Chapter 406: 2013 NBA Draft (2nd Update)
TNT's ratings for this episode exploded, reaching the peak of the year.
Although O'Neal sacrificed his hue to satisfy the wishes of the fans, it is really worth the sacrifice.
In the free country of the United States, where the festival is very worthless, fans just love to watch this kind of spicy thing.
Championship parade, James crying face, TNT spicy eyes dunk.
This offseason is really one thing after another, and it has completely lost the calm of the "long grass" of the past.
And this unrest continues.
For the first time this year, the 2013 NBA Draft will be held at the Barclays Center, home of the Nets.
Nets owner Prokhorov has invested heavily in the NBA, and this is part of the league's return.
After the championship parade, Olsen was to accompany his mother in Los Angeles, and Tang Tian came to New York as in previous years to join up with his hard-working brothers for their annual offseason training.
Brooklyn is a borough of New York, and it's just across the river from where they live, the Manhattan River.
When the draft began, he went to the scene with Walker.
Napier announced that they would stay on campus, and this year they came purely to join in the fun.
After all, training day after day is boring, and you need something new to adjust.
Tang Tian and Walker were still sitting at the front of the audience, chatting while waiting for the draft to begin.
Tang Tian glanced at the small green house at this time.
Victor Oladipo, Indiana University's super potential newcomer this year, is a bit like them, they are all hard-working brothers.
Alex Lane, a god at the University of Maryland, is one of this year's top picks.
Anthony Bennett, Bennett's stats at college are outstanding, and he is one of the candidates for many honors, including the John Wooden Award, the Naismith Award for Best Player, and is also the top candidate this year.
Mike Carter Williams, Syracuse University has been a scorer in previous years, but this year's all-time steal king is also an outlier.
Nolens Knoll, who was supposed to be booked for this year's No. 1 pick, averaged 4.1 blocks per game as a freshman, the highest in the country, and although not as good as last year's Anthony Davis, he was also the top-notch.
However, the meniscus tear in February cast a shadow over his draft prospects.
When he saw Noll, Tang Tian also unexpectedly saw Anthony Davis.
Also a center forward, he's here to cheer for Knoll.
When everything was ready, Stern walked out of the background.
As soon as he came out, the boos from the scene were overwhelming.
It was previously revealed that Stern would announce his retirement at the end of the draft.
In other words, this is the last draft of the decorated president, and the louder the fans boo, the more reluctant they are.
Stern smiled, and looked a little excited.
20 years, it's really a flick of a finger.
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to ......"
Familiar lines, but it was the last time everyone on the scene heard it.
Tang Tian also sighed a little at this time, after Stern was Xiao Hua.
Nick Gilbert, the son of Cavaliers owner Gilbert, once again showed his luck and drew the year's No. 1 pick for the Cavaliers.
Because this year is an absolute draft year, it is also worth paying attention to who will be selected for this top pick.
At one point, it was even rumored that the Cavaliers wanted to trade for the top pick, but in the end they stayed.
"Don, who do you think will be the champion?"
The Cavaliers had 5 minutes to think about it, and Walker also chatted with Tang Tian at this time.
When it is difficult to determine the champion, it is also very interesting to guess the champion.
"Bennett."
Tang Tian didn't know if history would change, so he guessed the safest.
"Isn't it? Do you have such a unique vision? He's the least likely to be compared to the others, but I think it's either Ryan or Noll, and the Cavaliers drafted Thompson last year, and they need a center. ”
Walker's analysis is on point.
Tang Tian smiled bitterly after hearing this, sometimes the operation of the management is indeed incomprehensible, and it is not even possible to infer it with common sense.
Five minutes later, Stern walked out of the backstage.
"In 2013, the first pick in the first round of the NBA, the Cleveland Cavaliers selected Anthony Bennett, a 2.03-meter power forward from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas."
Walker: "......"
When Stern announced the result, the Cavaliers fans at the scene were also confused.
To be honest, this result was a bit unexpected.
The Cavaliers' power forward has been the No. 5 pick Thompson for 11 years, as well as Vallejo, who can swing, and even last year's No. 17 pick Tyler Zeller.
This is a mystery.
Bennett got up excitedly, he performed well in the Cavaliers tryout, but he didn't expect to really become the champion, and the brisk pace when he came to the stage was almost running.
Tang Tian couldn't help but laugh when he saw that it was really Bennett.
One of the most watery in the history of the NBA, the champion who made Kwame Brown completely remove the words "parallel champion" was born like this.
At this time, the person with the most frustrated expression was Noel, and his knee injury still made him lose his chance with the champion in the end.
Davis patted him on the shoulder at this time to comfort him.
Although he has thick eyebrows and big eyes, he looks gentle and has a bit of a warm man's demeanor.
"Will Knoll be in the top three?" Walker turned his head to Tang Tian at this time and asked.
He wasn't talking about it now, he was asking.
Tang Tian said that Bennett is really too godly.
"Meniscus is a risky injury." Tang Tian shook his head.
For athletes, the meniscus is really as important as the root of life.
Paul was able to play second on the MVP list before the meniscus injury, and became a master of ball control after the injury;
Wade meniscus can still be used, he was the second quarterback in the league before, and now he is directly out of the superstar ranks after the serious one;
Roy went directly from the yellow mamba to the forced retirement.
Therefore, managers must be very cautious when selecting people, especially when there is a hidden danger of meniscus injury.
Walker nodded, and then looked at the scene, he wanted to see if Tang Tian would continue to say the right thing this time.
The second-overall Magic team chose Oladipo.
The Wizards, who were the third pick, chose Otto Porter.
Walker: "......"
The fourth-overall Bobcats chose Cody Zeller.
Tang Tian turned his head and patted Walker's shoulder at this time.
Boss Qiao's mysterious operation, such a boss on the stall, brother, you are really bitter.
The Suns, who were the fifth pick, chose Ryan.
At this moment, Tang Tian noticed that in the small green room, Noor, who was sitting, had already cried directly.
fell from the top five to the top five, and his mentality collapsed directly.
At this point, Davis's comfort on the side was useless.