Chapter 5 Draft Meeting
At the University of Miami Hospital, Beasley was lying on a hospital bed with bandages on his feet, his face full of helplessness. Pen Γ fun Γ Pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ ο½ο½ο½ο½
"Oh, I'm fine, Mom, you don't have to come here."
"It's just a sprained ankle, and it's almost fine in a month."
"Well, let's do this for now, we'll meet in New York the day after tomorrow, and you shouldn't forget to bring your younger siblings."
"Okay, then I'll hang up, bye-bye."
Beasley hung up the phone with his mother, Fatima Smith, with a wry smile.
The last No. 3 defender on yesterday's tryout couldn't afford to lose, and his brain went out and gave Beasley a black foot.
Fortunately, Bisley was lucky, his left foot landed before his right foot, and although his right foot was still strong, it was only a sprained ankle, and he could recover after a while, and he could remove the bandage tomorrow without hindering him from walking.
Pat Riley was furious about this, and it was unforgivable that someone had deliberately injured the baby bump in his eyes under his nose!
Although this matter will not go to court, Riley has decided to ban him in professional basketball circles.
This product is not very good at ball, let alone playing in the NBA now, no one will even want him in the NBDL, so it is estimated that he can only go overseas.
"Hey Bruce, who do you think I should choose?" Beasley turned his head to look at Singler, who was sitting next to him.
Singler shrugged and said, "Alan Goodwin? Or Andy Miller? β
Allen Goodwin is Durant's agent and used to be the agent of the little emperor James, but he was kicked out by James in 2005.
James won Nike's sky-high $90 million contract before he entered the league with his eloquent mouth, and Durant's seven-year, $60 million contract with Nike last year also came from his hand.
Andy Miller, on the other hand, is a veteran agent with Garnett, Billups and others, and compared to Alan Goodwin's dedication to his employer, this money-oriented guy always puts his own interests first.
These two are also the two biggest names among the agents who have recently expressed interest in Beasley.
Beasley pursed his lips and shook his head, "I can't see it, what do you think of Bill Duffy?" β
"Bill Duffy? That guy is a nice gentleman, he never takes bad boys, he definitely doesn't like you! Singeler was surprised.
"I think he's very good, how can I know if I don't try?" Beasley looked up and smiled faintly.
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On the afternoon of June 26, the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York, where the 2008 NBA Draft will be held.
Beasley was interviewed by the media before the start.
"Are you confident that you will be selected as the champion?"
"Uh... In my opinion, becoming a champion is something every player dreams of, but not every champion will be successful in their future career. So for better or worse, this is just a starting point. β
"So what do you have to say about your biggest rival, Derrick Rose? Do you think you're better than him? β
"Derek is great, it's an honour to be his competitor and he's going to have a fantastic career. Of course, I think OJ Mayo and Russell Westbrook are also very strong opponents, and I won't ignore them! β
"Rumor has it that you have a lot of moisture in your height, what do you think about that?"
'I don't have a big opinion, I'm confident, height doesn't determine your performance in the game, I'll speak with the facts.'
"Last question, both the Bulls and the Heat have a chance to pick you, can you briefly evaluate these two teams?"
"The Bulls have a championship pedigree and Michael Jordan is my idol. And then... Miami is a good place to be, and the Heat are a good team, with Wade and Pat Riley. No matter which team picks me in the end, I'm going to burn myself and give my all in the game. β
"Okay, thank you very much!"
The questions raised by the reporter are full of traps, and if it were Beasley, I am afraid that it would have been full of words long ago. After all, this master boasted before the start of his rookie season that the best rookie was not worthy of him at all, and MVP was his goal.
Beasley returned to the Little Green House, where his mother and his siblings were there today, and sat beside him, along with Bruce Singler.
The little green room was full of familiar facesβDerek Rose, O.J. Mayo, Eric Gordon, Russell Westbrook, Kevin Love...... He knows who will succeed and who will be disappointed in the future, but now they are all on the same starting point.
At 4 o'clock, the draft meeting officially began.
NBA commissioner David Stern took the stage to announce that the Chicago Bulls, the No. 1 pick holder, had selected Derrick Rose, a core guard from the University of Memphis.
In the small green room, Rose, who has always been calm, stood up from the bench, hugged his parents excitedly, and then hugged other relatives and friends next to him, accepted their congratulations, and took the stage to take a photo with Stern.
At the same time, the big screen began to show Ross's anti-sky performance in college.
