As soon as the finals ended, NBA entered the next stage and the draft was about to begin.

The draw ceremony of the draft was completed long before the finals started.

Xiao Du participated in the lottery ceremony, and for this, he ended his Hawaiian fishing trip early.

As a result, this lottery ceremony was not as expected by Supersonics, which will be renamed Thunder.

Speaking of which, this year's draft lottery ceremony is the most suspenseful draw.

Because there are too many bad teams, the record is not much different. It seems that there are as many as eight or nine teams, and they all have the chance to win the No. 1 pick.

However, this year's No. 1 pick, who reached the NCAA finals at Memphis University, was already decided after Derek Ross performed well.

Du Xiao sat at the Madison Square Theater in New York, watching the Bulls draw the No. 1 pick, followed by the Heat, who took the No. 1 pick.

To be honest, the Thunder really wants a top two pick. The No. 1 pick can choose Du's good brother Michael Beasley, and the second-place winner can also bet on Beasley. If you can't bet, you can choose Rose second-place.

However, the No. 1 pick has already been decided, and the No. 1 pick has been taken away by the Heat, who has a worse record.

Fortunately, the Thunder were lucky. In the third pick in the next first round, the league vice president Adam Xiao Hua called out the Thunder's team name.

This is a deviation compared to history.

At that time, Li Ke, who also paid attention to the lottery ceremony, had to wonder if David Stern had done something again.

After all, in the past season, the league has placed him and Xiao Du on two sides, and the enemy of his life has been established.

As a result, Li Ke made the first move to the finals, and his life's enemies were a little unbalanced.

If you want to balance, you must naturally strengthen Thunder's strength first.

Because Ross can't give the No. 1 pick, the Heat's record is so bad. It's fine if they don't give the No. 1 pick, but if they don't give the No. 1 pick, it's impossible to say.

So in the end, Stern could only give one Tehua to Thunder.

"Tanhua... I don't know who Thunder will choose?"

When it comes time to test Sam Presti, can he continue to open his eyes?

After the Thunder, the fourth pick in the first round gave the Timberwolves a record that was closest to the bad.

Then there are the Grizzlies, Clippers, Knicks, Bucks, Nets, Pacers, Kings, Trail Blazers, Warriors and the 76ers, in a row.

Generally speaking, this ranking has not changed much compared to previous lives.

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Li Ke stayed in the United States for two or three days. On the one hand, after the finals, Li Ke was busy with business affairs.

For example, Li Ke had to accept exclusive interviews from many media, the most prominent of which was Time magazine.

That’s right, Li Ke is going to be on Times, and he is still the cover character!

In addition to many exclusive interviews, Li Ke also received many endorsements.

Last year, Li Ke only signed an advertising endorsement contract between Coca-Cola and Mercedes-Benz. This time, Li Ke's momentum reached the highest point. Whether it is David Falke or Lu Ning, they all agree: now it is time for Li Ke to make efforts.

So, in the United States, Li Keyi connected six endorsements including KFC, Starbucks, Spalding basketball, Gatorade sports drinks, and the revenue of each endorsement reached millions of dollars.

On the other side of the ocean, Li Ke also took over the endorsement of Bright Dairy and Life Insurance, and the income of each endorsement was even greater.

In addition, AJ also formally decided to give Li Ke a signature sneaker.

"Michael and AJ's head had a discussion meeting, and the signature shoe matter was finalized, so now, Sheldon, you need a personal logo."

David Falke told Li Ke this matter, and also threw the issue of his personal logo to Li Ke.

Regarding personal logos, Li Ke is not a professional, so of course he does not have a mature idea, but he put forward a direction.

"David, do you know my Chinese name, and I'm like it when describing it in English?"

David Falke shook his head, of course he didn't know.

The Americans used to call Li Ke Sheldon. Li Ke occasionally used his Chinese name, and most of the time he signed his signature.

But Li Ke's signatures are all written in Chinese characters.

So, David Falke has never studied it. Now, when Li Ke mentioned it, he suddenly realized it.

"like? Like, it's really a good direction, so what's your idea?"

"Look for professionals and go in this direction to make a logo."

"Understood."

In addition to business affairs, on the other hand, the Bobcats' team building in the new season also requires Li Ke's advice.

Before the draft, Boss Qiao found Li Ke and asked Li Ke about his thoughts on the draft.

Li Ke was very confused about this: "Draft? Aren't we not having a draft pick?"

With two big deals, the Bobcats first sent out their first round, and then the second round was gone.

With empty hands, what other ideas can you have in this draft?

Boss Qiao said: "We have already contacted the Timberwolves and are planning to use the second round next year to add a US dollar to exchange for the Timberwolves' 34th overall pick this year."

"The 34th pick in the second round?"

Li Ke confirmed with surprise, his brain started to move at the same time, quickly thinking about what outstanding choices they had in this position.

But after looking at Boss Qiao again, Li Ke suddenly realized: "The management has finalized this second round so early. Do you already have an idea?"

"Hmm, that's right." Boss Jo nodded. "We prefer Mario Chamos of the University of Kansas, and his prediction ranking is nearby."

"Why Mario Chamos?"

"Because of this playoffs, we have shown the importance of a three-point shooter."

"Okay, but boss, I think, more importantly than the outside shooter, we need a center to help Shaq share the pressure."

After thinking for a while, Li Ke had already thought of a name.

"A center?"

"Yes, the center I like is also called Jordan."

"Dandre Jordan?" Boss Jo shook his head, "He entered the Green House."

"Do you believe me, boss?"

In Boss Qiao's very puzzled eyes, Li Ke told him with certainty: "DeAndre Jordan will fall all the way to the second round."

"No, he is the main center of Texas Agricultural Machinery University!"

"But in the second half of the season, he lost his main position, and, in the confrontation with Kevin Love, he was completely at a disadvantage, and he was too rough."

The reasons given by Li Ke are very detailed. Boss Qiao has believed Li Ke's judgment, but he is still a little hesitant because...

He once used the No. 1 pick to choose a center who also had no skills, and today it has become his shame.

Now, Li Ke asked him to choose another center forward with a rough brother, so he was naturally hesitant.

Li Ke doesn't care. It's naturally best if Jordan is able to come. If Boss Qiao insists on his own choice, that's not bad.

In short, both choices are good choices, but Jordan Jr. is better.

Think about it, two seasons later, the contract of Lao Shark expires. Will Jordan, a third-grade person, happen to take over?

It's simply not very suitable!

"Of course, boss, I just gave my advice, and the final choice is still in management."

"I know, Sheldon..."

Looking at Boss Qiao who was deeply in thought, Li Ke left.

He left Charlotte, first took the opportunity to Luocheng, and made a round trip across Luocheng, and flew straight to the other side of the ocean.

He returned home with Tim Graver, David Falke and Lunin.
Chapter completed!