I have a data panel in basketball

Chapter 87

In fact, not many people paid attention to the lottery conference in previous years.

Compared with the lottery, fans pay more attention to the draft.

But this year, due to the vigor and turmoil of the competition, many fans focused their attention on the draw. Everyone wanted to know who would get the No. [-] lottery that everyone had been fighting for for so long this year.

To a certain extent, fans have attached more importance to the lottery than the ongoing NBA playoffs...

This is rarely the case in previous years.

In addition to the fact that this year's lottery conference really attracted attention, it is also related to the many surprises in this year's playoffs.

First of all, the defending Celtics suddenly injured Kevin Garnett, which made the Celtics lose their absolute core on the defensive end, and there was a big problem in the defense. Although this was not exposed too much in the first round against the Pacers, it was suddenly exposed in the second round against the Magic, which is currently being led by the Magic 2-1.

And if the Magic really eliminated the Celtics, all experts generally believe that the Cavaliers No. 23 will reach the finals without any suspense!
It can be said that in the eyes of many fans, Garnett's injury has caused the Eastern Conference playoffs to lose suspense.

But the western side was originally a lot to watch.

For example, Yao Ming led the Rockets to five fierce battles with the Blazers, and finally eliminated the Blazers with a big score of 5-4. While advancing to the second round, he finally took off the "first-round male" hat on his head.

Another example is the "horse war" that lived up to expectations. Nowitzki and Duncan told all the fans in their own ways how they have established themselves in this league for so many years and how they led their respective teams forward.

Another example... A certain man was led by Anthony to score 58 points in a tragedy, and the banana boat was kicked over.

In short, there are many things to watch.

But as Yao Ming faced the Lakers in the second round and was reimbursed for the season with a broken finger in the third game... this round of the series also lost suspense in an instant.

Under the premise that the Nuggets already lead the Spurs 3-1.

Obviously, there is nothing to say in the West. It must be the Nuggets and the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals.

However, how much hindrance can "Melon" Anthony bring to Kobe?
Most experts agree that at least not enough to make the final result of this round of the series suspenseful.

Anyway, Kobe must have advanced to the finals!
Then there is nothing to see until the finals.

So... Compared with the current stage of the NBA playoffs, the lottery must be more fragrant.

At the very least, you can quarrel with other fans on the Internet because you expect which team will get the No. [-] pick.

Unlike now, it is a ridiculous idea to think that LeBron or Kobe can't make it to the finals.

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Steve Kerr and Steve Nash arrived at Madison Square in New York early, where this year's lottery will be held in a side hall.

Steve Nash is the face of this year's Suns lottery.

As another point guard who won back-to-back regular season MVP honors after the "Magician", Steve Nash led the team to a certain degree of revival after coming to the Suns in 04.

Although, it is not considered a successful team in the true sense.

But it would be wrong to say that this team has been a failure over the past few years.

Moreover, no matter what, the arrival of Steve Nash did bring Phoenix back to the spotlight of the league. Based on this alone, Steve Nash is already worthy of his nickname "Son of the Wind".

Now, the Suns management and all the Phoenix fans have entrusted him with another major mission. They hope that Steve Nash can bring the No. 09 pick back to Phoenix in this lottery meeting... This No. [-] pick is likely to be the key to Phoenix's one step closer!

That sounds like a lot of responsibility.

As for why he came, Steve Kerr said "I, I, my hands are shaking."

Steve Nash entered the scene and took a seat, his expression unconsciously serious.

He knew very well that the team gave up the 08-09 season in order to get the No. [-] pick, and then select The Sun. Even in terms of that guy's market, if he didn't bring the No. [-] pick back today, he would basically miss that guy.

So he couldn't be serious.

Even if he knew that even if he didn't get the No. [-] lottery, the team and the fans wouldn't blame him. This kind of probabilistic matter doesn't really have much to do with who gets the lottery.

At least if you look at it from a scientific point of view, it's like this...

But he still hopes that he can bring back the No. [-] pick!
It's not that I don't want to disappoint the team and fans.

But Steve Nash himself also hopes to get this guy!

That guy is really nice...

With him, it is not a problem for the Suns to become a powerful player in the league in the new season.

With him, it is obvious that the Suns' hopes of competing for the championship have grown!

