super point guard

Chapter 3 Meeting Danny Granger for the first time

"Have you really decided to join the Indiana Pacers?" After "Big Bird" Larry Bird hurried away, Bill Duffy immediately turned around and asked.

"I've decided!" Xu Nuo nodded.

"Why? Don't you want to go to Orlando and New York?" Yao Ming asked beside him.

"I think." Xu Nuo replied, "But my priority now is to gain a firm foothold in the NBA first. After a few years, after I have made some achievements in the NBA, I will transfer to Orlando or New York. Not too late. To be honest, one of the main reasons I want to go to Orlando is that I want to play next to Dwight Howard, but who knows if Howard will still be with the Magic in a few years? Let's talk then. "

Yao Ming nodded, "It makes sense," he said.

Xu Nuo took off the black baseball cap representing the Pacers on his head, and let out a long breath as if relieved, "What are we going to do next?" He asked, "Going back to the hotel?"

Bill Duffy raised his wrist and looked at his watch. It was already very late, and the promised parents also looked tired. Yao Ming even yawned, and Derek Williams had already left. "If there's nothing else we can go back," Bill Duffy said. "I don't know if Larry will..."

Bill Duffy didn't finish his words, obviously his attention was attracted by someone, Xu Nuo followed Bill Duffy's gaze, and saw the ball that invited Xu Nuo to the Indiana Pacers The team general manager "Big Bird" Bird came back again, but this time Bird didn't come by himself alone, there was another person beside him.This person promises to be very familiar. As a basketball player, he is very familiar with most players in the NBA. He recognized that the person walking beside Larry Bird is Danny Granger, the boss of the Indiana Pacers. .

"Have any players followed the GM to meet the rookies at the draft?" Promise asked Bill Duffy quickly before Larry Bird and Danny Granger approached.

"Some teams will allow their players to draw the rookie lottery. I think Danny Granger should be sent by the Pacers to draw the lottery." Bill Duffy also said quickly, "However, the Pacers The team's rookie picks are not in the lottery, so there is no need for someone to draw the lottery."

Before Bill Duffy finished speaking, Larry Bird and Danny Granger had already approached.

"Hi buddy!" Danny Granger first greeted Xu Nuo with a smile, "Welcome to our team."

Larry Bird smiled and said to Xu Nuo, "You should know him, right?"

Xu Nuo nodded with a smile, "Danny Granger, maybe it's more appropriate for me to be called 'Boss'." He said, and the whole group laughed.

"You can just call me Danny," Danny Granger said with a smile, "We are all part of the team. Although you are a newcomer, in fact we are all equal."

Xu Nuo said in his heart that you now keep saying that we are all equal, and you might put on airs as the boss when you are on the court, but Xu Nuo just said this in his heart, with a smile still on his face. "I'm very glad that the big brother of the team can praise me so much," Xu Nuo said half-jokingly and half-seriously, "Maybe it will be good for me after I officially join the team in the future, don't I need to work when I am in the team? (NBA rookie players generally do some voluntary labor)”

"You're so funny, kid," Danny Granger said with a smile, and then he turned to Larry Bird and asked, "We've only picked one rookie this year, am I right, Mr Bird? "

"We actually picked two rookies, but we just decided to trade our No.15 pick to the San Antonio Spurs to get George Hill from the Spurs," Larry Bird said.

"Ha!" Danny Granger laughed, "It seems that you are the only rookie in our team, and you are also the first rookie from China in the history of our team," he said to Xu Nuo said, "It seems that your rookie year will be very miserable!"

"It doesn't matter," Xu Nuo said with a faint smile, "I am willing to do something voluntarily for the big brothers in the team." Xu Nuo said so in his mouth, but he sneered in his heart and said that you just kept saying that we are all equal One person, now that I haven't joined the team, you start trying to order me to do this and that.Yao Ming, who was standing on the side, just smiled slightly after hearing the promised words, but didn't say anything.

Bill Duffy seemed to hear that the conversation between Xu Nuo and Danny Granger was getting more and more wrong, so he raised his wrist and looked at his watch, and said to Larry Bird: "Larry, the time is running out. It's early, I think we should go back to the hotel, the Xu family will have a rest."

