Chapter 285: History has quietly changed dramatically! (High-energy warning!)

In the league office, David Stern is discussing the draft lottery with Adam Mosaic and Mark Tatum.
In 2003, James, Anthony, Bosh, and maybe Yi Jianlian, Wade, these top talented newcomers joined the election.
This will be another gold-rich draft after 1996.
Don't think that the draft is just a matter of each team, which is also related to the future development of the NBA.
Just like a company, the leadership will definitely pay attention to which year new employees recruited can become the backbone of the future company.
Among them, the number of winners becomes very important.
Because this year's champion, whether it is James or Anthony, there is a great probability that a city will usher in a basketball renaissance.
The three teams with the worst record in the league are the Cavaliers, Nuggets, and Grizzlies.
Because the Grizzlies' draft pick has been given to the Pistons, they tried very hard to win, but the strength is really not good, and finally ranked third from the bottom.
This time it made the Pistons cheaper, and picked up a big deal.
Stern did not make a decision right away, but first asked Mosaic and Tatum what they thought.
"I don't think these teams are suitable, it's better to give Houston."
Mosaic's proposal is ingenious.
Stern motioned for him to continue.
"Houston is a big city, but since Olajuwon retired, it has been in the middle of a slump. The drafts in several years have not improved. They need a strong rise. In contrast, the city markets where other teams are located are all too small."
Stern nodded after listening.
Mosaic's consideration this time is okay.
From a business perspective, the Houston team is indeed more suitable than cities like Cleveland, Denver, or even Detroit.
"I think it would be more appropriate to give it to Cleveland or Denver. If they don't get the No. 1 pick for a season, then the NBA's influence in those two cities will plummet, and we may lose them."
"Do you mean to encourage slut?"
Mosaic directly interjected to refute.
"I didn't mean that, but the Houston team has not low draft picks in recent years. It is because they have a problem with their vision. If they were given to them, they unexpectedly chose someone other than James and Anthony. Become a joke?"
Tatum was a little unhappy. Mosaic's act of interrupting others directly was very impolite.
"So what? Small cities have no influence. We should send those teams to larger cities, such as Las Vegas."
"Why don't you say to move our teams to Los Angeles and New York and play the same city derby every day?"
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"Well, I know your opinions, and I will consider them carefully."
Stern didn't want to hear the two quarreling, and after knowing their opinions, he blasted them away.
Think Mosaic and Tatum's opinions have their own starting points, and they are all justified.
After thinking twice, Stern finally made a decision.
And the reason he made this decision was based on Alan Iverson.
That proved to be a correct decision.
After the No. 1 pick, it was the second place and Tanhua.
He had heard that the Pistons were interested in Milicic from the Yugoslav League.
The Yugoslav League just took third place in the World Championships, which is also a signal of the success of the NBA's globalization.
There is nothing wrong with letting them get it.
As for the rest of James and Anthony, which city to go to depends on the luck of those teams.
After all, if the league's dominance is too obvious, it is easy to be seen by the league bosses.
Moreover, it is easy to operate the black box with one result, and it is easy to be confused if there are more than one.
After all, the current lottery uses table tennis, rather than the previous method that the Knicks used to draw Ewing.
On this night, the NBA lottery was held in a closed cabin.
At this time, the lottery ceremony has not been televised yet, and only the delegates participating in the lottery can see it.
Stern announced the lotto lottery from back to front.
Because there are many transactions before the draw, the final result announced is also the current owner of the draw.
The 13th overall pick, the Suns;
The 12th overall pick, the Bucks;
The 11th overall pick, the Sonics;
10th overall, Bucks;
The 9th overall pick, the Knicks;
8th overall, Houston;
7th overall, the Bulls;
6th overall, Clippers;
No. 5 overall, Heat;
4th overall pick, Raptors;
No. 3 overall, Cavaliers;
No. 2 overall, Pistons;
No. 1 overall pick, the Nuggets.
At this time, the Bobcats have not yet joined the league, and the lottery is only 13 overall.
When the final result came out, the Nuggets' draw representative and team owner Kroenke almost laughed at the scene.
