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Chapter 95 Before the draft(1/2)

After the finals of the NBA 08~09 season, the league officially entered the off-season, and because the free market door of the off-season has not yet opened, more fans have returned their attention to the group who will participate in the 2009 NBA Finals.

On the rookies in the draft.

Since the end of the joint trial training in late May, the rookies who participated in the 2009 draft have been in a state of running around for trial training with various teams.

Among them is Blake Griffin, the most shining "beast" in the joint trials.

After the joint trial, Griffin received trial invitations from the management of all teams with the top seven picks except the Suns.

After discussing it with his team, he decided that every team would have a run.

The first stop is the New York Knicks.

After watching his trial training, New York Knicks president Donnie Walsh was full of praise: "This kid is really great. If I had the No. 1 pick, I would definitely choose him!"

What this means is...

Griffin continues to the second stop.

The second stop was the Memphis Grizzlies. Griffin was still in good condition. After watching his performance, Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace repeatedly sighed: "This guy is really great.

He has a beast-like body and such a professional attitude. He is very mature. He is the best rookie and I think he should be selected with the first overall pick!"

This statement still means something...

Then came the third stop, Oklahoma.

This is Griffin's "hometown". He went to the University of Oklahoma in college, so when he was going to try out with the Thunder, many Oklahoma fans spontaneously came to the airport to pick him up.

Machine is on.

The excited fans made Griffin's performance in the third stop of the trial training particularly outstanding.

The general manager of the Thunder repeatedly lamented: "I have nothing to say. If the Suns don't choose Blake Griffin with the No. 1 pick, it will be their loss!"

Then came the fourth, fifth...

Except for the fact that Clippers general manager Neil Olshey did not say anything similar after the training session with the Clippers, people from other teams also expressed similar views - If I had the No. 1 pick, I would choose

Blake Griffin!

Forehead……

There is a saying that "three people become a tiger".

If just a general manager said that Blake Griffin is awesome and should be the No. 1 pick, it might not cause any commotion, but the problem now is that as long as Griffin has tried out for teams, everyone has said so...

...This made some fans, even Suns fans, shaken in their hearts.

Perhaps, the team should let Blake Griffin try out? What if he is really better than Lin Ri?

Many experts also spoke at this time:

"Steve, you should give Blake a tryout opportunity. Maybe he is indeed better than the sun!"

"I don't think Blake Griffin will even get a chance to try out with his talent!"

"The Sun is really good, but not so good that Blake Griffin loses the opportunity to try out!"

These voices were so loud that ESPN even arranged a roundtable to discuss "Should the Suns give Blake Griffin a tryout opportunity?"

Well...it's boring enough!

But don’t doubt, they can really do such a thing!

The result given by several experts after careful discussion is... it should be!

Just for a look, without losing a piece of meat!

Finally, after this episode, some Suns management also wavered, and they all suggested that Steve Kerr should invite Blake Griffin for a workout.

However, Steve Kerr ignored these voices.

These guys said they would choose Blake Griffin if they had the No. 1 pick, but the problem is that they don't have the No. 1 pick...

The reason for making such a big fuss is just because he is still thinking about Lin Ri.

Even if I can't get it, I still want to see the specific trial training data.

It's not that Steve Kerr can't make it public, it's just that there is no need to do so now.

If you release the data so early, it will be for these guys to study!

In a few months, with the ability of the NBA coaching staff, it is really not a big deal to find a minor ailment.

Steve Kerr wants Lin Ri to have a more comfortable start. This is a very important thing for a rookie, especially the No. 1 pick who has a lot of pressure!

In addition, these guys just want to cause him some trouble.

There's no way he's going to take the bait!

Anyway, the No. 1 pick is in his hand, and he has chosen Lin Ri!

As for the sounds outside, he didn't need to pay attention at all...

Steve Kerr didn't speak out, and it didn't go against the expectations of the group of team general managers and presidents who spoke out. It was just a test, with no hope of success.

But Steve Kerr's fish didn't take the bait, but there was a "stupid fish" in Los Angeles who kept biting the hook every day.

Clippers owner Donald Sterling has made a call to general manager Neil Olshey every day for the past two days, and then said to the latter with concern: "We will not really not be able to draft Blake Griffin."

Right? Will we only get the sun in the end?"

What are you thinking about eating shit? Jew!

Orsi really wanted to reply like this.

The Jewish guy doesn't understand football, and Olshey felt this in the first month after taking office. All this guy thinks about is making money and saving money all the time.

In addition, he has "colored eyes" and he looks down on Lin Ri... He thinks more of Griffin because his skin color is more like their kind.

So he resisted choosing Lin Ri.

But one thing he didn't realize at all was that he had no chance of choosing Lin Ri!

They are so arrogant that they think the whole earth revolves around them. This is what these guys have in common...

"Don't worry, boss, we are moving towards our goal, please rest assured!" Considering that he had to take money from this Jewish man's pocket, Olshey could only continue to repeat what he had already told Sterling.

I said this passage several times.

Anyway, as long as Steve Kerr remains silent on this topic, it will soon become less popular!

Sure enough, after Steve Kerr remained silent for three days, the popularity of this topic dropped by half. Before the draft, no media mentioned this topic anymore.

Because at this time, it is already a certainty that the Suns will choose Lin Ri, and there is no point in discussing it anymore.

After the heat of the matter completely subsided, Griffin's agent Goldfeder said helplessly to Griffin: "Blake, it's obvious that we failed. The Suns are determined to choose the Sun."

, he didn’t give us any chance at all…”

"The good news is, Neil Olshey confirmed to me again that they're going to draft us with the No. 2 pick in the first round, and listen, man, Los Angeles is a better place for us than Phoenix... The exposure here is

Terrible, you could benefit from it!"

He also said some good news, and these are all facts. Regardless of ranking, he only said that as a core player, starting his career in Los Angeles is undoubtedly a better choice than Phoenix.

And according to Goldfeder, with Griffin's explosive playing style, only in Los Angeles can his commercial value be fully realized!

However, after hearing these words, Griffin still looked ugly. At this moment, he didn't care whether he was in Los Angeles or Phoenix, he just wanted to be the No. 1 pick...

In other words, even if you just get an invitation from the Suns to try out, it will be fine...

This at least means that the Suns considered him when selecting the No. 1 pick.

This somewhat proves that although there is a gap between him and Lin Ri, it is not that big...

But the result is that Steve Kerr only has the sun in his eyes and does not give him any chance at all. In his eyes, it seems that the sun is the only one in the 2009 draft, and he and other players are in another category.

First-class newcomer.

This was a situation that Griffin could not accept, and therefore, the only request he made to Goldfeder after the joint trial was that he get an invitation to a trial with the Suns.

Goldfeder is indeed quite capable and quickly formulated a plan...

The plan was successful. He successfully grasped the thoughts of the elite NBA team members and used their words and guidance of public opinion to help Griffin successfully attract huge attention during the past period.

It's just a pity... Steve Kerr didn't bite the hook, or even looked at them.

The Griffin team had no choice but to lose...

damn it!

I will definitely let everyone know that I am no worse than the sun!

Griffin, who has been considered extremely talented in the field of basketball since he was a child, now tastes the feeling of being looked down upon by others. To put it bluntly, this feeling is really uncomfortable.

Therefore, Blake-Xiao Yan-Griffin is online.



The heated discussion about "should the Suns try out Blake Griffin" gradually died down, and until three days before the end of the draft, there was no mention in the media.

This matter was just forgotten...
To be continued...
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