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Chapter 386 2013 NBA Draft (Second Update)
Although O'Neal sacrificed his own image to satisfy the fans' wishes, it was a worthwhile sacrifice.
In the free country of America, where integrity is worthless, fans just love to watch that kind of eye-burning stuff.
Championship parade, James crying face, TNT eye-burning dunk.
This offseason was one thing after another, completely devoid of the usual "long grass period" tranquility.
And this unrest continues.
The 2013 NBA Draft will be held for the first time this year at the Brooklyn Nets' home, the Barclays Center.
Nets owner Prokhorov has invested a lot of money in the NBA, and this is part of the league's reward.
After the championship parade, Olsen went to Los Angeles to be with his mother, and Tang Tian came to New York as usual to meet up with the hard-training brothers and start the annual offseason training.
Brooklyn is a borough of New York, separated from where they live by only the Manhattan River.
When the draft started, he and Walker went to the scene together.
Napier announced that he would continue to stay in school, and they were purely there this year to join in the fun.
After all, day after day of training is very boring, and they also need some new things to adjust.
Tang Tian and Walker still sat in the front row of the audience, chatting while waiting for the draft to begin.
Tang Tian glanced at the green room at this time.
Victor Oladipo, Indiana University's super potential rookie this year, is a bit like them, hard-training brothers.
Alex Len, the Maryland University's divine forward, is one of the hottest picks for this year's No. 1 overall pick.
Anthony Bennett, Bennett's data in college is very good, and he is also one of the candidates for many honors including the John Wooden Award and the Naismith Award for best player, and is also a candidate for this year's No. 1 overall pick.
Michael Carter-Williams, Syracuse University has always produced scorers in the past, but this year there is a school history steal king, which is also considered an alternative.
Nerlens Noel, Noel was originally scheduled to be the No. 1 overall pick this year. As a freshman, he averaged 4.1 blocks per game, the highest in the United States. Although his body is not as good as Anthony Davis last year, he is also top-notch.
However, because of a torn meniscus in February that ended his season, this cast a shadow over his draft prospects.
When he saw Noel, Tang Tian unexpectedly saw Anthony Davis.
As a center, he was here to cheer on Noel.
After everything was ready, Stern walked out from backstage.
As soon as he came out, the boos from the scene were overwhelming.
It was previously reported that Stern would announce his retirement at the end of the draft.
In other words, this is the last draft for this meritorious president, and the louder the fans boo, the more reluctant they are.
Stern smiled and looked a little excited.
20 years passed in the blink of an eye.
"Gentlemen, ladies, welcome to..."
Familiar lines, but it was the last time everyone at the scene heard them.
Tang Tian also felt a little emotional at this time. After Stern, it would be Xiao Hua.
Cavaliers owner Gilbert's son Nick Gilbert once again showed his lucky hand and drew the No. 1 overall pick of the year for the Cavaliers.
Because this year is an absolute draft bust year, who will be selected with this No. 1 overall pick is also very worthy of attention.
It was even reported before that the Cavaliers wanted to trade the No. 1 overall pick, but in the end they stayed.
"Tang, who do you think will be the No. 1 overall pick?"
The Cavaliers had 5 minutes to consider, and Walker was talking to Tang Tian at this time.
It is also very interesting to guess the No. 1 overall pick when it is difficult to determine.
"Bennett, maybe."
Tang Tian didn't know if history would change, so he guessed the safest one.
"No way? Your vision is so unique? Compared with the other guys, his probability is the smallest. I think it's either Len or Noel. The Cavaliers selected Thompson last year, and they still need a center."
Walker's analysis was still quite accurate.
Tang Tian smiled bitterly after listening. Sometimes the operation of the management is indeed incomprehensible, and it cannot even be inferred by common sense.
Five minutes later, Stern walked out from backstage.
"With the first pick in the 2013 NBA Draft, the Cleveland Cavaliers select Anthony Bennett, a 2.03-meter power forward from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas."
Walker: "..."
When Stern announced this result, the Cavaliers fans at the scene were also dumbfounded.
To be honest, this result was a bit unexpected.
The Cavaliers already have Thompson, the No. 5 pick in 2011, as their power forward, as well as Varejao, who can swing, and even Tyler Zeller, the No. 17 pick last year.
This can be regarded as a mysterious operation.
Bennett got up excitedly. He performed well in the Cavaliers' trial training, but he didn't expect that he could really become the No. 1 overall pick. When he stepped onto the stage, his brisk pace was about to run.
Tang Tian couldn't help laughing when he saw that it was really Bennett.
The bust of all time in NBA history, allowing Kwame Brown to completely remove the word bust, was born like this.
At this time, the most disappointed person was Noel. His knee injury still made him miss out on the No. 1 overall pick.
Davis was patting him on the shoulder to comfort him at this time.
Although he has thick eyebrows and big eyes, he looks gentle and has a bit of a warm man's demeanor.
"Will Noel enter the top three?" Walker turned to Tang Tian and asked at this time.
He wasn't discussing at this time, but asking.
Tang Tian's prediction of Bennett was really too magical.
"Meniscus is a very risky injury." Tang Tian shook his head.
For athletes, the meniscus is really as important as their lifeline.
Before Paul's meniscus injury, he could reach second in the MVP list. After the injury, he became a ball-handling master;
Before Wade's meniscus could still be used, he was the second-best shooting guard in the league. Now, after the injury became serious, he directly withdrew from the superstar ranks;
Roy even went directly from the Yellow Mamba to being forced to retire.
So managers will definitely be very cautious when choosing people, especially when there is a hidden danger of meniscus injury.
Walker nodded, then turned his gaze to the scene. He wanted to see if Tang Tian would continue to be right this time.
The Magic, with the second pick, selected Oladipo.
The Wizards, with the third pick, selected Otto Porter.
Walker: "..."
The Bobcats, with the fourth pick, selected Cody Zeller.
Tang Tian turned to pat Walker on the shoulder at this time.
Jordan's mysterious operation, to have such a boss, brother, you are really suffering enough.
The Suns, with the fifth pick, selected Len.
It was also at this time that Tang Tian noticed that Noel, who was sitting in the green room, was already crying directly.
Falling from the hottest pick to outside the top five, his mentality collapsed directly.
Davis' comfort at this time was not working.