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"The fourth pick of the Toronto Raptors in the first round is... Chris Bosh!"
"The Miami Heat's fifth pick in the first round is... Dwyane Wade!"
"The Los Angeles Clippers' sixth pick in the first round is... Chris Kaman!"
In the stands, David West read out the names of the players one by one, and the number of players in the green room became fewer and fewer.
Although he had learned the news from Thomas in advance, Wang Chong still couldn't suppress his inner nervousness.
It's like during an exam when the teacher is reading out the list of students who have passed, and the struggling students around you are called out one by one and leave, but your name is never called. The feeling is exactly the same.
This made Wang Chong think of a classic case of a little green room in the future, center DeAndre Jordan who was invited to the green room in the 2008 draft.
As a member of the green room, Jordan sat there waiting until all the first-round players were selected, but his name was not called until the fifth pick in the second round when the Los Angeles Clippers finally selected this poor child who had suffered so much in the green room.
It is easy to imagine what a shock it was to the young mind of Jordan when he was the only one left in the empty green room, and his name was still not on the list after all 30 players in the first round were selected.
Fortunately, this situation did not happen to Wang Chong.
The draft continued.
David Stern picked up the thirteenth envelope of the day, opened it, and saw the name inside. He was slightly startled, then smiled and said loudly: "The thirteenth pick in the first round of the Memphis Grizzlies' draft, their choice is Wang Chong from Marquette University!"
At this moment, Wang Chong breathed a sigh of relief.
He even relaxed a little, supporting himself with both hands on the chair before standing up from his seat.
To be honest, the psychological pressure exerted on him by the draft process was not a little bit great. After all, it was related to the progress of completing his system tasks and the ownership of generous rewards.
The thirteenth pick in the first round was not a high pick, but it was undoubtedly in the lottery range and met the mission conditions, which meant that his system mission was completed!
At this moment, Wang Chong had no time to look at the mission situation in his consciousness space, and he quickened his pace and walked out of the small green room onto the stage.
David Stern stood on the stage, smiling as he looked at Wang Chong walking towards him.
Stern had heard of this Chinese American who shined on the NCAA finals stage and had been following him closely.
After all, he had just promoted the league's first Chinese No. 1 pick, Yao Ming, to the league last year, taking the first step in opening up the Chinese market. He naturally hoped that more Asian faces would appear on the NBA stage.
The appearance of Wang Chong was definitely an unexpected surprise, and Stern was also very pleased that he was selected by an NBA team in the lottery zone.
While shaking hands with Wang Chong with a smile, Stern leaned close to Wang Chong and whispered, "Welcome to the NBA, Wang. You will definitely make a difference on this stage. I am optimistic about your subsequent performance."
What Stern didn't know was that when Wang Chong shook hands with him, his mind was not on this at all.
"The Grizzlies will select me with the 13th pick in the first round. According to Thomas, this is probably the Lakers' instruction. In this case, the two teams will reach a deal later..."
Wang Chong was not at all surprised by the Grizzlies' move.
The Grizzlies and the Lakers have always had a close relationship. The most famous incident was in 2008 when the Lakers traded Kwame Brown, two first-round picks, and the signing rights of Marc Gasol to the Grizzlies for Pau Gasol.
This deal caused a stir in the league at the time and was considered a shady deal. Spurs head coach Popovich was furious and publicly stated that the deal was a "robbery!"
If Marc Gasol had not later proven his worth with the Grizzlies and become an All-Star player, this deal would definitely be a typical case of losing more than gaining.
Why the Grizzlies agreed to such a deal remains a mystery, but it is certainly not as simple as a normal deal.
In this case, it is not surprising that the Lakers contacted the Grizzlies and asked them to select them and then trade them.
Wearing a Grizzlies baseball cap, Wang Chong took a photo with Stern with a smile on his face before walking off the court.
As soon as he stepped off the stands, countless reporters surrounded Wang Chong.
"Mr. Wang Chong, congratulations on being selected by the Grizzlies with the 13th pick in the first round. This is a very high pick, higher than the original prediction of your draft pick by the outside world. Do you think you deserve this pick based on your own strength?"
Amid the noisy interviews of a group of reporters, a slightly sharp voice caught Wang Chong's attention.
He turned his head and saw the owner of the voice.
This is a middle-aged white lady who is about 40 or 50 years old. She has a standard round face and sparse blonde hair hanging around her, which makes her look particularly bad.
But compared to the other person's appearance, Wang Chong was more concerned about the question he had just asked.
What does "Do you think you deserve this position based on your own ability?"
Generally speaking, few journalists would ask such provocative and sarcastic questions.
But now it is obviously a second-order situation.
Seeing the other person holding his head high with an arrogant look on his face, Wang Chong understood something and sneered in his heart.
It is now 2003, and the problem of racial discrimination in the United States is far more serious than in the future when the media exposes it and the pressure of public opinion is enormous.
Whether on campus or in previous NCAA competitions, Wang Chong has more or less encountered and felt this slightly different atmosphere.
But this is the first time that I have been asked such questions surrounded by a group of reporters with cameras.
Wang Chong wasn't sure if it was because he was selected in the lottery that made the middle-aged woman unhappy and deliberately provoked him, but he was not prepared to ignore it as he had done in the past.
"The 13th pick in the first round? Indeed, this pick is a little unreasonable for me." Wang Chong smiled and shook his head, "If the draft picks were ranked entirely by strength, I should at least be in the top five, not the 13th in the first round."
When Wang Chong said this, the reporters around were stunned.
Crazy! Too crazy! You are not satisfied with the 13th pick in the first round, and you want to be at least in the top five if you rank them by strength? Who do you think you are? Don't you open your eyes and see who are the top five players?
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