The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 434 - 206: The Promising Young Su Wan Has a Gratitude List_5

Chapter 434: Chapter 206: The Promising Young Su Wan Has a Gratitude List_5

However, it was at this time Sharapova suddenly realized something, "You seem to have always been following my news."

Otherwise, how would Su Wan know about some of her father’s bad deeds?

Although they were both from the sports circle, professions can be worlds apart; for her to find out about Su Wan’s recent situation, she had to specifically search for NBA news.

Su Wan...

Must have done the same.

"Cough cough!" Su Wan coughed twice, "Have you finished eating? If you’re done, I’ll take you to the airport."

Sharapova: "..."

Does this damn man not understand what flirtation is?

After sending Sharapova off, Su Wan immediately went to New York after the "Champions Parade" ended.

Next, he was scheduled to shoot the cover for "Sports Illustrated" and two fashion magazines, also including Nike’s "Road to Godhood" documentary. All together, he would probably stay in New York for about a week.

Taking advantage of this time, he met with Ivanka at her home in New York.

The moment they met, Ivanka couldn’t wait to deeply connect with Su Wan again.

More than four months had passed since their last encounter.

After this round, Ivanka felt the four months’ wait was worthwhile.

Finished, she prepared to make something for Su Wan to eat.

Cooking was one of Ivanka’s hobbies.

Su Wan saw her bare-bodied, simply donning an apron as she bustled about in the kitchen. The "Buddha-like" him glanced over for an instant and then turned on the TV; tonight was the draft.

The 07 draft was an absolute "big draft year."

"No.1 Pick" Greg Oden, "No.2 Pick" Kevin Durant, "No.3 Pick" Al Horford. And then Mike Conley, Jeff Green...

Just from the names of the players expected in the top five, one could tell the quality of this draft was exceptionally high.

Besides them, the 07 draft class also included players who made a name for themselves like Joakim Noah, Thaddeus Young, Nick Young, and quite a few others.

And it wasn’t just the quality of first-round picks that was outstanding; there were many second-rounders who proved their worth too, such as Glen Davis, Ramon Sessions, Carl Landry, and the most significant being Marc Gasol. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓

Honestly, the so-called "golden generation" of Spanish basketball mostly hinges on the Gasol brothers.

Without them, the Spanish national team likely wouldn’t have been nearly as formidable.

The old saying "the team with the best inside players rules the world" still holds some truth.

Additionally, what was special about this draft was that it included two players from Huaxia ultimately getting drafted.

Same as before, Yi Jianlian and Sun Yue.

What was different was that Yi Jianlian didn’t choose Dan Fegan like originally; instead, he signed with Bill Duffy.

Although this resulted in a drop in his draft position, he was still picked 11th in the first round by the Atlanta Hawks, remaining a "Lottery Area player."

When Su Wan noticed this, he was somewhat surprised.

However, for Yi Jianlian, the Hawks were definitely a better destination than Milwaukee.

If he remembered correctly, the Hawks were about to rise.

On a team so actively growing, the prospects were certainly better than for a team that already had a clear leader and dismal records.

After all, dismal records with a leader meant the team’s atmosphere was definitely poor, each person only considering their own little patch of ground.

Yi Jianlian’s biggest problem on the Bucks wasn’t the lack of opportunity to perform, but rather that his teammates simply didn’t give him the chance to do so.

This kind of issue definitely wouldn’t occur on the Hawks. Don’t be fooled by the fierce appearances of Joe Johnson and Josh Smith; their characters were fine, and they enjoyed sharing the ball on the court.

Especially with the addition of Al Horford to the team.

Also, influenced by Su Wan, Sun Yue, being an outside player just like him, was not like before, only being picked by the Lakers at the 40th position overall in the second round.

This time, he was taken by the Phoenix Suns at the 27th pick of the first round.

If Larry Bird could gamble on a Huaxia outside player using two first-round picks and one second-round pick, then why couldn’t my Suns take a chance on another Huaxia outside player with a late first-round pick?

Just look at the reward Indiana got for betting correctly!

Directly becoming one of the league’s powerhouses, that’s really...

Such a thrill to watch!

And if it works out, wouldn’t that be ecstatic?

As for the others, especially the high-ranking players, none of them changed; they all went to their respective "Newbie Villages."

A few days after the draft, Su Wan wrapped up his commitments in New York and officially began his "Asia tour."

On July 1st, the NBA free agency market opened.

The very first day saw a trade that shocked everyone.

The Brooklyn Nets sent away Vince Carter and Eddie House, receiving Shaquille O’Neal from the Cavaliers...

"The Shark" once again changed his residence to New Jersey, and "UFO"... came to Cleveland!

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