This Forward is Not Serious

Before the official start of the draft, a highlight of this year's draft players was played on the big screen in the center of the stage.

Many of the materials in the collection are taken from Crazy Three, and there are naturally Lin Ying in it, and there are more than one shots.

Hibbert is dunked (don't ask why Oden is not dunked), and there is the final lore!

When Lin Ying appeared, the fans cheered no less than Oden and Durant.

Although there is a gap in the ranking, this popularity is great!

When the documentary ended, the old man came out from behind the scenes.

Then, there were boos all over the place.

NBA commissioner, David Stern's exclusive boo!

Stern is sixty-five this year, but he is still in good spirits.

He faced the boos at the scene with a smile, waited until the boos fell, and then spoke:

"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to fans across the United States, the American fans watching on TNTV and the Canadian fans watching on CBCTV, and the fans around the world, welcome to the 2007 NBA Draft at Madison Square Garden , welcome to join us."

Listening to the familiar opening words, Lin Ying dreamed back to the 2K time.

Because of Xiao Hua's comparison, how many people missed this old man in his era.

"The No. 1 pick goes to the Portland Trail Blazers, and they have five minutes to think about it."

After announcing the ownership of the No. 1 pick, Stern smiled and then turned and walked backstage.

An anxious five minutes.

In the broadcast booth, Barkley and Kenny Smith's discussion has reached a fever pitch.

This time TNT also invited a well-known reporter, "The First Poisonous Tongue" Bill Simmons, and ESPN expert Charlie Ford.

Just like Barkley supported Oden and Kenny Smith supported Durant in yesterday's show, the two are also on natural opposites.

Simmons backed Durant, while Ford backed Oden.

No one could convince the other party, so Ford turned on the writer mode at this time and used metaphors.

"Choosing Kevin Durant is like marrying a supermodel, she's beautiful, sexy, everyone wants her, but after a few years? You have a baby, start a new life... She loves every night Go to a party and leave you and the kids at home."

"But to choose Greg Oden is to marry a girl you don't want to date, but she can spend your life with you, she will take good care of you, and she will never go out and fuck."

Durant: Meow meow? After all, I still recognized my beauty!

The discussions outside were heated, and the Trail Blazers' draft room was also full of noise.

It is not the same as in history, because both of them have too many reasons to be elected as the No. 1 pick, and the Trail Blazers have not yet settled on the final answer until this time.

"Tim Duncan is old and Greg Oden is going to be the next player to dominate the paint."

Pritchard, general manager of the Trail Blazers, stood by his choice.

"Kevin Durant is something the NBA has never seen before, and his shooting skills combined with his height will make him an unsolvable existence."

Hill, the Blazers' vice president of operations, also expressed his views.

"What we need is an anchor player who can keep us competitive for the next 10 to 20 years as long as Oden stays healthy, just like Tim Duncan did for the Spurs."

Pritchard continued.

"His college performance is simply not comparable to Tim Duncan. On the contrary, Kevin Durant is the player who easily dominates the college game. The last player who did that was Carmelo Anthony."

...

At the head of the table, Larry Miller, president of team operations, reached out and rubbed his temples.

He was previously an executive at Nike and only took up his post with the Trail Blazers in June this year.

I encountered this kind of "happiness trouble" in the first year of taking office.

The next two had a quarrel, but he had to make the final decision.

Difficult!

The scene in front of me is very similar to that in 1984.

At that time, the Trail Blazers chose the former between Sam Bowie and Jordan.

Then Rhine, who made the decision, has been scolded until now.

Being an executive in the NBA is like walking on eggshells.

At this moment, the staff knocked on the door and asked them for the envelope of the results.

Both Pritchard and Hill looked at Miller.

"It's the general manager's right."

Miller finally chose to ... not take the blame.

...

Stern came out from behind the stage again, already holding the envelope containing the results of the Blazers' picks.

At this moment, Lin Ying and Durant exchanged glances.

It is an honor to be the champion.

Fans will remember who is the No. 1 pick every year, but there is a high probability that they don't know which one is the No. 2!

