At half past seven in the evening, Stern walked up to the podium under the guidance of Miss Manners, and the emperor took the stage, and the bustling crowd below quickly became quiet.

Chamberlain tightened his suit and sat down next to old Nelson, West quietly handed him something the size of a little finger, Chamberlain glanced at it, and saw the words 'choose me' written on it, he asked in a low voice, "What is this?" ”

West smiled and didn't speak, Chamberlain asked in a hurry, so he reluctantly said: "It's OK if you bring it to your ears, Z, believe me, bring it to your ears." ”

Chamberlain asked West, Billups glanced back, and smiled: "This is a stud earring, it is for rookies, some rookies will wear this thing in order to show their personality, and it can be regarded as praying for God to bless and have a team select themselves early." ”

Chamberlain rolled his eyes and said, "I'm not participating in the draft, why do I want to wear this?" ”

"What if you go to the draft?" Billups asked suddenly.

Old Nelson patted Chamberlain's strong chest and said, "If Z participates in the draft now, it will make thirty teams steal the head!" ”

With the same vision as a defender, the same accuracy as a shooting guard, the same speed as a small forward, the unique agility of a power forward, and the strength of a center, Chamberlain is the most perfect player God has ever made, which is what ESPN said to him when it commented on the player not long ago.

As is customary, Stern spoke, first thanking the fans for their support of the NBA, then thanking the 30 teams for their efforts in the development of the league, all in all, all kinds of thanks, and also thanking the NCAA elite schools for the continuous supply of talent to the NBA, etc., etc., Chamberlain's ears are calloused, and this is the end.

After the speech, the most exciting part arrived, that is, the announcement of the champion sign.

The staff sent the selection of the Bulls with the top pick to Stern, and Chamberlain noticed that a group of rookies in the small green room suddenly became nervous, and even Rose, who was called by the media as the best psychological quality of this rookie, stretched his neck in anticipation.

The so-called 'Little Green Room' is an area of the draft site dedicated to rookies, and players with higher draft predictions are generally invited to enter. Players who receive an official invitation to enter the draft green room are generally voted on by the general manager of an NBA team, and the final decision is made by the league's vice president Stu Jackson. In the "little green room," they can watch the draft and wait for league chairman David Stern to call out his name, surrounded by friends and family. Therefore, being able to enter the "Little Green House" also means that the rookie is a popular candidate for the rookie in the "Lotto Zone".

In addition, players invited to the "Little Green House" can also be interviewed by the media at the draft meeting.

In the 2007 draft, Chinese player Yi Jianlian was invited to enter the "Little Green House", becoming the first Chinese player to enter the "Little Green House", Yao Ming did not participate in the draft that year, he learned through TV at home in Shanghai that he was selected by the Rockets as a center, as for Chamberlain, he did not even participate in the draft.

Before the entrance of the gymnasium, there was information about the rookies in this year's election, and the focus was on the information of these rookies in the small green house, and a total of 16 rookies were invited to this year's small green house, namely:

Joe Alexander (West Virginia University), Darrell Arthur (University of Kansas), D. J. Augustine (University of Texas), Jared Bayless (University of Arizona), Michael Beasley (Kansas State University), Danielo Gallinari (Club Le Mans), Eric Gordon (Indiana University), Deandre Jordan (Texas A&M University), Brooke López (Stanford University), Robin López (Stanford University), Kevin Loew (UCLA), O. J. Mayo (University of Southern California), Anthony Randolph (University of Louisiana), Derek Ross (University of Memphis), Brandon Rush (University of Kansas), Russell Westbrook (UCLA)

If God hadn't favored them, the Warriors wouldn't have gotten any of these sixteen guys, and they have four picks this season, one of which is their own first-round pick at the 20th pick in the first round, three are second-round picks, the first is the second-round pick in the second round that the SuperSonics traded for the SuperSonics - this is the preferential treatment given by the SuperSonics to compensate the Warriors for their willingness to accept West, and the second is the 76ers second-round pick that they got when they traded for Biedrins with the 76ers, which is the fourth pick in the second round. There is also their own 19th pick in the second round.

