The rest is just noise

"Grant Hill is a winner, and it's incredible for New York basketball in its heyday to get a player like this!"

"Look at his stats (Hill's mug shot and college stats appear on the screen), they're so comprehensive, he's a Penny Hardaway-like genius!"

Hubie Brown believes Hill is a core player who can make others better.

Collins' description was a bit general. He said that in his junior year, Hill was still a functional player who specialized in defense and relied on rotation and counterattacks to score. However, in his senior season, he developed a jump shot and could serve as a shooter in high-level games.

Point guard.

In the Blue Palace's draft war room, only Buford and Baylor were excited.

Louis sat there, thinking back to Hill's performance as a member of the Dream Team's sparring team in 1992.

As a time traveler, when he began to understand basketball, Hill was already past his prime.

So he didn't know what level Hill was.

But when people talk about talents ruined by injuries, Hill and Pence are like a pair of twins, always appearing in the mouths of fans.

Judging from Hill's college game, he has excellent athletic ability and elite-level static talent.

This is the standard configuration of an all-around forward.

But the person he is replacing is Wilson, and Louis is not sure whether Hill meets the expectations of the fans.

Moreover, the Knicks are the defending champions of seven consecutive championships. How much tolerance can they have for Hill?

Louis isn't sure, but the ones who should be worrying about it by then are Baylor and Buford, and he should be starting over somewhere.

The team with the fourth pick is the Timberwolves.

Rather than who they choose, everyone is more concerned about whether they will actually move to New Orleans.

There are few professional sports teams that haven't sparked a backlash following news of a move.

But Minnesotans want them out of the city as soon as possible.

Jerry Krause still hopes to make the most correct decision. There is no Louis to interfere with his vision this year. After multiple assessments, he decided to choose Juwan Howard.

"LaFonso Ellis is close to bankruptcy, can Juwan Howard make a difference?"

That's a question asked by someone in the Knicks' draft war room.

Louis isn't interested in playing with Klaus lately because he has a lot to do.

And a small center with mediocre physical fitness like Howard is destined not to be the cornerstone that can change the plight of a weak team.

He can only take care of himself, put up good statistics, ask for a big contract, and then let the team continue to suck.

The Milwaukee Bucks used the fifth overall pick to select Donyel Marshall, who was modeled after Clifford Robinson.

The Hawks used the sixth pick to select Sharon White, who Zhao Yuanzheng regarded as a "legacy".

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"Look, this guy will at least be an All-Star in the future."

TNT aired White's college highlights.

White feels like a larger Dwight Howard. He is basically no threat when leaving the paint area, but he is a threatening presence as long as he is in the paint area.

Zhao Yuanzheng compared him with O'Neal, but he obviously does not have the latter's ability to destroy an area.

"The premise is not to get hurt."

Louis also feels that as long as this player develops steadily and does not get injured, he should be able to reach the All-Star level.

However, as we all know, it is difficult for a player who relies heavily on his body to avoid injury.

It is worth mentioning that this draft is a big year for forwards.

Various styles of small forwards, power forwards, and centers can dazzle people, but this is obviously detrimental to the Suns, who have the seventh pick, and the Kings, who have the eighth pick.

Their frontcourt is saturated and they need excellent defenders.

The Suns used the seventh overall pick in the first round to select Eddie Jones.

The Kings used the eighth pick in the first round to acquire Lamond Murray (Land

Murray

SF).

After the Kings selected someone, Louis asked incomprehensibly: "Why did they choose another small forward instead of Jaylen Rose?"

Baylor speculates: “Maybe because Jalen Rose isn’t worth the eighth pick?”

"Can't it be traded? They obviously need Jaylen Rose more."

Louie's brain was shutting down.

There are some things that you can't think about carefully. It's okay if you can't think clearly. If you can think clearly, doesn't it mean that he is on the same level as those managements with brain problems?

Brutal power forward Brian Grant

Grant

PF) was drafted by the New Jersey Nets.

North Carolina center Eric Montrose was drafted by the Dallas Mavericks.

Then came the 11th pick in the first round.

The Atlanta Hawks selected UCLA senior guard Liu Yuqing.

"It was an unusual choice to select Liu when both Carlos Rodgers and Jaylen Rose were still there!" Hubie Brown said. "Last year, Liu even had a top-eight draft pick, but he decided

Returned to UCLA for his fourth season, only to suffer a meniscus injury that kept him off the court for a full year. We don't know if he's fully recovered now. If he's still as good as he was in the past, I believe Atlanta will

Well rewarded, Liu is a tall, modern 2-guard"

In New York, Baylor asked Louis: "Is this also the child you sponsored?"

