Chapter 20: The Draft

Addison in the little green room is very quiet, even Jersey. Granger started talking to the NBA rookies, but he was still sitting in the corner, about to be swallowed up in the shadows.

It's so quiet...... Sam. Bernie couldn't help but sigh inwardly, one of the main flaws that prevented Addison from becoming a highlight-reel star was his overly low-key and reserved personality. From the end of the NCAA Finals to the present, his exposure is far less than that of other rookies in the same class. Parker has already given two key interviews to Sports Illustrated.

It is true that this child's lack of language ability is indeed one of the reasons for his lack of exposure, but his character who habitually disappears from his sense of existence whenever he is in an unfamiliar environment is also difficult to shirk responsibility.

This year's top candidate Andrew Brown. Wiggins has long been signed by Adidas with a lot of money, and was even promised that he would pay for his own signed sneakers in his rookie season.

As for Addison, Adidas and Nike did have intentions to sign him, but the endorsement contract of up to 2 years and 4 million was replaced by Sam. Bernie refused, and such a contract salary is undoubtedly an insult to the American supernova who won the MOP of the Final Four.

Now we have to wait for Addison to perform in the NBA, and the character flaws may be compensated for by brilliant ball skills, after all, the boy was the point guard who was named the 'Most Entertained Player of the 2013-14 NCAA'.

"How's it going??" Late Jabari. Parker sat directly next to Addison and teased in his voice, "Did you find a girlfriend or something?" Or is your sexual orientation special? ”

The little green room became a little quiet for a while, and bunches of eyes came over one after another, so that the boy's sense of existence that had been eliminated to the extreme was instantly captured.

Addison's palm slapped angrily on the back of Parker's head, baring his teeth at his former teammate, signaling him not to talk nonsense.

"Uh, understand, understand...... This is how most people reacted before this kind of thing was recognized. "Jabari. Parker patted the boy on the shoulder with a knowing smile as if he didn't see the other party's threat, "For example, the male lead actor in "Prison Break", what's the name of that handsome guy?" ”

Ohmygod!! Addison raised his hand to his forehead, choosing not to deal with his divergent former partner......

With five minutes to go before the draft officially begins, the uniforms of the 30 teams are putting the finishing touches on the final planning in their respective preparation rooms.

"Mr. Paul, this is my last and most sincere inquiry of you, and I hope you will give me a clear answer." Pat. Riley looked into the phone and asked with a serious face, "Will LBJ accept the contract extension we gave him?" I know you're going to make sure your employer's best interests are at stake, but now that the Heat's roster planning for the new season is involved, any further delay won't be good for either of us. ”

There was silence on the other side of the phone, LeBron. James' agent, Richie. Paul finally seemed to be instructed to say to the general manager of the Heat: "Mr. Riley, I'm sorry to tell you that LeBron has decided not to accept a contract extension from the Heat. He's had a great time in Miami for a few years, but now he has new goals to achieve. ”

This official explanation makes Pat. Riley breathed a sigh of relief, a little frustrated and a little relaxed, and hung up after a few high-sounding responses.

The old man, who had experienced countless ups and downs in the top league, instantly burst into a fierce light in his eyes, and quickly ordered his assistants beside him: "Contact the general manager of the Kings team immediately and inform him of the trade plan we prepared earlier." ”

"It looks like LBJ doesn't have a nostalgia for Miami's warm beaches anymore." Heat head coach Eric . Spoelstra glanced at his teacher's face and said with a smile.

"It's already expected, there's no need to make a fuss." Riley looked at Adam, the current president of the Alliance, who was preparing to walk outside to the podium. Xiao Hua didn't even frown, "I didn't have a good impression of this guy who was more shrewd than a businessman from the beginning, even if he did bring us a championship. ”

Spoelstra spread out her hands and gestured for herself not to comment.

"Do you think the Kings will accept our trade terms? They didn't want Addison any less than we did, and even their lineup was better suited to that boy. ”

The corners of the 'God Operator's mouth raised a sleek arc: "Do you know what the Sacramentos want most right now??" What they want most is a playoff ticket, and getting to the playoffs as early as possible requires immediate power, not potential...... Since they need instant combat power, then we will give them instant combat power.

"As long as the top seven uniforms don't want to blackmail and rob with a hot head, then Addison is bound to win!!"

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"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the 2014 Draft at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, where we will witness ...... "Adam Brown. Xiao Hua and his predecessor David. Stern continued to repeat the clichés that had remained unchanged for thousands of years, but with a slight change in time and place.

As a draft year that has been hailed by the media as comparable to the '08 Golden Generation, each team's uniform team is carefully calculating their draft picks, and they have to choose the best fit for the team, or the best fit for the team to trade.

