Chapter fifty-seven: twists and turns
Morris sat next to the TV with a can of beer in his arms. He pressed the remote control and turned the screen to cBs TV station. He had just finished talking to An Jie, and the kid was so excited. Not long after, the draft will officially begin. Morris was nervously paying attention to the TV, as if he was the one participating in the draft.
Madison Square Garden in New York is crowded today, and basketball fans across the United States are gathered here. The nBa finals may only be about the life and death of the two teams, while the draft is directly about the future of all nBa teams. Fans of each team come from afar to witness what choices their team will make.
Can you witness the team picking Jordan in the third pick like the Bulls in 984, or choose a big squad with the No. 1 pick like the HSD Wizards in OYI. No one knows the result, the draft is a thrilling gambling that has aroused everyone's curiosity.
In addition to Anger's parents and Meslav, Ricard and Divac also successfully met with Anger in New York. They will accompany Anger to participate in the draft later. Of course, Mike Taylor's family has also joined this team. You should know that there are more than Anger's players participating in the draft this year. It is worth mentioning that Mike Taylor also chose Meslav as his manager.
"Are you ready? Maybe we can join forces in nBa." Taylor and Angel stood at the entrance of the Madison Square Garden Theater. When they came out again, their lives would be changed drastically.
"Let's go." Anjie and Mike Taylor fisted, and they were like they were in the player's channel, ready to play for the battle.
As time passes, there are fans from all countries and regions in the stands, and there are still many international players at this year's draft. In the stands, you can even see Chinese fans waving the Chinese flag. They all know that another Chinese big man is ready to step onto the nBa stage.
Now An Jie and the pedestrians accompanying him are sitting in the audience, as if they are about to watch a high-end opera performance. However, what will be done on the stage later will be hundreds of times more exciting than opera, because in a few minutes, nBa President David Stern will come on stage, and he will personally announce the future of these teams and players.
Dozens of Chinese media were also crowded in the interview area, and TV even broadcast the talent show live! You should know that before An Jie appeared, Joe Alexander, who had a close relationship with China, was the object of the media's extensive coverage. After all, in this highest hall of the basketball world, the figures of Chinese people were still too rare.
The managers of each team kept shouting at the phone, leaving them with little time to make decisions. Just as they were still hesitating and struggling, David Stern finally came on stage.
Yi's inspiring speech won Stern's applause from everyone in the audience, but now people only care about the small envelope he held. Suddenly, the lights in the audience dimmed, and only the spotlight shone on David Stern. The draft officially began!
"Ladies and gentlemen, the Chicago Bulls chose the No. 1 pick in the 2018 NBA Draft." At this point, Stern paused and looked at the envelope in his hand. Stern was skillful in using this skillful method to attract the audience's appetite.
"The Chicago Bulls chose Derek Ross, from the University of Memphis, let's congratulate him." The applause suddenly came from the court. The Bulls really chose this talented point guard with the No. 1 pick. The Chicago fans were not disappointed, and choosing Ross can be said to be a popular choice.
Derek Ross wore a suit and put on the Bulls baseball cap, walked upstairs with a smile on his face to shake hands and take a photo with Stern.
"The next time it's time to pick the second place. Pat Riley, how are you thinking?" Meslav looked at the luxurious private room above his head. Riley must have made a decision there.
Michael Beasley or Angel, or choose O.J. Mayo and Wade to form a double-gun in the backcourt. Pat Riley, who had a headache, made a choice until the end and put the written name into the small envelope that determined its fate.
Five minutes later, David Stern took the stage again. Now, all Chinese media pointed the camera at Anjie. They knew that Anjie had a deep contact with the Heat. Anjie's heart was also pounding, and he was nervous and sweating.
"The Miami Heat chose the second pick in the nBa draft in 2018," Stern Yi looked at the envelope as usual. "Michael Beasley, from Kansas State University."
"Stupid!" The moment Stern said his name, Meslav cursed. The damn Pat Riley actually chose a rebellious data brush.
Beasley jumped up excitedly, and he walked onto the stage in a few big steps. Whether it was intentional or intentional, he looked An Jie with that annoying look, as if he was announcing his victory in a high-profile manner.
"It's okay, we still have a lot of opportunities." Meslav turned his head and comforted Anjie and his family in a calm tone. As a manager, he couldn't get out of his way.
The third pick in the Minnesota Timberwolves chose O.J. Mayo, and the domestic media's fantasy about Anger being selected in the top three was officially broken.
In the fourth pick, the Seattle Music Team was hesitating whether to choose an excellent big man to assist Durant, or continue to choose an extremely attacking outside line to enhance offensive firepower? The general manager of the Music Team Presti made up his mind after struggling.
