Also decided? O Neal: I told Stern to play in a warm place, so I went to Magic

May 20th News Recently, in an interview with Ashley Nevel, O'Neal was selected by the Magic on time and was also affected by human factors.

O'Neal said: "I met Mr. Stern in March before the draft and he said to me, 'Hey, I know who you are, can't wait to get you into the NBA.' Then he pulled me aside and asked, 'Do you want to play in a cold place or in a hot place?'"

"I said, 'hot place' and he laughed, and I laughed. A few days later, they had a draft lottery draw, and Minnesota was third in the top three teams. Charlotte is the second pick, while Orlando Magic in Florida is the first pick. "

Speaking of the Mavericks' first pick, O'Neal said: "I didn't think much about this, but you'll hear a lot of these conspiracy theories, and there are many situations that will make these conspiracy theories sound very sensible and serious. It's like, okay, the Mavericks sent away one of the best players on the team, but someone would say 'Oh, we'll welcome a new storefront player, ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding