Chapter 79: The Draft
Draft convention.
The moment of great anticipation is about to begin.
There were a lot of people at Li Qiang's table. Not only did his parents and girlfriend Liu Mengqi come, but the seven aunts and eight aunts in the family also came. Among Li Qiang's good friends, the beast king Zhenyu came, and the big man Zhang Tianxing also came, but many other friends couldn't come. After all, they are now in the tense final exam of the second semester of their sophomore year.
Among the friends of the NCAA, the C-wave River Michigan foursome is also here. Brac went to help another friend from their school. And Polles, a big man, and Derrick Rose, who Li Qiang is optimistic about, are also sitting restlessly in the tall seat at this time.
"Next, I announce that the draft meeting of the new season has officially begun!" On stage, David. The old man Ernst opened today's draft.
After a long speech, the old man finally got to the point.
"Now, let's start the draft in a predetermined order!"
Kobe Bryant, the Lakers' boss who got the top pick through a big trade, personally walked on the draft table at this moment. In him and David. After shaking hands cordially, Ernst submitted the draft intention of the top pick, a small note that looked inconspicuous but touched the hearts of countless people.
Although the Lakers have long been willing to choose themselves, at this moment, Li Qiang can't help but feel his heart beating faster.
"Now I announce that the champion of the new season is, MrLiQiang!" The old man on the stage howled excitedly. Yes, from Li Qiang, what he saw was a mountain of gold.
As soon as the news came out, everyone's reaction was quite normal, thinking that the Lakers would choose Li Qiang, a tomorrow's superstar, if they had a normal mind.
"It's your turn!" Li Qiang was stunned for a moment, and was finally reminded by Liu Mengqi and came back to his senses.
Striding onto the rostrum, Li Qiang and the old man shook hands cordially. Li Qiang is not a prick, so the best thing to show on this occasion is to be a little more disciplined.
"Hehe, hello everyone. Today I am very happy to be the top of the year. This day is inseparable from the support and help given to me by my parents, my friends and my girlfriend. Without them, I would not be where I am today ... “
After three minutes of long thanks, Li Qiang changed his words:
"Regarding the selection of me as the No. 1 pick, I believe the Lakers made the right choice. I'm here to help the Lakers a lot. ”
Li Qiang coughed and continued: "Napoleon said, 'A soldier who does not want to be a general is not a good soldier'. Yes, I have a dream in my heart, that is, to surpass all the great players in history and become the god of basketball and the king of basketball in the entire league. Although this goal is far from what I am now, I am working hard for it. I hope that all of you here will join me in witnessing that day. ”
"Wow-" The conference site fryed. Li Qiang's words were like throwing a bomb on a calm lake.
No rookie, even a champion, has ever dared to say that he wants to be the first person in the history of the league. Even if he led the team to win the championship or something, he didn't dare to let go of his arrogance. Because rhetoric means pressure, countless media outlets, countless pairs of eyes staring at you, as long as you show little dissatisfaction, they will knock you into the abyss.
But before Li Qiang said this, it was carefully considered.
Li Qiang is not afraid of the pressure from the media. Because he believes that with the help of the ancient Yi Jin Jing, it is a sure thing to become the first person in the NBA, or even the greatest player of all time. The only difference is how many years it will take him Li Qiang to reach this goal. He hopes that he can first say this goal, let everyone know about this goal, and give himself more motivation to achieve it. Many years later, when he Li Qiang finally achieved this goal. He could say, yes, I said that back then, and now, I have done it.
This is Li Qiang's consideration.
After a long time, the sensation caused by Li Qiang's words gradually subsided. The Chicago Bulls still chose Derrick Rose. But now Ross is the leader.
Next, Li Qiang's good friend in the academy Polles was selected by the Pacers to become Tanhua. However, the news came that Polles was traded to the Celtics. It seems that his role will be to help the Celtics, who have the big three of Pierce, Garnett and Ray Allen, consolidate their ability to compete for the championship.
However, many bricks are more optimistic about the Lakers who signed Li Qiang.
And the Lakers can be regarded as picking up Li Qiang's big bargain and forming one of the few super All-Star dream lineups in history: Kobe Bryant as a scoring guard, Nash as a point guard, Howard as a center, Gasol as a big forward, and Li Qiang as a small forward. Among them, although Li Qiang is a newcomer, everyone has already felt his unlimited ability. There are very few players who can single-handedly lead a team outside the top 10 to win the NCCA championship. But Li Qiang did it, and he did it when he was absent from another main player in five games and three injuries in the finals. And Li Qiang is not yet an adult. As long as there are no injury troubles, an All-Star is a sure thing, so he is also counted as an All-Star.
The Lakers got a nickname for a while, called the "Dream Team".
Everyone also began to discuss, who is it that has such a big deal to come up with such a team? If the Lakers don't win the championship this year, will they be laughed to death by everyone?
But everyone also felt a little sorry for Li Qiang. With his strength, if he runs to a weak team, he can become the boss almost immediately, but when he runs to the Lakers, where there are already Kobe, Howard, Gasol and Nash, any of the four who run to a team are the bosses, Li Qiang is unlikely to have any right to speak. And just came to the Lakers, he is also very likely to be on the bench, after all, Artest and Jamison are also quite good. The champion rookie sits on the bench, which is really too condescending.
However, there are also a significant number of people who have expressed their opinion that Li Qiang will be the NBA's best sixth man this season. After all, Li Qiang's glorious tradition in Michigan is the bench. But it is precisely in this bench position that Li Qiang has become the heart and soul of the whole team. In the bench position, Li Qiang won the great title of "Savior", won the rookie, round-robin, and elimination triple crown MVP, and led the team to win the championship. Therefore, some people also call Li Qiang the "strongest bench in history" of NCCA. And Li Qiang is likely to continue to be a "soul bench" when he arrives at the Lakers.
Soon, Li Qiang said that he accepted the invitation of the Lakers and became a member of the Lakers. Li Qiang signed a five-year contract with the Lakers for 120 million. It seems that in the next five years, Li Qiang will sell himself to the Lakers!