And this scout also said many reasons why Lin Ying went to the Lakers:

The Lakers are a big city, and Chinese players like him have great market potential and can get a lot of endorsements;

He heard that Lin Ying and Durant are both training freaks, and there happens to be one in the Lakers, and he is a super training freak;

The Lakers are very good at cultivating rookies, and a rookie like him with obvious advantages and disadvantages is perfect;

And the most important point is that the University of Texas plays a triangle tactic, and the Lakers also play a triangle tactic!

If Lin Ying goes to the Lakers, it will be seamless, and he will have a chance to play from the beginning!

Lin Ying was slightly moved after hearing this.

I said before that entering the NBA is likened to the college entrance examination, so after entering the NBA, it will be the same as going to college.

Do you think you will be relaxed and liberated after entering college?

On the contrary, the challenge has just begun.

What you can do in the future and what class of person you can become are mostly determined by this period.

It's just that most people are in it without realizing it, and by the time they realize it, it's already too late.

The NBA can only be more cruel than that.

Putting aside the fact that second-round picks may not necessarily have contracts, the NBA is guaranteed to have 30 first-round picks every year.

Because the number of players in each team is fixed, that means at least 30 players will be eliminated every year!

So don't think you are a rookie, you have four years to develop slowly.

The reality is that, except for those high-ranking rookies, most rookies have to fight for even the chance to play on their own.

Can't win? There is a high probability that you will be one of the 30 people eliminated in a year!

Therefore, these words from the Lakers scout are still very tempting to Lin Ying.

Moreover, after Lin Ying agreed to enter the NBA with Durant this season, he also paid attention to the performance of NBA teams.

As things stand now, the Lakers will end up ranked 7th to 9th in the Western Conference.

In other words, unless the team uses thirty years of luck to get the top three picks, there is a high probability that there will be a first-round pick of around 20 and a second-round pick of around 40.

The teams that are looking for him now, including the Spurs who promised him a draft, will only use the second round if they really select him.

But Crazy Three is not over yet, and the trial training has not started yet. He has a certain chance to compete for the first round of the Lakers.

The difference between the first round and the second round is still very big.

At the very least, the contract is the difference between guaranteed and non-guaranteed.

What? Lin Ying won a triple-double and still couldn’t advance to the first round?

Wake up!

In history, Draymond Green has achieved three triple-doubles in the NCAA, and even completed it twice on the stage of crazy three. He was the only one who achieved this after "Magic" Johnson and "Big O" Oscar Robertson.

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Moreover, he was also the first player in the NCAA Division I league to score 15+10+3 after Duncan, and was selected to the All-American team.

However, Green was only a second-round pick in the final draft.

You know, those were all drafts in 2012!

Although small ball had not yet emerged at that time, mobile inside players had begun to become increasingly popular.

It's very difficult to pick a first-round pick, especially a first-round pick in a big draft year.

Compared with data, if you show your characteristics on a higher stage like DiVincenzo, you may have a greater chance of entering the first round.

Of course, Lin Ying's biggest advantage over Green is age.

There is a huge difference between 18 and 22 years old in the eyes of NBA teams.

Otherwise, scouts wouldn't have come looking for him so early.

Coupled with better physical conditions, he has a greater chance of entering the first round or even the lottery.

So in the end, Lin Ying accepted the Lakers' invitation to try out.

Of course, the premise is that he finally decides to participate in this year's draft.

Winning the championship is a dream, but who knows where the University of Texas will go in the end?

The Lakers scout left with a smile. He was the only person who made substantial gains today.

After the scout left, Springman asked him about the situation and gave him a suggestion.

"You can sign up for the election first, and then decide whether to withdraw based on the results of the trial training."

This suggestion reminded Lin Ying.

There are two important dates related to the NBA and the draft, one is the draft registration day, and the other is the withdrawal deadline.

The draft registration day varies every year, but the withdrawal deadline is usually one week before the draft.

Therefore, every year in the NBA, players will choose to withdraw from the draft due to poor draft prospects or other uncontrollable factors.

And as long as you withdraw before the deadline, it means that you have not participated in the draft and you will still be eligible for the draft next year.

This is equivalent to testing the waters.

What Springman said is quite a method.

Lin Ying nodded, he had to think about it carefully.

…

The first two days of the "Crazy Three" games ended, and all 64 teams made their debuts.

Then, half of the team ended their "Crazy Three" journey, which also meant that half of the players left the "Crazy Three" stage.

At this time, draft websites such as NBAdraft and DraftExpress successively launched new draft predictions.

This also attracted the attention of a considerable number of fans.

These websites started making predictions for this year's draft as early as last year. As time goes by, the lists are constantly updated, and their credibility is gradually becoming higher.

Take the most authoritative "NBAdraft" here in the United States as an example. The final draft prediction is probably like this:

No. 1 pick, Grizzlies: Greg Oden

Second pick, Celtics: Kevin Durant

No. 3 pick, Bucks: Brandon Wright

No. 4 pick, Hawks: Al Horford

No. 5 pick, Trail Blazers: Mike Conley

No. 6 pick, Timberwolves: Corey Brewer

Seventh pick, SuperSonics: Yi Jianlian

No. 8 pick, Bobcats: Joakim Noah

No. 9 pick, Bulls (from Knicks): Spencer Hawes

No. 10 pick, Kings: Jeff Green

Pick 11, Hawks (from Pacers): Gavaris Crittenton

Pick No. 12, 76ers: Julian Wright

No. 13 pick, Hornets: Al Thornton

Pick 14, Clippers: Nick Young

…

No. 40 pick, Lakers: Lin Ying

…

After the first round of the game, the University of Texas rushed to the next game venue, St. Louis, that night.

Their 32-16 game against North Carolina will be played at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis.

The Edward Jones Dome is the home stadium of the NFL's Rams, and its size is on the same level as the previous Georgia Dome.

Not many NFL stadiums were used in the first round, but it will become the norm after entering the second round.

St. Louis is not far from Atlanta.

It was just after 9pm local time when they arrived.

St. Louis is the second largest city in Missouri after Kansas and is adjacent to the river port city in the middle reaches of the Mississippi River.

The scenery here is very nice.

As an inland city, the climate of this city built along the river is the most pleasant.

The transportation on the river is convenient and the climate is very pleasant.
To be continued...