Chapter 29 Is it a blessing? Is it a disaster?

On June 28, 2006, this was a day for those rookies who were ready to break into the NBA circle to determine their success or failure.

Many people have played basketball for so many years, that is, for this day, everything will be fine. If they can't get through, they can only stay away from the league with the highest level of basketball.

Sixty places, but carrying the eager expectations of hundreds of people, this is the charm of the NBA.

Even if you know that this is to cross the single-plank bridge among thousands of troops and horses, it will make people flock to it.

The draft day is also the moment when many people decide their future. I guess no one will feel relaxed.

It's not only the rookies who are worried, but the managers of many teams are also in this mood now.

The draft is like a gamble that you don't know whether to win or lose. This is a famous saying from the NBA.

Because no one knows if the guy you choose can really play. Anyway, there are not one or two team managers who fall in the rookie every year, and there will always be people who are treated as idiots.

As for those who are lucky, it's just this year. It's basically more difficult to choose the right player for several years in a row than to buy a lottery.

When the team starts to try out, interview and evaluate the rookies, most people can only watch as outsiders. Moreover, there are newcomers every year, but there are also fools.

Just like the Trail Blazers, from the time they gave up Jordan, they seemed to have been eroded by the spell of the draft and completely became a beacon in the draft.

Once they are optimistic about who, the sad guy's designation will be bad. It's either injuries or off-site disputes.

Anyway, as long as it falls into the hands of the Trail Blazers, the end is generally tragic, unless you can leave in time.

Otherwise, most of them will be lost in the whirlpool of the pioneers, which shows that the draft is gambling.

The team is gambling, and the players are also gambling, but there are lucky people every year, and there are sad people every year.

Different from most rookies present, Chen Feng really doesn't even have a little nervous consciousness at this moment.

This is a typical dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water. Even if Auerbach gives up at the last minute, Chen Feng doesn't care.

The first round has nothing to do with me. I don't know how many round it will be. In case Boston is stood up, Chen Feng's trip to New York will become a one-day tour of the draft.

Anyway, it's already like this. How can it go wrong? Even if you can't choose, you won't die.

With this mood, Chen Feng may be the most relaxed person in the whole draft.

And those reporters, team managers, league officials, everyone seems to be busy.

Only Chen Feng seemed to have nothing to do with him, sitting quietly in the corner of the venue.

"That boy doesn't seem to feel nervous about any scene. He is still in the mood to look through today's newspaper and see which of the kids around him are not nervous. I really don't know what material this guy's nerves are synthesized."

Although Chen Feng is only one of many rookies, there is not much media to pay attention to such an inconspicuous boy.

But just a few days ago that afternoon, in the team's basketball hall, Chen Feng's fierce performance was always clearly engraved in Doug Rivers' mind.

So after arriving at the scene, Rivers stared at Chen Feng at the first sight, and his eyes were like a shadow.

"Do you want to know? It's very simple. After today, this boy will be in charge. Remember to tell me the result then. If you need a vivisection, I know a good surgeon.

Danny Angie obviously remembers what happened that afternoon, but compared with Rivers' mood at this moment, Angie's mood is obviously more complicated.

He did not deny that Chen Feng's ability was indeed very strong. That day's game had proved this. Similarly, he did not deny that he had no good impression of this wild boy.

Even if Auerbach comes forward, Angie always has a pimple in his heart.

After all, that afternoon, it was this bald boy who made Angie act like a fool in front of dozens of people. Since he became a team, he has never been so aggrieved.

Although Angie can't reverse Auerbach's decision, the unhappy feeling in his heart is always lingering.

So whenever you talk about Chen Feng, Anji's words contain a kind of resentment.

"Forget it, Danny, don't deny the boy's ability just because it's a little thing. You should know how many years the boss hasn't asked about the draft. Since that incident, he has never been in the draft. For 20 years, the boss is not so easy to make an exception."

Rivers still selectively ignored the emotional problems in Angie's tone. He was very clever to divert the topic. In fact, he also knew that Chen Feng really swept Angie's face in public at that time.

