The NBA draft is tied to the regular season record, and there have been some subtle changes in the draft pick at this time and in previous lives.

The Rockets finished first in the league in the regular season last season, meaning they had the 30th pick in the first round and the 60th pick in the second round.

Because second-round picks have been traded away before, the Rockets actually only have a 30th pick in the first round at this year's draft.

Regarding who to choose, Tang Tian and Morey had already discussed before departure, with the first target being Nicolas Batum and the second target being DeAndre Jordan.

Novak's contract expires this season and a renewal is still pending, and although Petrus has been on the bench for most of last season, it is a must to have a potential rookie in this position.

This is the result of Tang Tian and Morey's discussion, and Batum has also tried out for the Rockets and has been affirmed by Morey.

However, even Tang Tian is not sure that Batum will fall to this position, although he was also selected by the Rockets in his previous life, but at that time he was in the 25th pick.

If Batum can't be selected, then Jordan Jr., the big pearl of the second round, is the second choice.

If Gasol had not been selected last year, then Little Jordan would definitely be Tang Tian's first choice, but now that Gasol is here, selecting Little Jordan is Plan B, hoarding talent, and preparing for Gasol's possible departure.

Everything is planned, and it's up to the Rockets to decide who they will pick in the end.

On the night of June 27, 2008, U.S. time, fans from all teams poured into the Madison Garden Arena, and the jerseys of the 30 teams in the stadium were in line with each other.

With more than 1,000 Rockets fans in attendance, the team winning two consecutive championships, and the excellent eye for the past two drafts, they have been particularly high-profile this year.

Of course, this has also attracted the envy and jealousy of fans of many other teams.

This holds the championship, and can keep looking for low-post treasures, on the other hand, the rookies selected by other teams in a bad season may not be as good as the low-level selections of the Rockets, which is really more popular than people.

With everything in place, the 2008 NBA Draft officially kicked off in a live broadcast on more than 200 television stations around the world.

Familiar surroundings, familiar Stern, familiar tastes.

The only difference is that with the advancement of science and technology, the on-site layout of the draft background is more technological.

"The No. 1 pick in 2008 belonged to the Chicago Bulls, who had five minutes to think about."

Although the draft pick has changed, that change is limited to Haoqiang, that is, at the end of the first and second rounds, and the top three picks and the lottery have not changed much.

"In 2008, the first pick in the first round of the NBA, the Chicago Bulls selected Derrick Rose, a 1.91-meter point guard from the University of Memphis."

The Bulls made the same choice as in their previous life.

After Rose was selected, he put on the Bulls hat handed by the staff and walked onto the stage with a happy face.

Becoming a champion is the best place to start.

"The Chicagoans ended up picking Rose, they already had Coco Hinrich, and Beasley was clearly the better choice." In the Rockets' draft room, Jones also communicated with the others.

"Beasley's performance is crazy, and I think Chicago is worth trying, but the tradition of the draft right now, you know, point guard first." Morey followed up and said that he was doing data analysis, and it seemed that he was more optimistic about Beasley.

Tang Tian didn't speak at this time, Beasley University really has a lot of honors, a bit exaggerated, USBA named the best rookie in the United States, Pete Newell best interior player of the year, the absolute core of the U19 U.S. team, averaging 26.2 points and 12.4 rebounds per game in college......

It's not too much to say that this data is James from the university.

It's just that the biggest difference with James is that Beasley's body is much smaller, and there are really a lot of off-court problems.

In the previous life, many fans imagined that Beasley would play Durant-style statistics after being selected by the Bulls, but this seems to be a bit unrealistic, not to mention shooting stability and defensive problems, that is, at this time, the league's cultivation of non-trivial players is far less professional than later.

The Heat, who were the second pick, selected Michael Beasley.

The Timberwolves, the third-overall pick, drafted OJ Mayo and then quickly traded him to the Grizzlies.

The SuperSonics, who were the fourth pick, selected backup point guard Russell Westbrook from the UCLA Bruins.

The Grizzlies, who were the fifth pick, selected Westbrook UCLA teammate Kevin Love and traded to the Timberwolves.

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The lottery draft hasn't changed much like in previous lives.

As one hot rookie after another was taken away, the draft unknowingly came to the 25th pick.

This previous life belonged to the Rockets' draft pick, but because of the record, it has become the Pistons.

After the lotto, the people in the Rockets draft room have been paying attention to the draft all the time, and when they reached the 25th pick, Tang Tian also began to stare at the small TV in the room.

"The 25th pick in the first round of the 2008 NBA Draft, the Detroit Pistons selected DJ White, a 2.06-meter power forward from Indiana University."

With Stern's announcement, everyone in the Rockets' elective room breathed a sigh of relief.

Tang Tian also put away his heart, it seems that the person who chooses the position of each team has been basically determined, and it will not change because of the slight change in the order.

The 26th overall pick of the Hornets selected Dent Green.

History changed slightly here, and the Rockets, an important bargaining chip that the Rockets used to trade Artest, went straight to New Orleans.

The Spurs, who were the 27th pick, drafted George Hill.

Morey has been trying to trade up the draft as he had been in the process, but as he had been trying before the draft, it had been unsuccessful.

Although it is the last in the first round, after all, there is only 1 draft pick in his hand, and no one wants his favorite person to be cut off.

And the Rockets have limited attraction for chips.

"2008 No. 28 pick in the first round, the Grizzlies chose ......"

As Stern came out of the draft for the 28th time, everyone in the Rockets cabin looked at the small TV.

"Darrell Arthur, 2.06m power forward, from the University of Kansas."

"Yay!"

When they heard about the Grizzlies' selection, the Rockets cabin was filled with cheers.

The Celtics have Pierce and Posey, and they will never want Batum, and if the Grizzlies don't choose, it means that the Rockets will take Batum is already a sure thing.

Tang Tian also clenched his fists at this time.

The next option is the Celtics, and the Rockets are already discussing a Barria trade in the room.

"Ding!"

At this moment, Tang Tian's mobile phone shook.

He picked it up and saw that it was a text message from OJ.

Looking at the information above, Tang Tian was stunned for a moment, and then unconsciously smiled bitterly.