NBA: The man who passed the ball to Yao Ming

The official press conference after the draft is an NBA tradition that has been maintained for decades.

The press conference was held in the media meeting room in the Madison Square Garden. The room is not very large and can only accommodate more than 30 media, but every name of the invited media is well-known in the United States and even in the world. , their reporting audience radiates almost every corner of the planet.

For Zhang Jinshui, the only regret is that no media from Huaguo was invited to the scene, probably because the performance of the joint trial camp was too bad, and the domestic media are generally not optimistic about his draft market.

However, next season, more and more media from China should flock to Houston. After all, the NBA will receive more and more attention in China, and besides Yao Ming, Houston has Zhang Jinshui.

NBA president David Stern and the vice president in charge of the draft presided over the opening of the press conference, while Zhang Jinshui, Bogut, Paul and other top seven rookies waited for a break outside the conference room.

After all, they are rookies of the same class, so there is some enthusiasm, and the rookies in the lounge gather together and chat enthusiastically.

When Zhang Jinshui entered the waiting room, rookies such as Marvin Williams and Chris Paul greeted Zhang Jinshui warmly and congratulated each other.

The only exceptions are Deron Williams and Bogut.

Delong should be cold because of his personality, so he just nodded with Zhang Jinshui.

Zhang Jinshui also didn't want to have any friendship with Deron. After all, Deron and the Jazz were the pain points of Yao Ming and the Rockets in the previous life.

As for Bogut, he was so arrogant that he didn't even look at Zhang Jinshui.

Zhang Jinshui remembered that this person had made very offensive remarks to Yao Ming and other Huaguo players in his previous life, and he was even more of a crime-ridden madman on the court.

He sneered in his heart, since everyone is in the nba now, he will definitely have the opportunity to teach this court trash how to behave in the future.

After a while, Bogut, who is the No. [-] pick in this year's rookie class, was first invited by the staff to the press conference to accept questions from reporters.

At the same time, the staff also announced to them the order of other rookies attending the press conference. Zhang Jinshui was the fifth to be interviewed after Marvin Williams, Deron Williams and Chris Paul.

This order also reflects the high degree of media attention Zhang Jinshui receives to a certain extent.

Zhang Jinshui even felt that his attention should be the highest among the rookies this year, but it was impossible for the league to allow him to appear at the press conference before the No. [-] pick.

After about 20 more minutes of waiting, Chris Paul walked back to the lounge from the press conference, he and Zhang Jinshui high-fived, and said, "Brother, I will retreat first, and you will be next, good luck. "

"Thank you." Zhang Jinshui smiled at Paul, walked out of the room, turned another corridor, and finally appeared on the stage of the press conference.

The scene, which was still chattering and laughing, immediately quieted down. The reporters in the audience looked at Zhang Jinshui with guarded and hostile eyes, which filled the whole press conference with a sense of tension.

Zhang Jinshui sneered in his heart, he was ready to face off with these arrogant and rude media at the press conference.

A female press officer in her 30s stood by the interview table. She asked Zhang Jinshui to sit down first, and then said half-jokingly: "Okay, friends, the interview is about to begin. I hope everyone will pay attention to Zhang Jinshui who came from afar. Be nice."

She may say this joke before every rookie is interviewed, but it is somewhat inappropriate to say it next to Zhang Jinshui.

"The media with questions please raise your hand."

As soon as the press officer finished speaking, more than 30 media outlets raised their hands in unison.

"Why don't we let our old friend espn ask questions first."

"Hello, Zhang Jinshui, this is a reporter from ESPN. First of all, congratulations on being selected by the Rockets with the No. 11 pick. Can you talk to us about your current feelings?"

Zhang Jinshui didn't expect that ESPN's opening question would be so gentle, even a bit out of tune with the surrounding tense atmosphere. He seriously doubted that the league had greeted the media in advance.

However, since the other party was very friendly, he naturally reciprocated with friendliness, and said with a smile: "The Rockets have always been my favorite team in the NBA. I am very happy to be selected by the Rockets, and I can't wait to play for the Rockets." game of the season."

Fortunately, Zhang Jinshui didn't wait too long. When ESPN finished asking and changed to the next media outlet, the question immediately became sharper.

"Hello, Zhang Jinshui, this is the reporter from ABA. Would you be surprised when the Rockets announced that they selected you at No. 11?" the reporter from ABA asked with a cold face.

"Why should you be surprised? I think I am fully worthy of this pick." Zhang Jinshui replied indifferently.

"But in all our media projections before the draft, you didn't even make the list, did you think you had a chance to be selected at No. 11 at that time?"

"Yes, I have always believed in it." Zhang Jinshui nodded and said mockingly: "As for why you didn't include me in your draft prediction list, that is your media's problem. Instead of interviewing me here, you might as well interview you Why do you have such poor eyesight?"

This answer seemed to have stabbed a hornet's nest, and immediately caused a commotion among the reporters in the audience. Obviously, they are used to insulting people, and they are rarely reprimanded. Their hands are more enthusiastic than before, and they seem to want to use sharper words. The question hit back at Zhang Jinshui.

But Zhang Jinshui didn't care at all. Before he entered this room, he had already made up his mind that as long as the media asked sharp questions, he would definitely retaliate. He couldn't accept that he was like a soft persimmon It's the same as being rubbed around.

Next, it was Zhang Jinshui's turn to ask questions from the sb TV station whose name has been heard frequently recently.

The reporter of SB TV station is a Mexican girl with curly hair and brown skin. She should be no older than thirty.

She wore eyes and said with a blank face: "Hello, Zhang Jinshui, this is a reporter from SB TV station. We just got the news that the Rockets used to select your No. 11 pick. They are the main players before the start of the draft. Point guard Bob Sura was acquired from the Magic."

"So? Can you ask your question completely?" Zhang Jinshui didn't give the people from SB TV a good look.

"Do you think that without the support of the Huaguo market behind you, do you have the qualifications to be placed on the same trading balance as an NBA starting guard?"

"That's an idiotic question, and I certainly feel entitled."

"But I don't think so, because I've seen your performance in the joint trial training, it's a mess!" The sb female reporter said with righteous indignation.

"It's a pity that you are not the general manager or coach of the Rockets, so what you say doesn't matter." Zhang Jinshui shrugged pretending to regret.

By this time, the smell of gunpowder at the press conference was already very strong. An NBA staff member rushed up from the backstage and whispered a few words in the ear of the female press officer.

The female press officer nodded to the other party, then picked up the microphone and said, "I'm sorry, everyone, the interview with Zhang Jinshui, why not stop here first."

"Miss Press Officer, can I say a few more words?" Zhang Jinshui asked.

The female news officer was taken aback, then nodded subconsciously, and said, "Please tell me."