Chapter 387: Stern Announces Retirement (Part 3)

"With the 6th pick in the first round of the NBA in 2013, the New Orleans Pelicans selected Nerlens Noel, a 2.11-meter center, from the University of Kentucky."

Finally, at the sixth pick, the Pelicans finally selected Noll.

Noel wiped away tears at this point, hugged friends and family, and ended up with Davis for a while.

He is going to become teammates with Davis.

At the critical moment, the senior is still reliable.

The Pelicans fans at the scene were also very excited at this time.

Nolga Davis, is the team going to put up a no-fly zone in New Orleans?

Noel took the hat handed over by the staff and went on stage, shook hands with Stern with a smile, and took a group photo.

His mood seemed to ease a little more than before.

Although the pick is a bit lower, it is already a good result for him to join forces with Davis.

But when he finished taking photos and stepped off the stage to be interviewed by reporters, he was told that he had been traded to the Philadelphia 76ers...

He didn't react at all, the ups and downs in this life are too exciting.

But that's the way it is in the draft, where players are naked commodities.

Tang Tian then took out his mobile phone and read the news.

The Pelicans sent Noel and a protected first-round pick in 2014 to get All-Star point guard Jrue Holiday and this year's 42nd pick from the 76ers.

Huo Ledi, Tang Tian still has a good impression of him.

Can burst, pass and defend, but the projection and organization are a little weaker.

Now that he is an All-Star, as long as one of those two weaknesses can be resolved, the data will explode.

The draft is still going on.

A few more important choices in the first round.

The Trail Blazers selected CJ McCollum with the 10th overall pick.

One of the future Trail Blazers, one of the inspirational players in the NBA, only 1.58 meters when he entered high school, and played for four years in college.

The 76ers selected Mike Carter-Williams with the 11th overall pick.

This player who combines the names of many stars has attracted a lot of heated discussions on social media.

The Thunder selected "Sea King" Adams with the 12th overall pick.

Adams didn't have a beard at this time, and he looked like an absolutely handsome New Zealand guy.

The Bucks selected "Antetokounmpo" Giannis Antetokounmpo with the 15th overall pick.

At this time, Antetokounmpo looked really thin, much thinner than Davis.

The Bucks fans at the scene were all dumbfounded, because this player from Greece didn't even enter the small green room.

The Nuggets selected center Rudy Gobert from France with the 27th pick and then traded him to the Jazz.

The Spurs selected Livio Jean-Charles, also a striker from France, with the 29th overall pick.

Looking at the choices with a difference of two picks, Tang Tian felt a little depressed.

These two picks are really far apart, and he really can't wait to be the general manager himself.

However, he is now a player, that must be impossible.

Instead, he now wants to emulate James and gain the right to speak in the team.

Otherwise, in this era of giant teams, even if he becomes the team leader, he may not necessarily be able to win.

"With the 30th pick in the first round of the NBA in 2013, the Suns selected Nemanja Nedovic, a 1.91m point guard from Serbia."

The Heat's previous draft picks came to the Suns. After the Suns made their selections, this year's first-round draft officially ended.

However, unlike previous years, Stern did not turn around and leave immediately after the announcement.

Instead, he paused.

The fans had already more or less guessed what he was going to do at this time, and boos were all over the sky again.

Stern looked excited and waited for the boos to fall before continuing to speak.

"This is the last time I will attend the draft as the president of the NBA. I will complete the work handover with Adam in February next year. He will be the next president of the league. Thank you everyone for your support over the past 30 years."

When Stern finished speaking, there were bursts of whistles, cheers, and prolonged applause.

Although there have been two lockouts during his 30 years in office, his reputation has been greatly affected, and he has been questioned a lot because of some judgments made by league referees.

But none of these can overshadow his contribution to the NBA over the past 30 years.

It was under his leadership that the NBA spread to the world and achieved its current status and popularity.

He can afford the word meritorious service.

Stern finally waved goodbye to the audience and turned to enter the stage.

When the second round of the draft began, it was not Tatum who came out this time, but the Silver that Stern said before.

This is coming ahead of the heat for next year.

He looked high-spirited, as if he had a hundred ideas running around in his head, and he wanted to implement them immediately.

It felt as if he had endured by Stern's side for so long, and he could finally take over.

Tang Tian unconsciously rubbed his forehead at this time.

What a headache, Xiao Hua is still in office.

It seems that Tatum failed in the infighting with Xiao Hua.

Judging from previous contact, he obviously has a better impression of Tatum, who has a quarter of Chinese blood.

It's a pity that his current status in the league is not high, otherwise Xiao Hua would have no chance to come on stage.

But he is not in a hurry, there is still a long way to go, and there is plenty of time.

The first two years are just an adaptation period, and next year will be the beginning of his real explosion.

He is not James, if Xiao Hua is really in a hurry, he will definitely hate him if he wants to.

No one stipulated that the president of the league cannot be changed.

In the young draft year, there is not much talent in the first round, let alone the second round.

If it was changed to last year, many players may not have a chance to be selected.

The Spurs have selected players in the first and second rounds this year, and in the second round they selected a forward swingman named Deshaun Thomas.

But like Marcus Damon last year, he's basically a summer league player.

As information becomes more and more developed, the league has more and more complete information on international players.

It is basically difficult for the Spurs to select Ginobili before.

After the draft was over, Tang Tian and Walker got up and prepared to leave the Barclays Center.

The draft meeting is very long, and they can just go out for a supper right now.

When I went out, I saw several rookies on the phone at the door, and they were excited to announce the good news to the person on the other end of the phone.

This is the variety of the draft. When the small green room players are still afraid of entering the lottery, and even cry because they are out of the top five like Noel, some ordinary players are excited about being selected.

The NBA Draft is a meeting that determines the fate of basketball players.

"Don."

Tang Tian draped Walker's shoulders, chatting about the draft while walking outside, but heard someone calling him.

He turned around, and then saw a guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes.

Anthony Davis?

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