Basketball starts with breathing

Chapter 120 The Law of True Fragrance
Lu Yu hugged Snoopy next to him and walked onto the rostrum.

The general manager of the Clippers is the legendary star Elgin Baylor who has won eight runner-ups. Baylor stepped forward to shake hands with Lu Yu and said politely: "You are welcome to join."

Lu Yu smiled. He knew that the reason why the Clippers were not very enthusiastic must be that he had already been traded, and there was not much relationship between him and the Clippers, so it was just a matter of superficiality.

Lord Baylor took the hat from the staff and gave it to Lu Yu, and then left the stage to Lu Yu.

There was boos at the scene.

It shows that American fans are very dissatisfied with Lu Yuneng being selected in the second position. They feel that the NBA must have made a compromise for the Chinese market behind Lu Yu.

Lu Yu said a few words politely, and then returned to the little green house.

Arenas came over to hug enviously.

"Lu, congratulations, I just saw that there are many Chinese reporters outside waiting to interview you."

"is it?"

"By the way, Lu, how do you say thank you in Chinese?"

"Why are you asking this?"

"I will also want Chinese reporters to interview me later. When they congratulate me, I can express my thanks in Chinese."

Arenas has a great business vision, and he knows that the Chinese market will be the future trend of the NBA.

Therefore, it is very beneficial for him to win over a group of Chinese fans with a simple Chinese sentence.

"Oh, that's easy, I'll teach you."

Sitting next to Arenas, Lu Yu lowered his voice, "Thank you. In Chinese, it's ta ma de."

"Ta ma de? Okay, Lu Yu, ta ma de you!"

Arenas thanked Lu Yu from the bottom of his heart.

Lu Yu curled his lips: "Go to hell with you."

For the next time, Lu Yu became a spectator.

As in the previous life, the Atlanta Hawks selected Pau Gasol, who has played in the Spanish League for three seasons and is a mature professional basketball player.

But Lu Yu knew that the Atlanta Hawks had always had shallow eyes.

Back then they gave up Lord of the Rings Russell.

In order for the Celtics to get Russell, the bargaining chip was indeed not low: at that time, it was the All-Star Macaulay, Hagan + No. 7 pick.

The Eagles were obviously fascinated by the "real money" in front of them, so they let go of a cornerstone of the dynasty.

After years of losing Russell, the Hawks would perfectly miss Pau Gasol this time around.

Gasol was selected by the Eagles, but the Eagles were worried that "Sister-in-law Jia"'s style of play was too soft, so they traded Gasol. Who was it in exchange for?

It's Jamal Tinsley.

Never heard of it?

You're right if you haven't heard of it.

Are you saying it's a loss?
There was a change in the fourth pick. The reason for the change is probably because Lu Yu was selected by the Clippers, and Eddie Curry, who should have been selected by the Bulls, did not participate in the draft, so the Bulls selected their favorite Tyson Chandler.

Arenas was dissatisfied at first sight: "Fake! Choose another high school student, am I not even as good as a high school student?"

Tyson Chandler sat far away from the NCAA players, so he didn't hear Arenas' complaints.

"Maybe the Bulls are short of big players." Lu Yu smiled, and he couldn't understand the Bulls' operations, whether it was then or now.

The Bulls drafted Eddie Curry and traded Tyson Chandler from the Clippers.

Coupled with the original insider Charles Oakley in the team, as well as Brad Miller who was unable to get a contract from the Hornets this summer and turned around to the top bad team in the league.

The Bulls have a bunch of centers.

It's a bit like the Cavaliers more than 20 years later, keeping all the centers in their own hands, so that other teams have no centers to use?
But this is 2001, and the most indispensable thing in the league is the center.

How about the Bulls being the top bad team in the league!

Lu Yu didn't want to go to the Bulls by himself. It wasn't because the Bulls were bad and had no thighs to hug. The main reason was that the people on the team were too ruthless. Lu Yu, a rookie, could be bullied badly in the past.

Not to mention Charles Oakley, an old guy who plays like a fighter.

