am i proud?

Chapter 225 2003 Draft Conference
Wang Dalin watched the 2003 NBA draft at his home in Detroit... It is only June 6th, and before the official announcement of the two teams in the free market, it is difficult for Wang Dalin to go to Los Angeles to buy real estate in advance.

As in previous years, this draft is still held in Madison Square Garden in New York, and the host is still the league president David Stern.

"Good evening, welcome everyone to New York'Madison Square Garden', here is the 2003 NBA Draft, friends in the United States and Canada can watch our live broadcast on TNT..."

It was still the familiar opening remarks, still booing like a tide, Stern had long been used to this kind of scene, so he took the first envelope from the staff very calmly... from the "No. [-] pick" of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

"The first pick in the first round of the 2003 NBA draft, the Cleveland Cavaliers selected... small forward LeBron James from St. Vincent St. Mary High School!"

As Stern slowly uttered the name, there was joy at the scene, especially the managers of the Cavaliers jumped up and hugged each other. Many of them were already moved to tears.

In fact, LeBron James has long been famous. He averaged 25.2 points, 7.2 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 3.8 steals per game in his sophomore year. Not only did he lead his team to win the championship in Ohio State, he was also selected to the "USA Today" All-American First Team.

In the third year of high school, due to the large increase in the number of students at St. Vincent St. Mary High School, the team had to be upgraded to a more challenging second-tier league. However, they had a good record of 23 wins and 4 losses, but they failed to win the state championship in the end and only won the runner-up.

James averaged 29 points, 8.3 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 3.3 steals per game in his third year of high school, which was an improvement over last season... It was at this time that many media including the Associated Press gave him a very domineering nickname-"Emperor"!
In his senior year of high school, James led the team to an amazing record of 25 wins and 1 loss, and was named the virtual American high school basketball champion by USA Today.

In this season, the only loss record was because James' SVSM team was sentenced to lose due to violations.

这个赛季圣文森特.圣玛丽高中赢得了第三个州冠军，在2003年3月22日于俄亥俄州首府哥伦布市进行的最后一场比赛中，球队40-36击败了凯特灵改变队，詹姆斯砍下25分11个篮板。

高四年级詹姆斯场均可以砍下31.6分、9.6个篮板、4.6次助攻以及3.4次抢断。在拿下橡树山学院队的比赛中，詹姆斯得31分13个篮板以及6次助攻，由此圣文森特.圣玛丽高中篮球队被认为达到了全美最高水平。

In the game against Rochester High School from Los Angeles, James scored 52 points and shot 35 of 21 from the field, stunned all the audience present.

At this time, James has appeared on the covers of "Sports Illustrated" and ESPN Magazine.

His popularity was so high that the St. Vincent St. Mary's basketball team had to relocate their practices from the school's gymnasium to the nearby James A. Rhodes Arena at the University of Akron.

NBA stars like Shaq O'Neal also came to watch the game, and some of James' games were even broadcast on ESPN2 national live broadcast and local premium channels, which made it hard to imagine...he was just a high school player!

And it is precisely because James is too strong that he participated in more than two high school All-Star games in high school, so he automatically lost his qualifications to enter the NCAA... So, don't say that James is unwilling to prove himself in the college arena. He was just disqualified because he was too strong.

So it is conceivable how excited the managers of the Cavaliers are... At this moment, it is estimated that only the current team boss Ricky Davis would think that LeBron is here to assist him, right?
LeBron James walked out of the small green room in a suit and leather shoes, and came to the stage to take a photo with Stern... Maybe even he himself didn't expect that Stern regarded him as his godson as early as last year, right?
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After a brief hustle and bustle, a second envelope was delivered to Stern... an option from the Detroit Pistons.

The Pistons just won the championship not long ago, and now the Grizzlies have helped them get the second pick, which really makes the management of each team envy and hate!
"The second pick in the first round of the 2003 NBA draft, the Memphis Grizzlies chose... center Darko Milicic from Serbia!"

It was said that it was the choice of the Grizzlies, but in fact everyone knew that it was the choice of the Pistons... No surprises, the Pistons still chose Milicic!

