Chapter 2 Believe me, Durant is awesome
Kevin. Durant! You heard it right, it's Kevin. Durant. ”
Wang Xiao lowered his voice and made sure again and again on the other side of the phone.
He understands the staff's doubts, after all, in 07, Auden the Great was recognized as the rookie king, and no one in the same rookie class could compare with it, Durant couldn't, Horford, and Conley couldn't compare.
If it were him, he would have wondered if he had heard it wrong.
"Dear King? Any questions? ”
Seeing Wang Xiao muttering in front of the phone for a long time, Kevin couldn't help but ask a little nervously, after all, this is an important draft related to the development of the Trailblazers in the next ten years, and he doesn't want any accidents to happen.
"Nothing, everything went well."
Wang Xiao smiled, hung up the phone, and then walked over to take a glass of red wine handed over by the other party, and slowly raised it. "For the Trail Blazers, for the championship!"
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At the draft meeting, Stern, who gave the opening speech, received the Trail Blazers' draft letter from the staff.
The moment the letter was opened, it was obvious to everyone in front of the television that Stern was stunned.
Yes, stunned for a moment.
He looked up, looked at the camera, then lowered his head again and glanced at the contents of the letter.
After a while, a smile finally appeared on his face, but the smile looked more or less strange at this time.
"The Portland Trail Blazers' choice is...... Forward from the University of Texas, Kevin. Durant. ”
Kevin. Durant?
In an instant, the space seemed to fall silent.
Inside the box, the expressions on the faces of Paul, Kevin, and the others froze, and those who were held up in the air froze motionless.
Wang Xiao took a sip of red wine lightly and nodded calmly.
Well, the legendary Lafite tastes really not as good as imagined, so it's not as good as the second pot head......
"What is the matter, king? What did you do? ”
Kevin, who reacted, immediately turned his head to look at Wang Xiao, his eyes full of incredulity.
Several people around him had already rushed out of the private room, and some people picked up the phone.
"Dear Kevin, don't worry, you listen to me."
Wang Xiao smiled slightly, sitting on the comfortable leather sofa, facing several pairs of eyes that wanted to kill him, without the slightest nervousness.
"Oden is a piece of waste, vulnerable, once he arrives in the NBA, he is about to be revealed, Durant is the best choice, he will become one of the strongest forwards in history, and he can definitely be the cornerstone of the Trail Blazers."
"Shit! You damn bastard! You actually chose Durant behind our backs? Kevin roared angrily, if it wasn't for the people around him, he might have rushed up to PK with Wang Xiao.
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At this time, Stern was also very generous, looking at the surprised reporters in the audience, and the rookies who were still in confusion on the other side, Stern could only cough lightly, "The Trailblazers chose Kevin from the University of Texas. Durant. ”
Syllable!
Finally, someone reacted and slapped Durant on the shoulder.
"Hey! Kevin, what are you doing in a daze? Hurry up and get on stage! ”
Kevin in a state of bewilderment. Durant only reacted at this time, and quickly stood up and walked towards the stage.
As he got up, he paid attention to Auden beside him...... His face was blue and rather ugly.
When he put on the Trail Blazers' baseball cap and shook hands with Stern, Durant still didn't figure it out, why did the Trail Blazers suddenly pick him? Obviously, Oden is still sitting there, and he has already negotiated with the SuperSonics, who hold the second pick.
"Congratulations, kid, you're going to be a rising star in the NBA."
Stern smiled and said to Durant, after all, he is old, although he is also confused, but his face is full of kind expressions.
After the two shook hands, they were about to take a group photo, when a staff member hurriedly came up and whispered a few words to Stern.
Then, Stern's face changed......
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"Choose Greg. Auden is something that has already been decided! You agreed at the time! How can you change to someone else without permission? And Greg. Oden is known as a super center that has been rare in 20 years, but in fact, that thin bamboo pole can be compared? That kid is the second Nowitzki at best! He also deserves to be one of the strongest strikers in history? ”
Looking at Kevin, who was almost crazy, Wang Xiao couldn't help but roll his eyes, are the people in his dreams so crazy? This girl is almost eating herself now.
"I'll say one last thing, Oden is a piece of crap, Durant is awesome, I'm the head coach of the team, and the players should be up to me."
"You're a piece of shit! Can the head coach do whatever he wants and tamper with the decisions of the team owner and general manager at will? Kevin shouted angrily.
"Kevin, that's enough." At this point, Paul finally spoke.
The big boss of the Trail Blazers has been silent since Stern pronounced Durant's name, but as soon as he spoke, everyone fell silent.
"There's no point in arguing about that now, let's go and see how the talks with the league are going, and if we can arrange a redraft." As he spoke, Paul looked at Wang Xiao with a pair of cold eyes without the slightest emotion. "Mr. Wang Xiao, I originally thought that you could lead the pioneers to glory, but now it seems that I was wrong, and you were fired."
"Okay, whatever." Wang Xiao shrugged indifferently, anyway, it was just a dream, it would be good to choose Durant as the champion and satisfy the bad taste, and when the dream woke up, did he remember that these things were two words.
After drinking the red wine in the cup, Wang Xiao waved his hand at everyone in the box and walked out of the private room in a dashing manner.
On the other side, Stern stepped off the stage, frowning at the staff.
"You say the head coach of the Trail Blazers went crazy and maliciously tampered with their selection? Are you kidding? ”
"I thought it was a joke, but they meant it, and they repeatedly stated that they were going to choose Oden."
Stern's brows furrowed deeply, this is the first time he has encountered this situation, but he has worked in the NBA for decades and organized so many draft conferences, and he knows that the draft results must not be changed!
He has just announced the draft results in front of the media, and he must not change it back, which will have a great negative impact in front of the public, and the other 29 teams will definitely not agree.
"Tell them that the draft results have been announced, that it's impossible to re-select, that it's their business that their head coach is crazy, and that it's impossible to let the league take that responsibility." Stern said in a deep voice: "This year's champion is Kevin. Durant! ”
"Phew!" A punch slammed down on the table, and Kevin scolded fiercely, "Damn shit! ”
On television, Stern has returned to the stage and is beginning to announce his selection for the second pick in the SuperSonics.
"The Seattle SuperSonics of choice was a center from Ohio State University, Greg Murphy. Oden! ”