Like Cuban, he was the Nuggets only bought in 2000.
After a few years, I got the top pick in the hot draft year!
The owners of other teams are jealous and hateful.
Kroenke already has his own team in the four major leagues!
The most irritating among them is the Cavaliers. After a year of sluggishness, it was a basket full of water!
Sun Hao was also confused when he saw the result.
This... not right!
He couldn't be more aware of the draft pick this year. The top pick is the Cavaliers, and the Cavaliers chose James!
What the is the Nuggets No. 1 pick, and the Cavaliers are in third place!
This this……
"Cleveland, this is for you", the king of the east, the king of Liuya, this is all gone!
Even if the Nuggets have a soft spot for Anthony, they were surprised to pick him with the No. 1 pick.
But the Cavaliers are in the third overall pick and the Pistons are unlikely to skip James and pick someone else.
Don't think of the Pistons now and the Pistons in history as the same team!
Hamilton is still in the Wizards, Carlisle is still in Boston!
And last year, the Pistons did not compete with the Magic. Prince did not
shine out
against Tracy McGrady. He was just a very ordinary rookie of the year!
The Pistons are obviously short on small forwards. Their forward last season was a guy named Michael Curry.
The name sounds domineering, but it is a typical tool man!
It can even be said that because history has changed, the probability of the Pistons picking James/Anthony may be greater than that of Milicic!
Wait, if James goes to the Pistons...
Uh, the Pistons? NBA finale?
The scene is so exciting, I can't even think about it.
Or even if Anthony goes to the Pistons, the Pistons are stronger than in history.
It may even be stronger than James.
Think about it, the national defense of the Pistons, plus an all-out Anthony.
Coupled with Brown, who is likely to go to the Pistons, this is the Detroit supe!
I wipe it! No matter what the result is, this makes Sun Hao, a traverser, excited.
After Jordan retired, the Eastern Conference immediately produced a dominant team, and the ratings of this Finals exploded every year.
Thinking of this, it seems to understand why Stern arranged such a draw.
However, this time Sun Hao misunderstood Stern.
Stern’s idea was actually simpler than he thought.
Iverson's success in the 76ers has greatly increased the NBA's influence in Philadelphia.
Even, it has greatly improved the image of the alliance.
Then let the champion go to a big city, just like he let Ewing go to the Knicks many years ago, it is definitely a better choice.
Among these cities, the largest city is Denver.
As for Houston, as Tatum said, people's vision for the draft picks in recent years is too harsh, and they are still uncertain of what the result will be.
If one continues the big tradition again, choose another Milicic...
Anyway, this is the final draft pick.
This is not just for fans to look forward to, even Sun Hao has unlimited expectations for this draft.
James, Anthony, who is the No. 1 pick, and who will the Pistons pick... Wait.
Restless!
Well, there is Yi Jianlian.
Before the start of the second round, Yi Jianlian came to Sun Hao.
The draft lottery is over. At this time, many rookies who have not yet decided whether to participate in the draft are basically at the critical juncture of selection.
Yi Jianlian is one of them.
Although he failed to beat Anthony in the end, he also played in the NCAA finals with Kangda.
During the NCAA tournament, he averaged 14.2 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game, shooting 49% from the field and 38% from three-pointers.
In the final game against Syracuse University, he even sent out 19 points and 7 rebounds.
The NCAA data is inherently high in gold, not to mention that it is in the Trident's Kangda.
Although Yi Jianlian's year in the NCAA is not as dazzling as Anthony, it is definitely not bad.
You know, Bosh averaged only 15.9 points and 9 rebounds per game in the first year of Georgia Institute of Technology.
Next to Yi Jianlian, his inside partner is Emeka Okafor, who competed with "Warcraft" Howard for the top spot in history.
Of course, there is still a gap compared with Anthony's champions, and the situation Yi Jianlian faces is completely different.
He has not yet received a firm draft commitment, and he will face a lot of risk.
Especially this year's draft has been recognized as the most interesting one after 1996.
Just like last time, Sun Hao did not directly advise Yi Jianlian. Instead, he analyzed the pros and cons and let him make his own choice.
Choose one and run again next year.
