Chapter 49: Stefan, are you willing to serve me?

  As the NBA has rapidly developed over the years, many basketball leagues in the United States have been unable to compete with it. The scene where ABA and NBA were on an equal footing is no longer possible. This is a very cruel thing because apart from the NBA, other professional leagues are basically unable to survive. Many people think that American basketball is just the NBA and NCAA, but they don't know that there are many small leagues like the ABA and CBA.

  Zhuang Fei's vacation has ended, and after more than half a year of negotiations between the players' union and team bosses, an agreement was finally reached. On January 7th, the league officially ended its lockout, and the new season will start in early February, which is good news for all basketball fans. The NBA has been preserved, but the All-Star weekend has been cancelled. At the same time, tired of endless negotiations and disagreements with the Bulls' boss over team building ideas, basketball god Jordan retired again.

  The league lost its number one drawcard and faith again.

  "Zhuang, does this place really have the player you're looking for?" DeAntoni asked curiously, looking around at the dilapidated gym that could hold over a thousand people, where a CBA league game was being held between the La Crosse Bobcats and the Iowa Hawkeyes. He really couldn't imagine that either of these two teams had players that Zhuang Fei would be interested in.

  Since Zhuang Fei was determined to have, D'Antoni would naturally pay attention to the game, but unfortunately, there wasn't a single player on the court who could give him an impressive feeling, very mediocre, extremely mediocre. If this is the level of players, Zhuang Fei really didn't need to come and watch a CBA league game specifically.

  Zhuang Fei brought DeAndre to La Crosse, not to watch a low-level CBA game, but to find a player, Stephon Jackson, aka Captain Jack. La Crosse is not big, although the Mountain Cats have no fame in the US, they still have many supporters here, and Zhuang Fei easily found the place.

  At the start of the new season, Zhuang Fei immediately began using the dynasty system to look for free agents. Although many powerful free agents such as Mike D'Antoni and Scott Skiles were out of his price range, he was surprised to find a very familiar name on the list - Stef Jackson from the La Crosse Bobcats. Captain Jackson had an ability rating of 79 and potential A-.

  According to Zhuang Fei's understanding, Stephon Jackson is a high school graduate of Oak Hill Academy, a famous American basketball school, and was in the same class as Kobe Bryant and Jermaine O'Neal. He even participated in the McDonald's All-Star Game for high school students with Kobe and Jermaine O'Neal, and performed extremely well. So why did he end up in the CBA? Because in 1996, due to poor academic performance, he was rejected by the NCAA and could only attend vocational schools, thus missing out on NCAA games. Zhuang Fei remembers that there was a Bucks player named Jennings who also failed to qualify for the NCAA due to poor test scores and went to Italy instead. It seems that Wade also delayed his entry into the league by a year due to poor academic performance. Jackson is now in a similar situation, having wasted a year before being selected by the Suns in the second round of the 1997 NBA draft, only to be cut immediately. The Suns had no intention of wasting money on him. Moreover, due to his personality issues, nobody was interested in him, and he could only play in low-level leagues in the United States. He has now been with the Bobcats for a year and a half.

  However, what disappointed Zhuang Fei was that this Captain Jackson in the CBA couldn't even make it to the starting lineup. If not for Zhuang Fei's dynasty system, he wouldn't have thought that a substitute player from the CBA would be qualified to enter the NBA. On the substitutes' bench of the La Crosse Bobcats, Zhuang Fei easily found Captain Jackson, who was sitting some distance away from his teammates, clearly being isolated by them.

  A CBA league game has no influence in the mainstream basketball circle in the United States, but Zhuang's popularity is very high among American basketball fans, and soon some keen fans recognized Zhuang.

  Zhuang flew into the CBA arena news quickly spread, the two teams on the court players were also greatly affected.

  Even a fool knows that Zhuang Fei is here to inspect the team members, this is their best chance to show off, if they are really favored by Zhuang Fei, isn't success just around the corner?

  In connection with the news of the NBA restart on January 7, these people quickly reached a consensus, and the atmosphere on the court changed, making some dull games exciting.

  Zhuang Fei also felt these changes, and unexpectedly he himself had become a person who decides the fate of others. He thought back to when he was bullied by the head coach of the youth team in Zhejiang. This made Zhuang Fei sigh with emotion.

  The game ended, although the game was intense, Zhuang Fei showed no interest at all. He walked straight down from the stands and headed towards the substitute bench of the La Crosse Bobcats.

  When the players of the La Crosse Mountain Cats saw Zhu Fei approaching, everyone's heart was in their throat. The opportunity had come. Of course, except for one person. Jack Captain saw Zhu Fei coming over and first froze, then gloomily lowered his head, sitting on the bench covering his head, afraid of being discovered by Zhu Fei. He was also a fan of Vickson Forest, and an even bigger fan of Carter and Zhu Fei. He had waited for Zhu Fei and Vickson Forest's call after graduating from high school, but he also knew that with Carter, Szebiak, James Posey, and LaGabe on the team, it was impossible for them to invite him. Despite this, he still waited, only to be disappointed in the end. He eventually accepted an invitation from another powerhouse, Arizona University, but unfortunately, his professional scores were not qualified, and he couldn't even get into Arizona University. In the end, this talented young man, along with Kobe and O'Neal, fell out of the sky and now mixes in the CBA. Stephen Jackson didn't want Zhu Fei to see him in his current sorry state, perhaps Zhu Fei wouldn't recognize him anyway, but even so, the strong self-esteem of this 20-year-old youth made him choose to avoid it.

  There have been players discovered and poached by NBA scouts before, but none as personally invested as Zhuang Fei.

  "Hello Mr. Zhuang, I'm Martin, head coach of the La Crosse Bobcats." A middle-aged black man enthusiastically extended his hands.

  "Hello," Zhuang Fei shook hands with him, his eyes glanced at Captain Jack who was covering his head, and Zhuang Fei couldn't help but feel a little amused.

  "Mr. Zhuang, which player on our team has caught your eye that you've come here in person?" Martin was puzzled himself, he knew the level of his teammates all too well, and none of them could reach NBA standards. Wait a minute, thinking of this made Martin's heart skip a beat - could it be him? He also subconsciously looked at Stephon Jackson, the team's strongest player, but this kid had always looked down on his teammates and was too aloof, so for over a year now he had been relegated to being a substitute. However, it couldn't be denied that this kid's abilities were indeed super strong. Could Zhu Fei have come looking for him?

  Soon, Martin's idea was confirmed. Under the surprised, jealous and admiring eyes of all the players on the La Crosse Mountain Cats team, Zhuang Fei walked towards Stephon Jackson, who had been covering his head.

  These people are shocked, envious and jealous, but have to admit that Stephen Jackson indeed has this ability.

  Stephen Jackson heard the approaching footsteps, then they stopped. He felt someone standing in front of him. Stephen Jackson slowly raised his head and saw a well-dressed Chinese man standing in front of him with a warm smile.

  Stephen Jackson will never forget the moment when a boy who had almost given up on himself was looked at with a warm and encouraging gaze, then that person stretched out his hand and said something that would be hard for him to forget for the rest of his life.

  "Stephen, will you work for me?"

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