The invincible kryptonite of basketball

It seems that Barkley and Smith expressed their interest in him at the beginning, which was quite strong.

However, contrary to the attitude of several commentators, he didn't want to be selected in this pick at all.

Now that there are only the last few picks left in the first round, he doesn't want Cheng Yaojin to suddenly come out halfway and mess up his plans.

The 27th pick belongs to the Boston Celtics.

"I think Boston is likely to choose Don in this pick." Barkley said suddenly at this time.

"No, Boston is short of insiders. They won't want Tang." Smith shook his head.

"Have you forgotten Ray Allen?" Barkley said with a smile.

When he finished playing Duke, Ray Allen personally said that he would help Tang Tian, ​​and even left his contact information on purpose. At that time, he and Smith were standing beside him.

"Oh, I remember." Smith said as he patted his head to react.

The two smiled at each other, and then looked at Stern who had just walked out. This time they should be able to guess correctly.

"With the 2011th pick in the first round in 27, the Boston Celtics selected Jajuan Johnson, a 2-meter power forward from Purdue University."

"Come.on!" When Stern announced the selection of the Celtics, Smith and Barkley said in unison, their exaggerated expressions seemed to be completely disturbed.

Now that there are only the last three picks left in the first round, Tang Tian might really fall out of the first round.

Stern came out of the backstage for the 28th time.

At this moment, Feigen's cell phone vibrated, and he picked it up. He followed Woj's Twitter and was able to receive first-hand transaction information, which would even come even more than what Stern announced. faster.

When he saw the information, a look of astonishment flashed across his face. Obviously, something happened beyond his expectation.

"What's wrong?" Tang Tian turned his head and asked curiously.

Now everything is going according to plan. After the first round of the draft is over, it will be his turn in the second round.

"A deal happened, and the Miami Heat have the No. 28 pick." Stern didn't hold the envelope with the result in his hand, but announced the deal again.

"Yes, Riley really got a first-round pick!" Tang Tian turned around and said with emotion.

The Heat only had one draft pick this year. He thought that Riley's previous promise to Cole was just an empty promise, but he didn't expect the real deal to come. This is to fulfill the two previous promises and draft him and Cole at the same time.

During the trial training, Cole reciprocated his kindness and gave Tang Tian a good impression. He also had a companion when he went to the Heat with him.

But the next second, he was stunned.

Because on the flashing scrolling screen behind Stern, the bargaining chip given by the Heat in the trade is this year's No. 31 pick and the second-round pick!

The Heat's No. 31 pick has become the Timberwolves'!

"What happened?" Tang Tian turned to look at Fei Gen after he realized it.

After giving the draft promise that day, it was Fagan who followed up with the Heat. Unexpectedly, things changed in the end.

"I don't know the situation either. Don't worry, I'll go and find out." Fagen's expression was also not good, obviously he didn't know what happened.

Tang Tian nodded, although things were a bit unexpected, but now is not the time to complain.

At this time, he turned his eyes to the stage again, and Stern had already walked out again.

"Well, let's see what choice the Heat will make!" Smith looked to the stage at this time.

To be honest, Tang Tian didn't know what happened at this time, or the Heat gave up their draft promise to him. After all, such promises were only verbal and did not have any contractual effect; or Riley made a fortune It's my son's abacus, planning to use the 28th pick to choose him?

This is really possible. With Riley's stingy character, he will not spend the money he can save.

As for worrying that Tang Tian would lose his temper?

I'm sorry, but you're just a rookie at the end of the first round. You have to deal with your temper yourself.

"The 2011th pick in the first round of 28, the Miami Heat selected..." Stern said as he picked up the envelope containing the results of the Heat's draft.

Chapter 126 Where is Tang Tian Going?

"Norris Cole, 1 meters point guard, from Cleveland State University." Stern announced the Heat's choice.

Tang Tian breathed a sigh of relief, but then frowned.

In fact, the Heat made this deal, no matter which choice it is, he is unlikely to be happy.

