"Greg Oden, the star of the Laureus North High School basketball team, announced his participation in the NBA Draft this morning, and it is reported that he has submitted a draft application to the league."

When such a piece of news appeared in the Indiana news media, it immediately sent shocks.

The impact and attention of the news was noticeably significant, and it quickly spread throughout the United States.

Fans were surprised by the news, and many doubted the authenticity of the news.

You must know that in today's NBA, high school draft players are basically extinct, after all, the age threshold has been limited to 19 years old, which is an impossible age for the vast majority of high school students.

However, with more than 3 months left before the '06 draft, Greg Oden, who was considered a good seedling for the center, announced that he would participate in the draft as a high school student.

For the outside world, the surprise of fans is mainly in what prompted Oden to be so eager to participate in the draft and enter the NBA, is this old-looking guy short of money?

The season at Lawrence North High School is over, and Auden has been named Gatorade's Mr. of the Year for the second time, which has given his draft prospects a rapid boost.

After the news of Oden's participation in the draft, the local media in Polis City were the first to find Oden, and they needed to know the truth of the news.

"Yes, I'm going to the draft, and I feel like I'm ready, both mentally and technically." In interviews with the media, Oden appeared down-to-earth and generous, and did not hide anything.

This is a surprising situation. And the most panicked was Ohio State University, which had made a verbal agreement with Auden. They didn't want Oden to be in the NBA so soon.

However, Auden's attitude seems to be more resolute. Apparently he made this decision after careful consideration.

The Ohio states were silent about this, and they didn't have any complaints about Oden, after all, a player still prefers to play in the NBA.

However, Ohio State did not give up on acquiring Oden next season, so they pinned their hopes on the NBA league.

In the eyes of the Ohio State basketball team, Oden will not qualify for the draft, after all, he violated the new draft rules that were enacted last year.

"He's only 18 years old, but he's not 19 years old. He can't play professionally. This is where he miscalculated. ”

ESPN, TNT and other media outlets have commented on this, and they all agree that Oden is a little too impatient, and the league can't possibly let him enter the NBA at such a young age.

Fans don't disagree with this, after all, more and more talents are entering the NBA, which will only make the game more exciting, and for them, it is definitely a feast for the eyes.

However, the situation does not seem to be so straightforward, and Oden's age has become the focus of national discussion in this situation.

"Was he born on October 10, 1987 or January 22, 1988? Why is there such a difference? ”

The day after Oden announced his participation in the draft. A piece of news caught the eye of fans across the United States.

This is a surprising scene, Auden actually appeared "age gate......

Interviews came one after the other. Let Auden obviously lose some patience with explanations.

On April 1st, he appeared in ESPN's live lobby. In the show, he confessed that he was born in 88, and as for why it was 87 years on the school file, it was not for him to know.

Moreover, Oden admitted that he also accidentally knew that he was the 87 file before finally deciding to participate in this year's draft.

Such a confession did not allow Auden to be questioned or criticized in any way.

However, the discussion in the United States has intensified.

Considering Auden's appearance, many people are a little skeptical, is this guy really an 87-year-old child? Or that he remembered his birthday incorrectly since he was a child.

But the possibility of this explanation is obviously too small, after all, there is no second Mutombo Zài.

However, in this case, it is still necessary to verify the true date of Auden's birth.

As a result, NBA officials sent personnel to interview Oden's relatives, friends, and schools, and the answers were almost uniform.

People who remember Auden's birthday say that Auden is 88 years old, including Auden's parents.

Oden's "agegate" incident spread in the United States, and for a while, everyone wanted to get an answer, if it was really a mistake when registering that year, then whether Oden was eligible to participate in the draft?

This is a difficult question to answer, after all, it was not Auden's parents who lied about their age in the first place, or perhaps it was the registrar's negligence at the time.

But in this case, it can also be proved that Oden is less than 19 years old.

So, the question is, will the NBA officially approve Oden's draft application?

Under the discussion, Auden became a celebrity in the United States for a while, and he began to slowly enter the public eye.

After becoming the focus of attention, Auden's appearance in high school was mentioned more, and after being amplified by the media, Auden was crowned with titles such as "genius center", "second Russell", "second Chamberlain" and so on.

