All-round Athlete

Chapter 463 Attention from the NBA

The triple jump qualifying competition is over, and there are no other competitions going on in the Bird's Nest at this time. Next is the men's 110-meter hurdles competition, but it doesn't start until after 11 o'clock.

The audience also took a short break proudly. Many people were hoarse in the game just now. It is also time to drink some water and eat a piece of throat lozenges to relieve it.

"As expected, Zhang Guan still advanced, and he was the first to advance in the qualifying round!"

"This is the first time I have watched Zhang Guan participate in the triple jump competition. I was a little worried that Zhang Guan would not be able to advance."

"I'm not worried. Zhang Guan is the Asian record holder in the triple jump anyway. He will definitely be able to advance to the qualifying round. It's just that I didn't expect him to jump so far and create a personal best result."

"I think Zhang Guan may win the triple jump final!"

"It may be difficult to win the championship. After all, this is the Olympics. The level of the athletes is generally relatively high. In the finals, some people may be able to jump over 17.70 meters. There is still a lot of gap between Zhang Guan and this result."

"Even if you don't get the gold medal, it's good to get a medal! Maybe Zhang Guan can perform at a super level? Don't forget that Zhang Guan is the best at creating miracles."

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Amidst the discussion, Zhang Guan left the field early and returned to the locker room. Even the interviews with CCTV reporters were carried out while walking. Because Zhang Guan will also participate in the game between the men's basketball team and the Greek team in the afternoon.

"The basketball game against Greece is at 2:30 in the afternoon. Do you want to go to the Wukesong Basketball Hall now, or later?" Director Yu asked.

Zhang Guan thought for a few seconds and said, "Let's go now!"

"Now? It's the 110-meter hurdles race soon. Don't you plan to watch Liu Feiren's race before leaving?" Director Yu said with a smile.

Zhang Guan sighed. Although he was looking forward to the change of history and miracles in his heart, he still couldn't bear to stay, and couldn't bear to see Liu Feiren's lonely figure when he left the stage.

"I still need to have lunch, and I have to go to listen to coach Yunus arrange tactics in advance. After all, it is tens of miles to Wukesong basketball stadium, and I am also worried about traffic jams on the road." Zhang Guan made an excuse casually.

"Oh, then go early!" Director Yu said so, but he wondered why Zhang Guan was worried about traffic jams when he was picked up by a helicopter.

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Not long after, in the last group of the 110-meter hurdles, someone robbed the first shot, but Liu Feiren stopped in front of the first hurdle. He tore off the entry number he had just pasted, crumpled it up with his hands, got up and walked out of the field slowly, and returned to the rest passage. The audience on the sidelines were stunned, while the audience in the distance didn't know what happened. The scene was silent, and people were still comforting themselves that their "flying man" was just going back to pick up a forgotten thing.

But Liu Feiren did not return to the arena, and at this time the on-site announcer said in a low voice: "Friends in the audience, the Chinese player Liu Feiren on the second track had to give up the race due to injury." More than 90,000 spectators in the audience After an exclamation, the bird's nest suddenly became silent, and the people just stood there, saying that they were not waiting for anything. They couldn't believe what they saw, many couldn't help crying, and the remaining athletes finished the race on the 110-meter hurdles, no one cheered, no one cheered, no one even noticed that they were there.

For Chinese audiences, this is sad news. Fortunately, Zhang Guan successfully advanced in all three events this morning, and broke the world record of the 100-meter two days ago. This gave the audience some comfort and made the audience feel better.

However, because of the existence of Zhang Guan, Liu Feiren is no longer the "only" in Chinese track and field, so he is under a lot less pressure, and there is no too sharp responsibility or too intense opinion on Liu Feiren's retirement. Criticism is almost always based on comfort and encouragement. Everyone is looking forward to Liu Feiren's return to the arena.

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Zhang Guan rushed to Wukesong Stadium to participate in the men's basketball game against Greece. In the distant United States, on the first day of the Olympic basketball game, there were people who were silently watching Zhang Guan, such as NBA scouts. them.

Although it is the offseason of the NBA at this time, for NBA scouts, the Olympic Games is their busiest time. Every Olympic Games will produce many outstanding players. There is no chance to enter the NBA; some have participated in the NBA draft but failed; some have no chance to participate in the NBA draft; and some will participate in the NBA draft in the future.

For any basketball player, entering the NBA is their dream. Some players dominate the domestic league, but in the NBA they are just water cooler administrators. But even so, as long as they have the opportunity, they still One after another flocked to the NBA.

For NBA teams, international players may be much easier to use than rookies drafted in the United States. The rookies drafted have to go through several years of experience before they can gain a firm foothold in the fierce NBA. Many of them are some instant combat power, as long as they adapt to the rhythm of the NBA game a little bit, they can contribute to the team.

In this year's Olympic Games, the focus of the scouts is on the Spanish team. Marc Gasol was selected by the 48th position in the second round of the NBA last year. Generally speaking, it is very difficult for this pick to play in the NBA. But in the Olympics, Marc Gasol's current strength can definitely reach the level of a normal NBA rotation player, not to mention that in this era when traditional centers are scarce, Marc Gasol is even a rare animal and will naturally be highly regarded. The attention of scouts.

Another player of the Spanish team, "Golden Boy" Rubio, performed equally well. Before the start of the Olympics, Rubio was once hailed as the No. 1 pick in the next NBA draft, ranking even above Griffin. Therefore, the weak teams in the NBA or the teams that are about to enter the reconstruction have sent scouts to observe Rubio's situation.

As for Zhang Guan, there were scouts to observe Zhang Guan before the start of the Olympic basketball game, but Zhang Guan did not play in the first game of the national team, so Zhang Guan was instantly classified by the scouts as giving up observation.

But in the subsequent match against the Spanish team, Zhang Guan hit two key winning goals, which brought him back to the scouts' vision. In the game against Angola, Zhang Guan did not play, and in the game against Germany, Zhang Guan scored two winning goals again. So so far, Zhang Guan has only appeared in two games in total, and the combined playing time is less than three minutes, and he only played a few rounds.

Three minutes is obviously not enough for scouts. Even the top scouts in the NBA cannot rely on three minutes of playing time and four or five offenses to form a player report. So those scouts who want to continue to observe Zhang Guan will never miss the contest between the Chinese team and the Greek team.

In addition to scouts, there is another person who is also paying attention to Zhang Guan, and that is Mitch Kupchak, the general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers.

In this year's NBA draft, the Lakers intercepted Hu with the 58th pick and selected Zhang Guan. Although the No. 58 pick is nothing to a giant like the Los Angeles Lakers, even if it is thrown away, it doesn't feel bad, but Kupchak still hopes that a miracle will happen.

The Lakers chose Zhang Guan in this year's NBA draft, which was hailed by the American media as a big failure, especially Zhang Guan did not play in the first game of the Olympic Games, which made many American colleagues laugh.

But in the Spanish team's game afterwards, Zhang Guan scored the winning goal, which made Kupchak realize that he might have found a treasure!

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