NBA: This flower path is a bit strong.

Then the Milwaukee Bucks, who had the third pick, picked up defensive maniac Marcus Camby.

What is very interesting is that the 96 golden generation produced 13 All-Stars, the highest number in history. Many superstars including Iverson, Kobe, Nash, Ray Allen, Marbury, and O'Neal Jr. were born in this year's draft.

It is often said that "the No. 17 and No. picks must be mediocre." Marcus Camby, who was picked by the Raptors in the original history, can be said to be mediocre, as he was able to win four blocked shots title; but in his -year basketball career, this former No. pick was never selected to the All-Star team, including as an All-Star substitute!

Camby's registered height is 6 feet 11 (about 211cm), weight is 220 pounds (about 100kg), and age is 22 years old. He can play as a power forward or center. Speed ​​and blocking are his advantages, but strength and weight are his disadvantages.

In his junior season, Camby averaged 20.5 points, 8.2 rebounds and an amazing 3.9 blocks per game, winning both the National College Player of the Year Award and the Naismith Player of the Year Award.

In a way, he is the best player in college, even better than Iverson and Duncan.

In addition, 1996 was an era that valued the inside line, so Camby's draft prospects have always been promising.

Even though the Grizzlies did not select him with the second pick, the Bucks still gave the third pick to this inside player.

But Huadao knew that this big man who was favored by the media did not have such good dribbling skills if he played as a small forward; if he played as a power forward, his lower limb strength and even weight were seriously insufficient, not to mention the center position.

Therefore, Marcus Camby's positioning is very awkward. If it were in the small ball era of later generations, he would still have a certain chance, but in this cruel last decade of the 4th century, if nothing unexpected happens, Marcus Camby's height would probably stop at the four-time blocked shot king in his previous life!

Regardless, the top three picks are considered reasonable in the eyes of reporters and the media.

But when it came to the Timberwolves with the 4th pick, things suddenly changed.

The Minnesota Timberwolves, who had the No. 4 pick, did not choose Ray Allen as in the original time and space, but chose KG's friend, the 188cm point guard [Lone Wolf] ~ Stephen Marbury.

In other words, Ray Allen, who was guaranteed to be in the top five or even the top three in the draft, has dropped to fifth!

In fact, it was already a foregone conclusion that the Timberwolves would select Stephen Marbury.

Long before the draft, Timberwolves head coach Philip Saunders publicly told the media:

"We have no second choice but Stephen Marbury."

The reason why the Timberwolves in the original time and space chose Ray Allen was to make a trade with the Bucks, exchanging Ray Allen and the 1998 first-round draft pick for Stephen Marbury.

Ray Allen, the three-point shooter who will receive the Sportsmanship Award in the future, was selected fifth by the Celtics...

It is worth mentioning that the Boston Celtics actually made some hesitation and careful consideration in choosing Ray Allen.

The Celtics' team management also had two disagreements on the selection of players, Ray Allen or that "Rabbit Snake".

In the original history, some Celtics management had publicly stated that we like Kobe, but selecting him with the No. 5 pick can be said to be a gamble, so we will not choose him.

And now, it seems that the Celtics, who seem unwilling to gamble and are as steady as ever, have chosen to give up Kobe.

What is not well known is that Kobe, who rejected the Grizzlies and was passed over by the Celtics, also rejected the New Jersey Nets who had the No. 7 pick. The Rapski player made it clear that he would not go to New Jersey to play.

In fact, when Kobe graduated from high school, he made a sensation by successfully inviting the then famous singer Brandy Norwood to be his backup dancer. As a high school student who is good at both literature and sports, it is impossible for Kobe and his team to agree to play in a small city. (Otherwise, Kobe's draft pick would not have dropped to 13th!)

This has nothing to do with salary, but the fact that big markets have much greater exposure than small markets, and the chances of coming into contact with big stars in big markets are also much greater than in small markets.

Just imagine, playing basketball in Los Angeles, and in your spare time you can go to Hollywood to watch a movie or even make a cameo appearance in a movie. Isn't that better than working in the cornfields in Indiana in your spare time?

Or else he would be like James, who could only treat his teammates to Akron-style tacos during his free time in Cleveland?

Although New Jersey is much better than the above-mentioned places, it has not yet met the expectations of [Rapeseed Snake]. In his mind, only those big basketball cities are his final destination!

"New Jersey? Of course not!"

"What are you going to do? Run for president of the United States?"

(New Jersey has produced five U.S. presidents, and President Kennedy's campaign headquarters was also set up in New Jersey)

Kobe's decisive refusal also made Nets head coach John Calipari and general manager John Nash very depressed.

The Nets chose Kerry Kittles, a 196cm shooting guard, as a second-best option. He was considered the second best shooting guard after Ray Allen at the time, and his three-point shooting ability was also outstanding.

The head coach of the Brooklyn Nets who selected Kerry Kittles, Calipari, even publicly compared the two in a subsequent interview:

"I think Kerry was going to be better than Kobe in his first five years in the league."

"As for what will happen in the next five years, who knows!"