I'm Really Playing Basketball
/ I'm Really Playing Basketball Chapter 193
In the first round of the NBA playoffs, when all the playoffs are over, everyone is looking forward to one thing.
The major awards of the NBA regular season.
After the second round of the NBA playoffs is over, except for the East and West Division finals, the biggest news of the NBA now is the lottery draw for the 2003 NBA Draft.
Even the national NBA experts and even the entire NBA fans pay more attention to James's belonging than the major honors in the first round of the regular season.
This is not a joke.
Chen Xiao has been in the United States for more than two years. The American basketball player with the most news this year is not Jordan, not Kobe, not O'Neill, not Carter, not Iverson, but a high school student named LeBron James.
"I told myself that I have never seen any such young player can be so dominant physically and technically at that age. It is not only someone like me who can see his greatness, because a great player It's always easy to recognize. But LeBron James has reached a level that is completely different from other great players."
This is what NBA Vice President Situ Jackson said after watching the LeBron vs. Anthony game last year. At that time, James was 17 years old.
An NBA vice president, if he evaluates a 17-year-old player, this is extremely rare.
After this game, after Situ Jackson's evaluation, the name LeBron James has become more and more known.
As he became more and more known, everyone saw from him the great talent that Jackson said that everyone can see.
Most talented players, only professionals can see how he is different from ordinary players.
Players like Chen Xiao, even most professionals can't see his difference, only a special person like Jordan can see the difference.
But LeBron James is different from everyone. Even an ordinary person who doesn't understand basketball at all can tell from him that he is completely different from other players.
This is Jackson's evaluation.
After seeing James, more and more ordinary people feel that Jackson's words are more and more correct, and James's popularity is getting higher and higher.
There is no way. Ordinary fans really can't distinguish between the high and low of most high school geniuses. 10 high school geniuses are in front of them. They absolutely can't tell who is strong and who is weak. This makes them fans?
It's human nature to fan the strong. If there is no strong fan, then fan the fellow players.
Therefore, most of the high school geniuses can't get out of the circle, they can only enjoy the scenery of the one-third acre in their hometown.
But James' talent is so easy to distinguish. Putting him together with other geniuses, James stands in the middle of the chicks with the Gallic rooster, which is so eye-catching.
Therefore, James became the second high school student genius to go out of the circle in American history!
At the same time, James became the second high school student genius in American history to attract national attention.
The last one, that's Jabbar again.
Yesterday, on the eve of the 2003 draft lottery, MetroTV in New York launched a one-hour basketball special, reviewing history, and the subject of review was PowerMemorial High School in 1962-65.
Why did you say it again?
Because New York TV really looks back every year, even every six months.
On the eve of the draft draw, the new NBA season begins, and New York TV will review the PowerMemorial High School from 1962-65.
Why is PowerMemorial High School so important?
, of course, because this team has a man named KareemAbdul-Jabbar.
Jabbar, the number one **** in American high school basketball.
During high school, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar set a record of 72 consecutive victories in the history of American basketball.
The 72-win interruption battle between Jabbar and DeMatha High School attracted more than 12,000 viewers. It was broadcast live across the United States. The national broadcast here is live broadcast simultaneously on national TV stations and radio, the whole is the same as the Chinese New Year Gala.
And this game has undoubtedly created a miracle in the ratings of American high school basketball.
The ratings of this game can beat the NBA and ABA finals.
At that time, basketball fans in the United States could shout that basketball was orthodox in high school!
With the appearance of Magician and Larry Bird, the orthodoxy of American basketball changed from high school to NCAA.
Then with the rise of Jordan, the orthodoxy of American basketball slowly began to shift to the NBA. Of course, it is now back to the NCAA.
A high school student can cause such a sensation in the United States, don't think it is incredible.
To be honest, James has not yet reached the level of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
It has been forty years from 1962 to 2003. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's high school career has been rebroadcasted back and forth on New York TV. Like Journey to the West, The Legend of the White Lady, and Zhugege, you can imagine how Kareem was when he was in high school The prosperous age is prosperous.
Even if LeBron James is not as good as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 40 years ago, as the second high school student to attract national attention, NBA and national experts and fans are full of great expectations for him.
His attribution issue is even the biggest news in American sports this year.
has not yet entered the NBA, Nike has already sent a contract close to hundreds of millions of dollars.
has not yet entered the NBA, those high school friends around him can often appear on the pages of major news in the United States.
