Chapter 988 2017 NBA Draft

"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the 2017 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center in New York City, and welcome to the 2017 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center in New York We, and some of the fans who are coming this way, thank you for being here."

Tatum's opening words felt eerily familiar.

During the six months that Tatum has been in charge of the league, the biggest change in the league is the return to basketball at the beginning of the century.

Even many things are the same as in Stern's time.

Because of this, many fans called him "Stern's shadow".

Just like his draft opening remarks just now, the familiarity is also because of this.

In fact, in terms of personal ability alone, he is not as good as Xiao Hua or Stern, and he is a balanced president.

After the opening remarks, the draft also began.

With the No. 1 pick is the 76ers, who have five minutes to think about it.

The No. 1 pick in this year in history belongs to the Celtics, and their pick was previously traded with the Nets.

The Celtics' original goal was Tatum, and then they traded with the 76ers to become the second pick, which also made the NBA's most famous free whoring trade.

But after the butterfly effect, the Nets were selected in 2015, and Russell performed well afterwards. In the end, the Celtics only got an eighth pick.

Tatum or something is completely impossible for them.

Tang Tianyuan was in the Caribbean island of Barbados, but since the draft was held at night, he and Olsen watched the live broadcast together after the day.

Although they couldn't go to the scene, Demps and the others will definitely contact him when they are making a choice.

And his two sons really like basketball. They were so noisy during the day, and now they are facing the broadcast of the draft, and they are rarely quiet.

The 5-minute mark was fast, and the 76ers made their picks quickly.

Markelle Fultz.

Fultz Tangtian knew it, because the No. 1 pick was ruined by injuries.

If he doesn't open his eyes, he is completely worthy of this champion.

In his freshman season, he represented the University of Washington in the NCAA, averaging 23.3 points, 5.9 rebounds, 6 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.2 blocks per game.

He was also named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches All-College Third Team, the Associated Press Third-Team All-College, the Sports News Network All-College Team Third-Team, and the PAC-12 First-Team All-College.

Data honors are gathered, and the 1.93-meter point guard has excellent physical talent.

There's basically nothing wrong with the 76ers' choice.

"A deal happened."

When Tatum walked out for the second time, he didn't take the lead in broadcasting, but directly announced a deal.

The Lakers used this year's No. 4 pick plus a protected first-round pick (top ten pick protection) to complete the deal with the Kings and got the opponent's No. 2 pick.

This deal came a bit suddenly, and it also made the fans full of expectations. You must know that the value of the second pick is much higher than the fourth pick.

Tang Tian was not too surprised. The Lakers were very optimistic about Ball. It was reported that the Suns also wanted to pick Ball. It was not surprising to cut Hu.

Sure enough, when Tatum came out again, he announced that he chose Ball with the second pick.

Simmons suffers from lack of shooting and playing outside. It seems that he will switch to striker in the new season. The potential twin stars of him and Ball forming a team are also expected.

The Lakers can still operate this wave.

The third overall pick of the Sun also had this idea. Porzingis has proved himself in Phoenix, and he needs a good point guard to assist him.

Now that Ball is lost, it depends on how they choose.

Tatum is obviously a better choice, but the point guard behind him, De'Aaron Fox, is also quite capable.

Tang Tian was also curious about this.

"The third overall pick in the first round of the 2017 NBA, the Phoenix Suns selected...Jason Tatum, a 2-foot-3 small forward from Duke University."

The moment he heard the Suns' choice, Tang Tian couldn't help but exclaim.

It’s okay to take care of Japan. I chose Porzingis before, and now I choose Tatum, plus the original Jaylen Brown.

This talent explosion on the wing seems to be the same as the previous Mavericks. After a wave of draft picks, the rise is just around the corner.

After the Suns, other teams also took options one after another.

The Kings selected De'Aaron Fox with the fourth overall pick.

The Magic with the fifth overall pick selected Jonathan Isaac.

The Timberwolves selected Josh Jackson with the sixth overall pick.

The Celtics selected Daniel Smith with the seventh overall pick.

When it came to the eighth pick, Tatum came out and did not rush to announce the ownership of the pick, but broke out the deal again.

There are really frequent transactions in this year's draft.

And the deal that broke out this time made Tang Tian a little dumbfounded for a while.

The Celtics traded their just-drafted Daniel Smith and next year's protected first-round pick (top-10 protection) for Jayson Tatum from the Suns.

The Suns finally got a point guard!

After all, they now have Jaylen Brown on the team, and they don't need Tatum that much.

And judging from the transaction, it should be that the Kings didn't want to trade with them, they can only settle for the next best thing.

Tang Tian really couldn't laugh or cry when he saw this.

Sure enough, the Japanese management is still the Japanese management, and the operation is always so... indescribable.

But by accident, the first few rookies all went to their respective teams as Tang Tian knew.

There were not many surprises in the subsequent first-round picks.

Tang Tian only focused on a few key choices.

The Pacers selected Jarrett Allen with the 18th pick;

The Raptors selected Ogi Anunoby with the 23rd pick;

The Rockets selected Kyle Kuzma with the 27th pick;

The Lakers used the 30th overall pick from the Pelicans to select Josh Hart;

These few are all players that Tang Tian thinks will play well in the future.

When the Lakers finish the draft, the first round of the draft will be over.

Because there is no first-round pick, the Pelicans' sense of participation this year is a bit low.

But this is also a matter of loss and gain. Without Williams, the Pelicans' defense of the title will not be so smooth.

The first round of the draft is over.

When Tang Tian was waiting for the start of the second round, Dempsey called him.

There is a new deal over there. Originally they expected to use cash to buy around 45th, but now the Jazz at 40th are interested in Bryn Forbes.

The 60th pick plus Forbes can be exchanged for their 40th pick.

Dempsey came to ask Tang Tian for advice.

Tang Tian quickly gave him a suggestion, change.

Originally, their target with the 45th pick was Dillon Brooks, a small forward with great potential.

But if they can switch to someone around the 40th pick, then they will have a new goal.