On June 23, 1998, Phil Jackson announced his resignation as head coach of the Bulls.

As soon as this news was announced in the morning, the major sports media were boiling, and the drama about the struggle within the Bulls finally ended with Klaus's complete victory!

Although most of the media is concerned about Phil Jackson's whereabouts, everyone is more concerned about whether Michael Jordan will play another year.

"I won't play for a coach other than Phil!"

Button swore to say this, but now the Bulls have failed to complete a three-game championship and Phil Jackson has left the team.

If you come back for another year, the boomerang will be slapped in the face!

Of course, the media didn't take it seriously, everyone wanted to see Mai Buckle fight for a few more years, and by the way, mock the situation of the boomerang slapping in the face.

General manager Klaus is obviously giving the Bulls these old guys eye medicine:

"You're gone! The Bulls can be a championship team too! ”

Phil Jackson may still want to stay with the Bulls, but unfortunately, Klaus won't give him this opportunity, and after a month of tossing, the championship coach will say goodbye.

"I haven't thought about whether I'm going to coach a team anymore, now I just want to take a break and I don't want to think about basketball anymore!"

"Mai Buckle's decision? I don't know, he has the right to make any decision, and as long as he doesn't retire, he's still the number one in the league. ”

Phil Jackson was not frustrated when interviewed by a reporter from the Chicago Tribune, but calmly introduced his plans.

The media can't find Mai Buckle, so most of the sports programs are made up nonsense, and they say one by one:

"Even if Phil Jackson leaves, Michael Jordan will still stick to the Bulls!"

It's just that this point of view is not recognized, and Mai's salary is too much, and the Bulls owner probably doesn't want to pay

And after any team signs Michael Jordan, it will be difficult to assemble a roster like the Bulls, and with the current environment, the situation of Pippen, the second leader of conscience, will not appear at all.

Before the draft, Lee also returned to the University of Connecticut to complete his last oral exam before graduation.

In his freshman year, he submitted an early completion application to the history department in his first semester, and as planned, 120 credits didn't bother him too much.

After the committee composed of three history professors was destined to give an excellent award, Li You could be regarded as having basically completed his coursework at university.

After winning the championship, the Knicks received a total of 4 million US dollars, of which 2 million were provided by the NBA league and the other 2 million were additionally awarded by Charles Sr.

Ewing, as the highest-paid player in the team, gave up his bonus, and Li You still got a new contract and finally got 500,000 US dollars.

Before the money was hot, he turned around and donated it to the University of Connecticut.

After the stadium encountered an accident in a snowstorm last year, this year is a little bit of a small situation, and Li You is currently a well-known alumnus, and he has to make some efforts.

In mid-May, the graduation ceremony began, and Lee did not throw away the playoffs and return to school for the graduation ceremony like the future Vince Carter.

Even if it's close, he needs to show focus in the team.

At the end of June, the weather was already a little hot, but the main campus "Duck Lake" was still the same as usual, and there were still many students enjoying their picnics here.

"Oh! What a cute little guy! ”

"Can you touch it? What does it like to eat? ”

A beautiful husky that aroused onlookers, the little guy who is less than 1 year old is not afraid of people, not only can he stroke casually, but he will have no problem leading him.

Milinda was dressed in sports, saw that her dog almost ran away with someone, and hurriedly greeted:

"Happy, come back soon!"

Li You quietly hugged Milinda from behind, provoked the other party to exclaim, and then buried himself in his arms and laughed.

It was only then that the Hutchis, who didn't look very smart, realized that his master was in a situation and ran back in a hurry.

"This is what you're talking about as a new family member?"

Li You hugged Milinda and didn't let go, the big wave girl mysteriously said to surprise him, subconsciously thought that there were no protective measures for those few times, and the two won the lottery, but it turned out to be a husky

"Happy is very obedient and has a pure bloodline, this is our first family member!"

"Oh~"

The little husky with pale blue eyes, crooked head and cute screams does look cute.

looks like the team logo of the University of Connecticut basketball team, appearance is justice, and there are already many plans to feed food.

"Lee, is there a party at night? You've missed your graduation! ”

"How about the husky theme? Have a drink for the cute little one! ”

More and more people gathered around the "Duck Lake", and Li You simply said loudly:

"Choose a location, I'll pay for it tonight!"

"Oh!!"

Tie her hair with a red hair tie, Milinda deliberately combed a ponytail, and when she heard the cheers around her, she still leaned on Li You's arms.

Hearing Li You's whisper, Milinda shook her hair, her face was slightly red, and then she shouted with a smile:

“Happy！ Come and meet Dad! ”

“.”

In the afternoon, the newcomers of the Connecticut Huskies team were waiting in the training hall for Li You to teach them "championship experience".

Richard Hamilton is the absolute core of this Huskies team, in the 96~97 season, this is still mediocre in the team, but in this year's "Crazy March" has made a name for himself.

Coach Calhoun plans to use this newcomer as the core to let Connecticut win another championship, and this time he will return to school, and he plans to let Li You boil chicken soup for the soul for everyone.

