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Chapter 717 James Ben Harden, Founder of the Team

"The cooperation talks went smoothly~?!"

In Dawei's house, Lan Shengli, who was lying on the sofa, called Dawei and asked.

"Fortunately, after all, this is also a big business, so it must take a lot of time. I feel like I have returned to work in China, haha~!!"

Dawei responded with a smile.

"You were originally in China, really~"

Lan Shengli listened and sighed.

"Haha, yes, I'm already in China~ Maybe I've been abroad for so many years, I'm used to this feeling, so I'm not used to it after staying in China for so long~!!"

Dawei continued to sigh.

"And you, when did you become the head coach of the Clippers~?!"

Dawei asked.

"This must be a matter of course, I'd better do the job at hand now, don't think so much~!!"

Lan Shengli sighed.

The two of them chatted for a while afterwards. Lan Shengli, who was alone at home, was really boring.

Especially since the offseason has come and the workload has decreased, Lan Shengli has no chance to work overtime.

The question about the No. [-] pick in the draft, which Lan Shengli had been busy with before, also became no longer suspenseful with the recommendation of the old coach Deng Levy in the final stage.

"After many discussions and demonstrations with the coaching staff and management, we have confirmed the candidate for the No. [-] pick, and that is James Harden~!!"

At the monthly working meeting, the general manager announced the final result.

Some people shook their heads, looking regretful and disappointed. They still didn't agree with Harden's choice.

But because it was something the general manager had already decided on, no one would refute it.

How could Harden, who is preparing for the draft, know that he has become a potential No. [-] pick.

"There is also the first round from the Suns, we are going to be in,,,"

The general manager continued.

After all, in addition to the No. [-] pick, the Suns' first-round pick is equally important.

I believe this result should also be recommended by Lan Shengli.

"Victory~!! Did you see~!! Did you see~!!! The Lakers won, Kobe won the championship~!! The Lakers became the real championship, haha~!! Won~!!! Won ~!!!!"

In the following NBA Finals, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Orlando Magic led by "Warcraft" Howard 4:1. Dawei called Lan Shengli immediately.

Listening to Dawei's excited feeling, it seems that he is more happy than the cooperation negotiation.

"Haha, I saw it, I must have seen it, congratulations, haha~!!"

Lan Shengli smiled and responded.

Although the Lakers failed to avenge the Celtics in the Finals, they were able to recover the regret of losing the championship last year, which is very satisfactory.

This is also the first time Kobe led the team to win the championship alone after O'Neal left the team.

This championship proved that Kobe can lead the team to win the championship, and it also proved how successful the previous deal between the Lakers and the Grizzlies was.

Gasol's contribution in the finals is second only to Kobe in the Lakers, which can be said to be the greatest contribution.

"Kobe, after all, he is the one who is closest to "God"~!!"

Lan Shengli sighed.

With the Lakers winning the championship, the 08-09 season came to an end.

There's only one last thing left -- the draft.

Soon, the annual NBA Draft began at Madison Square Garden.

It was still NBA Commissioner Stern, still a series of polite words, and then walked off the stage, the Clippers team logo and countdown immediately appeared.

The camera showed Griffin sitting in the audience, the recognized champion, but in Lan Shengli's eyes, he could not be elected.

And Harden was chatting with his mother on the side. Perhaps Harden never thought that in 2 minutes, he was about to usher in a small peak in his life.

Stern returned to the stage with the Clippers' envelope.

"In the 2009 NBA draft, the Los Angeles Clippers selected ~ with the first pick,"

"James Harden from Arizona State University~!!!"

Without any surprises, without any suspense, the Clippers made a decision they had prepared for a long time, and for the "others" who didn't know it, this decision was shocking enough.

"Oh~!!!!!!"

From the sudden exclamation from the scene, you can feel how surprising the Clippers' choice is.

After all, this is the No. [-] lottery, the least suspenseful lottery, yet such a big change has taken place.

When everyone thought that the Clippers would choose Griffin, the Clippers still chose to believe in Lan Shengli and successfully took off the golden left hand.

Just like when the Clippers used the seventh overall pick to select Hill last year, not only the Clippers fans did not understand, but even the experts on the side and the rookies below were very surprised.

Griffin sat there with a very uncomfortable expression.

Maybe Griffin has thought about the countless times he was selected with the first pick, and then put on the Clippers hat and shook hands with Stern.

But this picture is no longer possible.

The No. 2009 pick in the [-] draft belongs to Harden.

And Harden, of course, is completely dumbfounded, just like Hill was last year.

Those bell-like eyes are in a daze, and they look really cute and cute.

"Baby, you succeeded~!! You succeeded~!!! You are the champion~!!!"

Harden's mother burst into tears of joy in an instant. She stood up unconsciously as she spoke, ready to hug Harden.

Everyone at Harden's table has stood up, with expressions of excitement and disbelief.

Only Harden was stunned, sitting there, unable to believe what had happened.

The staff saw that Harden was too late to come, and couldn't let the president wait on the stage, so they took the Clippers hat and walked over to remind Harden.

"I'm the champion~?! I'm the champion~!!"

Looking at the Clippers hat, Harden finally reacted.

"I love you, mom, I really did it, my dream really came true~!!"

Harden put on the hat and hugged his mother tightly, tears seemed to be about to burst out of his eyes.

"Go, start your NBA career, let everyone know you~!!"

Mom responded.

Soon, Harden trotted to the stage, looked at Stern, and couldn't help showing two front teeth that looked like rabbits.

"Thank God, thank God, so that the team can get the No. [-] lottery, can choose Harden, choose the foundation of the team, the team has him, I believe the distance from the success of the reconstruction is very close~!!"

Backstage, Lan Shengli looked at Harden who was shaking hands with Stern, and sighed with relief.

(End of this chapter)