At that time, the Bulls had the No.2 position, the Warriors had the No.3 position, the Grizzlies had the No.4 position and the Nuggets had the No.5 position. You don't have to look down, Yao hasn't fallen that low.
Let's start with the bull. They really don't have to choose Yao Ming. Because they chose jay williams, the most powerful student in America in 2002. In 2003, he was selected to the national team of American men's basketball team, which shows people's expectation and attention to him. At that time, it was safer to choose American players, and jay williams's talent would not be rejected by anyone. If the Rockets didn't have Francis, they would probably choose him. Bulls may also bet on jay williams. However, jay williams suffered a car accident in 2003. Since then, his sports career has become bleak and he retired early in 2007.
There's another team that won't choose Yao Ming, and that's the Grizzlies with the fourth overall pick. Because 200 1 they have chosen Spanish genius Gasol, who is also an excellent inside player. In fact, at that time, many teams would have inside towers, but it was obvious that Yao Ming and Gasol were not suitable for each other, because they were not tough inside, and their defense was not excellent, so they all needed inside attacks. Gasol made his mark in 2002, and the Grizzlies won't give him up for Yao Ming.
Except these two teams, other teams will try to grab Yao Ming. Because 2002 is not a big draft year, there are not many young people with amazing talents who participate in the draft. More talented players are players with obvious shortcomings like Stoudemire. And in the era of inside players, the big center is the most popular. Yao Ming has made a name for himself in the international arena, and everyone has seen his talent, so he can't lack the market.
Yao Ming is the pride of basketball in China. I hope domestic players can reach the level of Yao Ming in the future and make their own names in the NBA.
Bulls will definitely choose Yao Ming. Does the bull want Yao Ming? In order to get Yao Ming, the bull was smashed. But Francis's good luck made the Rockets get the No.1 draft (the No.1 draft ranked eighth in the probability of winning the championship). At that time, the head coach of the Rockets was Rudy Tom Janovich. A legendary Rockets player+coach was hit in the skull by a player with a swing because of a conflict with Lakers owner Abdel-Gabbar. Later, I came back from plastic surgery several times and finally joined the Rockets coaching staff. Become a head coach. Helped the Rockets win two championships. He is also Yao Ming's mentor in the NBA. He thinks that Yao Ming's technology can be compared with Olajuwon's, and he decides to cultivate Yao Ming well. But suddenly he got pancreatic cancer, and Yao Ming missed the chance to become Olajuwon. During Rudy's period, Yao Ming's technique and script were vivid, but unfortunately, a new coach brought him back to strong development and jump shot.
Let's talk about bulls. Brad miller was the starting center for the Bulls last season. In order to make Yao Ming win in the draft, they traded Miller to the Pacers, and later to the Kings, becoming one of Yao Ming's early opponents. At that time, the Bulls also had last year's No.2 tyson chandler. However, I only played 35 seriously injured games, and the future is unpredictable. Only 8 points and 6 rebounds in 35 games. Therefore, the Bulls urgently need a stable insider. Yao Ming became their target. If Francis hadn't been lucky, the Bulls would have chosen Yao Ming.
Yao Ming was famous before he took part in the draft. He had an amazing performance at the beginning of the 2000 Olympic Games, and then he did well in the Asian Championships, especially in the CBA Finals, averaging 4 1.3 points and 2 1 rebounds and 4.3 blocks per game, which is simply abnormal data.
Before the draft, Yao Ming did not participate in any team's trial training, but arranged an open training class in the United States. In that training class, except for the LA Lakers, the general managers and scouts of 30 NBA30 teams came, and they were very satisfied with Yao Ming's performance. It also makes the Rockets holding the No.1 pick more convinced that choosing this big man from China will be the most correct choice.
Before answering questions, let's take a look at the ranking in 2002.
First choice: rocket
Second place: Chicago Bulls
Flower Detective: Golden State Warriors
Fourth place: Memphis Grizzlies
Fifth place: Denver Nuggets
Sixth place: Cleveland Cavaliers
Needless to say, Yao Ming's strength will not fall to seventh place. Even if the Rockets don't choose Yao Ming, I think Yao Ming is still in demand. It was a draft year, and there were not many excellent players. There are only two best candidates, one is Yao Ming and the other is jay williams.
