From South China Tiger to NBA King

Chapter 52 Draft Conference (3)

At 8:2017 p.m. Eastern Time, the [-] Draft officially began, and there was a wave of boos like a tsunami...

It has become an unspoken rule of the draft that the president is booed. This tradition began in 1984 and has continued since the Stern era.

But Xiao Hua and Stern are a little different. The booing against Xiao Hua is not a ceremonial booing like Stern, but a sincere booing.

Silver didn't care, everything he did was for money, but Stern made the NBA's reputation while making money, and he hasn't yet.

He believes: Stern can do it because in his era, there are Jordan, Kobe and Shark Duncan James. These people are his basic set.

So since he took office, he has been promoting the Warriors intentionally or unintentionally. He wants to promote the Warriors dynasty in the new era and make people forget the Bulls dynasty, Lakers dynasty and Spurs dynasty.

Xiao Hua also wants a superstar who dominates the league like Michael Jordan, and he has been looking for it, but unfortunately, he has not seen the current signs.

Amid the boos, nba chairman Adam Silver walked onto the stage with a smile and began his opening speech.

"Gentlemen and ladies, good evening!"

"Call..."

"Welcome to all the fans at Barclays Center, as well as fans around the world who are watching the NBA's 2017-18 NBA draft on television."

Standing on the rostrum, Xiao Hua first said hello to all the fans around the world, and said a few fake nonsense, until the fans were so annoying that he announced the official start of the draft.

A staff member came out from the backstage and handed an envelope to him.

The Chinese fans who watched the draft through TV and the Internet were already extremely nervous. Everyone wanted to run to the stage and kick Silver, grabbed the envelope in his hand, and read it out loud.

If it is Jianghu, we will announce it earlier, so we can celebrate.Shouldn't it be announced earlier, so as not to delay our time to see Jianghu being selected, OK?

Xiao Hua's movements were grinding, and he adjusted his glasses before reading the letter. After opening the envelope, he read unhurriedly: "The first pick in the first round of the 2017 NBA draft, Boston Kyle The special person chose..."

"From the rivers and lakes of the South China Tigers in Guangdong, China!"

At this moment, all the cameras in the audience locked on Jianghu at the fastest speed, and countless flashes flashed to record this historic moment.

Jiang Hu pointed to the sky with his right hand, then patted his chest, and stood up.

Schwartz, who was sitting next to Jianghu, seemed to be out of control, stood up and kept thinking: "We did it, we finally did it!!"

"Unbelievable, unbelievable, we accomplished the impossible..."

"What's unbelievable, I told you on day one, we're going to make it."

Jianghu smiled and extended his palm to Schwartz. The two clapped and hugged enthusiastically, celebrating the achievement of a great goal.

Then Jianghu walked to the rostrum wearing a black suit and a Celtic "green hat".

The big screen on the rostrum played back the CBA highlights of Jianghu.

All kinds of dunks, all kinds of three-pointers, dazzling.

Surrounded by cameras and flashing lights, Jiang Hu walked quickly onto the stage and shook hands with Xiao Hua.

"Hello, Jiang, congratulations."

"Nice to meet you, Mr. President."

"It's nice to meet you too, and welcome to the NBA family."

Xiao Hua's eyes looking at Jianghu are extremely gentle. During the Stern era, a Yao Ming opened up the NBA's Chinese market, and since then it has become their second largest market in the world.

Now is the time when the influence of the NBA is weakening in China. Jianghu Hengkong was born as the champion, and he is destined to resist the banner of the leader in the Chinese market.

Thinking of this, a crazy idea popped up in Xiao Hua's mind: "Should I ask the referee to take care of him?"

"Maybe it can bring me benefits!"

A simple hug and greeting, the two took a group photo, and then walked off the stage to be interviewed.

At this moment, CCTV and all the hosts of the live broadcast of the talent show on the whole network were all very excited.

"The rivers and lakes, the rivers and lakes, really are the rivers and lakes!"

"Born in September 1998, Jiang Hu, who is 9 years old this year, was named on the gold list today and became the second NBA champion in Chinese history."

"After 15 years, we have an NBA No. [-] pick in China again. This is really a refreshing day."

At the same time, almost all live barrage on the entire network has a unified format.

"BJ University sent a congratulatory message, congratulations to Jianghu for winning the number one scholar!!"

"Tsinghua University sent a congratulatory message, congratulations to Jianghu for winning the number one scholar!!"

"Fudan University sent a congratulatory message, congratulations to Jianghu for winning the number one scholar!!"

"The Central Film Academy sent a congratulatory message, congratulations to Jianghu for winning the number one scholar!!"

"Zhejiang University sent a congratulatory message, congratulations to Jianghu for winning the number one scholar!!"

