June 24, 2010, New York, Madison Square Garden, NBA Draft.

Just six days ago, the NBA ended its 09-10 season, and Lakers star Kobe Bryant lifted his fifth championship trophy under the victory flowers sprinkled on the top floor of the Staples Center.

In just six days, it is not enough for people to forget the wonderful battle of seven ties, but today, no matter how legendary people are, they want to take away the attention of these "unknown people" on the scene.

The annual NBA Draft is about the future of the entire league!

The draft was full of people, and you could follow the focus of the cameras and flashes to see tonight's protagonists, the newcomers to the draft, all of whom were tall, in suits and leather shoes, with a slight tension under their young faces, which would not diminish in the slightest until the NBA commissioner called their names.

In contrast, the audience, which was full, was much more relaxed.

At the theater site, there is a mysterious draft place called the Green Room, which originally referred to the rest room of the actors in the theater, but in the NBA draft, it was given a more special meaning.

Before the draft, the general managers of all NBA teams vote for the members they think are most likely to be lottery picks, and then the league sends out invitations to those players to enter the Little Green House.

It can be said that the little green house represents dignity and strength, and the rookies who can enter the little green house have, to a certain extent, already shown that they are the best among the rookies in this year.

A total of 15 people were invited into the Little Green House this year, and George was one of them.

"Mom, here!" A yellow man in a dark gray suit, white shirt, and blue tie stood up and waved at a middle-aged white woman.

This rookie with an Asian face is George, and his name can be understood in two ways, when the Chinese name is understood, George is his full name, and his surname is Qiao Mingzhi.

However, since he was adopted by the George family at the age of 4, his full name is now Mike George.

The white woman in a hurry was George's mother, Taylor, and it wasn't until she found George's location in the chaos that a smile appeared on her face and she walked quickly.

"Mom, why are you here now! The draft is about to start! A sweet-looking white girl beside George suddenly stood up, and at the same time as she got up, she didn't know that her raised skirt and graceful posture instantly attracted the attention of several rookies around her.

Her name is Eileen George, Mike George's sister, she is just seventeen years old, and she is already one meter seventy-one tall.

Taylor walked over and hugged George happily, "Joe, sweetheart, I'm so proud of you today. ”

George's parents, when calling him, like to use his Chinese surname "Qiao", and the frequency of calling "MIKE" is not as frequent as "Qiao", and their pronunciation of this Chinese word is also very standard.

It's not easy for a yellow man to be qualified to sit here, and Taylor knows how much sweat George has put in over the years.

The family has all been brought together, in addition to Taylor and Allen, and George's father, Byron George, who is an athlete of height, and who also had a brief athletic career in his youth.

Byron and Taylor had been trying to put George at ease, but they hadn't communicated with each other because they had divorced last year.

Both parents are white, but their son is a yellow race, which arouses the curiosity of the black woman at the next table, and the huge middle-aged woman pointed at George and bluntly asked Taylor and Byron, "This is your child?" ”

Byron nodded proudly and replied with a smile, "Yes, he is our son." ”

Perhaps because she felt that the black woman's question was a little impolite, her son, John Wall, who was also the most popular candidate for this year's champion, slowly got up from his seat, buttoned the upper suit with both hands, and stretched out his right hand to George seriously, saying, "Hello, I'm John Wall, and she's my mother." ”

As a rookie in the same class, how could George not have heard of John Wall's name?

Speaking of which, George and Wall are both 20 years old this year, and their statures are about the same, Wall is 193CM, George is 196CM, but in terms of physical talent, Wall is much stronger than George.

"Hello, I'm Mike George." George quickly shook hands with Wall.

Wall, who has a maturity rarely seen in their age, smiled politely at George, "It's nice to meet you, I've seen that classic performance of yours on YouTube." ”

"Thank you." George knew which ball he was talking about, and a smile spread across his face.

At this time, Wall's mother spoke again, she had already guessed George's relationship with the two white parents, and said to George, "Son, you have a good parent. ”

No one expected that an outstanding yellow athlete would be raised by a pair of white parents, and Wall's mother knew this kind of dedication.

"Of course, I couldn't have stood here without them." George had never met his own parents, and for him, Byron and Taylor were his parents and the only parents.

But speaking of which, Irene, who looked like the French national treasure beauty Sophie Marceau, was a little jealous, and stamped her feet in protest: "Hey, Joe, you can enter the NBA, obviously I have the greatest credit, don't forget, who accompanies you to practice every day, your back singles are all practiced on me!" ”

As soon as Erin entered, she became the focus of the scene, her fresh and refined appearance was a big killer for these energetic but young and shy athletes, and when Erin spoke, not only John Wall next to her, but also DeMarcus Cousins, Paul George, and other members of the "Little Green House" stared at her without blinking.

"Back singles...... The tall and extremely honest Cousins couldn't help but fantasize about that picture, and couldn't help drooling, when the back was single, the two bodies must be close to each other, and the back, or arm was very likely to touch Allen's ......

Thinking of this, Cousins's eyes immediately shifted to Allen's body, and the moment he saw the answer, there was a wave in his heart: "Oh my God, this doesn't look like a juvenile body at all!" ”

John Wall also glanced enviously at George's left arm, which for most people is the most frequent contact with defenders when playing with their backs.

Because most people are used to holding the ball in their right hand.

"Woo......"

There were a few shouts from the audience, and then, when everyone saw the old man with a small figure and white hair walking slowly, everyone sat down obediently.

He is David Stern, the president of the NBA.

The draft meeting has officially begun!

Erin obediently sat back in her seat, she seemed more excited than George herself, and the family was looking forward to the moment when George was selected for the NBA.

