Is it so real?

Lin Ying was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then couldn't help laughing.

learned.

At this moment, Durant's cell phone suddenly rang.

Lin Ying glanced at Durant before picking up the call. It was an unknown caller.

Durant picked up.

On a draft night like this, who knows, someone will call them.

For example, the strange number that was called to Lin Ying before was that of George Karl.

If the call comes from your boss, you will be embarrassed if you hang up.

However, Durant was stunned for a moment after picking up the ball this time, and then ran to the side to pick it up.

It took a while before he came back.

"Who?"

Lin Ying couldn't help but be curious.

"A former friend."

Durant pursed his lips when he said this.

"We're not high school classmates again, are we?"

Lin Ying asked with a smile.

Durant laughed and shook his head after hearing this.

Lin Ying didn't ask much. Although Durant and him had a good relationship, everyone had their own preferences.

"By the way, you have to answer me a question."

After tonight, they will go their separate ways.

Although it’s not impossible to keep in touch in the future, it certainly won’t be as frequent as when we were at the University of Texas.

So it was time to reveal his answer to the question that had troubled him for a long time.

"what is the problem?"

Durant also looked puzzled. Is there anything else that Durant doesn't know?

"Who is Rachel?"

Yes, who is Rachel?

He's been hearing Durant scream in his college dreams for a year, and he really wants to know who he is.

And the name Rachel easily reminds him of the legendary 2K girl Rachel Demita.

If he remembered correctly, this Rachel did fall in love with Durant in the future.

"Rachel..."

Durant was stunned for a moment, then picked up the phone.

"How sensitive your ears are."

"ah?"

"She was the one who just called me. She is my high school girlfriend. We have been dating for two years. She just congratulated me on being selected. I don't know where she got the mobile phone number."

Durant went on to explain.

Only then did Lin Ying realize that it was Durant who thought he heard the content of the call.

Durant’s high school ex-girlfriend?

That should be his first love, no wonder.

Everyone is obsessed with their first love, especially when they are young.

This is especially true for the ultimate otaku like Durant. After all, besides thinking about his first love, he seems to have nothing else to do.

"Then are you ready?"

"Monica is my girlfriend now. As for Rachel, I can only regard her as a friend."

Lin Ying nodded after listening.

This wave is still very sensible.

That Rachel didn't contact Durant for so long, but now she tried hard to contact him when Durant was elected second in the NBA.

If you want to rekindle an old relationship, even a pig won't believe you if you say it has nothing to do with money.

"Kevin, stop playing with your phone. That thing can easily make you hunchback and affect your appearance."

Seeing Durant unconsciously picking up his phone to browse social media again, Lin Ying couldn't help but remind him.

In fact, if it weren't for the hunchback, Durant's overall temperament would still be okay.

Durant said "hmm" and put the phone away.

The two chatted for a while.

Perhaps because they knew that the two of them would part ways tomorrow, they both felt somewhat reluctant to let go.

After the chat was over, Lin Ying ended the party and returned to the hotel.

He took out his cell phone at this time and found that several people had sent him text messages.

There's Yao Ming's, there's Chuck Hayes', there's even Old Winter's.

They were all congratulatory text messages, and he quickly replied.

At this moment, his cell phone rang.

This time it's not an unfamiliar number, he has already noted it.

It was a call from Kobe.

This won't make him go to sparring again, will it?

Not on draft night.

"congratulations."

Kobe only said congratulations on the phone.

"Go ahead and go ahead, I just wanted to say congratulations."

Then, after saying that, Kobe hung up the phone.

Good guy, let’s make a phone call right here.

However, this does mean one thing.

Kobe Bryant really likes Lin Ying.

Although they failed to become teammates in the end.

…

The next day, Durant returned to Washington to hold a personal celebration party.

Lin Ying got on the plane to Denver.

He needs to rent a house first, then sign a contract with the team, and then decide what to do next summer.

Plane landing at Denver International Airport in Denver.

After Lin Ying got off the plane, she once again felt the plateau feeling of something squeezing her chest.

After two months, he came back here again.

