I didn't want to fly away

Chapter 50 Draft Conference (for collection, for further reading)

August 6, New York, Madison Square Garden.

"Louie, this is Stephen Curry, the son of my friend Dell Curry and a client of mine."

"Stephen, this is Lu Yi, you should know him."

The draft is about to begin, and Lu Yi and Curry are both members of the Little Green Room.

Austin is the agent of the two. In order to facilitate communication before and after the draft, Austin suggested that the two sit next to each other.

Lu Yi was only accompanied by the head coach of the university, Ben Holland, and his parents who were far away in China did not rush over.

Curry's side is full of people, not only parents, but also girlfriends.

There are many seats on Lu Yi's side, and it is not good to have too many empty seats. Austin is more inclined to sit at Lu Yi's table.

But before the draft starts, I need to chat with Curry and his son to avoid any misunderstanding.

"Louis, nice to meet you, you are amazing.

I always thought that the shooter had a chance to help the team win the NCAA championship. I kept trying, but I still couldn't make it.

I was very depressed at one time, until your appearance fulfilled my unfulfilled dream, thank you.

As you may not know, I've been dying to meet you before the draft.

But unfortunately, you did not participate in the joint trial training, and I have never had the opportunity to meet you. "

When Curry said this, Lu Yi was a little surprised.

Lu Yi didn't know if Curry was talking politely, but he was very happy to hear these words.

Lu Yi has the idea of ​​joining forces with Curry, but it is obviously unconditional now.

If the Warriors want to sign a child labor contract with Curry four years later, Lu Yi has a chance to get a foot in it.

"I know you, Steph, you made your [-]-point record in the NCAA, and I'm glad I did too.

Since we failed to meet in the NCAA, let's compete in the NBA!

I believe we will all be great shooters in the future, we will be good friends and good opponents. "

Lu Yi and Curry were bragging about business, and Curry's parents were also smiling happily.

Curry said fiercely: "I will catch up with you, and I will try to defeat you.

I know that you will be the No. [-] pick, and no matter how bad you are, you will be higher than me.

But I will tell you with practical actions that I will not be far behind you. "

"Haha, but I won't stand still and wait for you!

Go for it, I don't know if Jeff has disclosed that I've been doing special training all this time.

And this kind of special training, I will continue for a summer.

As an NBA player, not having talent is not the most desperate thing.

The most desperate thing is that a player with better talent than you works harder than you.

Then in the same amount of time, make more progress than you. "

Lu Yi responded to Curry with this.

Lu Yi really didn't pay attention to Curry in his rookie season.

Lu Yi is the No. [-] pick of the Clippers. Even if he falls to other teams, the ball possession and team status are not comparable to Curry.

Besides, Lu Yi trained for one month, and will continue to train for more than three months, so the training results will naturally not be bad.

At that time, Lu Yi will rely on his body to play, and rely on the possession of the ball to stack data, and Curry will not be able to catch up.

If Curry hadn't had an abnormal touch talent, with Curry's physical talent, he would never be Lu Yi's opponent in this life.

But the problem is that Curry's touch talent is sometimes even more outrageous than Lu Yi's cheats.

The plug-in also talks about basic logic, and the day-to-day feel is unreasonable.

After Lu Yi chatted with Curry for a while, he went to chat with Holiday, who also entered the small green room, for a while.

The "little green room" in the draft is not actually a room painted with green paint.

Rather, it is a fenced off area with a green carpet.

Every lottery show who is invited to enter the small green room has a table in the small green room, and can invite family members, agents, and friends to enter the small green room together, but the activity space is limited to one table.

In front of the small green house is the area where media reporters set up photography equipment, and further ahead is the rostrum of the talent show.

Behind the small green house is the auditorium. The first few rows of the auditorium are generally the area where other non-small green house draft players are located, and the last few rows are the auditorium for fans who actually come to watch the ceremony.

The three UCLA juniors ran for the election together, and Collison was sitting in the auditorium. Holiday was invited into the small green room like Lu Yi because of his youth and talent.

Taking advantage of the fact that the draft has not yet started, Lu Yi, as the eldest brother in the fourth grade, naturally has to take care of a younger brother like Holiday.

In case, there is a chance to join forces again in the future!
The Holiday family was also very happy to see Lu Yi come over on his own initiative.

I said before that I always wanted to get to know Lu Yi, and then thanked Lu Yi for taking care of Holiday at school.

Lu Yi chatted and laughed with the Holiday family before returning to his seat.

Inviting head coach Holland to accompany him to the draft, and running to talk nonsense, it's not outrageous.

After Lu Yi returned to his seat, about a few minutes later, the draft officially began.

Today, David Stern is still in charge of the NBA, and the draft is also presided over by Mr. Stern himself.

After talking about his well-prepared opening remarks, Mr. Stern went off to get an envelope, which contained the No. [-] pick in his hand, the final choice of the Clippers in the draft.

"In the 2009 NBA draft, the Los Angeles Clippers were the first pick, and they selected Lu Yi from UCLA!"

Sure enough, the Clippers did not disappoint Lu Yi, and directly won Lu Yi with the No. [-] pick.

Knowing that the No. [-] pick fell on his head, even though Lu Yi had already been promised by the Clippers, he couldn't help being very excited and excited at this time.

Lu Yi hugged Holland and Austin one after another, and then looked left and right, reaping the envious eyes of other members of the Little Green Room.

Then he took the baseball cap with the Clippers logo handed over by the on-site staff, and took a photo with Stern on stage.

"I'm very glad to meet you here, the NBA welcomes you." Mr. Stern said with a smile.

Stern has been paying attention to Yao Ming's injury situation. Chinese players who have performed poorly in recent years have also caused Stern a big headache.

At this time, Lu Yi suddenly appeared out of the sky, which really relieved Stern's urgent need.

Therefore, at this year's lottery draw, Stern also used some means, and also asked someone to hint how the Clippers should make the most correct choice.

Unexpectedly, that troublesome Sterling was really good.

Hearing that Stern had appointed Lu Yi as the champion, Stern breathed a sigh of relief.

"The [-] NCAA fans in Los Angeles will be owned by me in the NBA from now on!"

Stern has been expanding internationally, but can't sit back and watch his home get stolen.

Since the draft has an age requirement, the expansion of domestic demand is also a point worth noting.

Before Lu Yi joined the NBA, he caused an uproar in the NCAA. Coupled with his identity as a Chinese player, he was really the best candidate for the No. [-] pick in Stern's favor.

Now that all the dust has settled, Stern is really grinning from ear to ear.

(End of this chapter)