According to Sun Hao's eyes, the University of Hong Kong will definitely win the championship next year. The advantage of participating in the election next year is that Yi Jianlian can have the NCAA championship halo bonus.
The risk is that his performance may be better or worse, because Okafor and Gordon will perform better next year in history.
There are three people in a team. If the performance depends on the data, it has a lot to do with teammates.
For example, in the next very famous year, "Fat Tiger" Zion Williamson, RJ Barrett and Cam Redish are three people.
The three of them are quite good, but when they play together at the end, they are quite different.
Option two. Participate this year.
The advantage of this year's election is that Yi Jianlian will directly become a member of the 03 golden generation.
Because the overall draft quality is high, the team's training for him will be relatively high.
The disadvantage is the same, because the overall draft quality is high, his draft pick may not be very high.
The specific prospect depends on the performance after the draft trial.
The two choices actually have pros and cons.
If you have to describe it, it is the difference between phoenix tail and chicken head. Of course, it will not be so extreme.
"I'll run for the election first and wait to see the prospects of the draft and the results of the trial. If it is not good, I will withdraw."
After listening to Sun Hao's analysis, Yi Jianlian made his own choice.
Sun Hao smiled and looked at Yi Jianlian.
Last time he felt that, it turns out that Yi Jianlian can actually be very subjective.
This is the safest choice.
Soon after talking with Sun Hao, Sun Hao announced that he would run for the election this year.
Both Okafor and Gordon had previously announced another year of fighting for the University of Connecticut. Yi Jianlian's choice is another big bomb.
This makes the 2003 draft, which has already received much attention, become even more eye-catching.
And after Sun Hao and Yao Ming, this is the third consecutive year that Chinese players have participated in the election.
Domestic fans' attention to the NBA has reached a new peak.
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Of course, there are at least two months left before the 2003 draft, and fans have to wait even if they look forward to it.
But it is not difficult to wait at all, because the East and West semi-finals are about to start!
Wizards VS Celtics in the East, Nets VS Pacers, Spurs VS Kings in the West, Mavericks VS Lakers, no matter which group is full of highlights.
On the first day of the game, the Wizards and Celtics, Mavericks and Lakers will play first.
As in the first round, the Eastern Conference took the lead.
This is also a very high-profile game.
The result of the game was a bit unexpected.
Jordan, slammed Pierce again.
Well, Jordan is one year older than last year, and Pierce is one more mature, but it still can't change the outcome of the confrontation between the two.
Even after the game, fans felt that "Pierce was so bad defensively, he was just a data brush".
Yao Ming also gained the upper hand in the head-on confrontation with Gasol.
In addition, Carlisle can't control Antoine Walker's predominant three-pointer.
The Wizards eventually beat the Celtics 106 to 91 at home.
Pierce can be considered to have experienced the feeling of those people and Jordan back then.
In fact, the fans have also discovered that although Jordan's athletic ability and physical stamina have greatly declined from the peak, his experience makes up for this.
In the past, Jordan’s playing was simple and effective, but now it’s more like a computer simulating the best model.
In Jordan's current state, the possibility of the Wizards breaking through in the East this season is increasing.
After playing here, it's the Mavericks and Lakers' turn.
This game received much more attention than the previous one.
Nash shined in the Warriors, but Dampier was mediocre in the first round of the playoffs.
Can Dampier limit O'Neal, whether the Mavericks' deal last summer is worth it, maybe fans will have the answer as soon as the game starts.
As well as Sun Hao and Kobe ~EbookFREE.me~ Adi's push to Sun Hao, Jordan's hand-picking of Sun Hao, and intentionally or unintentionally placed the latter on the top of the top five shooting guards.
For Kobe, he needs to prove on the court not only whether he is the king of Los Angeles, but also whether he is the best guard after Jordan.
Of course, there is also old Nelson.
The Mavericks are now on offense, the team is also balanced offensive and defensive, the regular season record is the league's first.
This is the strongest Mavericks team ever.
If he can't beat the Lakers with such a lineup, then what Popovich said before is true.
His way, really can't win the championship.
All of this will be revealed in this round of the series in the first opener.
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