Wilson Chandler stood up at David Stern's shouts, his agent hugged him, the crowd around him applauded, and he deliberately turned his head to look at Li Wan with a victor's smile on his face before he came on the court.

In the end, he won the battle for the 17th pick in the first round.

“fxxk！”

Arne Taryn cursed under his breath, patted Li Wan on the shoulder, and walked towards the sidelines.

Before the 20th pick in the first round, there was only one Lakers left to be linked to him, and he had to do his best to get Lee Wan selected at this pick.

But the Lakers ......

"Will you choose me?"

Li Wan muttered softly.

The person who gave him the promise was Lakers general manager Kupchak.

But the Lakers also have head coach Phil Jackson in the draft this year.

Judging from the Los Angeles media reports before the draft, Phil Jackson and Kupchak are very different in terms of selection. "Zen Master" seems to prefer to choose a player in the number four or five position to fill the inside line.

Li Wan's expression became a little serious. If you really fall to the 20th pick in the first round, the evaluation results of the system will be miserable......

"BOSS, the Knicks didn't choose Li Wan......"

At the same time, in the Lakers' lounge backstage, Kupchak saw Chandler on stage and immediately called the Lakers' owner Buss Sr.

"Then we'll choose!"

The unmistakable voice of old Bass came over the phone. It was originally his idea to choose Li Wan.

Kupchak hesitated: "But Phil's side didn't you already promise......"

"That was when the Knicks chose Li Wan, and now they don't have a choice, so don't count......" There was a little silence on the phone, and then he said, "Anyway, you choose first, and we can only know Phil's attitude after the election." ”

As soon as Kupchak heard this, he knew that he was going to be a "scapegoat" again. But it can't be helped, who made him a wage earner!

- Damn, the phone doesn't work!

Arne Taryn has gone and returned, bringing another piece of bad news.

Marco Belinelli, who was selected with the 18th pick in the first round on the court, had already finished shaking hands with David Stern and walked off the court.

Next up is the 19th pick in the first round.

There is no time left.

Arne Taryn had an apologetic look on his face and whispered, "I'm sorry, Lee. ”

In his opinion, Kupchak, like Thomas, has changed his choice of targets.

Otherwise, it is impossible not to get through the phone.

He has to go through this kind of thing a few times a year in the draft, and he's pretty sure of it.

Li Wan didn't speak, his eyes stared at David Stern on the stage, and his body couldn't help but lean forward again. Until the dust settles on the final outcome, it means that there is hope.

On stage, under the spotlight of the audience, the backstage staff once again took the stage with envelopes, this is the 19th letter of the night.

David Stern took his hand to the gold-rimmed glasses, and he took out the card from the envelope, and the name on the card made the corners of his mouth rise a few points unconsciously.

It seemed to be a choice that even he was happy with.

Li Wan looked at David Stern, who was smiling brighter on the big screen than before the previous reading, with unprecedented concentration on his face.

"In the 2007 draft, the 19th pick in the first round, the Los Angeles Lakers selected a first-year from Ohio State University, Lee ~ Wan!"

Pregnant!

Li Wan bounced up like a spring, exhaled heavily, and was the 19th pick in the first round, but fortunately he held on.

"Sorry, man, I couldn't get you the best result!"

Arne Tyron had a little surprise on his face, he didn't expect it to happen, but he didn't expect it to turn around, and although Kupchak didn't know why he didn't answer his call, his choice didn't change. It's just that he still has some regrets, and they were very close to the 17th pick in the first round.

There was a burst of cheers from the audience.

Although Li Wan's popularity among American fans is not as hot as in April, his popularity has already begun. Even if many people don't know Li Wan, they know that he completed a three-point kill at the last moment of this year's NCAA Finals, shattered Florida's dream of defending the title, and staged the "hero dream" of the little man!

The big screen at the scene also replayed this classic goal at this time, and the cheers at the scene were even louder.

"Congratulations, man!"

His college teammate Daquine Cook sat right next to him, and after Lee Wan hugged his agent, he ran to hug him.

"It's coming to you soon, Daquinn!"

Li Wan saw the nervousness on his face and patted him on the shoulder.

Passing by the small green house, which symbolizes the geniuses of 07, those people in Florida all cast hostile glances at him, and Noah let out a clear cold snort: "Cut, luck is really good!" ”

The "Florida Five" chose to stay on the team last year in order for the school to defend its title. passed all the way, but because Li Wan, who averaged only 6.6 points per game and only 30% of his three-point shooting rate, his dream was shattered, and he was really embarrassed to lose. It hasn't slowed down until now.

Especially Noah.

Because Li Wan is the three-point lore completed in front of him.

"Thanks, I've been lucky, don't you know?"

Li Wanyi's pointed eyes made Noah clench his fists.

"Man, I knew you could do it!"

A tower-like man stood up and hugged Li Wan, his excited smile made the wrinkles on his forehead even more obvious, and he looked at least thirty or forty years old.

Blacks generally don't look old, with the exception of Greg Oden.

In the eyes of the outside media, the "combination of Tim Duncan and David Robinson" is Li Wan's teammate at Ohio State University, and he is also this year's champion show.

Next to him stood a black man with the same agitated face, probably standing next to Greg Auden, who appeared to be of small stature.

This is Mike Conley, another Levan teammate.

Don't look at his height, he is not as tall as Li Wan, but he is the fourth pick in the first round of this year's draft. He was the first defender to be drafted this year.

How much pressure it is to stand next to these two geniuses, Li Wan has deeply experienced it in the past year.

"Welcome to the NBA, Lee."

The voice of the president of the alliance has a bit of the kindness of the uncle next door, which makes people feel like a spring breeze. If the tone of the voice is not so awkward when the name is called.

Although Li Wan knew that he was in the shape of a beautiful knife in David Stern's eyes, he still smiled and responded with thanks.

Walking off the field, Li Wan let a group of reporters surround him.

"Congratulations, Lee, you were drafted by the Lakers with the 19th pick in the first round, can you tell us how you're feeling right now?" A black reporter asked first, and the ESPN badge on his chest was a little dazzling in the light.

Taryn asked Li Wan this question in a mock interview before, and he already had the answer: "Naturally, I am very happy, but I am a little regretful that I failed to become a player in the lottery area and failed to let my parents come to the scene......"

This answer is Li Wan's sincere words.

Then there are a few happy questions, but unfortunately not all journalists are prepared for such questions. Seeing that the interview time was almost up, a blonde female reporter suddenly spoke, and her raised voice suppressed the questions of other reporters: "I heard that Lakers general manager Kupchak and head coach Phil Jackson had a big dispute over the selection of the 19th pick in the first round, and the Zen master doesn't seem to want to choose you, but wants to choose an interior player......"

Li Wan looked at the female reporter's expectant eyes and frowned slightly.

Judging by the results so far, it seems that Kupchak has won......

It's just that for Li Wan, he has not yet entered the Lakers and is on the opposite side of the team's head coach, which is not a good thing! But in the draft, he was a passive choice, and since he entered the Lakers, he could only take one step at a time.

After a short silence, Li Wandao: "All I can do is try to play a good performance......