Chapter 294: NCAA Champion + 100 Million Yuan Contract

After playing in the NCAA for two seasons, Dayao received the most professional training at Duke. Coach K did not break his promise. He used all his resources to equip Dayao with the top training team.

In the past two years, Dayao has completed a transformation, growing from a tall and thin youth like a bamboo pole into a strong young man with a height of 226 cm and 120 kg.

The New York Times reported on Dayao at length: "Duke's center's skills are built on the basis of Big Dream and three super centers such as Ewing and Robinson. He can be called an offensive machine, with superb low-post and mid-range offense, and firepower. Covering three-pointers and two-pointers, the shooting feel is top-notch.

His movement is very flexible, and his long strides make his speed not weaker than that of ordinary small forwards, and he can even make fast breaks during transitions between offense and defense.

On the defensive end, in theory, with his movement speed, he can defend out of the paint and reach the mid-range area.

He has reached the level of the draft. If he participates in this year's NBA draft, the No. 1 pick will be his only pick. "

New York Sports: "The Duke center can become the cornerstone of a team. We think there is no need for him to stay at Duke anymore because the NCAA competition can no longer help him improve, and he must participate in the draft. "

At noon, Zhao Dong entertained guests at home. The guests were Dayao, Yao's parents, Yao's mother, Zhang Mingji, and Hu Weidong and Da Zhi were accompanying the guests.

As soon as lunch started, Yao's father and Yao's mother toasted Zhao Dong and thanked him for cultivating his son.

Zhao Dong shook his head and smiled: "Without me, Dayao will still be Dayao. Two seniors, there is no need to say thank you. Come, let's wish Dayao a championship tonight. Let's have a drink."

"Dry!"

Everyone picked up their wine glasses.

It is said to be a glass, which is just a sip of red wine, not much.

"Zhao Dong, the media now thinks Dayao can be drafted, what do you think?" Hu Weidong asked.

"I think it's time. I often watch Dayao's games. The technology has matured. The progress in the past two years has been really fast."

DaZhi sighed.

He lamented that if he had had the opportunity to enter the NCAA back then, his achievements would have been greater than now.

But it's not bad now. He has become one of the main rotation players in the Knicks.

With an average of twenty minutes per game, the chances are not small.

"Zhao Dong, look?"

Yao's mother looked at Zhao Dong, hoping that he could provide some advice.

She is also from the women's basketball team and has her own professional opinions, but who among the people sitting here, including her husband, can compare to Zhao Dong? So she attaches great importance to Zhao Dong's opinion.

Moreover, Zhao Dong had been emphasizing that Dayao would play at Duke for at least three years. Now, although the media said that he could be drafted, she still wanted to listen to Zhao Dong.

Zhao Dong smiled and said: "Dayao's progress is indeed very fast. Coach K has put in a lot of effort. We have to thank him."

"Yes, I expressed my gratitude when I saw him yesterday." Dad Yao said with a smile.

Zhao Dong nodded and said: "Technically speaking, I originally said that Dayao would play at Duke for three years, but now I think I underestimated him. Dayao..."

"Eh."

Zhao Dong looked at Dayao, who nodded quickly and looked at him nervously.

Zhao Dong smiled and said: "You have not been lazy in the past two years, you deserve praise."

"hey-hey!"

Dayao touched his head and laughed.

Zhao Dong added: "When it comes to the draft, the media is right. With Yao's current strength, there is really no need for him in the NCAA."

Dayao's eyes lit up and he quickly looked at his mother.

Yao's mother glanced at Dayao, but said to Zhao Dong with some worry: "Zhao Dong, isn't it too early?"

Zhao Dong smiled and said: "The NCAA is a place to lay the foundation. Dayao's technical foundation has been laid, and his physical foundation has also been laid. What is missing now is actual training.

But the NCAA has not been able to find a center that can compete with Dayao in the past two years. He has no opponent, so if he continues to play in the NCAA, his progress will slow down, so it is better to participate in the draft. "

Yao’s mother and Yao’s father nodded repeatedly. They were both professionals and they understood it as soon as they heard it.