"I hope that boy won't become another Byron Bias. I'm really worried that he has been on the street for too long and has been infected with some bad hobbies. You know, on the streets of New York, it's more convenient to find some marijuana or other stimulant drugs than chewing gum."

Angie knew that his partner wanted to expose the unpleasant confrontation, but he still stubbornly thought that Chen Feng would not be the person the team needed.

"It is said that the guy named Hammond who taught the boy to play basketball went to prison twice because of drugs. If we choose him, those reporters with a keen sense of smell will definitely gossip about these things. At that time, only ghosts will know what the news will be. I really don't understand. Why did the boss take a fancy to him? Is it because of the one-on-one game?

Angie kept nagging while sorting out the team's information about the players to be selected, as if he had always had a lot of doubts about Auerbach's decisions in the office a few days ago.

"Do you know how the boss evaluates our current team?" Rivers asked.

Angie made a gesture to continue. Anyway, he also knew that Auerbach would definitely not praise them. The scolding that night had already indicated the old man's attitude.

"A soulless team."

"The boss said that we have lost nothing for a long time. The spirit of eight consecutive championships has long been gone. Since Bird and others retired, we are like collapsed twin buildings, leaving only a pile of rubble."

When Rivers said these words, his expression looked a little embarrassed. After all, he is now the head coach of the team. He is criticized so much that he is somewhat faceless.

"Don't hide it from me, Danny. In fact, it's not a day or two that the boss needs us to make a change. You know why. If we continue to struggle for the playoffs this season, Paul will definitely choose to leave, right?"

When Rivers said these words, Angie also stopped nagging, because they all knew what their team was like now.

And what Rivers said is indeed the truth. The Celtics have long been the champion of the eight consecutive championships, and they only got an embarrassing record of 33 wins and 49 losses last season.

Even Paul Pierce, the core player of the team, is hesitant to renew his contract. There are even rumors that if the Celtics' performance does not get any good this season, Pierce will choose to change his team next summer.

There has been no result for years, and it is even worse year by year. It is estimated that it is difficult to retain the team's signature with such results.

Angie is also a conscientious person, but the fall of a king team is not a simple change of personnel.

Even Auerbach needs time to sort out every problem, but the cardinal is old, and he can't carry the flag for the Celtics.

The burden on Rivers and Angie is really heavy, which even makes them a little suffocating.

The news about Pierce is leaving is just a rumor now, but it is not necessarily groundless.

Although all this has not been verified now, Angie and Rivers know in their hearts that if they continue to have such a bad season, the result of waiting for them will be the end of class.

It may not be difficult to find a job in the NBA with their ability, but after all, the Celtics have a close relationship with them, and no one wants to walk away from here.

When thinking about this, Rivers and Angie seemed a little silent, and there was not much time left for them.

"Danny, the leader needs the team to have a kind of momentum, and the boy has such a momentum, just like the game he played with Al. Can you imagine that he played so resolutely on his first attack? Not only does Al think of it, but you and I are the same.

"I guess the boss is taking a fancy to him, and don't forget that the boss's promise is to choose him in the second round. That's a non-guaranteed contract. Once you feel that he is not suitable, you can cut it off. Although the boss comes to Jerry to negotiate terms, he is not always confused. When will you see the boss, you buy at a loss? Sell it? It's already a benevolent way for him to take advantage of others.

Rivers's admiration for Auerbach has never changed, just like his endless talk at this moment.

Although choosing a wild boy from the street seems to be taking a risk, it is definitely a gamble with more profits than losses.

Angie is not happy with Chen Feng's character and way of doing, but like Rivers, he believes in the accuracy of old man Alderbach.

Will a person who can** a double-digit Hall of Fame player have no real ability?

Chen Feng didn't know that there were still people discussing himself on such an occasion.

For him, the scene of the intersection of heaven and hell is being staged in this disturbing venue.

The winner is in high spirits, as if he is ready to enter the NBA.

The loser is dejected, as if the end of the world has come.

When the door of the NBA is open, it is a blessing or a curse. For everyone, it is unknown.

It's the same for Chen Feng. Is it a fierce breakthrough or a gray retreat?

Everything is still unknown.

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