Soon, the time came to June 28, and the draft was held as scheduled at the Madison Square Garden Theater.
"Taylor, why are you here at the talent show? Aren't you preparing for a concert?" Li Tian didn't know until he came to New York that Taylor had also come to New York.
"I'm ready. If I have time, I'll come over to support you." Taylor said happily.
"Taylor, let me introduce you, this is Yao Ming, and this is my teammate Horford."
"Hello, Yao Ming, Horford." Taylor greeted and stopped talking next to Li Tian.
"Li, I don't know how they arranged it. I think you are the one who should enter the 'Little Green Room' more. Are they scared?" Horford complained sincerely.
"Haha, Arenas was undrafted, so he came out differently? It doesn't matter, the draft pick doesn't determine everything." Li Tian doesn't care, ability has nothing to do with draft pick.
After saying that, Horford went to the 'Little Green Room'.
"Brother Yao, why are you here too?" Li Tian remembered that Yao Ming should have returned to China.
"No, this year Yi Jianlian, Sun Yue and you are all participating in the draft. Yi Jianlian will come over in a while. He will enter the 'Little Green Room'. I also want to witness the prosperity of China's basketball world. The reporter from China TV Station is also here. I did the interview, so I can introduce it to you later." Yao Ming is very happy. He is no longer alone. More Chinese people have the opportunity to enter the NBA, and the future is promising.
"Haha, Brother Yao, I thought you were here to sign a contract with me. Have you prepared a CBA contract for me?" Li Tian teased Yao Ming.
When Taylor heard this, his heart tightened and a disappointed expression appeared on his face, but it passed quickly.
Looking at Li Tian and Yao Ming nervously, she learned the Chinese dialect and can now understand their simple communication.
"Li Tian, didn't you get the draft promise? Why did you go to the CBA?" Taylor was too nervous and directly interjected.
"Taylor, he is joking with me. Your Chinese dialect is very good." Yao Ming knew that Taylor did not realize that the two of them were joking, so he quickly explained with a smile.
Yao Ming raised his eyebrows and looked at Li Tian, as if asking Li Tian, "What is going on? How do you know her, and she speaks Chinese so well?"
"Oh, that's right, then I understand." Taylor got the answer he wanted, so he retreated behind Li Tian and stopped talking.
"Li Tian, I will introduce them to you later." Yao Ming did not enter the draft room dedicated to the Mosaic team, but chose to chat with Li Tian outside.
The two talked a lot about life, basketball, the future...
In the end, they talked about Taylor's songs. Taylor instantly became energetic and listened to the two's chat attentively. He was looking forward to their evaluation of him, just like a primary school student waiting for his teacher's evaluation of himself.
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"Good evening, gentlemen and ladies, welcome to fans from all over the United States, as well as fans from the United States who are watching on tnt and Canadian fans who are watching on cbctv, welcome to the 2007 nba draft held in Madison, you are welcome to join us We, and some of the fans who are coming here, thank you for attending."
Stern is still the same as he has been in years, with familiar lines and style unchanged for decades.
Li Tian, who was sitting in the audience, was still excited, and he felt like his blood was boiling. He was young.
Before Stern finished speaking, the audience booed. The New York audience hated Stern. The Knicks had not had the No. 1 pick in too many years.
"Next, the first thing to start is that the No. 1 pick in the 2007 NBA is from the Portland Trail Blazers. They have five minutes to make a decision."
Stern announced the start of the draft.
"Li, who do you think will be the No. 1 pick this year?" Li Tian's college teammate Tao Lin Green asked.
"Green, you should ask about the No. 1 pick. We have the No. 1 pick in 2002." Li Tian made a joke, teasing Yao Ming again.
Li Tiandu suspected that he was a little sick and liked to see Yao Ming's embarrassing face.
"I think it will be Durant. His talent is very strong. Oden has been injured." Yao Ming believes that injuries have a great impact on players, and the same is true for the draft. Li Tian is the best example.
"No, I think it's Oden. His talent is so strong that no one would want to miss it." Li Tian knew that the Blazers chose Oden. Even if it were him, he would still choose Oden instead of Du. Lent, Oden's talent makes any team that has the opportunity to get him not to let it go.
Five minutes later, Stern came on stage again.
"I announce that with the first pick in the first round of the NBA in 2011, the Portland Trail Blazers selected Rice center Greg Oden, who came from Ohio State University."
Stern announced the final result, and Trail Blazers fans began to welcome Oden.
After announcing Portland's selection, the Seattle SuperSonics draft house finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Will the SuperSonics choose your teammates?" Yao Ming saw that Li Tian successfully guessed the choice of the No. 1 pick.
"They should choose Durant."
