The invincible kryptonite of basketball

The 2012 NBA Draft will be held here.

Last year's draft was changed to New Jersey because of renovations here.

After the renovation this year, the draft will come back here to continue.

When Tang Tian and Walker arrived at the scene, they went straight to Lamb.

After winning the championship last year, Calhoun retired, Tang Tian and Walker both participated in the draft, and Kangda's strength plummeted.

Ollie had a hard time leading them, despite the addition of freshman talent Andre Drummond.

In the end, they fell in the first round of the NCAA Tournament and stopped in the top 64.

However, Lamb performed well, averaging 17.7 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.2 steals per game this season.

Combined with his stellar performance in the NCAA Tournament last year, he was a lottery pick in previous draft projections.

He was also invited into the Little Green Room.

And he is not without companions this year, rookie Drummond also ran with him, and both were invited.

"We're watching you." Tang Tian said with a smile and patted Lamb on the shoulder.

At the table in Lamb's small green room, Tang Tian also met Ollie, the former assistant coach and now the head coach of the team.

Ollie smiled and hugged Tang Tian.

Although the team was out early, Oli's coaching ability was affirmed by the school and he was awarded a contract extension.

In the Little Green House, there are a few other familiar faces.

Dion Waiters, he led the team to struggle in the Big East last season, but this season his personal strength has improved significantly, leading the team to the elite eight.

This kind of performance made his draft price skyrocket compared to last year, and he even came to the top three in the previous draft predictions.

Waiters was a successful one-year stay, but Harrison Barnes was the opposite.

The North Carolina Blackhawks had a chance to compete for the No. [-] pick last season, but after playing for an extra year, there was no obvious improvement in strength, and North Carolina also stopped in the top eight.

His current draft predictions have nothing to do with the top three, basically just the middle of the lottery.

This is the importance of draft opportunities. Barnes lost the game in his head and directly changed his entire career.

Besides these two, Tang Tian also met the remaining North Carolina players.

Marshall, John Henson, Tyler Zeller, Miles Plumlee.

All in all, this is a one-time draft with all the core members of North Carolina. Coach Williams will have a difficult time next year.

Of course, in addition to these, Tang Tian also met the quasi-champion pick, the famous "Empty Cut Group Leader" Anthony Davis.

Davis looked as thin as ribs at this time.

But his height and wingspan are a bit scary.

Davis noticed that someone was looking at him, turned around and saw that it was Tang Tian, ​​and immediately smiled.

Tang Tian hit so many key goals in the finals, it was hard not to be recognized.

But ahem, Davis's eyebrows are so happy, I really want to go up and touch them.

Tang Tian couldn't help laughing.

The draft was about to begin, and Tang Tian and Walker also returned to the auditorium.

When Stern came out, the scene was booed as usual.

Tang Tian and Walker booed together unconsciously. As an audience, it is very important to blend into the atmosphere.

Last year, the Bobcats' record was terrible, but fate still made a joke with the basketball gods, and they failed to win the No. [-] lottery in the end.

Although this year is not a draft year, Anthony Davis is the kind of solid cornerstone player.

Just like Howard was not selected for the second place in the previous draw.

Even some hardcore fans of the Bobcats can only sigh with emotion: Master Joe, poisonous!

This year's No. [-] pick was drawn by the Hornets.

After the Hornets sent Paul away and ushered in a new owner, they finally had the opportunity to rebuild the team.

Tang Tian still has a good impression of the Hornets team.

Because the Hornets are in New Orleans.

Certainly not because of New Orleans wings, because there are no wings in New Orleans.

It's because the city has been hit by a catastrophic hurricane, the kind that the whole city was almost blown away, but they have been rebuilt one after another over the years.

This is actually a very inspiring thing.

Therefore, being able to draw the number one lottery may also be due to a stern intention in the dark.

Tang Tian and Walker were sitting on the sidelines at this time. Walker took out the French fries he bought, and the two of them ate and watched, feeling really happy.

Compared with sitting in the audience waiting to be selected last year, this kind of mentality as an audience is actually very different.

The Hornets made their choice after five minutes of deliberation, Anthony Davis.

In fact, there is no need to think about it at all, this is just a formality.

After the Hornets came the Bobcats.

The Bobcats hold the No. [-] pick, but there are plenty of options.

Kentucky's Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Florida's Bradley Beal, Kansas' Thomas Robinson, Syracuse's Dion Waiters, Weber State's Damian Lillard etc.

