Everyone just wanted to take a closer look, and the time for the third quarter of the game came. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info As Zhang Chu expected, the head coach did not let him play in the fourth quarter, a team of 15 people, who doesn't want to show themselves, 5 main players play more time, there are 10 substitutes left, and everyone has a chance of three or five minutes.

In the final group match, Guy and Bagnani's group still won the final championship, and in the remaining fourth quarter, Zhang Chu never got the opportunity to play, which was not surprising to him. The reality is cruel, the earth can't revolve around you, after all, he is just a small character who can't be used now, and it is difficult to even reach the level of the NBA bench.

The training camp before the official draft is officially over, and with it, the media began to predict the ranking of this year's rookies, with Thomas, Morrison, and Guy temporarily occupying the top three positions.

Among them, Thomas from the University of Louisiana came in first. Tyrese Thomas, 2.05 meters tall, plays as a small forward or power forward.

Development Template: Sean Marion.

Strengths: Strong bounce, good at turning and shooting, and often performing wonderful slam dunks. He has excellent explosiveness and speed, and is good at grabbing rebounds and intercepting passes.

Weaknesses: Need to increase strength and muscles while maintaining flexibility.

In second place is Adam Morrison from Gonzaja University. He is 2.03 meters tall and plays as a shooting guard or small forward.

Development Template: Larry Bird

Strengths: Academics with excellent leadership qualities. The scoring ability is extremely strong, and he is known as the second scoring kaleidoscope after Anthony.

Defects: limited physical condition, slow footwork, poor bounce, slow start-up speed.

In third place is Connecticut State University Guy, who plays as a small forward.

Development Template: Scottrade-Pippen

Strengths: He is an all-rounder, with good bounce, excellent mid-range shooting skills, and great development potential.

Weaknesses: Possession of the ball needs to be improved, lack of game experience.

This is a joint draft prediction ranking given by the media and scouts, with the top three in the top, followed by the likes of Bagnani, Roy, Aldridge, Foye, etc.

The names of Rondo and Lowry are not visible in the top ten, and as for Millsap, it is ranked around forty, and Zhang Chu, precisely because of his three-minute performance, is actually on the list, and is ranked 58th, third from the bottom. Because there are only two rounds of the NBA draft, 30 spots in each round, and 60 spots in two rounds.

And it was precisely because of Zhang Chu's performance in that steal Guy that he was invited to try out by the Spurs and Pistons. The Spurs need a defensive player like that, and Bowen is not too young to develop a successor for him. The Pistons have not been doing well in the past two years since they won the championship in 2004, and this year's contract extension negotiations with the main center Ben Wallace have not gone well, and they feel that a defensive player like Zhang Chu is very suitable for the Pistons' system.

But whether it's the Spurs or the Pistons, the results of the tryouts are the same. The rest test is still that data, and it is impossible for Zhang Chu to have major changes in just a few days. And the rest is shooting, dribbling or something, Zhang Chu's performance is mediocre, and the main bench lineups of these two teams are busy coping with the playoffs, so it is impossible to say that they have the heart to play with Zhang Chu.

So, in general, the results of the trial were not very satisfactory. Zhang Chu has a feeling that his greatest hope is still in the Rockets.

After the trial, Zhang Chu stepped on the plane back to Huayang, after all, it was only the beginning of May, and the 2006 draft did not officially start until June 28.

After returning to China, Zhang Chu continued to train hard, and at the same time, he was also waiting.

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May 23, 2006, the draw for the draft. As with the history in Zhang's memory, the Toronto Raptors drew the top pick, the Chicago Bulls drew the top pick, and the Bobcats drew the probe lottery.

And the Rockets drew the No. 8 pick, and everything is consistent with the original course of history.

After the lottery ceremony, the new round of draft predictions changed, because the Raptors have been pursuing Bagnani, the Raptors' No. 1 pick is likely to pick Bagnani, so Bagnani's prediction pick was brought to the first place. Morrison and Thomas finished second and third respectively, while Guy dropped out of the top three.

And Zhang Chu's order is directly gone, outside the 60th, because according to the trial reports of the Spurs and Pistons, Zhang Chu's ability is still some distance from entering the NBA......

However, who knows, until the last moment, no one knows the final pick, and no one knows the final draft results, including Zhang Chu, a traverser, although he vaguely remembers the historical order of others, however, he can't guess his own.

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June 21, 2006, NBA Finals. Mavericks vs Heat.

The Mavericks won two games in a row, but the Heat lost four games in a row and lost the championship. The Heat, on the other hand, won the first championship in franchise history.

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On June 28, the long-awaited 2006 NBA Draft was officially held at the Madison Square Garden Grand Theater in New York City, USA. The draft was broadcast live to 202 countries and regions around the world via ESPN in the United States. Of course, it doesn't include China, which has never broadcast the draft, preseason or anything live. It's just that after Yao Ming joined the Rockets, there were more live Rocket games.

No one in China paid too much attention to this NBA draft, even if Huayang University knew that Zhang Chu had gone to the United States for a tryout, they didn't care too much, after all, entering the NBA is too far away from the lives of ordinary people, and after Zhang Chu returned to China, there was no contact with the United States.

So much so that only some die-hard NBA fans who are paying attention to this draft on the Chinese side are refreshing and paying attention in real time through the Internet.

At this moment, the evening in the United States is the morning in China. Early in the morning, Zhang Chu stayed in front of the computer in the dormitory with the two roommates Fat Man and Monkey, as well as Liu Qingxue. Because the fat man likes to surf the Internet, it didn't take long to buy a computer in the dormitory and connect to the Internet. Therefore, the four of them at this time do not have to wait in the Internet café anymore.

With the announcement of NBA commissioner David Stern, the draft officially began. The first is the selection of the Toronto Raptors, who have the No. 1 pick, who will be the No. 1 pick in 2006. In the end, the Raptors, as expected, selected Bagnani!

Bagnani was very excited at the draft, after all, he is the first champion from Europe in NBA history, representing the NBA's recognition of his strength and ability.

The lottery area, that is, the top 14 and some popular rookies, the league will invite them to the draft site, and people like Zhang Chu, who are not in the top 60, are naturally unpopular.

Bagnani excitedly hugged friends and family in celebration, then walked briskly to the front desk and shook hands with David Stern...... And the big screen at the moment continues to introduce the brief information of Bagnani: "Andrea Bagnani, from Italy, 6'11" tall, weighs 240 pounds, and the proposed development template in the NBA is Dirk Nowitzki......"

Next, with the second pick, the Chicago Bulls drafted LaMarcus? Aldridge. With the third pick, the Charlotte Bobcats drafted Adam Morrison, who was handpicked by Jordan, and one of the owners of the Charlotte Bobcats was Jordan.

For fourth, the Trail Blazers selected Thomas, fifth, Williams, and sixth, Roy......

Far away on the other side of the ocean, the fat man keeps refreshing the network and can't see the live video, but fortunately, Tencent provides online text live broadcast. Zhang Chu watched silently, well, these choices are the same as history.

Next, the draft turned into a massive trade.