"Zhuang, the last few days in the media have been full of news that you are interested in that Cypriot kid, you don't really want to get him, do you? The Boston Celtics already have Yao Ming and Jermaine O'Neal on the inside, isn't it a waste to let that kid join again, see if you can give Yao Ming to me?"

On June 7, 2003, Madison Square Garden, New York, the annual NBA Draft was held here, this year is recognized as the NBA's platinum draft year, and before the draft began, many experts believed that the quality of these rookies this year was not worse than the two golden generations in 1996 and 1984.

In this case, there is no doubt about the attention that this draft has received, and there is a strong international atmosphere in this year's draft, such as Milicic and Kaman from Europe, as well as Mazie. Lampey and the addition of international players such as Xue Yuyang from China have made this draft more international attention than in the past, of course, for most Americans, they don't pay attention to these international players, these people care about the fate of James and Anthony, two of America's hottest young players in recent years.

Before the draft, one of these two was called Magic second, and the other was called the successor of Jordan and Carter, obviously, although for many people, this year's champion is basically no longer suspenseful, but it can still attract enough people's attention, and in addition to those American fans who are concerned about the fate of the two, of course, there is also the head coach of the Boston Celtics Zhuang Fei, Zhuang Fei of course does not care about Anthony, The reason why Zhuang Fei rejected the Clippers trade and the Nuggets to complete the deal yesterday was to get the opportunity to get James, although in the predictions of all media in the United States, almost more than 90% of the media believe that James will be picked by the Hawks in the second place, but Zhuang Fei still hopes that he can use this less than 10% possibility to pick James.

So almost after trading the Nuggets' draft picks, Zhuang Fei accepted interviews with ten media in a row, and kept saying good things about the Serbian and Montenegro interior in the media, and almost everyone in the United States knew that Coach Z was very interested in the 18-year-old interior of Serbia and Montenegro, although Milicic was the top three seed in this year's draft. But in terms of prestige and prospects, he and the first two Anthony and James are incomparable, and the gap can also be seen from the templates of the three, Anthony's lowest template is Pierce, the highest template is Jordan Carter, and James's lowest template is Anthony Walker, and the highest template is Magic Johnson and Oscar Robertson.

As for Milicic, the minimum template is just former All-Star Walker Smiters. The player who retired from the 2000 NBA Finals by a dunk from Garnett. Although the former Pacers interior is also an All-Star player, but in terms of level, it is still a little worse than Pierce or Anthony Walker, of course, the potential of the 18-year-old Serbian and Montenegro interior line is still very optimistic, at least his highest template whether it is Garnett or Nowitzki is enough to look forward to, and in fact, most people think that as long as everything goes well, this is a player who can play 20+10 data in the NBA at the peak of his career, Therefore, most people think that Zhuang Fei's recent interest in this inside line is very recognized, at least in terms of potential, he is better than the Chinese inside line of the Boston Celtics.

Especially in this year's playoffs, Yao Ming's performance finally completed his redemption. But his performance is still not good, which is also recognized, in this regard, if Zhuang Fei really wants to use Milicic to replace Yao Ming, it is also an understandable thing, of course, because Zhuang Fei's sudden attention to Milicic is causing some other troubles, such as some troubles seeking a trade from the Boston Celtics, especially asking Zhuang Fei if Yao Ming or Xiao Ao can be traded. In fact, when Zhuang Fei was in Madison Garden now, these good friends of his were exploring this possibility.

"Larry, you can be content now, the Pacers already have Oku, what else do you need Yao Ming, I think Yao Ming is just right to come to our team" Jerry West, the general manager of the Grizzlies, looked at Larry Bird with a smile and said to Zhuang Fei. At this time, Zhuang Fei looked at his two friends a little helpless.

This is not the result that Zhuang Fei wants, and expressing interest in Milicic does not mean that he wants to get Milicic, but he hopes to use his fame to raise Milicic's value, and Zhuang Fei's real goal is only one after trading with the Nuggets. That's LeBron James, James is the perfect player in his tactical system, but Zhuang Fei knows very well that the biggest target of the Hawks with the No. 2 pick is also James, and this team already has Rasheed Wallace, so the desire for Milicic is not too great.

According to the general team's idea of building a team, one inside and one outside is the best choice, but for Zhuang Fei, of course he doesn't want the Eagles to rob James like this, but obviously, judging from today's results, his public opinion offensive in the media has not made Milicic's value rise too much, after all, his potential with Anthony and James is indeed one to half a level, even if Zhuang Fei touted, he can't really complete the overtaking of James, It even makes people feel that he rejected the Clippers' trade for the illusion of Milicic, which is also something that Zhuang Fei never expected, and in fact, what is the choice of the Hawks at this time, Zhuang Fei still can't guess, especially the current Hawks head coach Tristotts is the assistant coach of the former Timberwolves, and was just poached by the Hawks from George Karl not long ago, Zhuang Fei is somewhat familiar with this person.

According to the information obtained from Pierce and Garnett, this is a standard athletic control similar to George Carr's style, this coach is extremely appreciative of players with excellent athleticism, and the most athletic player this year is naturally high school student LeBron James, even this year's top pick Anthony is not as good as him in terms of athletic talent, in this case Zhuang Fei is really a little resigned to his destiny now.