Larry Bird looked at his expensive Rolex watch, nodded and said, "Okay." Danny Granger grinned at the promise and said, "I look forward to seeing you sooner." Join the team, rookie, bye."

"Goodbye." Xu Nuo said with a smile, "I also look forward to the moment when we fight side by side together."

Promise they had just left Larry Bird and Danny Granger, and Promise let out a long, long, long, long, long, long sigh.

"What's the matter promise?" Yao Ming couldn't help but asked with a smile.

"I don't like Danny Granger at all." Xu Nuo said, and began to look sad again.

"Do you want to leave the Pacers again?" Bill Duffy asked when he saw Xu Nuo frowning.

"I really want to now," Xu Nuo said, "but I have already promised Mr. Larry Bird, and I can't go back on my word."

"Well," Bill Duffy nodded and said, "It's really not good. With Larry's character, if you offend him now, then every time you meet him in the future, you will be punished, and the end will usually be the same. Unfortunately, as far as I know, the only 'opponent' who can get along well with Larry Bird is 'Magic' Johnson."

"Sigh..." Xu Nuo sighed, "I really didn't expect Danny Granger to be like this."

"But you can't help it," Yao Ming said. "You will still be working under him in the future. What's more, he is also your big brother."

"Well, if only I could have a big brother like Steve Francis." Xu Nuo said with a sigh.

Yao Ming smiled slightly, "Speaking of which, when you met Danny Granger just now, I really remembered the first time I met Steve." He said.

Hearing this promise, he immediately became interested, "How was your first meeting?" he asked Yao Ming.

Yao Ming glanced at him and couldn't help laughing, "I'm talking about Francis, not Ye Li." Yao Ming said.

As soon as Xu Nuo heard it, he immediately felt that his question was a bit abrupt, but Yao Ming had already continued: "The first time I met Steve was in the parking lot of the Compaq Center in Houston," Yao Ming said, lost in memory , "When I got out of the car, Steve came over, took my hand and said: 'Big man, it's good if you come, we won't be afraid of them when you come', now that I think about it, it's quite I miss it, alas... I don’t know when I can get together with Steve again.”

"Steve seems to be in Washington at the moment," Bill Duffy took over the conversation. "He seems to be sponsoring an amateur team in Washington and is committed to charity."

"It seems that Steve Francis is a good leader." Xu Nuo said with emotion.

"He is a good leader and a good player," Yao Ming continued.

Xu promised that they walked out of the Prudential Center Arena while chatting.At this time, night had fallen, Xu Nuo looked at the lights of Wanjia in front of him, and suddenly wanted to shout: "I can finally play in the NBA!"

The hotel where Xu Nuo stayed was far from the site of the draft, and Xu Nuo almost fell asleep in her mother's arms on the way back to the hotel.But just as their car drove into downtown New York, Xu Nuo seemed to suddenly think of something, and asked Bill Duffy, "When will I be able to sign with the team?"

"Generally you don't sign with the team now," Bill Duffy replied, "but wait until the new season is about to start, before the team's training camp starts, and the press conference is held to sign with the team. And, as you A second-round rookie, the team does not have to sign with you. The NBA stipulates that only first-round rookies are the team must sign with them. However, I see Larry Bird's attitude, the Pacers will definitely sign with you Signed, I can confirm that."

"Then what are rookie contracts like?" Xu Nuo continued to ask.

"Rookie contracts generally have two types: 3 plus 1 and 2 plus 2," Bill Duffy said, "For example, a 3 plus 1 contract means that the first three years are restricted players. If you are traded, then you must play in this team for three years. After these three years, there is still the last year of the contract. At this time, you are a restricted free agent. Your first option to renew your contract, if the team wants to renew your contract, you can't leave the team, even if you don't accept your new contract. And if the team doesn't renew your contract, then this After the four-year contract is fulfilled, you become a completely free agent, you can choose any team you want to join."

"Oh..." Xu Nuo nodded, "I see."

"But it's still too early for you to think about it now, and it's not too late to say it then." Bill Duffy added.

At this time, the hotel where Xu Nuo stayed caught their eyes. After a day of running around, Xu Nuo was already very tired and exhausted. After washing and coming to his room, Xu Nuo went into the room almost as soon as he lay down. Dreamland.

(End of this chapter)