Chapter 180 Stealing Chickens Doesn't Make Rice
On June 30, 1993, in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA, the annual NBA draft was held as scheduled. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Off the court, Ryu Jung and Michael Jordan sat with Hatsufan Kojima and the general manager of the Bulls.
With the first pick in the first round, the Orlando Magic selected Chris Webb.
With the second pick in the first round, the Philadelphia 76ers selected Sean Bradley.
With the third pick in the first round, the Golden State Warriors selected Anfernee Hardaway and immediately traded to the Orlando Magic in exchange for rookie Chris Webber.
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With the 10th pick in the first round, the Detroit Pistons selected Lynch Hunter.
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One after another, excellent players were selected by the teams that were eyeing each other. Long Zheng, the star of the Oak Hill High School basketball team, is unpopular.
But this is also normal, not to mention that Oda Hatsufan has already said hello to various teams beforehand, the Bulls will select Long Zheng with the 25th pick in the first round, even according to normal circumstances, Long Zheng, who did not participate in any team tryout, is not worth spending on his precious draft spots.
The Oak Hill High School basketball team is now the No. 1 school in the United States, but it is by no means a one-man team of Long Zheng, Allen Iverson, Ray Allen, Jason Williams and others have the ability to take charge of themselves, plus Long Zheng's age is only 15 years old, it is no wonder that everyone knows Long Zheng's talent, but no one wants to use his precious draft spot on him.
The draft time passed quickly, and with the 23rd pick in the first round, Seattle selected Irving Johnson.
Just as Long Zheng and the others exhaled lightly, they were hit on the head.
The Houston Rockets, who held the 24th pick in the first round, beat the Chicago Bulls and selected Long Zheng.
The Houston Rockets took down the Dragons, and there was an uproar at the scene.
Although there were a large number of people on the scene, everyone knew that Long Zheng's family controlled the Chicago Bulls, and Oda Hatsufan even said hello to everyone, and the Bulls would select Long Zheng with the 25th pick.
At this time, the Houston Rockets took the risk of offending the Bulls to win the dragon government, what exactly is the intention, everyone can think of only one word, conspiracy!!
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After eyeing Hatsufan Oda, the general manager of the Bulls stood up and came to the stage to exercise the Bulls' draft pick, selecting Sam Cassel, the Rockets' original pick, with the 25th pick in the first round.
Coming down from the draft table, the general manager of the Bulls immediately walked over to the general manager of the Rockets, who was not far away.
Soon after, the general manager of the Bulls walked back with an angry face and brought the Houston Rockets trade terms.
The Rockets traded Ryu, two rotation players, and next year's first-round pick for the Bulls' "Batman" Scottie Pippen.
The news of Jordan's imminent retirement is known only to Ryu-masa, Oda Hatsu-fan, the general manager of the Bulls, and himself.
The Bulls' three-year championship pushed Jordan, who was at his peak, to the altar.
Jordan is the first thing that comes to mind when people think of the Bulls and even Chicago, but Jordan's teammates such as "Batman" Scottie Pippen are easy to be overlooked.
So, without knowing that Jordan was about to retire, the Houston Rockets had the idea of trading "Batman" Scottie Pippen.
As everyone knows, this transaction lacks both time and people.
is about to lose Jordan, and the Bulls themselves want to recruit good players, how can they let go of "Batman" Scottie Pippen, who has been listed as not for sale.
After the draft, the Bulls and the Rockets communicated frequently.
The Rockets, knowing that there was no hope of recruiting Scottie Pippen, set their sights on the Bulls' draft pick. In a vain attempt to trade Ryu-jong for Sam Cassel and the Bulls' draft picks in the coming year. The blackmail-like deal was rejected by the Bulls.
Sam Cassel signed with the Bulls in a hurry, got a good rookie contract, and then went on to prove himself in the summer league. (The NBA Summer League, held after the draft, is played by rookies and players under three years of age, and is primarily designed to scout rookies, also known as the "Las Vegas League.") )
Ryu-jung, the twenty-fourth rookie who was drafted by the Houston Rockets, has not been in contact with them for a long time.
After the draft, Long Zheng immediately found Michael Jordan, and then the two rushed headlong into the Bulls' training facility for a month without coming out.
Although the NBA league has a clause prohibiting players from secretly contacting the team, the matter of the Long Zheng family's control of the Bulls is well known in the league, and the Rockets' interception of the Bulls to snatch Long Zheng is a means of indiscriminate use, so the entire league recognizes what Long Zheng did.
Stealing chickens doesn't make rice!
Not only did the Rockets of the Bulls not sign Long Zheng, but even Sam Cassel, who is quite important, was signed by the Bulls.
Fast forward to a month and the Rockets management got the blood-soaked news that Ryu and Michael Jordan had left the United States.
It is said that a Japanese high school basketball team coached by Ryumasa is going to participate in the so-called national competition, and Ryumasa, who has not signed a contract with a professional team, is bored, so he goes back to Japan to participate in high school basketball games, and takes Michael Jordan on a trip by the way.