Eight Hundred and Ten: Just Bet 1

The latest website: June 26, 204, 4 days have passed since the Grizzlies won the NBA championship in the 3-4 season.

During these 4 days, Link enjoyed true tranquility. He and Rachel spent half a month of leisure time undisturbed. Link has never been so relaxed since he became a professional player.

But on June 26, Link returned to people's field of vision after the championship parade.

Brooklyn, New York, Barclays Center. Before the start of this draft, which is known as the best draft in 2000 and can be compared with the 2003 draft, Link unexpectedly appeared in front of everyone.

It is not uncommon for a team's leading star to appear at the draft conference. But a team with only a second-round draft pick has attracted a star to participate, which is very rare.

However, in the face of the camera, Link naturally did not shake out the team's plan. He just said lightly, "This year is known as the best draft in 0 years, of course I will not miss it. Moreover, I have never participated in the draft, so I really want to experience the atmosphere of participating in the draft."

In a few words, Link convinced the reporters to believe his words. If Link didn't mention this, many people may have forgotten that the player who won all the heavyweight individual honors this year was actually an undrafted!

The NBA is such a wonderful place.

In the draft conference, it can be said that the stars are shining. Andrew Wiggins, known as the second James, was surrounded by reporters, and Jabari Parker was talking about his dream of winning an NBA title.

Even Joel Embiid, who is recovering from an injury in California, has been given the treatment of remote connection interviews.

Looking at these young people who have already attracted much attention before entering the league, Link is really envious.

Thinking that before he entered the league, he didn't dare to imagine such a scene, but was thinking about what to do with the rent next month...

People are more popular than dead people.

"Link, you're in good spirits today!" Wallace greeted Link warmly after entering the box at the Barclays Center.

"You too, Chris. How's it going? Are you sure about today's pick?" Link said, standing up politely to shake Wallace's hand.

a few days ago,

Wallace has already determined and set his sights on the four of Joe Harris, Dinwiddie, Clarkson and Jokic.

Wallace still admires Jokic's talent, so he knocked out Jerami Grant and squeezed into the shortlist.

But the Grizzlies only have one second-round pick this year, so they must pick one of four. And until last night, Wallace hadn't decided who to choose.

Therefore, Link asked curiously.

"Sure, we're going to take Joe Harris and Spencer Dinwiddie. Harris is a great shooter and we believe he can play. And Dinwiddie, I think we can look forward to it. If he If our physical condition can return to normal, then we will get a high-impact point guard!"

"Two people? If I remember correctly, we only have one second-round draft pick." Link's face was confused, and the four-choice one became the fourth-choice two.

"Hey, picks can be traded. I think this year's second-round picks are of high quality and can't be missed. So, I'll trade for another second-round pick later. Remember Jia Jia in the second round last year? Mar Franklin? Even though he played all year in the G League last season, he still got some attention. Using him as a bargaining chip to get a second second-round pick is not a problem.”

Link nodded in understanding. Although Jokic ultimately failed to get into Wallace's eye, Joe Harris and Dinwiddie are indeed good players.

Link had nothing to say about this. As a championship-winning team, it's the right thing to do in the draft.

Jokic may be great in the future, but he really can't help the Grizzlies at his current level.

After sitting in the box for a while, the draft conference officially started. After Mr. Joke took the stage and said a few words, he handed over the stage to today's protagonists.

With the No. 1 pick, the Cleveland Cavaliers unsurprisingly selected their second James, Andrew Wiggins.

The Canadian, who jumped vertically above Jordan in the joint workout, seems to be the hope of Cleveland's revival, and he seems to be here to take over James' mantle.

It is believed that he and Irving will surely bring Cleveland back to the top of the East.

Looking at the screaming Cleveland fans, Link couldn't help sighing. If nothing else, they will say goodbye to the second James in more than a month, and welcome the real LeBron James.

It's fun to think about.

With the second overall pick, Jabari Parker was picked off by the Bucks without any suspense. And Embiid, who is recovering from an injury, even if it is determined that he will be reimbursed next season, still becomes the third overall pick.

The top three positions are exactly the same as the original history, and there is no deviation.

