June 29, 1994

This NBA Draft is held in Indianapolis.

In the lottery drawing ceremony last month, Mitch Kupchak went to draw the lottery on behalf of the New York Hans. He was quite lucky and got the third overall pick.

The No. 1 pick was acquired by the Milwaukee Bucks.

The second pick went to the Dallas Mavericks.

Hey, speaking of which, the Dallas Mavericks are really shameless. They have been shameless in trying to get the No. 1 pick in the past two years. They played 82 games in the regular season and the final result was that they couldn't even win 15 games. Can you imagine?

Even so, I still can't get the No. 1 pick.

Bruce couldn't help but wonder in a low voice whether the Dallas Mavericks had offended Stern, otherwise why didn't they give them the No. 1 pick.

It seems that having a good backer is more important. This is all because the Dallas Mavericks front office is so incompetent.

Didn’t I see that although Bruce is not in the United States, he sends some small gifts to the personnel of the league headquarters every year when the Spring Festival is approaching, which makes Stern and the league headquarters extremely moved!

Americans are so picky that they can't even part with this little money. Anyone who helps you in the future will be a fool!

The blues are all given openly and openly. When asked, they said that we Chinese like to send some new year's goods during the Chinese New Year. They are all worthless little things. At least the American government will not come to investigate the NBA for corruption and bribery, because all the little things

They are all the same. Even the CEO and ordinary employees are treated equally and receive the same gifts. Who are you checking?

Therefore, Stern also takes special care of the New York Hans. If Bruce hadn't robbed the Golden State Warriors too brutally in the draft last year, I believe this year's No. 1 pick would have gone to the New York Hans.

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Of course, Bruce will also watch the NBA Draft broadcast on CCTV at home.

In 1994, in the small green room of the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, the strongest rookie candidates of this class gathered together.

Everyone can see the big dogs Glenn Robinson, Jason Kidd and Grant Hill. Of course, Juwan Howard and Jaylen Rose, one of the other four top players in Michigan's crazy NCAA last year, are also indispensable.

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At this time, all eyes were focused on Juwan Howard's table.

As this year's top eight pick, sitting on Juwan Howard's round table is Chris Webber, who just transferred from the Golden State Warriors to the Washington Bullets this year.

Although Chris Webber is a white-eyed wolf, he is indeed capable, but his character cannot be complimented.

The reason why I am accompanying Juwan Howard and the others to the draft today is because Chris Webber has already made an agreement with the Washington Bullets front office that the Washington Bullets will first select Juwan Howard.

"Don't worry, Zhu Wan, I have already agreed with the team's general manager that I will definitely bring you to Washington. Next season, we brothers will form the most terrifying inside combination in NBA history, haha!"

Juwan Howard also laughed. The Washington Bullets picked No. 6, and at least he could reserve a lottery seat.

Juwan Howard is of course very happy to be able to partner with his college teammates. Plus, Washington is the capital and a big city!

The reason why this table is eye-catching is because of Bruce's "robbery" and Chris Webber's defection last year.

Didn’t you see an old man in a certain box watching this scene with gritted teeth?

The draft started. As usual, Uncle Steve talked nonsense for a long time. Bruce was speechless. Can't he make some special and interesting speeches?

The Milwaukee Bucks, who received the No. 1 pick, naturally chose small forward Big Dog as their first choice.

Bruce shook his head as he watched the big dog accept the cheers of the audience and the excited smile of the Bucks general manager.

Laugh, laugh!

There will be time for you to cry.

Why do you say that?

After being selected by the Bucks as the No. 1 pick, this big dog started to drift, forcing the team to sign an unprecedented rookie contract.

Why is this contract so awesome?

The time is not long, the tenure is 10 years, but the total salary is high, US$68 million.

Chris Webber's salary is only 74 million in 15 years, which means that the extra five years that Chris Webber has are worth 1.2 million per year.

Why?

Why does Glenn Robinson get so much?

Big dogs still have tempers. If you don't give it to me, I won't play. So the Bucks really have no choice but to compromise.

