Starting from the last bus in the NBA

Chapter 270 Draft Situation
"That's it?"

Yao Ming's voice was full of doubts. Obviously, he is still a bit unfamiliar with the NBA.

That's right, although the NBA has begun to spread in China, most of the CCTV live broadcasts and some programs.

Then, there are some bright news.

"That's right, in this year's NBA draft, there are indeed a few rookies who look pretty good.

But you, that is, the level of the lottery zone, are not enough to compete for the No. [-] pick in the NBA. "

……

Now that this topic is brought up, Wang Hao doesn't mind talking nonsense, just chat casually.

"The NBA draft is actually divided into big and small years, that is, how good are the rookies in this year.

For example, the 1996 draft is the NBA's most recognized draft year in recent years.

Iverson, Kobe and other stars, before participating in the draft, they were already eye-catching enough.

As for the young draft year, for example, last year, this batch of rookies was really horrible. "

……

The first time I heard about the draft, Yao Ming immediately became interested. It turns out that there are so many skills in the draft!

"And what about this year?"

"This year, it's actually not bad, although it's not a draft year, but it's not too bad.

For example, Kwame Brown, Tyson Chandler, and Spain's Gasol, these people are very good.

Big players are rare no matter where they are. Once they participate in the draft, as long as they don't perform too badly, they will not be selected low. "

"Tyson Chandler?"

Hearing this name, Yao Ming's two big eyebrows began to dance again, and his tone was a little weird, which meant it.

"Is this guy a good draft pick?"

Wang Hao smiled. Of course he knew that Tyson Chandler became the guiding light for Yao Ming to enter the NBA.

"That's right, that Tyson Chandler you know."

"Is his draft stock going well?"

Yao Ming did remember that when he participated in Nike's activities, he met the famous Tyson Chandler.

This guy's physical fitness is not bad, but his technique is simply a mess.

Listening to Wang Hao now, Tyson Chandler's draft market seems to be pretty good.

"Of course, the top picks can basically guarantee the top three picks."

"No. [-] pick? Top three?"

"No way, the ones who received the most attention this year are these big men."

Not only that, Wang Hao also chatted with Yao Ming about Kwame Brown and Gasol.

Yao Ming knew Gasol, he met him in the international competition.

As for Kwame Brown, the draft market is very exaggerated.

Although Wang Hao said that Tyson Chandler has a chance to win the champion, but the chance is not great.

NBA29 teams choose between Kwame Brown and Tyson Chandler, most of them will choose the former.

Even if Yao Ming participates in the draft this year, to be honest, the chances are not great.

Unless during the trial training, there is an opportunity for Yao Ming and Kwame Brown to play a game.

Prove the strength of both sides with the actual record, otherwise, the American media will not recognize Yao Ming.

"How about it, Dayao, are you going to come to the NBA this year?"

Hearing the question from Wang Hao's people, Yao Ming couldn't help but look a little sad, he knew what was wrong without saying anything.

"It's still early, I'm not in a hurry!"

There is nothing he can do about it, and some things are not up to him.

"It's still early? Dayao, you are already 21 years old, and you will be 22 next year."

If possible, Wang Hao still wants to persuade Yao Ming to enter the NBA earlier, which is good for Yao Ming.

"Oh, of course I know, but I still want to help the Shanghai team win a first-class championship.

Moreover, the Shanghai team has already promised me that as long as they win the championship next season, they will let me leave. "

It can be seen that Yao Ming really can't do it immediately today, not only can't, but also doesn't want to.

After all, it was the team that trained him since he was a child. It would be a lie to say that he has no feelings at all.

If possible, Yao Ming is still willing to help the Shanghai team win a championship, and then leave.

It's a pity that Yao Ming never expected that the team he loves doesn't love him the same way.

You know, the conditions that the Shanghai team set for Yao Ming's departure were simply because they didn't want him to leave.

If Yao Ming hadn't threatened to retire and his attitude was extremely tough, he probably wouldn't have been able to join the NBA.

Of course, these are things that haven't happened yet, so naturally Wang Hao won't tell Yao Ming.

