Chapter 33: Cutting the Hu (1st Shift)
"Cuban wants to choose a crown!" Old Nelson was taken aback, but then he thought about it carefully, and felt that it was quite reasonable and in line with Cuban's character.
So the elder Nelson continued: "Cuban has always liked Chinese players, when I was still the head coach of the Mavericks, Cuban once appointed Wang Dazhi to the Mavericks. โ
"Yes, if it weren't for Nowitzki's presence, Cuban would have even hoped that the UAE would have come to the Mavericks. And now he has taken a fancy to Zhang Guan again. Nelson Jr. added, "It's incredible for a track and field athlete to come and play in the NBA. โ
"If you choose Zhang Guan, it is equivalent to wasting a draft pick, even if it is a draft pick at the end of the second round, it is still valued by many people, after all, being selected is equivalent to having a stepping stone to enter the NBA." Old Nelson spoke.
"Fortunately, Carlisle vetoed Cuban's idea, and Carlisle said he needed a real player. Carlisle, after all, is the coach of the team that has just been inaugurated, so Cuban decided to respect Carlisle's opinion. I guess Carlisle would be inclined to choose an outside scorer! Little Nelson spoke.
"Actually, I got a small piece of information that Zhang Guan is likely to be selected. How, doesn't that sound crazy? Nelson Sr. looked at his son, who looked a little surprised, and continued: "I spoke to Pat Riley on the phone the other day, and he told me that CAA had approached him and hoped that he could use the Heat's No. 52 pick to draft Zhang Guan. However, Pat Riley has resigned, so this thing has not been done. โ
"CAA?" Little Nelson thought about it and immediately understood CAA's intentions, and he couldn't help but sigh: "CAA has really spared no effort for the Chinese market!" โ
"Yes, but I suspect CAA will definitely look for the next one. And it should be a relatively large ball market, so as to be able to give full play to the value of Zhang Guan. Old Nelson began.
"Didn't the CAA look for you? There must be a lot of Chinese around Auckland, right? If Zhang Guan goes to the Warriors, it should be very marketable. Little Nelson asked.
"I'm the 49th pick. After all, it is the top 50 rank, and CAA probably thinks it will pay a relatively large price. And I think they should have found their next home, Houston already has Yao, the Lakers also chose a Chinese last year, I think it will be the Celtics! โ
"Celtic? They already have the Big Three of Garnett, Pierce and Allen, and they also have this year's championship, isn't that enough? Little Nelson said with some jealousy.
"Entering the Chinese market with a championship posture in a big stride, the price is only a 60th draft pick, and the Celtics will definitely make a profit on this deal."
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Domestically, the 2008 NBA Draft is being broadcast live online.
For the attribution of champions. The media has been arguing for months, and names such as Rose, Beasley, and Lopez are all favored by the media, and by the time the draft is approaching, Rose and Beasley are already considered to have booked the top two.
The first name that NBA commissioner David Stern pronounced was Derrick Rose, and Chicagoans were also full of laughter, expecting Rose to bring Chicago a second era of glory after Jordan.
Rose was drafted by the Bulls, and the Heat did not hesitate to select Michael Beasley, and then the roster was picked by OJ Mayo. The fourth-place Thunder chose Westbrook over Jerry Bayless, who had been in high demand before. History also proves that the Thunder made the best choice.
After that, the Grizzlies chose Love, and then traded him to the Timberwolves, and then Gallinari, Eric Gordon and other familiar names were also selected.
Considered a top-10 pick before the game, Bayless was not drafted until No. 11. Randolph, who is also considered to be in the top ten, fell to 14th place, apparently the teams in the NBA's lottery area thought Randolph was too thin to adapt to the NBA confrontation, and finally the Golden State Warriors' old Nelson chose him as he wished.
Lรณpez, Hibbert, Ryan Anderson, Conteny Lee, Ibaka, Batum. These names of players who will be lethal in the future appear in the top 30 one by one. During the broadcast, David Stern read out his thirtieth name, marking the end of the first-round draft.
Take advantage of the break. Zhang Guan went to pour a cup of tea, and then returned to the computer.
"The first round is over, and then it's the second round." Zhuge Wenbo pointed to the computer screen, and then said: "I think this second round is quite like a gambling stone, most of them are waste stones, and occasionally see that wisp of green, you may not be able to make money, but if you really pick the piece of jade that contains treasures, then you will make a lot of money." โ
"Hehe, this year's second round really has a treasure of Puyu!" Zhang Guan said with a smile.
"You're talking about yourself again!" Zhuge Wenbo thought that Zhang Guan was touting himself, but Zhang Guan was smiling and didn't explain much.
On the live screen, NBA commissioner David Stern has been rested, and Vice President Xiao Hua will read out the second-round draft.
The Clippers drafted DeAndre Jordan with the 35th pick, and the Spurs hung over Dragic with the 45th pick, both of whom could become All-Star-caliber players in the future and definitely be the jewels of this year's NBA draft.
"The Dallas Mavericks spun Sean Foster at 51st."
"The Miami Heat chose Darnell Jackson for No. 52."
"The Houston Rockets selected Marty Lenning in 54th place. Zhang Guan is already 54th, and there are still six to come. โ
"The San Antonio Spurs chose James Gist in 57th place. Three more are up to you. โ
On the computer screen, NBA Vice President Xiao Hua opened the next piece of paper with a smile on his face, and then his expression suddenly became surprised, and he looked at the paper carefully to confirm that he had not misread the name on it.
"What's wrong with Xiao Hua? What is he hesitating about? โ
"I guess the names above must be quite long to spell, such as the names of people in the Middle East."
"Nonsense, the names of people in the Middle East can be abbreviated, I think it may be a Greek, Greek names are composed of dozens of letters, and they are very tongue-twisting, Xiao Hua probably doesn't know how to spell it!"
In the midst of everyone's speculation, Xiao Hua finally spoke: "The Los Angeles Lakers chose ...... in 58th place Zhang Guan! โ
"Zhang Guan? Doesn't sound like a Greek! โ
"Why is this name so tongue-twisting, it looks like an Asian name."
"Zhang Guan, remember that the Chinese track and field athlete is called Zhang Guan! The fastest man in the world. He also seems to have announced his participation in this year's NBA Draft! He's also really hype, a track and field athlete who participates in the NBA draft...... Wait, what did Xiao Hua just say? Zhang Guan! Could it really be Zhang Guan! โ
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In front of the computer, Zhang Guan also stood up in surprise.
"What's going on? How are the Los Angeles Lakers? Is this a truncated beard? (To be continued.) )
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