"In the 2003 draft, the Cleveland Cavaliers chose LeBron James in the first pick, from St. Vincent St. Mary's High School."

Stern opened the first envelope and slowly recited.

Under the guidance of the staff, James brought the Cavaliers hat, stepped onto the rostrum, shook hands and hugged Stern.

He then stepped down for an interview with the host.

Facing the female host's question, James, who had been through the battle for a long time, was chatting and laughing.

"The Detroit Pistons chose Dako Milicic in the second pick, from Serbia."

Oh, NO!

Li Lei exclaimed in the audience, saying that his original blessing was not successful, and those guys who did not pass the ball to him were not attracted by the Pistons.

Instead, Milicic, who had a comrade-in-arms relationship with him, was selected by the Pistons.

Li Lei can only wish Milici good luck.

"The Denver Nuggets, in the third pick, chose Cameron Anthony."

"The Toronto Raptors, in the fourth pick, chose Chris Bosh."

"The Miami Heat, in the fifth pick, chose Dwyane Wade."

"The Los Angeles Clippers, in the sixth pick, chose Chris Carman."

"The Chicago Bulls, in the seventh pick, chose Cork Hinrich."

"The Milwaukee Bucks, in the eighth pick, chose TJ Ford."

...

"The Atlanta Hawks, with the 21st pick, chose Boris Dior."

...

"The Memphis Grizzlies, with the 27th pick, chose Kendrick Perkins."

He was then traded to the Celtics.

"The San Antonio Spurs, with the 28th pick, chose Leandro Barbosa."

He was then traded to the Phoenix Suns.

"The Dallas Mavericks, with the 29th pick, chose Josh Howard."

Here, the first round ends.

David Stern also stepped down and rested.

The second round was hosted by Stern's assistant Adam Xiaohua.

Seeing this man in a bald suit with glasses on the stage, Li Lei became nervous inexplicably.

Su Qun patted Li Lei on the shoulder: "Stone, relax, no problem."

Li Lei smiled and said, "Brother Su, your hands are shaking."

Su Qun: "..."

Then, Xiao Hua opened the first envelope of the second round.

"In the 2003 draft, the New York Knicks chose March Lampey in the second round first pick, from Real Madrid."

Shh!

The New York fans at the scene booed and expressed their dissatisfaction.

What did the home team choose? I haven't heard of it.

"The Cleveland Cavaliers, with the second pick in the second round, chose Jason Capono."

...

"The Miami Heat, with the third pick in the second round, chose Jerome Beasley."

...

As teams make choices, Li Lei and Su Qun's family breathe more and more heavily as they approach the 15th draw of the Rockets.

"The Orlando Magic, in the 13th pick in the second round, chose Zaza Pachuria."

"The Milwaukee Bucks, with the 14th pick in the second round, chose Keith Bogans."

After reading it, Xiao Hua announced loudly: "The No. 15 sign belongs to the Houston Mosaics, and they have 5 minutes to make a decision."

Then, Adam stepped down.

Li Lei gradually clenched his fists, his heart beating violently, as if he was about to pop out at any time.

In the short 5 minutes, Li Lei felt that three days and three nights had passed.

Xiao Hua walked up with a new envelope.

Tear open the envelope and take out the card, Xiao Hua said loudly: "In the 2003 NBA Draft, the Houston Mosaics chose Li Lei in the 15th pick in the second round, from China!"

Li Lei, from China.

The 15th pick in the second round, the 44th overall pick.

Hearing these words, Su Qun couldn't help but jump up and shouted: "Yes."

"Son, I have it!"

Dad Li and Mom Li hugged Li Lei from left to right, congratulating his son.

As parents, they naturally know their son’s dream.

The parents are also pleased that their son can realize his dream.

In the media area, Zhang Weiping, who was chatting and laughing in front of the camera, seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and said to the camera: "Hahaha, there is finally. Another Chinese player has entered the world's highest basketball world. Li Lei will fight side by side with Yao Ming next season. Let's prepare and interview Li Lei."

At this moment, Li Lei himself was particularly calm, maybe he was too nervous and would not smile anymore.

The mosaic team staff sent the hats.

Li Lei put on his hat and stepped onto the rostrum.

"Welcome, young man!"

Xiao Hua made a task-style handshake and greetings, his palms were about to fall apart, and then he hugged quickly.

Afterwards, Li Lei walked off the rostrum and accepted the question from the female host.

The process is also very fast, unlike James, who can chat for a while, but interact in a very formal way.

"Hi, Lee. I'm about to enter the NBA, how are you feeling?"

Li Lei: "I'm very excited and happy!"

Official clichés, open your mouth and come.

"Do you know about this team in the next few years?"

"certainly!"

It's time to play the home team, what are you waiting for?

Li Lei knew it well: "Boss Alexander is a generous and kind boss. He even gave Dawson an indefinite contract.

General Manager Dawson has worked for the mosaic team for decades, from assistant coach to coach to general manager, he devoted his whole life to the mosaic team, and I have never seen a man more dedicated than him.

Coach Jeff is from a basketball family and has rich experience. I can learn a lot with him.

Francis, Mobri and Yao Ming are all very good players, and I will learn from them humbly."

Li Lei grasped the right measure.

Blow, but don't blow over your head.

After these processes are completed, Li Lei can enter the media area for interviews.

The media area, the first round pick is still there.

James, Milicic, and Anthony were surrounded by high-ranking rookies, with several layers inside and outside, and reporters were desperately squeezing inside.

The lottery show is OK, and there will be a few people around you.

After the lottery is out, it is relatively deserted, and the league will arrange for cooperative media to conduct interviews to avoid the embarrassment of no one paying attention to the rookie.

But this is just a formality.

As for the second round, the salary is even worse.

The second round rookies usually leave after answering a few questions. Otherwise, they will feel very uncomfortable when they look at the top scorer not far away, the second scorer, and the stars in the Tanhua can hold the moon.

While the stars are holding the moon, no one cares about it. It’s reality.

When Li Lei came to the media area, Zhang Weiping, Su Qun and others were already waiting, so that Li Lei would not be ignored and would be embarrassed.

Li Lei felt at ease and couldn't tell why, but he just thought it was good.

Don’t be afraid if you have the support of the motherland!

"Great! Stone, you succeeded!"

Su Qun was still quite excited and gave Li Lei a big hug.

But he was just 176cm tall, holding Li Lei was like a child pestering his parents, which was somewhat funny.
Chapter completed!