Durant was so frightened that he stood up from his seat.

Although he did not immediately think of Resident Evil like Lin Ying, he was still overwhelmed by the increasing number of people gathering in front of him.

And he soon knew what these people were going to do.

They are here for autographs!

After taking the T-shirt and pen from the first person in shock, he still couldn't believe it.

Am I already so famous?

Although he usually uses social media a lot, he pays more attention to those female celebrities!

This time it was definitely an accident.

Of course, the fright on his face was completely replaced by a smile after he understood.

If you want to be the number one player in basketball, in addition to being strong, fans are also indispensable!

To give two of the most typical examples, Duncan and Kobe.

In terms of dominance, Duncan may be better than Kobe, but it is more popular than him.

Sorry, do you think the 6 billion Comet is a joke?

After all, basketball is played for people to watch!

He signed autographs for the fans one by one with great interest.

However, the situation gradually got out of control.

Because he only has one pair of hands, but more and more people are signing.

Even Lin Ying has become the signature target of many people at this time.

In terms of influence in Austin, the Longhorns already have much more influence than the Bulls.

In addition, the University of Texas also defeated Kansas in the regular season this year and was close to the "crazy third" as the second seed in the league. This is the peak of popularity.

Even Durant's outstanding talent is unprecedented in the history of the University of Texas, and he has the opportunity to be the highest draft pick in team history.

It’s strange that he’s not popular!

As for Lin Ying, his popularity has been reflected before playing at Iowa State University.

A unique style of play and a maverick character.

Another point that cannot be ignored is the impact of Yao Ming playing in Houston.

That "Song of Yao" shows Texas fans' love for Yao Ming. Lin Ying, who is also a Chinese player, will naturally be favored.

Well, two people and four hands are so tired that their hands cramp...

At this time, the players on the court are almost in the process of warming up.

But the audience was all gathered in one place, and they didn't know whether the game would continue or not!

The head coaches on both sides looked at it and thought, this is not okay!

They were playing ball, and others were asking for autographs... If word got out about this, they really wouldn't know where to put their face.

Security personnel came up quickly.

Face is secondary. With so many people crowded in one place, they can't bear the responsibility if there is a stampede.

However, the insignificance of an individual in front of the group quickly becomes apparent.

Not to mention a few security guards, they couldn't even squeeze in to get in front of Durant and the others!

There was a staff member on site who was smart and took the microphone and shouted directly there.

But this method... still doesn't work!

This scene is like the uncle and aunt grabbing eggs in the supermarket. They have already rushed out, how can they possibly turn back!

Randy Williams, who was standing aside, saw that this was not the way to go, so he squeezed next to Durant and whispered for a while.

Durant and Lin Ying both stopped signing autographs.

Then Durant asked everyone to disperse first and said he would come back to the venue in midfield to sign autographs for them, and he would guarantee everyone would have a share.

This time the audience was persuaded to go back...

When the crowd dispersed, Durant and Lin Ying both took a long breath, shook their hands, and wiped their sweat.

Now they understand why those stars couldn't satisfy all fans' autograph requests.

This is really not a job that ordinary people can do, physical work!

"How about we go?"

Randy Williams suggested in a low voice.

Lin Ying nodded.

In the battle just now, even if they signed midfield, they would definitely not be able to finish all the signings.

If you can't finish signing at midfield, you will have to sign at the end of the game.

If they wanted to leave at that time, it would really not be a matter of time.

And the key is that signing is tiring!

They had only signed a few contracts and already their hands were so sore.

If this is all signed, I will definitely not be able to practice the third practice in the evening.

Seeing Lin Ying nodding, Williams was about to continue talking about ways to escape.

"No, we have to fulfill our promise."

Durant expressed a different opinion at this time.

Just like he would say that he would stay and play with Lin Ying for another year, he now attaches great importance to commitment.

Williams originally wanted to give him a few more words of advice.

"Then sign."

Lin Ying also spoke.

It's not that like Durant, he felt that he had to sign it if he agreed, but because if such a trivial matter broke Durant's principles, the gain would outweigh the loss.

