Guo Xu found his grandfather in the crowd and chatted for a few words, then went to the celebration party with Richardson and Austin.

The young people played for an afternoon, and in the evening, Guo Xu called Austin and Richardson to their own restaurant for dinner. Austin praised Guo Zhiping's cooking skills, and he liked to come here to eat in middle school. Neighbors all knew that the reason why Guo Zhiping was able to marry Guo Xu's mother was that his cooking skills played a decisive role.

That night, Guo Xu invited two friends to stay at home, playing games and chatting all night.

Most of the topics revolve around the NBA. Richardson is a person with difficulty in choosing. Even if Guo Xu clearly stated that he was leaving, he was still considering whether to stay in school for a year.

Guo Xu promised to persuade him to participate in the draft in the time loop and began to take strong measures. "If the Spartans' record declines sharply next year, even if the data is good, the ranking will be lower. If you participate in the draft this year, you will definitely regret it."

Richardson still hesitated: "But my data is not good enough, I only have outstanding rebounds per game. In the quarterfinals, I played a guest appearance as a power forward and grabbed a lot of rebounds. What if I don't go to the top 10, what if they ask me to play power forward?"

Guo Xu smiled and said, "Then Tom asked you to continue playing forward next season. Your playing time has increased. What should I do if I average double rebounds per game? You can't deliberately not grab rebounds, right?"

"..." This is very likely to happen. Richardson's mission is to protect the backcourt rebound.

Guo Xu continued: "You must be the core next season, but if you don't join the high school student, it will be difficult for the team to maintain their dominance in the top ten leagues, let alone win the championship. If you don't want to find abuse, sign up with me."

At the stadium position, the team's record was Richardson's fatal point, and he became depressed as soon as he heard it.

"I am willing to buy a thousand gold coins" means that I am willing to do something even if I know I am wrong. It is useless for others to persuade me. Richardson is most afraid that Izo will continue to let him play forward. He treats himself as an outside player from the bottom of his bones. It is not popular in this era that a short power forward will not be easily reversed.

Austin complained. "Does this matter still need to be considered? You must run this year! If I can play in the NBA, I will be satisfied with the minimum salary at the end. You still want to stay in school for one more year, right? Don't you know how much money a rookie in the NBA makes?"

Richardson no longer hesitated, and he was just a brother who was ungrateful to the point of keeping him.

Austin spent two days in Michigan and returned to Los Angeles alone. If the two went to Los Angeles for a trial training one day, he would serve as an entertainment venue.

On the 10th, Hapi Watles came to East Lansing to sign with Guo Xu and officially became his agent.

As a result, the two had a disagreement as soon as they signed the contract. Hapi suggested that Guo Xu use his English surname to fill out the application form to participate in this year's draft.

The United States does not have a unified ID card and does not have a household registration system. Governments at all levels obtain citizen information from DMV (motor vehicle office). In the United States, almost all citizens have driver's licenses. The US regulations on driver's licenses are that drivers must register at DMV for more than 15 days when they arrive in a place, otherwise they will be deemed to be driving with invalid documents.

Therefore, in the United States, a driver's license is an ID card. You have to show a driver's license when taking a domestic plane, and you have to show a driver's license when staying in a hotel. Any place where you need an ID certificate is required. Only disabled people who have never driven for a lifetime, or new immigrants, etc. apply for an ID card.

With such a system, changing names is naturally not difficult. In order to fight implicit racial discrimination and find a good job, many Asians will change a white English surname, otherwise many recruiting units will say NO when they see their resumes!

Happi smiled bitterly: "You are a mixed-race, why don't you want to change your surname? In the sports circle, people generally think that Chinese people are of ordinary physical fitness, and they are not as good as black and white players in terms of explosive power, speed, and jumping power. As long as you change your mother's surname to Statham and match your old London accent, you may enter the first round of the draft."

This is a fact, but Guo Xu has a different view. "Hapi, there is a Chinese saying that things are precious because they are rare. Have you heard of them?"

Hapi shook his head. "You mean it looks unique with Chinese surnames?"

Guo Xu explained unhurriedly: "Although Chinese player Wang Zhizhi was selected before, he has not come to the NBA yet. The last Asian player to play in the NBA was 53 years ago, a Japanese man with a height of only 170cm... Oh no, it was Misaka Hiroshi. Don't you think this is a good gimmick? People won't remember such a long time ago, and the media will definitely promote me as the number one Asian in the NBA. As long as I play at the level, I will become the pride of all Asians in the future, a legend!"

In 1947, Misaka Hiroshi was selected at the New York Knicks BAA (the predecessor of the NBA). In the 1947-1948 season, Misaka Hiroshi played for the Knicks in three games and scored 7 points, and was later cut. His experience was almost negligible.

Hapi values ​​interests more: "If you are selected in the second round, even the first few people will have a double salary than the rookies at the end of the first round. At the end of the first round, you only have about 300,000 yuan. Don't you mind the gap? Moreover, the rookies in the second round will sign a contract of two years at most, which is lacking in guarantees."

Guo Xu laughed. "I don't mind this little money. Are you afraid that you won't be able to sign a big contract in the future? You don't need to make careful calculations for rookie contracts. I have fame, and I can make a lot of money with an advertising endorsement. The strongest Asian player is more conducive to publicity and is more likely to receive advertisements."

There was no such precedent before, but the league did welcome Chinese players to play in the NBA, and President David Stern had personally visited China to promote and promote the NBA.

Hapi thought for a while and sighed: "What you said makes sense, just use the Chinese surname. Anyway, many people in the NCAA finals already know that you are Chinese."

Guo Xu breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, the real reason why he was unwilling to change his name was that he didn't want to call him "Jason Statham".

Recently, my grandfather brags about how he played basketball and inherited the excellent genes of the Statham family. He felt that he lost a lot of hair when he woke up every morning. If he changed his surname again... he was bald at the age of 30 and bald at the age of 40.

Hapi also suggested that Guo Xu cheat on his body, wear height-enhancing shoes, insoles, and then wear three pairs of socks. If possible, quietly placing his toes when he is on the side.

"Even if you can't measure 188CM, you have to strive for 185CM, with a minimum price of 183CM." Hapi said solemnly: "This way you will have more opportunities to prove yourself and not let the management look down upon you."

"Isn't this self-deception?" Guo Xu rolled his eyes. "If I join the team, how high will the coach not see how high a teammate I have?"

Happi smiled bitterly and said, "This is the NBA's unspoken rule. Do you think Iverson is really 183cm tall? He only takes off his shoes by 178cm. If your body side data shows that it is shorter than Iverson, who would be optimistic about you?"

There are many players in the NBA who commit fraud in height, which is a well-known secret. It is normal to falsely report 5CM, and it is often only when people report 10CM will be noticed.

Guo Xu didn't want to falsely report it. He believed that if Iverson reported 180CM instead of 183CM, it would be more inspirational and greater. His popularity and status were achieved through strength, not by the extra 3CM.
Chapter completed!