On June 26, the 2014 NBA Draft was held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Brooklyn will be the venue for the draft for a long time to come.

Kolo Moretz watched TV at home, and Zhou Xuan attended the conference with Mullin and Richmond. After taking their seats, there was still some time to start, and the three of them chatted.

Mullin whispered: "Wesley (Matthews) wants an annual salary of tens of millions, he will jump out of the contract, he is your good buddy, if other teams offer too much, do you think we should match?" ”

Zhou Xuan shook his head and sighed: "I shouldn't have the final say on this, how to do it is good for the team?" Three swing people, how many do you plan to sign? Don't worry about my feelings. ”

Team secrets cannot be heard by others. Mullin whispered: "One, I just want to sign Coy (Leonard), he has the best defense, can run and shoot, can play back, is very comprehensive." If the other two are middle-class, we can accept it, but the annual salary of 10 million is not good. I don't want to be like the Nets, all five starters are all tens of millions of dollars a year. And they have left the system, and they may not be able to play well. ”

In other words, the introduction of new people is not necessarily worse than them in the system. Mullin didn't want to renew Matthews' contract with a high salary, mainly because he trusted Zhou Xuan. At the beginning, Matthews was just a rookie who was not drafted, and if he really selected Hairston and Dinwiddie, he may not be able to play his level in the future.

"What about Chandler (Parsons)? Stay and play as a starter? Next year he is a restricted free man. Zhou Xuan asked.

Mullin nodded and said: "I think so, if he plays well, we can also sign first and then change, if we let him leave this season, it is difficult to exchange his contract for someone of equal strength, and it will be more troublesome if the rookie does not play well, it is too risky." ”

Zhou Xuan smiled: "Here, he is only the fourth or even fifth scoring point, he can't play a good number of jù, he wants to go to a weaker team to play as a starter, he is confident to be a good playmaker." Stay for a year, I agree. ”

Parsons is confident and not satisfied with the status quo, he believes that he can be one of the top 10 small forwards in the league, and there are many teams in the NBA that lack playmaking forwards. For the Knicks, it is definitely better to keep him than to let him go, and if there is not enough salary space next season, he can directly let him go, and if he wants to strengthen the lineup, he can sign first and then change, there are many options.

"Let's look at the draft first, if we bring in the right forward, we can send him away," Mullin said. If we don't choose the right person, we will consider keeping him. ”

Zhou Xuan asked, "How about the No. 1 position?" ”

Mullin sighed: "Both of them want a high salary, Eric (Bledsoe) is better to say, he has injuries, he averages less than 10 points per game, it is impossible to get a big contract, he has two choices, one is to ask for a contract from another team, and then to sign a contract with us for a year, and become a complete free man next season, otherwise we can match the contract." DJ (Augustin) probably won't stay, a lot of teams will be interested in him, and he's also a complete free guy. So, we'd better get a defender. Perhaps consider Kendall Marshall, who was a free man. ”

Marshall had considered it the Knicks the previous season and didn't bring them in. Later, he was sent to the Wizards, cut a 10-day contract to join the Lakers, played as a bench for a while, and his organizational ability and three-point shooting were acceptable.

At this time, the new president Adam Silva took the stage to deliver a speech, and the draft conference officially began.

The Cavaliers picked Andrew Wiggins, another Canadian flyer.

The Bucks have selected Jabari Parker, a forward from Duke University, who is known as a combination of Durant and James, which is exaggerated enough.

After Sports Illustrated called Parker "the best high school player since LeBron James" last May, Parker was thrust into an awkward position that put a lot of pressure on him. Because it's almost impossible for any draft prediction to agree with such hype. Not being the top pick wasn't necessarily a bad thing for Parker, and the pressure was relieved.

The 76ers drafted Joel Embiid. Born in Cameroon, with a height of 213CM, he is known as "Big Dream II". However, Embiid has just undergone surgery on his right foot and is expected to be out for four to six months.

The Magic's selection of Aaron Gordon with the 4th pick was a bit of a surprise. Gordon averaged 12 per game in the NCAA. 1 point 7. 8 rebounds 1. 8 assists. Draft prediction experts are not optimistic about him and have become a big dark horse.

The Jazz picked up Dante Exum with the fifth pick, a 198CM tall two-way guard.

The Celtics drafted guard Marcus Smart with the sixth pick. He averaged 5 points per game in the NCAA. 9 rebounds 4. With eight assists, this selection has sparked speculation that Rondo is leaving.

The Lakers took the seventh place to take down Julius Randle on the inside, as experts predicted, averaging 15 points and 10 points per game. 4 rebounds to help the team reach the NCAA Tournament finals this year. Randle has a double-double in 24 of his 40 games this season, setting a record for a Kentucky freshman and is the leading scorer and rebounder.

Each team chooses the object of their affection. The Kings upset the selection of guard Stauskas, and Vonleh, known as the "Big Hand Bosh", unexpectedly fell to the ninth overall pick and was selected by the Bobcats, who changed their name to the Hornets.

