NBA, Yao Ming is back!

It's only natural that Duncan took it.

The Spurs have been tanking for so long, isn't it all for him?

Duncan was being interviewed by Craig Seger, the "flower suit" guy. Every high draft pick gets this treatment.

This is the standard procedure.

Popovich was making a victory announcement, which made Auerbach look very unhappy.

"We've acquired players who can change the future of the team."

"He and David will form the best frontcourt duo in the league."

"Trade? Ha! Unless someone offers Jordan, Magic, or Bird in exchange, forget about it."

In the TNT live broadcast room, everyone agreed on this choice without any controversy.

It's as if this is how it should be.

Amid cheers.

Stern produced a second letter.

To be honest.

He was stunned.

It lasted at least half a second.

It's a pity that we're using balls now. If we were drawing envelopes in the 80s, there would have been much more room for maneuver.

Sometimes it's good to miss the past.

But he swore...

He didn't expect it either.

This team...

They actually went all out.

No one knew what had happened.

Looking at Stern's expression.

Experienced people can read it.

Something incredible happened under his control.

Stern looked at the uniformed officers in Philadelphia and nodded silently.

If this weren't a talent show...

I wish I could just give them a kiss right then and there.

no way.

That's the only way to express it.

Sometimes, even if you don't do anything wrong, it seems like God is always on your side.

"Cough cough."

When he announced it again, the highlight reel of Duncan on the screen had stopped.

"In 1997, the Philadelphia 76ers, who had the second overall pick in the first round of the NBA draft, selected..."

"From Shanghai's Great Shark..."

"Yao Ming"

Honestly, that sounds like "it's going to kill you" no matter how you look at it.

So much so that Yao Ming's parents didn't even realize it at first.

Not only were Yao Ming's parents stunned, but Yao Ming himself was almost caught off guard.

"Yao, it's you, it's you! Philadelphia has chosen you!!!"

Pelinka, the fledgling agent, was about to explode with rage.

He had thought that a high school student like Yao Ming could be selected in the first round, or at best, in the middle round.

How could they possibly be selected from among the top few?

In other words, Philadelphia believes that if they cannot acquire Duncan...

Then they picked him; their management and front office believed he was the best big man besides Duncan.

"Yao, it's you! We've chosen you! Go up there, hurry up!"

"Hat, hat!"

Pelinka immediately handed Yao Ming the Philadelphia hat he had on hand.

He originally wanted to help him put it on, but he wasn't tall enough.

"this……"

The scene erupted in uproar.

After all, this isn't 02, when Yao Ming's chances of being selected as the top draft pick were much higher than they are now.

At that time, Yao Ming was considered to be at least in the top three.

He was only 16 years old at that time, and 17 years old when he started the main competition. Just think about it, how many people would choose him?

Yao Ming himself believes that he should at most be around the same level as McGrady.

I defeated McGrady, so maybe I can take McGrady's place.

Did not expect ah.

I never expected this.

Philadelphia is really daring.

"What happened?!"

Boston's uniform staff are about to explode.

snort!

Auerbach's expression turned completely ugly this time, and if it weren't for the need to maintain his composure, he would have turned around and left immediately.

He came in person to win him over, just like Popovich, to show his sincerity.

He really didn't expect this...

There's someone even bolder than me!

Larry Brown actually dared to take such a gamble!

It was even bigger than what I had bet!

He lost because of a lack of courage, which made him wonder if he was...

I'm really getting old.

Auerbach originally thought that sixth place would be enough.

If all else fails, we can definitely get Yao Ming with the third pick.

Yes, Boston originally intended to use extreme crawling.

The third pick will go to Yao Ming.

For a high school student who is not even 17 years old to achieve such a ranking is unprecedented and likely to remain so, even surpassing Kevin Garnett's performance back then.

Garnett completely dominated high school basketball, while Yao Ming didn't; he's never even played in American basketball.

He gambled so much that he believed no one dared to challenge him anymore.

Anyway, they'll have room to grow when they're young.

Let's nurture them gradually.

Even after three or four years of training, he's still just a rookie just starting out on the court.

It's still worth taking the risk.

After learning that Duncan wouldn't be coming, Auerbach spent a long time mentally preparing before choosing Yao Ming instead.

I never expected this.

It's astonishing that someone would use the second pick to choose Yao Ming.

Larry! You really are...

That's fucking ridiculous!

Larry Brown didn't care about any of that; he was the one who kept an eye on Yao Ming during the training camp.

It's just that his physique is too ordinary, so he doesn't stand out at all in the training camp.

After witnessing firsthand how Yao Ming defeated his opponents and gained Laimbeer's trust.

How to get Atai to enjoy a baby-like sleep.

How to forcefully defeat Tracy McGrady, the number one high school player in the United States.

Others might think Lambiel was exaggerating, but he knew very well... it wasn't an exaggeration at all.

That's the perfect material for blue-collar workers!

To have someone like Lambiel! That would be truly...

It is a blessing to have taught for so many years.

Good blue-collar workers are already few and far between, and exceptional blue-collar workers like this are even rarer.

If you're going to gamble on Iverson, then you need to find someone to protect you, someone who's young and can grow together with you.

So he made up his mind right then and there.

Unless the Spurs give it to him.

otherwise.

I would definitely choose him.

As it turns out, the Spurs would definitely draft Duncan.

