Play with your brain

Chapter 45 NBA Draft
On the morning of June 2004, 6, BJ time, the 25 NBA Draft was held at the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York, USA, and Hu Lin was waiting for the final result.

In May, he had already come to the United States to participate in the rookie training camp.Some people have said that not many domestic players entered the NBA before to participate in this training camp.But Hu Lin is different.

Those who entered the NBA before were all national players, and Xue Yuyang was also a national youth before.Hu Lin does not have the qualifications of the national team, but NBA teams value this very much. Moreover, the previous players are all tall players, that is, they are extremely talented, while Hu Lin is only 6 feet 3 inches with bare feet, which is 191, but average The 190 players are also marked in this way. In fact, the moisture in height has always been very high. If you are interested, you can check it out. Many famous players also have moisture. Therefore, compared with other drafts, Hu Lin really There are many differences.

To put it simply, if Hu Lin doesn't come, who would dare to choose him!
However, what impressed Hu Lin the most was not the experience of coming to the United States, but the trouble of applying for a visa in China.It was a waste of old and hard work, and it was finally signed.In addition, asking for leave with the Liaoning team was also a bit unpleasant, but Hu Lin didn't care much about these. Being able to enter the NBA was the most important thing, and everything else came second.

The result is still satisfactory, don't get me wrong, this is not the result of the draft, but the result of the body side of the rookie training camp.Although Hu Lin's statistics are not particularly outstanding, they are not at the bottom either, especially among outside players, he is still the best at 185 pounds in bench press, and he has pushed 15 times. , it seems that these years of hard training still have a good return, this hardship is not in vain.

According to Don Michael's words, Hu Lin should definitely be able to enter the NBA.Moreover, the teams that Tang contacted in private were quite satisfied. Of course, all of the above were illegal, but there were not many people who didn't do this now, so everyone pretended not to see it.

Before the start of the draft, many reporters surrounded Hu Lin, which made him a little at a loss, because he didn't want to make public his draft actions. To be honest, he really didn't know whether he could be selected, after all Hu Lin doesn't know much about how Tang Michael operates, but that guy is quite a fool. He can run a train at most, and Tang can fully bear an aircraft carrier.

If you can't be selected, what a loss!Therefore, Hu Lin also wanted to keep a low profile, but unfortunately, the nose of this media reporter is really good enough!

The draft has begun!

"In the 2004 NBA draft, the first place was the Orlando Magic. They chose Dwight Howard! He came from Southwest Atlanta Christian College!" Stern's voice was still so unhurried.In American colleges, that is, high schools, Howard has become another top high school student. Of course, this is nothing now, there are too many.

No surprise, of course, this is Hulin's no surprise, the Magic picked Dwight Howard.This is absolutely the right choice.However, this was not the case back then. Many people were not very optimistic about the immature "Spark", because the "No. [-]" Okafor had already proved himself in the NCAA, and Howard was only a high school student. After all, his It's really not that easy to say what the potential is.

The next draft basically didn't change from history, and there was no change in who should be selected.

"...the third Chicago Bulls, they selected Ben Gordon..."

"...the fifth Washington Wizards, they drafted Devin Harris..."

"...the No. 17 Atlanta Hawks, they drafted Josh Smith..."

"...New Orleans Hornets, they selected JR Smith..."

"...The No. 20 Sacramento Kings, they chose Kevin Martin..."

"...the Los Angeles Lakers, they took Sasha Vujacic..."

"...San Antonio Spurs, Beno Udrih..."

The first round was over when David Harris' name came out.

Doesn't have a name of her own, although that's to be expected.

But Hu Lin was still a little troubled, as if a cat was biting him in his heart. Although he had estimated that he might not be selected in the first round, the feeling of waiting for the result was really uncomfortable. , he is almost restless and dancing now.In Hu Lin's eyes, this huge Madison Garden doesn't seem to be a 'garden' at all. Although it is decorated magnificently, and even the carpet is bright red like an Oscar award ceremony, Hu Lin thinks that this is him. What a large cattle roll!Those teams are all here to pick animals. Before, everyone was optimistic about the mouth, and it’s up to whoever’s turn to pick. This reminded him of a text he had learned before. He seemed to be the little chestnut stubborn horse. Shouldn't it be a kick to attract the attention of these profiteers?Hu Lin felt a little embarrassed again...

"...Hesheng Town..."

