NBA: Sharks at the peak, guard the basket!

Chapter 83 The confrontation in the small green house, the champion is announced! !

With the draft being gradually put on the agenda, the NBA 1995-96 season finally ushered in the finale.

February 6th, US time.

Game [-] of the NBA Finals is officially underway.

This game, known as the final battle, did come to an end without any suspense, as everyone expected.

Although Michael Jordan was exhausted because of his father's death, he chose to retire.

But at the end of the 1994-95 season, Jordan returned to the league, uttered the classic "I'm Back" domineeringly, and returned strongly.

But in the Eastern Conference semifinals, they still lost to the Orlando Magic with the Sharks.

This greatly stimulated his competitiveness.

Therefore, Jordan, who made a comeback this year, has shown an unprecedented desire to win since the beginning of the regular season.

From the regular season to the playoffs, he has been going all out without any slack.

And when Michael Jordan really started to invest, others can only be reduced to background boards!
Seattle was unquestionably a victim of Michael Jordan's return.

It's hard to break out from the strong west, but unexpectedly, he meets Michael Jordan who is about to transform into a god!

Failure can only be the only destination.

The Bulls reached the championship as they wished, marking a successful end to the 72-win record in the regular season.

After winning the championship, the scene of Michael Jordan falling to the ground and crying bitterly has become an eternal classic.

Michael Jordan also interpreted with strength: Your uncle is your uncle after all! !
I am not here, you fight for the world!
I'm back, Jiangshan Dominance is still mine!

This day is destined to be remembered by history!
On the same day, Lin Hong also signed his agent - Bill Duffy!

In addition to being good at playing the family card, one also has two weapons: sincerity and kindness.

In the broker circle, Bill Duffy is one of the best in terms of business ability and character.

Such an agent will undoubtedly allow Lin Hong to focus more on the court and not be bothered by those bullshit things.

February 6th, US time.

New Jersey, East Rutherford.

The 1996 NBA Draft will be held here soon.

The fate of 58 rookie players will be completely changed today.

Why is it 58?

Why is it 58 again?

Don't fire the warning.

This is really a mysterious and mysterious number.

In the NBA in 1996, there were only 29 teams. In theory, each team had two spots. Isn't it 58? !

After seeing that 58 players will be selected in the end, Lin Hong also had to feel emotional.

58 is really a magic number!

Or use 58 for the jersey number?

The corner of Lin Hong's mouth twitched, and he couldn't help but think of it maliciously.

"Today, 58 outstanding young players will enter the NBA family!"

"But the topic that people are most concerned about is still: who will the Philadelphia 76ers choose!"

The scene of the draft meeting.

The ESPN commentator opened a new round of God's predictions.

"As far as I know, the Philadelphia 76ers only tried out three rookies, one is Allen Iverson, one is Lin Hong, and Marcus Camby!
However, the Philadelphia 76ers, who have the No. [-] pick, seem to have a soft spot for Allen Iverson.

After all, their team already has third-round pick Jerry Stackhouse.

This all-round rookie swingman has shown very good combat power and potential in the first year.

At this time, it is obviously more reasonable to reinforce a backcourt partner for him than to choose Lin Hong.

Of course, it is not ruled out that the 76ers will choose a double striker lineup.

It's just that in comparison, they value Allen Iverson more!
The Celtics, who are ranked second, only invited defenders for trial training, but I personally feel that this is just a smoke bomb thrown by Auerbach.

Their target is probably still Lin Hong! "

"It is worth mentioning that Lin Hong is the first Chinese rookie in NBA history to enter the small green room!"

"All in all, this is just my analysis. Lin Hong is very likely to beat teammate Allen Iverson and become the first champion in Chinese history!"

Like the ESPN commentator said.

At the draft conference, the spotlight was almost all on Lin Hong's table.

Lin Hong, as the favorite of the number one pick, was invited to the Little Green House as a matter of course.

The small green room is a special term in the NBA draft.

It is not a room, it is the front row of the election site.

In the NBA draft, the players who receive the official invitation to enter the small green room of the draft are generally selected through the vote of the general manager of the NBA team.

The final decision is made by the vice president of the league and is considered to be a potential rookie who is eligible to enter the lottery.

Hundreds of rookies participate in the election every year, and generally only about 15 people can enter the small green room.

