Chapter 1115: Jerry West, Blinded by the Draft!
On the evening of June 24, 2010, reporters gathered at the draft site of Madison Garden Plaza in New York.
"It's hard to imagine that there are so many active star players in the NBA draft!"
"Kobe, Anthony, Howard, Chris Paul, Derrick Rose...... Look, yes! Next to Yes is Yao Ming, even Yao Ming is here, Yao Ming is here with Yes, is this a hint that Yao Ming has chosen the Seattle SuperSonics?! ”
At the time of admission, these reporters from all over the United States were amazed when they saw the star players who appeared at the draft one by one.
Especially when Ye Si and Yao Ming appeared at the end, the whole venue seemed to explode.
At this time, Ye Si and Yao Ming appeared together, which really made people reverie and sideways.
Kobe, Maddy, Anthony, Nowitzki, and Duncan had expressions of surprise and as they should be.
And the faces of LeBron James, Chris Paul and others are not so good-looking.
"Yes, is Yao Ming now confirmed to join the Seattle SuperSonics?"
"Yao, have you made a decision now?"
"Yes, Yao, are you already thinking about how to work together next season?"
Today is the NBA draft, and today's protagonists should also be these rookies in the NBA, but Ye Si and Yao Ming appeared, and the direction of the entire draft seemed to have been deflected.
Actually, there was no deflection, and it was indeed the rookies who were the protagonists of today's draft, but the reason why we were able to attract so many star players here tonight was definitely not because it was just because of the draft.
It's that the fate of these stars next season is tied to this draft.
After Ye Si and Yao Ming came to the scene, they were a little surprised to see that this small green house, which should have been small, was now crowded.
Ye Si didn't want to answer these people's questions, but seeing the madness of these people and the crowding of the little green room, as well as the side glances of everyone in the little green room, he knew that if he and Yao Ming didn't say anything, the entire draft would become a peek and speculation about him and Yao Ming.
And just when Ye Si was about to refute the rumors......
"I'm not here to announce anything, I'm not going to be a Seattle SuperSonics next season, we don't have any plans to work together in the NBA for the time being, this time we're here to support Avery, he's a good kid."
Ye Si looked at Yao Ming, who was smiling at this time, and then nodded: "The Seattle SuperSonics never thought about getting anyone, Seattle now has players to look forward to, and this person has never been Yao Ming." ”
Ye Si looked at the table at the front of the small green room, and after noticing Ye Si's gaze, James, who was originally very dark, instantly turned his head away after looking at Ye Si, and did not dare to look at each other, a little ashamed.
Yes is the player I've always wanted to get, right?
But I released the Yes pigeons.
Thinking about what Yes kept saying last season that he was looking forward to him leaving the Heat, James also sighed.
If it weren't for a variety of reasons, his trip to the Seattle SuperSonics next season would indeed be the best choice.
Evan Turner, who was sitting at the same table as James, looked at the look of shame on James's face, and then looked at Yes, who had already walked to the table next to him and sat down, and understood.
Not only did he understand it in seconds, but everyone on the scene understood it in seconds.
James must have promised Yes something, and in the end, James broke his promise and released Yes's pigeons, and James was ashamed and Yes was angry.
Not only these star players on the scene, but also the rookie reporter understands it in seconds, and Wade in front of the TV also understands it in seconds, but Wade's face is not so good-looking.
James was squeezed out by him and did not go to the supersonic, which he did not expect at all.
Nima's, you don't go to the supersonic, I'll try my best to squeeze you out of the dry hair!
When James decided to go back to the Cavaliers, Wade felt like a fool!
Although James has not yet announced his return to the Cavaliers, the whole world knows that it is only a matter of time before he returns to the Cavaliers, and it depends on when the Cavaliers will match the players he needs.
With the chips the Cavaliers have right now, is it difficult to match the players James needs?
It's not difficult at all!
Of course, regardless of these grievances and grievances between Yes and James, for these star players on the scene, as long as Yes and James, Yes and Yao Ming are not paired, they are happy.
This year's draft was crowded, and the crowding here wasn't about the number of rookies in the little green room.
There were a total of 16 round tables and 16 rookies in the small green room of this year's draft.
"Yes No. 2", University of Washington guard Avery Bradley.
"Booming Rondo," University of Kentucky guard John Wall.
"Maddie II", The Ohio State University's Swingman Evan Turner.
"The Snake Man", Georgia Tech's inside line Derek Favors.
"Smile Killer" Syracuse University small forward, Wesley Johnson
"Roaring Mad Man," center from the University of Kentucky, DeMarcus Cousins.
These are the top six hot rookies in this draft.
In addition to these six hot rookies, there are ten other lotto-level rookies.
