The Knicks' choice was a surprise, and before that, everyone thought they would choose an interior lineman. After all, the grapevine came out that Dolan was very satisfied with the results of Jordan Hill's physical test who participated in the tryout, and because of Chandler's injury concerns, the Knicks are likely to choose the athletically talented big man as a supplement on the inside.

Jordan Hill looked angrily at Stephen Curry, who was sitting at the table next to him, and it was not the same outcome he expected. Hill is a little confused, and his agent has previously made it clear that he will have an 80% chance of being a member of the Knicks in the new season. For this reason, the other party also specially told himself that the Knicks are the Big Apple team, and if you want to stay, you must keep a low profile.

Jordan Hill took his agent's instructions to heart, and he even planned in his heart how to win the favor of the other party when he met Big Apple for the first time.

Fans plus fans! It was the best thing Hill could think of, but now that it had been all in vain, Dolan's promise was just a complete joke.

Babyface was also a little confused, although he once had the idea of moving the Knicks, but because he never accepted a tryout request in New York, he once cut off his seemingly unrealistic idea. Coupled with the keen interest shown to him by Nelson Sr. during the Warriors tryout, Curry has long considered himself a part of the Warriors.

"Hey, buddy! Your name is being shouted on stage! Congratulations on being the number six show, it's a great pick! Earl Clark, who was sitting next to Curry, kindly reminded that the baby-faced Curry made a very good first impression.

"Ah, I see, thank you!" After Clark's reminder, Curry suddenly realized that indeed, no matter what happened before, but now that he has become the No. 6 pick selected by the Knicks, even if there are any doubts, they will have to wait until after the draft is over to explore.

With a smile on his face, Dolan put on a Knicks' ball cap for this cute-looking baby face, "Young man, welcome to the Knicks!" ”

Curry giggled vigorously, because the development of things was greatly unexpected to him, and he was a little nervous in front of the camera.

"The Knicks are a great team, they have a long history, and they have such a talented group of players, and I'm going to do my best to contribute to the team and I'm sure I'll fit in as soon as possible. And the Big Apple, he's amazing, I'll learn from him! ”

Babyface looked nervous and amused the audience, David Stern picked up the microphone with a smile, "Little guy, if you continue to talk like this, I will have to give you a ticket, the big apple is now a ** player, you can't force people to press people on the Knicks just because you joined Nils, I think our Finals MVP will be unhappy." ”

Li Chen in front of the TV was also amused by the cute appearance of the baby face, and he regretted a little that he didn't go to the talent show, "What an interesting little guy!" ”

Her boyfriend's appearance as a comfortable old god made Amy couldn't help pinching the other party's nose, "Hey, remind my dear Grandpa Li, you are only 20 years old this year, and the data shows that the little guy in your mouth is now 21 years old!" ”

"Why!" Li Chen touched his nose, at the beginning, he was happy that he was a few years younger, but now, he already hated the feeling of being looked down upon from time to time, "Believe me, I'm 24 years old, Laura remembers wrong, I was already 10 years old when I was adopted by him!" ”

In the little green house in New York, there are two people who don't buy Curry's cuteness. The first to bear the brunt must be Jordan Hill, who thinks he has been robbed of his position, looking at the baby face in the spotlight, Hill is very disdainful.

"Damn the Nyx, damn Babyface, wait and see, I'll make you regret your choice today!" This thing even hated the object of the previous imagination, "Damn the Big Apple, wait, I'll teach you a deep lesson!" ”

Also with Hill is the same grudge as Brandon Jennings, who is still unpopular for the time being, because the league issued a ban to eliminate the hope of high school students to join the N**A, so that Brandon Jennings, who just graduated from Oak Hill High School and wants to play in the professional league, had to leave Italy, and then announced his participation in the draft this year.

It's not that he's unhappy because he hates Curry, to be exact, this thing looks bad for everyone, in his opinion, only the champion is worthy of his identity, and he thinks very highly that he is just an NCAA experience when he is away from the top pick.

Indeed, he is very strong, but who is to blame for his poor homework, 08 ranked first in high school in the United States, his academic performance can't even reach the basic line of entering the NCAA in college, I have to say that this is a genius.

"Hmph, it's all a bunch of clowns, keep your eyes open, I'm the strongest!" Jennings thought indignantly, and of course, when David Stern announced the results of the No. 7 pick, the thing immediately pricked up his ears again.

Because the original plan was completely disrupted by the New Yorkers, Nelson Sr. had no choice but to choose the best point guard among the remaining people, Jonny Flynn from Syracuse University. Li Chen didn't know who this thing was, but it was because he didn't know that he was very sure that this guy was a scumbag.

The Timberwolves used their remaining No. 8 pick to draft Jordan Hill, a big man abandoned by the New Yorkers, who they believe could complement the slightly slower Kane Love.

"I'm very happy to join the Timberwolves, there are a lot of great seniors on this team, my idol since I was a child was also the former Wolves King Garnett, believe me, I will surprise those who see me!" A remark that attacked the surname was directed at the perfidious James Dolan, and everyone heard it, and this thing was angry.