"Zhuang, if you really want to cultivate Milicic, I think you should give up Jermaine, I think Jermaine is good to come to the Wizards, what do you think?" Just when Jerry West and Larry Bird were arguing over Yao Ming, the Wizards head coach D'Antoni on the side played the idea of another player of the Boston Celtics, he didn't have much interest in Yao Ming, as a bombardment team, he didn't need a big center like Yao Ming, if he could get O'Neal Jr., then he would be able to really improve the Wizards' lineup. Even compared to the Timberwolves' strongest run-and-bomb lineup, it is not bad, so for Zhuang Fei's interest in Milicic, he is also extremely looking forward to what he can get from Zhuang Fei. Looking at the expectant eyes of his former assistant, Zhuang Fei was directly helpless, which really made him feel like he was lifting a stone to hit his own feet.

"I don't think you have to fight, it's obvious that he's not for that big guy in Serbia"

Pat Riley is in a good mood, and he didn't have much to look forward to in this year's NBA draft. But yesterday he asked for the No. 12 pick from Zhuang Fei that originally belonged to the Bulls. Things are completely different, so the Heat family is also extremely excited to come to the draft in person this year. Of course, for Pat Riley, he naturally knows that this is Zhuang Fei's favor, according to the favor owed before, the Heat head coach also very much agrees with what Jerry West said, maybe he can only pay it off with the champion in the future.

This year's draft scene is definitely the most star-studded in recent years, whether it is Zhuang Fei or Larry Bird and Jerry West or D'Anthony or Phil Jackson, they almost all of the top coaches and general managers in the NBA. But even in this case, the group of big-name figures around Zhuang Fei is impossible to look at, and in fact, in recent years, Zhuang Fei has always been surrounded by stars every time he participates in the NBA draft, and even some media have called Zhuang Fei's side a small green house in the coaching world at the draft. Just like the 13 strongest rookies in the NBA draft small green house, and in fact, this also means that Zhuang Fei is getting more and more prestige and power in the NBA, not long ago, the top ten most powerful people in the NBA jointly selected by the United States Today and several major American media, Zhuang Fei topped the list for the first time, surpassing NBA president David Stern and Grizzlies player Carter, which is also the first time that an NBA coach has topped this list. Even Zhuang Fei did not reach the top of the power list when the Timberwolves won the championship.

"Zhuang, you don't want to rob that high school student, do you? Don't you already have Maddie and James Posey on your team? What do you want him to do? ”

Although Pat Riley's words made these people stunned a little, but seeing Zhuang Fei's current expression, these people really felt that it was very possible, but for Zhuang Fei's plan, these people really couldn't see through, after all, they didn't know what kind of player James would become in the future

"Greg. Are you alright?"

Recently, McBrown is very happy, just after the finals he officially left the Spurs, went to Phoenix to coach, although he used to be in the Spurs with a lot of strength, although Zhuang Fei always poached his corner, but like many assistant coaches who have been dormant, his goal is not to always be an assistant to a certain person, which is why he has always stayed with Popovich and refused Zhuang Fei's invitation, and in fact, for his dream of coaching, staying with Popovich is enough, In fact, he was contacted by the Phoenix Suns at the start of the playoffs. Although he left the Spurs, he couldn't let go of the Spurs team, especially for his teacher Popovich, just now, he witnessed his teacher's old mistake again, the Spurs head coach has been viciously staring at the Chinese not far away, and if that look can kill, the Chinese is estimated to have died several times. Originally, like Larry Brown, he hoped that Popovich could reconcile with Zhuang Fei, but now his mind is also light, but even so, he does not want his teacher to live in the shadow of that Chinese all the time.

"It's okay, by the way, Mike, who will you pick for this year's No. 4 pick?" Popovich looked at McBrown's concerned eyes and shook his head and said, of course he knew his current problem, but he didn't want to change anything, so he changed the topic.

"Our target this year is the Marquette University guard, his prediction is the 7th pick, we should be able to get it with the No. 4 pick" McBrown said with a smile, in the Spurs these days with Popovich, in addition to the coach's theoretical knowledge, he thinks that his ability to see people is also absolutely top, and that Marquette University guard is definitely one of the underrated players, so McBrown is also a little proud after hearing Popovich's inquiry.

"Oh? Dwyane Wade? It's really the top five players this year," Popovich nodded after listening to McBrown's words

Now in Madison Garden, almost all the head coaches and general managers of the NBA are gathered, and these head coaches and general managers are also looking for the most familiar to talk about the NBA draft that will start soon, and at this time Zhuang Fei left Pat Riley and they came to the player's location, which is commonly known as the little green house.

Most of the thirteen players who entered the small green house this year, Zhuang Fei, after a glance, knew each other, which can also be seen that the quality of this year's draft is indeed extremely good, although it has been proved in later generations that the top superstars and first-class stars who have played this year are not as good as the 84 and 96 generations, but the middle-level stars of this year are not bad at all.

"Cameron, it's about you, whether it's the NCAA championship or the champion this year, it's all covered" Zhuang Fei smiled and patted Anthony on the shoulder and said, Anthony has filmed with him before, although his relationship with Anthony is not as close as James, but it is not bad, and in the face of Zhuang Fei's congratulations, the hottest player in the United States in recent months also showed a look of extreme excitement on his face. Cameron is old, and in fact he can accept Zhuang Fei's praise safely.

After chatting with Anthony for a few words, Zhuang Fei glanced at James on the side and sighed and left, his heart was also a little complicated, which made James himself a little puzzled, this teacher of his own teacher seemed a little strange today, of course he would not know that Zhuang Fei was worried about his affairs at this time.

And soon, the NBA draft began after David Stern came out.

"The Memphis Raptors selected Carmelo Anthony with the first pick"