Chapter 234: Darko

"Good evening everyone, I’m Mike Trek. I’m here tonight. I will join Jay Bilas, Greg Anthony, Thomas and David Aldridge in the outfield to bring you Tonight's NBA Draft." At 7pm Eastern Time, espn TV has already started a live broadcast of this draft. The black anchor of espn, Mike Terek, wore glasses and analyzed the basic situation of the draft on the studio seriously.
"There are three very noteworthy aspects of this draft. First, the most popular top3 rookies are between 18 and 19 years old. This is the youngest in the entire NBA history. Second, this is international A total of 14 international players participated in this draft. Third, this draft is likely to have unparalleled depth. We should not only pay attention to the previous drafts, in fact, from 10 to 20 It's worth our attention." At the same time that Terek introduced, the three major highlights of this year's draft were also played on the TV screen.
Young, international, and in-depth, this is undoubtedly an exciting draft event. The camera is constantly switching between the host, the guest, and the rookie college screen, and everyone is expressing their own opinions. At the draft conference, two reporters from espn interviewed tj-Ford and Kirk Hinrich. The two young young men didn't seem to adapt to the big scene and the camera. Tj-Ford repeated the words "believe"every-year""every-time""confidence" in his mouth.
And Koksinrich sat in front of a female reporter in a skirt and a low-cut outfit, bowed his head shyly like a little boy-his hair curled up to his forehead because of excessive sweating.
The reporter also interviewed the super guard Dwyane Wade of Marquette University. Although Wade is not particularly optimistic due to the height and knee problems, in the eyes of some professional scouts, he may be the current NBA draft. The best player besides LeBron James, if he can be two inches tall, maybe he can compete with LeBron James for the top pick.
Compared with Ford and Hinrich, Wade appeared to be more calm, there was already a faint superstar demeanor between his eyebrows, but the reporter did not interview him for a long time, so he passed the microphone to tj-Ford without saying a few words. Mouth. In pre-draft evaluations, tj-Ford is said to have "the ability to predict the court as Magic Johnson and Larry Bird", but he is just a 6-foot sophomore point guard.
In this way, the draft was slowly opened. There are about fifteen minutes before David Stern took the stage to announce the official start of the draft. At this time, espn TV station began to introduce the hottest champion candidates, or say The staunch champion candidate, LeBron James.
This high school player from Akron has been well-known throughout the United States in recent years. People like Shaquille O'Neal and Chris Webber have come to watch James play. Before he entered the NBA to play a game, the 17-year-old boy has signed a huge contract with Nike for 7 years and $90 million, which is unprecedented in the history of the NBA.
The TV screen began to show the footage of James’s game in high school. After a while, the footage was shown to Cavaliers owner Gordon Gond. The old man looked a little excited, but he was restraining as much as possible and faced the reporter’s interview. His voice trembles slightly. This may be the most important draft and the most important pick in Cleveland sports history.
In fact, there is no suspense for the No. 1 pick, because behind the reporter’s interview with Gunde, there is a jersey hanging from the camera, which is a Cavaliers’ No. 23, with the name "james" printed on it, so this time The suspense of the draft is not the champion at all, but who will be ranked behind LeBron James.
By 7:30 in the evening, the rain in New York had stopped. At this time, it was not completely dark, but the big game of the NBA Draft had already begun. David Stern stepped onto the podium as usual and said as usual: "Good evening, welcome to the 2003 NBA Draft. Thank you to the fans in New York, thank you for watching on espn TV. Viewers of the show, thank you for your continued support to the NBA. The first pick in the first round of the 2003 NBA Draft belongs to the Cleveland Cavaliers, and they will have 5 minutes to make a choice."
After saying this, Stern stepped off the podium. In fact, everyone knows that for the Cleveland Cavaliers, it doesn’t take five minutes to choose their favorite player in the first overall pick. They only need one second. , The remaining 4 minutes and 59 seconds is a waste of time.
Sure enough, five minutes later, when Stern returned to the podium, the audience, managers and fans even started to applaud in advance. This was a choice without any suspense, just like the Magic chose O'Neal in 1992 and 1997 The Spurs chose Duncan the same.
"The Cleveland Cavaliers chose LeBron James from St. Vincent St. Mary's High School!" When Stern pronounced the name, huge applause finally broke out in Madison Square Garden, LeBron dressed in a white suit. -James got up from his seat and came to the podium to shake hands with Stern. This is the one that everyone has hoped for. This is the moment that people expect.
"This is the least suspenseful five minutes of this draft. We even knew the result a month ago. There is no suspense. People all over the world know the choice of Cleveland, the son of Ohio. Next, the real suspense is Here comes the Boston Celtics, who unexpectedly won the second pick, how will they make good use of their pick.
The host, like everyone else, knew that the top pick had already settled. When the reporter interviewed James, he looked Voted on the next choice.
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Before the draft began, Danny Angie was interviewed by espn reporter Aldridge. When asked how he would choose, Angie played a word game. He said: "We will be in the second pick. There is no doubt about choosing the second-best player in this draft."
This is a meaningless nonsense. Everyone knows that everyone wants to pick the best of the rest, but how each team thinks about those players is completely different. This year's draft is James alone. There is no suspense. But it is the battle of the heroes. Each team will not only consider the potential of the players, but also make choices based on the needs of their own team.
However, Angie did not intentionally conceal it, because until five minutes before Stern walked to the podium, Angie could not determine whether the transaction between the Celtics and the Timberwolves could be completed. If it can be completed, who should they choose, if not~www .EbookFREE.me~ Who should I choose again? This makes Angie's head bigger. As a general manager, he felt for the first time that he was like a blind man in a deal, and the walking stick was still missing. △≧miào△≧bi△≧gé△≧
Seeing that James was elected as the No. 1 pick, it was the Celtics' turn next. Angie was fidgeting on the seat. Judging from the conditions given by the Timberwolves, they wanted Milicic, but if the Timberwolves disagree with Kay For the Celtics, choosing Milicic is a waste for the Celtics. Angie prefers to choose Dwyane Wade of Marquette University.
"Fuc-k, fuc-k, fuc-k!" Angie cursed secretly in his heart. He never felt that he was so useless. You must know that in the draft conference a year ago, he was still sitting in Boston planning the strategy. It's like an ant on a hot pot to rush to New York.
"Hello, Danny, can I do a short interview with you?" At this moment, a reporter popped up from somewhere and sat next to Danny Angie. This time the interview is almost impossible, Stern. All walked up to the podium again.
"No, no, I don't have time, wait and wait..." Angie refused decisively. Stern was about to announce the Celtics' five-minute option, and this reporter didn't know where he came from, Angie I don't even know him, he should be a reporter for some tabloid newspaper.
At this time, the reporter's hand holding the microphone loosened slightly, and a small note was exposed in his palm.
Angie noticed the note, and he felt aroused in his heart. He secretly took the note, and the reporter pretended to be angrily and walked away.
Angie opened the note gently. There was only one word on it, "darko".