First of all, we have to make it clear that a No.1 pick in the NBA is more precious than an all-star player who is in his prime, and how many teams are "insane" in order to win the No.1 pick, so when the Rockets chose Yao Ming, they paid more attention to his strength. It is impossible for them to waste such a precious No.1 pick for the so-called China market. If the Rockets didn't choose Yao Ming, there would be a lot of teams behind them. If the Rockets don't choose, which teams will want Yao Ming?
At that time, the Bulls had the No.2 draft, the Warriors had the No.3 draft, the Grizzlies had the No.4 draft and the Nuggets had the No.5 draft. You don't have to look further down, Yao Ming can't fall that low.
Let's talk about the Bulls first. They really don't necessarily choose Yao Ming. Because they chose Jay Williams, the most powerful student in America in 22. He was selected for the national team of American men's basketball team in 23, which shows people's expectation and attention to him. In those days, it was safer to choose an American player, and Jay Williams' talent could not be rejected by anyone. If the Rockets didn't have Francis, they would probably choose him. The Bulls are also likely to bet on Jay Williams. However, Jay Williams suffered a car accident in 23. Since then, his sports career has become bleak, and he retired early in 27.
There's another team that won't choose Yao Ming, and that's the Grizzlies with the No.4 draft. Because in 21, they chose Spanish genius Gasol, who is also an excellent inside player. In fact, at that time, many teams would have inside towers, but it is obvious that Yao Ming and Gasol are not suitable together, because they are not tough inside, and their defense is not excellent, and they all need to attack inside. Gasol has emerged in 22, and the Grizzlies will not give him up for Yao Ming.
Except these two teams, all the other teams will want to rob Yao Ming. Because 22 was not a big draft year, not many young people with amazing talents participated in the draft, but more talented players were players with obvious shortcomings like Stoudemire. Moreover, in the era of inside players, the big center was the most popular. Yao Ming had made a name for himself in the international arena, and everyone had seen his talent, so he could not lack the market.
Yao Ming is the pride of basketball in China. I hope that domestic players can reach the level of Yao Ming in the future and make a name for themselves in the NBA.
The 22 NBA Draft was a draft year. Both the media reports at that time and the subsequent development process proved that the overall level of this player was not high. At that time, there were only two popular candidates, one was jay williams, from Duke University, a famous basketball school, who was the first high school student in the United States at that time. The other is Yao Ming, an international player with super data in CBA and no American basketball background.
However, it is a pity that Yao Ming did not enjoy the moment of becoming the No.1 scholar at the scene. He stayed at home to prepare for the upcoming four-nation men's basketball invitational tournament.
Why did Yao Ming become the No.1 scholar? Let's take a look at the advantages of Yao Ming. 1. Playing the scariest season average data in CBA history
Yao Ming averaged 32.4 points, 19 rebounds and 4.8 blocked shots in the last season of CBA; Playoffs averaged 41.3 points, 21 rebounds and 4.3 blocked shots; In the finals, he averaged 41.2 points, 21 rebounds, 3 assists, 2.5 steals and 3.2 blocks. These data are enough to make him the best center in CBA history. All this happened when he was 22 years old. He was a great center with super potential, which was the knowledge of American teams at that time. 2. The NBA needs a flag to enter the China market
It should be said that Yao Ming's greatest happiness in becoming the No.1 scholar may not be the management of the Rockets, but the president of the NBA at that time, david stern. In the 199s, he braved the cold wind and waited in front of the CCTV building for an opportunity to send NBA videos to the office of the leaders of CCTV Sports Channel. Now he realizes that the arrival of Yao Ming may be the best opportunity for NBA to enter this country with a population of more than one billion.
Besides the excellent center inheritance, this team has had legendary centers such as Olajuwon, moses malone and sampson, and of course, it has been considered in the China market. As it turns out, Yao Ming has become the most popular team in China since he came to the Rockets. 3. Beat Chandler to win the recognition of American professionals
At the Nike Youth Summit in 1998, Yao Ming exploded tyson chandler, the hope of the American center at that time. Later, in 21, Chandler became a second-place show and joined the NBA. Yao Ming's original words were "I can hit him at will", which made him feel that he was not far away from the NBA. This campaign also showed the potential of a boy named Yao Ming in China. 4. The center wins the world
At that time, the league was not like now, but the center won the world. Choosing a big center meant the possible future of wireless, so the possibility of Yao Ming becoming the No.1 scholar was still higher than that of jay williams. In the draft report of Yao Ming at that time, it was mentioned that his talent was height, wingspan and physical coordination, he had a huge body but was quick, but his weakness was that he was prone to make mistakes in the face of double-teaming, and his colleagues might not be able to keep up with the NBA insider in physical confrontation.