Zhang Mingji said excitedly: "Then I will sign up for Dayao right away?"

"Can."

Zhao Dong smiled and said: "After tonight's final, I will ask Feilong Sports to give Dayao a sponsorship contract tomorrow."

"Great!" Hu Weidong smiled.

"Dayao, maybe you will be the number one pick." Da Zhi said excitedly.

Zhao Dong suddenly thought of something and warned: "Everyone, please pay attention. Before tonight's finals, the matter of Dayao's draft cannot be disclosed to the outside world."

"Why?" Hu Weidong asked doubtfully.

Zhao Dong explained: "Duke power forward, Dayao's teammate Elton Brand is the scheduled No. 1 pick. If Dayao announces his participation in the draft at this time, it may put psychological pressure on him. Now the world is dominated by centers. Once Dayao enters the draft, I think his draft prospects will definitely surpass Brand's."

"Then let's talk after the fight is over." Zhang Mingji nodded and everyone agreed.

That night, Zhao Dong, Hu Weidong, Da Zhi, Yao's father, Yao's mother, and Zhang Mingji came to Madison Square Garden.

As soon as the few people entered, they were surrounded by media from all walks of life.

"Feilong, currently Duke power forward Elton Brand is the most likely No. 1 pick. If Yao participates in this year's draft, who do you think will be the No. 1 pick, him or Brand?"

"Feilong, will Yao participate in this year's draft?"

"Flying dragon..."

A lot of questions were thrown to Zhao Dong.

Zhao Dong waited for the surroundings to become quieter and then said: "Sorry, there is no answer to the question about the draft."

"Feilong, who do you think has a better chance of winning the championship, Duke University or UConn?" A reporter immediately changed the question.

"Of course Duke." Zhao Dong said without hesitation.

"Why?"

"At the center position, there is no one at UConn who can compete with Yao."

Zhao Dong smiled and said: "In the era of centers, UConn was suppressed at the fifth position. Do I have to say the result? On the offensive end, under Yao's defense, UConn's overall offensive quality will be affected to a certain extent.

But what's more serious is on the defensive end. How will UConn defend Yao's low post and basket attacks? When Yao pulls out, how to prevent his mid-range shot? How to defend Duke's sudden scoring tactics from the outside under the spread tactic? "

In the Duke locker room, Yao and Brand sat together.

Because Yao Min has never announced his participation in the draft, Brand now has the brightest draft prospects. Most media predict that he will become the No. 1 pick in 1999.

But at Duke, the core of the team is Dayao, the first scoring point is also Dayao, and the first choice for offense is Dayao.

"Yao, haven't you decided yet?" Brand suddenly asked.

He felt a little uneasy because he knew very well that if Yao participated in this year's draft, he would probably be the first choice for the No. 1 pick.

"Well, Elton, the final is the most important thing now, don't let this kind of thing affect our psychology, okay?" Dayao said.

Brand was startled and nodded.

Battier laughed beside him and said: "Actually, I don't think there is much difference among you who is selected as the No. 1 pick. According to my understanding, the contracts of the top five picks in the draft are all similar. In the 1996 draft, Iverson was the No. 1 pick, but the second pick was not Bi’s contract is the biggest.”

Maggette smiled and said: "It would be good if I can get a lottery pick. The current contract is very big. The contract of a lottery pick's rookie contract is at least tens of millions."

Dayao said to Brand again: "Don't be affected by the media. If you win the No. 1 pick, you will be under great pressure after entering the league. Look at Iverson, who is compared with Dong Ge by the media every day. How miserable?"

Brand thought for a while, it seemed like so? So looking at it this way, it might as well be more cost-effective to choose second place.

Dayao laughed and said: "Even if I participate in the draft, I don't want to be the number one pick, lest I fail to play in the future and be called the parallel import number one pick, which would be miserable."

"That's right."

