He did not give Lin Ying any advice on which direction to prefer, but said this:

"follow. lure. heart"

Translation: from the heart.

“Choosing a team that competes for the championship may result in nothing, and may even cost you the opportunity to become the core of the team;

But if you go to a team that is willing to train you and build a team around you, you may end up missing out on the championship.

These are two possibilities, or they may be two completely different paths, but either way is a life experience.

Because everything is only about yourself, you are strong enough, nothing is impossible.

So the most important thing is to follow your heart, because only when you want to do something from your heart can you do it well."

Lin Ying was stunned for a while after hearing this.

These words touched him greatly.

And when you think about it carefully, it makes sense.

The voices of others are just voices after all, because others can only give suggestions at most but they cannot do it for you. Even after making suggestions, it has nothing to do with them.

This is also the reason why Lin Ying himself was unwilling to give advice to others.

So, follow your heart.

So what does he want most in his heart right now?

The answer, in fact, already exists.

…

On June 25, Kobe returned to the training facility he rented in Denver to continue training, while Lin Ying and Durant went to New York together.

It was previously agreed that they would go to watch this year's draft.

It's to help Holiday, and it's also to help Curry.

Then, as soon as they sat down at the draft site, they met an unexpected person, Jimmy Butler.

It was Holiday who brought him here to get to know Lin Ying.

The wheel of history has turned its direction. Holiday and Butler are both members of the University of Texas.

This year, the University of Texas reached the Elite Eight again under the leadership of Holiday, but unfortunately it failed to go further.

Except for Holiday, the rest still chose to stay in school.

After Holiday left, the University of Texas also added two talented newcomers at once.

One is Derek Favors, the No. 1 high school student in the United States in the class of 2009, and the other is Avery Bradley from Nevada.

The quality of the University of Texas is getting higher and higher.

And I don’t know if it’s because of Lin Ying, but now Rick Barnes prefers “hard” players more and more.

Holiday, Butler, Bradley, all of the same origin.

Speaking of which, Iverson said before that Barnes might choose to coach in the NBA, but people are so unpredictable that it probably won't happen for the time being.

Holiday entered the small green room, chatted for a while and then went back, leaving Butler with them.

Butler looked very reserved, and Lin Ying even saw his own reflection in him.

After chatting for a few words, several people started talking about training.

And at the end of the conversation, Durant said he would take Butler to his training camp.

It doesn't matter whether you have talent or not. What's important is that it's rare to meet someone who likes to go to the training gym like crazy.

The draft was about to begin, and Lin Ying looked at the small green room in front of him.

Griffin, Harden, Tyreke Evans, Curry, DeRozan...

If you look at it with open eyes, this can be regarded as a draft of the diamond generation.

Especially Harden and Curry will grow into MVP-level players in the future.

Lin Ying felt a little itchy. As a time traveler, it would be great if he could speak to the management.

Although players in different training environments may not necessarily grow into the players they were in history, the success rate will definitely be higher.

Although even those as powerful as Jordan were unable to speak out in the management, James was also criticized for a long time because he did.

But in the final analysis, this kind of thing still depends on the management. It would be nice to meet someone who is willing to adopt his opinion.

It just depends on where you go and who you meet.

Just as I was thinking about it, Stern appeared.

His white hair looks a little more white.

The scene was still filled with the iconic boos.

Lin Ying doesn't pay much attention to other people's choices. He pays more attention to Curry and Holiday.

The results of the draft are similar to those in history, because draft picks are linked to record, and the teams that made the playoffs last season are not much different from those in history.

The Clippers selected Griffin as the No. 1 pick;

The Grizzlies took Thabeet as the second pick;

Speaking of Thabeet, he is exactly the same as Misicic back then. The Grizzlies planned to trade Zach Randolph in the summer and added Gasol at center. The Pistons also had a double inside when Wallace selected Misicic. This choice

Who cheats who?

The Thunder successfully acquired Harden with the No. 3 pick;

The Kings drafted Evans fourth overall;

The Timberwolves used the fifth pick to pick up Rubio, who failed to come to the scene;

Then, they drafted Jonny Flynn with the sixth pick.

When Lin Ying saw this, she felt the same as before.

Some players are beyond the reach of Adou, but the management is also beyond their reach!

There is no problem in picking Rubio with the fifth pick. Rubio performed well in the Beijing Olympics and was considered the most talented European player before Doncic.

But picking Flynn with the sixth pick would be very spiritual.

This is not a question of whether to choose Curry or not. I am afraid this is the only one who has selected point guards with two lottery picks in a row.

Don't say that Rubio won't come to the NBA for the time being and draft Flynn to use first. Flynn knows that he is a spare tire and can play with peace of mind.

Not to mention the luxury of using the No. 6 pick to select a spare tire.

And the key point is that Flynn is an undefeated point guard. I guess the management only watched the game when he led the team to defeat the University of Connecticut in 6 overtime.

Wolf Pipe, I would like to call him the strongest!

Then with the seventh pick, the Warriors got Curry as they wished!

Although Lin Ying had already decided to follow Kobe's advice, he still couldn't help but his heart skipped a beat when he saw Curry being selected.

Then, Lin Ying's old rival, Hansbrough, who finally got his wish and led his team to win the NAA championship in his senior year, went to the Pacers with the 13th pick.

Holiday still fell out of the lottery.

With the 17th pick, the Suns used this pick to pick Jrue Holiday!

Players without much offensive talent will not be popular in the NBA draft.

Although Holiday is the core at the University of Texas, his statistics are not dazzling, and his scoring average does not reach double digits.

So the final pick was the same as in history, but of course he went to a different team.
Chapter completed!