basketball kingdom

Chapter 12

The Lakers selected D'Angelo Russell with the second pick, and the interview with Russell is now in progress, and the camera cuts back to BJ's studio.

In the BJ studio, Yu Jia and Yang Yi were guessing about the team Xu Tian might go to. The live broadcast of the draft was narrated by these two commentators.

"The Lakers did not choose Xu Tian, ​​which shows that they are not too satisfied with Xu Tian's performance in the trial training, so I think Xu Tian's pick may fall to No. 7 to No. 10." Yang Yi first said made his own guess.

Yu Jia disagreed with Yang Yi's point of view, saying: "It should not be such a low pick. I saw Xu Tian in a basketball training camp. His jumping is the best among domestic basketball players I have seen." Top jumping. And he really loves to play basketball, you can see him practicing in between activities."

"What you said is hard to be seen by others except for bouncing." Yang Yi listened carefully to Yu Jia's point of view, and said, "The draft is about talent. He rejected all the invitations to try out, which is very bad for him. If I were the team's front office, I would choose a rookie who has seen the performance with my own eyes, not a rookie who can only watch highlights."

The news report about Xu Tian's refusal to try out was reported by foreign media, and after being translated by various news websites, it spread to China.The current domestic mainstream view is that Xu Tian is playing big cards and rejected all the trial training.

Many editors have already begun to write about the comparison between Xu Tian and Ah Lian back then, and bluntly said that Xu Tian should return to CBA to play in a short time.

While Yang Yi and Yu Jia were discussing, in the TNT studio in the United States, Shaquille O'Neal and Charles Barkley were also arguing about Xu Tian's pick.

O'Neill was refuting Barkley's point of view at this time, "Hey, man! That's what you said about Yao back then, and everyone knows the result later."

After hearing this, Kenny Smith and Amy Johnson both laughed at the same time. The kissing of the donkey's butt was broadcast live across the United States, which can be regarded as a very famous stalk of Sir Bass.

"Hey, Shark! You know, Yao's height is 7 feet 6 inches (2.26 meters). This height is an important reason for Yao's success. Xu's body is very good, but in the NBA where physical talents are generally exploding, he But there is no irreplaceable advantage like Yao." Barkley immediately refuted O'Neill for the effect of the program.

Any program, except for documentaries, will be as boring as plain water if there is no point of contention.

Amy Johnson spoke up, "Don't you bet something on this?"

When Kenny Smith heard Amy Johnson's words, he laughed so hard that his teeth leaked out, and he echoed: "You two should make a bet, whoever loses will kiss the ass of the donkey again."

Barkley knew that Kenny Smith was exposing himself, and shook his head with a smile, "Kenny, I won't be wrong this time. Now the Lakers are spending the last year of their career with Kobe. There is no hope in the past year, and even the Lakers, a poor team, did not choose Xu, so you can imagine his talent."

Amy Johnson interjected: "I don't agree with your point of view. You have to know that if you put $100 million in front of Jim now, he doesn't necessarily understand that it is a large amount of money, let alone about the players. "

Barkley also laughed, "Maybe Jim really doesn't understand football, but the Lakers management still has Mitch, so it's impossible for him not to understand Xu's talent."

Kenny Smith said: "Mickey is now Mickey Mouse, and now the Lakers, he can only serve as a mascot."

O'Neill laughed when he heard Kenny Smith's words. After the disintegration of F4, it was Kupchak who sent O'Neal to the Heat in the Lakers' royal hegemony. Although it has been many years, it is still impossible to really not care.

In the ESPN studio, "American Yang Yi" Stephen A. Smith was also spraying the Lakers, "I have to say, the Lakers' vision is really rotten, rotten! Jahlil Okafor is better than Danji Lou Russell is better, and now the Lakers have Julius Randle, but they still got it wrong. The draft is about talent, not position."

Sitting in the middle of the studio is a hostess, and to her right is ESPN special guest Tracy McGrady.After retiring, his figure has become much thicker, and he can no longer see the shadow of the basketball poet at the time. He is quietly listening to Smith's remarks at this time.

After Smith's barrage of words, the hostess asked, "Stephen, do you think the Lakers should pick Jahlil Okafor?"

"Obviously, Jahil from Duke University is more talented than Danjilo. Don't believe the next Curry's nonsense, it is completely nonsense." Stephen A. Smith quickly expressed his opinion.

