NBA: This Center Is So Stable - Chapter 47
The first time, the second time.
Chapter 47 Denver? I’m afraid of heights!
Herb Sendek was also invited to the draft today.
He knew only a little about Wang Song’s draft prospects, because most of it was handled by himself and David Falk.
So when the list of the top two picks came out, Herb Sendek was a little panicked.
It was a panic of the unknown!
You know, the draft pick is likely to represent the team’s status to a certain extent.
If Wang Song joins any team as the No. 1 pick, he must be a guest of honor for any team.
But if he is selected at the end of the first round.
In a strong team, it is hard to say whether he can maintain a stable starting position in the rookie season.
Undoubtedly, this is also related to Herb Sendek’s position in the team’s coaching staff.
Following the hot rookie into the team and the underdog…oh underdog coaches cannot follow into the team.
The draft is still going on.
Stern continued to announce the next lucky guy.
Just as Herb Sendek was guessing where Wang Song would rank based on his performance, the difficult Chinese name of this Asian kid rang out.
“The third pick in this year’s NBA draft, the Denver Nuggets’ choice is from the North Carolina Wolfpack…”
“Wang!! Song!!”
Stern, who personally opened the door to CCTV’s live broadcast, was still somewhat interested in the joining of Chinese players.
With the addition of various players, this has a significant effect on the NBA’s opening up of the Asian market and expanding its influence.
So for Wang Song, he naturally welcomed him with both hands and feet!
But after hearing this result, the small green room area below exploded.
Herb Sendek jumped three feet high with joy.
David Falk on the side looked confident, as if everything was under his control.
“Mr. David, does this mean that I will go to Denver to coach? But I have a little altitude sickness!”
After the excitement, Herb Sendek began to worry about whether his broken body could adapt to the new workplace.
Falk shook his head and signaled Wang Song, the university coach, to relax.
“Mr. Herb, don’t worry, everything is as planned.”
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Carmelo Anthony looked a little uneasy.
Like Cleveland, Denver had repeatedly publicized before the game that it would choose the No. 15 forward from Syracuse University.
But now the draft conference has changed its mind at the last minute, which has caused a lot of heated discussion at the scene.
“Oh my god, Carmelo was fooled by Denver!”
“It’s incredible that Denver would choose an inside player as the cornerstone of rebuilding the team! But don’t they have Marcus Camby?”
“It must be that Anthony was defeated by Wang Song in the Eastern Conference Finals, which affected his draft stock.”
“That feels bad. The North Carolina Wolfpack has won nine games all the way to the top. They defeated so many opponents in the Crazy Three, and they also met the Kansas Jayhawks and the Texas Longhorns in the semifinals. It seems that the star players of these two teams will be sanctioned.”
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The players and their relatives and friends who followed them were talking at the same time, and soon the scene became noisy.
Fortunately, Stern, who was standing in front, signaled the staff to maintain order, and it took a while for the scene to quiet down.
When the scene became quiet, everyone looked at Carmelo Anthony.
This star forward who was theoretically the first to be hit.
But they only saw a calm expression on the face of the Syracuse University star player.
On the contrary, panic was seen on the faces of Kirk Hinrich, Nick Collison and others whose draft results had not yet been announced.
Obviously, they were frightened by the voice just now!
Seeing that the noise in the venue had ended, Stern continued to announce the draft results.
“In this year’s NBA draft, the fourth pick of the Toronto Raptors is Chris Bosh from Georgia Institute of Technology…”
“···Fifth pick, the Miami Heat’s choice is Dwyane Wade from Marquette University!”
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Until the top five picks were announced, Anthony’s name did not appear.
The players who played against Wang Song on the spot became more and more panicked!
But from beginning to end, Carmelo Anthony maintained a sense of certainty.
Anthony’s expression was also calm until he was selected by the Knicks with the sixth pick.
The sixth pick is already a relatively Waterloo experience for a top pick.
But Anthony’s
His expression still didn’t change much, he was just a little unhappy.
It’s okay that he couldn’t win the top pick over his friend LeBron James, but now Wang Song is also on top of him.
It’s inevitable that there is some gap.
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Across the ocean.
In China, New Fox Sports.
Since the news of signing Wang Song was made public, New Fox Sports has become the top sports media in China.
Taking advantage of Wang Song’s public participation in the draft after winning the championship, it also spent a lot of money to get the NBA’s online broadcasting agreement.
However, due to the popularity of the Internet in China at that time, the smoothness of the computer live broadcast screen was not very high.
So it was not able to replicate the explosion of text live broadcast that took the lead.
But the novel way of online discussion area still attracted many fans, coupled with the hot topic of the draft.
There are still many fans in the live broadcast room.
And Bai Yang, the original text broadcaster, has also transformed into a formal New Fox Sports employee, responsible for the NBA live broadcast section.
“Oh my god! The Denver Nuggets got Wang Song with the third pick!”
“Wang Song became the first domestic player in Chinese history to join the NBA as a third pick!”
“The first pick + the third pick, the two towers of China are a perfect match!”
The excited Bai Yang quickly typed a few lines to express his feelings.
And many fans who were watching the live broadcast on TV also joined the discussion when they saw Wang Song standing on the stage and wearing the Denver Nuggets hat.
——【Unbelievable! Wang Song is actually a third pick? Denver is hiding it too deeply. There is no news that they have contacted Wang Song. 】
——【Wang Song is worth it! I don’t think it’s strange that Cleveland suddenly signed this guy. His playing style will definitely adapt to the rhythm of the NBA quickly. It is predicted that he will have no problem with 15+10 in the first season. 】
——【I don’t think so. The Detroit Pistons paid such a high price before the draft, and they didn’t even touch Wang Song’s hair. They asked for a Serbian center? This reveals something wrong no matter how you look at it! 】
——【The guy above is so wise! He opened my mind. It is indeed the case. It is very likely that a trade will be made after the draft. 】
——【It is like this. The Nuggets have Marcus Camby. I feel that Wang Song and Camby do not get along well… And the Knicks and Heat who have been in contact with Wang Song before, it is impossible that the draft will be silent! 】
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There were many different opinions at the time, and the 2003 draft came to an end.
(End of this chapter)
