Grand Prize Unveiled

Although Louis is a member of the Lakers' selection team, he did not participate in the specific lottery ceremony.

Before the ceremony began, Louis sat directly in the lifelong VIP seat given to him by Madison Garden.

Since the Grizzlies are not a team in the bottom four, if the league wants to secretly operate, then if the record is genuine and if they hope to put on a good show and put on a strong performance, then one of the teams in the top four will be unlucky.

The specific reflection of this bad luck is that although they betrayed the sports gods and tortured the fans all season long - although the fans did not feel that they were tortured - luck was not on their side.

Giving up a season for a lottery pick outside the top four is unacceptable.

But tonight, some team must be the unlucky guy.

Moreover, in order not to make this unlucky person look so deliberate, there is a high probability that more than one unlucky person will fall out of the top four picks.

Louie met an acquaintance at his seat - Minnesota Timberwolves general manager Kevin McHale.

After McHale retired four years ago, he has become a familiar face in all walks of life in New York. Although he is not on the front line, the news has never stopped.

Last year, the Timberwolves finally had enough of Jerry Krause's ineffective rebuilding, fired him, and shrewdly selected McHale to take over.

McHale had no previous experience in management work, and he did not show talent in this area as a player. Instead, he was repeatedly criticized for his lack of professionalism.

Some critics analyzed that the Timberwolves' move was not really about McHale's ability, but an attempt to integrate into the Lewy team.

As a low-level team that has just joined the league and has only failed or failed, if it wants to get ahead, it must have allies.

Looking at the league, the Celtic line can be found all over the place, but the Louis line is the strongest.

Whether it is the coaches who have worked under Louis, the management who are good friends with him, or the celebrities who have played for him and now choose to pursue management after retirement, together they have formed the largest faction in professional basketball.

Unless a guy like Klaus is really a genius and can complete the reconstruction without the help of others, in the cold Mingzhou, his reconstruction is destined to be elusive.

The Timberwolves boss stopped the loss in time and introduced McHale, hoping that through him he would become a member of the Louis team.

McHale knew very well why he was in a high position, so he had been actively in contact with Louis since he took office.

I also deliberately sat next to Louis today, respectfully as if he was still a player under the opponent.

"Coach Lu, do you think Tim Duncan is the cornerstone of the team?" McHale asked.

Louis smiled lightly and asked, "What did your scout say?"

"They praise Tim as a flower and say he can't be missed." McHale said with a wry smile. "It seems like there are rookies like this every year, but there are not many players who really live up to their reputation."

Louis said directly: "I basically agree with the outside world's view of Tim."

"basically?"

"That's right, but it's still slightly different." Louis said. "In my opinion, Tim Duncan is the most unmissable inside cornerstone after Bill Russell."

Look how many people have been ignored by these words.

Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Walton, Sampson, Olajuwon, Ewing.

McHale said in disbelief: "Better than Patrick?"

It was as if Louis had heard a joke.

"Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that he is better than Patrick. In fact, I think it is not easy for even Tim to reach Patrick's current level, but if we just compare the two of them at the same age,

, Tim is really much better."

After hearing this, McHale's desire for Duncan became even more intense.

The Timberwolves now have a good team, but they just lack a cornerstone that the whole team can rely on.

If Duncan is really as good as Louis said, then

As long as they can get him, the Timberwolves will immediately become a strong team in the Western Conference.

After a while, the lottery draw officially began.

The first team to finish the draw was the Seattle SuperSonics, who received the No. 12 pick.

This is also consistent with their record.

The next person to complete the draw was the Dallas Mavericks.

The Mavericks are a team that failed halfway through. They originally had hope of reaching the playoffs, but in the end they were forced to change their legs due to injuries.

The 11th pick is not a happy compensation for them, because although there are big fish like Duncan this year, the overall quality of the candidates is not high.

Subsequently, the No. 10 pick was drawn by the Denver Nuggets.

