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Chapter 1067 He is leaving
"Grant Hill is a winner, and it's incredible to get such a player for New York basketball in its heyday!"

"Look at his stats (Hill's headshot and college stats on the screen), so comprehensive, he's a genius like Penny Hardaway!"

Hubie Brown sees Hill as a core player who can make others good.

Collins' description is a bit general. He said that in his junior year, Hill was a functional player who specialized in defense and relied on counterattacks to score. In his senior year, he developed a jumper and could serve as a point guard in high-level games.

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

Louie sat there, thinking about Hill's performance as a member of the Dream Team practice squad in 1992.

As a time traveler, when he started to understand basketball, Hill had already passed his peak period.

So he didn't know what level Hill was.

But when people mention those talents ruined by injuries, Hill and Penny are like a pair of crouching dragons and phoenixes, always appearing in the mouths of fans.

Judging by Hill's collegiate game, he has superior athleticism and static talent at an elite level.

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

But it's Wilson he's replacing, and Louie isn't sure if Hill lives up to the fan's expectations.

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

Louie isn't sure, but Baylor and Buford should have been the ones who should have had the headaches at that point, and he should have started over somewhere.

The team with the fourth pick is the Timberwolves.

People are more concerned about whether they will actually move to New Orleans than who they choose.

Few professional sports teams have heard the news of their relocation without a backlash.

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

Jerry Krause still hopes to make the most correct decision. This year without Louie interfering with his vision, after multiple assessments, he decided to choose Juwan Howard.

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

That's a question from the Knicks' draft war room.

Louie hasn't been interested in playing Klaus lately because he's got a lot going on himself.

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

He can only take care of himself, produce beautiful statistics, ask for a big contract, and then let the team continue to rot.

The Milwaukee Bucks took Donyell Marshall, who was modeled after Clifford Robinson, with the fifth pick.

The Eagles selected Sharone Wright C, the "legacy jewel" in Zhao Yuanzheng's eyes, with the sixth overall pick.

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

TNT aired White's college highlights.

White feels like a bigger Dwight Howard, basically no threat out of the paint, but as long as he is in the paint, he is a threat.

Zhao Yuanzheng compared him with O'Neill, but he obviously didn't 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.

However, as we all know, it is difficult for a player who relies heavily on his body not to get injured.

It is worth mentioning that this draft belongs to the striker year.

Various styles of small forwards, power forwards, and centers can be dazzling, but this is obviously not good for the Suns with the seventh pick and the Kings with the eighth pick.

Their frontcourt is already saturated and they need good defenders.

The Suns selected Eddie Jones with the seventh pick in the first round.

The Kings used the eighth pick in the first round to win Lamond Murray (Lamond Murray SF).

After the king finished choosing someone, Louis asked inexplicably: "Why didn't they choose Jaylen Rose, but chose another small forward?"

Baylor speculates: "Maybe it's because Jalen Rose isn't worth the eighth pick?"

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

Louie's mind froze.

Some things can't be thought about carefully, it's okay if you can't think clearly, if you think about it clearly, doesn't it mean that he is on the same level as those managers who have problems with their brains?

Brutalist power forward Brian Grant PF was selected by the New Jersey Nets.

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

Then there is the 11th pick in the first round.

The Atlanta Hawks drafted UCLA senior guard Liu Yuqing.

"Choosing Liu with Carlos Rodgers and Jalen Rose still here is an unusual pick!" Hubie Brown said. "Last year, Liu even had a top-eight pick, but he decided to return to UCLA for his fourth season, only to suffer a meniscus injury that kept him out of the game for a full year. We don't know if he's fully recovered now. If he's still as good as he was, I believe Atlanta will be rewarded very well. Liu is a big modern two. "

In New York, Baylor asked Louie: "Is this your sponsored kid too?"

"To be precise, my school in China sponsored him to 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.

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

Liu Yuqing was wearing a red suit today, witnessing this important moment in his life with him, as well as his parents who came to the United States on a special trip, and the girlfriend he met at UCLA, who is white.

It can be said that Louis grew up watching this child, but he didn't know that Liu Yuqing had a white girlfriend.

Unlike other selected players, Liu Yuqing did not warmly hug his parents. He is not used to being so enthusiastic.

Instead, his girlfriend took the initiative to kiss him.

His parents can be seen a bit embarrassed, uncomfortable with their son and his girlfriend making such an intimate act in public.

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

He may be the first rookie in history not to want to hug Stern.

In the end, Stern took the initiative to hug him.

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

"Xiao Liu is so nervous, he acts as if the CEO is a leper."

"I think the president must be very hurt."

After that, Liu Yuqing, like every selected person, walked to Greg Sager for an interview.

"As a former All-American linebacker, you feel how much the four years of college have helped your growth."

Sager's smile puts everyone at ease.

By the way, except for Liu Yuqing.

"It's huge."

Liu Yuqing's voice and mouth movements are so small that it is not sure whether he has spoken.

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

"Listen to the doctor."

This time Saige was sure it was Liu Yuqing's voice.

But can you say a few more words?
It has become very difficult for Sager to keep smiling. He had to ask Liu Yuqing four questions before proceeding to the second one.

"Then what do you know about Atlanta?"

"do not know much."

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

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

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

Buford smiled and said: "Liu's way of speaking is the same as his way of playing. I don't think it's sloppy at all. I think...if he can strengthen the communication with his teammates, he will definitely bring surprises to the team."

Louie believed that Buford's words meant something to him.

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

But Louis was very useful, he nodded and said: "I also often tell him to communicate more."

After that, it was Miami's turn to operate.

Lewis Shafir asks Louis every year which players deserve attention.

But this year, except for those popular players that the Heat couldn't pick, Louis can only recommend Jaylen Rose to Shafier. His only impression of this person is that Kobe scored 81 points on his head.

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

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

At this point, the 1994 draft is basically clear, and the only thing Louis cares about is whether other Chinese players participating in the draft can be selected.

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

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

These two people are from the third period of the United States, and Louis was impressed by them when he saw them for the first time in China.

Counting Chu Nan and Du Shuai from last year, there were ten people who traveled to the United States in the third phase, and eight people have participated in the election so far, and four of them were selected, and the success rate exceeded that of the first phase.

After the draft, Louie called them one by one to congratulate them.

Next, Louis has to focus on his own business.

Regarding the future, he still has a lot of uncertainties.

The only certainty is that his future is not in New York.

In late June, Louie represented the Knicks at the championship celebration on Ninth Avenue in Madison.

It was his last major event representing the team as president of the Knicks.

Many wondered if he would stay, but he did not respond to the rumors that were flying around.

He left this passage to the New York fans who loved him deeply: "When I came here, I thought I would succeed, but when I look back and examine everything carefully, the Knicks have become a towering tree that even I need to look up to."

(End of this chapter)