"Shaxian Snacks sent a congratulatory message, congratulations to Jianghu for winning the number one scholar!!"

"Lanzhou Ramen sent a congratulatory message, congratulations to Jianghu for winning the number one scholar!!"

"Baiwei Huang Braised Chicken sent a congratulatory message, congratulations to Jianghu for winning the number one scholar!!"

"Mixue Bingcheng sent a congratulatory message, congratulations to Jianghu for winning the number one scholar!!"

"…………"

Amidst the dense barrage of netizens across the country, Jiang Hu got off the rostrum and walked aside to accept the interview.

CCTV specially applied for the first person to conduct interviews on Jianghu, and the NBA officials also gave permission.

Zhang Weiping's face has turned into a chrysanthemum with a smile at this moment: "Congratulations, Xiao Jiang, for becoming the number one pick in this year's draft!!"

"Is there anything I want to say to the national fans in front of the TV and the Internet."

Jiang Hu's expression rarely became serious, facing the camera, Jiang Hu said:

"Thank you for supporting me all the way, I will not let you down."

"I came to the NBA to play, not to dawdle."

"I will be an actionist, help my team, compete for the championship and honor, and let them see what is the descendant of the dragon!!"

In addition to CCTV's interviews, Jianghu also accepts interviews from major media, and after the interviews, he will do a special interview with CCTV...

Every year in the draft, the No. [-] pick is the busiest.

Jiang Hu, the number one scholar from China, was even more busy.

The draft continued, and the Los Angeles Lakers, who held the second overall pick, finally selected Lonzo Ball.

They tried their best and tried almost all methods to get Jianghu.

The magician firmly believes that Jianghu will be an epoch-making superstar.

But it's a pity that Danny Ainge came to the Chicago United trial that day, and it's even more regrettable that they just happened to hold the No. [-] pick one place higher than the Lakers.

The failure to choose Jianghu made the magician sigh, but he still wanted to continue to choose.

Compared with Fultz, the Los Angeles management is still more optimistic about the ball brother from Los Angeles.

Although Ball's big mouth and Ball's clumsy shooting posture caused headaches for the Lakers management, Ball's own talent, his local identity and a large number of UCLA Bruins fans behind him finally drove the Lakers to make this choice.

The third pick, the Philadelphia 76ers, continued to move forward in accordance with the pace of history and still chose Mark Fultz.

Fultz, who was originally the No. [-] pick in time and space, eventually fell to the third overall pick. In fact, it is also a good option for Fultz. In this way, his pressure will be much less.

While his bizarre "yip syndrome," which robs him of his shooting ability, has always been inevitable, he's certainly faced much less criticism.

The No. [-] pick in the Suns locked in Jayson Tatum, who was waived by the Celtics.

In the arena, Tatum lost the mission of helping the Celtics revive, and it is likely that Devin Booker will be the second master.

The Kings with the fifth overall pick, unsurprisingly, won the best guard of the future, De'Aaron Fox.

The little fox is about to go to Sacramento, taking on the ambition of Kings fans to return to the playoffs.

The Magic with the sixth pick chose Josh Jackson.

Josh Jackson, who used to be Booker's younger brother in time and space, now has the opportunity to lead the team alone. The world is also very curious about what he can do.

The Timberwolves with the seventh pick chose Lauri Markkanen. The European power forward had just put on the Timberwolves hat and was being interviewed. He was immediately notified that he had changed his club.

"Three for two, tough guy Butler reunited with mentor Thibodeau"

"The latest news is that the Timberwolves traded dunk king Zach LaVine plus 2017 seventh overall pick Markkanen and 2016 fourth overall pick Kris Dunn from the Chicago Bulls for Jimmy Butler and The 16th pick in the first round."

Karl-Anthony Towns, who was isolated and helpless, complained to the team that he needed a leader to help him lead the team. Head coach Thibodeau recommended his former disciple Butler, which finally led to the deal.

Knicks select Frank Ntilikina with eighth pick
The Dallas Mavericks selected Jonathan Isaac with the ninth overall pick.

The Kings (from the Pelicans) with the tenth pick selected Zach Collins and traded to the Trail Blazers.

The Hornets selected Malik Monk with the No. 11 pick
The Pistons selected Luke Kennard with the No. 12 overall pick.

The Jazz (from the Nuggets) with the No. 13 pick selected Donovan Mitchell.

The Heat with the No.14 pick selected Bam Adebayor.

With the above-mentioned 14 people being selected, the lottery picks in this draft are all over.

　An embarrassing thing happened, the chapter was posted wrongly, Wori, it has been rearranged now. No.16 was directly sent to the draft... If you feel confused, you can read it again from Chapter 15

　　
　
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