Chapter Twenty-Five: The Draft

Jordan Farmar has no memory of how he got out of that awkward restaurant.

All he knew was that he was almost fainting in such an awkward and oppressive atmosphere. Fortunately, the agent took himself out of the restaurant in time and walked outside, breathing a little easier.

"I'm not dreaming, Danny. Jordan Farmar asked his agent.

"Are you talking about getting Kobe Bryant's promise? It's true, man, you're going to be wearing the purple and gold robes soon. The agent looked a little excited: "And it's the first round!"

"Nope. Farmar wasn't as excited as his agent, and he was even a little frustrated: "I mean Kobe Bryant for that Stanford kid. ”

"All right, kid. Danny Fagan told him very clearly: "Don't be presumptuous, you should try to repair the relationship with him now, and he will definitely get the Lakers' focus on developing him next." I can tell that Kobe Bryant admires him from the bottom of his heart, and he is even willing to ask Allen Iverson for an autograph on his behalf, which is incredible, and from this incident, you should understand how important his place is with the Lakers. ”

"So, I still can't beat him?" Jordan Farmar instantly entered an even more frustrated situation. The scene of being killed by Zhou Zheng once became his nightmare, and he has been trying to get rid of this nightmare all this time. finally got the Lakers' assurance, and he planned to use this matter to show off arrogantly in front of Zhou Zheng.

Who knew that in the blink of an eye, Zhou Zheng became the Lakers' future plan, and he became a substitute in this plan.

Even because of Zhou Zheng's words, Kobe Bryant was pitied by Kobe Bryant, which is really pitiful.

"Come on. Danny Fagan patted Jordan Famar on the shoulder and didn't say anything more.

In fact, deep down in his heart, he is very grateful to Zhou Zheng. If it weren't for Zhou Zheng's words, he would still be in a state of fear, because the guarantee given by the deputy general manager does not mean a commitment, and the words that Kobe Bryant patted on the shoulder are the real commitment.

As for the grievances between Jordan Farmar and Zhou Zheng, he, the agent, doesn't want to get involved. He only thought that Jordan Farmar would be able to be selected quickly, and then sign a contract, and take four percent of the commission himself, and then... He doesn't care how it develops. He didn't plan to do a long-term business with Jordan Farmar.

It was Zhou Zheng who aroused his infinite interest. This is a Chinese, since the rise of Yao Ming in Houston, the commercial value of Chinese players has attracted widespread attention.

If you can sign Zhou Zheng, you will definitely make a lot of money, right?

Danny Fagan thought to himself that he was already planning to go and talk to Zhou Zheng after the draft.

As for Jordan Farmar, he doesn't want to waste too much energy, and fools know that he won't have a bright future in the NBA, let alone commercial value.

Jordan Farmar didn't know that his closest agent was leaving him at this time, and he was still planning in his head how to beat Zhou Zheng and overtake in the corners within the Lakers.

At the same time, Kobe Bryant was also chatting seriously with Mitch Kupchek about Zhou Zheng on the other side.

"Bryant, I still think we were a little too presumptuous to put our promises out too early. Mitch Kupchak felt something bad in his heart, and he felt that his judgment should have been wrong.

"Why do you say that?" Bryant asked rhetorically, "Do you still have any doubts about Tiger's potential?"

"No, I've seen his tapes and I've seen his workout reports. He's a very potential, pass-oriented player who has improved faster than we could have imagined. I just think... If we get involved too early, other teams will covet him. What if someone picks him out of the lottery next year? We can't make sure we have a high enough pick next year. ”

"Probably not, other teams don't take the same risks as we do. And didn't you say hello to Sani, so that she must not reveal her workout report. Kobe Bryant was very open-minded: "No one is going to bet on an Asian American outside player on a lottery, only we have the confidence." Therefore, he will definitely wear the purple and gold robes. ”

"I hope so!" Kupchak was still a little worried.

While other teams are busy for this year's draft day, the Lakers are already actively working for the '05 draft. Maybe that's how the big teams work.