"To be precise, it was my school in China that sponsored his study abroad."

The moment Liu Yuqing was selected was probably the happiest moment for Louis today.

At the same time, he also wished good luck to other Chinese players participating in the draft.

Except for Liu Yuqing, there are 14 Chinese players participating in this draft, but only a handful of them can be selected.

Liu Yuqing is wearing a red suit today. Witnessing this important moment in his life with him are his parents who came to the United States specially and his girlfriend, who he met at UCLA, is white.

It can be said that Louis has watched this child grow up, but he did not know that Liu Yuqing had a white girlfriend before.

Unlike other players who were selected, Liu Yuqing did not hug his parents warmly. He was not used to showing such enthusiasm.

Instead, his girlfriend took the initiative to kiss him.

You can see that his parents are a little embarrassed and uncomfortable with their son and his girlfriend engaging in such an intimate act in public.

But this is just a small episode. The most exciting thing is what happened after Liu Yuqing came to power.

He may be the first rookie in history who doesn't want to hug Stern.

In the end, it was Stern who took the initiative to hug him.

Seeing Liu Yuqing's "Don't come over" facial expression, Louis couldn't stop laughing.

"Xiao Liu was too nervous. He acted as if the CEO was a leper."

"I think the president must be very hurt."

Afterwards, Liu Yuqing, like every selected person, walked up to Greg Sager for an interview.

"As a former All-American guard, how much do you think four years of college helped you grow?"

Sager's smile can put everyone at ease.

By the way, except Liu Yuqing.

"It's big."

Liu Yuqing's voice and mouth movements were so small that it was not sure whether he spoke.

"Uh," Sager took that as an answer and asked the next question, "How did you recover from your meniscus injury?"

"Listen to the doctor."

This time SEG was sure that it was Liu Yuqing's voice.

But can you say a few more words?

It has become very difficult for Saige to keep smiling. He had to ask Liu Yuqing four questions, and this was only the second one.

"So what do you know about Atlanta?"

"do not know much."

At this moment, everyone in the Knicks draft war room was laughing like they were watching a comedy.

"Did he do it on purpose?" Baylor asked, "Or is that just like this?"

"Believe me, he is always like this." Louis smiled helplessly.

Buford said with a smile: "Liu's way of talking is the same as his way of playing, without any sloppiness. I think if he can strengthen communication with his teammates, he will definitely bring surprises to the team."

Louis believed that Buford meant something to him in what he said.

Because Louis attaches great importance to Liu Yuqing's development.

But Louis was very helpful. He nodded and said, "I often tell him to communicate more."

After that, it was Miami's turn to start the operation.

Every year Lewis Shafir asks Louis which players are worth keeping an eye on.

But this year, apart from those popular players that the Heat could not draft, the only recommendation Louis could give Shafir was Jalen Rose. His only impression of this guy was that Kobe Bryant scored 81 points on his head.

However, as a member of the 1994 draft class, he was able to play in the league until 2006, which shows that he is at least an average player.

Shafir sent Vernon Maxwell and this year's second-round pick to get the 12th pick in the first round from San Antonio and selected Jalen Rose.

At this point, the 1994 draft was basically clear, and Louis' only concern was whether any of the other Chinese players participating in the draft would be selected.

As a result, two other American-based players from Road Academy were selected in the second round.

One is Kang Chengbiao, who was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 6th overall pick in the second round, and the other is Wu Qi, who was selected by the SuperSonics with the 21st overall pick in the second round.

Both of them came from the third period of their stay in the United States, and Louis was deeply impressed by them when he first met them in China.

Counting last year's Chu Nan and Du Shuai, there are ten people who came to the United States in the third phase. Currently, eight people have participated in the election and four have been selected. The success rate exceeds that of the first phase.

After the draft, Louis called them one by one to express his congratulations.

Next, Louis will focus on his own affairs.

He still has a lot of uncertainties about the future.

The only thing that is certain is that his future is not in New York.

At the end of June, Louie represented the Knicks at the championship celebration held on Madison's Ninth Street.

This was his last major event as president of the Knicks.

Many wondered if he would stay, but he has not responded to the rumors that have been flying around.

He left these words to the New York fans who loved him deeply: "When I came here, I thought I would be successful, but when I looked back and looked at everything carefully, the Knicks have become a

A towering tree that even I need to look up to."