After listening to Smith's words, the hostess asked McGrady on the other side, "Tracey, what do you think of the Lakers' choice?"

"I think it's not bad. D'Angelo also has the potential to become a star guard. He is tall and has a good shooting range. Now outside players have more advantages, so I think it's a good choice." McGrady's His attitude is much milder than that of Smith.

The hostess then asked: "Neither of you mentioned Xu Tian who is only willing to try out for the Lakers. What do you think of him?"

This time it was McGrady who expressed his opinion first, "After I saw the feature article you published a few days ago, I went to watch Xu's video on YouTube. My first impression of him was, wow, this young man Really good ball feel, full of talent! Do you know what I mean?"

Stephen A. Smith played his own characteristics again, and retorted: "I don't agree with this point. If I go to elementary school to play, I can also edit my video to make myself look like Michael Jordan. Besides. , If he is really capable, why would he reject all the team's trial training, he can go to the Timberwolves, to the 76ers, to more lottery teams, there will always be someone who will see his talent. If he refuses, then It proves that he has a ghost in his heart, he dare not let more people see his trial training."

Xu Tian looked at the camera that almost hit his face, trying to keep his expression calm, facing the public camera, he still had to maintain his glorious image.

Now announced to the ninth overall pick, the Charlotte Hornets selected insider Frank Kaminsky from the University of Wisconsin, who is now being interviewed.

In the president's office of the Miami Heat, Pat Riley had two scouting reports in front of him. Two people with relatively high predicted picks were not selected, and he needed to make a choice among them.After hanging up a phone call, Riley made her own decision.

A few minutes later, woj sent out a personal tweet again, "The Miami Heat will select Justise Winslow with the [-]th pick."

Xu Tian looked at Winslow who walked onto the stage, and his breathing became a little heavy.He felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, and the surrounding voices gradually became smaller until he could no longer hear them clearly.

Pat Riley made a clear promise yesterday, but he was not chosen. This made Xu Tian feel the fear of not being able to see the future again.

The process of the draft has not stopped. With the top thirteen rookies being selected, only the Thunder's No.14 pick remains in the lottery.After that pick, the rest can't be called lottery picks.

More camera shots were pushed towards Xu Tian. You must know that a few days ago, his mock draft picks were generally in the top five.In the case of no illness or injury, the straight line fell to the end of the lottery zone, which is very big news.

Xiao Hua walked onto the stage calmly and stated the Thunder's choice in official language. Cameron Payne became the last lottery pick in the draft.

The camera quickly surrounded Xu Tian. In order not to miss the wonderful expression on Xu Tian's face, they almost put his face in the camera.

Li Lang's face turned pale. After the Heat chose Winslow, his inner uneasiness became more and more intense. At this moment, the uneasiness really turned into despair.He felt that all of this was his responsibility. Before Xu Tian came to the United States, his draft pick had been rising, but since he became an agent, the various turmoil surrounding Xu Tian has not stopped, and now it is even more direct. lotto.

"Why did the Thunder choose Payne? They can definitely beat Xu Tian at the 14th pick." Yu Jia couldn't help but said when Xiao Hua mentioned the Thunder's choice, he really hoped that Xu Tian would have a high Shun bits.

Yang Yi is also starting to stand on Xu Tian's side now, "Xu Tian's physical test data alone is worthy of the [-]th pick. Even if it is water, no one will care about a [-]th pick."

Meng Jing is the one who knows best how hard Xu Tian is. Seeing Xu Tian being shown the TV footage again and again, she feels an indescribable pain in her heart.Having played basketball, she knew very well that this was already a laughing stock.

Xu Guangcai leaned on the sofa and looked at the expressionless Xu Tian on the TV. He couldn't imagine what his son was going through now.

Sometimes the pressure is like a spring. When the pressure is too high, the spring will break.Xu Tian was in such a situation, he had no emotions in his heart, and quietly watched the draft.

All he wants to know now is which team he will be selected by and whether he will be selected.

When Adam Xiao Hua's voice came, it first broke the solid ice surrounding Xu Tian, ​​and then gradually, it reached his ears.

"In the 2015 NBA Draft, the Houston Rockets selected Xu Tian from Shanghai, China with the No.18 pick."

(End of this chapter)