On draft day, Sun Hao and Kupchak went to Manhattan, New York.

Before going to Madison Square Garden, Sun Hao participated in one of Adi's branding activities.

has just defended his title, coupled with the shoulder guard fever that has been set off, Sun Hao is now the time to burst into popularity, and Adi will naturally not miss such a good opportunity.

Sending signed sneakers, and even signed shoulder pads, Sun Hao was busy enough this day.

However, Sun Hao also has a partner in this promotion.

Kevin That's right, it's me Durant.

After a series of considerations, Durant finally joined the Adi camp like Yi Jianlian.

Regarding this, Sun Hao was actually quite surprised.

Because Nike, as a local brand in the United States, is more importantly the official sponsor of the NBA, American players, especially the younger generation, still prefer Nike.

Such as James, Wade, and Anthony, the 03 generation, all chose Nike.

The only explanation is probably because, he?

Sun Hao's surprise is also this, Yi Jianlian can be said to have grown up with him, and he is also an overseas player.

But Durant is different.

All he did to Durant was go to Oak Hill High School to persuade him and give him a few pairs of sneakers.

"I saw on the Internet two days ago that someone opened a lot of trumpets to support me and the Lakers, did you see it?"

Sun Hao knocked on the side.

"No, I'm not paying attention to that right now."

Durant's head shook like a rattle.

Sun Hao couldn't help but laugh when he saw this.

Durant likes to use trumpets, and he knew it in his last life.

It's just that he didn't expect this guy to start using it so early.

And he can basically conclude that Durant joined Adi because of him.

This guy's current state is his brainless fan!

It's not the same as James and Anthony.

It seems that he will have to take care of it in the future.

After the promotion, they went to Madison Square Garden together.

Durant went to the small green house, and Sun Hao went to the Lakers' draft hut first.

The Lakers failed to finish first in the regular season last season, and even finished fourth in the Western Conference, leaving them with no home-court advantage in the Western Conference Finals and the Finals.

But when it comes to the draft, it's an advantage.

Because they have the 25th pick in the first round this year.

This is their relatively high signing in recent years.

At this time, I have to talk about the rookie that Sun Hao valued before.

Paul Millsap.

Millsap is a short interior line who is not very popular at this time, only 2.03 meters tall as a big forward, and the speed of playing a small forward is not enough, a typical non-three.

In his previous draft report, he was considered by experts to be difficult to adapt to NBA-level games.

In the major lists, his highest prediction pick is about 40 picks in the second round.

Don't blame the experts for being bricks, there really aren't many players of this type playing in the NBA.

Not to mention Barkley and Walker, the other talents of those guys before the draft were top-notch, but Millsap was not.

Of course, Millsap wasn't Sun Hao's only option.

Before the draft, the Lakers still have a chance to pick Rajon Rondo.

Rondo is a typical academic point guard, and he is excellent defensively, which will be a good match for Sun Hao.

However, it was Sun Hao from last season.

With ten cents next season, Rondo's style of play will clash with Sun Hao.

And Rondo doesn't play off the bench, plus the Lakers already have Louis Williams.

Even if they play well in history, if they don't give the ball or a chance, they will eventually be lost because of the butterfly effect.

So in contrast, Millsap is better suited for the Lakers.

The Lakers' interior? There is still a shortage of substitutes for the power forward position.

Kukoc retired at the end of the season? The Lakers also had a vacant spot at that spot.

"Did you really choose him?"

Kupchak still had some doubts.

On the one hand, short players have a low rate of long materials, and on the other hand? What the Lakers are lacking most right now is actually that kind of interior swingman.

O'Neal's deterioration on the defensive end is already evident? You have to give him a partner coolie insider.

Last season, Phil Jackson was more of a player with Mourning.

But Mo Ning will be a year older next year, and he doesn't know what his physical condition will be.

So in the eyes of Kupchak? Josh Boone, Joel Flanry, Solomon Jones are better options.

"It's just my suggestion."

Sun Hao's attitude is the same as when he communicated with Jordan before.

This kind of thing that involves management decisions? Was it the management that asked for his opinion? Then he gave his own advice.

