Chapter 757
"So are we still going according to the original plan? You really don't think about Anthony? I have an insider, the first two teams won't pick him!" Jeff Van Gundy obviously still hasn't given up his inner obsession, although he smiled and asked Lamar's opinion, but he was still testing Lamar's bottom line.
To be honest, Jeff Van Gundy is a bit of a humiliation at the moment, but this guy clearly doesn't feel that doing so will undermine his managerial authority, but rather that it is a sign that he and Lamar have a good relationship.
"Well, I'm not optimistic about Anthony's future! I chose the candidate we discussed before, although there are many candidates who make us excited this year, but the only person who is most suitable for us is that guy!"
Lamar got into his car and left without waiting for Jeff Van Gundy.
Lamar certainly knows that LeBron is the best rookie of the year, but the Knicks obviously don't have the possibility of getting this guy! Besides, the Knicks now need to choose the best for themselves, not the strongest. As for Anthony, Lamar saw him as a cancer, and he was never in Lamar's Big Knicks plans.
Carmelo Anthony, who was still sweating at Madison, apparently didn't know that his career had changed dramatically. Of course, even if he knew, with his character, he would never choose to change his style of play to cater to the Knicks' tactics.
Anthony has long known about his situation from his agent, and now all he thinks about is how to show his strength, and then create a big scene in the NBA arena, so that Cleveland, who has no eyes and no eyes, will regret choosing LeBron James! The Knicks are now the best platform for him to rise, and it would be even more perfect if he could squeeze out Lamar to become the new king of New York in the future!
It's just that these are just Anthony's fantasies, and he obviously still has a very long way to go to get to that position. And his path will always be accompanied by setbacks like today's.
"Wait and see! One day I will beat you, and I won't lose all the time. When that time comes, it's time for you to pay for your actions today. ”
Lamar didn't know that there was a young man above him who was vowing to defeat him.
Lamar sorted out his emotions and quickly threw aside the regret of losing so many good rookies. In his basketball philosophy, the only person he really trusts is himself. As for his teammates, it's just his help that can push him closer to the championship.
Outside the airport in New York, Jeff Van Gundy punched his fist in frustration, and his mouth was still vibrating: "Anthony! My Anthony is gone! But it's okay, at least there's that guy!"
The 2003 NBA Draft, after a long preparation period, was finally held on June 28 at the Madison Square Garden Arena, the home of the New York Knicks.
Even at this time, the teams are still eyeing their favorite rookies. Like a peacock, he opens his screen and tries to show off the charm of his team and attract those ignorant rookies.
Unlike other teams, the Knicks, with the pick in hand, looked much calmer. Jeff Van Gundy and Lamar who are here today have already made their final decisions, and now they just wait for the draft to start and hand over that little envelope.
Once Lamar found his place, he began to walk around the venue. He enjoyed the feeling very much, and looking at those immature and nervous faces, he couldn't help but think of the scene when he participated in the draft in the first place.
Lamar believes that if he hadn't been suddenly reborn, the original historical Lamar would still have been a spare tire for the Los Angeles Clippers for a few years, then traded to the Miami Heat, and finally reached the peak of his career with the Los Angeles Lakers, and then began to wander around. When it was time to retire, because a woman began to get drunk and dreamed of death, and then after the regret of the fans, she was gradually forgotten by the fans!
But now everything has changed, and Lamar is no longer the fragile addict who is abandoned by women and is about to die, but a superstar who has shocked the whole league!
Thinking of this, Lamar suddenly laughed at himself, he didn't expect that he had made wild words to make all the teams that looked down on him regret it, who knew that he would actually do the same thing today.
Suddenly, Lamar felt that someone was watching him, and turned his head to look at him, and found that the person looking at him was none other than Chris Bosh, a rookie who had been severely repaired by him a few days ago.
Bosh has a very large lineup today, and all the people who are probably related to him have been invited by him. The black woman who was looking at him angrily was probably his mother.
Seeing that Lamar was also looking at him, Bosh hesitated for a moment, but finally walked over, still looking up with a proud face. Probably the things that Lamar repaired a few days ago have been thrown into the dustbin in his brain: "I have never forgotten the events of that day. ”
Bosh betrayed himself at the first sentence, and his voice sounded a little shaky, and it could be seen that what had happened last time had really hit him hard. A person who has been smooth sailing since birth and has been called a genius by others for more than ten years, but before he stepped on the stage of his dreams, he fell his heels, and no one can stand such a thing.
