Not long ago, Jordan thought it would be a dangerous gamble to choose Hayes as the team's number one. Because Hayes is so young, with only two years of NBA experience, and is a base-salary player. He has doubts about Hayes' ability to keep the Bobcats in check, especially as small forward Gerard Wallace has shown confidence and prestige and has a vague tendency to become the boss.

Hayes' approach completely reassured Jordan of his doubts. Hayes acted unexpectedly, and before he signed a contract, he demanded that the entire team be replaced by his own lineage and purge the veterans of the team. In this way, who else dares to compete with him for the boss? Hayes will be the undisputed Elvis Presley! There will be no locker room conflict between the Bobcats!

When facing the media, Hayes is very low-key, and his always smiling face has almost become his trademark. Jordan thinks Hayes is a low-key man who doesn't want to compete for fame. Now that Jordan's mind has taken a 180-degree turn, he finds that Hayes has the same arrogance as he did back then, even more confident and arrogant than he did. Jordan admires Hayes even more for this, and he thinks it's a leader who is better than others.

"You're going to change the whole team. If you're going to play small forward, isn't that overlapping with Steven Gerrard's (Wallace) position? Jordan asked.

Hayes laughed: "Gerrard, the Bobcats I value the most, so he has to stay, it's an important part of the championship. If you run and bomb when attacking, how can you overlap it? We can all play multiple positions, he's very well-rounded, he's not bad at defending and rebounding, and if I don't come, he's the best guy for the Bobcats to be the core. ”

"What about Emeka (Okafor) and Raymond (Felton)?" Jordan asked.

'Emeka was terrible offensively and defensively good. Raymond is also very good, but the shooting is not accurate, which will also affect the running and shooting. So we're also going to trade a point guard who can pass the ball and shoot from open positions, and I've got that in the form of Calderon, the Raptors' point guard. Gotta get him! Hayes said.

Last season, he wanted to trade Calderon to the Rockets as a backup, but it didn't work out, and if he didn't trade it again this season, he wouldn't have a chance.

"The Raptors' best guard is TJ Ford, right? I've followed Ford and he's a good player and I think his bench is average. "Jordan is such a person, he has a little vision of the past.

"Calderón is more suitable for running and bombing, and the surname-to-price ratio is also very high. Trust me, you'll know how important it is when he comes! Hayes said. Dawson didn't listen to him last season, it doesn't matter, if Calderon still can't come this season, the most important point guard part of the run-and-gun offense will not be easy to solve.

"Okay, I'll inform Rod (Bobcats manager) and let him trade with the Raptors to see which player the Raptors need from us." Jordan laughed.

"As for who to exchange, I already have an idea, so there's no need to worry. Wait until the end of Summer League to trade, and we're going to get the biggest return for the minimum price of our comeback! Hayes laughed.

Jordan asked, "You want to trade rookies for players who need to play in summer league?" What exactly is your plan? ”

Hayes already had a complete plan in his heart, which would definitely strengthen the Bobcats' lineup, he took out a piece of manuscript paper, handed it to Jordan, and said with a smile: "These three people, we must be selected!" ”

Jordan looked at the three names written on it, and his face first smiled, and then there was a hint of doubt...... Three days later, Hayes flew from Los Angeles to New York.

The 2007 NBA Draft was held at the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York.

A large number of NBA stars, managers, owners and newcomers preparing to enter the NBA gathered in New York, and the eyes of fans around the world were focused here. This is a draft that has attracted much attention, not only because of the presence of future superstars such as Oden and Durant, but also because of the presence of two Chinese players in this year's draft roster - Sun Yue and Yi Jianlian.

Because of the success of Yao Ming and the Rockets, Chinese players have attracted much attention. The media made various predictions early and listed the list of potential owners of the two players early, and the Celtics, Bulls, Hawks, 76ers, and Suns all showed great interest in Yi Jianlian. The media believes that Yi Jianlian may be among the top three in the draft. There are also Chinese fans who start YY will have a second Chinese champion. Sun Yue's prospects are not so good, but experts generally believe that he is still likely to be removed in the first round because he is Chinese and can improve the team's influence in China.

Hayes arrived at the draft venue and quickly met with Yao Ming and sat down. After chatting for a while, Hayes learned that Maddie didn't come to the draft and didn't know where to play.

"Chuck, the secrecy of your trip to the Bobcat is so good that there are still not many media guessing where you are going." Yao Ming said with a smile.

"You didn't tell anyone I was going to the Bobcats, did you? For example, your little brother Yi Jianlian ......" Hayes asked, rubbing his nose.

Yao Ming sighed, looking unhappy, and said, "No, I don't even know where I'm going." Too lazy to care about others. ”

"I think your transfer is a foregone conclusion, but I don't know who the Rockets will trade you for, do you regret coming to this point?" Hayes asked.

Hayes could see that Yao Ming was depressed, and during this time, the voices of Chinese fans crusading against the Rockets' top management have not stopped, and most fans support Yao Ming's transfer. In the other part, it is suggested that Yao Ming become the absolute core of the Rockets and play the tactics of the Rockets against the Cavaliers.

