Chapter 222: Draft Night
With David. Stern walked into the middle of the court, and the whole court was quiet, no matter who you are, you can't be dissatisfied with this guy, otherwise, hehe, then your NBA career will be suffered.
Stern glanced at some rookies in the first row, nodded secretly in his heart, and when he saw Huang Xiang, he was slightly stunned, but then the smile on his face was even brighter, there is a cash cow to enter the NBA, the Chinese market, just around the corner.
"Huhu, ladies and gentlemen, everyone be quiet." Stern coughed decently, then looked around at everyone, and when he saw that they were all giving himself face, he smiled again.
"Today is an important day, everyone will choose their own team here, you will fight together, so, everyone must carefully choose ......" a long, annoying and annoying opening sentence, Stern spoke for an hour, Huang Xiang, who has always disliked listening to other people's nagging, really can't stand this torment, and wants to go up and replace Stern with a few words himself.
Just when Huang Xiang was tormented and wanted to go out for a walk, Stern also ended his speech, as if he had already seen the hearts of these rookies, and he swept his gaze over them, as he thought, all of them were impatient.
"Okay, next, let's start to read out who today's rookie will be, the first pick is the Cavaliers, last year, the Cavaliers' results plummeted for some silent reasons, and this year they got the first pick, I don't know who they will choose?" Stern looked cunning, in Huang Xiang's opinion, he must not do business with this guy.
After listening to Stern's words, all the players were nervous, and they knew that the draft was about to start, and this was the real theme, the top show, which was about to be read by Stern.
Garnett glanced at Huang Xiang, who was sitting in the first row, boy, could it really be you?
There are obviously not a few people who are in the same mood as Garnett, and many people are looking at Huang Xiang, they don't know if this guy won the champion as everyone expected.
"Cleveland Cavaliers, they chose the ...... with the first pick" said here Stern paused slightly, full of pride, no matter how good you are, in the NBA, here is my final say.
However, this old guy has not forgotten his duty, and after a pause of a few seconds, he said in an accelerated tone: "The wonder boy from China, Huang Xiang"
The atmosphere at the scene of "Boom" was slightly condensed, and then they all applauded, although they knew in advance that this was almost the result, but there were still many people who couldn't believe that this Oriental boy had become the champion in this way.
Huang Xiang jumped up happily, hugged his parents, kissed Ouyang Xiang, and hugged Ouyang Mingyang, and then trotted to Stern's side, holding Stern's big hand tightly.
"Now I would like to ask our champion to share his joy with you." Handing Huang Xiang the hat with the Cavaliers printed on it, Stern said to the audience with a smile.
Taking a deep breath, Huang Xiang smiled at Scott and Grant on the sidelines, thank you, although I already knew that you would choose me, but I am really happy, Cavaliers, I will definitely take you to a new height.
Then he swept his eyeballs around the court, and when he saw LeBron, the corners of his mouth twitched, hehe, from now on, you and I may be mortal enemies.
James also looked at Huang Xiang, this kid, Huang Huang, how can he be my opponent, hum, besides, what can you do, how can the little Cavaliers block me and Wade's offensive firepower.
"I'm very happy, and at the same time thank the Cavaliers for their trust in me, I will definitely cherish this opportunity and take the Cavaliers to new heights, thank you" I wanted to thank this TV and then that TV, but Huang Xiang felt that being a person couldn't be so procedural, just simple.
After speaking, Huang Xiang bowed three times to the audience, then shook hands with Stern again, and walked off the stage.
Returning to his seat, Huang Xiang took a deep breath and chatted quietly with his parents, this feeling was really refreshing.
Walking to the stage of your dreams, coming to the NBA, where the personnel are more sublimated, this kind of life is what you want.
Stern began to announce the show after saying a few words, and this time he was a little more direct, pausing slightly, and said, "The Timberwolves selected the ...... with the No. 2 pick From the University of Kentucky, Knight"
The scene erupted in countless applause again, this Duke youngster, whose strength is completely comparable to Rose or Paul, is a potential show, the most important thing, the Timberwolves have an inside line like Beasley and Love, and what is missing is a good outside line.
The Jazz chose Irving, the main point guard for the U.S. basketball team this year, who lost to the backup point guard, but still had a good result.
The No. 4 position is still the Cavaliers' sign, and all the rookies are looking at Stern nervously, they know that the Cavaliers have made a lot of moves this year, so entering the Cavaliers means entering the top.
"The Cavaliers chose the No. 4 spot...... Derek. Williams, let's cheer them on. Although Stern had a smile on his face, he was indeed a little entangled in his heart, if the Cavaliers got up too fast, would it have an impact on their management?
