NBA: Start with 2 billion, buy the Knicks

Chapter 64: Draft

New York.

The alliance headquarters welcomed guests one after another.

Almost every team came to visit the league headquarters.

But Magic management was the last to arrive.

Because as the Magic lost, Kobe became a god, and the two teams also forged a rift, which was impossible to do in recent years.

Happy Beast is actually not happy. After losing to Los Angeles, he returned to Orlando and publicly stated that the team needed a major overhaul.

Super-large-contract shooters Lewis and Nelson were named and criticized.

After all, everyone knows how to play football. After the finals, everyone will be clear about who is swimming naked.

Therefore, the Magic management is still deciding whether to exchange the draft pick for an outside All-Star. After all, the Lakers' configuration is a combination of inside and outside, and the Magic obviously must do the same.

Otherwise, what will be done to keep Howard in his contract year next year?

Howard also has something to say, who is Kobe’s teammate and who am my teammate?

James likes...

The second to last person came was the Cavaliers management.

It can be seen that the two teams should have made a lot of changes in the off-season.

Jiang Chao stayed put and did not communicate with any teams. If he stays calm, he should have a bumper harvest.

He was so free that he went to the Chinese forum to see what they were talking about, but found that they didn't care about the draft at all. Now the topic they were talking about was "Sun Yue won the championship ring before Dayao Yao!"

"Sure enough, no one pays much attention to the draft during this period."

However, what Jiang Chao doesn't know is that many professional basketball players - Zhu Fangyu and other die-hard fans are concerned.

When Griffin's team came to New York, he performed a dunk performance in Rucker Park, the holy land of streetball, which shocked the world and shocked New York.

Harden, Jennings, DeRozan, Curry and their agents also stayed at the hotel next to the Garden Arena.

Jiang Chao has only been in contact with Jordan Hill, DeRozan and Beverley.

But not many people care about what good people the Knicks and the young guys can pick. They have been inspecting rookies a year ago. It has been less than a month since Jiang Chao bought the team. You know what!

…

Year 2009.

June 25.

New York City.

Madison Square Garden Arena.

The annual draft was held as scheduled with bated anticipation among NBA executives.

The 2009 platinum generation in history makes a shining debut!

espn live broadcast starts.

The host first talked about the highlights of this draft.

A total of 103 people signed up for this draft, including 74 players from the United States and 29 players from other countries.

There are no Chinese players participating.

The management were sitting in a large conference room behind the site, also called a small black room.

Here, they weigh and control everything that happens ahead.

The Knicks, who are at home, have their owner, general manager, and deputy general managers all present, while other teams basically have one or two people come over, and then there are three fully charged mobile phones next to them with unlimited calls.

Jiang Chao entered the familiar scene wearing a blue suit and orange tie representing the Knicks. He, Max and Mustache chose a table to sit down at, attracting the attention of many people.

Morey, the idiot general manager of the Rockets, greeted him hypocritically, and Jiang Chao pretended not to notice.

RC Buford, Downey Sr., Wright and other familiar faces were all there, but Jiang Chao seemed very awkward next to these uncles.

Sitting next to them were the management of the Thunder and Celtics, but they were separated by two or three meters and blocked by transparent screens, so it was basically impossible to hear their respective voices.

Anji also glanced at the handsome Jiang Chao:

"Boss, are you here to participate in the talent show? You are dressed so cool."

"I also think about how tiring it is to be a boss, while the players only have to play ball."

"Ha ha."

Everyone takes their seats.

It can be seen that everyone is quite relaxed. Jiang Chao has indeed discovered one thing in the past few days, that is, this year's draft is indeed a small year. Except for Griffin, who is locked in the top pick, other high-ranking draft picks seem to be in the middle.

It doesn't look like he can produce the cornerstone of the team. You can see it from the TV in front of you. There are more skinny players. To put it bluntly, there are too many defenders and they don't have strong muscles.

Who would have thought that this session would produce two ace guards.

He also borrowed the scouting report from General Manager Pu, who defined Curry as a pure pitcher. He is not tall enough to play shooting guard, and his organizational skills are not suitable for the one position. (Note: real scouting report in reality)

In fact, it can be seen that President Trump never selects pure shooters. His Thunder guards must have the ability to attack with the ball.

From the current Westbrook to Reggie, Dove, Durant and Melo, they are all players who are very strong with the ball and attack.

