The NBA started with helping Iverson win the championship

Chapter 351 Participating in the draft
"If Li Xun is willing to come to New York, I will recognize him as my father."

"Li Xun, the king of New York, is looking forward to him leading us to establish a dynasty."

"As the most profitable team in the league, we only have two championships in team history, can you believe it?"

"That was four or 50 years ago. I don't even know who the players who won the championship were at that time."

"God, let Li Xun come to New York quickly. He can do whatever he wants in New York. Even if he is the mayor of New York, I will definitely vote for him."

Knicks fans did not know where they got the wind, and they directly began to invite Li Xun on the Internet media.

When Li Xun was in the Pistons before, he abused the Knicks many times. At that time, many Knicks fans scolded Li Xun bloody.

Well now, in order to allow Li Xun to join the Knicks, these fans did not hesitate to admit that they were their fathers.

There is no impenetrable wall in the world. The news that Li Xun is about to leave the team has swept the entire league.

Some people were extremely shocked, because Li Xun's contract was still one year away, and now this Mavericks team was almost created by Li Xun, and he really couldn't think of a reason for him to leave the team.

Some people are relatively calm, because they feel that Li Xun had a precedent for leaving the team after the Pistons created a dynasty before, and now it is normal to leave the team after the Mavericks created a dynasty.

Some people were angry because they felt that Lee Hoon had betrayed their feelings.

In the circle of the NBA, however, there is joy. Li Xun's departure is good news for both the teams and the players.

The team has a chance to get Li Xun, which is of course good news.

And Li Xun left the extremely strong Mavericks lineup, and he may not be able to win the championship next season. In this way, other players will have a chance to win the championship.

Durant, James, Harden and other players are already gearing up and preparing for a big fight in the new season.

Li Xun is in the Mavericks, it is really desperate, it seems that there is no chance of winning the championship.

Now Li Xun has gone to the New York Knicks, the player's grave. Although he will be able to make the Knicks stand up sooner or later, at least their lineup will not be very good next season.

Many top stars feel that this may be their only chance to win the championship in their entire career.

Of course this opportunity should not be missed.

To miss is to sin.

However, now Li Xun has no choice of where to go, and all the teams are standing still, and they will not consider any trade at all.

What if Li Xun wants to go to their team?They should always save some chips to make a deal with the Mavericks.

Just one day before the start of the draft, Li Xun finally made up his mind.

Or choose to join the New York Knicks.

He didn't have a good impression of this team, but the situation is different now, the Arab League and the Great Sage are both there, and the old Hornacek has also gone.

Sun Yue was supposed to have a championship ring, but Li Xun lost it, and now he just took this opportunity to make it up for him.

And the UAE has been in the league for so many years, and he entered the league a year earlier than Li Xun.

In the end, I still got nothing now, but I have entered the All-Star lineup a few times, but this thing actually has no gold content.

It also has to be that the championship ring has gold content.

"what?"

"Really decided?"

"You won't go back on your word, will you?"

"I'm going to tell James Dolan right now, God, I can finally get Dolan's big contract with peace of mind now."

Old Hornacek was overjoyed.

Who knew that Dolan gave him such a big contract in order to let him recruit Li Xun to join the Knicks.

Now that Li Xun is here, he can take the money with peace of mind.

"By the way, this draft is still in New York."

"Li, why don't you come over directly tomorrow."

"We have the No. 31 pick in our hands and the [-]st pick in the second round. If you need it, we can trade it on the spot and find more picks."

Old Hornacek certainly knows the value of Li Xun in the draft.

"Having the No. 31 pick and the No. [-] pick is almost enough, and there are no players that particularly fascinate me this year."

Li Xun is not very interested in this draft.

The Knicks' record this year is the last in the league, but they only got one No. [-] pick in the lottery.

It was simply unlucky to be at grandma's house.

If the No. [-] lottery is drawn, then Li Xun may still hesitate to choose Mr. Tang.

But now that it's the No. [-] pick, there's nothing to hesitate about.

Either pick Porzingis like normal, or pick Devin Booker.

