Brandon Roy followed the NBA staff into the theater at Madison Square Garden. Being rational and calm, he knew that those who were eligible to enter the theater were either potential first-round picks, or teams had expressed their intention to enter the theater.
He will sign a certain player.
Roy knew very well that he was not the first. His performance in his junior year was very poor, and he also injured his knee. He originally planned to have surgery, but was suppressed by others. Therefore, in the predictions of the outside world, he was only the first.
For people on the fringes of the wheel, whether they can get in or not depends on their character. "It seems that person really didn't lie to me. He really planned to choose me."
Roy sat quietly in a relatively back corner of the theater. He was not a draft favorite or an NCAA superstar. He had no place in the front row, and his family could not enter the theater with him. He could only wait in front of the TV.
look.
Next to Roy is his University of Washington teammate "Little Potato" Nate Robinson. Although this guy has excellent jumping ability, wonderful dunks and is very popular with the audience, because he is only 175cm tall, he was also placed in a remote corner.
"Look at those guys sitting in front of me, I really envy them. If I could grow 3 inches taller, I should sit there too." Xiao Tudou looked at the well-dressed rookie at the front with a look of envy and helplessness in his eyes.
"Sitting there now does not mean that they will still be ahead of us after entering the alliance." After hearing Xiaotuo's words, Roy gave his opinion expressionlessly.
"You're right. After I enter the league, I will dunk all these guys to let them know how good I am." Little Potato is always so excited and full of energy.
After hearing this, Roy shook his head and smiled. He knew his teammate very well. This guy's jumping ability was definitely superhuman. If he really wanted to dunk someone, no one could stop him, not even that guy.
The same goes for quasi-number one pick Bogut. (Later, when this guy was with the Celtics, he once dunked a Shark in training while O'Neal wasn't paying attention.)
"By the way, Brandon, I asked you before why you suddenly announced your participation in the draft. You never told me whether any team has contacted you. It's now time. Tell me and let me analyze it for you.
Analyze." Xiaotuo looked at Roy with an enthusiastic and gossipy face.
Although the league explicitly prohibits private dealings between teams and NCAA players and no secret transactions, many teams will contact the rookies before the draft and reach an agreement. As long as they participate in the draft, they will definitely select him. This kind of private agreement is very hidden.
, you can’t find any evidence without seeing the light, and in order to boost their worth, players’ agents often make random revelations, saying that a certain coach has taken a liking to one of his players, and it’s hard for the league to tell the truth from the truth.
Therefore, although this ban cannot be said to be a dead letter, it does not have much effect. As long as you do not privately fund a certain player and then let him deliberately not perform and lower the draft, other small tricks in the league will turn a blind eye.
Roy looked at Little Potato, and then said with a little pride, "Orlando Magic."
"Orlando Magic!?" Xiao Tudou's eyes widened instantly after hearing this, and then he punched Roy hard, "You guys are really good, that is such a good team. They played beautifully and achieved good results.
Moreover, the players are all young and there are no obvious big names. If you go there, no one will bully you. The most important thing is that there is a coach like Paul Edison who is known as 'the best at using rookies'. You are really lucky.
, you made a lot of money."
The more Xiao Tudou talked, the more excited he became. He slapped Roy with both hands from time to time. Xiao Tudou was a very simple and righteous man. If you want to talk about Roy's situation, Xiao Tudou must be envious, but he just felt that his friend had a good future.
Happy, no jealousy at all...
Just because Little Potato is not jealous does not mean that others are not jealous.
"He was really lucky. He was chosen by the Magic. They selected you with the 19th pick? It seems that what people say is amazing. Paul Edison, who is known as the 'Golden Eye', is nothing more than that." Just before Roy and Xiaotuo.
As he was speaking, a strange and sinister voice came from the front.
"Who is this guy?" Roy was very angry after hearing what the person in front said, but he didn't do anything. He just frowned and then asked the little potato next to him.
"That guy's name is Julius Hodge. He won the league's player of the year award in 2004. He is known as one of the best players in the history of North Carolina State University. But he is just a small role, just a player in the first and second rounds.
The guy who is wandering between." Xiaotuo looked at that guy with disdain, completely forgetting that he was also a rookie at the end of the first round.
"Hey, Orlando's future big star, tell us how Orlando fell in love with you, and let us learn from it. With the 19th pick, you almost entered the lottery." Seeing Roy ignoring him,
Julius Hodge went even further.
Although Roy is very stable, he is not someone who is easy to bully. He has a winning heart. "Shut your stinky mouth. If this was not the occasion, I would stuff your head into your ass."
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"I'm so scared, Rookie No. 19." Hoagy didn't restrain himself after hearing Roy's words, and he still had that weird look.