With Vonleh's talent, he can easily enter the rotation of NBA teams, but his height is short when playing power forward, and his foot movement will also be problematic in defense when playing small forward, and he will face a dilemma. He had predicted a fifth pick.

The Hornets had two draft picks, the 24th pick and Pinel, one of the Knicks' targets, before the Heat selected Hairston.

The guards were all drafted, and the good news was that featured playmaker Kyle Anderson was unwanted, and the Knicks signed him with the 30th pick.

After submitting his choice, Mullin came back and said, "Stephen, I admire your vision, and the first choice is the first choice. Hopefully he can really be a player like Dior, then we can make a lot of money. ”

"I'd rather he play the style of Chandler [Parsons], Dior is already fat." Zhou Xuan said with a smile.

The Pistons selected guard Spencer Dinwiddie with the 38th pick, and wanted to gamble on the injured player, and the Knicks' 60th pick was useless. Mullin immediately contacted the 76ers manager and traded the pick for cash. The 76ers didn't have enough of it and wanted to use the new rookies to play the season.

Transactions are also underway. The Wizards sent No. 46 pick Jordan Clarkson to the Lakers in exchange for $2 million.

The 76ers took guard Las Smith at No. 47 and immediately sent him to the Pelicans in exchange for the signing rights of 2013 No. 42 pick Pierre Jackson.

The Bucks sent No. 48 pick Mar Patterson to the Hawks in exchange for a 2015 second-round pick.

The Hornets sent this year's No. 45 pick Dwight Powell and center Brandon Hywood to the Cavaliers in exchange for Alonzocki. That's a big deal. Probably because the quality of rookies is generally high, and no team is willing to send high-pick rookies, they all keep them for their own training.

After the conference, Zhou Xuan found that he had chosen a fan.

Kyle shook hands with Zhou Xuan excitedly, and he stuttered a little when he spoke. "Stephen Chow, I adore you...... I got so many assists in college because I imitated you and played it, it was you...... You taught me the importance of passing, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to play so well. ”

"When the training camp starts, we can have a conversation, I like your style." Zhou Xuan smiled.

Simple polite words, Kyle is grateful, and he can't wait to kowtow on the spot.

Mullin smiled: "He chose you at the suggestion of yì, we think you have a high ball quotient, but you have to be smarter in your shot selection." ”

"Yes, I'll try." Kyle excitedly.

Being favored by Zhou Xuan means that he can stay with the Knicks without worrying about being traded. Before the 30th pick, he had been praying not to be pronounced, and he was looking forward to playing with his idol.

It was previously reported that Popovich was also interested in Kyle because he resembled Dior. Dior's contract expires, he wants a high salary in the summer, and the Spurs have not yet decided whether to renew him. If he doesn't renew his contract, Kyle will be a spare tire for the Frenchman. In the end, the Spurs considered that there were already a number of forwards in the team, and even if he went, he had no room to play, so he chose shooting guard CJ Wilcox. Spurs are also preparing for Ginobili's aging.

Kyle flattered Zhou Xuan, making him a little embarrassed, and he was even more sure that this kid was very smart and knew how to have a good relationship with the team's boss. It's okay if the technique is rough, you can practice slowly, I'm afraid of the kind of players who are stupid and can't understand what others say.

After a few casual conversations, Kyle also knew what to do in the team, taking the ball in the middle to organize passes, having the opportunity to shoot three-pointers, and playing when he was out of place, which is Parsons's set. He said that it was not hypocritical to worship Zhou Xuan, and he really watched Knicks games often. In college, he was Parsons' style of play, doing more absolutely, like Turkoglou, so he averaged 6+ assists per game, which is remarkable.

It remains to be seen if he finds the treasure, and Kyle will definitely stay. The Knicks still need to bring in a few more players to fill the gaps in Murray, Martin and others.

Copeland is also likely to leave, and he has had some opportunities this year to give a glimpse of his three-point shooting and game attitude. As long as he is a pitcher, he is more popular in the league. Now his agent has not expressed his intention to accept the contract extension, and the Knicks want to renew him, of course, with a base salary.

After the conference, Mullin asked, "Are you going to Los Angeles next?" ”

"I will go to Europe with the crew to promote the movie "Edge of Tomorrow", if you are interested, you can go to the cinema to see it, I promise you will not regret it."

"How's it going with your little girlfriend? You've done a good job of secrecy lately. Richmond laughed.

"This ...... It's good that we won't make it public for the time being. Zhou Xuan laughed.

He didn't participate in the promotion of "Pacific Rim" before, which was also a rare experience. He has already seen the director's cut version of the movie, the plot is very light, it is not a war film in the traditional sense, and there are laughs everywhere.

This kind of movie is difficult to predict the box office, but Zhou Xuan is very satisfied with his performance, and feels that he has improved compared to "Pacific Rim". He is not playing an honest child, but a cute young officer, even if he can't make money, he is too addicted to drama. The kiss scene between the two in the end is very passionate, and it will definitely cause heated discussions.