I’m Really Playing Basketball

A miracle occurred in the 2007 NBA draft lottery. The Cleveland Cavaliers, whose probability of being ranked No. 8 was only the eighth, actually won the No. 1 pick.

So much so that when LeBron James, the head player of the Cavaliers, received the No. 1 pick, he roared excitedly at the draft lottery.

The 2007 NBA Draft is recognized as a big year for the draft, because this year has the most promising young man in American basketball, the great, Greg Oden!

According to many people, even if Oden is the only one in this year's NBA draft, it will be a big draft year.

Because of Oden, the NBA overtly and covertly wanted to destroy as many teams as crucian carp across the river last season. Let’s put it this way. Except for the Jazz and Pistons, most of the teams that did not make the playoffs They are all improving their records.

Just because of David Stern's blow, many people are no longer the bottom one.

If you can't get Oden after swiping the bottom one, then of course you won't swip it.

The Hawks have done a very good job in this regard. Anyway, as long as the last one is bad, it will definitely not get the No. 1 pick, so the one with the highest probability of No. 1 pick is actually the second to last one.

Therefore, in the regular season of this season, the Eagles were quite wise and stared at the penultimate position.

However, no one thought that David Stern was so amazing that he signed the No. 1 pick to the draft pick that had already been traded.

It can only be said that David Stern really knows how to play. Since the draft picks of other teams are not clean and they are all for Oden's unreal record, then I will directly sign the No. 1 pick to the draft pick who was traded. Right, then it must be 100% clean.

In terms of clean rewards, it makes sense for the Cavaliers to get the No. 1 pick.

In fact, if you look at the lottery in this draft, David Stern really thinks so.

Because the second pick in this year's draft lottery is given to the Hawks, the one who was traded to the Bucks. If this pick is the No. 1 pick, it belongs to the Hawks, and if it is not the No. 1 pick, it belongs to the Bucks.

Obviously, as long as the pick is not the No. 1 pick, it is clean.

The third overall pick in this year's draft lottery belongs to the Boston Celtics. The Celtics are one of the few teams that haven't been so crazy this season.

Because of Adam Morrison's physical problems, the Celtics must be able to operate badly, but they are not that fierce.

According to Danny Ainge's thoughts, given everyone's expectations, he is neither high nor low, just seventh from the bottom. He is very hopeful of getting the No. 1 pick.

Danny Ainge was very regretful when he finally saw that the No. 1 pick was the eighth-to-last Knicks.

The current Celtics already have Morrison, Gay and other players. With Oden, the Celtics are really alive. Unfortunately, it is only a third.

However, after thinking about it for a while, compared to teams such as the Trail Blazers and Kings Warriors, the Celtics are considered a lot luckier.

The 2007 draft lottery was definitely the most severe blow to bad performance in David Stern's career as president.

Except for the Celtics who had Morrison's excuse, all other teams that performed poorly were punished.

The Blazers lost the No. 1 pick.

The Hawks watched helplessly as they were drafted second overall and then sent to the Bucks. This is absolutely disgusting David Stern. Protected by the No. 1 pick, I gave you the second overall pick. Do you think you are angry?

The general manager of the Eagles, Billy Knight, who was on the scene, was simply blown away.

The moment the Eagles won the second pick, Billy Knight even wanted to kill David Stern directly for a moment, this disgusting thing!

The general manager of the Hornets, Jeff Ball, had the same idea as the general manager of the Hawks. Their draft picks were traded to the Bucks for top-five protection, but David Stern gave them a sixth pick.

Who is this disgusting person?

However, this is just a thought. As the NBA recovers in the past few seasons and quickly enters its golden period, the NBA's ratings are also rising steadily, and David Stern's prestige has also reached an extremely high level.

Let's put it this way, after that dead bald guy was killed by David Stern, in the entire NBA, David Stern can do whatever he wants.

Therefore, no matter how dissatisfied these teams are, no one dares to really do anything to David Stern for the sake of the health of the NBA under the banner of David Stern's bad attack.

In the end, this draft lottery came to a successful conclusion.

Cavaliers first, Bucks second, Celtics third, Trail Blazers fourth, Kings fifth, Hornets sixth (top five protected, traded to Bucks), Warriors seventh, Mosaic eighth, 76ers Ninth, the Pacers are tenth, the Wizards are 11th, the Clippers are 12th, the Jazz are 13th, and the Pistons are 14th.

As for the Bobcats, who had the third-best regular season record last season, they naturally received the 28th overall pick in the first round.

