The draft is over, and the fate of the 2004 rookies has been decided.

Domestically, many fans may not understand why the Sonics immediately traded Wayne after drafting him.

After all, fans' understanding of the NBA at that time was very limited, and they were not very clear about many of the NBA's rules and regulations.

Therefore, some media took advantage of this trend and published news that attracted attention but lacked any logic, such as "Wayne was abandoned without even a fight."

It wasn't until that night that CCTV 5 aired a special program specifically for Wayne's draft, which explained the reason why Wayne was traded.

"The Pacers wanted to select Wayne from the beginning, but they didn't have a high enough pick, so they asked the SuperSonics to help with the selection, and then switched over."

Teacher Xu Jicheng could only explain to the fans in this simple and easy-to-understand way that those tabloids are really capable of inciting hatred.

And what about Wayne himself? After the draft, he attended several press conferences.

Some faced reporters from China, some faced reporters from Stillwater City, and some faced reporters from Indiana.

Although he is the 12th pick, Wayne's attention is no less than that of Howard and Okafor.

This is probably the so-called market dividend.

After finally finishing the trouble, Wayne also met with the Pacers' front office staff.

By the time Wayne returned to his hotel, it was already midnight and one in the morning.

"Hey, participating in a draft is so tiring. What can I do in the future?" Wayne lay on the bed, his eyelids extremely heavy.

What is it like to become a professional player?

I will be wearing the Pacers jersey next season.

Well, it was indeed a bit unexpected. A month ago, he was watching the Pacers' Eastern Conference Finals on TV.

It didn't take long before I actually became one of them.

Speaking of which, those guys from the Pacers...Artest, O'Neal, and I wonder if "Martial Saint" Jackson will come again.

Because in the original history, Harrington, the bargaining chip used by the Pacers to trade Jackson, was used in exchange for Wayne himself.

If "Martial Saint" finally comes in another way...

Darling, none of these teammates are easy to mess with, they are all talented!

Playing with this group of people, God knows what will happen. I'm afraid I might get elbowed down during training.

"Is Harden's tragedy going to happen to me early?" Wayne couldn't help but feel chills running down his spine.

By the way, there is also the infamous Auburn Hills Palace incident that established Artest's historical status.

On the surface, the Pacers were a strong contender for the championship, but after the fight, the main players were suspended, Miller retired, and the team basically began to rebuild.

Didn't people often say that in Wayne's previous life? That fight destroyed Miller's final chance to win the championship.

To be honest, Artest can be considered an epoch-making player.

He pioneered the practice of playing from position one to the audience!

No one knows all-around better than Artest.

Wayne knows a little bit about the current Pacers.

Needless to say, they are indeed capable of competing for the championship.

Ron Artest was sixth in the MVP rankings and the best defensive player last season, O'Neill was third in the MVP rankings, and Harrington was second in the best sixth man rankings, plus Miller, who still has a little gas in the tank.

The Pacers are really strong.

A team that can win 61 games is really no joke.

In the original history, if it were not for the Auburn Hills Palace incident in the 2004-05 season, there is no telling where the Pacers would have gone!

That season was indeed quite a pity.

But things are different now. With Wayne, the Pacers' 2004-05 season may not be so fucked up.

People often say there are no ifs in life, but Wayne's current life does.

"Well, if the impact of the fight in Auburn Hills is not that big or not at all..." Wayne touched his chin, the Pacers and himself might be able to accomplish a lot!

Although Artest and O'Brien are not suspended, they may not be able to start.

But as far as Wayne knows, Harrington served as the Pacers' sixth man last season and was among the top three players on the team in terms of playing time, shots and points, more than Miller, and was no different from a starter.

If you can take over the sixth man position, you won't have to worry about not having a chance to perform.

Under such circumstances, if I can help the Pacers realize their dreams...

Darling, if nothing else, those of the class of 2003 will get the red eye!

One step ahead of 03 Super Platinum!

This is an opportunity to compete for a championship. How many stars in the NBA have worked hard for more than ten years without winning a championship.

Let alone more than ten years, in Wayne's previous life, if you hadn't seen the old Carter, he had no chance of winning the championship even after playing for more than 20 years.

Look at Karl Malone. At the end of his career, he finally managed to form a team but failed to win the championship.

Malone is considered good. Although he did not win the championship, his historical status was achieved.

What about Webber? When people bring up the topic of "the best power forward in the NBA" in the future, how many people will still remember him?

If Weber had a championship, how could he be eliminated like this?

Championship opportunities don't come around very often, so Wayne feels he must seize them vigorously.

Don't say it's not valuable to win the championship as the sixth man. Ginobili played as the sixth man most of the time in the Spurs, but no one would say that the Spurs' championship has nothing to do with him, right?

And you don’t have to be the sixth man for the rest of your life.

You must seize this opportunity, you must seize it!

Whether it works or not is another matter, but at least give it a try!

"By the way, now is not the time to think about this." Wayne shook his head and didn't think more about it.

The rewards he received after becoming a first-round pick have not yet been checked!

Open the system, click on the backpack, and the diamond-level "Man of Steel" badge and A-level lottery bag are lying there quietly, waiting for Wayne.

Wayne first received the "Man of Steel" badge. As stated, the badge will prevent Wayne from the possibility of major injuries.

But I didn't say that I wouldn't suffer minor injuries.

This is actually quite reasonable. If Wayne can't even suffer a minor injury, that doesn't mean he's a superman.

The kind where bullets can't even scratch the skin.

What about playing basketball? You can just wear it and hit Mars!

Small bumps and bruises are inevitable, and Wayne is thankful that he didn't experience a devastating blow.

However, since Wayne currently only has three badge equipment slots, in order to equip "Man of Steel", he must remove one from the existing one.

Just when Wayne was still wondering which badge to take off temporarily, he saw another one in the badge description.

"The highest level diamond badge can be equipped directly without occupying an equipment slot!"

"This is indeed a diamond!" Wayne was shocked. The additional functions of this diamond badge are amazing.

So, if Wayne has the opportunity to level up the purple "Big Heart Killer" to diamond in the future, will he be able to free up another equipment slot?

Fragrant, simply too fragrant!

According to the logic of the system, it may be because a person can train all badges to the diamond level, then this skill is equivalent to being deeply rooted in the player's bones and can be effective without additional equipment.

This kind of system, which seems reasonable but is actually quite perverted, Wayne said I like it very much!

Well, he completely forgot that a few days ago he was scolding this broken system for being too expensive and upgrading too slowly...

The nature of human beings is double standards.

With this "man of steel", Wayne can increase his efforts to gain weight without worrying about injury.

After finishing the badges, Wayne couldn't wait to open the A-level lottery package.

If you can draw an item with a power of +10, then you have to gallop around.

"Wait." Wayne sat up from the bed.

As usual, I went to the toilet and washed my face first.

After opening the lottery package, Wayne finally saw the words "Special Action"!

He finally has a special move to equip!

But upon closer inspection, Wayne was dumbfounded.

"What kind of fun is this..."

Wayne knew all the words in front of him.

But put it all together, Wayne doesn't know how to understand it.

"Special move: Karl Malone's Iron Elbow (Silver, upgradeable).
To be continued...