At this year's draft, the Indiana Pacers have undoubtedly received a lot of attention. The reason is simple, because this is Henson's first time in the draft as a head coach, and Bird also said that he will not interfere too much with Henson's decisions in the draft, and will only provide advice.

Therefore, the draft has become the first test since Henson took office. How could this Chinese-American Ho De make Bird trust him so much? Even the draft meeting was directly handled by Henson with the team alone.

You must know that although the tenth pick is a little up and down, it is this kind of top that is the most test of vision.

What the media doesn't know is that what Henson is best at is "vision". And Bird said that it didn't matter, in fact, the plan for the draft meeting had been clearly explained. He was just not there, and he didn't really have the right to leave it to Henson.

After the draft began, everything was not much different from what was predicted. People are more concerned about whether there is a trade happening than the draft itself. It wasn't until the tenth pick, when it was the Pacers' turn, that the atmosphere finally became a little lively.

In ESPN's mock draft, the Pacers are likely to pick up Kansas' white interior Cole with the 10th pick. Aldridge, because they have enough outside players, but big men are very scarce.

However, when David. When Stern read out the results of the 10th round, the eyes widened in shock.

"The 10th pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, the Indiana Pacers chose ...... Paul. George, from Fresno State University! ”

After Stern pronounced his name, George jumped to his feet in excitement and took the corn-yellow baseball cap. He thought he was going to fall out of the lotto zone, but he was selected with the 10th pick!

"Paul. George? That small forward in the Division 2 league? ”

"The Pacers picked a small forward? Picked one with the tenth pick and Daniel. Small forwards with overlapping Granger positions? ”

"Hahaha, Bird must have blown up his lungs by now. What is it? The most brain-dead operation of the year! ”

It stands to reason that the draft has been going on so far, and the ball and the media will no longer pay as much attention to the top picks and the top shows. But after George was chosen, he was approached by many journalists.

Paul. George, a player who couldn't even make the All-Match team in the Division II and a player who wasn't even on ESPN's rookie top 100 list, was drafted in the NBA lottery. There are only two explanations for this, or there are two Pauls in this world. George, or Henson. Joe is an idiot in the heart. It is clear that all the media and fans are more inclined to the second version.

"Basketball is a sport that requires height, and the Indiana Pacers actually picked another perimeter! I think an hour later, the local media in Indianapolis will be scolding their new manager! Kenny Commentary on the Draft. Smith obviously didn't understand Henson's operation, but they seemed to forget that one of the Pacers' more successful drafts in recent years was guided by Henson last year.

But within the Pacers, there wasn't really much disagreement about choosing George.

For newcomers, what needs to be valued is not his achievements in college, nor where he played before, but his talent. Just like Hansbru last year, he can be said to have won all the awards he could win in college, and it was not unusual for him to have a best performance. But how well he performed in the NBA was obvious to all.

The Pacers take Paul. After George, the best part of this draft has also ended. For the draft, it starts with a climax, and then it gets weaker and weaker.

But no one could have imagined that in the second round of the draft, the Pacers would once again stir up heated discussions from all sides.

The Kings picked Hassan with the third pick in the second round. Whiteside, this is Frank. The last thing Vogel wants is the situation. It's not that he feels sorry for Whiteside, but because if Whiteside is chosen, according to the plan, Henson will take Stephenson's "time bomb" home.

"Don't think about it anymore?" Vogel knew that Henson would definitely go according to plan, but he still wanted to try to change Henson's plan.

"Frank, Zhu. Holiday & Danny. Green and Wesley. Matthews, has any of the three of them ever let you down? Henson didn't answer, but asked Vogel.

Needless to say, Holiday has proven himself in the NBA. Green and Matthews didn't play much in the NBA, but they played dominantly in the Development League. Vogel shook his head, Henson's eyes were indeed accurate so far.

"So, trust me. Besides, Stephenson is just a second-round show. If he doesn't follow his summer league and preseason schedules, we'll just cut him. Don't worry, I'm not joking with the dressing room atmosphere of the team. Stephenson may be a villain off the field, but you have to admit that he's a fantastic player. ”

As he spoke, the second-round draft had reached the tenth pick, another tenth pick. Since there will be no rookies in the second round, the process will be much faster than in the first round.

The 40th pick, the Pacers, who have already caused a lot of controversy, have appeared again. As Henson planned, he used the Pacers' last pick of the year to take Lance. Stevenson. Stephenson was watching the draft live at home and was selected with the 10th pick in the second round, and Stephenson turned off the TV in disappointment, feeling humiliated. But at the same time, he feels glad that there are still teams in the NBA that are willing to accept him.

"Another defender, Henson. Joe is crazy. Does this layman understand or not, what is lineup matching. Does he know what players the Pacers are missing? ”

"Lance. Stevenson? Are the Pacers serious? ”

"Congratulations to Henson. Joe, he cut his coaching career a little shorter. ”

The media and commentators were amused by the Pacers' two consecutive 10th picks, and they thought there was a trade for George drafted, but now that the draft is over, there is no trade in sight.

Until the end of the draft, the Pacers trade was not coming. This means that Henson's first appearance in the draft as head coach is to bring back Paul. George and Lance. Stephenson's two "problem teenagers".

After the draft, Henson became the target of many media pursuits. Before that, Henson had never "enjoyed" this kind of star treatment.

"Can you explain why the Pacers made today's choice?" Reporters surrounded Henson, looking like "I won't let you go if I don't answer."

Although it was the first time that Henson had been interviewed by so many reporters, he was not nervous. He calmly faced the camera and replied unhurriedly.

"Maybe it's because they look better in Pacers jerseys. I did this mainly to increase the team's jersey sales. With that, Henson walked away, leaving only a bunch of reporters who had been detained.

"That guy...... What did you just say? The reporters looked confused, they originally wanted to see Henson's embarrassed appearance, but they didn't expect the embarrassment to become themselves.

"Bird just called me." After Henson got rid of the reporter and Vogel, Vogel immediately reported on the situation on Bird's side.

"What did he say?" Henson asked.

He said...... Do you want to listen to the original words? ”

"Exact words."

"He said, you did a fucking nice job." After Vogel finished speaking, he couldn't help but laugh.

Although Bird said that the choice of this year's draft is up to Henson, it is actually not the draft plan that Henson and Bird have developed after countless discussions. So Henson's choice, in fact, is also Bird's choice, and he is certainly satisfied. Henson wasn't surprised.

"Frank, excuse me. The assembly of the summer league is up to you, and you take them to the training camp first. Henson spoke quickly, looking hurried.

"What about you? You're not going to lead the team to summer league anymore? "It's true that a manager doesn't play in summer league, but Henson is special because he doesn't become a manager until the end of the season. It stands to reason that Summer League was his chance to try his hand.

"No, I'm going to lead the team in the summer league myself. But before I can do that, I'll have to get rid of Lance. Stephenson, make sure he doesn't blow ourselves up. Henson winked at Vogel.

Next stop, Brooklyn, New York!