It is not uncommon in the NBA Draft to promise to be drafted and not be selected, but how could the side that was released be happy.

Tang Tian is now waiting to see what happens with the 31st pick. If the Heat really don't use the 31st pick to select him, the rift between him and the Heat will be completely settled.

He has lived his whole life, and he looks down on many things, and he is not the kind of person who will take revenge, but he can't bear this kind of thing.

If the Heat really do that, don't blame him for being merciless in the future.

After the Heat, the remaining Spurs and Bulls have made choices.

The Spurs selected Corey Joseph with the 29th overall pick and the Bulls selected Jimmy Butler with the 30th overall pick.

When Butler came to the stage and passed by Tang Tian, ​​he took the initiative to say a few words of encouragement to him.

The first round of the draft was over, and Tang Tian was unexpectedly defeated.

The four members of the commentary sighed. They watched the game between UConn and Duke, and they were very impressed with Tang Tian. They didn't expect that they didn't even make it to the first round.

While lamenting the unpredictability of the draft, they couldn't help complaining about the ability of Tang Tian's team.

Well, Tang Tian's team.

Fagan went out for nearly 20 minutes, and finally came back at this time.

"The Houston Rockets have made a draft commitment, and they will choose you with the 38th pick." Fagan came back to report good news.

Tang Tian frowned when he heard that, the Rockets were not within the scope of the plan.

"I haven't been in touch with the Heat for the time being." Fagen saw Tang Tian's expression change and said.

Fagan didn't explain anything to the Heat. It was obvious that he was a little angry when he was let go. Although his agent is not high in the league, he is a well-known agent anyway. This is the first time he has been fooled so thoroughly.

"Let's wait and see. I will follow up with the Heat to see what happened." Fagan continued.

Tang Tian nodded, this was the only way to do it at this time.

However, the conflict between him and the Heat is inevitable. The Heat used the promise of his draft pick to give priority to Cole. This shows that the previous promises are farts!

Pat Riley is in charge of the Heat, and Tang Tian has blacklisted the "magic operator".

"Gentlemen and ladies, our draft continues. The No. 2 pick in the second round belongs to the San Antonio Spurs. They have [-] minutes to consider."

At this time, the second round of the draft had already begun, and it was not Stern who came out, but Stern's assistant Mark Tatum.

Tatum's forehead was shiny, and it looked refreshing.

But Tang Tian wasn't in the mood to watch these things at the moment. After Fagen told him about the possibility of going to the Rockets, he was thinking about how he could survive better in the Rockets.

The Rockets are now in turmoil, the legendary ninth place in the Western Conference.

Going to such a team is the most embarrassing, because rookies don't get many opportunities to develop in order to hit the playoffs; at the same time, their own strength is almost meaningless, and his 3D will not get too many opportunities.

But thinking that in the end, he can only take one step at a time. One advantage of the Rockets is that there are many domestic fans. He will find a few more endorsements at that time, which can change his growth path.

Tatum came out again 2 minutes later.

"The first overall pick in the second round of the NBA in 2011, the San Antonio Spurs chose...Tang Tian, ​​a 2m small forward from the University of Connecticut."

As soon as he read out the result, the four commentators were stunned, Fei Gen was stunned, and Tang Tian was even more stunned.

Tang Tian even felt a jolt in his head like an exclamation mark.

This... what's the situation?

The Spurs picked him?

It was at this time that he discovered that the draft pick that originally belonged to the Timberwolves had become the Spurs.

This should be a deal.

"Your hat." At this moment, a staff member handed him the Spurs hat.

"Let's go up first." Fei Gen reminded, he was in a good mood at the moment, and although there was an accident, Tang Tian was finally selected in the 31st place.

Tang Tian got up, took the Spurs hat and put it on, adjusted his mood and walked towards the stage.

As he walked up, the Spurs fans at the scene let out a burst of excited cheers.

The Spurs are a traditional strong team in the league, and they also lack 3D players. For them, the selection of Tang Tian was a surprise for them by the management.

