I'm really good at shooting.

The final result is as it is now, Yi Jianlian did not run for election.

On the one hand, Yi Jianlian needs to go to an American university to improve his strength;

On the other hand, and more importantly, Yi Jianlian has not received enough attention from NBA teams.

Most of the rookies in NBA history who entered the draft as high school students actually got the draft promises of NBA teams.

Take Garnett as an example. His original plan was to finish college before participating in the draft, but after finishing high school, he had already received a draft commitment from the Timberwolves.

Similar situations can be seen in people such as Kobe, James, Howard and others.

So for Yi Jianlian, playing NCAA is obviously a better choice.

Just as they were training, the 2002 NBA draft was held at Madison Square Garden in New York as scheduled.

This year's draft was originally known to Chinese people because of Yao Ming.

Now that Yao Ming has participated in the draft ahead of schedule, the overall quality of this draft is average, and the attention is predictably low.

But because of Yi Jianlian, he still watched the draft live with Yi Jianlian.

At the end of April, the draft lottery ended, and the Houston team, like in history, was very, very lucky to win the No. 4 pick.

Yao Ming is gone, who they will choose is also a question worthy of attention.

This year's rookies, besides Yao Ming, also have some high-quality rookies who look good.

Well, some of the most sought-after big-man rookies of the era.

Drew Gooden, Yao Ming is not here, he has become a favorite for the No. [-] pick.

Physically gifted, he averaged 19.8 points, 11.4 rebounds, 2.3 blocks and 1.8 steals per game in his junior season, and led his team to the NCAA semi-finals in history, which is a bit like a little Duncan.

Stoudemire, Stoudemire did not play in the NCAA, and he decided to participate in the election after graduating from high school. His physical condition is outstanding, but like Eddie Griffin, who was selected by the Houston team before, he also looks "brainless". type.

Nene, although Nene did not go to high school in the United States and did not play in the NCAA, but he showed beast-like physical fitness in the Chicago United trial training before the draft pick, and he is also the favorite of all teams in this era.

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Before the start of the draft, Sun Hao and Yi Jianlian were also analyzing the possible choices of the Houston team.

Yi Jianlian is more optimistic about Stoudemire. Both are high school students, and the two have played against each other. He knows Stoudemire's talent and strength.

Sun Hao is more inclined to Jay Williams, a point guard.

In history, Jay Williams is the No. [-] pick, and in history, he was also selected for the Dream Five team.

If it weren't for the loss of athletic ability caused by a car accident later, he also has the opportunity to become an All-Star-level guard.

And more importantly, the Houston team already has two inside big men, Eddie Griffin and Kwame Brown.

This duo of brainless and unhappy, although not particularly good performance, but after all, just completed a season.

For the Houston team, the possibility of re-election inside is not very great.

However, after the Houston team really made a choice, the two of them discovered...no one guessed right!

The Houston team selected Nikoloz Skitishvili with the No. [-] pick!

Uh, well, Sun Hao admits that he has never heard of this name.

After learning about it, he realized that this was Georgia Nowitzki.

With a height of 2 meters, he has excellent shooting talent and the excellent ball quotient that European players have.

This does look like a pretty good choice.

And it can also be seen that the Houston team management still wants to train big men.

If the twin towers don't work, then one inside and one outside.

Kwame Brown, Nikloz Skitishvili, Houston Twins to O'Nealganowitzki.

This also looks really nice.

It's just that, for this inside player whose name Sun Hao has never heard of, the Houston team is afraid that it will be cold again.

The next few rookies who paid attention to them were generally similar to those in history.

Nene went to the Nuggets, Stoudemire to the Suns, Caron Butler to the Heat, Prince to the Pistons...

The Timberwolves had their draft pick revoked, and Garnett could only wait for his new helper in the free market.

Then, the Mavericks' selection in the first round surprised Sun Hao again.

They selected Juan Carlos Navarro with the 27th overall pick.

They chose the "bomb" Navarro who Sun Hao had played against in La Liga!

Whether this choice has anything to do with Sun Hao is unknown.

However, Navarro is a second-round pick in history, and he did not land in the NBA until a long time later.

The Mavericks' selection is really surprising.

And the point is, the team chose a defender!

The current configuration of the Mavericks does not lack guards.

On the contrary, it is an insider. Sabonis has not yet confirmed his return, and the contracts of Kukoc, Wang Zhizhi, and Battelle have all expired.

This is why you should choose an insider.

This kind of operation made Sun Hao a little confused, but he really couldn't get in the way of the management now.

After the draft was over, Sun Hao and Scarlett bid farewell, and the four of them returned to the national team to report with Yi Jianlian.

Yao Ming joined the national team earlier, and together with the four of them, there are five people in total.

Four insiders, four NBA players, although their strengths are different, but this is enough to make fans look forward to the Chinese team in the World Championships.

And because of the previous experience of winning the Asian Championship together, many players of that team are also on the training list, and the tacit understanding of the team is not a problem at all.

