Green Room, this is a relatively special term in the American sports draft. Specifically in the NBA draft, the players who have accepted the official invitation and enter the draft Green Room are usually voted by the general manager of the NBA team.

It is generated and ultimately decided by the league based on the selection intentions of the teams holding the high picks before the draft. Because the first 14 picks in the draft every year are called the lottery area, at least 14 or more players will be invited. Of course, the specifics also depend on

Depending on the intentions of each draft team that year, players who enter the Little Green Room can be accompanied by relatives and friends at the draft site.

Of course, entering the Little Green Room does not mean that you will be selected in the lottery, and sitting in the front row of the Little Green Room does not mean that you will definitely be selected with a high pick.

As a Kansas alumnus, Paul Pierce was also invited into the Little Green Room on draft night in 1998, and he was very confident that he would enter the top three. But reality played a big joke on him. On the day of the draft, he sat proudly in the Little Green Room.

In the front row of the room, he was waiting for NBA President David Stern to report his name among the first three picks. But the reality was that no one cared about him until the ninth pick in the first round... His face turned green at the time, and his expression was so embarrassing

, became one of the big jokes of the day.

Although Paul Pierce failed to make the top three, he was still a top 10 lottery pick, and Rashard Lewis was much worse off.

As a participant in the draft in the same year, Rashard Lewis was also invited to enter the Little Green Room. In that year's draft, he wanted to play for his hometown team, the Houston Rockets. At that time, the Rockets had four picks {14, 16, 18, 41

}. An unexpected scene happened. The Rockets first selected Michael Dixon with the 14th pick in the first round, and then selected Bryce Drew with the 16th pick in the first round (career average of 44 points per game).

Selected Misad Turkan with the 18th pick in the first round {only played 90 minutes in his career}.

Lewis was not selected by the Seattle SuperSonics until the 32nd overall pick in the second round, leaving him humiliated and sent to his grandma's house.

Xie Kai was not invited. Among the seven draftees from the University of Kansas, only Darrell Arthur was invited to the Little Green Room.

Xie Kai is very nervous, even though the draft has not officially started yet. What he is concerned about today is firstly which position he will be selected in, and secondly whether he will be involved in the transaction that night. The NBA has always done this on draft night.

It is a common practice to make a lot of transactions, and this year will definitely be no exception. It all depends on who you will end up with.

NBA Commissioner David Stern came out to speak and the draft was about to begin.

Amidst the applause, Xie Kai's heartbeat began to accelerate nervously. He had been trying hard not to be nervous, but he still couldn't help but his heartbeat accelerated. This scene seemed to be more exciting and exciting than the NCAA finals, because the initiative was not in his hands.

The exciting moment has finally arrived!

The Chicago Bulls, who hold the No. 1 pick, selected Derrick Rose, a freshman from the University of Memphis! Rose is the shortest No. 1 pick since Allen Iverson in 1996!

It seems reasonable for the Bulls to select Rose instead of Beasley as the No. 1 pick. Firstly, as a point guard, Rose has excellent physical talent and leadership temperament. He led the team to the NCAA finals and has unlimited potential; secondly,

, Rose is a native of Chicago, and the Bulls naturally hope to be like the Cleveland Cavaliers in selecting a local like James as the top pick. This is a sentimental point.

Rose's template is NBA historical point guard Jason Kidd. As a point guard, his physical talent is far superior to Kidd's, and he has excellent organizational skills. He is not selfish. As long as there are no big problems, it will only take time for him to play well.

The problem.

Xie Kai lamented in his heart that Rose still became the No. 1 pick. It seems that reaching the finals has added a lot to his resume. In this case, the Miami Heat will probably choose Beasley.

The Miami Heat, with the second pick, selected Mike Beasley, a freshman from Kansas State University! Beasley, who was highly vocal before the conference, did not become the top pick, so the Heat, with the second pick, will not easily miss this talented player.

For strikers.

As a new generation of college statistics man, Beasley has excellent physical fitness and offensive ability in front of the frame, as well as excellent potential and immediate combat ability. His template is "Little Bully" Amare Stoudemire.

If there is not much suspense between the No. 1 pick and the No. 2 pick, starting from the No. 3 overall pick, the suspense seems to be back again. Although OJ Mayo had a strong call to become the No. 3 overall pick before, some people would say that his achievements in college are not

Conspicuous. Moreover, he has a lot of off-field affairs, he was once involved in a black gold incident, and he is one year older than other freshmen.

The suspense was quickly revealed. The Minnesota Timberwolves, who finally had the third overall pick, selected OJ Mayo, a freshman from the University of Southern California!

oj Mayo's draft template is the great Michael Jordan! As the strongest player in this draft and the No. 2 player with the best overall strength, despite problems of one kind or another, he did not fall out of the top three in the end!

The top three players have all been produced. Basically, it is not too surprising to most people. These three players are worthy of their picks in terms of strength and reputation.

What Xie Kai was thinking about at this time was at which pick Westbrook and Arthur would be selected in the Little Green Room. He himself would basically not be selected in the lottery anyway.

The most popular candidate for the No. 4 pick was Jerry Bayless. According to Chad Ford, the Seattle SuperSonics, which owns the No. 4 pick, has reserved him.

However, Xie Kai knew that this so-called "reservation" was just a talk, not written into the contract, and had no binding force.

Sure enough, the Seattle SuperSonics let Jerry Bayless go, and they finally chose sophomore guard Russell Westbrook from UC!

Not only was Xie Kai a bit surprised that Westbrook was selected with the 4th overall pick, but he himself was also surprised. You must know that his performance alone in the March Madness that just ended was not enough for him to be among the top four.

The position of order.

It's just that the draft is like this. NBA teams don't necessarily choose players with better statistics and better current players. They may choose players who are more suitable for their team, or players with higher plasticity and better potential.
Chapter completed!