The draft continues.

The Bulls drafted Jae Williams with the second pick, and Jim Paxson already sees him as the next Michael Jordan.

But judging by Jae Williams' college honors, he does have that potential.

He was named the NCAA National Rookie of the Year by Sports News magazine as a freshman in college, was named to the ACC First Team as a sophomore, breaking many records at Duke University, and by the time he was a junior in college, he was generally recognized as a reserve player for the U.S. team in the 2002 Men's World Basketball Championship.

In his third year of college, he won the Naismith and Wooden Awards, was named Collegiate Basketball Player of the Year by the Associated Press, was named Player of the Year by ESPN, won the CBS Player of the Year trophy, and was named to the All-American Team by the Associated Press for two consecutive years.

These honors have made the Bulls confident in Jae Williams and comfort themselves that this is a better choice.

With the third pick in the first round, the Warriors selected Mike Dunleavy, the son of the famous man.

The fourth pick in the first round, the Magic, who had the bottom results last season, chose power forward Drew Gooden at this position, and their draft pick originally belonged to the Pistons, but because of the top-five protection, they finally drew the fourth pick, so they were retained by the Magic.

However, this year's top-five protection, next year's draft picks will not be protected.

With the fifth pick in the first round, the Denver Nuggets selected Georgian Niklozsky Tishvili.

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With the seventh pick in the first round, the Knicks drafted Nene Hilario, and the Madison Square Garden arena was booed, and New York fans were clearly unhappy that the team had selected a Brazilian.

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With the ninth pick in the first round, the Phoenix Suns took Amare Stadamier, and the tenth pick in the first round, the Miami Heat won Caron Butler.

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It wasn't until the 14th pick in the first round that the Indiana Pacers drafted Fred Jones.

At this time, Popovich called and confirmed the deal with Qiao Hai.

Then, the Spurs made their choice, and Tyshawn Prince stood up from the crowd and donned the Spurs' ball cap.

"They picked Tyshawn."

Darryl Morey reminded.

Qiao Hai nodded: "It's not an unexpected thing, we will take a fancy to Tyshawn, and so will the Spurs, Sam should be well aware of the excellence of the Spurs' scouting team." ”

Sam Presti nodded: "That's right, Robert (Buford) is definitely a top scout with a vicious eye. ”

Next, until the selection of the 26th pick, there is basically nothing worthy of Qiao Hai's attention.

The Pistons, losing Tyshaw Prince, ended up with John Salmons with the 23rd pick in the first round, and it seems that their goal was to use that pick to bolster the No. 3 spot.

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Then, with the 26th pick in the first round, Qiao Hai wrote another name on the note - "Carlos Boozer".

David Stern got the note and announced: "In the 2002 draft, the 26th pick in the first round, the Houston Rockets selected Carlos Boozer!" ”

Carlos Boozer staggered to his feet, and beside him stood the little agent named Denastie Ray.

Qiao Hai, who was not far away, laughed.

Two drafts, equivalent to two All-Stars, the Rockets' inside partner for the new season is there, but the problem still exists, watching Boozer rush to the center of the stage, Qiao Hai has been staring at the back of Boozer's head, he wants to find Boozer's backbone.

It is said that Boozer has a backbone......

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The first round of the draft was all over, and then, in the second round of the draft, Qiao Hai's old acquaintance Stu Jackson took the stage.

Rookies who are drafted in the second round generally don't show up, and even if some of the rookies with first-round prospects fall to the second round, they won't have a chance to take the stage to thank them.

Stu Jackson broadcast draft picks and names one after another, and occasionally a few second-round rookies came to the scene, and there would be a small cheer and boiling in the audience.

For every player, being drafted by the NBA means that he has become at least a millionaire.

Soon it will be the Rockets' turn to be the 9th pick in the second round.

Instead of looking at Tito Maddox again, the Rockets' scouting team looked at Matt Barnes, Darius Sangueira, Rasol Butler, and Luis Scola at Joejab's request.

For the choice of this order, Qiao Hai was also a little hesitant.

In the beginning, his first choice was Scola, because Scola was the best Yao Ming partner that had actually been proven, but now, Boozer is equivalent to a strengthened version of Scola, and choosing another Scola seems to be a bit repetitive.

And Scola's contract is also a problem, with his parent club Tau Ceramics asking for a $3.5 million buyout fee, while the NBA stipulates that the maximum buyout fee can only be $500,000.

So, Johi ended up kicking Scola out of the selection.

Choose one of the last three.

Dalius Sangella, a Lithuanian, European inside, has average physical fitness and defense, but he is very desperate on the defensive end, never sparing any effort, has a shot, and with the unique passing ability of European big men, he is a big forward with a very different style.

Rasol Butler, a wing scorer, has some long-range shooting ability.

Matt Barnes, a fierce wing player with a tough defense and inconsistent shooting.

Qiao Hai thought for a long time, and Darryl Morey reminded Qiao Hai: "Atreus highly recommends his compatriots. ”

Atrus Karisolus is a Lithuanian, and the compatriot he highly recommends is naturally Sangella, Qiao Hai thought for a while, and finally made a choice: "Then Dalius Sangella." ”

A big forward with a very different style, selected with a second-round pick, it's not bad to try, what if Yao Ming needs an inside partner like Sangeira?

Stu Jackson received a note from the Rockets and read again: "With the 9th pick in the second round, the Houston Rockets chose Darius Sangella, a 6-foot-9" tall power forward from Lithuania!" ”

Darius Sangella did not come to the scene, and of course, even if he did, he would not have come on stage to thank him.

In the draft area of the rocket, Qiao Hai got up: "Okay, our draft is over, let's go......"

The rest of the draft, there is nothing to do with the rockets, if you don't leave at this time, are you still waiting for the end of the draft, and you are greeting those who don't know each other well?

However, at the gate of the Madison Square Garden Arena, Qiao Hai was stopped by several reporters, Qiao Hai did not refuse this group of reporters, but he raised three fingers, the meaning is very simple, he only answered three questions.

"Mr. Qiao, tell me what you expect from Yao Ming, the champion of the champion, right?"

The first question was about Yao Ming, Qiao Hai didn't think about it, and said directly: "As we all know, I have coached Shaquille O'Neal, as well as Patrick Ewing, they are both super centers, I hope Yao Ming can become the new super center and dominate the restricted area in the post-shark era." ”

"Post-shark era?" A reporter heard a strange term and couldn't help but ask.

Qiao Hai smiled: "Yes, in the post-shark era, after Yao entered this alliance, the forbidden area no longer belongs to Shaquille, so I think, I said the post-shark era, there is no problem at all." ”

After answering this question, Qiao Hai didn't forget to remind: "By the way, this is the second question, and there is the last question." ”

"You are now the general manager of the Rockets, will you become the head coach of the Rockets in the future, will you coach Yao Ming yourself?"

Qiao Hai thought for a while: "Rudy is a good coach, as long as he is there, I will only be the general manager, and I believe that Rudy can make Hakim Olajuwon a super center, and he can also make Yao a super center!" ”