In fact, his weakness can be improved by the team's key training, but there is no such thing as talent. As a center, he was optimistic and pessimistic at that time. The scout report also thought that his upper limit was Olajuwon's dream and his lower limit was Bradley's big bamboo pole.
Among those who are not optimistic, the most famous one is Buckley's "Kissing Donkey's Ass". Yao Ming scored only two points after his poor performance in the NBA debut. Many players were hostile to the first international No.1 scholar, and Buckley laughed at "I will kiss kenny smith's Ass if Yao Ming can score more than 19 points in a single game this season."
In a strong dialogue with O 'Neill, he scored 2 points on 9-for-9 shooting, which was only his eighth NBA game, so an embarrassing scene appeared, and Buckley kissed the ass of a donkey. He showed his comprehensive skills and solid basic skills.
If the Rockets didn't choose Yao Ming, he wouldn't fall out of the top three. At that time, the top three in the draft were Rockets, Bulls and Warriors, and the Warriors chose Mike Deng Liwei in the third place.
At that time, the Bulls had Chandler, which made Yao Ming feel confident in the previous article. He was a newcomer to the team. At the same time, there was eddy curry in the team. I think the chances of them staying in jay williams and Yao Ming were 5% to 5%, and they might not give up Yao Ming. Chandler's potential lies in defense. The next Camby figure, eddy curry, was injured, and Yao Ming would be the hope for the revival of this old team.
Of course, the Warriors will. At that time, jamison, Larry Hughes, Richardson and Arena were already in the Warriors' lineup, but they were short of an insider giant, and Yao Ming's arrival was just right to fill this vacancy.
Bulls and Warriors were the favourites to sign the No.1 draft that season, while Rockets became the No.1 draft directly because of their good luck. In any case, Yao Ming will definitely not fall out of the top three in the draft. Everyone knows that the NBA needs Yao Ming, regardless of his performance on the court or as a banner to open up the market.
A deadly career is legendary enough, but maybe he would be even greater if there were no injuries. Regarding Yao Ming's first experience in the United States, I recommend watching a documentary "Yao Next Year".
We should be clear that in the NBA, the number one draft in the first year of the draft is definitely more valuable than a star in the first year of playing. The number one draft represents the future. In order to get the number one draft, how many teams are frantically ruined.
It's hard for the Rockets to get the No.1 draft, and it's also a unanimous decision within the Rockets to choose Yao Ming. Yao Ming is the best in the draft, both physically and technically.
At that time, Yao Ming's future was clearer than that of any rookie of the year. So it was the right choice for the Rockets to choose Yao Ming.
Just like this year's draft sensation Chua En Williams, if the Pelicans choose Barrett or Mohnert instead of Chua En, then the grizzlies who follow will also choose Chua En.
Although Yao Ming was not as good as Tsai En, in the era when four centers ruled the league at that time, the team-building concept of all teams was to get a dominant center as the cornerstone. Therefore, no matter which team was awarded the No.1 draft, almost all teams would choose Yao Ming. Even the Lakers with O 'Neal could choose Yao Ming and then make a deal to strengthen the team.
Yao Ming was not chosen because of China's market. In the basketball market at that time, China really didn't reach the point where NBA teams could sacrifice the top draft, including now, it is still impossible.
Yao Ming was chosen because of its strength, potential and future.
Cuban, the owner of Mavericks, said in an interview later: "I hope to get Yao Ming if I can, and I am willing to pay the chips."
Yao Ming is the pillar of China's basketball and the representative of international players. I hope that the China men's basketball team can play better and better, cultivate a new batch of talents, take over the torch of Yao Ming, Da Zhi and others, and lead the China men's basketball team to another peak and the world!
