The one-on-one confrontation ended, followed by three-on-three and five-on-five.

Yao Ming's performance was even better than in one-on-one.

However, Brown also performed well at this stage, showing his rebounding and defensive ability.

After the tryout, Jordan chatted with Brown and Yao Ming, respectively.

"Mr. Jordan, if you pick me in the first pick, I will definitely not let you down, and I will beat you."

Kwame Brown said that classic line to Jordan.

Jordan was slightly surprised, but he smiled immediately.

You see, what a pious and self-conscious, and ambitious child, he is still so young.

He couldn't help but pat Brown on the shoulder.

Yao Ming and Jordan were relatively poor when chatting, because his English level was not enough, and the two needed a translator to communicate.

But in the end, Old Man Qiao also reached out and patted Yao Ming's shoulder.

Sun Hao watched from a short distance, and to be honest, Yao Ming blew up Brown, just like he blew up everyone else in Chicago.

Theoretically, the odds of him being selected would be very high.

But Jordan's reaction is really a little confusing.

After all, the Bulls Klaus has experience because of his experience, but Jordan can't figure it out.

"Da Yao, what did Jordan talk to you about?"

When the trial was over and Yao Ming went out, Sun Hao couldn't help but be curious.

"I didn't say anything, I just asked some things about my domestic play, oh yes, and asked me about my diet."

Sun Hao didn't have a clue after listening to it.

Jordan's mind, sometimes you really can't figure it out and can't guess it.

It looks like we'll have to wait until the day of the draft to find out.

Sun Hao's training continued in an orderly manner, and after mastering the training method, he no longer had to train with Jordan.

There is a systematic 1 to 3 ratio, which is much more beautiful to train.

But at this time, there is a very interesting rumor.

At one point, it was rumored that Kwame Brown wanted to quit the draft, but was eventually dissuaded by his agent.

The rumors before the draft conference are true or false, this news may be true, or it may just be suppressed by competitors.

Time keeps ticking, and the draft is getting closer.

The day before the draft, ESPN also announced its final draft predictions.

No. 1 pick, Wizards: Kwame Brown;

Second pick, Bulls: Tyson Chandler;

Third pick, Clippers: Yao Ming;

Fourth pick: Warriors: Eddie Curry;

Fifth pick, Grizzlies: Marc Gasol;

Sixth Pick, Hawks: Jason Richardson;

Seventh pick, Nets: Sean Battier;

……

This ranking has not changed much from the previous one.

Yao Ming, still in third place, is predicted to be picked up by the Clippers.

This calm, which looks more like the calm before the storm.

Fast forward to June 27, and the 2001 NBA Draft will be held at Madison Square Garden.

In the hotel, Yao Ming, who arrived a day early, was trying to dress up.

Unlike in history, Yao Ming is going to officially appear at the draft site.

And in the list of small green houses announced by the NBA before, Yao Ming's name is prominently listed.

Including Yao Ming's parents, as well as his mentor Li Qiuping in the Shanghai team, and members of Yao's team also arrived in New York ahead of schedule.

Regardless of what Yao Ming ultimately chooses, it will be a historic moment for Chinese players.

Yao Ming's mother was still sorting out Yao Ming's suit.

Sun Hao stood at the door and watched, he suddenly remembered that he had experienced something similar during last year's draft.

Sure enough, parents are the same all over the world.

After tidying up, the group took a car to Madison Square Garden.

Zhang Weiping and Su Qun were already waiting there.

"Hey, Yao Ming, I have a red flag here, you stick it in your suit later, and when you come to the stage......"

Zhang Weiping is really, this is an assembly line operation.

Yao Ming took the national flag, but did not follow what Zhang Weiping said, but stuck it directly to his chest.

The practice is very Yao Ming, and it looks very domineering.

Before the draft began, Jordan came in and the crowd cheered.

The Wizards have the top pick, Jordan may come back, and related topics have been discussed in the forum.

Naturally, journalists will not miss such an opportunity.

seized the opportunity of Jordan's appearance, and then went up and asked.

Who the Wizards will pick this year and whether they will make a comeback.

