NBA opening draw to twilight Shaquille O'Neal

Chapter 40 Settled in the tear city
For everyone's panic, Nel Orsey still looked calm, sitting on the sofa and even shaking his glass leisurely.

"Nell, you..."

"Rest assured everyone, I predicted this would happen before the draft, so just last night, the team reached a deal with the eighth overall Raptors."

"Our boss's financial resources, you understand!"

Having a big backer is indeed a good thing!
Orsi smiled slightly and took a sip of red wine.

As soon as Paul Allen was mentioned, and again thinking of his unique ability to make money, everyone seemed to have taken a reassurance, and immediately resumed the original chat and laughter.

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"With the sixth pick in the first round of 2012, the Trail Blazers selected Damien Lillard, a senior from Weber State University. Let's congratulate this young man with applause!"

"Damien, congratulations!"

The Trail Blazers still took Lillard with the sixth pick. Although Wang Zelin felt a little disappointed, he was more happy for this friend who had not made a long time.

"Thank you King, I believe it will be with you soon."

"hope so!"

After seeing Lillard on the draft stage, Wang Zelin took his seat again.

"It seems that they want to use the No.11 pick..."

"Zelin, don't worry, it will be with you soon." Mother Lin Huiqing, worried that her son might have other thoughts, leaned over and held Wang Zelin's hand.

"I'm fine, Mom."

Soon, the Warriors with the seventh pick made their choice, and they drafted Harrison Barnes, the North Carolina Blackhawks.

The North Carolina Blackhawks originally had the opportunity to compete for the No. [-] pick last season, but because of his enthusiasm, he chose to play for one more year and his strength has not risen significantly, which caused his draft market to decline.

However, since Wang Zelin once rejected the Warriors' invitation to try out, they naturally wouldn't lick their faces to invite an uncle.

At No. [-], the pick was the Toronto Raptors.

At the moment when the letter was opened, the audience in front of the TV, through the close-up, could obviously see that the famous NBA president was stunned for a moment.

There is a good show to watch!
At this moment, everyone who understands already understands.

Immediately afterwards, David Sent looked up, facing the camera, showing the audience a familiar smile.

"The eighth pick in the first round of 2012, the Toronto Raptors chose a young center from China ~ Wang ~ Ze ~ Lin!"

"Let's congratulate this young man! We also wish him a great future!"

Ah no!
After Wang Zelin took over the peaked cap with the Raptors logo printed on him by the staff next to him, he came to the stage with a confused look.

We don't seem to have tried out in Toronto. How did they choose me?
Don't, I don't want to go to that place where birds don't shit.

"Young people, welcome to the NBA!"

"Nice to meet you too, Mr. David Stern!"

"Hahaha, I can see that your English is very good, much better than that of YI back then. This will be of great help for you to integrate into the NBA."

"Thank you!"

Then it was time for a photo of the two of them.

After returning to his seat, Wang Zelin immediately turned his suspicious eyes to Zhou Yang.

Just when he wanted to see how Zhou Yang, the agent, explained, the other party's phone rang.

"xxx..."

"Zering, it turned out that the Trail Blazers and the Raptors reached a deal. They used the team's No.11 pick plus some extra bargaining chips in exchange for the Raptors' eighth pick."

"So, where I'm going is still Portland!"

"Yes, our goal remains the same in Portland."

"That's fine, that's fine!"

After a brief uproar, the draft continued.

The Pistons originally wanted to intercept Wang Zelin in advance to facilitate a robbery of the Blazers or Mosaic.

But now seeing that it was impossible to steal the chicken, he had to adopt the original plan and chose the young Zhuang Shen, a freshman at Kangda University, with the ninth pick in his hand.

Drummond's physical talent is outstanding in the center position. If it wasn't for Wang Zelin's emergence, he would have been the Pistons' first choice.

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At the end of the draft, Wang Zelin, who was selected with the eighth pick in the first round, was chased and blocked by a large number of reporters.

