I'm really good at shooting.

The reason for this decision is that he has already accumulated enough strength and popularity, and the second is naturally to defeat Sun Hao as soon as possible.

He can't wait to get back his title of "Little Emperor".

After all, Sun Hao has not yet won the championship, so it will be much less difficult to define the word "defeat".

Among them, the two most fierce teams are the Cavaliers in the East and the Nuggets in the West.

Both teams have been rotten for a long time, and they can't wait for a "chosen son" to change the fate of the team.

In order to achieve this goal, the two sides are also frequent tricks, showing off a new realm.

For the Cavaliers, the boss directly instructed the head coach that we want to lose more games. Even the head coach John Lucas, who was unwilling at the beginning of the season, was fired directly.

After taking office, Keith Smart came up with the mission of losing, and in the end he successfully helped the Cavaliers achieve a record of 17 wins and 65 losses.

Then, he followed suit.

This wave of operations is quite suffocating.

However, the Nuggets did not give up much. It is not uncommon to win three quarters and collapse in the last quarter.

But the fans watched it very excitedly, because they knew it was for next season!

Ever since, the final record of the Nuggets was exactly the same as that of the Cavaliers, 17 wins and 65 losses!

This also means that they have the same probability of getting the No. [-] lottery!

That's pretty cool.

Then, after the show was over, this year's draft lottery kicked off with unprecedented attention.

ps: Finished writing on a hungry stomach, and went to eat!

Chapter 285 History Has Quietly Changed! (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, um, maybe Yi Jianlian, Wade, these top talented rookies ran together.

This will be another gold-rich draft after 1996.

Don't think that the draft is just a matter for each team, it is also about the future development of the NBA.

Just like a company, the leadership will definitely pay attention to which year the new employees recruited can become the backbone of the company in the future.

Among them, who gets the No. [-] pick becomes very important.

Because this year's No. [-] pick, whether it is James or Anthony, has a high probability of ushering in a basketball renaissance in a city.

The three teams with the worst record in the league are Cavaliers, Nuggets, and Grizzlies.

Because the Grizzlies' pick has been given to the Pistons, they worked very hard to win, but they were really not good enough, and finally ranked third from the bottom.

This time it is cheaper for the Pistons, and it is a big deal.

Stern did not make a decision right away, but asked Mosaic and Tatum first.

"I don't think these teams are suitable. It's better to give it to the Houston team."

The mosaic proposal is ingenious.

Stern motioned for him to continue.

"Houston is a big city, but since Olajuwon retired, it has been in a bad situation, and the draft for several years has not improved. They need a strong rise. Compared with the cities where several other teams are located too small."

Stern nodded after listening.

Mosaic's consideration this time is okay.

From a business standpoint, Houston is a better fit than cities like Cleveland, Denver, or even Detroit.

"I think it would be more appropriate to go to Cleveland or Denver. If they don't get the No. [-] pick for a season, the NBA's influence in those two cities will plummet, and we may lose them."

"You mean to encourage bad performance?"

Mosaic interrupted directly to refute.

"I didn't mean that, but the Houston team has not had low draft picks in recent years. It's because of their vision. If it was given to them, and they unexpectedly selected someone other than James and Anthony, then wouldn't this draft become a joke?"

Tatum was a little unhappy, Mosaic's behavior of directly interrupting others was very rude.

"So what? Small cities have no influence. We should send those teams to bigger cities, like Las Vegas."

"Why don't you say that we move our teams to Los Angeles and New York, and play derbies in the same city every day?"

……

"Okay, I know your opinions, and I will consider them carefully."

Stern didn't want to hear the two quarreling, so he drove them away after knowing their opinions.

Think about the opinions of Mosaic and Tatum, both have their own starting points, and they are both well-founded.

After thinking twice, Stern finally made a decision.

The reason why he made this decision was to refer to Allen Iverson back then.

That proved to be the right decision.

After the No. [-] lottery, came the No. [-] and No. [-] picks.

He had previously heard that the Pistons were interested in Milicic from the Yugoslavian Union.

The Union of Yugoslavia has just won the third place in the World Championships, which is also a signal of the success of NBA globalization.

There is nothing wrong with letting them get it.