Jordan avoided the issue of the draft.

However, when it comes to the question of comeback, his answer makes the people around him boil.

"There's a 50 percent chance I'll come back."

This answer is simply a bombshell dropped before the draft.

You must know that last time Jordan's answer was 90% not to come back, that is, 10% of the possibility of coming back, but in a blink of an eye, it has become 50% likely to come back!

The probability of this instant becoming larger is unrealistic not to be guessed!

It can even be said that Jordan is hinting that he is coming back and asking everyone to be ready!

Everyone was talking, and it also attracted the attention of a group of people in the small green house.

Sun Hao and Yao Ming both turned their heads unconsciously.

But because it's so far away, I don't know what's going on over there.

Yao Ming turned his head and couldn't help but take a deep breath.

"Take it easy, keep two fighting for one."

Sun Hao said and patted Yao Ming's shoulder.

Compared with himself last year, Yao Ming's draft has been much more stable.

Of course, he also knows that anything is possible until the draft is over.

He didn't want Yao Ming to be like himself, and after being selected, Duffy also followed with a sentence of "Yao, you were traded".

At this moment, there were bursts of boos at the scene.

Stern, come out.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to ......"

Stern smiled and waited for the boos to fall, then began the opening remarks of the annual draft meeting.

Yao Ming looked really nervous at this time, and his hands kept rubbing back and forth under the table.

And from time to time, he picked up the "oral liquid" bottle in front of him and drank water.

These are all natural manifestations of human stress in a state of stress.

Taking advantage of Stern's recitation of the lines, Sun Hao also turned his head to look at the reactions of the others in the small green room.

Everyone's expressions are actually similar, and these young faces are full of greenness, all waiting for the NBA's call.

Participating in the draft as a spectator is really different for Sun Hao.

Speaking of which, he didn't enter the small green house last year, but this year he came in as a member of the player's family......

And what makes him curious is that because of Yao Ming's joining, there will definitely be someone in history who will fall out of the lotto, and he doesn't know which unlucky egg it will be.

……

Wizards draft office.

Team owner Pauline, operations president Jordan, general manager Wes Anseld, including the team's new head coach Collins, and a few others from the draft team were all included.

In fact, the draft is really a huge project.

Even up to the second before a decision is made, any possibility exists.

Anseld hung up the phone in his hand and spoke.

"The Houston team has increased the price, and they are willing to send another 13th pick this year."

After saying this, there was a sudden discussion in the draft cabin.

The Wizards got the No. 1 pick, and in a draft year, it's only natural for someone to get a trade.

The Houston team is one of the most enthusiastic teams.

In order to get this year's No. 1 pick, they were already willing to pay Francis as a bargaining chip.

Now the No. 13 tag has been added.

It's really exciting.

You know, Francis was the top pick in the 1999 draft, and he belongs to the kind of would-be All-Star who has already played.

If you add another lottery for the draft year, this transaction is something that everyone has to weigh.

"Who the hell is it that deserves that big price from those Houston guys?"

Pauline couldn't help but speak.

Because of Olajuwon, the league still remembers the Houston team very well.

Time has passed, and the Houston team is now all gone, and all that remains is memories and feelings.

But it seems that they have found a "new key" to their rise.

There was silence in the draft hut.

Nobody knows who that person is, whether it's Kwame Brown, or Chandler, or Yao Ming, or Gasol, or Curry, no one knows.

Because the Houston team can't talk to them either.

"Michael, you decide."

Pauline spoke.

He is counting on Jordan for the new season, including the team's head coach.

The draft, naturally, is also based on his opinion.

"Reject them, if someone deserves their fanfare, then my judgment is right."

The gods of basketball are all gods of basketball, and they don't forget to pretend to be a force when they say a word.

"Boom~"

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Over there, Stern's lines have been read, and the Wizards, who are the first pick, have to make their choice.

In the small draft room, a heated discussion began.

Jordan held his hand on his head, and he was pressing gently.

He also had two villains in his head now in the heat of battle.

At the end of the discussion, there is not much time left, and it still depends on Jordan's idea.