"The first pick in the first round of the NBA in 2007, the Portland Trail Blazers selected..."

Stern paused daily, and everyone was watching.

Especially the Blazers fans at the scene, unconsciously held their breath.

The Trail Blazers are more favored by the league, and they have had three No. 1 picks before.

But at that time the president of the league was still Larry O'Brien.

This is their first since David Stern came to power, and according to Stern's habits, there is a high probability that it will be the only one during his tenure.

So, all nervous!

If you choose well, you may not have to worry about it in the next ten or twenty years. If you choose poorly, you may miss the championship in ten or twenty years.

"Greg Oden, 2'13 center, from Ohio State."

Still Auden!

The live footage was given to Oden immediately.

Oden got up with a 49-year-old uncle's smile, hugged the people around him, took the Trail Blazers hat from the staff, and then walked onto the stage with ease.

Outside the camera, Durant's eyes are inevitably a little lost.

His green lucky panties didn't seem to help him in the end either.

At this time, Lin Ying got up and walked to Durant's side, reaching out and pressing his shoulder to make him relax.

Although even if history changes, it can't shake Oden's status as the champion, but this is actually a good thing.

There is an infinite possibility for Durant to go to the Trail Blazers. After all, the Trail Blazers already have Roy and Aldridge.

Coupled with Durant, there is great hope of winning the championship in two or three years.

Although Roy is fragile, it will be a waste after 2010, and there is still time.

But... who knows if Durant will be crippled by the Trail Blazers!

The ability of the team doctor in this place is really daunting.

And with Roy here, Durant doesn't have enough shot rights, and there is a certain probability that he won't be able to make shots.

For example, changing teams will still play the same performance as in history, that is a plot that only exists in novels.

In contrast to the Sonics, let alone whether they can win the championship, Durant will at least become a super giant steadily as in history.

After Lin Ying sat back, she happened to see Auden and Stern taking a photo together.

He suddenly remembered that Auden recommended the old Chinese medicine doctor to him.

I don't know what that old Chinese doctor named Tang Tian did to Auden, and I don't know if there will be some changes in Auden's career.

If possible, he really needs to get to know him.

The Trail Blazers made a choice, and the Sonics will save trouble.

In the last draft prediction list of "NBAdraft", Oden and Durant both had 106 points, and Horford, who was third, had only 95 points.

These two are the only ones among the rookies. If one is selected, the other will automatically become the second place.

"The second pick in the first round of the NBA in 2007, the Seattle SuperSonics selected Kevin Durant, a 2.06-meter small forward from the University of Texas."

Stern didn't pause this time, and announced the Sonics' choice directly and simply.

The Seattle fans at the scene were very excited.

Because it is not the No. 1 lottery and there is no initiative, but no matter which one of these two is selected, it will not lose!

And they are looking forward to the combination of Durant and Ray Allen!

Under the camera, Durant also stood up. He first hugged his mother Wanda, then hugged his brother Tony, and then he greeted others one after another.

In the end, he went to Lin Ying's table and bumped Lin Ying's shoulders habitually.

In the end, he took over the hat belonging to the Sonics from the staff.

What's more interesting is that he didn't smile the whole time after he appeared in the camera, and the screen was full of that damn temperament.

The first two picks are the same as in history, and the latter ones don't seem to have changed much.

The Hawks selected Al Horford with the third overall pick.

The Grizzlies selected Mike Conley with the fourth overall pick.

All the way to the 5th pick.

The Celtics can be regarded as a special team in this year's draft.

Because just at the end of October last year, Auerbach, the hero of the Celtics and the legend of the NBA, passed away.

The cigar that never goes out finally returns to ashes.

Auerbach brought 16 championships to the Celtics. It can be said that Auerbach is equal to the Celtics in the impression of many fans.

The fact is true, after Auerbach retired, the Celtics never got involved in the championship.

So at such a special time point, in addition to the draft, they also consider other ways to bring the team back to the championship.

