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Chapter 148
Chapter 148
After the trial training of Su Hu and Kobe ended, Hahn conveyed West's words to Kobe.
"Did he really tell you that? It's that simple?" After hearing Hahn's words, Kobe couldn't believe that the process would be so smooth.
"Yes, he just left after saying such a sentence." Although Hahn also felt that it was a bit unreasonable, there was no way, it was the truth.
"So what about Su, they didn't say anything about Su?" Kobe glanced at Su Hu beside him.
In the 96 draft, the goal of the Lakers is actually Kobe. Of course Su Hu is very clear about this, so after Kobe raised this question, he waved his hands with a smile and said indifferently,
"It may be that I have no fate with the Lakers, but this is actually a good thing. Maybe I should try more different teams. It doesn't matter, this may be a good thing."
Kobe sighed, and seemed to regret that Su Hu didn't get the attention he deserved.
Afterwards, after chatting for a few more words, several people also left the arena and embarked on the journey home.
Su Hu saw that Kobe had completed the trial training in Los Angeles, and he had officially embarked on his own journey.
Next, it's time to think about Su Hu's own plans for the future.
After returning to Philadelphia, Su Hu returned to his school, the basketball gymnasium of Lower Merion High School, thinking about this question while training.
However, during Su Hu's training, there was one more person quietly in the arena.
Coach Greg, sitting on a seat in the arena, quietly watched his beloved student, making shots and breakthroughs again and again.
And judging from Su Hu's expression, he seemed to have something on his mind.
After Su Hu broke through for the last time, he just spotted Coach Greg. Looking at the coach, Su Hu also smiled and said,
"Coach, when did you come here, why didn't you make a sound?"
Coach Greg laughed, stood up, walked to Su Hu's side, patted his shoulder,
"It's been a while, Su, you seem to have something on your mind? Didn't the trial training process go smoothly?"
Su Hu spread his hands and sighed helplessly,
"A little bit, maybe I haven't met their requirements yet?"
Coach Greg laughed, shook his head repeatedly and said,
"In my opinion, you and Kobe are the same, and you can definitely adapt to the intensity of the NBA. Moreover, the talents of the two of you can be seen. However, you may just need a chance to prove yourself."
The coach was right, Su Hu also agreed with the coach's words and nodded.
"Well, maybe, I really need such an opportunity. Obviously, they may not know me well enough."
Coach Greg laughed,
"It doesn't matter, maybe, this opportunity has already come, and now it is in front of your eyes, it seems that there is such an opportunity."
After hearing what the coach said, Su Hu was taken aback for a moment, and then continued to ask,
"What opportunity, coach, did you help me fight for something?"
Coach Greg nodded, and smiled mysteriously at Su Hu,
"As a coach, I don't want to see my students suffer at the beginning of their careers, so I reached out to a good friend of mine who seems willing to give you a chance."
Unexpectedly, the coach did such a big thing when he was silent.
However, when Su Hu asked again, Coach Greg seemed to stop talking about the next thing, and seemed to want to maintain a sense of mystery.
"Hey, let's wait until the day of the draft to find out."
Coach Greg said, not forgetting to wink cunningly at Su Hu.
Sure enough, this is really the style of the old man, who will always keep you mysterious and feel the last.
So, everything has to wait until the draft.
In the following days, Su Hu insisted on his own training every day, and at the same time, under the leadership of Hahn, he participated in several team trial training activities one after another.
The last time came to June 1996, 6, the day of the 26 draft.
On the same day, Su Hu and Kobe, led by their agent Hahn, also came to the scene early.
However, the two people at that time were not the focus of the day.
Because of the 96 draft, there are too many future stars that can be paid attention to.
However, before the start of the draft, Su Hu still met many stars who came to participate in the draft.
However, Su Hu still doesn't know where his first stop will be.
When he came to the scene of the draft, Su Hu actually saw the media from Huaxia, which Su Hu didn't expect.
What's more, the people from Huaxia Media know Xu Jicheng himself.
At that time, Su Hu never thought that as a high school student, he could be directly noticed by the domestic media?
"Hello, Su Hu, let me introduce myself. My name is Xu Jicheng. I have followed your trial training these days, and also watched some of your past games. I didn't expect that you have such a high talent."
Xu Jicheng's opening remarks were simple and direct.
"Thank you, it's not about being talented, it's just about working harder." Su Hu smiled.
"I don't know. When you participate in the draft this time, in which pick do you think you will be selected, or in what round?"
Xu Jicheng continued to ask.
"To be honest, I don't know now which team will choose me. However, I have already done all the preparations I need to make. Just wait patiently for the result."
Su Hu replied to Xu Jicheng with a smile.
Afterwards, Xu Jicheng also chatted with Su Hu about Su Hu's past, how he came to the United States, and how he started his basketball career, all kinds of small things.
Moreover, Xu Jicheng also revealed to Su Hu that he has only recently paid attention to Su Hu, and he still needs more information about Su Hu, and hopes to have more contact with Su Hu in the future.
Of course Su Hu was willing to do this, so he directly agreed to Xu Jicheng's request.
So the two exchanged phone numbers and left contact information.
"Su Hu, I hope you will have a satisfactory result in today's draft." In the end, Xu Jicheng also ended the conversation between the two with such a sentence.
Afterwards, Su Hu turned around and came directly to Kobe's side. Apparently, Kobe was also very interested in Xu Jicheng's interview with Su Hu just now.
"Hey, Su, are they the media of your country? It looks like you are about to become famous. Congratulations."
Kobe spoke very excitedly, but Su Hu smiled and didn't answer too much.
What Su Hu is concerned about now is the draft.
The draft was full of people, and it was very lively. Allen Iverson, Steve Nash, Stephen Marbury, Ray Allen, and many future stars of the nba have all come to the scene.