Seeing the two people's reactions, Williams sighed helplessly.

Young people!

But since they chose not to leave early, they focused on the game.

Here I have to mention the history of the NBA Development League.

In the future, 28 of the 30 NBA teams will have their own independent development league affiliated teams, and the NBDL can be said to be quite prosperous.

But now, this league has only been established for more than five years, and there are only 9 teams in total, one of which is new this year.

So you will see that the Bulls are shared by several teams. This is not a special case, but it is almost the same across the league.

For example, the Bulls' opponent tonight, the Idaho Stampede, is also shared by the Trail Blazers, Jazz and Nuggets.

However, unlike the Bulls, the Pentium team currently does not have players transferred from the NBA.

Then the game became Novak's performance.

When he catches the ball from outside, he shoots, and when he shoots, he scores.

"Chopping melons and vegetables" is a perfect description.

At the end of the half, Novak made 4 of 4 shots from beyond the three-point line and scored 18 points in the half.

This is just last year’s No. 32 show!

Lin Ying now feels that what Williams said in the car was an understatement.

At the current level of the Development League, Durant will most likely be the league's top player once he comes!

It can only be said that every alliance has its own development and growth process.

The same goes for NBDL.

"Ying, I think you will definitely be selected this year."

At the end of the half, Durant turned to Lin Ying and said.

In terms of individual players' abilities, most of the players in the NBDL are better than those in the NCAA.

But in terms of tactical literacy and execution ability, the NCAA can lag behind the NBDL.

The reason why Novak shot so comfortably in the first half was simply because his opponent's defense couldn't keep up.

Most of the time, when the Bulls set a pick-and-roll, Novak's shooting opportunity comes out.

If it weren't for the fact that everyone else on the Bulls team was rushing to attack, it wouldn't be a problem to score seven or eight goals in the half.

Novak can do this, and Durant thinks Lin Ying can do it too.

Moreover, Lin Ying is better than Novak in that he not only has three-pointers, but also defense and passing.

Novak was selected with the 32nd overall pick last year, and Lin Ying easily entered the first round.

Lin Ying nodded, but said nothing.

Durant said this to make him happy, and of course he would not refute it.

It's just that things won't be as simple as Durant said.

Just like when you abuse someone in a game, it doesn't mean that the more people you abuse, the stronger you will be.

Novak can't do anything except three-pointers well, but his three-pointers don't belong on the NBDL stage.

That's the kind of thing in the NBA that can be arranged by the head coach to shoot the winning shot at the last moment, and it can still be made!

But this half of the game gave him confidence.

He was previously worried that he had not yet developed dribbling breakthroughs and had only scratched the surface of his low-post skills, which would affect his draft prospects.

But Novak's example shows that there is room for survival in today's league for players with special skills.

If he can play a game with his own characteristics in the next "Crazy Three", he might really have a chance to enter the first round as Durant said!

At the end of halftime, Durant and Lin Ying went to the center of the court to sign autographs for others as previously agreed.

The arena was extra considerate at this time and brought them tables and stools.

The midfielders of NBDL usually don't arrange halftime performances, so this time they changed the direction and heated up the field.

Soon, Lin Ying and Durant felt their hands sore again.

And some fans asked to take photos with them.

This life is twice as difficult.

Of course, this is not the most exaggerated thing. The most exaggerated thing is that some Bulls players came over to ask for their autographs!

Durant and Lin Ying were shocked when they looked up and saw.

The two people looked at each other and read a message from each other's eyes:

They literally had their heads caught in the door to watch the game!

I kept signing until the beginning of the second half, and only less than one-fifth of the signatures were signed.

They returned to the stands and the remaining four-fifths had to wait until after the game.

Now Durant has a mask of pain on his face, and he can't watch the game anymore!

Williams looked at his expression and wanted to laugh.

In fact, the reason why these people are so keen on asking for autographs is not entirely because of their love for them.

In addition to love, there is another key factor: value.

Both Durant and Lin Ying have a chance to play in the NBA.

