Early the next morning, Wang Zhuo got up to practice tai chi and opened the latest sports newspaper, where a draft player named D'Angelo Russell occupied a lot of pages, describing how the teenager from Kentucky had superhuman talent, excellent physical fitness and basketball skills, as well as excellent shooting ability and extraordinary basketball intelligence. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Wang Zhuo muttered a little in his heart, he didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the New York media gourd, could it be that Dolan decided to use the No. 4 pick to pick Russell and released it to the media early? If Dolan wanted to do this, it was not impossible, he was not only the owner of the Knicks, but also the president of the New York cable system, and almost half of the news media in New York City were at Dolan's disposal.

The draft is like a gamble, choosing good players can allow the team to rise with the least salary and the shortest time, just like the Thunder, after selecting Durant, Westbrook and Harden for three consecutive years, they reached the finals in just a few years and became a strong contender for the championship.

Basketball players are also people, there are many people who are not adaptable, some of them were in the limelight during the NCAA period, but they couldn't even play the ball after entering the NBA, and many outstanding athletes were named champions, but in the end they were in a miserable situation, and they were labeled as "parallel champions" and became a laughing stock for the ages.

Russell is indeed outstanding, which Wang Zhuo also recognizes, but it is definitely not as vigorous as the news media, and the media has predicted that his draft pick will be between the fifth and tenth, as for why when the draft conference entered the countdown, it suddenly sprung up, and the momentum was close to the top favorite Downs, faintly surpassing Okafor, Wang Zhuo couldn't figure it out, but to say that there was no greasy in this, Wang Zhuo definitely didn't believe it.

Not only the newspaper, but even on Wang Zhuo's way to work in a taxi, the reports about Russell in the taxi were one after another, never stopped, and even media reporters came directly to interview him, just to get more information about Russell.

These are also very abrupt to Russell himself, the shy big boy is a little overwhelmed by the media bombardment, and he is stumbling to speak, because he doesn't know why he has suddenly become so favored, after all, these things used to exist only in his dreams: becoming a basketball superstar, receiving a big contract, constantly endorsing, the spotlight, the darling of the media.

When he came to the conference room, Wang Zhuo obviously noticed that the atmosphere was not right, the Zen master had a solemn look, Mills was also silent, Fisher and Rambis kept exchanging glances, each pondering their own little abacus.

Yesterday's meeting was interrupted by Wang Zhuo's rejuvenation, and Dolan's final decision was known to no one, not even the Zen master, but the next morning there was such explosive news, and everyone was worried that Dolan would be somewhat affected by the media hype, and that Russell, who continued to gain traction, would have more opinions.

At this time, Lakers general manager Kubchak and head coach Byron Scott, who were already in the Barclays Center, received a call from the Staples Center, and the caller was none other than Lakers owner Jim Buss.

"Mitch, have you read the morning news, D'Angelo looks like a better fit for the Lakers, what do you and Byron think?" Bass's tone was a little hurried, apparently a decision for a temporary change.

The situation of the Lakers is also not optimistic, after the death of Jerry Buss, Jim Buss took over the team, and at the beginning of his tenure, he also had ambitions to form a new generation of F4, but the team did not have good chemistry, and finally with Howard's departure from Houston, Gasol's departure to Chicago, Nash's dismal retirement, and Kobe's Achilles tendon rupture, the Lakers completely embarked on the road of reconstruction.

The glory of history is a thing of the past, the road to reconstruction is dark and long, and the Los Angeles media has ruthlessly pointed out: perhaps Zen Master's fiancée Jeanie Buss is more suitable for the position of president of the Lakers!

In the face of media doubts, Jim Buss once put down his cruel words: "Within three years, the Lakers will definitely return to the championship ranks, otherwise they will take the blame and resign!" However, a year has passed, the team's record has not improved in the slightest, and the star Kobe Bryant is constantly injured, at the end of the season, Kobe Bryant was interviewed by the media, and also revealed his intention to retire next season.

Once Kobe Bryant retires, the Lakers must find a person who is good enough to take his place, whether it is the rising Jordan Clarkson or the seventh pick Julius Randle, who does not have such conditions, so this year's pick can be said to be the hope of the Lakers in the future.

After data from scouts and long-term analysis and discussion, the management unanimously decided to pick Mississippi shooting guard Devin Booker as Kobe's successor, but he didn't expect Russell's sudden rise to make Jim Buss feel like he had discovered a new world.

After Kupchak and Scott received a call from Bass Jr., they began to scroll through Russell's college videos and game data, coupled with the overwhelming media publicity, Russell's template has become Brandon Roy, who was once known as the "Yellow Mamba".

Kobe Bryant is nicknamed "Black Mamba", and Roy is known as "Yellow Mamba", which shows his horror, when he beat the Rockets in 0.8 seconds, how many Yao Ming's fans hated, and the Trail Blazers' home Rose Garden Arena is also Kobe's lingering nightmare, and Roy himself is one of Kobe's sufferers.

How could such an excellent candidate for "Kobe's successor" not make Jim Buss excited, and even Kupchak and Scott suddenly felt that the future of the Lakers was full of brightness.

Unless the Timberwolves pick Russell with the top pick, Russell is definitely in the Lakers' pocket, because of the existence of Towns, the probability of the Timberwolves selecting Russell is almost zero, unless the management of the Timberwolves shows off all the heads overnight.

Dolan didn't show up in the end, and he couldn't have been, because he was enjoying a wonderful vacation on the beach in Hawaii at the time, not that he couldn't tell the priorities, but he already had the answer in his mind.

When he woke up in the morning, Dolan saw that Wang Zhuo gave him only four words on the prescription, "the right medicine", he suddenly became enlightened, so he temporarily decided to enjoy a wonderful vacation, relax his mood, and completely drive away the anxiety and anxiety caused by insomnia.

Just when everyone was waiting and getting distraught, the Zen master received a call from Dolan: "Hey! Phil, I've arrived at the beach in Hawaii, you're the president of the team, you can look at the results of the draft, remember to tell Wang for me, thank you! ”

In fact, Russell's news was released by Dolan before the vacation, as if he was woken up by Wang Zhuo's finger, his purpose is to let the Lakers continue to sink, only Jim? Buzz couldn't hide the public's mouth, and resigned, so that the Zen master had a chance to return to the Lakers, and deep down in his heart, he had recognized that Wang Zhuo could replace the Zen master as the ace of the Knicks' revival.

The Zen master was hired by Dolan, but his heart still belonged to the Lakers, and Dolan knew in his heart that it was easy to leave a person, but it was difficult to leave his heart, so he seemed to be behind the back, but he paved the way for Wang Zhuo.

If one day, when the Zen master leaves the Knicks and returns to the Lakers, he doesn't want to be infamy, and Dolan doesn't want to be the one who crosses the river and demolishes the bridge, and Wang Zhuo just appears as a clever trick to crack such a dead game.