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Chapter 325 Walking on stage

Under the spotlight, teenagers in suits sat there nervously.

Their family and friends surrounded them, chatted with them, and comforted their restless hearts.

There are cameras everywhere, and the big cameraman wearing headphones will walk through the middle of the venue. Sometimes, he will point at a certain talented boy, focus, and shoot.

The young man straightened his body and sat upright.

When the applause and some boos sounded at the same time, David Stern walked up to the stage with the attention of all eyes.

It is still the classic opening speech, thank you for the hard work of the staff in the past season, and with the joint efforts of all players, they have created a wonderful season and promoted the development of the NBA league to a higher level.

In the VIP box, the phones of each team rang one by one.

At this time, tentative transactions emerge in endlessly.

Those in power are fighting frantically in one-third of an acre of land. Sometimes, an inadvertent small transaction may become a key node to change certain things in the future.

Everyone is very busy, but Qin Fei is very leisurely.

He has already given all his suggestions to Rowell, and the rest depends on the operation of Rowell and his team. Maybe he will nod at the end of his life.

This is quite like a leader, so happy that he flies.

At the scene, David Stern took out the envelope in his hand.

All the people tensed up instantly, and the teenagers stared at every subtle movement of Mr. President.

David Stern spoke slowly.

"1999, the NBA Draft."

"The first pick, the Chicago Bulls, selected—"

"Elton Brand!"

Applause and cheers erupted instantly at the scene. Elton Brand, from Duke University, is also a person from New York State. He led the team to win the New York State High School League Championship twice and was once elected as the New York State Mr. Basketball.

Two of Elton Brand's best friends applauded him outside the court.

One is Lamar Odom and the other is Ron Artest.

The three once teamed up to play in the American Amateur Sports Federation in high school, and Elton Brand scored 40 points and 20 rebounds.

During his time at Duke, Brand had the highest shooting percentage of 62.1 percent in school history, was selected to the All-American First Team, won the John Wooden Award, the best player in Naismith University basketball, and the NCAA MVP of the year by the Associated Press.

Odom is a little disappointed in his heart, who doesn't want to be the champion?

It's a pity that the Bulls are unwilling to gamble. Compared with the neurotic personalities of Odom and Artest, Elton Brand is simply a good student.

And comparing honors and trial training performance, Odom is far less than Elton Brand who can make the Bulls excited.

Elton Brand got his baseball cap and walked onto the stage.

From the championship contender to the No. [-] pick, the Bulls only took one season, and I have to feel that the general manager has become ruthless, which is really incredible.

Even though this dynasty has been glorious, there will be a dynasty that will never end, and there will be endless stories to tell. Today, after 98, when the Bulls selected the new champion, the fans began to cheer for the new champion. The story about Jordan and the Bulls seems to have come to an end.

After opening it, it is a brand new chapter.

Brand was beaming. After walking on the stage, he shook hands with the president of the alliance for a photo, and then expressed his feelings.

"This Elton Brand didn't come to our team for trial training, right?"

Rowell remembered that he also invited him, but the players who ensured the top five like this are also the favorites of the No. [-] pick. They definitely don't like the Warriors' [-]th pick.

"Didn't come, this guy is stubborn. He didn't even go to the trial training invited by the Clippers, saying that he would definitely be selected in the top three."

Haderba was the coach in charge of the Warriors' previous trial training and the agent of Elton he contacted.

"hehe"

Qin Fei smiled after hearing the words. He remembered Elton Brand, didn't he play the best achievement in the Clippers later?Is it really good to be so unaware of the Clippers now?

Several people were chatting, and then Rowell answered a call.

After putting down the phone, he seemed particularly troubled, and kept moaning over there.

"what happened?"

Hadbar is very concerned about leadership.

"Just after talking about the Clippers, the Clippers called us to discuss a deal. Have we been bugged?"

Rowell spread his hands.

"What about the trading plan?"

Haderba had a serious face and didn't want to listen to Rowellpi at all, so he asked him directly.

Luo Wilton was bored, and Haderba was even more serious and staid than Carlesimo.

"They want to get our Eric Dampier, trade White and a second-round pick."

