June 26, 1996, Continental Airlines Stadium, New Jersey, New York.

There are media and journalists who arrive early here, and the small green house inside is also set up early.

Unfortunately, Zheng Tie didn’t have the chance to enter that place. It was a place where only geniuses certified by the United States were qualified to enter.

But I am alone anyway, so it doesn't matter.

This place is full of blacks and whites, and he is just an oriental. To be honest, it is impossible to avoid attracting attention. But Zheng Tie did not intend to say anything to anyone, so he sat there and closed his eyes and rested.

It was not until Kobe and Nash came over to say hello to him that Zheng Tie stood up and talked to them.

But there are still other acquaintances, such as Cambi Stojakovic, whom he tried together, and Lorenzen Wright, who was originally chosen by the Clippers. But they were not familiar with each other, so they had no intersection at all. It was not until another familiar person came that Zheng Tie broke the quiet.

He is the best tool Zheng Tie has used so far, and he has won tens of thousands of points on him alone.

So Zheng Tie is still friendly to such a person, and Walker also recommended his agent to him, which is quite good for him.

After chatting for a while, Walker also entered the small green house, and then Zheng Tie was outside waiting for the start of the 1996 draft.

Zheng Tie didn't go to physical test at all because he was too lazy to go. Many stars in the future would not participate in physical tests. Of course, the key is... their static physical test is OK, and dynamic physical tests are of no value. It's too bad now, so in order not to be embarrassed, I simply didn't go.

Anyway, the Clippers only have the approximate data, and he doesn't need physical fitness to use it as his selling point.

Of course - this is what Zheng Tie can't eat grapes and says that grapes are sour.

If he has excellent physical fitness, he will definitely try it. This is certain, but now, isn't he not there?

Then don't go.

After waiting, I was also angry and looked for abuse.

Surprisingly, NBA President David Stern actually greeted him before he started, chatted for a while, and then he said something meaningful: "Zheng~Welcome to the NBA family~"

Um?

???

Haven’t I been selected yet? Why do you congratulate me on joining NBA?

This old man is not going to do something behind the scenes.

Of course it is impossible.

Zheng Tie was thinking too much, how could Stern do something secretly for him? Only the top scorer is afraid that he has this qualification.

He just received the news in advance, and there will definitely be a team who chooses Zheng Tie.

That's fine.

As for what Zheng Tie can be like, he doesn't care at the moment. What he wants is someone to be a stepping stone to really open up the NBA market in China. Obviously, Zheng Tie is a good choice.

Because Zheng Tie is here, Stern also deliberately modified the process. Generally speaking, he only presided over the handshake and report of the first round pick Xiao Luya, and then handed it to the vice president. However, this year, because he wanted to open the Chinese market, Stern decided to select the second round pick and did it himself.

Anyway, he is in this alliance now, and he is a one-man position, and his iron fist is his label.

In the media area, Xu Jicheng and Zhang Weiping were watching here, their eyes turning around Zheng Tie from time to time.

"Old Zhang, this little guy's psychological quality is really good, he can sit peacefully when he comes alone."

"Premature maturity must have cause and effect. It seems that Xiao Zheng has suffered a lot. Otherwise, how could he be so stable?"

"That's true. After you go back, you must publicize it carefully and make him a positive role model for Chinese basketball players."

"Agree, Lao Zhang, you and I have thought about it together. I have thought of the name of my article, called the legendary American Chinese high school student. Only by enduring hardships can you become the best."

Good guy, this title really has a sense of the times, but before the emerging media rose in 1996, Zhang Weiping thought it was good, which was very consistent with the taste of the country at this time.

...

Anyway, all the masters gathered in the small green house at this time, and they were much quieter here, and not so many media reporters were interested in it. After all, what if they say, if they were selected, many of them would not be able to play.

Even the Bulls had already spoken out that they were too lazy to ask for first-round picks.

Well, because they are the last position in the first round, they naturally can’t pick anyone. So they are just more generous and say they are too lazy to ask for it.

The team is already strong enough that no new players are needed to strengthen it.

They are indeed qualified to say that after winning the championship with 72 wins and 10 losses last year.

No one can refute it.

The imagined booing did not appear, there were applause everywhere. It seemed that the things on the Internet were really unbelievable. Most of them were far-fetched jokes. Stern made the league more and more profitable, and made these stars more and more profitable. Do you think they don’t know who is their “godfather and father”?

Otherwise, how to implement some forced orders in Stern, most of them are unruly guys.

The applause came, the lights started, the camera turned, and NBA president David Stern immediately walked to the front stage with his professional smile, and then said slowly, the 1996 NBA draft will begin now.

The managers of each team are also starting to prepare. After all, the beginning of the draft also means the start of various rookie deals.

None of them can be idle.

"The Philadelphia 76ers, who have one sign in this draft, have their choice..." Stern deliberately paused after saying this place. I really don't know if Hongtao, the director of a domestic singer program in the future, learned this kind of ghost routine that has attracted people's appetites from here.

Stern has also held this kind of talent show many times, and has a lot of experience. He just grasped the pause time. Just as people were feeling a little relaxed, he spoke again:

"Second guard from Georgetown University..."

Allen Iverson.