The Nuggets were disintegrated internally. If they played normally, they should be able to make the playoffs, but because they failed to deal with Kidd's problem, the entire team collapsed.

In the studio, future TNT star Ernie Johnson said: "So far, there have been no surprises."

The ninth pick was drawn by the Bucks.

Seeing this result, Louis felt that everything went too smoothly.

It's like future NBA mock draft lists will divide lottery picks based on team record during the season.

As for tonight's lottery, the results of the lottery that have been announced are in line with the expectations in advance.

Then, pick No. 8

The camera showed NBA representatives participating in the draw.

Jim Bass, in particular, was simply the center of attention.

According to the Grizzlies' record and probability, the No. 8 pick is the most likely position.

Little Bas carefully took out a small ball from the crystal ball.

"Don't, don't, don't, don't, ah ah." Little Bas said, picked up the ball and looked at it, and it was immediately happy, "Ahhahaha!"

From his laughter, you can tell that the Lakers "hidden" the No. 8 pick.

The live footage showed the lottery representative of the Philadelphia 76ers, Pat Williams (Patillia), known as the lottery master.

Louie and Williams had many dealings, the most famous of which was the bidding war for the No. 2 pick in the hands of the 76ers on the eve of the 1986 draft.

In the end, the Knicks, who were more prepared in all aspects, traded Philadelphia for the second overall pick that year.

The reason why Williams is called the lottery master is because he won the Coin Game of the Century on behalf of the Milwaukee Bucks as early as 1969.

Then, the Bucks had the opportunity to select the guy named Alcindor.

In 1992 and 1993, Williams served as the Magic's lottery representative and won consecutive No. 1 picks, bringing O'Neal and Webber to Orlando.

Unexpectedly, the 76ers also failed sometimes. As the 76ers, the No. 8 pick was the lowest they could draw.

This is where the first unlucky guy appears tonight?.

What is unexpected is that this is just the beginning of various upsets and surprises.

Duncan was determined to win the semi-finals, but three teams were squeezed out of the top four.

Buss Jr. touched the ball again and again in the suffocating atmosphere. As a result, there were fewer and fewer people around him, but the Lakers were still "alive."

When it was finally confirmed that the Lakers' Grizzlies pick was among the top three, the Los Angeles media had already begun to cheer.

McHale said jokingly: "Coach Lu, will Danny's managerial career end here?"

Indeed, if the Lakers use the Grizzlies' draft pick to win the No. 1 pick, the criticism Ainge will endure in Vancouver will be unimaginable, and at the same time, this will also be a huge source of black material in his management career.

The reason McHale is still so restless is that the Timberwolves, like the Lakers, still haven't drawn their pick.

At the same time, the Timberwolves are also the only survivors among the top four.

Another small ball draw, this time, the team whose dreams were shattered was the Houston Rockets.

With their record, they can win the third lottery.

He was extremely lucky, but the lottery representative was as depressed as if his soul had been sucked out.

This also means that the Lakers and Timberwolves have entered the final battlefield.

The team with the second overall pick will be the biggest loser in this draw.

By this moment, McHale was so nervous that he couldn't breathe. Louis, who had already foreseen all this, just watched calmly.

When the final result was announced, Juwan Howard, who represented the Timberwolves in the draw, cursed with a level of articulation, and the annual first prize of professional basketball fell to a Los Angeles native.

"I got it.?"

Little Bass, who won the grand prize, felt like he was in a dream and felt unreal.

Bird beside him laughed and said: "You got it! You brought Tim Duncan to Los Angeles!"

(Louis: cough cough cough)

Bass, who was too excited to feel happy, accepted the interview in a daze and said something that made Louis' face darken: "I am so lucky. If you want to be as lucky as me, please come in June

On the 20th, I visited Niuzi Xuanxuan on 23rd Street in Greenwood, Los Angeles, (1)!"
Chapter completed!