NBA: This Center Is So Stable

The Pistons are going to make a drastic decision.

Chapter 46 The Pistons’ unconventional choice

“No! The Pistons can’t do that!”

“Going to the Pistons is like cutting off my own future! Their current lineup is self-contained, with defensive inside players like Ben Wallace. It’s hard to guarantee my playing time after joining their team.”

“I don’t believe Larry Brown will give up Detroit’s three-time veteran for a rookie.”

After David Falk proposed the Pistons option, Wang Song considered the team’s suitability and still felt it was not possible!

Perhaps joining the Pistons would allow him to get his first O’Brien Cup as quickly as possible.

But the Pistons have players like Hamilton, Billups, and Rasheed Wallace, so it would be difficult for him to win the trophy even if he wanted to be the second-in-command.

Wang Song’s clear reaction made David Falk a little confused.

This was the first time he heard Wang Song resist a team so much since the two had worked together for so long.

Even the Miami Heat, who had looked down on him before, did not show such an attitude.

“Okay, Wang, it is actually difficult for a small city like Detroit to achieve great business ambitions. Of course, everything depends on your own wishes. I just analyze the advantages and disadvantages of each team for you, and the final decision is still up to you.”

After passing the letters of intent in his hand one after another, David Falk realized that there were actually not many options at the moment.

He glanced at Wang Song and found that the other party’s eyes always stayed on the invitation letter from the New York Knicks.

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Time flies.

After the end of the 2002-2003 season playoffs, the San Antonio Spurs won the O’Brien Cup.

The GDP combination won their first championship trophy for the first time!

When Tim Duncan won the FMVP award, many teams that were preparing for the draft had slightly adjusted their draft preferences.

The Wake Forest Flying Devil who participated in the draft in 1997 made many teams see the prospects of college centers.

The popularity of inside players also rose.

Almost all potential inside players had their prices skyrocketed after that night, and many teams even used their main players to replace the first-round pick in this big year for the draft.

The draft market for a group of college inside players, including Wang Song, was very good.

Fans of all teams were also looking forward to the arrival of the draft.

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June 30, 2003!

The day of the draft.

New York!

Madison Square Garden.

All team management and green room players will attend in formal attire on this day.

NBA Commissioner David Stern stood in the crowd with a radiant look, looking at the thriving rookies.

Not far away, the team management habitat.

“Joe, I still can’t figure out how that Asian guy dared to reject us!”

Larry Brown, the Pistons’ head coach, looked a little anxious.

The black man with a mustache next to him, who looked confident, was very calm.

“Larry, that guy will regret it!”

A hint of gloom flashed under the calm eyes of Pistons’ general manager Joe Dumars.

He then showed an epic fake smile and said:

“Relax, Larry, we have already found a better inside player than that Asian boy, and we will definitely let you use it easily in the new season.”

Although he failed to reach an agreement with Wang Song, Joe Dumars had already found the target player.

In Joe Dumars’ eyes, the inside player from Serbia was a hundred times better than Wang Song.

After all, the Pistons’ second pick was picked up.

As for this kind of popular player in the draft, they were just trying it out.

What they didn’t expect was that the other party would refuse so straightforwardly.

You know, they hold the second pick. If the letter of intent is given to any other draft player, Joe Dumars believes that the other party will quickly agree.

Moreover, the Cleveland Cavaliers have already publicly signed LeBron James.

Rounding off, the second pick in the Pistons’ hands is equivalent to the first pick!

This means that except for James, they can pick any other player.

So the Pistons management, who had a Waterloo start, still minded Wang Song’s rejection.

But Larry Brown always had a bad feeling.

If he missed this Asian center, would there really be a more reliable inside player on the market than him?

Larry Brown was not sure!

For these talented players, even if they were pressed on their own bench, they would never let them go out to make trouble.

This is him

The coaching creed that has always been there!

On the other side.

Just when the Pistons executives were bitter and resentful, Scott Layden was almost laughing.

He looked so happy, as if he was afraid that other teams didn’t know that the Knicks were going to make a big move in this draft.

“Ernie, you must negotiate with Denver! There must be no mistakes at this time.”

“Yeah!”

Ernie Grunfeld looked at the Knicks president, whose mouth was about to burst with laughter, and was a little speechless.

Since receiving the reply from the Chinese boy two days ago, Scott Layden has been laughing inexplicably these days.

Regardless of the occasion, place or time!

Scott Layden, who always had a bitter face, began to smile.

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At the draft.

David Stern walked onto the stage with the draft card.

And the green room players selected by each team also sat in the corresponding positions.

LeBron James brought his mother to the scene.

The two looked very excited. Although the results had not been announced yet, everyone at the scene, including the fans in front of the TV, already knew that Cleveland would give the No. 1 pick to the son of Akron!

David Stern began to read out the draft results in a loud and clear voice.

“In this year’s NBA draft, the first pick of the Cleveland Cavaliers is…”

He looked up at the crowd and paused deliberately.

Under the spotlight, Stern read out the name.

“LeBron James from Akron!!”

James and his family hugged and cried, and then went up to take a photo with Stern.

However, this did not cause a sensation at the scene, because this was an open answer sheet.

Only the next result will determine the future of the remaining teams.

“In this year’s NBA draft, the second pick of the Detroit Pistons is… Darko Milicic from Serbia.”

There was an uproar at the scene.

Milicic, who was sitting in the center of the venue, stood up and greeted everyone with a smile, and went on stage for a group photo.

Joe Dumars looked at the puzzled eyes of the team executives around him, and a disdainful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

As if celebrating his own sharp eyes!

Most people really don’t understand the Pistons’ decision, including many fans in front of the TV.

“Are the Pistons crazy? They actually chose a European center?”

“I heard that they were going to sign Wang Song, but that Asian kid rejected them!”

“Even if they were rejected, there are still so many players to choose from! This year is a big year for the draft. Aren’t there enough local players in the United States for the Pistons to choose from? Do the Pistons think that their lineup is already a system and they don’t need to free up salary space to train new players?”

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(End of this chapter)