On stage, David Stern did not waste time and went straight to the point: "Good evening, tonight will be the moment when the dreams of many outstanding young players will come true." The first pick in the first round, drafted by the Washington Wizards, was John Wall from the University of Kentucky! ”

The cheers continued, George also applauded with the crowd, he never thought of competing with John Wall for the title, he never thought about the top five, Wall was the best player of the year in the Southeastern Conference when he was in college, and was selected to the first team in the United States.

Immediately after, David Stern announced this year's list and the flowers, and soon, it was fifth place, and when Cousins was selected with the fifth pick in the first round, George felt that his time was approaching.

"With the sixth pick in the first round, the Golden State Warriors selected Baylor University's Apaiyudu."

“……”

"With the 10th pick in the first round, the Pacers selected Paul George from Fresno State University."

One rookie player after another from the "Little Green House" was drafted, and Erin became even more excited: "Brother, it's coming to you soon!" ”

George smiled at Erin, the top ten not being selected had already been expected by him.

"With the fifteenth pick in the first round, the Bucks selected ...... Larry Sanders. ”

"Why aren't you a brother!" Erin had been expecting David Stern to pronounce George's name, but none of the top fifteen had anything to do with George.

"Erin, you're only going to make Joe more nervous." George's mother, Taylor, gave a command, trying to quiet Erin.

Erin pouted and stopped talking.

"16th pick in the first round...... Luke Babbitt. ”

"Seventeenth pick in the first round...... Kevin Seraphim. ”

“……”

"The 20th pick in the first round...... The San Antonio Spurs drafted James Anderson. ”

None of the top twenty have George's name!

As a member of the esteemed "Little Green House", George is the only player who has not been drafted in the top 20!

George felt embarrassed that the other members of the Little Green House had been selected one after another, but he was the only one left, and he knew that every year someone would pay attention to who was the last member of the "Little Green House" to be chosen, and that person would become the target of ridicule.

George's father, Byron, patted George on the back in an attempt to reassure him, but George took a deep breath and was not mentally unbalanced, knowing that being invited into the Little Green House did not necessarily mean that he would be selected in the high pick.

"Twenty-first pick in the first round...... Clegg ......"

"What the hell!" The moment Erin heard that it wasn't George's name, she couldn't help but complain again, she was the kind of straightforward girl who didn't know how to hide her emotions.

At this time, George also became anxious, as a member of the Little Green House, he also valued face, and the later he was selected, the more humiliated he became.

Immediately afterward, David Stern announced the list of first-round picks from the 21st to the 25th picks, and there was still no George.

Seeing that there were only the last five places left in the first round, George's mother Taylor was also anxious, but she still kept comforting George and said: "The next five people will definitely have your name." ”

But no.

The first round of the draft was over, and George wasn't among them.

At this moment, George's face was already blue.

As a member of the "Little Green House", it is extremely humiliating to not be selected in the first round!

George's father Byron hurriedly comforted: "Some things, the more difficult the process, the greater the reward often gets in the end, in the 1998 NBA draft, Rashad Lewis, who was invited to the GreenRoom, was selected with the third pick in the second round, and then, you see, three years ago, he got a six-year contract of more than 100 million. There is also DeAndre Jordan, who was also drafted in the second round the year before last, and I firmly believe that he will not be ordinary in the future. ”

Byron's words gave George a lot of comfort, although he said this, George himself knew, he pretended to be strong, squeezed out a smile, and replied: "I heard that they were selected because of the second round, they all cried, I won't cry." ”

"Well done!" Byron was deeply comforted.

"Woo woo woo ......" who knew that George just said that he wouldn't cry, but Erin next to him held George's arm with both hands, and put his broken little face on George's arm to make a whimpering cry, George looked at his lovely sister, and really laughed this time.

Soon, the second round of the draft began, and at this time, the stage also changed from NBA commissioner David Stern to NBA vice president Adam Shaw.

Perhaps, the humble second-round pick is not worthy of being read out of the mouth of the honorable NBA president.

Adam Shaw: "The 31st pick, the Nets selected ......"

"Mike George! Mike George! Mike George! Offstage, Erin kept shouting George's name.

And Adam Shaw pronounced out the name: "Tiboel Peles." ”

"33rd Pick...... Hassan Whiteside! ”

"Oops, I'm going to break the record." George was in a cold sweat and his heart was beating incredibly, knowing that the last member of the Little Green House to be selected was DeAndre Jordan, who was selected with the 35th overall pick in the second round.

"35th Pick...... Nemania......"

At this moment, George officially replaced DeAndre Jordan as the latest player to be selected by the members of the "Little Green House"!

His mentality is completely out of balance!

He no longer knew how to adjust his emotions and walk onto the stage after Adam Shaw pronounced his name.

However, he didn't know that even these could only be delusions.

For the next five places, there is still no George!

"What the hell is going on!" Byron George's face also became extremely embarrassed, it stands to reason that a member who was invited into the Little Green Room could not be selected in the first forty.

The "magical" scene continues.

In the top fifty, none of them have George's name!

When Adam Shaw read out the name of the fiftieth pick, George got up and left angrily, and Byron also quickly got up and grabbed George: "Joe, wait!" There are still ten more places! ”

George's eyes were filled with tears, and he choked up and replied, "I don't want to...... Experience this insult again! ”

George shook Byron away, and as soon as he took the first step, Erin pounced on George at once, stopped George with her delicate body, and tears instantly covered George's specially customized suit for the draft.

Five seconds later, George sat back down and said nothing.

Soon, all 60 spots in the draft were announced.

George, lost.