With so many choices, it also shows that Davis' strength is really out of line with those behind him.

The Bobcats ended up taking Gilchrist, a Davis alumnus, and a defensive small forward.

Compared with the Bobcats performance in the draft in the past, this can be regarded as a relatively satisfactory choice.

The Wizards took Bradley Beal with the third pick.

Dion Waiters was selected by the Cavaliers with the fourth overall pick.

The Kings chose Thomas Robinson with the fifth overall pick.

The Trail Blazers selected Damian Lillard with the sixth overall pick.

Harrison Barnes was not drafted by the Warriors until the seventh overall pick.

When Tang Tian and Walker went to greet Lamb earlier, Barnes saw it.

After being selected right now, he unconsciously glanced at where Tang Tian and Walker were sitting.

Like Derek Williams back then, he really hated him.

He originally wanted to stay and defeat Tang Tian and Walker, but Tang Tian and Walker both participated in the election.

He stayed for a year, and this year he went directly from the No. 7 pick to the No. [-] pick.

Fortunately, he joined the Warriors. He heard that Klay Thompson and Tang Tian of the Warriors had always been in a competitive relationship.

He joined there just in time to find a chance to defeat Tang Tian again.

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"Don, Harrison will challenge you."

Walker noticed Barnes' gaze and spoke.

Tang Tian nodded.

Walker's words reminded him of something.

If history does not change, the Warriors who have already acquired Curry and Thompson will rise.

Even with Thompson working out with him now, the Warriors might rise a little faster.

Barnes joined the Warriors, but he really has some grievances with him that have continued from college to the NBA.

Moreover, when the Warriors were rising, the Spurs were just weakening, and the challenges would be very great.

But thinking about it made him even more excited.

The experience of the past two years has made him realize the benefits of a young mind.

The more challenging the more exciting, the more exciting the more interesting!

"This guy is really good!" Walker couldn't help but said at this time.

At this time, the Pistons selected UConn's freshman Drummond with the ninth overall pick in their hands.

"He can."

Tang Tian said.

Drummond's physical talent is considered very good among centers.

If he had joined UConn a year earlier, plus their original trio, UConn would have been able to win the championship all the way.

The 10th pick still belongs to the Hornets, which is the draft they got from trading Paul last year.

They chose freshman Austin Rivers, the son of Celtics head coach Doc Rivers.

He averaged 15.5 points per game, making him the third freshman scoring leader in Duke history.

The only regret is that Duke was upset in the first round this year, which made his draft market much worse than expected.

The Trail Blazers selected Meyers Leonard with the 11th pick.

Immediately following the 12th pick, the Rockets selected Jeremy Lamb.

"Oh! No. 12! He went to Houston!"

At this moment, Walker reached out and patted Tang Tian.

The 12th pick is a lottery pick, and the Rockets are the team where Yao Ming stayed.

Tang Tian smiled and nodded.

He doesn't know if history will change. If it doesn't happen, Harden will be traded to the Rockets, and Lamb is one of the bargaining chips in that deal.

Of course he couldn't say such a thing.

"Yes, that's a good place. There are no newcomers at the shooting guard position." Tang Tian said.

"Let's go down and say hello to him!"

Walker said standing up.

Tang Tian nodded and stood up.

Drummond was with Lamb as they went down.

"Jeremy, we will be rivals next season!"

Walker went up and gave Lamb a small punch in the chest.

"You will fight Andre more." Lamb turned to look at Drummond at this time.

It can be seen that the relationship between the two is not bad.

Drummond greeted Tang Tian and Walker with a smile.

Most of the players in the NBA come from the NCAA, so alumni friendship is really an important bond in this league.

"Congratulations, Jeremy." Tang Tian also congratulated Lamb at this time.

"Thank you, Tang." When Lamb saw Tang Tian, ​​his eyes suddenly became respectful.

If it weren't for Tang Tian, ​​he wouldn't be able to break through himself, and he wouldn't even be able to make progress this season.

"You guys, join our training." Tang Tian said suddenly.

"Yes, why didn't I think of it! I'll find a few more people, and we can play the whole game!" Walker said with a slap on his thigh.

"We still have the summer league, maybe we have to wait until August." Lamb said at this time.

This actually reminded Tang Tian and Walker that this year is no longer a lockout season. For rookies, the initial period will be relatively busy.