For others, the draft is exciting and exciting. But to Link, it was a little boring.

After all, he already knew all the results. A suspense movie has no suspense, what else is there to watch?

So, throughout the first round, Link was listless. When it came to the second-round draft that no one was paying attention to, Link came to the spirit instead.

The Grizzlies won an eighth overall pick in the second round this year, and it's not clear what the other pick will be. Wallace had been busy for a long time, hanging up and dialing one by one, dialing and hanging up.

Looking at these operations, Link felt like a big head. Just a second-round draft pick transaction was far more troublesome than Link had imagined.

As general managers, summer is their busiest time.

However, before Chris Wallace received good news, he was the first to receive bad news.

With the third pick in the second round, the biggest winner of this year's draft, the Cleveland Cavaliers, picked up Wallace's long-cherished Joe Harris ahead of schedule.

After harvesting the No. 1 pick in Wiggins, the Cavaliers showed no mercy in the second round.

Wallace and many others were surprised by the result. Isn't talent what the Cavaliers need most right now? Why did they choose an instant combat power! ?

But Link is very clear that now the Cavaliers have some eyebrows with James, so they are already working hard to form a championship team!

They harvested their combat power, and they really caught everyone by surprise!

"Damn, what are the people of Cleveland doing!? They don't really think that the first year of cooperation between Wiggins and Irving will make the Cavaliers reborn. Instead of picking potential stocks, they pick an immediate combat force?" Wallace was almost angry. If the phone is not broken, the player who has been thinking about it all the time will be cut off by others, and anyone who changes it will be angry.

"There are only 3 picks now, are you still going to trade draft picks?" Link spread his hands, Wallace's two goals have already gone one, even if he trades ten more second-round picks, he will take Not Harris.

Wallace hesitated for a few seconds, then continued to pick up the phone.

He also plans to trade!

Finally, at No. 3, Chris Wallace took Dinwiddie without hesitation. After all, the Grizzlies' backup point guard is Dellavedova, which is still relatively weak.

Wallace was relieved to get Dinwiddie smoothly. While losing the No. 1 target, the Grizzlies didn't come out of nowhere either.

However, since few second-round picks were invited to the Little Black Room, Dinwiddie didn't take the stage, and he wasn't even there. After a few simple video introductions, the draft continued.

Wallace got a call from the Timberwolves just after Dinwiddie's draft. The other side expressed their willingness to take over Jamal Franklin and handed over the tenth overall pick in the second round to the Grizzlies.

The Timberwolves are now probably busy with the Cavaliers on the Wiggins trade, and they don't care so much about the second-round draft.

Link looked at Wallace, he didn't know who Wallace was going to pick with the second pick.

Harris is gone, Clarkson and Jokic, who is he yearning for?

Wallace seemed to see through Link's doubts, so he spread his hands, "If you choose Clarkson again, the guard position will be a little crowded. So, let's just gamble. After all, I also believe in your vision, Link."

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Nuggets general manager Tim Connelly has reached an agreement with deputy general manager Alturas a few days ago that they want to choose Jokic!

As a player, Alturas played in Lithuania, France, Spain, Greece and Italy and other leagues. Between 200 and 203, he also served as an international scout for the Rockets and had unique insights in selecting international players.

After watching the video of Jokic's game, the two reached a consensus. After consulting the boss, they decided to take a small bet.

Anyway, the 4th overall pick has no greater value than gambling.

With the 40th overall pick, Connelly wrote Jokic's name into a small envelope in advance when the Grizzlies picked someone for the second time, ready to submit it to the league.

However, the sound of the next live broadcast made Connelly suddenly stunned.

"The No. 0 pick in the second round of the 2004 NBA draft, the Memphis Grizzlies selected Nikola Jokic, a 9-year-old from Serbia."

There was no reaction at the scene. After all, 99% of the people present didn't know who Nikola Jokic was. And they don't need to know, because more than half of the second-round picks fade out after a year and never return.

But Connery scolded the word that began with F and threw away the pen in his hand.

He doesn't understand why the defending champion chooses a potential stock. At the same time, he also regretted, knowing that he had accepted Jokic in the first round...