Behind the stage on the first floor, three people were sitting around a table.

One of them was wearing glasses, had gray hair, had a kind face, and looked to be in his sixties;

One of them had a Buddha-like mask on his face, looked naive, and had an Asian face;

The last person also wore glasses, but his head was bald, his face was duck-shaped, and his eyes were bright.

The three people are the current NBA Commissioner David Stern, Vice President Mark Tatum, and Assistant to the President Adam Silver.

"Xu Yong's draft stock is very good this year." Stern was holding a tablet with the latest draft predictions on it. Xu Yong's ranking had already climbed to fourth place.

If there is one person who cares about the Chinese market the most, it is only him, the old man who waited for several hours in front of the CCTV gate with the videotape.

Yao Ming has been plagued by injuries and Yi Jianlian is unable to shoulder the heavy responsibility. He is also the person who most hopes that China will have another basketball star.

Xu Yong is undoubtedly the most promising one, and Xu Yong played in the NCAA. If he succeeds in the end, the significance will be no less than that of Yao Ming.

Therefore, he is also the one who most hopes that Xu Yong can be selected with a high draft pick.

"Yes, and he is an outside player, which will be the perfect answer for expanding the Chinese market," Tatum agreed with a smile.

If Stern is the planner of overseas strategy, then Tatum is the most loyal executor.

Although he is not very good at alliance management, he is the most professional in the alliance when it comes to overseas market development.

"David, I think you care too much about the overseas market. What's the use of developing it? We should still focus more on the local market. You should pay more attention to Blake Griffin this year. He will be the detonator of the basketball market." Silver sang a different tune at this time.

Stern did not refute, but just smiled and waved his hand.

Silver's marketing capabilities are better than his, but his vision is too high.

The American market pie is only so big, and they have to compete with football, soccer, baseball, ice hockey, etc.

The person who grabs the cake will never get more than the person who makes the cake.

This should not be a single-choice question, but a multiple-choice question.

At this moment, the tablet in his hand updated, and Xu Yong's draft pick dropped one place from fourth.

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The Kings' draft hut.

Petrie just hung up the phone and looked very unhappy.

Just now, a spokesperson for the team's owners, the Maloof brothers, called him and said that the boss had chosen Tyreke Evans.

A feeling of helplessness came over this manager who had worked for the Kings for 15 years and was twice elected NBA's best general manager.

He remembered the draft promise he made to Xu Yong, but he was just an employee after all.

Thinking of this, he handed the results to his assistant, then got up and left the cabin.

Although Evans is good, his skills are fixed. He may be able to have a good rookie season, but his room for improvement is limited.

If the Kings' goal is to return to the playoffs, that's a good answer, but if you look at the longer term, Xu Yong is the better choice.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Just as he passed by the Suns draft cabin, an angry voice came from inside.

He listened carefully and it seemed to be Steve Kerr's voice.

He wasn't too curious.

If we were to choose a place where the most accidents happen, the NBA Draft would undoubtedly be one of the candidates.

Draft promises, trade promises, everything is just a blur until the final decision is made.

At this moment, separated by a wall, Cole was really shocked.

Because just now, Wizards general manager Ernie Grunfeld called him and said that the deal they had previously agreed on was canceled.

Because they got an offer that was hard for them to refuse, and he didn't think the Suns could make a similar offer.

After some fruitless communication, Kerr reluctantly called the Timberwolves again.

The only top four draft pick that has appeared on the trading market this year is the second pick, but the Grizzlies' asking price is too high and basically no one wants to trade with them.

So if the Wizards can't trade the fifth pick, they can only make a move on the sixth pick from the Timberwolves.

Petrie continued walking and passed the Thunder's draft hut.

Different from the excitement along the way, the Thunder's draft room was exceptionally quiet.

He couldn't help but stop at the door for a while.

Speaking of the players selected by the Thunder in the past two seasons, Durant, Westbrook, and Jeff Green have all shown great potential.

As a colleague, he couldn't help but envy Sam Presti.

This general manager from the Spurs is only in his early thirties and only joined the Thunder in 2007, but he has used his top vision to build a promising team for the team.

He would not be surprised at all if the Thunder could rise one day in the future, and the young general manager would be the real "MVP".

Of course, what he envied was not only Presti's vision, but also the rights that Presti possessed.

When the team owner likes to interfere in the team's affairs, even the best manager is useless.

Petrie continued walking forward and was assigned to the outermost room, which belonged to the Knicks.

As they were playing at home, they got the most convenient position.

Xu Yong is one of the two people that New Yorkers like this year.

Originally, the Knicks had no chance of picking up Xu Yong, but judging from the current situation, the New Yorkers may become the final winner?

He continued walking forward and had already exited the passage on the second floor.

At this time, the stadium was already full.

In the center of the stadium, in a makeshift green house, sixteen rookies were eagerly waiting.

His eyes quickly locked onto Xu Yong.

At this moment, he felt as if he had fallen in love with a girl and the girl had already agreed to his marriage, but because of her parents' obstruction, the girl had to marry someone else in the end.

Although it was impossible for the girl to belong to him anymore, he was very curious about who would marry her in the end.

At this moment, the lights on the scene dimmed, background music started, and on the stage at the front, a collection of highlights of this year's rookies began to play.

The length of Xu Yong's article is second only to Griffin, and the NBA's intention to expand its Chinese market is obvious.

At this moment, he couldn't help but sigh, what a good opportunity, but he missed it just like that!

But at the same time, a bold idea emerged from deep in his heart.

Thinking of this, he turned around and walked quickly towards his own draft hut.

Just after Petrie left, the lights on the stage came on.

Amidst the familiar boos, the old man most familiar to all the fans smiled, walked towards the center of the stage under the spotlight.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the 2009 NBA Draft..."