I'm a basketball star

Chapter 113 [Draft Conference 1] (Last 1 update)
Five days later, Lu Deng set off for the United States.

The draft is getting closer and closer, and Pelinka has set strict training and activity arrangements for Landon, and will never allow any deviations.

Lu Deng also calmed down, not daring to neglect the upcoming draft.

Not long after, Lu Deng's team received an invitation from the league to invite Lu Deng to enter the small green room on the day of the draft.

The players who enter the small green room of the draft are voted by the general manager of the NBA team and finally decided by the vice president of the league.

Every year in the draft, players who enter the small green room can be accompanied by relatives and friends at the draft site.

Being invited to enter the Little Green Room is a certificate of strength. Lu Deng's selection was expected, so he was not surprised.What he is interested in is who else is selected.

On June 6, "Bleacher" officially released the official invitation list for Little Green House, and a total of 22 people were selected.

In addition to Landon, there are Parker, Embiid, Exum, Von Lai, Gordon, Randall, Smart, McDermott, Saric, Harris, Payton, Stauska S, Young, LaVine, Norkic, Payne, Wallen, Ennis, Hood, Napier.

Surprisingly, the Wiggins team announced that they would withdraw from the draft forever for some reason.

It's a shame that the "brilliant and innocent" black kid with the chrysanthemum smile left the league.

Subsequently, ESPN contacted Pelinka to shoot video materials for Landon, which will be played on a loop during the draft.

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Three days before the draft, Lu Deng's team flew to Brooklyn, New York, and waited for the arrival of the draft.

"Rookie Express" released the final draft predictions, and Luden ranked second and will be selected by the Bucks.Jabari Parker ranks first, and Embiid ranks third due to injury concerns.

In the previous ranking, Lu Deng ranked first.This time Parker overtook him, and the reason for the analysis given by the Rookie Express: Luden's lack of defensive ability.

"Landon's shooting ability is outstanding, the extreme speed of the physical test crushes all previous rookies, and his jumping is also superior, but he is thin, 1 meters tall and short, and his confrontation ability is obviously insufficient. In comparison, Jabari Parker is 95 meters 2, 03 centimeters taller than Lu Deng, and strong in stature, both offensive and defensive, rich in offensive methods, and the most valuable feature is calmness."

In the survey "Between Luden and Jabari, if you had the No. 30 pick, who would you choose?", 25 of the [-] general managers who participated in the survey voted for Jabari Parker.

This result made Lu Deng dissatisfied. Jabari is amazing. Since high school, he has won various bests, and his biggest feature is balance.The problem is, you are too balanced, you can't remember playing, how can I lose to you without astrology?
"Mr. Pelinka, do you think Parker will be the champion?"

Rob Pelinka disagrees: "It's just a prediction, not a count. Besides, the closer the draft is, the more managers want to muddy the water, so that they can fish in troubled waters."

Zhou Zhongjing is also not optimistic about Parker: "If you want me to say, he is not as good as Wiggins who has withdrawn from the draft."

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Another day later, the day before the draft, Pelinka told Lu Deng excitedly: "You won't fall out of the top two. If the Cavaliers don't draft you, the Milwaukee Bucks will draft you away. Their General manager Hammond just called me."

"Bucks?" Lu Deng suddenly felt lost.

Lu Deng’s impression of the Bucks: first, the team Yi Jianlian had played for; second, Milwaukee where he was located was extremely cold and there was no Chinese market; third, the head coach was Kidd, who “is not old enough to be a demon”.By the way, there is a fourth one, the Bucks owner's daughter is very beautiful.No other impression.

"Am I destined to be the second child?"

It would be best to be picked by the Cavaliers. Lu Deng still has a good impression of Cleveland. The city of the forest, the park area accounts for one-third of the city's area, the environment is good, the climate is good, and the market is relatively large.

These are not the most important. The most important thing is that if you are selected by the Cavaliers, you will become the No. [-] pick.This world is like this, only by becoming the champion can you be remembered.

If you can't go to the Cavaliers, in fact, the Philadelphia 76ers are also good, Iverson's team. After Iverson left in 2006, the 76ers did not slow down for 8 years.

Jiangshan calls for new heroes, and Philadelphia needs new idols.

Luden asked Pelinka: "Has Cleveland contacted you? What about Philadelphia?"

Pelinka shook his head again and again: "No, no, no, I won't let you go to Philadelphia. Philadelphia is a mess. As for Cleveland, it's strange. They don't seem to be interested in anyone, and they have hardly contacted any rookies. It seems to be plotting What a big deal, I suspect they are not interested in this rookie class at all. Many analysts on Espn believe that they will trade with the No. [-] pick."

"That's it, let them 'do'."

Luden said on his lips, but what he thought in his heart was: It would be best if the Cavaliers drafted me and then traded me to the Clippers. Paul passed the ball to me, and I shot the entire league.A trade to the Los Angeles Lakers is fine too, with Kobe.

Thinking of Kobe, Lu Deng was a little upset. He asked Pelinka to make appointments with Corvo several times. He wanted to come to ask for advice, but Kobe refused. He didn't know what he was up to.

"How can I say that I am also a future star, Corvo, why are you so arrogant? No wonder you don't have many friends."

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On June 6, the much-anticipated NBA Draft kicked off as scheduled.

Lu Deng's team entered the small green house on time.

Wow, there are too many people, like a super big company holding an annual meeting.On the stage is a huge electronic display, playing rookie and team information in a loop.

The crowd in the audience is full of people, players, family members, as well as the owners, managers and staff of each team.They greeted each other, shook hands, and chatted like a gathering of relatives and friends.

Lu Deng was dressed in a black suit and a red plaid tie. He was very handsome, three points more handsome than a movie star.

Next to him was Gu Qingcheng, wearing a purple evening dress, more eye-catching than the female stars at the Cannes Film Festival.

Accompanying Lu Deng into the small black room were Pelinka, Zhou Zhongjing, Fat Wei, Gu Qingcheng's father, Gu Shengtang, and Gu Qingcheng's mother.

Gu Shengtang was wearing a Tang suit, looking festive yet solemn.

The Gu family entered the small green house as the board of directors of Shengtang Group, the consortium behind Lu Deng, and they are Lu Deng's business partners.

Sheng Tang Group has just released a message: Please Lu Deng endorse the Sheng Tang Group's subsidiary industry - Sheng Tang Department Store.The spokesperson of Shengtang Group said that they are looking for investment opportunities, and they have chosen Ludeng's city as their priority for investment.

Both Lu Deng and Lu's team are very happy: this is a good thing, and it is a disguised increase in Lu Deng's draft.

Gu's mother didn't think too much about it, she only had Lu Deng in her eyes, and she wanted to develop Lu Deng into the son-in-law of the Gu family wholeheartedly.

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Lu Deng was very nervous, as if facing a big exam.I just went to the toilet before entering the small green house, and now I feel full of urination again.

Not only was he nervous, but sitting not far to his left was Jabari Parker, holding the "Award Acceptance Speech" in his hand, muttering, reciting it, and planning to use it for the award speech after he took the stage.Maybe I was too nervous, but it didn't take long, and the paper fell under the table three times.

To Luden's right are Randall and his family.Looking at Randall up close, he really looks like a ferocious bison.He put his hands under the table, his hands between his legs, and his legs were still shaking.

They are not calm.It seems that no one is exempt from the choice of fate.

Seeing that they were so nervous, Lu Deng became much calmer, took a long breath, and waited for NBA President Adam Silver to appear on the stage.

(End of this chapter)