Jordan said a name, and Anseld was ready to write it.

But then Jordan changed his name again.

There was a rare hesitation on the part of the basketball god.

"Michael, are you sure?"

Anseld was afraid that Jordan would change his mind again, so he made sure again.

Jordan thought for a moment and nodded, signaling that he would not change it again.

……

Stern, once again, stepped from behind the scenes to the front of the stage.

In his hand, he held an envelope containing the final selection results of the Wizards.

For a while, everyone's eyes in the small green room looked at the stage.

Although the result of the champion is likely to be born among those hot rookies, who doesn't want to get a surprise?

Of course, the most nervous are the top picks, who are also the players who have been invited by the Wizards to participate in a tryout.

Kwame Brown, Chandler, Yao Ming.

Sun Hao stretched out his hand, if it was Yi Jianlian, he estimated that he would have to touch his head, but Yao Ming, he still patted the latter's shoulder again, signaling that he didn't need to be too nervous.

"The first pick in the first round of the NBA in 2001, the Washington Wizards selected ......"

Stern opened the envelope and paused deliberately as he read the results.

The scene also fell silent all of a sudden.

Sun Hao could feel that Kwame Brown had stretched his neck to the longest, and a little longer could be compared to Chris Bosh.

"Yao Ming, 2.26m center, from China."

When Stern announced the final results, there were no cheers from the audience, but rather a burst of agitation.

Yao Ming, a player who has never appeared in the eyes of American fans in the past year, has become the champion of the NBA in 2001 by pressing several favorites!

This is really unexpected!

Not to mention that the fans didn't expect it, Yao Ming and Kwame Brown didn't react.

Especially Brown, I could see that his mood was extremely depressed for a moment, and even his eyes had begun to redden.

It was Yao Ming, after a moment of surprise, after a long breath to vent the tension in his heart, and then stood up.

Around him, his parents, as well as Li Qiuping, including Sun Hao, also stood up.

Yao Ming hugged them one by one.

Including Sun Hao.

"Awesome!"

Sun Hao patted Yao Ming's shoulder again, he was also the one who laughed at this time.

To be honest, he was just helping Yao Ming work hard, but he didn't expect Yao Ming to really do it in the end.

Just like Yao Ming's slightly pretended words during the trial, they don't seem to be very strong.

Yao Ming was able to get this champion sign, and he really relied on his hard power to get it.

After hugging and sitting down, Sun Hao's mobile phone rang.

"Boy, I hope your Chinese companions can be as good as you."

Sun Hao picked it up and saw that it was sent by Jordan.

Sun Hao was stunned for a moment when he saw this, and then couldn't help laughing.

This choice has a bit to do with me.

"Michael, after a few years, you have one more thing to brag about."

Sun Hao replied.

This time, it is reasonable and decent, and Jordan on the other end of the phone without thinking about it will definitely smile at this time.

"Yao Ming! He's the champion! The first in Chinese history! He is also the first overseas champion who has nothing to do with the United States! ”

On the broadcast seat, Zhang Weiping was so excited that he forgot how he spoke.

The first overseas champion in NBA history was the 1984 draft, when the champion was Klay Thompson and his dad Mitchell Thompson.

Since then, Olajuwon, Ewing and Duncan have all played outstanding careers.

The only one with a worse performance is also the last one Olovo Candi, a famous parallel import.

But these people are not U.S. citizens, they also became U.S. citizens later, or they are from the surrounding areas of the United States.

But Yao Ming, as Zhang Weiping said, is the only pure overseas champion.

This is definitely a historic moment!

"Sun Hao and Yao Ming, there is hope for the future of Chinese basketball!"

Su Qun was choked up when he spoke.

At this moment, hundreds of millions of fans in China are also cheering in front of the TV.

Because of Sun Hao, the domestic basketball fan base has developed rapidly, and then Yao Ming was elected champion, which is definitely another booster.

Not to mention how the next Olympics will be, the upcoming Asian Championships is already eye-catching!

That was the first time Sun Hao and Yao Ming played together!