Basketball starts with breathing

Chapter 119 Second place!lost don nelson
2001 6 Month 27 Day.

It's a day for fans to watch, and this year's draft takes place on this day.

Lu Yu saw many familiar faces in the small green house.

Sean Battier came over immediately and hugged Lu Yu.

"How is the injury on the hand? I'm really sorry." Shane said apologetically.

Lu Yu joked: "It wasn't me that you hurt me, don't be sorry, but why didn't your little brother come, I really want to beat him."

He was talking about Jay Williams.

But think about it, this guy is also an unlucky person, and there is nothing to worry about with a unlucky person.

Arenas sat in the small green room waiting for the draft results.

Seeing Lu Yu, he hurriedly stood up, and their shoulders collided.

"Hey, the defeated general."

"I can't expect you to say a nice word."

"How about you, do you want to make a bet today?"

"Betting farts, I'm so nervous."

Arenas' palms are sweaty. He has gone to six teams for trial training before, five of which are the top [-] teams in the draft. Although these teams are very optimistic about his strength, they have not done anything to him. Any commitment, which made him a little gloomy.

Experts are always the same theory. Talent comes first and determines the upper limit of players. Arenas has average physical talent and is too short to play at the second position. It is almost impossible to be selected in the top five.

Lu Yu also saw Randolph, and Randolph smiled honestly at him.

The two have only played one game, and they are not in the same position, so there is not much overlap.

Jason Richardson sat beside Randolph, and he didn't have a good look on Lu Yu.

Lu Yu also saw a few familiar faces, some of whom he met in the NCAA, such as Arenas' teammate Richard Jefferson, and some of them in his own memory.

Tyson Chandler, Pau Gasol, Joe Johnson...

There are only 20 invites in the Little Green House, and most of them are players who are optimistic about the draft prospects of NBA experts. The only exception is Lu Yu, who won the MOP of the NCAA League.

Lu Yu didn't participate in any team's trial training, and he didn't even have any physical test data.

The only information is his NCAA game video and average data, but good average data does not mean that physical talent is good, Arenas' average data is not inferior, but it is still not favored by basketball experts.

In addition, the Wizards broke the news that he was a thorn, and many media said that he had a vitreous physique.

However, the NBA official still invited Lu Yu into the small green house, because even if Lu Yu is not favored by any team, the Chinese market behind him is enough for this invitation.

NBA league president David Stern watched the situation in the small green room through the big screen. His eyes were fixed on Lu Yu, and he was constantly thinking about his plan.

Caron Butler and his teammates sat on the computer in their dorm at the University of Connecticut, eating snacks and watching the draft.

When filming, in addition to the stage, the cameraman mainly aimed at the small green house, giving many close-ups of these potential stars in the future.

When the camera was shown to Lu Yu, Butler's teammates asked, "Where do you think Lu Yu will be selected?"

Butler shook his head: "At least he is in the top ten in the draft, and he may also be in the top five. But now the media's evaluation of him is very polarized, and I can't say for sure. In fact, for Lu Yu, the number of drafts is not important."

"How can it not matter, the salary of the first-round pick is much higher."

"Sheet, don't you watch the news?"

Caron Butler curled his lips: "The sneaker endorsement contract just signed by the brat is worth 200 million US dollars a year, not to mention that he also has a magazine. I heard that he can earn more than 1000 million US dollars a year. Do you care about the millions of dollars in salary?"

The teammates were speechless: "Lu Yu is so rich?"

Caron Butler also knew the news from the news. What he didn't know was that Lu Yu still owns 5% of Anta's shares, and Anta will become the number one sports brand in sales in 20 years.

Moreover, the news media industry that Lu Yu has deployed does not only rely on revenue to make money. The news media industry places more importance on influence. The greater the influence, the higher the market value.

Of course, the market value cannot be realized.

NBA President David Stern delivered a speech on stage, and the fans burst into applause, which made Stern a little uncomfortable.

Since the NBA was suspended in 1998, Stern has been booed every year in the draft. Perhaps it was because the Lakers won the championship in the finals this year. The fans were soothed and the boos turned into applause. In any case, the 2001 draft The conference officially started.

The camera was aimed at every player in the small green house. When Lu Yu appeared on the screen, domestic fans could not wait to be selected now.

The domestic media has been very optimistic, and some media even predicted that Lu Yu would be selected by Jordan and become the first Chinese player to be the No. [-] pick in the NBA.

In their opinion, it is too good for China to have a No. [-] pick.

This is the typical hope of Jackie Chan mentality.

Lu Yu knew in his heart that the possibility of him becoming the No. [-] draft pick is extremely small. There has never been a foreign No. [-] draft pick in the NBA. Yao Ming started the era of No. [-] foreign draft pick. Why Yao Ming?Instead of me, it's very simple, look at Yao Ming, and then look at Lu Yu, the altitudes are not on the same plane, okay?

Another point is that Lu Yu did not participate in any team's draft, which means that he has no plans to compete for the top spot at all.

Lu Yu is a prudent person. He still hopes that everything can be under his control, and try not to have any accidents. He needs to be able to play the main force in a short period of time for a team, and the team's lineup is not too bad. The fastest time to win the championship.

As for being the boss.

Lu Yu's idea is to win the championship first, and then consider going to a team to get a big contract and become the boss.

That's why he tends to pick the Dallas Mavericks.

The Mavericks have a troika of Nash, Finley and Nowitzki, and the overall lineup is deep enough. There is a vacancy at shooting guard in the starting lineup. Lu Yu believes that he can grow quickly in this environment.

The draft began. David Stern, with white hair and a smile, came to the stage to speak. When Lu Yu saw David Stern standing there, he couldn't help but sigh. If the old man hadn't retired, maybe there would be no such thing as the sharp-mouthed monkey's cheeks. son.

David Stern wore glasses, lowered his head and opened the envelope in his hand: "The Washington Wizards chose... Kwame Brown from South Carolina!"

High school student?
The first high school champion in NBA history!

Kwame Brown stood up in disbelief, and he looked around in a panic, until the staff came over and whispered to him, he realized that he should be on stage at this time.

His face turned black and red, perhaps excited or nervous, he stepped onto the stage, took the hat with the Wizards logo handed over by the staff, and shook hands with David Stern.

Wizards general manager Michael Jordan stepped forward: "Congratulations, joining the Washington Wizards."

Lu Yu can guarantee that this is the gentlest thing Jordan has ever said to Kwame Brown.

Jordan's eyes did not stay on Kwame Brown for too long, but instead looked at Jerry Krause, the general manager of the Bulls sitting in the audience, but soon he was disappointed to find that Krause did not say anything.

The reason he drafted Kwame Brown was entirely to get Elton Brand from the Bulls.

The camera cuts to the podium.

At this time, everyone is guessing which player the Clippers will choose with the second pick?

"The Los Angeles Clippers selected..." David Stern paused, with a smile on his face, he adjusted his glasses with his hand, and said, "Chinese player from Gonzaga University, Lu Yu !"

Lu Yu breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that Don Nelson really made a lot of money to reach a deal with the Clippers in order to get himself.

What he didn't know was that Don Nelson, who was sitting off the court, had turned the color of pig liver on his face.

He is very lost.

The Clippers selected Lu Yu, which was an accident for him...

　The editor informed me that Sanjiang is broken, and I am so excited that I am asking for a recommendation ticket, a monthly ticket, a collection, and a follow-up reading!

　　
　
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