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"The Seattle Supersonics selected center DeAndrew Jordan from Texas Agricultural Machinery University to congratulate this excellent young man on bringing his talent to the West Coast." Stern yelled out the Supersonics' choice, and his expression on his face was happier than when he read the No. 1 pick.
I can't be unhappy. The last person in the Little Green House was finally chosen. He was like a salesman. Now Jordan is the last product under his command. Of course, he is happy that he can be cleared away.
Cheers sounded in the small green house, and Jordan's parents and relatives hugged each other to celebrate. A staff member handed over a baseball cap with a Supersonics HGO. Jordan took the baseball cap with a tense face and walked onto the rostrum to shake hands with Stern. Then he took the microphone and said gloomyly:
"I don't know why I've been selected until now. I'm very grateful to the Supersonics manager and head coach, and I want to congratulate you, because you have chosen the right person. As for those who underestimate me, I will make them regret it."
As soon as Jordan Jr. said this, a loud bang suddenly sounded at the scene, and some famous stars even laughed. In the Supersonics VIP room, Scott and Presti looked not very good: According to their previous understanding, although Jordan Jr. has a bad temper, he is not a big-mouthed person. Why has he suddenly changed his temperament?
There is no way, Jordan was really a bit exciting this time. He was invited to the Green House in New York before the draft. He was one of the six people invited to the Green House by the NHAO. A month ago, he was also a popular candidate for the Lotto. Even on the eve of the draft, he had hope of entering the top 2. The final draft result came out, and the first round pick actually became a person who hated gods and ghosts. What an insult is this for a newcomer who is taller than the sky?
But DeAndre Jordan is not the worst. There is a Rashad Lewis standing in front of him. The latter stayed in the green house and was not selected until the third place.
The reservation Ibaka was chosen to leave, and the Supersonics could only choose Jordan Jr. After all, there were no more outstanding centers or power forwards. Now they have Durant and Westbrook, who just selected, on the outside, and what they lacked is a pillar that could support the inside. They put their hopes on Jordan Jr. and decided to take a gamble.
Jordan Jr. has the physical fitness to grow into a super insider. It depends on his mind and football quotient now.
In fact, Jordan Jr. has a sign of falling to this pick. There are too many players like him who have a physical flow. Swift and Sean May are all jumping men with perverted bodies, but they didn't play. Not to mention it too far, just talk about it before, Patrick O'Brient, who was selected in the ninth pick and the tenth pick, and Seer Heaney, had the first-class physical fitness, but they were all useless so far.
Interestingly, the Warriors were the first to bet when O'Brient was selected, so Nelson refused to bet after suffering losses; while the one who chose Heaney in the tenth pick was now Jordan's Supersonics. It seems that this team has not suffered enough losses yet, and has actually played gambling again.
The Warriors' uniforms were still joking with the Supersonics, but then in the 30th pick in the first round, the Celtics gave their choice. As Stern's voice sounded, the Warriors were stunned: "The Boston Celtics chose the double-energy guard from Davidson Academy, Stephen Curry
When Curry was crying when he heard the Celtics chose him, he felt wronged: Are you wrong? He was actually selected by the Celtics? You know, now everyone knows that the Warriors and the Celtics are mortal enemies, and Chamberlain, the new generation of emperor superstar, is mortal enemies with the Big Three. In this way, Curry finds that he is selected by the Celtics, will he feel good?
Pierce laughed foolishly. He had a tragic experience back then. He was born in Los Angeles. His favorite team since he was a child was the Lakers. The Celtics are the embodiment of the devil in his heart. He is the opponent that he must defeat, but he, the heroic prince, had no idea that the Lakers he liked the most in the draft that year, didn't even look at him, but the Celtics chose him away.
Old Curry was also full of shock. Little Curry looked at his father with grievance and almost burst into tears, but the situation was uncontrollable. He could only turn around and walked to the rostrum three times. The staff handed him a Celtic baseball cap. He didn't care at all. He waved his hand and refused for the first time. Later, he was reminded by the staff that he took it wrongly. Finally, until he stood on the rostrum, there was no way, Curry brought the hat crookedly to his head.
Unlike the previous speech by Jordan Jr., the venue was quiet this time, and everyone was shocked by the attitude that Curry Jr. showed:
Brother, what you are going to is a championship team, and their core is old, with so many opportunities, you can make a fortune by working hard - in fact, many teams feel that the Celtics are fools, and they have never heard of Curry, this kid, how could the Celtics be willing to choose him with the first round pick?
Old Nelson, Mullin and others were even more confused, and the latter couldn't help but shout, "Damn, don't Bostonians want to choose Giddens?"
Everyone knows that the Celtics lack guards, and because of Lei Helun's age and Rondo's ability, they want to choose a double-energy guard. The player the Celtics had previously attracted was Giddens. Giddens was the other West, who was rebellious and explosive. Whether it was attacking or defense, Giddens' performance in college was impeccable.
The reason why Giddens' defensive rankings are not favored is because this kid is very withdrawn and a thorny person at a glance. He also advocates violence. Although West has a weird personality, he doesn't fight much. Giddens is different. This kid once caused trouble in college. He had a fight with others at a bar near the school. He was stabbed in the calf. He transferred from the University of Kansas to the University of New Mexico and took a year off.
