Super Evolution of Basketball

Chapter 334 Let Billy King go!

The NBA draft lottery is very ceremonial. Team representatives must go on stage, with the team's LOGO in front of the seats. The representatives sit next to each other and face the reporters and cameras in the audience.

According to the rules, only the lots in the lottery area are arranged by drawing, and the lots outside the lottery are arranged in order according to the results.

In other words, the announcement of tonight's lottery results will start from No. 14.

NBA Vice President Mark Tatum picked up an envelope with a smile, and deliberately glanced at the stage before revealing the answer.

The delegates tensed up, especially Jimmy Butler.

"The No. 14 pick belongs to the Chicago Bulls." Mark Tatum announced.

The camera was given to the Bulls bench, Jimmy Butler was expressionless and looked unhappy because he was not lucky enough to not draw the top three.

The No. 13 pick, the Phoenix Suns, Devin Booker in a suit and leather shoes didn't look very good either. He turned his head to look at Yuan Qingshan, and made a sighing mouth.

No. 12 pick, Utah Jazz; No. 11 pick, Orlando Magic;

Mark Tatum continued, No. 10 pick, Milwaukee Bucks, head coach Kidd's mouth symbolically pulled up a little bit.

No matter who it is, they will be unwilling to draw the top three.

No. 9 pick, Toronto Raptors; No. 8 pick, Sacramento Kings.

At this point, except for Kidd who smirked, all the representatives looked calm, as if the lottery in their hands was worthless.

It was number 7, Yuan Qingshan became nervous, his legs hid under the table, shaking slightly.

Mark Tatum: "No. 7, let us congratulate the Los Angeles Lakers, they got a good pick from the Nuggets trade."

Devin Booker blinked consolingly at Yuan Qingshan, Yuan Qingshan looked down the stage, Jenny Buss and the magician applauded gracefully like Kidd.

No. 6, New Orleans Pelicans; No. 5 Minnesota Timberwolves.

On the 4th, it's the Phoenix Suns again.

Devin Booker's face was even uglier. He held two lottery tickets and didn't get the top three. It's really bad luck.

Yuan Qingshan really wants to hug him now, Booker don't cry.

Mark Tatum cleared his throat, and the big game came. Representatives of the Philadelphia 76ers, Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets stood up and came to Mark Tatum's front.

The general manager of the Nets was particularly excited. They once traded all their picks in order to achieve results. It was not until this year that they spent a lot of money to redeem their own picks, and then frantically sold them out.

Finally made it through, anyway, it is also the top three picks.

Mark Tatum announced: "The No. [-] pick belongs to the Boston Celtics."

Hearing the name of the Celtics, Thomas Jr. looked as if he was satisfied.

To be honest, their record this season is not bad at all. The high number of picks is due to Angie's careful planning. In the past few years, he has rolled back countless picks from the outside, laying the foundation for the rise of the Celtics.

This year they rushed to the playoffs, and they were able to get the No. [-] lottery, which can be described as fame and fortune.

Mark Tatum paused for a while pinching the envelope, then tilted his head to look at the stage.

Although the general managers of the Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets pretended to be calm on the surface, their hearts were already in turmoil. They could not wait to rush over now and grab the damn envelope.

Mark Tatum announced excitedly: "The second pick, let us congratulate the Nets!"

Then, the general manager of the 76ers finally couldn't help laughing out loud, the last envelope doesn't need to be opened, the 76ers are the champion!

Thomas Jr. shook hands with the two managers and congratulated them.

After the results of the lottery were announced, the representatives walked off the stage while chatting.

Devin Booker had a chat with Yuan Qingshan, and he told Yuan Qingshan that he could re-sign the economic contract.

Yuan Qingshan asked Booker if it was possible to come to the Lakers. This year, the Suns have two lottery picks. In this way, their team needs to train too many young people. Booker should not waste his youth there.

Booker shook his head helplessly, he couldn't make his own decisions, and probably the sun would not let him go.

The Lakers team returned to Los Angeles that afternoon, and Anthony was responsible for sending them to the airport and did not leave until the plane took off.

Yuan Qingshan made a review on the plane, which disappointed everyone, and did not get the top three picks.

The magician comforted him by saying that the top three are not so easy to get. We reached the second round of the playoffs and still have the No. 7 pick, which is already very good.

The magician closed his eyes, closed his eyes and rested his mind. The picks of each team have been confirmed, which means that the bloody offseason is about to kick off.

The day of the draft will be a fierce battle, and there will definitely be many big deals. The Lakers hold the No. 7 pick in their hands and have enough salary space, so there is a lot to do!
After returning to Los Angeles, Jenny Buss asked Magician and Laughlin to the office to continue discussing the next signing plan.

Yuan Qingshan went to find Scarlett alone.

When Scarlett saw Yuan Qingshan, she threw herself into his arms excitedly. At this time, she didn't look like a Hollywood superstar at all. No matter how you looked at it, she was just an ordinary little woman nourished by love.

Yuan Qingshan and Scarlett nestled in the room and didn't get out of bed until 8 o'clock in the evening.

Scarlett personally made a loving dinner for Yuan Qingshan, and Yuan Qingshan ate all of it, expressing her gratitude to Scarlett with practical actions.

Who knew Scarlett didn't buy it, so Yuan Qingshan asked, what do you want me to do to be satisfied?
Scarlett raised her eyebrows, you know the needs of a happy little woman...

It wasn't just that Yuan Qingshan didn't come home at night, Laughlin stayed at Jenny Buss' house for one night.

Laughlin originally had a model party to attend, but Jenny insisted on dragging her to study the draft, which made Laughlin complain, and kept complaining that she shouldn't have helped Jenny seize power in the first place.

Jenny pampered her with a small kiss on the cheek: "I regret it now? It's too late!"

Laughlin had no choice but to be patient and report to Jenny the results of her six months of research.

2016 is a legendary year. The quality of rookies is not as good as last year. Only Ben Simmons stands out. Among others, Ingram can barely see it. Starting from Jaylen Brown, there is almost no big difference between three and ten.

The predicted rankings given by NBA-Draft are: No. 4 Simmons, No. 5 Ingram, No. 6 Jaylen Brown, No. 7 Dragan Bender, No. 8 Kris Dunn, No. 9 Buddy Hield, No. 10 Jamal Murray, No. 11 Marquise Chris, No. 12 Jacob Poeltl, No. [-] Thornmark, No. [-] Domantas Sabonis, No. [-] Torreon Prince.

"Laughlin, do we have a chance to trade to the top three picks?" Jenny Buss asked her girlfriend.

Laughlin exclaimed, "Aren't you trying to screw Billy King? God, please let him go, this dude is miserable enough."

Jenny was amused by her: "We have to do something while he is still the general manager."

Laughlin: "Even if the opponent is Billy King, it would be absurd to exchange No. 7 for the second place. What are you going to put in? We don't have the right chips to impress them."

Jenny rolled her eyes: "The space in our hands is the best bargaining chip."

Laughlin immediately denied her: "Don't think about it, the Nets will have about the same space as us next season, and they are not short of money."

"They are not short of money, there must be some short of money, we can recruit a third party." Jenny Buss took another approach.

Laughlin was thoughtful: "Hey, you seem to be right when you say that."

(End of this chapter)