Brand nodded repeatedly.

Seeing that Brand was lame because of his deception, Dayao secretly laughed.

At eight o'clock, the NCAA finals begin.

TNT TV station will broadcast the game live across the United States.

Bill Walton said in the live broadcast: "This year's Duke lineup is still the same as last year's main lineup, and all the main players are second-year players.

Elton Brand, forward, is currently the No. 1 pick in the draft, at least the top three. Corey Maggette, forward, is a lottery pick. Battier, forward, is a lottery pick. William Avery, guard, lottery pick.

Carlos Boozer, forward, has not declared for the race. Jay Williams, defender, did not participate in the draft this year, but the media's prediction of future draft prospects is that he is in the top five of the first round. He has great potential, and his prospects in next year's draft will be even higher.

Yao Min, the center, has not announced his participation in this year's draft. The media's future draft prospect predictions are at least the top three. Even in a big year of the draft, there is a high probability that he will be the No. 1 pick. "

Matt said in surprise: "Oh my god, Duke has accumulated so many potential rookies?"

Bill Walton said with a smile: "The one receiving the most attention right now is center Yao Min. He won the John Wooden Award and the Naismith Award this year. Whether he will announce the draft within the deadline, we still don't know. But once he participates, I think this year’s No. 1 pick will most likely be a Chinese."

"I heard that Fei Long brought him to the United States, so I guess the Knicks really want him, right?" Matt said with a smile.

"B2 bombers may fall to the ground, but Yao cannot fall into the Knicks' lottery pick." Bill Walton laughed.

At this point the game begins.

Dayao jumped the ball, and the opposite UConn center also had 208 centimeters, but his reaction speed could not keep up with Dayao and Duke's offense.

On the first goal, Dayao swayed low on the left wing, then suddenly turned around and cut inside.

At this time, William Avery passed the ball just right. After receiving the ball, Dayao took advantage of the situation and drove to the basket. With a bang, he hit the opponent's center with a one-handed dunk.

"pretty!"

Zhao Dong and others stood up on the sidelines to applaud Dayao, and Madison Square Garden also burst into warm cheers.

For the second goal, Dayao came to the basket and took up his position. After receiving the ball, he swayed left and right, shaking the opponent's center. When he was about to lay up, the opponent's power forward covered the defense. He turned around flexibly again and made a backhand Basket, hit a ball.

"Oh, UConn's two big men were so shaken by the Duke center that they lost their way?"

Bill Walton shouted excitedly: "Yao, come to the NBA, the NCAA can no longer accommodate you, and you can no longer make progress there.

Remember, don't be like Duncan. He wasted at least two years at Wake Forest. If he had entered the NBA two years earlier, he would have been stronger than he is now. Remember, the stronger your opponent is, the greater progress you can make. "

On the third goal, after Dayao got the ball under the basket, he restrained the opponent's two inside players, and then got a chance from the outside. Battier appeared open, Dayao passed the ball, and Battier shot through UConn's basket with an open three-pointer. basket.

At the beginning, Duke launched a wave of 7-0 attacks.

"The center gap is too big. The Duke center has the potential of a top center. Now he has the strength of an NBA top center. How can UConn resist Duke's low post attack?" Bill Walton said.

"Hamilton missed the mid-range shot, the Duke center grabbed the backboard, and Duke went down quickly... Oh, the Duke center also went down quickly. He was actually not slower than the guard. He kept up with the fast pace..."

"Oh, the Duke center came out of the paint and hit Hamilton for a big shot!"

"Oh my god, the Duke center pulled up to the left three-point line and he took a shot? Oh, he hit a three-pointer!"

"Yao got the ball under the basket, UConn double-teamed him, swayed left and then right, hook? Another hit!"

After halftime, Dayao made 7 of 9 shots, 4 of 4 free throws, and 1 of 1 three-pointers. He scored 19 points in the half.

In the auditorium, there were a large number of scouts and general managers who were many fans.

"I wonder if he will run for office this year?"