These two can be said to have advantages and disadvantages.

Booker's draft template is Klay Thompson plus Gordon-Eunuch Hai. This template is not very reliable.

Booker's ability to hold the ball is definitely much better than Clay, but his defense is not as good as Clay.

Looking carefully at Li Xun's draft picks over the years, when he chooses his starting teammates, the first factor he considers is defense.

Every rookie he picks, who can enter the starting lineup, will have good defense.

And Booker almost meant it.

But Booker's offense is fine.

As for Porzingis, if he can be called the god of waves, he must have something in his hand.

Boshen gives people the impression that he is tall and long, with a ball-handling ability that is rare among long-handed insiders, and the basket is also quite good.

There is also a high level of defense.

There is actually nothing wrong with the previous impression, but the latter defense actually has a lot of deviation.

Boshen averages a lot of blocks per game, but his defensive efficiency and defensive victory contribution and other high-level defensive data are really average.

Not even as good as Zhuang Shen.

Zhuangshen has always been sprayed as a big brush, but his defensive advanced data is indeed better than Boshen.

Because the defense of these two people does not seem to be very high-grade, it is difficult for Li Xun to make a choice.

If one of them was really outstanding in defense, Li Xun would definitely be selected directly.

Apart from these two, there is no other rookie in this class who is worthy of Li Xun's precious No. [-] pick.

In the current Knicks lineup, some well-known players include Aaron Afflalo, who is Li Xun's old teammate in the Pistons.

At that time, Afflalo was sold and failed to participate in the Pistons' dynasty.

Then there is a little Luo.

Xiao Luo's strength is actually not bad, but compared to his brother Da Luo, Xiao Luo is more blue-collar, and his strength on the offensive end is a bit weak.

Then there is the old point guard Calderon.

For so many years, Calderon has been able to get a good contract, and he does have strength.

Among the remaining benches, there are Vujacic and the lonely god Fredette, as well as Antetokounmpo and his brother Thanasis-Antetokounmpo.

These three are completely fringe players. Because Vujacic is handsome, his girlfriend is also a supermodel, and he was also well-known in the Lakers before, so he can still get some playing time in the Knicks.

Fredette and Antetokounmpo are really the patron saints of drinking fountains.

Under normal circumstances, these two people have only played two games this season, and together they averaged 5 minutes per game, which is really miserable.

Don't look at Fredette as a fringe in the NBA, but he is also a killer level in the CBA.

He didn't play for long in the CBA and broke countless records.

For example, he made 11 three-pointers in a single game, breaking Wang Shipeng's record of 10 in a single game.

He averaged 36.9 points per game and won the scoring title of the season, which is also the highest record in CBA history.

In addition, there were three terrifying performances of 70+ in a single game.

It can be said that this guy is at the level of a big devil in the CBA.

But when it comes to the NBA, he's really an idiot. On a garbage team like the Knicks, he can't even get playing time.

It can be seen that the Knicks' lineup is really miserable now.

It's not unreasonable that they ranked last in the league last season.

In addition to these people, A Lian, Sun Yue and Li Xun were added this year.

Next in the transaction, a Jokic may be added.

On the whole, the Mavericks seem to have no shortage of insiders, so it should be more appropriate to choose Booker.

"Okay, then I'll go there tomorrow."

"There is no need to trade additional picks, these two picks are enough."

Li Xun did not create additional pressure on the Knicks.

It's not that Li Xun doesn't want additional draft picks, but that the Knicks have a current family background, what do they use to trade draft picks.

At noon the next day, Li Xun boarded a plane to New York.

Just in time for the upcoming NBA draft in the evening.

Countless fans wandering around outside the venue immediately burst into excitement when they saw Li Xun's figure.

"Lee, come to New York and be our King of New York!"

"Is Li Xun coming to New York? Isn't he already determined to come to the Knicks?"

"Why can't it be the Brooklyn Nets? You're the only team in New York?"

"Come to New York to join the Knicks or the Nets? You think too much, maybe Li Xun came to see the draft today, any team in the league is possible."

