All I Really Want Is To Play Basketball

New York, the Big Apple.

Su Feng remembered that the last time he came here, he and Kobe came to play with Sam Gold.

As a result, in the slums of Brooklyn, Su Feng witnessed "the emergence of magical skills."

A year and a half later, when Su Feng came to New York again, his identity had become a member of the "96 Golden Generation".

June 26, 1996 is destined to be a day that will be remembered in history.

In the summer of 1996...

Just when Michael Jordan was leading the Chicago Bulls with an unparalleled record overlooking the entire league...

A group of passionate young people also stepped onto the NBA stage with their own youthful steps.

The four major shooting guards and the four major PFs will gradually take over the authority from their predecessors, and the old order will eventually be replaced by the new order.

The shark travels westward, the throne changes, and the stone Buddha does not come out, who can compete with him?

East Asico, North Carolina and South America, Weber Driver, the Wolf King roars, who can be so "unique" in fighting and retreating?

It is worth mentioning that when Su Feng walked into the green room in Madison Square Garden, the hot man at this moment was really a primary school student.

Um......

Um!

As we all know, after the NBA introduced lottery rules and the Green Room, every year in the draft, the general managers of each team will select 15 Green Room candidates fairly, objectively and without any fraud.

Therefore, as the cornerstone of David Stern's construction of the cross-sea bridge, why can't Su Jishi enter the small green room?

Cough, I can’t wash anymore, let’s talk about the next paragraph.

As a member of the Little Green Room, the biggest benefit is that everyone will have the right to shake hands with Stern before the draft begins, and will also receive a personal "blessing" from the NBA president.

Of course, whether it is blessing or poisonous milk, it depends on your true ability.

By the way, when shaking hands with Stern, Su Feng always felt that the big boss looked at her twice.

"Su Feng, nice to meet you."

Moreover, Stern definitely practiced the pronunciation of his name because he did not pronounce his name as "Shufen".

"Good morning sir."

This was the first time Su Feng and Stern met. Stern was not tall. He wore glasses and was very kind. He always smiled when shaking hands with every rookie.

So, what was Stern's first impression of Su Feng when he saw him in person?

handsome?

That's impossible, this president is not that superficial.

"He is indeed a good prospect for an idol star."

Emmmmm......

In fact, apart from being handsome, Su Feng really didn't leave a deep impression on Stern.

In this way, before the start of the draft, Su Feng took a precious photo with other members of the 96th Little Green Room.

At this time, in the draft venue, all the gods from the 1996 draft have arrived.

And even Su Feng, who has always been calm and collected...

After seeing so many people who had been hacked by him in his previous life, he couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.

"Su, don't be nervous!" Kobe, who was holding Su Feng's left hand tightly, said while sweating coldly as he looked at Su Feng.

Su Feng: "..."

In the draft venue, Su Feng's family sat next to Kobe's family, and not far away from them was Iverson, who was blocked by a chubby "hair ball."

Speaking of which, although it had been a while, Su Feng was still curious as to why Iverson passed the ball to him during the trial training.

The cameras at the scene quickly focused on Iverson, who was about to win the No. 1 pick tonight.

And that chubby "hairball" is Iverson's mother. Ann Iverson seemed to be afraid that others wouldn't know that Iverson was her son, and kept pointing at her son in front of the camera - — Allen Iverson.

Facing the camera, Iverson kissed his wife sitting next to him, and his wife was holding her and Iverson's newborn child in her arms.

I have to say, Jie Ke is really good, the whole family goes into battle together.

"Su, are your parents too calm?"

In the future, many Kobe fans will always think that Kobe is fearless, but in fact, after getting along with him, Su Feng discovered that Kobe is also an ordinary person.

Like he would be nervous too.

After all, he is not yet 18 years old at this moment.

Su Feng smiled and patted Kobe on the shoulder, "Because my parents don't understand English, I told them to just be a little happy when they read my name."

Kobe nodded and unconsciously tightened his grip on Su Feng's left hand.

In fact, Kobe was not the only one who was nervous in the draft venue at this time.

Because not far from the draft venue is the "temporary war room" of the NBA29 team.

In 1995, after the Grizzlies and Raptors joined the league, the NBA had expanded to 29 teams. As for the 30th team...

Don't worry, haven't you seen that the owner of Team 30 is now creating a second dynasty?

Wait until he retires!

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Hurry——!

New York, Madison Square Garden, there was a joke that when you hear boos, it means the draft has started.

Amidst the boos at the scene, NBA President David Stern made a "shining" appearance.

