Chapter 635 Draft

   On the 15th, Zhu Fangyu returned to the capital from the United States, just in time for Erbao's ten tables of wine.

   This day, Liu Yumin also came to the door specially with a gift, and chatted with Lao Wang about the Olympics.

   An Olympic bronze medal in 1996 and a silver medal in 2000. These two brands have secured Liu Yumin's position as the number one player in the domestic basketball system.

  For this Olympic Games, she still has extravagant hopes. After all, she rushed from the top eight to the bronze medal, and then to the silver medal. Since the old K joined the national team, she has taken steps one step at a time. This time, she should hit the gold medal.

  Besides, when she was chatting with Lao Wang before, she heard Lao Wang mention it, and she herself knew that a group of stars currently playing in the United States are not as good as before, and the men's basketball team still has a great hope of hitting the gold medal.

   "Tie Jun, tell me about the situation of the US team. It is only June, and the roster of the Dream Six team has not been announced yet. I don't know who they are."

"This U.S. team is mainly from the group from 2002, with the addition of some rookies who just entered the league this year. Their strength can only be described as mediocre. Their team leader is my old acquaintance, Mr. Colangelo, who used to be the big boss of the Suns. , he is currently the head of the USA Basketball Association."

  Old Wang nodded and said: "I learned something from him, the Dream Six team is preparing to go to Europe for a warm-up match, it should be Turkey.

  The final list has not been determined. Some people will definitely leave and new people will join. But their head coach is still Larry Brown, the head coach of my opponent in the finals, the Pistons. "

  Liu Yumin nodded and said: "Now the national team is training outside, and they will play some warm-up matches later this month, and they plan to go to Europe."

Lao Wang said: "We have an absolute advantage inside. The U.S. team has at most one Duncan. I don't think O'Neal will participate. There is also a power forward named Stoudemire, who is my teammate in the Suns. I play a double-tower tactic with Dayao. , teaming up can blast them and control the rebounds.

   They were really good on the outside, one of them was Marion, my teammate on the Suns, and I knew he signed up.

There are also Iverson, Marbury, and a few other rookies, that is, the little guys who joined the league last year, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, these guys are outsiders, But they don't have any baskets, and Anthony, a rookie, can make a few shots, but they are not very accurate.

Let me tell you, Director Liu, the perimeters of the U.S. team are basically breakthrough perimeters, and none of them are real shooters. Seconds, Dayao and I were guarding the penalty area, and the outside line of the US team rushed in, that was a suicide attack.

   Moreover, as far as I know the roster, they don't seem to have a real point guard. Iverson and Marbury are both shooting guards, the kind of people who take the ball and do it alone, which is also beneficial to us. "

  Liu Yumin smiled and said: "Tie Jun, I feel that this gold medal has already been obtained after hearing what you said."

Lao Wang laughed and said: "I really think that this year's US team is not a big threat to us. We also have people on the outside, and they still have the ability to push the ball across the half court. Otherwise, I have done it all these years. The summer camp, with so much money invested, is in vain. If they don't even have this ability, they won't be able to gain a foothold in the European League.

  But I don’t know much about other countries. There are many traditional basketball teams in Europe. We should pay attention and learn more about them. "

   "Don't worry, we have been doing these tasks." Liu Yumin said.

  …

  The time has come to the second half of the year, on the 23rd US time, the day for the Bobcats to pick someone has arrived.

  According to the rules, the Bobcats, as a rookie, have the right to pick 14 players from other teams. Each team has eight protected places, and other unprotected players can be chosen at will, but each team can only pick one person at most.

  Junior Colangelo has included Wang Tiejun, Joe Johnson, Marion, Stoudemire, Josh Howard, and Zhu Fangyu on the protection list.

   On the 23rd, after the Suns announced the protection list, it turned out that the Bobcats did not take a fancy to the Suns players.

   Early the next morning, a group of South Korean reporters suddenly ran to Fengshen Street and blocked Lao Wang's door.

   "Old K, what do you expect from Ha Seung Jin-kun's draft?"

   "Old K, do you want to join forces with Ha Seung-kun?"