Dolan smiled at the camera indifferently, he wouldn't be afraid of a rookie's provocation after decades of being in the league.

The Raptors, who have the No. 9 pick, selected DeMar DeRozan, whom they had pre-booked, and the USC guard will inject a shot in the arm for the Raptors' weak perimeter.

Jennings finally waited for his true destiny, the cold Milwaukee Bucks paid their No. 10 pick, Li Chen knew that the Bucks, who had lost several drafts, made a lot of money this time, if he was ranked, Jennings would definitely be able to squeeze into the top six, you must know that in the original history, this product was one of the strongest contenders for the best rookie.

Of the remaining four lottery picks, the New Jersey Nets chose Terrence Williams of the University of Lewisville, the Bobcats chose Gerard Henderson of Duke University, Tyler Hansbrough of North Carolina threw himself into the arms of the Pacers, and finally the Suns, they finally took Earl Clark of the University of Lewisville.

At this point, the lottery draft is over, and past experience tells people that the best rookie of the year will be selected from these 14 people 99% of the time.

For Li Chen, the draft has ended here, and as for who the remaining 2 rounds of picks the Knicks will choose, he is not interested at all, after all, not everyone is Arenas, even if it is a player of the quality of Mike Reed or Boozer, it is considered good luck to pick one of the 2 rounds.

As it turned out, the Knicks did have a lot of luck this year, and among the remaining big players, they actually picked the biggest dark horse in this year's second-round pick like a discerning leader, Marcus Thornton, a high-quality shooter from Louisiana State University.

During his four long years in college, Thorton seemed to have one thing in mind – to be a scorer. Thornton scored 2,700 points in 125 games over four years of college, averaging 21.6 points per game, including 327 three-pointers. Other averages such as 5.2 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 1.4 steals per game are all foils, and this is a scorer.

The reason why not many people are interested in making it to the second round is mainly because of Thorton's four fatal flaws in the eyes of professional scouts: height, athleticism, age and passing.

The height of 1.93 meters is too short for a shooting guard, especially in the case of mediocre physical fitness, and the 22-year-old rookie is a bit "old", which means that the growth space will be curbed. The lack of No. 1 skills will magnify Thornton's lack of height, making it impossible for him to transform into a point guard after entering the professional league.

For Thornton, the Bulls' former sixth-best man, Ben Gordon, may be the perfect template for him. Gordon, who got off the bench as a rookie season, earned the attention of his coach through his own efforts and finally won the Sixth Man of the Year award, which is also unprecedented in the league.

Gordon is even shorter, only 1.91 meters, and like Thorton, he is a natural shooter with no dead spots around the clock, and can also get rid of the shooting space by dribbling, and throughout the six years since Gordon entered the industry, he has not been able to play as a playmaking guard, he has always been just a pure shooter.

Thornton's current best position is a pure scorer, for a second-round rookie, a skill is enough to ensure that he has a foothold in the league, but in today's pure shooter is becoming less and less valued, in order to make a name for himself in the league, defense, ball control and passing, Thorton still needs to improve.

Of course, the most important thing for him at the moment is how to make his strength recognized by the coach and the core of the team, even if the big apple is still missing, but Thorton has made up his mind to learn the shooting skills from the other party.

Li Chen, who was still making up for a return in Italy, received a call from James Dolan at the first time, and the old guy was very happy, "Cruz, have you watched the draft?" That babyface is ours now, and there's a guy named Marcus Thorton, who is also a good shooter, and we've had a good time this time! ”

Li Chen, who was woken up from his sleep, was very unhappy, "I already know, the baby face is very cute, and what is called Suoton, although I don't know who he is, but I believe in your vision." ”

"Is there anything else, Mr. Dolan, if not, then I'll hang up?" You have to know that it's still morning in Italy, and unlike you who are about to fall asleep, I haven't gotten up yet! ”

"Wait!" Dolan's words are not finished, "I want to ask, when will you come back, I think we should talk about the contract, you also know, as long as you don't sign for a day, the pressure on my side will not be relieved, although I believe you, but the team is not me alone!" ”

Li Chen nodded, he also knew Dolan's helplessness, "I don't know when I will go back, but it doesn't matter, Jeff will go back in two days, I have already handed over the contract to him, you just need to negotiate, after all, he is a professional!" ”

Li Chen's attitude reassured Dolan a lot, although he knew that he would not take much advantage if he negotiated with the old fox Schowatts, but he didn't plan to **, New York is just rich, a big apple, no matter how expensive it is, they can swallow it.

"Alright then!" Dolan agreed, "Then I'm relieved, but you should come back sooner, the team must hold a press conference here, you can't open it if you don't show up, and the two rookies who were selected are about to be teammates, and you have to come over to meet the core of the team next season, right?" ”

"No problem!" Li Chen was about to hang up the phone impatiently, the occasional early wake up and the disturbance of the biological clock had made him completely unbearable, and he urgently needed to replenish his sleep, "Good night, Mr. Dolan!" ”

Dolan, who didn't feel anything wrong when he heard this at first, quickly noticed the problem, and the old guy laughed helplessly twice, "Eh, good morning, Cruz!" Have a great new day! (To be continued.) )