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014: Three phone calls after a triple double

26 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, triple-double. Not to mention others, even Link couldn't have thought that his debut would be so successful.

Neither of the two things of fighting on the street court and hitting Brockman on the training ground made Link so confident. But today's victory in this game made Link's confidence surge. It seems that Grant Hill's ability is very easy to dominate the Development League.

At the moment of the game, all the fans stood up and cheered for Link. Although there were only more than 2,000 fans on the scene, for Link, this was already the first peak of his basketball career.

"Hahaha, I knew you could do it! Triple-double, man, triple-double! You must have attracted a lot of attention from NBA teams. I believe that it won't take long before you will receive a ten-day short contract!"

Upshaw was the first to rush up and celebrate with Link, and the guy was so excited that he was himself who cut the triple-double.

"It's still early, Zick, we have to continue working hard." Link patted Upshaw on the back and enjoyed the cheers of the audience.

As for college star Luke Babbitt, no one knows where he is. Winning, losing, defeating, this is the rule of competitive sports. Today, Link is the biggest star in the draft.

"That kid is great, where did he come from?" When the head coaches of the two teams shook hands, the coach of the Sky Power team also cast envious eyes at Connor.

Link's meticulousness, calmness and level on the court undoubtedly makes him very popular with all coaches.

"A muddy boy from Fresno has been playing in college for four years. I think today will be the starting point of his career." Connor smiled with relief. Why don't he like the story of the ugly duckling turning into a white swan?

"Fresno? Is the Fresno University that Paul George attended?" Little did he know where Link came from, the coach of the Sky Power was shocked.

"Yes, it's the Fresno University that once produced Alstom and Paul George. Unfortunately, some people are gifted, while others need to work hard after birth."

Connor's eyes fell on Link, and he believed that his team would have a good chance to provide a talent for the NBA.

If the Blues want to attract the attention of the Thunder and become a subordinate team of the Thunder, they must show their ability to deliver talents. If a Development League team cannot deliver any players to the NBA, what value does they have in their current subordinate team?

After today's game, Connor decided to spend all his energy and resources on Link. He sent Link to the NBA and became the top target for Connor and the Blues.

Of course, Link is still ignorant of the changes around him. The guy walked back to the locker room surrounded by his teammates, and he spent the first night of his career. The development of the entire basketball world began to deviate from the basketball world that Link knew well.

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Link had never felt that life was so wonderful. Three days ago, he was a loser graduate who was worried about life. Two days ago, he found himself lying in the hospital, looking at the blonde and blue-eyed "foreign" nurse and his sudden change of body.

A day ago, he participated in the training for a professional basketball team for the first time and defeated a prospective NBA player in the training game. Then today, he won a triple-double in the professional basketball game.

All this is like a dream. Professional players are the dream of most basketball enthusiasts. At this time, Link is living in a dream.

Of course, scoring a triple-double in the Development League is not Link's ultimate goal. Entering the NBA and signing a guarantee contract is his task at this time.

Just as Link was sitting in front of the locker, waiting for Upshaw to take a shower, the cell phone in his hand rang.

On the third day of traveling, this was the first time Link's phone rang. After all, he had no friends in Oklahoma. His only friend Upshaw, the way he contacted him was the sound of the horn downstairs. Therefore, for several days, Link had not carefully studied any contacts on his phone.

Therefore, when he saw the caller ID on his mobile phone today, Link was completely confused.

"Paul George."

Looking at the name on the caller ID, Link was a little dazed. The name Paul George was not unfamiliar with the basketball fan in his previous life. As one of the most powerful stars in the league, this name is well-known. Although Link is not a fan of George, he has always had a good impression of George.

Since the "Broken Leg Incident", George not only did not sink into this, but instead made great progress with his unyielding will. In the 18-19 season when Link came, George even played MVP-level data.

It is such a superstar who is out of reach in the future, but now he calls him. Anyone will suddenly be in a trance in this kind of thing.

Of course, there are many people with a duplicate name in the United States. There are probably thousands of people named Paul George. Isn't there a joke before? If you shout Howard on the streets of the United States, there may be a lot of people turning around.

