Volume 1: A rookie who breaks into the basketball world Chapter 5 They Didn’t Tell You to Report
Finally coming to his senses from the shock of the happiness that fell from the sky, Liu Xiu had no idea that Anthony had thought so much about this. If he had known, he would have been very touched... He thought of a way to tease Anthony with something related to basketball to see if he could earn some healing points.
People like Anthony are simply the perfect experience baby.
The draft was still going on. After cheering for Liu Xiu, who came out of Syracuse University, the New Yorkers at the scene for a while, they continued to boo David Stern.
I originally came to watch the draft, thinking that it would be good to be selected in the second round, but I would also accept it if I was not selected.
But now that he has been selected at the 13th pick, Liu Xiu is no longer paying attention to the subsequent draft situation.
Liu Xiu looked at the series of system prompts just now...
"Healing value +91, from Reese Gaines."
"Healing value +95, from Marcus Banks."
"Healing value +62, from David West."
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"Available healing value 4672 points."
The healing value increased by more than 1,200 points in one go!
" They 're all eyeing the last pick in the lottery, and whoever gets picked will become the target of hatred from those who were aiming for the lottery but didn't get picked."
"Now all the hatred is directed at me, and no one else will be the target of hatred. I am such a good person."
'Only the direct competitors for the 13th pick had more negative emotional feedback. If I had known I would be selected with such a high pick, I would have communicated more with other rookies... I'm still not as good as Xiaodong, who can occasionally get over 90 points.
"What a pity! After the draft, Xiaodongdong and I will only be competitors during competitions."
The draft is still ongoing and has not been affected by another upset.
The members of the Little Green Room who were selected after Liu Xiu were given another wave of healing value rewards after being selected. Some non-Little Green Room members were also given healing value rewards when they were selected. Some were given a little more than when he was selected at the 13th pick, and some were given a lot less.
The same thing basically becomes less and less stimulating to competitors or teammates... People with Anthony's personality are rare.
Brian Cook, a member of the Green Room, was selected only at the 24th pick and was given 95 healing points. Liu Xiu felt that Brian Cook blamed him for being selected at the 24th pick.
Liu Xiu readily accepted the hostility of these people.
Now, these selected rookies are the protagonists of the NBA, but how many of them can eventually stay in the NBA for more than three years?
Although this class of rookies is extremely talented and can be compared with the class of 1996, Liu Xiu's impression is that the top stars and mainstay players outside of the super giants are at the level of an ordinary draft year.
Moreover, he hoped that these rookies of the same class, who were already hostile to him, could play for a longer time, so that when they met in the game, it would be easier to provoke the negative emotions of the opponents against him.
After the lottery, there were finally some trades in the draft.
There were no trades in the entire lottery zone during the draft, until the 16th pick, which is enough to prove how high the expectations of each team are for this rookie class.
After Troy Bell was selected by the Celtics with the 16th pick, he was immediately traded to the Grizzlies. Liu Xiu paid more attention to Troy Bell, a prospective teammate. They were both point guards, and the other was a standard small guard, 185 cm tall and 82 kg in weight.
Instead of focusing on the draft, Liu Xiu began to consider joining the Grizzlies.
"The Grizzlies just replaced their head coach with Hubie Brown. This 70-year-old coach is very capable and a pragmatist. If I can show the right abilities, I think I'll have a chance."
"But the Grizzlies already have White Chocolate. They used the 13th pick in this draft year to select me as a backup. That's fine. But why did they choose Troy Bell later?"
"My future seems to be worrying from this start... Let's wait and see. In the case of talent shows, the selected people have no autonomy."
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By the second round, Liu Xiu's healing value had increased very little. Some people were purely jealous, but they were just envious. Those who had fought against each other in college and had some intersections with each other saw a slightly larger increase, about 20 or 30 points, while those who had no intersections with each other saw very few or even no increase.
This year's draft came to an end as the Pistons selected the 216 cm, 127 kg giant center Andres Greenaid from Greece with the 58th overall pick in the second round.
There are winners and losers in the draft. There were 236 participants in this draft. Even though the league returned the first-round picks in 2003 and 2005 to the Timberwolves, only 58 were selected. Including those who were selected but whose ranking did not meet expectations, at least 80 percent of the rookies became losers in this draft.
