Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

Eight teams from the East and West each entered the playoffs, a total of 16 teams. While gaining more ticket revenue due to the playoffs, they also lowered their first-round picks to fourteenth place;

The fourteen teams that failed to enter the playoffs received higher-ranked first-round picks as compensation. The top fourteen teams were the so-called "lottery picks."

After losing James, the Cavaliers' record plummeted. In the past 2010-11 season, they "achieved" a record of 19 wins and 63 losses, and narrowly defeated the Timberwolves, who had only 17 wins in the lottery, to become the Cavaliers.

He was the final winner of the draft and got the No. 1 pick.

In addition to the No. 1 pick, they even hold the fourth pick in the first round. There is no doubt that this year will be a great opportunity to showcase the Cleveland Cavaliers' scouting capabilities.

I wonder if they can select the cornerstone of the post-James era...

The draft in the summer of 2011 was held with great fanfare at the Prudential Center Arena in New York and New Jersey, and was broadcast live on various television stations across the United States.

The staff on the stage were undergoing intense debugging work, and the players who came to participate in the draft gradually arrived.

As a rookie who served as a substitute forward in the university team, Qi Tian naturally had to sit in a corner. He used the dim light to see his seat number clearly and turned his head towards the goal.

"Sorry, my place is inside."

Just when Qi Tian found his seat, put down his backpack and was about to sit down, a voice came from behind him. He quickly shrank into his seat and made way for people to pass.

"Thanks."

The visitor thanked him, passed Qi Tian with difficulty, walked inside, and sat on a seat against the wall.

There is a protrusion on the wall next to the seat, with a fixed camera installed on it, which almost cuts off half of the person's view of the rostrum. It is obviously a position with poor visibility.

Qi Tian turned around and saw that the man was only about 175 centimeters tall, had a pleasant appearance, was wearing an ill-fitting suit, and his brows were furrowed. He was obviously very stressed about whether he would be selected.

Thinking about it, it is indeed difficult to enter the NBA with this height.

This thought just flashed through Qi Tian's mind, but his mouth made a sound uncontrollably.

"Little Thomas!"

The black man sitting inside turned his head in surprise, looked at Qi Tian, ​​and asked:

"You know me?"

Isaiah Thomas performed well in the game for the University of Washington, averaging 16.8 points, 3.9 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game. He was successfully selected to the Pac-10 All-NBA First Team and announced his participation as a junior.

In the draft, it's just that his height is too much of a hindrance, and he's almost at the bottom of the draft.

Moreover, the people who came to the scene were all players participating in the NBA draft. The person next to him actually knew him. How could this not surprise Thomas?

Qi Tian chuckled, naturally not saying that he had seen him in his "dream", so he smiled and nodded without saying anything.

When Little Thomas saw Qi Tian nodding his head and said nothing, he thought it was because the other party was being polite, but he took it seriously and made the other party unable to get off the stage, so he stopped worrying about this issue.

He looked at Qi Tian's unusually obvious yellow features and subconsciously asked:

"I don't think I've seen you in the tournament?"

Qi Tian was hit by this heavy blow, so he laughed and replied:

"I was a backup forward at the University of Connecticut."

"Are you from the University of Connecticut?"

Little Thomas was even more shocked. Apparently Qi Tian's answer was somewhat different from his thoughts.

There is really nothing to talk about today.

Qi Tian pursed his lips, ended the conversation unilaterally, sat in his seat and looked at the stage quietly.

Little Thomas opened his mouth, not knowing what topic to talk about to ease the awkward atmosphere, so he fell silent.

Qi Tian looked at the stage in trance.

He is of Chinese descent, and his parents came to this beautiful country to work hard and finally got a green card. However, Qi Tian yearns for his parents' homeland and is very curious about everything about that ancient civilized country.

"What's the reason?"

Qi Tian recalled the past. It was probably when he was worshiping a statue of Guan Gong that he had brought back. He fell into a trance, and there were some memories in his mind that he didn't know if they were his own.

The memories of some people who played in basketball uniforms, if it weren't for the fact that Qi Tian knew Kobe and James among them, he would have thought he had some kind of mental illness.

As a basketball lover, he learned and grew from his memories, and finally successfully made it to the school team. When the University of Connecticut won the championship, he knew that the opportunity had come.

Regardless of the objections of his family and friends, Qi Tian declared his participation in this year's draft, even though his college career statistics were fixed at an unremarkable 5.2 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists.

He is gambling.

As long as you are on a championship team, even if you are a substitute, you can have higher exposure.

No need for more, as long as there is a team willing to believe in him, Qitian can step into the NBA arena of his dreams!

"Even if that doesn't work, you can still play overseas!"

Qitian comforted himself and said:

"I'm just going to CBA to have a look."

Just as Qi Tian was meditating, all the weak lights were turned off, and then the stage lights came on. President Stern walked out. The 2011 NBA Draft is about to begin!

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"Quick, quick, quick! The draft has begun!"

On the other side of the ocean, many fans turned on their mobile phones, logged into familiar software, and started refreshing, always paying attention to the results of the draft.

Hu Yingzhe and Yu Guohao also took advantage of the break in school team training to follow the results of this year's draft on the Internet.

"The first overall pick in the 2011 draft, the choice of the Cleveland Cavaliers!"

Stern paused for a moment to make sure that all the audience's eyes were on him. Then he opened the card in his hand with satisfaction and continued:

"Point guard from Duke, Kyrie Irving!"

The lights in the audience immediately focused on Irving in the front row, and there was thunderous applause.

The young-looking Owen stood up, first hugged the relatives around him, then opened his hands to respond to the applause of the audience, and took the hat handed out by the staff.

The newly minted No. 1 pick walked up to the stage, shook hands with President Stern, took a group photo, and then began to deliver his speech.

Komba Walker, who was sitting in the audience, looked at Irving's speech with some jealousy, and felt something indescribable in his heart.

After winning the MOP, he thought he could compete with Derrick Williams, Barnes and Kanter, who were the favorites for the No. 1 pick. Unexpectedly, he still failed to compete with opponents at the same position who had gorgeous playing styles.

He was selected by the Charlotte Bobcats with the ninth overall pick. After the excitement, Komba Walker's mood became even worse.

"Kemba Walker,"

Qi Tian whispered:

"He was selected by boss Jordan Joe just as he remembered."