In the end, the league couldn't stand it anymore, and the following year it introduced a rookie salary cap to prevent this situation from happening again.

Hey, if you don't seek death, you won't die. Even if the No. 1 pick is given to Bruce, he won't choose a big dog. Grant Hill, who wants to be a good gentleman, has to make trouble for himself!

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The draft continues.

The Dallas Mavericks selected point guard Jason Kidd with the second pick.

Bruce sighed: "It's such a pity that Jibu Gong was selected by the Dallas Mavericks!"

Maybe I can save him. If it's a combination of Jason Kidd + Kobe Bryant, that's totally feasible!

Anyway, Jason Kidd basically doesn't attack, he mainly organizes passes, so Kobe can attack wholeheartedly. Kobe doesn't need to connect the team, but plays the role of an attacker. For Kobe, that is definitely

What a good thing!

Yes, with Kidd and Kobe sharing the pressure on both offense and defense, basically all the problems in the backcourt are solved!

The more I think about it, the more feasible it becomes. Why didn’t I think of it before?

How stupid!

Taking advantage of this moment, Bruce immediately called general manager Mitch Kupchak, who was far away at the draft.

"Mitch, I'm going to tell you something now, and you must do it right away."

New York Hans general manager Mitch Kupchak was a little confused when he received a call from "Crown Prince" Bruce.

I wonder why the "Prince" will go crazy?

Are you still drafting now?

It's our turn soon, the New York Hans!

However, Mitch Kupchak, who is still a "working man", returned the greetings from his boss in a gentle tone.

"No problem, Prince, please tell me!"

"I want you to make a trade with the Dallas Mavericks in the draft and bring Jason Kidd back to New York. Do you understand?"

Bruce issued the latest combat order to Mitch Kupchak in a positive tone.

"Who? Jason Kidd? The point guard just drafted by the Dallas Mavericks?"

"Yes, it's him! You must get it!"

Mitch Kupchak immediately compared the draft reports of each rookie provided at the draft.

"Then, Prince, who should we trade with?"

The incident happened suddenly, and Mitch Kupchak didn't expect that his "Prince" would act at random, so he didn't have the chips to trade.

This time, Bruce was also stumped.

Bruce doesn’t have the chips to trade, either?

Fortunately, Bruce has player information on the New York Hans and other league teams at his home.

Bruce took a look at it and first said to Mitch Kupchak on the other end of the phone: "Don't hang up the phone, let's go ahead with the draft as planned and pick Grant Hill with the third overall pick. I'll think about it later.

I’m telling you the deal plan!”

"Okay, I understand."

Pulling out the player lists for the New York Hans and Dallas Mavericks, Bruce continued to check.

After a while, an idea came to my mind.

Bruce calmly explained his thoughts to Mitch Kupchak.

Mitch Kupchak nodded slowly while listening.

Finally it was the New York Hans' turn to choose.

Stern was still more concerned about the situation of the New York Hans. He opened the envelope and took a look at it, and then he laughed.

The New York Hans selected small forward Grant Hill with the third overall pick in the first round.

The Detroit Pistons had no choice but to select Jaylen Rose, a small forward from a local team, with the fourth overall pick.

Power forward Juwan Howard was also selected by the Washington Bullets.

After communication between New York Hans general manager Mitch Kupchak and the Dallas Mavericks general manager, a relatively large trade was reported to the league.

The New York Hans used the signing rights of Grant Hill, who was selected with the third overall pick, + Avery Johnson + Hubert Davis + Darrick Martin + the No. 32 pick in the second round of 1994.

The Dallas Mavericks have the rights to sign Jason Kidd with the second overall pick + small forward Jamal Mashburn.

In fact, when he received a call from Mitch Kupchak, the general manager of the New York Hans, the general manager of the Dallas Mavericks was confused. He thought of a trade, but what he didn't expect was that the New York Hans would also trade to them.

In line with the Lion's desire to open his mouth, the general manager of the Mavericks continued his bragging skills, saying that Jason Kidd is not for sale, and everyone listened to it!
To be continued...