It was nine o'clock in the morning.

Su Yang ended the discussion with Hinki, took a short rest, and according to the schedule, he rushed to the base gate to welcome Brogden.

Brogden arrived with his agent Lindman. The two of them were light and simple, very low-key. They were not like many players to be selected, and they also took photos and made noises, fearing that others would not know that they were about to participate in the NBA draft.

The Kings did not arrange media, only simple internal shooting, and even season ticket fans were not invited to participate.

Su Yang strives to keep it confidential.

The main reason is that the Celtics snatched Smart before, and the timeline has changed. Presti will operate in this draft. In addition, others have some intentions. If too many people know who the King is trying out, it will be easy to cause trouble.

In terms of the Kings' salary space and lineup composition, it is very necessary to win Brogden, which can mainly increase the depth of the Kings' shooting guard position, alternating with LaVine, allowing George to go to the small forward position and make the lineup more flexible.

In this way, even if Covington cannot be left with 15 million, the king's combat effectiveness will not decline significantly.

“Wow, it’s so unexpected…”

When agent Lindman saw Su Yang greeting him, he shrugged excitedly, "I didn't expect you to participate in the trial training myself."

Su Yang smiled and nodded, shook hands with Brogden first, "I have seen the game where you led Virginia to the quarterfinals. Your skillful use of pick-and-rolls and reading of defense impressed me. We like your playing style, and we also need your playing style. This is not just a trial, but also a recruitment. I hope we can feel the atmosphere of the team..."

While talking, Su Yang shook hands with Lindman again, and Hinki shook hands and greeted each other. The four of them spoke, walking into the arena, interspersed with some small stories about introducing the team. Brogden was flattered, responded all the way, and nodded repeatedly.

The trial training related work has been completed, and team doctor Kaufman also participated, so he gave Brogden a simple test first.

During the test, Hinki stayed to accompany her, while Su Yang walked to a place where there were few people and had a private chat with his agent Lindman.

"Mr. Su, let me tell you the truth. I most hope that Brogden is selected by the Pacers. He is suitable for playing with Jokic and has more opportunities to win playing time in the new team. If you are selected by your team, can those guarantees?"

Su Yang laughed when he heard this. Brogden is indeed capable. After all, the defensive player of the year selected by the All-American Coaches Association was also selected as the All-American Team with unanimous votes. He is the first person in the history of the Atlantic Coast League to win those two honors at the same time.

The Pacers also had the Kings' 30th pick in this draft to get George, which was very suitable to choose Brogdon. In the previous rounds, ESPN gave Brogdon the highest pick, with 27, 29, and 31 in the second round.

According to draft experts Chat Ford and others, it is an extremely reasonable choice for the Spurs to choose Brogden at the 28th pick, because Brogden has a high ball quotient and a good personality, very much like George Hill back then, and he will definitely play with the Spurs.

The nbadarft website predicts that the Celtics may choose Brogdon because Green Kay lacks double-powered guards.

That is also the reason why Su Yang received this time, because there may be accidents due to changes in the timeline.

If it were other rookies, just choose it.

"In your eyes, am I a boss who can always achieve success after speaking?" Su Yang asked directly.

"certainly!"

Lindman laughed, "Whoever you say is MVP is MVP! You also took the initiative to re-sign the contract for Thomas, which was a legend in our agent circle. We always thought that there would be a boss who would be willing to make up for the difference after the player signed a low-paying contract. We were all crazy about Thomas's agent, but now he was so arrogant when he saw us."

Su Yang felt very happy.

If you do things seriously and don’t cheat others, you will always get unexpected rewards.

If I learnt from Anji, my thick eyebrows will be blown away.

"Then I promise you that as long as we choose Brogdon, I will help him become the best rookie of the year, and only sign a three-year contract with him, and no need to sign a four-year contract. If you don't do it, you can apply for a transaction at that time..."

Lindman looked happy, then hesitated and said: "Mr. Su, it's not that I don't believe in you, nor that I don't believe in Brogdon, but Ben Simmons is too talented, and he will definitely get a lot of playing time and ball rights in the 76ers. Unless you don't care about your record or you still have talents that I can't imagine, why can you do it?"

"You will know then!" Su Yang pretended to be deep, with a hint of chill in his face, like a gangster father.

Lindeman nodded instinctively with a confused face. Many years later, he still felt incredible when he recalled such a scene.

"I got some news that you've been to the Hornets for trials, but I promise you that Brogdon has absolutely no future when he goes to the Hornets. They lack professional management and have a very poor positioning for rookies. They are prone to end up not having a contract in three years."

Lindeman didn't refute and asked with a smile: "Then besides your Kings, who are the teams suitable for Brogdon?" The question was obviously to see if Su Yang was talking nonsense and whether the situation of other teams of the team was enough to understand.