Lorenzen White was selected with the 96th overall pick in the 7 session. According to the draft, he was a bit higher than Dampier. In the years since he came to the Clippers, he played the role of a blue-collar coolie. In fact, he is not much different from Dampier.

But Dampier's height and wingspan is a bigger advantage. Seven-footers are too popular in the NBA now, and all teams are eager to have several big men over seven feet.

"This deal seems to be a bit interesting. I have learned about White. This is a player with excellent athletic ability."

Haderba stroked his chin and analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of Wave White, as well as the advantages and disadvantages compared with Dampier.

Rowell looked at Qin Fei: "Qin Fei, what do you think?"

Qin Fei nodded and said solemnly.

"No change"

In the draft meeting, the Grizzlies selected the talented guard from the University of Maryland, Steve Francis.

Logically speaking, it is the No. [-] pick, and it can be regarded as a relatively high pick.

But when Francis came to power, he was a little sad.

The young man is 22 years old this year. He is an immediate combat player who has graduated from college for four years.

“Vancouver is too cold”

David Stern was startled, and cursed in his heart.

Vancouver is so cold, do you think you are Marbury?

Also, what's the use of telling me, I didn't let the Grizzlies choose!

With a smile on his face, he patted the young man on the back to show the encouragement of his elders, a classic shot of the president of the alliance cherishing the young man.

"Come on! I'm optimistic about you!"

Stern bids Francis farewell.

As soon as Francis stepped on the stage, all kinds of flashlights were aimed at him.

During the interview, he also looked sullen.

After contacting the agent, he immediately asked the agent to contact the Grizzlies, saying that he was unwilling to play for the Grizzlies, and hoped that the Grizzlies would trade him.

Grizzlies:

The lad is too rigid.

And there are more and more players in the league who are personalized like this.

With the third pick, the Charlotte Hornets selected a bald guard.

Baron Davis.

Nothing happened this time, and Baron Davis happily took over his baseball cap and made a speech thanking the Hornets.

One thing that is amazing is that Baron Davis refused to go to the Hornets to participate in the trial before, on the grounds that he did not want to play in the Eastern Conference.

As a Los Angeles native, a California native, I grew up in Los Angeles and later went to UCLA.

What Baron Davis hopes most is to stay in his hometown and play.

If the Clippers can pick him, that would be the best, even if the pick is a little lower.

But things are going as they please, and everything is developing in an uncontrollable direction.

However, Davis's emotional intelligence is not bad. Looking at Mr. Zhang's tiger-headed and tiger-headed appearance, he is actually rough and detailed. He has already tried to make a good impression on his new owner.

It's not just about impressing his new club, but all the other teams that are interested in him.

This transaction is to be done, and the profit will not be lost.

The fourth overall pick of the Clippers originally wanted to pick Baron Davis, but now it's all right, and the most favorite player is gone.

General manager Elgin Baylor was furious. As soon as he gritted his teeth, the gambler mentality came to his mind, and he simply chose the player he thought had the greatest X factor among the remaining players.

Lamar Odom!

When Stern broke out with the fourth pick and the Clippers selected Odom, everyone thought the Clippers were crazy.

Odom is really bad. After graduating from high school, Odom decided to play at the University of Las Vegas. A report in "Sports Illustrated" began to doubt him, thinking that his 22 points were too much higher than the usual test, and he might be cheating.

The cheating scandal was not over yet, and Odom was arrested for looking for chickens in Las Vegas.

Then the university withdrew the invitation letter. Odom was faced with no ball to play for a while, and finally, after several twists and turns, he joined the University of Rhode Island with the help of others and sat as a "ball supervisor" for a season.

With such a rich resume before his career, Odom can be regarded as a strange person.

The Clippers' gamble is also like Baylor's consistent style. As for how much potential Odom can have, everything still needs time to verify.

It's just that for the people in the Warrior's box, there is one less option.

"I said a long time ago that the Clippers would choose, you don't believe me."

Qin Fei just predicted that Baylor would take a risk, but Haderba and Rowell didn't believe it.

The results came out, proving that Qin Fei was right.

The two were astonished.

Haderba thought sullenly: Qin Fei must have arranged an undercover agent in the Clippers' uniform team, right?

Or, is he simply connected with Elgin Baylor?

Fuck, this guy doesn't want to go to the Clippers, does he?