“It’s wonderful to think that we will soon have the historical three-point champion and the scoring champion who averaged 37 points per game in his peak season.”

Jiang Chao, who had predicted the future of each player, could no longer contain his excitement.

The big screen flashed across the Epsn live broadcast, and now it cut to the very funny-looking Griffin. Griffin's explosive physical fitness and explosive viewing ability make him the best in this draft, and he is the most undoubtedly

Number one scholar.

Then the camera switched to DeRozan, the melancholy prince, and Evans, the template of James...

It’s also on Curry’s side.

Curry, wearing a gray suit and purple tie, said goodbye to his agent and father with a childish look, walked to the small green room, and said to the camera:

"let's do this!"

"come on."

"yes, sir!"

Then he lowered his head and looked a little embarrassed:

"I'm really a little nervous. I'm not used to this environment yet."

"I don't know what to do, it's crazy!"

Then he sighed: "I'll be fine."

The reporter holding the camera asked:

"You're going to enter the NBA next."

"Yes, this still feels great!" The primary school student seemed to be wandering around in place as if he had ADHD... (Note: Original words from history)

The Warriors shook their heads, and they really didn't have confidence in themselves.

Then the camera also cut to Harden, who was also wearing a dark gray suit and hat. His beard is still clean-shaven, but it can already be seen that he has a lot of beard area.

"I'm excited, it's going to be a crazy night."

Jiang Chao and Mr. Pu looked at each other and nodded.

They were looking forward to Harden's stunned look later.

"It's destiny."

Jiang Chao noticed that both of them were wearing gray suits. Harden looked very handsome in the suit, while Curry looked super cool in his outfit. It was weird no matter how you looked at it.

The Little Green Room players have finished entering, and more than 4,000 fans who bought tickets have entered the venue.

They are all fans of various teams who like to watch the team's draft operations, and they also made Jiang Chaoxiao a fortune.

Of course, the most numerous Knicks fans wearing orange jerseys are looking forward to ushering in the future leader of the team tonight!

Scarlett, Daddario, and Spike Lee were all wearing sunglasses waiting for the Knicks' selection tonight.

Daddario is a pure fake fan. He thought he could see his idol Jiang Chao, but he found that the scene was full of players and the management was behind him, so he was a little disappointed.

But in fact, Jiang Chao also saw it when he scanned them.

"Holy shit, is this Daddario? It's really big..." Jiang Chao, who later heard about the famous name and went to see the beach movie, had a photographic memory of the huge northern hemisphere.

"My widowed sister is here too. I haven't seen you for a long time. She's beautiful again."

I thought: "It's just right, just wait and see the good show."

Scarlett simply wants to see how the Knicks will operate this year. Spike Lee and other old fans have already studied it. Jiang Chao, who wants draft picks, will definitely be traded tonight.

They are all guessing that Jiang Chao is going to trade up with the four-man team as the main body, but they don't know which player he will hook up with!

Not only them, but the current players were nervously watching the live broadcast in front of the TV...especially the four Knicks who blocked the door, all holding the Bible and watching.

Mr. David Stern appeared with a kind smile.

The scene cheered and then fell silent for a moment.

He picked up the envelope in his hand without any delay and read:

"The 2009 NBA draft began, and with the first pick, the Los Angeles Clippers selected: Blake Griffin!"

Jiang Chao clearly saw the Clippers general manager and owner Sterling speaking to a mobile phone about their decision just now.

The efficiency is so fast and so stressful.

Jiang Chao rubbed his hands.

He also stared at the mobile phone in front of him.

One of these mobile phones is used to contact the league official, one is used to contact the team coaching staff or owner, and 1-3 are used to make calls and receive calls to other teams at any time. Anyway, each team manages

There are several mobile phones in front of the floor.

At this moment, the phone in front of Sean Marks rang.

"We're not here yet, are we?" Mustache was stunned for a moment, he didn't know what he was talking about.

Sean Marks was also startled. After answering, it was President Pu’s voice:

"Well, Knicks, I have a new idea here..."

Before he finished speaking, Sean Marks' expression changed: "You!"

This is just the beginning. The Knicks, who are already foolproof, are about to undergo changes?

Jiang Chao's pupils enlarged, he stood up and looked angrily at Prosti, who was holding a mobile phone next to him:

"You're not going to fucking regret it, are you????"