The summer of 1991, June 12.

Chicago’s dark braised eggs have finally reached the top.

He stood on the podium and excitedly raised the O'Brien Cup.

His defeated opponent, Drexler, walked into the tunnel helplessly.

He replaced the Magic Johnson in the original history and played with Jordan in the Finals, but he still failed to prevent the advent of the Jordan dynasty.

Jordan, this is simply Drexler's lifelong nightmare.

Drexler, who attended the University of Houston in college, is known as the best shooting guard in college basketball.

As a result, Drexler, who was known as the strongest shooting guard with Olajuwon as his junior, lost to Jordan in the March Madness semifinals.

After entering the NBA, the two were the best shooting guards in the East and West respectively, but Jordan surpassed Drexler in terms of honors and statistics.

Drexler and Jordan even participated in the slam dunk contest three times without winning anything.

And now, he was beaten 4-1 by the Bulls led by Jordan in the Finals.

Drexler was dumbfounded. He felt like he only played basketball for three things:

Lose to Jordan, lose to Jordan, lose to Jordan!

Drexler was desperate. Although he said before the finals, "I really want to win the championship, but I'm not crazy about it. Even if it doesn't, it won't detract from my achievements."

Although Drexler's famous saying is "Basketball itself is a kind of fun, it has nothing to do with winning or losing", he can be called the father of happy basketball.

But there was no point in pretending it didn't matter. When he lost in the finals for two consecutive years, he was still very desperate.

I thought that with the fall of the Pistons, I would finally be able to claim the throne.

As a result, he watched the person he least wanted to see become the king!

It can only be said that Drexler's hairstyle determined his failure.

His hairline has moved so quickly to the back of his head that he is reluctant to shave his head.

How can you become stronger without being bald!

The result of this finals made some people happy and some sad.

Drexler lost in the finals for two consecutive years, which made Baylor very happy.

He seemed to see hope.

Young man, work hard and work hard. If things continue like this, my throne as the King of Asia will be yours sooner or later!

Shay looked at Danzi holding the O'Brien Cup high on the TV and felt that Drexler was a bit pitiful.

because......

This is just the beginning of the Jordan era!

Drexler will receive many more beatings in the future.

In the original history, next year's finals will be the Trail Blazers versus the Bulls.

So, Ah Hua, don’t cry yet.

Otherwise, I will have to cry all over again next year.

Baylor's record of three consecutive wins is already within easy reach of Drexler.

Before Jordan won three consecutive championships, you had already won three consecutive championships!

With Drexler in front of him, Ajan's status in the runner-up world will be reduced a lot in the future.

Jordan won the championship, which allowed Chicago's No. 23 to complete his final honors.

At this time, he has become the well-deserved number one player in the league.

And it is only a few steps away from being the first in history.

The Jordan era has officially begun, and Shay is about to enter this era of God.

The end of the finals also means that the draft is about to begin.

Shay will soon enter the Alliance and face a bunch of terrifying and savage birds and beasts.

In the NCAA, Shay encountered the player with the strongest personal ability, that is, Larry Johnson.

And Larry Johnson was not a high-ranking figure even in his peak years in the NBA.

In the past, Xie Yi was just playing in a mass-market KTV, but now he is about to go to a KTV store and face batches of professional players.

You really can't play without some strength.

What Shea wants to know most right now is which team he will be selected by.

He also asked Falke almost every day, but Falke only said: "Many teams are interested in you now."

This was such a good answer that Shay didn't even bother to ask.

Falk really didn't know which team would choose Shai. He negotiated with all teams and offered the same conditions.

41 million in 7 years, starting salary of 3 million in the first year, player option in the summer of 1995.

These three hard requirements must be met.

The Hornets are very interested in Shea, but Falk cannot guarantee that they will definitely give up Larry Johnson and choose Shea.

Of course, even if the Hornets don't select Shea, Falk doesn't think it matters.

Even though the title of No. 1 pick in the draft is very famous, the Hornets' market is really too small.

In the 1990s, there was no such thing as live broadcast on the Internet.

If a player wants to be featured, he must rely on live television footage.

Guess how many times the Hornets can be on a full-on live broadcast in a season? The answer is probably not even once.

In North Carolina, where the Hornets are located, the University of North Carolina is so much more popular than the Hornets.

No one cares about a small team like the Hornets.

The Nets and Kings are relatively better.

After all, one of these two teams is located near the Big Apple and the other is located in California.

But the attitudes of the Nets and Kings towards Shea are also ambiguous.

On the Nets side, Reid made it clear that Shea's asking price was too high.

But Falk emphasized more than once: "The Hornets have accepted this offer."

This is equivalent to telling Reed that there is nothing to discuss in terms of price.

You don't want Shay, there are many who want it, and I'm not asking you to sign it.

The Kings are the weirdest, they seem to be indifferent to all rookies, and they didn't negotiate on Shea's contract.

Their minds are not on the rookie.

Falk knew the Kings might trade the third overall pick.

There have been rumors that Nelson wanted to trade Richmond for the third pick.

But more than one team has its eye on this pick.

Falk knows very little about which other teams want the No. 3 pick, and whether they have any relationship with Shea.

All he knew was that the Lakers also sent someone to watch the trial that day.

After losing Magic, it is not unreasonable for the Lakers to want to find Shay, a Chinese magician, to take over.

In terms of market size, Falk would definitely prefer Shea to go to a big market like Los Angeles.

The exposure of the Lakers is unmatched by teams like the Hornets.

And without Magic, Shea can control the ball and grow wildly in the Lakers.

But currently, the Lakers have no better bargaining chip than Richmond.

You mean James Worthy?

Not to mention that the Lakers are reluctant to let go of Worthy, who was selected to the third team last season and has made great contributions to the Lakers.

Even if he is willing, Worthy's trade value is not as good as Richmond's.

Although Worthy still performed at a superstar level last season, he is 30 years old after all.

His level will not rise again, and may even decline.

On the other hand, Richmond is only 26 years old and still has room for improvement.

If Falk himself were the Kings management, he would definitely choose the latter between Worthy and Richmond.

Men, who doesn’t like younger and more tender people?

If Shea is not selected with the first three picks, Falk believes that Shea may eventually be taken by the Heat with the fifth pick.

The Heat's idea has always been to select a guard and form a double backcourt with Glenn Rice.
To be continued...