In addition to the Heat, the Spurs, Bulls, Mavericks, and Thunder all sent trial invitations to Tang Tian one after another, but they were all politely rejected by Fagan.

Tang Tian got the Heat's draft promise, and now he just needs to wait for the draft to come.

Fast forward to late June, and the 2011 NBA Draft will be held at the Prudential Center Arena in Newark, New Jersey.

Because the Madison Square Garden arena was being renovated, this year's draft was not held in "Basketball Mecca."

On June 23, Tang Tian and Walker arrived in New Jersey a day early.

"Don, why did you refuse the tryouts of those teams, I see that your current draft market has fallen to the second round." When they met in New Jersey, the first thing Walker said was to ask about the tryout.

"I've already got the draft promise, so ......," Tang Tian said with a smile.

"Really? Which team? Walker was full of curiosity when he heard what Tang Tian said.

"You'll know when the time comes." Tang Tian deliberately sold a pass.

"Well, I'm still worried about you, and I've got a lucky jacket for you." Walker said as he pulled open his suitcase, pulling out a red jacket from inside.

There are two jackets, the red one looks particularly riotous, one large and one small size, which should be custom-made.

"I like this." Tang Tian took off his coat as he spoke, and then put the jacket on his body.

Walker prepared something so carefully, he couldn't live up to his kindness.

Walker also put on his own clothes, and the two of them stood in front of the mirror, which really felt like two brothers.

"It's going to bring us good luck." Tang Tian said as he put his arm on Walker's shoulder.

"Yes, it will." Walker nodded earnestly.

The next night, the Prudential Center in Newark was packed, with fans from teams across the United States gathered in anticipation of the annual event.

Also in the arena are rookies from all over the world, waiting to be called from the NBA, and for most of them, it's an overnight get-rich-to-be-dream day.

Tang Tian and Walker arrived at the arena an hour before the start of the draft.

Walker entered the little green room, and his family also came to the scene, including Cajon and Fagan, who were all sitting at Walker's small round table.

(Note: Rookies who are officially considered to have the potential to enter the lottery will be invited to a small round table in an enclosed area directly in front of the draft, which is called the Little Green Room because it is similar to the Drama Lounge.) ）

Tang Tian went over to chat with them for a few words, said hello to Thompson by the way, and then sat in the front row of the audience.

The front rows on both sides of the pitch are reserved for the pitch, but players who are not from the Green House, so that they can be on stage when their names are called.

In addition to the reporters from the major sports stations shuttling around the draft table, TNT's Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith, as well as ESPN's Mike Brin and Reggie Miller, are ready to play in the commentary seats on the right side of the main stage.

Both major sports media outlets will broadcast the draft live in real time.

Of course, on social media, the well-known Woj god and a group of other journalists are also ready to use speed to gain attention for their personal tweets.

"Who do you think the Cavaliers will pick this year to be the top pick?" Before the draft began, Brin had already opened his mouth to ask, this is the beginning of the warm-up for the draft.

"Kyrie Irving." Miller was the first to speak.

"yes, Irving, after Barnes dropped out of the draft, he was basically a sure pick." Barkley chimed in.

"Kyrie Irving, the Cavaliers already have JJ Hickson, and they have a fifth pick this year, and Tristan Thompson, who has skyrocketed in the recent draft, is also a very good power forward, and they don't necessarily have to have Derrick Williams." Smith's answer was also Owen, but he analyzed it more thoroughly.

"It looks like Owen is what we all think is the top pick." Bollinger spread his hands, and this was the first time the four of them had such a unanimous opinion.

Just as they were talking, there was a tsunami of mountains and tsunamis at the scene, and David Stern, the president of the league, walked out of the backstage.

It has been 27 years since the seventy-year-old man took over the position of president of the league from O'Brien in 1984, and he has been in and out of this stage more than 800 times.

"Ladies and gentlemen, good evening, welcome to fans from all over the United States, as well as American fans tuning in on TNTV and Canadian fans tuning in on CBCTV, welcome to the 2011 NBA Draft at the Prudential Center, welcome to join us, and some fans who are coming here, thank you for being here."

Familiar lines, unchanged style for more than 20 years, Tang Tian listened to it in the audience quite touching.

"Let's get started, the first pick in the NBA in 2003 was from the Cleveland Cavaliers, and they had five minutes to make a decision."

After the opening remarks, Stern announced the ownership of the first pick.

Almost a month ago, the NBA lotto teams completed the lottery and the final results were announced.

However, there are some slight differences from the results of the previous life.

The No. 1 pick still belongs to the Cleveland Cavaliers, who used a first-round pick from the Clippers to draw the pick with a 0.5% chance.

The second-pick pick did not belong to the Timberwolves like in his previous life, but was lucky to be drawn by the Pistons.

The third-pick pick still belongs to the Jazz.

In fact, the top three picks were drawn at the draw meeting, and the other ranks were ranked in order from bad to good.

Five minutes later, Stern came out of the backstage again and announced the Cavaliers' final selection.

"The first pick in the first round of the NBA in 2011, the Cleveland Cavaliers selected, a 1.91-meter point guard, from Duke University."

When Stern announced the final results, the stadium resounded with cheers from the Cavaliers fans.

It's been nine times out of ten that Owen becomes the top pick, but when the actual results are announced, they are still excited.

Thanks to the lucky hand of owner Dan Gilbert's son, Nick Jr., the Cavaliers have found another cornerstone of their team after James.

Owen got up and hugged friends and family, smiled and removed the Cavaliers' hat from the staff, and walked briskly towards the stage.

Walker had a hint of envy in his eyes at this time, you must know that in the second half against Duke, he suppressed Irving, but talent still determined that Irving could become the champion.

Owen poses for a photo with Stern on stage.

The audience burst into applause.

Tang Tian also stretched out his hand to applaud him, judging from Duke's reaction after the loss, Irving was still quite good.

Irving was followed by the second-overall Pistons, who also had five minutes to consider.

Tang Tian looked at the stage curiously at this time, the order was different from his previous life, and he didn't know what choice the Pistons would make in the end.