NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

Chapter 232 The NBA draft begins! The dynasty lineup is beginning to take shape!

At the moment the game ended, Lin Tian had actually received a prompt from the system.

Season review gift packs have been distributed!

Lin Tian was not in a hurry to open the gift bag directly on the court. Instead, after having enough trouble with everyone, while everyone was reveling, Lin Tian sat down comfortably in the corner of the locker room and lit a fire A cigar, and then opened this once-a-season gift package!

"Season ratings in progress..."

"Season ratings are out!"

"Personal Data Rating: S!"

"Team status rating: S+!"

"Team record rating: S-!"

“Highlight Contest Rating: S-!”

"Overall rating: S-!"

"The ultimate gift pack of the season has been distributed to the host. The gift pack level is: S-. Please open the gift pack immediately."

This S- gift package was completely within Lin Tian's expectation.

Based on his experience in the first two seasons, he has slowly figured out some systematic rating rules.

For example, in terms of personal data, although he won the assists + steals title and ranked among the top five in the league in scoring, this data is still somewhat mediocre from a historical perspective, unless Lin Tian gets some historical level. Only with data can we get S+ in this evaluation.

As for the team's record, Lin Tian guessed that as long as he wins the championship, he will definitely get S- at the minimum. As for S or S+, there is a high probability that he will have to win more games in the regular season or in the playoffs. Total victory.

With so few wins in the regular season, Lin Tian had already expected to get an S- in the end. He didn't hesitate at all and just opened the system gift package and took a look. What new stuff can we get this year?

"Open!"

"The host gains 8000 experience points!"

"The host gets a monthly version of the top star experience card!"

"1987-1988 Season Michael Jordan Experience Card (Monthly Subscription)!"

Bullshit!

With Lin Tian's determination, looking at this experience card, he couldn't help but take another big puff of cigar!

88赛季的乔丹，那可是赛季场均35分5.5篮板5.9助攻3.2抢断1.6盖帽的怪物！

At the same time, this season is also Jordan's first personal MVP season!

In this season, Jordan also won the only best defensive player award in his career!

It can be said that this season is Jordan's most terrifying season in terms of statistics! Whether it's offense, defense, passing, or rebounding, they are all at the peak of their careers. It was from this season that Jordan began his record of being selected to the All-Defensive First Team nine times in a row.

Of course, this season, Jordan also won his second scoring title.

Well, this is not worth mentioning. After all, Jordan can get 8 more in a row.

But anyway, starting from this season, more and more people believe that Jordan is the number one player in the league! His strength surpasses everyone else!

This season, Jordan is absolutely integrated with offense and defense, and is absolutely a core player with the ball!

Even after getting this monthly experience card, even if the system did not give Lin Tian any other rewards, no talent or skills, Lin Tian didn't care at all.

If the system had something like a prize pool, then this experience card would definitely be for SSR or top legendary orange equipment.

This kind of thing has been given to Lin Tian, ​​plus the experience value is almost twice as much as before. If Lin Tian is not satisfied, that would be too much!

Man, be satisfied!

After unpacking the season package, Lin Tian also stood up from the corner and shouted excitedly: "Let's go! Let's leave when the trouble is enough! Larry said that he will pay for all tonight's consumption!"

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"Asian boys set off a new craze!" After leading the team to win the championship, he became the first Asian FMVP in the NBA! 》

《总决赛场均34+10+8+4+2，林天总决赛表现能排在历史第几？》

"Breaking down the top five individual performances in the Finals in NBA history!" Lin Tianke was in the top three, and he was the first! 》

"Behind the most suspenseful finals in history, is the Eastern Conference too strong or the Western Conference too weak?" 》

"The third championship team of the 90s was born!" Can Indiana create another new dynasty? 》

"22 Years of Waiting!" The Pacers' first championship after joining the NBA! Everyone in Indiana is celebrating! 》

"At the age of 24, I already have three crowns in my hands!" Is it just a matter of time before Lin Tian surpasses the magician? 》

