June 25, 2009 was a night of excitement, and for most cities in the world, 8 p.m. was close to the time to rest, but this was clearly not the case in New York, and it was only dusk for the "Big Apple" city that countless people yearn for.

New York, as the financial and economic center of the United States, the largest city and port, and the largest city in the world, is also the largest city in the world.

Madison Square Garden is known simply as MSG or simply "The Garden" by New Yorkers. 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 night fell, the Park court attendants were chatting about the team's future core as they prepared for work, the TV crews lined up outside the arena to smoke the last cigarette before the game, and the Knicks fans sang in unison at the exits of several subway stations, and they had already discussed in advance how Wu Huang would change the Knicks, who were in a mess of mud.

Half an hour later, most of the Knicks fans were already in the stadium, and the ceiling screen above the court broadcast the progress of the 2009 draft in real time. Whenever Wu Huang, who was sitting in the small green room, appeared on the big screen, the New York fans at the scene would collectively burst into a burst of warm applause, obviously everyone had regarded Wu Huang as their own person, even a savior.

Originally, Knicks fans regarded James as a savior pig, and the little emperor was the spiritual pillar that supported the Knicks to "talk about it after these seasons".

Let's put it this way. The three words "LeBron" have always been all that has sustained this team. Another joke. If James announced in advance, "I will renew my contract with the Cavaliers" or "I will join the XX team (non-Knicks)". I am afraid that the team management from Walsh down will commit mass suicide in grief and anger.

Of course, jokes are jokes, and the meaning of these words is that the Knicks seem to be putting the cart before the horse, and they don't know the situation, and if they want to attract James to invest in addition to money, they must also come up with a decent record, otherwise why should the little emperor buy it?

Many people feel that the Knicks did not hesitate to completely mess up last season. It's not just to rob Emperor Wu, in fact, they want to use Emperor Wu to seduce James, which is the only way for the Knicks to rob James in the summer of 10.

This guess should be correct, but unfortunately the Knicks' management and fans don't know that Wu Huang will never be willing to be anyone's second leader, and their most promising strategy has actually failed from the beginning.

"Just kidding, I'm the emperor, James is here, where should I go then?" Wu Huang has a strong rejection of those big-name stars in the summer of 10 years. However, he won't show it now, only if he plays well in his rookie season. Even beyond the achievements of these superstars that year, he is qualified to hold his core position and have enough say in the team.

There is a saying about it: pretending to be forced too early has no effect at all except being struck by lightning.

Everyone present at this moment had their own wishful thinking in their hearts, and finally when the president with the most abacus came to the stage, all the Knicks fans stood up, stretched out their arms at the white-haired old man, and kept calling out the name of Emperor Wu, as if they wanted to take out what he was going to say from Stern's mouth as soon as possible.

David. Stern first said a bit of nonsense as usual, and then waited for the old man who was about to take a few breaths, and after a few long seconds, the name "Wu Huang" finally floated out of the big screen, and Knicks fans fell to the ground and fell into a carnival!

Wu Huang has been sitting quietly in the small green room, his parents and agent Brandon are by his side to wait for this moment, and there are many girls waiting in front of the TV to watch him be crowned. When David. When Stern announced that the New York Knicks had chosen Empress Wu, a charming smile finally appeared on his face, and he pointed to the sky with his right hand, thanking God for his favor.

The female fans in New York climaxed in an instant, and they let out heart-rending screams!

The excitement of these female fans is understandable, Wu Huang's appearance is undoubtedly the champion of this rookie, such a handsome rookie with good football skills, not only female fans are crazy, but even male fans are comfortable to watch.

As the long-awaited No. 1 pick, Wu Huang is short of contenders even in this draft year, and the Knicks did not hesitate to use the No. 1 pick in their hands to draft the point guard known as the combination of Kidd and Nash. When Emperor Wu excitedly walked onto the stage in three steps and two steps, people were surprised to find that "Zhuang Yuanlang" had already put on a baseball cap that had been prepared in advance and was printed with the Knicks emblem.

Wu Huang Zai and David. After shaking hands and thanking him, Stern said excitedly: "I don't care how the Knicks have done over the years, all I have to do is lead the team to play in the next few seasons." He then thanked his teammates and coaching staff at USC, "It was not easy to make the decision to jump out of college and participate in the draft because I have a very good relationship with my teammates, and I will miss the days when I fought with them, and I thank Coach Floyd and the entire coaching staff for nurturing me, you have brought up an NBA No. 1, and I promise that the USC No. 14 will not embarrass the Trojans in the NBA." ”

New York reporters applauded Wu Huang one after another, and they naturally did not feel embarrassed for the team's new hope, but just asked kindly: "So, what will you do when you enter the NBA?" ”

Wu Huang said firmly: "I will keep confident, keep working hard, keep in shape, and then I will get better little by little!" ”

The University of Southern California and the New York Knicks have been the big winners of this draft, and after Wu Huang was unsurprisingly elected the top pick in 2009, David Brown. Stern announced the Clippers with the second pick, picking Blake from the University of Oklahoma. Griffin, this is also not an unexpected choice, and the audience immediately cheers, and Griffin buried his head deeply and let out a long breath.

