This year's draft will be very lively, Cressie's lace news has given the media a lot of material, and the operation of Greg Oden's team is still very powerful.

The Los Angeles media also did not whitewash their own children, because they felt that the title "Playboy" was the most appropriate for the city of Los Angeles.

Cressy did not lose popularity because of this, but rose a lot.

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Cressy Bals sits in the small green room of the draft in Madison Garden Plaza, next to his strange black mother and agent, Tony Parker.

Greg Oden and Kevin Durant were also sitting near him.

With five minutes to go until the draft, Cressy Bars can't wait.

Earl Johnson, ESPN's expert in charge of commentary, summed it up: "The situation is becoming clearer. ”

"The Portland Trail Blazers' only target is Greg Oden. ”

"The Seattle SuperSonics will choose Kevin Durant because Cressy Bars didn't choose to go to the SuperSonics for a tryout, and the SuperSonics' manager says they won't choose a player who doesn't respect the team. ”

"So the team that Cressy Bars will go to is basically confirmed, and only the Los Angeles Clippers, who are said to have provided the Clippers for this summer's practice court, and the two have clearly agreed on some points. ”

"Interestingly, the Portland Trail Blazers have a tradition of center, but they also have a 'tradition' of injuring centers, Bill Wharton, the Trail Blazers' top pick in 1974, retired at the age of 34 due to injury, Sabonis, the FIBA's No. 1 center, who suffered from injuries with the Trail Blazers, and Sam Bowe, a talented center who ranked ahead of Michael Jordan in the draft, was also ruined by injury.

"Greg Oden has long and short legs, and he has wrist and knee injuries, which is the same as Sam Bowe...... Will the Trail Blazers choose him, or will Oden really be able to get rid of the curse of the center?"

Earl Johnson was doing his analysis, and the tension in the makeshift war rooms of the various teams at the draft site seemed to be overflowing through the cracks in the door, but the top three teams were not among them.

They have already decided on their own options, and the tension will naturally not be there, but it will be very relaxed.

Humpty and Stocky David Stern has come to power, and the NBA's president has been plagued by huge controversy since he entered the NBA.

If you're a pure liberal with a passion for basketball, then NBA commissioner David Stern is a nasty guy.

But even the most hated fans have to admit that if it weren't for this chunky guy, the NBA might still be a 23-team junk league worth just $15.5 million.

What was the NBA like before David Stern took office?

At that time, the image of the NBA was extremely erosive: drug use, alcoholism, fights, sex (harmony) scandals, hippie players...... The league doesn't even have a stable broadcast contract.

A great team like the Celtics can also be said to change owners when they change owners, and regular season MVP Dave Covins will have to drive a taxi to make ends meet because of conflicts with the team, and the highest annual salary in the NBA in 1979 was less than $700,000...... Even at the time, many people predicted that the NBA might close its doors in the eighties.

It was David Stern who saved the NBA from its mess.

What did this old Jewish man who made great contributions to the NBA gain, praise?

No, it was the boos of the audience.

Gossip.

David Stern walked up to the stage with a boo, took the Portland Trail Blazers envelope, opened it, made a slightly pompous look of surprise on his face, and read: "The Portland Trail Blazers' choice is...... Center ...... from The Ohio State University Greg...... Oden...... Let's congratulate this lad from Buffalo, NY. ”

Cressy breathed a sigh of relief, he was really afraid that the Trail Blazers would change their minds and choose him.

Greg Auden laughed and deliberately glanced at Cressy as he got up, who smiled at him in a friendly manner and said, "Are you ready to be my stepping stone?"

The subsequent Seattle SuperSonics unsurprisingly chose Kevin Durant.

Kevin Durant hugged Cressy when he came on stage and whispered in his ear, "Thank you, brother." ”

Cressie's eyes flashed, and he replied kindly: "Don't thank me, you were chosen because of your strength." ”

Looking at Kevin Durant, who happily took the stage and took on the SuperSonics hat, Cressy thought to himself: "This stepping stone No. 2 thanked me so much, it made me a little embarrassed." ”

The Los Angeles Clippers are already cheering in the war room, although the team has reached an agreement with Cressy Bals, but after all, they are the third pick, and they are afraid of being cut off by the first two teams!

Walking onto the stage, Cressy took the Clippers' cap and put it on his head, hugging Elgin Baylor, who was on the court in person.

But his iron blue complexion (pretended) made people see at a glance that he was very dissatisfied with his fall to the third pick.

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The 2007 draft came to an end, and there were no upsets, the only surprise and not surprise was that the top pick Cressy Bars fell to third before being drafted by the Clippers.

In fact, many well-informed people have known for a long time that this will be the result, and the surprise is only the majority of ordinary fans.

However, to the surprise of many media and pundits, Cressie's performance did not seem to be happy with his pick, especially in the post-draft interview, where he said: "Both the Trail Blazers and the SuperSonics made a mistake and they will regret it." ”

With that, he left.

Then, he received a call from Kevin Durant.

"Hey, Kevin, don't be nervous, how can I have an opinion about you, the trial for the SuperSonics was given up on my own. Oh, you said the interview, I just said it according to the team's request, for the sake of the market, you know, just create some gimmicks. If I do, I'm only going to target Greg's arrogant idiot. ”

After hanging up the phone, Cressy wondered a little, Kevin's voice on the phone sounded like he was about to cry, was his personality so sensitive?

Back in Los Angeles, Cressy quickly left Kevin Durant behind, and the Clippers' summer training camp was about to officially kick off, and Cressy was about to get into a more hectic workout.

The Clippers held a summer training camp this time, mainly to familiarize some players with the team's system through training and games, so that rookies can adapt to the rhythm of the NBA game as soon as possible.

Cressy got to know some Clippers players like Chris Kaman, Sam Cassel, Catino Mobley, and more.

However, the team's two big men, Elton Brand and Corey Margeti, did not participate, and the two are still on vacation.

Soon, the summer league is about to begin, and Cressy Bars can't wait.