On May 23, 2003, the NBA drew lots to decide the order of the draft. On this day, LeBron James, who is known as the strongest high school student in the history of NBA in the United States, announced that he will participate in the draft.
If anyone can get the number one signing, it is bound to sign LeBron James, the strongest high school student in history. That's enough to change the future of the team. What's more, the high quality of this draft has been commented as a once-in-10-year event, which is comparable to the 96 golden generation.
LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, Cameron Anthony and so on are all players who will change the history of NBA in the future. These people, after today's draw, will have a rough idea of their ownership. It's exciting to think about it.
Of course, this is not the real reason why today's lottery ceremony attracted much attention, and its first live audience rating exceeded that of last year's draft. The real reason is only one team - the Houston Rockets.
Last summer, the Houston Rockets made a decision that almost stunned the entire league at that time. Houston Rockets traded all star Steve Francis for Cleveland Cavaliers' first round draft, and then "old cat" Mobley for Pistons' draft from Memphis Grizzlies. In the eyes of all NBA experts at that time, it was a very stupid decision to exchange an all star and a quasi all star for the unreliable first round draft right in the future.
But now, Cleveland Cavaliers are 17-65, ranking at the bottom of the league, with a 25% chance of winning the top spot. Memphis Grizzlies are 28-54, ranking fifth from the bottom of the league, with a 11.9% chance of winning the top spot. Seeing this probability, the owners of the remaining 29 teams in the League were stunned. The combined probability of these two teams is 36.9% to win the top spot.
It is the consensus of many NBA experts to think that the Houston Rockets are among the strong teams. Yao Ming, Boozer and prince all play well, and their future is limitless. In addition, Jordan is not completely old now, and Billups is the biggest surprise. In the next three years, the Houston Rockets will become one of the strongest teams in the NBA. Now, if the Houston Rockets get the strongest high school student ever, especially the strongest high school student, it can just fill the only short board of the Houston Rockets - small forward.
So the result is
Terror! 29 NBA general managers can only think of this word. If you think about it, curse the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Detroit Pistons who traded the two draft rights to the Houston Rockets. But ask yourself, if the Houston Rockets had traded Steve Francis and Mobley for them, most likely they would. After all, next year's draft right, before the game starts, who knows. What's more, although it is known as the draft year, who knows whether these players can play. Kwame Brown, olovcandi, these are lessons from history.
But James, after all, is the strongest champion in history, which is always expected and willing to gamble for.
Damn it, he's so lucky—— 29 NBA general managers swear to themselves. It was Lin Feng who scolded him. Because it was Lin Feng who made these two "absurd" deals.
You know, even if the Houston Rockets don't have a good chance to win the top spot, the Houston Rockets still have a 30.37% (Cleveland Cavaliers 17.8%, Memphis Grizzlies 12.57) chance to get the top spot. And in the top spot position, small forward also has Carmelo Anthony to choose from. The best player of the NCAA season, led Syracuse University to win the first NCAA championship in the history of Syracuse University and won the top four mop (most valuable) player!
It can be said that the only short board small forward position of Houston Rockets this season is bound to be strengthened. Next season's Houston Rockets will be stronger and more perfect. Besides Jordan, Rodman and olajuwan, the rest of the young Houston Rockets are rookies with great potential. It can be said that the Houston Rockets have built a champion team in the next decade.
Terrible! It can only be described as terrible. Many team managers are also more afraid of Lin Feng's eyes. Sacrifice one year (not yet failed) to create a blueprint for a strong champion in the next decade. This wisdom and foresight is frightening. However, many general managers have to sigh that the world's richest man is the world's richest man, and their vision is really beyond their comparison.
Of course, for these general managers, the most worrying thing is not that the Houston Rockets get the number one spot and pick LeBron James, but that the Houston Rockets get the number one spot after they get the number one spot. This is the first time in the 47 year history of NBA. No team has ever won the number one draw and the top ten at the same time, especially in the draft year. If the Houston Rockets really get the number one signing and the top spot signing at the same time, it is a very desperate news for the other 29 teams. Especially in such a draft year.
In this dignified, dreary and even hysterical atmosphere, the 2003 draft draw began.
It was the first time that the 2003 draft drawing conference was broadcast live. This is not only because of LeBron James, the strongest appeal of high school students in history, but also because of the signing of the two Lotto areas of the Houston Rockets, which is really eye-catching.
