54. Smart and almost demon (5K(1/2)
David Stern pronounced Zhang Hao's name loudly, using it all. Hearing that he was another high school student, the scene was in an uproar again!
When Garnett was selected in the fifth pick, he was shocked once before, and now he is here again!
Another high school student!
Not to mention the situation on the scene, the logo man couldn't help but swear in the draft office, and the Nets actually intercepted the 9th pick! It's crazy!
He finally understood why the other party refused when he was talking to the Nets before. He thought the other party had Almond Gilliam, so he didn't want the same type of Cebaros. It turned out that he had the same idea as him!
He thought that even if a team wanted to choose Zhang Hao, it was likely to be in the middle of the first round, with a 16-20 pick. He thought that the 11 pick he got was so stable that he could not be more stable.
This can be intercepted!
The logo man is fine, but the Bucks are about to vomit blood. After receiving the logo man's offer, they no longer paid much attention to who to choose this first-round pick. Although they don't know what the logo man is thinking, in their opinion, Zhang Hao is the high school genius who is expected to jump more in the middle of the first round. He will definitely win the 11th pick. He used the 11th pick to exchange for a star at the peak of the All-Star level like Cebaros, who was at the peak. He made a lot of money.
Zhang Hao's current market is like Jermaine O'Neal next year.
But I knew the Nets came out to join in the fun!
Kupchek didn't expect this situation to happen at all. He was confused and looked at the logo man and asked, "Jerry, what should I do? Will I still have a deal?"
This Mickey Mouse usually looks very smart, but why did he react so slowly when encountering big things?
Shaking his head: "Notify the Bucks to cancel the transaction... compensate them and tell them that Michael Finley from the University of Wisconsin is very good... but I guess they won't choose. They don't have this vision. Just tell them."
He continued to lay out the Bucks' relationship network and recommended the candidate. If the opponent chose it, even if it was compensated, if it was not selected, it would allow the Bucks to see his sincerity.
The logo man was also stunned in the current situation. After calming down, the logo man began to calculate what might happen.
A few minutes later, the logo man's eyes lit up.
Seeing the logo man's expression, Kupchek, who had just hung up the phone by the Bucks, knew that the other party had a plan again.
Kupchek asked: "Are we going to make a trade offer to the Nets?"
"Of course, but I think they will refuse. The Nets' head coach seems to be their former scout manager, right? That guy loves gambling."
"Yes, he helped the Nets choose many good players in the first round a few years ago." Kupchek didn't ask why he knew the other party would refuse and asked for a deal. This must be part of the logo men's plan.
"That's fine. First, quote. They will take the initiative to come to us when they want to trade in the future."
"Will that kid not be able to play when he is on the Nets?"
"No, that kid will definitely play when he goes to the Nets. Their point guard is Kenny Anderson, who averages more than 9 assists per game for two consecutive years. He is good at cooperating with players who are fast and have shots."
"Then why?" Kupchek really couldn't understand the operation of the logo man.
Kupchek is also a very talented manager with excellent business skills, but when compared with the logo man, he always feels that his IQ is suppressed.
"Have a good point guard, a sporting talent pitcher, in the East, this is about to win!"
"Win the ball... Could it be..."
"You guessed it right. The talented center at Wake Forest can be used again. I don't think the strength to praise him before is enough. All teams with low hopes for the playoffs can compete for him.
It's the kind of attraction that makes people excited to rule out all factors that affect the bad performance when they think of that guy going to participate in the draft.
It happened that guy had such strength.
As long as this child can beat him, the faster he will be, the closer he will be to us...
Mickey, I'll leave this to you."
Kupchek has now fully understood the strategy of the logo man. Thinking of the magical operation ability of the logo man, Kupchek observed a moment of silence for the Nets... At the same time, he felt that the logo man was so scary.
After a huge miscalculation, I thought of a way to use it in a flash.
It is true that the Nets got the guy, but they were regarded as a "inspection agency" by the logo man. They asked the Nets to help test Zhang Hao, help train Zhang Hao, and finally pick peaches!
I thought that O'Neal was targeted by a logo man after his freshman season two years ago, and planned to be next year...
It is difficult to plan a genius with the Nets, but this is the plan of the logo man, and Kupchek feels it is not that difficult.
At this moment, Kupchek felt a little fear! If he could speak Chinese, he could now use one word to describe his senses of logo men.
Wise and almost demonic!
The logo man felt Kupchek's eyes. He liked such eyes, but he knew that what Kupchek understood was not comprehensive yet...
Kupchek thought the logo man was on the top floor, but in fact, the logo man had already rushed out of the atmosphere.
...
On the 76ers, John Lucas can only regret it. He really thinks that these two high school students are very talented. He didn't consider recommending Garnett before because they already have Sean Bradley, a tall and thin inside player. Adding Garnett, the inside player looks very interesting...
In addition to the Lakers, Bucks, and 76ers, there is another team whose management is confused.
