Chapter 86: Draft Eve

　　The 29th overall pick in the first round: Sun Hao
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　　 1.83-meter point guard, Chinese defender, started his career in Spain, is good at shooting, first-rate player, good first step in breakthrough.
　　 Some of his play styles are like Damon Stoudemire, but his passing and defense are weaker, which is likely to be his biggest challenge in adapting to the NBA.
　　 Judging from the latest training results, the Mavericks, Lakers, and Jazz have all expressed considerable interest in it.
　　 It is worth mentioning that he is the youngest European Champions League and La Liga MVP, and the first yellow guard to participate in the NBA draft.
　　 The reason why the Lakers chose him in this position: They need a stable shooter.
　　 The evaluation of this list is objective and accurate.
　　 The 2000 NBA Draft was a standard draft year, but this year is also known as the most accurate year of prediction.
　　 Except for Reid's counterattack, most of the players' performance is comparable to their draft pick.
　　 From this evaluation list, perhaps we can also see some clues.
　　 This is actually not difficult to understand. At this time, the trust between the media and the team is still quite high, coupled with the average rookie quality, the result of dual effects.
　　 Sun Hao went to New York with Su Qun and Fu Paul after the trial training.
　　 They met Zhang Weiping again when they arrived in New York.
　　 Sun Hao also saw this draft forecast at this time.
　　 After seeing it, everyone's mood suddenly reached the top.
　　Chinese defender, first-round prediction, can you believe this?
　　 But now the facts are before them!
　　 I can only say that Sun Hao's performance in the trial training this past week was so outstanding!
　　 They are really looking forward to that scene now, when Stern publicly announced that the Lakers had selected Sun Hao.
　　 That is definitely a moment that will go down in history.
　　 Although it was hard to hide their excitement, they started to work on their own after arriving in New York.
　　 Zhang Weiping began to deal with the drafting staff;
　　Su Qun is busy writing his new articles. He has written many articles these days, waiting to pick the best one and send it to China;
　　Fu Paul took the contact information given by Sun Hao and started various calls;
　　 In contrast, Sun Hao is the most comfortable.
　　 The trial is over, the draft is approaching, and he did not go to the system for training.
　　 He leaned on the sofa in the hotel, watching TV boredly.
　　 This is a way for people to release stress.
　　 Although it is a journey, but after five years, everything he has is for tomorrow.
　　 Before this, it was unrealistic not to be nervous.
　　 He kept changing the show, changing and changing, and finally switched to TNT.
　　 TNT, the full name of Turner Television Network, is one of the well-known sports television media in the United States.
　　 He will broadcast many sports events, the highlight of which is the NBA, which is basically broadcast live all day long.
　　 is now off-season, there are no events to broadcast, some sports programs have become the highlight.
　　 For example, "NBA Insider" is currently being played.
　　 and the host Sun Hao is also very familiar.
　　 Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith, and rookie Charles Barkley.
　　 Barkley only announced his retirement this year, and joined TNT quickly after his retirement.
　　His first job at TNT was to join Kenny Smith in this former solo talk show.
　　 Driven by him and Kenny Smith, the ratings of this show have soared, and it is now one of the main TNT shows.
　　 Now the three of them are discussing the draft.
　　 "Do you know what Stromel Swift can do besides jumping high?"
　　 Barkley looked at Smith and asked.
"I do not know."
　　 Smith shook his head.
　　 "Ernie, how about you?"
　　 Johnson also shook his head.
"I do not know either."
　　 Barkley made Kenny Smith and Ernie Johnson amused in the next sentence.
　　 "But I'm sure, this guy's jumping is really terrifying, he can run and jump, like a male deer, he can get into the top three with this."
　　 Barkley made his partner laugh, and then spoke again.
　　 An excellent entertainment host, it’s definitely not good to memorize it, it looks like improvisation.
　　 But a few short sentences can also tell that he is able to move freely, in this respect he is really talented.
　　 The focus of the three people's discussions are all hot rookies.
　　 Top picks for the top pick, in addition to Swift, who was ridiculed by Barkley, there are Kenyon Martin and Darius Myers.