Jazz general manager Ham drooled and stared at Yao.

Other general managers of bad teams such as the Clippers are staring at Dayao as if they were looking at a peerless beauty.

Bill Walton lamented: "The UConn center is too weak and cannot compete at all. The Duke center is too strong. He should not stay in the NCAA anymore."

Matt said: "40:29, Duke leads by 11 points, victory is in sight."

"The championship is guaranteed."

Zhao Dong said to Hu Weidong next to him.

Hu Weidong nodded and said: "Congress' low-post offense could not be launched. Dayao's defensive area under the basket was too large, and he sent three big blocks in the half."

"I didn't attack in the low post on the offensive end, and then I was beaten in the low post on the defensive end. UConn had no chance of winning."

Barkley, who was sitting next to him, shook his head and said, "Congratulations, China is about to produce a No. 1 pick."

In this final, Duke University successfully won and won the 1999 NCAA men's basketball championship.

At the same time, Dayao won the mop award.

The next day, Feilong Sports presented Yao with a signed sneaker contract that had been prepared for 7 years and US$100 million.

At the same time, Yao Ming officially announced that he would participate in the 1999 NBA draft.

This news immediately made all NBA teams excited.

Dayao played 38 minutes in the final, scoring 29 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 4 blocks, 1 turnover and 3 fouls. Such an outstanding performance is enough to become the core of a team.

"We're going to get him, and hopefully we get the No. 1 pick this year."

After receiving the news of Yao's candidacy, Jazz general manager Ham, who had not yet left New York, murmured: "Now we have to take action. We have to give Elton Brand a hand. What if we don't get the No. 1 pick? "

Like him, many general managers of bad teams have also taken action.

Suddenly, many media outlets across the United States began to praise Brand, thinking that he was the unbeatable No. 1 pick in 1999, and touted every one of his advantages to a level that is rare in the sky and none on earth.

Brand, who had been in a bad mood after knowing that Dayao was running for the election, suddenly felt soaring and floated into the air, unable to calm down anymore.

As for Dayao, he went to Houston under Zhao Dong's arrangement, and Dameng would provide him with some guidance and training during the break.

"This is a rare opportunity. If you learn the steps of Big Dream, you will have greater advantages at the basket and in the low post. Remember, you must learn it. I can count on you to become a super center."

Zhao Dong warned before sending Dayao away.

"Brother Dong, don't worry, I won't dare to embarrass you."

Bang bang bang, Dayao promised, patting his chest.

Time has entered the end of March, the regular season schedule is already halfway through, and the Knicks have completed 32 games.

In the next 35 days, there are still 18 games waiting for the Knicks. Although the schedule is not as cruel as March, it is still not easy, with as many as five back-to-back games.

April 1st.

The Knicks have no game and will face the Cavaliers at home on the 2nd. Zhao Dong has time to sleep in. It's almost ten o'clock and he still hasn't gotten up.

At half past ten, he got up with a yawn.

Zhao Dong finally rested at home for a day. Lindsay did not go to the company and stayed with him at home. When she saw him getting up, she ran over and said mysteriously: "Husband, I have some good news for you."

"What's the good news? Those subsidiaries you planned to deceive were sold to Adi and the others?" Zhao Dong asked curiously.

"whee……"

Lindsay laughed a few times and said, "I just tested it and it's OK."

"Yes?"

Zhao Dong was stunned for five seconds before he reacted and asked blankly: "Are you pregnant?"

"Husband, you don't like it?" Lindsay's face was serious.

Zhao Dong quickly shook his head and said: "How is that possible? I just think you are still young. You have just turned 20. It won't be too late for us to have children in two years."

"whee……"

After kissing Zhao Dong, Lindsay smiled and said, "Hubby, I wish you a happy holiday!"

"Holiday...April Fool's Day?" Zhao Dong reacted.

"Ha ha……"

Lindsay was about to run, but Zhao Dong caught him from behind. The two played around for a while, and then rolled up on the bed.

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