Super Evolution of Basketball

Chapter 57 Is it going to be intercepted?

The Final 4 of the NCAA Tournament will be held on April 4 in Polis, Indiana.

Speaking of Polis, here is the famous F1 "Polis Brickyard" track, and it is also the home of the Indianapolis Colts of the Major League Football League.

Of course, the most important thing is that this is the home of the NBA Indiana Pacers!
On April 4, 3 days before the game, at the Bankers Life Arena.

The Pacers just beat the challenged Washington Wizards.

Inside the home team locker room.

CJ Myers said to Mahinmi while wiping his sweat: "Hey, Ian, the NCAA Final 4 is about to start. Do we have a game that day?"

Ma Xinmi tilted his head and thought for a while and said: "I forgot, but even if there is a game, I will take time off to watch it, and then I will say I have diarrhea."

Myers slapped him with a smile and asked, "Who do you like, Kentucky or Wisconsin?"

Maxinmi tilted his head again: "Kentucky, Jr. Downs is very good, by the way, who is there in Wisconsin?"

His question stumped Miles, and he thought for a while before he said, "I remember an older athlete who was hyped up by the media a few days ago, but the name is so convoluted, I forgot."

Mahinmi waved his hand: "Whatever, no one can beat the inside combination of Towns and Caulistan."

Miles agrees, nodding.

They were chatting, and Stucky, who was sitting by the door, suddenly exclaimed, "My God, why are you here?"

Miles and Mahinmi looked at the door curiously, standing by the door and smiling at them was a familiar face they hadn't seen for a long time...Paul George, the head of the Pacers!

Myers greeted him excitedly, and gave George a big hug: "I thought I wouldn't see you this season!"

Paul George said with a smile: "Then you just think I'm here to watch the NCAA Final Four."

There was hearty laughter from the Pacers locker room.

The team scout Harold happened to pass by, shaking his head and smiling helplessly.

He is not as relaxed as the boys, and the end of the championship means that the date for the scouts to come up with the final report is getting closer and closer.

This year, the Pacers have missed the playoffs due to George's absence. While their record has been declining, the draft pick has gradually increased to the lottery, and there is even a slight possibility of winning the No. [-] pick.

The more this happens, the busier the scouts will be.

You must know that the Pacers did not have a first-round pick last year. The year before last, they selected forward Solomon Hill with the 23rd overall pick. At present, he is a well-regulated role player, but he is by no means a key player who can help the team turn around.

In the past few years, everyone has been paying attention to Paul George's battle with LeBron James. It is really cool to watch, but the Pacers' management knows that if they can't get past LeBron's hurdle next year, they will be disbanded.

Therefore, this year's draft is very important. Harold has basically been idle in the past six months, flying all over the world, and has written one after another inspection report.

But he knows that the most valuable games have not yet started, and the last two games have the possibility of completely overturning all previous predictions.

For example, Kentucky's No. 8 point guard, who was born in the last game, went from obscurity to blockbuster.

Thinking of this little guy, Harold felt very guilty, and there was very little information about this new star in his bag.

Try your luck, see if you can collect some useful information, Harold thought of this, put on a professional smile, and knocked on the door of a small conference room.

Squeak, the door was opened, and a woman with various styles and affection appeared at the door.

"Why did you come here, black glasses!"

Black glasses is Harold's nickname, and the woman who speaks is Laughlin, a scout of the Los Angeles Lakers.

Why is Laughlin at the Bankers Life Arena?

It turns out that there is an unwritten rule among NBA scouts, that is, before the final result of the championship is announced, some scouts with a relatively good relationship will meet again for the last time and share the important information they have obtained in the past six months for others to refer to.

That's why Laughlin is here tonight. At the moment, there are Simon from Timberwolves, Wooden from New York Knicks and Daniel from Suns in the conference room.

After all, this is Harold's home field. As soon as he entered the house, he walked to the coffee machine to show off his skills.

Laughlin poked her head out to look left and right, and she turned around and closed the door after feeling nothing unusual.

"Beauty, if your action is seen by the Pacers, Harold may not be able to wash it off by jumping into the Pacific Ocean." Daniel teased.

Harold gently put the candy into the cup: "It would be great if that's the case."

Several people laughed.

After Harold finished his work, he took out the materials and sat down.

After the small talk, it's time to get down to business.

According to the rules, sharing starts with the host.

Harold opened his notebook, from Downs to Okafor to Russell, and introduced his investigation and subjective judgment one by one.

The other scouts sometimes nodded and sometimes were puzzled after hearing this.

The next order is Timberwolves, Knicks, Lakers and Suns.

Everyone has a surprisingly unanimous opinion on the ownership of the No. [-] pick: Karl-Anthony Towns.

And who is the second place?There are two voices, one is Okafor, and the other is Russell who came from behind.

In fact, the meeting tonight will be a bit embarrassing, because among the five teams, the Lakers and Timberwolves have a chance to win the No. 5 pick. Fortunately, everyone recognizes Towns, so the two teams need to pay more attention to think about who they will choose if Towns is taken away by the other side.

Russell led Okafor 3-2 in the third-place vote.

Simon of the Timberwolves joked with Laughlin: "You already drafted Randall last year. This kid has performed well this year. Anyway, Towns is gone. Why don't you choose an outside star? Russell is very suitable for the Lakers."

Laughlin rolled her big flickering eyes: "Stop cursing me. In exchange for Wiggins, LaVine and your second pick, I might give you Downs."

Simon instinctively calculated in his heart, and the others joked: "No, Simon, Wiggins was the No. [-] pick last year, are you willing to do that?"

Simon smiled embarrassedly: "What do you mean I am reluctant, we are not managers, so we have no right to trade players."

Although the others have been making jokes about Laughlin and Simon, they are actually envious deep down in their hearts. That is Downs, the absolute cornerstone player!
Everyone's draft position is different, so the discussion on the first-round pick did not last long. There are quite a lot of good seedlings this year, so the selection is relatively easy.

After the first round, the process of screening the lost pearls began.

Laughlin was careful not to mention Kentucky's backup point guard, let alone Kobe's approval of the kid, who was a surprise gift she was going to secretly give to the team.

"Let's talk about some players outside the first round who are not easy to judge. Let me mention one first: Kentucky's No. 8, Yuan Qingshan." Harold pushed his black-framed glasses and said with a frown.

Laughlin's heart tightened, is she going to be cut off?

(End of this chapter)