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    The next day, Zhang Weifeng appeared in Madison Garden Arena refreshed, and his height was very conspicuous here. Many people soon recognized him and started to say hello to him.  Zhang Weifeng's popularity in the league is pretty good. At least many players are Zhang Weifeng's friends. They have all exchanged phone numbers, and they all have some intersection.  Therefore, when seeing Zhang Weifeng, a newly emerging superstar, these players and general managers will greet Zhang Weifeng excitedly.  In this year¡¯s draft, James also appeared at the scene. Obviously, he is also very concerned about this draft. After all, it is obvious that the Cavaliers need new blood.  James lacks helpers. This is something that the entire league is aware of. However, today, it is also very surprising that James can appear on the scene.  Those who are familiar with the situation know the real reason why Zhang Weifeng came to New York, but to those who are not aware of it, it is very unexpected that James and Zhang Weifeng, two future league leaders, both appeared at the draft.  At the scene, when some rookies saw James and Zhang Weifeng, they couldn't help but whisper to the people around them. After all, some of them were fans of Zhang Weifeng and James.  James and Zhang Weifeng have nothing to do with each other. The two can only be said to be competitors on the court, so there is no real conflict of interest between them, so the relationship between the two has remained pretty good.  Moreover, in a sense, James should also thank Zhang Weifeng. The Green Army, which he hates most, failed to win the cup again this year.  And everything is because of Zhang Weifeng's entire super insider.  The two people smiled slightly and said hello under the attention of the entire venue.  Then he said nothing more.  After all, the appearance of the two people in the draft has attracted a lot of people's attention. If the two people talk freely at this time, I am afraid it will only draw the media's attention to them, and then attract more attention.  What unnecessary speculation.  Zhang Weifeng and James were sitting next to their respective general managers in silence, wondering what they were thinking.  Until David Stern appeared on the rostrum, after a long speech.  This means that this year's draft is about to begin.  Zhang Weifeng was also listening to Stern's words. These words were nothing more than how many people signed up for this year's draft, and how many of them were local American players.  How many are players from other countries and regions.  When Zhang Weifeng was born, he only heard a whisper from General Manager Petrie.  Zhang Weifeng turned his head and saw a stack of paper handed over by Petrie. Zhang Weifeng reached out and took it.  Then smiled.  Then he started to take a closer look.  What it says is that a total of 105 people have participated in the draft this year, but as of early this morning, there are still 58 people left to participate in the final draft, which means that one of the Kings' draft picks has been invalidated.  This year, the Kings have the 58th overall pick, which can actually be said.  No team was willing to take this pick, and Petrie had no choice but to keep it.  From now on.  Petrie saves trouble, he only needs to add the last remaining player in the draft to the Kings' roster.  Zhang Weifeng took a quick look and found that the main players were not much different from what he remembered.  Griffin is a slam dunk master, James Harden is an outstanding shooting guard, and Curry is a sharpshooter.  Although Zhang Weifeng was quite excited about these players, when he looked at the 23rd pick held by the Kings, he could only shake his head and sigh.  "Zhang, which players are you more optimistic about?" After a long time, Petrie asked in a low voice.  When Zhang Weifeng heard this, it was no surprise. In last year's draft, he was Petrie's main draft consultant. As a result, the players selected by the Kings were also very good. Just like the rookies in the post, they have already  Many teams were eyeing him, and some teams actually offered Petrie a bargaining chip to initiate a trade, but Petrie didn't nod.  Nearly all the players hoarded by the Kings are valuable, and all of this is because of Zhang Weifeng. Therefore, today, Petrie simply took Zhang Weifeng to the venue in person.  Under Petrie's expectant gaze, Zhang Weifeng smiled and said: "James Harden, Blake Griffin, Stephen Curry, Tyreke Evans, these players are all very good, I think they are all  They have great potential." When Petrie heard Zhang Weifeng's words, his face suddenly turned dark. These players are indeed great, but they are not the ones the Kings can pick.  Therefore, when Zhang Weifeng said these words, he didn't say much.  Seeing Petrie¡¯s face, Zhang Weifeng chuckled, and then whispered seriously into Petrie¡¯s ear.  And the face of Petrie, who heard it, gradually became clear.?Smile.  