I'm a basketball star

Chapter 102 [Lu Deng speaks out] (on Friday, please assist)
Reporters who wanted to ask questions raised their arms high, and Pelinka was in charge of the roll call.Still ignoring Wallace's raised arm, he first asked three Chinese reporters to ask questions.

The Chinese journalists are all from their own family, and in all likelihood, they will live with Lu Deng in the future. Of course, they will ask questions with their arms in their hands. The atmosphere of the press conference is relaxed and happy.

"Landen, I would like to ask, which team executives have you contacted?"

Lu Deng pointed to Pelinka: "Mr. Pelinka has been in contact with a lot every year."

The reporters burst into laughter.

"Has any team made a draft commitment?"

"Secret for now."

"What do you think about the prospect of the draft, at what pick do you think you will be selected?"

"I look forward to being the No. [-] pick, but unfortunately you are not the general manager of the team."

The last Chinese reporter was more "cunning" and asked Pelinka, "Mr. Rob, what advice did Kobe give for Lu Deng's participation in the draft?"

You know, no matter how Pelinka answers, this will become one of the selling points of a manuscript.

But Pelinka smiled and said: "Kobe is very busy, and Luden is also preparing for the draft. The two of them have never met."

"So does Kobe suggest that the Lakers choose Lu Deng with the 7th pick?"

Pelinka said: "You have to ask Kobe about this, why don't you call Kobe first?"

Then, Pelinka called a female reporter from Los Angeles.The female reporter asked Lu Deng: "Lu Deng, do you like Kobe? Would you like to join the Lakers?"

Asking the two questions together is obviously a small trap. If you don't answer well, you can easily offend Kobe, and it is easy to belittle other teams because of Kobe.

Lu Deng said with a smile: "Kobe and many other stars are my idols. I am willing to join any NBA team that admires me, including the Lakers. Of course, I am more willing to join the Cavaliers."

"why?"

"Because the Cavaliers have the No. [-] pick."

Lu Deng's words caused a burst of laughter again, but some reporters quickly typed in their notebooks seriously: "Lu Deng's draft goal is directly aimed at the No. [-] pick."

Pelinka frowned slightly, and hurriedly added: "Which player doesn't want to be the No. [-] pick in the draft. Now please continue to ask friends."

Wallace stood up directly with his hands raised, and Pelinka ignored it again.Pointing to a female reporter with a microphone next to Wallace: "Just you, yes, I know you, are you an ESPN reporter?"

The female reporter stood up with a smile, put the shawl behind her ears and stroked it.She looks like a fashionable little woman, but she is aggressive when she speaks: "Yes, I am a reporter from ESPN. Mr. Lu Deng, I just checked your profile. With all due respect, I think your profile is exaggerated.

"I have also watched all your videos and analyzed your strengths and weaknesses. Your strength lies in shooting, but your weaknesses are also obvious, such as thin body, lack of confrontation ability, slow speed, and even inferior to Asian Jerry Millin, do you think you can really gain a foothold in the league?"

The female reporter stared at Lu Deng with a provocative smile, or maybe she wanted to irritate Lu Deng - it is easier for people to reveal their inner anxiety and lack of confidence when they are irritated.

Pelinka wanted to ask Luden a few words, but the female reporter added: "Mr. Rob, Luden doesn't look like your puppet. I want to hear him express his inner thoughts."

Pelinka had no choice but to look at Lu Deng.

Lu Deng smiled slightly: "Whether I have enough strength to gain a foothold in the NBA, in fact, you only need to wait patiently for 4 days. After the joint trial training is over, you will have the answer."

Lu Deng made four or two moves, not only answering the female reporter's question, but also showing full confidence.

Pelinka was a little surprised, Lu Deng's maturity didn't need his support at all.

Next, another seven or eight reporters asked questions one after another, some asked about the prospect of the draft, some asked about their views on other players, some asked about basketball skills, and a South Korean reporter asked whether Lu Deng had been to South Korea and whether he had any experience in South Korea. relatives.Lu Deng was really afraid that he would write an article like "Lu Deng has a quarter of Korean blood".

The press conference lasted nearly an hour, and Pelinka still didn't point to Wallace.Wallace sat angrily on his seat, no longer raising his hands, no longer getting up.

"Pelinka, old guy, he's just trying to trick me."

Wallace wanted to get up and leave, but he was suffocating. He was taunted by Pelinka at the beginning of the press conference, and then threatened by Lu Deng, who was half-praising and half-killing Liwei, which was very embarrassing.He didn't want to just leave like this, even if he did, he had to speak out what he was holding in his stomach before leaving.

Seeing that everyone had no more questions, Pelinka looked at Wallace: "Time is running out, please ask one last question. Mr. Wallace, do you have anything to ask?"

Wallace snorted. "Well, finally gave me a chance."

Asked the microphone from the staff, and asked: "Lu Deng, my report is the beginning of this press conference, and I will ask the last question, which is just the end of this press conference. 'Honored', thank you for finally giving me the chance to speak.

"First of all, welcome Lu Deng to the NBA. But what I want to say is that the NBA relies on its strength to speak, and playing tricks can only confuse the public for a while.

"No matter how the video on your USB is shot, and no matter how hyped and demagogic Rob Pelinka is, I bet you won't be able to enter the top ten again. If you enter the top ten, I will tell you on the front page of the Chicago Tribune. I apologize for saying that my article was made up, and I personally paid for a page to sing praises for you, and the manuscript is reviewed by you. But, if you don’t make it into the top ten, what will you do?”

Luden and Pelinka didn't expect the old Wallace, who had been holding back the whole game, to say such a thing.

Pelinka was afraid that Lu Deng would shoot indiscriminately, so he hurriedly counterattacked: "Wallace, you are really inexplicable. Can you say that to cover up the filth you made up in the newspaper? We will never..."

"If I don't make it into the top ten, I will quit the NBA and return to China." Before Pelinka could finish speaking, Lu Deng said such a sentence word by word.

"Okay! That's what you said!" Wallace seemed to have caught Lu Deng's tricks, stood up and said to everyone, "Everyone heard it, I didn't force him to say this, if he can't be in the top ten selected, he'll be out of the NBA."

Pelinka was sweating on his forehead, but it was too late to save him, and he secretly blamed Lu Deng in his heart.

There is no hair on the mouth, and the work is not fast.What are you crazy about? Kobe is such an awesome character. He was the 13th pick in the draft. What's more, you are an Asian guard from the East?

At the end of the press conference, Pelinka was very upset: "Lu Deng, why did you make that meaningless bet?"

Zhou Zhongjing also sighed: "Brother, that really doesn't make sense. What's more, your defense is weak and your speed is slow."

"You two, don't worry, my speed is not as slow as you think. In the joint trial training field, as long as you give me a chance to play, I will surprise you."

Luden didn't care.Yes, there is a [Extreme Speed ​​Energy Bar] in the system that can explode at any time, who will he be afraid of?

Zhou Zhongjing frowned, and said to Gu Qingcheng who was standing beside him, "Look at him, he is getting more and more arrogant."

Unexpectedly, Gu Qingcheng shook his head: "I don't think so, I believe in Lu Deng."

(End of this chapter)