"Clone Maddie", Paul George.
"Skywalker", Luke Babbitt
"New Divac", Greg Monroe
"Black Space Easy", Ed Davis.
"The Great White Wall", Cole Aldridge.
"Replica Bird", Gordon Hayward.
"Left-handed arrow", Javier Henry
"Sporty Alien", Aminu.
"Trench of Steel", Patrick Patterson
Little Camby, Hassan Whiteside
Compared with the past, this year's sixteen lottery rookies are actually average in terms of number, and they are not as good as the more than 20 or 30 that were made by Ye Si in 2007.
The key is to look at the NBA stars sitting next to these rookie round tables.
At their round tables, in addition to their families, each of them had a star player who came to cheer them on.
What is the purpose of these NBA star players coming here, everyone knows what they are, and of course they don't really cheer for them.
After Yass sat down, he looked at Anthony, who was accompanying his younger brother Wesley Johnson.
Anthony is here to see who he will be.
New York, Los Angeles and Seattle are already running wildly for him, but Anthony's words don't necessarily stop other teams from chasing him.
Not only was he nervous, but Yes knew that his team's trading genius general manager, Presti, was also nervous, and this was the first time he had made such a complicated trade, with shaking hands and empty feet.
And Chris Paul, Yes looked over to Aminu, Paul was sitting at the table of his Wake Forest college junior, Aminu, and after Yes came in, Chris Paul's face was ugly.
The recent news has made it clear to everyone why Chris Paul is the way he is.
Originally, the Lakers were eager for him, but after Anthony joined the trade market, the Lakers became chasing Anthony with all their might.
No way, is trading Anthony the same as trading Chris Paul?
Of course not!
The Nuggets and Thunder don't have the same needs.
The Lakers are frantically changing chips, and all these chips are for Anthony, so what about Chris Paul?
It can be said that Chris Paul himself feels that he is getting farther and farther away from the Lakers.
Even, it is getting farther and farther away from all the big cities.
New York, Los Angeles, which is also the big city he wants to go to, completely overlaps with Anthony.
And all these big cities, it seems, gave up on him and chose Anthony.
If he goes to other teams, it is better to stay in Goose City, but now that he is doing this, how can he stay in Goose City?
The fans don't care, but what about his teammates?
Fans understand, teammates don't understand, as captains, we are all young players, you jump ship like this, you look down on our future!
This makes Chris Paul a bit of a dilemma right now.
And all this is caused by Anthony.
Can't you announce it later?!
Can't you say you're not renewing your contract when the renewal starts on July 1st?!
It's really fun to crash with me and run over me?
This Nima is the backthorn of the red fruit.
Although they are no longer brothers, is it really okay for you to backstab me again and again?
Ye Si's eyes kept sweeping over the star players on the scene.
As the draft time approaches, it's not just these NBA stars who are nervous, but these rookies are also starting to get nervous.
Now that the trade market is chaotic, how can the draft market not be chaotic?
As Anthony enters the trading market, each of them could become a bargaining chip!
Even if it's Avery Bradley, the No. 1 pick this year, he could also be a bargaining chip for Anthony in this deal.
If the Cavaliers want to get Anthony, if the Nuggets want Avery Bradley, this is a rookie who can trade for Anthony alone.
"This year's draft is definitely the most treacherous draft in NBA history."
Reporters on the sidelines were whispering.
Avery Bradley's hands were now tightly clasped together.
"Am I really going to Cleveland?!"
"Fate really can't be changed?!"
Bradley is extremely nervous right now, and it's not an exaggeration to say he's the most nervous rookie in the draft.
If Anthony didn't announce his entry into the trading market, he went to Cleveland.
He's not so nervous.
But with Anthony joining the market, his fortunes could change.
Seeing Bradley like this, Yao Ming couldn't help but laugh and cry.
He didn't know why these Americans were so rejecting Cleveland.
He has also been to Cleveland many times, although it is not as good as those super cities, but it is also a good city, and the environment is quite good.
Even, this is quite a city that is quite in line with Chinese aesthetics, surrounded by mountains and rivers, lush.
It's just that this is his idea, not the idea of these Americans.
Now many people are waiting for the judgment of their fate.
And in the midst of such tension, David Stern walked out to the boos of the New York fans.
In the past, in the face of such boos from New York fans, David Stern has always smiled.
But tonight, I don't know if it's Ye Si's delusion, Ye Si didn't see that bright smile on David Stern's face, and David Stern's face actually had the same nervousness as the stars in the little green room.
Of course, after a little surprise, Ye Si can understand.
Anthony's death means that there may be a more evil dragon in the NBA.
What's more, this year is not just a player for Anthony who could create a super-sized evil dragon team.
