no shortcuts in basketball

Chapter 71 A Mahjong Table

Behind the stage on the first floor, there were three people sitting in front of a table.

One person wears glasses, has gray hair, kind eyes, looks like he is over 60 years old;

A man with a Buddha face mask, with a naive look, and an Asian face;
The last person also wears glasses, but the top of his head is bald, his face is duck-shaped, and his eyes are bare.

The three are current NBA president David Stern, vice president Mark Tatum, and president assistant Adam Silver.

"Xu Yong's draft market this year is very good." Stern held a tablet in his hand with the latest draft dynamic predictions. Xu Yong's pick has climbed to the fourth position.

If there is one person who cares most about the Chinese market, it is only him, the old man who waited for hours in front of CCTV with a video tape.

Yao Ming is suffering from injuries, and Yi Jianlian is in a difficult position. He is also the one who most hopes that China will produce another basketball star.

Xu Yong is undoubtedly the most promising person, and Xu Yong was played by the NCAA. If he succeeds in the end, the significance will be no less than that of Yao Ming.

So he is also the one who most hopes that Xu Yong can be selected in the high order.

"Yes, and he is an outside player, which will be the perfect answer to expand the Chinese market." Tatum echoed with a smile.

If Stern is the planner of the overseas strategy, then Tatum is the most loyal executor.

Although he is not very good at alliance management, he is the most professional in overseas market development.

"David, I think you care too much about the overseas market. What if you develop it again? We should pay more attention to the local market. You should pay more attention to Blake Griffin this year. He will be the detonator of the ball market. .” Xiao Hua sang the opposite tune at this time.

Stern didn't refute, just smiled and waved his hands.

Xiao Hua's market operation ability is better than him, but his vision is too arrogant.

The cake in the US market is only that big, and they have to compete with football, football, baseball, ice hockey and so on.

Those who grab the cake will never get more than those who make the cake.

This should not be a multiple choice question, but a multiple choice question.

At this moment, the tablet in his hand was updated, and Xu Yong's draft pick dropped one place from fourth.

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The Kings draft lodge.

Petrie just hung up the phone with a very ugly face.

Just now, the spokesperson of the team's owner, the Maruf Brothers, called him and said that the owner had appointed Tyreke Evans.

A feeling of helplessness surged over the manager who had been in the Kings for 15 years and was elected the NBA's best general manager twice.

He remembered the draft promise he made to Xu Yong, but he was just a worker after all.

Thinking of this, he handed the result to his assistant, then got up and left the hut.

Although Evans is good, his skills have been fixed. He may have a good rookie season, but his room for improvement is limited.

If the Kings' goal is to return to the playoffs, that's a good answer, but if you look at the longer term, Xu Yongcai is a better choice.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Just as he passed by the Suns draft cabin, there were angry voices inside.

He carefully identified it, and it seemed to be Steve Kerr's voice.

He wasn't too curious.

If you want to select a place where accidents happen the most, then the NBA Draft will undoubtedly be one of the candidates.

What draft promises, trade promises, until the moment the final decision is made, everything is just a blur.

At this time, there was a wall, and Cole was really shocked.

Because just now, Wizards general manager Ernie Grunfeld called him, and the deal they had agreed to was cancelled.

Because they got an offer that made them [hard to refuse], and he didn't think the Suns could offer the same level of offer.

After some communication to no avail, Cole reluctantly called the Timberwolves again.

The only pick in the top four picks this year that has ever appeared in the trade market is the No. [-] pick, but the Grizzlies' asking price is too high, and basically no one makes a deal with them.

So if the Wizards can't trade the No. [-] pick, they can only make a fuss about the Timberwolves' No. [-] pick.

Petrie walked on, passing the Thunder's draft cabin again.

Unlike all the excitement along the way, the Thunder's draft cabin was extraordinarily quiet.

He could not help but stop at the door for a while.

Speaking of the players selected by the Thunder in the past two seasons, Durant, Westbrook, and Jeff Green have all shown full potential.

As a colleague, he couldn't help but envy Sam Presti.

The general manager from the Spurs is only in his early thirties and only joined the Thunder in 2007, but he has already used his top-notch vision to create a promising team for the team.

He wouldn't be surprised if the Thunder rise one day in the future, and this young general manager will be the real "MVP".

Of course, what he envied was not only Presti's vision, but also Presti's rights.

When the team owner likes to interfere in the affairs of the team, even the best manager is useless.

Petrie walked on, and the outermost room was assigned to the Knicks.

"At home", they got the most convenient location.

Among the two favorites of New Yorkers this year is Xu Yong's name.

Originally, they definitely had no chance of picking up the Xu Yong Knicks, but judging from the current situation, the New Yorkers may become the final winner?
He continued to walk forward and had already exited the passage on the second floor.

Outside at this time, the arena was full of seats.

In the very center of the court, in the temporary small green room, the sixteen rookies were already looking forward to it.

His eyes quickly locked on Xu Yong.

At this time, he felt as if he had fallen in love with a girl, and the girl had already agreed to him, but because of the obstruction of her parents, the girl had to marry someone else in the end.

Although it is impossible for the girl to belong to him, he is also very curious about who will end up with it.

At this moment, the lights on the scene dimmed, background music sounded, and on the front stage, the highlight collection of this year's rookies began to play.

Xu Yong's length in it is second only to Griffin, and the NBA's idea of ​​expanding the Chinese market is obvious.

At this time, he had to sigh with emotion, what a great opportunity, to lose him just like this!

But at the same time, a bold idea emerged from the depths of his heart.

Thinking of this, he turned around and quickly walked towards his draft hut.

Just after Petrie left, the lights of the scene hit the stage.

Amidst the familiar boos, the old man most familiar to all the fans smiled and stepped towards the center of the stage facing the spotlight.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the NBA 2009 Draft..."

　Thank you for the 500 reward from Minced Eggplant ~ Sanjiang Cha has dozens of follow-up readings. I will give myself some comfort and thank you all. In addition, the next chapter will reveal the results of the draft. It will be postponed to August 8st, but not too much Free updates is also a good thing for brothers

　　
　
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