Chapter 386 The Suns' first round No. 7 pick

   "Ladies and gentlemen, I'm very happy to have you here, the NBA draft in 1996..." After a gorgeous speech-style opening remarks, the draft officially began.

   The No. 1 pick, the Philadelphia Numbers, handed an envelope to the staff and then to Stern.

   Iverson and several other rookies with the top predictions couldn't help but get nervous. Who doesn't want to be the No. 1 pick? That represents the status of the team, the best contract, or even a large 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, a huge 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 warm applause.

   "I will be stronger than him."

   Kobe behind looked at Iverson who stood up and clenched his fists.

   Next, the Raptors selected Marcus Camby, a talented center who can also play a power forward.

   Then the hapless Grizzlies selected Raheem with the third overall pick, a talented Muslim forward.

   "Damn, why hasn't it reached me yet?"

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

   Kobe was very quiet next to him. His predictions never made it into the top ten, so he didn't do that.

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

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

   This is something he has carefully considered, and the Clippers are the only team that has hope of trading with the Suns now.

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

When playing the Jazz, Ben Wallace had a good defensive effect on the superstar postman Karl Malone. Although he couldn't really defend it, the effect was already good. It was very practical and showed a very strong performance. Confrontation ability, the media recognized his performance.

He has already renewed Big Ben ahead of schedule, because Tisdale is already old, and wants Big Ben to substitute for Old K next season, give up the main position at No. 4 to Rasheed Wallace, and trade Kidd and Rashey De Wallace would rather get two first-round picks than trade big money, but now he has no choice but to use him as a bargaining chip.

   Clippers owner Sterling was really interested when he heard it.

   But the reason he was tempted was that he wanted to get a bargain, and he was reluctant to spend money.

   Big Ben's renewal contract is too small, only 1.1 million for two years, so cheap, and it can fight the postman, where can I find such a practical person? What's more, there is a No. 13 lottery. As a Jew, he thinks he will earn it no matter what.

The general manager of the Clippers is Elgin Baylor, the famous Lord Baylor. The person he is looking for is called Helen Cen White. Although he is good, he is too thin. Now he only has 102 kilograms. With this tonnage, he will meet Old K in the interior later. Even if there is a K-rule now, it's not a big deal.

Hearing that Jr. Colangelo was going to use Ben Wallace as a bargaining chip, he felt that it was not bad. Although he was an undrafted, his performance in the playoffs was really good. He had great potential in defense and rebounding. gains and losses in it.

But Stetson made a decision at this time and said: "Elgin, promise, that short guy is not bad inside, the postman can handle it, that's super huge, better than the thin and tall one you fancy. Use more."

   Seeing that Sterling agreed, little Colangelo was ecstatic.

   At this time, the Timberwolves have selected Ray Allen in the fifth place, the Green team picked Anthony Walker in the sixth place, and it is the seventh place of the Clippers.

   "No. 7 in the first round, the Los Angeles Clippers selected ... Kobe Bryant from Lower Merion High School in Philadelphia."

   Following Stern's words, Kobe Bryant below was stunned.

   "I, was my beard cut off?"

   In a daze, he looked back at Little Colangelo, only to see his opponent smiling and nodding at him. He suddenly had an epiphany, and a burst of ecstasy surged into his heart.

   "Damn, what are Donald and Elgin doing? Don't they want an insider? Why rob my guy?"

   At this time, the Lakers old Buss was upset.

  Donald Sterling is his old friend. When the Clippers moved to Los Angeles, he helped him. I didn’t expect to be cut off by his old friend this time.

   "Jerry, I'll check 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 little Colangelo 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 Kidders, who the Suns once took a fancy to, in the eighth place, and then the Mavericks picked Samaki Walker in the ninth place.

   Next is the No. 10 pick, originally from the Pacers, and now in the hands of the Magic, the Magic have no center, and to choose a center, they chose Jermaine O'Neal.

   Next is the Warriors' No. 11 pick, which is now 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. 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 the contact information of Pharaoh in China in his hand.

   "Old K, I was selected, the Suns traded the Clippers' seventh pick, and I was the seventh pick..."

   "Seventh pick?"

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

   "Do you know what to trade?" he asked.

   "Oh, it looks like Ben Wallace..."

"what?"

  Pharaoh was surprised and sold the big book?

   Big Ben is very useful. Although it doesn't match him well, it is used as a substitute for him, and he is a center in the bench lineup. He is definitely a perfect match with Wilkins.

   "Old K, aren't you happy?"

   Kobe is a little confused, am I not even better than that Ben Wallace?

   "No, it's you, it's him, and each is useful. Well, the seventh pick, congratulations on joining the Suns."

"Thanks, haha!"

"Kobe, listen to me, I hope this offseason, you can practice shooting, you should know that your shooting is not very stable. Last time a stinky boy said that he has the potential to be a good shooter, you Do you know who said that? I'm going to settle the account with him."

"Okay, I know."

   Kobe is a little embarrassed, of course that kid is me, who else can it be?

   But he was very excited and said: "Old K, you teach me the pace of back play. After my back play is strengthened, my ability to get rid of defenders will be strengthened, and my shooting will definitely be more stable."

   "I will take part in the Olympic Games in a while, you wait for me in Atlanta, and I will teach you there."