Then he took the opportunity to sign Yao Ming.

Knowing that Iverson had drawn such a good draft pick made them feel much more at ease.

Because of the expression on his face when he looked at Auerbach.

He almost killed himself.

He immediately understood...

This guy is definitely planning to use the third pick to get Yao Ming.

Thank goodness.

Luckily, I reacted quickly.

If they wanted to give up a later draft pick, that old fox Auerbach would probably have gotten his hands on it.

And even Auerbach was interested in him.

That further proves...

Am I good at judging people?

Auerbach's status in the coaching world is such that even Larry Brown would have to respectfully call him a master.

His professional skills are absolutely commendable.

Of course, his current actions are also a way of affirming himself.

It means, "Look, my vision is on the same level as Auerbach's."

I……

Your vision is truly amazing!

"What? They got it in second place?"

"Is this world really that crazy?"

"He's not even seventeen yet."

The Grizzlies' front office was a bit confused.

The information they received was that Yao Ming would be selected fourth overall.

I originally thought that only a terrible team like them would do something as crazy as picking the fourth pick.

But who would have thought that the first two were actually...

They're even crazier than them.

In other words, unless Duncan fails to be signed.

Otherwise, start from the second, third, and fourth.

They all set their sights on Yao Ming.

In fact, the Grizzlies' management originally intended to use Auerbach, even if they wanted Yao Ming, they would use the sixth pick, which was the absolute limit, because the sixth pick was also in Boston's hands.

This is the most normal choice no matter how you look at it.

Therefore, they felt that they had drawn the fourth lot.

No one would have thought of picking them so early in the morning.

And what was the result? The result was that they were all more cunning than the other.

They're all such good actors!

"How is this possible! How could he have been chosen so early??? My big guy! My great shark!!!"

Hardaway, who was watching the draft, almost smashed his cup in anger.

The Magic finally agreed to his proposal.

They'll take him when they're ready to pick him seventeenth.

How would you know?

How could they be so ruthless!

It's unbelievable that someone would be willing to take it with the second pick.

Are you crazy? What's going on?

Does Philadelphia really think that Kevin Garnett, the high school player they selected with the fifth pick that year, was any better?

Garnett was only a center back then.

You should just give him the runner-up spot.

There was no way around it; the whole place erupted in chaos.

Stern's idea was...

well.

And with such a high draft pick, they secured this young man from the East.

They didn't send him to Boston.

cool.

So cool.

It’s just...

What a perfect script!

He felt that Larry Brown was more pleasing to the eye than he had ever seen in his life.

"this……"

"Old Zhang, our child has been selected?"

"Second in line?"

The team leader of Yao Ming's team was speechless at the first sound of Yao Ming's parents' words.

Because of this news.

This also broke down his psychological defenses.

Second.

This is only the second one.

How could it be second? This is just too...

That's a bit too crazy.

Only Yao Ming stood up easily, put on his hat, waved to the media, and calmly walked onto the stage.

Ugh.

So what if it's the second one?

Although it was somewhat unexpected.

But back then...

But I was number one before.

They were all small-scale events.

I think I got a low score.

Duncan watched as Yao Ming's tall figure walked towards the front of the stage.

He was also somewhat stunned.

Second in line.

Could it be that he...?

Is he really that talented?

Second only to himself?

You see, sometimes it's like this: if you read too many books, you can easily get stuck in your preconceived notions.

Everything will align with one's existing knowledge base.

De-rationalizing oneself.

Iverson was also there, waving his little hand.

He came with a mission: he and Stackhouse are vying for the title of Philadelphia's leader, and both are rookies.

Both players are high scorers.

Just like Larry Brown said...

Maintain good relationships with your blue-collar workers.

That's a must-take course for any super scorer.

Didn't you see that even someone as great as Michael Black had to speak nicely to his own Rodman, and sometimes even had to coax him?

Ok.

I am also a super scorer, or at least a man who will become a super scorer in the future.

I should be more mature now.

Let's extend more goodwill towards our Eastern Rodman and the Asian mountains.

Anything Jordan could do.

I... I can do that too.

Uh.

That short guy, is that... Allen Iverson?

Why is he smiling at me so brightly?

Me and him.

It seems like we don't have much interaction.

Ouch.

Small answer.

I just don't know.

Your future.

Can you still smile at me?

And at that very moment.

The system has been unresponsive for a long time.

Finally, it made its presence known, and a notification popped up—

"Strive for victory."

"If you win the league's pots and pans award for the season, there will be pots and pans as a reward."

"If you can win the MVP or Finals MVP and the championship."

"Then a champion-level reward awaits you."

"remember……"

"You're on the team."

"We can't just give up."

"The reward system will no longer appear during a season of tanking."

"Strive for victory!"

Good guy.

In other words...

In the future.

They don't even have the chance to give up and lie low anymore.

You son of a bitch.

So, once you come to a capitalist country, you become capitalist too, right?

Don't call it the Superstar Imitation System anymore.

Let's just call it the Superstar Worker System.

Or it would be better to call it the Superstar Bull-Horse System.

Of course, complaints aside.

Strive to achieve victory.

This was originally me too.

Things I want to do.

Since we have reached the same conclusion without prior planning.

Then I'll forgive you this time.

Thinking about this...

Yao Ming took the stage gracefully.

He walked to the center of the stage.