The so-called "Yao's Team" did not exist from the beginning, but was slowly formed after Yao Ming's performance.

Wayne got a little better and participated in the draft on the spot. But because he was not a player in the system, Wayne did not have any complete team support at the time.

There was only one agent, Schwartz, and Schwartz helped Wayne form a temporary training team, but it was gone.

Yi Jianlian is different. Before he came to the United States and played in the NBA, everything here was already arranged.

Trainers, nutritionists, the team in charge of business, the team in charge of news... From daily necessities of life to all kinds of trivial matters in basketball, everything is clearly arranged.

As soon as Yi Jianlian came, there was a whole mature team inside to serve him.

This is the path that Yao Ming and Wayne helped him smooth.

So, he is right, he does have his own training camp.

In fact, two months before the draft, while Wayne was still playing in the playoffs, UAE had already started training in Los Angeles.

"I know, but in your training camp you have no real games to play.

Basketball is a competitive sport, and it won't work behind closed doors. You have to play the game to adapt to the game.

You haven’t played a real game in more than two months, right?

So, come to my training camp, if you are worried you can bring your own trainer.

Only here can you know what the real NBA level is."

Wayne saw that Ah Lian still didn't understand what he meant, so he explained it again.

The training camp is second, the competition is the focus!

"Well... then thank you, Brother Wei! I will attend on time!"

It can be heard that Ah Lian is also very excited.

As a professional basketball player, who doesn’t have a vision for the NBA?

Ah Lian knew that with Wei Ge's connections in society, the people coming to the training camp would definitely be experts.

When the time comes, he will directly compete with the top NBA players.

Ah Lian was nervous and shy, but also a little excited.

One word - exciting!

After hanging up the phone, Wayne became even more curious about this year's draft.

Because the 2007 NBA draft can be said to be completely different from the original history.

In the original history, as we all know, the Trail Blazers selected Oden, ushering in the era of Roy Oden.

Well, although the two of them didn't play many serious games, they did leave a deep impression on people.

But now, the situation is different.

The Blazers, who were originally the protagonists, do not have the No. 1 pick this year. To be precise, they do not even have draft picks. They are completely reduced to spectators.

Instead of the Trail Blazers, it was the Minnesota Huskies who won the No. 1 pick.

This is also the first time in the history of the Huskies that they have won the No. 1 pick.

The Huskies are not the team with the worst record this season. They are only fifth from the bottom in the league.

But just like the Trail Blazers miraculously won the No. 1 pick in the original history, the Timberwolves also got lucky and won the No. 1 pick with only a 5.3% chance.

Now, Hardy's departure is a foregone conclusion, and the Timberwolves can rebuild on the spot with the No. 1 pick.

The second and third picks are still the Sonics and Hawks.

The fourth pick became the Celtics, the fifth pick was the Bucks, and the sixth pick was the Pacers.

It can be regarded as the biggest departure from the original draft in history.

This makes Wayne also want to know what will happen.

History changed, and this draft suddenly became interesting.

On June 28, at the Madison Square Garden Theater, the suspenseful 2007 NBA Draft officially kicked off.

This year, CCTV also broadcast the entire draft live.

Yi Jianlian also became the first Chinese player to participate in the NBA draft after Wayne.

American reporters at the scene were also very interested in Yi Jianlian's final destination, but in Wayne's view, Yi Jianlian would most likely have to go to Milwaukee.

Among the top three picks, Oden is basically the No. 1 pick, and Wayne Durant and the SuperSonics should have already been traded by PY.

The Hawks, who were selected third overall, expressed early on that they had no interest in Yi Jianlian.

Anji holds the fourth pick, but he previously mocked Arab League and is unlikely to pick him.

Therefore, Milwaukee, the fifth overall pick, is still the most likely destination for the UAE.

Before the draft started, on-site reporters interviewed some players.

When reporters interviewed Durant, the lanky forward said with a smile: "I hope to be successful in the NBA like Wei."

Wayne:......

This is really treating yourself like an American Wayne.

Du Xiaoshuai, Du Xiaoshuai, in terms of temperament, you will never be able to catch up with your brother Wei.

After the draft officially began, Mr. Stern took the stage.

With the first pick in the first round, the Timberwolves also considered American Wayne Durant.

But in this era, people have no resistance to big, destructive men.

To be precise, even in the small ball era, everyone is still unable to resist big men inside.

Ayton, Towns, Bennett, Anthony Davis...

There are still many top picks inside.

Hmm? Is there a strange name mixed in there?

Therefore, after careful consideration, the Timberwolves decided to take Oden!

It really goes with that sentence - no matter how many times he is picked, Oden will always be the top pick.

So, the guy who was not yet 20 years old but looked like he was 50 years old walked on stage and put on a Timberwolves baseball cap.

At this time, the happiest person besides the general manager of the Timberwolves, Danny Ainge, was also smiling from ear to ear.

The Timberwolves won the No. 1 pick, which means his plan is more likely to succeed!

With the second pick, it's the Sonics' turn.

Without any suspense, Kevin Durant became the second choice.

When Wayne saw Durant being selected, the template given at the bottom of the screen was himself.

The American commentator also said: "The SuperSonics now have a player like Wei, but I don't know if this American Wei can make their team great!"

No, never.

Because... the Sonics are going to be gone soon! How great can they be?

With the third pick, the Atlanta Hawks took Horford.

In this way, Yi Jianlian's chance of being selected into the top three is gone.

Compared with the original history, the top three picks have actually not changed.

But Oden went to the Timberwolves, which in itself was a big change.

I don't know what Oden's career will be like after leaving the Trail Blazers.

The next fourth pick is Danny Ainge.

Just before the fourth pick in the draft began, Ray Allen, the current star of the SuperSonics and one of the representative members of the 1996 golden generation, made a call to Garnett.

"Choose Celtic."

Garnett looked confused. Ray Allen persuaded me to go to the Celtics?

What's going on!?

In fact, the Celtics wanted to acquire Garnett last season.

But Garnett has the right to veto the trade. He doesn't want to go to the Celtics. He doesn't want to go from one bad team to another.

Therefore, the transaction ultimately fell through.

This year, the Celtics are still flirting with the Timberwolves.

But Garnett still refused to let go.

Pierce: You look down on me so hard...

As a result, at this time, a call from Ray Allen made Garnett a little shaken.

"After the fourth pick, there will be a trade. I will join the Celtics, and the Celtics also want you to come over. This is a good place. Maybe the three of us can do something together."
To be continued...