Guard With a Knife

~: Ninety-eight: [Magic Manager]

   On the day Westbrook and Doug left for Orlando, the NBA draft lottery was held in New York. As a result, the Chicago Bulls won the No. 1 pick with a probability of 1.7%. This frustrated the Miami Heat, who had a 24% probability for the entire season, even though Pat Riley took the second place personally. But this makes them passive in choice.

   "Chicago should be the headache now."

   When Pat Riley was interviewed, his expression was still relaxed: "OJ Mayo or Derrick Rose, or even Michael Beasley, are great choices for Miami."

   "2008 is not a draft year, only these three really have stars."

   Pat Riley faces the camera and smiles.

   This year is recognized as a minor draft year. Blake Griffin from the University of Oklahoma, Sanjie from the University of North Carolina, Stephen Curry from Davidson College and others have not announced their participation in the draft.

   In addition to OJ Mayo, Derek Ross and Michael Beasley who have star appearances, the only person who has challenged them is Russell Westbrook.

   "Then what kind of player do you think Snoopy is?"

  A Chinese reporter asked.

   This reporter from a famous Chinese basketball magazine almost asked the general manager or famous player of every team present.

   The answer is almost the same: Snoopy is a rookie with great potential, he can have a bright future in the NBA.

   Since the opening of international players to join, the senior management of NBA teams have been familiar with this problem. They know how to please journalists from various countries and the fans behind them. They seldom feign words, unless they are in a bad mood that day.

"Um, Snoopy?" Pat Riley raised an eyebrow, and then said, "I think he will lose. With his height, he can't survive in the NBA penalty area. And with his speed and technical ability, he can't even more. Find a role on the outside."

   After saying this, Pat Riley quickly left.

   This made the Chinese reporter stunned: Why not play the cards according to the routine? Does he dislike Doug so much? Do not even want to say the most basic diplomatic rhetoric?

  ……

   "The Seattle SuperSonics got the No. 4 pick, which is a good pick."

   Russell Westbrook smiled and told Doug next to him on the way to the Amway Center Arena, home of the Magic.

"Congratulations." Doug smiled and told Westbrook: "The Sonics are a good team. Since they sent Ray Allen away and stopped renewing Rashard Lewis last year, they are now in the process of rebuilding. You can get the starting position as soon as you enter the team."

   Westbrook looked terrified, his eyes widened: "How do you know they will choose me?"

  Doug shrugged his shoulders: "Isn't it obvious enough?"

"Well, the SuperSonic executives and my agent have reached an agreement, if they don’t get the No. 1 pick. Or Derrick Rose doesn’t fall into their pick, even in the face of OJ Mayo and me. They will also choose me without hesitation." Westbrook told Doug truthfully that he didn't intend to keep hiding from his brother.

Doug thought for a while, and said: "I guess the Chicago Bulls should choose Michael Beasley. They are luxurious enough on the guard line. Hinrich and Ben Gordon can both play point guards. Of course, they can't be completely. Excluding this matter, after all, Derek Rose is a native of Chicago."

   "Once the Bulls choose Beasley, Rose will be selected by Miami, and the Heat now need a point guard who can partner with Wade."

   Recently, Doug has watched a lot of reports on basketball, which have also made up for the history of various NBA teams.

  He is a person who takes his work very seriously.

   And, he fell in love with basketball unreservedly, and he hopes to be able to climb to the highest mountain in the basketball field. So I did a lot of desk work.

   "The top three picks must be Michael Beasley, OJ Mayo or Derek Rose, this will not change." Westbrook said: "So what about you?"

Russell was holding his Motorola blade flip phone, pressing it down, and reading it out: "The next fifth pick is the Memphis Grizzlies, the New York Knicks, the Los Angeles Clippers, the Milwaukee Bucks, the Charlotte Bobcats, and Sa King Temento, Portland Trail Blazers, Golden State Warriors, Phoenix Suns, Philadelphia 76ers, Toronto Raptors, Washington Wizards..."

   "None of these names have given me draft promises."

   Dug raised his head and sighed, "It's hard for me to be selected by the lottery."

At this time, Westbrook patted Doug on the shoulder: "Don't be sad, Snoopy. Maybe those teams that promised you will choose to trade up! This year is a young draft year, and everyone will not hold the draft right to it. In my hand."

   Du Ge smiled slightly and said something in his heart, I hope so.

  According to the endorsement contract he signed with Nike, the lottery show is a necessary bonus clause, which can bring him 600,000 dollars in income. Although this matter is not determined by his efforts, he still hopes to make a good start.

   When checking the ticket to enter the Orlando Amway Center Arena, he received a call from Lin Weiwei. Lin Weiwei excitedly told him on the phone: "I signed a Spanish player... Oh, no, it's a Congolese player. He has been playing in Spain. His style of play reminds me of you. He is also very good at defending and playing. Cover."

  Doug didn't seem so excited, he just nodded: "Well, congratulations."

"No, congratulations to us. You are also the boss, and you can also get 30% of the rake, even if you don't have to do anything." Lin Weiwei said on the phone: "I am arranging for him to go to Orlando training camp. His name is Sergi Ibaka. At that time, I hope you and your brothers can take care of him."

   Du Ge vaguely promised, and then hung up the phone.

Tonight is the fourth game of the Eastern Conference semifinals between the Orlando Magic and the Detroit Pistons~lightnovelpub.net~Doug and Russell Westbrook are sitting in the VIP area of ​​the third row and are on the bench of the Orlando Magic. Later, this gave them a chance to get close to NBA players.

   From the first minute of the game, I played very anxiously, even though Detroit sent away Ben Wallace. But the combination of McDyess and Rashid Wallace is still full of energy, they have repeatedly dealt with the young first center Dwight Howard in the paint.

   The sound of heavy physical confrontation puffed to the sidelines, which gave Doug a great shock: "The intensity of the NBA is really not comparable to the NCAA."

   He sighed.

   At this time, Westbrook asked Doug: "Snoopy, who do you think will win this game."

   The current score of the two teams is 33:35. The Magic led by 2 points at home.

   "Detroit." Duque replied in a low voice.

   He said quietly.

   However, a tall black man in a straight suit next to him still looked sideways. He looked at Dugger while wearing gold-rimmed glasses, and then at Russell Westbrook.

   Westbrook is asking again: "Why?"

"Dwight Howard likes singles too much. He has been doing unreasonable things tonight. And Nelson at position 1." Doug said: "They should give the ball to Turkoglu, he is the series. The organizer of the team."

Hearing this, the middle-aged black man raised his eyebrows, and then stretched out his hand sideways: "Hello, I’m the Orlando Magic’s general manager Audis Smith. I’m glad to meet you, young Mr. Snoopy, and Russell." Mr. Westbrook."

  ……