After the joint tryout, the Indiana Pacers publicly praised Jonny in front of the media. Flynn's performance. This two-way defender with strong physical fitness became the spotlight overnight.

Although Flynn was also famous in the United States during the NCAA period, limited by "hard injuries" such as height and arm span, Flynn's draft prospects are actually very average. So before the draft began, Flynn wasn't the star of the most talk. But being so stirred up by the Pacers, Flynn seems to have become popular overnight again.

O'Brien didn't understand Bird's approach at first, and their targets were Hansbro and Ty. Gibson? Why is it now suddenly going to be a Jonny who has never been observed. Flynn interested?

To this end, Byrd convened a meeting of the uniform group. This meeting was in addition to explaining why the Pacers suddenly faced Jonny. In addition to Flynn's interest, he also identified the Pacers' first and second picks and emergency backup options for this draft.

It can be seen that Bird is very confident in this draft and takes it very seriously. After all, this is Bird's first year as president of basketball, and although he is highly respected, Bird also needs results to prove himself.

If the Pacers were a big hit in the draft, Henson wouldn't be able to take that credit, and O'Brien wouldn't be able to take that credit. Everyone will say that the general manager of the XX team is discerning, when have you ever heard someone praise scouts and head coaches like this? So Bird, too, needs this opportunity very much to prove himself.

However, after the meeting, O'Brien and Posey's faces were not very good. Because their suggestions were basically vetoed by Bird. They still wanted Hansburu, but it was clear that Bird had lost interest in Hansbrough.

After the meeting, Bird, who was in a good mood, even lit a cigar in his office. He had in his hand the scouting report and the plan that Henson had worked so for months, and for others, the draft was a gamble. But for Bird, the 2009 draft was only a big win!

"Henson, that's really smart." Now, even Pritchard has to admit Henson's ability to not only do a good job of scouting, but even bring other benefits to the team.

"He's a smart guy and I like him! I'm telling you, a scheming person like him is the most fit to survive in this circle, hahahaha! Bird smiled, compared to O'Brien who had been disappointing him, Henson had been surprising him.

"You say, if you let this guy use his head for coaching, will he succeed?"

"Huh!? Larry, what do you say!? Pritchard's eyes widened, could this guy be thinking......

"It's nothing, just talk about it, just talk about it." Bird waved his hand, this year's draft is destined to be a good show!

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June 24, 2009, Madison Square Garden Theatre, New York. ESPN's signal will broadcast this year's draft live to 203 countries and regions. The commercial development of the NBA has become more and more mature, and now it is just a draft competition, and it also affects the hearts of countless fans.

In fact, the draft is really important for a team. Because of a draft, it is very likely that a team will rise for more than ten years!

However, for this year, the expectations of the teams are not high. After all, '09 is a recognized draft year, and many media even believe that the '09 rookie will not produce any superstars.

But even so, this year's draft conference is still in the spotlight. Henson feels like it's even more lively than the finals. After all, the finals are a matter for both teams. And the draft is a matter for all 30 teams!

Today, Bird was not physically present at the draft convention. A 13th overall pick doesn't need Bird to come out himself. In a small year of the draft, it is not realistic to trade upwards because a mid-first pick is not worth much in a small year. So the Pacers' pick is still the 13th pick in the first round, and the draft plan has been communicated to him at the meeting, and O'Brien just needs to do it on the spot. If anything happens, the two sides will contact you by phone.

Looking at the young people waiting for fate to come, Henson was also nervous, this draft meeting, maybe it will also change his fate?

Hundreds of thousands of words of scouting reports, stacks of materials, trips across most of the United States, dozens of games...... All the hard work Henson has made in the past few months, and it is almost time to see the results. And for that plan, Bird largely listened to Henson's advice. If the draft messes up this time, the pot will definitely have to be borne by Henson, the dominant player.

All the fruits of his work will be revealed tonight. Those young and immature faces are waiting for the choice of fate, and the calm and steady Henson is also waiting for his own fate.

On the other side, the Timberwolves' management team is also struggling. Because the Pacers openly courted Jonny. Flynn, disrupted their plans.

Originally, they wanted to trade down two mid-to-late first-round picks with the sixth pick, so that they could have a chance to trade Jonny. Flynn and Zhu. Holiday has it all. After all, Ricky. Rubio will not be able to land in the NBA until two years, and the Timberwolves will not be able to do without a point guard in these two years, so in addition to Rubio, the Timberwolves also have a high value for other young point guards.

