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Chapter 1403 Hype surrounding Yao Yueban

On the eve of the All-Star Weekend, Sports Illustrated released a new issue of the magazine.

The cover character of this issue of the magazine is absolutely refreshing.

He is neither a superstar from the four major leagues nor a highly anticipated superstar.

Judging from the cover, this man is tall, much taller than an ordinary person. His body looks a bit thin, but his thighs are as thick as tree trunks.

At the same time, he still has an Asian face, with a square and flat face with Chinese characters.

The pictorial's headline read: "Yao Yueban is a seven-foot monster from China. Will he be the next dominant superstar?"

To Americans who are used to buying and watching pictorials every week, this man seems to have appeared out of nowhere, but Chinese fans are very familiar with him.

Yao Yueban, who was just 17 years and 5 months old, became the second Chinese in history to be selected for the cover of a pictorial.

The first is Suns center Yu Tiancan.

To be noticed by people at this age and then be selected as the cover character of "Sports Illustrated" is an unusual thing.

Last summer, Yao Yueban successfully entered Wake Forest University.

According to the original plan, Yao Yueban was going to play Sequoia in his first year because he was too young and not strong enough. Instead of risking injury while playing, it would be better to spend a year building up his muscles and wait until his sophomore year next year.

Become the right choice.

This kind of thinking is normal, because Yao Yueban looked too thin at that time.

However, this plan was canceled after he played an intra-team match.

Not only did Yao Yueban become the youngest player in the history of the Wake Forest University Demon Deacons, but he also scored 15 points, 7 rebounds and 4 blocks in his debut of the new season, attracting a lot of attention.

Now, Yao Yuehan's freshman season is coming to an end. He averaged 14 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks in 24 minutes per game. His efficiency, his speed of adapting to college basketball, and the evaluation of scouts are all outstanding.

He has far surpassed his senior brother Yu Tiancan.

Therefore, the pictorial's move is not so much a novelty as it is an early introduction to a super talent who is very likely to be elected as the No. 1 pick in the NBA in the future.

Each Sports Illustrated cover character has a corresponding feature article.

Yao Yueban's feature article is a super long article, occupying 1/10 of the entire magazine.

This article established a good public image for Yao Yueban.

He doesn't seem like a big guy with an eccentric personality, but a humble, humorous and good man.

His teammates at Wake Forest University speak highly of him.

Dave Odom has great expectations for him: "I want to say Soy to Harold (Yu Tiancan), because Yao is beyond imagination. He will be as good as Tim. Give him some time."

, let him master more skills and add more muscles, and when he enters professional basketball, he will become a decisive force!"

This is the most immersive hype Louis has ever seen since he traveled to this world 20 years ago.

Seeing Yao Yueban being so praised by the Americans, he felt honored and even happier than others praising him.

Now, he hopes that Odom will stop messing around and train Yao Yueban well. After Yao retires in the future, if he is lucky enough to be elected as the chairman of the Basketball Association and promote the establishment of the Chinese Basketball Hall of Fame, he will definitely support Odom's selection.

In addition, this pictorial not only hyped Yao Yueban, but also praised Lu Wuxia.

Alexander Wolff's article, months in the making, appears in prime position in this issue.

The title Wolfe uses is very unpretentious: "Son of God: The Growth and Troubles of Wish Lu."

As Louis had hoped, Wolfe did not oversell Lu Wuxia.

The article simply introduced Lu Wuxia's resume and some of the honors he had received from childhood to adulthood. It also referred to the evaluations of some high school scouts and professionals, and carefully gave "the top high school students in the country" and "the most NBA prospects among his peers."

The Players” two not overly complimentary reviews.

In this regard, "The Son of God" (The Son of God) is to Lu Wuxia, just like "The Chosen One" (The Chosen One) is to James, it has become a nickname that will accompany him throughout his life.

Although the article's praise of Lu Wuxia is very restrained, Wuxia's name (Wish) and his identity as Legend Lu's son are impressive enough.

Everyone believes that he is the best ninth grader in the country.

Otherwise, even if he was Legend Lu's son, Sports Illustrated would not send out a well-known writer like Alexander Wolff to write an article specifically for him.

After reading the article, Louis was very satisfied and called Wolf directly: "Man, I owe you a favor. If you need anything, come to me anytime for exclusive interviews or industry insider information. As long as you ask me, I will tell you everything."

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"Really? I just have a question."

"Just say it."

Wolf asked: "Coach, how far do you think Wish can go in basketball in the future?"

Louis doesn't know the answer because he can't foresee the future.

"You asked me." Louis smiled bitterly, "I really don't know what will happen to that kid in the future, because he is still too young now. Maybe in a few years, I will have the answer."

Today is the first day of the All-Star Weekend, and Louis, who is at home on vacation, cannot live in peace.

Lorraine has been very high-spirited recently. Not only was she nominated for the Emmy Award for Best Actress for the third time for her role in "Happy Family", she also accepted a guest role in "Titanic" through Louis' suggestion.

Speaking of which, being a guest in the big ship was an olive branch offered by the other party.

The production company of "Titanic" is Paramount Pictures, and this company previously owned 100% of Madison Square Garden Entertainment, Louis' former boss. The two parties are familiar with each other, and Lorraine has always had koi.

Attributes - Movies in which she participates will always receive good box office results. Whether she is a starring role, a supporting role, or a small role that rarely appears outside the country, this effect always exists.

After the explosion of "Titanic", Lorraine has also followed suit. She may be the most familiar face among contemporary actresses to the audience.

Therefore, Lorraine has also been very shy recently. She always asks people when she meets them if they have seen a big ship.

Moreover, Lorraine not only likes to gossip about her own affairs, but also likes to gossip about the affairs of those around her.

Now that Wu Xia has a feature article in Sports Illustrated, she will also take the initiative to mention it when promoting the movie.

Louis couldn't help but say something to her today: "Marlena, if you promote your son all over the world, you will bring unnecessary pressure to him."

"What's wrong with this? Michael is born to be a star. If he can't play basketball in the future, he can learn to be an actor." Lorraine said proudly, "He is a good prospect!"

What the hell is this? The father is afraid that his son will be overwhelmed by the overwhelming hype, but the mother is still trying to strengthen her son.

Later, Louis was abducted by his wife and went out to watch a "Titanic" movie.

Louis had watched this movie several times in his previous life, and the plot was so familiar that when his wife, who had a guest appearance in the movie, appeared, he felt a little out of place.

Because this is a scene that did not exist in the previous life, but its impact on the entire movie is 0.

When DiCaprio was painting Ross's body portrait, Lorraine looked at her husband a few times.

I saw Louis frowning. When many indescribable scenes appeared in the minds of other men at the scene, he was like an expert in charge of animal breeding in the zoo who said: "Kate Winslet can only find a strong man."

If you give birth to a boy, it shouldn’t be a problem to guard Shaquille O’Neal alone when he grows up.”

Lorraine said dumbfounded: "Dear, what are you thinking about all day long?"

A funny thing happened during this movie viewing.

When Jack and Rose said goodbye on the cold sea, a bastard who didn't understand the occasion roared: "Incompetent third party, you are not even wearing Benj's jersey!"

Louis couldn't help laughing out loud, this joke was really hard to get past.

(End of chapter)