Su Hu and Kobe came to the player's lounge and watched the 96 draft on TV.
Su Hu didn't want to wait at the scene, and Kobe also very much agreed with this point.
When Stern came to the stage of the draft, he directly announced the start of the draft.
"Ladies and gentlemen, in the 1996 draft, the Philadelphia 76ers selected Allen Iverson from Georgetown University with the No. [-] pick in the first round!"
The draft has begun, the No. [-] pick is out, and there are no surprises.
However, Kobe looked at Iverson who was already on stage, and seemed a little lonely, and murmured,
"Philadelphia didn't choose me, they will definitely regret the decision they made today, and I will definitely make them regret it!"
Obviously, Su Hu already knew that at this time, Kobe and his hometown Philadelphia had already officially become enemies.
However, in the 96 draft at the time, Kobe was indeed not an option for Philadelphia.
Compared with Kobe, it is clear that Iverson is the long-awaited answer in Philadelphia.
Regardless of Iverson's information, he is only 1.83 meters tall, of course, he may not be as tall as this, and his weight is only 75 kilograms.
However, Iverson made a name for himself at the famous NCAA school Georgetown, which is famous for its abundance of centers.
Moreover, Iverson's tenacious fighting spirit, excellent dribbling skills, super bounce, explosive speed and psychological quality are all fascinating.
Moreover, Iverson's style of play is particularly ornamental, which will have a good effect on driving the Philadelphia 76ers' football market.
"Haha, well, let's continue to pay attention to the draft, you should be drafted soon." Su Hu patted Kobe on the shoulder, motioning him to continue watching.
With the second pick, the Toronto Raptors selected Marcus Camby.
Obviously, Kobe commented again,
"This guy has some strength, but isn't this pick a little too high?"
Su Hu looked at Kobe's indignant expression, shook his head helplessly and said,
"How to put it, no matter how talented you are, it depends on whether the team needs you or not? Right, if Toronto chooses you, will you play there?"
After Kobe hummed for a moment, he said slyly,
"I don't think so, haha!"
Su Hu snorted, and continued watching with Kobe.
The third pick, Sherif Abdul-Rahim, was selected by the Vancouver Grizzlies at the time.
The Grizzlies were a weak team at the time, so neither of them commented on the pick.
The fourth pick, Steve Marbury, was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks.
The lone wolf Marbury naturally doesn't need too much introduction, but when the lone wolf was in the NBA league, his personality was a bit difficult to evaluate, but in the subsequent CBA, the lone wolf can be regarded as reborn.
The fifth pick, Ray Allen, was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Sure enough, Coach Sanders broke his promise and did not choose Kobe with the fifth overall pick. At that time, people often thought that it was a very stupid behavior to take a risk to choose a high school player, and many teams did not want to take the risk.
"Hehe, Coach Sanders really chose Ray." It seemed that Kobe was full of complaints about the Timberwolves' choice.
"It's normal, who can take risks on someone who hasn't experienced NCAA yet?" Su Hu shrugged and expressed his opinion.
With the sixth pick, the Boston Celtics selected Antoine Walker.
"Hey, such a rich person, how can he go bankrupt when he goes bankrupt?" Looking at Walker's figure, Su Hu still couldn't help complaining.
"Well, what are you talking about, who went bankrupt?" Facing Su Hu's unreasonable words, Kobe was a little confused.
"It's definitely not us. We don't even have a baby now, so where are we going?" Su Hu chuckled.
"It's okay, after the draft, we will become millionaires." Kobe also smiled.
Subsequently, the Los Angeles Clippers selected Lorenzen White.
The New Jersey Nets selected Kerry Kittles.
"It seems that Coach Calipari is still right. At this time, the opinions and intervention of the management still have an impact on the coach's judgment."
Su Hu calmly analyzed what the Nets thought.
"Hey, brother, as a high school student participating in the draft, did you expect this result before?" Su Hu looked into Kobe's eyes, smiled and pretended to interview him.
"They will definitely regret their choice today." Kobe snorted with disdain on his face.
Samaki Walker, Dallas Mavericks.
Eric Dampier, Indiana Pacers.
In that era, centers or big men tended to be more popular in the draft.
Todd Fowler, Golden State Warriors, Su Hu remembers that Kobe Bryant seems to have participated in Golden State's trial training, but neither side seems to be interested in each other.
Vitali Potapenko, Cleveland Cavaliers.
After seeing that the top 12 players had been selected to play, Su Hu knew who the 13th player was.
"Make a bet, you will be elected soon?"
Listening to Su Hu's words, Kobe hummed first to express his doubts, and then the two of them stared at the screen together.
I saw that Stern opened the envelope, took a look, and said to the camera with a smile on his face,
"Ladies and gentlemen, with the 13th overall pick, the Charlotte Hornets select shooting guard from Lower Merion High School, Kobe Bryant!"
When this moment really arrived, Su Hu couldn't help being a little excited.
Seeing Kobe wearing a hat and shaking hands with Stern, Su Hu was thoughtful.
However, with Kobe's return, the two continued to wait for the results of the draft.
Kobe has completed the draft, so only Su Hu is left.
"Brother, what pick do you think you will be selected?"
Su Hu smiled wryly and shook his head,
"I don't know. No one can predict this, but I think it may be a kind of fun."
Stern read out his name again and again, but Su Hu never heard his own name.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the Orlando Magic is at No. 27." When he read this, it was obvious that Stern froze for a moment, and there was an obvious shaking in his eyes.
"The Orlando Magic took Su Hu from Lower Merion High School with the 27th overall pick!"
"Hey, brother, the Orlando Magic! They actually chose you!" Kobe shouted excitedly.
(End of this chapter)