If Wang Dalin is not traded, he will definitely help Dumars avoid this mistake, but since Bill Davidson insists on sending him away, there is no reason for him to lick his face and help his old club one last time.

One thing to say... In fact, Milicic's talent is very good. Born on June 1985, 6, he just turned 20 a few days ago. He is 18cm tall, has a wingspan of 213cm, and a maximum jumping height of 226cm. Both static and dynamic talents are outstanding.

His footwork around the basket is very flexible, and his speed is even comparable to Tim Duncan before the serious injury, and his shooting touch is very soft. Not only can he score at the basket, but his range even reaches beyond the three-point line.

To be honest, Milicic has surpassed Chris Bosh in all aspects at this time, and has long been designated by the Pistons as "Detroit's unmissable future star."

If they hadn't hired Larry Brown as their head coach, maybe Milicic would be able to play well... Unfortunately, Larry Brown, an old boy, only trusts mature stars, and he is stubborn and never willing to give newcomers a chance.

Next, it was time to announce who would win the No. 2003 pick. Stern took the third envelope from the staff, opened it and looked at it, with a smile on his face: "The third pick in the first round of the [-] NBA draft, the Denver Nuggets chose... small forward Carmelo Anthony from Syracuse University!"

If anyone in this class of rookies can threaten James' No. [-] pick, it's probably only Anthony.

Just in May of this year, Anthony just led Syracuse University to win the NCAA championship.

In this year, although Anthony was only a freshman, he was able to average 22.2 points, 10 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.

He was the NCAA Freshman Player of the Year and the first freshman to win the NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Athlete Award since Louisiana's Pervis Ellison in 1986.

His three-point shooting percentage reached 34%, and he ranked first in the team in points, playing time, rebounds, outside shots, free throws and hits.

In the game against the University of Texas this season, Anthony single-handedly scored 33 points, setting the NCAA rookie's single-game scoring record.

In fact, judging from his achievements in the NCAA, he is not even worse than James. The reason why the Cavaliers chose James instead of him may be more because James is younger, right?

Next, Bosh with the fourth pick and Wade with the fifth pick did not have any accidents. They were selected by Toronto and Miami respectively as in the original history.

At the sixth pick, Stern was obviously taken aback after reading the contents of the envelope, but he quickly returned to normal... After all, he is a well-informed big man, and he can recover his composure as quickly as possible no matter what situation he encounters.

"The sixth pick in the first round of the 2003 NBA draft, the Los Angeles Clippers selected... point guard Troy Bell from Boston University!"

As soon as Stern's words fell, there was an uproar at the scene.

This choice really exceeded everyone's expectations, even Wang Dalin, who was in front of the TV, couldn't help being stunned.

Like the selection of the No. [-] pick, this pick does not belong to the Clippers, but to the Pistons... Dumars, what are you doing?

If you want to choose a point guard, why not choose Kirk Hinrich or TJ Ford, the most famous player in this class?

Even if you choose Luke Ridnour?

What do you mean by choosing this Troy Bell?
That's right, Bell is indeed a star figure at Boston University. When he graduated, he broke the Boston University's historical scoring record created by Dana Barros.

He won two Big East Player of the Year trophies in a row in his sophomore and junior years. Only five people have achieved this achievement in history. They are Troy Murphy, Richard Hamilton, Patrick Ewing and Chris Mullin.

It is worth mentioning that Bell beat Syracuse University's future star Carmelo Anthony to win this award in his junior year.

From all aspects, Bell is an excellent future star, but Wang Dalin knows that this guy is just a nobody.

In the original history, Bell was selected by the Boston Celtics with the 2003th pick in the first round of the 16 draft, and then Dante Jones was sent to the Memphis Grizzlies for Marcus Banks and Kendrick Perkins.

整个2003-2004赛季，贝尔在灰熊队只有6次出场亮相，场均上场时间只有5.7分钟，可以得到1.8分0.7篮板0.7助攻0.2抢断，投篮命中率仅为22.2%，效率值甚至低到了-4.5！

Wang Dalin didn't know why this guy disappeared from the league after only playing 6 games. It is estimated that the management of the Grizzlies couldn't stand his poor performance and put him in the snow.

