What is the most important thing for a team?

Gain a building stone, get a superplayer who can lead the team to the top, help them sell tickets, help them win fans, and help them get a chance to leave a name in sports history for a thousand years, and that opportunity comes from the draft.

You can also get a superstar in a trade, but never a first-hand superstar, Jordan grew up to be a Flyer with the Bulls, and when he was with the Wizards, he was only the first man in the league; It was the Cavaliers who dug up the treasure of James, and their team suddenly soared.

A star, after a trade, no matter how powerful, can never become an icon of that team.

For example, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who is the most scoring player in NBA history, has won countless honors, such as he has won the All-American College Basketball Player honor twice, for example, he has won the NBA championship six times, for example, he has won the NBA Most Valuable Player award six times, and for example, he has won the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award twice. But no matter what, he has never been an icon of any team, he is not a symbol of the Bucks, he is not a symbol of the Lakers, the symbol of the Lakers is Magic Johnson, who has spent his entire career with the Lakers.

Iverson used to be the symbol of the Philadelphia 76ers, but since he was traded to the Nuggets, his status in Philadelphia has immediately declined, and Garnett and Ray Allen have been traded to the Celtics, even though they have won the coveted championship, but they have lost some other honors.

Selecting a superstar through the draft and developing him is much more valuable than trading it in the market to get a superstar.

On June 27, 2008, the new year's draft was held at Madison Garden, New York, and all 30 teams participated in the draft, and the bosses of the 30 teams also came.

The NBA draft is a very technical job, before the coffin is conclusive, as long as the team does not select a player, then anything can happen, stealing rookies, live transactions and so on often happens, so the team's head coach, general manager and team core will participate in the draft, once their scheduled rookie is removed, then you have to quickly re-select.

Chamberlain left the United States after the Western Conference Finals, of course, he went to China, but did not go to commercial activities, but first participated in the national team men's basketball training and warm-up games, basketball is a five-person sport, he is the most strange person among other players in the national team, although Yao Ming also played in the NBA, but he used to be old acquaintances with the national players, and Liu Wei is a close friend, only Chamberlain is their most unfamiliar person.

After about a month of joint training, Chamberlain returned to the United States before the draft began, ready to participate in the draft.

On the evening of June 27, Chamberlain, West, and Billups followed Nelson Sr. into Madison Garden.

Chamberlain frightened him: "There are at least 200 reporters on the scene now, be careful that they take pictures of you in the newspaper, we are wearing a suit now, and we have to walk in a more formal posture." ”

West pouted and said, "Z, this time I went to China with you, I learned a word, called a person like a dog, this word is really suitable for you now." ”

Compared with the two people who were fighting, Bills was much calmer, and he was wearing a black Armani suit and a sophisticated golden leader, looking energetic, and really wearing the essence of the suit.

After arriving at the scene, Chamberlain, who was tall and tall, immediately saw Curry who was sitting honestly on the side, he stretched out his hand to say hello, Billups hurriedly pulled him, and said in a low voice: "Are you stupid buddy?" The first taboo in the draft is to never show anything to your favorite goal, or you will wait to be picked up by other teams! ”

"So serious?" Chamberlain was taken aback.

Billups sneered and said, "I didn't scare you at all, now should be the most deceitful time in a season in the NBA, let's go, let's go **** rookies." ”

The three of them were communicating sneakily, and suddenly a figure blocked the three of them, and Chamberlain was overjoyed after seeing this person, and shouted: "Hey, AI! ”

This person is Iverson, like everyone else, Iverson also wears a suit, seeing his dress, West feels a little sad, he is an avid fan of AI, and his unruliness is learned from Iverson, but now the rebellious AI who dares to challenge God is gone, replaced by a docile Mr. Answer.

This is the magic of Mr. Time, he can easily grind away a person's nature and make him grow into a person he doesn't even dare to know.

"You want to pick that skinny boy, don't you?" Iverson smiled and glanced at Curry, who was sitting on the bench, and said, "And you must have made an agreement with him, and you will definitely choose him, right?" ”

Chamberlain was taken aback again, and subconsciously asked, "How do you know the way?" ”

Billups sighed and said, "Z, why are you always so anxious?" The AI was actually just guessing, because Curry suddenly had a happy look on his face when he saw us enter, but it was nothing, and the others noticed it, but they weren't sure we would do it, but now that you say that, at least the AI has set our target. ”

Iverson smiled and punched Billups, frowning, "What do you mean by that?" Do you think we'll be interested in that skinny boy? Hide this from me, Chauncey, you're becoming a bit strange to me now. ”

Billups immediately laughed and said, "I'm learning to be a politician, man, haven't you heard, and now someone has nicknamed me 'Politician'." ”

Several people quickly became familiar with each other, and several people discussed nothing more than the rookies participating in the draft, and then everyone proposed a rookie who they were optimistic about, Iverson was interested in Westbrook, and Billups firmly believed that Rose was the best player in this class, and West was very unconvinced: "Don't you think Beasley is a better guy?" ”

Beasley was indeed aggressive, going to six schools in his four years of high school, leading their varsity teams to a 138-5 record. He averaged 45 points, 13 rebounds and 4 blocks per game in his sophomore year and 37 in his junior year. 1 point 18. 4 plates 4. 5 caps, even if you go to the talent-filled Oak Hill Middle School, you can still average 20 per game. 1 point 10. 4 plates 4. 5 caps!