Adam on the podium. Shaw had already received the envelope from the Cleveland Cavaliers, who had the No. 1 draft pick, and he opened it and glanced at it, smiling knowingly.

"In the 2014 NBA Draft, the Cleveland Cavaliers, who had the No. 1 pick, chose ......" Mr. President lengthened his voice, making several of the top candidates in the small green room tense their heartstrings.

“…… Canadian player Andrew from the University of Kansas. Wiggins, born on February 23, 1995, is 6'8", weighs 91 kilograms, plays as a small forward and shooting guard, congratulations. ”

“Yes!!!” The proud son of the University of Kansas jumped up from his seat, and Wiggins, who was slender and stocky, hugged his family and agent in a hurry, and took the ball cap handed by the staff and walked quickly onto the podium.

The small green house includes Jabari. Several of Parker's rookies looked at Wiggins with some envy, and it was a great honor for them to be the top picks in the NBA.

Addison, however, looked at the ground with indifferent eyes, acting extremely indifferent. As he thinks, he can't have no team anyway, and as for the level of the order, that's not in his consideration.

"The Milwaukee Bucks, who have the second-overall pick, chose ...... Jabari from Duke University. Parker, 6'8" tall and 103 kilograms, was born on March 15, 1995, and plays as a small forward. "Adam. Shaw immediately announced the Milwaukee's selection, and the biggest attraction of this year's draft is undoubtedly the matchup between Wiggins and Parker, two talented swing men who have been on the horizon for a while. Although in the NCAA arena Jabari. Parker is overwhelmingly dominant, but it seems that scouts are more likely to favor the promising Canadian boys in the draft.

Parker, who heard his name, smiled slightly, stood up and gave his former teammate Addison a big hug first: "Thank you, buddy." My NCAA career wouldn't be as exciting without you. ”

Addison, probably for the first time since entering the little green room, curled the corners of his mouth, punched Parker in the chest, and then motioned for him to hurry up to the stage.

Countless Duke fans who rushed to the scene outside the stadium erupted in loud cheers, and they came here today to cheer for the 'Duke Twins'.

Next, the Philadelphia 76ers selected their coveted 'super center' Joel. Embiid, though, this time they seem to be risking an injury to the Cameroonian center.

The Orlando Magic drafted Arizona power forward Aaron with the fourth pick. Gordon, this is another new era No. 4 who can run, jump, and even pull outside the three-point line.

……

It wasn't until the seventh pick that the Los Angeles Lakers selected Julius, one of the five Kentucky Tigers. Randall, a Chinese boy who had been hiding his presence in the little green room, was still not called.

However, no one saw that in the Sacramento Kings prep room, Dalisandro couldn't help but cheer after hearing that the Lakers, who had the No. 7 pick, did not choose Addison, and he couldn't wait to hand over the envelope with his name already written.

"The Sacramento Kings' pick, which has the eighth pick, is ......" Adam. Xiao Hua looked at the name on the letter, and a heartfelt smile appeared on his face, "Addison from Duke University. Ann, 6'1" tall and 75kg in weight, was born on October 10, 1995, and plays point guard. ”

Xiao Hua's smile is much brighter than before, although Addison is not very famous in this rookie class, and he is still a mute with aphasia, but he is a rookie that the league president wants to focus on. Just the face of the idol faction and the identity of Chinese blood are enough to mold him into an important part of the alliance, compared to Jeremy. Lin, Addison's handsome looks and attractive style of play may be able to open up a larger Asian market.

Addison cheered the crowd to the cheers of Duke and Sam. Bernie hugged for a moment, then took the cap and walked to the podium with his agent.

"Congratulations, young man, I am very optimistic about your future." Adam. Xiao Hua smiled and stretched out his hand to the boy.

Addison, who couldn't pronounce it, also shook hands with the current president of the league with a smile. Bernie gave the draft speech in his place.

Pat in the Heat's prep room. Riley laughed chills as he straightened the collar of his suit: "I love the feeling, the feeling of being about to surprise the whole league." ”

Addison, who had finished his speech on the podium, walked into the reception area, and no reporter came to interview him. Because no one would be interested in interviewing a mute who can't speak, not to mention that the No. 8 pick in the first round is almost at the bottom of this year's lottery rookies, and no one has heard of him except for the league's uniform groups.

However, within ten minutes, the focus of the scene once again focused on this silent Chinese......

Just after the Miami Heat selected PJ Hairston from the NBDL with the 26th pick in the first round, a trade message immediately appeared on the big screen.

This transaction information made all the media at the scene open their mouths in shock.

The Miami Heat are trading the newly picked No. 26 rookie PJ Hairston and current starting point guard Mario Chalmers and a 2015 second-round pick in exchange for the Sacramento Kings' No. 8 rookie, Addison Ann......

Sure enough, the shaking began......