Chapter 59: The 1996 Draft
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On June 26, 1996, this year's NBA Draft officially kicked off, at the Madison Garden Arena in New York, the general managers and head coaches of all the teams gathered, and the fifteen "Green House" players voted by all the general managers also came to the scene with their relatives, friends and supporters.
The Indiana Pacers originally planned to invite Liu Han, but after careful consideration by the team's general manager, they still gave up on inviting Liu Han. Liu Han's agent, Helgaros, has contacted the general managers of many NBA teams through connections, but at present, only the Los Angeles Lakers are still interested in Liu Han, and other teams do not have a lot of feelings for Liu Han.
At LaBeouf's home in Los Angeles, LaBeouf's entire family watched today's live draft live in front of the TV with Liu Han.
The No. 1 pick in this year's draft was won by the Philadelphia 76ers, who had an 18-64 record in the regular season in the 95-96 season, only better than the 15-67 record of the Western Vancouver Grizzlies, ranking second to last in the league, but they were lucky to get the No. 1 pick, the Toronto Raptors, who ranked third from the bottom in the league, got the top pick, while the Vancouver Grizzlies, who had the bottom record, only got the rookie pick. The Lakers don't have a particularly high draft pick this year, and their draft target is unknown, but according to media analysis, the Lakers are likely to select high school player Kobe Bryant.
Kobe Bryant, who is only eighteen years old, also sat in the small green room today, he looked very relaxed with his ambition, he felt that he would definitely be selected in the first few, as for whether to go at that time, it depends on which team chose him, Kobe Bryant felt that he would definitely not go to those remote small cities, only those teams with popularity and high exposure were his goals.
At the start of the draft, President David Stern took the stage and gave a brief speech mixed with boos from New York fans, this is Madison Garden Arena, and New York fans are so willful.
The Philadelphia 76ers unsurprisingly selected Georgetown University's Allen Iverson with the No. 1 pick, the 1.83-meter-tall little man showed his amazing athletic talent in high school, not only in basketball, but also in football, and his incredible speed made him sure to be a sharp knife on the court in the future.
The Toronto Raptors chose to be hailed by the media as the best interior of the year - Marcus Camby of the University of Massachusetts, a two-meter-tall man with a strong body and amazing speed, and the defensive strength he showed during college made many teams fall in love with him, and was hailed as the second Hakeem Olajuwon.
The Vancouver Grizzlies (Memphis Grizzlies, whose home court was placed in Vancouver when the team was founded in 1995 and moved back to Memphis in 2001) chose the University of California freshman Sharif Abdulahim, who is two meters and six meters tall and weighs two hundred and twenty pounds, is a "******" player, he has shown his amazing strength in just one year of college, but his offensive means and strong defensive will make him hope to become a pillar of a team.
The Milwaukee Bucks, who finished fourth in the draft, selected Georgia Tech's Stephen Marbury, a slum-born guard in New York's slums who made him a hot rookie this year.
At this point in the draft, Kobe Bryant began to sit still, he felt that he should be the top three picks, but now it seems that many teams are still not interested in him.
The Minnesota Timberwolves chose Liu Han's good friend Ray Allen in the fifth place, and although Ray Allen didn't achieve much in college, his excellent physical condition and excellent shooting skills allowed him to win the favor of NBA teams, a player who can become an instant player.
The sixth-best Boston Celtics chose Liu Han's opponent in the finals, Anthony Walker of the University of Kentucky, and although he lost to Liu's UCLA Bruins in the finals, his excellent physical talent and strong body still won the favor of many teams, while the injured Liu Han could only wait for a miracle in front of the TV.
The Los Angeles Clippers, who were the seventh pick, chose Lorenzen White of the University of Memphis. The New Jersey Nets, who were the eighth pick, selected Villanova University's Kerry Kittels.
Kobe Bryant's face began to become gloomy as he sat in the small green room, and he vowed in his heart that he would enter the NBA in the future and let these teams that looked down on him taste his awesomeness.
Liu Han still sat in front of the TV in silence watching the draft, and his emotions did not fluctuate much, because he knew that his current situation would be difficult to win the favor of NBA teams. And LaBeouf whined every time David Stern reported his name in the draft.
"Are all these NBA managers stupid? Don't choose a player like Liu, and choose some useless fools. ”
The draft continued, and the Dallas Mavericks, who finished in ninth place, selected Samaki Walker of the University of Louisville.
