When the draft started, Yao Ming went to the Little Green Room, and Lu Yu and Klaus sat together.
Dan Dickau did not come to New York. He was not invited by the Green Room and directly chose to stay at home and wait for the news. Since the first 14 picks in the draft every year are called the lottery area, the Green Room will invite at least 14 more players.
The specifics also depend on the intentions of each draft team that year. Players who enter the Little Green Room can be accompanied by relatives and friends at the draft site.
During the draft, players who are selected are given a cap to select their team by on-site officials and then go on stage to shake hands with NBA Commissioner David Stern.
Carlos Boozer was not invited to the Little Green Room, but because Jay Williams was invited, he came to New York with him.
So at this time, Boozer and Battier were sitting together, and the place where they sat was right next to Lu Yu.
Lu Yu looked at Klaus, then at Boozer, and could only sigh, it's fate!
"Jerry, what do you think of the bald man next to you?"
"He's... from Duke University..." Klaus had obviously done his homework, but his impression of Boozer was still very vague. If it weren't for the fact that Shane Battier was sitting next to him, he almost didn't remember Duke University.
Something happened.
"Yes, it's Boozer from Duke University. I've played against him before, and I think he fits our team's requirements quite well."
"But, he has never tried out with us."
No trial training meant no information. Klaus didn't know whether he should listen to Lu Yu.
Because the Bulls didn't have good draft picks this year, they didn't try out a few players at all.
In addition, some time ago, the team's attention was on the finals. Who would pay attention to who the rookie should be? The team tried out less than ten players in total, and among them, Klaus was optimistic.
There is only one Tayshaun Prince.
"If Prince is selected by another team before the 28th pick, then I will select the bald player with the 28th pick." Krause obviously still didn't remember Boozer's name.
Lu Yu stopped talking because he didn't know whether Prince would be selected before the 28th pick.
The Warriors general manager couldn't wait to submit the envelope of his choice. After David Stern opened it, a satisfied smile appeared on his lips.
Yao Ming's photo appeared on the big screen.
The Great Wall of China officially enters NBA
Yao Ming also became the first international player in history to be selected as the No. 1 pick without any American college basketball experience.
So far, China already has four players in the NBA.
Lu Yu, Yao Ming, Wang Zhizhi and Battelle.
The Warriors are originally a group of young players. There are many talented players in the team, such as Lu Yu's old rival, Arenas, and Antawn Jamison, Jason Richardson, Troy Murray, etc.
Fei, Eric Dampier, the starting lineup is full of talent, but these young people lack a core core.
Lu Yu felt that Yao Ming was suitable, provided that after Yao Ming established himself, these talented players had not left.
Especially Arenas. You must know that Arenas went to the Wizards next year, and the famous Arenas Clause appeared.
In any case, in this Warriors team, Yao Ming's only competitor is Dampier, but Dampier's wish to compete with Yao Ming is wishful thinking. The Warriors are not stupid, they will use the No. 1 pick who has gone through so much hard work to select him as a substitute?
What's more, Yao Ming has a huge Chinese market behind him.
Isn’t Lu Yu of the Bulls a ready-made example?
The Memphis Grizzlies selected Drew Gooden with the second pick.
The Denver Nuggets select Mike Dunleavy with the third overall pick.
In Lu Yu’s previous life, the Denver Nuggets actually drafted Nikoloz Skitishvili
The Nuggets passed up Amar'e Stoudemire and Caron Butler to draft Nikoloz Skitishvili.
Like Milicic, Skitishvili is a living example of how players with European backgrounds can be overhyped.
The Nuggets hope he can become the next Dirk Nowitzki, but on the contrary, Skitishvili appears to be very clumsy in defensive team awareness and lacks physical confrontation. He has performed best in the four seasons in the league.
He only averaged 3.9 points per game in his rookie season, and he often appeared among the high-ranking losers in the league's selection.
However, Lu Yu's butterfly effect appeared. The Nuggets did not choose this European player, but chose the more reliable Dunleavy Jr.
Mike Dunleavy is the son of former NBA player and former Los Angeles Clippers head coach Mike Dunleavy Sr.
Jay Williams, who Lu Yu selected with the second overall pick in his previous life, did not wait for a team to call his name this time because none of the top three teams needed a defender.
With the fourth pick, the Houston Rockets selected Jay Williams.
Logically speaking, the Rockets do not need a guard, but when Williams, the favorite for the No. 1 pick, falls to the fourth pick, there is no reason for the Rockets not to select him.
Williams was aggrieved. He felt slighted.
Lu Yu just wanted to tell him, just smile secretly when you can go to Houston. At least it will be better than the half-death situation you got hit while riding a motorcycle in Chicago in your previous life.
In Lu Yu's previous life, Jay Williams didn't do well.
In 2007, when Yao Ming, the No. 1 pick in the same class, was leading the Rockets to advance in the Western Conference, when his senior brother Hill came to Phoenix to continue to play his remaining talents, when his junior brother Chris Duhon had already taken over his gun in the Bulls, Jay
Williams—the second overall pick in 2002—sadly announced his official retirement, saying goodbye to the professional basketball world.
All tragedies originated from a car accident in June 2003.
After people are satisfied with their ambitions, they often easily get carried away.
As a rookie who has just played in the NBA for one season, the halo of honor seems to have made Jay Williams relax his vigilance about the world.