"Step by step, count Lin Tian's growth process in the past three years!" 》

"From second-round pick to Sixth Man of the Year, from All-Star MVP to Finals MVP, Lin Tian's rapid rise is shocking! 》

"The Jazz returned to Salt Lake City overnight, and Jerry Sloan was disheartened. At the post-game press conference, Sloan stated that he would resign as head coach! 》

"Is the Jazz going to disintegrate?" After Sloan expressed his desire to resign, Stockton also said that his career had come to an end! 》

"Jazz boss supports it!" After Sloan announced his resignation, the boss came forward and said that he could stay as head coach as long as he wanted! 》

"In a rare moment of tenderness in Salt Lake City, the boss personally picked up the plane. The Jazz may not be rebuilt!" 》

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One report after another, one news after another, even before the next morning, the news and reports about the finals have already begun to be reviewed, typeset, and printed quickly in the offices of major media. Waiting for tomorrow morning to usher in a wave of sales!

Tonight, the sports media across the United States are destined to be sleepless all night!

They must increase the printing volume to cope with the surge in sales that will inevitably occur tomorrow morning.

On the other side of the ocean, also long after the game ended, the entire China fell into waves of carnival!

All the fans were jubilant and roared crazily, and inexplicable roars were heard in many communities early in the morning.

Many schools did not have classes on this morning, but broadcast the NBA Finals to their classmates in class!

After all, although this is the third consecutive year that Lin Tian has played in the finals, it is the first time that he has appeared on the stage of the NBA Finals as the first core!

Today's NBA, although its influence is completely incomparable with the five major leagues in Europe, and is at best a 2-3 sports league in the world, but as one of the three major sports, the mass base of basketball is not as good as football!

This is a truly big project, not some niche stuff like water polo, ice hockey or baseball!

Therefore, Lin Tian alone can really trigger a basketball craze across China!

In just these three years, countless basketball courts have been built throughout China, and countless children have started playing basketball.

Even though China's economy is not particularly developed now, in the past three years, basketball training classes, an extracurricular training that many parents originally regarded as a scourge and a waste of time, have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.

Waves of cheers and shouts came from countless schools, factories, and communities!

This is the first NBA Finals MVP for a Chinese!

At the same time, what made all Chinese fans even more excited was that Su Qun revealed a piece of news when summarizing after the finals.

"If nothing goes wrong, Lin Tian will join the Chinese Men's Basketball National Team next summer and lead the team to participate in next year's Asian Championships! Of course, there will also be subsequent Olympic Games and World Championships, and Lin Tian will not be absent!"

As for what the accident was, and what prevented Lin Tian from participating in the national team in the previous two years, which caused the national team to lose to Riyadh in 1997 and miss this year's World Championships, although Su Qun did not say it, this matter is There has been a lot of buzz among the people for a long time!

Nowadays, many Chinese people know that Lin Tian failed to join the national team in the past two years simply because some people did not want him to go. In other words, some people said that to play for the country, you have to show sincerity!

As for the incident of a certain director being slapped angrily by an unknown person in his office, although the entire basketball association remained tight-lipped and no one dared to speak out, it had already spread throughout the country through various channels.

Of course, this rumor has become more and more popular, and the more it is said, the more distorted it is. There are even some reports that a certain director was directly pointed at the head by trolls, was tied up, and was almost thrown into the wild lake behind the Summer Palace. rumors.

But no matter what happened, people across the country now know that Lin Tian failed to enter the national team and the Chinese team failed to enter the World Championships this year, all because of a certain director!

If some big shot hadn't taken action, Lin Tian might not have been able to compete in next year's Asian Championships or the Olympics the year after that!

And with the increasing pressure of public opinion across the country, even if a certain director was so full of hatred that he just wanted to tear Su Qun into pieces and eat him for saying this on the show, he could only suppress his anger and fight. Su Qun made an appointment for an exclusive interview.

He wanted to explain in the interview that Lin Tian's failure to enter the national team before was an unexpected situation caused by the collision of force majeure factors on all sides. Both he and Lin Tian had actually reached a consensus on the matter of the national team. !

