On May 14, at the United Center, Lee witnessed the Bulls advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.
The Chicago fans in the stadium were cheering loudly. This is Michael Jordan, he will never let his fans down!
In Lee's opinion, the Knicks' offense is not systematic at all. After Jeff Van Gundy took office, most of the gas were won by relying on iron-blooded defense.
Playing 43 minutes, making 13 of 29 shots, 1 of 2 from beyond the three-point line, 8 of 9 free throws, 35 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 2 turnovers, Michael Jordan scored the highest points of the ga again tonight.
John Starks, the "madman" of the Knicks, was in a bad state again. Perhaps Michael Jordan had not forgotten the grudge of being dunked over by him. He spared no effort on the defensive end and completely locked down the Knicks' periter.
"Lee, what do you think of this ga? The Bulls have a great chance of winning the championship this year. They are the strongest team in the NBA right now."
Priority Sports is headquartered in Chicago. Mark Bartelstein brought Lee here naturally for the subsequent joint tryout, and watching this playoff ga is a way to relax.
"The ga was slow, the Knicks didn't even have 70 possessions, but they turned the ball over nearly 20 tis."
"This is the rhythm the Bulls like. Obviously, the Knicks' backcourt has big problems!"
Leaning on the sofa in the box, Lee, wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and a sporty outfit, casually comnted on the ga.
Mark Bartelstein was in a good mood when he heard Lee's words. He liked this confident attitude.
Another purpose of watching this ga tonight is to let Lee understand the Knicks' outside situation.
"We will succeed! Don't worry, Lee. The Bulls still have a last-place pick in the first round this year. Even if we encounter the worst-case scenario, we will not be eliminated!"
Mark Bartelstein once again gave Lee a reassurance and showed so of his energy, which can be regarded as a double insurance.
Lee smiled and nodded, but he felt a little disapproving in his heart. Although it would be good to join the Bulls to curry favor with them, there was a high probability that he would not get playing ti.
If there is a choice, the ideal situation is to enter the starting lineup in the rookie season, but the Bulls do not et this requirent at all.
On May 19, East Rutherford, New Jersey ushered in this year's lottery drawing ceremony.
The NBA lottery drawing is David Stern's masterpiece.
Since 1985, teams that failed to make the playoffs have the sa probability of drawing the No. 1 pick. Later, Stern improved it so that teams with worse records had a higher probability of getting the No. 1 pick.
By 1996, the lottery thod had been completely stabilized. Each team had a certain number of lottery balls. The worse the record, the more lottery balls they had, and naturally the greater the probability of getting the first pick.
The most nervous person at the scene was the 76ers' president Kroos. Although the situation was good this year and the probability of winning the No. 1 pick was as high as 30%, he would never feel at ease until he got the pick.
The lottery draw was also broadcast live, but facing the cara, Kroos cursed in his heart.
The new general manager of the team was absent from the event because he was celebrating his son's birthday, which forced him to face the cara.
People were coming and going in the hall, and although the managent of each team knew that there were inside stories about the draw, the atmosphere created on the scene still made people a little nervous.
David Stern was in a good mood when he walked onto the stage. With Michael Jordan around, the NBA was back on track and the current situation was very good.
What makes Stern even more excited is that he has knocked on the door on the other side of the ocean, and a wider market is beckoning him!
Although everyone knows that the 76ers have a high probability of getting the No. 1 pick, after David Stern finally announced the result, President Cross excitedly hugged the staff beside him.
They will have hope for the team's revival, Allen Iverson already belongs to Philadelphia!
Mark Bartelstein was also watching the lottery ceremony, and as he expected, the Celtics got the No. 6 pick, while the Knicks had three first-round picks.
"It's just as we expected, Lee. Don't worry about the joint tryout. It's just a formality to show our attitude."
Clay Lee nodded. He had also noticed that the players who ca to the hotel these days were not very famous.
Unlike the joint tryouts he had in mind, this tryout was most likely just a formality.
Interested teams would send out individual tryout invitations, but more often, agents would co to recomnd them.
This is also the reason why players cannot do without agents. So tryout opportunities are most likely to be internally decided.
Except for absolute geniuses, the competition for ordinary players is already sky-high.
On May 27, the Bulls completed their revenge, defeating the Magic 106:101 on the road, sweeping their opponents 4:0 and reaching the finals again!
Michael Jordan played 44 minutes, shooting 16 of 23, 3 of 4 from beyond the three-point line, 10 of 14 free throws, and scored 45 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, and 4 turnovers!
Anfernee Hardaway and Shaquille O'Neal were swept out, and this was Michael Jordan's perfect revenge.
On June 2, the Ga 7 of the Western Conference Finals ca to an end, and the Seattle SuperSonics defeated the Utah Jazz with difficulty and successfully entered the Finals!
Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp scored 47 points together, and Scott Tonton and Malone tead up to score 44 points.
For the spectators, it doesn't matter who makes it to the finals, the Bulls will win the ga and win the championship anyway.
Everyone is looking forward to Michael Jordan winning his fourth championship!
On June 4, there were no NBA gas that day. Accompanied by Mark Bartelstein, Lee ca to Moody Bible Institute in Chicago and witnessed the joint training unique to this era.
Starting in 1985, the original combine was organized by scouts and agents.
At that ti, only a few players participated in this kind of tryout. In the 1990s, this tryout activity was supported by the league. With the increase of international players, the tryout was divided into two parts.
Mark Bartelstein, who had received the news long ago, would not let Lee's shortcomings be exposed.
After simply completing the physical test, the two stood on the sidelines and no longer participated in the subsequent 5V5 training.
"The purpose of the tryouts is to show physical fitness, so these guys can't even pass the ball!"
Mark Bartelstein whispered to Lee about the tryout situation. More and more players were present, and scouts were also communicating with the players they were interested in.
Lee nodded without saying anything. Overall, the scene was crowded with people. Even the previous physical examination was quite perfunctory.
"Hey! Don't go too far, man. Wear fewer layers of socks. You're almost ruining your shoes!"
"We are partners, helping each other! Black people should help black people!"
This kind of conversation happened from ti to ti beside Lee. The person in charge of asuring height was a black staff mber. Every black player who ca here would be asked to report a few more centiters.
Lee turned his head and saw a black player about 2 ters tall asking the staff to write 5 centiters more for him. He was a little disappointed with the ss on the scene:
"They all co here to use the back door, no wonder there are more and more parallel imports!"
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