　　 Martin University played for four full years. In the fourth year, he averaged 18.9 points, 9.7 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game. He was selected to the All-American First Team, the Player of the Year, and the Best Defensive Player for the third consecutive year.
　　 This kind of performance is exactly the same as Duncan before, coupled with his physical talent, winning the first pick in the draft is a sure thing.
　　 But he sprained his leg shortly after the beginning of March Madness, which also gave Swift and Miles many possibilities.
　　 And these three people have one thing in common, they are all inside players.
　　 After Jordan retired, O'Neal rose, and the inside players began to return to the stage.
　　 At this time, the country will choose people across the board, which has a lot to do with the NBA's emphasis on inside players.
　　 After talking about the top picks, the popular lottery will start to talk about the dark horses.
　　 "How do you pronounce these two words?"
　　 Naturally, Sun Hao, who was climbing on a rocket, was mentioned.
　　 But just like Manu (Ginobili) was read by them as a "menu" menu, they obviously didn't recognize the word Hao.
　　 To be precise, they may not even know their grandson.
　　 "Well, I gave up. I believe none of us knows this. I just asked the program team and they only told me that the spelling of the first word is sun."
　　 Barkley started to enter his role again.
　　 "The sun?"
　　 Kenny Smith quickly read the English dubbing of these letters.
　　 "That's the Chinese phonetic symbol, the sun of ghosts."
　　 Barkley retorted immediately.
　　 He is a sun star, he is too sensitive to this word.
　　 "Well, do you know what he reads?"
　　 "It... let's call him the sun."
　　 Buckley made Sun Hao amused this time.
　　 But Sun Hao may not know that another nickname for him came into being after this episode.
　　 "He is Chinese? Bruce. Lee?"
　　 Barkley made several gestures to the camera when he said this.
　　 "I'm sure he will, otherwise how did he come in the first round of the track within a week?"
　　 Kenny Smith took the conversation.
　　 "Guys, I know this."
　　 At this time, Ernie Johnson, who had zero presence on the side, finally found the point of entry.
　　 "I heard that he blasted Steve Nash in Dallas. I have an article in China called'He blasted Nash," which is very interesting."
　　Johnson absolutely understands Chinese, and he can also see that the words before Barkley and Smith are purely for program effects.
　　 Every year's draft predictions and even comments are boring. The first yellow guard to enter the first round of predictions is definitely a big selling point worthy of careful compilation by the show team.
　　 "Nash? Come.on! Man, I can blow him up in my suit. Will that guy defend?"
　　 Barkley has started to complain about Nash.
　　 Nash played for the Suns for two years before. As a Sun star, he thinks that is really a relatively hot eye, especially in defense.
　　 "I haven't finished talking, man, he singled out ten games against Kobe in Los Angeles."
　　 "He won?"
　　 This time Barkley put away his contempt.
　　 "No, he lost ten games in a row."
　　 When Ernie Johnson said this, Barkley burst into laughter.
　　 "Ernie, I found that you are the most humorous person."
　　 What Johnson wanted to say, but Barkley was completely gagged.
　　 "Which silly X wrote this draft prediction, I really want to kick his so hard that the Lakers will pick such a guy when their brains are bubbling."
　　 Barkley laughed and slapped the table.
　　 "His training performance was outstanding. He defeated Reed, Eddie House, Stevenson..."
　　 When Barkley finished laughing, Kenny Smith on the side spoke.
　　 "That's a bunch of guys, none of those guys can make the first round, and it's a question of whether they can even be selected, what do you use these to tell me..."
　　 But before he could finish speaking, Barkley had already blocked his mouth again.
　　 "Charles, Charles, his overall view of the game is very good, and I got news from other teams, not only the Lakers, the Mavericks..."
　　 The show started to become a little messy.
　　 Johnson and Smith tried to tell Barkley more information about Sun Hao, but Barkley didn't want to listen at all and interrupted them all.
　　 "OK, bet, I bet, this guy can't be selected in the first round!"
　　 Finally, Barkley patted the table.
　　 "One thousand dollars, who will come?"
