After hearing Gong Luming talk about this, Tang Shuai finally understood the reason why Gong Luming did not arrange for him to play too much.

This time, all three opponents trained in Europe were teams that were out of the qualifying match. Although not all of them could stand out in the subsequent qualifying matches, no one could tell the matter of the game. If they played without reservation at this time and when they were playing in the Olympics, it would be like giving the opponent information in advance.

After all, Tang Shuai had no experience in the national team before. For other opponents, they basically had no reference information. If they had to refer to it, they could only look for it in NBA games. But it is obvious that NBA and international basketball games are different, and such references are not comprehensive.

To put it simply, Tang Shuai is now a secret weapon of the Chinese team. This weapon must be left to be used until a real war. It has no meaning to expose it too early.

After all, Gong Luming was almost sixty years old. After feeling that Tang Shuai had understood, he continued: "I will tell them the others later. I am looking for you now because I hope you don't think too much. Since I have promised you, I will definitely trust you unconditionally."

"Director Gong, I have doubts, but I never doubt them. I believe in your ability." Tang Shuai said.

"Well, I did see the wrong person." Gong Luming stood up from his seat with some excitement.

The two of them communicated for a while, and Tang Shuai then walked out of the office.

Although he trusted Gong Luming himself, he was still relieved by Gong Luming's personal explanation.

Time passed, and after spending another two days at the Beicang Training Hall, the 2016 NBA Draft, far away from the ocean, is about to kick off.

As the transaction deadline approaches, Zhou Qi is feeling a little nervous that is difficult to hide. After all, this kind of thing is only once in a lifetime, just like a student’s college entrance examination, it is a very critical one.

In fact, let alone Zhou Qi, Tang Shuai didn't feel nervous. After all, even those who have passed the college entrance examination will pay great attention to the college entrance examination in the first year of college.

However, the draft has not yet begun, and all kinds of rumors have become rumored, and there have even been several possible deals that have been exposed. Although they are not as crazy as the trading deadline, the draft day is also a period of active trading. Take last year for example. The draft picks selected by the Clippers for Tang Shuai were traded from the Hawks.

Although he is not in the United States, with Duffy following him, he can still learn some relevant information in a timely manner.

On June 2018, US time, the training ended. Tang Shuai returned to the dormitory as usual. He and Zhao Haoyan arranged to live in the same room.

"Brother Tang, do you want to wait and find a physical fitness teacher for massage? After practicing this day, I feel sore back and back pain." Zhao Haoyan returned to the dormitory earlier. After seeing Tang Shuai come back, he suggested.

It was indeed a very good enjoyment to have a full-body massage after a strenuous exercise. He was about to agree, and just then, a familiar shout came from outside the door: "Tang, are you in the room?"

Although Duffy was with him, the accommodation was arranged separately.

"Wait a minute, my agent will come to me and I'll see what's going on." Tang Shuai said, then stood up and shouted, "I'm inside, James."

After a while, Duffy walked in from outside the door, and after seeing Tang Shuai, he followed, "There is something urgent, let's go out and talk?"

"Yes." Tang Shuai nodded, gave Zhao Haoyan a little apologetic look, and then went out with Duffy.

"What's wrong?" Tang Shuai couldn't help asking as soon as he walked out.

Although they are all in the training hall, Duffy won't look for him when he is not at all. It seems that something is wrong when he is so anxious.

"Tell me about it at the cafe outside." Duffy looked around and said.

When Tang Shuai saw Duffy's cautious look, he knew it was not a trivial matter, so he nodded and then walked out.

When he arrived at the nearby cafe, he couldn't help but ask, "What the hell is it? Why is it so mysterious?"

"Trading is a trading rumor about you." Duffy said quickly after sitting down.

"About my deal?" Tang Shuai was stunned for a moment and said with a smile, "This is impossible? Although I don't like to praise myself, my performance in the playoffs is solid. Will the Clippers be willing to trade me?"

"There is no transaction yet, but from my news website, not all quotes are inconsiderable. According to what I know at present, the Pelicans with No. 6 draw, the Timberwolves with No. 5 draw, and the Suns with No. 4 draw, are all discussing the feasibility of adding a team's trading plan with the Clippers." Duffy said quickly.

"So many people are interested in me?" Tang Shuai smiled bitterly after hearing this. Compared with last year's draft, he has now gone from being an unknown rookie who can only rely on strategies to ensure he was selected, and has become a popular and popular bun.

"Well, Danny (referring to Angie) did not give up. I even heard that the 76ers have ideas. In short, although the Clippers did not clearly put you on the shelves, the team is in a state of listening to the quotes." Duffy explained.

