“…For others, training in the NCAA is necessary, but for you, if you have played in the NCAA for a few years, your progress may not be as big as that in the NBA.

The NCAA will not make tactics around a running pitcher, but you have passed the stage of polishing your own mid-range shots. If the tactics do not revolve around your mid-range shots, in my opinion, it is a waste of your time.

But in the NBA, there may be an opportunity to build tactics around a pitcher...

It's just my opinion, I know it's crazy, but I have confidence in you.

But I can't make a decision for you. You think about it. I'll fly tomorrow afternoon, I'll be at school tomorrow morning, you can come to me at any time..."

Hearing coach Scott Collins' words, Zhang Hao, whose thoughts were already confused, began to become clearer.

When he first saw the draft application form, the idea that came to his mind was not thinking about what is more suitable for him, but - I, the one who is a high school student, would I participate in the draft?

There is also the characters. You can choose any of them in college now. As long as you choose Target 1, you will get a gift package directly.

To choose Target 2, at least you have to be selected by the NBA team to get the gift package. If you are selected in the second round, you will only get the bronze gift package.

And the NBA second round pick has an average career life of just over one year!

Not only is the second round pick, but the first round pick has only more than two years of career life span.

A high school student participated in the draft...

But after hearing Coach Scott Collins' analysis, Zhang Hao felt that the coach was not impulsive, but had really considered the suggestions he made to him based on his current strength, playing style and other aspects.

Also, Zhang Hao seemed to feel an emotion from Scott Collins - his dissatisfaction with those universities.

Zhang Hao empathized with this emotion!

He has been struggling these days. He has obviously three very good options, including USC and University of Kansas, and Stanford, but he still cannot make a decision because he is in a hurry.

He also has a temper and will endure it when he is not qualified to express his dissatisfaction.

But now he has gone from being ignored to the one who can choose, and that kind of emotion continues to emerge.

But he still has to go to a university, so he can't be exposed, but he has been more and more unhappy...

After completing the draft application form, Zhang Hao returned to the training ground and left the stadium with April Clark who helped the team manager pack up his things and prepared to return to the apartment.

Go back to the apartment and have some rest. They and Pierce are going to have dinner together tonight.

If you can get together, gather more. On Pierce's side, he was preparing to go to his second brother for training. April Clark also wanted to prepare for the art exam and had already signed up for the training class.

The three of them who live in the same apartment are famous in the school’s sports field. They live together and have similar fame on campus, so they are naturally friends.

But the time to get together is getting less and less.

When Zhang Hao learned that when April Clark decided to apply for an art major, he knew that April Clark gave up his dream of becoming a professional tennis player, but instead continued her mother's dream and became a drama actor.

This made Zhang Hao understand the difficulty of becoming a professional athlete!

At dinner, both friends realized that Zhang Hao was worried.

"Aix, are you still struggling with where to go? Didn't the University of Kansas invite you too? Keep being my teammate..." Speaking of this, Pierce suddenly looked at April Clark, and his tone suddenly rose: "Hey, Aix, you won't want to go to Southern California..."

But when he said this, Pierce suddenly felt a hint of "warmth". Zhang Hao did not choose to follow the girl directly and was still hesitating. This means that his friend is still worthy, at least he has not been overwhelmed by the girl.

According to Pierce's logic, April Clark is also a friend, and Zhang Hao did not choose the girl because of his friend + girl, which means that his friend status is higher than that of April Clark!

Zhang Hao glanced at the two of them. He really couldn't make a decision...or rather, it needed motivation or resistance to make a choice.

He decided to be a little straightforward and asked, "I decided to participate in the NBA draft directly. What do you think?"

As soon as this was said, the problem of Zhang Hao getting a college basketball scholarship was solved, and the atmosphere of eating dinner was immediately frozen.

Neither of the two friends expected that Zhang Hao was actually struggling with this!

"Aix, this is not a good idea. The high school draft is too exaggerated..." April Clark shook his head repeatedly.

The NBA does not refuse high school students to participate in the draft, but over the years, only Moses Malone has played it alone.

Even Garnett participated in the draft, although the media reported it lively, there were not many optimistic people.

April Clark's reaction was within Zhang Hao's expectations.