Curry shook hands with Stern reluctantly, and then did not even express his speech on the draft. He simply nodded to everyone in the audience and walked off the court with a frustration.
Seeing this, everyone in the Celtics became furious. After all, they are the number one giant NH and have just won the championship. In their opinion, the Celtics should be the giant team that rookies are rushing to join, but Curry's performance is equivalent to slapping them in the face, which is clearly telling them that I am very resistant to joining your team.
When Stern announced that the Celtics had selected Curry, Chamberlain took off his suit directly. He pushed the door open with a blue face and walked out. Old Nelson was stunned at this time and had no time to comfort Chamberlain. He could only order Billups and West to chase him out to calm his emotions.
Old Nelson knew very well that Chamberlain was only 19 years old and was just a child in terms of personality. Curry was the playmate that the team had promised to find for him before, but now that his playmate has flew away, how could he be happy?
Because of old Curry, Chamberlain and Curry Jr. often play together. He is already familiar with Curry Jr.'s ability. This guy is an excellent double-athletic guard with strong scoring ability and strong passing. In addition, because of his age, he is really the best candidate to match him.
Billups is very good, but the difference between the two is over 10 years. Relatively speaking, Billups is Chamberlain's eldest brother, not his brother, Curry and West, especially Curry, who is one year younger than him.
Old Nelson hurriedly asked the assistant coach to answer the phone call from Celtics general manager Danny Angie, and he asked bluntly: "I want the rookie in your hands and tell me what price I need to pay."
In the box on the other side, Danny Angie looked proud and said leisurely: "Sorry, we chose Stephen Curry not for the sake of a deal. He is our puzzle. You know, our team is seriously aging and we must need an excellent rookie to replenish our blood."
At this time, the first round draft was over, Stern began to withdraw, and NHA vice president Stu Jackson took his place and began to announce the list of second round rookies.
Old Nelson frowned. The old man is also an old NHA bastard. Compared to him, Angie is smart but not experienced. The old man snorted coldly: "Danny, Danny, Danny, don't show off. Curry is not suitable for your team. You know this very well. In addition, you have to figure it out that the second round draft has begun. If you don't make a choice, then wait to be scolded by your fans."
"You can help us choose Giddens first, and then we will talk about the conditions later." Angie thought about it for a while and had to make concessions. Yes, a guard like Stephen Curry, who is petite and has poor defense, has never been a Celtic. They need a tough guy who can take on the heavy responsibility of helping the Celtics recover their peak glory, such as Giddens.
Old Nelson did not let go and said toughly: "Believe it or not, our team's defenders now have Chauncey and Delonti. The defenders are optional for us, not to mention that he is still a player who should not enter the first round at all - say your conditions, otherwise I will continue to strengthen our team."
He saw Danny Angie's shortcomings, that is, as the general manager of a dynasty-level team like the Celtics, Angie is under great pressure. The big team has many rules. It is not the final say that he can choose a player. Old Nelson is sure that Angie chose Curry just to take advantage of the Warriors. If he really chose Curry and brought back the Celtics, the old guys in Boston could burn him to death with cigars.
Curry has no reputation now, unlike Giddens, who is already famous all over the United States. If it weren't for his personality flaws, Giddens could have entered the Green House.
With the example of West, now all teams are ready to choose a player with super abilities but flawed personality. They believe that since even a weirdo like West can turn back, what's impossible?
The Celtics were particularly confident because their leader was Pierce, who was once stabbed for more than a dozen times and was fine. Giddens was only stabbed one time, which was nothing at all.
The Timberwolves, who had the first pick in the second round, selected center Nikla Pekovic from Serbia, a rare orthodox center in the current era.
But there is no doubt that Pekovic should have entered the Green House if it weren't for the second round pick, if it weren't for the fact that he wasn't an American, he should have entered the Green House. He has too many advantages:
He is 6 feet tall and lI weighs 20 pounds, and his tonnage is amazing. He is a real pure fifth position, with height and strength, a strong sense of position under the basket, and both left and right hands can attack near the basket. In addition, he is different from the typical European inside players. Almost all white inside players will have the attribute of "a middle shot with one hand". Peco never considered shooting outside the basket, and he never even thought about the three-pointer - if this is one of the manifestations of a pure center, then Peco is indeed a pure center who is about to disappear in the league today.
Pekovic's basket offense is his most commendable point. Thanks to his height and size, it is not easy to shake his rock-solid lower plate. At the same time, his position and feel close to the basket are excellent. As long as he stands deep enough and has a ball in his hand, Peko can almost be converted into scores - either hitting directly or creating a foul by the opponent. If he doesn't make a move, he grabs a frontcourt rebound and does it again - his solid physique and agile variety of baskets can complete the attack at any angle under the basket.
In addition, he is very active in rebounding and is also good at using his body to get stuck in favorable positions. In short, he is the kind of traditional center that is already rare in the league.
After the Timberwolves, the draft pick belongs to the Warriors. Danny Angie finally couldn't sit still. He was still worse than patient than Old Nelson.
Looking at Giddens who was waiting anxiously, he gritted his teeth and said, "I want your two second round picks..."
Old Nelson agreed happily: "No problem, who do you want to choose?"
“Giddens and…”
"no problem"
Chapter completed!