Just yesterday, Mike Dochetser, a high school friend of LeBron James, made the headlines of USA Today.
The reason is of course not how good this guy is.
The reason is entirely because he was interviewed and told about James' favorite team.
"Almost everyone now thinks that LeBron will become the No. 1 pick. LeBron has been interviewed by some media. Some reporters asked him which team he hopes to get the No. 1 pick. He always avoids such questions, but I know he likes it most. Team."
"We have discussed this issue in private. The team with the greatest hope for the No. 1 pick is the Heat, as well as the Cavaliers, Raptors and Nuggets. However, at the party, LeBron said that he hopes the Pistons (the Grizzlies) can do it. Draw the No. 1 lottery. At that time, the Pistons had won the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Bucks, and they were about to enter the Eastern Conference Finals against the Nets."
After this report from USA Today came out, the entire American basketball world went crazy.
James didn't say that when he was interviewed!
It is said that the construction of Cleveland is good, what about the son of Akron?
If the piston is strong, go to the piston, what's the matter?
Because the influence of the United States today is so great that James himself was forced to explain it.
"I was joking. I don't have to play for a certain team in the NBA. I can play for any team in the NBA, Cleveland, Miami Heat, and even the Los Angeles Lakers. So, I don't care who gets the top pick. sign."
James's speech with extremely high EQ will certainly not dispel the nation's gossip, because what James said is the same as what he didn't say.
Until James' agent, Goodwin, stepped forward, the storm of American basketball caused by James' high school friends did not stop.
"The Detroit Pistons? No, the Pistons will never get LeBron, because the Grizzlies' first-round pick was protected by the No. 1 pick." ァ新ヤ~⑧~1~中文网ωωω.χ~⒏~1zщ.còм
"He wants to go to Cleveland, I want him to go to Cleveland!"
"LeBron can stay in his hometown and have the ability to help his community and hometown. This will be an incredible story."
"Will he be nervous or feel that he is under too much pressure? No, not at all. He is not nervous at all. He never retreats nervously for anything like this. He is a player who has the courage to challenge the hardest road. His idea is-even if he is on Mars, he can still change everything with a basketball on his hand, not to mention that Cleveland is not Mars."
"And LeBron's mother is also one of the best mothers I have ever faced, because she said so too:'He was born in the hands of God, he is the darling of heaven, no matter where he is, my Baby will do whatever he wants.'"
"I never doubted that Cleveland would get the No. 1 pick. I know that the Heat have the best chance. I know you know why I am so confident. I'm just being honest and telling the result. You guys You can also think that this is based on my feelings."
After Goodwin finished saying this, the public opinion in the entire American basketball community was calmed down.
To be reasonable, a high school student, not James himself, just a word from James' friend, just a joke by James privately, caused such a big storm.
This is not what Jordan, Kobe, O'Neal, and Iverson can do now. As for Chen Xiao, it is even more impossible.
You know, after this high school friend of James had said this, the president of the league, David Stern, looked pale.
After all, LeBron James in his heart is not such a player who wants to go wherever he is strong.
turned out to be just a joke.
I can rest assured that.
Just kidding, young people, normal.
May 21, 2003.
Chen Xiao finished his passing training with the boss at noon in the morning, and accompanied James, Anthony and Wade to the draft lottery.
You may not believe it. There will be the Lakers and Spurs' first Western Conference finals before and after the draft tonight, but the focus of the United States is all on James, all in the NBA draft draw.
When did the NBA draft draw become so popular?
In 1996 and 1984, there was no such heat!
It's no joke. Before the draft, Olajuwon and Jordan in 1984 didn't think they could compete with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
In 1996, Iverson and the others did not have such expectations either.
But James, Chen Xiao knows that what the United States expects of him is to compete with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and become the top ten in history!
"LeBron, you are under great pressure!"
NBA history top ten...
Chen Xiao can't even think of such a thing now.
When he entered the NBA, he only set his goal to be able to "live" in the NBA.
But James...
good fellow!
Before he entered the league, everyone expected him to compete with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and become the top ten in NBA history.
This is equivalent to before the college entrance examination, people all over the country expect a player to become the province's college entrance examination champion.
How stress is this?
This kind of pressure can crush a person!
And this young man, he is only 18 years old!
Chen Xiao looked at James, who was looking cold and his shoulders were not broad.
