On the evening of June 24, Madison Garden in New York, the mecca of basketball, which had been silent for more than two months, became brilliantly lit again.

In recent seasons, the New York Knicks have suddenly fallen from a strong-blooded team in the 90s to a well-known team, in stark contrast to the rising Warriors, telling the true meaning of 30 years of Hedong and 30 years of Hexi, and the emperor taking turns.

But there is no doubt that no team wants to be a fish belly, and they naturally want to get back to the top whenever possible, so that when the NBA Finals are out of smoke and the NBA player market is back in flames, the draft will become a battle for every inch of the team.

As the sun goes down and the moon rises in the east, the Madison Garden arena is bustling with stars, draft players and their families filling the arena, even with a few spaces.

Chamberlain, West, Iverson and Curry all followed Nelson Sr. to the draft, and the group was full of suits and ties, full of human elites.

But West would never play his cards by common sense, and the elder Nelson demanded that the Warriors wear suits from top to bottom, and he also wore a decent Armani handmade black suit, but around his neck, a gold chain the thickness of a pinky finger hung around his neck.

West didn't know when he hung up after he entered the arena, otherwise Nelson Sr. wouldn't have brought him to the draft.

Chamberlain almost fainted when he saw West's dress, and he pulled West's collar and yelled, "Can you be normal?" , did you think it was Halloween? What is a suit with a gold chain? ”

"This is no ordinary gold chain......" West argued.

Chamberlain roared, "It's not a gold chain, it's a dog chain?" ”

West was very angry, took off the thick gold chain and handed it to Chamberlain, pointing to the squeezed font on it and said, "Do you see it?" This is the brightened gold chain I bought from a master! What is written on it? We'll pick the players we need! ”

Chamberlain rolled his eyes, threw the gold chain to him, and said helplessly: "Delonti, you are really my big brother, it will definitely be a mess today, don't make a mess, put away this damn iron chain, or you can hold it in your hand, but don't hang it around your neck." ”

West was surprisingly cooperative, nodded obediently, and grabbed the gold chain and came down honestly.

Chamberlain smiled at old Nelson and complimented: "Delonte has matured a lot lately, you see, he has become much more knowledgeable......"

As soon as he turned around, Chamberlain saw West take out a golden stud earring from his pocket and bring it to his ear, and there was a line of letters on the earring, which translates to two words: choose me!

Chamberlain wanted to kill him, shouting, "What a dog can't be served!" Pick you? Whoever picks you is unlucky! In 2004, it was those Boston idiots who had the bad luck of choosing you, and they fucking regret it until now! You take off these damn stud earrings! ”

It just so happened that Pierce and his party walked to the side, and when they heard Chamberlain's words, the uniform team of the Green Shirts looked ugly.

Selecting West was a waste of a draft pick, this guy fought Pierce in his first season, but it turned out that they didn't look away at the beginning, West is the kind of Maxima with unlimited potential, but unfortunately they are not Bole.

West ignored it, he turned his head to look around, looked at the faces that were either excited or nervous, and sighed with a pretended vicissitudes: "Ouch, what a group of rookies, time flies, I'm so old!" ”

Players participating in the draft are indeed very young, and fans know that the NBA requires rookies to be at least 18 years old, in fact, this is a small misunderstanding, the NBA requires that the draft year be at least 19 years old based on December 31 of the draft year.

It's just that players who will turn 19 at the end of December will naturally turn 18 in June, so there is such a saying.

In addition, rookies who are non-international players must also graduate from high school for at least 1 year, which is also a threshold, because there are still many basketball geniuses in the United States who have super bad grades and can't get into college, such as Jennings, a talented scorer who entered the league last year and was picked out by the Bucks, was forced to leave Europe by this criterion.

In the midst of the scuffle, the Warriors entered their VIP room, and a staff member sent a draft roster, and according to NBA rules, players in the United States who are at least 22 years old and have completed college will automatically qualify for the draft. Players who are not automatically eligible for the draft must notify the league in writing of their intention to run two months before the draft, and this list is the final selection.

Once on this list, players can't quit at will, and the NBA has negotiated with the NCAA to establish rules that allow a domestic college player to return to college if he doesn't sign with an agent.

However, according to NCAA rules, if a college player who signs up for the NBA Draft does not withdraw from the NBA draft before May 8, the player will lose the qualification to participate in the college game, regardless of whether he is selected by an NBA team.

That means college players who don't exit the draft by May 8 will lose their eligibility to play in the college league, regardless of whether they hire an agent or not.

After getting this information, the old Nelson turned directly to the page of Paul George, and it was obvious that the old man did not choose Paul George this time.

Hill is popular and well-connected, he went out for a walk, and when he came back, he said to Nelson Sr.: "BOSS, now it's basically determined, among the top ten picks, five teams need the inside, five teams need the outside, and the ones that need the outside are the 76ers, the Timberwolves, the Pistons, the Jazz and the Pacers." ”

Someone immediately handed Nelson the lineup of these five teams, and the old man began to think about the type of players they needed.

