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The two of them were so busy that they had to face each other.

Iverson and Kobe stared at each other in amazement: "What? Auerbach?"

For young guys like them who have not yet made a name for themselves, isn't Auerbach a legendary figure?

"Are you kidding? Are you sure he's not a liar? It's still a long way from the team's tryout!"

Kobe volunteered, "I've met Auerbach once. I'll go out with you to see if it's true!"

When Han Yi walked out of the door, he saw Auerbach sticking his head out of the car, extinguishing the cigar in his hand, and said to Han Yi:

"Come over and talk, kid!"

"My God, it's really Auerbach!"

Kobe exclaimed, "Han, you're really grand. You know, he wasn't even there when I was trying out. I didn't see him until I was about to leave!"

Auerbach smiled and said to Iverson and Kobe:

"Hey, two big guys, if you are interested in joining the Celtics, I will open the car door for you!"

Iverson and Kobe waved their hands and refused. What a joke? We are still first-year rookies, okay? Is it too much to poach us?

Kobe even said harshly: "Humph, you didn't choose me at the beginning, but chose the shitty Walker? You regret it now? It's too late!"

Auerbach laughed, without answering, and there was no need to answer. He directly asked Han Yi to get in the car, and didn't even look at Iverson and Kobe!

In Auerbach's eyes, at this moment, only Han Yi was the most important!

Han Yi got in the car, and when he drove into a private manor full of flowers and served Han Yi a cup of coffee, he finally felt a little bit of reality when he looked at Auerbach who was smiling across from him.

Arnold Auerbach, the most successful head coach in NBA history, no one, the most terrifying NBA dictator, no one, and the craziest experimenter in NBA history, no one!

So far, all 16 championship rings won by the Celtics came from Auerbach when he was the coach or president of the Celtics.

It can be said that the reason why the Celtics can establish a dynasty is that they can lack anyone, but they can never lack Auerbach!

More than a decade before Martin Luther King published "I Have a Dream", a declaration against discrimination against black people, Auerbach, a 175cm tall Jew, braved the world's disapproval and introduced black athletes into the NBA world, which was only for white people.

Today, Auerbach wants to open another new chapter. He wants to be the first person to bring yellow people into the NBA world!

Auerbach lit a cigar, took a deep breath, and said:

"Han, to make a long story short, you know, we have been playing badly this year, and now we finally got the last record in the league. We chose you to join the team, and let the sleeping Green Army shine again with me. You should know that our last championship was 11 years ago!"

"I don't need you to participate in the tryout, I just need you to know that we Celtics want you, and you will be the core of the Celtics' next era!"

Han Yi had to admit that he was a little confused when he received the call from this legendary big man. Han Yi was not surprised that the Celtics liked him. What surprised Han Yi was that Auerbach, who was about to turn 80, came from Boston to New York just after the game and waited outside the court, as if he had already known that Han Yi would win this game and would participate in this year's NBA draft.

But after hearing his persuasive but flawed speech, Han Yi calmed down.

Haha, this old fox has been playing tricks on me from the beginning, right?

Han Yi said bluntly:

"If you get the No. 1 pick, will you choose me or Duncan? I guess you just said that to Duncan who was eliminated last week, right?"

For a moment, Auerbach was stunned. He didn't expect that this young man who just turned 20 would be so bold and dare to talk to him like that.

You know, when Jordan, who was so arrogant, met me for the first time, he was as respectful as he could be!

I didn't expect that I would be asked back by this little guy Han Yi. Moreover, Han Yi's guess was of course not wrong at all. On the night when Duncan was eliminated by Han Yi, I also took Duncan away outside the court in this way.

But Auerbach, the old fox, knew that he must not show his embarrassing side at this moment. As long as he was not embarrassed, embarrassment would definitely be...

Will not find yourself:

Auerbach admitted openly:

"Yes, I did say the same thing to Tim last week, but he was obviously more confident than you and didn't ask me such a stupid question whether I would choose you or him if I got the No. 1 pick!"

"Because my answer is, I want both!"

"We Celtics have prepared three first-round picks for you this year, two of which are likely to be in the top five, and the last one is around 20th. I admit to you that if we get the No. 1 pick, we will choose Duncan."

"But we will use the remaining two first-round picks and more existing resources, such as any potential rookies in our team, or valuable immediate combat power, or expired contracts to trade for you!"

"In this way, we will form a twin tower composed of you and Duncan that can dominate the NBA for the next ten years!"

"But if we don't get the No. 1 pick, then whether it is the No. 2 pick or the No. 3 pick, You will always be my first choice. We Celtics will build the team around you. You can give full play to your talent in Boston. You can even tell me who you want to bring back to Celtics, and I will help you get it! "

"Don't brag!"

Han Yi interrupted Auerbach's pie again: "If I say I want Iverson, what resources can you get in exchange? In a thousand words, for you, for your Green Army, I am just a spare tire for you who didn't select Duncan!"

"Haha, you are so interesting!"

Auerbach laughed again:

"I haven't heard a young man dare to talk to me like this for more than 30 years. You are much crazier than Larry Bird who just entered the league, but I like it. As long as you are strong enough, you can be as crazy as you want with me!"

"I like your personality so much. If our Celtics can really get the No. 1 pick, I really want to choose you directly!"