lakers championship

Chapter 295 Draft Conference (2)

In the draft office of the Celtics, Angie heard from Kupchak about the robbery of the Lakers last year. Except for the swapping of the two names, the words are exactly the same, even the accent and pronunciation are exactly the same.

In 30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi, Kupchak transformed himself into the one who robbed.

Not only Ball, but also the first-round pick in 18 is simply deceiving.

Angie pressed the 'hang up' button abruptly, crossed her arms angrily, and tried hard to restrain her emotions.

But he couldn't restrain himself no matter what, he punched the desk heavily!
The OS in his heart complained wildly: "Who am I? Danny-Angie! I have always been the only one who cheats others in transactions. How can I let others cheat me? If it gets out, my reputation will be ruined!"

In the office, other employees lowered their heads and did not dare to speak. Danny Angie was the general manager who directly fired the entire Celtics medical team because of Thomas Jr.'s injury.

Only Stevens turned his eyes and said with akimbo: "Without Josh Jackson, we will choose Tatum according to the previous plan B. If the Lakers want to rob, we will admit it and give the Lakers a second or first round. Anyway, It’s worthless then.”

Angie raised her head when she heard the words, with a puzzled expression on her face, "How do you know it's the Lakers?"

Indeed, Angie did not turn on the speakerphone just now.

Stevens forced a smile, "After the news of Josh's refusal to play, I guessed that the Lakers would make trouble. After all, the two teams are blood feuds, and they will definitely not miss this opportunity."

Angie didn't comment, but kept tapping his fingers on the table, and said firmly: "I want to bet that what the Lakers lack is a point guard. Picking Tatum will conflict with their current lineup, and they will reverse the robbery later." !"

"But we chose Ball, and it also conflicted with Thomas Jr...."

Before Stevens finished speaking, Angie interrupted directly, "Just make a deal, he's injured anyway."

As soon as these words came out, all the staff in the office thumped in their hearts.

Angie is really ruthless, really stubborn, really ruthless.

……

Inside the Lakers draft office.

Wharton asked: "He hung up the phone, does he mean not to talk to us?"

Tianyang said with a smile: "If you don't talk about it, don't talk about it, let's see who loses more!"

Kupchak also laughed and said: "Anyway, we only make money and don't lose money. Tatum can play four, and Randall can play center. With two lineups, it can be fast or slow. Who is afraid of whom? I will eat him today!" "

As soon as the voice fell, the phone rang again, this time it was a landline, but it was still hands-free.

"Hello, Lakers general manager Kupchak is listening!"

"Hello, this is the league draft office, please provide your second pick, thank you."

"Jason Tatum."

"Are you sure? Jayson Tatum from Duke?"

"I'm sure."

Hanging up the phone, Kupchak looked happy, "Haha, Angie must have never thought that he lost everything in order to rob the 76ers of a draft pick."

……

At the draft meeting, Xiao Hua walked from the room to the podium again, and read to the note: "In the 2017 NBA draft, the Los Angeles team selected Jason Tatum from Duke University with the second overall pick. !"

When Xiao Hua pronounced 'Duke University', the whole Twitter was blown up, but basically he swiped the screen by himself.

LaVar Ball: "Missing my son would be the biggest draft mistake in Lakers history."

WOJ: "I actually predicted wrong?"

LaVar – Ball: "I like the academic and sports atmosphere in Boston, but that place is not my son's future, please @angiehigh your hand and let my son go."

LaVar Ball: "The Lakers didn't choose my son, it must be @天洋 worried that his status would be threatened!"

……

In the TNT live broadcast area, O'Neal was frowning. Just now he predicted the wrong choice of the Lakers.

Ernie: "The next No. [-] pick is very critical. It may change the draft of dozens of players behind. Shaq, what do you think of the Celtics' selection?"

O'Neill shook his head without chewing.

Kenny applauded: "Say it, say it, it doesn't matter if you're wrong."

Barkley nodded: "Yes, yes, yes, I often lose bets too, no shame!"

O'Neal glared at the words, and the ink blotted for a while, "I think the Celtics will forcefully choose Josh-Jackson with the third overall pick. Even if Josh doesn't report, the Celtics can trade. I am willing to pay a little price to get him, after all, he performed so well in SkyOcean's training camp."

Kenny: "That makes sense!"

Barkley: "Actually, I think so too."

……

In the Celtics draft office, Angie looked gloomy.

He didn't expect that the Lakers really dared to choose Tatum, and they haven't called yet, and they don't seem to be in a hurry.

Seeing Angie leaning against the table motionless, Stevens became anxious, walked over and said: "Don't hesitate, just choose Ball and trade. It has been 10 years since the Celtics won the championship last time, and there is no strong striker." , we have a hard time dealing with LeBron!"

Angie ignored it, but raised his hand to look at his watch, "We still have 5 minutes."

Just finished speaking, the landline phone rang, and the draft office asked the Celtics to confirm the selection.

"Give us another 5 minutes!" Angie hung up the phone. "The Lakers must be more anxious. Let the word out that we will forcefully choose Josh-Jackson, and we will definitely not choose Ball!"

"But...but..." The assistant at the side was trembling and dared not speak out loud.

"But what?" Angie glared.

Stevens couldn't stand it anymore, and shouted directly: "We choose Josh, and other teams can choose Ball. Are you...". 'Stupid by the Lakers? 'A few words, I'm not ashamed to say them.

Angie slapped his forehead and let out a long sigh, "Call me again and say to choose Bauer."

Then he left the office, apparently to stabilize his mood.

……

At the draft meeting, Xiao Hua walked from the room to the podium again, and read to the note: "In the 2017 NBA draft, the Celtics chose Lonzo Ball from UCLA with the third overall pick! "

O'Neill immediately got up and left the table, shouting: "WTF!"

Kenny: "Pay attention to the influence, it's being broadcast nationally."

Barkley: "Shaq, believe me, it's nothing, just three mistakes in a row."

After the news that the Celtics selected Ball was confirmed, there was another fry on Twitter, and basically one person swiped the screen.

LaVar Ball: "Since Boston is so sincere, it's acceptable for my son to be the starting point guard."

WOJ: "I didn't have time to post this time. The Celtics decided to choose Ball at the last moment!"

LaVar Ball: "@IsaiahThomas life is what it is, don't feel bad."

After Ball, the draft began to lose suspense, and no trades were produced, which was consistent with media predictions.

……

In the draft office of the Lakers, the three of Tianyang watched each team's draft with their legs crossed.

Tianyang: "Sure enough, Donovan Mitchell entered the lottery, and the Jazz earned it."

Wharton: "I just read the news. There are rumors that Jordan will not let the management choose Mitchell. Why are you so optimistic about him?"

Tianyang: "He only lacks self-confidence. I found it in my training camp. He is definitely in the top 5 rookies."

Just as Kupchak was about to speak, the phone rang, and after asking for it, Angie called, and immediately turned on the speakerphone.

"Hey, my old friend, what can I do for you?"

"I agree to the deal, send Ball and the first round of 18 in exchange for Tatum." Angie's tone on the other end of the phone was very upset, but he acted as if he had the upper hand.

"Hehe, I disagree!" Kupchak laughed.

"What do you mean?" Angie's tone became gloomy.

"That was the previous condition, but it has changed now. If you want to change, add a second round of 18 years, which is the one you got when you robbed Ingram, and now I want to get it all back!"

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