The arena burst into applause, and except for the Knicks and most of the fans, the other teams were in a weak posture. The wood is ready, the rice is cooked, and the accounts can only be settled afterwards.

Wearing a trench coat and grim face, Usilis walked out of the small green room, shook hands with the three people on the stage, first took the Nets' baseball cap and put it on his head, and then took the microphone from David Stern.

"Thank you, Mr. John Thompson, Mr. Bill Russell, Mr. Reg Essric, Mr. Bob Rodriguez, for introducing me to the world of basketball! Exclamation Team, my brothers, I am proud to have fought with them! Thank you to everyone who has helped me! New York, I love you! ”

The clattering spotlight rang out at the same time as the applause of the audience.

Usilis walked down the high platform with the Nets general manager, then politely hugged goodbye and went straight to the Knicks' rest area to greet everyone with hugs and congratulations.

Patri Ewing grinned and laughed, giving Ussi a hard punch and a big hug.

The dust has settled on the top pick, and the draft continues.

In No. 2, the Grizzlies selected the University of Cincinnati, power forward/center, Kenyon Martin as the star show, and partnered with guard swingman Mike Bibby, who can create an inside-outside combination.

In the third place, the Clippers selected East St. Louis High School, small forward, and Darius Myers as the scout, partnering Odom, who can create a forward combination, and is the first high school player to be drafted.

In No. 4, the Bulls selected Marcus Fetzer from Iowa State University, power forward, to bolster Chicago's backbone.

In the fifth place, the Warriors selected Mike Miller from the University of Florida, a swingman at the guard, and traded it to the Magic on the spot.

In No. 6, the Hawks selected Demar Johnson, a shooting guard from the University of Cincinnati, to bolster the roster.

At No. 7, the Wizards drafted the University of Texas, center, and Chris Meme and traded it to the Bulls. It's clear that the Bulls have started to rebuild around the interior.

In eighth place, the Cavaliers selected Jamal Crawford from the University of Michigan, a two-way guard.

In the 9th place, the Rockets selected Joel Purzbilla from the University of Minnesota, center; Sent to the Bucks on the spot in exchange for Jason Collier.

At No. 10, the Nuggets selected Kenyon Durin from the University of Missouri, point guard.

In No. 11, the Celtics, who have always loved big men, selected Jerome Moiso from the University of California, Los Angeles, power forward.

At No. 12, the Mavericks drafted Meat Shield and Etan-Thomas from Syracuse University to fill the often empty interior.

At No. 13, the Magic went crazy and picked another shooting guard from California State University, Fresno, Contney-Alexander. Insiders can see that the Magic's hoarding of guards is being traded, and it must be eyeing Maddie of the Raptors.

No. 14: The Pistons happily selected Mattin Cliffs from Michigan State University, point guard.

There are no international players in the lotto section, and all but one of them are NCAA talents, with almost half of the big men and half of the guards.

In No. 15, the Bucks selected Jason Collier from Georgia Tech, center. He made a one-for-one trade with the Nuggets on the spot and got point guard Kenyon Dolin. Both were happy.

While the draft is being made, the trade is at the same time. The draft players just brought the baseball bats of Team A on the stage and delivered an acceptance speech, but after leaving the stage, they put on the hat of Team B with a helpless face, which is basically a dazzling transaction of one-for-one!

Turkey's power forward Sidhu Tekoglu, who was selected by the Kings in the first round at No. 16, was the first international player to be drafted.

The second selected high school student was Sean Stevenson, who had just won the "slam dunk king" of the McDonald's National High School Championship, and was taken in by the Jazz in the 23rd place in the first round.

The draft ended with a round of applause.

In the '00 draft, a total of 6 international players were selected, 2 were high school students, and the remaining 50 were NCAA players, accounting for 86.2%. Among the 29 players in the first round of the draft, there are 18 pure centers, accounting for 62%, which shows that big men of peak height are always the first target in the draft.

Usyris was surrounded by a group of reporters, and the questions were tricky, all for the Nets.

"Ussy, the Nets won the top pick, is there an ulterior insider?"

"Ussy, what do you think of the Nets?!"

Journalists are like this, lest the world be chaotic.

With a grim face, Usyris rejected all questions on the spot, squeezed into the home team's tunnel surrounded by Knicks management and new teammates, and left early.

Although the Knicks were lucky to get the top pick from the Nets, they will inevitably face the inspection of the NBA headquarters in the future.

The fans left the stadium as they talked; The media reporters grabbed the management and players of the 28 NBA teams who were secretly angry and began interviews.

David Stern looked indifferent, took the NBA officials, sealed the envelopes and the safe of the top three lotteries, and took them away.

The next day, the headlines were all about the Knicks robbing the Nets of the No. 1 pick as if they were in danger.

The general manager of the Nets also held a press conference and announced his resignation, the content of which is very simple, that is, he made a wrong deal!

The NBA headquarters brought in FBI agents and began professional investigative work.

With the exception of the low-key Knicks, who are hiding from reporters, media outlets elsewhere have taken to the streets, randomly interviewing them about the No. 1 pick.

On February 1 of this year, a fierce clash broke out between Sprewell and Ewing.

On Feb. 2, Sprewell and Larry Johnson were traded to the Nets, and Stephen Marbury was traded to the Knicks, plus an inconspicuous first-round pick. 2 for 1, everyone thinks the Knicks are crazy!

As for the no-top three protection attached to that pick, it was ignored by everyone.

It's only been half a year, and the Knicks have been smashed by the champion sign that fell from the sky!

No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like a conspiracy, because the Knicks couldn't have guessed that the Nets must be a lotto team half a year ago, and they would definitely be able to get the top three in the lotto, and finally magically get the top pick?! (To be continued.) )