pinnacle swinger

Chapter 44
"2010 NBA Draft, No. 76 Pick, Philadelphia [-]ers Selected Yes"

Immediately, a few fiery rays of light radiated from the audience, and the No. [-] pick has been taken away by John Wall, so the next hottest player should be...
"Tang Wenlong! From Syracuse University."

Stern paused slightly, and called out the yellow-skinned boy's name!
In an instant, time seemed to stand still, and everyone's eyes focused on the young man sitting quietly at the round table. Under the spotlight, his sharp-edged face showed a unique charm.There were all kinds of expressions in his eyes, including suspicion, surprise, envy, and blessing. It wasn't until he stood up from his seat that everyone woke up like a dream, and all let out a belated exclamation.

His relatives immediately sent their best wishes to him, and Joe Thomas clenched his fists and was the first to hug him.Then there were Jack, coach Jim, Andy Laustin and Wesley Johnson. The expressions of the latter two were particularly exciting, and Wesley Johnson's tone was full of envy.

"I really didn't expect that the 76ers would give up Turner. I thought you and I would be selected later. This time they are quite discerning."

Tang Wenlong was amused by his words, and thought to himself, the 76ers were lucky this time.

The attention of this year's draft has decreased, but after Tang Wenlong was picked by the 76ers with the second overall pick, the overall ratings began to skyrocket. Chinese fans all over the world knew that there was a Chinese national in a short period of time. The guard has been elected No. 10 for [-] years. People can't help but think of the oriental storm that Yao Ming brought to the NBA. The deep red in the memory is actually exciting.

The audience applauded sparsely, and then the applause became warmer. People suddenly remembered that this 19-year-old boy was the winner of this year's NCAA championship, so they were a little surprised that the 76ers gave up on Turner. The boy's good luck sent blessings to him one after another.

After Tang Wenlong hugged with relatives around him, he stood up and prepared to go on stage. On the way, Gordon Hayward and Greg Monroe got up and gave Tang Wenlong high fives and hugged gently.

Then before going on stage, Tang Wenlong took the 76ers baseball cap handed over by the staff.

It should be said that almost every basketball player is born with a clothes rack. Tang Wenlong put on a black suit and a red tie. With the combination of the classic three elements, his slightly immature face is even more handsome.Cool airplane hair style, long in the middle to create the feeling of flying, shaved on both sides to outline a different kind of refreshing, bright eyes like bright stars in summer, faint smile gives a calm temperament, It's as if nothing can stop him.

After Tang Wenlong came up, Stern quickly scanned the whole body of this Chinese guy, and silently gave an S-level score in his heart: his image, temperament, and character are excellent, but he doesn't know whether he can achieve excellent results.

"Hello, Mr. President." Tang Wenlong reached out his hand first, shaking hands with the big boss who has ruled the NBA for 30 years.

"Hi boy, you are very good. You need to practice more and compete well in the future." Stern spoke at a medium speed, nagging a few words in Tang Wenlong's ear.

Tang Wenlong's heart warmed, and he developed a good impression of this old man who was always smiling. For the first time, he felt that the evaluation from the outside world was not true.

Another host on the scene immediately introduced Tang Wenlong quickly: "Tang Wenlong is 1 meters tall and serves as a point guard. During the 93-09 season, he averaged 10 points, 13.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game, and led the The university completed the best record in school history in a single season and won the NCAA championship this year."

Immediately afterwards, the wonderful editing of Tang Wenlong in college was played on the big screen at the scene, and the scene of riding and dunking Matt Howard was played repeatedly, but the editor did not play the dunk completed on the head of Greg Monroe. , let the frightened Monroe breathe a sigh of relief, and silently applauded the staff.

ESPN badly switched the camera to the face of another top pick, Evan Turner, who won the John Wooden Award, the Oscar Robertson Award, the Associated Press Player of the Year Award, the Naismith Award and the National Basketball Association Award. The winner of the five best player awards selected by the coaches showed embarrassment at the moment. He obviously didn't expect the 76ers to be so blind and miss their big fish in the draft.

The microphone was handed to Tang Wenlong. He stood in front of the podium, looking at the pitch-black scene, but he couldn't see anyone.

"I'm sure everyone is thinking, why am I standing here."

As soon as Tang Wenlong opened his mouth, there was a burst of good-natured laughter at the scene. Obviously, what Tang Wenlong had said was right on his mind, but after they laughed, they immediately responded with thunderous applause, mixed with a few screams and cheers, which was even worse than when Tang Wenlong entered the stage just now. The front is a little more enthusiastic.

"Actually, there is too much luck and misfortune in this world." Tang Wenlong squinted his eyes, he was still a little unaccustomed to the environment where dozens of cameras crackled and flashed their flashes on him.

