Chapter 511

New York, June 28, 1997.

"The Spurs won the No. 1 lottery!"

"The inside story, there must be an inside story. The Celtics are the third pick? Auerbach probably wants to press his cigar on Stern's face."

"Philadelphia is the second pick. I heard that they want to get Kobe's number one younger brother Odom to form a twin star with Iverson. But the team owner has always doubted whether the high school students will be lost."

"Stupid! If I had the No. 2 pick, I would sign Odom without hesitation! The left-handed Magic is no joke, look at Kobe, look at Garnett, the upper line of high school players is very high. Bet a Bet, maybe Odom is the next magician!"

"Will the Celtics choose Bird II, Keith Van Horn? This white man's shooting ability is really strong, and with his excellent height of 2.08 meters, he is like a copy of Big Bird."

"There is Magic, there is Bird, and there is a combination of Russell and Olajuwon. The quality of this draft is too high."

"In addition to these five-star rookies, there are players like Chauncey Billups, Tracy McGrady, Ron Mercer. They also have the potential to become superstars."

"In the Adidas ABCD training camp, McGrady used a big windmill dunk to defeat the left-handed magician Odom. This is why Odom's current draft prospects are not clear."

"McGrady went from No. 175 in the training camp all the way to No. 1 Odom, and dunked James Felton to the death. This made this top insider who is as famous as Brand, slumped."

"The era of talent blowout has arrived."

"We have a pick of No. 27 in the first round and No. 2 in the second round." Jerry West said to Old Bath.

"You can figure it out, Jerry. These lotteries aren't very important."

"That's right, it's too difficult to select players who will help the team win the championship with this kind of pick."

"Then how do you plan to choose?"

"I am optimistic about Dejuan Witt, a small breakthrough player. Kobe suggested to me that he can win Stephen Jackson. He has very good physical fitness, but a striker with low IQ."

"Choose it right, the players Kobe likes will always surprise us."

"No problem, both of them are undrafted favorites. There is no problem with taking them at this pick."

"Then choose these two. By the way, Kobe's younger brother, can Odom choose?"

"There is no hope, unless Eddie Jones plus one of Bowen and Big Ben is used as a top-up, plus a future first-round pick. Otherwise, we have no chance for the top three picks."

"Damn it, can we get Bird II?" Auerbach gasped. Since Larry Bird retired, the Celtics have particularly favored white projection strikers.

They have been trying to find Bird's replacement, but have been unsuccessful. At this time, Keith Van Horn of the University of Utah came to them.

The 2.08-meter forward has extremely delicate skills and a silky shooting touch. Although his thin physique is no match for Bird, Auerbach believes that under his own training, he can still make Keith Van Horn the second Bird.

"If we don't get Keith Van Horn, we're going to take Chauncey Billups, a guard I like very much."

"Not considering Odom?"

"No, I like Billups more. If Odom falls to the sixth pick, sign him."

In addition to the third pick, the Celtics also have a sixth pick.

"The left-handed magician should not fall to the sixth pick. Then it seems to be a good choice to sign McGrady at the sixth pick." Of course, the cardinal also watched the hot high school student McGrady's game, and he also invited McGrady Come try out. He believes that McGrady's talent is absolutely historical. If you tune yourself up, you will be the next Kobe!

"Boss, I'm a little nervous." New York, Bryant and Odom sat next to Bryant, his aunt and grandmother sat with them. He didn't go to the little green house, but just sat in an ordinary seat.

Odom is a single-parent family. With the death of his mother, his relatives are only his grandmother and aunt. At this moment, he didn't want to leave his family, and Kobe.

"Relax." Kobe wore a peaked cap and sunglasses, and accompanied his younger brother to participate in the draft. He knows what kind of person Odom is, and the Lakers have made it clear that they can't handle Odom. Then I have to take a good look at this guy at least today.

If Kobe is not there, it is very possible for Odom to go to a nightclub and go crazy all night after the draft.

Five-star high school student left-handed magician Lamar Odom averaged 27 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals, 1 block and 3 turnovers per game in his senior year.

This kind of performance will be the top pick in any year. He is simply a magician with a longer range. He'd be a better draft prospect if it weren't for the fact that he's a high school senior.

But as Stern called out the man's name, Odom's only glimmer of hope disappeared.

"I declare that the 1997 NBA Draft begins."

Stern stood in front of the stage with huge eyes and a beaming smile. It is impossible for him to be unhappy, the impact of the finals on the world is too shocking.

Even after a week, a lot of discussions about the finals still continue to ferment. G7 is hailed as the greatest game in the history of basketball. Jordan deservedly won the crown and was crowned the god of basketball.

And what makes Stern even happier is that Kobe's existence made Jordan even greater. And next year, entering his second year, how much progress will Kobe make? Can he pull Jordan down and sit on the throne by himself?

No matter what the result is, there are too many discussions and opinions about Joko in the world basketball world, and even people outside the sports world. The NBA is undoubtedly the biggest beneficiary.

"The San Antonio Spurs, with the No. 1 pick, selected Victor Forest's Tim Duncan!"

Duncan, with a simple face and big round eyes, walked to the front of the stage and took the Spurs hat from Stern.

From then on, a legend of the holy city is about to rise.

"The Philadelphia 76ers, with the second pick, selected Lamar Odom."

"Boss! I was selected!" Odom smiled happily. He was so surprised that he was selected in the second place. If it weren't for Kobe to justify the name of high school students, his draft pick should be between 5-15.

Allen, I feel relieved to hand Odom over to you.

"The Celtics, with the third pick, selected Keith Van Horn."

"The Vancouver Grizzlies, with the fourth pick, selected Chauncey Billups."

"The Denver Nuggets, with the fifth pick, selected Tony Barty."

"Celtics, No. 6 pick, Tracy McGrady."

"The Los Angeles Lakers, with the 27th pick, selected Butler Community College, Stephen Jackson."

There is also a ruthless person in this draft named God Shammgod/God Shammgod.