BTW, how did SF get us the #1 pick again? Did he actually pick the pingpong balls? I thought he was just there to show up and represent us.
before the NBA lottery of 2002, Yao never thought he would go to Houston. The plan was that he would be traded to New York from Bulls if Bulls had the #1 pick(since Bulls had a very big chance to win the lottery). Then in the morning after the lottery, Yao was called in the sleep by one of his friends from USA and was told " You'll go to Houston! Boy!"