Legend of Tomorrow

After communicating with Guo Xu, Wang Zhizhi immediately returned to China.

Guo Xu is already recognized as a genius by the media. After a song became popular all over the world, many people said that his IQ is much higher than that of normal people and that he is not just a basketball player. Wang Zhizhi didn't dare not believe what this kind of person said.

Whether he wants to fulfill his obligations and win glory for the country, or he wants to go back and use Yao Ming and Battle as free sparring partners, this ending is much better than the previous life.

On June 26, the 2002 NBA Draft was held at Madison Square Garden in New York, and Yao Ming became the favorite to be the No. 1 pick.

This is actually an unexpected lucky draw. The person who was originally the most promising to become the number one pick was Jay Williams, a combo guard from Duke University, who is 188cm tall and weighs 90 kilograms. He was the undisputed All-American, won the Naismith and Wooden Awards, and was named the Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year.

If other teams were to win the No. 1 pick, they would have a high chance of selecting Jay. However, the Rockets had only an 8.9% chance of winning the No. 1 pick, and Yao Ming was instantly assured of being the No. 1 pick. Because the Rockets' current core is the backcourt duo of Steve Francis and Mobley, it is impossible for them to choose another combo guard.

Guo Xu watched the draft live broadcast at home.

As expected, the Rockets selected Yao Ming with the No. 1 pick.

Since the Basketball Management Center has yet to issue a certificate approving Yao Ming's departure from the CBA league, Yao Ming could only see himself as the No. 1 pick on TNT TV station in Beijing, put on his rookie cap and be interviewed.

When president David Stern announced the results, Madison Square Garden booed.

Yao Ming is the first foreign No. 1 pick in NBA history. The reaction given by the New York fans is enough to show how xenophobic they are. It even contains a bit of racial discrimination. It seems that the Rockets made an unforgivable mistake by not selecting an American. .

In fact, the Rockets' choice is really smart. Even if Jay realizes his talent and becomes an All-Star in the NBA in the future, his commercial value will not be comparable to Yao Ming.

In Guo Xu's previous life, Yao Ming not only had the potential to become an NBA superstar, but also had the Chinese market behind him. He dominated the Forbes China Celebrity List from 2005-12. Even in the entire sports world, Yao Ming is often ranked at the forefront.

In terms of wealth and influence alone, Yao Ming may not be a big deal in the history of the NBA, but his appearance directly opened up the entire Chinese market for the NBA! Later, there were more NBA fans in China than the entire population of the United States. Most of the credit went to Yao Ming. At that time, he had already transformed into Chairman Yao and was considering how to commercialize the CBA.

The Bulls selected Jay Williams with the second pick, and now there are potential newcomers in all five positions. Although the Bulls defeated the Lakers last season, it does not change the fact that they are a bad team, ranking in the top five of the draft every year.

This time, the New York fans applauded, as if the Bulls had found a huge treasure and would definitely rise next season.

At this time, only Guo Xu knew that the Bulls had chosen a double guard who liked to ride a heavy motorcycle and drag race.

In Guo Xu's previous life, because Jay mostly played as a shooting guard at Duke University, after coming to the Bulls, he seemed a little acclimated when he was entrusted with the important role of point guard. His performance in his rookie season was not satisfactory. , the Bulls' record continues to be at the bottom, with no hope of recovery at all.

Just after signing a four-year rookie contract, Jay began to get carried away. One night, he was driving his heavy-duty motorcycle at a speed of 120 kilometers per hour and hit a telephone pole on the side of the road. He was thrown far away. As a result, the ligaments in his left knee were ruptured and three of his left legs were injured. The nerves were severely damaged and he faced lifelong amputation or even life-threatening injuries.

Although his life was saved, he was completely scrapped and said goodbye to the NBA.

Guo Xu's butterfly effect failed to allow Jay to join other teams. Whether he will get into another car accident depends on his luck.

The third pick also changed. The Warriors did not select small forward Mike Dunleavy, but chose post player Drew Gooden. Since the team already has Shane Battier, there is no need for a high-ranking small forward.

The Nuggets selected Nikroz Skotishvili with the fifth pick, an inside player that Guo Xu had no impression of at all. Stern did not pronounce his full name. If he added his middle name, he would probably become an NBA player. The first generation of Antetokounmpo.

The Grizzlies selected Mike Dunleavy sixth overall to strengthen the team's weakest wing position. However, Dunleavy is a strong offensive and defensive player, so I don't know what level he can play at.

The Cavaliers drafted DaJuan Wagner seventh, which was basically a waste of a draft pick. The Cavaliers manager has high-quality insiders such as Nene Hilario and Amar'e Stoudemire, but he doesn't want to choose a 188cm shooting guard. What is his vision?

Of course, if the Cavaliers had chosen Stoudemire instead of Wagner, the butterfly effect would have been too great.

With a strong man like Stoudemire, partnered with Ilgauskas, Ricky Davis, Boozer and others, there is no way the Cavaliers are at the bottom of the league. At that time, the team with the best chance of selecting LeBron James will become the Pistons. If James plays under Larry Brown and averages 5 minutes per game in his rookie season, it will be so beautiful.

In the future, there will probably be an episode of the American TV series The Secret Service in which President David Stern beat Larry Brown to death with a sharp object during halftime of Star Weekend and used court rules to clear his suspicions. After the protagonists Cassel and Beckett investigated a group of stars such as James, Iverson, Hughes, and Kukoc and Nike executives, they finally revealed the truth and arrested Stern and his assistant Adam Silva. After leaving prison, the world became peaceful.

The Clippers used the eighth pick from a previous trade to select the physically powerful power forward Chris Wilcox. This is Odom's replacement. The stingy boss is obviously unwilling to renew Odom's contract with a high salary, even if the team made the playoffs last season.

With the ninth pick, the Suns selected Stoudemire, the little bully with the strongest physical fitness in this draft.

The Heat selected forward Caron Butler with the tenth pick.

The overall strength of the players in this draft is not strong, and Guo Xu is not impressed by many of them, but the templates are more scary than the last. When experts predict player templates, they simply show the lower limit, and they are almost never accurate.

The most valuable players after the first round are forward Tayshaun Prince, who joined the Pistons with the 23rd pick. With his excellent movement speed and long wingspan, he has immediate combat effectiveness as soon as he enters the league. Excellent defensive player.

At the end of the first round, the Lakers selected point guard Dandy Kao, who is 183cm tall and weighs 86kg, a very fast little point guard. He will be the backup for Fisher next season.

No one is optimistic about Dandy Kao replacing Guo Xu. His performance in college is very average, and the gap between the two is huge, but the Lakers can only do this. There is no salary space to introduce famous and good guards in the free market.

The best player in the second round was Carlos Boozer, who was 206cm tall and weighed 120kg. He was missed by the Cavaliers in 34th place.

He's ranked so low because of his age, poor defense, being shorter, etc. All low-ranking rookies who counterattack are basically related to these factors.

In fact, Boozer is only 4 days older than Guo Xu. He was very strong at Duke University, setting a school record with a field goal percentage of 63.1%. He participated in 101 games in three seasons and averaged 14.9 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.

Soon, he will also benefit from the second-round pick extension rule.