Yu Li's childhood sweetheart and I in the courtyard

Chapter 247 A Different 1984 NBA Draft Night
When David Stern read out that the Lakers chose Michael Jordan with the first pick, Jordan yelled "yes!", then jumped up excitedly, took the Lakers ball cap handed over by the staff, While trotting onto the stage, he put his hat on his head.

After chatting with David Stern for a few words and taking a photo together, Jordan immediately turned around and ran over to Yu Wei.

"Michael, welcome to the Lakers! I said that I will definitely bring you to the Lakers. How about it? Are you satisfied with the result?" Yu Wei and Jordan who ran over hugged and said.

"Thank you boss! I am so satisfied, today is a great day! You will not regret choosing me today, I promise!" Jordan said excitedly to Wei with red eyes.

"Michael, I believe my vision, neither of us will regret today's choice in the future, I promise!" Yu Wei also replied excitedly.

"Okay, Michael, wait a moment, we'll talk later, I have to pick a few helpers for you, and let them assist you in the future!" Seeing that Yu Wei is about to start the second pick After the draft, he patted Jordan's arm, asked him to sit beside him, and then spoke.

Jordan then hurriedly hugged Bill Sharman and had a warm conversation with him before sitting down next to Yu Wei.

"Help me choose a helper? Help me in the future?" After sitting down, Jordan recalled what Yu Wei said, repeated it in his heart, and then came to his senses:
"How optimistic this boss is about me! Now he has identified me as the core of the team and started to help me find helpers. This is the Lakers! It is one of the best giants in the NBA!"

Jordan thought of this, and immediately became excited again.Before Jordan calmed down, the Lakers chose the big man Olajuwon with the second pick in the first round!

"Yes!" Olajuwon also yelled excitedly, jumped up, grabbed the Lakers cap from the staff, quickly put it on his head, trot excitedly, and ran directly onto the stage.

After going through the due process with David Stern, Olajuwon couldn't wait to run to Yu Wei and Jordan.

"Olajuwon, welcome to join the Lakers! I believe you will spend your happy basketball career in the Lakers just like Michael!" Yu Wei hugged Olajuwon who ran over excitedly, and said welcomed him.

"Thank you boss! The Lakers have always been the team I am most yearning for. It is my honor to join the Lakers. I will definitely do my best to help the team win all games!" Olajuwon said excitedly. Bill Sharman gave a warm hug, and the two communicated for a while before he sat down beside him.

At this time, Barkley was waiting nervously, looking enviously at Yu Wei, Bill Sharman, Jordan, and Olajuwon who were talking and laughing not far away from time to time.

Just as he turned his gaze away from Yu Wei and the other four, he heard David Stern read that the Lakers chose him with the third overall pick. Barkley was stunned!

It wasn't until David Stern repeated it that he came back to his senses and yelled: "yes!" Then he jumped up excitedly, grabbed the Lakers cap from the staff at the side, and put it on head, then turned around, and quickly ran onto the stage.

After chatting with David Stern for a few words, after taking a group photo, he ran towards the direction of Yu Wei and others like a gust of wind.

"Barkley, welcome to join the Lakers! I believe you will love everything about the Lakers! We will be proud of our choice today!" Yu Wei hugged Barkley, who ran over directly, and then welcomed him.

"Thank you boss for choosing me. I will definitely not let you regret choosing me today, I promise!" Barkley said excitedly.

"Barkley, welcome, welcome!" Bill Sharman, Jordan, and Olajuwon stood up and hugged Barkley, and greeted them.

"Okay, guys, today I selected a shooting guard Michael, a center Olajuwon, and a Barkley who is competent for the small forward and power forward positions. Next, I have to help you choose another helper!"

"Assemble the last piece of the puzzle, add Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Johnson, I believe that our Lakers will make all teams in the league have nightmares of fear in the future! Haha!" Yu Wei pulled Jordan and others to sit down, while said with a smile.

"Wow!" Jordan, Olajuwon, and Barkley all exclaimed after hearing what Yu Wei said.

Afterwards, they thought about it, and they thought it was right. The Lakers themselves are one of the strongest teams in the league. The five main players from last season were all there. With the addition of a few new players from them, they will be even stronger!

