Danny Granger never thought he would one day be an NBA player before this year.

So, when he lost in the top 12 picks, he behaved more calmly than the other poor babies in the little green house.

For him, making it to the NBA is a dream come true.

Is there anything else to complain about? No, even if you die, you have no regrets.

Gerald Green, who was beside him, was cold and anxious, looking around with a "If I drop four more picks, I'll have to get that Hummer and the big villa in the center of my hometown back" look on his face.

Then, the Bucks didn't let Granger wait.

Stern reported Granger's name with the thirteenth pick.

He stood up, greeted his family, and blessed the few guys who had to stay in the little green house.

"Good luck to you."

Granger turned to the stage.

At this point, ESPN's Dick Vitale exclaimed excitedly, "A lot of people are talking about the rookie's reach, athleticism, speed, and whatever!" But I'm telling you, we're talking about basketball, not athletics! Danny Granger fell to this position absolutely ridiculous, but I'm glad the youngster went to a team that suits him best! ”

Like other rookies, Granger will be interviewed by Greg Saiger to answer three questions on the spot.

SEG has been doing this for many years as a special guest reporter for draft night.

One of the most pressing questions he asked about Granger was: "The Bucks are a championship contender, which means you probably won't get as much playing time as other lottery rookies, are you ready for that?" ”

Granger gave the standard answer: "I'm happy to start my career with a team that can win, it's a blessing. ”

Seg then asked, "Milwaukee is still affected by 'that night,' how would you handle that?" ”

"They had a little bit of trouble last season and I think everybody has it, but it's gone and I'm sure I can start again with the team," Granger said maturely. ”

"Do you think that's the best outcome?"

"Without a doubt, this is the best outcome I can think of."

In fact, Granger almost missed the Bucks tonight.

Internally, the Bucks believe that the top five picks in this draft are Bogut, Paul, Green, Granger, and Marvin.

Rankings are in descending order.

This led them to an extremely special situation.

Two of the top five picks in the current draft fell to the 13th pick.

Although Gerald Green turned down the Bucks' tryout, in the eyes of the Bucks' scouts, Green is the high school student who most resembles Kobe Bryant and Maddie in years.

Although he didn't go to a team tryout and wasn't as perfect as Granger in terms of character, his talent was enticing.

Larry Harris had to think about one thing, if Yu Fei left two years later, maybe the team could build around Green.

In their eyes, Green is the superstar of tomorrow.

Just as they decided to break the contract and pick Green with the thirteenth pick, one person said, "It's best to ask Frye for advice before making a decision." ”

Then, Yu Fei reiterated his desire to play with Granger, and believed that there must be some problems with Gerard Green, otherwise, other teams are not idiots, so why leave a top-five player predicted by multiple media outlets to the Bucks?

Yu Fei's words are very convincing.

The reason why Granger fell to the thirteenth pick was due to injury concerns, and everyone knows this.

Green is terrible because the teams that haven't tried him out have no idea what's wrong with him, so much so that the teams that have the opportunity to choose him all choose to skip it.

Unknown negative prospects are always more frightening than known negative prospects.

Because humans like to presuppose the worst-case outcome.

Not only did Green refuse to try out for the team at the end of the lotto, but he also refused to try out with others, which meant that he didn't want others to see him competing with his rookies, so that there would be no chance of being beaten up in the tryout to make a wedding dress for another draft.

However, such an approach itself is a lack of confidence in oneself.

So, what exactly did the teams that tried Green one-on-one find out what went wrong?

It was this fear, coupled with Yu Fei's strong request, that allowed the Bucks to maintain their original plan and successfully select Danny Granger.

Seeing Granger being chosen, Yu Fei was satisfied and turned off the TV.

After a while, Yu Fei heard that the team had selected Salim Stoudemire, a point guard with superb shooting skills, with the 26th pick in the first round.

Yu Fei knew a few Fujian friends in his previous life, so he would also have a few Fujian swear words.

Therefore, he felt very rude every time he saw the name Salim.

The Bucks also have a draft pick.

It was the 16th pick in the second round from Philadelphia.

The choice of this position is consistent, either choose an older rookie with strong combat power, or choose a rough rough stone with great potential but a batch of rough stones.

But the 2005 draft is, after all, considered the deepest draft in years, and even in the middle of the second round, the Bucks can still make a compromise and choose a young high school player with a certain amount of combat power and technical adaptability.

When the bucks selected Lu Wei, Yu Fei was having dinner, and he turned on the TV to take a look.

The ABC connection was with Harris Jr., asking them what they used the second-round pick to choose high school students for.