   "Old K, do you think Ha Seung Jin-kun can enter the lottery in this draft?"

  After breakfast, Lao Wang took Zhou Zhou out for a stroll, carrying a starling raised by his father in his hand. As soon as he stepped out of the iron gate, he was blocked by a group of South Korean reporters.

   I can’t walk anymore, and Lao Wang is not bothered yet. The starling in the cage is annoyed first, and he opened his mouth and sprayed: "Good dogs don’t get in the way! Good dogs don’t get in the way! Good dogs..."

   "Giggle..."

  Zhou Zhou laughed happily, it wasn't her father who taught it, it was her brother who taught it, and after a few times of teaching, this **** starling learned it.

Old Wang doesn’t know Zhenjun Hekun, he only knows Zhenjun Erlang, he was annoyed by the question, he asked about a Korean who participated in this year’s NBA draft, so he said casually: “I think He Shengzhen This time, he will definitely enter the lottery zone. He is super talented and has excellent skills. He is a super rookie who comes out once in twenty years. Okay, get out of the way, or my starling will curse me."

   Several reporters returned with satisfaction. After they reported Lao Wang's words back to South Korea, the media in South Korea were all overwhelmed, and even spread to the United States.

   "Ha Seung Jin, Korean old K!"

   "He Shengzhen, old K is second!"

   "Hesheng Town, a giant in East Asia! Old K said that his talent comes out every twenty years."

  Suddenly, the draft price of He Shengzhen soared, and many teams began to study and collect information on He Shengzhen.

   Popovich is one of them. Milicic, who was selected last year, is not bad. He can play center or power forward. He is very talented, but he still hopes to get a real center.

  This year's rookie has Howard, who is full of talent, and Okafor, which is his first choice, but after he knew that Old K was optimistic about the Koreans, he immediately began to collect relevant information and study them.

   This research, he scolded angrily: "Old K, bastard, who are you trying to deceive? Just this trash, is it worth a lottery ticket?"

   Wow, he grabbed all the materials and threw them all over the room.

Like Popovich, there are many other people. The general managers of these NBA teams are professional, not trash, and their scouts are also the most professional. In their research, they are called the old K. Er's Hesheng Town is nothing.

   On June 29, the 2004 draft was held as scheduled.

  Because there were two rookies from *China participating in the draft this year, CCTV broadcast the draft live, and Lao Wang also watched the live broadcast at home.

   Dazhi also ran over specially to watch the draft with him.

Little Colangelo is already sitting in Madison Square Garden with his assistant. The Suns have three picks this year, one at the end of the first round and two second-round picks. In the new year, with such a lottery, it is basically impossible to choose a satisfactory person.

  He has also made a decision. The end of the first round will be reserved for Old K's apprentice Sun Yue, if Sun Yue has not been selected before.

  Although the old K did not say that the team should choose Sun Yue, and he never intervened in the management, he had to say that anyway, the value of the last signing is not great.

  At Madison Square Garden at this time, Yi Jianlian was sitting in the small green room. Although the media's draft predictions for him were all lottery picks, he was somewhat nervous.

   Besides his manager, his parents, Yi Jinliu and Mai Meiling, were also a little nervous.

  Sun Yue’s best position in the draft prediction is the 25th place in the first round. The Phoenix Sports News made the prediction, so he sat in the audience.

  The same goes for him, besides his manager, there are also his parents Sun Wenxiang and Wang Xiaoli.

   "Xiao Li, Tie Jun didn't say whether the Suns would choose Xiao Le?" Sun Wenxiang asked suddenly.

  Wang Xiaoli rolled her eyes at Sun Wenxiang and said, "How can I ask this question? How do you ask Tie Jun to answer my question? Last year, the Suns chose Zhu Fangyu, and this year they will choose Xiaole. Does that mean they won't be part of the Chinese team?"

  Sun Wenxiang smiled awkwardly, but did not speak again.

  Sun Le said confidently: "Don't worry, Mom and Dad, Uncle Tie Jun said, I will definitely not lose the election."

