Su Feng never dreamed that the first fallen genius player he encountered would be the Bulls' outside core, Jay Williams, the second overall pick in 2002.
Jay Williams is a top student at Duke. He has won all the important NCAA awards. He is even considered one of the top five superstars Duke has ever produced.
However, Duke's curse finally came, and he actually suffered such a tragic car accident while driving a motorcycle during the offseason.
Even more miserable than his senior Grant Hill, Grant at least received a maximum salary contract and stayed in the NBA.
but he….
Su Feng came out of the hospital ward and sat in the aisle, still feeling incredible.
His current explosive power suddenly increased from 65 to 78 (fused to 70), his speed also increased to 75 (fused to 69), his jumping reached 72 (fused to 68), his coordination reached 75 (fused to 70), and his flexibility reached 68 (fused to 68). to 63), Strength to 66 (fused to 61), Agility to 71 (fused to 67), and Physical Fitness to 65 (fused to 62).
Overall rating: average, top-notch, but not excellent.
After the talent upgrade, the energy halo told Su Feng before dissipating: From now on, only one talent can be drawn at a time, but the amount drawn will be larger. Unable to continue mixing and extracting like this, it would cause too much damage to him...it would accelerate the dissipation of his energy.
Su Feng couldn't help but start warm-up training in the hospital passage. He couldn't wait to release all the physical talents in his body.
As relatives and friends of Jay Williams arrived one after another, Su Feng and Thomas left the hospital.
Not long after they left the hospital, new Bulls general manager John Paxson walked into the hospital with the Bulls front office staff to visit Jay Williams and learn about his injury.
The condition of the injury was very unsatisfactory. The doctor told him that amputation might be necessary. Even if amputation was not required, the possibility of regaining his original athletic ability was zero.
This was nothing short of a bolt from the blue for the Bulls.
They started a long rebuilding process after Jordan retired for the second time, starting from selecting Ron Artest, then selecting two high school genius centers in Eddie Curry and Tyson Chandler, and then using the second overall pick last year. No. 1 drafted Duke's top point guard Jay Williams...they are gradually refining their plan.
They originally planned to draft a strong scorer at the 2 position this year.
They took a fancy to Marquette University's Dwyane Wade. Wade is a native of Chicago. He performed extremely well in the NCAA and single-handedly led the team to the Final Four. Although he is a junior, he actually didn't play basketball at all during his freshman year... because his academic performance was not up to standard and the NCAA was not allowed to play. He was injured in the second year. Strictly speaking, this year is his first NCAA season.
Leading Marquette to the Final Four in his first season, from the Bulls' point of view, this is much better than Carmelo Anthony winning the NCAA championship in his first season. After all, Syracuse's roster is much better than Marquette's.
If Dwyane Wade had been drafted before the seventh pick, they would have drafted top Georgia swingman Jarvis Hayes. Hayes was first-team All-SEC. He is the most destructive player since Dominique Wilkins in 1981-82, averaging 28.5 points per game in the 2002 NCAA Tournament.
However, now with Jay Williams' devastating injury, they have to overturn their previous plans: they only have 6 days left. This year's draft will be held on June 26.
They have the seventh pick this year, and this pick may not necessarily land Dwyane Wade. And even if Wade falls to the seventh pick, they still have to hesitate whether to choose a more suitable point guard to take charge of the overall situation.
There are quite a few point guards this year. TJ Ford, Kirk Hinrich, Steve Blake, Derek Chimer, Marcus Banks, Mo Williams….
"Hurry up and invite a group of point guards and shooting guards to come over for a joint trial. The head coach and I will personally inspect them."
John Paxson gave orders to his scouts.
The Bulls have three draft picks this year. They are the 7th pick, the 26th pick, and the 37th pick.
They still had a chance to quickly adjust the ship's course.
However, the scouts were a little hasty. The draft is coming soon, and most rookies have already received draft commitments, so they may not be willing to make another trip.
Bulls scouts are passive.
But once the immediate superior gives an order, he can only execute it.
Holland, the director of the scouting department, thought of the newcomer Jay Williams recommended in the ward just now: Su Feng, Tony Su.
He has watched the Syracuse University game, and he actually has a good impression of this shooter with mediocre physical fitness. Although his physical fitness is mediocre, his defensive momentum is not bad. Moreover, he is Chinese, so what if he can open up the Asian market in Chicago.
He decided to invite the player over to make up the numbers, since he was in Chicago anyway.
In this way, the task is reduced by 10%.
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"Su, let's go back to Syracuse University. If we cancel the trade application now, we can still go back to university. If we really lose, we can't go back."
Thomas persuaded Su Feng outside the hospital. "Look, Jay Williams' college was so successful, and he entered the NBA with a high pick. Isn't he lying in a hospital bed now? Don't be too persistent."
"Jay Williams committed suicide on his own. If he hadn't driven so fast, this incident would never have happened." Su Feng said.
"But now the draft is coming soon, and we haven't even received an invitation for a trial training. No team will definitely choose us." Thomas said helplessly. He was struck down by this cruel reality, and he was extremely frustrated. , he doubted that he could do anything.
"Don't give up until the last minute. It doesn't matter even if you lose the draft. It's not a miracle that you didn't counterattack without being drafted. Rodman and Ben Wallace were both undrafted." Su Feng is full of optimism.
Thomas smiled, he liked Su Feng's optimism.
But he doesn't think optimism can solve the current difficulties.
"Tony, if no one calls you today to invite you for a trial, I will go back to New York and continue to look for a job on Wall Street. I can't continue to waste time like this. I am already 25 years old. I am not like you who are only 18 years old. You I can afford it, I can’t afford it..."
Thomas hasn't finished speaking yet... Ding-ding-ding-ding! Jingle Bell!
His cell phone rang rapidly.
It's an unfamiliar phone number.
Thomas's heart was in his throat, and he was thinking: God, you can't really hear my heart.
He carefully pressed the answer button: "Hello!"
A magnetic voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Hello, this is Jason Thomas. The agent of Syracuse University champion guard Tony Su." Thomas introduced himself passionately... He said this every day on the phone for the past month and a half, but every time he got called The other end raised a question: Who? broker?
But this time, there was no doubt, no ridicule, no ridicule.
"Hello, this is Stan Holland, director of the scouting department of the Chicago Bulls Club. I would like to ask if Su Feng has time to participate in our joint trial the day after tomorrow."
When Holland's voice reached here.
Thomas clenched his fists and punched the sky a few times in a ventive manner.
His expression was distorted.
Then he tried to breathe to control his excitement after getting what he wanted, and he said: "Okay, Mr. Holland. What time will it be the day after tomorrow morning? We happen to have something to do in Chicago."
"9:30. You can arrive at the arena at 9 o'clock. I will send the address and trial training content to your email. Please prepare in advance. Come on!"
Holland hung up the phone.
Yes! Yes! Yes!
Thomas jumped up excitedly.
He told Su Feng: "Tony, the time has come for us to become famous. Starting at 9:30 in the morning the day after tomorrow, we are going to break through the NBA. We are going to become the greatest partnership in the history of sports. We are going to sweep the basketball world!"
Su Feng stretched out his hand: "Then do you still want to go back to Wall Street and continue to find a job as a telemarketer?":
"Fuck you. This is God's gift to me, don't expect me to give up." Thomas excitedly high-fived Su Feng, and they held each other tightly.
They are like all the young people who swear to the sky that they will overturn the world.
Only this time, Su Feng felt a lot more confident.
In his opinion, as long as he can enter the NBA, he will surely have smooth sailing and reach the top!
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