Chapter 34: Crazy Choice (2nd Update)

As Xiao Hua announced that the Los Angeles Lakers chose Zhang Guan in 58th place, the entire Madison Square Garden theater suddenly resounded with a burst of surprise.

"The Lakers actually chose Zhang Guan, that track and field athlete, are the Los Angeles people crazy!"

"Oh my God, I heard you right, it's Zhang Guan! Pinch me! Tell me it's not true. ”

"The time on my phone is June 27, not April 1st, and today is not April Fool's Day!"

"Are the Los Angeles Lakers giving up on themselves? Although they don't have a first-round pick, and the second-round pick is the third-to-last 58, there is no need to pick a track and field athlete. ”

"Although it is already very backward, it is also the No. 58 pick, and the Lakers don't need to waste it so much!"

The discussion came and went, and the players, invited guests, various teams, and reporters on the scene were all shocked, and who would have thought that the Lakers would choose Zhang Guan in the 58th, choosing someone who has never played basketball for a day and has not participated in any NBA team tryout?

Under the stage, Derrick Rose, the new champion sitting in front of him, looked confused, and he found that even the moment he was selected as the champion, it did not attract so much attention and discussion. The attention of a draft champion is not as good as that of a 58-ranked crane tail, and the joy of becoming the NBA draft champion was suddenly diluted by several points.

As the top pick, Rose feels this way, so Beasley, Tanhua Mayo, Westbrook in fourth place, Kevin Love in fifth place, etc., of course, will feel the same way, and the feeling is even stronger. They were selected with a high pick, so naturally they have attracted much attention, and they are ready to show their strength in the NBA, but before they have been released, more than half of the attention has been divided by others.

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At the same time, in a hotel in New York, many people angrily broke out and scolded.

"The Lakers chose Zhang Guan, F**K! A draft pick is such a waste, they should have picked me! I'm so much better than Zhang Guan, that track and field athlete! ”

"Why, why did the Lakers choose Zhang Guan! He's not a basketball player at all! ”

"When I was in the NCAA, I led the team to win the group championship and entered the NCAA round of 32, but I was not selected, but Zhang Guan was selected, what qualifications does he have to be selected!"

"What a tyrannical thing! Tyrannical Creatures! What is Zhang Guan! Why give this pick to Zhang Guan! Zhang Guan didn't even participate in the NBA's rookie tryout! ”

"Shady, it must be shady! There are so many excellent basketball players, the Lakers don't choose, but choose a track and field athlete, it must be shady! ”

"The Lakers management must have taken the money, Zhang Guan spent money to let the Lakers choose him, this is a bribe, this is not fair! I'm not convinced! ”

These scolds are all players who are waiting for the NBA draft. According to the NBA's draft rules, they are not lottery players and are not eligible to enter the draft, but they can spend a night in a nearby hotel, and even if they are not selected, there may be other opportunities in the air, such as preseason tryouts.

For these players, many of whom were once the stars of a city or even a state, who had excellent results in college but were not cared for in the NBA draft, even a second-round pick at the end of the draft was extremely precious.

When there were only the last three spots left in the second round, everyone was looking forward to it, hoping that this luck could come to their heads, but what they didn't expect was that this very precious spot actually fell to Zhang Guan, a person who was not a basketball player at all in their opinion, and a person who was not qualified to enter the NBA in their opinion.

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The NBA Draft is broadcast live to 203 countries and territories around the world.

"The Lakers chose Zhang Guan in 58th! Who is Zhang Guan? It sounds like a Chinese name. The Spanish TV host was talking as ESPN's broadcast showed a picture of Zhang Guan.

"Oh, this is Zhang Guan, a former king of athletics and a Grand Slam champion last year! I don't know why there is a photo of Zhang Guan, I remember that the person selected by the Lakers just now is also called Zhang Guan, I guess it must be that the organizers can't find a photo of that person, so I use a photo of Zhang Guan to replace it temporarily, probably they think Asians look similar! Americans are foolish enough to do things! The host of Spanish TV involuntarily began to complain.

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"Zhang Guan, this is a photo of Zhang Guan! Is there an oolong on ESPN? They got the photo wrong! The German commentator immediately began tapping on the laptop next to him, searching for Zhang Guan's information.

"Oh my God, the player profile given by ESPN is the same as the profile I found on the Internet, young, tall, and weight! There will never be such a coincidence in the world, so that is Zhang Guan! We know that Zhang Guan is a track and field athlete, he won a tennis Grand Slam last year, but we never knew that he was also a basketball player. When did he enter the NBA draft? And it was chosen! This is crazy! ”

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"Zhang Guan! It's Zhang Guan! Xiao Hua is talking about Zhang Guan! The Lakers chose Zhang Guan! Great, congratulations to Zhang Guan! What an unexpected surprise! ”

This burst of cheers came from the domestic online live broadcast.

"Last year, we had two players selected by the NBA, the UAE and Sun Yue, and the UAE played well with the Milwaukee Bucks, and this year, we have another athlete who has been drafted by the NBA, and that is Zhang Guan! Although Zhang Guan has never played professional basketball, I think Zhang Guan's physical talent and personality charm still impressed the NBA team, so that they finally chose Zhang Guan! ”

Zhang Guan, who was in front of the computer, blushed when he heard that there were so many commentators. This commentator is also talented, and he knows that he is not a basketball player, so he simply said that his "charisma" impressed the NBA.

"Well, I'm probably the first person in the world to enter the NBA with 'charisma'!" Zhang Guan laughed at himself a little embarrassed, and then said: "But I really didn't expect that the Lakers would choose me before, could it be that the CAA company temporarily changed the plan?" ”

At this time, Zhuge Wenbo's mobile phone rang.

"It's from the United States." Zhuge Wenbo picked up his mobile phone and chatted with the other party for a few minutes. Then Zhuge Wenbo said: "It's the CAA company, they told me that the Lakers didn't control the selection of Zhang Guan. This should be the decision of the Los Angeles Lakers themselves. ”

"The Lakers' own decision? They were going to pick me, huh? It's incredible, the Lakers should know that I've never played professional basketball, they already picked Sun Yue last year, and they chose me this year. Is the Lakers so fond of China's guards? Zhang Guan said.

"I guess the Lakers may still be for the Chinese market, after all, your market value is more than that of Sun Yue." Zhuge Wenbo stood up as he spoke: "I need to find some information about the Lakers." (To be continued.) )