That evening, back at the training camp.
The set for the show was ready, modeled after the actual NBA Draft stage.
Backstage, Chen Yu was chatting with Jordan and the others, waiting for the recording to begin.
"Chen, if this show really does produce twenty, or even just ten NBA players like you hope, then it'll be a true success," Earvin Johnson said with a smile.
For a single show to produce that many NBA stars would be incredible.
"It shouldn't be a problem," Owen chimed in with a grin. "Before the open tryouts, the 282 players we selected had already proven themselves in middle school, high school, or the AUU League. Then we held another round of preliminary selections and a draft, narrowing it down to 90."
"Selecting 90 players from all over the country means we've already gathered the geniuses of their age group."
ESPN's national high school rankings list 100 players, after all.