Haderba was a little flustered at first, but later he felt that it was good for Qin Fei to leave. Qin Fei is now in the Warriors, and the Warriors revolve around him. After he leaves, maybe he will have the opportunity to master some team resources.

"The fifth pick, the Toronto Raptors, who will they choose?"

Rowell was immersed in the prediction game with Qin Fei, unable to extricate himself, he was like a gambler who lost a bet, his eyes were a little red.

Qin Fei was a little silent.

Raptors fifth pick in 99?

The fuck he really forgot, Carter in '98?Carter was also traded. Who was there in 99?

Chris Bosh?

Or Bagyani?

"Say it, the president is about to take the stage!"

Seeing Qin Fei being silent for a long time, Rowell urged impatiently.

Qin Fei said indifferently: "A new team like the Raptors is the most uneasy to play cards. I suspect that they chose a relatively unpopular player. It's not that this player is not good enough, but that they selected him at this stage, which is somewhat unexpected."

Qin Fei analyzed a lot, but didn't name them.

At this time, David Stern has already started to "broadcast on time".

"In the 1999 draft, the Toronto Raptors selected—"

"Jonathan Bender!"

Qin Fei really hadn't heard of it, but the others exclaimed.

"From Picayune High School!"

Stern's introduction made Qin Fei understand that he was a high school player, no wonder everyone was stunned.

It is difficult for high school players to be selected in the NBA, let alone be selected with a high pick.

There is no need to repeat Jonathan's story. Anyway, Qin Fei doesn't remember who it is, but his prediction is indeed reasonable, and it seems to have missed the edge again, which makes Rowell very curious.

"What psychology did you study in college?"

"more or less!"

"almost?"

Rowell was stunned. Are there any similar majors?

Qin Fei was silent for a while.

"biology"

The Timberwolves with the sixth pick selected Szczerbiak, and Qin Fei had a little impression.

The Timberwolves sold their own draft pick to the Warriors, but they also had a pick from the Nets, which they used to select Szczerbiak, a wing shooter from Madrid, Spain.

Qin Fei didn't pretend anymore. If he could guess everything right, it would be too exaggerated. Sometimes it would be good for everyone to keep a little mystery.

The main reason is that if the identity of the reborn time traveler is revealed, everyone and friends will not be able to do it, so the loss outweighs the gain.

The draft was carried out one by one, and the Washington Wizards selected Richard Hamilton with the seventh overall pick.

After all, the draft was held in Washington, and many fans of the Wizards came. The Wizards completed the selection, and the scene gave the greatest applause.

Hamilton is the superstar of this year's March Madness, leading the University of Connecticut to the championship, and he was also named the MOP of the Final Four.

The Cleveland Cavaliers then selected Andre Miller with the eighth overall pick.

With the ninth overall pick, the Phoenix Suns selected Shawn Marion.

"It's over, only Ron Artest is left!"

As early as the beginning, Haderba knew the plan after Rowell and Qin Fei discussed it. They planned to use the [-]th pick to select a high-quality striker.

On this point, Harder agrees.

And through the combination of trial training and previous overall scouting research, it was finally determined that so few people, Odom and Marion were actually the targets of the Warriors before, but they were all selected away, and now Ron Artest is left.

But this player is Haderba's least favorite.

Manic, impulsive, and even a little violent.

"Just Ron!"

Qin Fei also nodded, reaching an agreement with Rowell.

Hadbar's opinion didn't matter at all.

The Atlanta Hawks selected Jason Terry with the [-]th overall pick.

The Cleveland Cavaliers selected Trajon Langdon with the No. 11 overall pick.

Then came the No.12 pick.

David Stern walked up to the stage.

"In the 1999 NBA Draft, the Golden State Warriors selected—"

"Ron Artest!"

Artest's dream is to go to the Knicks, but the Knicks only have the No.15 pick. According to the current statement, the league has a total of 29 teams and 16 playoff teams, so the top 13 should belong to the lottery zone.

There is a big difference between lotto and non-lotto.

Artest didn't know whether he should be happy or not.

"Don't think about it so much, the Knicks may not necessarily pick you at No. 15."

At this time, the agent gave him a tip.

Artest rolled his eyes, feeling much better.

He strode onto the stage with his head held high.

(End of this chapter)