He didn't know what choice Detroit would make. Even though the second pick was higher, he still hoped to go to Denver.
In reality, the Detroit Pistons' draft war room was in a state of chaos.
Their phones were ringing off the hook. General Manager Joe Dumars frowned, hesitating to write a name down on the paper.
Carmeron Anthony, or Milicic.
He consulted with the head of the scouting department and the executive president.
Then, he asked the team's newly appointed head coach, Larry Brown.
Larry Brown rubbed his temples. "I have no interest in rookies," he said. "Neither Carmeron Anthony nor Darko Milicic appeal to me. If it were up to me, I'd just pick Little Sheep Su Xi. This second pick was a windfall anyway."
Larry Brown's nonchalant and indifferent attitude made Dumas frown.
'How can we just use the pick carelessly just because it was a windfall?'
He weighed his options again and again. His final decision: "Pick the big man from Europe."
