The Godfather of Basketball

Tang Tian thumped Cole's chest with a smile, but didn't care, and then went straight to his draft room.

The draft is ready to go, and the private transactions of each team are also in full swing.

For the Nets, Joe Johnson's deal is really not easy.

Although there were already some trading plans, the chips offered all included rubbish contracts of at least tens of millions, which Tang Tian couldn't accept.

But Bogdan and Jokic, the two rookies who performed well last season, received a lot of offers from other teams.

All the work outside was ready, and Xiao Hua came out from the backstage wearing a suit.

This is the second time he has presided over the draft conference. Compared with last year, his face is obviously more relaxed and more confident.

"Good morning, gentlemen and ladies, to fans across the United States, and to Canadian fans watching on T.N.TV and watching on CBCTV, welcome to the 2015 NBA Draft at Barclays Center..."

The first pick belongs to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Timberwolves did not play badly in the regular season last season. Although they failed to advance to the playoffs, they finally ranked 11th in the Western Conference. With the addition of Jimmy Butler, their record last season improved a lot.

This time, Garnett, who returned to the Timberwolves, went to the scene as a representative of the draft lottery. As a result, no one expected that the lucky hand of the old wolf king allowed Minnesota to win the No. 1 lottery with a probability of 2.8%.

Last year, the Cavaliers also won the No. 1 lottery with a low probability. This surprised the fans and made those poor teams start to doubt their lives. small.

"Who will they choose? Jahlil Okafor? Or D'Angelo Russell?" There was still a long time before the pick belonging to the Nets, and Jones also found time to chat with Tang Tian.

"It's all possible." Tang Tian said with a smile.

The Timberwolves in the previous life chose Downs, and now it is estimated that there is a high probability of the same, but for Downs, the previous prediction is basically third, which is not a big upset.

"The first pick in the first round of the NBA in 2015, the Minnesota Timberwolves selected Karl-Anthony Towns, a 2.13-meter center, from the University of Kentucky."

Sure enough, the Timberwolves' choice was the same as in the previous life.

Jones showed a surprised expression, obviously this choice made him look very surprised.

"Case, pay close attention to our opponent." Tang Tian asked Jones to withdraw his attention. Just like last year, he didn't want to capsize in the gutter.

Jones nodded and continued to keep in touch with the teams.

A trade proposal, exploring the dynamics of the opponent's draft are all ways to obtain information.

Tang Tian also kept in touch with Woj to get as much information as possible.

The second pick belongs to the New York Knicks. The Knicks were surprisingly bad last season, which also allowed them to finally get the second pick.

At this time, Tang Tian was quite curious. In his previous life, the Knicks were the fourth pick. They chose the European guy Porzingis. Now that the pick has changed, and the two top picks are still there, I don’t know what they will do in the end. What choice.

"NBA No. 2 overall pick in 2015, New York Knicks select... Kristaps Porzingis, 2'21 forward from Latvia."

When the Knicks made this choice, there was a sudden silence, followed by boos all over the sky.

This is New York's home court, and one of their home teams actually gave up two top picks and chose a European guy who was previously predicted to be outside the top five!

Is this stimulated by Jokic last season?

Porzingis wore his hat and came on the field against boos, probably the most embarrassing No. 2 pick in history.

When Porzingis was off the court, general manager Phil Jackson came off the court to greet him.

Seeing this, Tang Tian probably understood.

Phil Jackson's management career in the Knicks was a mess, and the selection of Porzingis was the only contribution. It can be seen that he has really investigated this European guy.

And it may indeed have been influenced by Jokic, after all, there are only successful examples across the river.

The 76ers with the third pick chose Jahlil Okafor as in the previous life.

The Jazz selected D'Angelo Russell with the fourth overall pick.

The Magic with the fifth overall pick selected Mario Hezonja.

The Kings selected Willie Cauley-Stein with the sixth overall pick.

The Nuggets with the seventh pick chose Emmanuel Mudiay, who played in the Chinese CBA professional league for a year last season. The inside of the suit is also sewn with the Chinese flag, which is particularly distinctive.

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The draft was going on one after another, and when the Nets were approaching, Tang Tian felt a little uncontrollable excitement.

Another cornerstone of the team can be obtained.

"With the 11th pick in the first round of the NBA in 2015, the Boston Celtics selected Myles Turner, a 2.11-meter center, from the University of Texas."

"Damn it!" Jones couldn't help cursing.

Turner performed well in the Nets' trial training before, but he was cut off by the Celtics again.

The 12th pick belongs to the Jazz. While the Jazz were still thinking about it, Woj broke out a deal off the court.

The Celtics and the Pacers reached a deal, using the No. 11 pick Myles Turner in exchange for their No. 16 and No. 22 picks.

One change is more in line with Angie's character, and the key is to cut off the person the Nets want to choose, killing two birds with one stone.

An Ji is very smart, but he probably doesn't know that he was shot by Tang Tian.

"The 12th pick in the first round of the NBA in 2015, the Utah Jazz chose Trey Lyles, and the 2.08-meter forward came from the University of Kentucky."

After the Jazz finished their selection, Tang Tian heaved a sigh of relief.

It's done!

"Really want to choose him?" When Tang Tian said the choice, Jones was surprised, and the others were also incredulous.

Cameron Payne, Kyle Oubre, Terry Rozier, Sam Decker, who performed well in the previous trial training, were all discarded, and Tang Tian chose someone who had never tried it.

Tang Tian nodded, he didn't hesitate, on the contrary, he was just as excited as before.

He is the boss and the coach, so naturally he has the final say. Although the others were puzzled, they still listened to him and made their choice.

When the staff took out the envelope containing the results, his expression was still very excited.

Angie is probably still complacent at the moment, but he doesn't know that he has constructed a perfect framework for the future of the team.

"With the 13th pick in the first round of the NBA in 2015, the Brooklyn Nets chose Devin Booker, a 1.98-meter shooting guard from the University of Kentucky."

When Xiao Hua announced the choice of the Nets, the fans cheered.

Another 13th pick, another 1.98 meters, and another shooting guard.

After last year's Zach LaVine, the 13th overall magic continues.

LaVine's performance last year was impressive, and now Booker is also fascinating!

In the draft hut of the Celtics, Angie frowned slightly, realizing that things were not that simple.