Coach, I don't want to retire yet

Chapter 656 Chris Bosh!

Du Kang's Bobcats lost a lot of players after the finals. With the draft approaching, the Bobcats' training camp gathered a large number of NBA rookies, free agents, and veterans.

They all came to the Bobcats looking for opportunities.

Milicic came to the Bobcats' training hall and was stunned by the scene of "full of vitality and everything in full bloom" in the Bobcats' training hall.

He also participated in the Pistons' draft training camp that year. He has been in the NBA for more than ten years. Although he has not paid attention to the NBA recently, he still knows some things about the NBA.

But now, it was really beyond his imagination.

This is not a training camp, this is simply a basketball park!

However, as a newcomer, although Milicic was surprised, he did not make a fuss. Instead, he followed Ham silently and was arranged by Ham to a training ground.

What a coincidence.

In this training ground, Milicic also met several familiar faces, including the No. 2003 pick in the first round of the 6 draft, Chris Kaman, the No. 7 pick, Hinrich, the No. pick, T.J. Ford, and even Chris Bosh!

In the 2003 NBA Draft, in addition to James, Anthony and Wade, there were five other rookies in the top eight!

This is amazing.

When he left the NBA, Kaman, Hinrich and Chris Bosh were still the NBA's popular players. Although they were not all stars, they were also powerful players in the league.

Unexpectedly, these players have now come together with me.

Of course, what shocked Milicic the most was TJ Ford.

Because TJ Ford left the NBA a year earlier than him and no team wanted him.

This is not a major career problem for TJ Ford, but an injury problem. TJ Ford has always been troubled by cervical stenosis compressing the spinal nerves, and an injury in 2012 aggravated his condition. Doctors have always warned him that given his condition, a casual blow to the back could end his career.

Then 29-year-old TJ Ford retired directly because of this injury.

At that time, he also lamented how tough T.J. Ford's fate was. A player with such outstanding talent actually left the NBA early because of injury.

At that time, Milicic himself did not expect that TJ Ford left the NBA at the age of 29, while he was 28 years old, one year younger than TJ Ford.

After leaving the NBA, TJ Ford never gave up playing basketball. Although he could no longer play NBA-level games, he still frequently participated in amateur basketball games and streetball games.

So, in practice, T.J. Ford was very skilled, which was not like him at all, and now he can't even play basketball that well.

Milicic was observing the other players on the training ground, while Ford, Bosh, Hinrich and Kaman were also watching Milicic.

After all, Milicic is too famous for these 2003 rookies.

It can be said that the 2003 NBA draft attracted 2% of the world's attention, of which James received 2%, Milicic received %, and the remaining belonged to other players.

It is said that the 2003 NBA draft was a big year for the draft. In fact, in terms of the attention paid to the players, only James and Milicic were always mentioned, as if James and Milicic were the only two people in the world.

Well, at most we can add Anthony, but the momentum of Anthony and James Milicic cannot be compared.

Recalling the rookies of 2003 who were called the golden generation by the NBA, Bosh, Hinrich, Kamanford and others couldn't help but sigh in their hearts.

Now that 13 years have passed, the 2003 NBA rookies can finally be judged.

James, the No. 2003 pick in the NBA rookie draft, is the most despicable player in NBA history. Although he has MVP and FMVP, as well as championships, at this moment, any player or fan will look at him with disdain. This person is so notorious that he cannot even be mentioned.

Even none of James' achievements have been recognized by anyone. If fans were asked to compare achievements and historical status, perhaps James is not as good as Milicic.

James is now the most unsuccessful No. 1 draft pick and the most unsuccessful player in NBA history.

Milicic, as a role model, also failed. Although he was not as hated as James, he basically had no achievements in the NBA.

Let’s put it this way, James’ achievement is a negative number, and Milicic’s achievement is zero. Zero is indeed slightly better than a negative number, but it is only slightly better than a negative number.

After Thabeet's comeback, Milicic can compete for the most unsuccessful second pick in NBA history.

