"Here is the third pick. "www.biquge.info Xiao Hua stood on the stage, glanced down, and said loudly, "The third pick in the first round this year belongs to the Philadelphia 76ers, and they chose ...... D'Angelo Russell from The Ohio State University!"

The words fell, and applause rang out.

However, it is more obvious that the applause this time is incomparable with when Xiao Hua announced that the Lakers would select Chen Feng with the second pick. It's not that Chen Feng is much more popular than Russell, but after the Timberwolves chose Towns and the Lakers chose Chen Feng, it was almost inevitable for the 76ers to choose Russell with the third pick, so it didn't surprise many people.

Amid applause, Russell walked to the stage, took the cap with the Philadelphia 76ers logo from Xiao Hua and put it on, hugged Xiao Hua, and then began to speak.

After a few moments, Russell's speech ended.

Xiao Hua walked back to the stage and began to announce: "Fourth in line...... The Knicks selected Kristaps Porzingis from Latvia. ”

"Fifth pick, the Magic team chose Mario Hao Zujia!"

"With the sixth pick, the Kings chose Willie Cauley-Stein!"

The top six picks were released soon, except for Chen Feng, who was selected by the Lakers to sign a high position in the list, which caused a little sensation, the other people's picks have long been predicted, and even if there is a difference, it is not big, so it did not cause surprise to the audience.

All the way to the seventh pick.

This year's seventh pick originally belonged to the Nuggets, but the 76ers did that crazy thing before the draft, using this year's five picks in this round, plus a future first-round pick, plus a division of cash, in exchange for the No. 7 pick in the hands of the Nuggets.

People are watching and are very interested in wondering if the 76ers will actually choose Okafor.

Xiao Hua also paused deliberately, and only after satisfying everyone's appetite did he say: "Seventh pick, the Philadelphia 76ers chose ...... Center from Duke University, Jahir Okafor!"

"Sure enough. ”

"It's really Okafor, it's a pity ......"

Hearing that it was Okafor, people began to applaud, but many people couldn't help but sigh.

Even Chen Feng couldn't help but sigh, if he hadn't been injured in the training camp, Okafor might have been able to enter the top three picks, but now he is only seventh.

Speaking of which, this seventh pick is somewhat unworthy of Okafor, his talent and ability are obvious to all, and he is not inferior to Downs, but because of injury, he can only be the seventh pick.

In the applause, Okafor got up with his crutches on his crutches, and the smile on his face was a little far-fetched, after all, whoever fell into the third could have been in the third, and it would not be good to fall to the seventh.

However, this is depressing for Okafor, but it is not a good thing for the 76ers.

If Okafor can return to his previous form and not be affected by injury, then his future is still bright and he can still compete with Downs.

Now that the 76ers have a Russell and an Okafor, they are basically copying the Timberwolves' model, and the prototype of the rebuild is already there.

It took the Timberwolves two years to pick two champions, while the 76ers only took one year, and I have to say that the 76ers still have some means.

Of course, all of this is based on Okafor being able to fully recover and play the results that people expect, otherwise everything is and the 76ers will lose money.

That's why we all know that the 76ers may choose Okafor with the No. 7 pick, but the Knicks, Kings and other teams in front of them don't intervene.

These teams are aware of Okafor's talent, but they are also worried about Okafor's health, and it would be a risk to choose him, and these teams clearly don't want to take that risk.

"With the eighth pick, the Detroit Pistons chose Immanuel Moody!"

"With the ninth pick, the Hornets chose Frank Kaminski!"

"With the tenth pick, the Heat chose Justis Winslow!"

"With the eleventh pick, the Pacers chose Myles Turner!"

"With the twelfth pick, the Jazz chose Stanley Johnson from the University of Arizona!"

Listening to Xiao Hua read out the names one by one, Charles, who was sitting not far from Chen Feng, became more and more nervous, because he had never heard his name.

This year has been a great year for the team, and he's had his best season since entering the NCAA, and this year is his biggest opportunity.

In order to be able to enter the lotto area, he and his agency paid a lot, went around publicizing, ran around in various activities, actively participated in the draft training camp, and also performed actively in the training camp.

But now that the names have passed, but he has never heard his own, how can he not be anxious?

"Don't panic. Seeing that sweat was already pouring out of Charles's forehead, Chen Feng quietly stepped forward, grabbed Charles's shoulders, and comforted, "There are two more." ”

Charles glanced back at him, smiled reluctantly, and nodded, "Hmm." ”

The so-called lotto area is actually the top 14 picks, these 14 picks are the 14 teams that failed to enter the playoffs that year, each team can draw a lot, and the worse the record, the probability of drawing the top spot will be greater.

For a player, being in the lottery usually means that the player has a better chance of becoming a star than everyone else, and the team will value you a little more.

Therefore, for players who cannot enter the top three or six, being able to enter the lottery area is their goal.

For example, Charles, with his strength, it is basically impossible to enter the top ten.

If it weren't for the excellent performance of UCLA this year, and his very good stats, he would have been a problem even reaching the first round. So he doesn't want to be in the top 10 at all, as long as he can get into the lotto, it will be the biggest success for him.

"With the thirteenth pick, the Phoenix Suns chose Devin Booker!"

By this time, Charles's hands had been clenched, and only the last one remained.

Chen Feng is also sweating for him, there is only one last one left, if this is not Charles, then he may get the latter part of the first round.

"Fourteenth in line. Xiao Hua looked at Chen Feng and said slowly: "The Thunder team chose Charles Barclay from UCLA!"

"Charles-Barclay!" Chen Feng patted Charles in surprise, "Hey brother, it's you, you're the fourteenth pick." ”

"Hehe, it's me. Charles smirked twice, and then his eyes turned red.

He's not the kind of player who is so talented, and it's partly because of hard work and chance that he's got to where he is today.

But the more this is the case, the more he cherishes it, and it is not easy for Charles to be able to enter the lotto area!

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