The Rockets have not traded Maddy, and the top management has not talked to Yao Ming, under pressure, the Rockets should want to give up Yao Ming.

"Who are you going to pick in the sixth pick? Will it be Yi Jianlian? Yao Ming asked. He had been talking to Hayes in Chinese, not worried that the people next to him would hear.

Hayes laughed: "He's got a good physique, but I think it's risky to pick him, he doesn't have the power to play a big forward, and he doesn't have the skill to play a small forward." Unless you put him in a run-and-gun team, it's going to be hard to function. And he has average consciousness, to be honest, I think Yi Jianlian is too far away from you. Do you want me to take him with you? You didn't tell him I was going to the Bobcats, did you? ”

Hayes will not hide his thoughts, in his opinion, if it were not for the Chinese market behind him, Yi Jianlian would have been ranked outside the top 20 in the draft.

"I didn't tell anyone you were going to the Bobcats. I just want to see if Yi Jianlian has any luck playing with you. Yao Ming said lightly.

Yao Ming didn't say good things about Yi Jianlian, and Hayes suspected that he was actually not optimistic about Yi Jianlian in his heart.

Yi Jianlian has already arrived, and he will enter the "green house" of the draft to wait for the draft results and participate in the media conference.

The "Green House" is the place where the NBA draft is held, where the host and 14 general managers will announce the results of the 2007 draft, according to the usual NBA, the NBA generally invites players with higher draft picks to enter the Green Room to wait, and the NBA's invitation to Yi Jianlian also hinted that he will be picked up with a higher pick. Yi Jianlian also became the first player in the history of China and Asia to enter the "Green House", although Yao Ming became the "champion" in 2002, but he did not go to New York at that time, but was interviewed by Yanjing through TV link, Wang Zhizhi was selected by the Mavericks in the second round that year, Battle entered the NBA as a free agent, so the "Three Great Walls" were not related to the "Green House", and Yi Jianlian also created a new history.

In addition to Yi Jianlian, the NBA has invited 14 other players into the "green house" to wait for draft results: Corey Brewer, Mike Conley, Kevin Durant, Jeff Green, Spencer Hawes, Al Horford, Joakim Noah, Greg Oden, Rodney Starkey, Al Thornon, Brandon Wright, Julian Wright and Nick Young.

Under the countless flashing magnesium lights, the players participating in the draft were all wearing suits and waiting nervously. The rookies are about to step onto the NBA stage that all basketball people dream of, and everyone wants to be drafted in the first round, and it would be even better if they could make it to a strong team.

When all the organizing committee members and candidates arrived, NBA commissioner David Stern walked up to the podium with a smile and gave a short speech, which was warmly applauded by the audience. The annual draft has officially begun.

The Atlanta Hawks' general manager was the first to take the stage to make the choice.

Stern announced: "The 2007 NBA Rookie No. 1 Pick, the Hawks selected Greg Oden!" ”

Auden, who was dressed in a suit and leather shoes, put on his hat as quickly as he could, hugged the people around him, and walked to the center stage of Madison Garden Square amid the warm applause of the audience.

Yao Ming sighed: "This guy will become my main opponent in the future, right?" ”

"Dude, don't worry. Two Oden aren't your match either, I bet. Whoever chooses him will be out of luck. If I were the owner of the Eagles, the first thing I would do would be to trade him out, and it's still too late. Hayes said as he looked at Auden on the stage with sympathetic eyes. If he didn't speak Chinese, the people next to him could understand what he said, and they would definitely think he was crazy.

"Thank you for looking at me like that." Yao Ming smiled, thinking that Hayes was complimenting him.

Immediately after, the Trail Blazers selected Kevin Durant with the second pick.

That's the last thing Hayes wants to see, as long as Durant goes through a season of grinding, the Trail Blazers will be a super powerhouse next season. And because Oden wasn't chosen, they're probably not going to send Zach Randolph away. Although many people say that Randolph is a cancer, he also has All-Star level offensive ability. What is this? The Big Four?!

The Grizzlies chose Al Horford with the third pick, which is not surprising, the Grizzlies also want interior players, and without Oden, they have to settle for the second.

The Celtics selected Mike Conley with the fourth pick.

The SuperSonics selected Jeff Green with the fifth pick.

While the draft teams have changed, the draft picks have not. The difference is that the SuperSonics don't need to be traded to get Jeff Green. In this case, it is not known whether Ray Allen will leave.

It's finally the lynx's turn.

Sure enough, Jordan is going to choose people as planned. Hayes sighed lightly, his expression was a little helpless, and said to Yao Ming beside him: "Yao, I apologize to you first, if I use your little brother as a bargaining chip in the future, you won't blame me, right?" ”

"Huh? What chips? Yao Ming asked strangely.

At this time, Stern announced: "The sixth pick of the rookie, the Bobcats choose Yi Jianlian!" ”

(To be continued)