"Congratulations." Tatum greeted Tang Tian with a smile and shook hands.

Tatum is Asian, and Tang Tian is also very close to him at the moment.

Tang Tian also figured it out now, and shook hands with Tatum with a smile.

The Spurs, in fact, are no worse than the Heat.

I didn't consider the Spurs during the previous trial training, just because the Spurs didn't have a second-round pick.

And what makes the Spurs better than the Heat is that the strength of this team is not as strong as the Heat, and his addition is a helping hand rather than an icing on the cake.

Of course, the most important point is that the Spurs are also a championship team. Since the Heat have completely disregarded their previous promises and formed a relationship with him, then the Spurs are the most suitable team for him to play the Heat!

In his previous life, the Spurs didn't even make it to the Finals this season. If he could help the Spurs reach the Finals or even win the championship, then such an experience would be far more exciting than joining the Heat!

That being said, this is actually a good thing.

And judging from his previous life experience, Popovich is also more worthy of deep friendship than Pat Riley.

After shaking hands and turning around to take a group photo in front of the media, Tang Tian also lifted up his suit, revealing his red jacket inside.

There was a loud whistle and booing immediately.

Walker's move was enough to be coquettish before, and now Tang Tian is also here. Could this be the uniform of Concord University this year?

Walker had already rushed to the scene at this time, and when he saw Tang Tian's exposed red jacket, he bent over with a smile.

After taking a photo, Tang Tian walked down from the stage.

At this moment, Walker took the initiative to hug Tang Tian.

He was still chatting with the management of the Bobcats. He heard that Tang Tian lost the first round and found an opportunity to sneak out. He wanted to comfort Tang Tian, ​​but the 31st pick is actually no worse than the last pick at the end of the first round. , His comforting words now directly turned into congratulations.

The two brothers embraced each other, which attracted a burst of pursuit from the media on the sidelines.

The two were also very relaxed. After looking at each other, they took off the outer suits, revealing the red jackets inside, and took a photo together in front of the media.

"Haha, I like them!" The place where they took a group photo was not far from the commentary booth, and Barkley couldn't help laughing and said after seeing it.

The flamboyant jackets of the two are destined to become a highlight of tonight's draft.

ps: Now I have 94 chapters saved, Shuiqi, well, Shuiqi recently moved to my mother-in-law’s house, and the progress is a bit slow. I don’t know if I can save 100 chapters before it goes on the shelves.

Chapter 127 Behind the scenes of the draft

"Tang Tian, ​​can you accept our interview?" Tang Tian just hugged Walker when he heard a familiar voice.

Turning around, I realized it was Zhang Weiping.

Zhang Weiping is a pioneer of Chinese basketball, because he always likes to talk about reason when broadcasting commentary, and is nicknamed "Zhang Reason" by fans.

He basically has to go to the draft every year, and it has been more than 20 years. Leaving aside the commentary ability, this persistence is already worthy of respect.

"Okay." Tang Tian didn't object to Zhang Weiping, and even though he had traveled through time, he was still a Chinese. The country behind him and the fans in this country were his relatives.

"Okay!" Zhang Weiping explained a lot, and his usual speech was a bit similar to when he was explaining.

After saying hello to Walker, Tang Tian went to the side with Zhang Weiping to be interviewed by the CCTV media.

The lottery show has a special press conference, where the media waits to interview them in turn, but outside of the lottery show, there is no such treatment.

"First of all, congratulations. You are the first Chinese to be selected after Ah Lian and Sun Yue. How do you feel now?" Zhang Weiping asked directly while holding the microphone.

"I'm very excited and excited. Becoming an NBA player is the dream of every basketball player." Tang Tian is very experienced in dealing with such occasions.

"Yes, this is normal. In fact, before you participated in the draft, many fans in our country were already paying attention to the NCAA. The ball you beat Duke was the biggest one on the Pioneer News. There were hundreds of fans in this draft. Thousands of fans are waiting in front of the TV." Zhang Weiping continued.