"That's right, even if you choose another team, you still have to participate in the draft today. How could Li Xun miss the draft?"

Fans are talking about it, and now Li Xun's ownership has become a topic of curiosity for everyone.

After entering the arena, all the team representatives on the scene stood up.

Now most people don't know that Li Xun has chosen the Knicks, so they are very curious, Li Xun appeared in the draft scene, which team did he choose.

The answer to this question will be revealed soon.

Because each team has its own seat, where Li Xun sits represents which team he has chosen.

Countless fans and team representatives in the arena, and even those fans participating in the draft, held their breath.

Li Xun's choice of next home is definitely the most important thing in this offseason.

After Li Xun entered the venue, he saw the silence of the venue, and everyone was staring at him, which made him a little embarrassed.

From afar, he saw old Hornacek waving at him, and he walked over at a leisurely pace.

When Li Xun was seen sitting in the Knicks seat, there was an uproar at the scene.

What does this mean?
It represents that Li Xun's next home is the Knicks. From now on, Li Xun has become a Knicks player.

Most of the Knicks fans at the scene, it is difficult to describe how excited they are now.

The championship has been secured.

The last time the Knicks won a championship was back in 1973.

More than 40 years have passed since now.

Under the leadership of Walter Frazier, nicknamed Rogue Clyde, the Knicks won the second championship trophy in team history.

And it is precisely because of this priceless championship trophy that Frazier's entire historical status has been raised several levels.

Hall of Fame, fifty superstars.

Even the later 75 superstars, Fraser also entered.

Fans who often watch Knicks games will definitely notice that in their sideline commentary, there is always an old black man in strange clothes.

That's right, this old man is Fraser.

After he retired, he initially thought about working as a player agent, but he didn't do it.

He simply returned to the Knicks home court and became a live commentator.

After more than 40 years, Knicks fans finally have hope of winning the championship again.

Representatives of other teams at the scene were all downcast at this moment. They had been looking forward to Li Xun for a long time, but they still failed to enter their team.

But not now, but there will be opportunities in the future.

After a while, Stern began to take the stage, announcing the official start of this year's draft.

The Timberwolves, holding the No. [-] lottery, directly selected Towns.

A center produced by the University of Kentucky, with a standard seven-foot height and top talent, it is not surprising that Towns became the No. [-] pick.

Then the Lakers, holding the second pick, directly selected D'Angelo Russell from Ohio State University.

Shui La's strength can't be said to be bad, but it's definitely not strong if it is said to be strong.

He gave Li Xun the feeling that he was the second Marbury.

It's good to look at the statistics purely, but it's hard to accept his advanced statistics.

The shooting percentage is poor, and the defense is also poor, which means that he can get a good contract in the Mavericks era.

If he was in the same era as Marbury, he might have to come to the CBA to play like Marbury.

In addition, Shui La's character is hard to describe.

As the saying goes, when you are playing, when you are playing, if you are playing, you are not taking pictures in KTV.

Shui La made a short video of Yang Shaoxia picking up girls, and the key point was posted on the Internet. This is really not something a serious person can do.

The next pick, the Philadelphia 76ers, selected Jahlil Okafor.

This little Okafor is the nephew of the former Elvis Okafor.

Produced at Duke University, the condition is very good in all aspects.

It's a pity that he was born in the wrong age. He belongs to the kind of extremely retro and traditional insider.

Put it 20 years ago, cultivate it for a few years, maybe you can produce something.

It's a pity that in this small ball era, his style of play is very outdated, and he even averaged 17.5 points per game in his rookie season.

Later, it was not as good as the next year, and finally it has been reduced to play in the CBA.

After the first three picks were selected, it was the Knicks' fourth pick.

"Choose Booker from the University of Kentucky."

Li Xun said to the old Hornacek beside him.

Booker and Downs are college alumni, and both of them were born in the top prestigious University of Kentucky.

The old Hornacek didn't have too many doubts, although Booker's draft prediction position would definitely not reach the No. [-] pick.

But Li Xun chooses whatever he chooses, so there is no doubt about it.

(End of this chapter)