To say that the team with the best luck in this draft lottery is definitely the Cavaliers. If they get the No. 1 pick, they will also have the opportunity to get the biggest favorite in this draft, Oden.

As for who the Cavaliers will choose with this draft pick, many people think there should be no problem. Oden is a player from Ohio State University.

Cleveland is Ohio.

It can be said that for Cleveland, Oden is really an absolutely perfect choice.

At the very least, for Cleveland, they don't have to worry about Oden's loyalty.

Therefore, if another team draws the No. 1 pick, Durant still has a chance to get the No. 1 pick. Then if the Cavaliers get the No. 1 pick, Durant basically doesn't want to think about this No. 1 pick.

Although Durant is indeed a superstar in the NCAA this year, winning all the individual honors of the NCAA, such as the Wooden Award and the Naismith Award, Durant has completed a Grand Slam.

In fact, in history, Durant, who did not win the NCAA championship, also won all the individual awards in the NCAA. His statistics in the NCAA are amazing.

And such an astonishing Durant didn't even have the slightest chance of being the No. 1 pick, which shows how optimistic Oden is in history.

After all, it is a combination of Russell + Chamberlain or Russell + Duncan, let alone a combination, even if it is just Russell, Duncan or Chamberlain, no one can compare.

Historically, in 2007, not many people thought that Durant could become one of the strongest killers in NBA history. Because of his relationship with the Arab League, some Chinese media even ranked Durant in the NBA's top ten. One of the most trashy players who should be thrown away.

Of course, Durant in this time and space is much better than in history.

Therefore, if nothing unexpected happens, the Bucks will definitely keep Durant without losing their wealth.

As the head coach of Marquette University and the leader of the new Three Eagles, the Bucks hold the second pick. There is no reason for the Bucks to let Durant go.

Not only Durant, but Curry and even DeAndre Jordan, the Bucks want to keep him.

And after this draft lottery, the Bucks really have this opportunity.

If the Cavaliers are the luckiest team in this draft lottery, then the Bucks are the team that has gained the most.

In this draft lottery, they got all the two lottery picks they had a chance to get. If the Hawks get the No. 1 pick and the Hornets get the top five, they will get nothing. The Bucks were really prepared for this.

I didn't expect David Stern to be so fierce this time. You know, before the lottery, the Hawks were the biggest favorites for the No. 1 pick, and the Hornets were considered to have a chance to take the top three.

It's a pity. Although you are not as crazy as the pioneers, you are smart and messy, but if you are smart, it is still messy.

With the second and sixth lottery picks, plus their own 18th pick, the Bucks have three first-round picks this year.

This time the Bucks do have a chance to keep Marquette University's new Triple Eagle if they wish.

Durant and Curry are basically very stable, but it may be difficult to select Jordan with the 18th pick.

After the NCAA finals, Jordan was not ranked lower than the top fourteen in any media prediction.

He is the son of Jordan and Chen Xiao's apprentice. He scored a winning goal in the NCAA finals. He averaged 14+6 per game in the NCAA.

For such a player, you can say that his talent may be a little bit worse.

However, he has so many BUFFs on his body that he can become the center of attention wherever he goes. As long as he has the ability to play in the NBA, even if he is just a water cooler keeper, many teams are willing to hire him.

To be honest, Chen Xiao knew that Boss Qiao wished he could trade a lottery pick this year and select his son to his own team.

Boss Qiao could do this, but he didn't dare.

It's not that I'm afraid that Chen Xiao or others in Shanmao will have any objections.

But...

"My training for Jeffrey for the first eighteen years was a failure. He is very successful now. I dare not let him continue to be around me and be affected by my halo. He can now take off on his own. I hope he He can fly higher and higher on his own.

He doesn't need to surpass anyone now. I just hope that he can be happy and joyful when flying. "

So, as an old father, Boss Qiao is also an ordinary person.

Little Jordan was groomed by Chen Xiao, which gave Jordan a tearful feeling of "my son is lost and found". Therefore, Boss Qiao no longer dared to raise his son in his own way.

Let's put it this way, Boss Joe's training method is indeed not suitable for Jordan. Even a top-notch talented player like Kwame Brown cannot withstand Jordan's training.

In fact, the most suitable person for Jordan to train is his disciple, a talented player like Kevin Durant.

If your talent is not top-notch in history, it is best to stay away from Jordan. This is for your own good.

But if your talent reaches Durant's level, Jordan is actually a very good teacher.