The only difference from last time is that this time he is not here to play, but to "settlement" here!

If he's lucky, he may spend his entire career on the Denver Plateau.

Dragging a suitcase, he then started looking for a house in Denver.

Denver is located inland, and the temperature is already very high in July.

Lin Ying followed the intermediary to find several houses. Either the environment was too bad or the place was small and pitiful.

In the end, the agent was busy and he was sitting in front of a supermarket eating the ice cream he had just bought.

Because I had been living on campus before, I had never experienced the trouble of finding a house in the United States and had little experience.

And more importantly, I have no money!

Most of the previous advertising money went to Bill Duffy, and the remaining money was not enough to rent a good house.

You still have to hurry up and sign the contract.

After looking around, it’s another matter whether the accommodation is good or not. The environment is too messy and it’s not impossible for someone to kill me at night.

This is free America after all.

Just then, his cell phone rang.

Another unfamiliar number.

This time it was a familiar voice.

"Are you in Denver? Come play ball."

In addition to the voice on Anthony's end, there was a noisy background sound, which sounded like a training ground.

Does this mean he is being dragged into training?

He is worthy of being the person who stood up to Kobe!

But speaking of Anthony, he is from the 2003 generation. Their rookie contract expires this year, but their contract was finalized last summer.

There are no worries, and the Nuggets have a stable lineup in the past two years, so they can indeed start training early.

He would like to go, but he hasn't settled on a place to live at the moment. He can't live in the training center after training, right?

This is not the University of Texas, and it certainly doesn’t allow it!

"House? Where are you now?"

"I'll arrange for someone to go there, and then I'll bring you here directly after you're done."

Anthony's next words stunned Lin Ying.

Good guy, is this Anthony?

The moment he hung up the phone, Lin Ying suddenly realized why Anthony was labeled as a gangster brother by the media.

This style of acting and this way of speaking are so impressive.

After about a few minutes, before he even finished the ice cream, someone drove up to pick him up.

A young black man who looked to be in his early twenties was extremely polite to him and even helped him carry his luggage when he got out of the car.

On the way there, I told him how familiar I was with Denver and promised to find him the most suitable house.

And, he wasn't really bragging.

In less than half an hour, Lin Ying had already obtained the house key.

This house has a good environment and is not far from the Pepsi Center. The most important thing is that it is not very expensive.

"Don't worry, I've said hello to everyone around here. If anyone dares to cause trouble for you, they will help."

On the way to the training ground, the black man kept introducing him to some things about Denver.

For example, which neighborhoods are more chaotic and easier to get robbed?

For example, don’t resist when you are robbed, just give some money and everything will be fine;

Even if it really doesn't work, you can report their gang name.

…

Good guy, why does Lin Ying feel that he is not joining an NBA team, but a real gang!

And he is now sure that Anthony being a gangster is not a label at all, that is what he is!

But these things are indeed useful.

After all, playing in the NBA means that he is rich, and being rich will naturally make him a target of some criminals.

This is the biggest difference from when he played in the NCAA before.

He felt more and more that it was a good thing that he was selected by the Nuggets, and it didn't seem like a bad thing to have someone protecting him.

At least he can practice ball with peace of mind.

About twenty minutes later, the black man took him outside a building in the city and told him that Anthony and others were inside.

Lin Ying looked suspicious after getting out of the car.

Because the building in front of me doesn't look like a training ground, but rather like an... entertainment venue.

He called Anthony back, confirmed the location, and then walked up the stairs.

Basketball is very popular here in the United States, and indoor courts are also full of strange things.

It’s not impossible to have an indoor court like this.

Lin Ying thought so until he walked into a strip club.

"I……"

Not to mention how embarrassed Lin Ying was standing at the door.

It turns out that the ball Anthony was talking about was this ball!

Should he go in now? Or not?

Don't go in, Anthony has done him a big favor, it would be a bit disrespectful if he doesn't go in.

But go in, why is he going in a place like this? Is he really practicing with Anthony to hold the ball with both hands to break the press?