Williams hugged his family, then walked to the middle of the field to pick up the corresponding items, put his hat on his head, and spewed excitedly.
As if suddenly remembering something, Williams suddenly got up, walked up to Huang Xiang, stretched out his big hand, and said, "Huang Xiang, it's a pleasure to be teammates with you." ”
"Hehe, Williams, I'm also very happy, once when the Japan International Invitational Tournament, you and I played against each other, and when the Cavaliers tried out, we were also together, which means that you and I are here for the Cavaliers." Huang Xiang looked at Derek in front of him. Williams said with a smile.
Williams also showed a sincere smile, the strength of this guy in front of him, he knows it deeply, and he will look at his future life.
While the two were chatting, the draft continued, and each team selected their favorite players.
Raptors, Nasvaranciunas, Wizards, Jared Schringer, Kings, Johnson...... The Rockets, on the other hand, chose Donatas Motai Yunas with the 14th pick.
In the non-lottery draft, the Cavaliers selected Terrence with the twentieth place. Jones, the NCAA No. 1 three-pointer with comprehensive skills, although he has a good performance at the Japan International Invitational, but there are indeed a lot of good players in the power forward position this year, so this guy is single, fortunately, he was picked up by the Cavaliers, and a more important point is that he and Huang Xiang Williams are very familiar with each other, so the Cavaliers have picked up a big bargain this time.
In the second round of the second draft pick, the Cavaliers selected a center, center Mesf from Russia, and just like that, this year, the Cavaliers selected 4 rookies, Huang Xiang, Williams, Jones, and Mesev.
A guard, a power forward, a small forward, a center, a well-rounded position, people have to praise Scott, this guy, really talented.
After the draft, everyone who was selected by the team returned to the temporary hotel with the team management to discuss important matters, of course, more than 100 people who participated in the draft and dozens of people were not selected, which can only be blamed for not satisfying the attention of the NBA bigwigs.
The biggest takeaway this year is none other than the Cavaliers, all three players are the favorites in the lottery, but it takes a bit of luck to take them down at the same time, which may also be the reward for their bottom league last year.
The day after the draft, the Cavaliers were selected to return to Cleveland with Scott and Grant, and Huang Xiang also reluctantly parted with his family and rushed to Cleveland with everyone.
Different from the last time he came here, looking at the scene outside, Huang Xiang's heart was full of sweetness, it was like looking at his own baby, Cleveland is the place where he realized his dreams.
"Jones, you said you kid was ignored by them. Haha, picked up a big baby, hahaha" Huang Xiang patted Jones on the shoulder and smiled, at this time they had already got off the plane and were sitting on the way to the Cavaliers basketball court.
"Cut, don't be complacent, tell you, it's really decided that everyone will stay here in the future, then let's fight together." Jones patted Huang Xiang on the shoulder, he was also full of fighting spirit, and like Williams, he knew Huang Xiang's strength deeply.
After arriving at the court, there were already several people training inside, and Huang Xiang saw O'Neal at a glance, the big shark was still struggling at the age of forty, which showed his love for basketball.
Trained at the same time as O'Neal are Sixson and Sessions, Jamison and Alonzo. Kee also warmed up on the sidelines, Byron. Davis and the others couldn't be found at all, probably because they hadn't returned to the team yet.
O'Neill also spotted Huang Xiang's figure, walked over with a big mouth and twisted his buttocks, and hugged Huang Xiang fiercely, and the two laughed.
The actions of the two made everyone puzzled, did these two people know each other before?
"Huang Xiang, you kid is really here, haha, I said last year that if we were in the same team, how good it would be, but I didn't expect it to come true." O'Neill patted Huang Xiang on the shoulder while laughing, but many people could feel the sadness in his heart.
O'Neal, who has just entered the NBA, is so beautiful, the sharks are unstoppable everywhere, pouting even Olajuwon doesn't dare to fight this guy, but now, O'Neal, who is nearly forty years old, has become a burden to the team.
This year's Celtics, if O'Neal is in charge, no one will be able to laugh at the end of the match with the Heat, but O'Neal Jr. and Garnett, who are not as firepowerful as before, still can't stop the Heat's double attack from the inside and outside.
Now O'Neal is back with the Cavaliers, last time to help James, and this time, it's just to provide the Cavaliers with his own spare heat and experience.
"Shaquin, you're fat again." Huang Xiang slammed at O'Neal's big ass, he was the best with O'Neal when he was playing with the Celtics, of course, outside of Garnett.