Super Lord of the Rings

In May, Wang Jun officially signed up for the 2003 NBA draft.

The results of the NBA lottery were announced, and the Cavaliers with a garbage record won the No. 1 lottery.

The official list of candidates for the 2003 draft was announced immediately, including 42 All-American college and high school students, and 32 international players. Chinese player Xue Yuyang is impressively listed. He is a 212CM insider. He played well in the CBA league last season, averaging 21.8 points and 8.4 rebounds per game.

The Chinese media is very concerned about this draft, and it is very likely that two newcomers will join the NBA together. According to this trend, next year the Chinese men's basketball team will be composed of multiple NBA players, and it is expected to go further in international competitions.

The 32 international players participating in the draft set an NBA record. Only 14 international players participated in the draft last year, compared with 17 players in 2001.

If players change their minds, they have until June 19 to withdraw their application and not participate in the draft. Each newcomer has only one withdrawal eligibility to wait for the following year.

As soon as the list was announced, many players immediately announced their withdrawal. They lacked confidence and worried that they would not be selected.

2003 is known as the platinum generation after the 1996 draft. There are not only young people like Kaman, Anthony, and Bosh who can score 20+10 in the NCAA, but also super high school students like LeBron James, and big men like Milicic who can play both inside and outside. It is said that its potential exceeds Nowitzki.

The NBA was originally just a basketball league played by Americans, but today it has developed into a big stage for international basketball. Many international players are not inferior to local players. They have rich game experience and good tactical skills, which greatly reduces the chances of players from the NCAA being selected.

In the past three years, international players have entered the league on a large scale. According to NBA official statistics, there were 63 international players from 30 countries in the NBA last season, accounting for more than one-eighth of the total number of NBA players.

Before 2000, most international players played supporting roles. Kukoc of the Chicago Bulls and Sabonis of the Trail Blazers have been famous for a long time, and their highest position is only the best sixth man, which is still far away from the ace star. a long distance.

Nowitzki, Nash, Stojakovic, Divac and others have all become All-Stars. Memphis Grizzlies Spanish power forward Pau Gasol was also selected as the best rookie.

It is impossible for Wang Jun to withdraw from the election. He does not want to go to college again, especially under the premise that Abby is already working.

He bought a draft prediction magazine. In the first issue, he was not favored and thought he would be selected in the second round.

He couldn't understand it at all, and called his agent Ryan Hughes: "Didn't I score 61 points in a single game and enter the top 8 of the championship? How did I fall to the second round? I lost all the players under Dengtai Jones." Ahead."

Hughes immediately gave a reasonable explanation: "Because of quality, Jones' physical fitness is better than yours, and experts believe that his upper limit is higher than yours. You haven't proved that you can adapt to the rhythm of NBA games. In the championship, you mainly guard against low positions. Picking you high is a gamble that you can improve and play well in the NBA."

"All right."

Wang Jun chatted a few words and hung up the phone, but the manager couldn't help with this matter.

This class of rookies is indeed very strong, even Wade's prediction is only 13th. Marquette University's NCAA performance is very good, and Wade is the only draft pick on the team, but he is not a favorite.

ESPN's well-known reporter Chad Ford commented that on the one hand, Wade's lack of height and unstable shooting made him have no obvious advantage in the second position; on the other hand, he himself is not a very outstanding point guard.

When Wang Jun thinks of Wade's speed and technique, his heart shudders. Now he is definitely not an opponent, and he doesn't know if he can reach this level in the future.

These evaluations are also completely appropriate for Wang Jun.

He is only two centimeters taller than Wade, but less athletic. Wade isn't a very good point guard, and he can't play point guard at all.

Kaman was predicted to be the fifth overall pick for the first time, and he is likely to be selected by the Heat. The Heat lack a strong center and need a big man.

In front of Kaman is Bosh. Although Bosh's team was out early, he was only a freshman and was nominated for the best rookie. He is fast, can shoot, and has low footwork. The template is Garnett, with greater potential than Kaman.

The No. 1 pick was locked early, and that was LeBron James, the No. 1 high school student in the United States.

Just the day before the NBA lottery results came out, James had signed a seven-year, $90 million contract with Nike.

Not to mention a rookie who has not played an NBA game, this is a sky-high contract for a famous star, and Kobe does not have such a high salary.

With the advertising contract and rookie contract, James directly became a billionaire worth over 100 million.

Wang Jun watched TV for a while, and Kaman called. "Wang, have you read the draft predictions?"

"I've seen it. Congratulations, you are likely to be selected in the top five." Wang Jun smiled.

"Not necessarily. The Clippers invited me to try out, and they wanted to draft me. I don't want to go to the Clippers. Hell, they are sixth. If the Raptors and the Heat don't choose me, I will be miserable. Whoever gets it In my position, I will be at odds with him in my life!"

What Kaman encountered was the trouble of happiness, and Wang Jun was envious and hated as soon as he opened his mouth.

People are more popular than people, and letting him go to the Clippers is simply a high incense.

An hour later, Abby also called and chatted with Wang Jun for a while, saying that she would be dispatched for an interview, and she would fly to Ohio at night to interview James.

James has been on the covers of "Sports Illustrated" and "ESPN Magazine" and also appeared in "Slam Dunk" magazine. His high school game was broadcast nationally on ESPN2, and now it's stealing everyone's limelight.

Wang Jun hasn't played with James yet, and his first impression when looking at his photos is: Are you kidding me? This guy is a high school student? Has no one questioned age falsification? He looks like he's ready for a pension.

Abby asked, "Wang, has any team invited you to try out?"

"Not yet, which sucks."

"Maybe soon."

"hope so."

After hanging up Abby's phone, Wang Jun couldn't hold back, and called Hughes again, asking if there was any trial training for the team.

Hughes' answer was somewhat beyond his expectations.

"Wang, it doesn't make much sense for you to go to trial training, and you will expose your weaknesses. I hope that no team will ask you for trial training and choose you directly."

"I'm not so bad in your mind, am I?"

"Because your height and athletic ability are not good, do you think that the test only looks at shooting? Scouts know that you can shoot, and they pay more attention to physical test results, fat content, moving speed, jumping, etc. They will use physical test as the standard , consider who to choose."

physical test! Another physical test! Wang Jun really hopes to run and jump like Wade.

"Then what am I going to do now?"

"Practice, if you can, accept more interviews from Chinese reporters to increase attention. If there are a large number of fans in China supporting you, the NBA will value your commercial value more. I did a research, and your popularity in China is not as good as that of Xue Yuyang. The fans don't know you," Hughes suggested.

"..."

Wang Jun has almost no contact with the country. Of course, the fans don't know him, and even his family doesn't know that he plays basketball.

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