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Chapter 292 The dawn of the NBA! (2006 Draft)

At this time, Li Lei had already returned to Los Angeles.

Li's father, Li's mother, and Avril were all with him.

Li Lei read the fans' messages with complicated emotions.

Some called him ungrateful, some called him a fool, some called him stupid...

These words made him very uncomfortable.

Mother Li asked worriedly: "Shitou, are you okay?"

Li Lei smiled: "Actually, I want to stay in Miami the most!"

Father Li patted Li Lei on the shoulder: "Stop laughing, it's so ugly. Cry if you want, no one will look down on you."

This sentence hit Li Lei's heart.

Li Lei's eyes were slightly red, but he didn't cry after all: "That's fine, maybe I can come to Los Angeles to play, so I can take care of you."

"Ivy, we can meet often now."

……

There is no shortage of smart people in this world.

On the second day, some basketball experts smelled the smell according to the rules and the actions of the Heat and Li Lei, and then deduced the general idea of ​​the matter.

It's not that the Heat are stupid, and it's not that Li Lei wants to leave.

It is the alliance that does not want to see the two parties renew the contract.

The super luxury tax rules are used by NBA executives to drive away Li Lei.

Why did the league do this, because the Heat are too strong.

Especially the Heat team with Li Lei scared the league.

When the news spread, Miami fans and Chinese fans joined hands to accuse the NBA executives of various insults.

"I feel sorry for Shitou, it turns out that he is the biggest victim."

"Those who scolded him, do you regret it?"

"I knew Stone was not an ungrateful villain."

But none of this changes what has already happened.

More importantly, apart from Miami fans and Chinese fans, other fans expressed their support.

There was a saying among the fans:

Li Lei has left, the dawn of the NBA!

The Heat, which ruled the NBA for two years and made the other 29 teams fearful and fearful, dispersed like a dark cloud.

……

Now, it's time for Li Lei to find a new team.

As a completely free agent, Li Lei is eligible to pick a team.

Apart from the Heat, there are 25 other teams that have contacted Li Lei.

After the Heat bid farewell, the other 4 teams also approached Li Lei.

Those big-name NBA stars are also frantically contacting Li Lei.

Garnett, James, Anthony, Kobe, Pierce, Duncan, Nowitzki, Ray Allen, Iverson...

Without exception.

But before the finals, Li Lei had already set his goal.

First goal: Heat.

Second target: Los Angeles team.

Later, Mr. Jerry West also persuaded Li Lei, and Li Lei added the Grizzlies as the second goal.

With the Heat removed, Li Lei has only three main goals in mind.

Lakers, Clippers, Grizzlies.

Li Lei needs to investigate slowly before making a decision.

Because of various things, Li Lei felt a little tired.

Bill Duffy advised Li Lei to rest and go on vacation.

But Li Lei still invited Tim Graver.

The weekly salary is still $[-].

Who knew that after Graver came, he also advised Li Lei to rest.

In the past three years, Li Lei has reached the finals twice and the Eastern Conference finals once, and the amount of matches far exceeds that of ordinary players.

Graver felt that it was easy to get hurt.

But Li Lei was very stubborn and insisted on training.

……

2006 6 Month 28 Day.

The 2006 NBA Draft is upon us.

Because Yi Jianlian and Zhu Fangyu participated in the draft, domestic fans attach great importance to this draft.

Compared with history, Yi Jianlian also participated in the draft a year earlier.

However, his early election did not cause much change.

With the first pick, the Raptors selected Andrea Bargnani.

With the second pick, the Bulls selected LaMarcus Aldridge.

But then, Aldridge was sent to the Trail Blazers.

With the third pick, the Bobcats selected Adam Morrison.

With the fourth pick, the Blazers chose Tyrus Thomas.

He ended up being traded to the Bulls.

With the fifth overall pick, the Hawks selected Sheldon Williams.

With the sixth pick, the Timberwolves selected Brandon Roy.

Roy was then sent to the Trail Blazers.

With the seventh pick, the Celtics selected Randy Foye.

With the eighth pick, Houston selected Rudy Gay.

Gay was then sent to the Grizzlies.

With the No.11 pick, the Magic chose JJ Redick.

With the No.12 pick, the Hornets chose Yi Jianlian.

With the No.13 pick, the 76ers chose Sabo Sefrosa.

With the No.20 first pick, the Suns chose Rajon Rondo.

Rondo was then sent to the Celtics.

With the No.20 fourth pick, the Grizzlies chose Kyle Lowry.

With the No.20 fifth overall pick, the Cavaliers chose Shannon Brown.

With the No.20 sixth overall pick, the Lakers chose Jordan Farmar.

second round.

With the No.30 second pick, Houston chose Steve Novak.

With the No.30 fifth overall pick, the Raptors chose PJ Tucker.

With the No.40 second pick, the Cavaliers selected Daniel Gibson.

With the No.40 seventh pick, the Jazz chose Paul Millsap.

With the No.60 pick, the Grizzlies chose Zhu Fangyu.

……

Yi Jianlian was selected by the Hornets with the No.12 pick. He is a lottery pick and his results are quite good.

As for Zhu Fangyu, the [-]th overall pick, it may still depend on Li Lei's face.

At this time, the competition between the teams for Li Lei became fierce.

Especially the leading Lakers and Clippers, the two teams in the same city have fallen out.

The Lakers once again wrote on the team's official website: Stone, the Los Angeles Lakers will always be your home!

It seems that Li Lei will definitely choose the Lakers.

Lakers fans are also very confident.

"What is the Clippers? Can it compare with my Zijin Dynasty?"

"We have Kobe, Kobe + Stone, an invincible combination, adding up to 5 championships."

"Stone, he will definitely come to the Lakers!"

……

A wealthy team is confident.

But the Clippers did not give in.

"I remember, in the summer of 04, the Lakers pursued Li Lei and said welcome home. Now it's happening again?"

"Don't you Lakers fans feel slapped in the face?"

"At the beginning, you didn't want him, but now you ask him to come to your door?"

"The Lakers are the most shameless team I've ever seen."

……

On the contrary, the Grizzlies performed normally in this battle for Li Lei.

Grizzlies fans are pretty negative.

"Who would want to come to Memphis?"

"What does Memphis have, a team leader with 0 wins and 12 losses in the playoffs, Pau Gasol, and a bunch of rookies who don't know if they can play."

"The Grizzlies were founded in 95, and in 11 seasons, no star-level guy has ever taken the initiative to come."

"With Li Lei's strength and commercial value, how could he choose the Grizzlies?"

……

However, at this moment, a piece of news came out.

Li Lei, who practiced almost without rest during the offseason, was injured!
(End of this chapter)