Chapter 228: The Storm Rises (2)
The Clippers then offered the Nuggets another draft pick, but the Denver man was apparently obsessed with being kicked out of the playoffs and rejected Olshu.
When Gu Fei was still practicing hard, it was close to the pace of the draft, and on June 26, the Chicago Bulls and the Miami Heat basically made their final decision, that is, to divide Derrick Rose and Michael Beasley. Directly put aside the original idea of choosing Lopez and Lefou.
Report: Oklama Ho Thunder commit to pick Russell Westbrook with the third pick; ESPN reports: Thunder inside news OJ Mayo will lock up the probe pick
Los Angeles Times: Lakers General Manager Kupchak Says: "The Man We Want Is Italian Gallinari"
FOX Radio: Grizzlies General Manager Wallace Says: "We Need Kevin Love, Memphis Needs Love, So Minnesota Can Only Be Disappointed"
When the rumors are flying, only New Jerseys are secretly happy, because their favorite Kevin Love and Brooke Lopez are destined to pick one, and the one ahead of them will always leave one for them.
And the Chinese boy Alexander, except for the Milwaukee Bucks, who are infatuated with him, basically has no love for him in the lotto area, because no one needs a small forward, once the Bucks suddenly change their minds, then he will take the elevator directly to twenty miles away.
"We want Michael" is the slogan in Chicago, and there are still people making Beasley's Bulls jerseys, while Miami is shouting that we will build the fastest lightning backcourt in the league and blow up all the guards. Behind them, the third-overall Thunder team secretly had fun, and no one was competing with them for their favorite Westbrook.
There is a small green room at the Madison Draft, which is a common practice in the NBA, and every year some hot rookies are invited into the "green room", and the normal number is thirteen to sixteen, and they will experience the entire draft process in the small green room. This is undoubtedly an affirmation and an honor for the rookies who are waiting to be selected. At this time, sitting in the small green room, there are sixteen players selected by the general managers of thirty teams to be the most likely to be selected into the lottery area, Michael Beasley from Kansas State University and Derek Rose from the University of Memphis are undoubtedly the best among them, and tonight's champion will be born between the two of them.
The remaining fourteen are USC talented guard OJ Mayo and University of Arizona Jerry Bayless. UCLA's Kevin Love and his teammate Russell Brooke, Stanford's Brooke Lopez and his twin brother Robin Lopez, University of Texas D.J. Augustine, Kansas State University's Brandon Rush, Louisiana State University's Anthony Randolph, Indiana University's Eric Gordon, Texas A&M College's Andre Jordan, Milan's handsome guy Danilo Gallinari, Kansas State University's Darrell Arthur. The last one is Joy Alexander of West Virginia University, a Chinese boy.
Sixteen young talents are waiting for their opportunity, when the gray-haired David . Stern walked up to the stage and officially announced the start of the draft after a decades-long template, with the 30 teams' draft picks on the big screen behind David Stern, and a box behind each team that would show each team's player pick.
And the staff in each team's draft room are actively preparing, like a war.
"John, are you sure you want Derek?" Bulls head coach Stells asked.
"OK," Paxson said firmly, bowed his head and quickly wrote something on the letter in his hand, and then handed it to the official NBA staff.
While the other locker room is the Miami Heat's makeshift war room. They were waiting for the Bulls' selection to come out, and David Stern smiled as a result of the draft envelope handed over by the staff. "The Chicago Bulls, who had the No. 1 pick in the 2008 draft, chose ......," said David Stern, who deliberately lengthened his voice.
Little Green House's Derek Rose and Michael Beasley both pricked up their ears and waited.
The Heat's Pat Riley stared at his letterhead, which was still blank at the moment, and they were waiting for the Bulls' choice "Don't pick Michael, don't pick Michael" All the Heat staff prayed in their hearts.
David Stern slowly opened the envelope, the smile on his lips was still so full, slowly unfolded the letter, and raised his head to the microphone. Steady," is Derek from the University of Memphis...... Ross...... Congratulations to him."
As David Stern's voice fell, Pat Riley smiled, and his assistant immediately happily wrote Michael Beasley's name on a letterhead, and at the moment they didn't feel depressed about the draft pick. Because their goal was Beasley in the first place
Derrick Rose jumped up excitedly, hugged his parents and agent excitedly, and then took the Chicago Bulls' baseball cap.
However, at this time, there were a lot of boos from Chicagoans, "Why did that guard become our first choice, we already have Kirk, we don't need a guard"
Sitting at the top of a long conference table, Nel Orshu was quietly listening to the speakerphone in front of him, which was the scene of the New York draft, he already had his own plans, as long as there were no major changes in the first few rounds, they would stick to their choice.
"Thank you to the great Bulls, thank you for giving me this opportunity, NBA I'm coming," Rose said his last remark.
David Stern took the stage again, "The Miami Heat chose Michael Beasley from Kansas State University" When David Stern announced their selection, the Heat put down a big rock in their hearts, and the big screen behind Stern began to play back Michael Beasley's college highlight video.
In the war room of the Thunder team, they also quickly handed in their choices, this is a young army that is still on the road to success.
Who will the Thunder choose? Talented defender OJ Mayo? Or UCLA's hot kid Russell Westbrook?
With David Stern's announcement, the doubt was revealed, and they chose Westbrook.
The Grizzlies, who were in fourth place, chose the talented guard OJ Mayo, but unfortunately Mayo had already said that he would not go to Minnesota, which was in the snow, and just when OJ Mayo was depressed and ready to take over the Timberwolves baseball cap, the first trade of the 2008 draft was born (to be continued). )