Chapter VI Drawing of lots
On May 19, 2011, when Winnie the Pooh was 5 days away from his 19th birthday, the NBA draft lottery that attracted the attention of countless people finally began in New Jersey, and Kyrie Irving, who stayed in Los Angeles, and Leonard also watched the lottery ceremony in the living room of the Luo family. So the black boy is a big bargain.
In the NBA, the lottery and the draft are generally conducted separately, in the NBA draft draw, the team with the worst record in the regular season is most likely to get the first draft pick, on the contrary, the team with the best record in the playoffs has the least chance, and the lottery will also determine the order of choice of the first three teams, which is commonly referred to as the champion, the leader, and the flower, and the rest are those teams that did not qualify for the playoffs, and these teams are selected one by one according to the reverse order of the regular season record. This is often referred to as the lotto draw!
The way of drawing lots is that the host puts the 14 table tennis balls numbered 1-14 in a drum-shaped container, which is a bit similar to the lottery tool of the welfare lottery! Of these 4 balls, 4 balls will be drawn at random in order to produce 1001 possible combinations, regardless of the order of choice.
At this point, you may ask, what exactly are these numbers for? Don't worry, let's keep reading!
Prior to the NBA draw, teams participating in the draw were given 1,000 combinations based on their regular season rankings. The four table tennis balls are drawn to the top of the container in turn to form a four-digit combination, and the team that wins this combination will receive the top pick. That is, the champion sign. Subsequently. The 4 ping-pong balls will be returned to the bottom of the container. The next step is to repeat the previous move to determine who owns the No. 2 and No. 3 picks, and if the combinations are not allocated, the draw will be restarted.
Of course, the Internet and the media have predicted that the Cavaliers have one of the best chances of winning the lottery from these lottery teams, with a whopping 17 percent chance, and they also have a first-round pick from the Los Angeles Clippers. It can be said that they are one of the most competitive teams in the entire lottery area, and after LeBron left Miami in 10 years, they must also reorganize this year, while the Houston Rockets that everyone is concerned about only have a 0.5 percent chance of drawing the top three, so they can only play soy sauce in the lottery draft this year.
Secondly, the Timberwolves are the most likely to pick the top pick after the Clevelands, but it is well known that they are not interested in point guards, because they have locked up Spanish golden boy Ricky Rubio in the '09 NBA Draft, and the latter also told David Stern that he will join the Timberwolves if the NBA does not stop this year. So there's speculation that the Timberwolves won't be going to target point guards, and they're targeting a big man.
As for who else has a good chance of winning the lottery? That's undoubtedly the Jazz, who, like the Cavaliers, have two first-round picks, one of which is from the New Jersey Nets. Have you forgotten about the big fat Delon?
In the Luo family's mansion, Luo's mother is preparing summer snacks for the young man, and Luo's father is also paying attention to this year's NBA draft lottery with everyone, and he is also Leonard's father, Simmons Leonard! After all, this is related to the future development of the stinky boys, and they all value it!
However, Luo's father's mood is the most complicated, his original intention is to let Luoyun come to the company to take over after graduating from university, and continue his studies by the way, but the little guy has announced to the media that he is about to participate in the draft, although he is a little unhappy, but Luo's father still chose to support him, after all, the career of a basketball player is not too long, maybe the little guy will stop when he is in his thirties, and it is not bad to come to the company at that time, as for the past ten years, let him continue to manage this father!
Moreover, in the habitual thinking of the Chinese, since the little guy does not want to come to the company to take over, then Luo Qingchuan, as a father, naturally wants to fully support him, although Luo Yun has been rebellious in adolescence since he grew up, but it is not serious, except for the incident of running to South Korea to hit the wall is somewhat surprising, Luo Yun has not actually let his family worry about it, and it is also a good thing for a Chinese to appear in the NBA, Because many of Lo's friends really want Winnie the Pooh to shine in the NBA.
However, what makes people speechless is that a director of Luo's father's company once told him that if Luo Yun can become a superstar like Yao Ming, they are likely to save a lot of endorsement fees.
Finally, under the expectant eyes of a group of people, the 2011 NBA Draft lottery officially began, and Kyrie Irving became the most nervous person in the living room.
"Okay, don't be nervous, you can't be the champion!" Luo Yun was a little speechless when he saw that Kyrie Irving was eager to get into the TV, and couldn't help but laugh, but his joke was blinded by Kyrie Irving, and at this time, the lottery machine in the TV also began to gurgle and run, looking at the table tennis balls with different numbers written on them, the whole living room seemed extremely quiet.