Now David Stern is understandably as nervous as the people in the little green room.
Isn't Ye Si's own mood very complicated now?
While Milicic, Millsap and even Serge Ibaka and Gasol Jr. have expressed their willingness to be traded for Anthony for the team, it could be a possible upswing for them to make a name for themselves or leave the SuperSonics after gaining a foothold in the NBA.
However, this is the first time in his career that he has encountered such a large-scale change in close teammates.
So, Yes's mood right now is quite complicated.
As far as the team is concerned, getting Anthony is a very good choice, as far as teammates are concerned, staying in the SuperSonics can only be the third and fourth, but going to other teams may be the boss, regardless of the success or failure of this boss, but it is also the boss, there are 30 teams in a league, this is a rare experience, a rare opportunity, and the temptation of the team boss is still great.
Of course, not only the boss, as long as the player can go to other teams to complete his own class jump, there is a temptation, the boss, the second, the third, the fourth or the role player, the status of the team is completely different.
So, for these players of the SuperSonics, they are willing to stay, but if the team trades them and is willing to give them a good way out, they are also willing.
Yes believes that Milicic must be reluctant to give up now, but he also has expectations to become the boss of the team.
It's a rather mixed feeling.
Of course, it is difficult to say whether the superSonics can be the final winner in this Anthony trade war.
Now in the offices of the general managers of the various teams, the big battle has definitely begun.
Yes is not sure what the final result will be, and it depends on the team's trading ghost general manager Presti.
Of course, for Yes, whether the Anthony battle is completed depends on whether the No. 4 draft pick that the Spurs got from the Charlotte Hornets ultimately picks the player the Nuggets need.
If that's the player the Nuggets need, then it's clear that the Anthony trade was a success.
If it's not the player the Nuggets need, it means the deal fell through.
Therefore, although Ye Si is not nervous now, he is also waiting for the result with extremely mixed feelings.
And at this time, David Stern, who came out with nervousness and uneasiness, ended his speech and took out the first envelope.
"In the 2010 NBA Draft, the first round, the first pick, the Cleveland Cavaliers selected a guard from the University of Washington, Avery Bradley!"
This is an option without any surprises, and whether the Cavaliers trade Bradley or keep Bradley, the champion can only be Bradley.
So he was selected for the top spot, and the expression on Bradley's face is still not desperate, because he also knows that this is just the beginning.
However, to Bradley's slight surprise, after he was drafted by Cleveland, James next to him actually stood up and hugged him.
"Congratulations, well-deserved champion."
James' hug scared Bradley so much that he almost peed.
He was really afraid that James would hug him when he said, "Welcome to Cleveland."
Hearing that it was not this, Bradley did not scare the pee, but he also sank a lot.
Because he knew very well that James got up and hugged him, and he was also ready with both hands.
He can now be confident that the Cleveland Cavaliers are indeed trading him, and that Cleveland is willing to keep him if the trade doesn't go through.
That's why James first made such an unclear gesture of goodwill.
James hugged Bradley very close to Yese, and Yese could certainly hear it.
"It seems that the big battle behind is very fierce."
After Yao Ming finished speaking, Ye Si nodded.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have joined Anthony's battle!
Yes knows very well that with Anthony's character, if the Cavaliers pay a huge price to get him, he will definitely not jump out of the contract next year, and will definitely play next to James for two years, and Anthony will be 28 years old in two years, and at that time, it will be difficult to say whether money and brothers are important or the city is important.
So, after Anthony's declaration that he would not go to the big city, only the knights in the small city had the right not to care about this declaration.
The Cavaliers have also joined Anthony in the fray, which means the situation has become even more complicated.
Now Ye Si is watching the situation behind him, and David Stern in the stands is also worried about the situation behind him.
And the draft continues.
"In the 2010 NBA Draft, the first round, the second pick, the Los Angeles Clippers selected Cousins from the University of Kentucky!"
Cousins?!
The Clippers didn't pick John Wall?!
For a while, John Wall and Cousins, two college teammates, were a little confused.
"Are the Clippers really going to keep Westbrook and resist the pressure of the fans and not trade?!"
The first flashpoint of the draft was born.
For a while, there was some uproar at the scene.
Cousins has never been the top pick in the draft, with a top-six prospect, but Willis Johnson, Favors and Turner have always been ahead of him.
So, for Cousins, it's definitely an upset.
However, to say that the Clippers chose Cousins and did not trade Westbrook, Yees does not think.
The Clippers' selection is also difficult to analyze, with Westbrook, it's okay not to pick Wall, who they didn't want before the draft, but that doesn't mean Westbrook and Cousins stay.
Maybe, all gone!