The SuperSonics chose Durant. The moment he saw Durant take the stage, Li Tian was still very angry because Durant's career was almost ruined. Fortunately, he got the system.
I will definitely avenge this revenge. Durant has become Li Tian's first enemy when he entered the NBA.
Then Horford was drafted by the Hawks.
When Horford came on stage, he looked at Li Tian and nodded vigorously.
"Li Tian, in terms of your picks for Yi Jianlian, Sun Yue and you, which pick do you think will be selected?" Yao Ming saw that Li Tian looked a little unnatural just now.
"I think they should be able to select him. I remember there was news that the Bucks were preparing to select him."
As Li Tian said, Yi Jianlian was selected by the Bucks with the sixth overall pick.
It can be seen that Yao Ming was also very excited when Yi Jianlian's name was called.
"Brother Yao, you are no longer alone. Yi Jianlian's ranking is just a little further behind than you were before."
"Haha, I'm really happy. I wonder if he can beat it."
Li Tian knew that Yi Jianlian had endured too much with his development, but even if he gave him his own suggestions now, Yi Jianlian would not accept them. Let's talk about it later.
"I hope he can fight it out."
More than an hour has passed, and the first-round draft has been settled. The University of Florida selected four people in the first round, which can be regarded as a small creation of team history.
"Your team is very strong. It really deserves to win the NCAA championship. Four people have entered the first round, and what's even more surprising is that three people have entered the lottery." Yao Ming was also surprised. , the championship is not so easy to win, and I understand why Oden is said to be more talented and can fight such a powerful opponent alone.
"It's almost the second round, Li Tian, why are you a little nervous?" Green could still see that Li Tian was a little nervous.
It's almost time for the Celtics' second-round draft pick.
Bill also came over. He also hoped that Li Tian could be selected as soon as possible.
"Li, don't be nervous, several teams have made their commitments."
...
The draft continued and the announcement of the second round began, which went very quickly.
"With the second pick in the second round, the Boston Celtics announced that they would select guard Gabe Pruitt, who is 1.93 meters tall."
When he heard that the Celtics chose a guard, Li Tian knew that Anji's promise had no meaning.
"Li, don't be nervous. I will contact Anji for you immediately and ask what the reason is."
Bill Duffy called Angie's phone continuously, but no one answered.
"It doesn't matter Lee, there are Cavaliers behind you, they will trade and select you."
Bill Duffy left here and continued to contact Anjie. At the same time, he also asked about the Cavaliers' next arrangements. He knew that the Cavaliers did not have draft picks this year. If they did not trade, they would not choose Li Tian.
The draft continues.
When the 39th pick was picked, Li Tian kept swallowing this saliva. This was the Miami Heat's draft pick. He didn't know if Riley would choose him.
Another blow came.
With the 40th pick, the Lakers selected Sun Yue.
Yao Ming was very happy that another person was selected, but he did not show it. After all, Li Tian had not been selected with this pick until now, and he began to worry about Li Tian.
"Li, I really don't know what the management of these teams are doing. Are they all stupid? Why haven't they chosen you yet?" Horford ended the interview and came to Li Tian again.
Horford complained on behalf of Li Tian, and now Li Tian has guessed that the Cavaliers will not trade the draft picks to select him this year.
Bill Duffy is back too.
"I'm sorry, Lee, Anji didn't keep his promise. They seemed to be planning a big deal. They felt that your position overlapped with other players on the team, and they were also worried about knee injuries, so at the last moment, Anji I regretted it, I'm sorry, I..."
The agent had a wide network of contacts, and so did Bill, and he soon understood why.
He also learned that the Heat did not choose Li Tian. He was a little upset. He should not have agreed to them and let them announce the news at that time.
"It's okay Bill, I'm ready to play in the summer league. You can help me contact them in advance. Of course, forget about these teams. I won't go to them again."
Start preparing for losing.
Both Yao Ming and Horford said they would contact the team and let him participate in their team's summer league.
I have no intention of staying any longer, but I still hold on to hope.
"Lee, it's bad news again. Because James said that the Cavaliers management hopes that the team can continue to strengthen, it needs immediate combat power, and there is no need for rookies. It also does not want to accept rookies with potential injuries." Bill regretted, I should have done more trial training at the beginning, then things wouldn't be like this.
"It's okay." Li Tian made a note of Anji, James and Riley, and he would definitely slap them in the face in the future.
Immediately afterwards, Green was also selected by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 52nd overall pick.
"Congratulations, Green." Send blessings to Green.
I also gave up hope for this draft.
Angie and Riley also contacted Bill Duffy, but they were hung up by Li Tian. This grudge had already occurred and it was impossible for him to make up for it.