The last pick is basically abolished, the nineteenth pick in the second round, and the players selected in this position are vagabonds even if they enter the NBA.

Looking at the nervous rookies, Chamberlain suddenly laughed, which was very conspicuous in the serious draft scene, Billups asked him what he was laughing at, and Chamberlain laughed: "You say, what if someone buys off the staff member who sent the letter to Stern and writes the name of a random player on it?" ”

Old Nelson was stunned, and then laughed: "If I get the list eye sign at any time, then use this trick." ”

More nervous than the rookies was a bunch of Heat bigwigs, Pat Riley squinting at Stern's mouth with his fists clenched.

Stern glanced at the name, then smiled at the managers on the scene, and then he looked at the rookies, and didn't pronounce the name for more than ten seconds, which made Chamberlain very angry, this fucking grandson is deliberately playing with us, right? He hated this kind of link similar to the announcement of the list of winners, a group of hosts delayed time in various ways, and every time he encountered this kind of link, Chamberlain couldn't help but want to go up and beat them.

Finally, Stern took a deep breath and said, "The Chicago Bulls, who have the No. 1 pick in the first round, have chosen a guard from the University of Memphis, Derrick Rose!" Congratulations to the Bulls, and congratulations to this guy from Chicago, you're home! ”

Rose suddenly smiled, he stood up excitedly and hugged his parents one by one, and then hugged Beasley next to him. Beasley was not in a high mood, grinned and hugged Rose before letting go of his hand, his expression was very depressed, and as unhappy as he was OJ Mayo, the three of them were the most popular candidates before.

Chamberlain noticed that when Stern spat out the name 'Rose', Pat Riley immediately sighed, and said something to Wade with a helpless face, Wade shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands, and the expression on his face was not good.

Old Nelson was also paying attention to the expressions of the managers in the audience, and after seeing Riley's expression, he gloated and smiled: "This guy miscalculated, haluha, someone has been talking about the old injury to Rose's knee before the game, and he keeps praising Beasley, I bet it's Riley who did it!" They want to get Rose? Dream on, Chicagoans are shrewd. ”

Chamberlain didn't understand why these people were so optimistic about Rose, he looked at Rose's introduction, especially the data was very inconspicuous, so he asked incomprehensibly: "Is this kid so good?" He didn't score as much as Slido, nor did he score as much as Mayo. Averaged 14 points per game. 2 rebounds 4. 5 assists, that's a bit too bad, isn't it? ”

Nelson Sr. laughed when he heard this, and he explained: "Ross is great, there is no doubt about it, if I have the top pick, Z, I will also choose him without a doubt, and then let him be your assistant, if you two can join forces, then it will be easy to create an eight-in-a-row championship!" ”

As he spoke, he looked at Rose with some envy, "Although the score is not as good as other super freshmen in the same class, the main reason is that he is a point guard, and in previous games, he has shown the selfless qualities and sharp passing sense necessary for point guards." In addition, the University of Memphis Tigers emphasize sharing the ball, and their head coach Calipari instills in the players the concept of team spirit rather than individual heroism. CAREABOUTYOURTEAMATES (Thinking of Your Teammates)! In this kind of team, even Jordan doesn't want to score high! ”

"This kid has excellent learning ability, has shown extraordinary control of big games since high school, as the team's offensive initiator and assumes the role of an outside defensive barrier, outstanding individual defense ability, outstanding fast offensive ability, perfect combination of speed, explosiveness and balance. After entering the NCAA Championship, it is even more unstoppable, and all the guards who are opposite to him have been blown up by him, not in terms of statistics, but in terms of contribution to the team! ”

Saying that, the old Nelson shook his head again and said: "But he is not flawless, as a guard, his projection ability is too poor, three-point and free throw shooting percentage need to be developed, his scoring means rely too much on breakthroughs, and like Wade, he is too fond of physical confrontation, so that his career will have a big hidden danger, once injured, then he is finished." ”

At this time, Rose had already finished his draft speech, this champion was very boring, he only said a few very simple words on the stage, and the style was exactly the same as Stern, nothing more than 'thank you for the support of your family, thank you for the support of your teammates, thank you for the development of the head coach, and thank you to the Bulls for selecting you' Yunyun.

