Finally, the final result is about to come out! Johnson, the Lakers' famous Magician, put his hand into the container and tossed back and forth, his mouth was not idle.

"To be honest, I'm struggling right now. For personal feelings, of course I'd love to see the Los Angeles Lakers get the No. 1 pick, but it's a shame that those lads did a great job last season. They didn't win the championship, but it was a successful season for them!"

"Of course, it is also a very good result for the Knicks to get the top pick, you must know that my relationship with Lamar is extraordinary! It's a pity that Lamar is not here tonight, otherwise with his luck, it is really possible to let tonight's top pick fall to New York!"

But the magician's good wishes did not come true, and when he took out the first ball, Morey excitedly tore the paper that he had just regarded as a treasure to shreds.

When each ball is taken out, one or two of the team's logos displayed on the big screen will be circled in red. This also proves that the team and the champion sign have no chance.

Of the four most promising teams to get the top pick, the first to announce their withdrawal was the Dallas Mavericks. The moment the results came out, their boss Cuban couldn't hide his disappointment, and his mouth began to be broken constantly. I don't know if he's scolding Johnson for his bad hands or complaining about Nowitzki, the team's boss who went to the draw.

Next up was the New Orleans Hornets, and the Chicago Bulls were eliminated shortly after. When the last ball was taken out by the magician, Larry Brown, who was used to seeing strong winds and waves, couldn't help but stand up and shout with excitement on his face.

The result shown above turned out to be the Los Angeles Clippers.

Lamar, who was still far away in China at this time, was also the first to know the results of the 2004 NBA Draft pick.

At this moment, Lamar knew that his arrival had completely changed history, the Orlando Magic, who should have received the first pick, only got the 9th pick, and the Los Angeles Clippers, who had no hope of getting the first pick in history, actually exploded and won the championship in one fell swoop.

It seems that their grievances of being pressed under the Los Angeles Lakers for many years have finally moved God and rewarded them with a top pick.

Lamar doesn't care what others do, all he cares about is what position the Knicks can stand in at the start of the draft. The result of the final 9th pick was already enough to satisfy him.

As for the other signing, it is undoubtedly the last one.

After the results of the draw came out, the teams also began to invite their favorite players to the team for trials. The Knicks' first choice is naturally Al Jefferson, who is highly recommended by Van Gundy, and Van Gundy, the matchmaker, would also like to have a chance to see the player up close.

In addition, there are many underdogs and free agents who have come to New York, and these people are usually recommended by scouts. They all want to find a new job and perform hard every day, and the team is looking to find one or two of these players that they can use to improve their roster and strengthen their bench depth.

It's just a pity that the Knicks' eyes at this time are all attracted by Al Jefferson alone.

At this time, a practice game was going on on the basketball court at the Madison Arena, and it was also the chance for those players who came to try out to prove themselves to the Knicks. With any luck, one or two of them will get a base salary contract from the NBA.

Al Jefferson was also on the pitch and he was in the centre at this point. But it was clear that he wasn't doing well, maybe because he was nervous or maybe because he didn't have any tacit understanding with his temporary teammates, and he barely touched the ball on the field.

At this time, Jefferson was like a fool and kept running back and forth on the court. If it weren't for the fact that he was the tallest of any player on the field, people would have forgotten that there was such a number one.

Van Gundy also felt strange about this. In the video he saw before, although Jefferson's strength was not the most outstanding among the rookies in this class, his performance in the previous training camp was still remarkable. In Van Gundy's opinion, the rookie can definitely rank in the top 10 among the rookies of 2004.

But what's going on with Jefferson's clumsy performance now? Now Jefferson looks like a clumsy gorilla on the court, just chasing the ball constantly. And the attention is still very unfocused, always subconsciously looking at the sidelines.

"We should give him more chances, after all, he's just a high school student. "Morey still has a lot of faith in Jefferson.

As one of the NBA's top data analysts, he has always believed in the data on paper, and Jefferson's performance in high school was enough for Morey to have enough confidence in him.

Just when Van Gundy was still feeling sorry for Jefferson in his heart, Jefferson made another big ugly appearance on the court. Finally, Jefferson's own team's point guard conscience found that he passed the ball inside, and Jefferson also ushered in a rare opportunity to perform.

It's a pity that the first few steps of Jefferson shaking at the beginning are really very level, the basic skills are quite solid, and it is really a bit of Kevin Garnett's posture back then.