Especially when they failed to get the No. 1 or No. 2 pick as they wished.

"The fifth pick in the first round of the NBA in 2007, the Boston Celtics selected Jeff Green, a 2.03-meter small forward, from Georgetown University."

Upon hearing this, Lin Ying knew that the Big Three of the Celtics had arrived as promised!

Because if people are really selected and trained, Yi Jianlian is the most suitable position.

After all, the Celtics already have Pierce, and Green's position basically conflicts.

Not only did Yi Jianlian not conflict with Pierce, he did not even conflict with Al Jefferson.

Coupled with the Chinese market behind it, that is the choice Angie would make in a normal draft.

Oh, by the way, don't underestimate the Chinese market in the Stern era.

The money Yao Ming made for Alexander may not be seen or measured by others, but the owners of other teams can see it clearly.

When the Bucks with the sixth pick were considering it, the scene was already full of commotion.

Because ESPN has already exploded the transaction information.

The Celtics sent the just-selected No. 5 pick Jeff Green, Szczerbiak and Delonte West, and got the No. 35 pick from the Supersonics, and Ray Allen!

Although Ray Allen is 31 years old, he was still the core of the Sonics last season, averaging 26.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game.

Of course, the reaction of the fans must be different from that of Lin Ying, because they don't know that the Celtics will trade Garnett from the Timberwolves in a month's time!

Then Jeff Green was a bit miserable.

At this moment, he just went to the audience to be interviewed by reporters, expressing his excitement about playing for the Celtics.

As a result, the interview was not over yet, and a staff member came to remind him about the transaction.

Lin Ying couldn't help feeling sorry for Green.

But it's okay, if history doesn't change, Green will still play for the Celtics.

The interview with Green has not yet ended, and the results of the Bucks have also come out.

Yi Jianlian!

Also the same as in history.

Lin Ying looked at Yi Jianlian at this time, he could clearly feel the unhappiness on Yi Jianlian's face.

In addition to covering up his lack of confrontation, Fagan's series of show operations for him also has a more critical reason, which is to let him go to the team he wants to go to.

Just like what Handy said to Lin Ying before, for rookies, unless they are the No. 1 pick, a suitable team is far more important than a few picks.

In Fagan's judgment, a suitable team includes a good football market.

This is why he chose the Eagles, Celtics and Warriors for Yi Jianlian to try out individually.

The markets where these three teams are located are not small, and there are a lot of Chinese.

When neither the Hawks nor the Celtics chose in the end, the Warriors became the most suitable choice.

In fact, in the Warriors' draft hut, when they saw that the Celtics did not choose Yi Jianlian, general manager Mullin and head coach Nelson were very excited.

Because Yi Jianlian has never been to other teams for trial training, the probability of the other two teams choosing him is not high.

You must know that Yi Jianlian is very suitable for the old Nelson's running and bombing style!

However, Cheng Yaojin of the Bucks is outrageous!

Because not only did they not try out Yi Jianlian alone, but Yi Jianlian showed training at the beginning, and none of the more than ten teams he went to had the Bucks!

You are waiting to open the blind box, brother!

But there is no way, the Bucks originally wanted to choose Conley and was selected away. They chose the most talented player among the remaining players.

After reluctantly suppressing a smile and taking a photo with Stern, Yi Jianlian showed dissatisfaction when he went to the audience to be interviewed by reporters.

"I didn't know that the Bucks wanted to pick me before, because they didn't come to see me in the trial before, and I didn't know much about the Bucks. I think it takes time to get used to the overall style and style of the team. and adjust."

...

The most hurt by the Bucks' interception is the Warriors.

Because it is impossible to select Yi Jianlian with their original No. 18 pick, they have already reached a deal with the Bobcats before the start of the draft.

They sent Jason Richardson and Davidson, and this year's No. 36 pick traded to get the Bobcats' No. 8 pick.

This wave of interception forced them to start their own plan B.

The Timberwolves selected Corey Brewer with the seventh overall pick.

Five minutes later, Stern walked out with an envelope containing the Warriors' draft results.