The big white bear Brad Miller just mentioned is a guy who dares to fight with O'Neill.

Plus boxing champion Tyson Chandler.

By the way, there is also charity world peace... The name has not been changed yet, he should be called Artest, Taizi who deformed his bearded face with one elbow.

And Elton Brand, forget it, this guy seems to be traded this season.

In short, rookies should be miserable in such a team.

After all, NBA teams have a tradition of tricking rookies.

The Golden State Warriors selected Jason Richardson with the fifth overall pick, and this time Arenas didn't speak because Richardson was sitting next to him.

But as soon as Richardson left his seat, he fired: "Damn the Warriors, they clearly said they would pick me. These ungrateful guys, even if I go to the Raptors, I won't go to Golden State!"

In fact, it is not surprising that the Golden State Warriors chose Richardson. Compared with Arenas, although Richardson lacks scoring ability, his height, wingspan, and physical qualities are much better than Arenas.

The selection of NBA teams does not depend on how good the player can score. Scouts have their own selection criteria.

The first is to look at the physical fitness of the players, and the second is to see whether the players are suitable for the team.

Arenas is obviously a ball-handling scorer. Compared with Richardson, a player who can defend and has a certain shooting ability is more suitable for building a team.

Under the background that the center is the core of the team, Arenas' style of play is doomed that he cannot be favored by these teams.

And Richardson is like a weakened version of Lu Yu.

With defense, shooting, and scoring, after Lu Yu was selected by the Clippers, the Warriors had no choice but to choose Richardson.

I have to ask Don Nelson later, if Lu Yu doesn't have it, does Richardson want it?
Probably not.

But it's not a loss to keep such a player in your own hands.

The Memphis Grizzlies selected Shane Battier with the sixth pick.

Needless to say, the Grizzlies had already taken a fancy to Battier, and Arenas could only shed tears of envy from the sidelines.

The New Jersey Nets selected Eddie Griffin with the seventh overall pick, the Cavaliers selected Desagena Diop with the eighth overall pick, and the Pistons selected Rodney White with the ninth overall pick.

The Boston Celtics selected Joe Johnson with the tenth overall pick.

Their original plan was to reach a deal with the Mavericks if Lu Yu could be selected in this position, but since Lu Yu had already been selected, they implemented another plan and chose Joe ... Johnson.

The reason why Arenas was not chosen is similar to that of the Warriors choosing Richardson.

The Celtics still have the No.11 pick in their hands. They are struggling at this time, whether to choose Arenas or another candidate.

Arenas clasped his hands together and kept praying.

"Boston Celtics draft Okalosa, Walton's Kedrick Brown!"

Following David Stern's announcement, Arenas was completely furious. If the camera hadn't been aimed at him, he would have thrown the water glass out of his hand.

No. 12 overall, the Sonics selected international player Vladimir Radmanovic from Serbia.

The players in the small green room looked at each other, none of them had heard of this player.

So the scene was the same as when Lu Yu was selected, with boos all over the sky.

The Houston Rockets next selected Arenas' teammate, Richard Jefferson, with the No. 13 pick.

The overall draft results have not changed much, and Lu Yu's butterfly wings have only fluttered a little bit. All teams have locked their favorite targets through trial training. In the era when there was no public rookie training camp, it was rare to cut off Hu.

No.14 pick, Golden State Warriors.

Arenas has given up hope, and he just cursed that even if he went to the icy Raptors, he would not go to the damn Golden State.

"The Golden State Warriors selected..." David Stern looked at the envelope in his hand: "Albert Arenas from the University of Arizona!"

Arenas was stunned.

Then excitedly jumped up from the chair.

"I knew the Golden State Warriors would pick me, ta ma de Golden State Warriors, I love you to death!"

Lu Yu couldn't hold back his smile.

Looking at the inconsistency of Arenas, he finally understood how the law came about.

Well, it’s so sweet!

……

(For collection! For follow-up reading! For recommended tickets! For monthly tickets!)

　Lu Yu will also be really fragrant... Thank you Qingqing for the reward!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)