NBA backer king

Chapter 386

Chapter 386

"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm very glad to have you here. The NBA draft in 96..." After a gorgeous opening speech, the draft officially began.

The No. [-] pick, the Philadelphia Numbers, handed an envelope to the staff and into Stern's hands.

Iverson and other rookies at the top of the forecast position couldn't help but get nervous. Who doesn't want to be the No. [-] pick?That represents the status of the team, the best contract, and even a large amount of commercial sponsorship.

Stern typed out the envelope, took out the letter paper, looked at it, and said with a smile: "The Philadelphia digital team selected Georgetown University with the first pick in the first round..."

"it's me!"

At this moment, great joy appeared in the eyes of Iverson below, and the adrenaline surged instantly.

"...Allen Iverson."

With Iverson's excitement, Stern read his name, and the audience burst into applause.

"I will be stronger than him."

Kobe in the back looked at Iverson who stood up and clenched his fists.

Next, the Raptors selected Marcus Camby, a center with visible talent who could also play power forward.

Then the hapless Grizzlies selected Raheem, a talented Muslim forward, with the No. [-] pick.

"Damn it, why haven't you come to me yet?"

Marbury wiped his forehead and took a breath, a little nervous!

Kobe next to him is very quiet. His prediction has never been in the top ten, so he doesn't have that extravagant hope.

Next, Marbury heard his name, and he was selected by the Bucks.

At this time, Colangelo Jr. contacted the Clippers and proposed a deal, using the No. 13 pick in his hand + Ben Wallace to trade the Clippers' No. 7 pick.

This is what he has carefully considered. The Clippers are the only team that has the hope of making a deal with the Suns.

Because of the information collected before, he knew that the Clippers wanted an inside player, so he specially sent Ben Wallace.

When playing the Jazz, Ben Wallace formed a pretty good defensive effect against the superstar postman Karl Malone. Although he couldn't really defend, the effect was already good, very practical, and he showed a very strong confrontation ability. The media recognized his performance.

He has already renewed the contract with Daben in advance, because Tisdale is already old, and he wants Daben to serve as a substitute for Old K next season, and give up the main position at the fourth position to Rasheed Wallace.

When the Clippers owner Sterling heard it, he was really interested.

But the reason why he was tempted was because he wanted to pick up a bargain, and he was not willing to spend money.

Daben's renewal contract is too small, only 110 million in two years, so cheap, and can still fight against the postman, where can I find such a practical person?What's more, there is also a No. 13 pick. As a Jew, he thinks it is profitable no matter what.

The general manager of the Clippers is Elgin Baylor, the famous Baylor, and the person he is looking for is Helen Cen White. Although he is good, he is too thin. He is only 102 kilograms now. With this tonnage, if he meets the old K in the paint, even if he has the K rule now, it will not work.

Hearing that Colangelo Jr. wanted to use Ben Wallace as a bargaining chip, he thought it was good. Although he was an undrafted pick, his performance in the playoffs was indeed good. His defense and rebounding ability had great potential, so he immediately began to calculate the gains and losses.

But Stetson made a decision at this time and said: "Elkin, promise, the short guy is not bad inside, the postman can handle it, he is super giant, and it is much easier to use than the thin and tall guy you fancy."

Seeing that Sterling agreed, Colangelo Jr. was ecstatic.

At this time, the Timberwolves had already selected Ray Allen at the fifth place, the Green team picked Anthony Walker at the sixth place, and it was the Clippers' turn at the seventh place.

"At No. [-] in the first round, the Los Angeles Clippers select...Kobe Bryant out of Lower Merion High School in Philadelphia."

Following Stern's words, Kobe below froze.

"Am I cut off?"

In a daze, he looked back at Colangelo Jr., only to see his opponent smiling and nodding to him. Suddenly, he came to an epiphany, and a burst of ecstasy welled up in his heart.

"Damn it, what are Donald and Elgin doing? Don't they want an insider? Why are you robbing me?"

At this time, the Lakers old Buss was upset.

Donald Sterling is his old friend. He helped the Clippers when they moved to Los Angeles. He didn't expect to be cut off by his old friend this time.

"Jerry, I'm going to find out about the situation. If possible, change it." West said immediately.

"Let's go together." Old Buss said worriedly.

But when the two came to the Clippers, they saw Colangelo Jr. and immediately felt bad.

Sure enough, the Suns have completed the deal with the Clippers, and the Lakers are powerless.

At this time, the Nets picked Kiedles, who the Suns had been eyeing, in the eighth place, and then the Mavericks picked Samaki Walker in the ninth place.

Next is the No. [-] pick, which originally belonged to the Pacers, but now it is in the hands of the Magic. The Magic have no center. They wanted to choose a center, and they selected Jermaine O'Neal.

Next is the Warriors' No. 11 pick, and now it's in the hands of the Lakers.

Kobe was intercepted by the Suns, and the Lakers chose Peja.

Peja still has a two-year contract in Greece, and it is possible to come to the NBA in the 98/99 season, but the Lakers have no better choice, and this draft is a waste of time.

Next, Nash was selected by the Clippers.

