() In mid-June of 2004, a season of NBA games came to an end.
No one expected that the blue-collar team Detroit Pistons would defeat the Zijin Dynasty, which has the strongest team in the league today.
After three consecutive championships, the Lakers dynasty did not win the O'Brien Cup for two consecutive seasons, which seemed to indicate the short-lived life of this dynasty in the new century.
While many people are still sighing that the Bad Boys are back, the NBA 2004 draft is about to begin.
There are not as many high-profile rookies this year as there were last year. The only ones who can compete for the No. 1 pick are talented high school student Dwight Howard. This year's NCAA runner-up team, center Emeka Oka, was selected to the All-American First Team.
Fu, and this year's Final Four mop Jay Sean, who led Duke University back to the top of the NCAA.
Before the draft has even started, predictions about this year's draft are also in full swing.
A large number of people speculate that this year's No. 1 pick will be Jay Sean from Duke University. His performance in the NCAA this season is obvious to all. He is active in defense, has outstanding strength, has sharp offensive breakthroughs and can shoot. He is in the eyes of supporters.
It seems to be omnipotent without any shortcomings.
Of course, there are many people who oppose this view.
In the eyes of opponents, Jay Sean is a rare talent that has been seen in many years. However, they feel that Jay Sean still likes singles a little too much, similar to Kobe Bryant and Allen in the current NBA.
A solitary player like Iverson. Secondly, the first overall pick in this year's draft is the Orlando Magic. They already have a talented player like Tracy McGrady on the outside, and then choose Jay...
Sean's words are a bit of a waste of resources.
They believe that the Magic need a center more than a guard.
But the supporters immediately retorted, saying that Jay Sean is alone? Where is he alone? This year, his assists are also among the top three in the NCAA. As for the Magic team having Tracy McGrady, so what? Two
It is also a good choice to form an outside Gemini individually.
Naturally, the opponents were not to be outdone and continued to analyze the shortcomings of the Magic's selection of Jay Sean.
Both of them are players who need to take the ball and attack, but the Magic can only have one boss. There is no doubt that Tracy McGrady, who has already won the scoring title and the most improved player in the NBA, has proven that he is worthy of the big task.
Then Jay Sean will be reduced to the second choice outside. Without much ball rights and playing time, will he just get lost in the Magic?
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For a while, fans and commentators were divided into two camps, arguing endlessly about whether the No. 1 pick was the best. And because the Orlando Magic held this year's No. 1 pick, the focus of the debate slowly turned to whether Orlando needed the No. 1 pick.
·A talented outside line like Sean, or a strong inside line like Dwight Howard or Emeka Okafor.
At this sensitive moment, Magic player Tracy McGrady openly expressed in an interview that he hopes to be teammates with Jay Sean, and even reduces his time on the ball for him. This seems to have
Adding fuel to the fire to both sides of the argument.
The general manager of Orlando has yet to express his position. Whenever reporters ask this question, he will only smile mysteriously and say that everything will be revealed in the draft.
The suspense was postponed until June 25, 2004.
Because of the public opinion debate and the debate about the No. 1 pick that almost shocked the entire American basketball community, the name Jay Shawn was already well known throughout the United States before he even participated in the draft.
Compared with his previous fame in the NCAA, Jay Sean has now become a well-known public figure across the country.
And everyone's eyes are also focused on the Madison Garden Arena on June 25th.
"What do you think of Tracy's words?" At this time, on a beach somewhere in Shanghai, China, a big man over two meters tall was sitting on a lounge chair, wearing sunglasses.
He smiled and asked his friend next to him who was looking at the bikini beauty in the distance with a somewhat lewd smile.
If you like basketball, you will recognize that this big man is the No. 1 pick in the 2002 draft, and now the pride of China, Yao Ming, has established a firm foothold in the NBA.
The wretched man next to him is none other than Chen Jie, who is now the focus of American public opinion.
Chen Jie, who was sighing that the three-point beauty in front had really big breasts, heard this and turned to smile at Yao Ming, his idol in his previous life, and said lightly: "Tracy has always been a player I like very much. He said this
In short, I am naturally very happy!"
Yao Ming, who now has a deep relationship with Chen Jie and even flew back to China from the United States this summer, heard this and said helplessly: "Don't be so official when speaking in front of me. I'm sure Fagan won't blame you for speaking in front of me."
to be honest?"
This Fagan is naturally not the reporter Fagan from the Houston Daily News, but Chen Jie’s current agent, Dan Fagan.
Chen Jie, who signed a contract with Fagan in the summer accompanied by Yao Ming, has now begun to learn to regard himself as a public figure. One thing he is very happy about when he returned to China with Yao Ming during the summer vacation is that he finally has Chinese citizenship.
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Some people are just easy to do. Thinking that Yao Ming helped him solve this problem that he thought was difficult before with just a few phone calls, Chen Jie sighed inwardly.
Then, he smiled playfully at Yao Ming and said, "Isn't this practice more diligently? I'm afraid I'll have to face those reporters after I go back."
Yao Ming nodded, naturally understanding Chen Jie's current thoughts. As a professional player, he felt the same way. Although compared to the paparazzi in Hong Kong, American reporters are quite tolerant, but under the spotlight, a casual sentence
Words may be magnified infinitely. These players are very careful and must think carefully about every word they say.
"Now that there is no one else, tell me, what are your real thoughts? Although you can't decide where to go. But if you were given a choice, would you choose Orlando, Charlotte, or Chicago?
?" Yao Ming asked curiously. He only mentioned three possibilities, because he knew that no matter how bad Chen Jie was, he would never be lower than the third best player!
After thinking for a moment, Chen Jie smiled and replied: "It should be Chicago. Although I really want to go to Orlando and play alongside Tracy, I always feel that I really have no chance in that case. There are no good defenders in Chicago now, and the team also has
A certain amount of history, although Michael's pressure may make people breathless, but I still want to give it a try. As for Charlotte, I can only hehehe!"
After Chen Jie's words fell, Yao Ming nodded. He knew that Chen Jie was not telling lies. The Bobcats are a new team, and players like Chen Jie have a bright future. They definitely don't want to start from scratch with a new team. As for Orlando,
It actually makes sense to say that there is no chance.
But is Chicago really as good as it looks? Yao Ming dare not make casual comments.
Before he could speak, Chen Jie suddenly smiled and said: "Besides, it would be great if China had you as the number one pick. As for me, it would be good to be the top pick. Xiao Chen, top pick, tsk tsk, that sounds so powerful and domineering!"
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After saying this, Chen Jie made a gesture of shooting a flying knife. Yao Ming next to him was stunned, dumbfounded.