In this case, Oden's entry into the NBA is definitely a certainty, the only uncertainty is this year, or next year?

This "age gate" gave Stern a headache, he didn't expect that in the first year of the promulgation and implementation of the new regulations, such a trouble would arise, obviously, it was their poor consideration, and there were mistakes in it.

However, since the problem exists, it needs to be solved.

Everyone's discussion can only be a personal opinion, and the final decision can only be made by the NBA official, so when the NBA season is about to come to an end, the eyes of the whole United States are on Oden.

On April 4th, the NBA finally gave an official answer to the matter.

"After investigation and research discussions, the NBA official has made a decision here: to agree to Greg Oden to participate in this year's draft."

And at the same time as this decision was made. The NBA has also issued a supplemental draft rule that requires players to be at least 19 years old to participate in the NBA draft. High school players are not allowed to participate in the NBA draft. They need to go to college to hone their skills.

Obviously, this is an official addition to the draft, and this rule finally makes it clear that high school rookies will no longer be in the NBA in the future.

Such a result can be said to be a few happy and a few sad.

Ohio State are clearly unlikely to get Oden for the new season, and they need to look for the interior again.

For Oden, after a few days of trouble, he is finally going to participate in the NBA draft, and the official decision of the NBA is undoubtedly historic for him.

Because no matter what time in the future. No matter what his future career holds, fans of any era will know about him.

"Moses Malone, the first high school student in the NBA, will Oden be the last high school student?"

The answer to this question is obviously incredibly certain, and as long as Oden runs, then there is a 100% chance that he will be selected.

Many high school students envy Oden's luck, and at the same time, some guys regret why they didn't submit a draft application, otherwise they would have been approved with Oden.

But things were hard to come back to, and Auden was the only one who jumped out of the rules, and he became the object of everyone's talk.

Oden will be the last high school student to enter the NBA Draft, which is of great significance.

And taking into account his talent. This undoubtedly gives him a good draft prospect.

On the day the NBA officially made the decision, multiple draft sites gave Oden's draft prospects and templates.

According to these draft site predictions. Oden should be selected in the 5~10 picks, and his templates are varied, and it is difficult to describe them one by one.

The 5~10 pick is undoubtedly a very good pick for a high school student, but considering that Oden has won the Gatorade Player of the Year honor for two consecutive years, this pick does not seem so appropriate.

"Oden should be the last high school pick, and he deserves that position."

Such a sentence suddenly appeared on the Internet all over the world, and began to be hotly discussed.

Obviously, this is someone deliberately hype, after all, star-making is a means that many people are good at.

Should Auden be the top pick? This has become a topic of discussion across the United States.

And given the quality of the rookies in the class of '06, it seems that this is a slight possibility.

As a result, in April, many teams have already sent out trial invitations to Oden, including the Los Angeles Lakers, who are in dire need of an inside, the Portland Trail Blazers, who are determined to rebuild, and the Cleveland Cavaliers, who are looking to build a super-potential roster, etc.

Auden has become a favorite in everyone's eyes, but it is not so easy to take him down.

If the hype is successful, then Oden will obviously be at least in the top three, and there are too few teams with this condition.

……

On the flight from Toronto to Cleveland, Oakley, who was traveling with the team, was sitting in the back row with Wu Di, and they were chatting about something.

Oakley's expression seemed a little strange, and after a long time, he whispered to Wu Di: "Cleveland actually hit us on the head, and the other party wants to get the Bulls' draft pick." ”

Wu Di couldn't help but be stunned on his face, obviously, this was caused by the Raptors' apparent lack of attention to the Oden incident.

"They'd dare to think that if they continued to play like Chicago, they would definitely be able to get us a top-three pick. Cleveland really got the wrong guy. ”

Wu Di shook his head, accustomed to this situation.

"yes, but there's a lot of talk about Greg being the top pick, and I don't think that's a good sign for us." Oakley said worriedly.

Wu Di smiled and said, "Charles, who is sure of what will happen in the future?" We just have to look forward.

As for me, all I'm concerned about right now is how to get the Cleveland Cavaliers right, and it's not going to be an easy game. (To be continued......)