Yao Ming was controversial when he joined the NBA, and American fans changed a lot. At first, he didn't like Yao Ming very much. Later, he liked Yao Ming very much. When the Houston Rockets signed Yao Ming as the No.1 pick, the first reaction of the outside world was shock, and American fans were even more unbelievable. They questioned whether Yao Ming could be the top pick, and even wondered why the Rockets had to win Yao Ming. The whole meeting was booed.

In the eyes of American fans and NBA experts, yellow people are not suitable for this cruel arena. In addition, there used to be many people as tall as Yao, and none of them could make a name for themselves in the NBA. So the reaction of American fans is disdainful. It is against this background that Yao Ming began his NBA career. From the first game 1, Buckley boasted that he didn't get a kiss from the ass, and then he entered the Hall of Fame due to injury in the playoffs. Yao Ming came with mixed feelings and left the deepest memories for the fans.

Fans and friends all know that the 2003 NBA draft is called the golden generation, and the year before and after the big draft is bound to be a small year. Therefore, among all the players who participated in the draft in 2002, very few were talented. The midfielder performed well, and Stoudemire, who was elected as the "best rookie", was only selected in the ninth overall position. He can't be the top scholar that year. It makes sense for the Rockets to choose Yao Ming when the overall quality of the players is not high.

At that time, the Rockets built their team around all-star point guard Francis. With the outside core, the team will of course choose the inside center. Moreover, the insider was very popular in the league at that time, so the Rockets saw such an excellent insider as Yao Ming and chose him without hesitation. As an excellent Asian player, Yao Ming is a big commercial brand in itself, and it is absolutely helpful for the Rockets to choose him in the Asian market.