After the confession failed, I went to the NBA to play and lose weight

Chapter 409 Extra Story-09 Draft and Dynasty

The 2009 NBA draft was held on June 6 in the theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The draft was broadcast live to 25 countries and regions around the world through ESPN TV.

A total of 103 people signed up for this draft, including 74 local players from the United States, 29 players from other countries and regions, and no Chinese players.

In the end, 55 players felt that the draft market was not good and withdrew from the draft after the trial training, and then 30 NBA teams selected the remaining 48 players, including 38 local players from the United States and 10 players from other countries.

The No. [-] pick is Blake Griffin from Oklahoma, a mixed-race black man who looks whiter than whites, and was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers.

It is worth mentioning that the No. [-] pick has an amazing bounce, is known for his violent style of play and is good at dunking, but his wingspan is only a little longer than his height, which reminds Li Chengming of Dayao.

The Grizzlies used the second pick to select the 221cm tall Hashim Thabeet, and the Thunder selected James Harden, a swingman with a third overall pick.

The Thunder have won at least the top five high-ranking picks for three consecutive seasons. The No. [-] pick Durant, the No. [-] pick Westbrook, and the No. [-] pick Jeff Green. The outside world is cautiously optimistic about the performance of this youth team in the new season.

But there is no doubt that Durant has now been widened by Li Chengming, and the two are no longer competing on the same track.

Durant is also known as a "young player", and Li Chengming is already a famous player and an MVP-level player.

The next four to seventh places are guards, and there are indeed many guards who are favored this year, and the outstanding performances are all in the high picks.

The Kings selected Tyreke Evans with the fourth pick, the Timberwolves selected Spanish golden boy Ricky Rubio and Jonny Flynn with the 5th and 6th picks respectively, and the Warriors selected Stephen Curry with the [-]th pick.

The eighth Knicks selected the physically fit insider Jordan Hill, and the ninth Toronto Raptors selected DeMar DeRozan, a swingman from California.

DeRozan is 1.9 meters eight and weighs 211 pounds. The template is Vince Carter, because his vertical jump has reached an astonishing 98cm, which belongs to the top spring man.

Then the Raptors announced to the outside world that they would reach a deal with the defending champion Magic. The Magic and Turkoglu signed first and then traded. Send out next year's first and second round picks.

O'Neal signed a sky-high contract of 03 million with the Pacers in July 7, and now there is still one year left in this contract, which is an acceptable result for both parties.

In fact, it is equivalent to the Magic exchanging next year's draft pick for the Raptors' lottery pick this year, and then exchanging a suitable contract from the Turks for the Raptors' expiring garbage contract.

The Raptors are very greedy for Turkoglu, and the Turks also use this method to repay their old club. After all, they won two championships and got their favorite contract. A peaceful breakup is the best result.

As for the Raptors, with Bosh in the team and Bargnani in need of training, they recruited Turkoglu, obviously wanting to replicate the successful model of the Magic to a certain extent.

Bargnani corresponds to Lewis, Bosh corresponds to Howard, and Turkoglu corresponds to Lee Chengming. In addition, there is already a good sixth man Barbosa in the team, as well as the growth of Calderon and others. They are also very promising.

Obviously, the Raptors management also understands that they need to be trained after selecting DeRozan, and it is hard to predict how they will play, but Turkoglu is still in his prime and has no history of injuries, which is exactly what they need player of.

As long as a suitable 3D is added, the starting lineup will be competitive in the Eastern Conference.

Of course, winning the championship is still far away, but with Li Chengming and Howard's Magic team, how can other teams in the East break out of the East?
For the Raptors, it is probably a success if they have the opportunity to touch the Magic in the Eastern Conference Finals. What if there is an accident and let others overturn the Magic first?
But for other teams, especially those in the Eastern Conference, the Raptors are tantamount to "enemies". If you send rookies there, what if they are cultivated?

Look at the current lineup of the Magic. No. [-] pick Howard, first-round pick Nelson, and last-round pick Li Chengming are all the main starters. They also entered the rotation in the second round last year and showed potential. Now they have another lottery pick. How do you fight in the year?
But the deal is a foregone conclusion, and now I can only pray that DeRozan will not perform well in the Magic, and it is best to be "used".

This holiday Li Chengming was not as busy as last time, but this time their team back home was bigger, and the McGilton family also followed.

They have been planning to travel to China for a long time, and it is just right now. Of course, Li Chengming will receive the whole process here, so that everyone can have a good time.

After a long and leisurely summer vacation, and the new season is about to start, Li Chengming also returned to the team to prepare for the training camp.

But without the consumption of the Olympic Games, although he has tried his best to restrain himself, but he didn't control his mouth and the happiness of double harvest in career and love still made him significantly overweight.

The first goal of the new season is to work harder to lose weight!

However, this season, the Magic seems to have suffered a curse. Less than a week after the start of the game, they lost two generals. Nelson and Lewis were absent due to injuries.

When Lewis finally returned, Howard was injured again, and Pietrus' physical condition was up and down, so the burden fell on the two rookies DeRozan and Mbah a Moute.

Li Chengming, who led the team, was undoubtedly under the most pressure.

If the game is lost, there is no blame for the injury, the rookie is not to be blamed, and others can't afford it, then only he, who has been recognized as the leader, will be responsible.

And winning the game, in everyone's opinion, it should be. After all, in the new season, he was ranked third among players by ESPN, second only to Kobe and James, and Howard was fourth.

