Although he was mentally prepared, when Stern called his name, Olajuwon jumped up from the bed and punched hard.
This was the Houston Rockets 'top scorer for two consecutive years.
Last year, the Rockets also won the coin toss by luck and took down Ralph Sampson, a 224-centimeter center.
Before he entered the NBA, he had been on the cover of Sports Illustrated six times in four years with his outstanding performance.
From the perspective of modern basketball, Samson's physical talent was definitely one of the best in NBA history.
When he was in his senior year of high school, he had an average of 30 points, 19 rebounded and seven blocked shots.
In 1978 and 1979, he led Harrisburg High School to the championship in the State of Pennsylvania.
In the 1979 National High School Player of the Year award, Sampson was ranked second only to Sam Bowie. However, in his first match against Sam Bowie, Sampson won the match between the famous talented centers in the United States with 23 points, 21 rebounded and four blocked shots.
Even Sam Bowie was second place this year, so it did not seem too much for Sampson to be chosen as the top scorer.
Perhaps he was unfamiliar to the fans of the New Era, but once he was mentioned, people would recognize his fearsomeness.
Before Jordan, he had completed a dunk at the free-throw line in the slam dunk contest.
To be able to complete such a slam dunk was enough to show his talent.
At the same time, the Rockets showed how much the Alliance favored big men.
They had already chosen Sampson last year. If they wanted to take down Olajuwon this year, they would have to hoard the inside players and form the heart of the two towers. This was simply insane.
Even though a few seasons later, the failure of the twin towers was proven, and Sampson had been displaced by injuries and had been transferred to several teams, he still made it to the finals two seasons later.
However, it was still mainstream for big players to be valued inside.
The most famous and well-known duo in the future would be the successful duo of David Robson and Tim Duncan.
As the first pick went to Olajuwon, there was a burst of cheers at the conference venue. It seemed that many Houston fans were there to watch.
Congratulations, Hakeem!"
He was very nervous, but since his teammate and good friend didn't have a butterfly effect due to his little wings, which led to a change in the order, Liang Wenhao still sincerely congratulated him for being the top scorer.
"Thank you!"
Olajuwon smiled.
Perhaps sensing Liang Wenhao's nervousness, he patted him on the shoulder and consoled him,""Don't panic, Liang. There will definitely be a team that will choose you.”
"I hope so!"
Liang Wenhao took a deep breath and sat back down, forcing himself to calm down.
The second-place pick for the portland trail blazers was given to Sam Bowie, just like in his previous life.
The first two draft picks both chose big men, which was not unexpected.
Even though Michael Jordan had performed better than Sam Bowie during his three years in the NCAA.
The Blazers 'general manager consulted the 1984 Olympic champion coach, Bob Knight, about the draft. The latter suggested Jordan, but the Blazers asked,""But we lack a center forward!”
And Bob Knight's answer was," Then pick Jordan too. Let him play center!”
It could be seen how much Bob Knight valued Jordan's strength back then, but the Blazers did not think much of it. Today, they still insisted on choosing Sam Bowie.
Not only that, but the Blazers also wanted to use the second-place pick and the glider Drexler in exchange for Sampson, but the Rockets rejected them directly.
If the deal had been successful, the Rockets might have chosen Jordan as the second-place pick, forming a super luxury combination of Olajuwon, Jordan, and Glider.
However, not to mention the second place, Jordan almost missed the draw.
The management of the Chicago Bulls did not like Jordan that much. They almost traded the pick to the Philadelphia 76ers. If General Manager Rod Thorne had not refused, Jordan might have teamed up with Charles Barkley.
And the reward for sending away the flower detector was only the old Dr. J.
Think about it, if these two deals became one, then Jordan's career might not just be six championships.
Jordan Moses Malone Barkley;
Olajuwon Jordan Glider;
No matter which combination it was, it was super luxurious!
Only Thorne had always thought highly of Jordan!
He had made a lot of wrong trades as the Bulls 'general manager and never brought a good team to win the championship. However, a year before he was about to leave the Bulls, he chose Jordan over everyone else.
This operation alone saved him from all his mistakes.
The third pick was Jordan.
When the camera swept to the Bulls staff, a certain team's management looked constipated.
How they wished that Jordan would grow another ten centimeters!
The fourth pick was made by the Texas Mavericks. Unlike other teams, they were very optimistic about Jordan. They had also asked Rod Thorne for a trade, but the latter also refused.
This time, Jordan was still selected by the Bulls. They could only choose his teammate, Sam Perkins.
But none of this had anything to do with Liang Wenhao, who had only caught a glimpse of him in the NCAA finals. He had been waiting for Stern to read his name.
Fifth pick, the Philadelphia 76ers took down the coveted Charles Barkley;
For the sixth pick, the Washington Bullets chose Melvin Tupin, Sam Bowie's college teammate.
The San Antonio Spurs chose a point guard, Elvin Robtson, for the seventh pick.
For the eighth pick, the Clippers also chose a guard, Lancaster Gordon.
All the way to the tenth place, a choice that was different from the one in history finally appeared.
The Philadelphia 76ers, who had the 10th pick, did not choose Leon Wood. Instead, they chose a big man, Kevin Willis.
This was beyond Liang Wenhao's expectations.
He had a vague feeling that something was about to happen.
And from this point on, the following choices were completely messed up and were developing in an unpredictable direction.
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