At 19:30 in the evening in New York, the 2014 draft officially started, and Li Haoren was already sitting in the small green room. Compared with other rookies, the table was almost full, but Li Hao's table seemed very empty. It was just him and his agent. Holtz.
The new NBA president, the somewhat strange-looking Silver Hua, made his debut. Although the president has changed, the tradition of the draft cannot be lost. Huge boos immediately erupted from the scene.
This overflowing love made Xiao Hua feel comfortable. After all, this kind of treatment was only available to the president. In previous years, he did not have this kind of treatment, so facing the boos at this moment, Xiao Hua felt quite happy.
Although the draft lasted a few hours, there was actually not much nonsense at the beginning of the draft. Silver quickly took out an envelope and announced this year's No. 1 pick.
However, before Silver made his official announcement, the camera had to switch back and forth between the top picks. By the way, Embiid was not at the scene due to injuries.
Originally, Embiid had a chance to compete with Wiggins and Parker for the No. 1 pick, but due to injuries, it is now doubtful whether Embiid can enter the top three.
"The Cleveland Cavaliers' first-round pick in the 2014 draft - Andrew Wiggins of the University of Kansas."
With Xiao Hua's announcement, Brother Zui stood up from his position with his iconic smile. It must be said that Brother Zui's charming big mouth and "sweet" smile can make people fall in love with him at just one glance. A sense of intimacy.
Anyway, Li Hao has been conquered by Brother Zui's smile. After attending the event yesterday, Li Hao exchanged phone numbers with Brother Zui.
Li Hao, who has an eye in the sky, knows that the Cavaliers chose Brother Zui to prepare for James' return. However, going to the Timberwolves is not a bad thing for Brother Zui. At least the Timberwolves will give him a chance and will train him with all their strength.
After the No. 1 pick, it’s the No. 2 pick. Looking at talent alone, this year can be regarded as the strongest in the past decade. Wiggins, Parker and Embiid all have the ability to become the No. 1 pick. The reason why they did not become the No. 1 pick is because of injuries. sick.
Parker was injured in high school, but Embiid was in a worse situation. He was injured a week before the draft, so that he completely withdrew from the competition for the No. 1 pick and couldn't even come to the draft.
“The Milwaukee Bucks’ first-round, second-overall selection in the 2014 draft—Duke University’s Jabari Parker.”
I'm afraid no one would have thought that the high-spirited Jabari Parker at this moment would eventually be destroyed by injuries. If Parker stays healthy and grows smoothly, with Antetokounmpo + Middleton + Parker, will the Bucks' lineup be a bit scary?
The 76ers were somewhat hesitant in choosing the third overall pick. Embiid's injury has indeed cast a shadow on his future. The last man known as the Great Emperor has been completely ruined.
However, as a team that dives for the No. 1 pick every year, the 76ers finally chose to take a gamble on Embiid. If the gamble wins, then the profit will be huge. If the gamble loses, then they will dive for another year. They can always win. Winning a bet.
In fact, 76 really won the bet. Although Embiid was scrapped for two consecutive seasons, he still played well. From this, it can be seen that the talent of the Great Emperor is really explosive.
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"Li, where do you think I will be selected?" After the top three results were announced, LaVine couldn't help but ask Li Hao, who was sitting next to him.
Li Hao and Lavin were sitting next to each other. They were in similar positions, so they could chat directly.
"How do I know?" Li Hao said and took out a package of things from his suit pocket.
"Just take a guess." LaVine knew that he had no chance of being in the top three, so he could stay relatively calm. But after the top three picks came out, LaVine started to get nervous.
"I guess you can't be angry." Li Hao didn't stop moving his hands while chatting. He opened his bag.
"You wouldn't guess that I fell out of the lottery area," Raven turned around and looked at Li Hao.
"Of course not." After saying this, a "click" sound came from Li Hao's mouth.
"Then take a guess," Raven said with some relief.
"Isn't your idol Kobe? Wouldn't it be nice to be selected with the same pick as your idol?" After speaking, another "click" sound came from Li Hao's mouth.
"The 13th pick? It seems good, no, I can accept this pick, but I don't want to go to Minnesota." As we all know, there are so many teams in the NBA that players are unwilling to go to, and the Timberwolves are one of them.
"Zach, as rookies, we don't have the right to choose a team. Instead of thinking about which team to go to, we should pray to go to a team that can play games. For us now, the most important game is to play. Make yourself stronger." Instead of sitting on the bench in a big market, it is better to play against a team with no one.
In fact, Li Hao has no hope of joining the Lakers. His only hope now is to go to a team where he can play games.
"You're right." Lavin felt that what Li Hao said made sense.
"Then which team do you hope you get selected by?" LaVine asked curiously.
"I just hope not to be selected by a team I don't want to go to." The Rockets are what Li Hao doesn't want to go to, and then there are teams with top point guards, such as the Warriors, Clippers, Wizards, Thunder, and Cavaliers.
"Are you eating something?" The draft conference was very noisy, but LaVine still heard the voice coming from Li Hao's mouth.
"Yeah, do you want some? I brought it here specially to kill time." As he said this, Li Hao spread his hand in front of Raven.
"What is this?" Raven asked, looking at the thing in Li Hao's hand.
"These are called melon seeds, a kind of Chinese snack. Do you want to try them?" If other melons weren't too big of a target, Li Hao really wanted to become a melon-eater for a while, but there was no way. Things like watermelons were really solid. It was inconvenient to carry, so Li Hao could only choose melon seeds, which were also melons.
The draft lasts several hours, and first-round picks are a little better. Second-round picks really don’t know how long they will sit there. Instead of sitting there for several hours, it’s better to be a member of the public.
Not to mention, watching the draft while eating melon seeds at the scene is really unique. While Li Hao and LaVine were chatting, the Magic had already picked Aaron Gordon, LaVine's dunk contest opponent for the next two years.
The Jazz won Exum with great excitement, which made the Lakers very depressed. The Lakers' first choice for the No. 7 pick was this Hardaway model.
Hardaway was Jordan's first successor, and Kobe was also Jordan's successor. Although no one uses Jordan's successor to describe Kobe now, this does not prevent the Lakers from choosing the same type. After all, Kobe is old, and the Lakers have to prepare for the future. Prepare for rebuilding.
Li Hao is another option for the Lakers' backcourt. If he can play well, then he can assist Exum. If he can't play well, there is nothing to say.