In the same rookie class, there is the most unsuccessful No. 2003 pick and the most unsuccessful No. pick. It is really hard to say what to say about the rookies of the class.

Anthony, the third overall pick, did not come to the Bobcats training hall this time, but Anthony's achievements in the NBA are definitely not up to expectations.

Anthony is considered by many to be the watershed of NBA superstars. Those who are better than Anthony are definitely superstars, and those who are not as good as Anthony are definitely not superstars.

It is actually very impressive for a player to achieve such an achievement. However, we must also consider Anthony's reputation at the time. He was the strongest freshman in NCAA history, surpassing Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and others. Such a player, in the NBA, would only become a watershed between an All-Star and a superstar. This is definitely not qualified.

What's more, apart from being recognized for his strength, he has basically no other achievements, no decent individual honors, and no decent collective honors. Even so, he is already the second best player in the 2003 class.

Bosh, the fourth pick in the 2003 draft, was the Raptors' Dragon King at the time. If he had been the Dragon King for the Raptors for his entire career, he would have achieved some success. Although he could not win the championship, he could have gained some statistics and personal honors, becoming a veritable superstar with some regrets.

But, as luck would have it, Bosh went to the Heat, and was tricked by James into forming a Big Three. In the end, the league's future No. 1 power forward was tricked into becoming Bosh. After finally leaving the Heat and going to the Rockets, he met Yao Ming in the playoffs and was scared to death by Yao Ming, which directly ruined his reputation throughout his career.

Now, whenever the entire NBA fan community mentions Chris Bosh, they all laugh and talk about the stories of "Bosh's rebound" and "Bosh's collapse".

In some ways, Bosh may be the worst player in the 2003 class.

At least James got some things, including a lot of money he should and shouldn't have earned, but Bosh had nothing.

In order to leave the Rockets and try out with the Bobcats, he also gave up his last three years of a contract worth nearly $3 million.

Reputation ruined, health ruined, everything ruined.

Wade, who was originally the fifth pick in the 2003 draft, was like Bosh. Everything was ruined by James.

However, because of Coach D's rescue, Wade became the most successful player among the 2003 NBA rookies, with 3 championships, 1 MVP, 2 FMVPs, MVP + FMVP in a single season, and with James falling into the quagmire, the championship won by the Heat Big Three became Wade's core championship, so Wade has now become the gatekeeper among the top ten in NBA history.

Among the top ten players in NBA history selected by various NBA media, Wade is basically ranked tenth, and is one of the top ten goalkeepers in NBA history.

Of course, what we are talking about here is historical status, not strength.

The main reason why the NBA media that likes to stir up trouble did not attack the 2003 NBA rookies after James's death is that the 2003 class also produced Wade, a top ten player in NBA history.

Any year's draft that produces a player in the top ten of history should not be accused of being a bust.

It has to be said that when everyone attended the draft in 2003 and sat in the green room imagining the future, no one would have thought that the invincible rookies of the 2003 class would have to rely on Wade to save them.

To be precise, it was not Wade who saved the team, but Coach D.

If it weren't for Coach D, Wade's ranking in NBA history would probably be 25th at most, and the most likely number would be around 30th.

If this is true, the 2003 class is in trouble. The strongest player is only one of the top 84 players in NBA history. How dare such a rookie class, which was once said to surpass the 2003 generation? There is a reason why the rookie class of 84 was said to surpass the generation.

It's not just one or two who are strong, but it is said that every one of the top eight is very strong.

Chris Kaman, who was selected sixth, was a killer in the NCAA back then. He averaged 22.4 points, 12 rebounds and 3.2 blocks per game in the NCAA. This is the NCAA.

It's not easy to get data in the interior. How could a white center be ranked sixth in 2003, which was known as the strongest in that year, be average?

Then, throughout his entire career, this player who was the sixth pick in the 2003 draft did not even make one All-Star appearance. No, there was one time, but this time, Kaman himself did not approve of it. After all, he was not selected as a starter by the fans, nor was he selected as a substitute by the coach. He was selected into the All-Star game by Stern because Roy was injured. What kind of a deal is that?