The third draft team is the Grizzlies, who already have a lot of excellent interior players, and they chose to continue to strengthen their center position, using the precious No. 3 pick to select the 2.21-meter-tall center Thabit, known as the "African Hill". He thus became the first Tanzanian to land in the NBA.

Subsequently. James, who has excellent scoring ability. Harden was drafted by the Thunder at the fourth place. The Kings were the fifth overall pick and unexpectedly picked two-way guard Terek. Evans, while the much-talked-about Rubio was "snubbed" on draft night, and was not drafted by the Timberwolves until the sixth place, and then the Timberwolves used their No. 7 pick to select Jonny. Flynn, and the Warriors selected point guard Stephen, who is also good at shooting, with the eighth pick. Curry.

The New York Times' Da. Sabi saw that the rookies were all famous, and wrote in his notebook: Wu Huang is the next Erwin. Johnson, Griffin is the next Karl. Malone. Thabit is the next Mutombo and Rubio is the next Kidd...... Every year, when dozens of stunned youngsters break into the NBA, we like to compare them to the old folks in the Hall of Fame. This is the legacy of the NBA, and they may be able to carve out their own niche in the future, just like these predecessors, and become role models for those who come after them.

On the night of June 25, 2009, when NBA commissioner David Murphy was the commissioner. When Stern pronounced the names of the rookies, the chicks began their journey of "proof".

The Knicks only have one first-round pick this year, so fans have selected Queen Wu on their own team. Don't bother to care about other rookies, the stadium staff announced through the live audio. Fans will be able to buy Wu Huang's Knicks jerseys and T-shirts right away.

New York fans couldn't believe that the team would surprise them, and a fan named Charterer immediately ran to the kiosk and was the first in the queue to rush to buy them, and sure enough, they saw brand new orange and white No. 14 jerseys with the prominent word "Hugo" printed on them.

Without saying a word, Chater immediately paid the money, and then pointed to Wu Huang's No. 14 Knicks jersey and said to the reporters on the side: "Now I am the first person in the world to own a Hugo jersey!" ”

In addition, Charterer also hopes that the new season will start soon, and he can't wait to see Wu Huang perform, "To be honest, I was very disappointed with the season that just passed, but Hugo is here, he will definitely change the whole Knicks team, and everything will start with him." ”

The New York media was also surprised by the speed of the Knicks' operation, Wu Huang's jersey was obviously prepared for a long time, and as soon as they announced the results at the draft meeting, Wu Huang's jersey would be immediately put on the shelves at the kiosks inside and outside the arena.

There were even crazier Knicks fans on the scene, with a young female fan decorating her entire body in orange and white to represent the Knicks, from lipstick to wigs to leggings and boots...... Almost everything, she herself is like a jersey at the moment.

The female fan and a friend came to the Garden Stadium early for fear of missing any details, and the media also photographed her phone case also printed a profile picture of Wu Huang, a crazy fan of Wu Huang.

When the team unsurprisingly chose Wu Huang, the female fan looked confident, saying: "I'm excited, but also relaxed, I believe the team knows what they're doing, they picked the right players and soon we will have a great season." ”

There's also a guy named Kristaps. The young Porzingis fan followed his dad to the Knicks' home court, and he didn't look like a local, but he quickly put on Wu Huang's jersey, and it didn't look too big on him, and the kid said happily: "It feels great, I'm going to play here in the future, and I'm going to be teammates with Hugo." When the nearby fans heard this, they all smiled kindly, but they didn't take the child's words seriously.

The Knicks didn't have a specific performer for the event, but the enthusiastic fans were enough to set the mood up, some with oil paint on their faces, others holding up large portraits of Wu Huang, who hadn't played a minute for the Knicks yet, but who had come to see the New York fans as the team's savior.

The current Knicks really need a real star to lead them out of the trough.

The New York Times conducted a survey a few days ago, and about three-tenths of fans believe that Wu Huang will have an immediate impact on the Knicks and will immediately lead the team to the playoffs and beyond. Of course, most fans are not so optimistic, they feel that it will take a few years for the Knicks to become a real strong team, just like the Cavaliers of James, they will not be really competitive until the third season.

However, everyone believes that the 2009 draft will be a big day in Knicks history, because they have selected a true "cornerstone". (To be continued.) )