Chapter 281 The Golden Age
The NBA draft this year is called the NBA golden age. That is to say, many of the rookies participating in the draft this time have achieved results in the future, and there are several future superstar players. The chapters are updated the fastest
In this draft pick draw, the Houston Rockets and the Portland Trail Blazers, who got the 1984 Indiana Pacers draft pick for the lottery for the first place, which is the so-called No. 1 pick.
For Houstonians, they naturally want to get another No. 1 pick this year, because the big dream Olajuwon, who participated in the draft this time, played from Houston and won the college league championship and became a popular player for the No. 1 pick. Only by getting the No. 1 pick can they allow Olajuwon to stay here and conquer the Rockets.
For the Portlanders, it is better to get the No. 1 pick, and if you can't get it, you can only be disappointed. After all, there are many inside players they are optimistic about in this draft.
For other teams, even if they don’t get the No. 1 pick, this year’s draft is still an unparalleled feast, with a large number of high-quality newcomers waiting for them to choose.
Among them, the Rockets exchanged for the first-round draft pick is the most distressing. Whether it is the Bulls, Sixers and Jazz, they will regret it in the future, because the first-round draft picks they traded were selected by the Rockets.
This is also the first time David Stern has appeared on the stage of history. Among the names of draft players he read at his first draft, four of them won 7 MVPs, and there were 8 All-Stars. They reversed the NBA direction and changed the fate of countless teams. Therefore, this draft pick is called the golden age of draft picks.
In the end, in this magical option to make a decision on fate, the God of History still stubbornly favored the Rockets, resulting in the Houston Rockets winning the fourth No. 1 pick in their history, which is also their first pick in two consecutive years.
This time, the Madison Stadium in New York is the basics of the draft. In addition to gathering bosses, coaches, journalists and draft players from various teams, there are also many relatives, friends and agents of draft players.
What makes Stern the most happy is that due to Zhao Chen's factor, it has become much lively. Many Zhao Chen's fans gathered at Madison Stadium, hoping to have a glimpse of Zhao Chen. The reason why Stern is happy is entirely because of popularity, and only in this way can the NBA quickly open up the situation.
But similarly, Stern himself didn't know whether Zhao Chen would come to participate in this draft this time. After all, although the Rockets won the No. 1 pick in the draft last year, Zhao Chen did not come.
Fortunately, because this draft is extremely important to the Rockets, Zhao Chen finally chose to participate in this draft in order to avoid any incident.
After all, Zhao Chen is a public figure. He usually has a very low-key appearance and has not appeared in public. Therefore, even the bosses of each team can only be said to be a heroic friend for a long time.
Also due to Zhao Chen's identity, fame and wealth, these NBA team bosses will greet Zhao Chen very friendly, hoping to contact Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen responded casually, sat in his own position, quietly watching the process of this talent show.
In this era, drafting still depends on luck, mainly because many teams do not know the players they are going to choose, nor do they have scouts everywhere. This makes many teams misunderstand.
Stern was naturally the winner who announced the first prize. He had a small note in his hand. He looked at the name on it and realized it. It could be said that it was within his expectations.
The Rockets naturally gave Olajuwon the No. 1 pick, mainly because Olajuwon won the championship in the college league. In addition, he is the most popular big man inside player at the moment, so he naturally chose him, not Jordan!
In this era, the inside line is much more popular than the outside line. It can be seen from the draft in recent years that all the No. 1 picks and draws in every year are inside. You should know that as long as the team has a high-quality inside line, the team's record will be more stable, and the chances of entering the playoffs will also be greatly enhanced. In this regard, the outside line is undoubtedly a little worse, mainly because the closer the basket, the higher the shooting percentage and the importance of rebounds. This is why many teams choose the inside line first, followed by the outside line, so it is expected that the God of Basketball Jordan did not win the No. 1 pick in history, not to mention that Olajuwon's report card in college was better than North Carolina led by Jordan.
The second pick was won by the Trail Blazers, but history has not changed. The Trail Blazers still chose Sam Bowie, but did not choose the God of Basketball.
When it came to the Tanhua signing, because the Bulls traded two years ago, the Tanhua signing belonged to the Rockets, and this time the choice was naturally Jordan.
Although Zhao Chen's arrival made history a little deviated, it did not have much impact on NBA. The most direct reason is that this draft has no deviation from history.
In addition to winning Olajuwon and Jordan, the Rockets signed Barkley and Stockton again in the first round, and these two first-round draft picks were also obtained from the 76ers and the Jazz.
In this way, the Rockets can be said to be full of talents. Not only are the current superstar Malone, but there are also many stars of tomorrow, namely Drexler, Sampson, Olajuwon, Jordan, Barkley and Stockton. Except for Sampson, the rest are all Hall of Fame players in the future. Even Sampson, who has not entered the Hall of Fame, is now a solid top inside player.
The three teams that traded first-round draft picks naturally didn't know about these, and they didn't know what they would feel if they knew about them. This was also Zhao Chen's biggest reliance.
After this draft, the situation where the Lakers and Celtics competed for the top two can be said to be completely rewritten and turned into a three-country co-star. Especially after the Rockets' lineup was well completed, it was inevitable that the dynasty would be formed.
Of course, the premise of all this is to retain these so-called superstar players. Only in this way can the Rockets create history. In this era, the best way to retain players is undoubtedly a big contract, which is undoubtedly Zhao Chen's strength in this regard, especially the current NBA players, even the salary of superstars is not very high.
Chapter completed!