Harris Jr. replied: "Luiz has gained five pounds in the last month, he's the kind of player who trains hard and wants to get better, and that's why we picked him. ”

Lu Wei's interview with himself is the funniest one Yu Fei heard today.

Seg asked him if he was surprised to be chosen.

"There was a little bit of it, but after a month of hard work, I wasn't really surprised by it," said Lou Wei with a serious face. ”

Yu Fei laughed.

He has a certain understanding of Lu Wei, because the other party has been active until the era when Kajiao got together with the Clippers to form an aircraft carrier.

I didn't expect a player who had seen a big player since he was a child in his previous life to come to the Bucks to be his little brother, which is really wonderful.

"Fry, this is the arrangement for the next few days."

Assistant Kevin Lin took the memo of the itinerary for the next few days to Yu Fei.

Yu Fei took a look and found that the work in the past few days has revolved around the "Frye Yu National High School Star Invitational Competition" held by Reebok in Seattle.

"I'm going to participate in this, isn't it against the rules?" Yu Fei remembers that in recent years, NBA practitioners have often been fined for private contact with prospective NBA players who have not yet signed up for the draft.

The most famous is that Nelson Jr. went to Serbia to inspect Milicic and was heavily fined by the NBA.

"Rest assured, this is a Reebok event, and you are only attending as an ambassador and will not have private contact with high school students," Lin said. ”

Yu Fei is not afraid of being fined, isn't it just fine? What's there to be afraid of, Stern has the ability to take away all his deposits, hum...

It's just that considering that he has just recovered some good reputation after playing the Pistons before, he will not do anything if he can do it recently.

Since there will be no problem, why not go there, he hasn't been back to his hometown for a few years.

"Are there any particularly good high school students?"

Yu Fei asked casually.

Kevin Lin said: "There is one that is said to be better than LeBron. ”

"So strong?" Yu Fei asked, "Who?" ”

"It's like I'm from Indiana, and I'm a kid who plays center."

It's 2005 now, and it's not a problem to have such an ungodly player to play until 2020, but Yu Fei doesn't know anything about it, so it's identified as CJB.

The next day, Yu Fei and his team went to Seattle.

Outside the airport, several media outlets were already waiting here in advance.

Although Yu Fei's hometown is Kent, Seattle always makes him feel at home.

Moreover, although he did not play a game for the SuperSonics, every time the outside world appeared in his own opinion, the media in Seattle were unconditionally on his side.

It is important to know that there is no interest relationship between them, it is a spontaneous act.

They asked some normal questions, and then let Yu Fei leave.

When he came to Seattle, the first person Yu Fei met was his friend, Brandon Roy, who is currently preparing for his senior season at the University of Washington.

In the past few years, Yu Fei and Roy have had the opportunity to meet in June and July in addition to holidays.

Roy has called Yu Fei more this year because he has started to have some draft markets.

But this year's draft competition was too fierce, and Yu Fei suggested that he wait a year.

After testing the water temperature of this draft, Roy chose to go straight back to college.

"You know what, even though you haven't played for the SuperSonics for a day, every fan here feels like you're going to be back one day."

That night, Yu Fei had dinner at Roy's house, and Roy suddenly mentioned it.

Back to Seattle?

To put it mildly, he didn't think about it.

He hadn't even really thought about leaving Milwaukee.

While the 2+1 contract extension makes it feel like he won't be in Milwaukee for long, it's just a way to put pressure on management and bosses.

"Maybe there's a chance in the future."

Yu Fei did not completely deny this possibility.

"Is that invitational tournament of yours going to be held tomorrow?" Roy is still the same as before, and the topic suddenly jumps from Yu Feifu not returning to his hometown to play, to tomorrow's invitational tournament.

Yu Fei looked at him playfully: "What, do you want to participate?" It's full of high school students. ”

"Just participate." Roy is embarrassed, "but it's okay to show your face for us at the University of Washington, and our coach loves the kid named Greg Oden." ”

Now, Yu Fei knows who the Indiana high school student who claims to be stronger than James is.

The next day, the first Frye Yu National High School Star Invitational in Seattle, sponsored by Reebok, opened.

The venue is the home arena of the SuperSonics.

The stadium was crowded and crowded, but these people weren't coming for the future stars who were about to play.

When Yu Fei walked out of the Hummer, he heard deafening cheers and screams, as if he had tens of thousands of family members out of thin air, and everyone on the scene was thrilled by his presence.

Yu Fei thought that he had seen many big scenes, but this scene still moved him.

This sense of belonging and being recognized was something that Milwaukee had never brought to him.

"Brandon, they're right." Yu Fei whispered, "One day, I will come back here." ”

(End of chapter)