Vancouver, Canada, where this year's draft was held.

Lin Yu and Unselde arrived in Vancouver a day early and found a hotel to stay in.

That night, Unselde led old Thomas into Lin Yu's room.

The smiling assassin Isaiah Thomas, who was cut off by Lin Yu last season, was cut off by Lin Yu last season, and Lin Yu could clearly feel that the elder Thomas held a grudge against him.

I don't know what I took the initiative to come to the door this time.

"Lin, Isaiah wants to talk to you." Unseldra brought a chair and sat down old Thomas.

Lin Yu chuckled in his heart, and secretly said that it was not good.

Under normal circumstances, the Raptors are the No. 4 pick, and the Warriors are the No. 5 pick, and Thomas Sr. first took the two-way forward shooter Antoine Jamison that the Warriors wanted, and then traded Jamison with the Warriors for Carter plus some cash, and made some money from it.

In addition, Carter's draft pick slipped by one pick, his rookie contract was a little smaller, and the Raptors made a little bit of trivial money.

Lin Yu frowned, old Thomas had nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, this time he came to try to get a good idea, and then take advantage of it?

If he hadn't crossed over and opened the perspective of God, Lin Yu might have really fallen for Old Thomas's tricks.

But if you think about it from another perspective, Lin Yu actually admires old Thomas, in order to help the Raptors boss save some money, he has used all kinds of conspiracies and tricks, and he is an absolute high-quality worker, if only Unseld had this kind of consciousness and cheekiness.

Lin Yu pondered, he originally wanted to use the No. 5 pick to choose Carter, but the Raptors' favorite player was Carter, and they were still the No. 4 pick.

If he didn't make some small moves, old Thomas would definitely choose Carter directly, and Lin Yu would be dumbfounded.

However, Lin Yu must also have a backup plan, even if Carter is chosen, he can still choose Pierce, which is not worse than Carter, and even a little stronger.

The reason why I want Carter is because Carter's style of play is gorgeous, and when the strength is equal, Lin Yu definitely wants the more gorgeous one.

The gorgeous style of play also means high popularity, and high popularity also means that it can help the team make more money, Lin Yu is the boss, why not make more money.

"Lin, I'll tell you the truth, in last season's draft, I actually booked Tracy to be selected, but unfortunately you got the first shot."

"It turns out that the two of us have a really good eye and Tracy is a superstar."

Old Thomas came up and first complimented Lin Yu inconspicuously.

Then he continued: "After you cut Tracy last season, I panicked because I didn't have any alternate players, so I had to pick one at random. ”

"I came to you this time to ventilate with you and prevent that kind of beard cutting thing from happening again."

After listening to this, Lin Yu secretly scolded old Thomas for being an old fox, he is the No. 5 sign, he is the No. 4 sign, what do you take to cut off your beard?

Old Thomas is clearly here to find out the player Lin Yu wants, and then, as normal, he selects it, forcing Lin Yu to sign Carter on the fifth to give them the Raptors, and he has to make up some cash.

Lin Yu laughed evilly in his heart, this time old Thomas definitely had to steal chickens and rice.

Originally, Lin Yu was still worried about how to choose Carter, but now old Thomas took the initiative to send it to Lin Yu.

"Mr. Thomas, you are a senior I respect very much, and I was a die-hard Pistons fan back then."

"You're right, we can breathe with each other and prevent accidents."

"Let me start with the news of Chris Webber's departure, you should also know, so we need to add a forward who can shoot, and Jamison of North Carolina is good."

Lin Yu tried his best to make his expression appear harmless and innocent, and with a very sincere look, he said Jamison's name.

Old Thomas was ecstatic in his heart, he didn't suspect that Lin Yu was deceiving himself at all, because he had studied the Wizards' lineup, and he also felt that the Wizards would definitely choose Jamison to replace Webber's departure.

Lin Yu's pit skills can be called a master, he didn't say that he wanted rookies such as Robert Traylor, if the Raptors really chose Traylor first, and then used this to blackmail Lin Yu, then they would definitely be unlucky, because Traylor is not as good as Jamison, and he will be pitted very badly.

However, the Wizards don't want Traylor to be credible, and Lin Yu is worried that the old Thomas doesn't believe it.

How could these old elves be so easy to deceive, so Lin Yu said a very credible Jamison.

After Lin Yu finished speaking, he looked at old Thomas and signaled that it was time for him to speak.

"We want Jason Williams, I'm a point guard, so I naturally know which point guards have potential, and Jason won't be less successful than me in the future." Old Thomas lied, and his face was really not red and his heart was not beating.

If it weren't for Lin Yu being a traverser, he might have really believed the old Thomas's nonsense and thought that he would choose white chocolate point guard Jason Williams.

