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Chapter 152 The Admiral Was Completely Dumbfounded
The Cavaliers selected Bennett, which was beyond everyone's expectations and disrupted many previous estimates. The draft meeting became extremely chaotic in an instant. The staff of each team hurriedly adjusted the selection plan. The fight is flying, like suddenly turning into a seafood supermarket, whoever has a big voice can make more money.

Li Yue walked and ran quickly to the main stage, just in time to meet Stern coming out of the small room again.

I saw Stern opened the envelope, I don’t know whether it was excitement or manual, tremblingly read: "NBA 2013 draft, the Orlando Magic used the second pick and chose Victor Oladipo from Indiana University! "

The voice fell, and the audience cheered. The result was the same as the previous prediction, and did not add extra burden to everyone. At the same time, Bennett laughed and walked to the ESPN live broadcast to accept an exclusive interview with Mike Breen and others.

Seeing this situation, Li Yue lamented that the NBA is really a place where miracles happen. In the past, players like Bennett, who obviously relied on their physical strength over their peers to gain an advantage in college, were at most like Hansbrough, but now they are elected as the No. [-] pick.

Putting his mind away, Li Yue turned his head to look at the small green room, but he didn't find Gobert's figure. After looking around for a long time, he found that he was standing in the front row of the auditorium and looked at the main stage expectantly. It seemed that he was only accompanied by his agent. .

Thinking that it was too early for the 27th pick, Li Yue started wandering around, chatting with acquaintances whenever he saw them.

The draft continued, and the Wizards selected Otto Porter from Georgetown University with the third overall pick, which was also in line with previous media predictions. Just when everyone thought everything was about to go smoothly, the Bobcats selected Cody with the fourth overall pick Zeller --- a white center who was originally predicted to be the No. 11 player, did not choose the black and tough Lawrence Noel.

Bobcat Ball at the scene was very irritable, booing Cody Zeller for a while, completely disrespectful.

Li Yue thought back a little, and remembered that Cody Zeller's scouting report mentioned that he had "deficiency on the defensive end". He also thought of the previous report that the Bobcats planned to sign Al Jefferson in the free market. Bobcats inside defense is basically zero.

Jordan's selection is also the first in history!
After Cody Zeller, the original draft predictions were completely disrupted, and the teams adjusted their goals one after another.

The Suns used the fifth overall pick to select the original No. [-] favorite Alex Len instead of Ben McColmo, and the Pelicans used the sixth overall pick to select another No. [-] favorite Lawrence Noel instead of Trey. warbook.

Soon, the conference progressed to the No.12 pick.

Li Yue happened to walk outside the player tunnel and saw Durant looking up at the main stage.

"Hi KD!"

Durant turned around and said with a smile, "Did you guess that Bennett would be the first pick?"

Li Yue shrugged and spread his hands: "That guy's strength is quite average, I can only say that a miracle happened."

"I watched the video highlights just now. That kid plays with his body. The Cavaliers management must have taken the wrong medicine." Durant curled his lips, "Who do you think should be the No. [-] pick this year?"

"At present, it is Victor Oladipo, who is good enough to be the team leader in the future, and there is Giannis Antetokounmpo, but it is more difficult to grow up and needs a lot of ball power to train, but there is a chance to become the MVP. potential."

"Who? Why haven't I heard of this name?" Durant looked surprised, MVP is not ordinary.

"A Greek player, you haven't heard of it, it's normal." Li Yue raised his finger to the little green house, "The one who looks very thin."

"Oh?" Durant narrowed his eyes, "I am very similar to my body shape, but shorter."

"He is only 19 years old, and his height will continue to increase. He may reach 210 centimeters like you." Li Yue chuckled, knowing that Durant lied about his height at the beginning, but actually surpassed many teams' centers, so he was often arranged for the opening game jump ball.

Durant scratched his head immediately, with an embarrassing expression of "you found out my little secret", and then said: "Then guess who we will choose? If you guess correctly, I will invite you to smoke a hookah later."

"Hehe, judging from Presti's historical draft results, you are definitely different from the predictions. I guess it's Steven Adams. He is the most suitable for the position you mentioned before. He is a meat shield and young." Li Yue whispered Said.

"DAMN!" Durant slapped his thigh hard, then lowered his voice, "I shouldn't have warned you before."

As soon as he finished speaking, Stern came out of the small room, and then announced that the Thunder chose Steven Adams.

"11 p.m., 40/40 nightclub, I'll show you some friends," Durant said, "I'm going to meet new people."

Li Yue waved goodbye, stood still and took out his mobile phone to log on to Twitter to check the news, and found that WOJ was breaking the news crazily. It had been announced in advance that the Mavericks would select Kelly Olynyk with the 13th overall pick, and the Jazz would select Shabazz Muhammad with the 14th overall pick.

For about an hour or so, Li Yue browsed through all the relevant topics of the opportunity, but did not find anything he was interested in. He planned to continue wandering around, but suddenly caught a glimpse of a video interview with Giannis, and his name was mentioned in the title, so he immediately clicked to play.

[Reporter: If you are elected tonight, who do you plan to thank?

Giannis: I would like to thank my parents, brothers, coaches, teammates, and friends for giving me a lot of support. I would also like to especially thank the Lakers player Li Yue, who let me determine my career goals and helped me to a higher level .

Reporter: Really?How did he help you?

Giannis: He gave me training methods and encouraged me to work towards the MVP and the championship. He is a very good person. He took time out of the day to watch our [-]-person trial training throughout. He was definitely not as narrow-minded as the rumors said. 】

In the comment area of ​​the video, many people commented in favor, and one of them with 5000+ likes wrote: I think it is true, this guy named Giannis is from Greece and has not yet entered the NBA. There is no need for Li Yue to spend time pretending on him It was a show, and someone saw Durant inviting Li Yue to train together at the Barclays Center before, so the rumors about driving Howard away should be deliberately exaggerated by the media, and the truth will be announced to the public sooner or later.

Seeing such comments, Li Yue felt a little comforted in his heart. After all, there are still many people with IQ.

After sighing, Stern happened to take a photo with No. 26 rookie Andre Robertson, turned around and walked to the podium: "We just got the news that the Los Angeles Lakers and the Denver Nuggets completed the transaction and won the first round No. 27 pick. , they have five minutes to prepare."

After the words fell, the audience was in an uproar. The first round was about to end, why did the Lakers suddenly intervene?
Li Yue was delighted when he heard the words, and walked quickly to the player interview area, and met the famous Spurs 'Admiral' David Robinson.

"Are you waiting for a rookie?" Robinson said, "We will be stronger next season and hope to continue to play against the Lakers."

"Okay." Li Yue responded with an awkward smile, knowing that the other party was referring to the playoffs, "Are you also waiting for the rookie?"

"I've been here almost every year since I retired." Robinson looked proud. "This belongs to the Spurs tradition."

"Very good, I want to learn too." Li Yue nodded earnestly. The big-name reception is a way for rookies to integrate quickly.

The two chatted for a while, and Stern took the envelope and walked to the podium: "In the 2013 NBA Draft, the Los Angeles Lakers chose Rudy Gobert from France with the No.20 seventh pick!"

"Congratulations!" Robinson clapped his hands to express his congratulations, and then his expression was dull, "Why did you choose Gobert?"

(End of this chapter)