Steve Nash is 35 years old this year. Although the No. [-] position is "getting older and more bewitching", his style of play will not decline too much due to his age.

However, age will not affect his state, injuries can...

The time that "Zonda" can still run is really running out.

Even, Steve Nash has a strong premonition that if he loses the No. [-] pick this time, he may never be able to win the championship...

Steve Nash is eager for a championship ring.

Of course, this is nonsense, any player who has played in this league for 13 years, he will be eager to get a championship ring!
Especially a superstar player like Steve Nash, who deserves almost as much personal honor, is full of desire for the championship!

How domineering the "Uncrowned King" sounds... how lonely the star himself is when he wears this title.

Who wouldn't want to wear a crown if they could?
This is why as soon as Cole asked Nash to draw lots, he immediately agreed!

The fate of the Suns, he wants to grasp in his own hands!
Steve Nash was the first one to come. Not long after he arrived, representatives from the Clippers and the Grizzlies also came in one after another. They are the team representatives with the second and third highest probability of winning the No. [-] pick...

Representatives from the three top picks were the first to arrive.

From here, it can be seen that the heart is not peaceful!
The three of them came in without saying hello to each other, and after sitting down in their seats, they started to be in a daze.

It can be seen that there is an obvious hostile relationship.

The small room was suddenly filled with an awkward atmosphere.

Then representatives from other lottery teams entered the arena one after another. Compared with these three, they had a lot more points and chatted with each other.

When it was confirmed that the No. [-] lottery was not drawn on the first, second and third numbers, it was when they were nervous.

People are only nervous about things that may be obtained, and they will not be nervous about longing for things that are not possible at all, because they know that this thing will not be his.

Then the host came in.

The NBA lottery is similar to the lottery.

Therefore, those who preside over the NBA lottery ceremony are often those beautiful hostesses with good looks.

The host of this year's lottery conference is none other than Rachel, a newcomer who quickly gained a foothold on ESPN by following Lin Day.

In just a few months, from being an intern reporter to hosting the lottery meeting, it can be seen how much bonus Rachel has enjoyed by interviewing Lin Ri.

Rachel then briefly introduced the lottery process, and then officially started the lottery meeting.

When Rachel announced the start, Steve Nash's already tense expression became even more tense now. When Rachel called him to step forward to activate the switch, he stood up and walked towards Rachel's side with a little stiff movement.

Yes!

That's right!

As a two-time regular season MVP!

The superstar Steve Nash, who has been in this league for 13 years, is so nervous that he starts to dance the "mechanical dance" at the moment.

"call!"

Even before he activated the switch, he exhaled heavily.

Oh, God!
Jesus!
Listen to the most devout prayers of your people!

Sign me the champion!
With the last shout in his heart, Steve Nash activated the switch.The ping pong balls inside began to jump up and down in the transparent cylinder.

"Dong dong dong dong!"

Steve Nash's heart speeded up involuntarily along with the beating of these ping-pong balls.

There are 14 ping-pong balls in the transparent cylinder. These 14 ping-pong balls have been written with serial numbers from 1 to 14 in advance. Every time the switch is turned on, 4 balls will pop out of it. According to the order of the 4 balls, there will be a total of 1 situations. Regardless of the possibility of 1-11-12-13, there are exactly 14 situations.

As the team with the worst record in the 08-09 season, the Suns have a 25% chance of winning the No. [-] pick
That is, there are 250 sets of arrangement sequences.

As long as the order of the 4 table tennis balls that come out this time belongs to these 250 types, it means that the Suns can get the No. [-] lottery.To be honest, the probability of this is really not small.

But the problem is, when the switch is turned on, let alone 250 sets of sequences, even if Steve Nash is given 900 sets of sequences, he feels a little unstable!

The reason is that this number one lottery is really important!
While Steve Nash was nervously waiting for the result, the representatives of the other 13 teams were also nervously staring at the result.

Among them, the most important ones are naturally the representatives of the Clippers and Thunder.

They don't know what they are nervous about, because even if the order of the 4 balls comes out, it is impossible for them to know in the first place that the order of the 4 balls is not in the 250 group of the Suns.

This is only officially known.