  Sun Wenxiang said a little anxiously: "But if you fall into the second round, you may not be able to sign the contract. The first round is guaranteed. There must be a guaranteed contract in the first round, and the playing time is also guaranteed."

  Wang Xiaoli said: "Okay, it will start right away, don't talk about it."

  Not far from their family, a group of Koreans sat, besides Ha Seung Jin and his manager, there were also several reporters.

   "I really hope Ha Seung-jun can become like old K. I believe Ha Seung-jun has that potential."

   "Old K said that Ha Seung-jun is a super genius who comes out once in twenty years. I believe that Ha Seung-jun will definitely enter the top three in the first round."

   "When the old K entered the league, he was very ordinary. I believe that Ha Seung-jun will be successful."

   "He Shengzhen Lord, when you meet old K in the future, please seize the opportunity. As long as you can perform on his head, you will definitely shock the whole world."

   "He Shengzhen will definitely enter the top three in the first round. I have great confidence in this."

   "Yes, if it wasn't for the old K, Ha Seung-jin would have been severely underestimated by the American media. Fortunately, we went to interview the old K."

  These South Korean reporters were the ones who interviewed Lao Wang two days ago. After a YY meal, He Shengzhen's confidence soared instantly.

   After more than a minute, at 8:30, the draft officially began.

   "Orlando Magic, draft Dwight Howard out of Atlanta Christian High."

  The Magic were lucky this year. In the last lottery ceremony, they won the No. 1 lottery. This time they selected a talented high school student.

   It’s not that they are willing to believe in a high school student, it’s that this high school student’s talent is so powerful that it can be seen with the naked eye.

   "They missed Lord Ha Seung, and they will regret it in the future."

   "I believe Ha Seung-jin will be selected in second place."

   "Ha Seung Jin-jun is the best center forward, the next old K, they will regret it."

   Seeing that Ha Seung Jin was not chosen by the Magic, several South Korean reporters commented a little unconvinced.

   Then the rookie Charlotte Bobcats used the second pick in the trade to select Emeka Okafor, who is also a center and can also play the fourth position.

"why?"

   "Why not He Shengzhen Lord?"

   Several South Korean reporters were dumbfounded, and Ha Seung Jin also began to be disappointed.

  The No. 3 pick belongs to the Spurs. Popovich's first choice this time is a center, and his second choice is a small forward.

   The first two picks took away his most wanted Howard and Okafor, so he can only choose small forwards.

   Now the team's guard line Tony Parker and Ginobili have almost been trained, and Milicic will be trained for another year or two. If another potential small forward can be selected this time, the Spurs' reconstruction will be completed.

  Thinking of this, with his personality, he is also very excited, because the Spurs' reconstruction is too difficult and too long, and now we can finally see the light.

   "San Antonio Spurs, draft Luol Deng out of Duke."

  With the announcement of David Stern, the top three in the first round are determined, and the next draft will continue.

   "Ha Seung Jin is our old K in Korea, don't they all see his talent?"

   "Old K recognizes He Shengzhen's talent, why can't they see it?"

   "A talent visible to the naked eye, are they all blind?"

  Up to the 7th pick, Ha Seung-jin’s name was never heard. Not only he and a few Korean reporters were disappointed, but countless Koreans who watched the live broadcast in East Asia were also disappointed and full of resentment.

  The eighth pick belonged to the Wizards. Jordan was sitting below, making final calculations in his mind, and finally wrote a name on it at the moment when the time was about to end.

   "The Wizards selected Yi Jianlian from China."

  As David Stern's voice sounded, Yi Jianlian's family in Little Green House cheered excitedly.

   "Alian was selected by Jordan! No. 8 only you know, that's great!" Sun Le said happily and enviously.

   "It would be great if Xiaoyue was selected in the first round." Sun Wenxiang said enviously.

"Maybe."

  Looking enviously at Yi Jianlian walking towards the stage, Wang Xiaoli also spoke with full anticipation.

   "Brother, Allen is really good, the No. 8 show!" Dazhi enviously said.