"Well, but this kind of thing is normal. Listen to the quotation, according to my understanding, it should be just an estimation state. Look at the value. If the Cavaliers use LeBron, the Thunder use Kevin, or the Warriors use Stephen, I think Dave has no reason to refuse, right?" Tang Shuai said self-deprecatingly.

Duffy was speechless by Tang Shuai's words.

"Haha, I'm just a joke. No matter whether I'm traded or not, I can accept it from any team I'm really reluctant to leave. It's my teammates in the Clippers. Luke also said that he took me to Cameroon to have fun after the Olympics." Tang Shuai said sadly.

People are all emotional animals. After getting along for a long time, they will definitely have feelings, let alone playing basketball, and they are almost tired of being together every day.

"Maybe it was the previous Lance trade, and this time playing for the Chinese team, Dave's prejudice against you became more and more intense, but you don't have to worry too much. Even if Dave is the general manager, he is just the general manager. Just like the transaction deadline, Mr. Ballmer finally rejected the plan, and everything was useless." Duffy said.

"Well, I understand. You can communicate with me about the transaction information at any time. On the day of the draft, our team will hold a celebration for Zhou Qi. At that time, I will tell Director Gong that you will be with us too. I don't want to be a fool. I'll be traded and I'm the last person I know." Tang Shuai said directly. Although he didn't want to be traded, he still had to do his preparations first.

Duffy nodded: "Pack to me."

"Okay, after drinking the coffee, we're back. The national team is much stricter than the Clippers." Tang Shuai said.

Duffy nodded, while drinking coffee, he showed some other transaction rumors to Tang Shuai.

Several heavyweight players have expired during this offseason. Players like Durant and Barnes will definitely become hot products in the free market. Some of them don’t have enough salary space but want to get their teams. Obviously, they need a chance to make their salary space. The draft can be said to be their best opportunity.

It is precisely because of this that some transactions also seem very likely, such as the Atlanta Hawks who have always wanted to rebuild but have no draft picks, the Cavaliers who just lost the Finals, and they have a salary of more than 100 million yuan, obviously want to make major changes this summer, etc.

On June 25th local time, on that morning, at the training hall in Beicang, Gong Luming specially canceled the morning training. The team members all arrived in the designated room. This was the special room that Chai Wensheng applied for from the gymnasium. The team members prepared champagne early and stayed in front of the TV to wait for the moment when Zhou Qi was selected.

It is a bit different from the situation where Tang Shuai and Tang Shuai were selected. Zhou Qi should have received the first round promise of a certain NBA team. How many top picks can be selected is the focus of attention.

Tang Shuai is still optimistic about Zhou Qi's draft. After all, in addition to being thin, Zhou Qi can be said to be infinitely suitable for the current NBA game style, and can attack and defend. He believes that the NBA managers have a reason to choose him.

Moreover, not long ago, Zhou Qi and Xinjiang team also reached a buyout agreement. As long as an NBA team chooses him in the first round, they will be released immediately. The buyout fee is only 650,000 US dollars, which is definitely the conscience of the industry.

Not to mention the successful precedent of Tang Shuai, I believe that many teams' views on Chinese players have changed again.

"I'm always excited. Why is this the same as waiting for the child to be born in the ward?" Guo Ailun couldn't help but say before the talent show even began.

"Alan, you haven't waited for the child to be born, how do you know what it feels like to wait for a child?" Sui Ran said with a smile from behind.

"I think this may be almost the same." At this moment, Zhou Peng, who was already a father, spoke.

"Look, Lao Sui, you are also a daddy person. This is to take you to experience the atmosphere in advance." Guo Ailun immediately said with a smile.

When Sui Ran heard what Guo Ailun said, he smiled and pointed at him, saying nothing.

It was a coincidence that when Zhou Qi announced his participation in the NBA talent show in April, Sui Ran also announced the good news of his marriage and uploaded two private photos of himself and his wife. In the photos, his wife was erect and had a big belly. Obviously, Sui Ran was also about to be a father.

Listening to Guo Ailun and the others' chat, Tang Shuai couldn't help but smile, and his nervous mood also relaxed a lot.

Originally, this was just Zhou Qi's draft, but with what Duffy said to him, he suddenly returned to the feeling he felt when he was last year's draft.

If Dave Wall really had a way to convince Ballmer to agree to the deal, then his deal would definitely be exposed very early, because with his performance in the finals this year, there was no certain amount of trading chips, let alone Ballmer, Wall would not nod to agree.

"Rian McDonald can't sit still." Just as Tang Shuai stared at the big screen, Duffy suddenly came over and said.
Chapter completed!