All-Stars are either recognized by fans, or recognized by coaches, or recognized by fellow players. What kind of All-Star is it if it is recognized by Stern?

So this selection did not make Kaman excited, but rather boring.

Apart from this All-Star experience that made Kaman feel humiliated, his entire career has been unremarkable, without any pain points or highlights, and many people don't know him.

Hinrich, the No. 2003 pick in the 7 draft, was known as Kidd or Stockton Jr. at the time. He once had some flashes of brilliance and was an elite NBA player. However, let alone Kidd Jr. or Stockton Jr., he never even made it to the All-Star level.

At least Kaman was chosen by Stern once, but Hinrich didn't even have the chance to be chosen by Stern.

If we talk about the worst player among the top eight in the 2003 class, besides Milicic, it must be Ford. This little Iverson, the fastest player in the NBA, left the NBA at the age of 29 due to injury.

Among the top eight players in the 2003 draft class, except for James, Wade and Anthony, the others all had unfortunate fates.

In fact, James, Wade and Anthony are also players with unfortunate fates.

The entire 2003 NBA rookie class seemed to be cursed.

In the history of the NBA, their talent is indeed the strongest.

But, at the same time, they don't seem to have much other than talent.

Maybe only Wade has it, so Wade's achievements are not bad. After the blessing of Coach D, he even became the last stubbornness and pillar of the 2003 rookie class.

So, this time Coach D is recruiting five of the top eight rookies from the class of 2003!

Even in the Bobcats' practice facility, the training ground for the 2003 rookies is quite eye-catching.

"I think Coach D must have done this on purpose!"

"Coach D put his feelings for James into humiliating the 2003 rookies!"

"Hahahaha, Coach D is whipping the corpse, right? Except for Wade, the rookies of the 2003 class are simply a joke!"

"Coach D obviously wants us to see these jokes, these jokes about punching 84 and stepping on 96, hahahahaha..."

Coach D and the Bobcats set up a training ground specifically for these high-ranking rookies in the 2003 class, which was obviously interpreted maliciously.

Du Kang actually didn't have that many ideas.

Simply put, when it comes to players who are talented and can be signed, and who appear to be young players under the age of 35, the class of 2003 is actually the most suitable.

Therefore, Du Kang simply wanted to bring them together for investigation.

As for humiliating the rookies of the 2003 class, there is really no such idea.

After all, he has no ill will towards the 2003 rookies, and Wade is still his former player.

"Du, what do you think?"

"Micic has a good physique and good athletic ability. Boxing over the years has made him stronger and more powerful. However, his basketball skills are getting worse and worse."

The Bobcats lack inside players because their imaginary enemies are inside players like Oden, Duncan and Yao Ming. Du Kang even thinks that the more inside players the better.

Of course, we can’t really hoard all the players inside.

"What about Kaman and Bosh?"

Du Kang looked at Bosh, who had a calm face, used to be very funny but now had lost his smile, and smiled.

Anyone who suddenly loses 80 million dollars will lose his smile.

Bosh really tried his best to come to the Bobcats.

To be honest, when the Bobcats announced that they wanted to select an inside player, Bosh's willingness to give up 80 million US dollars really shocked the entire NBA.

If Bosh hadn't given up 80 million, Coach D would have chosen him.

There is no connection between Coach D choosing him and him giving up 80 million.

It’s possible that he ran out of money and Coach D didn’t want him.

Faced with such a situation, most people will hesitate, and most people will choose the money in hand.

Bosh, however, chose an opportunity.

In fact, the Bobcats did not have much time to choose, and Bosh did not have time to hesitate, so Du Kang was still very surprised that he could make such a decisive choice.

At this moment, Bosh's eyes were full of worry.

Compared to Kaman, he is not bad.

He is fitter and stronger.

but!

Now, he has to compete with Milicic!

This made Bosh uncomfortable.

He had already lost once, in 2003.

This time...

"I won't lose again!"

(End of this chapter)