The King of the NBA

"We have the 27th pick in the first round and the 34th pick in the second round. Inside the list given by Ning, most of them are inside players. Jokic, Grant, and Capela are all inside players. Well, in terms of physical fitness, Capela is pretty good, but Ning insists on taking Jokic."

Sanders pinched the list, already thinking about it: "And we already have Pekovic, Love, Dion, and Turiaf in our team. There is no shortage of insiders. Then, we can only have one The inside line is Jokic. Unfortunately, I think Capela is good, but I prefer Jokic."

"Well, Ning must be satisfied. If Jokic is not won, if he really leaves by then, maybe I will be fired. Then use the 27th pick in the first round to win Jokic. Someone rob me?"

"As for the 35th overall pick in the second round, Gary Harris is estimated to be able to enter the first round. It should not be easy to use the second round pick to win him. That's it, if you can, choose Gary Harris. No, then choose Jordan Clarkson. Calculated in this way, out of the five people given by Ning, he should be able to win two."

After some thought, Sanders had already made a decision. Looking at Ning Yi, he murmured in his heart: "I hope Ning didn't misunderstand the person. Although it is only the end of the first round and the second round pick, it can't be wasted."

At this time, Ning Yi said again: "By the way, there is one more thing."

"Anything else?" Sanders' face turned black, thinking to himself, Ning Yi has already participated in the draft, should he still intervene in player transactions? That would be a little too much.

Ning Yi didn't know what Sanders was thinking, and said directly: "Mr. Sanders, I recommend a player to Ning. I hope that our Timberwolves can sign him. He is a free agent."

"It's too much, it's okay to intervene in the draft, and even interfere with player transactions." Sanders' face became darker, and before he could speak, he heard Ning Yi continue: "This person is Hassan Whiteside , He played in our Chinese NBL league for the past two years, and he is a very good player."

"Hassan Whiteside? NBL?" Sanders looked confused. Who is Hassan Whiteside, a Chinese or another country, this name doesn't sound like a Chinese. Also, what kind of league is the NBL? I don’t know. Besides the CBA, does China have other professional leagues?

Ning Yi was embarrassed, coughed lightly, and said: "NBL is a professional league in China. Well, this is not important. The key is Whiteside. I am very optimistic about him."

"Ning." Sanders pulled his face down, "It was a bit too much for you to interfere in the draft before, and now you are directly interfering with player transactions. Well, even if this is the case, you should at least find someone decent, this haha San Whiteside, I haven't even heard of it. I'm still playing NBL. Sorry, I haven't heard of it. It doesn't matter. Even if he plays cba, I don't care. This is nba, which is the world's level Not everyone can come to the highest basketball league."

These words are not unreasonable, and Ning Yi has no way to refute.

From Sanders' point of view, it is impossible for a CBA player to enter the Timberwolves, let alone someone who has never heard of an NBL player. Isn't this a joke?

For the pick at the end of the first round and the pick for the second round, Sanders can listen to Ning Yi. One reason is Ning Yi's contract issue, and the other reason is that he himself also recognizes the players recommended by Ning Yi.

But Hassan Whiteside?

Sorry, I don't know Saunders.

In fact, Whiteside also participated in the NBA draft. He participated in the draft in 2010 and was selected by the Kings with the 33rd pick in the second round. Later, he played for the Kings for two seasons and only played 19 games in total. Averaging 1.5 points and 2.1 rebounds per game, the data is indeed a bit pitiful.

Later, he drifted away and finally went to NBL. In the 13-14 season, he played 17 games on behalf of the NBL Jiangsu Tongxi team, averaging 29.6 points, 16.4 rebounds, 4.3 blocks and 1.3 assists per game.

This data is very good. If it is in the CBA, it is enough to attract the attention of NBA scouts. Unfortunately, he is in the NBL, so Sanders knows nothing about him.

Ning Yi also had a headache. He originally thought that Baibian's matter should be very simple, but now it seems that it is not. Baibian's matter is much more troublesome.

"You can see if this works." Ning Yi thought for a while, and said: "I will send you Hassan Whiteside's information tomorrow, you can take a look first, if you think it is okay, you might as well give him a trial training Chance."

"This way." Sanders thought for a while, and felt that Ning Yi had made a lot of concessions. This is just a simple recommender, which is not considered interference, so he agreed: "Okay, you give me his information first, and I will take a look. With that said, Sanders thought for a while, and then changed his words: "Ning, to save you face, I will directly arrange this Hassan Whiteside's trial training. But whether to sign him in the end depends on the trial training the result of."

"Thank you." Ning Yi was relieved that the Grizzlies were able to give Baibian a short-term contract, and then resigned from the contract at one point. After signing the resignation, at least it proved that Baibian had no problem coping with the trial training.

That's how it was decided.

Walking out of Sanders' office, Ning Yi couldn't help but smile wryly. It's okay to be a player, not only to play, but also to help the team find talents. Yi is helping behind, and Ning Yi has to offend Sanders.

"Hey, it's really not easy for the championship." Ning Yi sighed.

The next day, Ning Yi still sent Baibian's information to Sanders.

Seeing the information, Sanders felt relieved, and immediately asked Whiteside's agent to arrange for Whiteside to come to the Timberwolves for trial training.

Hassan Whiteside was in the United States at this time, and he also wanted to return to play in the NBA, so as soon as the Huaxia game was over, he returned to the United States, trained hard, and actively prepared.

When he received a call from his agent Mark, Whiteside was training and couldn't react: "What did you say? The Timberwolves invited me to try out? Mark, didn't you say that the Grizzlies were interested in me?"

On the other end of the phone, Mark said: "I asked the Timberwolves, but they didn't say much, they just mentioned it. It seems that Ning spoke for you and recommended you to Timberwolves manager Sanders. Hassan, no matter what What's going on, I think we should all go to Minneapolis as soon as possible, this is an opportunity."

"Ning? Ning Yi from the Timberwolves?" Whiteside was stunned. He was very surprised. He and Ning Yi had no friendship at all, and they didn't even know each other at all. Why did Ning Yi help him? But he also thinks that Mark is right, this is an opportunity, an opportunity that may allow him to return to the nba.