Behind the stage on the first floor, there were three people sitting around a table.
One person wears glasses, has gray hair, and kind eyes. He looks to be in his sixties;
One person wears a Buddha-like mask, and is quite naive, with an Asian face;
The last person also wears glasses, but his head is bald, his face is duck-shaped, and his eyes are shining.
These three people are current NBA President David Stern, Vice President Mark Tatum, and Assistant President Adam Silver.
"Xu Yong's draft performance this year is very good." Stern held a tablet in his hand, which contained the latest draft predictions. Xu Yong's pick has climbed to the fourth position.
If there is one person who cares most about the Chinese market, it is only him, the old man who waited for hours at the door of CCTV with a video tape.
Yao Ming is suffering from injuries, and Yi Jianlian is embarrassed. He is also the person who hopes most for another basketball star in China.
Xu Yong is undoubtedly the most promising person, and Xu Yong is from the NCAA. If he succeeds in the end, the significance will be no less than that of Yao Ming.
Therefore, he is also the player who most hopes that Xu Yong can be selected with a high pick.
"Yes, and he is a perimeter player, which will be the perfect answer to broadening the Chinese market." Tatum agreed with a smile.
If Stern is the planner of the overseas strategy, then Tatum is the most loyal executor.
Although he is not very good at alliance management, he is the most professional in the alliance when it comes to overseas market development.
"David, I think you care too much about overseas markets. So what if we develop it again? We should still focus more on the local market. You should pay more attention to Blake Griffin this year. He will be the detonator of the ball market. ." Xiao Hua sang the opposite tune at this time.
Stern did not refute, just smiled and waved his hand.
Xiao Hua's market operation ability is better than his, but his vision is too ambitious.
The pie in the U.S. market is only so big, and they have to compete with rugby, soccer, baseball, ice hockey, etc.
The person who grabs the cake will never get more than the person who made the cake.
This should not be a single choice question, but a multiple choice question.
At this moment, the tablet in his hand updated, and Xu Yong's draft pick dropped one spot from fourth.
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Kings draft cabin.
Petrie just hung up the phone, looking very ugly.
Just now, the representatives of the team's owners, the Maloof brothers, called him and said that the owners had appointed Tyreke Evans.
A feeling of helplessness came over the manager who had been with the Kings for fifteen years and was twice elected the NBA's best general manager.
He remembered the draft promise he made to Xu Yong, but after all, he was just a worker.
Thinking of this, he handed the results to his assistant, then got up and left the hut.
Although Evans is good, his skills have been fixed. He may have a good rookie season, but his room for improvement is limited.
If the Kings' goal is to return to the playoffs, that's a good answer, but if you take a longer-term view, Xu Yong is the better choice.
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
Just as he passed by the Suns draft cabin, angry voices came from inside.
He distinguished it carefully, and it seemed to be Steve Kerr's voice.
He wasn't too curious.
If you want to choose a place where accidents happen the most, then the NBA Draft will undoubtedly be one of the candidates.
No matter what draft commitments or trade commitments, everything is just smoke and mirrors until the moment of final decision.
At this moment, separated by a wall, Cole was really shocked.
Because just now, Wizards general manager Ernie Grunfield called him and the deal they had previously agreed on was cancelled.
Because they got an offer they couldn't refuse, and he didn't think the Suns could offer it at the same level.
After some fruitless communication, Cole reluctantly called the Timberwolves again.
The only pick among the top four picks this year that has appeared on the trade market is the No. 2 pick, but the Grizzlies asked for too high a price and basically no one traded with them.
Therefore, if the Wizards cannot trade the fifth pick, they can only make a fuss about the Timberwolves' sixth pick.
Petrie continued walking and passed by the Thunder's draft cabin.
Unlike all the excitement along the way, the Thunder's draft cabin was exceptionally quiet.
He couldn't help but paused at the door for a while.
Speaking of the players selected by the Thunder in the past two seasons, Durant, Westbrook, and Jeff Green have all shown full potential.
As a peer, he couldn't help but envy Sam Presti.
The Spurs-born general manager is only in his early thirties and only joined the Thunder in 2007, but he has already used his top-notch vision to build a promising team for the team.
He wouldn't be surprised at all if the Thunder can rise one day in the future, and the young general manager will be the real "MVP."
Of course, he envied not only Presti's vision, but also the power Presti had.
When the team owner likes to interfere in team affairs, no matter how good the manager is, it is useless.
Petrie moved on, and the outermost room assigned belonged to the Knicks.
"Playing at home" they got the most convenient location.
Xu Yong's name is among the two people New Yorkers like this year.
Originally, they definitely had no chance of taking off Seo Yong from the Knicks, but judging from the current situation, may the New Yorkers be the final winner?
He continued walking forward and had already exited the passage on the second floor.
At this time, outside, the arena was packed.
In the center of the stadium, in a temporary green room, sixteen rookies were already looking forward to it.
His eyes quickly locked on Xu Yong.
At this moment, he felt as if he had fallen in love with a girl, and the girl had agreed to him, but because of her parents' obstruction, the girl had to marry someone else in the end.
Although it was impossible for the girl to belong to him, he was also curious about whose family she would end up with.
At this moment, the lights dimmed, the background music sounded, and on the front stage, a collection of highlights from this year's rookies began to play.
Xu Yong's length in it is second only to Griffin. The NBA's idea of expanding the Chinese market is obvious.
At this time, he had to sigh, what a great opportunity, just missed him!
But at the same time, a bold idea emerged from deep in his heart.
When he thought of this, he turned around and quickly walked towards his draft cabin.
Just after Petrie left, the lights hit the stage.
Amidst the familiar boos, the old man most familiar to all fans smiled and walked to the center of the stage facing the spotlight.
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the NBA 2009 Draft..."
