Forty-Six. Lost?

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Los Angeles Clippers selected Blake Griffin from the University of Oklahoma with the No. 1 pick in the first round of the 2009 NBA Draft!"

After graduating from high school, Griffin basically locked the position of the No. 1 pick in 2009. He was the third high school student in the United States selected by the Associated Press in 2006, second only to OJ-Mayo and Michael Beasley, ranking higher than Gray Greg Oden was taller when he first graduated from high school. After Mayo and Beasley went to college in 2007, Griffin became the overlord of high school basketball.

In the temporary lounge of Madison Square Garden, that is, more than 100 seats were installed in each of the two training grounds for the non-small green house candidates who came to the scene to wait for Sun Ce to wait for the area that might be selected in the first round. Griffin went up and hugged David Stern while watching the oversized TV hanging on the wall.

Very envious, very envious!

According to the salary cap of last season, Griffin can get a rookie contract with a 4-year 23.59 million guarantee for the first two years and a team option for the next two years, that is, at least 10 million US dollars!

I spent two difficult days in New York last night and the night before. I hope that the draft night will come soon, and I hope it will not come so soon, but time is invisible and intangible, but it will not stop. Sun Ce finally ushered in him. A pivotal point in a basketball career.

Griffin was selected, and the camera was shown to more than 100 Oklahoma City fans who came to the draft site. Many people were already crying.

Griffin was born in Oklahoma City and lived in Oklahoma City from junior high school to college. He is the pride of the local area. Now they have the NBA team Thunder, and the team lacks power forwards. Naturally, they are looking forward to it Griffin can form the strongest rookie combination with Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and Jeff Green.

For Griffin was elected No. 1 pick, Oklahoma City fans were both pleased and sad.

But something even sadder for Oklahoma City fans came...

Three minutes later, David Stern came on stage again.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Memphis Grizzlies selected Hashim Thabeet from the University of Connecticut with the second pick in the first round of the 2009 NBA Draft!"

Thunder fans are about to vomit blood!

They never thought that the Grizzlies would snatch Thabeet away!

Griffin has long been determined to be the No. 1 pick. The Thunder had already lost the chance to pick Griffin before they got the No. 1 pick, so they waited to pick Thabeet, a 22-year-old with a height of 2.1 meters. Mature big center, averaged 13.5 points, 12 rebounds and 4.3 blocks per game in his junior season. He is regarded as the next Mutombo. At least the university seems to be on par with Mutombo.

Sun Ce couldn't understand the selection of the Grizzlies this time.

In the past two months, he has been paying attention to the NBA draft section in the daily morning paper. Almost everyone thinks that the Grizzlies will either choose Evans or the future King of Jingdezhen.

Because the Grizzlies already have a center, Marc Gasol was selected by the Lakers in 2007. After losing weight for a year, he was traded to the Grizzlies when he came to the NBA. In the season just ended, he averaged 11.9 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. 1.7 assists, showing the potential to become a top supporting center, and the defense is extremely strong, and the turnover rate is low, which makes many teams feel that God can't see the Grizzlies after being robbed by the Lakers, and gave them compensation.

And the future king of Jingdezhen University has performed very well in the past two years. If it weren't for Griffin, a big man known as White Howard, he would have the best chance of becoming the No.

Not only does it confuse fans, the media, and professionals now, but in Sun Ce's perception, even in another ten years, the Grizzlies' choice this time will be confusing and has become one of the unsolved mysteries of the NBA.

What else can the Thunder do?

When all the big men are selected, only the one with the best talent can be selected.

Can get Harden in the third overall, Thunder team management and fans do not dislike it, this is basically a leak, but they already have Westbrook, Durant, Green three outsiders with full potential , one more Harden...

But the insider who is more talented than Harden has been selected, and they can only choose Harden.

Looking at the future king of Jingdezhen who came on stage with a shaved beard and a suit, Sun Ce really wanted to get to know him, but it was a pity that he didn't have the chance.

Immediately afterwards, Evans, who had a fairly good relationship with Sun Ce, was selected by the Kings with the fourth pick. Except for the top three picks, Evans may not be the best college performer among the remaining guards, but It is the one with the strongest talent visible to the naked eye.

Waiting is an uncomfortable thing, but Sun Ce can only wait slowly...

Watching the Timberwolves pick two point guards in a row like watts in their brains, watching Curry, who was not selected by the Timberwolves, was unsurprisingly snatched by the Warriors at the seventh overall pick, watching the rookie who is the peak of 55 points by the Bucks Team picks away...

Sun Ce waited and waited. Sure enough, there was no so-called miracle. No team bet on him in the first round. When the Cavaliers selected small forward Christian Ainga from Congo with the 30th pick in the first round, the first round of the draft was over. , David Stern bowed and left the stage.

During this more than an hour, several players in Sun Ce's training ground went to the scene. Since then, their fate has been changed, from the slums to the world of at least millionaires.

But there were also many who wept with regret.

After the first round of selection, there were still more than 100 people left in the training ground. Most of the players selected in the first round were players from the Little Green House. Things like being upset were other people's business.

After the first round of drafting, some rookies left one after another. Many rookies who thought they played well in college could not accept the fact that they were not selected in the first round.

After a while, there were only a dozen people left in the training ground.

Sun Ce didn't leave, he was still waiting.

Whether he is selected or not, he wants to wait.

In life, there is always a sense of ritual.

He has learned from Bill Duffy that if Griffin's brother Tyler Griffin is selected before the 48th pick, the Suns will definitely take him, which is what Coach Gentry told Bill Duffy yesterday. About Fei, although Sun Ce hasn't signed a contract with Bill Duffy, others don't know about it. Bill Duffy took Sun Ce to participate in trial training everywhere, and those teams already regarded Sun Ce as Bill Duffy's subordinate players.

In addition to the Suns, the Timberwolves, a strange team that selected four point guards in the first round this year, may also choose Sun Ce. The Clippers, which do not have too many point guards, are not without chance.

wait ah wait...

After the Clippers' second-round pick and the Timberwolves' first second-round pick were selected, Sun Ce still hadn't heard his name.

With the 17th pick in the second round, after the Timberwolves selected Henk Norrell from Spain for their second second round pick, Sun Ce knew that his chances of being selected were almost gone.

Sure enough, three minutes later, Adam Silva announced that the Suns had selected Taylor Griffin, who was also a graduate of the University of Oklahoma but a senior, with the 18th overall pick in the second round.

"Did you lose the selection? I knew it earlier, let's go back and prepare for the summer league!"

Sun Ce sighed. Although he had expected this to happen, since he had successfully applied for the draft, he always had some expectations.

It's just that when this expectation fails, it's inevitable that the young heart will be hit...

"Forget it, there is no chance of being selected. If you are selected after one game, what are those guys who have worked so hard in the NCAA for so many years? Everyone is working hard...After watching the draft Let's go back to the hotel."

Sun Ce originally wanted to leave immediately, but he was already here, so he was going to finish watching before leaving.

If you lose, you have to hold your head high and move on to the next stage of your basketball career! It can also be said to be the next stage of life!

Another ten minutes passed...

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Oakland Warriors selected SunCe from the University of Phoenix with the 24th pick in the second round of the 2009 NBA Draft!"

"Depend on!"

Listening to Adam Silva's high-pitched voice pronouncing the name in a strange tone, Sun Ce heard the voice that fans hated the most in his previous life, but now he feels like heaven!