On June 29, the annual NBA Draft was held as scheduled at Madison Garden Arena.
As usual, NBA Commissioner David Stern was booed by New York fans as soon as he took the stage.
Stern's expression remained unchanged as he skillfully recited the same opening remarks.
After the face-saving project was completed, the draft officially began.
The Hornets, who held the No. 1 pick in 2012, did not hesitate to select Anthony Davis.
The double No. 1 pick combination of Irving and Big Eyebrow is quite explosive in the league.
James will definitely think carefully if he makes decision 2 in the future.
He can choose to return to Cleveland and join forces with Banana Boat Anthony to fulfill the promise he made to Cavaliers fans and restore his reputation.
Another option is to flee the East and join the Hornets, letting the double No. 1 pick play support for him.
In the original history, James could win the championship if he got one of Irving and Davis. If he got these two at the same time, it would not be like taking off from the same place.
I have to say that James is very lucky.
Then the Bobcats selected Michael Kidd-Gilchrist with the second overall pick.
Boss Joe's draft vision is the same as his basketball skills, no one can match him.
The Wizards, who held the third overall pick, selected Beal.
The backline combination of Wall and Bill has fans endlessly daydreaming.
As a veteran, Sun Yi secretly lamented that the fans were still too young.
Time will tell them how much disappointment they had at the beginning.
According to the original historical trajectory, the Cavaliers would receive the fourth overall pick. However, after they traded for Anthony, their record was out of control and they failed to obtain the fourth overall pick.
The Kings received the fourth pick in the first round and selected Harris-Barnes.
In the season that just ended, the young Kings failed to have a good record under the leadership of Evans, and could only mess up again to get a high pick.
They believe that as long as they put together a lineup with talented young players as the core, the Kings will surely rise.
The poor Suns selected Dion Waiters with the sixth pick.
The team management wants to use young blood to revitalize the Suns, which once dominated the league.
With the sixth pick in the first round, the Trail Blazers selected Lillard, their future core player.
Although the Trail Blazers' veterinarians are unreliable, they are really good at selecting people.
The only team that can surpass them in terms of selection is the Thunder, known as the Whampoa Military Academy of the NBA.
Next is the seventh pick in the first round. Since the Warriors won the championship this year, they will naturally not get the seventh pick, but the Raptors.
The players originally scheduled by the Raptors were picked up by other teams, so they had to do the next best thing and select Thomas Robinson.
The next first-round draft was not much different from Sun Yi's memory. Drummond was selected by the Pistons, Rivers Jr. went to the Mosaics, and CBA legend Salin Jay joined the Celtics.
After waiting for a long time, I finally got the 30th pick in the first round.
The Warriors management followed Sun Yi's suggestion and chose Draymond Green from Michigan State University.
Although Green's playing style has been criticized, he is definitely the best supplement for the Warriors inside.
With Sun Yi holding the battle, Chasing Egg Green can't change the world!
If Green is dishonest and rebellious, Sun Yi will use Green's closed-loop formula to shut up this guy.
There are many ways to solve Green's problem.
After the first round, a short while later, Silver replaced Stern to host the second round of the draft.
There are no great players in the second round. They are basically unknown cats and dogs. They can only hang around in the league for one or two seasons before being ruthlessly kicked out.
The Warriors used the trade to select Middleton with the third pick in the second round.
This is the biggest fish in the second round, and the Warriors will naturally not miss it.
Although the Warriors have Sun Yi, Klay, Butler and others, there is no shortage of pitchers, but no one will complain that the money is too much.
When Middleton shows value, the Warriors will be able to obtain a lot of chips through trade.
With the fourth pick in the second round, the Mavericks missed out on Jae Crowder.
The Mavericks have made a profit. Crowder's defense is very fierce and can help Nowitzki and Dayao relieve some of the pressure on interior defense.
The draft after that was not very interesting, they were all little-known minor characters.
Finally, it was the 30th pick of the second round, and the Lakers selected Robert Sacre.
At this point, the 2012 NBA Draft comes to an end.
In a villa located in the suburbs of Auckland, after watching the draft, Sun Yi returned to the room to pack his personal luggage.
The fun times are over and it's time for him to set off to join the national team.
Although Sun Yi is confident to help the Chinese men's basketball team create the best record in the Olympics, he still has to practice with his teammates.
When the time comes, other teammates will be unable to catch his pass, and they will have to do it alone, which is time-consuming and laborious.
Therefore, running-in is very necessary.
The men's basketball team heading to the London Olympics this time is Hu Jiashi, and the head coach is still Bob Denghua.
Ever since this old boy hugged Sun Yi's thigh at the World Championships in Turkey, his position as national team coach has been extremely secure and no one can shake him.
As for the other eleven teammates, they are very familiar to Sun Yi. Most of them have played in the World Championships with him.
The eleven teammates are: Dayao, Ah Lian, Da Zhi, Liu Wei, Sun Yue, Zhu Fangyu, Chen Jianghua, Ding Jinhui, Guo Ailun, Zhou Peng, and Wang Shipeng.
The Basketball Association's selection arrangement has profound meaning, which can reduce the time for Sun Yi to get along with his teammates and make them work together more tacitly.
After packing his luggage, Sun Yi took his bodyguard to the airport and flew to Las Vegas on the private plane prepared for him by the team owner.
Now Sun Yi is a cash cow for the Warriors, and team owner Lacob will not let the small lose the big, and will agree to Sun Yi's request as long as it is reasonable and legal.
In order for the men's basketball team to achieve good results in the Olympics, the Basketball Association spent a lot of money this time and specially arranged the training location in Las Vegas.
If the men's basketball team fails to produce results, many people will suffer.
The men's basketball team has been training in a closed setting here for nearly half a month. Dayao and Arab League returned to the team a few days ago, and now only Sun Yi is missing.
After Sun Yi arrived in Las Vegas, he didn't want to be a big name and immediately went to the location of the national team to report without even putting his luggage away.
In the training arena, head coach Deng Huade gathered all the players together and held a simple welcome ceremony specially for Sun Yi.
Sun Yi is his golden thigh, so he cannot be offended.
Seeing this, Sun Yi stretched out his hand to avoid hitting the smiling man, and happily accepted the other person's kindness.
After the welcome ceremony, the training camp officially began.
In addition to daily personal training, the daily tasks also include intra-team competitions. When adjusting the team's lineup, they also need to find tactics suitable for the team.
While Sun Yi is concentrating on preparing for the Olympics, the undercurrent of the NBA free market is surging, and big deals are quietly being brewed...
(End of chapter)
