I can't be a basketball god

Chapter 14
August 2003, 6, night.

The Big Apple, McKesson Gardens.

Little Green House.

Here, generally speaking, the managers of each team will vote to produce a list before the draft. The rookies on the list will be invited to enter the small green room after being confirmed by NBA executives.

"Cameron..."

"Cameron..."

During the hustle and bustle of the draft, Carmelo Anthony heard the sound of someone calling his name.

I turned my head to look for the prestige, and found that it was LeBron James calling him.

"Ok?"

Anthony sat quietly in the front row. He didn't know what James' name was, so he hummed suspiciously!

Seeing Anthony turning his head, James, who was sitting in the middle like an emperor and surrounded by stars, was nervous or excited, and asked with a faint smile on his face, "Cameron, are you alone? Sitting so close to the front, what do you want to do?"

"Sit in the front so that I can get on the main stage."

Anthony didn't have any other thoughts, he was just too confident in himself, so he answered calmly.

"Good luck then, Cameron!"

"..."

At this moment, Ye Feng, who was sitting next to him, saw this famous scene of emotional intelligence, his face was expressionless, and he secretly slandered: LeBron looks majestic, but he is actually a master of invisible face-slapping!
Cameron, Cameron, what are you doing so far ahead?Don't know how to keep a low profile and hang out with other rookies?
Perhaps it was because of the power of thoughts in Ye Feng's heart, James' overbearing look sensed something, he turned his head to look at Ye Feng, smiled, and said: "Ye, I heard that you went to the Cavaliers for a trial training more than ten days ago?

You don't want to grab my first pick, do you? "

"..."

Ah!
Is this trying to set fire to me?
Ye Feng said lightly on his face: "That's right, I went there for a trial training!
Anyway, I was a twin star at St. Vincent-St. Mary's the year before, and the Cavaliers invited me to try out, isn't it normal?
Besides, I am a member of the NCAA championship, owning my team, whether it is Cameron or you LeBron, have won the championship. "

"..."

Are you here to show off the NCAA championship?

What do you mean you have won the championship?

As far as your shooting skills are concerned, thank God if you don't make me and Cameron miserable.

However, except for the shooting resistance, Ye Feng is a good assistant.

"That's why you came to the Cavaliers to help me?" The smile on James' face became wider.

Ye Feng didn't answer, but just looked straight at James' face.

It seems that there is something on James' face.

James was a little uncomfortable being looked at. After all, being looked at by the handsome Ye Feng was really unbearable in terms of his looks.

"Is there something on my face?" James stretched out his hand to touch his face. It will be broadcast live across the United States later. If there is something on his face, it will be embarrassing to the whole world.

"No." Ye Feng said lightly: "I was just thinking about a question just now!
You ask if I want to help you?

I was just thinking!I don't know if Ricky Davis, the current boss of the Cavaliers, thinks the same way?

Does he think LeBron James is here to help him? "

"Ricky? I assist him?

He is not such a stupid person, is he? "James muttered to himself, after thinking for a while, his face showed a look of disbelief, more thinking that Ye Feng was lying to him!

"Who can say for sure!" Ye Feng smiled and spread his hands indifferently.

……

"Appreciate~"

With the sound of boos, NBA President David Sent appeared on the stage, his eyes swept to the small green room representing the future of the NBA, the young and energetic faces.

There was a doting smile on his face.

only…

With a smile in his eyes, he is unattractive, what kind of sea of ​​stars is there, only the labels of 'ugly' and 'ordinary' are stuck on his face.

After the brief opening remarks, David Sent immediately announced, "The 2003 NBA Draft has officially begun!!"

On the stage, David Sent opened the envelope in his hand, glanced at it, and said lightly, "The first pick in the 2003 NBA Draft, the Cleveland Cavaliers chose..."

At this moment, even Ye Feng, who knew that the candidate for the No. [-] pick would not be himself, raised his heart.

"LeBron James from St. Vincent's St. Mary's High School."

Amid the exclamations and applause, James stood up from his seat with a smile, accepted the blessings of others, put on a peaked cap with the Cavaliers LOGO on it, embraced the excited mother beside him, and walked confidently to the main hall. above the stage.

No suspense.

Even if history repeats itself countless times, the Cleveland Cavaliers will take LeBron James without reservation.

In the first year of high school, James started the team as soon as he entered the team. He won the state championship with a perfect posture, averaging 18 points and 6 rebounds per game.

As a sophomore in high school, he only lost one game and was still the state champion. James' averages have increased to 25.2 points, 7.2 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 3.8 steals per game, and he has begun to show his all-around attributes.

In the third year of high school, he won the state championship with a perfect record, averaging 29 points, 8.3 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 3.3 steals per game.

James appeared on the cover of "Slam Dunk" (SLAM) magazine and has his own title "Emperor".

High school senior, won the state championship, was sentenced to lose a game only because of violations, averaged 31.6 points, 9.6 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 3.4 steals per game.

In the four years of high school, what did James show that is synonymous with the charming son of heaven?
"Slam Dunk", Sports Illustrated, and ESPN Magazine are all reporting on James' talent and strength.

The NBA is completely cultivating James as the crown prince.

Has not yet entered the NBA, everyone knows that James will be praised by the league and he will become a superstar.

When James brought his basketball talents to the NBA, he immediately became a popular candidate for the first pick.

Immediately afterwards, the Cavaliers were lucky enough to win the No. 7 pick, and then Nike directly offered the 9000-year $[-] million contract...

Can you believe it, that year, Kobe was only $5 million in 4500 years.

Everything is verifying the fact that James is the chosen one.

"LeBron, I'm finally waiting for you! The entire league will be yours in the future, and you will be the face of the league. Are you ready?" David Sent has never spoken so many words of encouragement to rookies, never .

However, this year, James standing in front of him made him an exception.

"Why not? If God arranges it!!" James replied domineeringly.

Watching James and President Sent shake hands for a group photo, Anthony in the audience clapped and clapped, smiling, and suddenly a heat wave rose from his body.

At this moment, he recalled it.

Just now, he was molested by James.

"It turns out that the picks in the draft can't be read in advance just by sitting in the front row." Anthony just stopped applauding and restrained his smile, because it seemed silly.

However, he didn't blush, because losing to James, one of the peerless double prides, was completely acceptable to him.

Next, it should be my turn to take the stage!

Soon, David Sent continued to uncover the mystery of the second place, "The second pick in the 2003 NBA draft, the Detroit Pistons chose..."

"Dakomilicic from the Europa League!!"

Choose this time!

cough.

No suspense either.

Looking at the history of the draft, you will be surprised to find that in the past ten years or so, the rookies who were selected as the No. [-] pick were all big players.

In 97, Tim Duncan.

In 98, Michael Olowokandi.

In 99, Elton Brand.

In 2000, Kenyon Martin.

In 2001, Kwame Brown.

In 2002, Yao Ming.

In 2003, LeBron James.

In 2004, Dwight Howard.

In 2005, Andrew Bogut.

Andrea Bargnani in 2006.

In 2007, Greg Oden.

In the past ten years, it seems that only James has been elected as the No. 5 pick, and there have been exceptions. In fact, James is an all-round player who claims to be able to play 6 positions, no, [-] positions, and he can also play the position of head coach.

It would be biased to position James' position based solely on his height.

These examples all illustrate a rule, that is, in the NBA, height is king, and insiders are more popular and more valuable.

……

(End of this chapter)