In the basketball world, starting from the 99 World Youth Championship

Chapter 33
On June 1999, 6, the NBA Draft was held at the MCI Center, home of the Washington Wizards. Zhang Tian was invited into the small green room. His current mock draft market is fixed in the lottery area, especially the one where he beat James The CD of Posey, the defensive champion of the Atlantic Ten League, added a lot of weight to the U30 MVP.

Among the forwards and guards in the same class, Zhang Tian's talent can be ranked in the top five. If the factor of age is taken into account, he can be ranked in the top three or even the top two.Therefore, it is understandable that the draft market continues to rise.

In addition to the two agents Rich Paul and Xia Song, parents from far away in China also came to the draft scene.

"Son, can you really be selected? Listen to Dad's advice. Go home and go to school. If you can't get into a key university, you can go to the army. You can't grasp the NBA."

Zhang Jianye felt very uncomfortable. When he was young, he was more rebellious than his son, but in the end, he was obedient and gave up his ideals.

Zhao Shiyu slapped her husband on the shoulder, "What stupid things are you talking about? My son is now a sports star. Does my son have enough money to spend? Not enough for my mother."

The Zhang family is a typical strict father and loving mother. When Zhang Jianye beat Zhang Tian when he was young, Zhao Shiyu would not stop him. He always waited for Zhang Tian to be beaten before coaxing him. Zhang Tian was used to the red face and white face pattern. up.

"That's enough, don't worry Mom, I won't lose the election."

Zhang Tian has sufficient confidence in his own strength (plug-in). As long as those managers are not stupid, they will know how to choose, except for Elgin Baylor, the Baya King.The opponent publicly stated that they would not choose their own team, not one of them.

The draft began soon. Zhang Tian met many acquaintances in the small green room. James Posey looked at Zhang Tian and wanted to tear him apart. Although he was also invited into the small green room, the former always felt unsafe.

"Zhang, you have received draft promises from several teams."

"Zhang, I don't know if we will be teammates in the future."

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Odom and Trajon Langton, the chatterboxes, were chattering around Zhang Tian, ​​while Stern on the stage was also beeping.

Finally, about 10 minutes later, the NBA Draft officially kicked off, and the secret battle of the teams in the audience also officially started, especially those teams who liked Zhang Tian.

"The team that won the No. [-] pick is the Chicago Bulls, and they chose Elton Brand, an insider from Duke University."

Sure enough, this stocky insider got the No. [-] lottery. Brand won all the awards in this year's NCAA League, and he will also be selected as an All-Star in the future. He deserves the No. [-] pick.It just depends on how the bull operates. If you don't mess around like in the previous life, the bull should be able to rise after two or three years.

Brand was selected by the Bulls, and the teams who liked this insider were all wailing. The next pick was the Vancouver Grizzlies. This Canadian team has won the second pick for two consecutive seasons. Last year they chose White. Devil Bibby, I don't know who they will pick this year.

"The team that got the No. [-] pick was the Vancouver Grizzlies, and they chose ... guard Baron Davis from UCLA."

Nani?Zhang Tian sat on the chair in the small green house and almost didn't fall off. History has completely changed because of himself. In the previous life, the Grizzlies chose Francis, but the latter refused to report. The soldier crab general missed the opportunity to rise, and then moved to Memphis, and Vancouver has completely become a thing of the past.

Francis was in a bad mood. Before the draft, he thought he would be the No. [-] pick, but the reality gave him a slap in the face. The Bulls still chose that stupid Duke. Fuck, damn it, you will regret it.

Baron Davis didn't have any emotions, he said a lot on the draft stage before going down. For the Grizzlies, an overseas team, the former does not reject it, because this team is bad enough, and only bad can make him have no scruples. Brush data.

The Hornets with the third overall pick chose Francis as if they had picked up a big gift bag. This No. [-] pick came to the draft stage wearing a hat and did not shake hands with Stern, "I want to say to Charlotte who selected me. Sorry, I want to play in a big city, so you guys trade me, I'm not going to report to the Hornets."

Francis made the same choice as in the historical space. In his previous life, he rejected the Grizzlies because Vancouver was too far away from his home in Maryland. In this time and space, he felt that Charlotte was too small. Of course, the most fundamental reason was that Bob Bobbas, the general manager of the Hornets, if an old-school head coach like Larry Brown dislikes rookies the least, then he is the general manager who dislikes rookies the least.Francis' agent is David Falk, so it is impossible for him to let his employer jump into the fire pit.

The next fourth pick is the Clippers. Baylor still chose the left-handed magician Odom as in the historical space. This is a reliable choice, but this kind of draft has been operated by Baylor for decades. hand.

The fifth pick is the Toronto Raptors, David Stern opened the envelope and was a little surprised to see the selection of the Raptors, "The fifth pick in the first round is the Toronto Raptors, and they chose-from For China's rookie high school student, Zhang...Tian." Si Ganda's pronunciation is still as suburban as ever.

Both Zhang's father and Zhang's mother in the auditorium were extremely excited. Of course, the former was more confused, "This little bastard is really taken by the NBA."

Rich Paul said before Zhang Tian took the stage, "Don't thank the Raptors, you were traded to the cornfield."

Pacers?Zhang Tian understood. He put on his own hat, which was yellow, not Zhang Tian's favorite blue and black. He came to Stern and shook hands with him. hugged.

"As the first Chinese basketball player on the draft board, I feel very lucky..."

Zhang Tianyang talked eloquently on stage for a long time. If Stern hadn't stopped him, this guy would still be able to continue talking.

Except for Zhang Tian's draft, which was surprising, none of the other drafts showed any upsets.

Just as Zhang Tian got off the draft stage, he was blocked by a strong woman.

This person was Cheryl Miller who had dealt with before. "Zhang, congratulations on becoming a member of the Pacers. Is there anything you want to say?"

This woman is from the CIA, how did she receive the news that she was traded to the Pacers?
"It feels like a dream, but I believe the future is bright." The Pacers traded Hoiberg and Jalen Rose for the draft pick of the Raptors. Rose was sent away, does it mean If he enters the finals in the new season, Kobe will not be stepped up.

(End of this chapter)