When Stu Jackson announced the end of the draft, Liu Xiu received a system prompt.
"The 2003 NBA Draft has concluded. The host's status as a competitor to the rookies participating in the 2003 NBA Draft has been resolved."
"Available healing value: 5332 points."
In the subsequent drafts, Liu Xiu gradually gained more than 600 healing points.
Seeing that his healing value had increased by nearly 1,900 points since he was selected at the 13th pick, Liu Xiu felt a little annoyed. "If I had known earlier, I should have communicated more with other draft participants to make a deeper impression on them..."
He participated in the draft impulsively at first, but later he clearly understood his expectations for the draft. After accepting these expectations, Liu Xiu participated in the draft purely as a spectator. He felt that at best he would be in the late first round, and such a ranking would hardly attract much attention.
It was a little regretful, but Liu Xiu was more excited. Being selected with the 13th pick increased his healing value by nearly 1,900 points. It was definitely a pleasant surprise!
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After the draft, Liu Xiu and other selected rookies took photos and participated in group interviews together.
As the last pick in the lottery, Liu Xiu was targeted by the media, but he chose to perfunctorily deal with the interview with an official answer and did not steal the limelight. Although it can pave the way for future games, he is not focused on it now, and there will be plenty of interview opportunities in the future. Rookies are inherently subject to extra attention, not to mention that he was selected unexpectedly.
Anthony, on the other hand, was madly dissing the Pistons and threatening to make the Pistons regret it.
After the official arrangements were completed, Liu Xiu and Anthony's agent Bill Duffy treated Liu Xiu, Anthony and Anthony's relatives and friends to a nightclub to have fun and celebrate.
Although he dropped to the third pick, for the Anthony family, it was like a phoenix emerging from a henhouse. Although his family had some gang background in the gang city of Baltimore, they were not a wealthy family.
His mother and his brothers and sisters all celebrated happily.
Anthony himself was very depressed.
It’s not because of the third pick, but because of the guy in front of him… He obviously looks younger than him, so why is he 21 years old?
"Come on, Carmelo, let's have a drink...Oh, I forgot, you are still a good boy of 19 years old and you can't drink."
Seeing Liu Xiu's expression of enjoyment as he shook his head after taking a sip of red wine, Anthony wanted to overturn the table again!
Half a glass of red wine for half an hour?
Who hasn't drunk wine before? He went to Liu Xiu's uncle's house and drank secretly!
Anthony really wanted to snatch Liu Xiu's wine and drink a few sips, then turn himself in, and send Liu Xiu to the community to mow lawns for a few days.
The draft had just ended, and it was obvious that there were reporters secretly filming in the nightclub. Anthony would not cause trouble for no reason, so he could only drink soda...
After the celebration, Bill Duffy returned to the hotel and came to the double room where Liu Xiu and Anthony stayed.
Bill Duffy saw that Anthony really didn't drink tonight, and Liu Xiu only drank a little... just a little just to amuse Anthony, and he was very satisfied.
Liu Xiu and Anthony are not sleepy yet. They are still excited because they have just been selected.
Bill Duffy said: "Carmelo, the Nuggets informed me that we will meet at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, you should go to bed early."
Liu Xiu asked: "What about me?"
"The general manager of the Grizzlies asked us to wait for notification..."
Before Bill Duffy finished speaking, Liu Xiu took over the conversation: "I understand. I should be traded, right?"
Bill Duffy tried to answer, but Anthony hurriedly asked, "Why did they trade you?"
Bill Duffy didn't plan to speak this time. In mid-April, he signed the twin stars from Syracuse University. Over the past two months, he has learned some of Liu Xiu's characteristics.
For example, Liu Xiu always considered many things, which had a certain impact on Anthony.
Bill Duffy originally thought that Anthony was a thorny player, and in fact he was, but compared to most thorny players, Anthony would consider more. Not surprisingly, it was the subtle influence of spending a long time with Liu Xiu.
Sure enough, Liu Xiu responded, "The Grizzlies used the 28th pick and a player trade to get Troy Bell. Troy Bell is the fast and tough defensive point guard from Boston College who won the Big East Player of the Year award for two years."
"Oh, I remember now. It was the short guy you beat while sitting with his butt sticking up."
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Finally, when it comes to height, Anthony's absolute advantage comes. He decisively launches an attack, leaving Liu Xiu speechless.