The results will be sealed in an envelope, and then sent to the official uniform team as soon as possible, and the answers will be announced uniformly after everyone draws lots.

This rule is quite interesting... Under this rule, the first pick in the first round of 03 was born. Cleveland selected LeBron James, the son of his hometown. Last year's No. 1.75 pick, Rondrick Rose, was also selected by his hometown Chicago. Last year, the probability of Chicago getting the No. [-] pick was only [-]%.

You could say it's a miracle.

It could also be said that Stern made it happen.

This is why when Larry Bird bombarded the entire league as being bad, the people involved in those bad teams would immediately stand up and clear the relationship and complain.

It's entirely possible that David Stern will make their play less than the final effect.

Of course, this year David Stern did not come out to scold so many teams in the league, which is another kind of default-for the No. [-] pick, you can fight for it if you want!

Well, this also has a lot to do with the number of strong teams in the league this year.

Lakers, Celtics, Cavaliers, Magic and Spurs.The Nuggets... So many teams have spawned countless focuses: whether Kobe and LeBron James can meet at the peak, whether Kobe can avenge the Celtics, whether the Spurs can win the championship in odd-numbered years, and whether Carmelo Anthony is "successful."

It's also a topic with enough topics in this league that Stern just turned a blind eye when these guys were doing badly.

It would be a good thing to create another powerful player to compete with these teams!
I have to say, David Stern is really too shrewd!

4, 12, 8, 3...

This is the order of arrangement that Steve Nash finally got after turning on the switch. The official uniform team on one side rummaged for a while, and then stuffed the result into an envelope and sealed it.

This is the first letter, and there will be a second letter, a third letter, and a fourth letter after that...

After Steve Nash finished drawing lots, he was no longer nervous, and sat quietly in his seat, waiting for everyone to finish drawing lots, and also waiting for everyone to finish drawing lots before the official announcement of the final result.

What he didn't know was that Steve Kerr outside was so anxious that he was about to explode.

Why is it not over yet?

Does it take so long to draw a lottery?

Steve Kerr has never been this anxious, not even before he made the decision to trade for Shaquille O'Neal.

At this moment, he felt as if his whole body was on fire, and the invisible fire burned his whole body to the point of distraught.

Similar to his situation is Chris Wallace, the general manager of the Grizzlies. He is sitting in the office of the United Arena, watching the live broadcast of the lottery. He looks calm, but he keeps saying in his heart: God bless!Give me the number one lottery, be sure to give me the number one lottery!

"In the lottery in 09, the representatives of the Phoenix Suns selected..."

Finally, while several general managers waited anxiously, before all the representatives of the 14 teams were drawn, the official uniform team began to announce the results after waiting for a certain period of time.

When the envelope of the Suns team was opened and the uniform team began to broadcast the results, representatives from Steve Nash, Steve Kerr, Chris Wallace, the Grizzlies and the Clippers who came today could not help but sit up slightly...

No. [-] lottery!
No. [-] lottery!
This is what Steve Nash and Steve Kerr are thinking about.

Not the first pick in the first round!

Not the first pick in the first round!

This is what others are thinking.

"The one selected is... the first pick in the first round, congratulations to them!"

"Yes!" Steve Nash jumped up directly.

Steve Kerr, who was watching the live broadcast outside the venue, also shook his fist fiercely: "Beautiful!"

"Hey~" The representatives of the Grizzlies and Clippers showed disappointed expressions in unison.

In the office of the general manager of the Grizzlies, Chris Wallace slapped the table hard: "It's him!"

In the general manager's office of the Thunder, Presti sighed deeply, and immediately dialed the phone beside the table: "Listen, buddy, the No. [-] pick goes to the Suns, we have to change our goal immediately!"

In the New York general manager's office, Donny Walsh also picked up the phone: "Restart the superstar chasing plan, and clear out all players whose contracts expire this summer!"

The announcement of the No. 09 lottery in the [-] lottery was like the occasional flapping of the wings of a butterfly in the tropical rainforest of the Amazon River Basin in South America, which started a chain reaction that no one knew the result of.

Or...it has already started, since Lin Ri's appearance...

　Thanks to Yishan Tattoo for the reward of 500 coins.

　　Brothers, I ask for recommendation tickets every day...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)