God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 437
As one of the top rookies of this year, Wade naturally got the treatment of individual trial training, and the others did not have such good luck.After deciding to select Wade with the No. [-] pick, the Pistons successively invited other players who were predicted to be selected in the second half of the first round and the first half of the second round to come to try out, of course, including Chang Wei's old acquaintance David. West.And under Chang Wei's suggestion, the team also sent an invitation to Korver, but unfortunately the latter did not come to the trial training due to family reasons.

However, West's state still surprised Chang Wei. This guy must continue to work hard to polish his various skills after he left Colorado State University. Whether it is post-up singles or mid-range shooting, he is quite sharp. Go beyond the three-point line and shoot.West proudly expressed that he was influenced by Chang Wei. After Chang Wei left, he pestered Korver to practice three-pointers and finally added long-range shooting to his regular weapons.

Chang Wei is very willing to use another first-round pick of the Pistons to choose West, whose tough style fits perfectly with the team.It's a pity that a player who can shoot, singles, and rebounds will definitely be beaten by other teams, and it is not surprising that he even enters the lottery.Besides, West's current predicted pick is around 15 to 20. He was able to come to the Pistons for trial training entirely because Chang Wei is here as an assistant coach. If it weren't for family problems, Korver would definitely come.

For the Pistons, being able to get Wade is a stroke of luck, but Chang Wei still submitted a list to Dumars and Brown, all of which are rookies that the Pistons may choose with the 25th overall pick.In fact, this year around the 25th pick, some good players can still be selected. The list submitted by Chang Wei includes West, Diaw, Perkins, Josh Howard and other wings and insiders. There are also Barbosa, Guards like Delfino, Outlaw and Duntay Jones.

Originally, the Pistons would select Delfino, a swingman of Argentina's golden generation, at this position, but he was still playing for the Italian team at the time before he could land in the NBA until the 2004-05 season.In Chang Wei's view, Delfino is a good choice, but if the team wants to waste another season on him, it is better to choose a player who can play in the NBA immediately.

That's why Chang Wei made such a long list to prevent his favorite player from being selected by other teams before the 25th overall pick.The Pistons have also tried to see if they can get a higher draft pick through a trade, but other teams are not fools. They either refuse or ask the Lions to open their mouths. The Pistons, which do not have a lot of chips, can only give up helplessly. This tempting thought.

This year's draft is still held at Madison Square Garden, the home of the Knicks. 15 players were invited to the "Little Green Room" on site, and naturally there are some of the top rookies with the highest voices this year.Dumars personally led the team to New York to sit in town, but Chang Wei did not follow. Instead, he and Brown watched the draft and gave New York information support.

Needless to say, the No. [-] pick, any team who gets the No. [-] pick will make the same choice, even if this guy is just a high school student.LeBron James, one of the greatest small forwards in NBA history, will start playing in the NBA today, and Chang Wei knows that under his leadership, the Cavaliers will become one of the powerhouses in the Eastern Conference.

The Nuggets with the second pick still chose Anthony as they did in their previous lives, which shows that their management really loves Melon deeply.Although he is not a rookie in his own family, Chang Wei still hopes that Anthony can grow up better in this life, and stop being hailed as an "offensive kaleidoscope" like in his previous life but never leading the team to the top. That would be a real tragedy.

Seeing that James and Anthony were selected successively, Dumars breathed a sigh of relief. He wrote "Dwyane Wade" on a piece of white paper in front of him, and stuffed it into an envelope with the Pistons logo on it. , Naturally, a staff member is responsible for passing the envelope to NBA Commissioner Stern, who presides over the draft.When he opened the envelope, he was slightly taken aback, then returned to normal, and said loudly: "In the 2003 draft, the Detroit Pistons selected with the third overall pick—Dwyane Wade from Marquette University!"

When Stern pronounced the name, the camera immediately showed Wade in the audience. He smiled slightly, stood up and hugged each other with his family, and then took the baseball cap with the Pistons logo from the staff and put it on. , strode onto the stage to shake hands and hug Stern.Chang Wei, who was far away in Detroit, saw that Wade was safe, and couldn't help shouting. His excitement was beyond words. Being able to win Wade will undoubtedly have a very far-reaching impact on the Pistons.

Seeing his excited look, Brown asked curiously: "Chang, do you like this young man?"

Chang Wei nodded and said with a smile: "I told him that he has a chance to become the top shooting guard in NBA history!"

After the Pistons, other teams also began to pick their favorite players.To Chang Wei's lament, West was indeed selected in the lottery, and he was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics who held the 12th pick.Chang Wei can only wish him good luck. Lewis is as stable as a rock in the 76ers, and he will not form a double gun with Ray Allen in the past. West will have to endure it now.

It was the 24th pick in a blink of an eye, and after the Lakers finished the selection, it was the Pistons' turn. At this time, Chang Wei and Brown began to intensively discuss who to choose.Chang Wei was surprised to find that among the list of players he submitted to the management, only West and Dengtai Jones had been selected, which meant that the Pistons had a lot of options.

He asked eagerly: "Coach, do you want to continue to pursue defense, or to improve the team's offense?"

Faced with this question, Brown hesitated rarely.Seeing that Stern was on stage to announce the Lakers' choice, Chang Wei shook his head helplessly, and sent a message directly to Dumars: "Offense, Diaw; defense, Howard."

After the message was sent, he said to Brown, who was still struggling: "Coach, don't hesitate, I have already sent two choices to the general manager, if you can't make a choice, let him do it!"

At this point, Brown could only nod.After the Lakers chose Brian Cook as a pitcher, Stern came on stage again and announced: "In the 2003 NBA draft, the Detroit Pistons chose Boris Diaw from France with the 25th overall pick!" Shrugging, it seems that Dumars is still more inclined to attack, so let's have a purely offensive lineup.

As for the final 58th overall pick, the Pistons randomly selected a player, which is obviously to be given up.Originally, Chang Wei wanted to see if the team could get Korver, but unfortunately he was picked at No. 52, so forget it!
(End of this chapter)