This was the first time Walsh had a formal face-to-face conversation with Xie Hou.

It was through this conversation that he realized why Bird dared to deny everyone's opinions and strongly asked the team to choose Xie Hou.

Now he is also very glad, fortunately they chose Xie Hou.

Looking back at the 1999 draft, they would miss this player by the moment they thought.

At the critical stage of the draft, they heard the news that the Clippers will pick Xie Hou in the fourth pick.

This made them urgently start the transaction filing and contact the Hornets, which led to the famous No. 5 sign-up transaction in the first round of No. 3 sign-up.

Until now, people still think that the Pacers’ transactions back then were extremely unwise.

These infamous can only be washed away when Xie Hou makes a name for himself on the field.

Stacey didn't like this conversation today because there was no room or room for him to play.

Agents like him who have ambitions and need to be displayed urgently always want to bargain with these NBA senior executives, but Xie Hou is only a rookie. After the suspension in 1999, the NBA's rookie contracts have become standardized, and lions like Glenn Robinson will never happen again.

Stacey and Walsh had nothing to argue with each other. According to the proper procedures, they first looked at the draft contract given by the other party and glanced at it. There was no problem.

Salary and treatment are the highest standards, no problem.

"Arthur, I don't think there is anything wrong with it." (You sign it) Stacey said to him.

"If I had known it would be so smooth, wouldn't it be better to let you come directly." Xie Hou didn't expect that it would be so soon, and he wanted to see these two snobs bargaining.

Xie Hou could only sigh that he had been born ten years later.

If he had been ten years earlier, Stacey would have made great progress in front of him. This time, he would have had a long dispute of "one hundred million or sixty million".

Walsh said: "This is not possible. According to the alliance regulations, both labor and capital must be present when signing the contract."

Xie Hou couldn't stand these rules and regulations, so he rolled his eyes on Walsh, and then sat down and signed the contract.

Walsh's assistant took the photo. Half an hour later, the photo will be circulated on the Internet. The Pacers will also officially announce their supernova, the still young King Arthur, and the omnipotent Louis XI, and the team will usher in a new era (the subsequent section is full of Xie Hou's YY).

"By the way, Arthur."

Just as Xie Hou was about to leave, he heard Walsh ask: "Are you interested in the Las Vegas Summer League half a month later?"

"I don't want to fight with a group of college students." Xie Hou finished speaking with a slight smile, nodded slightly with Bird, as a sign of leaving, and then walked out of Walsh's office with the agent.

After Xie Hou walked away, Walsh said to Bird with a smile: "I told you why did you fall in love with him at first glance."

"It seems that you were also shocked by his strange self-confidence." Bird said lightly.

"No, I wasn't shocked, I felt something." Walsh rarely showed any majesty and teased Bird without scheming, "Larry, please don't mind me saying that. I really think you and Arthur are the same kind of bastards."

Being called a "bastard", Bird not only did not feel dissatisfied, but instead retorted: "No, I don't have as weird self-confidence as he did."

Don't have that confidence? Walsh showed a story-like smile.

As we all know, after Bird graduated from college, he asked for a sky-high contract with the Celtics. Auerbach, the head of the Celtics, did not want to give such a large contract to the rookie, so Bird yelled through his agent that "If you don't give this salary, you can't support your family, and you won't play basketball." In the end, the bishop had no choice but to give him a maximum salary.

However, at that time, there were still a few superstars who had higher salary than Bird (Dr. Jabbar J and others). It was already annoying that the salary was less than others, but there were good reporters asking about their thoughts of having less salary than these people.

"I will kill them all!" Bird said.

Indeed, Bird does not have such strange confidence as Xie Hou. His confidence is wild and he doesn't mess with you too much. I'm just awesome, but better than you.

Xie Hou is at least reserved.

"By the way, have you read Arthur's new version of the scout report?" Walsh asked.

Bird has only seen Xie Hou's first version of the scout report, which is the ultimate pre-draft version in 1999.

Although the Pacers adopted a free-range mode for Xie Hou, they were very precious to this overseas player (nonsense, who would put the No. 3 show overseas with confidence).

Therefore, every year after that, the Pacers' scout team will produce a new version of the scout report based on Xie Hou's game.

Walsh has the 2003 version of the scout report, which is also the last version before Xie Hou landed in the NBA.

"Do you have his scout report in your hand?" Bird asked.

Walsh picked up a paper from the table: "It's very exciting, I'm so excited."

Bird took it and took a look.

Scout Report 2003 version:

"As early as 2000, Arthur was an irreplaceable player in the CSKA Moscow. Although he hasn't made it to the NBA, I'll compare him with the combination of Magic, Larry Bird, Chris Webber and Kevin Garnett because he's the hope of Indiana's revival, and he's enough to be with the destined LeBron James, who will definitely become an NBA superstar.

"Arthur" Xie Hou is a player who is not a good player, and the sky is his limit. He has the game smell, explosiveness and offensive skills of top NBA players who have almost no blind spots in the three-point line. His reading game ability and tactical qualities are all above the NBA level. The biggest disadvantage is that he is too tall, and it is difficult to defend small guards. The FIBA ​​standard three-point line projection is extremely unstable. Whether he can adapt to the NBA's three-point line needs to be questioned. But this is not important. He is not a person who needs to rely on three-point balls to reflect his price.

For players who are worth it, he doesn't have to go against those short No. 1 positions. His pace is enough to keep up with the strong and burly forward guards. At the same time, he can use his body advantage to make all-round misaligned attacks against opponents in the first to fifth positions. He will become the top problem for every team. Don't worry that he can't adapt to the NBA. The first second he plays on the court will reflect value. He is the magician of our era, and he is an evolutionary version with better defense and better physical conditions."

Not to mention Walsh, even Bird's fingers were shaking when he saw it.

"These guys finally see his worth." Bird said calmly.

The same thing is true, a true genius does not need to watch his game for many years.

A real man can make people think a lot about his future with just one game.

So when Bird saw Xie Hou, he was like seeing the young magician who led Michigan State to the top of the NCAA to open the epic of the black and white heroes.

He knew this was a player to not miss.

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Xie Hou didn't know how the two people above his head were talking about him. He was thinking that it would be bad if he refused to participate in the summer league so directly?

That was an opportunity to prove his strength, and he had to reassure these people.

But he really doesn't want to compete with a bunch of kids who have just left college (someone always likes to forget the fact that it will take two months to turn 23).

Unless there is a reason to have to participate.

"I understand your decision, but it's a bit reckless." Before he separated from Stacey, he said specifically, "I advise you to go back and consider it again. The summer league is not very strong, which is a fact, but it is held in Las Vegas, and this year is the once-in-a-decade draft year, with great attention. If you can play dominant performances against these rookies, I believe you can become famous without waiting for the regular season."

"The most bullshit rookie this year - that Lei Balong James is only 18 years old. I am almost 24. Is it interesting to bully an 18-year-old brat?"

"But Americans all think that his future achievements must be above you."

"Bah!"

"Also, his name is LeBron James, your accent is too heavy, you have to change it."

"I just call it whatever I like, you can't control it!"

Stacey expressed helplessness. He was worried that Xie Hou's accent would make a joke. He is such a handsome man, and he would be ashamed to hit the wall at that time?
Chapter completed!