"You have the strength and popularity, and you don't need to waste time participating. Some links can easily affect the evaluation of senior executives of each team, and even have some adverse effects. Just like Kevin Durant, he was ridiculed for not being able to push the 185-pound barbell in the joint trial in 2007, but he is now ranked fifth in the scoring list." Duffy explained.

Li Zhe nodded slightly when he heard this. Durant did perform poorly in the joint trial, so he still complained about it ten years later and warned the rookies to stay at home to keep training, but Duffy's dodging eyes didn't seem to be telling the truth no matter how he looked.

"Are you worried about other things?"

Hearing this, Duffy shrugged and spread his hands: "I can't hide it from you. I think your static physical condition is really average, such as your arm span and palm size. If these two points cause the draft market to decline, then manufacturers such as Nike will definitely take the opportunity to lower the price."

Li Zhe waved his hand, "It's okay, didn't Durant get the second pick too? I can better show myself to each team and dispel their doubts. Maybe I can get a better pick."

"Since you have decided, I won't persuade you. If there is nothing else, I will go back to the city first. The season is about to end, and there are many players' contracts that need to be considered in detail." Duffy put away his paper and pen and put it in his briefcase.

"Help me contact Nash. I am close to him and I can learn a lot of playing styles. It just so happened that the Suns failed to advance to the playoffs this year. I want to train with him for a while and I can pay according to Olajuwon training camp standards."

Li Zhe had already planned on this matter. Although he had memorized many player training methods through videos, it would be better to ask for advice in person for many technical details, just like reading hundreds of movies, it is possible that he could not find the right position when he first tried it.

In addition, Nash is also a broker under Duffy's name, so it is very appropriate to make an offer through this relationship.

Duffy stopped and blinked and thought for a while, "This is OK, but it may be just spending money..."

Li Zhe waved his hand, "I will go to Felix to watch his game live, and then make a request in person. You just need to let Nash know about this in advance, and I will also prepare some small gifts to show sincerity."

"Okay, I'll contact you right away." Duffy took out his cell phone directly.

The phone call was quickly called, and Duffy made a brief explanation. After receiving permission, Li Zhe and Nash had a personal conversation.

Nash agreed readily, but he needed to check the itinerary first before he could reply.

After hanging up the phone, Duffy rushed back to the main city of Los Angeles.

Li Zhe was not idle either, so he immediately contacted Brandon Payne and agreed to conduct strength training. Then he asked Xiao Fei to rent a training ground in Los Angeles. Anyway, he is not short of money now.

In addition, he also completed the procedures for retaining his academic qualifications and completed his studies when he had time.

After getting through this, he began to concentrate on training and occasionally went outside the school to cook for Natasha.

…

The time will soon be April 15th, and the NBA 08-09 regular season will be over.

Li Zhe flew to Felix to watch the Suns' last game against the Warriors at the American Airlines Center.

Although the Suns have long lost the playoff qualification, the whole team played very seriously under Nash's leadership and narrowly defeated the Warriors by 4 points.

After the game, Li Zhe talked with Nash on the sidelines and gave him a gift.

Finally, the two set a time for a total of five days.

Nash said he had no need to pay and invited him to participate in the charity football match, and Li Zhe immediately agreed.

When he returned to Los Angeles, Li Zhe found that many media reported on this matter, all of which were positive comments, and various fancy praises him for being low-key and studious, and respecting his predecessors.

Perhaps due to this, in the latest NBADRAFT draft prediction, Li Zhe's ranking rose to 13th.

Many fans disdained this and believed that Li Zhe should be at least in the top 8. However, draft experts led by Chart Ford believe that 2009 was a junior year in the draft, with only Griffin as a T1 rookie, and the central defenders accounted for a very large proportion of players who were running for the ball. Compared with defenders such as Harden, Evans, Rubio, and Curry, Li Zhe has no obvious advantage, so the 13th pick is reasonable.

Interestingly, according to the regular season record of the 2008-09 season, the Suns have a high probability of drawing a draft pick with the 13th pick. In addition, Li Zhe went to the Suns to watch the game at home and was the same agent as Nash. Some fans used this to infer that the Suns might choose him and let him study with Nash for a few years and take over directly in the future.

This inference has been largely opposed, and many fans pointed out that the Suns general manager Steve Cole does not like Li Zhe and has also publicly criticized it. Bill Duffy will not be willing to see the two major stars in his name play in the same team.

Fans extended the discussion with this result, believing that the three teams of the Wizards King Timberwolves are the most likely to choose Li Zhe's team, because the three teams can all get high picks in the record, and Love and Arenas have spoken out in public.

Li Zhe did not care about the outside world's discussions, and when Nash arrived in Los Angeles, he immediately started practicing hard.

He learns very quickly, and Nash will teach all the skills of dribbling, breaking through layups, organizing offense, shooting, etc.

After the training, Nash was interviewed and highly praised Li Zhe.

…

It was soon May 10th. Li Zhe and Bill Duffy arrived in Chicago together to prepare for the joint trial. At the same time, Griffin, Harden, Curry and other players were also participating. 30 teams arranged senior management to attend the event in person.

Hotel, early in the morning.

Li Zhe activated the Hundred Generals System in his sleep. The login prompt showed that his total personal attribute evaluation has been increased from 66 to 70, mainly due to the significant improvement of many of the two major items of athletic ability and organizational ability.

The Payton card has been destroyed. He added a little free attribute value to speed, and then chose to retain the "Point Defense King" skill. The unlocking condition is that the number of steals and defensive efficiency in a single season ranks first among point guards in the league, and the purchase cost 10,000 points.

Then he checked the rewrite value, with a total amount of 2560 points, of which 180 points were left.

The victory over Kangda won 180 points because Kangda did not stop at the final four in the original history, and the impact was very little; the MOP was 200 points, which also had little impact, because the NCAA MOP was only a few that could be played and remembered by fans in previous years, but the impact was far behind leading the team to the NCAA championship, and they won 2,000 points at one time.

The special skill, R&B Little Prince, has been unlocked because "JUST", which participated in the lyrics, has successively dominated the top of the big music charts, and the number of people recognized is far more than 1,000. Considering that it is relatively wealthy, Li Zhe spent 400 rewrite points to purchase two special skills, R&B Little Prince and Xingai Master.
Chapter completed!