"What does it feel like to kill Mai Buckle? That's cool, Lee! ”

"9 three-pointers in a single game in the finals, a record of three-pointers in the playoffs, such a performance is really incredible, no one has been able to play like Ling before!"

"Lee, who players will the Knicks draft this year? Will collective bargaining affect next season? ”

Hamilton was the last to ask, and he was going to play in the draft this year, but was faced with collective bargaining issues, combined with coach Calhoun's advice, and ultimately chose to stay with the team.

Seeing everyone's curious eyes, Li You answered everyone's questions with a relaxed expression:

"Lore Kill? Maybe it's more rewarding than a normal lore. ”

"Shooting threes is a very common offensive method, three points are one more point than two, and if you are sure, of course, you have to choose a more efficient offense."

"Richard, if you're going to be drafted next year, don't worry about the collective bargaining agreement, no matter what, it's only possible to be suspended for a year at most!"

"Coach Calhoun's advice is right, play in the NCAA for another year and you'll get more, and as for the Knicks, that's not something I know."

Due to the ongoing labor dispute, the current NBA players do not plan to play in the men's basketball world championship in Greece in '98.

As a result, the U.S. Basketball Association intends to continue to use Collegiate United for the game, and Hamilton has been invited.

"Pay attention to the choice of shots, a lot of times, the shooting position is not important, after all, for a good pitcher, it is enough to shoot comfortably."

"It's appropriate to give up some inefficient long twos, of course, when the game is hot, you don't have to think about that, it's just a suggestion to deal with some other games, trust me, it's good for your play!"

Seeing Hamilton nodding excitedly, Li You also patted the other party's shoulder to show encouragement.

Coach Calhoun was so happy that if it weren't for Ray Allen's recent AJ-branded activities, he would have even planned to have both of them go back to school to make chicken soup together:

"Lee is right! Don't be biased against three-point shots anymore, the facts tell us that anything is possible if you throw the ball into the basket! ”

Everyone listened to these chicken soups, and nodded for a while, the current Connecticut Huskies are the jump shooting team, and if they want to impact the championship, Li You has set an example for them:

"It doesn't matter who the opponent is, just throw it and it's over!"

On June 24, 1998, the NBA Draft was held as scheduled at General Motors Plaza in Vancouver, Canada.

The NBA league was officially shut down, but at the draft, David Stern was still smiling and presiding over the event without any influence.

Due to the restrictions of the rules, the two foreign teams still could not get the first pick, so this year's No. 1 pick was finally obtained by the Los Angeles Clippers.

With an excellent eye, the Clippers finally chose a 2.13-meter center, Michael Olowokandi.

The Vancouver Grizzlies, who received the No. 2 pick, chose Mike Bibby;

The Denver Nuggets, who received the No. 3 pick, chose 2.11m center Reeve Lavrenz;

The Toronto Raptors, who received the No. 4 pick, ultimately chose Antoine Jamison;

The Golden State Warriors drafted the popular Vince Carter with the No. 5 pick;

Soon the Warriors made a trade, trading Carter and cash to the Raptors in exchange for Antoine Jamison.

The deal made the Raptors fans cheer at the scene, everyone loved Carter's dunk!

The Mavericks drafted Roport-Traylor with the No. 6 pick;

The Kings drafted Jason Williams with the No. 7 pick;

The 76ers drafted Larry Hughes with the No. 8 pick;

The Bucks drafted Dirk Nowitzki with the No. 9 pick;

Soon the Dallas Mavericks also made a trade, sending the newly drafted Roport Traylor to the Bucks in exchange for Pat Garrity and Dirk Nowitzki.

The deal didn't get much attention, and the Celtics then drafted Paul Pearce with the No. 10 pick.

So far, the top 10 picks have appeared one by one.

Because the Knicks' 98 first-round pick was traded to the Raptors, the Raptors then sent this first-round pick to the Rockets.

It's just that the trade comes and goes, and this is only the first round of the 29th pick, and there is a high probability that the selection will also be a member of the atmosphere group.

After selecting Tyronn Lue at No. 23, the Nuggets quickly sent future championship coach and Tony Barty to the Lakers in exchange for All-Star point guard Van Exel.

When it came to the second-round picks, the Knicks also began to operate on their own.

The 38th pick in the second round came from a Celtics trade, and the Knicks ultimately selected Demac Johnson.

Then, he traded the meat shield power forward and the 2000 second-round draft pick (from the Celtics) to the SuperSonics;

Rashad Lewis, who had been hoping that the Rockets would draft him, was completely cold when he dropped to the 32nd pick and was drafted by the SuperSonics.

In the end, he was told that he was traded to the Knicks, and Rashad Lewis was mixed after all, the Knicks' style of play was a bit unsuitable for him.

While many fans were still discussing the trade between the Lakers and the Nuggets, Rashad Lewis, who was famous but unrecognized, couldn't help but comfort himself:

"New York, at least the championship team!"

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