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The news that Wang Zhizhi directly entered the NBA this year was actually revealed, it is definitely the worst news for Zhuang Fei, the player who was already able to win easily is now a variable again, Wang Zhizhi is not a well-known champion center in the United States like Brand, he is just a little famous in the United States, overshadowed the admiral in the 96 Olympic Games, and it was also a year when Wang Zhizhi was well-known to outsiders, and it was also in that year that Wang Zhizhi officially entered the eyes of NBA scouts and coaches, but because China has regulations, Only players over the age of 28 can go to the NBA to play, plus Wang Zhizhi also has a background in the army, so even if many NBA teams covet him for a long time, but there is nothing they can do, Wang Zhizhi has turned 22 years old this year, watching Wang Zhizhi get bigger and bigger, how much potential is left Everyone dare not pack a ticket, and more importantly, even if he is selected, he may not be able to enter the NBA immediately. When the time comes, it will really be empty.

But now it's different, according to reliable sources, Wang Zhizhi will definitely be able to enter the NBA to play this year, as long as there is no such worries, as a center with height, skill and speed, Wang Zhizhi can definitely become one of the biggest sweets in this year's draft market, and now almost every team in the league is looking for an inside line, including the Lakers, Spurs and other first-class teams, although the Lakers have such a big killer in the restricted area as O'Neal, so they also need to be paired with an interior line that can attack high, and the Spurs are the same, The admiral is also getting older and older, and he also needs a successor, of course, this is only some strong teams in the league, and there are many weak teams that are also staring at him, and Wang Zhizhi is undoubtedly one of the best choices among these teams, of course, in addition to these teams, there is also the old Nelson who has long coveted Wang Zhizhi. But fortunately, some teams may not be able to pick Wang Zhizhi if they want to, such as the Mavericks, whose first-round pick this year is too high.

So now the Timberwolves have encountered an extremely embarrassing thing, and it is not easy to persuade Bayi to release him, but it is very likely to become someone else's wedding dress, and the bamboo basket will be empty at that time. Now Zhuang Fei is not in the mood to stay at home and enjoy his family, he must now go back to the United States to deal with this sudden incident.

"How the hell did the news come about?" As soon as Zhuang Fei returned to Minnesota, he questioned Green and D'Anthony, because this matter was very secretive, except for the three of them who were directly involved in this matter, no one else knew about it, even McHale didn't know, and Zhuang Fei also specially instructed the basketball management center not to publicize this matter, how could it be leaked under such confidentiality measures? Could it be that there is an inner ghost in these two assistants? Zhuang Fei shook his head and threw this idea out of his mind, this is impossible.

"Zhuang, don't be angry first, look at this" D'Antoni handed Zhuang Fei a newspaper, and Zhuang Fei's nose was crooked when he saw it.

"Cāo, Bayi is really damaged, actually playing yīn" Zhuang Fei threw the newspaper on the table and sighed, he really has no way to do it now, although Bayi was forced to reluctantly let Wang Zhizhi go under the pressure from above, but it did not make Zhuang Fei better, after Wang Zhizhi determined to enter the NBA this year, Bayi leaked the news to the Mavericks scouts, and then soon this news became known throughout the United States, this year's rookie once again has one more hit, and even recently the media predicted that Wang Zhizhi may even enter the lottery area.

"Lotto? It's really a toss, although there are no super rookies participating in the draft this year, but it's definitely not a small year for the draft, even if Wang Zhizhi is a year or two younger, it is estimated that there is no way to enter this year's lotto area" Zhuang Fei finally became more and more angry the more he thought about it.

"Zhuang, what do you say now" D'Antoni said with a wry smile, the development of things to this point is also unpredictable, according to the Timberwolves' 28th draft pick, it is impossible to sign Wang Zhizhi, is it so hard for more than half a month to go to waste? No one wants to.

"Coach, I think we're going to make a substitution" Green also persuaded on the side, looking at Zhuang Fei's posture, the Timberwolves' first-round pick is going to be given to Wang Zhizhi, but what about Kirilenko? Is it abandoned? To be honest, he is still really reluctant, and Glenn also knows that the Timberwolves are not inferior in the position of forward and guard, but he still can't let go of the Russian boy.

Zhuang Fei was thinking, Wang Zhizhi would definitely not give up, although the situation of facing multi-team competition was beyond his expectations, it was not impossible, as long as he got a high enough draft pick. But who to trade draft picks? Zhuang Fei fell into deep thought again.

