Chapter Ninety-Two
June 28, 2005, it was a passionate night, for most cities in the world, 8 o'clock in the evening is close to the rest time, but this is obviously not the case in New York, for this "Big Apple" city that countless people yearn for, 8 o'clock in the evening is just the beginning of the nightlife.
New York is the most populous city in the United States and one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world - the core of the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolis and the largest commercial port in the United States, as well as the largest city in the world.
"Madison Square Garden" is simply called MSG or simply "The Garden" by New York locals. It is located on Pennsylvania Station, one of the largest train stations in the United States, and the first thing many tourists who come to New York by train is the 126-year-old "Madison Square Garden", which is the face of New York.
As for why it is called Madison Square Garden, it is to commemorate Madison, the father of the Constitution of the United States, and many major decisions of the NBA are held in Madison Square Garden every year, such as the draft. In addition, it is also the first large-scale dedicated basketball stadium in the United States, and many stars have performed here, such as Jordan who always scored more than 40 points here, and the famous "Miller moment" is also staged here. Not only is it a basketball arena, boxing and tennis can be held in this square, and the Republican Party always holds rallies in Madison Square Garden during the US election, so it is the most well-known NBA stadium.
At this moment, night fell, Sun Yue was in David. Falck accompanied him to Madison Square Garden, and the CCAV reporter hurriedly rushed up to interview Sun Yue, and when asked what predictions he had for the draft, Sun Yue humorously replied: "I hope I don't fall out of the lotto area, if I sit in the small green room and haven't entered the lotto, it will be a little too embarrassing." ”
"Are you nervous?" The reporter, named Yang Yi, continued to ask.
"Not nervous." Sun Yue shook his head: "But after you asked me, I was a little nervous." ”
Yang Yi didn't interview Sun Yue for too many questions, and everything will be discussed after the draft results come out.
At seven o'clock in the evening, the rookies in the green house began to slowly enter, and Sun Yue soon found his table, and there was a Spalding basketball in the center of the table, with the name written on it: Sun Yue.
In the small green room, Sun Yue saw Bogut standing there talking at a glance, and the two white men next to him listened to him quietly, and he didn't know if they understood, if Sun Yue didn't guess wrong, those two white men should be the only two European players in the small green room - Fran from Spain. Vazquez and small forward Yaroslav Korolev from Russia.
The "North Carolina Four" sat on the other side of the small green room, all of whom were expected to be drafted in the lottery, and saw the culprit who beat their team come in. Williams was okay, smiled at Sun Yue and nodded, Sean. May and Rassad. McCanz didn't see it, Raymond. Felton glared at Sun Yue directly.
Raymond. Felton is the biggest victim of Sun Yue's rise, after all, in the direct confrontation between the two in the national finals, Sun Yue completely broke Raymond. Felton, which has severely affected Felton's draft prospects.
The rest of the rookies except for Deron who lost to him in the tournament. Williams and Charlie. Villanueva, Sun Yue knows only Chris. Paul too.
The baby-faced guard was unanimously considered by draft experts to be the strongest two-way guard among this year's rookies, and Sun Yue was the strongest playmaking guard, although Sun Yue had only played Paul once, but Paul was the one who put the most pressure on him of all opponents.
Feeling that someone was watching him, Paul also looked at Sun Yue with interest, he was not very convinced that Sun Yue relied on overcoming obstacles in the national championships, and overtook him all the way in the draft prediction, Paul thought that Sun Yue had the advantage of his teammates, and if he led such teammates, he could also win the championship and MOP trophy.
Just as the two looked at each other, NBA commissioner David Brown. Stern also walked in front of the stage, the camera began to work, and the live broadcast officially began.
David. Stern made the usual first call and then returned to the black house in the back, where he waited for the Milwaukee Bucks' final pick.
The Bucks, who had already been decided, did not have to wait too long for the audience to be on the set and in front of the TV. Stern returned to the stage with an envelope.
The broadcast camera began to sweep in front of the table of the three possible candidates for Bogut, Sun Yue, and Marven, which was a habitual action, just like the award ceremony.
Finally, Mr. President read out Andrew. A few words from Bogut
Andrew who was sitting next to Sun Yue. Bogut stood up excitedly and hugged his family excitedly.
After Bogut hugged his family one by one, he put on a Bucks hat and walked onto the stage.
Bogut excitedly walked onto the stage with David Murphy. After shaking hands and greeting a few words, Stern stepped aside to be interviewed by major sports media. Stern is also back in the Black House to await the final selection from the Atlanta Hawks.
In an interview, Bogut maintained his usual arrogant style: "Congratulations to the Bucks for making the smartest choice, they got a cornerstone player, and I will bring leadership to Milwaukee." ”
Many spectators at the scene let out loud boos, and even Americans, who have always regarded self-confidence as their national culture, did not like Bogut's hubris.
In their opinion, the champion Xiu should be Marvin who helped North Carolina get the runner-up. Williams may lead Michigan to the championship. What's left of this kangaroo kid from Australia other than a foul mouth? He didn't even make it to the round of 64 of the NCAA Tournament.
After another long few seconds, "the second pick in the NBA2005 draft, the Atlanta Hawks chose ...... Sun Yue!! This passage finally came from David. Stern's mouth spat out, and the surrounding audience also let out cheers, for this year's NCAA mop, the fans are still more recognized.
When David. After Stern announced that the Atlanta Hawks had chosen Sun Yue, Sun Yue also had a happy smile on his face. And he pointed to heaven with his right hand, thanking Heaven for his favor, and a stone in his heart fell to the ground.
Although the Eagles gave themselves a draft promise, no one can guarantee that this will be an ironclad thing until the draft.