Having said that, people thought he was crazy!
Finally, the fourth game of the NBA Finals began, the fourth game in Philadelphia.

Because it was a fight to the death, Iverson really went all out, throwing himself out of the air time and time again.

It is estimated that after this game, countless new injuries will be added to his body.

It's a pity that sometimes hard work doesn't really pay off.

Especially when the strength gap between the two sides is extremely obvious, the efforts at this time seem a little pale.

Not to mention, after the finals, O'Neal fully demonstrated his unrivaled dominance.

Facing Mutombo, O'Neal killed again and again.

It can be said that after the four finals, O'Neal turned Mutombo's best defensive player this year into a joke.

Not to mention, in addition to O'Neal, there is Kobe.

Bryant showed a bloodthirsty side to his hometown fans, especially those who were unwilling to choose his hometown.

It seems that Kobe just wanted to tell the fans and the digital team in Philadelphia that you ignored me back then, but today I let you down.

109:98
Without any surprises, the Lakers once again won the game by a big score, winning with an absolute advantage of 4:0.

It can be seen that the league also hopes to continue the game, not to mention seven games, six games is still good.

It's a pity that the digital team is not strong!
Of course, Iverson has tried his best and scored a team-high 37 points in the game.

Even the rest of the digital team were forced to give full play in this game.

But in the end, he still lost.

For the Lakers, the OK combination scored 60 points, 25 rebounds and 10 assists.

This kind of performance is simply unrivaled.

Throughout the series, Iverson averaged 36 points per game. It can be said that he has tried his best.

It's just that, facing O'Neal's average of 33+15.6 per game and Kobe's 25+7+6, it is still far from enough.

With his unquestionable performance and crazy statistics, O'Neal was once again crowned Finals MVP.

Watching O'Neal take over the trophy, while being happy, Kobe also had a strange look in his eyes.

Because Wang Hao has been staring at Kobe from the beginning to the end, and he and Kobe are still familiar, and he felt this strangeness.

How should I put it, Kobe's heart did change.

It's not enough to be jealous, because of his performance in the finals, O'Neal is indeed unrivaled.

However, he was a little unconvinced in his heart.

Before the finals, Kobe's performance was actually no worse than O'Neal's, and Kobe was also a strong contender for the best player.

But in the finals, his state suddenly declined.

This is where Kobe is unconvinced. In Kobe's view, this is just because his state is a little bit worse.

Of course, Wang Hao doesn't really care about what Kobe thinks, anyway, the OK team will split up sooner or later.

With Kobe's character, he can only be the boss of the team, but not the second.

So, unless O'Neill is willing to let the second child go, otherwise, the two will have to break up sooner or later.

As for whether O'Neal is willing to be the second child of the team, it is not difficult to guess, he definitely does not want to!

On the second day, the national team was still discussing the situation of the NBA Finals.

Obviously, the performance of the Lakers really shocked him a little.

O'Neal's invincibility, Kobe and Iverson's omnipotence, simply make them unimaginable.

But at this moment, when they looked at Wang Hao, they suddenly had a lot of different emotions.

You know, Wang Hao is one of the four major shooting guards in the NBA, on the same level as Kobe and Iverson.

Unexpectedly, they could become teammates with such a player!

In the following time, the national team will train step by step. In addition, they are also actively preparing for the warm-up match.

The reason why I came to the United States on purpose is actually to play a few warm-up matches with the American teams.

Among them, in addition to the efforts of the Basketball Association, there are also invitations from the NBA. There are no NBA teams, but there is also a summer league!

That's right, it has basically been confirmed that it is the NBA's summer league team that will play against the Huaxia team.

Currently, summer league teams have been identified alongside the Sonics and Mavericks.

In addition, the NBA also organizes a team dominated by free agents.

To be honest, this stuff is pretty unreliable.

The NBA's summer league teams, to put it bluntly, are a group of rookies and free agents who can't find work.

Moreover, neither the Sonics nor the Mavericks have high draft picks this year, and it is estimated that there are no high-ranked players.

Not only that, but the so-called free agent team organized by the NBA is actually just some marginal players.

