basketball forever

Chapter 41
Word quickly spread about the Chicago training camp.

"The MOP of the new NCAA division announced to participate in the draft! Stanford champion five tigers get together!"

"Michael Jordan strongly recommends Wang from China for the 2001 NBA Draft!"

"There is a defense that does not lose to Sean Battier, and an offense that is better than Jamal Crawford! The second Wang from China may become a big favorite in the draft."

"Wang's election manifesto: Those who stop me from advancing will be trampled under my feet."

"Extraordinary talent! Wang's physical fitness is top-notch! He is definitely at the Asian Jordan level!"

"Chicago intends to look for Jordan's successor, and Wang, who beat Chicago's three greats Artest, Crawford, and Brand, will be the best candidate!"

...

It was hyped by the media and the popularity soared.

Suddenly, Wang Xiaohui became a favorite in the draft.

Not long ago, in the lottery, the Washington Wizards won the No. [-] pick, followed by the Clippers, Eagles, Bulls, and Warriors.

The draft world has said that there is Joe to choose Joe, and there is no Joe to choose Shark.

However, in reality, the draft focuses on the selection of Sharks with Sharks and Joe without Sharks.

Small guards are still not as popular as big centers.

In the original draft prediction list, the four major centers Kwame Brown, Tyson Chandler, Eddie Curry, Paul Gasol ranked in the top four, Jason Richardson, Sean - Battier, Richard - Jefferson, Eddie - Griffin followed.

Kwame Brown, a high school student from Green College, is generally favored by the outside world, thinking that he will be the No. [-] pick among the Wizards.

The small boss of the Wizards, Jordan, also revealed many times in front of the media that he is very optimistic about Kwame Brown, saying that Kwame Brown will be the next dominant super center.

After this wave of hype, Wang Xiaohui was parachuted to No. 3 in the latest draft rankings!

Overwhelming Eddie Curry, Pau Gasol, Sean Battier and Jason Richardson, ranked No. 3!

If it weren't for the two mountains of Kwame Brown and Hands-Up-Chandler in front of him, would he be hyped to be the No. [-] pick?
very possible!
This is the power of hype!

Although the ranking is very false, the publicity effect is full.

This obvious hype has naturally aroused more discussions in the media.

"Jamal Nelson, Richard Jefferson, Ron Artest were all hurt by him. Is Wang an angel or a villain?"

"Height and wingspan 1:1, short hands and legs, such a talent is called a talent?"

"Skills are rough, and at the age of 19, such a Wang is still too immature to enter the NBA."

"There are too many traces of media hype, Wang is obviously not worthy of the name!"

...

Under this wave of media discussions, Wang Xiaohui's draft ranking was dropped to 24th overall.

Such a big ups and downs, so many discussions, naturally attracted more attention.

.

In an office on the 15th floor of the Olympic Tower on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, New York.

"Can't we let him out like Wang did?"

"I know you big man is very good, of course I also know that he can beat Tyson Chandler casually, but can you let him out?"

"This, this requirement is still too high, can it be lowered?"

"We will take part of it, but you have too much."

"Okay, that's all there is to it."

pat~
The old president hung up the phone in his hand, and let out a long sigh with helplessness on his face.

"Oh~~~"

This sigh, as if he made him a few years older.Like graying hair.

Sadness makes one old.

On the side, the assistant with glasses smiled like a duck egg clown, and asked carefully in a soft voice:
"President, are you still refusing to let Yao go?"

Stern shook his head, a little regretful.

This is the best opportunity to explore that market.

It's just that Wang Zhizhi came out, and that's not enough.

Wang Zhizhi's talent is not bad, but he can't play it well in the Mavericks.

After all, I still missed the best time. How good it was in 98/99, this delay directly missed the best years.

"It's a pity, a pity."

But it doesn't matter, there are still people!
Stern quickly set his sights on another document on his desk.

"Duck, what do you think of Wang?"

"Wang?"

Duck Egg - Joke touched his chin, and gave the answer after a little thought.

"Wang played 5 times in the regular season with the Mavericks, averaging 4.8 points per game, and 5 times in the playoffs, averaging 2.0 points per game, uh, he,"

"enough!"

Stern quickly stopped the bastard assistant who memorized the data.

"Duck, I've told you that you have to have your own ideas, and don't always indulge in those dogmatisms. I don't like your rigid appearance."

"President, I know I made a mistake. I will correct it next time."

"Then, let's talk about Stanford's Wang."

"According to media reports and Michael Jordan's recommendation, Wang's talent is definitely not bad. Wang was the absolute main force at Stanford before. He led the team all the way through, and finally won the NCAA championship and the MOP of the finals. His strength is definitely No doubt about it. Looking at the draft projections right now, that's a nod to him."

"hen~"

Stern just looked at the duck egg-joke and smiled coldly.

This smile made Duck's skin crawl all over.With low eyebrows and pleasing eyes, Duck dared not look at the CEO at all.

'Did I say something wrong again? '

Stern originally had high hopes for the low-browed guy, but this bastard was still too disappointing.

He knew that the assistant's mind was actually not on the right path, and he was thinking about weird reforms all day long, thinking about how to serve the big team owners well.

That kid Wang was obviously a genius who came off the bench and only appeared in the National Championships.

Duck's egg didn't know this at all.

The business is not professional.

After a while, Stern finally let go of his coercion, turned his seat, and looked out the window.

Duck finally breathed a sigh of relief.

'It's scary!This old man is really scary!I may have been scared to death by him before I even took my seat. '

At this moment, Stern suddenly spoke.

"Duck eggs!"

"Ah? I'm here! I'm here!"

Duck was so frightened that he trembled all over.

On the other side, Stern didn't turn his face away, he just waved his hands like that.

"Go and talk to representatives of several teams. Let them give this kid some chances."

"Okay, I'll do it right away!"

The duck egg went out as if fleeing...

...

Regarding the major events of the draft for the rookies, the media is still talking about it.

Regarding the fact that Wang Xiaohui's draft pick is not in line with reality, there are still media discussions.

In the ups and downs, ups and downs, Wang Xiaohui's predicted draft pick has gradually stabilized, reaching the 20th pick in the first round.

However, soon, everyone's attention was attracted by the NBA playoffs.

The 76ers, No. [-] in the East and the No. [-] Lakers in the West, went all the way and finally met in the finals.

In June, the finals will start, and the Lakers will fight against the 6ers!
Will it be Allen Iverson, the lone hero of Philadelphia and the new regular season MVP winner, leading the 76ers to start a new dynasty, or will the Los Angeles OK combination of the Lakers continue to rule the league?
Fans will wait and see.

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(End of this chapter)