The genius of the basketball madman is on the left

On June 6th in New York, there was a light rain in the sky, but it was not too heavy. With the unique summer temperature of the world's largest city, the whole New York seemed to be a cage that had just been boiled.

Londoners call it Little New York.

However, this does not prevent people from hurrying, and the traffic on the road is not wrong, especially around Madison Square Garden, which is basically in a static state.

The reason for all this is naturally because today is the day when the NBA's annual draft is held.

Not only the staff of the league's 30 teams gathered here, but also hundreds of players participated, and of course, more media, because this year's draft will be broadcast to 203 countries and regions around the world through ESPN Radio in the United States. This is also an important measure of Stern's globalization.

At least this year, the influence of the NBA has been further expanded, especially in Asia. Compared with a few years ago, the influence is not the same as it was a few years ago. Li's rise has triggered a wave of basketball in Asia.

Therefore, among the reporter teams from hundreds of countries, there are many Asian faces, especially the Chinese teams, which account for the vast majority. They all made detailed predictions and reports on the upcoming draft.

Tencent even opened the live broadcast room early, and invited Yang Yi's partner Ma Jian, who had just returned to China a few days ago, to explain the draft, waiting for the draft to start.

Compared with last year's draft, there is no doubt that the grade is higher, but the ratings... To be honest, it is average!

CCTV's Han Xue, as a special reporter for the Knicks throughout the season, certainly couldn't miss the event in Madison.

In fact, she is also in charge of this mission, so she came to Madison early in the morning to stand by, but compared with the expected attention, it seems that there is not as much attention here as in the past.

"So why are there so many people here?" Han Xue rubbed her stiff neck and sent out a manuscript. The amount of reading in half an hour was less than one-third of the usual halftime article.

Look at the situation around...the size of the reporter media...doesn't match at all!

This is also predictable. Even if the attention of the NBA rises, it refers to the game itself, and there are some big-name stars, such as the draft conference. The players themselves are not well-known and have no fan base. Fans, very few foreign fans would care about a rookie, unless it was someone like James and Zuo Li who became famous early.

What's more, the draft is also called the carnival show of weak teams. Last season, the top-ranked players got the bottom picks, and the fans of these teams naturally don't expect the teams to find treasures from this kind of picks. , so naturally I will not pay attention.

The reason why Chinese fans don't pay much attention is naturally that there are no Chinese players participating in this session, and well-known stars will not come, so who would get up so early to watch the live broadcast?

Fans of the New York Knicks paid average attention to this draft. After all, the Knicks had the top three records in the league last season, second only to the Cavaliers and the Lakers, so this time they only had No. 27 in the first round and No. 12 in the second round. To be honest, it’s hard to find treasures in these two positions. People like Ginobili are not found every year. Even if there are, how do you know you can be selected? This is the same as buying a lottery ticket The jackpot record is about the same.

Moreover, Knicks fans believe that since they reached the finals last season, the most important thing is to find a better helper for Zuo Li, so the trade is the most critical.

So in the minds of many Knicks fans, this No. 27 pick is just the beginning of a future trade.

So although it is the Knicks' home game, people still focus their attention on the Clippers who got the No. [-] pick, the Grizzlies who got the second pick, the Thunder who got the No. [-] pick, the Kings who got the No. [-] pick, and the Timberwolves who got the No. [-] pick.

As for the future picks... Because this year is a small draft year in the media's mouth, according to the rules of previous small draft years, generally the top 5 picks are worthy of attention.

But soon, the fans watching the live broadcast, the media interviewed, and even the league staff were stunned by the arrival of a person.

"Zuo Li?!!!"

"Why is he here?!"

"His vacation is over?!"

Han Xue, who was the first to see Zuo Li's figure, immediately asked three times in black, his whole brain froze, and the morning newspaper suddenly appeared in his mind: Zuo Li and his girlfriend Elizabeth Olsen appeared on the beach in Santa Monica!

And last night's report: "Zuo Li appeared in Los Angeles Streetball Holy Land and beat up streetball players!"

Who would have thought that Zuo Li, who was traveling with his girlfriend in Los Angeles yesterday, would immediately appear in New York, and even at the talent show!

However, after Zuo Li found Curry, gave Curry a warm high-five, and sat at a table, everyone's questions seemed to be answered.

"Oh, yes, his old teammate Stephen Curry also participated in this year's draft, and he should have come to see him." Han Xue seemed to convince herself that after all, girlfriends are important, and good friends should also be taken care of.

And other media also seem to have got the answer, this is to cheer for their old teammates!

Brothers!

The media from all over the world have labeled Zuo Li as being loyal. To be able to rush back to New York overnight for his brother, and even come to sit in person, this friendship is really great!

But their thinking is too simple, the platform is of course very important, but Zuo Li came here not only for the platform, but with a big move.

In a corner that was not seen, the Knicks management team was dispatched, and only 6 scouts came. Their eyes were indifferent, as if they were here for tourism, but in fact they were very nervous and excited, because tonight, the Knicks will There will be big moves!

Curry: "How about it bro."

Zuo Li: "Stable."

Curry: "Then I'm relieved."

After talking with Curry, Zuo Li, who was sitting on the chair, kept smiling with a calm expression, but in fact his heart was equally fiery.

This is the 2009 draft, the most underrated draft in history!

The golden generation of all kinds of big fish emerge in endlessly!

Time went back to the night when the finals ended. During the meeting between Ao Mei and Zuo Li, the Knicks boss called Zuo Li for 2 hours. The first sentence he spoke, Dolan directly apologized: "Sorry Zuo Li Li, our work has not been done well.”

After Dolan saw the regretful loss in the finals, his first thought was that he would spend money, a lot of money, and he must find enough helpers for Zuo Li!

Hence the call.

On the phone, Dolan spoke sincerely, and said that the Knicks would make big moves in the summer, and asked Zuo Li if there was anyone he wanted to partner with. He would give priority to it, and even bluntly said that the luxury tax didn't matter!