I just play ball

Chapter 375
Time came to [-] pm in a blink of an eye, the night completely enveloped New York City, and the Barclays Center was brightly lit.

Accompanied by the passionate cheers of the fans of each team, the live announcer loudly announced the official start of the 2014 draft. Wearing a black professional suit, Adam Silver walked out of the room behind the main stage slowly, his face full of excitement .

In the draft office of the Lakers, a staff member shook his head repeatedly at the big TV screen: "It seems that he wants to make his first time extremely grand, and it should also be full of topics, so that fans can discuss it..."

Li Yue agrees with the staff that Xiao Hua wants to engage in caring activities and choose Austin, a sophomore who suffers from Marfan Syndrome, on behalf of the NBA. The purpose is naturally to encourage Austin and call on other young people to pursue their dreams bravely.

In this way, at first glance, there is no problem, and it will make people feel warm.

But if you think about it carefully, this is of no help to Austin, and even a little deceptive and malicious consumption.

Because according to the doctor's diagnosis, no NBA team will be able to sign any form of contract with Austin. This is like calling on everyone to encourage the little girl selling matches to continue, but then turn around and tell others that the quality of the matches sold by the little girl is not enough. good.

Of course, this kind of thing is hard to buy, and I am willing to do it. As long as Austin is willing to participate, no one else can say anything.

The cheers of the fans pulled Li Yue back from his thoughts, and Xiao Hua began to speak on the TV screen.

The content is still thank you for this thank you for the beginning, congratulations to the Lakers for winning the championship, and congratulations to the young people who are about to take an important step in pursuing their dreams. Finally, it is announced that the Cavaliers, who hold the No. 5 pick, have [-] minutes to prepare.

"Do you think the Cavaliers will make another surprising selection?" Walton said with a smile, "such as choosing Doug McDermott, after all, that guy is the player with the most awards in this draft, and Still a…”

Before he finished speaking, Wharton suddenly closed his mouth, and everyone in the office smiled.

Li Yue knew that Wharton wanted Doug McDermott to be white, and in the last NCAA season, he won the John Wooden Award, the Naismith Player of the Year, the Associated Press Player of the Year, and was selected as the best player in the United States three times. The lineup has accumulated 3150 points in four years of college, ranking fifth in NCAA history. The last college player who was so hanging was Durant.

Interestingly, every year there will be a team in the middle of the lottery to select NCAA white masters like Doug McDermott, hoping that they will become Larry Bird or Dirk Nowitzki, but in the end they become Adam Morrison, Jimmer Fredette, Tyler Hansbrough, the strongest is JJ Redick...

"The possibility is zero." Kupchak said, "Last year's Cavaliers did not have a qualified general manager. This year they have David Griffin. This guy was invited by Mr. Jerry West to serve as the Grizzlies in 07." General Manager, but he has waited until now to officially come out as the general manager of the Cavaliers, and he must have already formulated many strategies in his heart."

Li Yue immediately recalled the news that the Cavaliers fired former general manager Chris Grant in the middle of the season. At that time, it seemed that the Lakers' victory over the Cavaliers became the last straw that broke the camel's camel, making Cavaliers owner Gilbert furious.

"I recently heard rumors that LeBron may return to Cleveland." Walton said, "Maybe we can make some guesses from the Cavaliers' reaction. If they are not so excited about the No. [-] pick, then the rumors are very likely to be true."

If LeBron returns to the Cavaliers, he will definitely need immediate combat power, and he will definitely trade for the No. [-] pick. Li Yue felt that Wharton's speculation made sense, and subconsciously stared at the screen carefully. After a while, Xiao Hua walked out of the room with a smile.

"In the first round of the 2014 NBA draft, the Cleveland Cavaliers used the No. 1 pick to select Andrew Wiggins from the University of Kansas..."

The TV camera switched to the audience and quickly aimed at Wiggins. The fans cheered and shouted,
Immediately afterwards, the Bucks used the second pick to select Jabari Parker, and the 76ers used the third pick to select Joel Embiid, which was exactly the same as NBADRAFT predicted, but the Magic chose Aaron Gordon, and the Magic fans on the scene were surprised.

Li Yue is also puzzled. The Magic already have Tobias Harris, Nikola Vucevic, Maurice Harkless, Andrew Nicholson and other big striker rookies, and then choose Aaron Gordon. Do you want to collect according to the illustrated book?
Besides, point guard Nelson is getting old, why not choose point guard Dante Exum according to the prediction?

"Maybe it's because the Magic love big players!" Walton laughed. "We'd better ask them to train them well so that they can be sent to our team in the future. The tradition between the two teams cannot be easily lost..."

Everyone in the office laughed, the elective meeting continued, the Jazz had no choice but to choose a better Dante Exum, and the Celtics chose Marcus Smart according to the prediction... The 76ers upset and chose the predicted 11-out Peyton...

"The thirteenth pick is here, let me see who is the same as Kobe..." Wharton shouted, rubbing his hands.

"In the first round of the 2014 NBA draft, the Minnesota Timberwolves used the No. 13 pick to select Zach LaVine from UCLA..." Xiao Hua's voice came from the TV, and the camera immediately focused on LaVine in the audience.

Seeing LaVine's lips moving slightly, everyone in the office opened their mouths wide, because judging from the mouth shape, LaVine said FUCK ME, and he was obviously upset about being selected by the Timberwolves, so he didn't refuse to put on the ball cap on the spot.

This is purely a matter of luck, LaVine can only choose to accept, and the draft will continue.

The pick came to 24 in a blink of an eye, and the Hornets chose Shabazz Napier, who is a player LeBron particularly likes.

There are rumors that before the draft, the Heat tried to trade up the draft picks, hoping to avoid Napier being intercepted through a high pick. No matter how determined they are, one thing is very clear, that is, the Heat are trying their best to please LeBron. After all, LeBron once tweeted Napier as the best point guard in this rookie class during the NCAA Finals.

Now that Napier is selected, it is very likely that a follow-up transaction will occur.

Before thinking too much, Xiao Hua walked out of the room again, announcing that the Rockets used the 25th pick to select striker Clint Capela from the French League, instead of Jordan Clarkson as predicted.

Everyone in the office applauded and celebrated, and the chances of the Lakers picking Jordan Clarkson increased a bit.

Amidst the excited discussion, the first round of the draft was declared over, except that the 76ers raised the pick and chose Payton, and Kyle Anderson fell to the 30th pick and was drafted by the Spurs. There was not much splash, basically in line with NBADRAFT's prediction.

Xiao Hua's work is completed, and the second round of draft picks is announced by Vice President Mark Tatum. The fans at the scene have already left, and very few people are interested in caring about players who will find it difficult to stay in the NBA in the future. The players who would be drafted in the second round didn't make it to the scene, and the Barclays Center felt a little empty.

Li Yue walked out of the Lakers office and went straight to the draft meeting, ready to meet Clarkson who might be selected.

He had just entered the scene when he heard Mark Tatum yelling: "In the second round of the 2014 NBA draft, the Los Angeles Lakers used the 32nd pick to select Nikola Jokic from Serbia..."

As the voice fell, the big screen on the main stage began to play Jokic's video highlights, and the audience suddenly burst into laughter.

"Is this fat guy really good at playing basketball? What league is that? Are the Lakers crazy?"

(End of this chapter)