The Fifth Point Guard

Chapter 13 I can't do it myself?

This year's draft is scheduled for June 27.

According to the regulations of the draft conference, players need to submit draft applications at least 60 days in advance of the draft conference.

In other words, before April 27, players who are preparing to participate in the draft must submit applications.

During the two months in between, players are free to train, participate in training camps held by the NBA in various states, and individual tryouts conducted by each team itself.

For the training camp, any player eligible for the draft can participate, while the individual trial training requires an invitation from the team.

Together with Arenas, Jefferson and Woods, Shen Tong submitted a draft application to the league, but Wharton chose to give up at the last minute.

Luke Walton doesn't think he has the strength to participate in the NBA draft yet.

The reason why he has this feeling recently is that he can't even beat Shentong.

Once the fringe of the team.

Although the current strength has made great progress.

"I still choose to hone in the NCAA for another year or two. Maybe next year, I will lead the Wildcats to win the championship again and then enter the lottery." Wharton is full of confidence, he already has a ready-made template.

STO!

Since he can play better and better, then he must also be able to.

Soon, the wildcat quartet's application received a reply from the alliance, all of which were approved!

Not long after.

Arenas has received invitations to try out from multiple NBA teams.

The Atlanta Hawks with the No. 3 pick, the Golden State Warriors with the No. 5 pick and the Cleveland Cavaliers with the No. 8 pick.

The three teams with the top 10 picks all offered Arenas an olive branch.

But Arenas turned down the Cleveland Cavaliers' invitation to try out, thinking he would definitely be picked in the top five.

As for other teams with lower draft picks, Arenas didn't even bother to refuse.

Just ignore it.

"I'm the MOP of the NCAA Final Four, the top card of the Arizona Wildcats. In the entire college basketball, no one is better than me, no!"

Arenas is full of confidence.

In fact, he also has such capital.

In his sophomore season, Arenas averaged 18.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game in the NCAA season.

Many authoritative basketball magazines ranked him in the top five picks, and some media even ranked Arenas in the top three.

After all, this year is recognized as a small draft year.

Jefferson has also been invited by several teams. Although there are not as many as Arenas, it is enviable enough.

In particular, the Los Angeles Clippers, who held the second pick, sent Jefferson a trial invitation.

Arenas said sourly after knowing that there is only one team in Los Angeles, and it must not be the Clippers, and said that if the Clippers sent him a trial invitation, he would definitely not go.

Jefferson said that the Clippers should not use the second pick to choose him, but he still wants to try his luck.

In addition to the Clippers, the New Jersey Nets with the 7th overall pick and the Philadelphia 76ers with the 26th overall pick also invited Jefferson.

Jefferson politely replied to the two teams with an acceptance message and made a schedule.

"Hey, buddy, Philadelphia only has a 26th pick. You can't fall to that position." Arenas thinks Jefferson doesn't need to go to Philadelphia at all, even though there is Allen Iverson there.

Shen Tong is very supportive of Jefferson.

Nobody knows what's going to happen in the real draft, even if it's a guaranteed pick.

Shentong waited until May, but still no team sent him a separate trial invitation.

Shen Tong, who was originally full of confidence, was a little discouraged.

According to the rules of the NBA draft, all college players who have passed the draft application and participated in the draft will not be able to return to the NCAA to play even if they lose the draft.

Shen Tong began to doubt himself.

Could it be that those scouts have forgotten their performance in the second half of the NCAA Finals and that priceless lore three-pointer?

In the evening, Sister Hua was cleaning up the dishes.

"Xiaoqing, are you losing weight? Why do you have so much food left?"

Shen Qing touched her chubby belly and said, "I have my favorite spicy chicken today, how could there be any leftovers? If my stomach is not full, I would like to eat another bowl."

"Old Shen?"

Old Shen, who was full of food and drink, was reading a newspaper. He stretched out a hand from behind the newspaper and waved it.

It's not Lao Shen either.

Sister Hua looked at the backyard, turned her head and pursed her lips, and continued to clean up the dishes silently.

After a while, Lao Shen closed the newspaper, pinched out the cigarette butt, and stood up slowly.

There was movement behind him.

Shen Tong turned his head, and Lao Shen had already sat beside him.

"What's on your mind?"

Shen Tong nodded, then shook his head again.

"Wipe" (lighter sound)

Lao Shen lit a cigarette, took a shallow puff, and held it in his hand.

The father and son sat silently on the steps in the backyard.

The lit cigarette butt flickered in the night.

a long time.

"dad."

"Ok?"

"I don't know if I should withdraw my draft application."

"Why, don't you have confidence in yourself?"

"No, just maybe, I should play NCAA for another year." Shen Tong lowered his head.

"Snapped!"

A pain in the back.

Shen Tong suddenly sat up straight.

"My old Shen's son can't bow his head, let alone be dejected. After two years of being on the bench in the team, he finally became famous with one goal. Is there a better script than this?"

Hearing Lao Shen mention the winning goal, Shen Tong unconsciously puffed up his chest.

Old Shen flicked the long cigarette ash in his hand.

"When you have a choice, you can flip a coin. If you see the result and want to flip it a second time, you should know the answer."

Shen Tong was shocked.

Old Shen stubbed out the cigarette butt in his hand.

"No one can deny you, except yourself. If you feel that you have been denied by others, it is very simple, break him."

After speaking, Lao Shen stood up.

"Yeliang, go back to the house early."

Lao Shen turned and walked up the steps.

"dad."

"Ok?"

"Thank you."