Upon hearing this name, Hu Lin became even more disturbed.

Nima!These water dispenser men are ahead of our men!You are all fucking blind, heaven, earth!

"...Dallas, Wallis Spanoulis..." -_-b
"...Hu Lin..."

Oh ho ho!
When he heard Stern say his name, Hu Lin's heart flickered, as if he had been on a roller coaster, the originally tense facial muscles stretched out in an instant, as if the cold winter had just arrived but spring was suddenly warm again opened.

When Hulin walked over to shake Stern's hand, he knew he was selected by that team, because the team's logo was displayed everywhere on the TV wall

San Antonio Spurs!
"That's not bad! Although this pick is a bit low, second to last, it's okay. The Spurs will win the championship next year. We can join the team now to get a championship ring, hehe. It's too much to win the championship like this." It’s boring, hugging our thighs is not our man’s character, letting others hug our thighs is the kingly way.” After only a moment of distraction, Hu Lin decided to follow the original plan, enter the NBA later, and play some games in the CBA first. Come on.

Next, it's time to wear hats, take photos, and then answer reporters' questions.

"I am very happy!"

This is Lao Hu's answer to reporters' questions. No matter what the reporter asks, he always says the same thing.All the journalists in the audience were a bit depressed, especially many domestic reporters. You must know that they all came from a long way, and they couldn't interview Yaoming at this time.

However, the trade happened next. The trade on the draft day was allowed within the rules, but Hu Lin didn't expect that he was among them.

The Spurs traded Hulin to the New York Knicks.

Later, Don Michael gave Hulin a detailed explanation, that is, the Knicks were the team he contacted. It is said that Isiah Thomas was quite satisfied after watching Hulin's highlights.But this year the Knicks only have one chance in the second round (not that the Knicks have good results but that the draft picks have been traded), and when it is the Knicks' turn, there is a more suitable person to choose from, that is, Trevor Ariza.

Everyone is familiar with Ariza, and from the current data and other aspects, he is better than Hu Lin, and he was not taken away before, so of course Ariza was chosen.But for Hu Lin, Thomas didn't want to give up, so he looked for a team to make a trade. It happened that the Spurs were at the bottom. Thomas had traded Malik Rose with the Spurs before. A future Knicks second-round pick.

This is a win-win choice. Although Hu Lin may not be able to enter the NBA immediately, in fact, the Spurs chose Uzbekistan's Sergey Karaulov in 04. This big center has never entered the NBA.In other words, the Spurs' choice is originally a backup. For them, this pick is tantamount to being idle and idle.And after this election, he can trade with the Knicks again, waste utilization.Moreover, the Knicks' results are terrible. The second-round pick is estimated to be higher than the Spurs'. This deal is profitable.

"At least our man's shooting percentage is much higher than that of 'Tie Zha'!" Hu Lin could not help but slander after learning all this.

It's just that the Spurs have had an outstanding record in the past few years, while the Knicks have been in disarray. This is like a CBA champion team who suddenly transferred to a relegation team. The gap between them is really interesting.But why, it's the NBA, isn't it?
"Congratulations!" At this time, it was natural to call to announce the good news. Before Hu Lin could speak, Feng Kuo over there took the lead.

"Thank you! Same joy, same joy!"

"Oh! Scoundrel!" Of course Feng Kuo could hear what this guy meant.

"Hehe, Kukuo, you are so kind!"

"You're welcome! By the way, can you enter the NBA?"

"Well! This counts as entering."

"Then you're going here?"

"Of course not. Didn't we say it before? Wait a year or two. The Knicks also mean the same thing. It's better to have more experience. Besides, there are too many people there now."

"Oh, all right."

"Hey! I knew you hated me."

"Smelly and shameless! Who will miss you! Forget it, let's not talk about it, international long distance is so expensive, hang up!"

"Hehe! Wait for me at home..." But before finishing speaking, the other end hung up.

The most dissatisfied with Hu Lin's performance in the draft are the domestic sports reporters who came from afar.Although this Hu Lin's performance in China is not very good, he is very popular and quite popular on the Internet. Entering the NBA now is definitely a big event that attracts attention.In the end, this guy didn't cooperate at all, isn't this cheating!

In fact, the most troubling thing right now is not the Chinese media, but the Japanese media that has nothing to do with Hu Lin or the Chinese basketball world!
(End of this chapter)