"What you gave me, one day I'll return it all!"
Lamar looked at Bosh with his nostrils facing the sky and an arrogant face, and was really a little speechless: "That's your business, but you'll probably never have such a chance, because I won't give you a chance to win me at all." ”
After saying that, Lamar ignored the increasingly ugly faces of Bosh and his family, and walked directly past Bosh, as if there was an invisible man standing in front of him.
Lamar continued to walk back and forth in the room, seeing faces familiar or unfamiliar from his previous life.
The lineup that LeBron James brought with him today is also quite large. Maybe it's because of the identity of the reserve champion, the alliance also gave him a lot of preferential treatment, and also opened a separate table for him. Looking at him, he looked confident, probably Cleveland, who was holding the top pick in private, had promised him something. Compared with the anxious appearance of other rookies, he is much more stable, but the excitement is still overflowing.
In addition to LeBron James, Lamar sees an alternative side in these rookies, which is Xue Yuyang from China.
Compared with a huge group of relatives and friends like Anthony and Bosh, Xue Yuyang's side seems to be much more deserted, and only his agent accompanies him.
Because the strength is not very outstanding, and the influence of China is not as great as that of later generations, Xue Yuyang has received no more attention than the champion show in 2002 after announcing his participation in this year's NBA draft.
In the previous tryout, Xue Yuyang did not follow the trend to New York to try his luck like those rookies, he seemed to be more practical, and he only went to the Philadelphia 76ers and the Chicago Bulls, two teams that lacked interior lines, during the ten-day trial.
may have been influenced by Lamar's previous persuasion, and now there is faint news that the Philadelphia 76ers are willing to use their second-round pick to sign this interior player from China. Lamar is also very happy for Wang Zhizhi, a compatriot, after all, in addition to the name of the drug, the Chinese players who participated in the NBA draft in the future after Lamar are not very good in the NBA.
Xue Yuyang is very excited today, and he now feels that he is getting closer and closer to the NBA. It's just that there is a little nervousness in this excitement, and he doesn't know what his future holds. In this completely unfamiliar place, will he still stand out from the crowd as he does in China?
Especially in the rookie training camp some time ago, he witnessed those rookies whose physical fitness and basketball skills were stronger than him, and Xue Yuyang doubted himself for the first time in his life. He wasn't even sure if this adventure was the right choice.
Although 76ers head coach Cheeks has given him a lot of hints when he was in Philadelphia before, he is still a little lacking in confidence. If you look at it from this point alone, Xue Yuyang is indeed not as good as those rookies who tried out with the Knicks.
was restlessly waiting, Xue Yuyang suddenly found that Lamar, the most popular star in the league today, actually walked towards him. This made him feel a little anticipatory in his heart, although he knew that the Knicks were not interested in him, because his name had never been associated with the New York Knicks before that. But he was still very excited to be able to get close to his idol face-to-face.
"Hello Xue!" Lamar greeted directly with a mouth, and stretched out his hand to Xue Yuyang with a smile.
Xue Yuyang is very clear about Lamar's proficiency in Chinese. In fact, he felt that Lamar's Mandarin was much better than that of many rural elders.
Xue Yuyang looked at Lamar and excitedly stretched out his hand to shake Lamar: "Hello, Lama, oh! Don't mind if I call you that, do you? We all call you that when we were in China, you know it's just a nickname?"
As if he was afraid that Lamar wouldn't understand, Xue Yuyang seemed to want to explain to Lamar, but was interrupted by Lamar with a smile. Lamar has always been very enthusiastic about China, which he has a good opinion of.
"It's okay, I understand!" Lamar said and looked around, and found that Xue Yuyang's table was very remote, so he smiled and said, "Xue, your position shouldn't be here, see there? Although you may lose the draft, you must learn how to present yourself in the NBA, and you should ask Yao or Dazhi for advice. I know the character of the Chinese is like that, but here, in the NBA, guys like me just like you to stare at us and yell at us. ”