Chapter 1064 NBA Draft

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Because the camera frequently turns the camera to this young Chinese, so far away in China, CCTV celebrity Yang Jian, who is responsible for explaining the NBA draft, obviously also pays attention to the other party.

Before the broadcast began, Yang Jian turned his head and said with a question: "Teacher Zhang, are there other Chinese or Chinese players participating in this year's NBA draft?"

"No one else, it's just Yao Ming of the Shanghai team!" Zhang Weiping put down the manuscript he was sorting out and looked up and asked.

"And who is he?"

Following the direction of Yang Jian's finger, Zhang Weiping was instantly stunned when he saw Liu Dong's face in the monitor!

This face is so young, and it is also so strange.

Liu Dong, who was sitting in the crowd, didn't know that he was curious to participate in this draft and bring confusion to his domestic basketball peers. At this moment, he is looking at the home arena of the Knicks with great interest!

Being able to get an invitation and wait in the Green Room on NBA draft night is an honor for those players, as it means that these players have been widely recognized in previous tryouts and scouting evaluations, and are among the top rookies of the year, and are likely to be picked by NBA teams within the top 10 of the draft.

Liu Dong expects his team to get a satisfactory harvest!

As time passed, the owners, managers, and coaches of the 29 NBA teams, as well as those who were interested, gradually filled nearly 20,000 seats in the entire stadium, and the time gradually came to the start of the draft!

Wait until 8:30. An old white man who is not tall compared to the basketball players. Walked up to the rostrum with a smile on his face!

Liu Dong knows. This old man is NBA league president David Stern, who is privately known as the 'Tsar'!

It was his iron fist, but also slick methods, as well as the use of the media, that successfully promoted NBA basketball, which was originally limited to the United States, to the world, and made it a global tournament comparable to the European football league!

Therefore, Liu Dong still deeply admires this person's ability. At the very least, it's yourself. Liu Dong definitely can't be so good.

However, when he was paying attention to the nearly sixty-year-old basketball czar, he actually saw the other party smiling at him, and that meaningful look made Liu Dong frown.

"Welcome to this beautiful evening at Madison Square Garden in New York! I believe that with their participation, the NBA will become more diverse and international......!"

After a series of stylized speeches, the evening finally reached its climax when David Stern announced that the 2002 NBA Draft was the start of the tournament.

The first to play was the Houston Rockets, who were drawn this year. watched Carol Dawson, who became the general manager of the Rockets and is known as the godfather of red, step by step onto the podium!

Representatives of all the teams in the audience. and Chinese basketball fans in the Eastern Hemisphere all couldn't help but get nervous.

The 29 teams are concerned about whether the Rockets will pick the players they like, while Chinese basketball fans are worried about whether Yao Ming can be selected in the first round and be selected as the champion as predicted!

If he is not selected, according to the regulations of the Chinese Basketball Association, he can only continue to play in China, but cannot join the NBA!

Perhaps sensing some tension in the audience, Carol Dawson looked up and glanced at everyone with a smile, slowly unfolded the document in his hand, and then shouted into the microphone: "We chose Yao Ming from China!"

"Whoa......!"

As soon as Dawson's words fell, the astonishment in the entire arena was like boiling water in a boiling pot, churning violently.

Although many media predicted before the draft began, Yao Ming from China was likely to become the 2002 NBA No. 1 pick because of his outstanding height and solid basketball foundation. But when the results were really announced, when the other party really became the first foreign champion in NBA history, the scene still set off bursts of exclamations!

Moreover, at this moment, almost all basketball fans in China clenched their fists and cheered loudly. In their opinion, Yao Ming can be recognized in the world's top basketball tournaments and earn honor for Chinese basketball!

After all, this is the first priority, the 'champion show', not everyone can take it!

Compared with the joy of their compatriots, Liu Dong and Larry Brown glanced at each other, and each saw a trace of gloom in each other's eyes.

"Coach Brown, do you think we can buy Yao Ming from the other party if we spend money?" Liu Dong said.

After learning about this compatriot's information, he really likes this big man who is the same age as himself!

