Draft Lottery, Mamba Sports' Number Two

"Golden State Warriors! They drew the fifth pick!"

"Toronto Raptors! They drew the fourth pick!"

"The third pick belongs to the Denver Nuggets!"

"The second pick—the Vancouver Grizzlies!"

"The first overall pick! The moment that decides destinies has been revealed! The Los Angeles Clippers! Let's congratulate Los Angeles, which is about to welcome another tremendously influential player!"

Elgin Baylor pumped his fist excitedly! They had tanked for an entire year and had barely brought in any ticket revenue!

All for this moment!

The instant Elgin Baylor pulled out that slightly chilly envelope, he knew! The cornerstone of the Clippers, a player like Kobe who could save the team, had arrived!

This felt damn good!

The Clippers' first overall pick was coming!

Before the workouts, many people had called this draft a weak year following the major draft classes of '96 and '97.

But during the workouts, what Kobe and the rookies displayed made every team's general manager's heart race!

Like Olajuwon, Michael Olowokandi had also been born in Lagos, the capital of Nigeria. He possessed physical gifts nearly superior to the Dream's, along with potential that made every scout sigh.

The next Dream!

His hang time, dunks, and domineering style were exactly like Michael Jordan's. The next superstar swingman produced by North Carolina—UFO Vince Carter!

The next Jordan!

The greatest white guard in University of Arizona history! Mike Bibby!

The next West!

There were also the next Pippen, Pierce, Wilkins, and Antawn Jamison, as well as the 1.9-meter Magic Johnson, Jason Williams.

And so on and so forth—the scouts had whipped the players in this class into a frenzy!

The hype surrounding this year's draft was practically approaching that of the legendary 1984 class!

Who should they choose?

The question of the 1984 draft once again lay before Elgin Baylor.