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Chapter 89 Who is he?
Chapter 89 Who is he?
After returning to Villanova, the team held a season summary meeting as usual, and then gave everyone a holiday.McGrady, Shane Battier and Brand thanked teammates and coaches for their efforts at the meeting, and expressed their intention to participate in the 1998 draft. Naturally, everyone wished them a bright future in the NBA.
In fact, this is the case in the NCAA. The turnover of players is very frequent every year. After all, any player who is capable of playing in the NCAA will want to go to the NBA to have a look.There are only 60 players who are finally selected in the draft every year, and there are not many players who lose the draft. Many, so it is not surprising that NCAA teams change every year.
Tracy McGrady, Battier and Brand are already big favorites in the draft. If they don’t join the NBA and choose to stay in school, their draft picks next year may decline due to their age. After all, NBA teams prefer to choose Stereotyped young people are trained, and it is not common for a freak like Duncan to win the No. [-] pick after playing for four years.
After the team disbanded, Chang Wei planned to go back to China for a vacation, which was a rare relaxation for him.Although the NCAA has about half fewer games than the NBA in a season, the tension is almost the same, so every season is a torment for Chang Wei. After all, the team does not have many vacations for the coaching staff, and Chang Wei is hard to get. enough rest time.
Returning to China is undoubtedly a good choice. At least in Longcheng, I can temporarily break away from the basketball world and take a good rest as an ordinary person for a while, without becoming the focus of everyone like in Villanova.
Holidays always go by quickly. Chang Wei's life at home is as happy as a pig. Apart from maintaining enough exercise, he eats, sleeps and eats every day, and the system hasn't bothered him for a long time.The calendar quickly turned to June 6th. Chang Wei took the time to turn on the TV, because the 25 draft was held today in Vancouver, Canada. The draft conference was broadcast live.
The teams that own the lottery this year are exactly the same as Chang Wei's previous life memories. From the first pick to the No.13 pick are the Clippers, Grizzlies, Nuggets, Raptors, Warriors, Mavericks, Kings, 76 People, Bucks, Celtics, Pistons and Magic, of which the Magic has two lottery picks of 12th and 13th.In the previous life, the Clippers selected Olowokandi from Pacific University with the first overall pick, which meant that they needed an inside player. Chang Wei wanted to see if Brand would take his place.
After the warm-up show, the 1998 NBA Draft officially began. Wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, Stern walked onto the stage, holding an envelope with the Clippers logo in his hand.He opened the envelope, took a look, and said with a smile on his face: "In the 1998 NBA draft, the Los Angeles Clippers selected Elton Brand from Villanova University with the first pick in the first round!"
The audience cheered, and the Clippers fans were so excited that they almost fainted.Brand averaged 18.9 points and 12.3 rebounds per game this season, as well as 1.5 steals and 2.2 blocks. Although he is a little short in height, he is truly the No. [-] insider in the NCAA. The player's Clippers spent a No. [-] pick on him, which is undoubtedly what everyone expected.
Seeing the Clippers' choice, Chang Wei was a little dumbfounded. In his previous life, Brand was nicknamed "Captain" because he reached his peak in the Clippers. He played 459 regular-season games in seven seasons and averaged Contributed 20.3 points, 10.3 rebounds and 2.3 blocks, completely at the level of the top insiders in the NBA.Now he participated in the draft one year ahead of schedule, but was still included by the Clippers. Chang Wei had to lament the power of inertia.
Brand stood up, embraced with his family and friends, and strode onto the stage wearing a Clippers baseball cap.After hugging Stern, Brand walked to the microphone and began to express his thanks: "It is a great honor for me to be selected with the first overall pick, and it is also a good start to my NBA career. Here I want to thank my family, they support me to continue on the road of basketball, without them I might have given up my dream..."
"I would also like to thank my teammates. They helped me a lot on the court. If it was just me, I would never be able to lead the team to win the game. Of course, I also want to thank the Villanova University Wildcats. All members of the coaching staff, their conscientious attitude towards work is worth learning, and this is what I must remember when I work hard in the NBA in the future."
Just when everyone thought his speech was over, Brand continued: "Of course, I should be most grateful to Chang, he is indeed a magician from the East... Yes, this is him in the team. I am very clear about my original strength, he made me a better player, and I would like to thank him again for his selfless guidance to me, thank you!"
Chang Wei in front of the TV was stunned. He didn't expect that Brand would specifically mention himself in his speech.It can be seen from the broadcast footage that everyone at the scene had a dazed look on their faces. They were very unfamiliar with the person Brandt specially thanked. Hearing the name and nickname, he should be a Chinese, but there were some in the Villanova team. Are you Chinese?
Doubts are doubts, the draft will continue.The Grizzlies still chose point guard Bibby from Arizona with the second pick, and the Nuggets quickly took the unhappy Olowokandi with the third pick.It was the turn of the Raptors with the fourth pick. In the previous life, they chose Jamison, one of the North Carolina double stars, but this time their choice became Tracy McGrady.
To Chang Wei's surprise, McGrady also mentioned himself in his speech: "If there is anyone in the team who helped me the most, it is Chang. Without him, I should have been a high school student last year. Participating in the draft, of course I will not be selected at such a high pick. But the most important thing is that with his help, I have become a more versatile forward. Among my achievements, it often accounts for at least half of it. Credit..."
So when Battier was selected by the king with the seventh overall pick, Chang Wei was a little numb to his key mention of himself in his speech.Battier said to the camera: "I'm very glad that there is Chang in our team. Do you remember the game when we defeated Boston College? Yes, I played well in that game, but it was thanks to Chang. help……"
Three consecutive high-ranking rookies from Villanova all mentioned a Chinese, and every fan at the scene, including in front of the TV, had a question in their hearts: Who is this man named Chang?
(End of this chapter)