Beasley has shown his best-in-class talent since his high school days, winning the MVP in the high school All-Star Game, and in the slam dunk contest, he has a swing man such as a crotch change hand, and he grabbed a record 32 points and 24 rebounds in his first game at Kansas State University, and 30+ in four consecutive games.

Since then, he has led the team to successive victories against strong teams such as this year's champion, the University of Kansas, and he is a player who has become stronger the more he encounters strong opponents, defeating the University of Southern California led by O.J. Mayo in the first round of the NCAA tournament because Mayo claims that he is better suited to be the champion than Beasley!

Beasley was named to the All-American No. 1 team as a freshman, with 28 double-doubles in a single season, the first player in the NCAA to achieve this feat since Andrew Bogut in '04-05. He is also the freshman with the most spectacular statistics in recent years, averaging 26 per game. He ranked third in the nation with 2 points and averaged 12 per game. 4 rebounds ranked first in the United States, and the data was comprehensively higher than last year's Kevin Durant.

Saying that Cao Cao Cao arrived, Beasley, who was wearing a navy blue suit, walked into the court listlessly, and then found a place in the small green room and sat down lazily.

Looking at Beasley's performance, Iverson shook his head, and he almost said in unison with Billups: "That's why he can't be the champion!" ”

"Attitude, if he keeps it that way forever......," Iverson continued, but before he could finish the sentence he shook his head in embarrassment, his face gloomy, he used to be much more rebellious than Beasley, which is what makes him a tragic hero today.

In fact, who wants to be a tragic hero?

Seeing the change in Iverson's mood, Billups diverted the subject: "What are you optimistic about Westbrook?" Isn't OJ Mayo better than him? ”

Iverson laughed and said, "Westbrook went to our team for a tryout, that kid was really physical, he worked very hard, he was in our arena for three days, he spent the longest time in the gym in those three days, and I'm sure he's going to make his mark in the NBA!" ”

Chamberlain was about to say who he was optimistic about, when Iverson suddenly pouted, and Chamberlain turned his head to look at it and saw Kobe Bryant entering.

Billups is already charming in a suit, but compared to Kobe, it is enough to be thrown out of the street. Kobe Bryant in a suit is handsome, and the gentlemanly smell can be emanated from his gestures.

Bryant and Iverson had a good relationship, and he walked over after dealing with a few spectacle figures such as NBA Vice President Stu Jackson, laughing and giving Iverson a bear hug.

Then the Big Three of the Green Shirts also entered, just won the championship, and the three of them were in high spirits, especially Pierce, who walked even more domineeringly, as if he wanted to trample the sky under his feet.

Seeing these three people, Kobe Bryant suddenly snorted coldly, this finals made him extremely hot, and he was also criticized, and there was a scene in the sixth game of the finals that was transmitted to the whole world, that is, after Kobe Bryant repeatedly shot the iron, the Green Shirts fans stood up and pulled a banner that said, 'KB, you are not MJ (Michael Jordan, the king of the Flyers)! ’

Chamberlain is also not interested in Pierce Garnett, he is now the opponent of the entire Green Shirts, not only because of the game, but also because of the evaluation of some Green Army veterans, and now the most unhappy Chamberlain may be the Green Shirt veterans, some people continue to compare Chamberlain with Russell, Wells-Chamberlain, these super insiders, Green Shirt veterans such as Bird, Chief Paris and others have expressed their disapproval of Zhang Bing on different occasions, and another McHale of the Green Shirts' Big Three said directly:" He's just a yellow guy, man, and who's ever seen a yellow guy out of an NBA superstar? ”

Kobe and Chamberlain found a common topic and began to denounce the Green Shirts, Kobe Bryant made the final decision after the final, saying: "If we lose in the finals, we can't lose on the inside, Z, you come to the Lakers, I'll give you the position of boss in three years!" ”

Iverson smiled and said, "Z, if you want to come to Denver, you will be the boss next season!" ”

Chamberlain shrugged and said, "But I'm on the Warriors, and I'm the boss now, isn't it?" He asked West and Billups, and the latter two were very cooperative, and immediately said in unison, "Hello boss." ”

With all the teams in the game, Stern then showed up on the pitch with a few people in the company of the draft.