I am so Accurate

When he came to him, Old Nelson embraced Sun Hao with open arms.

This old man is really temperamental.

The two chatted quickly.

During the chat, Sun Hao knew the reason why Paul Fu kept disappearing. It turned out that he and Old Nelson had been talking on the phone.

Because he was afraid of being overheard by others, Fu Paulo ran to a corner where no one was around to make a phone call.

And there are plenty of twists and turns in the deal.

Among the teams that Sun Hao tried out, the Jazz with the 23rd pick was the highest pick.

Originally, the Mavericks had negotiated with the Knicks and planned to exchange Eric Strickland directly for the opponent's draft pick.

But the Knicks felt that Strickland was not worth a first round and asked the Mavericks to add the 31st pick in the second round.

Negotiations were deadlocked until after the draft began.

After knowing through internal channels that the Jazz had decided not to want Sun Hao, but Stevenson, the Mavericks turned around and started negotiating with the Bulls.

It's just that Krause's appetite for the Bulls is greater than that of the Knicks, and he directly wants the Mavericks' No. 12 pick.

The Mavericks were forced to renegotiate with the Knicks, but the Knicks had already traded the pick to someone else.

And knowing that the Bulls may also choose Sun Hao, after the Mavericks missed the opportunity, they could only start a tug-of-war negotiation with the Bulls.

It wasn't until the Jazz finished their selection that the two teams buzzed to complete the deal.

In other words, Sun Hao was not selected by the Bulls with the 24th overall pick, but the Mavericks asked the Bulls to choose him.

As for Kukoc, after Jordan retired and Pippen left, he didn't want to rebuild with the Bulls. He had the idea of ​​leaving the team last season.

It's just that because there are still two years of contract in hand, it is difficult for the team to trade him.

Now there is only one year left in the contract, and Kukoc led the team last season and proved that he cannot be the master.

Most importantly, of course, Kukoc does not sell tickets.

So for Klaus, he is a bargaining chip with certain transaction value.

Now use him and the No. 24 pick to bring back a lottery pick and a "fully developed" combo guard. This deal is sure to make money in Krause's eyes.

After listening to the twists and turns of the story, Sun Hao felt that being a manager is actually quite interesting.

The seemingly calm draft conference has undercurrents and many wonderful stories happening every year.

Just like the New Orleans Hornets traded Divac for Kobe, just as the Bulls trade him and Kukoc for Thomas now.

I just don't know how Klaus, the old fox-level general manager, would feel if he came out with this addition after a few years.

It should be more annoyed than Bob Bass, the original general manager of the Hornets.

After chatting with Old Nelson, Sun Hao also knew his next plan.

He won't go to Dallas right away, but will go directly to Long Beach, Los Angeles, with a few draft picks, where he will play in the Southern California Summer League.

The summer league is a place for NBA teams to inspect fringe players. Most of the players participating are players without guaranteed contracts.

Of course, in addition to this, rookies and sophomores are also a very important part of this league.

Rookies also include picks and undrafts.

Sun Hao is still very familiar with the summer league. In his previous life, he also went to watch the Las Vegas Las Vegas League.

Of course, the current summer league is somewhat different from the summer league he knows.

At this time, the summer league only has two events: the Southern California Summer League and the Rocky Mountain Summer League.

The Rocky Mountain Summer League is more famous, with 16 teams competing at its peak two years ago in 1998.

The Southern California Summer League is relatively less famous, but Sun Hao is also familiar with it.

There is no other reason. The Chinese men's basketball team participated in the summer league for the first time.

It was in 1996. The Chinese men's basketball team participated in the summer league at that time in order to prepare for the Atlanta Olympics.

Although they failed to win, the match between the Chinese men's basketball team and the Lakers became a classic.

Kobe, who was still a rookie at the time but already known as "Rookie.Phenomena", scored 36 points and led his team to victory against the Chinese men's basketball team.

But the performance of the men's basketball team was also very good, especially Hu Weidong, who came off the bench, against Kobe Bryant, scored 6 three-pointers and scored 30 points.

It was also that game that attracted Hu Weidong to the attention of the NBA. The Mavericks offered him a 10-day short contract in 1998.

However, Hu Weidong was unable to make the trip due to a right knee injury, which also became a great regret for domestic fans at that time.

However, there was a will in the dark, and four years later, Sun Hao set foot on this field again.

Sun Hao was selected, but his draft is not yet over, and the first-round pick will require a makeup photo.

This is a kind of commemoration, and it is also used as material for who becomes famous in the future.

Of course, at this time everyone is wearing draft clothes.

And Sun Hao was not alone when he took the photo.

This year, the Mavericks made a lot of moves in the draft.

Besides Sun Hao, they also have two rookies.

One is Courtney Alexander, the 13th overall pick from the trade, a 1.96 meter swingman.

There is also Donnell Harvey, who was selected with the 31st overall pick, a 2.03-meter striker swingman.