Originally, if Sun Hao wanted to make a breakthrough, he had to go through the long offseason and get next season.

But the atmosphere of the national team made him look forward to the World Championships.

And he knew that the U.S. team this year was the weakest team in history, and the men's basketball team might really make a difference.

Just when Sun Hao was training for the national team, the time came to July, and the door of the NBA's new year's free market opened.

Don't compare the free market at this time with the free market in the future.

Restricted by the background of the times, most players in this era signed very long contracts, the kind with a guarantee of six or seven years.

This is also doomed that the free market in this era will not be as hot as it will be in the future.

Lewis of the Sonics, Bunch Wells of the Trail Blazers, LaFrentz of the Mavericks... These are basically the big fish that have received the most attention.

As far as the Mavericks are concerned, Nelson Sr. is starting to face challenges.

As he himself said, he is really not very good at being a general manager.

After giving Finley a big contract before, Nowitzki's big contract will also start in the new season.

There is also Van Exel's tens of millions of contracts, and the potential pressure of John Nash and Sun Hao in the next two years, which makes it difficult for them to renew LaFrentz.

Does LaFrentz matter?

Definitely.

Although Duncan and O'Neal are at an absolute disadvantage in the playoffs, there is no insider who is not inferior to these two bugs in this era.

His ability to stretch the floor and defend against other players remains indispensable for the Mavericks.

It's just that the problem now is that the Mavericks will not gain anything in the free market because of the accumulation of too many big contracts.

So there seems to be only one way they can go in the end, which is to renew LaFrentz, and then sign some insiders with a basic salary to come back.

It looks like this, but in fact...it's not like that at all!

Just before the draft, Nelson Sr. and Cuban actually had another fierce quarrel.

The object of the quarrel, yes, is still about Nash.

Cuban's idea is the same as before, and he is going to trade Nash for a high-quality insider.

Old Nelson's idea is the same as before, to keep Nash and find other ways.

But this time, Cuban clearly has the upper hand.

Because last year's playoff experience told them that if the goal is to set the championship, without a good enough insider, they will never even think about the Lakers.

As for Nash, he was indeed of great help to the team when he was playing against the Timberwolves.

However, the Mavericks' goal is not just to beat the Timberwolves.

Their goal is the Lakers and the championship. Even if they win the Timberwolves by 58 points, it doesn't make much sense.

Moreover, when playing against the Lakers, Nelson even put Nash on the bench for a while.

"Don, you also want to prove to Greg that you can win the championship in your own way, don't you?"

Cuban's last words made Nelson Sr. deep in thought.

Old Nelson and Popovich are in the same situation now, and Cuban's words hit the nail on the head.

And his next sentence finally made old Nelson compromise.

"As for Steve, staying in Dallas may not necessarily be a good thing. Wouldn't it be a good thing for him to let him become the core defender of another team?"

Old Nelson finally compromised.

This is also the fundamental reason why the Mavericks picked Navarro in the first round of the draft.

They have already prepared for Nash's departure.

Not long after the free market door opened, news came from the NBA soon.

The Mavericks, made a deal with the Warriors.

The Mavericks sent Steve Nash and Wang Zhizhi (sign first and then trade), and traded for Eric Dampier from the Warriors!

Dampier, the No. 1996 pick in 10, averaged 11.8 points and 8.7 rebounds per game in the second year of his rookie season.

His performance in the Warriors declined slightly last season, but he played the best performance of his career on the defensive end, averaging 23 blocks per game in 2.3 minutes.

With a height of 2 meters and a weight of 11 kilograms, he is one of the few inside players in the league who can compete with O'Neal.

Well, it's the guy in history who calls himself "the second center in the West".

That's a joke, but he's really capable.

When the deal was concluded, Sun Hao was still training with the national team.

After the training, he saw Wang Zhizhi go out to answer a phone call, and the call was from Nelson Jr.

Then I also got the news from Wang Zhizhi.

He also understood the operations of the Mavericks in the draft for the first time.

Looking back, there was a sign at that time, but he didn't expect it.

Although he didn't want Nash and Wang Zhizhi to leave, the deal had already happened and he couldn't change it.

And Nash's trade rumors have lasted for a whole season last season.

This transaction finally happened, and it can only be said that it finally came when it was supposed to come.

"They said the Warriors insisted on me."

But Wang Zhizhi seemed to be in a good mood.

In the Mavericks, there are Dirk Nowitzki and Dampier in front, and it is impossible for him to start no matter how he plays.

But for the Warriors, after Dampier was sent to the Mavericks, there was a vacancy at the center of the team.

He will compete with last season's backup insider, Troy Murphy, who has similar technical characteristics, as the starting center.

And to take a step back, even if he never competed with Murphy, the current boss of the team, Jamison, is also a swingman who can swing to play small forward.

He still has a chance to compete for the starting power forward.

Taking a step back, he's going to get more minutes anyway than he did with the Mavericks.

Sun Hao originally wanted to comfort Wang Zhizhi, but found that it was completely unnecessary.

And that's exactly what happened.