Silent Love

Some exist with pride, others struggle with pride, some compete with pride, and there are those who fail with pride, but very few can walk away with pride. 
Congratulations, for as you read these lines, you have witnessed the whole lives of many great basketball players.
This pronunciation was embodied when Stephen Curry, after facing defeat in 2021, claimed that no one would want to face them the following season; When Tim Duncan was convinced before the start of the 2014 Finals that they would not mess up; When Kobe Bryant promised at Old Buss's memorial to take the Lakers to the playoffs; When Nowitzki, shedding his label as a soft player, retreated to the locker room in tears at night; When Kevin Garnett let out a skyward howl after holding the championship trophy; When the 2004 Detroit Pistons won and the F4 Lakers lost…

Our story begins in an era when pride still mattered.

Basketball Legend: When Pride Still Matters

The season ended, and the next task for NBA teams was to prepare for the 2005 draft.


This year's draft was crowded with stars, and every team could find a player suitable for them.


Thanks to a previous trade involving Michael Redd, the Bucks got two future first-round draft picks from the New York Knicks. One of those picks would be cashed in this year.


With Redd's addition, the Knicks were stronger than they had been at the same time in previous years, but the chaos under Thomas remained unchanged. This season they regressed instead of improving, failing to make the playoffs and giving the Bucks a 13th pick in the first round.


So, as soon as the off-season began, the Bucks got busy discussing their draft pick choices.


Yu Fei was busy lately, which gave the Bucks' executives a sense of urgency that time was not on their side.


They needed to get things settled quickly so that Big Fei wouldn't have the chance to remote control the draft when he returned.


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