Alexander Sun Hao is not very familiar with him, but Harvey still has the impression that he will be a famous player in the CBA in the future.

Because of his height, Sun Hao stood in the middle C position.

Sun Hao clasped his arms around his chest, Alexander was a little cautious with his hands behind his back, and Harvey stretched out his hands and smiled.

A makeup photo, the Big Three of the Mavericks Summer League will be there.

After taking the makeup photos, the draft over there is coming to an end.

The summer league is held in Long Beach, the second largest city in Los Angeles, but the report is two days later.

This is also the buffer time left by the teams for rookies.

Being selected, celebration must be inevitable.

Except for Su Qun who had to go back to finish the draft, Sun Hao and the others left Madison Square Garden to celebrate outside.

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Madison Square Garden League draft office.

Stern sat there, smiling.

What can make him so happy is certainly not this year's draft.

In the young year of the draft, it is difficult to produce any basketball superstars, so naturally there is no "Jordan successor" he is looking for.

The one who can make him so happy is naturally Sun Hao.

After the first round of the draft, he returned to the office, and the information about Sun Hao was delivered to his desk one by one.

He needs to understand Sun Hao, and then see how much he can open the door to the Chinese market this time.

The more you know, the happier he is.

Although Sun Hao has many shortcomings, such as short stature, average defense, and average organization.

But he also has advantages, accurate shooting, high golf quotient, big heart, and strong willpower.

Defense and organization can be improved, big heart and willpower are born.

As for height, he already has the history of Sun Hao's height change from when he was 13 years old to now.

He has grown 43cm in 5 years, and the growth is still very irregular. Who knows if he will grow in the future.

Even if it is not long, 1.83 meters is enough to play a point guard.

In the NBA, there are actually two types of height, one is the registered height, and the other is the measured height.

Most players use the registered height, and this registered height often has some moisture.

There are some reports that are higher. The representative example is Iverson's registration is 1.83 meters, but in reality it is only between 1.78 and 1.80 meters.

Of course, there are also those who report being short. Durant's registered height is 2.06 meters, but in fact he is already 2.08 meters.

The reason for these problems is that the NBA has height requirements for various positions.

Many players will naturally have some moisture in order to play their favorite positions.

But Sun Hao is different. Because Sun Hao did not participate in the joint trial training, his height was tested by all teams during the previous trial training.

The actual measurement of bare feet is 1.83 meters. If you put on shoes and add some water, the registered height of 1.88 meters is not too much.

This height is barely enough for a shooting guard.

The well-known NBA combo guard, "logo man" Jerry West's registered height is 1.88 meters.

So after fully understanding, Stern came to a conclusion: Sun Hao is a person with more advantages than disadvantages.

And this conclusion also means that there is a possibility in Sun Hao.

And he went to the Mavericks.

Stern is committed to promoting the NBA's overseas market, and the Mavericks are the vanguard of the Chinese market.

Hu Weidong was given a 10-day short contract in 1998, Wang Zhizhi was directly selected in the 1999 draft, and Sun Hao was directly selected in the first round this year!

So many operations show one thing, the Mavericks want to get the biggest piece of cake in the Chinese market.

In other words, they will definitely train Sun Hao well.

Coupled with the old Nelson's mad scientist, Sun Hao's style of play suits him very well.

A player with potential, a team willing to develop, and a crazy head coach.

Either way, it looks like it could be done.

After Stern read all the materials, he took out the paper and pen, and prepared to write a letter.

Everything is ready, he is ready to send a gust of wind.

Dear Chinese Basketball Association:

These are the words on the letterhead.

He is ready to invite the Chinese men's basketball team to participate in the Southern California Summer League again.

The last time the Chinese men's basketball team appeared on the summer league stage was because of the Olympics, and this time it is also the Olympics.

Although the location is different, the level can be the same.

The Chinese men's basketball team would definitely like to have one more chance to play against high-level teams.

And apart from Sun Hao, there are actually two other people worthy of him writing this letter.

Hu Weidong, the 30-year-old top Asian forward, missed the NBA due to injury, this time may be an opportunity.

Wang Zhizhi, a young man who could have come a long time ago but is limited by the system, represents another possibility.

Maybe this kind of thing, the more the better.

As long as the Chinese market can be opened, he is willing to form a team.

After finishing writing the letter, he remembered something, and instead of asking his assistant to send the letter, he picked up the phone beside him.

The summer league will start in ten days, and it will be too late to send a letter, so the phone is the most convenient.

Although the Chinese market has not been fully opened in the past few years, with the entry of journalists like Zhang Weiping who are stationed in the United States, the number of communication between the two parties has increased much more than before.

"Hi, I'm NBA Commissioner David Stern."

"Hello, I'm Li Yuanwei, deputy director of the Chinese Basketball Association."

A phone call was made across the Pacific Ocean.

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