I saw Jefferson leaning on the defender's left shoulder, leaning back, and then twisting his waist to the right. After sucking his opponent's attention, Jefferson followed up with a quick left turn on the axis of his left foot to bypass his opponent's block.

At this point, Jefferson had a hundred options to easily get the ball into the basket, and in the end, he chose a cooler, more powerful two-handed dunk.

Jefferson jumped really high and showed his excellent physical fitness. And the posture of Jefferson's body in the air is also very tense, indicating that this guy's flexibility is also good.

Unfortunately, I don't know if it was because of excessive nervousness, Jefferson didn't grasp the timing of the dunk, and the basketball was smashed on the hoop by him.

Then, like a gorilla being dragged down from a tree, Jefferson's body suddenly lost his balance. The end result was as expected, and he fell to the floor in a very ugly position.

Van Gundy felt the ground tremble the moment Jefferson fell, but it was his nerves that were even more vibrating. Where's this future All-Star power forward? He looks more like an All-Star clown.

With such a good opportunity, it is estimated that even a guy like Nowitzki can't help but be violent. Jefferson was also violent, but in the end, he looked more like the object of violence.

Morey, who was still very confident, couldn't help but laugh and fell to the ground at this time: "Jeff! Do you still think that guy will be the best choice for the Knicks? But one thing I'm sure of is that with such a guy here, there will be no shortage of laughter in the locker room!"

Before Van Gundy could get angry at Jefferson, James Dolan suddenly appeared. He was also on a whim today, and suddenly heard his assistant say to himself that today is the day when the rookie comes to the Knicks for an audition, and he wants to see the performance of this year's rookie. Who knew that as soon as I came in, I saw Morey lying on the ground and bursting into laughter.

"Darrell, what's wrong with you?"

"Nothing! boss!" Darrell Morey stood up with a forced laugh, "The guy Jeff recommended was so funny. If you just saw what he did, I'm sure he'd be the same as me!"

"What happened?"

Morey seemed to recall Jefferson's ugliness just now, and immediately couldn't help laughing.

The clumsy scene of Al Jefferson just now is indeed ridiculous, like a strong man who looks very powerful, all dressed up and rushing to the enemy line to be a big hero, who knows that at the last moment he lost to a child with a slingshot.

Van Gundy guessed that Jefferson must have been thinking about what kind of powerful slam dunk he should use to make a name for himself as he jumped up in a flying air. It's just a pity that he failed! And it's all ugly!

"Boss! I bet you knew what had just happened. I'm going to regret knowing all this. Because you're going to be tempted to strangle this guy Jeff to death. ”

"That's enough! Darrell!" Van Gundy was a little annoyed, "No one here appreciates your report!"

James Dolan shrugged his shoulders and didn't continue to ask, but took out a report-like thing and handed it to Morey: "Darrell! This is the report that the scout just sent, I read it first, and everyone who recommended it happens to be what we need now." ”

"Jeff's vision is still good, this Al Jefferson is fantastic! He really has the potential to be the next Kevin Garnett. Now we should have a headache of how not to let other teams pick him before us. ”

Now it was Morey's turn to froze and snatch the report from Dolan's hand. See the results of Al Jefferson's medical examination and the comments made by some of the team's scouts.

Height: 2.08 meters, Weight: 120 kg, Arm Span: 2.17 meters, In-situ Touch Height: 2.72 meters, Bounce Height: 0.84 meters, 120 kg Bench Press: 6 reps, 10 meters Switchback Sensitivity Test: 4.2 seconds.

Strong offensive ability with back to the basket, solid footwork, outstanding strength, strong confrontation, excellent rebounding ability, and excellent shooting near the free throw line.

The evaluation on the report is incisive, and although it is not excellent, it can already be rated as a star for a rookie.

Morey wordlessly pointed to the report, and then to Jefferson, who was wandering around the field like a lost dog, and asked in surprise, "Jeff, are you sure this is the same person as the one on the field?"

James Dolan didn't understand what had just happened, so he asked a little strangely, "Is there anything wrong with this report?"

Morey then told the story of the scandalous things Jefferson had just done, and now it was Dolan's turn to wonder.

Jeff was chatting with me the other day and said that this little guy is doing very well, saying that his offensive ability and tactical literacy are very good. ”