After the draft, Kobe excitedly ran to a corner with his mobile phone and called Wang Tiejun. He had Wang's domestic contact information in his hand.

"Old K, I was selected, the Suns traded the Clippers' No. [-] pick, and I was the No. [-] pick..."

"Seventh pick?"

Lao Wang was a little surprised. Is Colangelo Jr. so optimistic about Kobe? The No. 13 pick is not enough, and the No. 7 pick was traded?

"Do you know what the deal is?" he asked.

"Oh, it looks like Ben Wallace..."

"what?"

Lao Wang was shocked and sold Daben?

Daben is very useful, although he is not very suitable for him, but he is used as a substitute for him, playing center in the substitute lineup, and Wilkins is definitely a heavenly match, just one offense and one defense.

"Old K, are you unhappy?"

Kobe is a little confused, am I not as good as that Ben Wallace?

"No, you are you, he is him, each is useful in its own way. Alright, No. [-] pick, congratulations on joining the Suns."

"Thanks, haha!"

"Kobe, listen to me. I hope that this offseason, you can practice shooting more. You should know that your shooting is not very stable. Last time a brat said that he has the potential of a good shooter. Do you know who said it? I want to ask him to settle the score."

"Okay, I know."

Kobe was a little embarrassed, of course that kid was me, who else could it be?

But he said excitedly: "Old K, teach me the pace of back-up. After my back-up is strengthened, my ability to get rid of defenders will be strengthened, and my shooting will definitely be more stable."

"I will participate in the Olympics in a while, you go to Atlanta and wait for me, I will teach you there."

Lao Wang said something, and then warned: "Also, remember to especially strengthen the pull-up jump shot after the breakthrough. Jordan is best at this, and you should be very clear. Also, you should also practice the three-pointer, which is better than Jordan's three-pointer. You must know that as a shooting guard next to me, you can not only break through, you must also be able to pull away, make sudden shots, you need to be more versatile, and this is also conducive to your growth."

"I understand. Starting tomorrow, I will get up at four o'clock every day to practice." Kobe said with enthusiasm.

"Don't talk about it, boy, who are you fooling? Four o'clock? Do you get up at four o'clock to pee?"

"hey-hey!"

"By the way, you're going to start gaining weight. Now it's time for you to gain weight. If the tonnage is light, you can't fight back."

"Okay, I am 90 kilograms now, the same height as Jordan, 198 centimeters, and I plan to gain weight to his tonnage, 98 kilograms."

Lao Wang thought about it, 98 catties or 100 kg is fine, but it should take two to three seasons to complete the weight gain process.

……

With the end of the draft, the rookies are in various places, and the trading window is open, and the free market is also open.

However, in the next week, the league needs to calculate the salary cap for next season based on last season's data, so during this week, each team can make a deal, contact players, and reach an agreement, but the formal completion of the deal must be a week later, and this week is a deal freeze period.

Before that, the teams were doing it secretly, and the media was ready to move. Now that the restrictions are lifted, some hot news broke out immediately.

First of all, the news that the Heat renewed Alonzo Mourning's contract with a billion-dollar contract directly shocked the entire league.

Then, the news that the Knicks re-signed O'Neal with a larger contract of [-] million yuan made the entire league begin to enter a state of numbness.

At the same time, two [-] million yuan contracts broke out, making the media shout that the NBA has entered the era of [-] million yuan contracts, which also inspired many top and first-class stars to pursue big contracts.

Seeing these two pieces of news, Mutombo expressed his aggrievedness. Each of them signed a contract of [-] million yuan. He only asked for a contract of tens of millions of the next level, but the Nuggets refused to give it to him. How could he be embarrassed?

On the 29th, early in the morning, just after seven o'clock, Dave Chuckett, the president with dark circles, rushed to the Knicks headquarters. At this time, even the doorman hadn't woken up yet.

That bastard Jordan made him a fool, wasting a lot of time and delaying the opportunity to reinforce, he had to hurry back, otherwise the boss would fire him.

Little Mason had also left. Originally, he wanted to stay, but because of the damn Jordan, there was no room for him, so he had to let him go.

As early as before Jordan was done, he once wanted to trade Larry Johnson in, and then wanted to introduce Alan Houston from the Pistons, but he stopped because of Jordan's plan, and now he wants to pick it up again.

But only one of these two can stay, because after the introduction of O'Neal, there is no room to eat them at the same time.

In the end, he chose to introduce Alan Houston. Larry Johnson should let him stay in the Hornets. He already has a [-] million yuan contract from the Sharks, and the Knicks can't get his [-] million yuan contract at all.

Then he contacted the manager of Alan Houston. Houston is a restricted free agent with very good potential. Together with Grant Hill, he is called the Detroit double star. He offered a 7-year contract of 5600 million yuan, and the other agent immediately agreed.

At noon that day, Orlando Media broke the news that Ewing voluntarily applied for a trade and ran to the Pacers.

This news was voluntarily released by the management of the Magic. They were not angry with Ewing's behavior and wanted to add some embarrassment to him.

Unexpectedly, on the contrary, the media did not target Ewing, but satirized the mysterious operation of the Magic management.

