Bishop of the Devil

"Li, are you sure you don't want to think about it anymore?!"

"To be honest, he is definitely not the best choice..."

"Unless you are willing to mess around like crazy in this upcoming season!"

Cali Perry tried to dissuade Richard one after another, and he also had good intentions.

Richard has now become the face of NCAA coaches entering the NBA. In terms of achievements in the NCAA, among the current NCAA coaches in the NBA, no one can compare to Richard!

He only coached for two years in total, but he won two championships!

A 100% winning rate, how terrifying! (Please ignore Wang Yuanjin...)

If Richard fails in the NBA, the lives of the NCAA coaches in the NBA may also be affected...

Even the strongest coaches in the NCAA today have failed in the NBA. If these people find jobs as head coaches in the future, I'm afraid it will be a few points more difficult!

Richard smiled lightly and did not respond to Cali Perry's kind dissuasion!

"Okay, Lee..." Cali Perry gave the list to the on-site staff, knowing that this matter could not be changed!

…

Minutes later, Stern took the stage.

"I announce that the New Jersey Nets have selected Kobe Bryant from Lower Merion High School with the eighth overall pick in the first round!"

As soon as Stern finished speaking, there was a burst of noise from the scene...

"What? Are the Nets crazy?! They selected a high school student with the eighth pick? And he's a high school guard?!"

"God, we're screwed. Can this high school kid average five points per game? It doesn't seem possible!"

"Damn Cali Perry, what on earth are you doing? Why didn't you tell us fans in advance about such a big thing!"

"Are you stupid? How could the team's draft target be revealed in advance..."

The draft was held in New Jersey, so most of the fans at the scene were local New Jersey Nets fans. When they heard that their home team selected a high school guard with the eighth pick, they all went crazy...

High school draft, this is not a surprise!

On the contrary, there are many successful cases. Not to mention, last season, the Timberwolves selected high school power forward Garnett with the fifth overall pick, which was a pretty good choice!

Garnett is also known as the best high school player after Moses Malone!

But these two are both big players, and high school students in the backcourt have never succeeded so far, or they have simply never appeared...

After Kobe was drafted, he directly became the first high school guard in NBA history!

The whole audience was shocked!

Even after Stern took the stage, it was a bit unexpected to read Kobe's name!

He knew that Kobe might be selected with a high pick, but he didn't expect that it would be the Nets with the eighth pick!

Kobe Bryant in the little green room has a dull look on his face at the moment, New Jersey Nets? !

What the hell!

In fact, before coming to the draft, Kobe roughly guessed his draft pick, either the Clippers holding the seventh pick, or the Lakers, who are also a Los Angeles team...

Kobe had tried out with the Clippers twice before. Clippers manager Elgin Baylor even invited Kobe to have lunch and gave Kobe a very high evaluation...

Although they did not clearly state that they would use the No. 7 pick to win Kobe, their performance still gave Kobe a lot of hope!

As for the Lakers, Kobe also tried out twice and even played against current Lakers players. Jerry West, then general manager of the Lakers, commented that Kobe had surpassed these current NBA players...

And in the end, West also implicitly stated that they would find a way to get Kobe Bryant with a high pick!

Whether it's the Clippers or the Lakers, they are both Los Angeles teams!

Being able to go to the bustling Los Angeles to play is an irresistible temptation for young players!

Even Richard might have considered the Clippers if it weren't for the fact that the Clippers were so poor and it would have been a hell of a start after joining...

"Is it the Lakers? Are they trading with the New Jersey Nets?" Kobe secretly thought...

Thinking of this, Kobe smiled. Joining a team in a prosperous city, and a wealthy team like the Lakers, it would be strange for him not to smile...

Even if he wasn't the Lakers, Kobe would still be able to accept joining New Jersey!

After all, although New Jersey is small, it has a large population and is very close to New York, making it a good place to go.

"Hmph, good luck boy!" Just as Kobe was dreaming about his bright future joining the Lakers, a cold snort came from not far away...

It's none other than Brad Miller!

Miller knew that the Trail Blazers traded the eighth pick with the Nets, so he knew very well that it was not the Nets that chose Kobe, but the Trail Blazers!

He also couldn't figure out what attracted Richard to the dark and skinny high school student in front of him.

Miller's cold snort made Kobe startled...

But he didn't think much about it. He just thought that Miller was jealous of his high draft pick. After all, the eighth pick was also a pretty high pick!

…

The draft continued, and Richard's mood gradually calmed down.

He knew that after choosing between Nash and Kobe, he couldn't help but regret it...

Although Richard is a paranoid person who is unwilling to coach, his reason tells him that Kobe is more suitable for the lineup he created. He has stronger immediate combat ability than Nash!

So, in the end, Richard chose Kobe instead of Nash.

…

The next few picks were also the same as Richard's memory.

Until the 11th pick, Adelman decisively selected Brad Miller with the 11th pick of the first round!

When Miller came on the stage, it was obvious that he was not very happy. After shaking hands with Stern, he stared blankly at the gold medal on his chest...

Richard felt slightly sour in his heart, and he hoped Miller could understand him.

…

There is no doubt that Purdue University is the biggest winner. Three Purdue University students with gold medals were selected by each team in the lottery!

The management of each team at the scene looked at Richard with envy.

In a college lineup, there are actually three players who were picked in the lottery in the same draft. This is undoubtedly a huge honor for the coach who coaches them!

Such a grand occasion has never occurred in the history of the NCAA!

Moreover, the most amazing thing is that Purdue University still has a bunch of good prospects. They will still be the biggest winners in the draft next year and even in the following years!

Amazing Richard!

Amazing eye for selection!

Many people who knew the inside story of the Blazers-Nets trade looked at Kobe curiously.

They wanted to know what Richard valued about this high school student...

The management of the Clippers and Greencaps teams sit relatively close to each other.

"Richard is really courageous. We tried out this high school student and he was really good. However, I feel that using our No. 7 pick to select a high school student seems like a joke..." Clippers team general manager Elgin Baylor said with a smile.

"Elgin, if you really drafted this high school guard with the seventh pick, it would be a joke!"

"Courage? This is not called courage, Elgin, this is called brain water!" Jennings, vice president of Green Kai, said with a chuckle.

This Kai Jennings is actually the originator of Kobe Bryant's scandal, from the moment of Kobe's draft to the end of Kobe's career...