It is worth mentioning that before the lockout came not long after, the boos Stern received now were not too violent.

Don't ask, just ask. Stern's face didn't change.

Off the court, every rookie had a 120-point spirit at this moment.

Especially the players in the Little Green Room are extremely looking forward to which team they will be selected by.

"Kobe...I don't think you need to worry too much, really."

Su Feng, who felt a little sorry for his left hand, looked at Kobe and said.

"I'm not nervous, Su, but you should not be too nervous."

Kobe said "not nervous" on the surface, but actually held his hand tighter.

Su Feng: ORZ.

On the rostrum, after a brief opening remarks, it was time to reveal the answer.

I saw Stern read out unhurriedly: "The Philadelphia 76ers, who have the first round and first overall pick, have chosen -"

"Allen Iverson from Georgetown!"

This is a no-brainer answer.

When Iverson's name was read out, cheers erupted.

And Ann Iverson was even more excited to dance.

Although Iverson, with his short crew cut, was far less domineering than he was later, in his youth, his big eyes really made you feel like he was discharged every second.

In Su Feng's previous life, it was not unreasonable for there to be many female fans of Iverson. After all, this kind of rebellious handsome boy was so lethal.

Iverson was seen on stage wearing a gray suit and a 76ers hat. Then, footage of Iverson's college game was played on the big screen.

The issue of the ownership of the top pick has been settled.

But for the 96th draft, which is called the golden generation by the media, the draft has just begun.

Immediately afterwards, Stern read Marcus Camby's name with the second pick in the first round.

This is also an unsuspicious choice.

Because as long as you don't look at it from a time-travel perspective, there is nothing wrong with the Raptors choosing Camby at this position.

Camby is the most talented inside player in the 1996 class.

At this time, the Raptors were still a new team. Adhering to the concept of building a team around the inside, it was reasonable to choose Camby.

With the third pick in the first round, Stern read Sharif Abdul-Rahim's name.

Like the Raptors, the Vancouver Grizzlies, as a new team, did not dare to make any moves in the draft.

Rahim is technically proficient and has excellent footwork. He scored more than 20 points in five seasons in his career.

In the 99/00 season, he also scored "20+10" and was selected as an All-Star.

The next fourth and fifth picks were the same as Su Feng remembered. The Bucks selected Marbury and the Timberwolves selected Ray Allen.

If Su Feng remembers correctly, the Timberwolves will complete the swap with the Bucks soon.

Next, it’s time to pick the Celtics.

Stern read out the name of the volute.

Um......

It's not the volute next to Su Feng, but the volute of Antoine Walker.

Although Walker has a face that says "If you dare to look at me, I will kill you", in fact, if you look at him, he will only give you a few rebounds in front of you.

Walker belongs to the kind of man in that era and no rules can prevent him from throwing three-pointers, and the more inaccurate he is, the more happily he throws them.

If Su Feng didn't know his career experience, he would even think that this guy has the same system as himself.

Then, with the seventh pick in the first round of 1996, the Clippers...

slightly.

"The Dallas Mavericks, who own the first round and eighth overall pick, selected -"

When he heard about the eighth pick and the Dallas Mavericks, Su Feng always felt that something was wrong.

And soon, he knew something was wrong.

Let me move the clock forward a few minutes...

Shortly after the Clippers selected Lorenzen White, the Mavericks front office was in chaos.

Because next, it's their turn to make a choice.

However, there was still no movement in Los Angeles.

Just one day ago, Jerry West had just met with the Mavericks front office.

"I want your first-round pick." As soon as the LOGO man came up, he got straight to the point.

"But Jerry, you have to know, this is the eighth pick in the first round of 1996."

Clemens, the new Mavericks coach who participated in the meeting, laughed.

"I know, therefore, we will send Verratti Divac to Dallas." West said calmly.

Before Nelson went to Dallas and Cuban bought the Mavericks, I'm sorry, even if the Mavericks next season will have the "Dallas Three", they are not afraid to poke the hearts of fans, they are still——

Garbage in hot chicken.

As we all know, Dallas is notorious for racial discrimination, so this always makes it difficult for the Mavericks to recruit stars.

The period when Nowitzki is about to retire after winning the championship is an example. At that time, no matter how the veteran players cut their salary, no superstar was willing to go to Dallas.

Until the man named 077 appeared.

So, when West said he was willing to send Divac to Dallas, the Mavericks front office was moved.

Because at this time, the Mavericks are trying to select an inside player in the draft.

What's more, an excellent white center like Divac?