Hey, no!What the boss is saying is they add Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Johnson!That means...the three of them looked at each other with ecstasy in their eyes!Especially Olajuwon and Barkley are extremely excited!
Subsequently, in the No.15 pick in the first round, Yu Wei cut off the Utah Jazz and chose Stockton as a point guard!
The Jordan trio sitting next to them were immediately excited!Add a power forward or a small forward, and you have a team lineup!

Stockton is also very excited!Like Barkley when he was announced to be selected for the Lakers, he went on stage and went through the necessary procedures with David Stern, then ran over and joined Yu Wei and others.

"Welcome! Stockton! Welcome to the big family of the Lakers!" Yu Wei and him also hugged and welcomed.

"Thank you boss! I am very glad and honored to be able to join the Lakers! In the future, I will do my best to help the Lakers win everything smoothly! I promise!" Stockton said excitedly, and then he also talked to Bill Sharman, Jordan and the others hugged and had a warm conversation.

"Guys, the last piece of the puzzle for the Lakers has been found! Our draft tour for the Lakers has also ended successfully. Next, I prepared a sumptuous dinner at the Peninsula Hotel. Let's celebrate together!" Yu Wei said happily.

Thanks to the NBA for this year's draft pick arrangement, it is still determined by flipping a coin, so that Yu Wei, who has the foresight, directly let Bill Sharman exchange with the Rockets, Portland, and Bulls in advance for the top pick in their hands. round of picks.

I am also grateful to the current NBA team. The role of scouts has not been valued so much in the future, which allowed the Lakers to successfully capture four NBA Hall of Fame stars.

This operation also directly confused Bill Sharman. How did the three teams that exchanged first-round picks with him become the top three in the draft?
But he directly took all of this as luck!At this time, he was also smiling, very happy!The addition of these four players can enrich his tactics in the future, the layout can be varied on the spot, and the style of play can be changed at any time according to the situation on the field.

What kind of double center tactics, double organization post tactics, etc., can adapt to the situation in the future, respond to different opponents and different situations on the field, and adjust in time.

Yu Wei and Bill Sharman, who left behind a deputy manager of the Lakers, took the staff to stay at the draft scene to support the scene. The two brought four excited rookies to the private room of the Peninsula Hotel that had been prepared.

Following Yu Wei's order, all kinds of delicacies of Chinese and Western food were put on the table.

Yu Wei asked someone to open a bottle of champagne and a bottle of red wine, and began to celebrate.

"Welcome the four of you to join the big family of the Lakers. Now let's raise our glasses to celebrate first! Cheers!" Yu Wei raised his glass of champagne, clinked glasses with everyone, and said happily.

Everyone responded enthusiastically, and after clinking glasses, they all happily raised their heads and finished it in one gulp.

"As the owner of the Lakers, I am very happy to bring you to the Lakers tonight." Yu Wei continued.

"Boss, we are also very honored to be a member of the Lakers! Thank you, boss!" Jordan and others quickly replied.

"I look forward to your being able to play at the level you deserve in the Lakers, to work hard, and to wear more championship rings on your hands."

"My Lakers team, what I ask is that everyone on the team has a heart that will always compete for the championship!"

"For this reason, I will not be stingy with various rewards. On the contrary, the Lakers will never stay without players who have a heart to compete for the championship forever and have no fighting spirit!"

"I hope you all finish your NBA careers with the Lakers and finally retire with the Lakers."

"Therefore, as long as the four of you show your fighting spirit in the Lakers, have the heart to always compete for the championship, and play your due level, I will not hesitate to offer you a job that suits you. Great contract for the price!"

"The league's so-called salary cap issue, in our Lakers team, as long as I don't go bankrupt, it will never have any effect. Therefore, I hope that you can play to your due level and don't have to consider your own personal contract issues."

"If all the players on the team show their due value and qualify for the league's top salary contract, I will match all of you without hesitation!" Yu Wei said to Jordan and other four future NBA celebrities The church members said solemnly.

"Since the boss bought the Lakers, except for investing a lot of money, he has never taken a penny from the Lakers."

"The Lakers are so far the only team in the league that owns a Boeing private jet, and so far, the team is extremely well funded. We should all feel lucky that the Lakers have such an owner. Come on, I propose, Let's respect the boss together!" Bill Sharman also raised his glass at this time.

"To the boss!" Jordan and the other four were excited and stood up excitedly, raising their glasses.

The next morning, the Lakers signed a contract with Jordan and others in accordance with NBA regulations, officially becoming a member of the Lakers.

(End of this chapter)