In the sports news of TNT TV station at 02:30 noon, the male host said: "When the old K turned out to dominate the Western Conference, the other behemoth O'Neal should have received the greatest respect, because only he can compete with the old K, but look at the choice of the Magic?

So I agree with Ewing's decision. There is no future for him to stay in the Magic. Go to the Pacers and join forces with Reggie Miller, and he will be able to hit the championship next season. "

There are many more like this kind of statement, which has been recognized by the majority of fans, and the Magic management has been ridiculed enough.

When Ewing's news was still hyped wildly, another news was revealed by Mosaic's boss Alexander.

He complained to the media with a complaint attitude: "Olajuwon is a white-eyed wolf. I gave him a big contract, but he turned around and defected to the Lakers. He is a traitor."

This news also shocked the league.

Who can believe that the team that just won the championship disintegrated in an instant?

The fans in Houston were outraged. A large number of radical fans ran to the headquarters and began to burn Dameng's jerseys, accusing him of betraying the team and them.

Dameng also stood up immediately, enumerating the stinginess of the two bosses of the team to him, dragging the former boss into the water, and being scolded bloody by angry fans together.

……

At this time, Wang Tiejun also got some news from the league from his agent Hawksman, knowing that Dameng is going to the Lakers, Jordan is returning to the Bulls, Ewing is going to hug Reggie Miller's thigh, and so on.

In addition, the Pacers have also become extremely strong, and should become one of the most powerful teams to hit the championship next season.

In addition, what are the Lakers trying to do by introducing Big Dream?

Just when the NBA free market was full of turmoil, he went to the national team to report on June 6.

The national team's training base in the capital is Tsinghua University's basketball gymnasium, which has a lot of new equipment, which he bought from abroad, last year.

After officially reporting for duty, he got a reward of 1000 points, which is not a small amount. The first MVP in the NBA only had so many points. He was very happy.

He immediately exchanged two skill optimization cards, which optimized the hook and the board.

The new hook and hitting the board did not drop the level, it was still level 95, which made him feel pleasantly surprised.

After he reported for duty, the lineup of the Olympic men's basketball team has been truly determined.

Wang Tiejun, Wang Zhizhi, Bart, Gong Xiaobin, Liu Yudong, Wu Naiqun, Hu Weidong, Li Nan, Zheng Wu, Wu Qinglong, Sun Jun, Li Xiaoyong, a total of 12 people.

It turned out that Adijiang, a famous domestic basketball star, was also selected for this national team. He was also the captain and was good at passing the ball.

Therefore, in this men's basketball team, there is only one real point guard, Li Xiaoyong.

It was only over an hour since he reported for duty, and the trustworthy Liu Yumin rushed over from the Sports Commission and dragged him to discuss the future of the Olympic men's basketball team with the coaching staff.

The men's basketball group draw has been completed, China has been assigned to the death group, and the other five countries are Angola, Croatia, Argentina, the United States, and Litao Bowl.

Except for Angola, the other four men's basketball teams in these five countries are all very strong. The basketball department and the coaching staff have discussed countless times and decided on a strategy, which is to eat Angola and fight for Argentina. As long as they win these two countries, they will be able to break out of the group stage.

But there is also a surprise, that is, if these two men's basketball teams upset the other three men's basketball teams, the Chinese team will not be guaranteed to enter the group stage.

Head coach Gong Luming said: "The other three teams are stronger. After discussing it, we decided to be more conservative..."

"Give up? No, Liu Chu, Director Jiang, Coach Gong, I feel that even the American team can give it a go. Why give up?"

Old Wang felt unbelievable, didn't the coaching staff count his combat power in it?

He doesn't know much about the strength of the national team, but he has some understanding. This year's men's basketball team is not weak. It is dominant in Asia. The whirlwind fast attack style is very distinctive. It is similar to the old Nelson's fast break style in the NBA.

Hearing this sentence, the coaches Liu Yumin and Jiang Xinquan each had their own ideas.

But there is one thing in common, that is, they all feel that the powerful enemy in their eyes is nothing in Wang Tiejun's eyes, and even the invincible American dream team does not seem to be in his eyes.

Liu Yumin explained: "Tie Jun, this is because you have just played in the NBA, and your physical fitness is definitely not that good, so you can only adopt a conservative strategy, and let you exert your strength in the knockout stage."

When Lao Wang heard it, this made some sense. In the eight-month season, he played hundreds of games, and he was indeed tired.

"How about it, Liu Chu, the coaches, you called me here because you want to hear my opinion, right?" he asked.

Liu Yumin and others nodded. In the men's basketball team, they don't need to care about the attitude of other members, but Wang Tiejun is different. They want to hear his opinion.

Lao Wang said: "In the group stage, playing against Angola and Argentina, two teams that you think are weak, I can control my playing time and reduce physical consumption. Of course, the premise is to ensure that I win these two games.

As for the other three group matches, the strongest American team can give up as you said, but I hope to fight for the other two teams. If we can win them, we can ensure that we will reach the top eight. At the same time, our situation in the knockout round will be better. "

Liu Yumin and the others looked at each other, and after discussing it, they felt that the idea was not bad, so they agreed.

(End of this chapter)