super heavy artillery

Chapter 172 The Dust Settles
June 2016, 6.The Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, was packed.

As a popular player in the draft, An Luo was invited to the "Little Green Room".

But he's a little nervous now.I never thought that I would sit in this place, but fate is so unpredictable.

Sitting in this area with him is Ben Simmons, An Luo can be regarded as seeing a real person.According to reports, the Philadelphia 76ers have announced that they are determined to win him.This guy finally stopped playing big names today!Don't yell about going to Los Angeles, after all, the attraction of the No. [-] pick is still great.

However, An Luo took a look, this guy is really handsome!
Well, the appearance of Ingram next to him is a bit worse.An Luo has met this guy a few times, but it feels like he hasn't woken up at any time.

Of course, guys like Jaylen Brown and Buddy Hield are also on the nearby table.

With NBA Commissioner Adam Silver on stage, the 2016 draft officially began.

He first reviewed the situation of the NBA2015 season.A special introduction to this year's finals.The Cavaliers reversed the Golden State Warriors 1:3, and James fulfilled the promise of his team Cleveland.Then, he announced that the draft began.

The Philadelphia 76ers with the No. 5 pick will have five minutes to determine their pick.

During these 5 minutes, the director's camera turned to Ben Simmons countless times.Twenty years ago, the Philadelphia 20ers selected legendary star Allen Iverson in the draft.Since then, he has never won the No. 76 lottery.

As expected, the 76ers, who held the No. 1 pick, selected Ben Simmons from Louisiana State University with the No. 19 pick in the first round.At just [-] years old, the Australian is the new Son of Philadelphia!
As Xiao Hua read the name of Ben Simmons, there was a huge cheer in the audience.An Luo's heart, which had already sunk in his stomach, suddenly lifted.He didn't know when he would be selected, and for a moment, he even felt that his name would not come out of that bald man's mouth.

Next, the Lakers really chose Brandon Ingram.

Again, no unexpected choices.In fact, this year's rookies are still very good in terms of potential.There are "Little James" Ben Simmons, "Jr. Durant" Ingram, "Little Curry" An Luo...

Starting with the third overall pick, this draft has been somewhat unpredictable.

The Boston Celtics finally chose Jaylen Brown, which was a bit unexpected.In fact, Jaylen Brown, who also belongs to the Pacific Twelve School League, was overwhelmed by An Luo in terms of honor and team leadership ability.Logically speaking, An Luo should be in front of him.But there are many things that the team considers when selecting candidates, and everything is possible.

Next, the Suns chose the big man Dragan Bender from Croatia; the Timberwolves chose the best point guard of the year, Kris Dunn, this guy's template is Dwyane Wade; Buddy Hield, who was eliminated in the semifinals, was selected by the Pelicans with the sixth pick, which made An Luo a little uncomfortable.

But what can I do!

Until the No.13 pick, An Luo's heart was getting colder and colder.Even if Bill Duffy kept telling An Luo that things might not be too bad.He thought that he was at least the top three if he wasn't the number one pick, but now it seems that he is about to fall out of the lottery.

Seeing one by one of his defeated players being selected by the high picks, even Thorn Maker, a big man who many people have not heard of, was selected by the Bucks at the 10th pick!He is not convinced!
The live broadcast director now began to frequently cut the camera on An Luo, and the audience booed everywhere.

At that moment, An Luo felt that the whole world was watching his joke.

Until a few days before the draft, An Luo was still in the top three on the major prediction lists.As the saying goes, the higher you jump, the harder you fall.Even if he wasn't willing to jump that high himself.

"Bill, will I fall out of the lottery?" An Luo looked at Bill Duffy and asked.

"Don't worry, Ann." Bill Duffy's face was also a little heavy, but he was not as anxious as An Luo: "In the situation we expected before, Phoenix will choose you with the [-]th overall pick."

"But we envisioned a lot of scenarios and this is the worst!"

"No, the worst thing is to lose. But Ann, you can't lose! Right? There are many players who will lose, but even if they lose, they can still play in the NBA. Everything, it's just a different starting point."

"Ok!"

"Don't worry, Xiao Luo. You will definitely be selected!" Fu Yao also comforted.

As for Father An, he wished that An Luo would not be able to choose a good place to go back and study hard.

People have to bow their heads to reality. An Luo once again lowered his goal a bit, and it is enough to be a first-round pick.

However, the world will always be strange.The more you expect something to happen, the less it will work out for you; the more you stop expecting it, the more it will happen!

"The No.2016 pick in the first round of the NBA Draft in 13, the Phoenix Suns chose An Luo, from UCLA!"

Finally, An Luo's name was pronounced by the bald head.

The applause and boos on the scene were replaced by one piece, and the momentum was no less than that of the No. [-] pick!
An Luo was not excited.After he got up and hugged Papa Ann, Fu Yao, and Bill Duffy, he took the Suns hat from the staff and walked onto the stage wearing it.

After shaking hands with Xiao Hua and taking pictures, An Luo came to the audience to be interviewed by reporters.

Regarding the question about the draft pick asked by the reporter, An Luo answered very officially.

"Every young man is talented, but every team will choose the most suitable player."

In fact, An Luo is very grateful to the sun.Their choice saved An Luo's face as a popular player in this draft.But An Luo knew in his heart that he was not in Sun's future plans.They already have a Devin Booker, and it is impossible to choose another player with similar technical characteristics and physical conditions.

Sure enough, the NBA officially announced a deal immediately: The Oklahoma City Thunder exchanged the signing rights of Cameron Payne and Alex Abrines, the No. 2015 rookie An Luo.

The deal didn't attract much attention.It's barely a win-win, and the two teams get what they need.The Suns have strengthened the weak No. [-] position, and the Thunder can rely on An Luo to solve the problem of insufficient offense at the No. [-] position.If the excellent defensive ability can be transferred to the NBA arena together, then the Thunder will make a lot of money.

An Luo was also very satisfied.With Westbrook in the Thunder, his rookie days should not be so sad.After all, when he was a senior fellow of the same school, it was Westbrook who strongly invited An Luo to try out!

(End of this chapter)