Basketball's most talented forward is on the left

On June 25th in New York, a light rain fell from the sky. It fell, but not too heavily. Coupled with the unique summer temperature of the world's largest city, the whole of New York felt like a hot pot had just been boiled.

Londoners call it Little New York.

However, this does not prevent people from walking in a hurry. There are traffic jams on the road, especially around Madison Square Garden, which is basically in a stationary 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 the American ESPN radio station.

Live broadcast in various regions is also an important measure for Stern’s globalization.

At least this year, the NBA's influence has been further expanded, especially in Asia. Compared with a few years ago, the influence is no longer the same. All of this is of course due to the frequent appearance of yellow players in NBA games, while the left

The rise of Lili has triggered a basketball craze in Asia.

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

Tencent 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 commentate on the draft, waiting for the draft to begin.

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

CCTV's Han Xue, as a team reporter who has followed the Knicks throughout the season, of course cannot miss the grand event in Madison.

In fact, she was also the overall person in charge of this mission, so she came to Madison early in the morning to be on standby. However, compared with the imagined attention, there didn't seem to be as much attention here as in the past.

"So why are there so many people here?" Han Xue rubbed her stiff neck and rushed to finish an article and send it out. The amount of reading in half an hour was less than one-third of the articles usually published during the intermission.

Look at the situation around us...the scale of reporters and media...it doesn't match at all!

This is also foreseeable. Even if the attention of NBA is increasing, it refers to the game itself and some big-name players. Like the draft, the players participating in the draft are not well-known themselves and have no fan base. Except for those in the United States,

Fans, very few foreign fans will care about a rookie, unless they are like James and Zuo Li who have become famous early.

Moreover, the draft is also known as a carnival show for weak teams. The players at the top last season got the lowest picks, and the fans of these teams naturally do not expect the teams to find treasures from this pick.

, so naturally I won’t pay attention to it.

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

New York Knicks fans are not paying much attention to this draft. After all, the Knicks ranked among the top three in the league last season, second only to the Cavaliers and Lakers, so this time they only have No. 27 in the first round and No. 12 in the second round.

A shabby draft pick, these two positions, to be honest, it's hard to find a treasure. People like Ginobili don't come around every year. Even if they do, how do you know you can be selected? It's the same as buying a lottery ticket.

The record for winning the jackpot is almost the same.

Moreover, Knicks fans all believe that since they reached the Finals last season, the most important thing is to find better helpers for Zuo Li, so trading is the most critical.

Therefore, in the minds of many Knicks fans, the No. 27 pick is just a tie-in for future trades.

So even though it's the Knicks' home court, people still focus their attention on the Clippers with the No. 1 pick, the Grizzlies with the No. 2 pick, the Thunder with the No. 3 pick, the Kings with the No. 4 pick, and the Timberwolves with the No. 5 pick.

As for the subsequent picks... because this year is what the media calls a weak year for the draft. According to the rules of previous draft years, the top 5 picks are generally worthy of attention.

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

"Zuoli?!!!"

"Why is he here?!"

"Is his vacation over?!"

Han Xue, who was the first to see Zuo Li's figure, immediately asked three questions in succession. His whole brain was on fire. The morning's 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 showed up at the Los Angeles streetball mecca and beat up streetballers!”

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 appear at the draft!

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

"Oh, yes, his old teammate Stephen Curry also participated in this year's draft. He should have come to see him." Han Xue seemed to have convinced herself that after all, a girlfriend is important, and a good gay friend should also be taken care of.

And other media seem to have got the answer. They are here to cheer for their old teammates!

Brothers!

Media from various countries have labeled Zuo Li as a man of loyalty. He was able to rush back to New York all night for his brothers and even come to sit there in person. This is really a great friendship!

But their thinking was too simple. The platform was of course crucial, but Zuo Li came here not only for the platform, but also for a big move.

In an unseen corner, the Knicks management came out in full force, including six scouts. They looked indifferently, as if they were here for a trip, 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'll be relieved."

After talking to Curry, Zuo Li, who was sitting on the chair, kept smiling and his expression was very calm, but in fact, his heart was equally hot.

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

A golden generation with all kinds of big fish emerging in endlessly!

Time goes back to the night at the end of the Finals. During the break between Omei and Zuo Li's meeting, the Knicks boss called Zuo Li for 2 hours. The first sentence he spoke, Dolan directly apologized: "I'm sorry Zuo Li.

It’s because we didn’t do our job well.”

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

That's why I made this phone call.

On the phone, Dolan sounded sincere and said that the Knicks would make big moves in the summer and asked Zuo Li if he had anyone he wanted to partner with. He would give them priority and even said that the luxury tax didn't matter!