Brooklyn was originally an independent city, and at the end of the 19th century, it was officially divided into one of the five boroughs of New York after a vote of residents, it is located in the southeast of Midtown Manhattan, New York, with a population of 2.5 million, making it one of the largest boroughs in New York.

This is one of the reasons why the Nets chose the location of the new arena here, and the concentration of population represents a potential market.

In fact, it is just across the East River from Madison Square Garden, which is located in the middle of Manhattan.

As a new arena, the design of the Barclays Center is also unique, with an oval roof, a streamlined body, and dark brown and beige tones, making the whole arena look noble and generous, and at first glance it looks like a "bird's nest" with a lid.

Former Nets head coach "Little General" Avery Johnson said: If Madison is the basketball "Mecca", then the Barclays Center is the "Taj Mahal".

The day before they arrived in Brooklyn, they walked around the neighborhood around the arena and met a lot of Asian faces along the way.

There are 400,000 Chinese in New York, 140,000 of whom are in Brooklyn, so it's not surprising that it's a Chinese gathering place.

In fact, not only Chinese, but also many Europeans, Australians, and even Africans can be seen here, and it is simply a meeting place of various cultures.

"It's no wonder the draft is going to be held here, it's going to be great for the NBA's culture." After shopping with Tang Tian for a long time, Stevens couldn't help but sigh.

"yes, maybe, there really could be a day when they can catch up with the Knicks, if they can have a good record." Tang Tian continued.

Stevens glanced at Tang Tian, smiled and didn't speak, and didn't know what he was thinking.

The draft was held in the evening, and after dinner, Tang Tian entered the scene with his draft team.

The arena was already full of fans, and the most excited of them were the Thunder, who had just won the championship, and they couldn't be happier without that.

When Tang Tian and the draft team entered, they also attracted bursts of cheers.

Tang Tian's performance in the draft has always been dazzling, and now with two first-round rounds, fans are naturally happy.

After entering the draft hut and getting ready outside, Stern walked out of the backstage in a suit.

As soon as he came out, before he could speak, there was already an unstoppable cheer below.

Not long ago, Stern announced that he would retire in February 2014 and named Adam Shaw as his successor.

In other words, it will be Stern's last appearance at the draft in 30 years.

Stern has been committed to the promotion of the NBA's globalization since becoming president, and the results have been remarkable, although there are some rights and wrongs in the midterm, but for such a meritorious president, fans are more cheering.

"Thank you." After the cheers of the fans fell, Stern said with a smile.

Unexpectedly, as soon as his words came out, the cheers below became louder.

Tang Tian also laughed in the draft cabin.

Imagine if one day he also announced his retirement from the NBA, I don't know if there will be such cheers.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to ......"

When the cheers fell again, Stern learned to be obedient this time, didn't say anything, and directly began to read his lines.

Tang Tian also retracted his gaze and began to shift his attention to the draft itself.

"The first pick in the first round of the 2013 NBA Draft belonged to the Orlando Magic, and they had five minutes to think about it."

Jones and they were nervously contacting, and Tang Tian was busy looking at the TV in the hut.

In the previous life, the top pick belonged to the Cavaliers, and last season the Cavaliers were second in the league, so naturally they no longer belong to them, but to the Magic.

He was a little curious whether the Magic would choose Oladipo as they did in their previous life, or Bennett, who should have been the champion.

"In 2013, the Orlando Magic selected Victor Oladipo, a 1.93-meter guard from Indiana University, with the first pick in the first round of the NBA."

When Oladipo's name was read out, the black guys in the audience jumped up excitedly.

This year is recognized as a small year for the draft, that is, no one is outstanding, and at this time, to be able to become the champion, in addition to ability, it also takes a little luck.

Tang Tian smiled after reading it.

Oladipo was indeed lucky, because his change of history made this top star a top pick.

However, compared to Bennett, his strength is obviously more worthy of the title of champion.

After the Magic, other teams followed suit.

The second-overall Wizards chose Otto Porter.

The third-overall Bobcats chose Cody Zeller.

The fourth-pick Pelicans selected Norrence Knoll and immediately made a trade with the 76ers in exchange for the opposing team's main point guard, Jrue Holiday .

……

It wasn't until the Suns, who were seventh in the stack, that they chose Bennett.

Bennett didn't seem too excited or disappointed, and for him, that might not have been too much of a surprise in itself.

Tang Tian was a little curious at this time, Bennett in his previous life was a little similar to Kwame Brown, because of the psychological pressure caused by the name of the champion, how could he not give full play to his own strength, I don't know how this pick will behave in the sun.

The draft continued, and the Rockets selected Steven Adams with the 12th pick, and Morey, although shrewd and cold-blooded, was not bad at the draft.

After the Rockets, the drafts of other teams continued one after another, and it was not long before they came to the 24th pick.

The 24th pick belongs to the Knicks.

There were also bursts of cheers at the scene.

Although the home team of Brooklyn is the Nets, it also belongs to New York, and there are not many fans from the Knicks.

The New Yorkers chose Tim Hardaway II, the son of former star Tim Hardaway.

Hardaway has some strength, and Tang Tian also wanted to consider it, but the trade proposals that Jones received were all for them to give out two first-round picks this year, which made it difficult for the Thunder to have any room for maneuver in draft picks.

After the Knicks, the No. 25 pick belongs to the Thunder.

Without the inner ghost, everything becomes much smoother.

Tang Tian wrote the note by himself, then put it in an envelope and handed it to the staff who came in.

Because Gobert is an international player, he is not particularly high in the draft selection of various teams.

But this kind of international players are all muscular types, and when they are raised in the team for a year or two, the muscle confrontation will go up, and the spider web-like arm span will definitely make other teams drool.

And in two years, Brown will almost retire, and Gobert will be the perfect successor.

Not only now, Tang Tian has also thought about the future of Thunder.

"In the 2013 NBA first round with the 25th pick, the Thunder selected Rudy Gobert, a 2.16-meter center, from France."

The moment Stern announced the result, Tang Tian felt an indescribable sense of ease.

In such a draft year, it feels cool to choose such a talented big man and open the eyes of the sky!

[Recently, there have been a lot of sports in the comic stream, and this basketball hooligan of the microphone is this type, look at it lightly]

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Teacher: Xiao Ming, please make a sentence with a desire to stop.

Xiao Ming: Yesterday, my bath bomb couldn't be used, and my father froze to death.