This is a day that fans pay attention to, and this year's draft will be held on this day.
Lu Yu saw many familiar faces in the little green room.
Sean Battier came over immediately and hugged Lu Yu.
"How's the injury on your hand? I'm really sorry." Shane said with an apologetic look.
Lu Yu joked: "It's not you who hurt me, no need to apologize, but why didn't your little brother come? I really want to beat him up."
He's talking about Jay Williams.
But think about it, this guy is also a hapless guy, and there is nothing to argue with a hapless guy.
Arenas sat in the little green room waiting for the draft results.
Seeing Lu Yu, he stood up quickly, and their shoulders bumped together.
"Hey, my general is defeated."
"I can't expect you to say a nice word."
"How about it, do you want to make a bet today?"
"What a bet, I'm so nervous."
Arenas' palms were all sweaty. He had already gone to six teams for trial training, five of which were among the top ten teams in the draft. Although these teams were very optimistic about his ability, they did not make any changes to him.
Any promise made him a little depressed.
Experts always follow the same theory, which puts talent first and determines the upper limit of a player. Arenas's physical talent is average and he is too short to play the second position. It is almost impossible to be selected in the top five picks.
Lu Yu also saw Randolph, who smiled at him honestly.
The two of them only played one game and were not in the same position, so they didn't have much interaction.
Jason Richardson was sitting next to Randolph, and he didn't have a good look on Lu Yu.
Lu Yu also saw a few familiar faces, some of which he met in the NCAA, such as Arenas' teammate Richard Jefferson, and some of which existed in his memory.
Tyson Chandler, Pau Gasol, Joe Johnson...
The Little Green Room only has an invitation quota of 20 people, and most of them are players that NBA experts are optimistic about their draft prospects. The only exception is Lu Yu, who won the NCAA League MVP.
Lu Yu did not participate in any team's trial training and did not even have physical test data.
The only information available is his NCAA game video and average data, but good average data does not mean good physical talent. Arenas' average data is not inferior, but he is still not favored by basketball experts.
In addition, the Wizards broke the news that he has a prickly head, and many media previously said that he has a vitreous constitution.
However, NBA officials still invited Lu Yu into the Little Green Room, because even if Lu Yu is not favored by any team, the Chinese market behind him is enough to qualify for this invitation.
David Stern, the president of the NBA League, watched the situation in the little green room through the big screen. His eyes were fixed on Lu Yu, and he was constantly thinking about his plan.
In the dormitory of the University of Connecticut, Caron Butler and his teammates sat on the computer, eating snacks and watching the draft.
When the cameraman was shooting, in addition to the stage, he mainly focused on the small green room and gave many close-ups to these players who may become stars in the future.
When the camera showed Lu Yu, Butler's teammates asked: "Where do you think Lu Yu will be selected?"
Butler shook his head: "He is at least in the top ten of the draft, and it is possible that he is in the top five. However, the media's evaluation of him is very polarized now. I can't say for sure. In fact, for Lu Yu, the number of draft picks is not important."
"How could it not be important? The salary of a first-round pick is much higher."
"Shet, don't you watch the news?"
Caron Butler pouted: "The sneaker endorsement contract that brat just signed is worth two million US dollars a year, not to mention he also has a magazine. I heard he can earn more than 10 million US dollars a year. What do you think?
Does he care about the multi-million dollar salary?"
Teammates were stunned: "Lu Yu is so rich?"
Caron Butler also knew this information from the news. What he didn't know was that Lu Yu also owned 5% of Anta's shares, and Anta would become the number one sports brand in terms of sales in twenty years.
Moreover, the news media industry laid out by Lu Yu does not just rely on revenue to make money. The news media industry values influence more. The greater the influence, the higher the market value.
Of course, the market value cannot be liquidated.
NBA President David Stern came to the stage to deliver a speech, and the fans at the scene burst into applause, which made Stern a little uncomfortable.
Since the NBA lockout in 1998, Stern has been booed every year in the draft. Perhaps because the Lakers' victory in this year's finals was expected by everyone, the fans' emotions were appeased, and the boos turned into applause. In any case, in the 2001 draft
The conference officially begins.
The camera was focused on every player in the Little Green Room. When Lu Yu appeared on the screen, domestic fans wished that Lu Yu was the one selected now.
Domestic media have always been very optimistic, and some even predicted that Lu Yu would be selected by Jordan and become the first Chinese player to be the No. 1 pick in the NBA.
In their view, it would be great for China to produce a No. 1 pick.
This is a typical mentality of hoping that your son will succeed.
Lu Yu knew in his heart that the possibility of him becoming the No. 1 pick was extremely slim. There has never been a foreign No. 1 pick in the NBA. Yao Ming started the era of foreign No. 1 picks. Why Yao Ming? Not himself. It's very simple. Look at Yao Ming.
Look at Lu Yu again, the altitudes are not on the same plane.
Another point is that Lu Yu did not participate in any team's draft, which means he has no intention of competing for the top pick.
Lu Yu is a cautious person. He still hopes that everything can be under his control and try not to have any accidents. He needs to be able to play the main role in a team in a short time, and the team's lineup is not too bad, so that
Can win the championship in the fastest time.
As for being the boss.
Lu Yu's idea is to win the championship first, and then consider joining a team to get a big contract and become the boss.
That's why he's leaning toward the Dallas Mavericks.
The Mavericks have a troika of Nash, Finley and Nowitzki, and the overall lineup is deep enough. There is a vacancy in the starting lineup at shooting guard. Lu Yu believes that he can grow quickly in this environment.
The draft started, and David Stern, who had white hair and a big smile, came to the stage to speak. When Lu Yu saw David Stern standing there, he couldn't help but sigh, if the old man hadn't retired, maybe there wouldn't be anything like that sharp-mouthed monkey cheek.
Son.
David Stern wore glasses, lowered his head and opened the envelope in his hand: "The Washington Wizards selected... Kwame Brown from South Carolina!"
High school student?
The first high school student No. 1 pick in NBA history!
Kwame Brown stood up with a look of disbelief on his face. He looked around in panic. It wasn't until the staff came over to tell him in a low voice that he realized that he should go on stage at this time.
His face was red, perhaps from excitement or nervousness. He walked onto the stage, took the hat with the Wizards logo from the staff, and then shook hands with David Stern.
Wizards general manager Michael Jordan stepped forward: "Congratulations, you joined the Washington Wizards."
Lu Yu can guarantee that this is the gentlest sentence Jordan has ever said to Kwame Brown.
Jordan's eyes did not stay on Kwame Brown for too long. Instead, he looked at Bulls general manager Jerry Krause sitting in the audience, but soon he was disappointed to find that Krause didn't express anything.
The reason why he selected Kwame Brown was entirely to get the Bulls' Elton Brand.
The camera switches to the rostrum.
At this time, everyone is guessing which player the Clippers, who hold the second pick, will choose?
"The Los Angeles Clippers selected..." David Stern paused, with a smile on his face. He adjusted his glasses with his hand and said: "The Chinese player from Gonzaga University, Lu Yu
!”
Lu Yu breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Don Nelson had really spent a lot of money to reach a deal with the Clippers in order to get himself.
What he didn't know was that Don Nelson's face, sitting in the audience, had turned the color of pig liver.
He was very lost.
The Clippers' selection of Lu Yu was a surprise to him...
