Chapter 3 Selection

"From the University of Oklahoma, 6'10", 251-pound power forward, Blake Griffin !!"

In the background, some highlights of Griffin's college days and his own data began to play, and Griffin in the audience also glanced at it by the way, worthy of being the champion, this university data can almost be compared to some god-level figures. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

It wasn't until his parents and agents stabbed Griffin that Griffin came back to his senses, and David Stern on the stage also looked at him with a smile, it was time to give his "acceptance speech".

Griffin doesn't know how he got on stage, although he has integrated a lot in the past few days, but after all, he has never had this experience, let alone where this is, Madison Square Garden! The scene is crowded with people!

Mu Ran took the cap representing the Los Angeles Clippers from the president's hand and put it on his head, if nothing else, if the Clippers don't sign him or trade, he will be a member of the Los Angeles Clippers!

"Ahem, hello everyone, I'm Blake Griffin."

Griffin's face was flushed and he held back such a self-introduction with socialist characteristics, and the whole Madison Square burst into laughter! The camera cut to Kevin Durant and some other big names several times, and everyone laughed back and forth.

This time Griffin is even more nervous, this posture is also a little too big, but now that the ducks are on the shelves, he can't just step down like this, then he is really a primary school student.

So Griffin took a deep breath and thought about what he was going to say.

"Well, first of all, it's an honor and a pleasure to be drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers, it's a wonderful feeling to be an NBA player, and secondly, I want to thank my family for supporting me for a long time, my father, my mother, and my dear brother, even though he may not be selected."

Hearing this, the audience burst into laughter again, and the scene was also very intimate and hit the camera directly on Tyler Griffin's face, and his brother sat in an unknown position, but there was no trace of embarrassment on his face, but a proud laugh.

"I don't think I'm going to stop improving after I've been drafted, I love basketball, I'm going to let that passion show off on the court, and I hope I can play well enough for my draft pick, thank you."

The applause at the scene was thunderous, but it gave the new champion a little face, and Griffin, who stepped down, ushered in a warm embrace from his parents and agent, "You are my pride, son!" "Old Tommy was particularly excited, and I think it was the greatest happiness of all fathers that his son was shining in the profession he had devoted his life to.

The Griffin family didn't have to be so excited all the time, sat down and calmed down, Sam was worthy of being a professional agent, and he quickly got out of his emotions and began to contact some of Griffin's business plans.

Griffin didn't have anything to do next, and he looked out for the other rookies, including Hashem Tabit, who was taken by the Grizzlies, and the Memphis people hoped that Mutombo II could take the Grizzlies to the top.

Tanhua is James Harden from the University of Arizona, a well-rounded player who was taken by the Thunder.

In addition, the Kings selected Evans, the golden boy aired to Minnesota, Minnesota followed up with Jonny Flynn, Curry went to the Warriors, DeRozan went to the Raptors, Jennings went to the Bucks, and it is worth noting that Jennings' draft speech pointed directly at the top pick Lang Griffin and the golden boy Rubio, saying that he was more talented.

Griffin is also innocent of lying guns, and the champion is not good.

Of course, there are some strong rookies who appear in the bottom line, such as Holiday , Tylawson, Jeff Teague and the like, so I won't say much here.

His brother still didn't lose the selection, and was selected by the Phoenix Suns with the 18th pick in this round, so the Griffin brothers entered the NBA at the same time, and Tommy's smile never disappeared.

The rest of the game is over quickly, as soon as the draft is over, all the media pounced on the stars present like hungry wolves, Kevin Durant said that he has full confidence in James Harden, Ellis said that Curry will be an excellent helper, Jennings is as crazy as ever, Rubio is decent, but he was found by his old boss Sterling for an interview at the first time, and the white tycoon threw a sentence to the media in his usual tone.

"We chose Griffin because he was the best rookie of the year."

However, Griffin could clearly sense that the boss was not very interested in the sport, and perhaps as in his previous life, the boss was only concerned about how much money he could make.

It didn't take long for most of the turmoil caused by the draft to dissipate, after all, the focus of every team is on solid records, and as a member of the Clippers, understanding the team's fighting ability and current situation is a task that Sam gave Griffin a task.

The Clippers in the 0809 season were rotten to the bone, with only 19 wins in a whole season, perhaps because of the departure of Captain Brand, the Clippers did not adapt to it at all.

However, it was not completely useless, the team sent away Zach Randolph, who probably every team would want to send away, as well as some veteran contracts, and in addition to Griffin, got a vote of role players such as Telfeld and Rasubatar.

In terms of starters, the famous bearded Baron Davis was not satisfied with the first season of the Clippers, not only in terms of team tactics, but also in communication with head coach Dunleavy, and more fatal is that he was also affected by injuries, shooting only 37% throughout the season, averaging 15 points and 7.7 assists per game.

In terms of the position, Eric Gordon, a rookie in '08, averaged 16.1 points per game last year and can be called a future star, but his average passing, height and lack of reach also make him a mere presence on the defensive end.

Up frontcourt is the young Al Thornton, a '07 rookie who scored 16.7 points last season and was the Clippers' main point of attack, as well as the three-point machine Novak.

The interior line is basically the three-man of Carman, Camby and Griffin, and the Clippers' lineup is actually a good sentence on the books, on the bench, there is the experienced Telfair, the innocent inside substitute Smith, and Rasu Butler on the wing.

However, the specific situation of this lineup depends on the specific deployment of coach Dunleavy, and Griffin is not very concerned about the prospects of the team, and now he is most concerned about how much money the Clippers can give him.

The salary of NBA rookies is closely related to the draft pick, and even the ups and downs of one pick are related to the fluctuation of at least $200W or so, so all rookies strive for high positions.

Sterling was unequivocal in his rookie contract, offering Sam a guaranteed three-year 1600W contract without much communication, and Griffin had a day at home when he learned the news.

However, Sam mercilessly laughed at Griffin and showed him a salary ranking of the '09 American Sports Draft published by an American sports magazine.

Matthew Stford, the NFL champion who is also the top pick, will get a two-year contract of $2,500W, and Griffin will be about $1,000W for two years, and Griffin's salary is probably equivalent to the NFL's No. 5 pick Mark Sanchez.

But Griffin doesn't care, who cares who has more salary than me, I just know that I have a lot of salary now, and what annual salary of 30W is a floating cloud, okay.

"It's really unproductive." Sam looked at Griffin, who looked very satisfied, and looked speechless.