"The fourth pick in the NBa draft in 2018, Seattle Music Team chose Russell Westbrook, from the University of California, Los Angeles."
Presti believes in his choice. After all, he is a person from the Spurs system. Just look at the Spurs' successful draft experience, you can tell why Presti was able to choose Durant correctly. But to be honest, he is still very interested in that big Chinese man. But there is no way, you can't have both fish and bear's paws.
The fifth pick of the Memphis Grizzlies chose Kevin Love. They originally wanted to choose Westbrook, but the audio team took the lead. They had no intention of choosing Love. The Grizzlies just wanted to use him as a bargaining chip in exchange for a good outside player. This is business, this is nBa.
The sixth pick from Italy, Danilo Gallinari was selected by the New York Knicks. The Knicks have been very obsessed with European players in recent years. However, after they made the decision, the stands immediately booed the Knicks fans in dissatisfaction. Not all rookies can become the darlings of fans.
The subsequent picks were occupied by outside players. In the current nBa environment, outside players who performed well were much more popular than before. An Jie was getting more and more panicked. He was really afraid that he would fall below the yi5 pick. Ricard kept helping An Jie to relieve pressure, but as long as Stern didn't read An Jie's name, An Jie's nervousness would never dissipate.
Now that it has reached the 10th pick, the New Jersey Basketball Team will announce its choice.
Since Anger defeated the Lopez brothers in the round of 64 of the NCAA March Crazy March Championship, the basketball team has maintained a high attention to Anger. Their goal is to choose a big center, but is it Brooke Lopez or Angel?
The General Manager of Basketball recalled the dilemma of last year's No. 1 pick Greg Oden was cast in the shadow of his injury, and thus he reminded the weak constitution of Asians. Asians, looking at Yao Ming's painful injury history in NBa, Anjie might suddenly fall down one day! No matter what, at least Brooke Lopez is not a glass man. Manager of Basketball made a quick decision and wrote Brooke Lopez's name on the envelope.
Lan Jie and Meslav, who missed the tenth pick, had no hope for the King, because the Indiana Pacers, who were in the tenth pick, had never expressed interest in Anjie, and Anjie had not tried out for the Pacers.
Sure enough, the Pacers chose Jerry Bayless with the tenth pick, and it was the King's turn next!
Divac in the audience became focused. Will his old club fulfill his promise? After all, both sides only reached a verbal agreement, and the Kings did not state in black and white that Yi would definitely choose Anjie.
The General Manager of the Kings just hung up the phone and the matter has been almost settled. Let’s make this decision easily now.
David Stern came on stage again, and several heavyweight drafts had just achieved results, but for Chinese fans and reporters, this draft has not really started yet.
Holding the Kings envelope, all Chinese fans gathered on Stern.
"The 12th pick in the nBa draft in 2018, the Sacramento Kings chose..."
Angel felt that Stern's pause seemed to last for several years, and his heart was in his throat. However, Stern still looked at the envelope that determined Anjie's fate.
"The Sacramento Kings chose, Angel! From Iowa State University! Let me congratulate this Chinese big man!"
Angel "bounced" from the chair excitedly, and he hugged his parents excitedly, followed by Ricard, Divac, and Meslav. Finally, he did not forget to hammer each other's chest with Mike Taylor.
"Go to Anjie! Let them know the main center of our Tornado team!" Taylor helped Anjie get the Kings baseball cap, and Anjie put it on and walked onto the podium.
"Welcome to nBa, boy." David Stern smiled at Anjie friendly, and then shook hands with Anjie. All the Chinese media were in a panic and were shooting all the scenes wildly.
Can Stern not laugh? The Chinese market with huge potential has now been opened up by him. In the past, there were Yao Ming, Wang Zhizhi, Battel, Yi Jianlian and Sun Yue, and this year, An Jie came out again. The joining of these players is enough for him to make a lot of money in China.
After getting off the stage, An Jie did not leave immediately. He also had to accompany Mike Taylor's family to wait for the draft results of his teammates.
Just when everything was getting better, Meslav suddenly received a text message, which was from the general manager of the Kings. At first he thought it was a blessing message for routine, but after opening it, Meslav was stunned.
"Anjie." Meslav tried hard to see the content on the text message clearly and make sure that he was not dazzled.
"What's wrong?" Anjie turned his head and looked at his manager. Meslav had been doing this for a long time. The surprised expression on his face now gave Anjie a sense of ominous premonition.
"You're traded by the Kings." Everyone sitting around raised their heads and stared at the talking Meslav in disbelief.
Chapter completed!