Chapter 27 Entering the Draft Rankings
The next day, a familiar sound of hammering was heard in the Wildcats training facility.
Sun Yi not only trains at night, but also during the day. He is the first one to come to the gym for training every time.
Training makes him happy, training makes him stronger!
Two hours later, Wildcats players came to the arena one after another.
Curry excitedly ran to Sun Yi, pointed at his phone and said excitedly: "Sun, you have entered the draft rankings!"
After hearing this, Sun Yi, who was resting, perked up and quickly took the phone handed over from Curry to check it.
In the latest draft rankings, Sun Yi was successfully selected and ranked in the middle to early second round.
Sun Yi was not disappointed when he saw this result. This is a very reasonable ranking.
Now he has only played ten games, and most of them were on weak teams, and the statistics he obtained are mediocre.
If it weren't for his strong defense and budding passing ability, he might not have entered the draft rankings.
In addition, scouts are worried that Sun Yi's physical fitness cannot adapt to the intensity of NBA-level competition, and his draft ranking is still artificially high.
Although Dayao and Ah Lian have proven their strength in the NBA, they are both insiders, and no Chinese outside line has ever made a name for themselves in the NBA.
Sun Yue, who joined the Lakers this year, is highly anticipated, but he has not received stable playing time since the beginning of the new season, and his performance is also very low.
The scouts don't want Sun Yi to become the next Sun Yue, causing them to take the blame and lose their jobs, so they are very cautious.
Therefore, if you produce decent data in the NCAA, you cannot easily advance to the first round.
Without talent, everything is just talk!
After Sun Yi read his own ranking, he paid attention to the rankings of Curry and Whiteside.
At this stage, Curry's ranking on the ESPN Draft Network has entered the lottery.
Scouts already have some confidence in Curry's transformation into a point guard.
Whiteside also entered the draft rankings, ranked at the end of the second round.
Seeing this, Sun Yi was also happy for Da Bai Bian.
Although they are just barely entering the draft rankings, Sun Yi believes that as long as the Wildcats continue to win consecutively, reach March Madness, and shine in the "Mad Three" competition, their draft rankings will be further improved.
"Stephen, we have to keep up our efforts. This ranking is not in line with our worth!"
After returning the phone to Curry, Sun Yi continued training.
"Okay! Then let's show our worth!"
Curry nodded, replied excitedly, and then walked to the locker room to change into equipment for daily training.
Not long after, head coach McClop came to the training hall with his coaching team.
"Robert, gather the players, I have something to say." McClop ordered.
After hearing this, assistant coach Smith immediately ran to summon the players.
After the Wildcats players had assembled, McClop said:
"First of all, congratulations to Stephen for entering the lottery and Sun and Hassan for entering the draft rankings."
The Wildcats players applauded and celebrated, showing envy in their eyes.
"Don't be envious, they deserve it. I think everyone should know the amount of training the three of them usually do."
"I still say that only if you work hard, you will be rewarded."
The cold water thrown by McClop directly poured cold water on the mentality of some Wildcat players.
Seeing the different expressions of the players, McClop nodded with satisfaction, and then changed the subject.
"Don't be discouraged. If the three of them can do it, you can too!"
"Train hard, keep up the good work, and play well in every next game. I think more people will enter the draft rankings."
Some Wildcat players were extremely excited and full of energy when they heard the pie that McClop had drawn.
"The head coach is so good at deceiving people. Can this be achieved through hard work? It still depends on talent!"
Sun Yi saw the extremely excited teammates around him and silently complained in his heart.
Seeing that his goal was achieved, McClop announced today's training mission.
Most of the Wildcats' players go about their daily tasks as seriously as if they were on a drug.
After the day's training, more players joined the extra training team, and the arena became lively again.
At the same time, it happened to be early morning in China on the other side of the ocean, and hardworking people started their day's work.
Director Zhang and Su Qun have brought the interview about Sun Yi back to China, polished it and published it.
During this period, the channels for information dissemination were still television and newspapers, and some information could also be obtained through mobile phones and computers.
Some die-hard fans naturally have their own ways to learn about the latest basketball advice.
They learned about this report by purchasing the "Basketball Pioneer News" and browsing online basketball forums, and got to know Sun Yi, who plays in the NCAA.
"Holy shit! Another Chinese player is about to enter the NBA. The NBA will look great next season!"
"The data is not bad. It is quite strong in that college league. It is worth looking forward to!"
"Oh! I'm still an outside shooter. I hope I can make a name for myself in the NBA."
Fans who read this report have a little more expectation in their hearts.
They can't wait to see more reports about Sun Yi and let them know more about this compatriot who plays overseas.
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In the basketball gym of Davidson College, Sun Yi did not know what was happening in China, and devoted himself to training, trying to make himself stronger.
In the following period, the Wildcats defeated two weak teams one after another and continued to maintain a complete victory.
Especially when playing against Saint Louis University, it created the "58 tragedy".
Before the start of this game, the Wildcats' players had just been motivated by head coach McClop's pie-in-the-sky experience, and their desire to win was very strong.
When the main players ruined the game, the Wildcats' bench players showed no mercy and pushed Saint Louis University to the ground.
St. Louis University head coach Hibbert was so angry that he almost vomited blood.
He originally thought that it would be a formality and that it would be normal not to beat the Wildcats, as long as he did not leave a record of shame.
When he saw the Wildcats replacing their main players, he was still a little happy, thinking that the game was almost over.
Unexpectedly, the Wildcats' substitute players were so strong, further widening the point difference.
Hibbert, the head coach of St. Louis University, saw that something was wrong and couldn't resist when he replaced the main players. He could only watch his team being slaughtered by 58 points.
After the game, Sun Yi saw such a huge point difference and thought it might be a coincidence and not a metaphor for some people.
After this game, the Wildcats entered a short offseason.
In order to keep the players in good competitive condition, McClop still asks the players to come to the training hall every day for daily training.
Time passed quickly, and before Christmas, the Wildcats had their last practice together.
After completing his daily training, Sun Yi found Curry to give him some advice.
After a bullfight, Curry and Sun Yi came to the sidelines and sat on stools to rest.
While chatting, Curry extended an invitation to Sun Yi.
"Sun, it's Christmas in two days. If you don't have any arrangements, why don't you come to my house?"
Sun Yi thought about it and found that he had nothing to do during Christmas, so he immediately agreed to Curry's invitation.
After resting, they got back into training again.
After the daily training, head coach McClop gave a few words and then dismissed the team.
The Wildcats players went back to their homes to celebrate the upcoming Christmas with family and friends.
Chapter completed!