Basketball League of Legends

Chapter 14 Before the Draft
On June 6, Jonny arrived in New York, picked up by Jimmy Adams, and stayed in a small hotel in New York.

The day before the start of the draft, Jonny was still an unknown player. He knew or noticed his team. The only thing Jonny knew was the Spurs.

However, on the first day Johnny arrived in New York, Jimmy Adams dragged him to meet someone, and this person was there specifically to meet him, and it wasn't Jimmy Adams who sent a gift to find an acquaintance.

This person is the general manager and head coach of the Celtics, Michael Leon Carr.Because he still had some doubts about Larry Bird's words, Carl wanted to call Jonny to talk about it before the draft.

At the entrance of the Hilton Hotel, Jonny looked at the luxurious lobby in amazement, and then said loudly to Jimmy Adams, "Jimmy, why don't you let me live here."

Jimmy Adams' face darkened, and he responded in a low voice: "No money."

Jonny and Jimmy Adams were ushered by a bellboy to a presidential suite, where Jonny met so-called Celtics general manager and head coach Michael Leon Carr, smoking a big cigar , smoking comfortably.

"Sit." Carl said to Jonny with a smile on his face, and then looked at Jimmy Adams, which was to make Jimmy Adams avoid him.

Jimmy Adams then said with some embarrassment: "I'll go to the bathroom first."

Seeing that Jimmy Adams left, Carl looked at Johnny, then took a deep breath on the cigar in his hand, and said to Johnny: "Let me introduce myself first, I am the general manager and owner of the Celtics. Coach, I came to you today to ask you a few questions."

"Then you can ask." Johnny nodded.

"Okay, first of all, how much do you know about the Celtics?"

"Great team with a glorious history." Although Jonny was a fake fan no matter in his previous or present life, he still knew the prestige of the Celtics.

"So how much do you know about the Celtics players?" Karl asked later.

"Players?" Johnny was stunned. He really didn't know, so Johnny had to shake his head: "I don't know any of them."

Carl was also stunned for a moment, and then asked: "So if the Celtics choose you, how would you feel?"

"That would be great!" Johnny became excited when he heard this sentence. What does this mean?Are the Celtics going to choose him?
Carl was very satisfied, he thought for a while, and asked the last question: "So what kind of achievements do you think you can achieve in the NBA?"

"Achievement? I think the higher the achievement, the better." Jonny thought for a while, and finally came up with this answer.

"No, no, let me ask this question in a different way. What is your goal in entering the NBA?" Karl was dissatisfied with Jonny's answer, so he asked it in a different way.

"Well, I think it's beating everyone!" Jonny thought for a while and replied.

"Beat everyone? Including Jordan?" Carl was taken aback, then asked.

"Yes, of course, including Jordan!"

Soon, Jonny ended the meeting with Michael Leon Carl. When Carl ended the meeting, he did not say that the Celtics would choose Jonny, so Jonny felt that the Celtics would not choose him. Yes, his next stop may be the Spurs.

The meeting with Carl is over, and the next day is the draft.

The 1996 draft was held in East Rutherford, New Jersey on June 6. On that day, Jonny arrived at the venue early, and the venue was already very lively.

Almost every player who participated in the draft meeting was accompanied by a large group of relatives, and Jonny looked behind him, only Jimmy Adams, which made Jonny lament.

Soon, Jonny found his own seat and sat down, and no one came to say hello, because there was really no one Jonny knew in this place.Jonny sat quietly in his seat with Jimmy Adams, waiting for the start of the draft.

However, soon, this quiet state was broken, and Kri Kittles saw Johnny.

"Hey, let me see who this is? Isn't this the genius who didn't even get in the Lakers!" Kri Kittles sneered at Jonny loudly. "Haha, you also come to participate in the draft? Isn't this a waste of seats!"

And a big man following Cricketters also looked at Jonny with great interest, and said mockingly: "It seems that there are really everyone in this venue!"

Jonny was in a bad mood. He stared at Kerry Kittles viciously, and said to Kittles: "Don't be arrogant, you will feel better when you enter the NBA!"

Kittles froze for a moment, but laughed out loud with his big man, as if he had heard some joke.

"What are you laughing at!" Johnny looked at the big man again.

"I laugh at your ignorance!" The big man said bluntly.

"I'm ignorant?! Okay, then you wait for me too!" Johnny said angrily.

"Haha, what an ignorant young man, well, I'll just wait, you remember, my name is Prester Lauderdale, don't forget! Hahahaha!" Prester Lauderdale Laughing and leaving, Johnny clenched his fists angrily.

And the uproar and ridicule of Kerry Kittles and Prest Lauderdale also attracted the attention of many people. Gregg Popovich in the distance looked at Jonny constantly He said harsh words, and grinned, "Interesting!"

In fact, the Spurs are already ready for the draft pick. They made a deal with the 76ers. If Johnny has not been selected in the second round with the 31st overall pick, the Spurs will get the 76th pick. The 31st overall pick in the round, and then selected Jonny.

It can be seen that although Popovich doesn't pay much attention to this year's draft, Popovich still pays attention to Jonny's potential.

And the scene of the quarrel between Johnny and Kerry Kittles and Prest Lauderdale just now not only alarmed Popovich, but also a young man in the far corner, he seemed to feel What an interesting thing, he smiled and said to the middle-aged man beside him: "Ha, boss, this guy is like this, it seems that Kerry Kittles and Prest Lauderdale are going to be unlucky!"

"That's why you believe in his ability?" The middle-aged man asked suspiciously
"Of course!" The young man seemed very confident.

The draft began soon. David Stern stood in the center of the stage. He read out a long opening speech, and then announced the start of the draft. The originally noisy venue fell silent in an instant.

The 1996 NBA draft was the famous golden generation. Before this draft, many young talents were selected by NBA teams. Marcus Camby of Massachusetts was considered the best player in the NCAA except Duncan. Tall; Ray Allen of Connecticut, the best long-range shooter in college basketball; Abdul Rahim, a super freshman of the University of California, was in the 1995 McDonald's All-American high school lineup, 206 cm but can play two forward positions Antoine Walker of the University of Kentucky, a power forward with a height of 206 cm, but claims to have the ability and talent to play all five positions; Lorenzen White, a power forward of the University of Memphis, has a perfect NBA figure ,, unanimously recognized as the best big man outside Camby in 1996; even Kerry Kittles, who just had a big fight with Jonny, is also considered to be one of the five best guards in this draft .

In addition to these players, like Allen Iverson, Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, Peja Stojakovic, Stephen Marbury, these are the most famous and outstanding talented players in the United States!
And Johnny, he's nothing!

(End of this chapter)