After eating with the Childrees family, Zhou Zheng went to the Garden Theater in Madison Arena. By the time the group arrived, there had already been a number of rookies, most of whom seemed to be in high spirits and full of confidence.

The big guy named Dwight, in particular, was grinning and making loud remarks over and over again.

He attracted most of the attention, and in fact, many reporters on the scene also came for him.

He's the top contender for this year's No. 1 Pick show, and even UConn's Emeka Okafor doesn't have the same high demand for the No. 1 No. 1 Pick as he has.

The messy scene went silent after the camera officially went to work, and in a few moments, David Stern, the league's president at the helm of the NBA, walked from the black house to the front of the stage.

Soon, he announced the start of the NBA2004 draft in a short quote and gave the Orlando Magic, the first-pick owners, ten minutes to think about it.

Then, he returned to the black house and waited for the final selection from the Orlando draft war room.

David Stern probably only kept the rookie candidates and the audience waiting for less than three minutes.

He walked to the stage with a professional smile, symbolically opened the Orlando envelope, and then read out the choice made by the Orlando Magic, who had the No. 1 sign...... Dwight Howard!

There was applause, and of course there were many boos.

Prior to the draft, Okafor had a very strong rivalry with Dwight Howard, with some believing that Howard was more talented and worth looking forward to. On the other hand, Okafor has proven himself in the NCAA, and that he can quickly provide instant power when he enters the league, and it is predictable that he will definitely be a terrifying double-double machine.

However, the coffin has now been closed. Dwight Howard still had the last laugh, and he became the champion of the year.

He put on his hat with the Orlando label on it, grinned happily on the stage, and shook hands vigorously with David Stern.

For the rookies below, he is undoubtedly the envy of everyone at this moment.

"The NBA still prefers big men. Childis said to Zhou Zheng: "It would be nice if I were a center forward. ”

"Being seven feet tall doesn't make it possible for you to fall in love like the average person, and you can't use a lot of positions in bed, in fact, it's hard to even find a proper bed. Zhou Zheng comforted Josh from another angle. Although he is a virgin, this topic is really easy to disguise. Otherwise, how could there be so many places - men boast at every turn that they can do it a dozen times a day, each time for more than an hour?

"That's just as well. Josh Childris nodded, having this problem now at six feet eight inches. He subconsciously looked at Zhou Zheng, at most six feet three, Lindsay Lohan should be about five feet four, what posture would they use in bed?

While Josh Childis was contemplating those filthy images in his head, Dwight Howard was already there responding positively to reporters about his call for prostitutes. This matter was spread all over the place during this time, and it was not good news for the quasi-champion to call a prostitute. But in the NBA, it's not uncommon, isn't it good for Kemp to have so many illegitimate children?

So, the big man who had just been elected the 2004 champion of the show giggled: "Oh, that's not a call-prostitute, I'm just going to baptize their souls." ”

His answer left the reporter dumbfounded.

And the anchor of the live broadcast room also quickly commented: "This champion is very quick to adapt to the NBA, at least in terms of private life, and I think it won't be long before he gets in touch with the bad guys in the NBA." ”

"So, you think he should actually go to the Portland Trail Blazers? There are obviously more kinky villains there. ”

"Oh, forget about Portland Jail. ”

"If that Stanford kid were to go in the draft, the best place for him to go would be Portland. Beat up 50cent in a nightclub and mingle with Disney's little princesses, and he will definitely win grand respect in advance when he goes to Portland. ”

"Is that kid going to be drafted in the NBA? I've seen him play, and his arm is about the size of my thumb. ”

"Who knows, what if he's chosen next year? ”

“……”

Zhou Zheng obviously didn't know that because of Dwight Howard's remarks, he was also included in the ridicule list. Fortunately, David Stern walked out of the black house and interrupted the two draft experts' off-topic discussion.

Charlotte's Bobcats, who came in second in the spot, barely hesitated and chose Emeka Okafor.

This time, Michael Jordan finally didn't go maverick anymore and didn't take the route of his alma mater, North Carolina.

Maybe it's because the four young people in North Carolina were beaten by Zhou Zheng and all chose to stay in school for a year.

Who knows?

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