On June 25th, 2009, the NBA draft was being held in the theater of New York City's Maiden Square Garden.
A total of 103 people signed up for the draft, including 74 American players and 29 players from other countries and regions.
This was the best way for everyone who had a basketball dream and loved basketball to enter the NBA.
Before the start of the draft, there were already many players who were famous.
Blake Griffin, the favorite for the first place, Ricky Rubiao, the golden boy, and so on.
At this moment, a short-haired young man in a white suit was sitting with a baby-faced man and discussing something.
"Yang Xu, after the talent show, let's go out and have a big meal!”The baby-faced man was called Ku Li.
Curry was thin, but in his junior year, he led the nation with an average of 28.6 points per game. In addition, he contributed luxurious statistics of 4.4 rebound, 5.6 assists, and 2.5 steals.
He also set an NCAA record for three-pointers in a single season.
Sitting next to him was a man from Xia Country. He had short hair, a strong build, and a handsome face. His name was Yang Xu.
He was teammates with Curry. Curry was a junior while he was a freshman.
Yang Xu was a little nervous. He was not sure if any team would choose him.
However, he still smiled at Kulit." Alright, your treat!”
Yang Xu was a transmigrator who had arrived here a year ago. He was a freshman who had just joined the school's basketball team.
And his teammate was actually the cute god Curry who would lead the era of small ball in the league.
Although Yang Xu liked to play basketball in his previous life, his skill level was only at the level of the jungle court. How could he play in the NCAA?
Fortunately, the system was activated later on.
This system was very simple. It allowed one to view Yang Xu's basketball attributes.
Other than that, there were no other functions, but the novice gift pack was very generous.
The strongest talent!
The strongest talent was not only reflected in the body, but also in the aspects of ball quotient, learning ability, adaptability, and so on.
Yang Xu chose his position on the field, and the system automatically set his height and weight.
Over the past year, Yang Xu's figure had slowly changed.
Yang Xu's current height had already reached 196cm, but he had not completely reached the perfect height.
He looked around and found many familiar faces.
Lu Biao, Harden, DeRozan, Jennings, Griffin, Holloway, and so on.
At this moment, everyone was still pretty and their expressions were very solemn.
Yang Xu was a little bored, so he opened the control panel to take a look.
However, at this moment, NBA President David Stern walked onto the podium.
Kulit tapped Yang Xu's shoulder." It's starting!”
Yang Xu immediately looked at Stern with anticipation. He had to be selected this year.
After a series of opening remarks and words of thanks, he took out a list of names.
That was the final name list for this year's draft.
Then, Stern began to read out the names of the people who had been chosen one by one. The first person to be chosen was this year's top scorer.
"The team with the first pick in the first round this year is…the Los Angeles Clippers.”
"The player they chose is Blake Griffin, a sophomore from the University of Okla, who plays as a power forward!”
Upon hearing the name, a tall, fair-skinned player with short curly hair and freckles on his face stood up.
This was Griffin. He started hugging the people around him one by one, accepting the blessings from his family and friends.
Then, he walked up to the podium and took the baseball cap with the Clippers logo from Stern.
At this moment, Griffin was the envy of all the players who participated in the draft. He was the pride of the heavens.
Usually, when the top scorer entered the NBA, he would be nurtured as the core of the team. He would have ample playing time and a lot of shooting rights.
Of course, there was also a good salary and great exposure.
For the second pick, the Grizzlies chose Hashim Thabit, a junior from the University of California.
Third pick…James Harden;
……
Sixth pick…Johnny Flynn;
Curry's name had not been called until the sixth pick.
He was obviously a little disappointed. He was second to none among the rookies in college, but because of his thin figure, many teams did not think highly of him.
Yang Xu noticed Ku Li's expression and patted him on the shoulder.
"Cheer up, you're next!”
Kulit only smiled, but it was a forced smile.
Stern continued to read the draft list.
"The team with the seventh pick in the first round is the Golden State Warriors.”
"The player they chose is a third-year student from Davidson College, the point guard, Stephen Curry!”
Before Stern could say Curry's name, Curry had already stood up and hugged Yang Xu.
"Brother, what you said is really accurate!"
"Congratulations!"
"I believe that you will be chosen as well!”
Curry hugged his wife and father before he walked up to the podium.
Curry was definitely an oddity in the lottery. He was short and had a baby face. Almost no one would believe that he was underage. However, such a player had great energy in his body and became the best player in this season.
The draft was still going on, and the first round had already been completed.
Yang Xu had not been selected by the team, but that was within his expectations.
As a freshman, he had missed half of the matches. Although the numbers were good, his attendance was too low. He had also been injured before the draft. The teams with a higher draft pick were not willing to take the risk.
In the end, Yang Xu was selected by the Blazers as the 22nd pick in the second round.
Yang Xu heaved a sigh of relief as he was finally selected.
However, when he thought of the Blazers, his heart skipped a beat. He did not want to retire because of an injury after playing for a few years.
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