Bulls will definitely choose Yao Ming. Bulls want Yao Ming or not. In order to get Yao Ming, the bull was smashed. However, Francis's good luck made the Rockets get the No.1 draft (ranking eighth in the probability of winning the No.1 draft). At that time, the head coach of the Rockets was Rudy Tom Janovich. A legendary rocket player+coach, because of a conflict with the Lakers boss Abdul-Jabbar, was beaten to his skull by a player and a swing. Later, he came back from plastic surgery several times and finally joined the Rockets coaching staff. Become a head coach. Helped the Rockets win two championships. He is also the mentor of NBA in Yao Ming. He thought that Yao Ming's skills could be compared with Olajuwon's, and he decided to train Yao Ming well. However, when he suddenly got pancreatic cancer, Yao Ming missed the opportunity to become Olajuwon. Yao Ming in Rudy's period was very vivid in skills and steps, but unfortunately, he changed his coach and made him stronger, playing more back and jumping shots.
Let's talk about the Bulls again. The starting center of the Bulls last season was Brad Miller. In order to get Yao Ming in the draft, they traded Miller to the Pacers and later moved to the Kings, becoming one of Yao Ming's early rivals. At that time, the Bulls also had last year's No.2 Tai Sen Chandler. However, I only played 35 games with serious injuries, and the future is unpredictable. Playing 35 games is only 8 points and 6 rebounds. Therefore, the Bulls urgently need a stable insider. Yao Ming became their target. If it weren't for Francis' luck, the Bulls would definitely choose Yao Ming.
the rockets definitely chose Yao Ming, none of them.
At that time, the Rockets didn't insist on winning the No.1 draft. At that time, because they didn't renew their contract with Dream, their record at the end of the 21 regular season was only 28 wins, which ranked fifth from the bottom in the league.
In fact, the Warriors and Bulls, who ranked first from the bottom at that time, were the most likely teams to win the top draft, with a probability of 22.5% and the Rockets only had 8.9%. However, the Rockets sent Frodo, but he unexpectedly won the top draft, and finally chose Yao Ming in the draft. This is also very suitable for the team history of the Rockets. In those days, they would rather choose Dream than Jordan because they like the inside.
In 22, Yao Ming led the Shanghai Sharks to win the CBA championship over Bayi Men's Basketball Team. Yao Ming averaged 41.3 points, 21. rebounds and 4.3 covers per game, leaving behind abnormal data of 44 points, 21 rebounds and 7 blocked shots in 21 shots, among which the record of 21 shots was unmatched by anyone in CBA. It can be said that Yao Ming was invincible in CBA at that time.
Looking back at the players who participated in the draft in 22, only Yao Ming, Stoudemire and Boozer became all-star players, and only Caron Butler, Nene, Wilcox and Scola were powerful players. It can be said that 22 was a small draft year, and the Rockets didn't choose too many targets at that time, so they felt like gambling on Yao Ming, but they won.
Speaking of the pride of China's men's basketball team, I think everyone will think of Yao Ming. As the No.1 pick in 22, he was able to reach 2+1 in the NBA during his nine-year career, which not only promoted the NBA to China, but also was selected into the Hall of Fame and became an All-Star in the West every season. So if the Rockets didn't choose Yao Ming in 22, which team would Yao Ming be selected by?
In that year, the Rockets won the first place, the Bulls won the second place, the Warriors won the flowers, the Grizzlies won the fourth place and the Nuggets won the fifth place. Personally, except for Bulls and Grizzlies, other teams will choose Yao Ming.
The Bulls chose Jay Williams, who was arguably the most powerful college student in the United States in 22. He joined the national team of the men's basketball team in 23, and his talent was valued by many people. The Rockets didn't choose Jay Williams because they had Francis as a player. However, it is a pity that in 23, the No.2 runner-up showed a car accident, which caused his career to lose its original light, which is very regrettable.
Another team that won't choose Yao Ming should be the Grizzlies with the No.4 draft. The reason is that the Grizzlies had already selected Gasol the year before. Gasol is an excellent inside player. If the Grizzlies choose Yao Ming, their positions will overlap. Because these two men are not very good on the defensive end and both need the ball, the Grizzlies will give up Yao Ming.
Except these two teams, the others will choose Yao Ming. Because Yao Ming's height is there after all, and his technology is also very skilled, and that year was not the so-called draft year, and the insider at that time was very popular in the league, plus the China market, so even if Yao Ming was not selected by the Rockets, then,