Chapter Eighty-Five: Hmph, Good Luck Boy

"Lee, are you sure you don't think about it anymore?!"

"Seriously, he's definitely not the best choice......"

"Unless you're willing to go crazy in the upcoming season!"

Carry Perry dissuaded Richard one after another, and he also had a good intention.

Richard is now the face of the NCAA coach entering the NBA, in terms of achievements in the NCAA, the NCAA coach who is currently mixed in the NBA, there is really no one who can compare to Richard!

In total, he coached for two years, but he won two championships!

100% winning rate, what a horror! (Please ignore the telepathic embers...... )

If Richard hits the streets in the NBA, the NCAA coaching community in the NBA, I'm afraid life will also be affected......

Even the strongest coaches in the NCAA today are hitting the streets in the NBA, and if they find a job as a head coach in the future, I am afraid that the difficulty will increase by several points!

Richard smiled lightly at Cary Perry's kind dissuasion, and did not respond!

"Okay, Lee......" Carry Perry gave the list to the staff on the scene, knowing that this matter could not be changed!

……

A few minutes later, Stern took the stage.

"I announce that the New Jersey Nets have selected Kobe Bryant from Raul Merrion High School with the eighth pick in the first round!"

As soon as Stern finished speaking, there was a commotion at the scene......

"What? Are the Nets crazy?! Picked a high school student with the eighth pick? And a guard high school student?! ”

"God, we're finished, can this high school kid average five points per game? It seems unlikely! ”

"Damn Kali Perry, what the hell are you up to? Why don't you tell our fans in advance about such a big thing! ”

"Fool, huh? How could the team's draft target be revealed in advance......"

The draft was held in New Jersey, so most of the fans in the stadium were local New Jersey Nets fans, and when they heard that their home team had selected a high school guard with the No. 8 pick, they were all crazy......

High school drafts, it's not a surprise!

On the contrary, there are many successful cases, not to mention, last season the Timberwolves selected high school power forward Garnett with the fifth pick, which is a pretty good choice!

Garnett is also known as the best high school player since Moses Malone!

But both of these are big players, and the high school students in the backcourt have never succeeded so far, or they have not appeared at all......

After Kobe Bryant was selected, he directly became the first high school guard in NBA history!

The audience was shocked!

Even after Stern came to power, it was a little unexpected to read Kobe's name!

He knew that Kobe Bryant might be selected with a high pick, but he didn't expect it to be the Nets with the No. 8 pick!

Kobe Bryant in the little green room, his face is sluggish at the moment, New Jersey Nets?!

What the heck!

In fact, before coming to the draft, Kobe Bryant roughly guessed his draft pick, either the Clippers with the No. 7 pick, or the Lakers, who are also from the Los Angeles team......

Kobe Bryant tried out the Clippers twice before, and Clippers management Elgin Baylor even invited Bryant to lunch, giving Kobe Bryant quite high praise......

Although they did not make it clear that they would use the No. 7 sign to win Kobe, their performance still gave Kobe a lot of hope!

On the Lakers' side, Kobe Bryant also tried out twice, and even played against the active players in the Lakers team, and Jerry West, who was the general manager of the Lakers at the time, commented that Kobe Bryant had surpassed these active NBA players......

And in the end, West also vaguely said that they would find a way to get Kobe Bryant in the high pick!

Whether it's the Clippers or the Lakers, it's a team in Los Angeles!

Being able to play in the bustling Los Angeles is a temptation that is hard to resist for young players!

Even Richard, if it weren't for the fact that the Clippers were too rubbish, and it might have been a hellish start after joining, then he might have considered the Clippers......

"Could it be the Lakers? They made a trade with the New Jersey Nets? Kobe Bryant thought to himself......

Thinking of this, Kobe Bryant smiled, joining a team in a bustling city, and it was a giant like the Lakers, it was strange that he didn't laugh......

Even if he is not a Laker, if he joins New Jersey, Kobe Bryant is quite acceptable!

After all, although New Jersey is small, it has a large population and is close to New York, which is a good place to go.

"Hmph, good luck boy!" Just when Kobe Bryant fantasized about his bright future with the Lakers, a cold snort came from not far away......

It's none other than Brad Miller!

Miller knew that the Trail Blazers traded the No. 8 pick with the Nets, so he knew very well that it was not the Nets who chose Kobe, but the Trail Blazers!

He couldn't figure out what attracted Richard to the black and skinny high school student in front of him.

Miller's cold snort made Kobe startled......

But he didn't think much about it, he just thought that Miller was jealous of his high draft pick, after all, the No. 8 pick was also quite high!

……

The draft continued, and Richard's mood gradually calmed down.

He knew that after choosing between Nash and Kobe, he couldn't help but regret it......

Although Richard is a hundred paranoids who are unwilling to coach in his heart, reason tells him that Kobe Bryant is more suitable for the lineup he builds, and he has stronger instant combat power than Nash!

So, in the end, Richard chose Kobe Bryant instead of Nash.

……

The next few picks are also unchanged from Richard's memory.

Until the eleventh pick, Adelman decisively chose Brad Miller with the eleventh pick in the first round!

When Miller came on the court, it was obvious that he was not very happy, and after shaking hands with Stern, he looked at the gold medal on his chest in a daze......

Richard's heart was slightly sour, and he hoped that Miller would understand him.

……

There was no doubt that Purdue University was the biggest winner, with three Purdue students with gold medals being picked by each team in the lottery!

The management of the teams on the scene looked at Richard with envy.

In a college roster, there are three players who were picked by lottery in the same draft, which is undoubtedly a huge honor for the coach who coaches them!

This kind of pomp and circumstance has never been seen before in the history of the NCAA!

Moreover, the most amazing thing is that Purdue University still has a bunch of good seedlings, and they will still be the biggest winners in the draft next year and even in the next few years!

Fantastic Richard!

Magical selection eye!

Many people who know the inside story of the Trail Blazers' trade with the Nets are looking at Kobe Bryant curiously.

They wanted to know what Richard valued about this high school student......

The management of the Clippers and Green Kai teams sat relatively close.

"Richard is really bold, we tried out this high school kid and it was really good, but I feel like it's a joke to pick a high school kid with our No. 7 pick......," Clippers general manager Elgin Baylor said with a laugh.

"Elgin, if you really drafted this high school guard with the No. 7 pick, it's really a joke!"

"Courage? It's not called courage, Elgin, it's called brain in water! Jennings, vice president of Green Kai, said with a chuckle.

This green Kai Jennings is actually the originator level Kohei, from the moment Kobe Bryant was drafted to the end of Kobe's career......