Only about ten seconds later, four ping-pong balls appeared at the very top of the machine, and the faces of the representatives of the 14 teams on the scene were also extremely solemn, as if they were waiting for something.
The camera at the scene also focused on the four balls, and the current host looked at it, and then announced to the audience in front of the TV with a smile: "The first pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, the Cleveland Cavaliers!" ”
"Cleveland?" Luo Yun was not surprised, and Kyrie Owen on the side was also relieved, as if he had just been fished out of the water, but Luo Yun noticed that a look of ecstasy flashed in his eyes, and sure enough, this guy and Cleveland had hooked up.
Immediately followed by the remaining second and third picks, which were taken by the Timberwolves and Jazz respectively, such results were also expected by everyone, and did not make too many waves, but after the lottery ceremony, various speculations began on the Internet, and the management of major teams also operated, and the robbery operation officially began.
"Alright, little ones, come over and get something to eat!" Seeing that the lottery on TV was over, Luo's mother immediately spoke, and Kyrie Irving and Leonard also got up and thanked them, only Luo Yun was still sitting alone on the sofa.
Cleveland got the No. 1 pick and No. 4 pick, which is not good news for anyone except the Cavaliers, the NBA team is naturally envious of the Cavaliers' shit luck, and the players are worried that if they are picked by the Cavaliers, there will inevitably be a possibility of competing for the status of the team with the champion, but Luo Yun knows that he is unlikely to go to the Cavaliers, because he has not received any news from the Clevelands, and Irving's movement just now also made Luo Yun understand the ultimate goal of the Clevelands.
As for the Timberwolves with the No. 2 pick in hand, it is naturally impossible to choose him, although the Jazz sent him a trial notice, but he is not very enthusiastic about the words, so the probability of choosing himself is not large, from the above points it seems that this new MOP will most likely fall out of the top three!
Could it be because of his Chinese identity that Luo Yun couldn't help but feel a little lost when he thought of this, it seems that the Jeremy Lin incident has a deep impact on these teams!
On the afternoon after the draw ceremony, Luo Yun and Kyrie Irving had a one-on-one game in the Luo family garden, and Leonard was responsible for picking up the ball, but neither side took advantage of this matchup, and Luo Yun's mid-to-long-range shooting also made Kyrie Irving very depressed, and it seems that he must pay more attention in the future.
"What's the matter, you're worried about the draft?" Vera sat in the stands on the side of the community court, while Luo Yun next to her had just finished the game, and only Leonard remained on the court to abuse rookies.
"No, how can you say that, I don't know how many teams have emailed me now!" Luo Yun looked at Vera with a smile, the girl's sudden appearance today surprised the boy, but Vera's purpose here was mainly to tell Luo Yun about her conversation with Roberts that day, not the so-called rebuilding the old friendship.
Vera sighed secretly after hearing this, looking at Luo Yun, who was still in high spirits, she suddenly felt as if she was far away from his shijie, and she was not as intimate as before.
"Are you still sucking on those things?" Luo Yun saw that Vera didn't speak, and directly said the question he was most concerned about.
"No, it's been a long time since you quit, you won't believe me!" Vera didn't forget to blink her big eyes after she finished speaking, she is enjoying her current life very much, and she is preparing to make a comeback to film recently.
When Luo Yun heard this, the big stone in his heart finally fell to the ground, and he couldn't help but joke: "That's good, otherwise, I will send you to a drug rehabilitation center next time!" ”
"Who wants you to send it, you won't have this chance in the future!" Vera glanced at her lips, then stood up and straightened her clothes.
"I'm going to audition, stay here with Sarri and yourself! I'll come back to you when I have time. After Roberts and Luo Yun broke up, Vera also completely let go of her baggage, although it is impossible to go back to the past with Winnie the Pooh, it does not mean that there will be no contact in the future.
"Well, but I might be going to Denver tomorrow, so I'm not going to stay in Los Angeles!" Luo Yun nodded, and Vera didn't say anything more, and left the community stadium directly! (To be continued......)
PS: Thank you for the 588 starting coins for guarding the iceberg!
The monthly ticket voted by the book friend Luo Di Yao!
Note: I've always been afraid of touching the minefield of the draft, but there's no way, this has to be written, if something goes wrong
Thank you for your understanding!