As the head coach of the Rockets, Tang Tian naturally went to the draft with Morey.

In the cabin belonging to the Rockets, Morey, Jones, Tang Tian, Thibodeau, and the team's chief scout Smith sat in separate seats.

"That's Aaron Brooks' profile, he's impactful, he's consistent three-pointers, and he's a good fit for the team." Smith spoke.

Now that the draft is about to begin, the discussion inside the hut is in the final stages.

"He's only 1.83m tall, which would be a problem on the defensive end, and there's already Barria in the team with a similar style." Thibodeau followed.

"After all, Barria is a little less talented, and Brooks, he has a strong scoring explosion, even if he can't become a starter-level player, he is quite capable of being a sixth man." Smith retorted.

This scene is very similar to when Tang Tian and Van Gundy were arguing last year.

Morey listened to the opinions of both sides, and finally he looked at Tang Tian.

Tang Tian is the head coach, and he is the most powerful person in this hut.

Seeing that Morey was looking at himself, Tang Tian also knew that it was almost time to say his opinion.

"Like Tom said, we already have Barria, and there is not much need to add players with similar styles, but it is the team's interior line, Mutombo is a year older, Chuck's height has proven to be an issue in the playoffs, and we need to add an interior player."

Tang Tian said this, Smith did not refute it, and his understanding of the team was naturally Tang Tian's better knowledge.

'In the case of centre-forwards, Thiago Split and Kelelo Feshenko are good options, they have the size, the height and the speed of movement. Smith followed.

Tang Tian nodded, he had the impression of these two players, they were both qualified rotation players in the NBA.

"Then let's discuss which of these two players is more suitable." Morey followed.

"I have a candidate here, and I've seen his game video by chance, and I think he's very valuable to develop." Tang Tian said, and sent a copy of the materials he had prepared earlier to everyone.

"Marc Gasol?"

"Pau Gasol's brother?"

"This guy has been playing in the Europa League, right?"

……

Almost everyone raised doubts, including Smith, who was a complete unknown player to them.

Mark Gasol, All-Star center, Tang Tian can't not know that Gasol in his previous life was not selected until the 48th pick in the second round, and now he is selected in the first round because if he is a first-round pick, the team can sign a standard 2+1+1 contract with him.

"Don, do you know much about this player?" Morey is skeptical, a manager who uses data as the core of judgment, has reservations about such unknown players, and if he was selected just because he is Pau Gasol's younger brother, he will not agree, considering that the NBA brothers play very little.

Tang Tian nodded, without hesitation.

"If you don't believe it, you can look through his performances in European universities and leagues, and there's no rush now, anyway, we're the 26th pick." Tang Tian saw that Morey was still suspicious, and continued.

Morey nodded, and then motioned for Smith to hurry up and ask the people below to find other information.

Just then, the broadcast TV screen in the cabin changed, and Stern, the president of the league, walked out of the backstage.

The 2007 NBA Draft is finally about to begin.

"Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to fans from all over the United States, as well as Canadian fans tuning in T.N.TV and watching on CBCTV, and welcome to the 2007 NBA Draft at Madison Square Garden, and welcome to join us, and some fans who are heading here, thank you for being here, and let's get started."

A remarkably familiar opening line, which Stern has pronounced on this stage for 22 years in a row.

"The No. 1 pick in the 2007 NBA went to the Portland Trail Blazers, who had five minutes to make a decision."

This is not the first time Tang Tian has experienced a draft meeting, but as a head coach, his thoughts have become a little different.

The Trail Blazers have a poor record in recent years, have a large number of top draft picks, and this year they directly took the top pick, if he was in the Trail Blazers, he would definitely take Durant directly, and the rise of the team would really be a matter of two or three years.

In fact, he also asked Morey to try to trade the top draft picks in the past before the draft, but let alone the top five, even the lottery has no chance at all.

This year is a big year for the draft, and all teams are holding on to their signatures, for fear of being snatched up by others.

Five minutes were fast, and the Trail Blazers quickly made their choice, and they didn't hesitate to choose Greg Oden, a physical and perverted center who was dubbed by the media as a super-potential newcomer with Chamberlain and Russell.

This choice was also expected by everyone.

"The Portlanders are rising."

There was also a sound of envy in Team Rocket's cabin.

Tang Tian didn't speak, Auden's strength is there, but his knees are too brittle, there are too many injuries, and his skills are too rough, unless he comes to him.

His eyes lit up at the thought of this.

Because the system hasn't appeared for a long time, he has forgotten about this stubble, if he signs Oden's bottom salary in a few years, the system injury is cured, and then cultivated separately, it will be awesome.

After Oden, the SuperSonics also made a choice, and they chose Kevin Durant, who is from the University of Texas and is also physically excellent.

The choices that followed were all the same as those from previous lives.

The Hawks, who were the third pick, selected Al Horford.

The Grizzlies, who were the fourth pick, selected Mike Conley.

……

These are future All-Stars.

Tang Tian found a very interesting thing at this time.

His arrival, although he helped the Rockets successfully win the championship, had almost no impact on the league pattern, the Cavaliers were still swept, the championship was still in the West, even if it was the regular season ranking, although the record was a little biased, but the ranking did not change, which means that the draft pick has not changed.

It's really a coincidence.

"In the first round of the 2007 NBA draft, the Milwaukee Bucks selected a 2.13-meter power forward, Yi Jianlian, from China."

At this moment, Tang Tian heard a familiar name.

Yi Jianlian was chosen.

Tang Tian looked up at Yi Jianlian, who stood up in the video at this time, his expression was not too excited, and he felt a lot of emotion in his heart.

Yi Jianlian is the one who is most regretted by Chinese fans.

With a rare explosive physical quality among Asians, it is a pity that he is known as an existence comparable to the next Yao Ming, and in his previous life, he only mixed in the NBA for four seasons before disappearing.