Constrained by status, Stu-Inman couldn't have too much private contact with Gan Guoyang and others during the training camp.
If the NBA investigation found out that they had private contacts or exchanges with rookies, or even monetary transactions before the draft, the league would impose heavy penalties.
Therefore, most of the time, Stu-Inman could only sit on the bench by the court, observing the players' training on the court as an observer.
The Portland Trail Blazers were in need of a center, and their initial target was Patrick Ewing.
They thought that if Ewing entered the draft in '84 and they got the first pick, they would definitely choose Ewing; if not, they would go for Olajuwon.
Late on, when it seemed likely that Ewing wouldn't enter the draft, he also paid attention to Sam Bowie.
But with the sudden emergence of Gan Guoyang, whether Ewing entered the draft or not no longer mattered.