Just as he was hesitating, Anthony called, asking if he couldn't find the way and if he wanted someone to come out to take him or something.

Yes, go in!

It's not like the mountains of swords and seas of fire are in front of us. At most, the waves are rough and no one can die.

When he arrived at the private room, he knocked on the door.

The person who opened the door was also a familiar face.

However, this familiarity is not because I have seen him before, but simply because I know him.

JR Smith, whose neck was covered with tattoos, saw him coming and pulled him in with a smile.

Inside the box, the lights were dim, filled with smoke, smelling of alcohol, and...a lot of balls.

Anthony had a cigar in his mouth, and he was surrounded by women on his left and right hands, whose tops were completely invisible.

There’s one even below…

Lin Ying coughed unconsciously for a while.

I don’t know if I choked on the cigarette.

When Anthony saw him come in, he took his hand off the ball, put the cigar on the ashtray, then stood up and opened his arms to him with a smile.

"Welcome to Denver, bro!"

True initiation ceremony.

Lin Ying smiled and went up to hug Anthony.

After Anthony hugged her, he turned around and drove away a woman next to him, asking him to sit next to him.

"This is my brother. No one of you will be able to bully him in the future. He is a big guy. On the defensive end, he killed a group of people in Kansas by himself!"

Anthony is giving Lin Ying authority.

But looking back now, Lin Ying's ability to be attracted by Anthony has a lot to do with the "one man is the judge" in the crazy three's game against Kansas.

It was at this moment that Lin Ying noticed who was in the box.

In addition to JR Smith, the Nuggets also have Kenyon Martin, Bobby Jones and Vann Weaver.

This is simply a small Nuggets team gathering.

But I just didn’t see Iverson.

After Anthony finished speaking, he snapped his fingers, and the woman he had called away before sat on Lin Ying.

Lin Ying suddenly stiffened.

"Relax."

Anthony patted Lin Ying on the shoulder.

After he finished speaking, he turned around and gave the other woman next to him a look.

The woman put on her clothes and climbed onto the table in the middle of the private room.

Accompanied by Smith's whistles, a dance began.

The picture suddenly became indescribable.

Moreover, the woman sitting on Lin Ying twisted for a while, turned around and started to pull down his pants.

Damn it!

Lin Ying quickly stopped the other party's movements.

"enjoy!"

Anthony picked up the cigar and said to Lin Ying while watching the dance performance.

"I have a girlfriend! And I'm loyal to her!"

Lin Ying said.

"real?"

Anthony looked unbelieving.

He has met countless people, and Lin Ying's behavior just now was clearly like a young man.

"Yes, she...she is a Brazilian model."

At this time, the only thing Lin Ying could think of was Dicker, whom he had met once before.

I'm sorry, although I am a bit forced, I can only use you as a shield.

"What's her name? I'm quite familiar with her in Brazil."

Anthony said and puffed on his cigar.

He is indeed familiar with it. In history, during the 2016 Rio Olympics, he went to the location of the Brazilian gangs and took a photo with his legs crossed.jpg.

Lin Ying knew he couldn't get through, so he said Dicker's name.

"I've heard of her."

I didn't expect Anthony to really know.

"She came to the United States to take photos for Sports Illustrated before, and she happened to participate in the draft with me. If she knew about it, she might..."

Lin Ying continued.

When making up a story, of course you have to tell something reliable.

After hearing this, Anthony smiled and nodded, signaling the woman to go away.

After being forced to stay inside for half an hour, Lin Ying finally came out with the excuse that he had to clean up the house and buy furniture or something.

When he reached the door, he took a long breath.

I was almost led into a trap.

Anthony obviously wants to make him his younger brother!

Sure enough, there is no such thing as pie in the sky!

…

At this moment, another unknown call came in.

This time it's Nuggets general manager Mark Walkendian.

Walken Dean was also concerned about his house, and then told him about the contract.

Because the Nuggets will not make any big moves in the free market this year, Lin Ying is the biggest reinforcement.

So tomorrow, he can go to the Pepsi Center to sign the contract.
Chapter completed!