In May, Wang Jun officially signed up for the 2003 NBA Draft.

The results of the NBA lottery were announced, and the Cavaliers, who had a garbage record, won the top pick.

The 2003 draft was announced, including 42 national college and high school students, as well as 32 international players. Chinese player Xue Yuyang is impressively listed. HE IS A 212CM INTERIOR PLAYER WHO PLAYED WELL IN THE CBA LEAGUE LAST SEASON, AVERAGING 21.8 POINTS AND 8.4 REBOUNDS PER GAME.

The Chinese media is paying close attention to this draft, and it is likely that there will be two newcomers joining the NBA together. According to this trend, next year, the Chinese men's basketball team will be composed of a number of NBA players, and it is expected to go further in international competitions.

The NBA's all-time record of 32 international players contested the draft, up from 14 last year to 17 in 2001.

If a player changes his or her decision, they have until June 19 to withdraw their application and not participate in the draft. Each newcomer can only withdraw their eligibility once and wait for the coming year.

As soon as the list was announced, many players immediately announced their withdrawal from the selection, because they were not confident and worried that they would not be selected.

2003 is known as the platinum generation after the 1996 draft. There are not only young people like Carman, Anthony and Bosh who can score 20+10 in the NCAA, but also super high school players like LeBron James, and big men like Milicic who can go inside and out, and scouts say that their potential surpasses Nowitzki.

The NBA was originally just a basketball league played by the Americans themselves, but today it has developed into a big stage for international basketball. Many international players are not inferior to local players, they have a wealth of game experience, good tactical literacy, so that the probability of NCAA players being selected is greatly reduced.

In the past three years, international players have taken over in a big way. According to the official NBA statistics, there were 63 international players from 30 countries in the NBA last season, accounting for more than one-eighth of the total number of NBA players.

Before 2000, most international players played supporting roles, with the likes of Chicago Bulls' Kukoc and Trail Blazers' Sabonis already known for a long time, and their top position was only the best sixth man, and they were still a long way from the aces.

Now, Now, Nowitzki, Nash, Stojakovic, Divac and others have all become All-Stars. Memphis Grizzlies Spanish power forward Pau Gasol was also named Rookie of the Year.

It is impossible for Wang Jun to withdraw from the election, he does not want to go to college again, especially if Abby is already working.

He bought a draft prediction magazine, and he wasn't favored in the first issue, thinking he would be drafted in the second round.

He couldn't understand it at all, and called his agent Ryan Hughes to ask: "Didn't I score 61 points in a single game and make it to the top 8 of the tournament?" How did it fall to the second round? Dundee Jones's men are all ahead of me. ”

Hughes immediately gave a reasonable explanation: "Because of the quality, Jones's physical fitness is better than yours, and experts think that he has a higher ceiling than you." You haven't proven yourself to be able to adapt to the pace of the NBA game, and in the tournament it's all about defending the low post, and picking you with a high pick is gambling on you to improve and play well in the NBA. ”

"Okay."

Wang Jun chatted a few words and hung up the phone, the agent couldn't help with this matter.

This rookie is really strong, and even Wade is only in 13th place in the prediction. Marquette University has been outstanding in the NCAA, and Wade is the only member of the team to participate in the draft, but he is not the favorite.

ESPN's well-known reporter Chad Forde commented that on the one hand, Wade's lack of height and inconsistent shooting made him have no obvious advantage in the No. 2 position; On the other hand, he's not a standout point guard per se.

Wang Jun was furious when he thought of Wade's speed and technique, he was by no means an opponent now, and he didn't know if he could reach this level in the future.

These evaluations are also perfectly appropriate for Wang Jun, who is only two centimeters taller than Wade and has a poor athletic ability. Wade isn't a great point guard, and he can't play a point guard at all.

Carman, who was first predicted to be the fifth pick, is likely to be drafted by the Heat, who lack a strong center and need a big man.

In front of Kaman is Bosh. Although Bosh's team went out early, he himself was only a freshman, was nominated for the best rookie, was fast, could shoot the basketball, and could also step low, and the template was Garnett, who had more potential than Carman.

The champion was locked early, and that was LeBron James, the No. 1 high school student in the United States.

Just a day before the NBA lottery results were announced, James had signed a seven-year, $90 million contract with Nike.

Not to mention a rookie who has not played in the NBA, this is a sky-high contract for a famous star, and Kobe Bryant is not so high-valued.

With an advertising contract and a rookie contract, James directly became a billionaire.

Wang Jun watched TV for a while, and Carman called. "Wang, have you seen the draft prediction?"

"I've seen it, congratulations on your chances of being selected in the top five." Wang Jun said with a smile.

"Not necessarily, the Clippers invited me to a tryout, and they wanted to draft me. I don't want to go to the Clippers, hell, they're in sixth, and once the Raptors and Heat don't pick me, I'm miserable. If anyone takes my place, I will be inseparable from him in my life! ”

What Kaman encountered was the trouble of happiness, and as soon as he opened his mouth, Wang Jun was envious, jealous and hateful.

People are more popular than people, and letting him go to the clippers is simply burning incense.

An hour later, Abby also called to talk to Wang Jun for a while, saying that she was going to be sent out for an interview, and that she would fly to Ohio in the evening to interview James.

James has been featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated, ESPN Magazine, and has also appeared in Slam Dunk magazine. His high school games were also broadcast live nationally by ESPN2, and now they have stolen everyone's limelight.

Wang Jun has never played with James yet, and his first thought when he looks at his photos is: What are you kidding? Is this a high school student? Isn't there anyone questioning age fraud? He looks like he's going to get a pension.

Abby asked, "Wang, is there a team that has invited you to try out?" ”

"Not yet, it's terrible."

"Maybe soon."

"I hope so."

After hanging up Abby's phone, Wang Jun couldn't hold his breath and called Hughes again, asking if there was any team tryout.

Hughes's answer was somewhat unexpected.

"Wang, it doesn't make much sense for you to go for a trial, it will expose your weaknesses, I hope that no team will find you for a trial, and you will be selected directly."

"I wouldn't be that bad in your mind, would I?"

"Because your height and athleticism are not good, do you think the test is only about shooting? Scouts know that you can shoot, and they are more interested in physical performance, fat content, movement speed, bounce, etc. They will use the physical test as a criterion to consider who to choose. ”

Physical test! It's a physical test again! Wang Junzhen hopes to run and jump like Wade.

"So what do I do now?"

"Practice, if you can, give more interviews to Chinese reporters to increase attention. If you have a large number of fans in China who support you, the NBA will value your business value more. I investigated, your popularity in China is not as good as Xue Yuyang, and the fans don't know you. Hughes proposed.

“……”

Wang Jun has almost no contact with China, of course the fans don't know him, and even his family doesn't know that he plays basketball.