As for whether to accept it or not, that is the management's own business.

After chatting with Kupchak, Sun Hao went to the outside stands.

As mentioned earlier, we should take care of Duran's characteristics, and attention is also a kind of care.

Inside the little green house now? It was filled with many familiar faces of Sun Hao.

Aside from Bagnani and Durant? The first thing he paid attention to was Aldridge, who was relatively less noticeable.

The reason why he doesn't attract so much attention is because Aldridge, who plays for the University of Texas, averaged only 15 points and 9.2 rebounds per game in his sophomore year.

However, Aldridge can rank in the top three in the major draft prediction lists, and his talent is not fully reflected in the data.

2.11m tall? Excellent low-post singles technique, soft shooting feel? Solid footwork, good fast attack speed? And excellent reach.

In terms of physical talent, Aldridge is already the best of the class.

And he's still working hard? Talented and hardworking? This kind of player is very popular with NBA teams.

But will Sun Hao pay attention to it as soon as possible? In addition to his celestial eye, there is another reason related to O'Neal.

Two years ago, the summer when Sun Hao was traded to the Lakers, Aldridge, who was the top high school student in the United States at the time, was already preparing to run.

But O'Neal was in Dallas at the time, heard about Aldridge, and invited him to dinner through Aldridge's coach.

At that time, O'Neal was in the middle of a falling out with "high school" Kobe, and he finally gave Aldridge advice, advising the latter to go to college before playing in the NBA.

Aldridge happily accepted, and he didn't run until this year.

O'Neal mentioned this to him after the draft was drawn.

Judging by the current draft market, O'Neal's suggestion is not bad.

Then, what attracted Sun Hao's attention was Adam Morrison, the man with a very personal goatee on his upper lip.

Morrison didn't make much of a name for himself in the NBA, suffering from diabetes and a torn cruciate ligament, and disappeared from the NBA after playing his rookie contract.

However, this does not prevent him from being well-known now.

In a word, he averaged 28.1 points per game in the NCAA.

You read that right, the college league averages close to 30 points per game.

Note that he is not a data brush, and a data brush will not be able to lead the team to the NCAA round of 16.

And his physical gifts are not stellar, he relies more on his ball intelligence and basketball skills to score points.

According to the draft predictions, he has an inexplicable offensive rhythm, is always quick to react to teammates and opponents, can shoot nowitzki-esque step-backs, is also very good at one-handed shooting on the go, passes the ball well, and he works hard.

His three-point shooting was a weakness in his first two years of college, but by his junior year, he had improved his three-point shooting percentage to 43 percent!

So his draft template is Larry Bird!

can use the king as a template, listen to it and know that it is not an ordinary person.

Then, Sun Hao's gaze swept to Rudy Gay.

Guy is very talented, and he has something to do with him, because Guy also graduated from Connectn.

Guy had good luck in history, and at the beginning of his career, he went to a relatively weak team.

The topic of "whether Guy would have won the championship if he hadn't been traded by the Houston team" actually has a big question mark.

Because under Van Gundy, there is a high probability that Guy will be obscure.

And then there's "Yellow Mamba" Roy.

Roy's fame in college wasn't as great as it would have been, and he spent four years in college before he ran for office.

This type of player is half as talented overall, and it is, and his first three years of college were relatively average.

It wasn't until his final year that he became the core of the team and earned himself a decent draft with his outstanding performances.

Aldridge, Roy, Guy, Rondo, Millsap, Lowry......

This year's draft attention is not very high in history, but from the perspective of Sun Hao, a traveler, the quality of this rookie is not low at all.

What's more, now, Durant has also been added.

Sun Hao finally looked at Durant again.

Will a new King of Cleveland be born today?

The draft began quickly, and Stern stepped from behind the scenes to the front of the stage.

After a familiar opening remark, he announced the ownership of the first pick.

Because the trade was made before the draft, the pick went directly to the Warriors.

After Stern's announcement, the Warriors had five minutes to think about it.

Bagnani sat up straight unconsciously.

Becoming the first European champion in NBA history was destined to be framed, and he had to show a good attitude.

