I was determined to be bad, but I went straight to the Basketball Hall of Fame

Chapter 381 Public Enemy of the Spurs (Second Change)

On June 2011, 6, the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, where this year's draft was held.

For the NBA, the annual draft heralds the beginning of a new season and symbolizes the entry of a group of new forces into the league.

But this time is different. A week after the draft, the labor and management will negotiate.

Moreover, the result of this negotiation is not optimistic, and both employers and employees may not be able to reach an agreement.

Therefore, before the start of the draft, David Stern's face was full of fatigue and sadness.

Even so, when the night draft began, he still stood in the center of the stage with a smile on his face.

This year's convention didn't take place in the familiar Madison Square Garden, so those obnoxious New York fans didn't have a chance to boo Stern.

The Cleveland Cavaliers, who reached the finals, unexpectedly won this year's No. [-] pick.

The last team to enter the Finals and win the No. 1982 pick was the Los Angeles Lakers in [-].

The Lakers' No. 1981 pick was traded from the Cavaliers in the 1982-[-] season.

Because of this ridiculous situation, the league had to issue a "Stepien Clause" for Cavaliers owner Stepien, which prohibited the team from trading out draft picks for two consecutive years.

Now, it's the Cavaliers' turn to enjoy the No. [-] pick. It can only be said that the ancestors have accumulated virtue.

"In the 2011 draft, the Cleveland Cavaliers selected Kyrie Irving from Duke University with the first overall pick in the first round!"

David Stern read out the first name in this year's draft.

Kyrie Irving, an excellent point guard from the prestigious Duke.

This is the fourth consecutive year that the No. [-] pick is a point guard after Rose, Curry, and Wall.

All teams are beginning to realize the importance of the backcourt and realize how great an excellent point guard is to the team's offense.

Point guard is a typical position where the offensive payoff is higher than the defensive payoff.

When teams start to invest resources in point guards, it shows that the trend of the entire league is in favor of offense.

After winning Irving, the Cavaliers were overjoyed, and their strength was further enhanced.

After James in 03, the Cavaliers finally have another high-ranking super rookie.

As a result, the Cavaliers' odds of winning the new season have jumped to the league's first position.

Then in the second pick, the wise and great King of Minnesota, the reverse vane of the NBA draft world, the god of showmanship, the Timberwolves management, chose Derek Williams from the University of Arizona!

The masterpiece of the no-nonsense striker helped the University of Arizona overturn the prestigious Duke in this year's NCAA.

This may be the reason why the Timberwolves chose him.

Min Congda, who is far away in the draft office in Los Angeles, feels very relieved to see the Timberwolves have selected such a dubious striker.

This shows that in terms of draft vision and draft standards, he and the Timberwolves are on the same side, which is really reassuring.

Then, the Utah Jazz selected Turkish insider Enes Kanter with the third overall pick.

It was an unexpected pick, using a valuable No. [-] pick on a Turkish center.

The Toronto Raptors took Jonas Valanciunas at fourth.

The Washington Wizards took Jan Veseli at No. [-].

The teams with three consecutive picks all chose European insiders.

Obviously, Nowitzki's championship this year has shocked many teams.

A German lad can achieve so much.

Eastern teams like the Wizards, who didn't pay much attention to international players in the past, are starting to think about treasure hunting in Europe.

The power forward from the Czech Republic is 211 tall, and his template is Dirk Nowitzki.

When he was selected with the fifth overall pick, he got up and kissed his girlfriend passionately, but it became his most amazing scene in the NBA.

Not every native white forward who can shoot is Larry Bird.

Not all 210 white big men who can shoot are Nowitzki.

This lesson will continue to alert NBA management in the future.

Nowitzki second, like Bird second, is the easiest to fool people.

With the sixth pick, the New Jersey Nets selected Tristan Thompson from the University of Texas.

With the seventh pick, the Detroit Pistons selected University of Kentucky guard Brandon Knight.

The once evergreen Pistons in the East began their long rebuilding.

The Charlotte Bobcats selected Kemba Walker with the eighth pick.

The Bucks selected Fredette with the ninth overall pick.

The Golden State Warriors took Klay Thompson, son of No. [-] pick with the [-]th overall pick...

Soon, it was the Clippers' 13th pick, and Min Congda was getting impatient.

It's better to be the No. [-] pick. If there is only one No. [-] pick, you will get off work after the selection!

It's very annoying now, there is a 13th pick, and a 20th pick, waiting for a long time.

"In the 2011 draft, with the 13th overall pick, the Los Angeles Clippers selected Kawhien Leonard from the University of San Diego!"

Stern announced Leonard's name on stage.

The young man got up from his seat with no expression on his face.

Numbly walked onto the stage, put on the Los Angeles Clippers hat, and shook hands with Stern.

For this result, Leonard is actually very satisfied. It is great to be able to play in Los Angeles.

He didn't know that in San Antonio, Texas, in the Spurs' draft office, Popovich was furious!
"Fuck! Fuck! What the hell is going on! Why did the Clippers choose Leonard at the 13th pick! Schett! Call, call the Los Angeles Clippers draft office immediately..."

Popovich couldn't believe his eyes, why was another person intercepted by the Clippers?

In the free market, you snatched my Bonner, and I was black in the playoffs. Now the draft has also taken away my carefully selected small forward?

The Spurs have been staring at Leonard for a long time and spent a lot of scouting resources in contact.

After repeated inspections, the Spurs, who had no draft picks, decided to use George Hill to trade the Pacers' No. 15 pick to win Leonard.

Before Popovich used various resources to understand the draft intentions of each team, he believed that no one would be interested in Leonard.

Who knew that the Clippers, a dog team, even intercepted Leonard at the 13th pick!

Popovich felt his blood pressure rise and desperately needed someone to vent some anger on.

"Call Mike Dunleavy..."

"The phone is turned off, and I can't get through."

Dunleavy presciently turned off his phone on draft day.

Popovich cried silently, and the team's plan for the new season was ruined.

The draft was going on as usual until the 20th pick, and the Clippers' draft was finally coming to an end.

Min Congda couldn't hold back anymore and wanted to go home from get off work and go to bed.

"In the 2011 draft, the Los Angeles Clippers selected Jimmy Butler from Marquette University with the 20th overall pick!"

The Clippers took Jimmy Butler at No. 20, another forward.

The reason why Min Congda chose him is very simple: among all the players in the trial training, his shooting is as bad as Leonard!

After taking Butler, the Clippers' office erupted in applause.

"Okay! Very good! The talent show has come to a successful conclusion! The second round is...just figure it out? Get off work! Let's go, Jeff, go have a drink! Let's go have a drink together!"

There was another pick in the second round, and Min Congda didn't want to worry about it, and let the front make his own choice.

Can't wait to bring the staff to dinner together.

In another week, Min Congda will go to New York in person to witness another big labor negotiation since 1999.

(End of this chapter)