blogombal Chapter 173
Chapter 173
This year's combined tryout for rookies in the NBA Draft was held in New York's Madison Square Garden.
This is also a new move by David Stern since the draft rules were changed to the lottery draw.
Bring together potential newcomers and host a training camp for teams to scout.
Most of the players officially invited by the NBA are talented players who have a chance to be drafted or even reach the lottery pick.
When Zhou Chen and Jenny Bass walked into the arena, the rookies' training match had already begun.
The white team is led by guard Ron Harper and center Brad Doherty, two lottery favourites in this rookie.
Brad Doherty, who is 2.13 meters tall, has even booked a top three pick.
Without Byas, Doherty could well be the brightest rookie of the year.
The Cleveland Cavaliers just got the top pick in the recent lottery draw, and they just changed their general manager.
Former general manager Wayne Embri, former general manager of the Cincinnati Royals, was invited to manage the team, the first African-American general manager in NBA history.
In addition, there is Celtics' general manager "Cardinal" Auerbach, who traded two first-round picks in 1984 for this year's Seattle SuperSonics' first-round pick.
And the Seattle SuperSonics just happened to win the top pick in this year's lottery ceremony.
This may be fate!
After Zhou Chen and Jenny Bass came to the scene, the two legendary general managers also greeted Zhou Chen warmly.
The old fox Auerbach still had a cigar in his mouth, and although he looked kind, he was wondering what bad things he was thinking.
Zhou Chen did not forget that the Celtics deliberately turned off the air conditioner at home in the Finals, so that the Lakers suffered from heat stroke collectively.
He always remembered it.
Suddenly, the players on the field erupted into a violent cheer.
It turned out that Harper assisted Doherty to complete an inside dunk, which detonated the atmosphere of the audience.
Doherty was so good in this game that he played less than three quarters and already had a game-high 26 points, 18 rebounds and 5 blocks, simply dominating the game from both the offensive and defensive ends.
In the words of several scouts on the scene, the 21-year-old Doherty's mature skills have allowed him to throw far behind his peers.
Whether it is athleticism or low-level technology, it has reached the NBA level.
Unfortunately, this match did not see a showdown between Doherty and Byas.
After finishing his college career, Byas has been busy with various business endorsements and events, and has not even come to participate in joint trials.
Auerbach watched the players perform on the court, applauded with odd expressions, and constantly praised Doherty's wonderful performance to Wayne Embri, the general manager of the Cavaliers next to him
, "He's so good, Wayne."
"It's a pity, if I have a champion sign, I will definitely choose this big man without hesitation."
"He's a combination of McHale and Robert Parrish."
Zhou Chen heard Auerbach's words, and looked at Jenny Buss and smiled, both of them knew what this bad old man was thinking.
Unexpectedly, Cavaliers general manager Wayne is really a rectum: "Hey, brother, why don't I choose Byas, he may be a better player than Zhou Chen and Jordan." "
It's bad, this buddy is going to hit the plan..." said Zhou Chen in a low voice.
Auerbach looked incredulous, stared at Wayne, and scolded: "Hey, dude, what did you just say? Did I hear you right?
"You actually think Byas will be better than Doherty?"
"To tell you the truth, that guy is an addict, his career won't be long, I won't pick him anyway."
Auerbach's words instantly caused the collective shock of the other team general managers on the scene, including Wayne.
Because no one ever knew that the famous Byas was an addict.
Hearing this, Zhou Chen completely understood what was going on.
No wonder in the 1986 draft, the Cavaliers abandoned the chosen son Byas in favor of a mediocre center player, all of which was Auerbach's machinations.
When Auerbach used a combination of McHale and Parrish to describe Doherty, several other general managers and scouts on the scene also suggested that Wayne choose Doherty, after all, Byas did not come to the scene today, and no one knew his true strength.
And Doherty's performance is indeed good enough, people would rather believe the old fox Auerbach's nonsense, no one can refuse the temptation of "McHale and Parrish two future Hall of Famer".
In addition, teams in this era generally prefer interior players, which is why Jordan and Byas, who were already famous in the United States before entering the draft, lost to centers in the final draft.
Jenny Buss and several other team general managers were discussing the operation of the team, and Zhou Chen took advantage of this effort to secretly come to the bench of the white team.
From a distance, I saw the prickly boy sitting alone in the corner, no one cared about.
At this time, his hair did not have so many bells and whistles.
He lowered his head, as if he was pondering something, because he couldn't get a chance to play, and he didn't go to the game on the field.