　　 Barkley made a wayward expression that I am a local tyrant.
　　 Although the career salary is not high among the top 50 stars, it is more than 40 million US dollars.
　　 Especially since he has just retired now, he is not short of money.
　　 Johnson closed his mouth, he is just an ordinary show host, and a thousand dollars is not a small amount of money to him.
　　 "I'll do it, don't let it go."
　　 Kenny Smith on the side spoke.
　　 He is also a Houston star, with a career salary of more than 10 million.
　　 Smith finished speaking, but Barkley suddenly stopped talking.
　　 "Do you regret it?"
　　 Smith asked.
　　 "No, I'm thinking about how I can use this thousand dollars. I'm sure to win, man."
　　 Barkley amused Johnson and Smith, once again stimulating the atmosphere of the live broadcast room.
　　……
　　 After watching the show, Sun Hao had some feeling after watching it because it was related to himself.
　　 But as a traverser, he has no urge to slap Barkley in the face.
　　 Barkley is just a trembling M, the kind that gets excited the more abused.
　　 He just wants to start the draft early, he can't wait to play Kobe again.
　　 Early the next morning, Sun Hao went to New York's Kennedy Airport.
　　 Many people will come to accompany him at this draft.
　　Because of the many people coming, he brought Su Qun who was writing the manuscript over to help.
　　 Parents arrived the earliest, if Sun Hao had to fly around for a trial training before, they would have come.
"It's you?"
　　As soon as she got off the plane, she saw Su Qun, and there was a look of surprise in her eyes.
　　 Isn't this the neurotic person at the door that night!
　　 "Mom, this is Su Qun. He is a reporter for the Sports Weekly."
　　 When Su Qun first met Sun Hao, he talked to him about the previous events, which was considered an official introduction.
　　 Mom has such an expression.
　　 Dad took a long breath.
　　 "Good Uncle Sun, good Auntie Tian."
　　Su Qun is still very familiar with the world, and he is very kind.
　　 Yi Jianlian and Lasso's flight was late, and Sun Hao asked Su Qun to accompany his parents back to the hotel first.
　　 waited a while, and Yi Jianlian came.
　　When he got off the plane, he looked around, looking for someone to ask for directions, and found language communication, feeling at a loss.
　　 Fortunately, Sun Hao found him soon, otherwise he might really have lost himself at the airport.
　　 "Sooner or later you are going to go abroad, you should spend more time studying English."
　　 Sun Hao remembered and said.
　　 In addition to communication, language is also very important.
　　 This is not just about "hao.are.you? i.am.fine.thank.you." for exam-oriented education.
　　 There are many tactical terms in basketball, even abbreviations that teammates usually joke with you in the locker room.
　　 Since Sun Hao was an assistant in the NCAA in his previous life, he saved all these processes.
　　 But Yi Jianlian is different.
He remembered reading a report before, saying that when Yi Jianlian communicated with his teammates, because he couldn't understand what the other party said, he could only smile to the point. In addition, the Americans had their inherent impression of the Chinese. Shy label.
　　 It’s true that you can find an assistant for interpreters if you don’t communicate well, but if you make a joke and have to be conveyed by others, the relationship is impossible.
　　 Don't underestimate this. NBA competition is cruel. If you are lucky, you can slowly learn in the first round. If you are unlucky, you may be eliminated before you can learn the language.
　　 This is also a big challenge for overseas players.
　　 Yi Jianlian nodded seriously.
　　 Apart from his parents, Sun Hao is the person he trusts most.
　　 Because the Lasso flight was not far away, Sun Hao did not leave immediately after connecting Yi Jian, but waited in the airport.
　　 Although I haven't seen each other for a few days, Sun Hao has a lot of experience during the trial training in the United States, and the two of them are not lacking in topics to talk about.
　　 After chatting for a while, Sun Hao went to buy something to eat before the plane arrived.
　　 They are very lucky that they sell roasted Thuringian sausages at the airport.
　　 Sun Hao has eaten a lot of this German-style grilled sausage when he was in Spain. It is added with the unique marjoram spice, which is not only delicious but also full of fragrance.
