After returning to Villanova, the team held a wrap-up meeting for the season, as is customary, and then gave everyone a holiday. The three cores of Maddy, Battier and Brand thanked their teammates and coaches at the meeting, and said that they would participate in the 1998 draft, and everyone naturally wished them a great future in the NBA.

In fact, this is the case in the NCAA, there is a lot of player turnover every year, after all, any player who has the strength to play in the NCAA will want to go to the NBA to have a look. There are only 60 players who are selected in the draft every year, and there are not many who lose the draft, but there are one or two hundred people who sign up for the draft and automatically qualify for the draft, which means that there are a lot of college players who sign up for the draft, so it is not surprising that the NCAA team changes every year.

Maddy, Battier and Brand are already draft favorites, and if they choose to stay in school without joining the NBA now, their draft picks may decline due to their age, after all, NBA teams prefer to choose young people who are not yet established for development, and it is not common for freaks like Duncan to play four years and still win the top pick.

After the team disbanded, Chang Wei planned to return to China for a vacation, which was a rare relaxation for him. Although the NCAA has about half less games in a season than the NBA, the level of tension is almost the same, so every season is a torment for Chang Wei, after all, the team does not give the coaching staff many holidays, and it is difficult for Chang Wei to get enough rest.

Returning home is undoubtedly a good choice, at least in Long City, where you can take a break from the world of basketball and rest for a while as a normal person, without being in the spotlight like at Villanova.

The days of the holidays always pass quickly, Chang Wei's life at home is as happy as a pig, in addition to maintaining enough exercise, he eats, sleeps, and eats every day, and the system has not bothered him for a long time. The calendar quickly turned to June 25th, Chang Wei pinched the time to turn on the TV, because the 1998 draft was held today, the venue was Vancouver, Canada, thanks to the entanglement between Wang Zhizhi and the NBA in recent years, Huaxia Sports Station also broadcast the draft live broadcast.

The teams with lotto areas this year have exactly the same memories as Chang Wei's previous life, from the first to the thirteenth picks are the Clippers, Grizzlies, Nuggets, Raptors, Warriors, Mavericks, Kings, 76ers, Bucks, Celtics, Pistons and Magic, of which the Magic have two lottery picks from the 12th and 13th picks. In the previous game, the Clippers drafted Olowo Kandi from Pacific University with the first pick, which meant they needed an interior player, and Chang Wei was eager to see if Brand would take his place.

After the warm-up program, the 1998 NBA Draft officially began, and Stern, wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, walked onto the stage with an envelope emblazoned with the Clippers logo in his hand. He opened the envelope and glanced at it, and said with a smile: "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 is averaging 18.9 points and 12.3 rebounds per game this season, as well as 1.5 steals and 2.2 blocks.

Seeing the Clippers' choice, Chang Wei was a little crying and laughing, in his previous life, Brand had a nickname called "Captain", because he reached his peak in the Clippers, playing 459 regular season games in seven seasons, averaging 20.3 points, 10.3 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game, which is completely the level of the NBA's top interior line. Now that he participated in the draft a year ahead of schedule, but was still included in the Clippers, Chang Wei has to sigh that the power of inertia is strong.

Brand stood up, hugged his family and friends, and strode onto the stage wearing a baseball cap emblazoned with the Clippers' logo. After hugging Stern, Brand walked over to the microphone and began his thank-you speech: "Being selected with the first pick is a great honor for me and a great start to my NBA career. I would like to thank my family for supporting me in my basketball journey, without whom I might have given up on my dream......"

'I would also like to thank my team-mates, they helped me a lot on the pitch and if it were me, I would never have led the team to victory. Of course, I would also like to thank the entire Villanova University Wildcats coaching staff for their dedication and dedication that I will have to remember when I work in the NBA. ”

Just when everyone thought that his speech was over, Brand continued: "Of course, I should be most grateful to Chang, who is worthy of being a magician from the East...... Yes, this is his nickname in the team, I know very well what I was before, 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 Brand to mention himself in his speech. From the broadcast footage, it can be seen that everyone at the scene has a blank look on their faces, they are very unfamiliar with the person who Brandett specially thanks, listening to the name and nickname should be a Chinese, but is there a Chinese in the Villanova formation?

Doubts are doubts, and the draft will continue. The Kings still selected point guard Bibby from Arizona with the second pick, and the Nuggets rushed to take the unhappy Olookandi with the third pick. It was the turn of the Raptors with the fourth pick, and in their previous life they chose Jamison, one of the North Carolina double stars, but this time their choice became Maddie.

To Chang Wei's surprise, Maddie also mentioned himself in his speech: "If there is anyone in the team who has helped me the most, it is Chang." Without him, I would have been in the draft as a high school student last year, and I certainly wouldn't have been selected at such a high pick. But most importantly, I became a more versatile striker with his help, and I often have at least half of the credit for what I have achieved......"

So when Battier was drafted by the 76ers with the eighth pick, Chang Wei was a little numb to his emphasis on himself in his speech. Speaking to the camera, Battier said, "I'm glad we had a regular on the team, do you remember the game we beat Boston College in the first place? Yes, I played well in that game, but it was thanks to Chang's help......"

Three consecutive high-ranking rookies from Villanova mentioned a Chinese, and every fan at the scene, including in front of the TV, had a question in their hearts: Who is this Chang person?