June 26, 1997

Madison Gardens is particularly lively tonight, and the 1997 NBA Draft was held here.

A group of young talents are about to enter the league.

Mo Mengchen also came to the scene. He has never been to the scene of the draft since he participated in the draft two years ago.

Today was not alone.

“It feels so strange to see a group of future millionaires being delisted.”

Noah Siphus sat nervously beside Momonchen.

"What's strange?" Mo Mengchen didn't feel that it was strange.

Seavers looked around: "Is Michael Jordan here?"

"Not here."

"Where is the magician?"

Are you teasing me?

"Why don't you speak?"

Mo Mengchen said angrily: "Can you not pretend to understand?"

"You insisted on bringing me here."

"I was wrong, how about sending you out now?"

Sivers was about to reply, but David Stern stood in front of the stage.

"1997 NBA Draft"

History is about to change.

This scene was destined, but the moment when the established history was changed happened in front of Mo Mengchen's eyes, which still surprised him.

The Boston Celtics made their choice calmly.

"The Boston Celtics chose Tim Duncan with the first pick, from Wake Forest University!"

Duncan, wearing a beige suit, smiled shyly, stood up, and then the live broadcast turned the camera to the Celtics coach Rick Pitino who made the decision. He was wearing a red T-shirt and was flirting with his face. He was not excited at all for the decision that this cat and dog could make. He smiled awkwardly when he found the camera was facing him.

The following words are shown below the large screen:

1997 No. 1 Tim Duncan.

Wake Forest University player No. 21.

211 meters, 113 kg.

Advantages: Outstanding inside skills, comprehensive players.

Disadvantages: free throws.

For such a good player, free throws were just a small flaw, and the Celtics happily accepted this fact.

Of course they didn't know that the pulse of the times had begun to be beating quietly.

Cheers and boos appear at the same time, and these boos are mostly used by those teams who failed to get Duncan to express their regrets.

As early as after the lottery conference, basketball fans around the world knew that Duncan was about to play for the Celtics.

This is just making this matter a fact now.

Duncan shook hands and hugged Stern, and the big man did not notice someone not far away looking at him up and down.

He didn't know how many times they would fight in the future and what kind of stories they would leave in history.

But the invisible wheel of fate has turned.

"Is he awesome?"

Even if Siphus didn't understand, he saw Mo Mengchen's serious look and knew that he was an extraordinary opponent.

Mo Mengchen replied: "It's a bit awesome."

"How powerful is that?" Sivers continued.

Mo Mengchen said: "The more powerful you think he is, he is as powerful as he is."

Next is the second pick.

If you can't get Duncan, Van Horn is the only choice for magic.

Penns spent a season to recover from injuries, and the team took this opportunity to be lucky enough to draw the second pick. Unfortunately, they couldn't get Duncan, which was destined to make them feel full of regret.

The 76ers who were holding the third pick in urgent need of supplementary big man saw that Duncan and Van Horn were both famous and had to take risks and defeat Tony Barty with the third pick.

When this name appeared, there was no memory point in Mo Mengchen's mind.

From this, it can be concluded that the 76ers became good people and helped other teams line up a bomb. They worked hard to play the bad things for a year but chose a complete parallel product.

Such a spirit is commendable.

The Grizzlies, who could not find their favorite, chose Ron Messel with the fourth pick.

This is Rick Pitino's pupil, Ron Messer from the University of Kentucky.

He was a basketball genius since childhood. He was comparable to Garnett and Marbury in high school. He followed Kentucky to win the NCAA championship in his freshman year. He announced his candidacy after the sophomore year.

He is an excellent empty cutter with good physical fitness, but his shooting ability has not been developed, and no scout is optimistic that he can develop shooting in the future.

I guess this choice of the Grizzlies will make the Celtics clench their fists excitedly.

After winning Duncan, they have to use another lottery to choose a defender with star potential, and Billups is undoubtedly the best choice for this position.

The Celtics chose Billups, which made Momonchen feel relieved.

If they were bolder, they would gamble on McGrady.

In the first draft, it would be a headache to win Duncan and Maddinnamomonchen with two draft picks at the same time.

This draft show, the Pistons basically had no opera. They gave Bobby Jackson the draft's 19th pick in the first round, and were still planning a deal together.

This deal is also related to the players in the middle and back position in the first round, and Osgus is a firm young man.

He hopes that the team under his command will be full of vitality, so the more young people the team has, the better.

In his words, "Aren't you going to run and bomb? Isn't it better to run the better? The old man can't run at all. I'll find a few young people for you, and you can run hard!"

His words made the team's veterans worried, but Barkley was the only one who went to Miami for a leisurely vacation. It is said that he served him delicious food and drink every day, and his weight had exceeded 132 kilograms.

You should know that at the end of the season, his weight was stable at 124 kilograms. After only more than a month of rest, he ate himself like a veteran facing retirement.

Then, the biggest accident tonight happened.

The Golden State Warriors, who held the eighth pick, chose McGrady!

When Stern made the news public, Momonchen, like Isaiah Thomas at the far end, was completely in a huge shock.

McGrady is a little famous in Orlando, but she is depressed outside the court. He is very lazy, either skipping classes or late, and was later removed from the basketball team because of contradicting the teacher in class. This made him fall out of the scout's horizon before he fully emerged.

His talent made Jerry Klaus overjoyed. The fat man who created the Bulls dynasty privately discussed with the Grizzlies and exchanged them for the No. 4 pick with Pippen, who had hidden injuries, to get McGrady.

Jordan, who learned about this, said directly: "If you dare to do this, I will retire directly." This beautiful if.

A long time later, McGrady still feels a little regretful when she mentions this.

Choosing a high school student requires a certain amount of courage. Although the Smiling Assassin has done a mess in trading and coaching, he does have a pair of wise eyes that can distinguish good talents. This is the biggest difference between him and his mortal enemy Jordan.

Unfortunately, things seem to have changed unexpectedly.

The Warriors chose McGrady for some reason.

"You seem to be surprised?" asked Seavers.

Mo Mengchen said: "Yes, an accident happened."

This is a good thing, McGrady went to the west, nothing is better than this.

What happens if McGrady was chosen by the Raptors like we know history?

Carter may also join the Raptors and will still squeeze McGrady's development space. After that, McGrady can only go out and join the Magic team with pennies.

Then Peak Mac teamed up with Penns without injuries?

Oh my God, this combination is no less thrilling than the penny Duncan imagined.

So McGrady would better go to the West.

At this point, the players Mo Mengchen cares about are basically famous and have masters.

There are not many remaining beads at level 97, and the next step is the Pistons’ own choice.

No surprise, until the 19th pick, when it was the turn of the Pistons to choose, Bobby Jackson was still sitting quietly in that position waiting for his Prince Charming to take him away.

“1997 NBA Draft,”

"The Detroit Pistons chose Bobby Jackson with the 19th pick, from the University of Minnesota!"

Jackson breathed a long sigh, the Piston fulfilled his promise, and indeed brought him back to Motor City at this position.
To be continued...