Coach Lee

Chapter 360 99 Draft Conference
After the finals, Li Nan slept comfortably for a few days, and then started to play around.

First, there was the championship parade in Philadelphia, which was lively and lively all day.

On this day, everyone in the 76ers team was excited, and all Philadelphians were reveling.

After the carnival, the 76ers embarked on a "friendship" tour.

China tour, Australia tour, Japan and South Korea tour, Europe tour in Italy and other places, South America tour...

During this period of time, sports media from all over the world have also focused on the Philadelphia 76ers.

And Li Nan, who won the championship, FMVP, scoring champion, best defensive first team, and best defensive team first team, has attracted all kinds of attention and is in the limelight.

"Philadelphia 76ers win the championship! Well deserved!"

"20 years and 328 days, the second youngest FMVP in history!"

"The first international FMVP is born!"

"Jordan's successor! Chinese Li is the next Michael Jordan!"

"The 76ers dynasty is coming!"

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When the 76ers received such attention, the MCI Center in Washington, D.C. was also extremely lively.

The 1999 NBA Draft is here!

There are many teams in this draft that are lucky.

Hornets and Nuggets!
The Nuggets, ninth in the Western Conference during the regular season, ranked 12th from the bottom overall and got the third overall pick.

The Hornets, the ninth in the East, ranked 13th from the bottom, but got the second pick
Of course, the luckiest ones are naturally the Bulls with the No.3 overall record, and they won the No. [-] lottery.

The Grizzlies and Clippers, who had the last and second records, were less lucky. The Grizzlies got the fourth pick and the Clippers got the fifth pick.

Niannian is bad, and Niannian intends to get a treasure in the talent show, but Niannian has nothing good to eat.

The Clippers did get the No. [-] pick last year, but that No. [-] pick was a bit messed up.

"Hey! How are you, Richard."

Elton Brand, Corris, Avery and several Duke University teammates came to say hello to the "lonely" Hamilton. There was no high-five or anything, they just waved and turned away.

There are so many people, it feels very superior.

It is indeed so.

The current Elton Brand is indeed aloof, and he is the favorite of the No. [-] pick in this draft.Before the draft, the Bulls had already said that they would definitely choose Brand.

There are first-round picks and second-round picks in the draft, but in the small green house, there are only the top picks and others.

Watching Brand and the others walk away after saying hello, Hamilton narrowed his eyes, and it was full of various things.

Coach Calhoun saw all this and was about to say something, but at this moment, the scene became restless.

On stage, David Stern came out.

"Hi everyone, I'm David Stern, and it's a pleasure to meet all of you young talents from around the world. You've sweated the court, worked hard for decades, and it's today. Today, Here, you will appear in the world, and tomorrow, in the NBA arena, you will be the most shining stars."

David Stern's words ignited the hearts of many young people at the scene, especially everyone in the little green room.

on one of the tables.

"Richard, don't be nervous. The media outside are just making random rankings. I think you will be picked by the Bulls soon."

Seeing that Hamilton was a little nervous, UConn head coach Calhoun also continued to comfort him.

"A bull?"

Hamilton didn't go to the Bulls to try out at all.He knew he had no chance at all.

Who wouldn't want to be the champion?However, Hamilton was self-aware.

He knew that Duke's Elton Brand was the best candidate for the Bulls, and that guy was so good.

As for the tenth pick in the media ranking, Hamilton felt that it was a bit low.

"It's okay, coach, you don't have to worry, I'm not nervous, I'm just excited."

Could Calhoun not be worried?Hamilton is his precious disciple!
The outside media don't know who hired them to promote Szczerbiak and demean Hamilton.

Also a shooter, Szczerbiak was pushed to the top five positions, while Hamilton was pushed to the tenth or even lower position because he was not good at shooting three-pointers.Calhoun was, of course, outraged.

"Well, if only I had something to do with it, I'll push Richard up."

However, Calhoun did not!He could only sigh incessantly, he was really useless!

"Oh oh oh!"

At this time, the scene became lively, and David Stern soon appeared again.

"In the 1999 NBA draft, the first pick in the first round, the Chicago Bulls chose Elton Brand! From Duke University!"

Sure enough, it was Brand!There is no suspense!It's Elton Brand!
Champion!
With a halo of glory on his body, he is different!He is the brightest star in this place today.

Although he knew that it was unlikely to be him, when he really knew the result, Hamilton still couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

"Whoo~"

With a sigh of relief, Hamilton couldn't help but smile, he was really greedy.

Immediately afterwards, the Hornets chose "Baron Davis" with the second overall pick.

Calhoun comforted Hamilton again, "It's okay, Richard, you don't need to be envious of being the No. Talk. Look, like Li, he only had a guaranteed salary of hundreds of thousands in the first season, so he won the championship and FMVP now?"

Hearing the coach's concern, Hamilton felt warm in his heart. "Coach, I know, I will definitely work hard."

However, while Calhoun was still consoling, Stern appeared again.

"In the 1999 NBA Draft, the Denver Nuggets selected Richard Hamilton with the third pick in the first round! From the University of Connecticut!"

"Yeah!" Hamilton jumped up and hugged the coach fiercely.

Parents, brothers and friends, all hugged Hamilton tightly.

"Great, great! I knew we Richard could do it!"

"Third! Richard is third! My brother is the third pick in the NBA!"

"Whoa! That's awesome! Richard, you're awesome!"

Calhoun sat in his seat, stared blankly, then smiled again.

Contacting Hamilton's performance before and after, Calhoun knew that Hamilton must have known about this in advance.

"Hen~ this kid, he didn't tell me, and made me worry."

Calhoun clapped his hands as Hamilton put on his hat, walked up the ramp, and shook hands with David Stern for a photo.

"Come on, Richard!"

Richard Hamilton was selected by the Nuggets with the third overall pick, which was beyond the expectations of many media.

Subsequently,

Shooter Szczerbiak was selected by the Timberwolves with the sixth overall pick.

Shooter Jason Terry selected seventh overall by Hawks
The shooter player who was not favored before the draft turned out to shine in the draft.

This is the NBA, the NBA of intrigue.For any news, you have to think about it before making a decision, or you will be easily deceived.

After the draft, all kinds of news came again.

"The tightest player in this draft is the shooter!"

"As the 76ers won the championship and Lee won the FMVP, the status of the shooter has risen."

"All teams in the NBA are learning from the 76ers and are stockpiling their own shooters!"

"Is a new era coming?"

(End of this chapter)