NBA: The King of Basketball, the more haters I have, the stronger I become!

Chapter 42: The Clippers are excited about who gets the top draft pick!

Before the tense and exciting NBA Finals begin

NBA teams that didn't make the playoffs or were already eliminated gathered at the draft pick announcement site.

Oklahoma City's Reti, which has the highest odds of getting the number one draft pick, had its general manager, Presti, personally intervene.

"Putin! If you guys got the number one pick in the draft, who would you choose?"

The media reporters at the scene immediately approached Presti and asked him questions.

"The team's targets have always been Blake Griffin from the University of Oklahoma and Thabeet from the University of Connecticut!"

Facing the camera, Presti said without batting an eye: "The league is still in the era of centers. Look at the Orlando Magic, they made it to the Finals thanks to Dwight Howard!"

"Our team also needs a big man!"

President Putin's acting skills, comparable to an Oscar-winning actor, convinced the media reporters present that they truly believed what he said.

The Los Angeles Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies, and New Jersey Nets, all bottom-ranked teams in the league, sent their head coaches to participate in the draw.

Don't let Presti's current success fool you.

Until the very last moment, no one knows who will win.

Soon, with the help of the on-site staff, the ball symbolizing the rookie draft order was brought to the scene.

The first pick revealed is the 14th overall pick—the Phoenix Suns.

Steve Nash, the team's star player who represented the team at the draw, was expressionless, only managing a slight smile when he saw the camera.

The team was just eliminated by the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Finals by a large margin.

Anyone would lose interest.

The thirteenth pick belongs to the Indiana Pacers.

Larry Bird, the Pacers' general manager who represented the team at the draft lottery, also managed a slight smile.

Although the thirteenth pick is quite representative.

But there's only one Kobe Bryant, so this draft pick is pretty useless.

The next 7th through 12th picks were acquired by the Charlotte Bobcats, Milwaukee Bucks, Toronto Raptors, New York Knicks, and Golden State Warriors, respectively.

The sixth and fifth picks both belong to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The fourth spot was taken by the King of Sacramento.

This means that the number one pick in this year's draft will be chosen from the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Memphis Grizzlies, and the Los Angeles Clippers.

Presti was ready to light his victory cigar.

All three teams are at the bottom of the league this season.

The Thunder are the No.1 of these three teams, and the ownership of the number one draft pick seems to be clear!

"The third pick in the 2009 NBA Draft belongs to the Oklahoma City Thunder!"

however

The fateful number sent Presti plummeting from heaven to hell.

They finished with their worst record in team history, only managing to secure the third overall pick this year.

The first overall pick went to the Los Angeles Clippers, while the Memphis Grizzlies got the second overall pick.

The Los Angeles Clippers ultimately, unsurprisingly, became the owners of the number one draft pick.

They will have the opportunity to select the most talented and capable young players from the 2009 draft class to form the cornerstone of the team.

Clippers head coach Brown also gave an interview after the college lottery.

The team will only invite Ye Chu for a private trial.

As for the others?

The Los Angeles Clippers would never even consider it!

There's no way around it; having the top scholar's pick means you can do whatever you want!

Still engrossed in their own acting, the Oklahoma City Thunder announced that they would only invite interior players for tryouts.

The list of invitees to Thunder training sessions includes those he previously mentioned:

Blake Griffin, Thabeet

In order to keep the story going, they even extended a tryout invitation to Tyler Hansbrough.

This center, who was originally selected 13th overall, was also caught up in this Ocas script.

The Oklahoma City Thunder's series of moves are essentially telling the outside world a little Xi:

We really only want one interior player!

Acting to this extent, Mr. Pu has really gone all out.

Meanwhile, the Memphis Grizzlies, holding the second overall pick, are the ones who are more anxious.

After all, the team owner had already made the goals for this offseason clear, so they immediately invited two rookie players to try out.

One of them is Ye Chu, one of the twin stars of Davidson College.

The other is Stephen Curry, one of the Davidson College's twin stars.

As for the other players...

Players like Griffin, Thabeet, and James Harden are not on the team's shortlist.

Meanwhile, Ye Chu, who was watching the live broadcast, didn't have any particular thoughts about it.

The draft order was exactly the same as he remembered, without any changes.

However, the final results of the talent show will definitely be completely different from what Ye Chu remembers.

As for where exactly the differences will be?

Ye Chu had no way of predicting it.

But one thing is certain: Blake Griffin will not be the number one draft pick in the NBA!

Rookie tryouts for each team are in full swing.

The Oklahoma City Thunder's management was constantly on the phone.

President Pu began using his connections within the league to contact various teams and inquire about the possibility of trading the third overall pick for the first overall pick.

After repeated unsuccessful attempts, he directly called the Clippers' management.

He is inquiring about the possibility of trading Russell Westbrook and Jeff Green for the number one draft pick.

Mr. Pu's deception skills are truly top-notch.

Westbrook and Green were both top picks in their respective draft classes and are definitely future star players.

The number one pick can only select one star player.

More importantly, the top pick in the draft might be a flop.

A potentially busted number one draft pick, traded for two future star players.

This is indeed a good choice.

But Clippers general manager Tom rejected the offer without even thinking about it.

Westbrook and his brother-in-law are really great!

But can they really be compared to Ye Chu?

The answer is obviously no!

However, Mr. Pu's persuasive skills did give him a very good idea.

A moment later, he dialed the Minnesota Timberwolves' management directly.

The Timberwolves have the fifth and sixth picks in this year's draft.

Why would a team aiming for the playoffs need two draft picks?

Isn't this just a waste of resources?!

After learning that the Timberwolves wanted to use their draft picks to select two point guards, Clippers general manager Tom panicked.

Point guard?

Isn't this all aimed at Stephen Curry?

Without hesitation, he offered to trade Baron Davis for the fifth overall pick in this year's draft.

The Timberwolves' management initially disagreed.

But that can't stop Tom from talking!

He embellished the words of Thunder's management manager, Mr. Pu.

Ultimately, the initial trade between the two teams was agreed upon.

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