As a superstar with an average playing time of more than 37 minutes per game, Wang Dalin is quite envious of this guy... This guy has only played 34 minutes in his career, and he can earn a salary of 3 million US dollars for 415 years. Are you convinced?

Seeing that the Pistons actually selected such a guy with the No. 6 pick, Wang Dalin didn't know whether he should gloat or mourn for them for three minutes.

Next, the Chicago Bulls selected Kirk Hinrich with the seventh overall pick, the Milwaukee Bucks with the eighth overall pick TJ Ford, the New York Knicks with the ninth overall pick Michael Sweetney, and the Washington Wizards with the tenth overall pick Chris Kaman...

Poor Kaman... In the original time and space, he should have been selected by the Clippers at the sixth overall pick, but in this life, because the Clippers sent the pick to Detroit, his overall pick dropped to tenth, almost out of the lottery.

It wasn't until the 5th pick in the second round that it was finally the Clippers' turn to choose a rookie for themselves. Wang Dalin couldn't help becoming nervous, and he didn't dare to go to the toilet with a urge to urinate.

Although Elgin Baylor had already promised him that he would choose Kyle Korver, the various showy operations of "Lord Baylor" are really "well-known", and Wang Dalin really sweated for him.

"Must choose Korver...Must choose Korver...Must choose Korver..." As Wang Dalin kept muttering to himself, Mark Tatum, who was the host of the second round, read out the contents of the envelope.

"The fifth pick in the second round of the 2003 NBA Draft, the Los Angeles Clippers selected...shooting guard Kyle Korver from Clayton University!"

After hearing Tatum's words, Wang Dalin finally breathed a sigh of relief... Finally, he has selected a high-quality role player. When Lao Tzu is double-teamed in the new season, at least there will be a reliable shooter who can catch and shoot outside the three-point line.

Kyle Korver's full name is Kyle Elliott Korver. He was born into a basketball family. Both his parents and two uncles played for the college basketball team.

Korver's Creighton University is not a famous university, but this also makes him a famous star of this school.

In the 2000-2001 season, when Korver was a sophomore, he averaged 14.6 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. In his junior year, he increased to 15.1 points, and in his senior year, he increased to 17.8 points...Korver is improving every year, reaching a new level every year!

In his junior year, Korver ranked first in the team in scoring, rebounding, assists and steals. In his senior year, his three-point shooting percentage was as high as 48%, and he also improved on the defensive end.

After four years of college, Korver made a total of 371 three-pointers. He created the team history record of Creighton University, and this number can also be ranked sixth in NCAA history.

Because Clayton University's reputation is too small, Korver was born at a disadvantage in the draft.

At the same time, the physical fitness of a white player like him is relatively average, which is not popular in the draft.

In addition, in the 2003 draft, James, Anthony, Bosh, Wade and others attracted most of the attention, so Korver's ranking continued to decline.

In the original time and space, Korver would be selected by the Nets with the 22nd pick in the second round, and then trade him to Philadelphia. His fate has completely changed in this life.

On the surface, the fifth pick in the second round seems not much better than the last pick in the second round. In fact, anyone who knows the business knows that the first few picks in the second round are very good picks. In a sense, they are even better than the last few picks in the first round.

Wang Dalin silently counted the current lineup of the Clippers in his mind. Now the whole team and himself only have 9 members. The team must find ways to introduce players after the free market opens.

With "Mr. Belle"'s consistent urgency, if Wang Dalin doesn't "give more guidance", who knows what kind of showmanship he can do?

So Wang Dalin immediately made a decision...to fly to Los Angeles tomorrow. First of all, he had to help "Lord Baylor" make a good plan, and by the way, he should also solve the problem of his future residence in Los Angeles.

　Thanks to "User 01350204515", "Ask Little San for Wine", "Wolf I Wolf I", "Hao", and "Qiyuexue" for sending monthly encouragement tickets... Please forgive Lao Wang for really not being able to type those symbols in the reader's nickname of "Hao"!

　　
　
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