NBA Tyrant

In the summer of 2004, in the NBA Finals on June 16, the 03-04 season finally came to an end as the Lakers lost 87-100 to the Pistons, and the Lakers, who had the OK combination and were known as the four kings, lost to the Civilian Pistons.

Next is the NBA draft and the future sensational trade market around the league, because in 2004, several All-Star level stars changed teams, the most impressive of which was the giant shark O'Neal and Maddy, Howard remembers that in the end O'Neal traveled east to the Heat, and Maddy was traded from the Magic to the Rockets, and Yao Ming formed the Yao Mai combination, and the Magic team got Francis, that is, the Boss of the Fox who took care of Yao Ming.

However, the upcoming trade market, no matter how sensational, does not mean or affect Howard, who has been fully committed to training and preparing to participate in the league-arranged joint tryout since Howard announced his participation in the draft this year.

In recent years, as he has become more and more accustomed to his body, Howard has also exercised his mid-to-long-range shooting and decent three-point ability according to his own requirements, of course, because he only played in the high school league in Georgia, Howard did not have the opportunity to show his projection ability, because, in the high school level game, Howard alone relied on his strong physical fitness, and he could turn over the river and sea on the inside line in the game, dominate the game, and help the team win. Therefore, the outside world's evaluation of Howard is more about the explosive anti-heaven body, but they don't know that Howard has a soft shooting touch and a high shooting rate.

And what made Howard happiest was that in his sophomore year of high school, Howard found that his height began to grow rapidly, so Howard consciously began to intervene, Howard gave up strength training during the growth period, and more to do body stretching and calcium supplements, just to make himself taller than the original 208 pseudo-center.

The results are also gratifying, more precisely, completely beyond expectations, originally just hoped to grow at least to a height of 210, but now Howard's height has reached 213, a standard seven-foot man, note that this is only a barefoot height, and Howard can be around 216 when wearing shoes.

With an explosive body and excellent shooting, Howard knew that he would definitely achieve much higher than the original Howard.

As far as the current situation is concerned, for the rookie ranking, the top favorites are Howard, who graduated from high school, and Okafor, who just graduated from his senior year.

On the other hand, Howard has unlimited potential, and basically all scouts and team management can see that Howard has unlimited growth possibilities, because Howard is less than 19 years old.

Earlier, agent Pelinka informed Howard to go to Chicago on June 17 to participate in the physical test of the joint trial camp, and then he could ignore it, do not participate in the practice of the training camp, and can walk directly.

This is the default rule of previous high-pick rookies, and the rookie trial camp is more of a chance for those rookies who are lower in the order to show themselves, and high-pick rookies do not need to surrender themselves.

And participating in the physical test is just to give the league a data record and a report to the media and fans.

As early as when Howard announced his candidacy for the 2004 NBA draft after playing in the high school league, he had already set an agent in his heart, so when Pelinka came to the door, he signed an employment cooperation contract with Pelinka.

On June 17th, Howard walked into the Chicago United Training Camp Arena, and under the reception of the staff, he was ready to start the physical test.

Soon, the physical test ended, and the staff gave a physical test report to Howard.

Dwight Howard

, barefoot height

213.88cm, arm span 233cm

, standing touch height 289cm

, weight 118kg

, body fat 9.6

%, bounce in place 82cm

, running bounce 96cm

, 100-meter sprint 13.06 seconds

, 84 kg bench press 20 times (no pushing), maximum bench press

180 kg (looks easy)

This tall arm span with bouncing explosiveness, a proper demon level.

After the physical test, Howard left and prepared to return to Atlanta, and on the 25th, he will go to Madison Square Garden in New York to participate in the annual NBA draft.

There was nothing in strange Chicago for Howard to remember, and Pelinka didn't come, so he didn't know what he was arranged.

It's not that Pelinka is incompetent, as a popular agent for the rookie champion, he will normally have to deal with things before the draft, but Howard knows that after the Lakers lost the championship this year, Kobe Bryant, O'Neal, and the Lakers have a lot of things to deal with, and Pelinka also expressed enough apologies and gave a clear answer.

said that the Magic team will use the top pick to draft themselves, and Pelinka will also be there to witness the draft.

And after Howard left, the training camp also exploded, and the rookies talked a lot, when Howard was in the physical test, there were people around him for the test of static and dynamic data, and many people saw Howard's test results.

Far away in Orlando's Magic, owner Richard Devis, general manager John Weisbrodt, and head coach Johnny Davis sat in the office, and through the team's scouting in Chicago, they naturally also got Howard's physical test report.

"It seems that our rookie season will show us his dominance to the nation and the world!" Head coach Johnny Davis looked at the physical test report, his heart was extremely comfortable, and the thought of having a player comparable to O'Neal's level in his hands made head coach Johnny's heart extremely hot.