Just when Zhang Weifeng and Petrie had just finished chatting and were waiting for the draft to begin, Zhang Weifeng suddenly felt the vibration of his cell phone in his pocket and took it out out of habit. Zhang Weifeng looked at it with a thoughtful smile on his face.  , turned out to be the message James sent to Zhang Weifeng.  And Zhang Weifeng also had a message chat with James with great interest.  James: "Hey, Zhang, which player do you think the Cavaliers should choose?" Regarding this question, Zhang Weifeng couldn't help but doubt James' intentions.  Everyone knows that in the last two years of drafts, the Kings have been very vicious. Whether it is a first-round pick or a second-round pick, the Kings have almost never had a failed draft.  In this case, many people also want to get some draft information from the Kings. In this case, they can intercept and call into the team those good players that the Kings want to select.  It has to be said that James' move is quite insidious. Compared with the other 29 teams in the league, except for the teams without draft picks, almost all other players have higher draft picks than the Kings.  Take the Cavaliers for example. Although they have a good record, it is logically impossible for them to have a relatively high pick. However, after the end of the season, the Cavaliers initiated a trade for Matt Carroll and a non-protected player next year.  ¡¯s first-round pick and 5 million in cash in exchange for the Raptors¡¯ No. 9 pick.  The Cavaliers' approach is undoubtedly to select a rookie in this year's draft to be James' assistant.  However, the Cavaliers have paid a lot, and there is no doubt that they want to make a gamble.  In fact, after Zhang Weifeng's case, all teams like to gamble in the draft.  The Raptors, who happen to have the No. 4 and No. 9 picks, are willing to provide the Cavaliers with a draft opportunity.  Hence the current Cavaliers draft.  Zhang Weifeng thought for a while. Although he didn't want to help the Cavaliers, he considered that if the Cavaliers became stronger, they would be able to help consume the Celtics. After thinking confidently for a long time, he said meaningfully  The names of several people: "Byron Mullens, Taj Gibson, Jordan Hill, Tyler Hansbrough, DeJuan Blair" Seeing Zhang Weifeng's message, James also smiled knowingly. It is not a big deal that the Cavaliers need inside players.  Secret, but there aren't many big men in this year's draft, and the expected quality isn't too high.  So the Cavaliers' original intention was to choose a backcourt with shooting ability to partner with James, but James meant that the Cavaliers wanted to strengthen an inside line, so the current scene happened.  Afterwards, when James asked anything else, Zhang Weifeng just talked nonsense with him and stopped expressing any opinions.  It wasn't until Stern came on stage to announce the start of the draft that the two stopped talking.  Under the auspices of Stern, the draft went relatively smoothly.  The lucky one holding the No. 1 pick this year is the Clippers, and this draft is just like what Zhang Weifeng remembered. The Clippers chose Blake Griffin, a violent forward.  Later, the owner of the second-round pick selected Hashem Thabeet, who was 7 feet 3 inches tall. Seeing this scene, Zhang Weifeng could only sigh with emotion. This was a failure, and the Grizzlies were destined to be helpless.  .  In fact, considering Thabeet's height, it is not surprising that the Grizzlies would choose him.  The third lottery pick was taken by the Thunder as in the previous life, and they finally chose James Harden.  As a result, the Thunder's lineup is also relatively complete.  The No. 4 pick belonged to the Kings in the previous life, but in this life, the Kings' record was too good, and in the end the pick was taken by the Raptors, who had been struggling. To Zhang Weifeng's surprise, the Raptors  The team chose DeMar DeRozan, and Zhang Weifeng could only sigh loudly. The Raptors really like this player.  Of course, more importantly, Zhang Weifeng regrets the Raptors' No. 4 pick.  The owners of the fifth and sixth picks are the Timberwolves, and they have two consecutive point guards, the previously predicted Rubio and Jonny Flynn.  Zhang Weifeng doesn't want to say anything about this, because the Wolves' draft seems to have been quite satisfactory, and this team has not made any big achievements.  The owner of the No. 7 pick is the New York Knicks. Although they need an inside man, at this time, to Zhang Weifeng's surprise, the Knicks chose Stephen Curry. Seeing this scene, Zhang Weifeng was completely surprised.  He really didn't expect New York to choose Curry, which was completely beyond his expectation.  Considering how bad New York is, Zhang Weifeng can only feel sorry for this talented shooter.  In this money sink where people can easily get lost, can Curry still let his talent shine brightly in the Knicks?  (To be continued)</dd>
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