Zheng Tie followed his heart and said in his heart that there was no suspense at this No. 1 pick. The 76ers almost made a noise early. They must win over Georgetown University's superstar Allen Iverson. Iverson's participation in this year's draft was actually a "accident", because he originally wanted to finish four years of college, but for his sick sister, he had no choice but to participate in the draft in advance. In addition, this year is still the year when the NBA team expanded, and they joined the Raptors and the Grizzlies, so the 76ers' chance to win the No. 1 pick is really awesome.

And Iverson told a huge "lie" here, which is also a very important factor in the 76ers' choice.

After all, the original choice was to choose between Iverson and Marbury. They thought they had Starkhouse and others, and they needed a defender. What Iverson said at this time was - if they thought I was here to score in the NBA, then it would be a big mistake. My height determines that I can only play the guard of the organization. I came here to create shooting opportunities for Starkhouse and Coleman.

To put it simply, he is here to pass the ball to the two current big shots of the team.

Look at what this said, in fact, Zheng Tie understands very well, only if you believe in you... will there be ghosts.

Then Iverson, who was still a flat-headed guy, wore a hat and shook hands, and then expressed his comments on the No. 1 pick in front of 15,000 fans at the scene:

"I like Philadelphia, this is my favorite team in NBA..."

"...Let's start a new era together, I won't let you down..."

In this way, the shortest No. 1 pick in history was born. He was also the first No. 1 pick to defend since Houston selected Lucas in 1976. Before that, the No. 1 pick was controlled by the big guys, and no matter how bad it was, he was at the front level. Iverson opened a new era of defenders.

After the No. 1 pick, the No. 2 pick is the No. 2 pick.

Stern continued to recite on stage:

"The new Toronto Raptors with the second pick, the player they selected is..."

Another slight pause, it was such a master of psychological control. No wonder so many people in NBA were forced into a whole by him. Just wait, everyone below was swallowing a little. Except...

Zheng Tie.

He had known who the Raptors would choose.

"The great big man from the University of Massachusetts - Marcus Camby."

Then it was the same situation as Iverson. The relatives cried with joy. The little green house congratulated each other. There were comparable NCAA competition highlights outside. After shaking hands with Stern, he passed the speeches of the selection.

"The Vancouver Grizzlies with the No. 3 draft pick, their choice is..."

"Sharif Hillam from the University of California, Berkeley."

After going through the process again, basically the team building model of the Raptors and Grizzlies is still the traditional model, and the big guys are preferred.

The fourth pick is more familiar to people, that is, "Political Commissar of Horse" Stephen Marbury, who failed to compete with Iverson for the No. 1 pick. However, he had not been wearing the Bucks' hat for a long time, and immediately received the news that he would exchange his boss with the person selected by the Timberwolves below.

The Huskies, no, the Timberwolves were so happy that they thought they had Garnett and now they got Marbury, so inside and outside were enough to make achievements in the NBA, and even start dreaming of Minnesota’s championship dream. But this combination is actually doomed to fail.

You can even make it happen at this time, if Iverson or Ray Allen go to the Timberwolves, they will also break up.

After all, Garnett's crazy contract at that time will block the rest of the salary space, and the salary cap was terrifyingly low at that time. And obviously, the Timberwolves could not afford two such contracts. So separation is inevitable.

Whether it is Marbury, Iverson or Ray Allen will do this.

Even Marbury is the one with the best relationship with Garnett among these people. They met in the ninth grade and couldn't stay there anymore, let alone the rest. But now Marbury feels that he can play with his good friends, so he is still very happy.

He also wanted to make big money together and win the championship together, but unfortunately, he didn't think so.

The sixth pick... Zheng Tie can read it even with his eyes closed, and he is his best tool at the moment, Antoine Walker.

Boston really didn't choose Kobe. They were really confident that they could trade with the Suns at the 15th pick. Cardinal Auerbach was a mistake. He didn't expect that there would be younger generations, who had the same vicious eyes and even more ruthless actions, and he directly intercepted the will.

But without West, you really don't know how terrible the ideal of "Cardinale". He is planning to sign the super NCAA star "Black Bird" Walker and then draw Kobe with the Suns No. 15, and play a crazily for another year to get Wake Forest's super insider Tim Duncan. In this way, a giant three appeared in a flash.

Directly copy the legend of the troika of the 1980s.

Think about it, if it really succeeds, then it will be terrifying or not.

I'm afraid the Celtics rose up all of a sudden, and for a long time, nothing happened to anyone else.

Unfortunately, this is not the 678th year, and Auerbach is a little old and can no longer crush the general manager of the entire league as before. This failed decision from 1996 to 1997, which directly led to the Celtics' declining for many years.

Auerbach also completely lost his temper and never interfered in the team anymore.

Zheng Tie knew some of these anecdotes, so before the Clippers' draft was signed, he almost looked back on history in his mind without any turmoil.

At most, he waved to Walker above, expressing his congratulations.

This scene fell aside and felt that Zheng Tie was really different from others when he saw that he was old and mature.

But soon, Zheng Tie will become really nervous because of the SSL effect card. Whether you can take effect and whether you can have the most comfortable growth environment will be crucial in the next few minutes.

Otherwise, my playing style would probably be a substitute for a long time now.

Playing role players is not easy.
Chapter completed!