"That's enough, don't look for trouble here, otherwise you will be better off." Xiaotuo also joined in.
When Huo Ji saw that they were two people, he said "hum" and turned around to sit up straight. Although he turned around, his mind was still on Roy.
Seeing that this guy was honest, Roy and Xiaotuo continued their previous conversation.
"But having said that, the No. 19 pick is not bad. According to the latest contract standards announced by the league, you can earn more than 900,000 in the first year, and millions in the second year." Xiaotuo's eyes have begun to twinkle.
The gold coins are moving.
At this time, Huo Ji in front gave another disdainful "hum".
Roy looked at it and said, "You're a kid that's never finished. Okay, I'll play with you today."
"Nate, you are wrong about one thing. Coach Edison once told me personally during the training camp that he would select me with the team's higher pick, which is the No. 8 pick." Roy deliberately said
The voice was raised a little louder so that Huo Ji in front could hear it.
"What, the No. 8 pick? Is there something wrong with your brain? Listen, this guy actually said that he will be selected by the Orlando Magic with the No. 8 pick. Oh, Jesus. This world must be crazy. By the way,
It should be eighth in the second round, that must be it." Sure enough, when Hoagy in front heard Roy's words, he couldn't bear it anymore and jumped up on the spot.
After his shouting, the attention of the people around him was drawn here. After asking what happened, all the hunky basketball players pointed at Roy like aunts on the street.
Little Potato also quickly poked Roy, and then lowered his voice and said, "Brandon, you're really kidding me."
"I'm not kidding." Roy looked at Xiaotuo seriously.
Nate Robinson looked at Roy's eyes and finally believed that he was telling the truth. "How is this possible?" Little Potato licked his lips, then smiled and shook his head, "It's impossible, this is incredible. I'm not
Say you can't do it, but Brandon, this is really beyond my expectation. Do you mean that you will really be selected with the eighth pick in the first round?"
"real."
At this moment, the lights in the entire venue suddenly went out, and then came on again, illuminating the main stage brightly.
David Stern walked to the stage with his stomach worried and a naive look. After David Stern gave a concluding speech, the wonderful draft finally took place...
David Stern took the fill-in card handed over by the staff and read a name to the camera, "ut."
The Australian man quickly stood up, took the Bucks hat from the staff and put it on, then walked onto the stage and took photos with David Stern. There is no doubt that this new No. 1 pick will be the star of all media outlets tomorrow.
Front page focus.
The ESPN commentator commented on this choice from the beginning, "There is no doubt that this is the right choice. Bogut has the toughness of an American center player and the skills of a European player. He can also shoot from the outside.
He can also attack hard inside, and his lateral movement speed in defense and his ability to help defend at the basket are also very good. He is indeed one of the best among this batch of rookies."
Regarding Bogut being elected as the No. 1 pick, although it is not as popular as James and there is no suspense, it is much less criticized than last year. Even if some people think that there are better choices, they can accept him becoming the No. 1 pick, unlike James.
Like Howard, as soon as he became the No. 1 pick, there was a lot of criticism and doubts.
The Bobcats, holding the No. 2 pick, selected Raymond Felton as they had historically. What is different from history is that Felton played particularly well in this space this year, especially in the NCAA finals.
Moment plays a decisive role, so his draft pick is higher than Paul and Deron.
Immediately afterwards, Utah used the pick acquired through trade to select chubby Deron. The Hawks selected Marvin Williams, and Hawks manager Knight's "6-foot-8 obsessive-compulsive disorder" occurred again.
The Hornets, as they have historically, drafted Chris Paul.
Then the Trail Blazers drafted Martel Webster, and the Raptors drafted 50-cent general Villanueva.
As the No. 8 pick approached, Roy began to become nervous. He kept moving his steps. When David Stern filled out the card for the No. 8 pick, he was also silently chanting "brandon·
"roy"
But after David Stern looked at the card in his hand, he calmly read out another name, "Andrew Bynum, another high school rookie."
Bynum received a blue Magic hat from the staff (the Celtics were so embarrassed), happily put it on his head, then shook his huge body and walked up to shake hands with Stern.
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"It seems it's not you, our No. 8 rookie." Hodge almost laughed out loud when he saw Bynum coming on stage. After controlling his laughter, he turned around and started taunting Roy.
Faced with Hoagy's sarcasm, Roy showed no sign. In fact, he couldn't listen to anything now. The next thought in his mind was, "I was cheated. That guy is a liar."
"Shut your stinky mouth, or I'll give you a good look." Little Potato saw that Roy was abnormal, but Roy's heart would explode under the stimulation of Hoagy, so he waved his fist to tell Hoagy to shut up.
Mouth.
At this moment, David Stern read out the name "Brandon Roy" on the stage.
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