   Lao Wang smiled and said: "I went to the Wizards and played Antawn Jamison as a substitute. The competitor has Kwame Brown, and there should be another forward. There is still competitive pressure.

However, the Wizards are not strong inside. Kwame Brown is a big parallel importer. Allen should have a chance to play. Otherwise, Jordan would not choose the inside. Otherwise, the No. 8 pick in the first round would be wasted. The No. 8 pick in the first round is sitting on the cold board. "

  The draft continued, the lottery area was exhausted, Sun Le was not selected, and Ha Seung Jin was not selected either.

   Of course, the Sun Le family did not fail because they never dreamed of entering the lottery, but the Koreans were disappointed.

  "Old K said that He Shengzhen was in the lottery zone, why wasn't he selected? A great superstar like Old K would definitely not lie to us. These teams must have made the wrong choice."

   "Damn it, Jordan would rather choose that Chinese with the No. 8 pick than Ha Seung-jun?"

   "It's all our media's fault for not doing enough publicity for Mr. Ha Seung-jin."

  Countless Koreans are getting more and more disappointed, and their resentment is getting heavier.

  However, until the 28th pick in the first round, Sun Le's name was still not pronounced, and the whole family was disappointed.

   But even more disappointed are the Koreans.

   When it came to the No. 29 pick, the general manager of the Blazers, Bob Whithit, nicknamed the trader, handed over his envelope.

  David Stern took out the letter paper, glanced at it, and then said with a smile: "The Portland Trail Blazers selected Sun Le from China."

"yeah!"

  Sun Yue jumped up happily when she heard her name, Sun Wenxiang and Wang Xiaoli were also so happy that their eyes turned red.

   "The first round is over, why didn't any team choose Ha Seung Jin-kun?"

   "All the teams that missed Ha Seung Jin-kun will regret it later, they will regret it."

   "Don't worry, there is also the Suns. I believe the Suns will definitely choose Ha Seung Jin-kun. Old K is the present of the Suns, and Ha Seung Jin is the future of the Suns."

  A few dry-mouthed Koreans were in a hurry, and Ha Seung-jin kept poking his head from time to time, looking at where the Suns management team was sitting.

   "Brother, after Pippen left, the Blazers lacked a good small forward. They chose Xiao Le, probably to fill this position?" Dazhi asked.

Lao Wang said: "Payton seems to have signed a two-year contract with the Trail Blazers. The strength of the Trail Blazers next season is still good, and the goal must be to win the championship. Although their strength at the third position is not good, the team wants to win the championship. There shouldn't be too many opportunities if Le went.

But having said that, Payton is already old, and the third position is not good enough. They should train Xiao Le. After all, Xiao Le's template is Pippen, who organizes small forwards and can play several positions. If Xiao Le is trained, It can not only solve the problem of the third position, but also fill Payton's position.

   But whether he can play well depends on whether Xiao Le works hard enough. I have cultivated him for so many years, and I have laid the foundation for him. As long as he works hard enough and has a certain opportunity, he should still be able to gain a firm foothold in the league. "

  Sun Yue was selected by the Blazers, and Colangelo Jr. immediately wrote down the person he wanted to choose, and handed over the envelope.

   "Phoenix Suns, draft Anderson Varejao from Brazil."

   Varejao, who was far away in Brazil, heard the name on TV, and immediately jumped up from the chair with a woo, and danced samba with a roomful of family members.

   "The Suns are crazy, Ha Seung-jun must be the old K's second, why did they choose a Brazilian?"

   "I believe that when old K finds out, he will definitely ask the management why he didn't choose Ha Seung-jun."

  Several South Korean reporters discussed angrily, Ha Seung Jin was also very disappointed and a little angry, didn’t you mean the lottery area, why did you fall to the second round?

   "The Trail Blazers selected Ha Seung Jin from South Korea."

   One hour later, in the penultimate place of the second round, Ha Seung-jin's name was finally read.

   Several Koreans were already numb, including Ha Seung-jin, they couldn't believe it when they heard the name, and it took a long time to react.

  Although they didn't lose the election, the psychological gap was too great, and they didn't look very happy.

  (end of this chapter)