"Let us congratulate Li Fei, who has become the top pick of 1994!"
"This is a historic moment!"
"Li Fei has become the NBA's first Chinese player, and China's first overall pick!"
At that moment, Sun Zhengping's excited voice rang out from the CCTV-5 broadcast booth.
Sports commentators in those days were generally more reserved. If it had been the future old man Zhang Weiping, he probably would have said:
"Li Fei being selected first overall is absolutely justified."
Meanwhile, at the draft venue.
Li Fei rose to his feet, and Jason Kidd beside him stood as well and embraced Li Fei.
"The NBA is the true mountaintop, Li."
Kidd held Li Fei tightly. "Congratulations on becoming the top pick. I'm proud of you."
Li Fei being selected by the Bucks also signaled the official breakup of the California Golden Bears.
Kidd was sincerely congratulating Li Fei.
But Big Dog Robinson, sitting nearby, looked as though jealousy might burst from his eyes.
The Bucks had been the team most likely to select Big Dog, and Big Dog had desperately wanted to be the top pick, because being first overall meant more money—and gave him more leverage to demand a hundred-million-dollar contract.
But Li Fei's appearance had shattered both his plans to become the top pick and his hundred-million-dollar dream.
His anger and jealousy toward Li Fei were practically spilling off the screen.
Elsewhere.
Juwan Howard watched Li Fei take the stage and put on the draft cap.
There was no jealousy in his eyes.
But his fighting spirit was already boiling over!
Losing to Li Fei in the March Madness semifinals had driven the former Fab Five out of college.
The Fab Five, once the five college players with the greatest hype, had now become a joke.
Juwan's first goal