"This is Gar Forman, the general manager of the Bulls," Schwartz introduced.

After hearing what Schwartz said, Xu Yong turned his attention to the person he had never seen before.

He is in his forties, with a long face, a double chin, and a bald forehead, looking like a middle-aged man.

Xu Yong had never met Foreman, but he had heard of Foreman's name. He was the most well-known general manager of the Bulls besides the legendary general manager Jerry Krause.

Forman worked for the Bulls for a total of 22 years. His greatest achievement was building the iron-blooded Bulls around Rose. If it weren't for Rose's injuries, he could have achieved great success.

However, he had the impression that Foreman's reputation was not very good, and when he left office, fans took to the streets to celebrate.

Of course, the Bulls did not get better after Foreman left. Instead, they went from bad to worse, and even making the playoffs became a problem. This shows that he still has business capabilities.

He extended his hand formally: "Hello, Mr. Foreman, nice to meet you."

Foreman smiled and shook hands with Xu Yong, his face very kind.

"Do you know how much we paid to choose you?" After shaking hands, Foreman asked proudly.

Xu Yong shook his head. Although he knew the price would be high, he only knew about a fifth pick and a future first-round pick.

"John Salmons, Tyrus Thomas, two starters from last season, a future first-round pick, and we took on two junk contracts," Foreman explained.

"I see." Xu Yong suddenly realized, but then he said seriously, "I think you made a decision that can change the history of the team."

Foreman was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and when he came to his senses, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Although he only became general manager this year, he has worked for the Bulls for 11 years, most of which he spent as a scout.

He had seen many newcomers, but this was the first time he had seen a newcomer as confident as Xu Yong.

But this made him sure that what DeNagoro told him was true, because only this kind of guy would dare to exchange trash talk with Jordan in a one-on-one duel.

Of course, it also made him more convinced that his choice against all odds was the right one.

"I'm looking forward to the backcourt chemistry between you and Rose." After putting away his smile, Foreman said with anticipation.

Xu Yong smiled and nodded.

If Foreman hadn't reminded him, he wouldn't have had time to think about it, but when he said that, he remembered the scene when he played against Rose in last year's championship.

Who could have thought that the opponent at that time would soon become a teammate.

At that time, after the game, Rose took the initiative to bump shoulders with him, it seemed that there was some kind of intention behind it.

And because he recalled that game, he also remembered that it was that day that he opened the door to a new world.

In other words, if he is on the same team with Rose, he can learn how to change direction without slowing down? !

Foreman didn't talk to Xu Yong for too long because the Bulls' draft was still going on.

In addition to the second pick, they have two more picks in this year's draft, one is the 16th pick and the other is the 26th pick.

As soon as Xu Yong separated from Foreman, someone else was waiting for him there.

He is destined to be busy on draft night.

"Coach Zhang." This time, Xu Yong took the initiative to greet the other party in a friendly manner after seeing him.

The one waiting for him at this time was the legendary Wei Ping Bryant.

Next to him was an acquaintance, Yang Yi, who wanted to interview him last year but was rejected by him.

"Congratulations, Xiao Xu, you got the second place directly. I was so excited that I jumped up and down in the commentary booth." Zhang Weiping is almost sixty years old, but the way he speaks is the same as his commentary style, which highlights the authenticity.

"Thank you Coach Zhang. It's a pity that I didn't become the top scorer, otherwise our country would have two top scorers." Xu Yong said with a smile.

Zhang Weiping burst into laughter when he heard this. Xu Yong and Yao Ming both have a good sense of humor.

Yang Yi was also smiling apologetically at the side at this time.

Although he was very unhappy about being rejected by Xu Yong at the beginning, now that Xu Yong was directly selected as the second pick, all those unhappiness has long been forgotten.

Society is so realistic. He wants to make a living, so he has to curry favor with Xu Yong, the new cash cow he can see with his own eyes.

After a brief exchange, the cameras turned on and an interview segment began.

In addition to the previous interview about his feelings about being elected, there is also a very special interview, mainly about his life and experiences in the United States.

Because there weren't many reports about him before, and then suddenly he won the NCAA championship and was selected as the second pick. The blank period in between was the best news material.

Xu Yong recalled that past event amid Zhang Weiping's questions and Yang Yi's apologetic smiles throughout.

It was this interview that inadvertently revealed his career plans for the past few years.

His basketball path is very different from before his rebirth.

Before his rebirth, he played in high school in the United States for a year, mainly improving his physical fitness, namely his core and explosive power.

After returning to China, he was trained as the core of the team and became a ball-handling forward-guard swingman.

He showed great talent, but also exposed a lot of problems.

The biggest problem is that, like Harden, he makes a lot of mistakes.

To put it bluntly, in addition to passing talent, the more important thing in ball-holding offense is offensive threat. Use your own offensive threat to score directly or attract help defense and double-teaming to create points for teammates.

If your offensive threat is not big enough, or your offensive skills are not comprehensive enough and are targeted, it is easy to lose the ball, and your error rate will naturally be high.

This is more obvious in swingmen because they have a short touch time and need to make choices in a short time.

Of course, with the exception of a very few privileged players, they are not point guards doing the work of point guards, but that is another dimension of content.

In order to avoid the problems before his rebirth, he adjusted the direction of his evolution. In addition to first improving his physical confrontation to the quasi-NBA level, he gave priority to shooting training instead of directly practicing dribbling the ball.

Judging from the results, his choice was successful.

This not only allowed him to avoid the problem of competing with others for the ball as soon as he entered the NCAA, but also allowed him to truly possess the triple threat of breakthrough, shooting, and passing after his dribbling improved, which gave him the potential to be a ball-handling core in the eyes of scouts.

This is equivalent to laying a solid foundation. What he needs to do next after entering the NBA is to continuously enrich his offensive means and make himself a true offensive kaleidoscope. At that time, he can become a top forward-guard swingman like McGrady and Kobe.

After the interview, Zhang Weiping asked Xu Yong a small question.

Although the problem is small, it is of great concern to the fans.

"What number are you going to wear when you join the Bulls?"

Xu Yong wears No. 23 in the NCAA. If he is selected by the Grizzlies or other teams, he can continue to wear this number.

But the Bulls definitely can't do that, that number belongs only to Jordan.

So changing the number is imperative.

Xu Yong had not had time to think about this question before, but when Zhang Weiping asked this, he immediately had an answer in his mind.

"Number 6, I should choose that number."

"Can you tell us why?" Zhang Weiping asked curiously.

"Because 2 times 3 equals 6."

Xu Yong's answer made Zhang Weiping stunned, but he immediately smiled and said: "It's just a joke. Six in our country means smooth sailing. Six Dings, Six Jias, Six Arts, Six Departments, Six Flavors, etc. I hope my NBA career will be smooth, that's all."

Zhang Weiping burst into laughter when he heard this.

Speaking of No. 6, the most famous person in NBA history is "Lord of the Rings" Russell.

So he quickly remembered the photo Xu Yong had taken with Russell before.

Although Xu Yong's choice of No. 6 has nothing to do with Russell directly, it is indeed a kind of fate.

“A-choo!”

At this moment, James, who had just finished training, took a photo and uploaded it to social media with the caption "A Daily Day in the King", broke through and sneezed.