As a result, the AI's next sentence came:

"Shea guides me like a father, allowing me to find my way back and give me a new life. Everything I have is given by Shea! And Coach Thompson is a strict brother, supervising my every step.

Words and deeds will never let me go astray again."

Thompson:???

If not, wouldn’t Shay also become my eldest father!?

Xie Yi hasn't even gotten married yet, but already has sons of all ages.

The subsequent picks, No. 2, 3, 4 and 5, are the same as the original history.

The Raptors got Camby, and Memphis got another "Shay II" Raheem, both 2.06 meters tall, both able to control, pass and defend, both with the third overall pick.

The Grizzlies feel like their bad days are over.

According to Shea's script, the Grizzlies made the playoffs in the first year and directly won the championship in the second year!

The fourth and fifth Bucks and Timberwolves selected Marbury and Junzi Lei, and then immediately swapped teams just like the original history.

Just like that, we came to the sixth pick, selected by the New York Knicks.

Although the Knicks drafted the sixth pick in this history, it is the biggest change in this draft compared to the original history.

But Shea didn't pay much attention to the Knicks' draft, and they expected they wouldn't be able to pick anything.

But the Boston Celtics, who were selected ninth overall, were extremely nervous at this time.

They were worried that the Knicks would take away the strongest player in the 1996 draft—Anthony Walker, who won the NCAA championship!

In this draft, almost all teams have reached a consensus that there are six future stars in this draft that cannot be missed, known as the "96 Super Six".

They are Iverson, Camby, Raheem, Marbury, Ray Allen and Anthony Walker.

Now, the first five of the six-man group have been picked, leaving only Walker.

But the problem is, the sixth pick is in the hands of the Knicks. The Celtics, at most, can only get the seventh pick.

The Celtics are extremely interested in Walker, and for this reason they have reached an agreement with the seventh-ranked Clippers.

If Walker has not been selected by the seventh pick, the Greencaps will send their ninth pick and second-year center Eric Montrose in exchange for the seventh pick to take Walker.

Originally, Greencaps wanted to trade New York's sixth pick, and the Knicks initially agreed verbally.

But I don’t know why, but a few days before the draft, the Knicks suddenly went back on their word and refused to trade with Greencap.

This made Green Kai feel that their plan to want Walker had been leaked. And the Knicks must also want Walker, so they refused to trade!

This made the Celtics very nervous.

The 1996 draft was different from what it was like when Shai was there.

When Shea was drafted, lottery teams did not have a separate war room. Each team only had one workbench, and then they all crowded on the stage to make frantic phone calls and make decisions.

But nowadays, every team has its own war room.

Therefore, Michael Leon Carr, the general manager of Greencap at the time, could not see what was going on with the Knicks, which made him even more anxious.

He was afraid that Walker would be beaten first by the Knicks.

If New York takes Anthony Walker, then

The Celtics had no choice but to take the risk and take down the high school guard!

That's right, Kobe Bryant!

In fact, the Lakers totem in the original history almost became a Celtic. It was like Pierce, the original die-hard Lakers fan, accidentally ended up with the Lakers' mortal enemy.

The Celtics tried out Kobe Bryant, and Lyon also said in an interview:

"If you close your eyes and think for a moment, you will think you are watching Michael Jordan play. He is so good!"

In order to prevent himself from making mistakes, Leon even called the leader to seek his advice.

Auerbach also admired this high school kid very much:

"I think this kid will be a big player in the future, but there are pros and cons to choosing him. Although he looks very reliable, he is still only a high school student after all.

You have to make a choice based on your current needs, but I think he will definitely be able to do a great job in the future."

After saying this, Auerbach took a deep breath on his cigar: "Okay, now it's your turn to make a decision."

Auerbach gave suggestions but seemed not to give them, leaving Lyon even more confused.

But from the inside, Lyon feels that it is too risky to choose a high school student, let alone a defender.

For a player who has not even proven himself in the NCAA, the uncertainty is too high.

These days, teams are really biased against high school players.

During the excruciating wait, David Stern came on stage.

He took out the Knicks envelope and joked: "It's room temperature."

This makes fun of the conspiracy theory that Stern put the Knicks' envelope in the refrigerator in advance so that the Knicks could win the No. 1 pick.

After opening the envelope, Stern was stunned for a moment, then cleared his throat:

"With the sixth overall pick in the 1996 NBA draft, the New York Knicks selected Kobe Bryant!

From Lower Merion High School in Pennsylvania!”

"Pa!" Xie Yi got excited and slapped Bunchen on the thigh beside him. A slap mark immediately appeared on the white thigh.

Bundchen immediately looked at Shay with tears in his eyes, "Boss, even if you really don't want us to live in your house, you don't have to do this, right?"

"Ah this." Shay quickly retracted his hand.

Robinson, who was sitting on the other side of Shea, didn't think there was anything wrong, but was a little surprised: "A high school guard was selected with the sixth pick? By the way, he seems to be your brand spokesperson, right? How about that guy?

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At this time, no one realized the seriousness of the matter.

Baylor, who was present at the scene, even laughed disdainfully: "There are really idiots who pick high school students with such a high pick. You have to be half as smart as me, and why do you need the sixth pick with a poor record? Hahahahaha."

The assistant general manager of the Clippers was speechless. How could we, the seventh overall pick, have the nerve to laugh at someone else's sixth overall pick?

On the Celtics side, Lyon was also very surprised. The Knicks didn't draft Walker?

But he soon realized that the Knicks had misunderstood!

The Knicks must have learned that the Celtics were also interested in Kobe, so they suddenly refused to let go and refused to trade the picks.

Although the Celtics made it clear that they wanted the sixth pick for Anthony Walker.

However, NBA trades are treacherous, and the Knicks are afraid that the Celtics are using Walker as a cover, but in fact they will select Kobe after getting the draft pick.

Therefore, they simply gave up their plan to make a fortune and directly selected Kobe with the sixth overall pick!

Look at Sprewell, look at Finlay. Knicks general manager Glenfield firmly believes that the person who is favored by both Shea and Logo will never be wrong!

What's more, during the trial training, Kobe left a very good impression on the Knicks!

Shay swallowed, and after trying it all over again in the 1996 draft, there was indeed a change!

And it may affect changes in the alliance structure!

What Shay didn't know was that this series of changes were all caused by him.

At this moment, Shea can only answer Robinson: "How is he? This may be the most correct decision the New York Knicks have made after Ewing!"

Robinson was stunned again. Does the boss think so highly of high school students?

At this time, Logo Man was also very sorry.

Originally, he prepared a 17th pick and waited for Kobe to drop.

As a high school guard, the possibility of falling to 17 is still very high.

But who would have thought that the Knicks would select this high school student with the sixth overall pick.

In the end, West made a trade. He used his first-round + second-round picks + P.J. Brown to get the 17th overall pick from the Rockets.

And he won another high school student - Jermaine O'Neal.

Seeing this, Shay felt a lot more relieved.

Sure enough, Logo will not do nothing in this kind of draft year, and the Lakers did not get nothing.

It's just that Xiao Ao's growth took a little longer.

But anyway, it can be regarded as a benign asset.

With the last pick of the first round, the Chicago Bulls selected the wrestling master they longed for, Georgetown University's Buss.

This is another Chinese player selected in the first round after Shea.

Jordan kept crying at home. It was over. The days of being bullied by the big powers were finally over!

Daba has finally officially landed in the NBA. From now on, the league has another wrestler with solid basic skills.

Chinese power is about to make this alliance increasingly painful.
To be continued...