dmims Chapter 24 Hansen Lee's Draft Prospects
Chapter 24 Hansen Lee's Draft Prospects
The date is May 22th.
The NBA Draft Lottery was held at the NBA Entertainment Studios in New Jersey.
The Cavaliers' legendary center Nate Thurmond helped the team secure the number one overall pick, the Pistons drew the second pick, the Nuggets got the third pick, and then the Raptors and other teams.
Everyone knows that this year's number one draft pick will be that talented player from St. Mary's High School—LeBron James.
According to rumors, the Pistons have been in close contact with Carmelo Anthony and have promised to sign him.
Besides these two, players like Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade, Kirk Hinrich, TJ Ford, and Michael Pietrus have also long been considered lottery picks, and they are likely to get a good draft position to start their NBA careers.
In the mock auditions on the talent show website, Li He is almost out of the lottery zone.
It's clear that the rumor-mongering incident had a significant impact on Li He. Even though he was passive, his ability to knock out two former teammates with two punches, along with his demeanor in front of the media, made him a potential locker room bomb for NBA teams.
After all, this guy is no pushover. He can brazenly say in front of the media that Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, and TJ Ford are "not bad" at their level. He's definitely not someone to mess with.
Once the draft lottery was completed, Li He's agent, Dan Fegan, was already tailoring a workout plan for him.
"Hansen, our goal is a higher draft position, a bigger market, and to secure your place on the team!" Dan Fegan's objective was clear.
Yao Ming's success last year gave him a lot of confidence. Based on Hansen Lee's ability, he will definitely be an All-Star level player in the future!
"Dan, tell me your plan."
"First of all, you need to maintain your stance; you don't need to go to the joint training session at all."
"Secondly, I will make it clear to the outside world that we will reject tryout invitations from smaller markets."
"Finally, we can hold a tryout in Los Angeles and invite team managers to watch."
"Don't worry, I'll arrange all the details of the tryout, highlighting your strengths and concealing your weaknesses to give you a better chance in the draft!"
Dan Fagan spoke eloquently and clearly.
His reputation is indeed very bad. He is unscrupulous in achieving his goals and has even had a major falling out with the management.
However, it must be acknowledged that under Dan Fegan's management, many players secured lucrative contracts and guarantees.
Cousins, Nene, and Parsons all secured big contracts with his help.
For Li He, an agent should naturally strive to secure the best interests for the player.
The NBA is essentially a business league, and for most players, reputation is far less reliable than money.
"Your shooting ability is very strong, but your ball handling, passing, and penetration skills are average. Perhaps we can do a simple slalom exercise at the tryout and focus on your shooting," Dan Fegan added.
"Why didn't you just arrange two chairs?" Li He thought to himself.
Are you trying to trick me like Ah Lian?
"Dan, you don't seem to trust me very much."
"How could that be! I have complete trust in you! Don't worry, I'm a professional!"
Li He countered, "So you think that following this process will guarantee being selected by a major sports market and receiving corresponding commitments?"
"To be honest, there were too many talented players in 03, and the team had many targets to choose from."
"Let's say our destinations are New York, New Jersey, and Boston. The tryouts go smoothly, and we like each other. But what if we get snatched up by a smaller market team? What if they actually draft us and then we don't report to the team?"
Li He's words completely baffled Dan Fagan. He hadn't expected this young man to have such a clear mind and be able to sort everything out so well.
"So what do you mean?" Dan Fagan asked back.
"Let's skip the joint tryouts, they're pointless. The team tryouts will proceed as scheduled, I have enough confidence in my abilities."
"Hansen, I'm your agent, I have to do something about it!"
"Of course, I'm about to sue the rumor-monger Wolf Dale and the Miami Sports Daily. You graduated from the University of Washington School of Law, right? You can help me out."
Dan Fagan: ?
……
It's early February.
The NBA Combine was held in Chicago.
As a strong draft year, this Combine should have been highly anticipated, but many promising rookies chose to withdraw from the Combine and only participate in team workouts.
LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade, and others have all withdrawn from the Combine.
Of course, Li He was also among them.
Under Dan Fegan's arrangement, Li He participated in several team tryouts, including the Golden State Warriors, Boston Celtics, and New Jersey Nets. He also participated in tryouts with the Seattle SuperSonics and Memphis Grizzlies, providing more assurance for the draft.
The trial went smoothly, with Dan Fegan accompanying him throughout and recommending Li He to the team management in various ways, but he did not receive any verbal commitment.
These teams are also afraid of Li He's explosive nature. If they disagree and have a conflict, he won't report it to his superiors and will resolve the issue with two punches, which could easily lead to serious trouble.
The series of team trials left Dan Fegan somewhat frustrated, while Li He's situation was relatively relaxed.
As for the draft order, let fate decide. Whoever gets him is lucky for the team.
As for the salary difference caused by the ranking difference, Li He didn't care at all.
At that point in 2003, there were so many ways to make money that there was no need to rely on that meager salary.
He came to the NBA with only one purpose: to increase the intensity of this era.
……
The date is March 27st.
Madison Square Garden, New York.
The highly anticipated 2003 NBA Draft is about to take place.
In the lottery section, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, and others took their seats, waiting for the draft to begin.
Everyone knows that the Cavaliers, having secured the number one draft pick, will select LeBron James; there's no question about it.
When David Stern announced, "The Cleveland Cavaliers have selected 18-year-old LeBron James with the first overall pick," the crowd erupted in cheers. Young James, dressed in a white suit, smiled as he walked onto the stage, and the new number one draft pick was born.
Surprisingly, the Pistons used their second overall pick to select Darko Milicic from Europe, while the Nuggets went on to acquire Carmelo Anthony.
Chris Bosh...
Dwyane Wade...
Chris Kaman...
As the names were read out one by one, Dan Fagan, sitting next to Li He, looked bewildered.
Damn it, why isn't it Hansen Lee's turn yet!
When the Orlando Magic selected Reece Gaines with the 15th pick, Dan Fegan felt like he had fallen into an ice cave.
Hansen Lee has fallen out of the lottery...
He wanted to comfort Li He immediately, but found that Li He was sitting leisurely with his legs crossed, showing no sadness at his drop in the draft order.
The next moment, David Stern on stage slowly read out Li He's name.