Chapter 87 The 2000 NBA Draft (6K(2/3)
Who will be the No. 1 pick?
Originally, Tkoglu, who was fighting for five or three, fell all the way after the trial training. Where would it hit the limit?
Predictive Lotto Show Jamal Crawford played against "King of Street Ball" Alstom today at Rock Park, with no difference.
The tacos made by Barkley’s wife today are super delicious.
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From basketball to basketball, from basketball to things that are completely unrelated to basketball.
In the commentary, Barkley was really relaxed and grasped the audience's mind accurately.
Because they were close, Sun Hao could probably hear clearly what they were saying.
"Kenny, have you brought enough $1,000 today?"
As he chatted, Barkley suddenly asked.
Kenny Smith didn't react at the first time, and only after he reacted did he realize that he was talking about the previous bet.
"How did you think about it?"
Smith replied with a smile, Barkley felt like he had won.
"Christina is about to celebrate her tenth birthday, I'm ready to buy something for her, she loves the hats near Broadway."
Barkley really thought about it, and even thought about where to buy it.
These words made Ernie Johnson and the Magician laugh.
"I can give the hat to Christina as a birthday gift, but you will lose tonight, Magic, tell him who the Lakers are going to choose tonight."
Smith can't wait to see Barkley get embarrassed.
The magician laughed and didn't say anything. Now that the talent show has not started, he can't say anything.
But the fight between these two is really fun.
Sun Hao was very happy to listen to it from behind. Don’t say it, this scene is really similar to domestic crosstalk.
Watching crosstalk, time flies quickly.
More than two hours later, Stern smiled and walked from behind the scenes to the front stage.
Sun Hao also turned his attention to the stage.
Stern is now fifty and eighty, and his hair is mostly white.
Just like when people realized the greatness of his paintings after Van Gogh's death, fans did not realize the great contribution he made to the NBA in history until Stern retired.
It was this old man who was nearly 70 years old who pushed NBA to the world step by step and achieved the prosperity of basketball.
Smart and wise, far-sighted.
Of course, fans have not yet realized these things.
When he came out, there were booing.
The NBA saw its fourth suspension in history last year. Stern's tough attitude in the negotiations attracted many fans' dissatisfaction.
In addition to the usual referee scripts and other things, all the dissatisfaction is vented in the talent show.
Especially the scene is mostly New York fans, most of them are the ones who don’t bother to watch the fun.
Stern was very calm, lowered his head and did not speak. He smiled and spoke after the booing stopped.
"Gentlemen and ladies, good evening, warmly welcome everyone to the show..."
With Stern's familiar voice, the curtain of the 2000 NBA Draft officially kicked off.
"The first pick in the first round of 2000 belongs to the New Jersey Nets, and they have five minutes to consider."
After talking about the ownership of the No. 1 pick, Stern then walked back to the scenes.
That night, he was going to come in and out through that door twenty-nine times.
After Stern left, the scene was extremely noisy.
Who will the Nets choose as the No. 1 pick? This is what fans and media have been discussing since before the season ends and has been discussing it until now.
He is far from the ranking he may have, and Sun Hao's mentality is relatively relaxed.
He also recalled many familiar clips in his mind.
The New Jersey Nets were founded in 1967 and are one of the 11 teams in the ABA League.
Basketball in the 1960s was not that popular, and the team's experience in that era was as difficult and turbulent as most other teams.
Even this team can be described as being displaced, with their initial season playing back and forth between six different cities.
But there is one thing that is very special about this team, he is a New Jersey team that plays the New York label.
As the name suggests, this team that was originally labeled as New Jersey because of its founding in New Jersey actually spent most of its time in New York.
From the Cormack Arena on Long Island, New York, to the Island Garden Arena in West Hampstead, and even the Barclays Center Arena in Brooklyn.
What they have been doing is to get close to New York, the most beautiful goddess in North America, and then enter her.
So for New York fans, although the Nets are called New Jersey Nets, they all know that this is a New York team.
This is another reason why the scene is so noisy.
The Nets are their second home team.
The advantage of being a time traveler is that Sun Hao is now like God, and he knows that Martin will be elected No. 1.
So when Su Qun and Lasso argued about who was the top scorer, he could be like a happy melon-eating crowd.
Five minutes later, Stern appeared on the stage again.
"The first pick in the first round of 2000, the New Jersey Nets chose... Kenyon Martin, 2.06-meter power forward, from the University of Cincinnati."
When Stern announced the result, cheers from New York fans rang out.
The argument between Su Qun and Lasso next to Sun Hao finally stopped.
Martin, like Duncan, went to the NBA for four years after studying in college. He has excellent university data and outstanding physical talent.
However, the two of them have completely different styles of play. The Nets chose him when the latter was injured, which was actually a bit helpless.
They are lucky, with only a 4.4% chance of getting the No. 1 pick;
But unfortunately, they caught up with a nearly out of talent show;
The previous rookies included Brand, Francis, Odom, and the next one included Tyson Chandler, Paul Gasol, and Joe Johnson.
But this time, there is no one else they have to choose except Martin.
The so-called top pick is the kind that can be used to build a team.
Swift is indeed able to run and jump like Barkley said, like a buck, but even if he jumps out of space, he can't change the fact that his skills are rough.
Not to mention Darius Myers and Marcus Fitzer, they are much worse than Martin.
However, as a time traveler, Sun Hao doesn't think so.
Whether a rookie can become a talent is actually very related to the environment.
If Kwame Brown did not go to Jordan's Wizards, if Milicic did not go to the Pistons where Larry Brown was, their achievements would definitely be better than in history.
Similarly, if you put Rose and Wade in this era, because of the existence of the handcheck rules, their performance will definitely not be as good as history.
There are few historical super giants like O'Neal and Jabbar who are so strong that they can change the rules. After all, most players can only adapt to the rules and the environment.
The draft continues, and the team's choice is not much different from what Sun Hao knows.
The Vancouver Grizzlies, the second pick, chose the inside spring man Swift;
Darius Myers, the 2.10-meter-long Los Angeles Clippers;
The fourth pick of the Chicago Bulls chose Marcus Fezer, a short and stubborn inside player with a weight of 2.03 meters and 117 kg;
The Orlando Magic, who was fifth overall, chose 2.03-meter small forward Mike Miller;
The choices of each team are the same as what Sun Hao knows about.
Four of the top five picks are inside players!
Because of Jordan's second retirement, super insiders like O'Neal and Duncan began to dominate the league.
Just as the teams chose the striker to defend Jordan at the beginning, the teams are now targeting big men and choosing to die.
Not to choose the next Duncan O'Neal, but also to choose the one who can compete with them on the court.
Even at this moment, Sun Hao suddenly felt that his height in China was largely affected by the NBA.
But like most things, they just follow the same thing, and there are problems in order to save trouble.
When he first traveled through time, he didn't think too much, but now he suddenly realized that instead of trying to reform, it would be better to solve this problem from the source.
If the person who ruled this era was not O'Neal or Duncan, but became him.
Then, from the swingman era in Jordan's era to the inside era in O'Neal Duncan's era, NBA will naturally turn to his dual-powered era.
To be continued...