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Volume 4 The Golden Years Chapter 989 Disneyland

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    The Orlando Magic is not the team that has won the most No. 1 picks, but it is the team that has won three No. 1 picks in the shortest time, and they did not make any big mistakes in the three selections. They selected Shaquille O'Neal for the first time.  , Needless to say, this is the most powerful center in the history of the league. If the best lineup in history is evaluated, he may also be the first choice for the center position; Chris Webber was selected for the second time, although Chris Webber is far away from  He is still a little far away from the Hall of Fame, mainly because he has no impressive record and his peak period was too short, but he is still much better than the average All-Star.

    For the third time, they chose Dwight Howard. Although his flaws were exposed in the finals, in the regular season, especially his statistics were still very good. Many people believe that if Dwight Howard follows the rules,  If this trend continues, even if he cannot reach the level of Shark O'Neal, he should have no problem becoming the best center of this era. Unfortunately, in the finals, his performance was too inferior. Let everyone evaluate him.  The sub dropped a level.

    However, the team that has received the most No. 1 picks is the Houston Rockets. In the nearly 40 years of the team's history, they have received a total of five No. 1 picks, which is unique in the league, and their five No. 1 picks are basically the same.  None of them missed the mark, and all of them were inside players. Elvin Hayes was selected for the first time. He ranked eighth in the league's history in scoring and fourth in rebounds. The most important thing is that in his sixteen-year career  , played more than 1,300 games and only missed nine games.

    Although he later moved to the Baltimore Bullets and led the Bullets to defeat the Seattle SuperSonics to win the championship, he only returned to the Rockets at the end of his career, but he still enjoyed the treatment of having his jersey retired and was also elected to the Hall of Fame.

    The second No. 1 pick selected by the Rockets was John Lucas, the father of the current little Lucas. His career was not considered successful. He left the Rockets twice, came back twice, and finally retired with the Rockets.  He switched to coaching, but his coaching career was also not successful. However, the No. 1 pick was just not that valuable at best, and it cannot be said to be a failure.

    The third time the Rockets selected Ralph Sampson, the famous nickname "Skywalker" was also selected. Together with the fourth selection "Big Dream" Olajuwon, they formed the twin towers and were the most feared in the league at the time.  The inside combination was later abandoned by the Rockets due to injuries and failed to stay with the Rockets. They could only watch "Big Dream" Olajuwon become a legend.

    Needless to say, Olajuwon, the Rockets relied on him to achieve two championships, and the Rockets selected Yao Ming for the fifth No. 1 pick. Although Yao Ming has left now, Yao Ming's performance with the Rockets  But he is completely worthy of his pick. Among the top picks in the past ten years, the only one who can surely beat Yao Ming is LeBron James.

    In addition to the Houston Rockets, the New York Knicks, Milwaukee Bucks, Portland Trail Blazers and Sacramento Kings have received the most No. 1 picks, four times each. However, these two teams have different visions in selecting players.  Not so good. The last No. 1 pick selected by the Knicks was Patrick Ewing, but it didn't bring a championship to the team, and from then on, no matter how bad they did, they missed the No. 1 pick.

    Among the players selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the first pick four times, the most famous is "Sky Hook" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who brought a championship to Milwaukee and then joined the Lakers. Although his experience was more glorious and legendary, he was not as good as the Milwaukee Bucks.  It doesn't matter anymore, and then there is "Big Dog" Robinson and "Big Mouth" Bogut.

    As for the Portland Trail Blazers, the four No. 1 picks also did not bring them any good luck. Although they selected all four No. 1 picks as centers, except for Bill Walton, although his career was short, he brought great success to the team.  In addition to winning a championship, several others were either plagued by injuries or born mediocre, especially LaRue Martin, their first draft pick, who was eliminated by the Portland Trail Blazers because he completely destroyed Bill Walton in the college league.  However, he was forced to retire after only playing four seasons. The Portland Trail Blazers quickly corrected their mistake and selected Bill Walton. This was their only successful first pick.  Mitchell Thompson isn't exactly inactive, but he isn't exactly successful either, and their most recent draft pick, Greg Oden, has already been out for two seasons.

    As for the Sacramento Kings, a team that has been playing a role throughout the entire history of the league, although they have received the No. 1 pick four times, they have nothing to praise except leaving a "big O" Oscar Robertson.

    The Los Angeles Lakers have been more successful in selecting the No. 1 pick. They have won the No. 1 pick three times, selecting Elgin Baylor, Magic Johnson and "Cobra" James Worthy respectively. In addition to Elgin Baylor sadly retiring,  The team won the championship in the first yearIn addition, other performances can be called great, and he was also selected into the Hall of Fame.

    It goes without saying that Magic Johnson is great. As for James Worthy, he is considered the most powerful small forward besides Larry Bird and is also a member of the Hall of Fame.

    Needless to say, the San Antonio Spurs have received a total of two No. 1 picks. Once they selected "Admiral" David Robinson, and the other selected Tim Duncan, their talent rate is so high that no one in the league can match it.

    What is strange is that the Boston Celtics, one of the two giants in the league, have only won the No. 1 pick once.

    However, there are more teams that have not won the No. 1 pick since the establishment of the team. The Seattle SuperSonics are among them, and then there are the Indiana Pacers, Phoenix Suns, Miami Heat, Minnesota Timberwolves, Memphis Grizzlies and Denver.  The Nuggets, the saddest but luckiest of them all, are the Memphis Grizzlies, who have received the second pick four times.

    The reason why I say so much is to let the players understand the history of the team and understand how lucky the opponent is, and how unlucky the Sonics are, but it doesn't matter, Hedong Three in thirty years  In ten years in Hexi, even without the No. 1 pick, the Sonics can achieve glory, and glory lies in their own hands. It doesn't matter if a team doesn't have a great history, just create.

    Although the history of the Sonics is not completely blank, it is not too good to remember. Because of this, we must work harder to create, because history is in our own hands.

    I have to say that this statement is still very inspiring. The players who were originally very relaxed were suddenly excited. They can't wait for the game to start now, sweep the Orlando Magic and let their names be engraved on the Seattle SuperSonics.  On this pillar of history.

    Seeing that they were so enthusiastic, Stephen was a little too worried. Would this state be too scary on the court? In order to let them relax, on the day they arrived in Orlando, all the Sonics players led by Stephen  , came to Disneyland to relax.

    The appearance of so many big men in Disneyland naturally attracted attention quickly. The media rushed over to report on the Sonics' trip to Disneyland. In fact, it was just a casual look around, but in the eyes of the media, it was already about Orlando.  The Magic are completely in contempt. Game 3 hasn't even started yet, but everyone on the Sonics team has already gone to Disneyland. Doesn't this make it clear that they don't take the Orlando Magic seriously?

    The SuperSonics fans were naturally very worried when they saw this behavior. Being so relaxed before the game was not a sign of arrogance, and it must have angered the Orlando Magic.

    Sure enough, the Orlando Magic saw that the SuperSonics game was about to take place, and they still had time to go to Disneyland. This was Hong Guoguo looking down on himself. There was no need to mobilize the players' emotions. Fortunately, the game did not start now.  , otherwise these people will be very desperate to the Sonics.

    Fortunately, there is still one day of rest. After relaxing, the Sonics started high-intensity training to ensure a good enough game attitude. The Magic are also training intensely, aiming to win at their home court.  , a hard-hit lesson for the Sonics who looked down on others. Although the two sides have not yet played each other, the atmosphere has been stirred up, but the media still did not stop and continued to push.
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