NBA: I'm really just an ordinary coach

The wait is always long, especially for Brian at this moment.

"The Cleveland Cavaliers selected...Nene Hilario from Brazil."

Two international players were selected in high draft picks in a row, which caused an uproar at the draft.

Not to mention how happy Nene and his family were.

Hearing the Cavaliers' choice, Brian secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but also became more and more nervous.

Their first choice for this year's draft is the talented high school student Amar'e Stoudemire, and if he is intercepted, Nene will be their backup.

As for Drew Gooden, he is actually one of their backups, but he knows very well that it is almost impossible to get Drew Gooden at the ninth pick.

They urgently want a big man to sit in the interior and help the team return to the playoffs.

Now that Gooden and Nene have been selected in advance, the only one left for them is Amar'e Stoudemire.

And before them, there are two teams.

At this moment, Brian's eyes swept to Scott and Pritchard who were communicating not far away.

"F***, why, this damn feeling comes again!"

At this moment, Brian cursed in a low voice.

Ever since he became the general manager, there have always been voices from the outside world saying that he relied on his father to sit in this position.

His father has a very high status in the entire American basketball world, and he is also the owner of the team. Therefore, no matter how much he says about the outside world's discussions, it is useless. He can only do it and rely on his own ability to make achievements and let the outside world know that he became the general manager not only because of his father.

If it is said that trading for Joe Johnson from the Celtics in the middle of last season was just a small test, then in this year's draft, when many people were not optimistic, selecting Amare was the main meal.

He firmly believes that players like Amare will be able to make a name for themselves in the NBA, become quasi-All-Star players, or even higher.

Compared with the previous five minutes, these five minutes can be said to be a torment for Brian.

When that moment finally came, Brian's heart was in his throat.

"With the seventh pick, the New York Knicks selected...Amar'e Stoudemire from Cyprus Creek High School."

Brian's face suddenly became extremely gloomy, and he suddenly turned his head and looked not far away.

There, the Knicks general manager Scott had a calm expression, while the new Trail Blazers general manager Pritchard and head coach Tang Feng, who were sitting behind Scott, were full of smiles.

The facts are already obvious.

Just like the No. 6 pick just now, the Trail Blazers had completed a deal with the Knicks before the draft and got the Knicks' No. 7 pick this year.

Take a few deep breaths and try to calm yourself down.

Brian left his seat and walked towards Tang Feng.

"Kevin, is Amare the one you picked?"

Pritchard didn't hide anything about Brian's straightforward words, but nodded with a smile.

If it was before the draft, Pritchard would have denied it, but now that it was a done deal, there was no need to cover it up.

"Amare is the player I want, give him to us." Brian said anxiously:"Don't you want Joe? As long as you give me another player who can fight immediately, such as Dell or Reuben from your team, I will give you Joe and this year's No. 9 pick. How about it?"

Brian couldn't help but be anxious in the face of the current situation. There was not much time left for him.

Once the Suns, who were ranked ninth, made a choice, no matter how they chose, the value of this ninth pick would certainly not be as high as trading it to the Trail Blazers at this time.

Using the No. 9 pick and Joe Johnson to trade Amare and a player who can fight immediately, the Suns would not lose.

However, it was obvious that Pritchard would not let Brian get his wish.

"Brian, I'm sorry. As you know, the Blazers have decided to rebuild, and a talented young man like Amare is likely to become the core of our rebuilding. We have already got what we wanted in this draft, and we are not going to make any more trades."Pritchard looked at Tang Feng very obscurely, and said with a smile,"I know a little about the current situation of your team.

Let's talk after the draft, maybe I can give you a surprise."

"Is there really no possibility?" Brian still asked with some hope.

Pritchard looked embarrassed and hesitated for a moment before saying,"If you are willing to give up Marion, it is not impossible to negotiate."

"F***"Brian's face changed drastically, he cursed, and then walked towards his seat without looking back.

"Kevin, you are so bold that you even thought of Marion. He is a player that the Suns cannot sell. In Brian's eyes, Stephen is not as important as Marion."Scott turned around and joked,

"Actually, I just want to be alone for a while." Pritchard smiled disapprovingly.

"That's a good idea."Scott agreed with a smile.

Although the incident here attracted the attention of some people, it did not affect the progress of the draft.

"The Los Angeles Clippers selected...Dajuan Wagner from the University of Memphis"

"The Phoenix Suns selected...Caron Butler from the University of Connecticut"

"The Miami Heat selected...Chris Wilcox from the University of Maryland."

In the original history, Dajuan Wagner was selected at the sixth pick, the Clippers selected Wilcox at the eighth pick, and the Heat got Caron Butler at the tenth pick.

And now, with Tang Feng's crossing, the invisible butterfly quietly flapped its wings, and began to make some subtle changes in the development trajectory of this world.

"11th pick..."

"..."

"With the 21st pick, the Portland Trail Blazers selected...Tayshaun Prince of the University of Kentucky."

Although he failed to enter the green room, Prince was predicted to be selected at the end of the first round in the predicted ranking before the draft, so he also came to the scene.

21st pick, slightly higher than Prince's predicted ranking.

However, at this moment, when Prince and his family and friends heard that they were selected by the Trail Blazers, although they were celebrating, the celebration seemed a bit perfunctory.

It can be seen that this is just a show in front of the camera.

If they had not come to the scene, but in front of the TV, I am afraid that at this time they would have started to curse.

‘The Portland Jail team's reputation is one thing.

Another thing is that the Trail Blazers, who claim to have all-stars sitting on the bench, really don't have that much playing time for their rookies.

Playing time is limited, and even if they play in garbage time, they can only get very few opportunities to perform.

It's easy to imagine how attractive such a team is to rookies.

Coupled with the great turmoil in the past few days.

It's no exaggeration to say that no rookie is willing to join the current Trail Blazers.

Seeing Prince go on stage and put on the Trail Blazers cap, many rookies who came to the scene showed a touch of sympathy.