　　 Sun Hao and Yi Jianlian had two roots, and they continued to wait for the plane while eating.
　　 "By the way, what happened to the class flower you confessed to in junior high school?"
　　 Sun Hao was boring and even gossiping about the previous things.
　　 "Huh? I don't even know her name."
　　 Yi Jianlian said, his face turned red, and he stretched out his hand and scratched his head.
　　 This seems a bit embarrassing.
　　 Sun Hao laughed after listening.
　　 He originally thought that he was miserable enough in the area of ​​women, but Yi Jianlian seemed to be worse than him.
　　 But when he smiled, he suddenly became sad.
　　 If he remembers correctly, in history, Yi Jianlian’s wife was a beautiful model, and she was five years younger than Yi Jianlian.
　　 I don't know why, the grilled sausage in this mouth...it suddenly doesn't smell.
　　 When they finished their sausages, the late plane finally arrived.
　　 Lasso did not come alone. In addition to his wife, he also brought his daughter.
　　 Sun Hao didn't know that Lasso had a daughter before!
　　 But this is completely normal. He became the core of the team only in the past year.
　　 Although Lasso is his mentor, the relationship is not close enough to touch family members.
　　 "Benita, this is Sun, my proud disciple, he is three years older than you."
　　 "My daughter, Benita."
　　Lasso introduces each other.
　　Sun Hao took a closer look at Benita at this time.
　　 The fifteen-year-old girl is about to reach adulthood, and the figure is beginning to grow full, revealing a breath of budding flowers.
　　 It's just this face...very temperamental.
　　 European girls generally preferred their bodies when they were young, but not everyone has a good-looking face.
　　 Benita's face turned red when she looked at Sun Hao, and she looked a little shy.
　　 picked up the cable, and the group of them took a taxi back to the hotel.
　　 At this moment, Lasso only noticed Yi Jianlian on the side.
　　 And after finding out, he soon asked Sun Hao about Yi Jianlian.
　　 Yi Jianlian’s talent is more overflowing than it was three years ago, and he is a coach who will be moved by it.
　　 "I want to take this kid to the stadium later, okay?"
　　 Lasso looked more and more admired, and finally asked Sun Hao.
　　 Yi Jianlian looked very shy, and it was Sun Hao who brought him again. He regarded Sun Hao as Yi Jianlian's parent.
"completely fine."
　　 Of course Sun Hao would not refuse.
　　 This is also an opportunity for Yi Jianlian.
　　 As for Yi Jianlian, Sun Hao said that there is no problem, he will not have any problems.
　　It was almost noon when he returned to the hotel, and Zhang Weiping went to Madison Square Garden in advance for a busy schedule, and there were no rich Paulians.
　　 Sun Hao and Su Qun took the rest of the people out to eat a Western meal.
　　 Parents are very talkative, and they speak fluent English to show their living standards, and communication with Lasuo and them is barrier-free.
　　 But this is not the point. The point is that Sun Hao can feel that Lasso is not in contact with Benita.
　　 Although his emotional experience is blank, he has experienced a lot of things like blind dates forced by his parents.
　　 This rhythm is too familiar to him.
　　 And this is completely understandable.
　　 Sun Hao has been playing well in Europe. After arriving in the United States, the trial training is also smooth, and everyone with a sense of sight will have a bright future.
　　 own daughter, and own disciple.
　　 is like Yue Linshan and Linghu Chong in "The Swordsman", it is too suitable for the elders.
　　 It's just that Sun Hao is a little embarrassed.
　　 Just like when the salesperson handed him the note when he first arrived in Italy, he would turn around and throw it away. He didn't feel much about Benita.
　　It feels important!
　　 "Coach, I'll go to the stadium with you guys later!"
　　 Before the meal was finished, Sun Hao took the initiative to propose.
　　 He knows that the next step in a blind date must be to let the two go out alone.
　　 Sure enough, Lasso turned her head and glanced at Benita, then at Sun Hao's parents.
　　 "Son, or you still accompany..."
　　 "Go, relax before the draft."