He hopes that the national team will get better and better, and he has long wanted Lin Tian to join the team. Lin Tian is full of desire and expectation for playing for the country!

Now that all objective factors have been resolved, the two parties will definitely be perfectly integrated in the days to come!

This time, a certain director really didn't dare to cause any obstacles, nor did he dare to be sarcastic or say anything bad about Lin Tian during the interview. After all, he remembered the last painful experience clearly!

He has climbed to this position, and he knows very well what he can and cannot do!

He would never cause trouble for himself at this time.

Especially, now he is facing not only pressure from above, but also supervision from below!

No matter how stupid he is, he still knows that Lin Tian has become a label, a label worshiped by people across the country, a brand new sports idol! Since the women's volleyball team in the 80s, another sports symbol that can be admired by the whole people!

For this kind of person, even if there was no such thing, he really would not and would not dare to mess with him!

A man who can bend and stretch!

The basketball craze in China has already started, and Stern received a formal cooperation intention from China just a few days after the finals, and wanted to have a good talk with him. Discuss the number of broadcasts, costs and other issues.

After hanging up the call from China and making an appointment to discuss the specific cooperation plan this summer, Stern was so excited that he almost cheered!

His NBA globalization plan has finally taken an important step again!

This excitement even made Stern temporarily forget about the collective bargaining agreement, which bothered him even more.

But in fact, even now, with the season officially over, Stern is not too worried about the collective bargaining agreement.

He believes that this matter will be perfectly resolved during the offseason and will definitely not affect the start of next season!

He does not believe that the contradiction between labor and capital is irreconcilable, nor does he believe that both parties will make money without making money, and they will fish for a small profit and kill the goose to get the eggs!

As for Lin Tian and the Pacers, they celebrated crazily for many days after winning the championship. They visited almost all the fun places in Indiana.

In the end, it was Barkley who couldn't stand it anymore and called a timeout.

Anyway, the team's championship parade is over. If this group of people hadn't been too happy after winning the championship for the first time and insisted on having a good time together, these players would have dispersed and gone to have their own fun.

In late June, after the entire Pacers team had disbanded, Lin Tian and Bird came to Madison Garden in New York together.

They have a very important thing to do today!

NBA Draft!

When Lin Tian and Bird were sitting in the Pacers' draft conference room, Lin Tian looked at Bird and asked curiously: "Where is Isaiah? Even this guy ran away and didn't come to participate in this kind of meeting." Duty work?"

"Isaiah will never appear in our office again." Bird shrugged: "This guy may have been stimulated by our successful experience this year, and he hopes that he can also shine in the management position. So I started contacting me for a new job a long time ago.”

"Then where did he go?" Lin Tian was a little curious. Thomas wouldn't have gone to the Knicks so early to report after being gilded with the Pacers, right?

"Toronto!" Bird suppressed a smile and said: "He is also the general manager and head coach. I hope he can succeed, and I hope he and Jaylen get along happily."

After Bird said this, Lin Tiancai remembered that Thomas had actually stayed in Toronto for a few years before going to New York!

Well, other than drafting Carter, there isn't anything worth mentioning.

No, there is another one——

Without renewing the contract and not matching McGrady, we watched this talented guy run naked to the Magic.

It can only be said that although bad management has its own bad methods, one thing is absolutely common: it is lavish when it is time to save money, and it is frivolous when it is time to spend money.

However, Lin Tian didn't think too much about Thomas going to the Raptors. Anyway, with Thomas's level and the Raptors' current lineup, this team won't be able to make a comeback and enter the playoffs in five or six years.

What we need to do now is to see who the Pacers will choose this year.

This year's Pacers have a total of 4 draft picks, two first-round picks and two second-round picks.

They are the fourth pick from the Raptors, the Pacers' own 24th pick, the second pick from the Raptors and their own 2th pick in the second round.