As for the remaining one of James and Anthony, which city to go to depends on the luck of those teams.

After all, if the alliance dominates too clearly, it will be easy for the alliance bosses to see it.

Moreover, it is easy to operate one result in a black box, and it is easy to get confused if there are more than one.

After all, ping-pong balls are used in the lottery now, instead of just making an envelope and wrinkling it like the Knicks used to draw Ewing.

That night, the NBA lottery was held in a closed cabin.

At this time, the lottery ceremony has not been televised, and the results can only be seen by the representatives who participated in the lottery.

Stern announces the lottery picks from back to front.

Because there are many transactions before the lottery, the final announced result is also the current owner of the lottery.

13th pick, the Suns;

12th pick, Bucks;

11th pick, SuperSonics;

10th pick, Bucks;

No. 9 pick, Knicks;

No. 8 pick, Houston team;

No. 7 pick, Bulls;

6th pick, Clippers;

No. 5 pick, the Heat;

4th pick, Raptors;

No. 3 pick, Cavaliers;

No. 2 pick, Pistons;

No. 1 pick, Nuggets.

At this time, the Bobcats have not yet joined the league, and the lottery picks are only 13th overall.

When the final result came out, the Nuggets' lottery representative and team owner Kroenke almost laughed at the scene.

Like Cuban, he also bought the Nuggets in 2000.

It hasn't been a few years since he won the No. [-] pick in a hot draft year!

The bosses of other teams were envious and jealous.

Kroenke already has his own team in the four major leagues!

Among them, the most angry is naturally the Cavaliers. After a year of poor performance, it was nothing in the end!

Sun Hao also looked confused when he saw this result.

This... is not right!

He couldn't be more clear about the draft pick this year. The No. [-] pick belongs to the Cavaliers, and the Cavaliers chose James!

What the hell is the Nuggets signing the No. [-] pick now, and the Cavaliers are running to third!

This this……

"Cleveland, this is for you", the king of the East, the king of Liuya, these are all gone!

Even if the Nuggets have a soft spot for Anthony, they selected him with the No. [-] pick.

But the Cavaliers are at No. [-], and the possibility of the Pistons skipping James and picking someone else is very low.

Don't think this Pistons is the same team as the Pistons in history!

Hamilton is still in the Wizards, and Carlisle is still in Boston!

And last year the Pistons didn't play against the Magic. Prince didn't "shine" because of his match against McGrady. He was just a very ordinary first-year rookie!

The Pistons are clearly short on small forwards, and their starting forward last season was a guy named Michael Curry.

The name sounds very domineering, but it is a typical tool man!

It can even be said that because of changes in history, the probability of the Pistons choosing James/Anthony may be greater than that of Milicic!

Wait, if James goes to the Pistons...

Um, the Piston Dynasty? NBA finale?

The picture was so exciting that I didn't even dare to think about it.

Or even if Anthony goes to the Pistons, the Pistons are stronger than in history.

Even, it may be stronger than James went.

Think about it, the defensive Pistons, plus an all-out Anthony.

Coupled with Brown, who is likely to go to the Pistons, this is the Detroit super 76ers!

I rub it!No matter what the result is, this makes Sun Hao, a traveler, excited.

Immediately after Jordan retired, another dominant team appeared in the East, and the ratings of the finals exploded every year.

Thinking of this, it seems understandable why Stern arranged such a lottery.

However, this time it was Sun Hao who misunderstood Stern.

Stern's idea was actually simpler than he thought.

Iverson's success with the 76ers has greatly enhanced the NBA's influence in Philadelphia.

Even, it has greatly improved the image of the alliance.

Then letting the No. [-] pick go to a big city is the same as letting Ewing go to the Knicks many years ago. It must be a better choice.

Among these cities, the largest city is Denver.

As for Houston, just like what Tatum said, they have been too eye-catching in the draft in recent years, and they may not know what the result will be.

If anyone continues the tradition of big men, choose another Milicic...

Either way, this is the final draft pick.

This not only makes the fans look forward to it, but even Sun Hao has unlimited expectations for this draft.

James, Anthony, who is the No. [-] pick, who will the Pistons choose... and so on.

Restless!