Because the two are on the same team, even if they beat those two consecutively, they are still lower than them.

And now the rhetoric has naturally become, "If it is Kobe/James, so what."

But Li Chengming didn't say anything, and endured all this silently, except for Howard's absence, and DeRozan's growth, sometimes even giving football rights, even if they lost the game, anyway, they don't have to take the blame in the end. his problem.

In the first half of the season, the Magic stumbled like this, playing more than 40 games with only a 52% winning rate, ranking fifth in the Eastern Conference.

This result is already quite good given the situation of the Magic this season, but obviously everyone is too demanding of them. The latter said that Li Chengming is too demanding.

However, Li Chengming averaged 28 points, 10.3 rebounds and 7 assists per game this season, which is quite competitive on the MVP list.

Although there are many controversies from the outside world, it seems that the officials finally know who they should praise. It just so happened that this season when the Magic team suffered frequent injuries, Li Chengming, the only one who has been healthy and full attendance, has gained a lot of recognition, which is quite a bit The story of the "lonely hero".

The NBA itself is a large-scale show, with its professionalism and of course packaging and performance elements, so storytelling is very much needed by the league.

The Magic are expected to establish a dynasty this season. For Stern, this is not a bad thing, and if he can win the cup after going through hardships, he can accept it even if the core is a foreigner.

Because this will help the NBA to further promote internationally, especially in Asia. When it is impossible for the United States to beat the previous two, global strategy is the lifeline for the NBA to survive.

Otherwise, it would be very embarrassing if people always say "it's not even as hot as March Madness".

Li Chengming did not disappoint him. During the All-Star voting, he also became the top voter thanks to his strong popularity, although there was not a big gap with the latter.

Just say you won or not?
This season, Li Chengming went all out in the face of any game, and this time he only participated in one main game, leading the Eastern team to defeat their opponents and winning the All-Star MVP.

And it seems that with this momentum, Li Chengming averaged 44.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and 9.2 assists in the ten games after the All-Star Game, leading the team to a wave of ten consecutive victories and ushering in Howard. Waiting for someone's comeback.

Afterwards, the Magic team, which gradually assembled with all members, began to sprint for the playoffs. On the one hand, it was looking for a game feeling to prepare for the playoffs, and on the other hand, it also wanted to make another breakthrough.

After all, I am used to the home field advantage in the playoffs, so it is not used to it suddenly.

In the end, relying on the late sprint, the Magic finally achieved 50+ wins, and narrowly squeezed into the third place in the playoffs, a small victory over Green Kai.

Lukay's record decline this season is also very mediocre due to injuries.

But entering the playoffs, the two teams are different.

Both teams easily defeated their opponents in the first round, and the second round was like a repeat of last season. In the end, the Magic swept the Eagles again, and the Green Cavaliers succeeded in revenge. The Cavaliers advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals 4:2.

In the Eastern Conference finals, Green Kai successfully dragged the game into the tiebreaker with a momentum, but in the tiebreaker, Li Chengming scored 55 points, eliminated his opponent again and advanced to the finals for three consecutive years.

The finals is another old opponent, and even a meme has been derived in China, "the college entrance examination is held every year, but this time is the magic lake showdown". It's the two of them.

The Magic have suffered a lot this season. In contrast, although the Lakers' record in the regular season has declined, their combat power is still there, and they still have a strong sense of revenge.

If you lose to the same opponent for three years in a row, then it really complies with Kobe's words, "The runner-up is the biggest loser".

But they still couldn't pass the level of the Magic, although this time they finally succeeded in dragging into the tiebreaker, especially after losing the Tianwangshan battle, the tiebreaker was an overtime lore, and the seventh game was still at home.

But Li Chengming set a new record in the tiebreaker again, no matter how he cast, he scored a new personal high and a new tiebreaker record of 57 points - the last record was still in the last round.

In the end, the Lakers lost the most important game by 4 points. I don’t know how many Lakers fans shed tears on the spot after the game. Kobe, Dajia and others were also silent, and could only watch the Magic celebrate excitedly.

This championship is undoubtedly a big surprise for the Magic, because they even withdrew from the championship competition by default during the season, and they were worried that they would not be able to enter the playoffs.

Unexpectedly, Li Chengming has led the team all the way to the present without a game this season, and has also collected the All-Star Game MVP, Regular Season MVP, and FMVP's single-season MVP Grand Slam achievements.

Of course, he deserved it all.

If there were doubts before whether he could carry the banner of the Magic and whether he should overwhelm Howard, there is no doubt now.

Even ranking him below Kobe and James before now seems like a joke.

How can there be any reason why you are better than me and I can always beat you?

As for the words "Why don't Li Chengming and Howard separate", this is completely unreasonable.

"The Magic is the second dynasty team since the new century. Compared with Los Angeles, Orlando is not that big, and the ball market is also much worse. But relying on the excellent draft, they still opened up the dynasty. This is for many small teams. I'm afraid it's all an encouragement!"

"It is worth mentioning that the Magic's rookies for three consecutive years, Li Chengming, Mbah a Moute and DeRozan, all won the championship with the team in their rookie season. Although DeRozan did not have the success of Li Chengming's rookie season , The playoffs also declined due to experience and mentality, but his future is still limitless."

"As for the young Magic team, can they still create miracles? Let's wait and see..."

(End of this chapter)