With four draft picks, including a quality pick with the fourth overall pick, the Pacers will definitely be able to make a good move in the draft today and select several promising stars for the team!

"We are short of a lot of people this year." Bird flipped through the draft reports in his hand. He started intense workouts on the third day after the finals, because the team had four draft picks, and it was From the first round to the second round, from the lottery to the end, everything is included, so this time there are even more rookies coming to the Pacers for trial training.

There are top five prospects such as Carter, Jamison, Lafrentz, Bibby, etc. Of course, more of them are those who have the chance to be selected in the late first round to the second round, such as Ricky Davis and Tyronn. ·Lou, Al Harrington, Ruben Patterson…

In one week, Bird tried out at least 20 rookies and had one-on-one conversations with more than half of them to understand their mentality and personality.

To be honest, Bird is now two heads above the other. He really feels a headache because he has seen so many things in a short period of time that he can’t even tell who is who. But fortunately, Bird Germany was not at all confused about the selection of the fourth overall pick. "Both Danny and Joe have made it clear to me that they will choose to retire this offseason and will never play again, especially Danny. If I don't let him return to Boston, I think the old man will probably have a gun. Go straight to Indiana and kill me."

"The same goes for Joe. Detroit promised him a management position, and Best will also leave this offseason, so we have three vacancies on the outside that need to be filled."

"But our internal problems are not small. Dell needs to renew his contract. Rick is also likely to jump out of the contract. And Charles, he has been so indulgent recently. I am really worried about whether he can return to the team at the beginning of the season."

"By the way, there is also the No. 3 position. We also need to add someone to the No. 3 position. Otherwise, except for Doug, we really don't have any reliable No. 3 position. Just letting Reggie move up is not A long-term solution.”

"Then let's do it one by one." Lin Tian also looked at the lists. Several of them were names he was very familiar with: "Who will be selected in the 4th lottery?"

"Vince Carter!" Bird didn't hesitate at all about this question, and said directly: "My information tells me that the Clippers want an inside man, and they are likely to select the kid Ogwokandi. They think His character and physical attributes are well worth the gamble."

"The Grizzlies want a real playmaker to take the team into the playoffs. As for Denver, they will most likely choose between Jamison and Lafrentz. They want someone who can attack and defend. An all-around insider."

"Vince Carter, first of all, is the person we are most likely to select at this position. Secondly, his size is almost perfect and he is born to play basketball. I carefully watched his workouts and college years. Video, he can definitely play three positions on the outside at the same time.”

"And he has a very good personality. There won't be any potential problems of newcomers being too arrogant and unable to integrate into the team. Of course, more importantly, you want to choose him, Lin!"

"Historical level of physical fitness, crazy fast break ability and dunk ability, coupled with good 3-point shooting and passing ability, he is the most suitable for you and the most suitable for Reggie among all the high-level rookies in this class. After retiring, I will become your backcourt partner!”

"That's what I think too." Lin Tian nodded, not having to do anything to say anything.

There is a person who understands him so well and can think of him together. Lin Tian is eager to let Bird do more work, so that he will not insist on taking care of himself and take care of everything.

Are you tired?

There are many opportunities to show off in front of others, but not now.

"Since we have decided to select Carter with the fourth pick, then with the 24th pick, we can make up for a swingman at positions 3-4. This choice is a bit difficult. If you choose well, you will get a swingman who can do three or four. He was an all-around forward, but he didn’t choose well, and he just got a very embarrassing loser who is neither good nor good.”

"But the good news is that most of the players at this position are mature players whose selling point is their immediate combat ability. They have very rich college basketball experience. They are no longer the kind of rough stones waiting to be polished, but have already been scratched. Won half the lottery ticket.”

"The immediate combat capability is good, but the potential is limited."

As Bird spoke, he took out several player reports and said, "I think these guys are pretty good. Can you take a look?"

Lin Tian knew that Bird asked him to watch it, which was just a face-saving job to show his respect for Lin Tian. Bird knew very well that Lin Tian had never paid attention to the rookie at all. He was playing better than Buck these days. Lee is crazy and indulgent!

