Section 13 In and After the Draft
"The junior from Duke, Walter Gerald Young, let's congratulate him for being the first one selected today."
Even after knowing that he had become the No. 1 pick, Yang did not show any more happiness. Instead, he calmly stood up and hugged his grandfather, sister, and coach K. Finally, even Winslow, who was sitting far away in the small green room, also
Coming.
Although Young was not excited, the 76ers fans were so happy that they sprayed colorful flowers. The team won the "Son of the Chosen" title for the first time in nearly two decades.
After Iguodala leaves, the future finally has a clear context.
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After the hug ended, Young took the 76ers hat from the staff and strode towards the stage.
"Play hard and don't let Philadelphia lose." Young stepped onto the stage and was forced to accept three consecutive blows from Mr. President: a handshake, a hug, and a photo.
As soon as the group photo ended, the experts from esn released the templates they had given: Grant Hill and Shawn Marion
But as soon as it was given, the four commentators exploded:
"On the defensive end, there's no problem with Shawn Marion, but on the offensive end, he's not like Hill or Jaylen at all. You can't just give him this template just because you're from Duke."
"I don't think so either. His long-range shots are much better than Hill's early and mid-game shots."
"My opinion is that even if you don't want to give it to KD, you should at least give it to Paul George. Giving it to Grant Hill is really hard to figure out."
"It's rare that our advice is the same again. I also think Paul George fits his template better."
"The interview with Yang has begun, let's listen to it."
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"What do you think about joining a rebuilding team in Philadelphia? Can you lead them to victory?" The first question is very tricky.
"Of course I am happy. It has the best team atmosphere, the best mentors, the best and most enthusiastic fans, everything is the best. I believe I can achieve good results there." Facing Young against Philadelphia.
The female reporter couldn't say much more about her longing look.
"Then how many years will it take for you to achieve good results?" The female reporter who caught the question decisively attacked.
"I don't know either, but what I know is that if you want a future, you have to wait quietly for the process."
"Then the second question, Philadelphia is your only trial team, how do you feel about Philadelphia." Since the previous answer was difficult to answer, the female reporter asked the second question.
"It feels very good, very relaxed, very comfortable, and makes you look forward to playing there."
"My question is over. Thank you for your answer." The second one is about to be revealed, making this interview extremely short.
After the interview, Yang did not get any rest time. Instead, he came to the media area and continued the interview.
After about two or three interviews, Yang saw his agent running anxiously.
"What's wrong?"
"Sam Sinki's phone number." Based on the other person's mouth shape, Yang knew who the caller was.
"Mr. General Manager, are you looking for me?"
"Well, I won't waste your time while you're still there. Let me tell you, come to Philadelphia on the 7th next month and bring your agent to sign the contract. It's best to decide the number on that day."
"Okay, I understand. I'll let Benjamin book a flight for that day." Yang said, looking like an agent offering to go with him.
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"Our problem is over, thank you for your cooperation." As the Latvian reporter ended the interview, Young, who had free time, hurriedly left the media area and walked towards the draft venue.
"What's wrong with him? Why is he in such a hurry?" The Kentucky gang who gathered to wait for the end of the draft all saw this scene, but only Trey Lyles spoke.
"Let's go look at the last few choices and see if Quinn Cook can be selected at the end." After reading the choices of each team in the second round, those who understand will naturally understand.
"With the 58th pick, the Philadelphia 76ers selected Kokoto from the University of North Carolina. Let us congratulate him." Young, who hid himself from the camera, was reading the news but heard Mark Tatum's report.
The voice of the third to last person.
After looking at the last two teams, there was no reason to choose Quinn. Young had to quit the news interface and came to...
"Click"
With the release of a lottery photo, the 2015 draft also came to an end, and the Barclays Center, where a large group of people gathered, began to change from noisy to quiet.
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"Where do you want to go? I'll accompany you, even if it's a bar!" Yang rushed to the front row of the auditorium. Looking at Quinn Cook, who looked complicated, he didn't know how to comfort him.
"No, let's stick to the plan! Tyus and Justice are already waiting for us there, and the boss is also going." Following Quinn Cook's fingers, he saw the two of them waving.
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"Okay then, it's up to you. Let's go find them."
In a private room of a famous New York hotel
"chee"x5
As the five cups he held were put down, Coach K spoke:
"Originally, when you invited me to come, I didn't really want to agree. After all, you have to celebrate after the draft. What's going to happen if I'm a bad old man here."
"But Justice said that the real celebration is after this, and it's just a meal here, so I came. After all, it's not a waste of time,"
"Hahahahaha."
"Originally, I only wanted to say this much, but as we get older, our memory is not good. I forgot to say some things after the last finals. I will say them here."
"Boss, tell me!"
"Quinn, your next focus is to stabilize your three-point shooting percentage, and then go to try out with a team that can ignore your vision problem and play tactics to see if you can find a backup point guard, even if it is
The third point guard.”
"Justis, your problem is that the Heat have too many ball-holding points, and your three-pointers are not good. If you act as a 3D, your rookie period will be very troublesome, so you have to stay awake at all times. If you have the ball-holding points,
If you get injured, you have to find a way to get the ball. Of course, the premise of all this is that your skills as a point guard don't drop."
"Ding dong" Yang saw the phone screen light up and directly turned off the screen.
"Tyus, your direction, I also suggest a pick-and-roll three-pointer, but I'm also worried about how much ball rights the Timberwolves coach can give you."
"What about me, what about me? I'm the only one who didn't say anything." Yang put his phone back into his suit pocket and began to attract attention playfully.
"Find a wife as soon as possible! You won't have to "bring disaster" to us." Listening to the extremely weird tone, Coach K complained unceremoniously.
"Hahahahaha."
"Okay, the joke is over. Come to Las Vegas on August 11th, and I will show you the world." After laughing for five or six seconds, Coach K, who calmed down the atmosphere, started talking seriously.
thing.
"What kind of world, a casino? This seems to be the only thing in Las Vegas."
Chapter completed!