At the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, the American men's basketball team, which had won the 15 Olympic champion before, lost to the Soviet team led by Sabonis, the "roof of the world", in the semi-final and was eliminated in advance. Subsequently, FIBA changed the rule that professional players were not allowed to participate in the Olympic Games. As a result, the American men's basketball team, determined to take revenge, formed a national team with Jordan, Magic, Bird and many other big-name stars to compete in the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games. This basketball team, known as the strongest lineup in history, is what we often call the dream team.

In the Olympic Games, the American Dream Team can be said to be invincible, averaging more than 40 points per game. Head coach chuck daley didn't even call a timeout during the game. Even the players and coaches of the other team may be fans of a member of the dream team and will ask for their autographs after the game. However, when I see the lineup of Dream Team One, I think the eagle-eyed fans will have a question, and that is why Thomas, the second point guard of the league, was not selected at that time. Instead of O 'Neill, the No.1 scholar in 1992, or Mourning No.2, he was replaced by a college student named leitner. The story should also start from the beginning of the formation of the dream team.

There are different opinions about why Thomas was not selected for the dream team. Undoubtedly, the trustworthy reason is that the Pistons Bad Boys have offended many superstars in the league. For example, the stars headed by Jordan, Bird and Utah Shuangsha don't want him to join the team. Even Thomas' good friend Magic Johnson didn't choose to speak for Thomas because of his comments after he was infected with AIDS in 9 1, so Daley, the head coach of Dream Team and Pistons, hoped that the team would be harmonious.

So, why did the original dream team choose to take a college student? It turns out that before the Dream Team 1, the selection of players in the United States was composed of college students' leagues headed by NCAA. These college students also killed their opponents in the previous Olympic Games. If they suddenly become full-time players in 1992, it is likely to cause dissatisfaction among college players and coaches. So the dream team left a seat for college students at the beginning of its establishment.

Then the problem comes again. According to personal strength, O 'Neill, the No.1 scholar in 1992, is obviously far above leitner. Why is leitner the final candidate? There are three reasons. First, Ewing and Robinson were already in Mengyi's first team, and O 'Neill's position overlapped too much. Power forward leitner, who can shoot three points, was obviously a better choice. Secondly, leitner is not an idle generation. As early as the NCAA period, he was an all-powerful figure. He won the NCAA championship twice in a row, and O 'Neill's best result was only the semi-final. Leitner is obviously a better mascot.

Thirdly, for the sake of image, compared with O 'Neill's exaggerated personality, mature and introverted leitner can obviously handle the relationship with superstars better, and the result is indeed true. At that time, the bosses all chose to let the college student do odd jobs and make backpacks for himself, and leitner also worked hard to do all the dirty work. If O 'Neill's temper changes, he may really have a conflict with his predecessor. These are the reasons why leitner, a college student at that time, was selected for Dream One.