LOS ANGELES – Eleven years ago, Chris Paul heard his name called as the fourth pick at the 2005 NBA Draft.
虎扑体育8月19日讯 11年前，克里斯-保罗在2005年NBA选秀大会上听到自己的名字被喊出来，他是那一年的首轮四号秀。
One pick later, the team closest to Paul’s hometown selected Raymond Felton, with the North Carolina guard remaining in the state and going to Charlotte.
雷蒙德-费尔顿同年第五顺位被选中去了当时的夏洛特山猫队，也就是现在的夏洛特黄蜂队的前身。夏洛特位于北卡罗莱纳州，而是保罗的家乡。
One round later, Brandon Bass became Paul’s teammate, as New Orleans selected the LSU forward with the 33rd overall pick.
大学就读于路易斯安那州立大学的前锋布兰顿-巴斯在2005年第二轮总第33顺位被新奥尔良黄蜂队选中，和保罗成了队友。
Now, three of the most tenured members of the 2005 NBA Draft class are together on the Clippers.
现在，这三位2005年选秀一起进入联盟的球员聚集在了洛杉矶快船队。
“Brandon and Raymond, who were part of my draft class, it’s pretty cool to be on the same team as them,” Paul said this week at the Watts-Willowbrook Boys & Girls Club, where he was unveiling a new golf simulator for the children.
“布兰顿和雷蒙德跟我同级，能和他们成为队友真的很酷。”保罗本周在Watts-Willowbrook Boys & Girls Club说到，保罗在那里为孩子们安装了一个高尔夫球模拟器。
The Clippers, despite their cap restraints, managed to re-sign Jamal Crawford, Austin Rivers, Wesley Johnson and Luc Mbah a Moute while bringing in Bass and Felton, as well as Marreese Speights and Alan Anderson, the latter going undrafted in the same 2005 class as Paul, Felton and Bass.
快船队不顾
“I’m excited about it,” Paul said about the new additions. “We definitely signed some veterans, some seasoned NBA guys who’ve been through a lot of different situations.”
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Having been in the league more than a decade and coming in with Paul and Bass, Felton said after signing with the Clippers he knew this would be a comfortable fit.
“I know most of these guys,” Felton said. “I know CP, I know Jamal (Crawford) – I played with him in Portland. Just understanding and knowing I’m going to be in a comfortable situation, and then on top of that, this is L.A., what can you complain about?”
