On the morning of June 25, Madison Square Garden, New York, the draft meeting. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Every year, talented basketball teenagers will start their NBA dream journey here, and this is where Yang Fan was originally founded.

19-year-old Dwight Howard became the brightest star of the night, and the Orlando Magic did not choose Emeka Okafor, who had been polished in college for four years, but chose such a lanky, athletic high school student, which was somewhat unexpected by some media.

But if you think about it carefully, it is reasonable, Okafor's instant combat power must be stronger than Howard's, but Howard's talent ceiling is higher, after Maddie was traded, the Magic entered the rebuild, since it is a reconstruction, getting a young rookie with a promising future is obviously more in line with the operation of the Magic.

The Bobcats chose Okafor without question, and Charlotte's media claimed it was Duncan who belonged to the Bobcats.

Then the Chicago Bulls selected Ben Gordon with the third pick, and the Los Angeles Clippers with the fourth pick selected Sean Livingston.

Yang Di, who was watching the live broadcast, suddenly saw that the Washington Wizards, who were the fifth pick, chose a friend he was familiar with before.

Devin Harris!

The main point guard from the University of Wisconsin, when David Stern broadcast Devin Harris's school information, Youngdy's eyes flashed.

"Sure enough, you're in the NBA, too!"

The memory seems to go back to that summer, the 17-year-old young man walked alone through the oak-lined campus, the fallen leaves were flying, the playground was swaying with the sweat of youth, and many familiar faces came to mind, probably the hardest time, running for a living, in order to become stronger.

Devin Harris walked to the front of the stage and shook hands with David Stern.

The scene fell silent, all waiting for the high-ranking rookie to speak.

Devin Harris took a deep breath and said with a smile, "Before I entered the NBA this year, we had a player at the University of Wisconsin in the NBA and he had a great season. ”

The audience was in an uproar, and there was a lot of discussion, not knowing who Devin Harris was talking about, and began to rack their brains to think about the University of Wisconsin players who were the high picks in last season's draft, but they were puzzled. Some scouts who follow the Heat nodded slightly, knowing who Devin Harris was going to say.

"He's a very hard worker," Devin Harris propped his hands on the podium, "and when I first met him, he didn't even have a good luck with the ball, and at that time, he was just a random sparring partner on the street. He told me that he didn't even have enough to eat and had no place to live......."

"Yang Di, that's right, I have known him before, in the playoffs, he suffered a serious injury and the season was reimbursed, but I believe that a player like him who is strong and has dreams will eventually get back on his feet. I'm looking forward to playing him again in the future." ”

Devin Harris said a lot of words, all of them were sincere and sincere, and as soon as his speech ended, the scene suddenly burst into thunderous applause, and it lasted for a long time.

The big screen played some highlights of Yang Di's last season at the right time, and even the last shot of falling to the ground.

Yang Di also didn't expect Devin Harris to suddenly say so much about him in the draft, because he didn't think about how much of an impact his kind of thing would have on the entire University of Wisconsin Badgers.

A college sparring partner has become one of the NBA's most promising rookies, with consistent playing time and efficient performance, after he left the University of Wisconsin, Harris and others once thought that Yang Di had returned to China. This realistic version of the NBA dream is really touching.

Yang Di became a little more popular, and after the draft was over, people were still talking about his experience.

But then, all eyes were drawn to the ensuing trades, such as Devin Harris, who had just spoken generously at the draft, being traded to the Mavericks, which was mixed with several blockbuster trades.

On June 29, the Rockets and Magic completed the deal, with the Magic sending Maddy, Juwan Howard, Tyronn Lue and Lacey Gainness and the Rockets in exchange for Steve Francis, Mobley and Kevin Cato.

The Rockets almost sent away more than half of the starting force in the team, just for Maddie, some people say that Dawson is crazy, and some people praise the Rockets for making a good deal, and the potential of the "MM" combination seems to be catching up with the Lakers "OK" combination in previous years, especially because one inside and one outside, and is well versed in the principle of the current positional offense.

Seeing the courage of Dawson, the general manager of the Rockets, the situation in the league in pursuit of O'Neal has become more turbulent, and Kupchak's phone calls and emails are echoed all the time.

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At the beginning of July, the Lakers kept Kobe Bryant, and O'Neal's departure was a foregone conclusion.

The younger brother and sister happened to be summer vacation, and Yang Di was busy taking them all to Miami, because there were many people, Yang Di wanted to rent a villa outside.

And at this time, Bill Duffy told Youngdy that he was likely to be traded to the Lakers after receiving news from Los Angeles.

"Really?"

Yang Di frowned, surprised by Bill's news.

"It's uncertain yet, but what we know is that it's likely to be traded to the Lakers."

"Los Angeles Lakers?"

"Yes, the Lakers are the giants of the league, and Los Angeles is also a big city, if you can play in Los Angeles, you don't have to worry about market exposure, and the commercial value will definitely increase. The only concern is that if Los Angeles trades Shaquille O'Neal, the Lakers are likely to drop out of the championship ranks. ”

Yang Di shook his head, and suddenly thought of Nancy, who had recently become famous in Miami, going to a new city?

"Anyway, you don't have to worry too much, you have to learn to adapt, that's the NBA. Remember, last season with the Heat, the fans didn't buy your performance, and this time it would be a good thing to leave Miami. ”

"Well, I know, it doesn't matter where I go, my priority is to get my body in good shape."

"Yes, that's it, you can rest assured, I will help you operate outside." Bill Duffy said confidently that, in his opinion, leaving the Heat and going to the Lakers is a good thing.

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On July 13, "Yahoo Sports" was the first to break the news that the deal between the Heat and the Lakers was close to completion.

The fans' nerves have not yet fallen, and on July 14, the Heat and Lakers officially announced at the same time that they had completed the trade for O'Neal.

The Lakers sent Shaquille O'Neal, who played eight years, and the Heat's Brian Grant, Lamar Odom, Jandy, and a first-round pick next year.

When the blockbuster news came out, the entire league was shocked, will O'Neal's journey to the east change the pattern of the league again?

Chinese fans are concerned about Yang Di being traded to the Lakers. Yang Di made a great contribution to the Heat last season, but was immediately traded to the Lakers after a serious injury, becoming the head of O'Neal's deal, and some media broke the news that the 76ers wanted to use the first-round draft pick to trade Yang Di with the Heat last season, but Yang Di did not agree.

For a time, Chinese fans scolded the Heat for being cold-blooded and ruthless, and Pat Riley for being unkind.

However, less than 24 hours later, the Warriors officially announced the completion of the deal with the Lakers.

The Warriors sent Spidy Claxton and a second-round pick in exchange for the Lakers' Jandy and some cash.