The Bulls would definitely choose Yao Ming, and Yao Ming was very important to the Bulls at that time. In order to get Yao Ming, the bull was smashed. But Francis's good luck made the Rockets win the first place. Rudy Tom Janovich, then head coach of the Rockets. A legendary Rockets player and 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 many times, and finally joined the Rockets coaching staff and became the head coach. And 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 decides to cultivate Yao Ming well. He suddenly got pancreatic cancer, and Yao Ming missed the chance to become Olajuwon. In Rudy's time, Yao Ming was very vivid in technique and script, but later he changed his coach and developed him into back-hitting and jump shot.

Let's talk about bulls. Brad miller was the starting center for the Bulls last season. In order to get Yao Ming in the draft, they chose to trade Miller to Pacers, and then move to Kings, becoming a strong opponent in Yao Ming's early games. At that time, the Bulls also used tyson chandler, the player ranked second last year, but he only played 35 games with serious injuries, and the future is unpredictable.

I only got 8 points and 6 rebounds on average in 35 games. So the Bulls really need a stable insider. And Yao Ming became their target. If it weren't for Francis' luck, Yao Ming would be the final choice for the Bulls.

In fact, we need to know that the rocket did not insist on taking the first place. At that time, the Rockets didn't renew their contracts with their dreams, which led to the end of the 0 1 regular season. Their final record was only 28 wins, but this record ranked fifth from the bottom in the league at that time.

In fact, the Warriors and Bulls ranked last at that time were the most likely teams to win the No.1 pick, with their probability of 22.5%, while the Rockets only had 8.9%. However, the Rockets sent Frodo, but he unexpectedly won the top draft, so Yao Ming was finally selected in the draft. It is also very suitable for the history of the rockets, because they would rather choose their dreams than Jordan, mainly because they like the inside. Because in 2002, Yao Ming led the Shanghai Sharks to win the CBA championship successfully by defeating Bayi Men's Basketball Team, and Yao Ming averaged 4 1.3 points and 2 1.0 rebounds and 4.3 blocks per game, leaving behind the abnormal data of 2 1 shots, 44 points and 2 1 rebounds and 7 blocks, of which 2 1 shots.

It can be recalled that in 2002, only Yao Ming, Stoudemire and Boozer became all-stars in the draft. However, only caron butler, Nene, willcocks and Scola are capable players. It can be said that 2002 was a small draft year. At that time, the Rockets didn't have too many candidates, so it felt like betting on Yao Ming at that time, but they finally won. In fact, there is also an episode, that is, Rudy Tom Janovich, a famous player and coach of the Rockets at that time. He was the head coach of the American men's basketball team at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. At that time, he actually took a fancy to young and energetic Yao Ming, and I believe he also paid attention to Yao Ming for a long time in the next two years, so this is also the key to why Yao Ming was chosen by the Rockets.