This young man is really no ordinary person!
Facing the almost flattering praise of Quanmei, it is no wonder that he would always hold it like this involuntarily.
James and him are very good friends, and Chen Xiao understands what James is like in private.
This is a poor boy who was born in poverty like him.
James privately, like him, is also a 'cheepy' who saves on charging his mobile phone, and it's best to charge it at other people's homes.
Both of them are civilians in private.
But unlike Chen Xiao, Chen Xiao is a commoner in private, and is also a commoner outside. No one has ever thought that Chen Xiao is just holding an air.
But LeBron is different. In private, he is simple and ordinary, but when he goes outside, under the spotlight, he immediately put on a mask. Outside, he behaves very "aristocratic", even when he introduces himself to others. , Both are'I am King-James'.
Chen Xiao complained about this more than once.
I'm a second-degree person, who would never see anyone and say "I am God Chen"!
You are in the second grade. It is really a waste of talents if you don't come to my Mamba or Wolf King to become the right guardian!
Of course, it's the same as every time James introduces himself to Chen Xiao.
Every time Chen Xiao invites, he will also get James's eyes to be met.
In short, neither of them can convince anyone.
"If you don't add King when you introduce yourself, I won't let you join the Mamba Sect or the Wolf King Sect?"
Hmm, Chen Xiao's previous proposal was rejected by James without hesitation.
Of course I refuse!
Who knows what kind of messy teaching you will create in the future!
Chen Xiao, James, Anthony, and Wade appeared in Secaucus, New Jersey, and immediately attracted the attention of everyone on the scene.
Chen Xiao, James, Anthony and Wade are four talented teenagers lined up. That really has a card!
Especially the four of them are all dressed in handsome suits at this time.
To be reasonable, let's not talk about the appearance, as far as the appearance is concerned, LeBron is indeed a bit slow.
But the figure of four people is really good!
"It's too dusty! The four boys are too dusty!"
Many female reporters at the scene saw Chen Xiao and the four of them walking together lined up, their eyes were full of sparkling hearts.
Such stylish four small meats!
I'm in love, I'm in love!
"From now on, the four of them are the most perfect Four Heroes in my heart!"
Four Heroes of the Wind and Dust? !
Hearing the exclamation of the female reporters on the scene, the male reporters on the scene had a chill.
They are so small, do you want to start? !
However, it is incredible.
Chen Xiao, James, Wade and Anthony, the nicknames of the four men and women, slowly began to spread.
Even whether it is in the United States or China, this name will spread quite widely in the future.
Until N years later, when Chris Paul always appeared next to them.
Many new fans are curious, why do the Four Heroes of the Wind have five?
Is it because LeBron James came over to catch the heat!
Then LeBron James fans will righteously say that it is Chris Paul who is coming to catch the heat!
Don't kick my old Zhan out of the first day of the NBA team just because of my old Zhan's looks!
My old Zhan is the original stock of the Four Heroes, the one who walks among the Four Heroes with Wonder Boy!
ahem, okay, that's all for later.
Now, Chen Xiao and James didn't know that their presence here together would cause such a big impact in the future.
In this draft lottery, Chen Xiao is the host representative invited by the NBA.
James and Anthony are the rookie representatives officially invited by the NBA.
and Wade is the representative of the Heat draw.
Seriously, it is not the first time that Chen Xiao has participated in the draft lottery.
He was a rookie representative last year.
However, as a bystander, Chen Xiao participated in the draft lottery for the first time.
Therefore, Chen Xiao's current perspective is really completely different from last year's mood.
At this time, everyone on the scene is very nervous.
Wade, James and Anthony are all around him.
Wade is going to draw the top three picks, and then use the top three picks to trade Ron Howard, who was excluded from the Magic.
The probability of the Heat's No. 1 pick this year is 25%, the highest among all teams, so the probability of the top three is still very high.
Of course James and Anthony are also nervous.
Anthony now knows that his champion is hopeless, so he hopes to go to a big city.
Miami is great!
Never go to Denver, never go to Toronto, never go to Detroit!
As for James...
"LeBron, you secretly tell me, do you want to go to Cleveland or Detroit?"
Okay, Chen Xiao was blinded by James again.
The atmosphere of the draft lottery meeting was extremely tense, and I don't know how many times it was tense than it was last year.
Before the official start, an experimental rehearsal was conducted for the lottery ceremony, which deepened the already tense atmosphere on the scene.
