Chapter 16: The Draft
After a quiet month as a student at the University of Miami, the time finally came on the eve of the draft. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 Although he had already received the draft promise of the hot team during the previous solo tryout, Yuan Shu's heart was still getting more and more anxious as the draft day approached.
On June 24, 2010, the draft was officially held in the theater of Madison Square Garden in New York, and ESPN won the live broadcast rights of the audition, which will be broadcast live to 203 countries and regions around the world.
When Yuan Shu arrived here accompanied by Becker, the venue where the draft was held was already occupied by a large number of players and staff waiting for the draft to begin.
Although there were many people, the work on the scene was still orderly, and two teams of burly security guards patrolled the entrance of the venue from time to time.
It took a long time for David Stern, the president of the league, to finally come out. After the applause of the crowd fell silent, Stern announced that the 2010 NBA Draft had officially begun!
All eyes are on University of Kentucky point guard John Wall and Ohio State University's Evan Turner, two of the rookies' contenders to the top pick.
Soon, as the name came out of Stern's mouth, the ownership of the champion show was finally revealed, and the Washington Wizards, who held the top pick, chose John Wall, who was more accurately positioned!
Wall stood up excitedly, hugged his family and friends, and walked to the stage to take the Wizards hat from Stern.
Seeing that the Wizards chose Wall, the Philadelphia 76ers had nothing to hesitate about, and followed the rules and chose the "second best" player - Evan Turner.
The New Jersey Nets, who played third in the tournament, selected Derrick Favors, who was a freshman who led Georgia Tech to the Division Finals and was named to the All-Rookie Team by the Division Media for 22 points and 11 rebounds against Duke.
The commentators in charge of ESPN's live broadcast did not have much objection to the selection of the first three picks, but when the Minnesota Timberwolves selected Wesley Johnson, a small forward from Syracuse University, with the fourth pick, ESPN immediately questioned this, although the Timberwolves fancy Johnson's potential, but he is 22 years old after all, and there is not much time left for him to prove his potential, and the Timberwolves' choice is risky.
Seeing that the Timberwolves actually selected Wesley Johnson with the fourth pick, the overjoyed Satramento Kings immediately recruited Wall's teammate, DeMarcus Cousins of the University of Kentucky.
"Hey, the Kings have drafted a center who will be the league's No. 1 in the future head." Yuan Shu couldn't help but smile and said.
Becker, who heard Yuan Shu's words, looked at the other party suspiciously, not understanding what Yuan Shu's words meant.
For the next 6-8 spots, the Golden State Warriors chose Ap Euddo of Baylor University, the Detroit Pistons chose Greg Monroe of Georgetown University, and the Los Angeles Clippers selected Al Fanuk Aminu of Wake Forest University.
Gordon Hayward, a high-performing scorer in college, slipped to the ninth overall pick and was picked by the Utah Jazz, while the Indiana Pacers chose Paul George of Fresno State University.
As the draft continues, players such as Cole Aldridge, Ed Davis, Patrick Patterson, Eric Bledsoe, and Avery Bradley have been picked away by their favorite teams, while Trevor Booker, who was originally scheduled to be the 16th pick in the first round of the Timberwolves, slipped to No. 23, but was still picked away by the Timberwolves with the second pick.
The reason for Booker's decline in the draft pick is precisely because he was completely blown out by Yuan Shu in the confrontation match of the Chicago tryout. Booker, who outweighed the losses, turned his hateful eyes on Yuan Shu, who was standing in the corner of the court, after the Timberwolves selected Luke Babbitt from the University of Nevada with the 16th pick.
"Ahh Yuan Shu, who didn't notice Booker's gaze at all, sneezed coldly, and saw a low-cut emcee MM next to him looking at him curiously, and quickly wiped his nose to make sure that there was no nosebleed, and then put his mind at ease.
With the Washington Wizards, who have the final first-round pick, selecting Lhasa Hayward from Marquette University, the 30-pick pick in the first round is completely over.
As Yuan Shu expected, no team mentioned Yuan Shu's name.
David Stern left the stage and will be next up for a second-round draft. Since players selected in the second round cannot be played, many players with second-round draft prospects usually do not come to the draft.
But Yuan Shu is here, because as an ordinary person in the last time and space, being selected by the NBA can be regarded as a major event worthy of his own glory!
The second round began, and the Nets, who had the second-round pick, selected German player Dibor Pelles, but then traded to the Thunder.
The Miami Heat selected Texas center Dexter Pittman with the 32nd pick, the highest-ranked pick in the second round with their four second-round picks.
The Kings, who were third in the second round, picked Hassan Whiteside of Marshall University.
The Knicks, who have two consecutive picks, chose Syracuse University point guard Andy Lautings, who competed with Yuan Shu in Chicago, and Stanford University small forward Landry Fields.
The Pacers then selected Lance Stephenson, a scoring guard from the University of Cincinnati.
The Heat, who have the 41st and 42nd picks, have selected power forward Jarvis Varnado and small forward Dashean Butler for a separate tryout with Yuan Shu in Miami.
As the Heat used up 3 of the 4 draft picks in their hands, Yuan Shu's mood suddenly became tense! Although he got the verbal promise of the hot team, before the matter really settled, the stone hanging in Yuan Shu's heart could not be put down with peace of mind!
After the Milwaukee Bucks selected Keith Gallen from the University of Oklahoma with the 47th pick, it was finally the turn of the Heat team with the 48th pick.
The Heat drafted is... Sophomore from the University of Miami, Yuan Shu!
"Yay!" When Yuan Shu finally heard his name, he jumped up excitedly! Hug Becker who is sitting next to him!
What Yuan Shu thought in his heart was that although he was only the 48th pick, he could enter the NBA, and he would complete the most critical step to become a basketball superstar! If not, the future is unknown.
Becker's mind was much simpler: Oh! My $100! Oh no! My $200!
Before the draft, Yuan Shu checked the salary of the second-round rookie signing, although there is a big gap between the salary of the lotto show at the top of the ranks, but hundreds of thousands of dollars are equivalent to millions of yuan, which is a sum of money that Yuan Shu, who was a North Drifter in the last time and space, could not dream of earning!
"Money, money, I don't know how to spend it! I have a Nokia in my left hand and a Motorola in my right hand! The excited Yuan Shu didn't care about the eyes of others at all, and excitedly twisted the impromptu dance!