Of course, entering the small green house does not mean being selected at the top of the list.

Jordan once entered the small green room, but was not selected by the Clippers until the 35th
Therefore, it is really embarrassing for the members of the Little Green Room to not enter the lottery.

Lin Hong was surrounded by agent Bill Duffy, Allen Iverson and Iverson's relatives.

At the same time, there is John Thompson, the head coach of Georgetown University.

The No. 96 pick in [-] will be produced on this table!

"Hi Lin, Alan, we meet again."

Also coming to the Little Green House, it's not just Iverson and Lin Hong.

Stephen Marbury, Ray Allen, Marcus Camby, Antoine Walker, etc. all came to Lin Hong's table to say hello to their former opponents.

"Lin, the competition between us is not over yet, the humiliation of the knockout round, I will double it back in the NBA!"

"This year's champion will definitely not be you."

Lin Hong didn't even cast a glance at him: "Maybe it won't be me, but it won't be you."

"A loser is ashamed to shout in front of me. Does your mother know that you have such a thick skin?"

"Hmph, let me keep your mouth shut for a while."

Marcus Camby said confidently: "I bet you won't be in the top three."

The 76ers are interested in Iverson, and the Celtics favor outsiders.

The Vancouver Grizzlies, who hold the No. [-] lottery, have already promised Marcus Camby that they will choose him.

"So what if you beat me, you can't even make it to the top three, you're still not a lower!!"

Marcus Camby is very proud.

Lin Hong raised his head and finally put his eyes on the other party's face: "Bet? Okay, I bet with you."

"Let's make some bets. If you lose, you will be my younger brother. It's the same if I lose. How about it? Dare you?"

"This"

Marcus Camby hesitated.

This price is a bit high.

If Lin Hong is so confident, he probably won't reach an agreement with the Celtics, right?
At the moment when he hesitated, Eric Dampier next to him laughed and encouraged: "Lin is just pretending! Bet with him, Marcus!"

Correct!
It must be so!

The news didn't say where Lin Hong went for trial training, he must be bluffing!
Marcus Cambi nodded heavily: "Okay, I bet you!"

After putting down his harsh words, he sat back in his seat.

"Lin, I don't want to be your opponent anymore."

Corey Kiddles' half-joke eased the tense atmosphere and made several young people in the little green room laugh out loud.

The super-scorer from Villanova was all too real.

Be on time.

Accompanied by the tense and intense background music, David Stern, the president of the NBA, walked onto the stage slowly.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the 1996 NBA Draft."

"Today, our NBA family welcomes a whole new class of young talent.

Proficiently read out his opening remarks that have not changed for many years.

Standing on the stage as usual, Stern began to recall the past.

It's a pity that this is not Madison Square Garden in New York, and the audience booed him uncooperatively, which somewhat made him feel a little embarrassed.

Perhaps also because of this, Stern soon announced that he was entering the main show.

Behind him hangs a large timer, which shows the countdown to the Philadelphia 76ers' rookie selection.

When each team selects a first-round pick, it has 5 minutes to consider.

Three minutes later, representatives of the 3ers handed over the completed envelope to Stern on the stage.

While waiting for the envelope to be opened, it was as if the audience had pressed the pause button.

Everyone held their breath and stared wide-eyed, waiting for the birth of the champion.

Even Cardinal Auerbach, who has experienced many battles, is clenching his fists tightly at this time, hoping that the name on the envelope is not Lin Hong!
Stern opened the envelope, saw the name on it, and immediately looked in Lin Hong's direction, the surprise on his face was not fake.

He paused for a while before reading aloud: "The No. 1996 pick in the 1 draft."

"Philadelphia 76ers choose Lin Hong from Georgetown University!"

"This is the first Chinese player in NBA history, and also the first foreign player to become the No. [-] pick. Let us congratulate this young man from China!"

Stern's voice fell, and the scene was in an uproar!
"What??"

Countless faces with question marks turned towards David Stern in unison.

This result was obviously unexpected.

After all, the Philadelphia 76ers had a special liking for Iverson before.

Even though Logo Man, Pat Riley and other sophisticated guys pursue Lin Hong unremittingly, the 76ers still don't like Lin Hong very much.

Facts have proved that the top 76ers just made a feint!
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Ps: Ladies and gentlemen, guess where Lin Hong will go?
(End of this chapter)