logical level, he falls into a difficult point of pointing out, and is full of question marks. It is easy for people to understand it at all. His serious conflict between his ball skills and theory, and the contradictory phenomenon of logic and behavior is also called the "principle of inaccurate measurement of ball blindness".]
The Magician's passing on the court is indeed unpredictable, but he is not very good as a coach. I wonder if he will do any magical operations if he becomes the general manager in the future?
Li Liang didn't dare to think that if he was the boss, he would have to consider the magician as the general manager after seeing this evaluation.
The magician Johnson was very kind. He exchanged a few greetings with Li Liang and signed the autograph for Wei Dazhi.
Li Liang thought to himself, I wonder when I will meet a magician in the mission system?
After all these things were done, Ryan West patted the shoulders of Li Liang, saying, "Now, you can go back and celebrate with your family and friends. Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, take a plane to Los Angeles and report to the headquarters. The air tickets and hotel expenses can be reimbursed, and you have to solve the accommodation yourself. The subsequent arrangements will be told to you when you arrive in Los Angeles, by the way, take your agent."
Li Liang nodded and the draft was over.
That's what happened. In fact, if it weren't for a rookie in the lottery zone, it would be difficult to get any attention.
Although it has set off a small wave on the Internet, it depends on Li Liang's little transparent and Chinese identity.
In the league and in the Lakers, he is just a second round pick, and he is still a 55-plus pick.
In fact, most players who were selected in the second round did not come to the scene, such as Thackeray.
The war room was in a mess, leaving behind waste paper and debris.
The whiteboard was covered with twisted words, and it was obvious that Li Liang was won in the 55th transaction and after a game.
Perhaps, the Lakers wanted to get other better signings and players but failed to succeed.
From this point of view, Li Liang's fate is actually in the hands of others.
But since you have entered the NBA, it’s different.
Li Liang let out a long sigh, feeling that everything came to an end and a new journey was about to begin.
At this time, only Wei Dazhi and Li Liang were left in the combat room. Wei Dazhi finally had the opportunity to interview Li Liang alone.
"Hey, Li Liang, hurry up, accept my exclusive interview!"
"I'll visit tomorrow, I'm going back to bed." Li Liang said, he hasn't forgotten the system.
"Sleep? Are you wrong? You go to bed just after being selected. Is it hard to celebrate?"
Chapter completed!