The real big-name free agent, who is willing to participate?
According to Wang Hao's estimation, at this time, it is estimated that these teams have not yet formed.

Moreover, the games of these teams are probably based on individual performances, and it is not easy to play tactics.

This doesn't mean much to the Huaxia team.

"Wang, how is the holiday?"

"Willie, I don't have time to enjoy the holidays. I entered the China National Team and I'm still training beautifully recently."

"Yes, there is such a thing, it seems that the Chinese national team will play two games with our summer league team.

Will you be there?My God, I thought we could easily beat the Huaxia team! "

"Willie, you are thinking too simply. Even without me, the Huaxia team would not be so easy to defeat."

……

After talking for a while, Willie Walker finally got to the point, which is related to this year's NBA draft.

"Wang, do you have any recommendations for this year?"

Last season, Quentin Richardson and Michael Reed were selected with a very low pick, and the Sonics completely missed the mark.

As the general manager, Willie Walker is naturally praised by everyone.

No, it was another year's draft time, so he was naturally willing to ask Wang Hao again.

On the one hand, as the absolute core of the team, Willie Walker did this to make Wang Hao feel respected.

More importantly, as the top of the regular season list last season, the Supersonics' acquisition of the pick is actually very ordinary.

In other words, picking up the leak is the only chance.

If it was really a high draft pick, Willie Walker would not hand over the pick so easily.

For the 2001 draft, Wang Hao still has some impressions.

Pau Gasol, Tony Parker and many other international players began to emerge in the NBA.

In addition, including Joe Johnson, Zach Randolph, and Sean Battier and many other well-known NBA players.

If you can get Kwame Brown, or Tyson Chandler, that is naturally the best.

It's just that this is impossible. The Supersonics don't have such a high pick. As for the deal, it's a bit uneconomical.

More importantly, today's Supersonics lineup has initially taken shape, and what is needed is reinforcement, not reorganization.

For the Sonics' goal for next season, it is still rushing out of the West, so the Lakers and Spurs are the opponents they must face.

O'Neal and Duncan are also what they must target.

Although there is PJ Brown in the Sonics, it is not enough, and it is far from enough.

McCoy Gerani is a little weaker, his only role is tonnage, and he may not be able to hold O'Neal.

And Patrick Ewing, this guy is almost 40 years old, no one knows if he will still play next season?
Even if he is willing to fight, how much strength can he display?
As for other insiders, to be honest, they can be changed.

As for Lewis, he is not a traditional insider, and his offense is okay, so don't count on him for defense.

"Zach Randolph, Brandon Heywood, Gerald Wallace, Tony Parker, Gilbert Arenas, and Memet Okur!"

Combined with the draft picks in the hands of the Supersonics, Wang Hao gave such an answer.

It's just that among these people, Wang Hao is actually most optimistic about Parker, and the others are very average.

Randolph and Arenas are personality problems. Although they are very capable, they will definitely cause trouble in the team.

As for Brandon Haywood and Mehmet Okur, this is obviously used to deal with O'Neal.

However, whether the two can really deal with O'Neill is not necessarily a matter.

As for Gerald Wallace, Richard Jefferson and others, they are not in urgent need of the Supersonics.

In Wang Hao's view, to deal with the Lakers, it is better to continue to speed up than to seek an inside line that can compete with O'Neal.

Of course, these decisions are not made by Wang Hao alone.

Among them, in the draft forecast, the highest draft pick is naturally Zach Randolph, who looks like this in the middle of the first round.

As for the draft picks in the hands of the Sonics, one is the 26th pick in the first round and the 10th pick in the second round.

To be honest, these two draft picks don't actually have too many options, and most of them are left over from other people's picks.

It's just that, in the 2001 NBA draft, there were still many very good players.

2001 was not a big year for the draft, Yao Ming was willing to participate, let alone the No. [-] pick, the top three were guaranteed.

It's just that the draft structure in 2001 was the kind of team with few super players but a high success rate.

The ceiling of this year's rookies should be Gasol and Tony Pat, but there are not a few who have successfully stayed in the NBA.

(End of this chapter)