When he walked up to him, Old Nelson opened his hands and hugged Sun Hao.

This old man is really temperamental.

The two of them started chatting quickly.

During the chat, Sun Hao knew the reason why Paul Fu had been disappearing. It turned out that he and Old Nelson had been communicating on the phone.

Because he was afraid of being heard by others, Fu Paul ran to a corner where no one was going to make a call.

And there are many twists and turns in this deal.

Among the teams Sun Hao tried, the Jazz team with the highest pick was the 23rd pick.

The Mavericks and the Knicks had already negotiated and were planning to use Eric Strickland to directly exchange for the opponent's draft pick.

But the Knicks felt that Strickland was not worth a first round and wanted the Mavericks to add the 31st pick in the second round.

Negotiations remained stalemate until after the draft began.

After knowing through internal channels that the Jazz had confirmed that they would not want Sun Hao, but Stevenson, the Mavericks turned around and started negotiating with the Bulls again.

But the Bulls Klaus' appetite is bigger than that of the Knicks, so he directly wants the Mavericks' No. 12 pick.

The Mavericks were forced to talk to the Knicks again, but the Knicks had already traded the draft pick to others by this time.

And knowing that the Bulls may also choose Sun Hao, the Mavericks missed the opportunity, so they had to start tug-of-war negotiations with the Bulls.

It was not until the Jazz finished their choice that the two teams finished their trade.

In other words, Sun Hao was not chosen by the Bulls, but by the Mavericks.

As for Kukoc, after Jordan retired and Pippen left, he did not want to rebuild with the Bulls, and he had the idea of ​​leaving the team last season.

It's just that because he has two years of contract, it's a bit difficult for the team to trade him.

Now the contract is only one year left, and Kukoc led the team last season proved that he could not be the leader.

Of course, the most important thing is that Kukochi does not sell tickets.

So for Klaus, he is a bargaining chip with certain trading value.

Now he and the No. 24 draw bring back a lottery show and a "fully developed" dual-athlete guard. This deal is sure to make a profit in Klaus's eyes.

After listening to the tortuous stories, Sun Hao felt that being a manager was actually quite interesting.

The seemingly calm talent show is undercurrent every year, and many wonderful stories happen.

Just like the New Orleans Hornets used Divac to exchange Kobe, just like the Bulls used him and Kukoc to exchange Thomas.

I just don’t know what he would think of as a general manager at the old fox level in a few years if he was hit hard.

It should be more annoyed than Bob Bass, the Hornets' general manager.

After chatting with old Nelson, Sun Hao also knew his next plan.

He wouldn't go to Dallas right away, but would go directly to Long Beach, Los Angeles with a few rookies selected by the team, where he would compete in the Southern California Summer League.

The Summer League is where NBA teams inspect marginal players, and most of the players participating are players without guaranteed contracts.

Of course, in addition to this, rookies and sophomores are also very important components of this league.

Rookies also include those who are selected and those who are not selected.

Sun Hao is still very familiar with the Summer League. He also visited the Las Vegas Casino League in his previous life.

Of course, the current summer league is somewhat different from the summer league he knows.

At this time, the summer league was only two events: Southern California Summer League and Rocky Mountain Summer League.

Rocky Mountain Summer League is more famous. In 1998, two years ago, 16 teams participated in the competition.

The Southern California Summer League is relatively less famous, but Sun Hao is also familiar with it.

The reason is no different. It is the first summer league that the Chinese men's basketball team participated in.

It was in 1996. In order to prepare for the Atlanta Olympics, the Chinese men's basketball team participated in the summer league at that time.

Although he failed to win, the game between the Chinese men's basketball team and the Lakers became a classic.

Kobe, who was still a rookie at the time but was already called "rookie.phenomena", scored 36 points against the Chinese men's basketball team and led the team to win.

But the men's basketball team also performed very well, especially Hu Weidong, who came on as a substitute, competed against Kobe, and scored 6 three-pointers and scored 30 points.

It was that game that attracted Hu Weidong's attention to the NBA. The Mavericks presented him with a 10-day short contract in 1998.

But Hu Weidong failed to make a move due to a right knee injury at that time, which also became a great regret for domestic fans at that time.

However, there was God's will in the dark. Four years later, Sun Hao stepped onto this arena again.

Sun Hao was selected, but his draft was not over yet, and the first round pick would ask for a final makeup photo.

This is a commemoration, and it is also a material for who will become famous in the future.

Of course, everyone was wearing talent shows at this time.

Moreover, Sun Hao was not alone when he took photos.

This year the Mavericks are moving frequently in the draft.

In addition to Sun Hao, they also have two rookies.

One is Contney Alexander, who was selected from the 13th pick from the trade, and the 1.96-meter-long striker.

Another one is Donnie Harvey, who was selected at 31st pick, and the 2.03-meter forward swinger.

Alexander Sun Hao is not very familiar with him, but Harvey still has an impression of him. This person is at the level of a legend in the future in CBA.

Because of height, Sun Hao stood in the middle of the c position.

Sun Hao hugged his hands around his chest, Alexander looked a little restrained with his hands behind his back, and Harvey stretched out his hand and smiled.

With a set photo, the Mavericks' Big Three Summer League will be available.

After taking the final makeup photo, the talent show over there is almost over.

The summer league was played in Long Beach, Los Angeles' second largest city, but the report was two days later.

This is also the buffer time left by each team for rookies.

If you are selected, you will definitely be celebrating.

Except for Su Qun who was going back to get the manuscript, Sun Hao and the others left Madison Square Garden and went outside to celebrate.

...

Madison Square Garden League Draft Office.

Stern sat there with a smile.

What makes him so happy is certainly not this year's draft.

In the New Year of the Draft, it is difficult to produce any basketball superstar, so naturally there is no "Jordan successor" he wants to find.

It is naturally Sun Hao who can make him so happy.

After the first round draft, he returned to the office and sent Sun Hao's information to his desk one by one.

He needs to know Sun Hao and then see how much it can open the door to the Chinese market this time.

The more he understands, the happier he becomes.

Although Sun Hao has many shortcomings, such as being short, having average defense and organization.

But he also has advantages, such as accurate projection, high ball quotient, big heart, and strong willpower.

Defense and organization can improve, and the big heart and willpower are innate.

As for height, he already has a history of changes in height from Sun Hao when he was 13 years old to now.

It has grown 43cm in 5 years, and it is still very irregular. Who knows whether he will grow in the future?

Even if it is not long, 1.83 meters to hit the point guard is enough.

In NBA, there are actually two types of heights, one is registered height, and the other is actual height measurement.

Most players use registered height, and this registered height often has some moisture.

There are some higher reports here, such as the representative ones, such as Iverson registration, which is 1.83 meters, but in fact it is only between 1.78 meters and 1.80 meters.

Of course, there are also those who are shorter. Durant's registered height is 2.06 meters, but in fact he is 2.08 meters.

The reason for these problems is that NBA has height requirements for each position.

Many players will naturally have some moisture in order to play their favorite positions.

But Sun Hao is different. Because Sun Hao did not participate in the joint trial, his height was measured by all teams during the trial trial.

The bare feet are measured to be 1.83 meters. If you wear shoes and add some moisture, you will be registered with a height of 1.88 meters.

This height scorer is barely enough.

The registered height of the nba's well-known dual-powered guard, "logo man" Jerry West is 1.88 meters.

So after understanding it completely, Stern came to a conclusion: Sun Hao is a person with more advantages than disadvantages.
To be continued...