One old and one young, they are all lying as much as possible, and there is not a word of truth in their mouths.

When old Thomas was contented to leave, Unselde's face was bitter.

"Lin, you don't really believe the old fox's words, do you? You really shouldn't reveal our draft targets, that's too dangerous. ”

"Isaiah is notoriously ruthless, and if he tries to trick us, we're going to be very passive."

Lin Yu laughed, "Old man, are my acting skills so good?" Even you were deceived. ”

"Don't worry, I'm not as simple as you think, I know very well who Isaiah is."

"You just have to wait and watch the show."

The draft has not started yet, and Lin Yu is looking forward to it more and more.

……

In the evening of the next day, Unselde led Lin Yu to the draft venue.

When Warriors general manager Jean saw Lin Yu, he immediately trotted up and hugged Lin Yu to say hello.

SuperSonics coach George Karl, followed closely behind, stepped forward and gave Lin Yu a big hug, he actually didn't want to come to this draft conference at all, because they only had one second-round bottom pick left in their hands, and it didn't make much sense to come.

The reason why he still came to the scene was to meet Lin Yu and thank Lin Yu in person.

Trail Blazers coach Mike Dunleavy and Spurs coach Popovich also came up to greet Lin Yu.

Mavericks coach Nelson Sr., Magic coach Chuck Daley, and Green Kai coach Rick Pitino are also acquaintances, and they came up with a smile and chatted with Lin Yu.

Zen master, Big Bird, and Hornets coach Dave Cowens nodded to Lin Yu with a smile when he saw Lin Yu, and Lin Yu also waved politely.

Cowens had a good relationship with Lin Yu, but he didn't bother to come over to say hello when he saw Unselde beside Lin Yu.

Lenny Wilkens, the helmsman of the Eagles, is extremely old, and when he saw Lin Yu, he stepped forward and said loudly: "Lin, I heard that you sold both the new and double MVPs. ”

"Since the Warriors are all cheap, why don't we sell a few players to our Hawks."

"Don't worry, I won't treat you badly, I have to give you a satisfactory price."

Lin Yu's eyes lit up, "Mr. Wilkens, we traded with the Warriors to get Ratril, why don't we sell it to you, the price is very cheap." ”

Unexpectedly, Lanny took two steps back, "Man, I'm too old to stand the toss." ”

"You'd better keep it for yourself."

Lin Yu was speechless, he felt a little bad, the madman wouldn't smash his hands, right?

"Hey, Lin, we can ask for Ratril, and if you're willing to sell it to us, we'll give you a good offer." Vampire Van Gundy Jr. hurriedly stepped forward and whispered.

Lin Yu patted little Van Gundy on the shoulder, "Okay, when the draft is over, let's discuss this deal." ”

Lin Yu has Maddie, Kobe and Peja in his hands, where is there a place for a madman, so he wants to sell it quickly, and keeping it in his hands will only depreciate more and more.

……

At last season's draft, Lin Yu also came to participate, but he was a little transparent at the time, and when Unseld went to chat with people, he could only sit in his seat alone in a daze.

And this season's draft, the situation is completely different, Lin Yu has become the absolute protagonist of the entire draft venue, and the coaches of most teams in the league have more or less friendship with him.

Especially Lin Yu currently has a lot of supernovas in his hands, which makes all teams look forward to it, since Lin Yu can sell Webb, then why can't he sell Maddy, Kobe, Peja or Big Baganash? If you can get it, won't your team take off directly?

Therefore, having a good relationship with Lin Yu is definitely beneficial and harmless.

The only exception in the field was Pat Riley, who stared at Lin Yu with hatred, and felt a grievance in his heart.

I don't know when it started, Lin Yu, the insignificant little person in his eyes, has grown into the top boss he needs to look up to.

The real owner of the Wizards, holding all the shares of the Wizards, led the team to a 73-win record, led the team to sweep the opponent in the Finals and played the largest average point difference in the Finals, and then successfully won the championship, becoming the youngest championship coach in NBA history.

In addition, Lin Yu has countless achievements, some fans have specially counted, Lin Yu has broken as many as 156 records in the year and a half of coaching the Wizards, which is really appalling.

Lin Yu is not only famous now, he has an alliance status that matches his fame.

Pat Riley was in agony, and last season he had Larry Brown and Van Gundy Jr. by his side, with whom he hated Lin Yu.

However, now that Larry Brown has been driven back to the NCAA by Lin Yu, Van Gundy Jr. is even more outrageous, he directly defected, just now Van Gundy Jr. looked at Lin Yu's flattering expression, which made Riley want to vomit!

Now that Lin Yu is being held by the stars, Riley hates it even more.

After about a quarter of an hour, Stern walked out of the backstage, and he even nodded at Lin Yu, and Riley almost fainted.

