Chapter 41: The draft begins

Because the Dallas Mavericks have just finished the Finals, both the head coach and the players are exhausted, and they only have one draft pick at the end of the first round, so not too many people were present for Li Tuanjie's trial this time.

Of course, the fact that there weren't too many people in the room doesn't mean that the Dallas Mavericks don't value Li Tuanjie, and if they can use their draft picks at the end of the first round to select Li Tuanjie, they will definitely be very happy.

The end of the first round of the draft is not as good as the second-round pick of the big year, and such a draft pick is actually not very important to the Mavericks, who currently have a perfect lineup.

Li Tuanjie's performance in the trial training is not bad, especially in terms of shooting training, his free position shooting and running shooting, the shooting rate is very good.

Judging from the expressions on the faces of several Maverick management present, they were very satisfied with Li Tuanjie.

Their biggest wish at the moment is to find a qualified replacement for Nowitzki, in the long run, Li Tuanjie's physical fitness is not outstanding, and the ceiling may not be very high, but in terms of immediate combat power, Li Tuanjie definitely belongs to the best of this batch of rookies.

If Li Tuanjie's mental illness history is not considered, the Maverick will not have a chance to pick up Li Tuanjie at all!

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After the trial, Li Tuanjie and Xia Fangfei returned to Stanford International University, everything that should be done has been done, and the draft conference will be held in two days, and he only needs to wait for the news now.

Li Tuanjie is not worried that his ranking will drop to the second round, and he is confident that the immediate fighting power he has shown is definitely worth the risk for teams that urgently need to fill the strong forward position.

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On June 23, the NBA's annual draft officially began, and rookie players like Li Tuanjie, who can be selected by certainty, naturally got the opportunity to enter!

The only thing that made Li Tuanjie a little unhappy was that he didn't get the opportunity to enter the little green house!

Usually at the draft, those players who are expected to be selected for the lottery show will be invited to the NBA's green room on the spot!

The so-called lotto show generally refers to the players who have been selected by the top fourteen, so there are currently fourteen players in the Little Green House!

Aldridge, an acquaintance of Lee's unity, is sitting upright in the small green room, waiting for the draft to begin!

"What the hell, your strength is much stronger than the players in the Little Green House, why don't you let us enter the Little Green House?!" Xia Fangfei sat next to Li Tuanjie with an unhappy face.

Li Tuanjie shook his head and smiled, didn't say anything, and didn't enter the little green house, which really disappointed Li Tuanjie, but that doesn't mean that he doesn't have a chance to be selected by the lotto show!

Historically, even if they entered the small green house, there were many players who were finally selected at the end of the first round or even the second round.

"Li Tuanjie, you didn't enter the little green house either?!" While Xia Fangfei was grumbling, Rondo walked over and sat down at their small table.

"Rondo, you're not ...... the same"

"Hey, this draft management committee is a bunch of brain-dead, the results of the two of us in the joint trial are not too explosive, and we didn't even give the two of us a chance to enter the little green house!" Rondo was also unhappy.

During the joint trial, Li Tuanjie and Rondo performed the best, but unfortunately neither of them had the opportunity to enter the small green house!

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While the two were chatting, NBA commissioner David Stern took the stage, and the scene instantly fell silent!

The draft has really begun!

"It's the annual draft again, and I'm very happy to see a lot of new blood in the NBA here, and I wish you guys a lot of success in the NBA!"

After Stern took the stage, he encouraged the rookies on the scene, and then the draft officially began!

"The Toronto Raptors selected a forward player from Italy with the first pick in the first round: Andrea Bagnani."

Bagnani was selected as the top pick, which everyone expected, and almost all draft predictions listed Bagnani as the top pick.

After being selected as the top pick in the draft, Bagnani excitedly walked out of the little green room and warmly shook hands with Stern!

Although there are newcomers in Europe entering the NBA almost every year, Bagnani is the first draft pick in Europe, and everyone is optimistic about his future!

"The Chicago Bulls, with the second pick in the first round, selected a forward player from the University of Texas: LaMarcus Aldridge!"

After Stern announced the news, Li Tuanjie in the audience was a little embarrassed, history still did not change in the end, and Aldridge finally got the top spot.

"If it weren't for that damn guy named Lawson, maybe I would have had a chance to get the List!" Li Tuanjie said that he didn't covet Aldridge's position, it was fake, and the salary he could get from the top of the list was not much worse than that of the champion.

"Charlotte Bobcats, with the third pick in the first round, selected a forward player from Gonzag University: Adam Morrison!"

"The Minnesota Timberwolves selected a guard from the University of Washington with the sixth pick in the first round: Brandon Roy!"

"The Houston Rockets selected a forward player from the University of Connecticut with the eighth pick in the first round: Rudy Gay!"

The selection of the top eight picks has come out, Li Tuanjie is a little anxious, there are only six lotto shows left, if the next six opportunities, Li Tuanjie is still not selected, it means that Li Tuanjie missed the opportunity to become a lotto show!

As for Rondo next to Li Tuanjie, he was already angry and scolded his mother!

"Shady, it's definitely fucking shady, Lao Tzu performed so well in the trial, why didn't anyone choose Lao Tzu!" Rondo scolded that he didn't have too high expectations for his draft pick, but his outstanding performance in the joint trial suddenly gave him hope!

He thinks that with his performance, not to mention the top three picks, at least he can mix in the top ten draft positions!

Li Tuanjie smiled, and didn't say anything about Rondo's anger, in fact, although Rondo showed an excellent overall view and passing ability in the joint trial, his shortcomings are also very obvious, that is, his projection ability is very bad, and he can even be said to be a scumbag!

A small point guard with a height of one meter and eight outcrops, no projection ability?! The average team really doesn't dare to risk choosing him!

"The Orlando Magic selected a guard from Duke University with the 11th pick in the first round: J-J. Redick!"

The eleventh rookie came out, not Li Tuanjie, and then, he only had three last chances!