As the Houston Rockets entered the playoffs, there was no Lotto draw. Lin Feng, Avril and Li Zhiyou sat at home watching the draw.
"Lin, can your team really get the number one signing Avril clenched her pink fists with expectation and uneasiness on her face. Although Avril was not a basketball fan before and did not like basketball, she fell in love with Lin Feng and NBA. No, to be exact, I fell in love with the Houston Rockets. Seeing the exhausted defeat of Houston Rockets in the Los Angeles Lakers, the punk princess, who never refused to lose, didn't sleep well for several days. Lin Feng, who was also tired, almost didn't break his waist after listening to several "girl friends" in one night.
Lin Feng introduced James to Avril, saying that with this man, the Houston Rockets will become the only candidate for the championship. After hearing that LeBron James is known as the strongest high school student in history and watching his video, Avril has a bright face. One year's NBA watching career has also made Avril understand that the first prerequisite for playing in the NBA is physical fitness. With James's calf like body, who can resist the same position in NBA! Therefore, Avril is eager for James to sign the Houston Rockets. For this reason, Avril openly called on James to come to Houston Rockets on various occasions, and threatened that as long as James could come to Houston Rockets, Avril would go to his alma mater to open a small concert for free.
Avril this argument came out, the whole NBA stunned. NBA President David Stern was even more angry, but he was helpless. Although the NBA restricts all draft players, teams are not allowed to contact them in advance. But Avril doesn't belong to any team. Although she has a lot to do with Lin Feng, she can only represent herself. This is undoubtedly a headache for stern.
You know, Avril is just 19 years old this year. Her punk style is very popular with American youth of similar age. Most of the students at St. Vincent - St. Mary high school, James' alma mater, are Avril fans. After Avril's remarks were publicized by many media, the students of St. Vincent - St. Mary high school frequently called for James to go to Houston Rockets, so that they can witness Avril and feel the charm of Avril. James also expressed his position in major public places, saying that he is also a Avril fan and a Jordan fan, hoping to go to Houston Rockets and play with Jordan in the same team.
James's remarks naturally attracted the dissatisfaction of the general managers of the other 29 NBA teams. You should know that James can not only improve the competitive level of a team, but also bring tens of millions of dollars of business income for the team he joined because of his popularity and market appeal. How can it be that such a talent is willing to go to Houston Rockets now.
Under the joint protest of the general managers of 29 NBA teams, stern had to brazenly call Lin Feng, hoping that Lin Feng could make Avril stop making these radical behaviors, so as not to damage the harmonious atmosphere among the NBA teams. We all eat in the same bowl to save face. Although Avril's behavior is totally personal, it has nothing to do with Lin Feng. But the relationship between Avril and Lin Feng is so ambiguous. If Avril doesn't get Lin Feng's advice, who believes!
Therefore, in desperation, stern had to brazenly plead with Lin Feng instead of issuing a ticket as usual.
For David Stern's request, Lin Feng is very embarrassed to say that Avril did it, and he can't do anything with the personality of punk princess. However, under Stern's repeated entreaties, Lin Fengcai reluctantly agrees to give Avril a try, so as not to stimulate James and the general managers of the other 29 teams.
"By the way, Lin, why did you promise stern that old fox at the beginning? Otherwise, if I appeal a few more times, James will definitely be our dish." Avril looked at the live TV screen showing the introduction of some players who participated in this year's draft.
Lin Feng smiles.
"Well, Avril, some things are too good to be good. After all, if we want to play the game, we have to abide by the rules of the game. It is not necessarily a good thing to be a public enemy of the whole people. What's more, James can't run as long as Jordan is here and two Lotto teams are signed in the lottery area! " Lin Feng said with a confident smile. Cleveland Cavaliers like "history" generally get the worst record in the league, Lin Feng is sure that James will definitely be drawn by Cleveland Cavaliers, that is, by his own team. In this case, Lin Feng really didn't have much to worry about. Of course, before the dust settled, Lin Feng was always a little nervous.
Avril doesn't care. If Lin Feng had become the public enemy of the whole people, would he care about this one?
"Well, the draw has officially begun! Let's see what luck we have! " Lin Feng pointed to the TV and said. Lest Avril is a big crosstalk, let Lin Feng don't know how to answer( To be continued, if you want to know the future, please log in www.qidian.com , more chapters, support authors, support legitimate reading!)