Just as Zhang Hao's thoughts began to shift towards college, Pierce exaggeratedly screamed, and then said excitedly: "Oh my God, Aix, you said another idea that I had never thought of. Why don't we go to the NBA draft together? It's so cool! After graduating from high school, he played directly in the NBA..."

As soon as Pierce said this, Zhang Hao's emotions that had just begun to fluctuate were immediately wiped out...

He rubbed Jingming's acupoint, thought for a while, reorganized his language, and said, "Paul, if you fail to participate in the NBA draft, you will not be able to participate in the college game. Auntie will beat you to death..."

After saying that, he ignored Pierce, who seemed to be frozen in an instant, turned to the calmer, more rational and more mature April Clark, who was asked: "If, at this time, a professional tennis club invited you to the training camp, but would lose the opportunity to prepare for the art exam, what would you choose April?"

This question is not very accurate, and it is not the same as the situation Zhang Hao has experienced, but April Clark understood what Zhang Hao meant.

She discovered that Zhang Hao actually had a more inclined choice, and perhaps Zhang Hao himself did not find it.

If you don’t try it, but choose a stable path, maybe one day Zhang Hao will regret it...

However, if you try it, the probability of regret will be greater.

April Clark was confused for a moment, and finally, she smiled and said, "I will try it."

At this time, Pierce also reacted, but what he said this time was completely different from before: "Aix, you have to think about it. It is cool to participate in the draft directly, but the risk is too great."

Zhang Hao asked again: "Do you think I can do it?"

"Of course!" Pierce replied without hesitation.

"I think you can do it too!" April Clark chose to give Zhang Hao confidence at this time.

April Clarke and Pierce both discovered that this friend was even wilder than they thought!

Zhang Hao is actually more inclined to try it out. This is not simply trying to participate in the NBA draft immediately, but the comprehensive impact of what happened during this period on him.

The most important thing is - how can a teenager not go crazy?

...

On the evening of May 24, Olajuwon led the team to sixth place and defeated the Spurs led by this season's regular season MVP David Robinson in the West Finals for two consecutive games, and the score was 2-0.

On May 25, Inglewood High School head coach Scott Collins submitted his resignation to the school and went to New York to meet with the management of his brother's team, and also brought a draft application form.

On the other hand, with the help of Pierce and April Clark, and the school, Zhang Hao contacted some media and held a small press conference at the Inglewood High School stadium.

There were more reporters coming than Zhang Hao expected. Sports Illustrated and CNTV, two all-American-level media, came, more local media in Los Angeles, and media in cities where some famous universities are located.

I don’t know what Zhang Hao is going to do, but the media likes to report unexpected news. In addition, Zhang Hao has been quite popular for a while and has recently met with head coaches of several NCAA teams one after another... It was a bit exaggerating to announce where to go at the press conference, but they can ridicule it. No matter how you do it, it’s news, it’s not bad.

Today, Zhang Hao rented a suit, adjusted his emotions, organized his language, and entered the press conference venue. Cameramen from 120 media began to press the shutter.

At this moment, Zhang Hao felt the feeling of blood surging again. He was so excited. He was very excited just to announce this decision.

But he has experienced too many similar scenes during this period, and he can still try to calm himself down.

The media didn't have much patience for a high school student. After Zhang Hao sat down, a reporter asked directly: "Zhang, are you going to announce which university you are going to today?"

Zhang Hao didn't delay, shook his head, and said directly: "I had thought about joining the NCAA and kept working hard for that goal.

Now I have successfully received many invitations from universities.

But I thought for a long time and made my decision.

I don't want to play in college anymore, I'm going to skip college games and compete in the NBA draft."

As soon as these words came out, the sound of the scene was silent because there were no professional people to maintain it.

They originally predicted that Zhang Hao wanted to show off and held a press conference to announce where he was going. They were discussing how to write some news that made Zhang Hao look ugly. This kind of news would be best sold for money.

Sure enough, Zhang Hao really said something that was very popular, but it was something that these dozen media reporters had never expected.

This Chinese high school student, the Chinese high school student who just became famous, actually skipped the college stage and announced that he would directly participate in the NBA draft!

At this time, a female reporter, perhaps with kindness or wanted to dig out more news, reminded: "Aix, if you sign up for the NBA draft, you will lose the opportunity to participate in college sports!"

"I have considered this matter and I am very clear about the NCAA regulations, but I don't think I will regret the decision I made."
Chapter completed!