Stern announced the official start of this year's draft, and Lin Yu and the draft representatives of many teams returned to their seats.

"I announce that the Los Angeles Clippers have selected Michael Olowokandi from the University of the Pacific with the first pick in the first round!"

As soon as Stern finished speaking, Elgin Baylor in the Clippers seat applauded vigorously.

It can be seen that Lord Belle is extremely confident in his choice.

Lin Yu couldn't cry or laugh, in another half a year, maybe Lord Belle would not be so confident, and he would have no place to cry when he cried.

In fact, Lin Yu didn't understand why Olovo Candi could have such a big name, he was born in the University of the Pacific, and he was just a dick university in the NCAA, compared to giants such as North Carolina and UCLA, he didn't even count as a hair.

The school is so rubbish, then the data will naturally have moisture, the key is that his college data is not dominant, averaging 22 points, 11 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game, if this kind of data is played in the top giants, of course, it is powerful, but the league in which Pacific University is located is not even one of the power5 leagues, their opponents are all weak chickens, this data is nothing.

Pacific University has produced several NBA players before, but all of them are outside the second round, and they can't even find a first-rounder, and the chances of this kind of school producing top stars are slim.

Lin Yu could only sigh that Olovo Candi had found a good agent, and his hype ability was too prominent, which made Lord Belle fall in love.

The media linked Olovokandi with Olajuwon, and the two have a lot of similarities, but Olajuwon is a technical player, and Olojoundi has that kind of technique, he is a rough man.

Next, the Grizzlies chose the White Devil Mike Bibby with the list of eyes, which is much more reliable, and he was born in the prestigious University of Arizona.

Tanhua Xiu is the University of Kansas inside line Reeve Lafrentz, and it stands to reason that Baylor's choice of La Frenz is more reliable than Oro Candle.

However, Lafrentz was a white man, and Lord Baylor did not look down on him at all.

When it came to the Raptors' No. 4 pick, Lin Yu was interested, sat up straight, and wanted to see how Thomas Sr. would choose.

If he still has a little conscience, he didn't pit Lin Yu and directly chose Carter away, then even if he was a good person, he would be rewarded.

And if he really played a small trick, then Lin Yu would not have any psychological burden to pit him.

"I announce that the Toronto Raptors selected Antoine Jamison from the University of North Carolina with the fourth pick in the first round!"

Stern read out the candidates for the No. 4 show in the audience, not noticing the undercurrent surging in the audience.

Old Thomas showed a satisfied look on his face, he was avenged by Lin Yu last season, and he was able to get a sum of dollars from Lin Yu, which was a double win.

He couldn't help but look in Lin Yu's direction, he wanted to see Lin Yu's puzzled or annoyed expression, but the situation he expected didn't happen at all, Lin Yu still had a faint smile on his face, as if he hadn't noticed that the Raptors had chosen Jamison.

Old Thomas was a little anxious, he hurriedly got up and walked towards Lin Yu.

"Hey, Lin, I've got Jamison."

Lin Yu smiled lightly and nodded, "Then congratulations, Mr. Thomas." ”

Thomas Sr.'s face changed drastically, and he realized that he might have been fooled.

No, it's not that he may be fooled, he must be fooled, he fell for Lin Yu's devil!

He finally realized that Lin Yu's innocence was pretending, and this guy had a sinister cunning that did not match his age at all.

……

Then came the Wizards' first-round No. 5 pick, and Lin Yu did not avoid Thomas Sr., but wrote Vince Carter's name on a note in front of him.

Old Thomas suddenly felt dizzy, he was still lucky, thinking that Lin Yu definitely didn't want Carter, and when the draft was over, no matter which team selected Carter, it would be a big deal for him to exchange Jamison.

However, now Lin Yu actually wants to take Carter away!

"Lin, what do you want Vince Carter for? Your Wizards' backcourt lineup is too bloated, right? Old Thomas restrained the displeasure on his face, and wanted to be dying, fantasizing that his words would make Lin Yu change his mind.

Lin Yu chuckled, "Who would have too many good things, I had a lot of defenders in my hands last season, so I still chose Tracy." ”

"Originally, I was still hesitating whether to choose Jamison or Carter, thank you Mr. Thomas for helping me make the choice."

"No, Mr. Thomas, aren't you trying to pick point guard Jason? How? Changed your mind? ”

Lin Yu's words are simply murderous.

Last season, the old Thomas hated himself, but Lin Yu didn't take it seriously, he felt that his favorite player was cut off, and it was normal to hold a grudge in his heart.

But you hold grudges and hold grudges, you can't put it into action, and now you are running to pit yourself, then Lin Yu must not be used to it.

