NBA peak

Chapter 39 The Absolute Superstar at the Retirement Dinner Party
Kobe, the greatest NBA superstar in the post-Jordan period, Kobe was the world's number one in basketball at his peak.

Kobe is one of the best scorers in the NBA and has won numerous awards throughout his career.

He is proficient in breakthroughs, shots, free throws, and three-pointers, and has almost no offensive blind spots. The record of 81 points in a single game is a strong proof of this.

In addition to crazy scoring, Kobe's organizational skills are also outstanding, and he often serves as the first initiator of the team's offense.

Although Kobe is often blackened by fans as a cancer in singles, Kobe's organizational skills should not be underestimated, and he can definitely be regarded as the league's top offensive organizer.

In addition, Kobe is still one of the best defenders in the league, and his close defense is very oppressive. Many NBA super giants have suffered a lot from Kobe's "death entanglement".

Kobe's reputation is unquestionable, but unfortunately, just a few days ago, after Kobe finished the game with the Jazz, he announced his retirement.

However, the news of scoring 60 points in the battle of retirement once again brought Kobe back to the top.

A large group of reporters outside came just for Kobe.

For many small media, the enthusiasm generated by any exclusive interview with Kobe is enough to feed their entire company for a whole year.

In order to avoid being surrounded by reporters outside and delay K's retirement dinner, Kobe deliberately took a helicopter and landed directly inside the hotel.

The record of the Lakers led by Kobe this year is very dismal, with 17 wins and 65 losses throughout the season, with a winning percentage of 20%, ranking first in the Western Conference and second last in the league.

Nevertheless, Bryant is still the biggest giant of the dinner.

As soon as Kobe came, many NBA superstars went out to meet the plane.

Kobe's helicopter was surrounded by three layers inside and three layers outside.

Old K approached and greeted Kobe with a hug.

Kobe wore a crisp suit, and Kobe looked good after retiring.

Kobe laughed and joked with old K: "The famous old coach K, are you too reluctant to let me choose to retire?"

Old K cheerfully took Kobe to the private room he was in: "Kobe, you are too narcissistic. Nothing at all, you only have a few rings, do I need to learn from you?"

Old K deliberately gestured ten fingers.

The two looked at each other and laughed loudly.

Kobe and Old K have had close cooperation in the 2008,2012 and [-] Olympics, and they won two Olympic gold medals together.

The relationship between the two of them is very good. For Kobe, Old K counts as his second Zen master.

Kobe was surrounded by superstars.

The players of the Duke Blue Devils are not well-known. Although they wanted to get closer to their idols, they couldn't squeeze in. They could only watch Kobe from a distance.

The official dinner will not start until two hours later, and at this time, few NBA big names will notice the rookies such as Ge Feng and Ingram who have not yet become famous.

A few people discussed helplessly, and decided to go to the basketball court of the hotel to play some basketball first.

Ingram and Joshua announced to the media not long ago that they will officially participate in the 2016 NBA draft.

Churchill and others, who were on the verge of graduation, chose to give up their basketball career.

After graduation, they will be busy with their lives and go their separate ways.

Parting is always sad.

They won't be able to play together next year.

The only ones who can stay in the Duke Blue Devils next year may be Ge Feng, Siakam and Paul.

Due to injuries, Ingram was supposed to be the No. 7 pick in the draft but fell to No. [-].

On the contrary, Paul, Joshua and Ge Feng's rankings have improved rapidly during this period. Paul rose to 14th, and Ge Feng also gained an advantage in the matchup with Simmons, and his ranking broke through to 24th.

Joshua is a bit behind, ranking more than 50, but if he works harder, he is still very promising to enter the NBA.

The Duke Blue Devils cherished the team's last practice.

Ingram, who returned from injury, still brought the original starting lineup of Paul, Siakam, Mike Smith, and the bench led by McBray and Ge Feng to start an entertainment duel.

Ge Feng was facing Ingram.

Ingram is better than Simmons at the small forward position. The gap in overall strength makes the game quickly lose suspense.

"So this is the number one seed in the true sense, the Duke Blue Devils." Ge Feng said while lying on the ground, exhausted from the beating.

It has to be said that if Ingram hadn't been injured, the Duke Blue Devils would not have won such a thrilling championship.

This is the strength that the Duke Blue Devils should have.

Grabbing the ball with one hand, Ingram walked up to Ge Feng and lay down on his back: "Hey, Ge, I really want to thank you this time. If it weren't for you, the Duke Blue Devils might really fall."

Ge Feng sat up and said, "You are still the best. As soon as you came on the field, you immediately made our bench lineup useless. It's a pity, you should be the second pick in the first place."

Ingram smiled: "It's nothing more than a change in ranking. It doesn't matter if you get the No. [-] pick in the draft. The road to the NBA will not become easier just because you are the No. [-] pick. But you, Ge Feng, make me admire."

"Me? What can I make you admire?" Ge Feng asked.

"I can't say it, but I know one thing very well. A person who can complete the boring work of a caddy with 120% standards must be amazing in the future. Tell me, do you have any thoughts on participating in the draft this year? I think your performance in the championship has already helped you attract the attention of many teams."

Ingram also sat up, with two figures, one yellow and one black, but they looked like close partners who had nothing to say.

Ge Feng frowned: "I'm still thinking, is it too early for me to join the NBA? And my ranking, even if I enter the team, I won't be reused."

If Ge Feng participates in the NBA draft, his ranking will probably be set at the end of the first round.

In this case, there is a high probability that Ge Feng will enter a strong team at the playoff level and then spend time on the bench.

With Jeremy Lin as a lesson from the past, Ge Feng is full of worries about his future prospects in the NBA.

Ingram raised his eyebrows: "That's not what I said. What about the high ranking in the draft? It's just a false name. Whether you can play in the NBA depends on the results of the team's training.

For example, even though my ranking fell to seventh, as long as the NBA team is not stupid, they will still treat me as the second pick, and I will most likely enter the Lakers.As you know about the Lakers, Kobe's team is so bad right now.Even if I can start with the Lakers, I'm afraid I won't be able to make the playoffs..."

The two were just chatting and didn't notice any movement behind them.

Paul ran over excitedly: "Ko...Kobe..."

Ge Feng and Ingram hurriedly turned their heads and saw Kobe with a gloomy face.

Old K kept gesturing to imply that they should apologize to Kobe immediately.

In front of Kobe, he said that his Lakers sucked. With Kobe's stubborn temper, it's no wonder he didn't fight with them.

(End of this chapter)