But now that the Pacers are stepping in, it's clear that the plan isn't viable. If it is traded downward, then with the 13th pick, the Pacers will definitely cut Flynn, and the Timberwolves will lose more than they lose. But if you use the sixth pick to directly pick a Flynn or a Holiday directly, the Timberwolves feel that it is too much of a loss. The two guards do have potential, but the Timberwolves don't think they deserve a sixth-pick pick.

Soon, though, they came up with a plan. With the sixth overall pick to take the Pacers' favorite Flynn, the Timberwolves will be able to open their mouths. They could use Flynn as a chip to force the Pacers to pick Holiday and have the Pacers send Holiday and Hibbert to get Flynn back! In the absence of a clear goal, this will undoubtedly maximize the value of this sixth pick!

The Timberwolves are more bullish on Hibbert. With Jefferson refusing to renew his contract early, they do need to find a big man who can guard the interior for Love. And Hibbert, he has such potential! In this draft year, you can't just use the sixth pick to take Flynn and Holiday at the same time, but it's already very good to be able to take Hibbert and Holiday at the same time.

The Timberwolves' management is still smug, and a team shouldn't be too revealing about its purpose. As everyone knows, they are the first to be exposed.

And Henson's reason for letting Bird release this smoke bomb is also very simple, to make sure that Zhu. Holiday is safe! Holiday has been fluctuating in his prediction picks, which means the guy could be drafted in any pick. If the Timberwolves can't keep it, they will directly use a sixth pick to take Holiday off.

Although this matter is unlikely, what Henson and Bird want to do is to completely stifle such a possibility!

Putting the smoke bomb of Flynn is misleading. The whole world thought the Pacers wanted Flynn or Hansblu, and they had a bad idea. And the real target of Bird and Henson is Holiday this guy that no one could have imagined! By the time the whole world was waiting to pick up Holiday Holiday, the Walkers would have already cut off their beards!

Of course, all of this can still go wrong. The Timberwolves could directly pick Holiday with the sixth pick and drop Flynn. Although this is stable, the Timberwolves are relatively lossy. But if that's the case, the Pacers will have to choose Thai. Gibson too. In short, things don't work out 100% of the time.

Look at David. Stern stepped up to the stage to speak, and Henson's heart was pounding. Whether I can go further in the uniform group depends on the next draft!

After the draft began, the Los Angeles Clippers selected Blake with the first pick, as expected. Griffin is a violent striker with explosive athleticism.

In the second pick, the Memphis Grizzlies picked Thabit who is known as the "second Mutombo". The third pick, James, who has long been favored by Henson. Harden moves into Oklahoma. Henson smiled, Oklahoma really picked up the treasure! With the fourth pick, the Sacramento Kings gave up Rubio, who couldn't land in the NBA in time, and chose Tyreco, whom they had been watching for a long time. Evans. And the "Spanish Golden Boy" fell into the hands of the fifth pick, the Timberwolves.

Henson, who has always been known for his calmness, has his heart beating faster again! With the sixth pick, will the Timberwolves choose to play it safe or give it a go?

"The Minnesota Timberwolves ......picked the 6th pick in the 2009 NBA Draft," Stern paused for a few seconds, but Henson felt like a long time had passed. Flynn, from Syracuse University! ”

Henson let out a big sigh as he watched Flynn take the stage in a Timberwolves baseball cap to shake Stern's hand. O'Brien shook his head, then smiled approvingly at Henson. It was the first time O'Brien had given Henson an approving smile.

The ability of this "charlatan" seems to have been recognized by the coaching staff. Except, of course, Posey.

Soon, Bird received a call from Timberwolves management in his office. And Bird only said one sentence and hung up the phone.

"I'm not interested in your trade offer, give up on Hibbert and Holiday ? If you're willing to get out of Ricky. Rubio, come and talk to me again. ”

A few minutes later, Zhu. Holiday unexpectedly wore a corn-yellow baseball with the 13th pick. The management of the Timberwolves watched Holiday enter Indiana, they wasted a sixth-pick pick, and they didn't get any benefit, so they glared at the blonde Schiller: Didn't you say that there was no problem with the intelligence? So why aren't the Pacers interested in Flynn at all?

Schiller remembered the silly-looking Asian scout and lowered his head.

I have always regarded that Chinese as a stupid X, but in the end, I realized that I was really stupid!