But Link knew very well that the Paul George who called him was the Paul George who would call him in the NBA in the future. Because according to Link's memory, he was once at the University of Fresno, and he and George were also very good friends.

After swallowing, Link pressed the answer button and called the NBA superstar. This feeling was really amazing.

"Link! Hahahaha, I saw the news. You kid, can you do it. When did you practice three-pointers? You're pretty guy, I know you can succeed. Come on, I'm still waiting to fight you in NBA!"

As soon as the phone was connected, Paul George said a bet excitedly. The two were already very familiar, so George saved the flattering words of greeting.

"Thank you for your encouragement, George. But to be honest, I'm still far from NBA." Link was a little moved, after all, the news about the Development League was relatively closed.

In the United States, the most popular basketball leagues are NCAA and NBA. The development league games are not very popular, which is why NBDL has an average attendance rate of only about 2,000 people.

Therefore, most news media will not report news related to NBDL. Just like in China, you rarely see NBL news.

Unless a person pays attention, he will not be able to learn about the game just after the NBDL game ends.

And there is no doubt that Paul George must have deliberately paid attention to the news about Link and the Blues.

"Thank you? Please, I didn't do anything. This is all created by you. Hey, no one knows your strength better than me. I always believe that you can fight NBA. Don't give up, don't give up, okay? I've persisted in four years of college. If you give up now, it would be a pity."

George's words were very warm. As a rookie, he knew that survival in NBA was not easy. And the competition for NBDL was several times that of NBA.

"Don't worry, George, I don't want to go to the big villa with my dad to repair grass for me every day." Link smiled, and he suddenly felt that the former Link was actually quite lucky.

Although he was not very talented in basketball, he was unable to be successfully selected. But at least, he met two reliable friends, Upshaw and George.

In this world, true friends are more rare than money.

Link and George then chatted for a few more casual words, and both of them hung up the phone. Before Link could even turn off the screen on his phone, he called the second call.

This time, the name on the caller ID is "old man".

Link became nervous again in an instant because he was about to talk to the "father" he had never met before.

"Hey" After answering the phone, Link carefully shouted to the microphone.

"How about your head? Is there any serious trouble?" The other side of the receiver said Chinese. This was the first time Link heard Chinese in so many days.

Although Link was born in the United States, his parents were from China. And since childhood, both the couple taught Link to speak Chinese. In their opinion, it is difficult for a child with yellow skin and dark hair to speak his native language. Therefore, although Link is a Chinese, he speaks Chinese quite authentically.

An inexplicable sense of intimacy suddenly surged into my heart. This sense of intimacy not only comes from familiar language, but also from that greeting.

Others only saw Link defeating Luke Babbitt and winning a triple-double, but only this guy, who was called "old man", asked about his health.

"Uh, nothing happened, the doctor said it was not a big deal." Link replied at a loss. The reason why he was at a loss was because he was not used to his "new family". Secondly, Link had no father's care since he was a child. This seemed to be the first time he had received greetings from his father.

This feeling made him very unfamiliar.

"Well, your mother has been worried for several days. So are you, and you won't call home to report your safety. If you don't talk to you, your mother will have to talk to you a lot."

With just a few words, my father finished speaking. But at that time, Link was still stunned.

Is this the feeling of being cared for by my father? It doesn’t mean it, but it’s all warm in my heart.

Then, there was a nagging from my mother. If I didn’t have enough money, I would tell my family, and if I support you to continue playing basketball, I would be my mother’s lines.

Unlike his father, his mother prefers to express all his concerns. But Link didn't feel nagging, because before he traveled over, his mother left the family very early. So, this is also the first time he felt the happiness of being nagged.

"Okay, let's not talk about it anymore. If you have time, go home. Your father said on the surface that he wanted you to come back and work with him, but in fact, he was secretly paying attention to your news! Get off early, you are our pride!"

After hanging up the phone, Link's smile did not dissipate for a long time. Although he was not his biological parents, Link felt the warmth they brought. He felt more and more interesting about his new family.

Finally, Link's phone rang for the third time. This time, there was no caller ID on the phone, just a string of strange numbers.

After Link connected, he heard the voice of a young man.

"Hello, Tom Lin. My name is Carl Jones. I heard you still lack a manager."
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