"It's hard! Olajuwon, the 'big dream' that brought glory to the Rockets, just retired last year. Therefore, both the owners and fans of the Rockets need a strong center who can inherit the vacancy vacant after the departure of 'Olajuwon'. Yao is the most suitable candidate, and his skills are as comprehensive as 'Big Dream'. So, if I were the coach of the Rockets, I would never give up a great player who could be a top center in the future. Especially in an age when center talent is scarce!" exclaimed Larry Brown.

In fact, he really hopes to sign Yao Ming to the Knicks, because this big Chinese man has all the conditions that can make him a top center, whether it is height or skills! More importantly, the other party is also from China, and his temper must be much more humble and polite than the Americans!

This is the best choice for Larry Brown, who is not good at controlling the psychology of players!

It's a pity that this year's Knicks didn't get the top pick!

After listening to Larry Brown's words, Liu Dong also knew in his heart that the possibility of getting this compatriot was really not very good, but Liu Dong was still willing to try!

Because Yao Mingren was in the branch venue in Beijing, China, and not at the New York draft, Liu Dong couldn't see this tall compatriot who had just been elected to the top show!

However, from the big screen at the scene, looking at Yao Ming, who was far away in the capital, wearing a hat representing Team Rocket, with a happy look on his face, Liu Dong was still a little melancholy in his heart!

After the previous discussion, David Stern once again came to the forefront, "Congratulations to Yao Ming from Shanghai Shanghai, China, for becoming the 'top show' of the NBA league in 2002, I believe that this choice will allow the league to win more attention overseas and enhance the international influence of the NBA! But I want to tell you that Yao is not the only Chinese in the NBA league now!"

Just when everyone thought he was talking about Wang Zhizhi, who is still playing for the Los Angeles Clippers, Liu Dong felt a little uneasy in his heart!

Sure enough, in the next moment, David Stern's eyes looked at him, and then said in a high-pitched voice: "Let's welcome Liu, also from China, with applause, and congratulate him on becoming the owner of the New York Knicks last year!"

David Stern's words fell, and the camera accurately found Liu Dong sitting in the front row, because among a group of NBA owners and coaches mixed with white and black, he was so easy to identify as a yellow man sitting there!

When Liu Dong's avatar appeared on the big screen of the rostrum, all the eyes full of curiosity and inquiry were all transferred.

People are curious, what does a Chinese boss who controls the New York Knicks look like?

Liu Dong, who is quite a bit of a duck on the shelves, although he is reluctant in his heart, but at this moment, he can't help but think about it much, the calmness he has developed after experiencing many big scenes in the past few years allows Liu Dong to deal with this sudden situation calmly!

After taking a deep breath, Liu Dong tidied up the suit on his body, stood up and waved to the people around him with a smile!

Proper etiquette and humble smile immediately won the favor of many people!

"Liu, please come to the stage!"

Seeing David Stern beckoning, although Liu Dong was reluctant to be in the limelight, he couldn't help it at this time. Under the watchful eyes of hundreds of media around the world, he cannot disgrace China and his compatriots.

Looking at Liu Dong who came to the stage slowly, whether it was the CCTV film crew on the scene, or Yang Jian and Zhang Weiping, who were in charge of commenting on the draft in Beijing, and even Yao Ming, who had just been elected champion, looked at Liu Dong who was so young with great curiosity, as if he had just passed 20 years old.

They never imagined that among the 29 teams in the NBA league, there was actually an owner from China, and he was so young!

"Hello, Mr. Stern!"

Liu Dong, who walked on the stage, first stretched out his right hand!

"Liu, welcome to the NBA!"

After the two shook hands, Liu Dong took the microphone handed over by the staff next to him.

"Liu, the people at the scene, and the audience in front of the TV are relatively new to you, can you introduce yourself here?" Stern said.

"Of course there is no problem...... I'm Dong Liu from China, and I'm a crazy basketball fan who loves NBA games. Especially like the New York Knicks, a team with an illustrious history. And my idol is Patrick Ewing. At the same time, I am honored to have the opportunity to buy this great team that I want last year. Here, I would like to take this opportunity today to assure all New York Knicks fans that we will be inviting more great players to join the Knicks in the coming season, and then make an impact on the playoffs and championships!

Liu Dong knew very well that at least more than half of what he had just said was not very sincere! But there was no way, this was communication! )

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