But what Bird didn't expect was that I, the official Lin, was a time traveler. The lottery tickets Bird wanted to scratch, in Lin Tian's opinion, had already been won and given away for free!

Lin Tianke knows every one of those who can make a name for themselves at the end of the first round!

El Harrington, Ruben Patterson, Ricky Davis, Jelani McCoy, Lin Tian looked at the names of these people, well, they were all played in the NBA later. A high-quality player who has made a name for himself and played his own part. Although he has never made it to the All-Stars, he has made his name in the NBA.

Bird's vision is quite good!

"Why isn't there that Houston guy?" Lin Tian took a few glances and said, "Rashard Lewis, in terms of size, playing style and talent, this guy should be a good fit for us."

"This kid is determined to play in Houston and has refused trial invitations from all teams except Houston." Bird shrugged and said, "Plus he is a high school student, so I don't think he is in line with our current situation. There is a greater need for immediate combat capability.”

"What's more, Houston has three first-round picks. There is no reason not to select this kid. Unless he can fall to the 3th pick, we may not be able to select him."

"Why can't you pick him?" Lin Tian said with a smile: "If the Houston people are stupid, they will pick him in the second round? If he falls, how about we pick him!"

"No problem." Bird shrugged, and then asked curiously: "How do you know him?"

"I already said I would come to the draft with you, so of course I have to make some preparations!" Lin Tiandao: "Scored 28 points in the McDonald's All-Star Game, the MVP of the Magic Training Camp, and the No. high school student in the United States every year. As a member of the team, it’s normal for me to know him.”

Bird gave a thumbs up and said, "I knew you weren't just here to have fun. Come on, let's see if Houstonians can be stupid!"

As the two chatted, the draft was also going on quickly. With the first pick in the first round, the Clippers selected Michael Ogwokandi, nicknamed "Sugar Man", who is also a well-known player in the league. Top parallel import champion.

After finally getting the No. 1 pick, he was selected, which pushed the Clippers' rise back for several years.

Then came the Grizzlies, who chose the point guard they had always wanted, Mike Bibby. They believed that the 'white devil' could lead the team out of the woods and into the playoffs.

Then Denver chose Lafrentz, a power forward who can play both inside and outside.

Then, just when it was the Pacers' turn to make a choice, Bird's phone finally rang.

"Larry, we want Jamison, let's make a price." The caller was the current general manager of the Warriors. He also thought twice before deciding to call Bird at this time.

Because the Pacers want to participate in the finals, there is no news about who they will choose and which player they will win. In addition, they have tried out more than 20 players in total. It can be said that their draft target is very mysterious!

The Warriors have long been optimistic about Jamison. They feel that this versatile power forward can help the team regain its former glory!

So, after thinking about it, the Warriors took the initiative to call the Pacers and deliver food to their door!

The timing of the Warriors' call was very clever. They made the call just when the Pacers were about to make a decision. It can be said that they gave Bird 5 minutes to think. However, the call at this time made Bird unable to make the decision. How to bargain for too long and quickly grasp Bird's mind!

If the Pacers didn't want to draft Jamison in the first place, then their move was a waste of money.

If the Pacers want to draft Jamison, then this call can be regarded as a test to see how big the Pacers' appetite is and whether they can intercept him.

Bird glanced at the countdown to the draft and said with a smile: "You should make an offer first."

"100 million in cash!" The Warriors responded quickly.

"Are you sending a beggar away? The fifth pick plus next year's first round." Bird immediately asked for a price.

Lin Tian was too lazy to listen to what Bird was arguing with the Warriors. With Bird around, he never had to worry about this kind of thing.

Lin Tian is not even worried about the possibility that Bird will ask for too much and directly piss off the Warriors.

Anyway, the real levels of Jamison and Carter are actually similar. They are both very good scorers and versatile.

It's just that one can hit from 1 to 3, and the other can swing 3 and 4. At most, Carter is more popular and has a more gorgeous style of play.

