Chapter 8: Fifth Priority (Fourth Shift)

"Xiaozheng, come and guide the work. The eldest cousin hurriedly greeted Zhou Zheng, who was standing, "Dude, I can't hold on to my lack of ammunition." ”

"Huh. ”

Zhou Zheng said yes, walked over, and bent down behind his eldest cousin.

"Directly on the two, there are no four threes. No bomb on 45678910JQ, three K with 56, there are three A no? Haha, Old Zhou, you're locked up!!"

Zhou Zheng helped his eldest cousin win a big one, a handful... Zhou Jianjun lost 32,000, and Yang Xueli played a card, 15,000.

"Xiaozheng, you can be a commander. Just stop playing basketball, and follow me out every day to play and run. ”

The eldest cousin laughed and teased Zhou Zheng. Zhou Zheng didn't bother to take care of it, so he asked him to shuffle the cards quickly.

"Stanford's little tiger is completely integrated into his new role, and he seems to enjoy the warmth of family. Chatford sarcastically mocked Zhou Zhenglai in the live broadcast: "Before the name is pronounced, it is indeed a good option to find a little leisure to relax." Hopefully he'll have a good time, and his name will be read in about half an hour. ”

"Maybe the next Trail Blazer will choose Tiger? No one can say for sure about the draft. Jebias on the side tried to help Zhou Zheng save some face.

"If Tiger is drafted with the fifth pick, then I'm going to eat all of this rookie profile. Charterford vowed that "I have absolute inside information that the Trail Blazers will be picking a swingman. ”

Chatford swore so much by their inside information.

However, at this time, the Trail Blazers' draft war room was a mess. Their president, Larry Miller, was in the draft war room, as was Steve Patterson, the chairman of the basketball office, and John Nash, the general manager, and the newly appointed Nate McMillan sat in the corner without saying a word, waiting for the big names to make a decision.

"I can't stress enough that the ethos of our team needs to change urgently. We have to take off the hat of the prison team in three years, and the boss has given the final order. Steve Patterson has always stressed this point, and he has been mad at another Patterson on the team, who has mocked his policies in the locker room more than once, and even publicly stated in the Portland media that he would trade him away if he didn't feel good.

"And who would you like to pick?" asked Larry Miller, who leans conservative and thinks it's not easy to gather so many talented players, who have one or another flaw but are also hopeful of winning. If it is rashly rebuilt, who knows how long it will take.

"That's a good kid at Stanford. "He's a well-mannered player and he's never had a verbal fight with any opponent in the media," John Nash said. Except for the entertainment scandals planted on his head, he is as clean as a blank sheet of paper. ”

"However, he didn't go to our tryouts. "Larry Miller is still swinging.

McMillan, who was standing in the corner, said: "I've watched him play and he's a pass-oriented player who can get a solid position in my system. ”

McMillan's impression of Zhou Zheng is very good, and this impression comes more from Zhou Zheng's jersey number...... McMillan's jersey retired with the SuperSonics was also No. 10. Moreover, he also played point guard at the time, so he felt that Stanford's Little Tiger had a lot of taste.

"Don't hesitate to pick him. Then the rebuild began. Steve Patterson urged: "Our ball market is too bad to be worse, the fans in Portland are already shy away from us, and at this time, we need a high-quality player with a good image to change our image." ”

"I've watched his group games in training camp and the consensus of all the GMs is ...... He's going to be a box office superstar. John Nash was also adding vigorously.

Larry Miller frowned, and after thinking twice, he waved his hand: "That's him." ”

The decision was made in the Trail Blazers' war room, and David Stern soon took the stage with an envelope.

"The fifth pick in the 2005 NBA Draft, the Portland Trail Blazers chose ...... Zhou Zheng!"

When David Stern pronounced the name, there was an uproar, and then the fans behind him began to cheer and scream...... The fans at the scene felt that this choice was not bad.

And Zhou Zheng was thinking about the eldest cousin at this time, whether to hit an ace first to knock out the opponent's bomb, or make a straight to knock out the cards in his hand as much as possible.

"Tip it!"

Zhou Zheng finally made a decision.

At the same time, everyone was stunned... What is Zhou doing? Didn't he hear that?

Zhou Zheng quickly sensed that something was wrong, and he noticed that everyone was looking at him, and he was surrounded by three cameras. Then, he looked at David Stern on the stage in confusion, and then pointed to himself.

"Yes, you've been chosen. Put on your Portland hat and come on stage. David Stern showed unprecedented tolerance, and he didn't feel that Zhou Zheng's oolong had messed up his own field.

Zhou Zheng hurriedly put on his hat and walked to the stage.

He didn't even hug his family, and of course Zhou Jianjun didn't have time to hug Zhou Zheng.

"So, was Xiao Zheng chosen?" said the eldest cousin as he shuffled the cards.

"Hmm. Went to Portland. "Sydney Yang is a little disappointed, and like the Adi team, she doesn't like the Portland Trail Blazers.

"It's the same as picking a princess in Dongguan. "The eldest cousin won back a little money, and he didn't have a door.

Zhou Jianjun immediately glared at him. Such a serious matter, such a high-end and high-grade thing, how can it be connected with Guan-style service?

"Welcome to the NBA. ”

"Thank you, thank you. ”

After a brief greeting, Zhou Zheng walked to the other side in confusion, and ESPN's sideline reporters began to interview him.

"How does it feel to be selected with the fifth pick?"

"Uh... I was surprised. Zhou Zheng said honestly: "I think, there should be a transaction next." ”

Zhou Zheng had heard of the Magic's plans, and he had also heard of the Lakers' plans, and their plans seemed to be linked to the Trail Blazers. In addition, Bulls general manager Klaus also expressed his ambition last night.

Zhou Zheng thought that this must be a certain team that had reached an agreement with Portland, so when facing the camera, he almost didn't hesitate and answered directly.

"What do you mean... You don't want to join Portland?" the ESPN reporter is very good at creating conflicts, and his rhetorical question immediately puts Zhou Zheng in a dangerous situation, and the slightest mistake will put him in a dangerous situation, and he will fall off a cliff with one foot in the air.

"No, it's just your thoughts. For me, I would feel incredibly honoured by any team that drafted me. Zhou Zheng replied very calmly: "What's more, you still use the fifth pick to pick me up, what a huge trust it is." ”

"Then why do you say that there will be a deal next?" the reporter continued.

"Portland already has an amazing All-Star point guard in charge, and they drafted a potential point guard last year. So... I'm supposed to be just a chip they use to make a turnaround. Zhou Zheng replied very calmly, his emotions did not have any joy or anger, he was bland, and he was very mature: "Anyway, thanks to Portland, thanks to the Trail Blazers, as far as I know, the fifth pick can get a lot more salary than the sixth pick." ”

Zhou Zheng's response was calm, sleek and humorous. The reporter had a hard time finding a groove, so he could only say congratulations on becoming an NBA player and a wonderful career, then end the interview and wait for the sixth overall pick to be made.

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