Emeka Okafor was clearly resentful, so his smile on stage was a little forced, not as bright as Dwight Howard, who was the first pick.

When asked what he could bring to the young Charlotte Bobcats team, he replied: Fighting power and leadership.

As a rookie, it's a bit rampant to say such things.

But looking at his resume, the NCAA champion and the MOP winner of the Final Four, such an identity seems to confirm his remarks.

"I'm going to prove the value of the NCAA with a Rookie of the Year player, and the difference between college and high school will soon become apparent. ”

Emeka Okafor has been emphasizing her identity, and his displeasure with Dwight Howard has been palpable.

And the two draft experts also gave a very old-fashioned assessment: "Dwight Howard and Emeka Okafor are in the same position of competition, and they are already full of gunpowder with each other, and they are likely to be rivals for life." ”

The phrase 'rival for life' is similar to the NBA's cliché of 'the sky is the limit'. Last year's rookie... LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony are commented as lifelong rivals, and Yao Ming and Stoudemire in the previous session are also called lifelong rivals.

Anyway, every year at the draft meeting, a few sets of lifelong opponents will be freshly released.

Soon, the Chicago Bulls selected Emeka Okafor's UCn alumnus and NCAA superscorer Ben Gordon with the third pick. Unhappy with his teammates, Gordon was clearly very happy with the third pick, and he walked up to shake David Stern's hand with an excited face.

Then in an interview below, he expressed his desire for Chicago and the honor of being one of the Bulls' future plans.

Watching the two players in Connecticut being selected one after the other, Zhou Zheng was actually very unhappy in his heart...... In March of this year, the Crimson team was eliminated by them, and Zhou Zheng suffered the biggest setback in that game, he was almost completely restricted.

Physically, you have to increase the intensity of your training.

Zhou Zheng muttered silently in his heart and made up his mind.

Then, the Los Angeles Clippers selected high school player Sean Livingston. This made Josh Childris quite unhappy, and he said to Zhou Zheng: "Obviously, the Clippers promised me, but they chose this guy." ”

Zhou Zheng patted him on the shoulder, signaling him to relax, maybe the next one will be chosen.

Zhou Zheng's words didn't work, and the fifth-picked Washington Wizards chose Devin Harris. Almost at the same time, the No. 5 pick, who had just put on a Wizards hat, was traded to Dallas.

This made Zhou Zheng a little dumbfounded, but David next to him told him: "It's nothing, it's all business, every player in the NBA is actually a commodity, as long as it is within the scope of permission, it can be traded freely, unless you are a privileged player and have a transaction clause attached to the contract." ”

"Oh. Zhou Zheng was thoughtful, and after this night of close contact, he began to know more about this business alliance.

Then, in the sixth pick, Zhou Zheng finally heard Josh Childres, and when David Stern made an introduction, Zhou Zheng was already excited...... With the sixth overall pick in 2004, the Atlanta Hawks chose ...... Josh Childris, a six-foot-8" forward from Stanford University!

When the name Stanford University was pronounced, Zhou Zheng was filled with pride. At this time, Josh Childis had already stood up excitedly, he hugged his parents beside him, then the agent, and finally hugged Zhou Zheng hard.

"Tiger, I've handed over the Crimson team to you. Hopefully I'll hear the name of Stanford here next year, and I believe in you, and you'll be part of the NBA. ”

Josh Childris said excitedly in Zhou Zheng's ear.

Zhou Zheng patted him on the shoulder vigorously: "Go, captain." Stanford will be handed over to me. ”

Josh Childis stared hard at Zhou Zheng, turned around, put on a hat embroidered with the Atlanta Hawks logo, and resolutely walked to the rostrum. From the moment he turns around, he will embark on a new journey, the NCAA will have nothing to do with him, he will no longer be the captain of the Crimson, and his new identity will be a rookie player in the NBA.

Zhou Zheng looked at his back and gave his best wishes in his heart.

"Perhaps, he brought me here just to say the hardest goodbye to me. ”

Zhou Zheng fell out of his seat, and with Josh Childdris being selected, he felt a sense of relief in his heart, but soon, greater responsibility and responsibility fell on his heart...... He knew that the Crimson team would be sheltered by him in the future.

"It's great to be a part of the Eagles, I'm going to play my part in the team and I'm not going to let down the management who chose me. "Josh Childis is already speaking like a full-fledged professional over there.

"Josh Childis is almost the strongest player in Stanford in the past two decades, after all, Stanford is an academic-oriented school, and they have a very high bar for recruiting players. You must know that few of these talented players who can make it to the NBA can achieve Stanford's SAT score. ”

Two draft specialists introduced Josh Childres, a new member of the NBA, to the television audience in the live room.

Stanford miraculously eliminated second-seeded University of North Carolina last year under his leadership, and would have gone even higher had it not been for the quarterfinals against the overall champion, UConn. However, now they don't have a chance to refresh this best record, and with the addition of aces to the NBA, the Crimson team is left with a bunch of third-rate players. I'm referring to the NCAA's third-rate players. ”

The guy who just hugged Josh Childis should be Stanford's new ace, beating UCLA to reach the round of 64 last season and the University of North Carolina in North Carolina ten days later. Perhaps he will be the next Stanford player to land in the NBA. ”

"Although the lore was great, what we remember most about him was the scandal with Lindsay Lohan and the video of him kicking 50cent balls in a bar. ”

“……”

The two draft pundits seem to have digressed significantly, and they put all their energy into teasing Zhou, perhaps because they really don't have many words to describe Josh Childis.

The draft continued, and with the 29th pick in the first round, the Lakers unsurprisingly selected UCLA's leading point guard Jordan Farmar, a choice that drew some boos from the audience. Apparently... Not everyone agrees that Jordan Farmar can match this first-round pick, and the name Jordan is too memorable for New York fans.

Jordan Farmar didn't look happy to be drafted in the first round, and even had a forced smile, he knew too well the origin of this pick...... It's all because of a word from the guy at Stanford, which made him feel ashamed.

So when he was interviewed, he even said...... I will definitely continue to push forward in the Lakers team and let everyone see my true strength.

His words made the two draft experts in the live broadcast digress again, and once again biased to Zhou Zheng: "It's unbelievable that this guy can get such a pick, he played like a **** in the key game last season, and was completely stolen by Lindsay Lohan's scandalous boyfriend, and he was also killed." He should have appeared in the second round, did Mitch Kupchak's head show amusement, and he used such a valuable first-round pick to pick such a mediocre guy. ”

After the draft, Zhou Zheng accompanied Josh Childis to a party with a celebration banquet held by the league's official, where the selected rookies talked and laughed one by one. After all... They're all 100% millionaires or even multimillionaires now.

Looking at these peers who turned into super-rich overnight, Zhou Zheng suddenly had a wonderful feeling: "This is probably the American version of 'Chaowei Tian Shelang, Twilight Tianzitang'." ”

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