"My luck comes from this magnificent palace. I am standing here. This is my luck, not just because I was selected with the second overall pick." Tang Wenlong said surprisingly, everyone covered their mouths, but no sound came out , quietly listening to his narration.

"However, in fact, there are too many talents with basketball talent on this planet who are overwhelmed. They may be because of the economy, they may be because of culture, or because of other things, we don't know. I am very lucky to have a The family that supports my basketball dream and a group of good teachers and helpful friends who support me to become a professional basketball player allow me to pursue my favorite career. However, basketball is a global sport, and it is the duty of each of us basketball players to promote basketball to the world Responsibilities and obligations, I hope that in the future, I can make my own contribution to the development of world basketball, so that more friends like basketball, and more untapped talents can be as lucky as me to stand here. "

Tang Wenlong finished speaking in one breath, sweating secretly for himself, thinking that fortunately he was a child who grew up under the red flag, these clichés were simply made up by hand, much more than those black cows who would thank their parents and God all day long.

Have you ever seen such a vigorous speech at the scene?However, it's not that kind of arrogance. Compared with the guy who said he was a white Duncan back then, I don't know how many times stronger.Immediately, people gave Tang Wenlong even more enthusiastic applause, which lasted for a long time.

Standing in the audience, David Stern listened carefully to Tang Wenlong's speech. When he heard that "promoting basketball to the world is the responsibility and obligation of each of us basketball players", he suddenly felt a sense of confidant. The consciousness is too high, and it should be cultivated vigorously.

Everyone reminisced about Tang Wenlong's speech, and they still couldn't get enough of it until he went down. They chanted the words Tang Wenlong just said in their mouths, and they seemed to have new understandings after careful comprehension.

This is the real No. [-] show!

It was the first time Durant took a serious look at this guy with the same pick as him, and felt that this guy was simply extraordinary. Even Oden's speeches, which were well-known in the United States, had no such effect.

The draft continued, and Stern took the note and announced the third pick.

What is shocking is that the Nets actually chose——

Gordon Hayward!

This shit is the real upset!Who is Gordon Hayward, who is this little boy with a hippie face?What about Evan Turner we talked about?
The audience immediately diluted the impact brought by Tang Wenlong, and were extremely puzzled by the almost crazy draft of the Nets. The reporters just reacted from Tang Wenlong's unique speech, and immediately felt like they had been injected with a drug of excitement. He quickly took out his mobile phone and reported the explosive news to the editor and the leader.

Subsequently, in the Timberwolves private room, team president David Kahn immediately threw the note that had just written Wesley Johnson into the trash can, and then re-wrote Evan Turner's name.

Subsequently, the Timberwolves chose Evan Turner with the fourth overall pick.

The faces of Wesley Johnson and Joe Thomas were a bit ugly. When the two of them went to Minnesota for trial training, David Kahn vowed that once it was the Timberwolves’ turn to choose, Wesley Johnson was not selected. When he leaves, he will definitely be selected with the fourth pick.

Evan Turner walked onto the stage with an unswerving expression. What the hell is Minnesota?Can a world of ice and snow compare with Philadelphia, the fifth largest city in the United States with four distinct seasons?What's more, the gap between this pick and his expectation was too big, and he fell out of the top three directly and sadly.

"I will prove to everyone that the pick is not everything, and I am the best player in the 2010 class." Turner's simple speech made the scene awkward. After he sat back to his position, the players around him were far away He walked a circle, and this guy directly criticized the top three picks in one sentence. He is domineering, but the feeling of a rookie is a bit arrogant.

Then the Kings with the fifth pick, hesitated for a long time, and still chose DeMarcus Cousins, who had an excellent mid-range shot. , it seems that a little fat means that choosing him requires taking certain risks.

However, no one knows that Cousins ​​showed a jump shot that made the Kings mesmerized during the Kings' trial camp. He was only 19 years old and made 95 of 80 shots.And he also plays dribbling, shooting three-pointers, showing "I really can do everything"!The Kings believed that Cousins ​​was talented, so they chose Cousins ​​when there were two big fishes, Wesley Johnson and Derrick Favors.

So the sixth overall pick of the Golden State Warriors ecstatically chose Wesley Johnson.

The Pistons selected Greg Monroe with the seventh overall pick.

The Clippers selected Al-Farouq Aminu with the eighth overall pick.

The Jazz with the ninth pick selected Derrick Favors, who was originally in the top five.

The Pacers chose Paul George with the tenth pick. It is said that before the draft, the Pacers were willing to take the No. [-] pick and Danny Granger in exchange for the Nets' Devin Harris, Yi Jianlian and the No. [-] pick.

The Nets are not stupid, of course they refused.
(End of this chapter)