"Hey, Scott, you won't run back to your high school just because that kid was chosen by another team, right? That's not OK! We've signed a contract!" Pistons coach Doug Collins said to his younger brother next to him.
“…”
Scott Collins rolled his eyes at his brother. He was here, what else can he do?
It's just that the plan is completely broken!
The reason he suggested that Zhang Hao participate in the draft was because he reached an agreement with his brother. His brother needed him to help as an assistant coach. His condition was to choose a talented player from his high school, that is, Zhang Hao.
After the inspection at Adidas training camp, Doug Collins agreed to the request because Zhang Hao performed very well in the game and was young.
When Zhang Hao was confirmed to participate in the draft, Scott Collins officially resigned and joined the Pistons.
Just a moment ago, before Zhang Hao was selected, Scott Collins thought about how Zhang Hao would react if he suddenly appeared when the team met the selected player.
However, such a Serpji-free Ace was destroyed by the Nets!
"Who am I? Where am I? Why do I want to be an assistant coach for Doug who was killed in this heaven? What am I trying to do?"
...
On the other hand, Zhang Hao's reaction, who was called, was even more confused than the management of those teams.
He just sat and waited. At this moment, his idea had become "It's good for the Lakers to choose me at the 37th pick", "The Clippers can also enter the NBA with the 53rd pick, right?"
Suddenly, he was called!
Pierce cheered exaggeratedly next to him, and the other candidates around him were in an uproar again and all kinds of discordant remarks appeared. The staff came to take him away... Zhang Hao was confused throughout the whole process.
Until he put on a baseball cap with the Nets logo printed on it, shook hands with David Stern, and said a few words of thanks in a confused manner, he sat next to Garnett, but Zhang Hao still didn't come back to his senses.
The ups and downs of life are so exciting!
When he held a press conference to announce that he would participate in the draft as a high school student, the scenes he imagined were all beautiful.
Then a wave of skinny reality came...
After the draft began, he was ready to accept his fate and defend the lower limit as low as possible. After losing the election, he found that it was not unacceptable to go to the summer league. Suddenly, the 9th pick was selected.
Garnett next to him called Zhang Hao several times, and found that Zhang Hao couldn't seem to hear it, so he was not angry.
He could understand Zhang Hao's current situation so much that he never expected Zhang Hao to be selected in this position.
There were cases where high school students were selected before. In the past 50 years of NBA history, only three high school students were selected by the NBA. Moses Malone was selected by the ABA and is not considered an NBA selection.
The first high school student who was truly selected by the NBA was the 76ers who selected Darrell Dawkins in the fifth pick in 1975. He was a good role player, but compared with his next pick, Leonard Hollins, who is the All-Star, the best defensive team, and the championship-winning retired jersey-level star.
After that, Sean Kemp, who was extremely talented in 1989, was selected at the 17th pick. Garnett analyzed that Zhang Hao was the best in this range.
In fact, Garnett felt that he would believe that he would have his brains when he was trying out. Many teams were interested in him in the top ten picks. Only when he was soaked in the East Coast would have believed that he would have firmly entered the top ten picks. Fortunately, when he went to the Timberwolves to try out, Celtics legend Kevin McHale took a fancy to him.
He also asked McHale why he promised him the draft, and the other party's answer was: "I'll just bet. Anyway, I'm the first time I've been drafting for the team, and if I choose the wrong one, I can say I have no experience."
Before getting the promise, Garnett originally thought that he would be selected in the middle and late stages of the first round, which is similar to Zhang Hao.
This is also the idea of the logo man. The Pistons' predictions are similar. They think it is okay to choose Zhang Hao at the 18th or 19th. Both of these picks belong to the Pistons.
As a result, the Nets actually picked this guy away with the 9th pick!
...
...
"How did things get to this point?"
Zhang Hao felt that he had to sort it out.
After a long time of searching, he couldn't think of a name, so he didn't even go to the Nets to try out!
He has been in a state of downtime since he was selected. When he really came to his senses, he had already moved into a suite in a five-star hotel. Now he is in Pierce's room, Pierce next to him can finally use the TV to connect to his red and white machine to play games happily.
However, it feels so good now! It seems that every cell of my body is beating happily, and I can't suppress my joy.
Enter the NBA!
Zhang Hao recalled that when his name was read by David Stern, he had already "slapped" and slapped some people loudly.
First of all, some universities. When he chose to participate in the NBA draft, in the American athletic system, he gave up his status as an amateur player, and those universities will automatically withdraw the full scholarship commitment given to him.
His approach was obviously telling those universities that you ignored me and would not come if you asked me today.
Although those universities are still shameless and do not come out to make trouble like a clown, it is unnecessary, but the reporters are going to make trouble! When interviewing them, some universities still clearly expressed their views - it was a wrong decision for high school students to skip college to participate in the NBA draft.
More viciously, he even revealed the scene of expecting him to lose the election...
At that time, Zhang Hao tried to minimize the pressure from the negative voices from the outside world, so he didn't pay attention to it, but he always understood these things.
To be continued...