The "Zen Master's" resoluteness drove Divac directly insane.

This old guy is absolutely in the water, what kind of player is Cousins, there will be someone who doesn't want it! What else is Jordan and Kobe's heir, Phil Jackson must be crazy, and Boss Cheng is also crazy, they are all crazy.

Divac's fragile psychological defenses crumbled, and when the time came, he hastily wrote Marquis Chris's name and slumped into his chair.

After that, the draft was not shocking, although there were also general managers like Qiu Ruike who wanted to use all resources to exchange Roy, but no matter what temptation he faced, the "Zen Master" was unmoved, since Cousins couldn't impress him, there was really nothing to shake him, he was determined to bring Roy back to New York, back to Madison Garden Square Arena.

When the dust settled, the nearly three-hour draft was finally over, with the 60 lucky rookies returning to their respective teams, and the undrafted rookies had to find another way out.

Summing up this draft, there are unfavorables and surprises.

For example, the original favorite Jaylen Brown finally fell to the sixteenth place and was picked up by the Boston Celtics, for example, three Chinese players with a record number of picks in this draft were selected for the NBA, in addition to Tanhua Roy, Zhou Qi was selected by the Houston Rockets with the 43rd pick, and Wang Zhelin was unexpectedly selected by the Memphis Grizzlies with the 57th pick.

For example, the Chinese owner Cheng Yuyang and his Sacramento Kings team who were originally going to do a big job not only did not choose Roy, but also did not choose other Chinese players, it seems that Divac will be scolded when he goes back, and in the future, he will have to continue to bother to get Roy.

The top three picks in the draft, Ben Simmons, Brandon Ingram, and Roy each wore their respective team's baseball caps for a group photo, and then there was a whole bunch of media to interview them.

It was only then that Roy and his family met with his new boss, Phil Jackson, and it was no wonder that "Zen Master" snubbed Roy, and the phone in his box was non-stop before the draft was over, and there was almost no time to spare. And Roy may not know that in order to keep him, the trade list rejected by the "Zen Master" can form an all-star team.

The two stood side by side and were interviewed by many media.

The media surrounded Roy and Phil Jackson on three floors and three layers outside, this formation is even more intimidating than the top champion Ben Simmons, thanks to the Chinese media, they are pouring out of the nest today, three Chinese players are participating in the draft at the same time, and being selected at the same time, which is simply a miracle.

Raining down on the sky, perhaps these media didn't expect the New York Knicks to choose Roy, so the questions that were prepared about the Kings and about the Chinese owners and Chinese players joining forces were thrown aside.

Roy made history as a "Chinese", "high school student", "guard player" to join the NBA, and joined the NBA's famous New York Knicks as a tanhualang, which has countless news points, and the pressure Roy has to endure is even more unimaginable.

His identity as a tanhua, his style of play, and his combination with the "Zen Master" can't help but recall Michael Jordan and Phil Jackson back then.

Of course, it's still too early to talk about winning the championship, and the New York Knicks are currently a well-known big bad team in the league, and it is extremely difficult to make the playoffs, let alone win the championship.

But in front of the media, Roy will not show weakness, he swore in front of many Chinese and foreign reporters to shout the slogan of returning to the playoffs.

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"Back to the playoffs?" Carmelo Anthony, who was grabbing popcorn and crossing Erlang's legs, and looking at the TV screen, smiled coldly, "What a boy who doesn't know the height of the sky." ”

"Back in the playoffs? Do you really say that? After returning to the hotel, Bill Duffy chatted with Roy about the draft, and when he heard Roy shout the slogan "Return to the playoffs", he couldn't help but frown.

"Roy, it's me who is not good, I forgot to take care of you, as a rookie, when you are interviewed in public, it is best not to be too public, otherwise you will easily become the target of public criticism."

Duffy's words mean that Roy's speech at the draft just now was a little overconfident, although self-confidence is a good thing, but for a rookie, low-key words and deeds in the first season are still necessary, including getting along with the team's old players, running in with the new coach, and interacting with the news media.

As a rookie, if you are too prominent, the hatred will undoubtedly be huge, and how many outstanding rookies are short-lived and then collapsed, such as Brandon Jennings who is "at the top of his first year", such as Michael Carter-Williams who is "at the top of his first game".

Self-confidence to arrogance must be well grasped, otherwise there will be a farce of Towns and Wiggins competing for the boss, which is very detrimental to the development of the team.

Roy nodded silently, he turned on the TV, and the picture was locked on the draft just now.

The reporter is interviewing Yao Ming online, Yao Ming, who is far away in China, congratulated all three Chinese players on being able to enter the NBA, and he was also very surprised that Chinese basketball will have such a big harvest this year.

When asked whether Roy would appear on the field in Rio de Janeiro, Yao Ming hesitated, and the vice chairman of the CBA company euphemistically expressed "Roy's regret that he is still young and cannot play for the national team".

"Why can't the NBA show be in the Olympics, but the No. 43 and No. 57 rookies can play for their country? Could it be that our Tanhualang is not as good as the rookie in the second round? The camera cuts back to the studio, where the guests include well-known "Big Mouth" Barkley, "Big Shark" O'Neal and Kenny Smith.

The topic of discussion between the three of them was none other than Roy.

Charles Barkley first disputed Roy's inability to play at the Olympics.

"Hey, Charles, you seem to be very interested in our Chinese tanhualang, aren't you going to gamble on something this time?" Of course, Kenny Smith still remembers the bet he and Barkley made for Yao Ming to score 20 points in his rookie season, and everyone should know what happened later, Yao Ming shot 9 of 9 in the game against the Lakers and scored 20 points, so "Sir Charles", who was willing to gamble and lose, could only kiss the donkey's ass under the watchful eye.

This image is still one of TNT's most commonly used footage.

But Barkley today is serious, his eyes are bright, and his tone is very firm, "No, no, no, I want to say Roy is very, very special, he is different from all rookies, you know?" He's a newcomer to Michael (Jordan), and I've known Michael (Jordan) for so long, and it's the first time I've seen him say 'I have to get him (Roy)' so seriously, hahahahaha. ”

Barkley still couldn't help laughing, it turned out that he was pretending to be serious and serious just now.

O'Neal laughed too, "yes, maybe Michael said the same when he chose Kwame (Brown), 'I have to get him'." ”

"Hahaha......" O'Neill's funny tone made the studio burst into laughter.

"Smack." Roy angrily turned off the TV.

"After a long time, it turns out that these guys are laughing at me." Roy couldn't help but be a little annoyed, he thought at first that Barkley was really complaining about himself, but in the end, it turned out that he was making fun of himself.

"Hey, Roy, this is what you're going to be up to, you're a rookie now, you're going to have too many eyes on you, they're going to look like a hound for any little flaws in you, and you're going to be under a lot of pressure. So it's important to keep yourself in check, and don't let the media and other people sway you. "Bill Duffy is still coaching Roy, who is the youngest player in his hands, and he must be worried about whether Roy will be influenced by off-field factors and lose himself.

"Don't worry, Bill, I can control myself, what am I going to do next?"

"What's next? Once you sign your contract on July 1 and until the team reports on September 30, you're free. ”

"So long a gap? I don't want to be lazy at home, you said I can practice with NBA players, is that okay now? Is there a suitable player you can recommend to me? ”

"Oh? Speaking of which, there's a guy who's about to start training......"