Especially Durant, who sits back and waits for draft prospects, is likely to become an NBA superstar in the future.

If it's not impressive enough, now you have a jersey signed by Jordan or Kobe. How much collection value do you think it has? Or how much can it be sold for?

After all, Durant and Lin Ying were not the first to sign autographs!

As the saying goes: All the bustle in the world is for benefit, and all the hustle and bustle in the world is for benefit.

Still young!

After watching the game for a few minutes in the second half and seeing that neither Durant nor Lin Ying paid much attention to the game, Williams once again left early.

This time... Durant was the first to nod!

It’s not that he doesn’t want to fulfill his promise, but if he does, he might lose his life here tonight!

Williams still had experience. After explaining to them, he got up and left his seat first.

After a while, Lin Ying also stood up and left his seat.

The presence of the two of them is not that strong, and not many fans notice it.

When Durant finally stood up, he attracted the attention of many fans on the sidelines.

It was just that Durant was covering his stomach with his hand in pain as Williams said. It looked like he had stomach discomfort.

I have a stomachache and I have to go to the toilet in a hurry. You can’t have any objections, right?!

Those fans also withdrew their gaze one after another after seeing it.

As a result, the three people slipped into the aisle three times.

Moreover, they did not leave the front entrance after they went down. Williams led them directly to the back entrance of the arena.

Thanks to Williams' frequent visits, he even knew where the back door was.

Otherwise they would definitely not be able to escape today!

It wasn't until they got into the car that the three of them breathed a sigh of relief.

Williams looked at the two people in the rearview mirror and finally couldn't help laughing.

Today's encounter can be regarded as a vivid lesson for them.

If he encounters a situation like this again in the future, Durant probably won't make a promise easily.

Humans, many times make choices without thinking too much about the consequences.

But you can't regret it, you can only learn from it.

Of course, this time they came out to watch football and they didn't gain nothing.

Durant gained experience and lessons, Lin Ying gained draft confidence, and Williams...well, he is just a driver.

But don't tell me, after such a fuss, their hearts calmed down. They were so engrossed in the evening training that they fell asleep after the training.

Calculated this way, this wave is not a loss.

…

As soon as he woke up the next day, Barnes called the team members together before class and announced something.

At this time, there was only one thing worthy of causing Barnes to make such a big fuss.

The grouping of "Crazy Three" is out!

The 65 teams are divided into four regions: East, West, South, and Central and West.

Then each large area is divided into upper and lower half areas according to the parity of the seeds.

The University of Texas was assigned to the Midwest Division this time, and they were the No. 13 seed.

It was pretty much what Lin Ying had expected. They were placed in a relatively middle position, which was pretty good.

The other two teams in the big12 are also in this area.

The University of Kansas is the No. 1 seed and the University of Oklahoma is the No. 17 seed.

This result is a huge disaster for Oklahoma University fans.

Because they have to play a qualifying round to advance to the top 64. If they fail to win, they will be eliminated early.

And then let's go back to the University of Texas.

The No. 13 seeds looked okay, but after Barnes finished sorting out the opponents they might face next, the expressions of the team members were like this:? (oДo?)

If some people don't understand what a devil's stadium is, then the University of Texas' "Crazy Three" trip is the best explanation.

The 17 teams in the Midwest Region are:

1,University of Kansas

2,UCLA

3. Georgia Tech University

4, Georgetown University

5, University of North Carolina

…

13, University of Texas

…

Looking at this ranking, that is to say, if there is no upset, the opponents that the University of Texas needs to defeat in order to achieve the "Elite Eight" goal set by Barnes are: Georgetown University, the University of North Carolina, and the University of Kansas.

The final results of the NCAA this year in the history of these three teams are: the strongest four, the elite eight, and the elite eight.

If they want to go one step further and try to enter the final four, then they will most likely face UCLA!

This year, UCLA also reached the final four in its history...

If they want to win the championship that Lin Ying and Durant want, their next opponents will most likely be the University of Florida and Ohio State University...

"Coach, have you offended someone?"

After Barnes finished speaking, Durant couldn't help but speak.
Chapter completed!