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As the draft drew closer, Pelinka set a strict training and activity schedule for Ludden, and there was no room for any further deviations.

Lu Deng also calmed down, and did not dare to be a little slack about the upcoming draft.

It didn't take long for Lu Deng's team to receive an invitation from the league to enter the Little Green House on the day of Lu Deng's draft.

The players who enter the draft are selected through the vote of the general manager of the NBA team, and the final decision is made by the vice president of the league.

Every year in the draft, players who enter the Little Green House can be accompanied by relatives and friends at the draft site.

Being invited to the Little Green House was a certificate of strength, and Lu Deng's selection was expected, so he was not surprised. He is interested in who else the players are selected.

On June 22, "Bleachers" officially released the official invitation list of Little Green House, and a total of 21 people were selected.

In addition to Luddon, there are Parker, Embiid, Exum, Vonleh, Gordon, Randle, Smart, Mike Dermott, Sarrich, Harris, Payton, Stauskas, Young, LaVine, Nokic, Payne, Wallen, Ennis, Hood, Napier.

Surprisingly, the Wiggins team announced that they would be out of the draft for good for some reason.

The "innocent, brilliant and innocent" black boy who laughed like a chrysanthemum left the alliance, which really made people sigh.

Subsequently, ESPN contacted Pelinka to shoot a video for Lu Deng, which was played on a loop at the draft convention.

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With three days to go until the draft, Lu Deng's team flew to Brooklyn, New York, to wait intently for the draft to arrive.

Rookie Express released its final draft predictions, and Lu Deng was second and would be drafted by the Bucks. Jabari Parker is No. 1 and Embiid is No. 3 due to injury.

In the last ranking, Lu Deng was first. This time he was overtaken by Parker, and the reason for the analysis given by Rookie Express: Lu Deng's defensive ability is insufficient.

Lu Deng's projection ability is outstanding, the ultimate speed of the physical test crushes the previous rookies, and the bounce is also superior, but his body is thin, his height of 1.95 meters is short, and his confrontation ability is obviously insufficient. In comparison, Jabari Parker is 2.03 meters, 8 centimeters taller than Lu Deng, and has a strong body, pays equal attention to offense and defense, has rich offensive means, and the most valuable characteristic is calmness. ”

In the question "Between Ludden and Jabari, if you had a top pick, who would you pick?" Of the 30 general managers who participated in the survey, 25 voted for Jabari Parker.

This result made Lu Deng dissatisfied, Jabari is powerful, since high school, all kinds of best get soft hands, the biggest feature is balanced. The problem is, you're just too balanced, you can't remember the ball, and how can I lose to you without astrology?

"Mr. Pelinka, do you think Parker will be the champion?"

Rob Pelinka disagreed: "It's just a prediction, not a count." Moreover, the closer the draft day gets, the more managers want to muddy the waters. ”

Zhou Zhongjing is also not optimistic about Parker: "If you want me to say, he is not as good as Wiggins, who withdrew from the draft." ”

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Another day, the day before the draft, Pelinka excitedly told Luden, "You're not going to fall out of the top two, and if the Cavaliers don't pick you, the Milwaukee Bucks are going to pick you out, and their general manager, Hammond, just called me." ”

"The Bucks?" Lu Deng suddenly felt lost.

Lu Deng's impression of the Bucks: first, the team that Yi Jianlian has been to; Second, Milwaukee is particularly cold, and there is no Chinese market; Third, the head coach is Kidd, who is "old and immortal, but he is a demon". By the way, there is a fourth, the daughter of the Bucks owner is particularly beautiful. No other impressions.

"Am I destined to be the second one?"

It's best to be selected by the Cavaliers, Lu Deng's impression of Cleveland is still good, the city of forests, the park area accounts for one-third of the city area, the environment is good, the climate is good, and the market is relatively large.

These are not the most important things, the most important thing is that if you are drafted by the Cavaliers, you will become the top pick. This is the way this world is, and only by being the champion can you be remembered.

If you can't go to the Cavaliers, in fact, the Philadelphia 76ers are also good, Iverson's team. After Iverson left in 2006, the 76ers did not slow down for eight years.

The country is calling for new heroes, and Philadelphia needs new idols.

Luden asked Pelinka, "Has Cleveland contacted you?" What about Philadelphia? ”

Pelinka shook her head repeatedly: "No, no, no, I won't let you go to Philadelphia, Philadelphia is a mess." As for Cleveland, it's strange that they don't seem to be interested in anyone, they barely have any exposure to rookies, like they're plotting some big trades, and I suspect they aren't interested in this rookie at all. A number of analysts at ESPN believe that they will make a deal with the champion sign. ”

"Well, let them do what they do."

Lu Deng said on his lips, but what he thought in his heart was: It's best for the Cavaliers to draft me and trade me to the Clippers, Paul passes me the ball, and I shoot the whole league. It's okay to trade to the Los Angeles Lakers and partner with Kobe.

Thinking of Kobe, Lu Deng was a little unhappy, he asked Pelinka to make an appointment with Ko a few times, and wanted to come to the door to ask for advice, Kobe pushed it all, I don't know what he was busy with.

"How can I say that I am also a future star, Lao Ke, are you so arrogant? No wonder you don't have many friends. ”

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On June 26, the much-anticipated draft kicked off as scheduled.

Lu Deng's team entered the small green house on time.

Wow, there are too many people, like a super big company holding an annual meeting. On the stage is a huge electronic display that loops rookie and team profiles.

The crowd was full of people, players, family members, and team owners, managers, and staff. They greeted each other, shook hands, and chatted as if they were family and friends.

Lu Deng is dressed in a black suit and red plaid tie, very handsome, three points more handsome than a movie star.

Next to him was Gu Tingcheng, wearing a purple evening dress, which was even more eye-catching than the female stars at the Cannes Film Festival.

Accompanying Lu Deng into the little black house were Pelinka, Zhou Zhongjing, Fat Wei, as well as Gu Tingcheng's father Gu Shengtang and Gu Tingcheng's mother.

Gu Shengtang was wearing a Tang costume, looking festive and solemn.

The Gu family entered the Little Green House as the board of directors of the Shengtang Group, the consortium behind Lu Deng, and were Lu Deng's business partners.

Shengtang Group has just released a message: Lu Deng is invited to endorse Shengtang Group's subordinate industry - Shengtang Department Store. A spokesman for Shengtang Group said that they are looking for investment opportunities, and they have prioritized investing in the city of Ludeng.

Lu Deng and Lu Zhi are very happy: this is a good thing, and it is a disguised increase in Lu Deng's draft.

Gu's mother didn't think about it so much, she only had Lu Deng in her eyes, and she wanted to develop Lu Deng into the son-in-law of the Gu family wholeheartedly.

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Lu Deng was very nervous, as if he was facing a big exam. I just went to the toilet before entering the small green house, and I was full of urine at the moment.

Not only was he nervous, but sitting not far to his left was Jabari Parker, holding an "acceptance speech" in his hand, babbling and reciting it, planning to accept the award when he came on stage. Maybe it was too nervous, and before long, the paper fell under the table three times.

To Luden's right sat Randall and his family. Looking at Randall up close, he really looks like a vicious bison. He put his hands under the table, his legs between them, and his legs were still shaking.

I'm not calm. It seems that in the face of the choice of fate, no one is exempt from vulgarity.

Seeing them so nervous, Lu Deng calmed down a lot and breathed a sigh of relief, waiting for NBA commissioner Adam Shaw to appear.