And in Lin Yu's opinion, the old Thomas actually doesn't lose much, and Jamison is also a real All-Star player, not as good as Carter, but the gap is not too big.

"Okay, Lin Yu, we'll see, you'll regret it."

Old Thomas returned to the Raptors seat with a gloomy face, and this time he completely tore his face with Lin Yu.

The corners of Lin Yu's mouth twitched, why do these people always like to say and see, after crossing over, he has heard no less than five people say the same thing to himself.

Unfortunately, Lin Yu has not tasted regret until now.

……

After Lin Yu successfully selected Carter, the next No. 6 pick belonged to the Mavericks, and they selected the University of Michigan forward Traylor.

Trayler's lack of shooting ability is the main reason why his draft pick projection is lower than Jamison's.

Lin Yu saw that the calf had chosen Traylor, and suddenly smiled bitterly again, something bad happened, it seems that he has offended more than one old Thomas tonight.

The No. 7 pick was the King's selection of Jason Williams.

The No. 8 pick belonged to the Warriors, and Lin Yu wrote a note and handed it over, asking them to help select Nowitzki.

By the time Stern finished reading out Nowitzki's selection as the No. 8 pick, the representatives of the Mavericks and Bucks changed their faces at the same time.

The Bucks are the No. 9 pick, and they made an agreement with the Mavericks to help select Trayler, who has a higher draft prediction, and their No. 9 pick is to help the Mavericks select Nowitzki.

Under normal circumstances, the two teams did exactly that, with the Bucks picking Nowitzki and handing it to the Mavericks, which has become a classic draft reversal in NBA history.

However, now that Nowitzki has been cut off, both teams are dumbfounded.

Nelson Sr. was there tonight, his brow furrowed, and he couldn't figure out why any other team would choose the little-known Nowitzki.

He knew very well that Nowitzki had never been to other teams for a tryout, and he had no intersection with the Warriors, and the Warriors were crazy?!

He suddenly thought of the Warriors' trade with the Wizards, and it suddenly became clear in his heart, was it Nowitzki chosen by Lin Yu?

No, it's even more unlikely that the Wizards have tried out Nowitzki, which Nelson Sr. is extremely sure of.

Seeing that the No. 9 pick was about to be selected, Nelson Sr. was very sore and handed the note with Paul Pierce written on it to the Bucks.

This is a reluctant move on his part, and he can only choose one of the remaining players who looks to have high potential.

Pierce was born at the University of Kansas.

Lin Yu secretly admired old Nelson in his heart, this choice was very good for the Mavericks, Pierce's historical status was not as good as Nowitzki's, but it was not much different.

The No. 10 pick is the Philadelphia 76ers, and even if Larry Brown leaves, the 76ers' bad luck still hasn't dissipated, and their regular season record is extremely poor, but only one No. 10 pick was drawn in the lottery.

However, the draft turned out to be good, and they drafted Larry Hughes with the No. 10 pick.

In fact, under normal circumstances, the Philadelphia 76ers are the No. 8 pick, and they also used to select Larry Hughes.

Next, the Pistons selected Bonch-Wells, the 12th and 13th picks belonged to the Magic, and they selected two centers in a row.

Since Ao Fat left, the Magic have always wanted to continue to touch the luck of the center, as long as it is a draft, they can choose the center vigorously.

They have three first-round picks this year, the 15th pick has been sold to the Warriors, and now it is in the hands of Lin Yu, and the remaining 12th and 13th picks are left for their own use.

Lin Yu could only secretly laugh at the idea that magic was too naïve, how could a top center be so easy to meet.

The 14th pick of the Rockets selected Bibby's college teammate Michael Dixon, which is also extremely classic, and Tang Shuai's vision has always been very good.

Dixon averaged more than 18 points per game in his sophomore year, but he retired early due to injuries, and if it weren't for the injury, he would have achieved very well.

Looking at it this way, the 98th draft is really Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

Next is the 15th pick of the Wizards, Lin Yu did not hesitate to choose Harplin, then Ricky Davis with the 20th pick, Harrington with the 25th pick, Lewis with the 26th pick, and Mobley with the 29th pick.

With the selection of the old cat Mobley, the first-round draft is officially over.

Lin Yu showed a satisfied smile on his face, this draft went smoothly than he expected, he thought that there might be one or two players who were cut off by other teams, but this did not happen, and all the players Lin Yu wanted were successfully won.

When he got the 46th pick in the second round, Lin Yu selected Dazhi again.

It's easy to choose, and whether you can report to the Wizards smoothly depends on Lin Yu's next World Championships results.

The last draft pick, the 58th pick in the second round, Lin Yu selected Brad Miller, who was super cost-effective.

Since then, this not-so-calm draft has officially ended, and Lin Yu has gained nine players!