Bill Duffy finally had a chance to speak: "Maybe a trade will happen. Jace, Carmelo, don't be unhappy about this. Judging from the Grizzlies' lineup structure, it may be a good thing for you to be traded, Jace. If a team trades you back, they may value you more than the Grizzlies!"
Liu Xiu nodded: "I hope so."
Bill Duffy and Anthony were both a little helpless. That was Liu Xiu's way of being. It seemed like he would always consider the worst-case scenario first.
Of course this isn't a bad thing.
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After Bill Duffy left, Anthony couldn't sleep and wanted to talk to Liu Xiu about the future.
But when Anthony finished washing up and returned to the room, he saw that Liu Xiu, who was full of energy just after washing up, had fallen asleep on his bed and was snoring softly!
Anthony thought of the time when he stayed overnight at Liu Xiu's uncle's house. Liu Xiu gave the big bed to him, and Liu Xiu could fall asleep even when he lay down on the floor. Anthony was impressed by his sleep quality.
It was almost three o'clock, and Anthony was really having trouble sleeping. He thought about his relatives and friends in the next few rooms, and imagined how his life would change in the future. He also thought about leaving college...
On Liu Xiu's side, after falling asleep, he "entered" a room and sat in the living room with a translucent screen in front of him.
“Name: Liu Xiu, English name: Jess.
Age: 21 (February 17, 1982)
Height: 188 cm, Weight: 93 kg.
Team: Memphis Grizzlies (TBD).
Achievements: No NBA achievements yet.
Data: NBA data is not available. ”
"Because the host is about to enter the NBA, the system will be upgraded. Do you want to upgrade?"
There are two system prompts, one is that the personal information has changed after being selected, and the other is an upgrade prompt.
Liu Xiu decisively chose to upgrade.
"Host chooses to upgrade the system, consuming 10,000 healing points... Upgrade failed, insufficient healing points, 1,000 healing points have been consumed to enable some functions. Host can continue to upgrade after accumulating healing points to reach 9,000, and enable all functions after the upgrade. Host, please promote the spirit of being helpful and heal teammates and opponents. Remaining healing points are 4,332 points."
"Shit! I need 10,000 points to level up? To heal? I'm going to get depressed myself!"
Liu Xiu started to rant when he saw the system screen switch to the upgrade bar showing the word "partial".
Patting his chest, not angry.
"Fortunately, it's not a matter of deducting as many points as possible. Damn, we still have to do simulation training next!"
Simulation training is the key to Liu Xiu becoming a talent comparable to Anthony in his eyes and being appreciated by Syracuse University head coach Jim Boeheim.
Last summer vacation in this time and space, he traveled to this world. It was almost time for school to start. After spending a few days accepting the time travel and getting familiar with the original memories of this body, school started.
He encountered a robbery by two ignorant freshmen and successfully killed them.
Let’s not talk about my new body. At that time, I was 185 cm tall and weighed 90 kg. My muscle memory for fighting was very strong, like a small tank.
In the memory that Liu Xiu obtained, he was also a thin boy when he graduated from high school and came to the United States to attend college.
But when he entered university, he encountered campus bullying. The school did not take it seriously, and he was worried about causing trouble for his uncle's family, so he chose to practice Sanda.
A year later, I escaped from the bullying by using my fists.
The main reason was that he didn't come from a wealthy family, and his living expenses were tight, so he couldn't make much money. Those little gangsters had no motivation to do more, so a balance was formed.
Later I met Anthony who was looking for trouble...
Originally, Liu Xiu, who accepted the time travel, did not have too many thoughts. He just thought that when he had a certain amount of start-up capital in the future, he would see if he could make some money in some hot spots, marry a foreign girl, and live his own life.
After getting to know Anthony, he said he wanted to go to the basketball team and take a look. He really just wanted to take a look.
But Anthony is so awesome that he led the team directly into the club as a freshman.
After completing the admission procedures, Liu Xiu triggered a system that claimed to be "curing"!
At first Liu Xiu really thought he was trying to "heal" others, but no matter how he said soothing words or helped the people in the basketball club, it was of no use. However, during a training session, when he complained about Anthony and made Anthony so angry that he jumped up and down, he gained healing points... He finally realized that this broken system was actually playing puns!