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On the other side of the United States, in the head coach's office of the Los Angeles Lakers, Phil Jackson gently picked up the coffee cup in front of him and drank coffee, leaving the Bulls to join the Lakers is a starting point in his life, and it is also another brilliant point, he deeply believes in this, because he now has the most terrifying guy in the league.

He knows that originally this position of the Lakers head coach was not his, Lakers general manager Jerry West did not like him very much, Jerry West liked the Chinese, for that Chinese, Phil Jackson's mood is very complicated, is the opponent is also a friend, the two have known each other a long time ago, in Zhuang Fei's Wake Forest era, the two were called double walls, and very coincidentally both played triangle offense, in many TV media awards dinners the two are always strong contenders for the best coach of the year, So for this opponent, Phil Jackson is holding on to enough jǐngti. And I really want to share a high with him, and now the opportunity has come.

"Don't let me down," Phil Jackson said with a faint smile after taking a sip of his coffee.

"Phil, are you really going to choose that Chinese? Take the No. 21 lottery to choose that Chinese? ”

Looking at his assistant, Phil Jackson just smiled and nodded, the Lakers have such a huge interior killer weapon as O'Neal, which is very good, but when he watched the Western Conference Finals between the Timberwolves and the Spurs, he felt that the Lakers' current strength may not be able to suppress the Timberwolves or the Spurs, it can be said that the three teams have no strength or weakness, each has its own characteristics, if the Lakers can have one more attack point like Wang Zhizhi in the offensive lineup, let Wang Zhizhi and O'Neal form a combination of high and low, Then it will definitely be the best choice, now the league is very scarce inside, and there are even fewer insiders like Wang Zhizhi who have good skills and shooting.

"If this Chinese is really like the scouting report said, we have no reason to give up on him, he will be the best addition to the Lakers" Phil Jackson said to his assistant as if he had made some decision: "I think our signing is still too low, see if you can find a way to get a higher pick"

Seeing that Phil Jackson made up his mind, the assistant did not suggest again, but he always had doubts about Wang Zhizhi, can Chinese play basketball? He wasn't so sure.

Like Phil Jackson, there is also Nelson Sr., Wang Zhizhi is a player he is very optimistic about, he has been following him this year ago, even earlier than Nowitzki, Wang Zhizhi and Nowitzki are the same type of players he likes, originally he thought that Wang Zhizhi was nine out of ten this year, because few teams bid on a player who is over 22 years old and has not decided whether to enter the NBA, so Wang Zhizhi's draft market this year is not optimistic, Even if he is looked down upon, except for the Mavericks, no one will take a fancy to him, if this is really the case, the old Nelson can take him with a second-round pick, but not now, it is almost impossible to win Wang Zhizhi with only a second-round pick, and now Wang Zhizhi's guarantee is estimated to be in the top 20.

Nelson Sr. is very annoyed, he is not bothered by not having a first-round pick, on the contrary, he has a first-round pick, and he is the sixth pick, and it is because he has the sixth pick that makes him so upset.

"Dad, I think we should give up Wang Zhizhi, we can't use the No. 6 pick to sign him, we now have much better options than him, such as Odom, Terry, etc., and how much potential Wang Zhizhi still has now, we don't know very well, if it was two years ago, we could still go to gamble, but now he is 22 years old, and his future development is also very limited" Little Nelson, as the general manager of Mavericks, has no decision-making power, everything has to listen to his father, but looking at his father's expression, it seems that he still has no intention of giving up.

"I already missed Nash last year, and I definitely can't miss Wang Zhizhi this year, you go and inquire, see which team is willing to trade draft picks, let's make a last stand, if we can be selected, it will be good if I can't be selected, and if I can't choose, I can do my best" Old Nelson finally sighed, it seems that now Wang Zhizhi can't do it in his heart to let him take the No. 6 pick to gamble.

Zhuang Fei doesn't know who to look for to trade draft picks now, and now he doesn't have a lot of connections in the NBA, Pat Riley? The Heat's draft pick is not much higher, although he knows that as long as Zhuang Fei makes this request, Pat Riley will not refuse, but now he can't use it.

"Do you really want to beg that old man?" Zhuang Fei finally shook his head and said with a wry smile, but after struggling for a long time, he still dialed the phone number of the old man's office.

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While all the teams in the league were looking for the final changes in their draft picks and draft picks, the NBA's 1999 draft officially began.