In order to select Wang Zhe, the Los Angeles Clippers did everything they could.
A week before the draft, Cook gave Wang Zhe a sum of money and asked him to take the money to Las Vegas to squander.
At the same time, Cook also hired a public relations team to go to Las Vegas to " secretly take photos " of Wang Zhe. Then, they made it into negative news and uploaded it to the major media.
They even took the initiative to spread some false rumors.
"The problem player, Wang Zhe, took the initiative to contact the manager of a certain team and promised to join the team. He also received some expenses from the general manager in advance.”
Once this news spread, it immediately caused a huge uproar.
A week before the draft, Wang Zhe's draft expectations fell again. He had already fallen out of the lottery.
Obviously, no team was willing to accept such a " miscreant " player, even if he seemed to be full of talent.
Wang Zhe's negative news made him look like a teenager who was addicted to playing, which made people think that the probability of him getting into all kinds of bad habits in the future was very high.
If one was infected with bad habits that could destroy one's body and will, no matter how good one's talent was, it would be useless.
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Of course, Wang Zhe wasn't like that. Most of the time, he loved basketball and was self-disciplined. He was always improving himself on the training ground.
Only when the system issued a mission would he go back to have fun for the reward.
And the public relations team created a smokescreen to prevent other teams from forcefully intercepting Hu Wangzhe in the draft.
Privately, Wang Zhe had already reached a consensus with the Los Angeles Clippers.
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Such a " conspiracy " fully demonstrated the ability of the general manager of the Los Angeles Clippers, Cook. Soon, most teams lost interest in Wang Zhe, and his draft expectations continued to decline.
However, the day before the draft, the Grizzlies scout, who had the second-place pick, called Wang Zhe again and asked,""Hello, Mr. Wang Zhe. Although you rejected our request for a trial, our team needs a strong inside player. We don't mind the negative influence you have outside the game.”
Wang Zhekao did not even think about it. He said," No, I already have a team I like. If you choose me, I will be injured and refuse to play.”
Such a firm rejection made the Grizzlies scout sigh.
Wang Zhe added," By the way, if you can't choose Blake Griffin, I suggest you choose Stephen Curry.”
Wang Zhe only gave them this suggestion before hanging up.
He had been teammates with Curry in university, so he knew how strong this teammate was. In addition, Wang Zhe was a transmigrator, so he naturally knew what would happen in the future.
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The highly anticipated 2009 talent show had finally arrived.
Tonight, at New York's madison square garden, it became the focus of basketball fans all over the world.
The draft was broadcast live to 203 countries and regions around the world through ESPM. One of the Chinese players, Wang Zhe, was the focus of Chinese fans.
The Los Angeles Clippers, who had the first pick, chose Blake Griffin without any suspense.
Three months ago, Griffin's position as the top scorer was threatened by Wang Zhe. However, after the elimination of Davidson College and all kinds of negative news about Wang Zhe, no one could threaten his position anymore.
The Grizzlies picked Hashim Thabit.
The Thunder, who had the flower pick, chose James Harden.
The Sacramento Kings chose Tyreke Evans.
At the same time, the fifth and sixth place players, the Nottingham Timberwolves, had chosen the European golden boy Ricky Rubiao and Jonny Flyin.
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The top six had ended. Some of the audience members who were more concerned about the university league could not understand what was going on.
"Why didn't any team choose the duo from Davidson College? They had once dominated the NCAA tournament.”
"It's understandable to say that Wang Zhe has a style problem, but why didn't he choose Stephen Curry?”
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However, the Warriors immediately picked Stephen Curry.
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Jordan Hill, Demar DeRozan, Brandon Jennings, and the other players were selected in turn.
However, Wang Zhe, who had been a hot favorite before the draft, was still not selected.
"It seems that the rumors about the problem player are true. As expected, no team is willing to take over such a hot potato.”
"Where will Wang Zhe be chosen? If it was the next round, the team that chose him would have a huge advantage.”
"Rumor has it that he wants to go to the Laker. Wang Zhe is in Los Angeles recently.”
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Finally, at the 29th pick, Wang Zhe got his wish and was selected by the Laker.
Wang Zhe, who was wearing a baseball cap on stage, was tall and handsome. His words also emitted an invisible charm.
When some female fans saw it, they were inadvertently fascinated.
"Oh my god, he's so handsome."
"I finally know why Wang Zhe became a problem player. It turns out that he has the capital.”
"That's right. In this day and age, being handsome is capital.”
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