However, Clemens, who felt that he was very good at negotiating, thought for a while and said: "Verratti's salary is a problem. I think you need to add some chips."

West seemed to have already responded, "No problem, how about I give you our second-round pick next year?"

"Next year's second-round pick?" Clemens shook his head.

"In that case, I'll give Ceballos and Eddie Jones to you too."

"How about I give you the entire Los Angeles Lakers?"

After saying that, West turned around and left.

At this time, the Mavericks front office team was anxious.

What an international joke, the Mavericks are planning to select Samaki Walker this year. From the perspective of the Mavericks front office, Divac is the better choice...

You know, Divac was only twenty-eight years old at this time, and he was in his prime.

In this era of more conservative thinking, in the words of the Mavericks front office: the Lakers are giving us a big gift package!

In Su Feng's previous life, the reason why West did not trade up for a higher pick was not only the objective fact that the first-round pick of the 1996 golden generation was valuable, but also because the Hornets at that time were an Eastern Conference team that was "short of a center." Team.

You know, sending Divac to trade Kobe is just the first step in the game that West will play next.

How could West not know how powerful Divac is?

West is not willing to give Divac to his Western Conference rivals, either emotionally or in terms of threats.

However, the appearance of Su Feng in this life made West unable to stop plotting against Mavericks.

To put it bluntly, LOGO Man really wanted to jump out of LOGO and beat Su Feng.

The Mavericks are short of a center at the moment, and at the same time, the eighth pick they got is the safest pick for Kobe in West's opinion.

West believes the Mavericks will agree to the deal.

But in order to ensure that the deal can be completed, he is willing to add a second-round pick, and this is already the limit that West can bear.

No more...

That's not a transaction, that's really being blackmailed.

Well, despite a lot of talk, the PY deal between the Mavericks and the Lakers was finally reached.

According to the agreement, the Mavericks will be responsible for using their eighth pick in the first round to select someone for West, and then the Lakers will complete the transaction with them.

"Who do you want to choose?" the Mavericks front office asked curiously.

"You will know when the time comes." In order to ensure that nothing happens again, West remains tight-lipped even about his trading partners who are about to PY.

Then, let's go back to the Mavericks' forward war room.

"There are only five minutes left. Are the Lakers lying to us?"

The Mavericks front office, who felt that they had been deceived by the Lakers, were already dying of panic after waiting for no instructions from Los Angeles...

Because next, it's their turn to make a choice.

"Forget it, wait, if it doesn't work, just..."

And just when the Mavericks front office decided not to wait for notice from Los Angeles, the Lakers called.

"Please help me choose Kobe Bryant." Jerry West said on the phone.

…

"The Dallas Mavericks, who own the first round and eighth overall pick, selected -"

"Kobe Bryant from Lower Merion!"

At the draft venue, when Kobe heard his name, he let go of the hand he had been holding on Su Feng's left hand...

However, while Kobe was busy getting excited, Su Feng was confused.

ha?

The No. 8 pick?

Dallas Mavericks?

"Isn't the Mavericks the ninth pick? Wait..."

Although he didn't understand why the Mavericks became the eighth pick, Su Feng remembered that the Mavericks were not in short supply of outside players at the moment.

Because they had Jim Jackson and Mashburn...

Huh?

Yes, the Mavericks are not short of outside players at this time, but they are short of inside players!

And the Mavericks front office during this period was quite NC...

Because they left Dampier behind and chose Samaki Walker instead. As a result, the future was full of twists and turns, and Dampier still went to the Mavericks a few years later.

After thinking carefully, Su Feng felt that he had guessed the answer.

Sure enough, just after Kobe put on a Mavericks hat and showed off...

When he returned to the venue next to his family, in addition to hugging his parents, he also whispered in Su Feng's ear, "Su, you know, my agent asked me not to rush to the interview."

Su Feng nodded, pretending not to know anything, looked at Kobe curiously and asked, "Then what?"

"He told me that the Lakers have proposed a trade, and I am going to the Los Angeles Lakers!" Kobe was as excited as a child at the moment.

"..."

LOGO man, he is LOGO man.

Even if Kobe goes to the eighth pick, he can be taken to Los Angeles.

Su Feng was convinced...

However, the trajectory of history seems to be different from before.

Because Su Feng remembered that in Kobe's biography, Kobe knew that he was going to the Los Angeles Lakers, at least a few days later...

Well, although I don’t know what went wrong, but seeing Kobe go from the No. 13 rookie to the No. 8 rookie in this life, don’t tell me, Su Feng didn’t feel it was against the rules...