So that night, Williams was driving his heavy-duty motorcycle at a fast speed, but the motorcycle accidentally lost control and hit a telephone pole on the roadside. He himself was also thrown far away, and the direct consequence was the ligament in his left knee.
Three nerves in his left leg were severely damaged, and he faced lifelong amputation or even life-threatening injuries.
Jay Williams comes from Duke University. For players who graduated from this famous basketball school, injuries may be a destiny curse.
From Art Heyman to Laettner, Hill, to the current Boozer, Redick and others, countless famous players eventually fell to the "death gate" of injuries. Williams is not the first.
It shouldn't be the last one.
But what bothers the star point guard is why he wants to follow the path of his senior brother Bobby Haley?
Haley was involved in a car accident during his rookie season with the Kings and almost lost his life. In this way, the future superstar who once had high hopes became a role player wandering on the fringes of the NBA in the blink of an eye.
So Lu Yu thinks that maybe this time Jay Williams is selected by the Rockets, maybe he can change his destiny?
Lu Yu's butterfly effect ends here.
The subsequent drafts are basically the same as Lu Yu's previous life.
The New York Knicks selected Nene, the Suns selected Stoudemire, and the Heat selected Caron Butler.
When Butler came on stage, he specifically looked in the direction of Lu Yu in the audience.
The Heat and Bulls both belong to the Eastern Conference, and he wants to lead the Heat to compete with Lu Yu next year, but little does he know that the ideal is full, but the reality is very skinny.
Mourning will announce his absence for the entire season before the start of the new season, and the Heat's strength will be reduced again.
Pat Riley has few options.
Eddie Jones and Brian Grant are still the main players, and newcomer Best also takes on the starting role.
Rookie Caron Butler will also become the Heat's main small forward. He performed well and won the "Rookie of the Year" title in the first month, but the Heat's lineup is still incomplete.
Let alone compete with the Bulls, with such strength, it would be a blessing to be able to reach the playoffs in the Eastern Conference.
When David Stern read that the Pistons selected Tayshaun Prince with the 23rd overall pick, Lu Yu took a deep look at Krause.
Klaus glanced at Carlos Boozer not far away.
Boozer rubbed his bare head with a confused look on his face.
Moments later, David Stern announced that the Chicago Bulls had selected Carlos Boozer from Duke University.
If they had not come to Madison Square Garden, no reporter would have discovered the connection between them, but when the reporter photographed Klaus, Lu Yu, Shane Battier and Boozer sitting in a row, everyone realized that there would be
Could it be that the Bulls have been coveting Boozer for a long time?
In fact, if the Bulls had not selected Boozer, Boozer would have basically fallen to the second round.
No team would take a fancy to this short, older insider.
If you can be selected in the second round, you can already burn high incense.
Boozer was particularly happy to be selected in the first round, which meant he could get a little more money on his rookie contract. The most important thing is that his agent told him that his hope of being selected in the first round was slim.
Unexpectedly, I was selected in the end.
When he walked towards Klaus and hugged Klaus to thank him, Klaus smiled lightly and said, "I think you should thank Lu Yu. It was because of his suggestion that we chose you."
Lu Yu knew that Klaus was selling him a favor.
The reason for selling favors is most likely because he wants to trade Hamilton.
After a while, Yao Ming also came over.
Klaus looked at the Warriors hat on Yao Ming's head and felt a little envious.
If the Bulls can have such a big man, not only can they monopolize the Chinese market, but they may also develop an inside monster comparable to O'Neal.
By then, maybe we can win many championships.
But David Stern will not allow two Chinese players to be on the same team. For David Stern, maximizing interests is what he has to do.
Yao Ming is in the Bay Area in the west, and Lu Yu is in Chicago in the east. In this way, teams in both the east and west of the league can get support from the Chinese market.
Not only that, the future Chinese derby between the two teams will attract the attention of fans.
Originally, Wang Zhizhi could do it, but Wang Zhizhi's character and playing style were too unpopular, and Wang Zhizhi's status in the team was a bit different from Lu Yu's.
Yao Ming is different. Yao Ming entered the NBA as the No. 1 pick. Not surprisingly, the Warriors will train him as their core.
The only thing that worries David Stern is the Warriors' rotten record.
We can only hope that Yao Ming, like Lu Yu, can take the Warriors to a new level.
"In the past two days, you and Zhang Mingji will go to San Francisco first and arrange your place to live. Snoopy has already discussed the endorsement deal with you. It is estimated that you will be able to pay back the buyout money in a while.
Give it to me." Lu Yu smiled.
"Maybe it's better to owe it first." Yao Ming answered wisely.
He also saw Lu Yu's energy in the United States, and knew that cooperating with Lu Yu was indeed a beneficial and harmless thing. What's more, Lu Yu really helped him sincerely.
He asked Lu Yu why he helped him?
Lu Yu answered him, because we are compatriots.
In fact, Yi Jianlian told him this issue once, and Lu Yu also expressed his true feelings in front of him. He was particularly touched at the time, but when he thought about it afterwards, he always felt like he had been deceived.
But when he asked Lu Yu again and Lu Yu just said the answer lightly, he had to believe that Lu Yu was speaking from his heart.
At this time, Lu Yu and Yao Ming's cell phones rang at the same time. The two looked at each other and took out their phones. It was a text message from Wang Fei, the head coach of the Chinese men's basketball team.
Next week, all members of the Chinese men's basketball team will go to the training location in the United States.
