Author: Tiamo the Withered

Time flew by and before you knew it, the day of the draft was here.

During this period, Li Chengming and his father really had a good time in New York, and his mentality gradually calmed down.

After all, he is still young. If it weren't for the sudden emergence of such a system, he would never have thought of entering the NBA, even with the stimulation of Liu Nalian.

Now that I have come out, the impact of the failed confession has been almost eliminated. The big deal if I go back is to be laughed at, which is not a big deal.

It just feels like a pity. After all, he looked at the system mall and felt that there are still many good items. If he can succeed in the draft and officially join the NBA, he believes that he will soon be able to embark on a prosperous road.

Because after the trial training, he received a new task:

[Current task: Participate in the NBA 2007 draft and be successfully selected, and be rewarded with 10 calories burned]

This is naturally a great temptation for Li Chengming, because there are a lot of things that can be exchanged for 10 energy consumption in the system mall. It can almost be said that as long as he can get this, he can take off directly.

As long as he is selected, even if the team does not put much effort into keeping him, he can continue to seek other opportunities. After all, winning and losing are two different concepts. After being selected, he may become a bargaining chip in a transaction.

Although it is not a happy thing for the player himself to become a bargaining chip, for something valuable, people have to see how it goes first and give him a chance to show it. As long as he can show his ability, he can get signed.

Opportunity, and then playing again, if there is performance later, everything will fall into place naturally.

Although Li Chengming does not have high hopes now, and is even mentally prepared to lose the election, he is already here, and he has to read the results first before talking about it.

Even if the final result is not good, it still has a beginning and an end.

Of course, Li Chengming didn't go to the scene. It's not that he thought he would definitely not be selected, so the pot was broken, but that he didn't have a chance.

This draft has attracted a lot of attention, especially the participation of domestic players, which has attracted the attention of the Chinese and American basketball circles. Therefore, there are many media and spectators at the draft site, and the ticket prices are very high.

I'm so old.

Without a complete guarantee from the Magic, Li Chengming didn't want his father to spend that money anymore.

Anyway, whether he is present or not, it will not change the result, so just watch it live on TV.

When it was time to turn on the TV, the father and son sat on the sofa in the hotel together and watched the live broadcast of the talent show.

The previous picks did not surprise the outside world. It can also be said that the media's predicted rankings are somewhat reasonable. Every team has their needs and will make corresponding choices, especially the front-row rookies, even if they are not core players.

It will be focused on training and rarely used for trading.

The Trail Blazers selected Greg Oden with the No. 1 pick. This freshman from Ohio State University, who is known as the "Great", almost defeated Joakim Noah and Al Horford in this year's NCAA tournament finals.

Inside combination.

Although the team lost in the end, this did not affect his talent being recognized by the NBA.

The second overall pick was taken by the Seattle SuperSonics, who selected Kevin Durant, a high school player from the capital.

Al Horford was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the third overall pick, while Kong Yi was snatched by the Milwaukee Bucks with the sixth overall pick.

Li Chengming didn't pay much attention to the subsequent draft picks. He felt that it had nothing to do with him. Of course, as the draft was approaching, all kinds of news were flying around. He also read a lot of speculations, and basically there was no particularly outrageous choice. This seemed to prove that this was the case.

Everyone’s choices this time were relatively conservative.

Then it quickly entered the second round, and Li Chengming's heartbeat immediately accelerated. He knew if there was any hope, so he took a look.

The Lakers selected Sun Dasheng with the 40th overall pick, and it would soon be time to pick up the Magic. Li Chengming's heartbeat became stronger and stronger.

In the middle were three completely unknown people, and then——

"With the 44th pick in the second round, the Orlando Magic's choice is Rayshawn Terry!"

When he heard that he was not selected by the Magic, Li Chengming felt a little disappointed at first, and then angry that he had been fooled.

But then he sighed secretly, knowing that his anger was useless.

Father Li turned around and patted his shoulder to comfort him.

Fortunately, with the previous mental preparation, Li Chengming didn't feel so uncomfortable at least now.

"It's okay. I told you earlier. Just treat it as a fun trip." Father Li was actually quite disappointed. After all, no parent doesn't want to see their children succeed.

What's more, Li Chengming has indeed performed well, and although he has relaxed his mood these days, he still has a layer of anxiety and haze in his eyes, and Li's father can also detect it.

Li Chengming forced a smile and shook his head, saying that he was not affected, but how could it be possible?

But when Li's father was about to turn off the TV, Li Chengming suddenly shouted: "No!"

"What?" Father Li turned around and looked at him strangely.

Li Chengming hesitated for a moment, sighed and smiled bitterly: "I still plan to finish reading it, even if I don't have the chance..."

Father Li looked at him silently for a while, then nodded with a smile, "Okay, I'll watch it with you."

Li Chengming nodded gratefully. He felt that the luckiest thing about him was that he met a father who could understand him and even accompany him "crazy", and his mother has always been tolerant of him.

If it weren't for such a growing environment, he might not still be optimistic and positive to this day - even his weight has been increasing optimistically and positively...

In fact, in their opinion, there is no need to pay attention to the subsequent draft picks. After all, they have only tried out with the Magic, and other teams probably don't know that there is a rookie like Li Chengming.

Now even the Magic has not chosen him, and it is even less likely that anyone else will choose him.

The only possibility is that the Magic made a pre-draft trade. Li's father and Li Chengming did some research on this in their free time, but they didn't think it was realistic.

That may be because the Magic really feel that the person they selected better meets their needs. Maybe he will have to look for that person's playing video later to see how he is better than himself.

Li Chengming was thinking to himself when he was suddenly pushed by his father. He came back to his senses and looked at the TV screen, his mouth wide open.

"With the 60th pick in the second round, the Dallas Mavericks selected Li Chengming from China!"

Naturally, the attention of the second round is not as good as that of the first round, and the later the pick is, the less interested it is. After the 50th pick, it is probably just missed.

It's not like Li Chengming never thought about whether there would be a team behind him. Suddenly, "Hey", he suddenly discovered the existence of a Chinese player. Then considering the market in China, he thought that the number of lottery picks in the back was not big anyway.

He was chosen to develop the Eastern market.

Although this idea is a bit nonsensical, it is definitely not possible for people to only consider this point. Moreover, if they are really willing, they should be able to get some trial training information from the Magic team and contact themselves in advance.

But during this period, not to mention these NBA teams, even the domestic media did not notice his existence at all.

He seems to be a transparent person among this rookie class. Of course, this is mainly compared to his two compatriots.

But he never expected that his idea would actually become a reality!
Chapter completed!