I can't be a basketball god

Chapter 7 The 2003 Draft Lottery
Time is running out, and while Ye Feng is working hard to improve his own strength, he also sets his sights on NBA games.

In a blink of an eye, on April 4, after a season of long-distance running in the regular season, all the teams that got tickets to the playoffs were produced.

The Mosaic team that Ye Feng is more concerned about, with Yao Ming joining, is still a little bit behind, with a gap of half a win, behind the Suns, only ranked 9th, missed the playoffs, and can go home to fish.

As a shooting guard, Ye Feng naturally also pays attention to the situation of the "four big shooting guards".

Kobe's Lakers team is only ranked No.5, and will compete with No.4 Timberwolves led by Garnett.

Both Iverson and McGrady made it to the playoffs in the Eastern Conference, but Carter's Raptors fell behind.

Last season, the Raptors, who were ranked sixth in the Eastern Conference, had great ambitions. They directly put their record to the bottom of the league, just to grab LeBron James, the number one high school student in the United States once in 50 years.

It's a pity that the Raptors ran into the more ruthless Nuggets and Cavaliers. These two teams directly played the same record of 17 wins and 65 losses. The last throne.

Coupled with the desperation of the Heat and Clippers, this year, the degree of desperation in rebuilding is almost the same as the first crazy year in history, 1997.

After all, in addition to James, the "proud son of heaven", there are Anthony, Wade, Bosh and other talented youngsters participating in this year's draft.

Every team that intends to become stronger is naturally the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, one bad and another bad.

The next time is the fight of the playoffs.

In the first round, the magic spell that McGrady failed to show in the first round appeared, and he fell behind first, and he and his cousin Carter were the companions of the world.

In the second round, Iverson and Kobe were both eliminated.

The Lakers dynasty failed to take another step forward, and fell under the iron heel of the Spurs' odd-numbered year championship law.

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Big Apple, May 5.

Ye Feng looked away from the NBA arena again.

Don't ask, if you ask, the NBA draft lottery will be held, and the next step will be the opening of the draft training camp.

There is not much time for Ye Feng to relax, and the draft competition has begun to ignite.

As the host and NCAA No.1, Anthony was invited to attend the ceremony.

Of course, as the No. [-] high school student in the United States, James will also be present as the face of the NBA in the future.

The peerless twins meet again after one year.

Wade, Chris Bosh, Hinrich and other draft favorites were also invited to the venue to watch.

See the excitement of the draft lottery?Ye Feng just didn't bother to look at it.

"Will there be any lucky ones in this year's lottery?"

"Last season, Hugh City won the No. 8.9 lottery with a probability of [-]%. Selecting Yao Ming is a huge profit."

"Those shameless guys who are madly playing poorly, if they can't get a satisfactory pick, it will be a lot of fun."

"..."

At this time, a lottery machine was placed on the main stage, and 14 table tennis balls marked with numbers were put into it.

4 number balls appear randomly when rolling, combined into a lucky number...

In fact, half an hour before the announcement of all the answers, the 'lottery' step has been completed under the supervision of NBA officials, 14 team representatives, and lottery accountants.

The top three draft picks will be placed in three envelopes respectively.

The player representatives are in front of the stage, ready to start their expression management.

The tension on the face before the announcement, the surprise and disappointment after the mystery was revealed.

By the way, have they already watched "On the Personal Training of Actors" before?

Commissioner David Stern announces the results of the draft lottery starting from low to high.

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"The 2003 NBA Draft Lottery, the team that received the fifth pick in the first round of the 2003 NBA Draft was... from the Miami Heat!"

Pat Riley frowned, and Caron Butler, the supernova player representative, had a calm face.

The Heat had the fourth-worst record last season, with a 13.7% probability of the No. [-] pick, and only got a not-so-bad fifth overall pick. The result is still passable.

"The 2003 NBA Draft Lottery, the team that received the fourth pick in the first round of the 2003 NBA Draft was... from the Toronto Raptors!"

Hearing this result, the head of the Raptors, Carter, looked a little unnatural.

The Raptors are willing to give up the playoffs, just want to use the top three picks to find him a scorer.

As a result, the third-to-last record, with a 13.8 probability of being the number one lottery, only got a fourth overall pick.

What the hell, is it that difficult to give me a number one lottery?
"The 2003 NBA Draft Lottery, the team that received the third overall pick in the first round of the 2003 NBA Draft was... the Denver Nuggets!"

Marcus Camby's face is indifferent, and the general manager of the Nuggets Colangelo is not good.

In order to play badly, the Nuggets copied the bad play strategy of the Celtics in 97.

Even the owner of the team went off in person, called the management, and ordered the head coach to keep the losing streak.

As a result, the Nuggets, who were aiming at the peerless twins, only got the third overall pick.

Fuck the 13.8% probability of being the No. [-] lottery, I only want the No. [-] lottery at least!
What's the matter with giving me a flower lottery?

"The 2003 NBA Draft Lottery, the team that got the No. 2003 pick in the first round of the [-] NBA Draft was...from the Detroit Pistons!"

"..."

In fact, no news is the best news.

The general manager of the Pistons had a smile on his face. They have won the No. [-] record in the Eastern Conference this season!

Now preparing for the Eastern Conference Finals.

In the end, he got the second overall pick. Wouldn't it be a surprise!

This is thanks to the Grizzlies. In 97, the veteran Thorpe was used in exchange for a second pick.

Almost!
Had the No. [-] pick been drawn, the Pistons might not have laughed.

Because, the Grizzlies set a limit, if the No. [-] pick is selected, it will be replaced by a year's draft pick.

The current Grizzlies probably want to scold their mothers.

James and Anthony! !

Getting one of them at will is the cornerstone of the team's rise!

In the end, for a fat Thorpe, what was missed?
The Grizzlies can imagine that right now.

"Finally, congratulations to the Cleveland Cavaliers. They won the No. 2003 pick in the [-] draft lottery with the last record."

As early as when the second pick was revealed, the Cavaliers' player representative Ricky Davis was jumping with excitement.

I won the lottery.

25% probability, I succeeded!

LeBron James, you can come to the Cavaliers to assist him.

The general manager of the Cavaliers was very high-spirited, but he secretly called out a good word in his heart.

In order to win the "chosen son" James, the Cavaliers traded out their team's top three scorers.

For this reason, when the head coach John Lucas was unwilling to perform the task of losing, he immediately swung his knife decisively and replaced a head coach to continue leading the loss.

For this one, the No. [-] pick, the Cavaliers have paid more than you can imagine.

But, now that the dust has settled, it's all worth it.

Because, that man, James, got it! !
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Off the court, James, who came to watch the ceremony, smiled lightly at the result.

Anthony's complexion was a little bad, because he knew that the number one scholar was getting farther and farther away from him.

although…

The media is still advocating that this is an era of peerless twins, but after tonight, the prediction of the No. [-] pick can already be removed from the prediction of the draft pick.

Because, it is already obvious, there is only one answer.

He was not reconciled, and there was nothing he could do.

Who told him he didn't grow up in Akron?

Perhaps, this reason was just his last stubbornness.

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(End of this chapter)