Of course, more importantly, whether fair evaluation can be achieved.

"In addition to our Kings, as you mentioned, the Pacers are also suitable for Brogdon, they rebuild the team, and Jokic and Miles Turner, but they may recruit an All-Star point guard in the offseason, and Brogdon will not have time to guarantee it.

In addition, the Bucks are also very suitable, but last year we traded with the Bucks, and their second-round pick is in our hands..."

Su Yang was ready for the first round draft pick as early as last year, so he sent away the first round draft pick in advance. The Bucks used it to choose Brogdon and his own used it to choose Zhou Qi. If the king hadn't had the intention to try it in the NBA, he would have planned to choose the king at about 57.

"Okay, I heard you say that..."

Linderman took a deep breath, "Brogden joins the Kings, and it is difficult to join other teams, so in general, we give up participating in other teams trials and accept your choice commitments, which saves time and benefits?"

Linderman himself also knows that although Brogden has been improving his data every year because he has been in college for five years, he is positioned as a second round 3D player in the eyes of scouts. The draft template is also Keith Bogans, with relatively low potential. If the Bucks are ranked 10th in the ranking, or the Pacers use the ranking 20th in the ranking, it is too difficult to choose Brogden. The best market is the Pacers' 30th in the ranking.

But it is rumored that the Pacers will introduce Jeff Teague, plus CJ Myers, Monta Ellis, and Lance Stephenson, who may go home. If Brogdon really wants to go to the Pacers, it will be difficult to get the guarantee of playing time and ball rights.

Besides, the Pacers' head coach in the new season is not sure. If you meet a guy who doesn't like to use rookies, it will be even more difficult to bear.

After thinking for a while, Linderman nodded seriously: "Okay! I will advise Brogden to accept your promise, and I also believe that you can make him grow up. As for the best rookie, it doesn't matter. You don't have to deliberately achieve it, I understand."

Hearing that statement,

Su Yang's burden fell down and he smiled and said, "It's best to keep this matter confidential. In addition to not participating in the trial training, we should also make up a suitable reason, because the Spurs and the Celtics may intercept them. Don't let it go when we are not able to do it, okay?"

"Of course, I will also instruct Brogden not to disclose your draft promises to the outside world, please rest assured."

“Then you have a happy cooperation!”

“Happy cooperation!”

The two shook hands and greeted each other, then returned to the sidelines to watch Brogden's trial training together, which lasted for 40 minutes.

Brogden's pros and cons are very obvious.

He is 196 cm tall, weighs nearly kilograms, and has an arm span of nearly 210 cm. His palm is also very large. He is a heavy guard like Harden, but his speed is not too slow. His shooting percentage has been increasing year by year. He is quite strong in receiving and shooting shots and dribbling around the cover. He is also very good at finishing at the basket. He can also switch to the defense guard, point guard, and the top three positions, and even defend one and defend low posts.

The disadvantage is that the explosive power is slightly poor, the ball control needs to be improved, defensive speed players suffer more and lack technical movements.

But those shortcomings are not a problem. The Kings have Antetokounmpo or Grant inside, which can help him defend well.

It was soon ten o'clock and the trial was officially over.

Su Yang sent Brogden and Linderman away and returned to the office with Hinki. Considering the draft is coming, Hinki proposed to notify the media department in advance and the marketing department to prepare for Brogden's work, just like other players.

Su Yang didn't think much about it, and thought it was feasible.

Hinki turned to call business director Granger.

After saying that, he hung up the phone and then discussed the trial training of Donian Finney Smith, and he was interested in his defensive 3D ability.

After only ten minutes of chatting, Granger, the head of the business department, hurriedly knocked on the door and entered, put his phone between the two of them, and said, "Shames just broke the news and said that we value Brogden very much and are ready to choose to be the core..."

In between words, Su Yang and Xinji looked at each other, and they knew in their hearts that someone had leaked the news, but they could not be sure who it was.

If the plan to choose Brogdon is affected, the king's follow-up work plan will also be affected, which is a pity.

Su Yang immediately picked up the phone and called Lindeman to inquire, confirming that no one revealed the relevant information.

"The person who revealed it was inside us," Hinki spread his hands speechlessly. "I blame this for this, and I shouldn't let too many people know about it."

"It should be my problem," Granger waved his hand, "and did not do a good job of confidentiality training in the business department."

"Small things..."

Su Yang was upset and didn't think much about it. He reminded Lin Deman before to keep it secret, and never thought that the problem might be inside.

"The situation is very complicated, and it may not be an internal problem. Let's do a test first. Have you ever played with catching spies?"
Chapter completed!