The Clippers have joined Anthony's race, which means that the Clippers will not be traded except for Nick Young, and the others, Westbrook, Jordan Jr. and Jordan Hill, among the Clippers' four youngsters, can be traded.
It's not just Yass who is watching Cousins thinking a lot now, but a lot of others are watching too.
James, Kobe, Anthony, and even Chris Paul......
Everyone is in this tense situation, and the situation is still very uncertain.
On the contrary, Cousins surprised Yes......
"I'm glad the Los Angeles Clippers chose me, I'm going to let the world know that I'm worthy of their trust, that I'm stronger than Jordan Jr., better than anyone thinks!"
After Cousins finished speaking, he didn't forget to glance at it with his immature but still lethal eyes, and Yees and other NBA stars were stunned.
"This kid is quite simple......"
Even Yao Ming, who was watching the excitement next to Ye Si, was stunned for a moment and said with a smile.
Ye Si also smiled and nodded.
It's really simple.
The rookies here know that being selected never means that they are on the team that was selected.
But this kid directly began to compete with Jordan Jr. for the Clippers' starter.
Quite upright.
So much so that seeing Cousins like this, even David Stern, who had been a little worried, had a rare smile on his face.
Cousins is really happy right now, the Clippers are a good place to go, and the team in Los Angeles, he likes it very much.
There are cities and superstar Nick Young.
There are not many people in the NBA he admires, and Nick Young's coquettishness and uprightness are what he has always admired.
It's just that the happy Cousins didn't notice the increasingly ugly expression on John Wall's face at this time.
The Clippers' choice is not just that John Wall is not very good-looking.
In front of the TV, in the king's general manager's office, everyone's faces were ugly.
Cousins is their target!
"We've been robbed!"
The Kings already have Evans, a super point guard who can shoot rookies averaging 20+5+5 per game, and there is no need for John Wall at all, just waiting for Cousins to form an inside and outside duo, what now?
It's not just the Kings management who are having a hard time right now.
Jordan and Larry Brown are also having a hard time right now.
The team traded the No. 4 pick for Tony Parker, and that was because Larry Brown felt that it was impossible to pick John Wall with the No. 4 pick, and with a star point guard like Tony Parker entering the trade market, of course he had to take it.
Now, John Wall is highly likely to fall to fourth!
But their draft picks have already been traded!
Of course, it's not okay to look like Larry Brown, Jordan's face is ugly and his heart is dark at the same time.
Make you despise me, use the No. 4 pick to pick Bird, No. 2, Gordon Hayward.
What else is saying that wasting the No. 4 pick on Hayward might as well be traded for Parker.
Nima's, now regret it, right?
Oh my sweet little Bird!
After Jordan was secretly refreshed in his heart, the expression on his face became resentful.
"The 2010 NBA Draft, first round, third pick, the Sacramento Kings drafted a small forward from Syracuse University, Wesley Johnson!"
"It's really cheap, Spurs!"
The resentful Jordan is even more resentful, and many people are surprised by the Spurs' good luck this time.
Nima's Tony Parker for John Wall!
Although it's not a shotgun change, it's also a talent upgrade!
It's not just Jordan who is envious of Spurs' good fortune, many people are envious.
"The Spurs are so lucky, although Popovich is demented, but there is a more SB Presti, the key Presti agreed to the Spurs No. 4 signing deal, John Wall is the Seattle SuperSonic!"
"John Wall for Rondo, this promotion, it's just taking off!"
And the look on John Wall's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
The king's choice was unexpected and not surprising.
The point is, that deal for Rondo, he never thought he was so close to Yes good supersonic!
Going to the Spurs?
John Wall sighed inwardly.
Missed the supersonic and yes anymore......
"In the 2010 NBA Draft, the first round, the fourth pick, the San Antonio Spurs drafted small forward from Washington University, Kawhi Leonard!"
John Wall was stunned.
Everyone in the audience was stunned.
At the same time, Ye Si was also stunned.
Because, this is a sign that the trade has failed......
And in front of the TV, Jerry West also sighed.
"Say no to a trade with the Bucks with the eighth pick......
Popovich ......
Listen to the TV commentary gate's mockery of Popovich's fourth pick, Leonard.
Senile dementia?
Jerry West shook his head helplessly.
Fourth, Leonard, fifth, if John Wall is chosen, the Spurs will take off next season!
This is deceiving the whole world......
Pretending to be interested in Rondo or something......
"In the 2010 NBA Draft, the first round, the fifth pick, the San Antonio Spurs selected a power forward from Georgia Tech, Derrick Favors!"
“……”
Jerry West's mouth was wide open, feeling like his waist was being blinded by Popovich.
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