A few minutes later, Bird hung up the phone and said proudly: "We got 300 million US dollars for nothing. These idiots from the Warriors really rushed to our door to give us money!"

Then, Bird called the league and expressed his choice of Antawn Jamison.

Then the Warriors selected Carter, and not long after that, a trade broke out in the league: the Pacers traded Jamison, the fourth overall pick, for Carter, the fifth overall pick from the Warriors, and some cash.

"The savings are not just 300 million. The total salary difference between the fourth and fifth overall picks is almost 100 million. You have gained 450 million in vain." Lin Tiandao: "Tonight, you have to treat me. !”

"A treat, a treat!" Bird, who had picked up a large sum of money for free, was in a very good mood. He smiled and said it was no problem: "You can bring the rookies we are going to select for a while, have fun together, and let them say goodbye. Big brother of the team.”

Lin Tian and Bird continued to chat here, and the draft continued. Lin Tian's phone also rang at this moment, and it was Jason Williams.

This guy who regards Lin Tian as his idol once again expressed his disappointment and regret. He really would rather play as a substitute than join Lin Tian's team. He complained to Lin Tian for a long time, saying that you fool didn't choose him. Really? He was an idiot with no vision, and then invited Lin Tian to go to Sacramento to team up with him if he had the chance.

Lin Tian's phone was on speakerphone. Bird listened to Williams' words and his back teeth were itching with hatred. He grabbed the phone and cursed: "Come on, I will trade you to Indiana right now, and then let you Sitting on the bench for 3 years! Are you coming? Huh? Do you want to come and see how stupid the idiot is?"

"FXXX!" After swearing, Williams hung up the phone tactfully without saying another word to Lin Tian.

This unruly guy knows very well that there are some people in the alliance that he cannot afford to offend!

When they picked around the 15th pick in the first round, there was a knock on the door of their office, and then Carter walked in with a big grin and his big white teeth: "It's really like a dream! Half a month ago I was still watching your game from the sidelines, and half a month later, I have become one of you!"

"Welcome Vince, welcome!" Lin Tian said with a smile: "Sit down, rest for a while, relax, let's have a good chat, let's have dinner together tonight, Larry's treat!"

"Indiana is a good place Vince." Bird said with a smile: "Lin and Charles will definitely make you have an extremely happy season! We are also really optimistic about you and think you can become a superstar in the future. !”

"By the way, I have to tell you something. Originally, I wanted to choose your good friend Antoine, but Lin refused. He said that you and him will definitely become the best backcourt in the league. Partner, he also said that the two of you together will definitely win countless championship rings!”

"That's why I chose you, don't let Lin down!"

"I will work hard!" The young Carter was so full after being fed Bird's big cake that his eyes were shining! The way he looked at Lin Tian was as if he were looking at his boss and benefactor!

Well, Lin Tian has seen this look many times, simple and stupid!

Almost every college student has this look.

"But Vince, I have to say, as I told you during your trial, in the Pacers, you have to start playing as the sixth man, because at this stage, Reggie is better than you." Bird saw Carter take the move and immediately added another sentence.

"No problem! I can accept it! For me, what matters is where to play, not when to play! I can accept the sixth man position! And..."

At this point, Carter glanced at Lin Tiandao: "Lin started playing as the sixth man, didn't he? Then, he won three championship rings in three years. I believe I can do the same!"

"Okay!" Bird laughed and clapped, "Sit down and watch the next draft."

When the Nuggets selected Tyronn Lue with the 23rd overall pick, Bird glanced at the remaining players and said in surprise: "Houston really didn't select Rashard Lewis? They are really stupid. ! This is one of the best high school students in the United States!"

"Maybe it's because he is the best high school student." Lin Tian shrugged: "Maybe the Rockets are not willing to give in, and hope to use Hakeem as the core to hit the championship? That's why they chose Three guys that are more capable, not guys with more talent.”

"Then let's choose Rashad..." Bird was about to call the alliance and tell him his choice, but Lin Tian shook his head and refused.