Bulls with the second draft pick should not choose Yao Ming, because they already have centers Chandler and Eddie Curry, so they will also choose jay williams, the strongest student in the United States, while Grizzlies with the fourth draft pick will not choose Yao Ming, because they have excellent Pau Gasol with 200 1, and the Lakers will not choose Yao Ming, because they have Neal, the first center in the league. Except for these three teams, I think the other 26 teams will grab Yao Ming.
It can be said that Yao Ming was selected as the No.1 in NBA because of his strength. His performance in the NBA also proved that Yao Ming was the well-deserved No.1 pick in 2002 ... I really hope that more players in the China men's basketball team will appear in the NBA again and look forward to an NBA with China elements!
Yao Ming became an NBA player by virtue of his strength. Considering the factors of China market, it is not as much as it is now. It can be said that the rockets don't need it, and the teams behind them are vying for it.
The second pick is the Bulls. As you can imagine, Yao Ming plays for the Bulls and the East. Although Ross can't be selected with a high probability, an all-star guard can play in the weak East, and Howard was only eaten by Yao Ming in the East.
Grizzlies and Knicks are both teams that need centers in high positions, so it's hard to say in Grizzlies. After all, it is not clear what decision the grizzly bear will make. The Knicks are an old and powerful team with money, and the development of Yao Ming will not be bad.
There are not so many ifs. I just hope that there will be another Yao Ming figure in China, and then he won't retire due to injury.
Yao Ming was born in1September 1980 12. During the cba, he played for the Shanghai Sharks. In the playoffs of 200 1-2002 season, he helped the Sharks win the first cba championship trophy in the team's history with an average score of 40 points per game. In the same year, after playing the whole cba season, he took part in the nba draft and was won by the Rockets as the No.1 scholar, so Yao Ming became the first foreign No.1 scholar in nba history.
At the peak of his career, he averaged 22.0 points per game, blasting many teams inside the league, and was known as "the top center in the league" together with O 'Neal. The Bulls' starting center last season was brad miller. In order to make Yao Ming win in the draft, they traded Miller to the Pacers, and later to the Kings, becoming one of Yao Ming's early opponents. At that time, the Bulls also had last year's No.2 tyson chandler. However, I only played 35 seriously injured games, and the future is unpredictable. Only 8 points and 6 rebounds in 35 games. Therefore, the Bulls urgently need a stable insider. Yao Ming became their target. If Francis hadn't been lucky, the Bulls would have chosen Yao Ming. If Yao joins, he will become Robinson's successor and once again form the inside twin towers with Duncan. At the same time, both Yao Ming and Duncan have excellent basketball skills, footwork, coordination and good middle and long-range shooting ability, which can create one-on-one singles opportunities for each other, and their singles skills are top-notch.
Yao Ming has been paying attention to the NBA before he entered the NBA, and he seems to be a bull in the image. At that time, Jordan's father came back from a wizard, and the bull had been rotting. I remember Francis's good luck won the first place for the Rockets, and then the Rockets won the next 20 years to become the NBA China team. Unfortunately for Francis, the NBA is still a business field, and Yao Ming is also a beneficiary of the business field. After playing for nine years, I retired after making money, which disappointed many China fans, but this is another story.
Yao Ming's NBA trip is an important part of China's image in the United States. Physically, Yao Ming's height of 2.29 meters is a necessary condition for a big center. Technically, although Yao was not as good as Olajuwon, at that time, only O 'Neill was worthy of him as a center. As an Asian, Yao Ming shows China people's qualities of diligence, humility, tolerance, perseverance, broadmindedness and love for the motherland in an unobstructed view, so that Americans can see China and know China! From the perspective of interests, whether it is the NBA, chinese basketball association or related businesses, strengthening the Yao Ming team will win. It was only the overuse of Yao Ming that caused Yao Ming to be exhausted and ended his career prematurely. What a pity!
Jinzhou, when there were many Chinese in Jinzhou, intended to choose Yao Ming.
Maybe the bull will choose. I heard that the boss of Bull also came to China to watch Yao Ming's first finals. After all, businessmen consider value. Yao Ming is not bad, and its value is higher.
If the Rockets don't choose Yao Ming, he will lose the election!