Re: how we get our franchise center

[Alexander Wang <awang@MIT.EDU>]

At 04:55 AM 5/4/01 -0700, Josh Ozersky wrote:
>Ming won't come out this year, ESPN reveals.  But we
>can draft him with the 11th pick, and have the rights
>to him when he does come out, no?  Isn't that what
>Dallas did with Wang zhi zhi?

No, he's too young. Wang was already a draft-eligible age. Yao Ming is a
year too young; he'd have to declare as an early-entry candidate, which
he's evidently not going to be allowed to do. However, someone could draft
him next year even if his team doesn't release him.

Alex