Got off the phone with Chuck Daly.
Tai Lun also called.
Meng Lang learned the more detailed results of the "lotting conference" from him.
The "No. 1 pick" belongs to the Magic, and they are the biggest winner.
The Philadelphia 76ers are also considered winners. They have the fourth-worst regular season record this season, but they got the second pick in the first round.
Then in order are the Warriors, Mavericks, Timberwolves, Bullets, Bucks, Kings, Denver Nuggets, Pistons' two picks, Lakers, Clippers and Pacers...
Tai Lun didn't continue talking. Meng Lang's market situation was set here, and it was impossible to fall out of the "lottery zone" no matter what.
He has reason to be so confident. In the afternoon alone, he has received trial invitations from five or six teams with high draft picks.
"I'll be at Duke tonight. Starting tomorrow, we'll be busy. Man, this is a fateful moment!" Talon's words sounded exaggerated, but there was no problem at all. Which team you start your career with does have a big impact.
Meng Lang did not tell anyone about his phone call with Chuck Daly.
Even though he knew that the Magic later used the "No. 1 pick" to select Chris Webber, and then traded him from the Warriors for Anfernee Hardaway, who was selected with the third pick in the first round. and three first-round picks.
But now, he still doesn't know the Magic team's follow-up operations. What if his "butterfly" causes a tsunami-like chain reaction?
What's more, what if he told Tai Lun about this?
Is it possible to turn down all the invitations from other teams and not go to trial training?
Since it won't have any impact for the time being, it would be better for him to follow his own pace and conduct trial training step by step.
Early the next morning, the news that the Magic had miraculously won the "No. 1 pick" aroused huge comments.
"ESPN" believes that this is David Stern's punishment for those teams that are bent on getting the "No. 1 pick" through bad performance.
This view is not as "groundless" as when Meng Lang kicked Jordan's butt.
They have a basis for their opinions:
In the past five or six years, the team with the worst record in the league has not received the "No. 1 pick"!
The team with the highest probability of getting the "No. 1 pick" has failed to get the "No. 1 pick" for several consecutive years. Isn't this David Stern's "divine punishment"? What is this?
What’s even more interesting than ESPN’s “lottery conspiracy theory” is the Magic’s “soap opera.”
Pat Williams expressed his strong intention to select Chris Webber as soon as he received the No. 1 pick. Less than three days later, Shaquille O'Neal, who was enjoying his vacation, suddenly shouted to the media: " We’ve known each other since last year and I’d love to play with him to continue the ending of our movie!”
This "him" does not refer to Chris Webber, but Anfernee Hardaway.
Shaquille O'Neal, who just became the No. 1 pick in the NBA last year, received his first movie in life, "Blue Chips."
This movie is roughly about the head coach of the NCAA who was about to be fired because his team lost consecutive games. After going through a psychological struggle, he illegally recruited three talents. Relying on these three talents, they defeated Indiana University, the number one team in the country, and won the championship. Then the head coach couldn't bear the condemnation of his conscience and disclosed the fact of his illegal recruitment (nonsense) and resigned. Two of the last three geniuses dropped out of school together and entered the NBA.
One of these two characters who dropped out of school to play in the NBA belongs to Shaquille O'Neal, and the other is Hardaway.
On that shoot, Shaquille O'Neal was impressed by Hardaway's talent and ability.
If he wants to beat the Bulls and Jordan, he must have Hardaway by his side, and this is deeply ingrained.
The team's general manager wants to choose Chris Webber, and the team's popular core wants to choose Hardaway. The drama is immediately full.
Magic news dominated the media headlines several times in the next few days.
During this period, Meng Lang completed trials with the Bucks, Kings and Denver Nuggets.
All three teams gave him guarantees.
But Meng Lang had a hunch that except for the Nuggets, the other two teams would not really choose him.
Since 1989, the Bucks have selected four or five guards and wings in consecutive drafts. Even if they are "raising worms", it is time to choose an inside player this year. Besides, Meng Lang knows who their final choice is, and he also I saw him during a tryout;
The Kings are the most bullshit.
Not to mention that their core player Mitch Richmond is the No. 2 player, but on the day of the trial training, Meng Lang met Bob Hurley in the arena. The two of them hadn't seen each other since Antonio Long's party. This time they met as rivals, but after the trial training, they still communicated without reservation.
Hurley told Meng Lang that the Kings also gave him a commitment.
There is only one draft pick in total, and two people are promised?
This is just raising a "spare tire"!
"Bob, believe me, even if a team like this enters, it won't have good results!" Meng Lang exaggerated on purpose.
Bob Hurley, who originally went to the Sacramento Kings, was involved in a car accident after playing just a few games during his rookie season. He recovered after being reimbursed for the season and could no longer find his former spirituality.
He can also be regarded as an "if" in the NBA.
We are all teammates and have been working hard at Duke for a year.
Although Meng Lang didn't like that place, he still had feelings for Grant Hill and Hurley.
He didn't know if Hurley would get into a car accident in another place, but he couldn't know Hurley's fate in the future and not do something.
Meng Lang mentioned a very important point:
trust!
He believes that there is more than one management like the Kings that is full of lies.
It's a trial, who takes whom seriously?
It’s all just for fun!
But this gave Meng Lang an excuse to make excuses. Bob Hurley was easy to deceive. No, he still trusted Meng Lang. This trust came from their comradeship for more than a year.
In the "Dream Team" training camp, in the NCAA...
He said he would seriously consider the matter.
Hurley's market is not bad either. Even if he really breaks up with the Kings, Meng Lang is not worried at all about his prospects in the draft.
The management of the Denver Nuggets seemed to have the most serious attitude. They specially called the team's "second boss" Reggie Williams over and had a shooting contest with Meng Lang.
Meng Lang won, easily.
"Is this an NBA player? He's not as good as I thought!"
Meng Lang believes that his appearance after winning this duel definitely left a deep impression on the Nuggets management.
Their guarantees are certainly weighty.
However, what Meng Lang didn't know was that his scouting report had just been sent to the Nuggets owner Sidney as soon as his trial training ended.
After reading it carefully, he dialed a certain number: "Man, believe me, this kid definitely has the ability to play in the NBA. He just beat Reggie Williams in the shooting contest!"
The voice on the phone also became urgent: "Really? If so, let me take a look again!"
"If you think so, that's the best thing!"
The person on the other end of the phone is named Thomas, the current owner of the Rockets.
In 1982, the two of them purchased the Rockets together. Then Sidney sold the shares of the Rockets to his old friend, and then purchased the shares of the Nuggets, which continues to this day.
The emergence of Michael Jordan has expanded the influence of the NBA, and the value of NBA teams has followed suit.
If Jordan really leads the team to win the "three consecutive championships" this year, the current situation seems to be very likely to happen, and the market value of the NBA is expected to reach a peak.
Thomas wants to sell the Rockets at this time.
I heard that a local Houston businessman named Leslie Alexander has raised $85 million and wants to take over the Rockets.
$85 million...
When they acquired the Rockets together, they only spent 11 million, an increase of nearly 8 times. Thomas was very moved by this and has been talking about it for a year.
However, the emergence of Meng Lang made David Stern's "NBA globalization" no longer just an empty talk. He heard that Stern recently traveled to China again and he is now keeping an eye on Meng Lang.
The Rockets were too low in the draft, and he specifically begged his old friend to let him know the results of Meng Lang's trial training.
Now I hear he won over Reggie Williams.
Thomas was even more moved.
Then just wait!
If the NBA's business landscape can really be expanded, from an investment perspective, the league's market value will definitely rise.