While the Warriors weren't as enthusiastic as the Raptors before them, everyone knows that the Oaklanders want him.

He is also more inclined to join Oakland, which is close to the Bay Area, which is obviously much better than Toronto, Canada, which is freezing cold.

Five minutes later, Stern was once again coming from behind the scenes to the front of the stage.

He was holding an envelope containing the results of the Warriors draft.

In the stands, the Warriors fans looked at the stage with anticrative anticrative expectations at this time.

The Warriors have a stellar franchise history, having only received one No. 1 pick in 1995, selecting Joe Smith.

Smith's performances during his time with the Warriors were worthy of his status as a top player, but he didn't make it to a superstar in the end.

Now that the team has acquired the second No. 1 pick in franchise history through a trade, they are naturally looking forward to it.

And, as reported in the news, they are also expecting the team to select Bagnani.

If Bagnani can really become the next Nowitzki, then the Warriors will definitely make a fortune.

Stern opened the envelope.

Sun Hao also looked at the stage at this time.

Before, he thought that the Warriors would lose money by selecting Bagnani, but now that he thinks about it, Nowitzki's performance when he first entered the league was actually not very good.

Nelson Sr. has experience in raising this kind of big European man, maybe he can really raise Bagnani?

You can't underestimate the butterfly effect, look at Milicic in Cleveland, and he is also an All-Star!

"The first pick in the first round of the NBA in 2006, the Golden State Warriors selected ...... Kevin Durant, 2.08m forward, from National Christian College. ”

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Sun Hao was stunned for a moment.

The scene was also inexplicably quiet.

Then, there was inexplicable restlessness.

Warriors fans, in particular, already feel doubtful about life.

What's going on?

Did the Warriors choose Durant as the top pick?

In fact, not to mention the fans, in the small green room, Bagnani, who was already ready to get up, sat stiffly in place.

And not far from him, the selected Durant was also in a state of bewilderment.

This result came too suddenly for everyone.

The staff walked up to Durant, and Durant took the hat at the reminder of his mother, and then put it on with a confused face.

Sun Hao also came back to his senses.

Old Nelson's hand "Ming Xiu Plank Road Darkness Chen Cang", yes!

said that he wanted Bagnani, then the Cavaliers and Bobcats would not obstruct it, after all, they already had their favorite candidates.

When they really get the champion lottery, it's up to them to decide who they choose.

It's really clever.

But Sun Hao was even more surprised by the old Nelson's vision.

Durant is no more uncertain than the high school students who ran in advance at the same time in history.

But after thinking about it, it seems reasonable, he is old Nelson after all!

In history, the draft night brought Nowitzki from the Bucks to the Mavericks, and then selected Sun Hao through a series of operations, and then to Durant.

This ability is probably only inferior to the legendary man Jerry West.

In fact, long before that, Nelson Sr.'s eyes had already paid attention to Durant.

It can even be said that after the draft pick was confirmed, Nelson Sr. has been committed to negotiating with all parties to get the draft picks in the hands of the other party.

The object of negotiation is also constantly changing with the change in Durant's draft market.

Until the end, knowing that the Cavaliers were interested in Durant, Nelson Sr. made a desperate bet and paid the price of Byron Davis for the top pick.

This also shows that in the eyes of Nelson Sr., Durant's ceiling will be much higher than Byron Davis.

Durant also gradually recovered from his bewilderment, replaced by a full of excitement.

He's the champion!

The surprise filled his mind.

As for whether he went to Cleveland or Oakland, it didn't matter to him anymore.

Anyway, it's the same everywhere, and the fact that he's the champion is the most important!

Durant walked up with happy steps, but there were bursts of boos in the arena.

The most boos came from Warriors fans.

They don't want Durant!

A big man who is 2.08 meters old and can only shoot basketballs and can't even bench press 84kg during the trial, what's the use of this?!

Don't think the fans' opinions are extreme, Durant played inside in high school and even in college in history.

If he doesn't open his eyes, no one thinks he can play small forward or even a shooting guard.

In the Warriors' draft hut, management is celebrating their selection of Durant, while Warriors fans are booing their celebrants.

This scene is a little joyful.