"Su, I won't do the interview now. I want to see where you will be selected."

The excited Kobe sat next to Su Feng. At this time, he was no longer nervous as before.

"Don't be nervous!" Kobe smiled and patted Su Feng on the shoulder.

Su Feng: "..."

After Kobe was selected with the eighth pick, the Nets with the ninth pick switched their picks with the Mavericks, but they still selected Corey Kittles.

"Well...it seems that the reason why the Lakers chose Kobe with the eighth pick is because they knew that if they didn't select Kobe with the eighth pick, the Nets would most likely choose him at this pick. Kobe."

Su Feng knew that because of his appearance, the situation in this life was completely different from the previous life.

In his previous life, in the eyes of many media, Kittles was one step ahead of Kobe during this period.

But in this life, a few days before the draft, Su Feng discovered that many media believed that Kobe's potential was higher than that of Kittles.

"LOGO Man is so stable. He was ranked 13th in his previous life, and he was accurately ranked 8th in this life..."

Su Feng felt that he must find a way to test the LOGO man if he had the opportunity in the future.

Because this guy looks so much like a time traveler.

Next, with the tenth pick, the Pacers selected Dampier. In the future, he claimed to be the number one center in the Western Conference, and then he was abused by Yao Ming and O'Neal successively.

But complaints are complaints, there is one thing to say, Dampier is indeed relatively good among the bunch of human shields in the future.

With the 11th pick in the first round, the Warriors, who had previously looked down on Su Feng, chose Todd Fuller.

Well, this choice is as bad as the Warriors front office during this period.

With the twelfth pick in the first round, the Cavaliers selected Ukrainian meat wall Peter Tappan.

Perhaps because he was still excited after being selected, Su Feng could clearly feel at this time that Kobe could not wait to be interviewed.

"Why don't you...go for an interview first? I feel like it'll be a long time before I get there."

Su Feng estimated that he would have to be ranked around 20th to be selected, so looking at Kobe who was already impatient, Su Feng smiled.

"No...I'd better accompany you." Kobe said after struggling for a while.

Su Feng was happy. It was indeed a friendship of steel. It was indeed a plug-in that he had invested in for a long time. It was reliable!

And just when Su Feng and Kobe were chatting...

"The Charlotte Hornets, who have the 13th pick in the first round, chose -"

"Su Feng from Lower Merion——!"

Su Feng: "..."

When Su Feng heard Stern pronounce his name, he was stunned at first, and then confused.

Especially after Kobe, who was more excited than him, shook him several times, Su Feng was stunned, confused, and dizzy...

"Weiguo, is our son chosen?" Wang Yuanyuan said in surprise.

"It seems so!" Su Weiguo agreed.

In 1996, the 13th pick in the first round...

Su Feng pointed at himself.

between......

When Su Feng took the stage, he couldn't tell whether the people around him were cheering or booing.

Looking at the amiable CEO on the stage, Su Feng always felt as if he was in a dream. UU Reading www.uukanshu.net

"Congratulations, Su Feng." Stern patted Su Feng's shoulder, and Su Feng also put it on...

Charlotte Hornets hat.

Su Feng, who was familiar with the Hornets lineup during this period, knew very well that the Hornets had no shortage of outsiders at the moment.

And I never went to the Hornets for a tryout.

So after calming down, Su Feng's first reaction was:

Which team is betting on itself with such a high pick?

Actually...

Just when Su Feng was stunned under the tree.

In the forward war room, the Kings uniform team, the SuperSonics uniform team, and the Phoenix uniform team all felt like there was a mole...

Who is it that intercepted us?

After saying a few sentences according to the script prepared before the start of the draft, Su Feng walked off the stage and quickly knew the answer.

Bill Duffy pulled him aside with a look of joy on his face.

"Su, keep a low profile during the interview. Don't mention how to position and develop the team in the future." Bill Duffy whispered.

"Huh?" Su Feng looked at his agent curiously.

"The Philadelphia 76ers have officially submitted a trade request!

The staff in Philadelphia just told me that this transaction will be completed as long as the league approval is completed! "Bill Duffy patted Su Feng on the shoulder and smiled.

fee......

Philadelphia 76ers?

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PS: Okay, Chapter 76, being selected by the 76ers, all the preparations are completed, as for the explanation? Let’s talk about the next chapter... This chapter was 6,000 or 7,000, and today it’s 13,000! I'm going to be cooked by the editor again! Please collect, reward, and recommend votes! !