This draft lottery rehearsal is very interesting.
The Denver Nuggets got the No. 1 pick during the rehearsal. Their probability of winning the No. 1 pick is fourth. After the Heat, Cavaliers, and Raptors, it stands to reason that this is something that should be happy. I feel lucky tonight.
If the draft lottery is really lucky, of course they will be happy.
But……
The Nuggets owner Stan Kroenke was very disappointed. He won the top pick during the rehearsal. This means that David Stern has no intention of letting the Nuggets win the top pick tonight!
Not only Kroenke thinks so, but the Nuggets president Kiki Vandeweghe next to him also thinks so.
"Stan, this is the kiss of death. It is impossible for us to win twice in a row. No. 1 is impossible, but our luck is good tonight. As long as we are in the top three pick, I still think it's good."
After Vandeweghe finished speaking, Kroenke nodded with a sullen face. David Stern is the number one pick, and he can't be the second place in this year's ranking, right?
Then David Stern, should the NBA be fair, shouldn't it be fair?
At the end of the rehearsal of the draft lottery, when the draft lottery officially began, this time it was the league vice president Lars Granick who represented the official opening of the NBA.
After the start, Granick pulled out the card with the team logo from the large envelope time and time again.
At this time, Wade was drawing lots on top, while Chen Xiao was sitting down with James and Anthony.
When Granick took the Heat's team badge out of the envelope when Granick was in the fourth overall pick, Chen Xiao saw that Wade's face on the stage was a little green.
Nima's, shady!
Looking at the expression on Wade's face, Chen Xiao was really afraid that he would spray directly.
This Nima, fools know it is shady!
The probability of the Heat drawing fourth is lower than that of drawing the No. 1 lottery!
However, after the Heat took the fourth away, the remaining three teams, the representatives of the Cavaliers, the Nuggets and the Raptors, all had excitement on their faces.
Vandeweghe finally sighed when Granick pulled the Nuggets' team badge at the third overall pick.
Although the result has been known for a long time, but forget it, Milicic or Anthony are also good.
When Vandeweghe sighed, the Raptors general manager was excited at this moment.
champion! Top pick! Top pick!
David Stern wants to support the Canadian team!
David Stern is going to match Vince with Pippen!
It was just very fast. When the Raptors' team badge was drawn out in second overall, the excitement on the faces of the Raptors' representatives was still freezing, but their eyes were already desperate.
According to their agreement with Carter.
Not only did they not get LeBron James, they will also lose Carter...
But when the Raptors were desperate, the Cavaliers already cheered excitedly.
And all the cameras on the scene were aimed at LeBron James beside Chen Xiao.
At this time, LeBron James's face once again showed his iconic cold expression. First release www.(x81zw)m./x81zw/
A few minutes ago, when the Pistons drew the 10th overall pick, Chen Xiao caught the fleeting disappointment on James' face.
LeBron's heart, Chen Xiao caught it.
The whole world wants him to build his kingdom on a piece of white ground. His Jingjia people also think he can. His mother also said he can. Everyone said he can, he can, he won't be nervous, and he's not. Pressure, even on Mars, he can build his kingdom.
But LeBron, his heart...
His well-wrapped heart~www.mtlnovel.com~ is not what they say, they tout, or even kill.
Maybe he also wants to stay in Cleveland, but he is not as confident as his agent, his mother, and the professional media in the United States.
His pressure is great!
The pressure was so great that he was expecting to escape from his favorite Cleveland to Detroit.
Only he knew his heart before.
But now, Chen Xiao has become the second one.
Hmm, Chen Xiao's eyes are all on James at this time. In fact, Anthony on his other side is much more desperate at this time.
Denver, Toronto, choose one...
God, why do you treat your "melon" like this!
The 2003 draft lottery is over.
That night, the first game of the Lakers and Spurs Western Conference finals ended.
Facing the Lakers, Duncan scored 40 points, 15 rebounds and 7 assists, but eventually lost to a KO that scored 71 points. In the end, the Spurs lost their first home court 110-115.
Such a wonderful Western Conference Finals, but the next day, May 22, the news in the United States was all about Cleveland winning the No. 1 lottery and Vince Carter's application for a deal...
Vince Carter enters the market!
Even Chen Xiao and the Nets players who are about to play in the final tonight feel the hurricane atmosphere of the storm!
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