It's a technical job, and the uniforms have to figure out who they need the rookie they need as quickly as possible, and then help each other out through a verbal trade deal for the draft picks.

You know, a rookie can't transfer within 30 days of signing with the team, and if the selected rookie hasn't signed yet, his trade salary value is as zero as the draft pick, so if it can be traded, the team will cooperate until the draft is completed.

In addition, if the rookie is dropped by the team, he will become a full free agent. If a rookie refuses to sign with the team that selected him, and the team does not agree to give up or trade the rookie, the rookie cannot sign with another NBA team for one year, and the team that selected him has the right of first refusal in the NBA.

If the player signs with a non-NBA team, the NBA team that selected him retains the NBA right of first refusal until 1 year after the player's contract with the non-NBA team is terminated. In other cases, the team that drafted the player has the right to sign the player until the next draft day.

Nelson Sr.'s eyes kept turning on the five teams, and the elites of the uniform and coaching staff began to use their brains and then give their opinions to Nelson Sr.

At this time, a group of people is the hardest work, anyway, it is the old man who makes the decision, not them, all they have to do is to show their talents, and it is best to guess which team will take Paul George.

In this way, once the Warriors can trade this rookie in the future, it will be a great achievement, and it doesn't matter if it can't be traded, anyway, I made the right guess, it's because you don't trade well.

"It's definitely going to be the Pacers going to pick him, because this kid is up to the 10th pick, and we're ready to trade with the Pacers, or let other teams stop this kid early."

"The Pistons have long expressed interest in him, and you see, this kid eats on defense, and the Pistons like this little guy who likes to defend the most, so let's find a way to make a trade with the Detroiters."

"****, it's the former Detroits who like to defend, look at what the current Pistons have become like if they are rotten? They definitely pick one of the most promising guys to develop as a core, and Paul George has no potential to be the core of a team. ”

"Honestly, guys, I'm more bullish on the Timberwolves to pick him, and now that there's a big bunch of gunners in the forest, they need a guy who can defend from the outside. Minnesotans' outer lines are now like women's stockings, which can be torn apart......"

At this time, Chamberlain and West are just time to eat snacks with their heads down, they can't interject at all, compared to these people's control of the development trend of their opponents, they are standard idiots.

Chamberlain knows how to beat his opponents now, but he doesn't know how to beat his opponents in the next five or even ten years.

In the end, the elder Nelson turned his attention to Chamberlain and asked, "Z, you say, what should we do?" Today I'm going to choose Paul George, the damn little guy! ”

Chamberlain looked out the window, they were on the second floor, they were in a good position, and he could see that in the little green room, Paul George was nervously looking in one direction, and Chamberlain had been paying attention to his gaze before, so he knew that he was looking at the VIP room of the Pacers.

Since he could find this, old Nelson didn't have a reason not to be clear, so he immediately understood that the old man was testing him.

In fact, Chamberlain also has a way, but he can't say this way, otherwise he won't want to be the boss of the Warriors in the future.

So, he pretended to be stupid and showed weakness, shrugged his shoulders and said: "I don't know, BOSS, I just have to play well, this kind of thing is up to you." ”

Nelson Sr. didn't follow up, he smiled, and then said to the people around him: "Let it be, the Warriors want Paul George, and they are willing to send all the interior players except Chamberlain as chips!" ”

Yes, Chamberlain had thought of this before, but he was not as ruthless as Nelson Sr., and if he had to choose, he would have to keep Ibaka.

Ibaka is a potential stock, and anyone can see it.

As long as this news is sent, there will definitely be teams in the top 10 who need interior to help the Warriors intercept Paul George, because the Warriors still have a few high-quality interior players, and even if there is no high-quality interior line, there are countless high-quality outside players.

The door to the trading market is about to open, and at that time, the outside line can also become the inside line, and the inside line can become the outside line, just trade it.

Soon after the news was sent, Stern stood on the rostrum and said calmly: "Distinguished guests, dear players and their relatives, welcome to the 2010 NBA Draft, first of all, I will announce the identity of the top pick......

As he spoke, a voluptuous female secretary in black silk handed Stern an envelope, who looked around with a sly smile on his face, and after reading the name in the envelope, he just wouldn't read it.

Chamberlain was dissatisfied, slapped the table and said, "It must be ****** damn John Wall, what B to pretend?" ”

Nelson Sr. sighed: "Wall is indeed a well-deserved champion, his physical quality is outstanding, his speed and explosiveness have reached the NBA-level level, and in the point guard position, even in the NBA, the body can occupy a big advantage." With this, no matter what kind of defender he faces, Wall can easily find a breakthrough, and he can score and assist with ease. ”

Nelson Jr. also said: "He's been a genius since high school, averaging 22 per game for the team in his senior season. 1 point 5. 5 assists 5. 2 rebounds 2. 0 steals, led Ward Catholic College to a breakthrough in the North Carolina Division I high school league, was the No. 1 high school student in the United States that year, as for his college career, not to mention, it only took one year, he took all the honors that a college player can take! ”