Because it is a lucky draw, it happens from time to time that you win the first prize. This year's No.1 pick was won by Bucks with the sixth worst record in the regular season, with only a 6.3% chance of winning. And the team that won the first prize will also arouse the envy and jealousy of other teams. In the 2002 NBA draft, the Rockets also won the first prize under the condition that the probability was not as good as that of Bulls (the team was very interested in Yao Ming before the draft) and Warriors. At the moment when the mystery was revealed, Francis, who represented the Rockets in the lottery ceremony, sat next to Klaus, then the general manager of Bull. When "Boss Frodo" recalled the sour expression of "Fat Man" afterwards, he still felt funny: "God, I think he wants to swallow me."
Then there is the climax of the play-the draft, usually after the finals in June. On the day of the draft, the atmosphere of Madison Square Garden in new york will be as lively as a festival, more like a bustling "talent market" with "businessmen" from 30 teams all over the United States. The "goods" they want to purchase are naturally rookies who may change the fate of the team in the future. 1960 NBA draft as many as 2 1 round, each team can choose a player in each round, but the number of draft rounds has gradually decreased since then. After 1989 was reduced to two rounds, the signing positions of each team became more "expensive". NBA teams will choose the players they need from the draft list in turn according to their signing positions (international players who are over 22 years old and are not on the draft list can also choose). NBA stipulates that each team must make at least one choice in two rounds.
This night, the rookie who was lucky enough to be selected in the first round and came to the scene was destined to attract attention. Congratulations from President david stern, kisses from relatives and alcohol ... When the poor boy woke up, he found himself a millionaire. The treatment and stability of the first-round rookie and the second-round rookie in NBA are very different. Although the contract of the first-round rookie is changed from "3+ 1" to "2+2" in the new labor contract, the salary is still considerable. For example, Bogut, the No.1 pick in the new NBA in 2005, signed a contract with Bucks on July 2nd, only three days after the draft ended. According to the broker, the contract in the first year alone is expected to reach $4.2 million.
However, because many teams can trade their draft picks before the draft, the draft order on the day of the draft meeting may change greatly, affecting the draft results. For example, before this year's draft, it was generally believed that Chris Paul, a point guard from Wake Forest University, had the "top three" strength, but the Blazers traded with the Jazz with their third pick in the draft. The Jazz wants to choose a big point guard. As a result, marvin williams from the University of Illinois beat chris paul (Chris Paul was only1.85m and weighed 88.5kg) with a height of1.90m.. Trading future draft picks is also popular in NBA teams, but the league stipulates that teams cannot trade future first-round draft picks for two consecutive years. Speaking of the introduction of this regulation, there is another interesting anecdote. 1980- 1983 Ted Stepan traded his first-round rookie rights for several years in a row when the Cavaliers were the boss, and the players he got were worthless "waste". After several "retarded transactions", the knight will be dragged down by him. The NBA executives were furious and put "political pressure" on Ted for the first time, forcing him to buy the team to his later boss, Gander. In order to make Gander take over the team happily, the NBA also gave the Cavaliers several future draft picks for nothing.
In order to ensure the quality of the NBA draft, the NBA has also made strict restrictions on the qualifications of the draft. In the original draft rules, American players can announce their participation in the NBA draft as long as they are over 18 years old, which created the myth that lebron james became the "No.1 pick" in the NBA at the age of 18 years old. However, this year's new labor agreement raised the draft age threshold to 19, and foreign players only need 19 to announce their participation in the draft. If a player has announced his participation in the draft and is on the draft list, he can remove his name from the draft list one week before the draft without worrying about losing his qualification to go to college (unless the player has had the experience of withdrawing from the list in the past); If he doesn't withdraw from the list one week before the draft, he will automatically lose his college qualification, regardless of whether he can be selected by the NBA team in the end. There are only two rounds in the modern NBA draft, which can absorb about 60 new players, but the number of recruits exceeds every year. It is precisely because of the "risk" of participating in the draft too early that a large number of recruits "withdraw their cards" every year. In 2005, there were 108 players in the NBA draft, but in the end 50 players chose to quit, including 26 American players (including high school students and college students).