"It's not necessary. Don't we still have the No. 2 pick in the second round? Use that to pick Rashad! I guess no one will bet on a high school student at this position! Let's win this position. Linton!"

"Harrington..." Bird glanced at Harrington's scouting report. At least judging from his height, playing style and style, this guy is also very suitable for today's Pacers.

The most important thing is that Harrington's draft price is indeed higher than that of Lewis. Lewis's draft price has become very poor because of Lewis's sly operation of not going anywhere except Houston to try out. Many teams are against him. He didn't understand them at all.

In this case, you may pick up a treasure, or you may be "scammed". After you choose it, you will find that you have chosen a parallel import that cannot play football at all.

After all, it's still the late 90s, and NBA scouts are far from as omniscient as they would be 20 years later.

Even many scouts cheat money. Some scout reports just take a look at the player's height and statistics and then rely on their imagination to write nonsense. Let alone watching the player's game, sometimes they don't even know what the player looks like. If you know it, you can write a complete player report.

For example: When Rodman entered the league, his scouting report said: he is fast, strong in confrontation, and good at scoring.

In addition to the strong confrontation, the remaining two points are obviously nonsense, and similar reports like this were everywhere in the 8s and 90s!

There's nothing we can do about it. Who told us that in this era there aren't so many TV broadcasts and there aren't so many cameras?

Many players are really mysterious!

Bird was not the kind of indecisive person. He hesitated for less than a minute before nodding: "Then choose Harrington! Then use our second pick in the second round to choose Lewis!"

Bird's decision was made quickly, and after the 20th pick, the media's interviews with players will not be so detailed and complicated. Carter's interview took more than 30 minutes after he was selected. Definitely not going to happen to a late first-round pick.

For example, when Harrington was selected with the 28th pick in the first round, this guy pushed open the door and walked in: "Larry, Lin! Hello!"

This guy doesn't have Carter's high emotional intelligence, nor does he have a hearty smile. He exudes an air of hostility all over his body, and all he thinks about is that I am the best in the world, a typical character player produced in the American slums.

Lin Tian and Bird had seen this kind of player many times. After saying hello to him and chatting casually for a few words, Bird picked up the phone again and told the league that he chose Rashard Lewis!

Yes, poor Lewis was exactly what Lin Tian thought, no one cared about him until the second round!

In addition, the hometown team he wanted to play for had three mid-to-late first-round picks but none of them selected him. When Lewis, the youngest high school student, walked into the office, his eyes were obviously still red. I just cried.

He is wronged!

In order to join the Rockets, this guy refused trials from all teams in the league, but in the end the Rockets didn't select him. The only problem is that he didn't feel aggrieved.

After all, Lewis' agent told him that he could have been selected in the lottery! If he is selected in the lottery or before the 20th pick, Lewis can sign a three-year, $3 million contract!

But now that he has fallen to the second round, he can only sign a two-year second-round contract with the team worth about 80 yuan, which is completely non-guaranteed.

The family is gone, and the dollars are gone.

Lewis is definitely the saddest person in this draft.

As for the Pacers' last pick, Lin Tian originally wanted to see if he could select the 'Old Cat' Mobley, who would be very familiar to Chinese fans in the future. Bird wanted to select Lin Tian, ​​who looks very similar in style of play. 'Streetball King' Raf Alston.

But their second-round pick was too far behind, and the team was not that eager for these two point guards, so Bird did not trade, but chose their fifth-to-last pick. One is guard Greg Buckner from Kentucky.

Lin Tian had no impression of him at all, and he really didn't know what this guy was capable of, but obviously it didn't matter.

The important thing is that the draft is over!

Lin Tian can also officially end this season and start his offseason. This summer, Lin Tian can have a good rest!

"Let's go have a meal. Larry said he's treating us tonight. Let's have a good chat. From now on, we'll be members of the same team!" After seeing everyone arrive, Lin Tian took a photo After clapping his hands, standing up first, and after finishing this meal, his offseason has officially begun!

(End of this chapter)