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The first time, the second time.

When Duncan went on stage to shake hands with David Stern, the broadcast signal had already started showing the highlights of Duncan's NCAA campaign at Victor Forest University.

In the live broadcast room of China, Sun Zhengping took this opportunity to introduce the highlights of this draft instead of Zhang Weiping, who was supposed to say this:

"There are many popular rookies participating in the draft this year, including Tim Duncan, Tim Thomas, Ron Moser, Chauncey Billups, Antonio Daniels, but for our Chinese audience, the most noteworthy one is a player named Han Yi, who will become the first Chinese in the history of Chinese basketball to enter the NBA."

"Just now, the president of the NBA announced that Tim Duncan became the No. 1 pick in the 1997 NBA draft, which is what we Chinese like to call the top pick. But it doesn't matter, because according to people familiar with the matter, Han Yi is likely to be selected in the top five, and we will see Han Yi on the stage soon."

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Zhang Weiping waved his hands and said, "I sincerely hope so too Han Yi was selected by the NBA, but he can't even think about being selected in the top five. "

"Our Dazhi's scouts said that if he could participate in the draft, he would probably be selected in the late first round or early second round. You know, Dazhi has not only performed well in the CBA, but also in international competitions, especially in the just-concluded Atlanta Olympics, where he played as the main center and helped the team reach the quarterfinals of the Olympics. Such results are not comparable to Han Yi playing in a college league in the United States. "

"Although he is a player from our China, we have to be realistic. I hope he can be selected in the second round!"

Sun Zhengping looked at the information, then looked at the confident Zhang Weiping, and a string of question marks appeared on his face again. He really wanted to ask:

"Brother, are you okay today?"

At this time, on the other side of the ocean in the United States, the second pick of the Philadelphia 76ers is about to be announced!

At the American draft, as Tim Duncan came on stage to hug and greet David Stern, everyone else's eyes were on Han Yi!

Allen Iverson, who came with the Philadelphia 76ers team, also waved excitedly to Han Yi. In such a noisy scene, Han Yi couldn't hear what Iverson was saying, but his expression was very excited, as if Han Yi's joining the 76ers was a foregone conclusion.

Billy King, who was far away in Philadelphia, had his phone ringing!

"Hey, Billy, I'm Jae Crowder. Let's talk about the trade for the No. 2 pick. We'll trade this year's and next year's first round picks, plus Tony Kukoc and Dennis Rodman. You know, these are all important parts of our Bulls' championship this year!"

Billy King said, "You Bulls want the No. 2 pick, it's not difficult, trade Michael Jordan, I'll make the decision immediately!"

"Toot toot--"

"Hey, Billy, I'm Popovich, we Spurs are willing to trade superstar D.W. Robinson plus next year's first round pick for your No. 2 pick this year!"

Billy King smiled, "If you trade Duncan, we're willing to give you the first round pick from next year."

"Toot toot--"

"Billy, we New York are willing to trade superstar Patrick Ewing for your No. 2 pick, how about it?"

Billy King laughed, "Do you think your Ewing is the Bulls' Jordan? A guy who doesn't even have a regular season MVP is worthy of being called a superstar? Get lost!"

"Billy, I'm Jerry West. As long as you're willing to give our Lakers the No. 2 pick, I'm willing to give this year's and next year's first-round picks, as well as All-Star guard Eddie Jones!"

Billy King laughed: "What kind of junk is this? Do you want to trade for our Han Yi?"

"Except for O'Neal and Kobe, you can choose anything else from the Lakers!"

Billy King said bluntly: "But we in Philadelphia only want O'Neal!"

"Beep beep beep--"

As soon as the phone was hung up, the phone rang again. Auerbach said to Billy King, the general manager of the 76ers:

"Come on, Billy, let's talk about a deal for your No. 2 pick!"

"Trade?" Billy King said seriously: "We have no plans to trade the No. 2 pick. Han Yi was Iverson's best teammate in college. We will build a team around the two of them in the future. They are the core of our 76ers team for the next ten years. There is no possibility of trading them at all!"

"Heh!" Auerbach was amused: "If there is no

If there is a possibility of a trade, you should just hang up the phone like the San Antonio Spurs did just now. We are willing to trade this year's No. 3, No. 6, and No. 11, three first-round picks for your No. 2 pick. How about that?

"Ha!" Billy King sneered, "What are you dreaming about? You know, this is a weak year for the draft. Except for Duncan and Han Yi, it would have been difficult for others to even enter the lottery last year. I know you are smart, but I am not a fool!"

Auerbach nodded, "Tell me what you want. You are a smart man. You know, there are not many opportunities to kill me!"

Billy King smiled, "That's what you said. We want your core team, last year's No. 6 pick Antoine Walker, as well as Eric Williams and Rick Fox, as well as your No. 3 and No. 6 picks this year, and your first-round pick next year!"

"Haha, it's really a big mouth," Auerbach sneered:

"You are really bold. Antoine Walker, Eric Williams, Rick Fox, the top three scorers of our Celtics last season, are all given to you at once, right?"

"Rick Fox is our 91st pick. We have trained them all the way. Eric Williams was selected by us in 1995, and Antoine Walker was selected by us last year. It turns out that we, the Celtics, have trained them all for you, the 76ers, right? "

"And then give you three first-round picks? If you say this year is a weak year, then next year is a big year for the draft. We, the Celtics, are rebuilding the team. Next year's draft will guarantee the top five. In this way, all the young people of our Celtics now and in the future will be given to you, the 76ers!"

"It was you, the Celtics, who asked me to trade him," Billy King said proudly, "If you want to trade him, then trade him. If you don't want to trade him, then forget it. You know, Han Yi is the cornerstone of our team. More importantly, he is a good friend of our Allen Iverson. Allen Iverson strongly recommended that I choose Han Yi. Allen Iverson would be furious if he knew that Han Yi was traded away by me. So you know, I-"

"Okay!"

Auerbach didn't hesitate at all.