　　 As soon as my father spoke, he was interrupted by his mother.
　　 Sun Hao looked at his mother like a fairy in the sky.
　　 As expected, my mother understands his son.
　　 After dinner, my parents took Mrs. Lasso and Benita to Macy's, while Sun Hao, Yi Jianlian and Lasso went to a nearby stadium.
　　 As for Su Qun, this guy is busy with his articles again.
　　 Upon arriving at the court, the cable let Yi Jianlian complete various technical actions according to his requirements.
　　 This is actually a small trial site.
　　 Sun Hao didn't know where he bought melon seeds, and he became a crowd eating melon by the court.
　　Don't tell me, the feeling of trying out by yourself is really different from watching others try out on the sidelines.
　　 If he can choose, he still likes to be the latter, and the people who eat melon are so happy.
　　 A few minutes later, Lasso had completely forgotten about Sun Hao not dating Benita, his eyes looked at Yi Jianlian like a lover.
　　 "Sun, I want to take him to Spain!"
　　 Yi Jianlian’s talent is so tempting, he thinks he will polish it up and he will have the opportunity to hit the NBA lottery show in the future!
　　 But if Sun Hao knew what he thought, he would definitely tell him, be bold!
　　 "This, you have to ask himself."
　　 Sun Hao didn't call the shots for Yi Jianlian this time.
　　 Yi Jianlian scratched his head, he didn't know how to choose for a while.
　　 "Well, when the draft is over, I will take you to Spain and make a decision after you go."
　　Lasso still has experience.
　　 Yi Jianlian looked at Sun Hao.
　　 "Go, just go and see how your brother Hao played for three years is like."
　　 Sun Hao said with a smile.
　　 Like he thought before, the key to Yi Jianlian's game is to see himself.
　　 If you make up your mind, even if it is the system, there is a solution.
　　 After all, compared with Wang Zhizhi, Yi Jianlian's trap is still very shallow.
　　 Yi Jianlian nodded.
　　 He is like a frog that just jumped out of the bottom of the well, so he needs to see what the outside world looks like.
　　……
　　 The day passed quickly. After five o'clock in the afternoon, after a brief dinner, the group went to Madison Square Garden.
　　 Madison Square Garden was built in 1874, after several repairs, it is already the fourth generation.
　　 But even so, this arena still has a history of more than 30 years and is a typical "living fossil" arena.
　　 Also known as the "Basketball Mecca", it is the holy land of basketball in the world and the venue for the annual NBA draft. UU reading www. uukanshu. com
　　Almost two hours before the start of the draft, many fans have gathered in the arena, and most of them are New York fans.
　　 This is also the home of the New York Knicks.
Today’s Knicks have many stars such as "Gorilla" Ewing, "CIC King" Alan Houston, "Madman" Sprewell, Marcus Camby, "Auntie" Larry Johnson, etc. Outstanding strength in the east.
　　 They only have the 22nd and 39th rounds in the first round this year, and the draft is just a cutscene.
　　 But this does not hinder the enthusiasm of New York fans. Joining in and making fun is their favorite thing to do.
　　 Sun Hao stepped into the goal stadium and saw the "small green house" in the center of the stadium at first glance.
　　 The so-called small green houses are places where rookies who are predicted to be able to enter the lottery (top 14) sit.
　　 Every rookie has a table where their relatives and friends can sit.
　　Sun Hao...Of course no part.
　　 But entering the small green house may not be a good thing.
　　Because the number of people entering the small green house is basically 14 or more every year, this means that there must be someone who will drop out of the lottery.
　　 If you are selected in the first round and then fall into the second round, like Lewis, that would be the most embarrassing thing.
　　 Behind the little green house is the media area.
　　 TNT and ESPN are in the front and most prominent positions.
　　 Sun Hao saw Barkley's shiny head, and his partners Kenny Smith and Ernie Johnson at a glance.
　　 But besides them, Sun Hao also saw an unexpected figure.
　　 "Magic" Johnson, unexpectedly came as a special guest.
　　Ps: The necessary preparation before the draft, the next chapter of the draft.