When Jordan accepted Durant as his apprentice, the main reason was to have a name and to have someone take care of his son at Marquette University. Although Jordan is his son, it is difficult for him to be violently abused wherever he goes, but as a There is absolutely no problem if Durant, the boss of Marquette University, cold-blooded DeAndre Jordan.

And Jordan was actually being bullied by his teammates when he was growing up.

Who would like a second-generation star who is always taken care of by the coach and the team, and has crazy attention from the media, but is not very good at it, and is also the strongest person?

Let's put it this way, Jordan's previous growth environment was simply hell.

I have a useless father at home.

When he went to school, there was a group of jealous teammates who wanted to kill him.

In such an environment, if you can become a talent, your talent will probably surpass Jordan's.

When Jordan accepted Durant as his apprentice, he originally wanted to make a name for himself, but soon Jordan was impressed by Durant's talent and strength.

Let's put it this way, now Durant often participates in Bobcats' one-on-one competitions with Curry and DeAndre Jordan.

Apart from Chen Xiao, the person with the second most one-on-ones on the Bobcats is not Roy, not Granger, not Jack, not even Randolph and Pao, but Durant.

Moreover, Durant's second place in the one-on-one competition was as safe as Chen Xiao's first place.

Chen Xiao even felt that if he didn't use the experience card for training to suppress Durant, this kid's current one-on-one strength would be 37 times worse than him.

With him teaching defense and ball handling, Jordan teaching shooting, and Kerr and Curry teaching three-pointers, this Durant is simply...

Chen Xiao didn't even know how to describe it.

Chen Xiao can say that he has never seen such a strong rookie!

Even Wade and James when they were rookies are not as strong as Durant now.

Therefore, Jordan is very happy for this apprentice he created with his own hands.

"Chen, I know that you can definitely surpass me in the future, but I believe it is also possible for Kevin!"

Chen Xiao doesn't know Oden that well. He doesn't know how talented this combination of Duncan and O'Neal is.

But if the Bobcats have the No. 1 pick, they will definitely choose Durant.

Similarly, because of this, after the draft lottery, Chen Xiao called Xiao Zhan to congratulate Xiao Zhan, but also reminded Xiao Zhan in a very subtle way that if the Cavaliers get the No. 1 pick, they can inspect all the rookies. Don't put all your eyes on Oden.

Of course Xiao Zhan was aware of Chen Xiao's reminder and hoped that he would not put his eggs in one basket.

Maybe there is a better rookie than Oden in this class?

Of course, this is unlikely, but it is possible, isn't it?

The night he got the No. 1 pick was definitely one of the happiest nights in Xiao Zhan's life.

So his wife and mother next to him can see Xiao Zhan's happiness tonight.

After hearing Chen Xiao's congratulations and expectations, Xiao Zhan was even more happy.

However, just after Xiao Zhan and Chen Xiao finished discussing this year's Cavaliers draft and heard the names of Durant and Curry from Chen Xiao, Xiao Zhan, who hung up the phone, heard the faint voice of his mother next to him.

"LeBron, you and he are no longer teammates. You are now competitors. He will hope that you will use the No. 1 pick to select the strongest assistant, and will he also hope that you waste the No. 1 pick? These two people, I know , are all his college students, you are a smart person, you should know what I am talking about, you should not be so close now."

"Mom, Chen is not that kind of person."

"Then what kind of person did he leave you with Mo Williams?"

"..."

Hearing the name of Chen Xiao's best son, Xiao Mo, Xiao Zhan felt chills all over his body, and his mind was filled with the fear of being dominated by Xiao Mo.

No matter what his mother said, he would never doubt Xiao Chen.

However, maybe the player Xiao Chen is optimistic about is really not suitable for him?

Xiao Zhan closed his eyes slightly and clenched his hands tightly into fists.

Oden, Durant or Curry...

When Xiao Zhan opened his eyes again, he had already made a decision.

"Mom, don't worry, I know."

Xiao Zhan did not continue to struggle with his mother on this issue.

"Tonight we are here to celebrate our good fortune, and we will talk about other things later."

Seeing Xiao Zhan say this, Zhan's mother looked a little better.

Ever since he cheated on Xiao Zhan's agent brother and was caught by Xiao Zhan, her influence on Xiao Zhan has become almost insignificant.

Although she always wanted to continue to influence Xiao Zhan.

But Xiao Zhan is still filial to her, but he has always been resistant to her interference in her career, and he doesn't even want to say more to her.

This time, the son was not completely resistant.

So, this is progress.

LeBron, I will never give up control of your life!

Chen, I will crush all your plots, and I will make LeBron realize what kind of devil you are!