The 10th-place Indiana Pacers were initially interested in Liu Han, but they didn't choose to take the risk in the end, but safely chose center Eric Dampier from Mississippi State University. Eleven Golden State Warriors chose the lesser-known Toddfler from North Carolira State University.
The twelve Cleveland Cavaliers chose Vitaly Potapanko from Wright State University.
Kobe, who was sitting at the scene, clenched his fists tightly at this time.
In the thirteenth, the Charlotte Hornets finally selected high school student Kobe Bryant, at this time Kobe Bryant did not know that he had been traded by the Charlotte Hornets, and the Los Angeles Lakers traded center Divac for Kobe Bryant, who was selected by the Charlotte Hornets.
Kobe, who walked to the front desk with a hat, said with a little trembling: "Thank you Charlotte for your choice, I believe you will definitely not regret your choice in the future." ”
Liu Han looked at Kobe Bryant who looked unhappy on the TV and couldn't help but feel a little emotional, and he finally started to worry about his draft at this time.
The draft continued, and the fourteen-place Sacramento Kings selected Croatian sharpshooter Pejastojakovic, who is still under contract and can only report to the Kings after his contract ends.
The Phoenix Suns, who finished fifteenth, chose Steve Nash of Santa Clara University.
The Charlotte Hornets held the sixteenth pick and chose Tony Deck, one of the culprits responsible for Liu Han's injury. Liu Han couldn't help but take a deep breath when he saw this little man with a fierce face, he was trying to suppress his anger.
The Portland Trail Blazers selected another high school player, Jermaine O'Neal, at the 17th spot, and they were bullish on the two-meter-and-one-zero tall high school player.
The next two picks both belonged to the New York Knicks, who chose John Wallace and Han Liu of Syracuse University, who were opponents in the NCAA finals against Walter McCarty of the University of Kentucky.
The Cleveland Cavaliers were the 20th pick, and the Cleveland Cavaliers selected Lithuanian center Ilgoskas. Twenty-one New York Knicks selected Dotal Jones, twenty-two Vancouver Grizzlies selected Roy Rodgers, and twenty-three Denver Nuggets selected Derrick Fisher.
Liu Han's mood began to become heavy, he didn't expect that he would be so looked down on by the NBA team, even if he was injured, but his performance in the NCAA was obvious to all, but now it seems that these NBA teams are not just worried because of his injury.
Safina looked at Liu Han, whose face gradually became heavy beside her, and couldn't help but hold his hand, she didn't want the person she liked to experience pain.
The twenty-fourth Los Angeles Lakers submitted the list, and David Stern, 54, picked up the list and glanced at it and reported a type of name that had never appeared in the draft.
"The twenty-fourth Los Angeles Lakers chose a Chinese guard from the UCLA Bruins, Han Liu."
David Stern's words made LaBeouf in front of the TV raise his arms and shout, and Liu Han finally let go of his heart when he held Safina's hand, and it seems that his tryout still left a deep impression on the Los Angeles Lakers' coaching staff.
The LaBeouf family did not pay attention to the draft after Liu Han was selected, all they have to do now is to celebrate Liu Han, although Liu Han was only selected for the twenty-fourth place, but this is not too important for the LaBeouf family who care about Liu Han's future, the important thing is that Liu Han will continue to stay in Los Angeles.
After the draft, Kobe Bryant received a notice from the Charlotte Hornets that he was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, which made Kobe Bryant finally feel a little happy, and seriously, Los Angeles is much better than Charlotte. But when Kobe Bryant thought of being on the same team with the guy who had humiliated him, he was a little entangled in his heart, on the one hand, because he didn't like Liu Han very much, and on the other hand, he really admired Liu Han's ball skills, although he beat Liu Han in the trial, but Kobe Bryant didn't think it was Liu Han's best state.
As soon as the draft was over, Liu Han received a call from his agent, he first congratulated Liu Han on the phone, and then analyzed Liu Han's joining the Los Angeles Lakers, Liu Han will definitely not be reused by the team when he first enters the team, the Lakers' starting point guard is Nick Van Exel, a point guard who can score fifteen points per game, Liu Han definitely has no way to get the start as soon as he comes, and they still have veteran Byron Scott on the bench.
Next, Liu Hanyou received congratulatory calls from many college teammates and coaches, although Liu Han was only the twenty-fourth selected, but I have to say that the Los Angeles Lakers are a good choice.
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