Rose was selected, Riley immediately called the staff to change the envelope, Stern glanced at it, and this time quickly read the second name: "Miami Heat, selected a six-foot-10" forward from Kansas State University, Michael Beasley!" Let's congratulate him with a round of applause! ”

Beasley seemed very dissatisfied with his fall to the top of the list, he took the Heat's baseball cap with drooping eyelids and hung it on his head casually, and then went on stage and shook Stern's handshake sloppily, and said a few words on the stage before ending the game.

Chamberlain has been paying attention to the Heat's seat, and he found that when Riley watched Beasley's appearance, his face fell into an unprecedented grimness, and when he saw this, he suddenly knew that Beasley's rookie season was not good, this kid had no sense of discipline, and he was the kind of person Riley hated the most, and the god operator would definitely clean him up.

Old Nelson had been studying Beasley, and when he got off the court, he sighed and said, "This guy will either become a superstar or a leftover player who can't play the ball, it's up to Riley to develop him, this kid can really become the cornerstone of a team if he uses it well!" ”

As he spoke, he glanced at West, and then said confidently, "If it were in my hands, Beasley could definitely grow into a superstar." ”

West was suddenly dissatisfied, and he muttered quietly, "What did you look at me when you said this?" As if my character is incorrigible? ”

The draft continued, and then the Minnesota Timberwolves drafted O. J Mayo became a scout, and then the SuperSonics drafted Russell Westbrook, which caused a lot of buzz on the scene, because many people didn't expect this height to be only 1. The 91-metre diminutive would be selected by the SuperSonics with the No. 4 pick, while Westbrook is between eight and fourteenth in the prediction rankings.

Westbrook Brook has a super defensive ability, and in the head-to-head match with Mayo, Westbrook made Mayo make 10 turnovers on 1-of-10 shooting, and his average assists per game have been above 6, ranking first in the Pac-10 league. His explosiveness is very good, and dunks are often selected as the top five of the day.

However, in the playmaking guard position, the SuperSonics already have Redno and Watson, but they still chose Westbrook, and Chamberlain estimated that the SuperSonics took a fancy to Westbrook's defensive ability and let him partner with Durant to reduce the latter's defensive pressure. Later it turned out that his vision was really very different, he guessed wrong, and he was very wrong!

Chamberlain speculated here about the SuperSonics' intentions to choose Westbrook, while the head coaches and managers of other teams thought of another point, which is that since the SuperSonics use the fourth pick to pick a playmaking guard, there will definitely be one of Deno and Watson who will be traded, and it is too extravagant for a team to have three strong playmaking guards. As a result, some teams that lack organizational defenders are starting to move.

Then the draft broke out again, the Memphis Grizzlies selected the big white bear Kevin Love, you must know that when the dog signed up for the draft, he has been offering great affection to the Rockets, praising Yao Ming and Maddie, of course, Alexander and Morey, because according to the relevant prediction rankings, Love will be a first-round rookie outside the lottery area.

At that time, no one thought that Lefu would be selected by the Grizzlies with the fifth pick, and Lefu did not praise the Rockets in vain, at least his draft ranking soared like a rocket and became a real dark horse player.

As a white player, Lefu is too short and athletic, Chamberlain guesses that the Grizzlies fancy his passing ability, among the interior players who participated in this year's draft, Lefu is the biggest man who can pass the ball, Lefou's shooting skills are very good and there are very gorgeous three-pointers, after getting Lefou, Guy can concentrate on playing the No. 3 position, and Lefu will use his talent at the No. 4 position. He explained this to Billups and West, and after a few seasons, his explanation became the best reason for the two to despise him - Love was a passer? Are you kidding!

The draft continues, and there are dark horses and sad people all the time — as of the 19th pick, the Cleveland Cavaliers drafted power forward J. J Hickson, the lottery area has long been selected, but Chamberlain was stunned to find that DeAndre Jordan was still sitting awkwardly in the small green room, and he was the only one in the entire small green room area at this time.

The 20th pick, signed in the hands of the Warriors, who need someone who can compensate for the defense of the restricted area when Chamberlain is not on the floor.