Seeing the slight disappointment of the family members next to him, Beasley comforted softly: "Trust me, the Heat will definitely choose me!" β
Sure enough, Stern immediately announced the Heat's decision: "With the second pick in the first round, the Miami Heat chose Michael Beasley, a superstar from Kansas State University!" β
Offstage, although he already knew the result, Beasley still couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart, got up and hugged his family and friends one by one, and then put on the Heat's cap, smiled and took a photo with David Stern on stage.
After stepping down, Beasley was interviewed by the media again, and this time there were not as many questions as before, nothing more than whether he was excited about the Heat's selection of himself, what is his definition in the Heat team, and so on.
Beasley first thanked the Heat, and then said that he is a team player and will give his best in the game.
Riley also gave an interview: "Last season, we didn't play well, the team had a terrible record, I thought the only thing that could change the status quo was a trade, and now we have Beasley, he's a good player, I believe he can be part of the Heat team, I love Beasley. β
Earlier, there were rumors that Riley didn't like Beasley's personality very much, and once wanted to trade draft picks, but in fact, they were all smoke bombs, Riley liked Beasley for more than a day or two, and Beasley was completely in line with his basketball philosophy.
Next, the Minnesota Timberwolves chose the University of Southern California's two-way guard OJ Mayo, the best high school student in the nation after LeBron James, who even dropped out of the top 10 in the prediction pick after being killed by Russell Westbrook, who was unknown at the time, in a game this year.
Mayo's rival Westbrook was drafted with the fourth pick by the Thunder, who had just relocated from Seattle to Oklahoma.
While Thunder fans are puzzled as to why the team didn't choose Kevin Love, who can play as center and power forward, when they already have Kevin Durant, Beasley has to admire the unique vision of Thunder general manager Sam Presti.
With the fifth pick, the Memphis Grizzlies made a big eight-man trade with the Timberwolves just minutes after acquiring Kevin Love: the Grizzlies sent No. 5 picks Kevin Love, Mike Miller, Brian Cardinal and Jason Collins, and got the Timberwolves' prospectors OJ Mayo, Anthony Walker, Marco Jarich and Greg Buckner.
The deal left the Timberwolves behind Walker, who is reluctant to bench on a young team with an annual salary of $9.3 million next season. Jarric has three years left on his contract worth a total of $21 million, which is a bad contract that the Timberwolves can get rid of.
Lefou, who is technically prominent, will be partnered with Al Jefferson up front, and he will be able to use his mid-range shots and passes to open up opposition defence and create space for Jefferson's low singles. Miller, on the other hand, is a skilled veteran shooter who shoots 40 percent from three-point range in his career, and he can take the defensive pressure off opponents on Jefferson.
The Grizzlies have been strengthened by the talented O.J. Mayo. Now that the team has potential stocks such as Guy and Mayo, it is slowly developing, and it is a business strategy for a small ball market that a big-name star is reluctant to visit.
Sixth pick, the new Knicks coach D'Antoni who has been in Italy for many years, chose his favorite Italian Danilo Gallinari.
With the seventh pick, the Clippers selected Eric Gordon, a shooting guard with explosive physical qualities.
In the eighth pick, the Bucks chose Joe Alexander, nicknamed "The Chinese Boy," and in introducing Alexander, Stern highlighted his six-year experience of living in China in Beijing, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
Not long after, the Bucks sent Chinese players Yi Jianlian and Bobby Simmons to the New Jersey Nets in exchange for Richard Jefferson. The deal means Yi can finally leave Milwaukee for a broader basketball world.
Next, the Nets selected Big Lopez, the Pacers selected Hibbert, and the Thunder selected Ibaka.
After the first-round draft, only DeAndre Jordan of Texas A&M University was disappointed, and although he was invited to the Little Green House, he was not selected by the Los Angeles Clippers until the fifth place in the second round.
With the 15th pick in the second round, the Spurs selected Dragic and traded him to Phoenix in exchange for two second-round picks and some cash.
The Heat picked Darnell Jackson in the second round, and then traded him and a second-round pick next year to the Timberwolves for this year's NCAA MOP Mario Chalmers, a point guard who is extremely good defensively.
In the end, with the Celtics picking the No. 60 pick to select Sammy Eldon, the draft finally came to an end.
History hasn't changed because Beasley has a different soul.
The Heat still won Beasley and Chalmers, but this brother will no longer have the news that the gold house hides Jiaojiao and marijuana and is finally fined.