UCLA secured the last spot in the top half of the division, and then the last spot in the bottom half was also decided, and Florida beat the University of Ohio to get the final eight spots.

Top Half Matchup:

University of North Carolina vs. University of Michigan, University of Miami vsucla.

Second Half Matchup:

University of Kansas vs. Stanford University, Marquette University vs. University of Florida.

Except for the unexpected absence of Duke University, the rest of the teams all entered the final quarterfinals.

The team in the quarterfinals is recognized as the strongest by the outside world, and there has never been a league that has been able to bring together so many big teams.

The venue for the quarterfinals was arranged at the USA National Stadium, where the Olympic basketball game was once held, and because of the strong presence of the top eight teams, the ESPN and the NBA jointly decided to suspend the NBA games for a week, in order to make way for the NCAA to play the next games until the NBA restarts after the finals.

This is undoubtedly the greatest respect for the NCAA.

In previous competitions, the NBA only gave way to the finals, and only the finals were suspended on the day of the finals, but this time it was a week off, which really gave the NCAA enough face.

The two knockout games made Mu Chenfeng's name instantly explode in the United States, almost every place related to basketball knows his name, the boy from China is attacking his first NCAA championship, and the scary thing is that he is only 19 years old this year.

With the NBA draft just around the corner of the month after the NCAA game, Lakers management held a meeting to discuss how they would use their draft picks.

The Lakers currently have only one first-round pick 13th, a first-round pick 24th, and a second-round pick 48th pick, three picks, which are not good, and it is obviously impossible to make a difference in the draft with these three picks, excellent players will be selected in the top 10 picks, of course, it is possible to use low picks to harvest "fish that slip through the net", but that needs to be lucky, so to be on the safe side, the Lakers need to trade.

The Lakers are hell-bent on getting three UCLA players, and Oscar has previously announced that he will participate in the draft, and the other two have not yet spoken, but players can report their participation in the draft within three days after the NCAA league ends, so many teams will choose to take action after that.

Oscar is the Lakers' first choice, but in the latest draft report, Oscar ranked second, with the Lakers' current draft pick, he can't get him, so the Lakers contacted the Philadelphia 76ers and the Utah Jazz, and got the No. 3 first-round pick from the Jazz through a trade, which greatly increased their likelihood of winning Oscar.

But James is not most optimistic about Oscar, he is more like using draft picks to get Felix or Mu Chenfeng, but Mu Chenfeng has made it clear that he will not choose the Lakers, so James suggested that the team management use the draft picks in their hands to get Felix.

"I think Felix is a good player, and I would suggest that the team use the No. 3 pick to select him instead of betting on Oscar, who is likely to be snatched away with the top two picks." James said.

"Of course we would have chosen Felix, but not with the No. 3 pick." A spokesman for the team's management explained.

"Do you think Felix is going to fall to the 24th pick?"

"Quite possibly." The man said confidently, "There are a lot of excellent players who have signed up for this draft, even if we don't get Oscar, we can get other excellent players, as for Felix, if there is fate, use the No. 24 pick to win, if not, it can only mean that he has no fate with our team." ”

"It's bullshit." James scolded fragrantly, "You're going to regret that decision. ”

With a snap, the people in the management slammed a thick stack of scouting reports on the table, and at the top of the table was Mu Chenfeng's report.

"We must win this player, last time we missed the cash cow of Yi Jianlian, and we can't miss it again this time." The manager ordered.

"Yes."

"You must do whatever it takes, even if it's with the No. 3 pick, to get him."

Who in this world can't get along with money? Mu Chenfeng is no longer a player in the eyes of the NBA owner, but a moving cash cow, as long as he is in the team, the team can completely ignore the issue of income, he alone is enough to support the entire team.

The Lakers boss is not interested in Mu Chenfeng, but the strong backing behind him.

"What do you say? The team wants to sign Mu Chenfeng? James said in surprise.

"That's right, they said that as long as Mu Chenfeng announced his participation in the draft, he would be recruited at all costs, even if it was with the No. 3 pick."

James understands what the management is thinking, with Mu Chenfeng's current strength ranking, he can barely enter the first round, and the Lakers' purpose of using the No. 3 pick to get him is obviously not simple.

In fact, since the Lakers changed owners, the nature of the team has quietly changed, the new owner does not love basketball, let alone understand basketball, but he is indeed a shrewd businessman, the fun of businessmen is money, and Mu Chenfeng will bring them huge benefits.

Signing Mu Chenfeng may waste a No. 3 sign, but the value he can bring is immeasurable, and the management of the transaction still understands this.

"No, the team can't sign him." James was extremely opposed to this decision.

"It's management's business, we can't decide." The other party said helplessly, "Besides, there is nothing wrong with signing Mu Chenfeng, you know, how popular Chinese players are in the NBA." ”

"He's not coming." James said lightly, "Even if you sign him with the No. 3 pick, he won't come back." ”

"Why are you so sure?" The other party asked.

"You're a guy who doesn't understand basketball, and you won't understand it if you say it."

"In short, the management will only be in vain if they bet on Oscar and Mu Chenfeng."

Mu Chenfeng's value is not only seen by the Lakers, but also coveted by other teams for a long time, the Miami Heat is one of them, and they have a very large signing initiative, that is, they draw the top pick with a % probability, and they can choose any player they want in the draft.

Mu Chenfeng is one of their choices, but the starting point of the Heat and the Lakers is still different, the Lakers are completely interested in Mu Chenfeng's monetary value, and the Heat team is both interested in his monetary value and his future development, if they can really sign Mu Chenfeng as they wish, his backcourt combination with Wade will make any team in the NBA fearful.

In addition to holding the top signing, Miami has another recruitment condition that no other team has, that is, their owner is Chinese.