"Howard's little guy is really terrifying, I remember O'Neal's physical data doesn't seem to be as good as him!" General manager Weisbrod sat next to him with excited eyes, not to mention that Howard has O'Neal's strength 100% in the new season, as long as Howard plays O'Neal's 60 or 70 percent performance, the Magic team will definitely be able to make the playoffs in the East, and even go further.

"This little guy is really good, he has been trained well, and he is definitely not worse than O'Neal, but don't forget, our scoring champion, is in a mood now, if it is not handled well, we will only have Hill, who has returned from injury, to take the team and newcomers forward in the new season!" The owner of the Magic team put down the cigar in his mouth and looked at the two calmly.

"Boss, Maddie is bent on leaving right now, he wants to go to a playoff team, play in the playoffs, go to a championship, his agent has clearly told me that he is leaving! He wants to go to a team that can win! He is fed up with losing!" General manager Visbrodt frowned, a little unhappy.

Because it is obvious that Maddie and his agent feel that the current Magic team is a weak team and has no winning culture, but if it weren't for Hill's injury, the Magic team last season would definitely be able to enter the playoffs.

"In that case, let's seek a trade!Davis, what kind of players do you think we need on our roster right now?Maddie is an All-Star level star, I think there will be no fewer teams willing to trade with us, and we can also get good chips!" Owner DeVos raised his hand and motioned to General Manager Westbrod to stop, looking at the head coach on the other side, Johnny.

"Boss, if you send Maddy away, the team's strong ball-handling scorer on the outside will be gone, although Hill can return next season, but how much firepower can be provided to the team in terms of scoring, we can't estimate this, and secondly, our team lacks a qualified playmaker, and everyone understands that having a good playmaker can maximize integration and improve the team's offense. "Head coach Johnny did not hurry to express his opinion, this when he took over the position of head coach, Johnny made a comprehensive analysis of the team.

"Of course, it's better if we can add one or two players who are good at defense on the front line, next season, we have Howard on the inside, in terms of scoring and defense, I think it will help the team, then if we have good defense on the front line, the team can improve the offense, defense, and organization, and I have the confidence to bring the team to the playoffs!" continued head coach Johnny.

"Then let's look at the other teams in the league to see if there are any teams or players who meet the requirements, and next season, I hope you can give me a satisfactory result, Johnny!" Owner DeVos snuffed out his cigar and began to discuss the team's follow-up trades.

On the other hand, Howard returned home and practiced his three-point shooting in the backyard.

Howard set himself the goal of scoring 200 three-pointers a day, and the current three-point shooting rate can only be said to be okay, basically around 6 of 10, and it is in the absence of interference.

A week later, June 25, the 2004 NBA Draft was held.

Madison Square Garden, New York, Howard is the top pick, and Howard sits in a small green room, next to Pelinka and his parents.

The scene was very lively, with fans, media, rookies, and team management. Major media outlets such as ESPN, TNT, and Fox are reporting in real time.

Howard said that it was impossible not to be nervous, although he didn't feel much before the draft, but at this moment, he couldn't help but shake his feet when he felt the atmosphere around him.

Not long after, NBA commissioner Stern slowly walked up to the stage, and there was a sudden sound at the scene. It's also a tradition of the annual draft, and our great president is booed from Madison Square Square once a year.

"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the 2004 NBA Draft...... Now we

have the Orlando Magic pick this year, congratulations, you'll have five minutes to pick your ideal pick..."Hello ladies and gentlemen, I'm going to announce that the Orlando Magic's 2004 first-round pick is ......

" "Dwight Howard! Congratulations

!" "Yay, son, you're the top pick!" Shelly Howard jumped up and down happily and gave Howard an affectionate hug.

Howard was so helpless, as soon as he stood up, he was hugged, and he wanted to smile in front of the camera.

Mom, I was the one who got the champion, you were so excited, you thought you were the champion!

"Son, congratulations!" As a father, he was obviously more stable, and just hugged Howard gently.

"Thanks, Dad!" Howard also hugged lightly, happily putting on the Magic's baseball cap to the camera.

Walking on stage, Howard looked at the old man who brought the NBA to the highest level of basketball professional league in the world, and his heart was full of admiration.

"Congratulations, young man, come on, I wish you a good name soon!" Stern politely shook Howard's big hand and gave Howard a blessing in his mouth.

"Yes, boss, I'll overtake O'Neal and dominate the league! Expand the influence of the NBA to every corner of the world!" Howard looked at Stern, his eyes full of confidence.

"Oh, haha! I'll watch then!" Stern patted Howard on the arm slowly, not taking Howard's words to heart, just the young man's arrogance and conceit.