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Zuo Li didn't pay much attention to the unfamiliar number. Telecom fraud is also rampant in the United States these days, so he just hung up.

As a result, he persisted in making the call three times. On the fourth call, Zuo Li finally took the trouble and pressed speakerphone directly.

"Hey, I don't want to buy land or rent shops, I don't want special services, and I don't sell medicine."

"Well..." There was sudden silence on the phone, and Zuo Li could feel the person on the other side breathing heavily, as if he was trying his best to suppress his emotions.

Just when Zuo Li thought that the other party was about to give up, the other party finally spoke, but these words made Zuo Li confused even more than renting a shop.

"Hello, I'm James Dolan."

As soon as these words came out, Zuo Li and Rich Paul looked at each other, pressed back the speakerphone, and asked Rich Paul, who was also confused.

Zuo Li: "Who? Who did he say he was?"

Rich Paul "James...Dolan?"

Zuo Li: "The one from American Cable TV? The owner of the Knicks?"

Rich Paul: "Probably...maybe, yeah, no guarantee, could be a liar."

Zuo Li scratched his head. Indeed, after coming to the United States for so many years, he had a feeling that there were too many people named James.

What if it is a new type of fraud, such as 'I am James Dolan, my company is in debt crisis, and it needs 5,000 US dollars in urgent need of turnover. Invest now and I will take you flying in the future' or something like that.

However, the chances of this thing having the same name should not be high.

Regardless, Zuo Li wanted to see what this guy was going to do, "Hey, I'm Zuo Li, what can I do?"

"Well, I just wanted to ask if you are interested in coming to play for the Knicks."

"???"

Zuo Li was a bit arrogant, and he even forgot to ask how he knew his phone number.

The Knicks, to be honest, they haven't had any contact with the Knicks for so long. The main reason is that it is impossible for the Knicks to pick Zuo Li with the No. 6 pick. Moreover, the Knicks team, how should I put it, understand?

Everybody understands.

Apart from being a metropolitan city and making a lot of money, there is nothing else. Although Zuo Li has been growing up in New York in this life, after all, he came from time travel and does not have a deep affection for the Knicks.

Perhaps because he heard Zuo Li's hesitation, the person opposite immediately said that he wanted to have an interview with Zuo Li, and the time would be tomorrow at noon.

Zuo Li naturally agreed.

So the conversation between Zuo Li and Rich Paul was temporarily suspended, and everything would be considered the next day.

At noon the next day, Zuo Li and Rich Paul went to a synesthesia appointment in a private cafe in Manhattan, and the person who received them was Dolan himself!

This undoubtedly won Zuo Li's favor and allowed Dolan to come out to receive him in person. At least there was nothing wrong with this attitude.

Moreover, Dolan's attitude was also very low. He directly stated that if Zuo Li agreed to join the Knicks, they would give Zuo Li the best treatment, including a house and a car.

When Zuo Li heard it, it was indeed the familiar Knicks flavor. It might not be the same as others. It was really refreshing when he spent money on it, but other teams had promised Zuo Li these things. After all, Zuo Li was the most popular player this year.

Player, so Zuo Li still asked.

"Well, Mr. Dolan, it seems you only have pick No. 6."

"Well, yes, I have fired the person who drew lots. Our luck is not good."

Zuo Li: "???"

What a good guy, he will be fired if he disagrees with you. He is indeed one of the few capitalists in New York. As expected, no one named James is easy to get along with.

"But don't worry, as long as you are willing to come, we will do our best to handle all this!" Dolan said sincerely.

To be honest, although it is very unkind to fire the person who drew the lottery, if you knew Dolan's mental process, you would think that he was probably angry.

Everything starts from 4 years ago.

As the only basketball team in New York, the Knicks are definitely a special existence. As the team with the highest market value in the league, they have never had results that can match them. Instead, they have unknowingly become comedians...

The strongest comedian in the league is none other than the Knicks!

The New York Knicks are now most famous not for their playing results and on-court performance, but for their various operations in each offseason, which are puzzling.

For example, there is such a good ball market but it is always difficult to sign stars who can play their own role. The selected rookies either cannot be cultivated, or they are given up halfway through the training.

You never know what their next plan is, let alone what their long-term plans are.

In fact, since the last time they touched the floor of the Eastern Conference Finals in the millennium, the Knicks have been addicted to the endless cycle of "playing stinks, going to the lottery", and it is difficult to extricate themselves.

It's quite puzzling when you think about it carefully. The Knicks own New York, a city even more awesome than Los Angeles.

The GDP here ranks first in the United States, which means that there are many wealthy fathers everywhere - after all, more than one tenth of the world's top 500 companies are headquartered in New York.

The entertainment industry is also very developed, from the Metropolitan Museum to Broadway to Marvel Headquarters.

Don’t forget, New York’s nickname is Gotham, and there are many heroes who fly into the sky and escape from the earth to perform chivalrous acts.

Among other things, New York is home to countless basketball stars. The streets and lanes are full of young people playing basketball. Countless people come here to pursue their basketball dreams.

But the Knicks…

Just don’t mention it.

Since Dolan took over the management of the Knicks in the late 1990s, the team can only be described as deteriorating. So of course Knicks supporters have pointed their fingers at Dolan, believing that he is the culprit.

Dolan has finally put on the hat of being the playboy of the family.

This made Dolan very angry, but there was nothing he could do about it. After all, performance was everything, and anything he said now would only be doubly ridiculed. So he worked very hard in the player market and secured one big contract after another.

Well, everyone has seen the result. The Knicks have been the favorites for the No. 1 pick for several consecutive seasons. The most embarrassing thing is that they didn't get the lottery once. Maybe this is the ultimate unlucky situation.

Under such circumstances, Zuo Li came into their sight.

This is thanks to Marbury. When Marbury satirized Zuo Li in the media, he was still a member of the Knicks. Thanks to Marbury, Zuo Li was discovered by Knicks scouts.

So whether it was on the street, at Stuyvesant or Davidson, there were Knicks scouts in the corner. In the Knicks office, Zuo Li's information was half a person tall.

When they learned that Zuo Li was participating in the draft, the Knicks were overjoyed. As a result, they failed. They were second to last last season and picked the sixth overall pick. They didn't even get into the top three. All I can say is - absolutely amazing.

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It fits the character of the Knicks very well.

Dolan was so angry that he almost vomited blood. The project that he had personally followed for so many years was about to become obsolete. He could not worry anymore, so the poor guy became the scapegoat.

And just when the Knicks were about to give up on Zuo Li, the physical test report came out in the morning. This time, the scout said: "This is the future of the Knicks!"

So Dolan came in person.

The undercurrent of the draft is finally coming to the surface!