Since Wang Zelin publicly rejected the training camp invitation of the Golden State Warriors, in the recent NBA prospect list, Wang Zelin's highest pick is only the No.12 pick of the Mosaic team.

Even in the hearts of most people, Wang Zelin may really have the strength to play in the NBA, but his draft pick should be around the middle to the end of the first round.

But the result exceeded everyone's expectations. The Blazers were willing to trade the No. [-] pick of the Raptors to sign Wang Zelin.

Why is he?
He hasn't proven himself yet.

This has become a question for everyone except the Blazers.

Including Chinese fans and media on the other side of the ocean.

"Congratulations, King! You have become the highest-ranked Chinese player after Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian. Can you share with us your mood at this moment?"

Immediately afterwards, the surrounding spears slapped Wang Zelin's face indiscriminately.

Fortunately, when he was playing CBA in China, he had not seen such a big scene, and had enough experience to face the countless flashes in front of him.

"First of all, I would like to thank the Blazers management for their trust in me. At the same time, I also feel that I am completely worthy of the eighth pick in the first round. I believe time will tell everything..."

Wang Zelin's self-confidence and domineering display at this moment is far from comparable to Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian, who just entered the league.

I just don't know whether this young man really has top hard goods in his hands, or is it just a mouthpiece.

But no matter what, Wang Zelin has passed the media barrier for the time being, and the next step is to see how strong he is.

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"What is the magic power of the inside players of the Celestial Dynasty? Why are they repeatedly selected in the first round with high picks?"

"King's future: Yao, Yi, or Oden?"

"Open low and go high, the biggest upset has been born!"

"The first trade in the draft was born: Celestial center settled in Portland!"

For a time, many fans and reporters from major media were eager to know: Why did Wang Zelin, who had a confusing prospect on the eve of the draft, suddenly upset at the draft?

This is not the eighth pick in a young draft year, but a big draft year, and the value is quite high.

"King was selected because we believe he has enough potential to help the Blazers get a freshman year. He definitely deserves the eighth pick in the first round. Portland fans, please start your party!"

Now that they are a family, the Trail Blazers decided to announce to everyone their confidence in this operation at the press conference of the official signing of Wang Zelin.

Compare Wang Zelin with the new champion Davis: in terms of height, wingspan, strength, etc., Wang Zelin has suppressed the latter.

Of course, Davis' strong athletic ability can be said to have completely overwhelmed Wang Zelin.

But in any case, when Wang Zelin's trial training in the Blazers was completed by the general manager Olsey, the Blazers fans who were still clamoring for the blindness of the team management suddenly realized.

Such physical talent can barely match Davis.

This is a talented center who is enough to enter the top five or even the top three, but is now taken by the team with the eighth overall pick.

Thinking of the sixth pick Lillard and the team's core Aldridge, many Blazers fans began to react.

The two young people the team selected this year can be said to be talented. What is even more rare is that their main position does not overlap with the team boss Aldridge, the All-Star power forward, which means that the Blazers can completely With the three of them as the framework, create a winning lineup.

Looking at the Thunder next door, the Trail Blazers fans who recovered also knew that they were about to have their own three young masters.

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Far across the ocean, the news that Wang Zelin was selected by the Trail Blazers with the eighth pick has officially spread throughout the basketball world.

For a time, the appearance of another big man in the Celestial Dynasty, the inheritance of the Great Wall of the Celestial Dynasty and other dazzling reports began to fill the entire online world.

At this time, Yao Ming had retired for nearly a year, and Yi Jianlian's performance in the NBA was gradually declining. Now the Chinese men's basketball team needs a new support.

Wang Zelin, the name is like a new excitement, stimulating the nerves of all basketball fans.

CBA championship!
CBA Finals MVP!

CBA honors Grand Slam winner!
……

The various records Wang Zelin set in the CBA have begun to be known to more people, and his fan value is also rising rapidly.

However, no matter how hot the outside world is now, Wang Zelin's NBA journey has officially started.

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(End of this chapter)