Pharaoh said a word, and then warned: "Also remember, especially to strengthen the pull-up jumper after the breakthrough, Jordan is the best at this, you should know very well. Also, you should also practice the three-pointer, better than Jordan. The three-pointer is better. You have to know that as a shooting guard by my side, not only can you make breakthroughs, but you also have to be able to pull away and throw passes. You need to be more versatile, which is also conducive to your growth.”

   "I understand, from tomorrow onwards, I will get up at 4 o'clock every day to practice." Kobe said in high spirits.

   "Don't talk about it, kid, who are you fooling? Four o'clock? Do you get up at four 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 beat your back."

   "Okay, I'm 90kg now, the same height as Jordan, 198cm. I plan to gain weight to his tonnage, 98kg."

  Pharaoh thought about it, 98kg or 100kg is fine, but it should take two to three seasons to complete this weight gain process.

  …

   As the draft is over, rookies are gone, the trade window is open, and so is the free agency.

However, in the next week, the league needs to calculate the salary cap for the next season based on the data of the previous season, so within this week, each team can trade, contact players, and reach an agreement, but to officially complete the transaction, it must be After a week, this week is a trading freeze period.

  Before this, various teams were secretly doing it, and the media was just around the corner. Now that the ban is lifted, some hot news broke out.

   First of all, the news that the Heat used a 100 million yuan contract to renew Alonzo Mourning directly shocked the entire league.

   Then, the news that the Knicks renewed O'Neal with a larger contract of 100 million yuan made the whole league begin to enter a state of numbness.

   At the same time, two 100 million yuan contracts were released, which made the media shout that the NBA has entered the era of 100 million yuan contracts, which also inspired many top and first-class stars to pursue big contracts.

   Seeing these two news, Mutombo said he was very aggrieved. All of them signed contracts of 100 million yuan. He only asked for tens of millions in the next level, but the Nuggets refused to give him.

  29, early in the morning, just after seven o'clock, Dave Chacot, the president of the dark circle, arrived at the Knicks headquarters, and even the doorman hadn't gotten up yet.

The ****   Jordan put him together, causing him to waste a lot of time and delay the opportunity to strengthen. He has to rush back, otherwise the boss will fire him.

   Little Mason has also left. He originally wanted to stay, but because **** Jordan, there was no room for him, so he had to let it go.

As early as before Jordan was done, he once wanted to trade Larry Johnson in, and then he wanted to introduce Alan Houston from the Pistons, but it was stopped because of Jordan's plan, and now he has to pick it up again. Fortunately, these two people There's no news yet, it's still too late.

   But only one of the 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 bring in Alan Houston. Larry Johnson should let him stay with the Hornets. He already has a 100 million yuan contract with the Sharks, and the Knicks simply can’t eat his 100 million yuan contract.

Then he contacted Alan Houston's manager. Houston is a restricted free agent and has very good potential. Together with Grant Hill, he is known as the Detroit Double Star. He offered a 7-year contract of 56 million yuan, and the other's agent agreed immediately. .

   At noon that day, Oran Multimedia revealed that Ewing took the initiative to apply for a trade and ran to the Pacers.

   This news was voluntarily released by the Magic management team. They were not angry with Ewing's behavior and wanted to block him.

  I don't know that on the contrary, the media did not target Ewing, but satirized the tricky operation of the Magic management.

In TNT TV's sports news at 2:30 noon, the male host said: "When the old K was born and dominated the Western Conference, the other beast, O'Neal, should have received the greatest respect, because only he can compete with the old man. K, but look at the magic options?

   So I agree with Ewing's decision. He has no future at all if he continues to stay in the Magic. Going to the Pacers to join forces with Reggie Miller will be able to hit the championship next season. "

  Similar to this statement, there are many others, which have been recognized by the majority of fans, and the Magic management team has been ridiculed enough.

  While Ewing's news was still hyped, another news was leaked by Mosaic's boss Alexander.

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

   This news also shocked the alliance.

   The team that just won the championship disintegrated in an instant, who can believe it?

   Houston fans were outraged, and a large number of radical fans ran to the headquarters and began to burn Da Meng's jersey, accusing him of betraying the team and them.

  Dameng also stood up immediately, counting the stinginess of the two team bosses towards him, pulling the former boss into the water, and being scolded by angry fans together.

  …

   At this time, Wang Tiejun also got some news from the league from his agent Hoxman, knowing that Da Meng is going to the Lakers, Jordan is going to return 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 be one of the most powerful teams to hit the championship next season.

   In addition, what did the Lakers want to do when they brought in the big dream?

   Just when the NBA free market was turbulent, he reported to the national team on June 30.

   The national team's training base in the capital is still the basketball hall of Tsinghua University, where a lot of new equipment has been added. He got it from abroad, and he got it last year.

   After the official registration, he was rewarded with 1,000 points, which is not a small amount. The first MVP of the NBA only had so many points, which made him happy.

   He immediately exchanged two skill optimization cards to optimize hooking and punching.

   The new hooks and punches did not drop the level, they were still level 95, which gave him a feeling of surprise.

   After he reported, the lineup of the men's basketball team for this Olympic Games 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 big-name basketball star in China, was also selected for this national team. He was also the captain and was good at passing. He was called the magician of China. Unfortunately, when the national team was training in Liuzhou some time ago, he I took my wife to the base privately and slack off training many times, so I was expelled by Lao Gong.

   So this men's basketball team, the only real point guard is Li Xiaoyong.

   It was just over an hour after he reported, and Liu Yumin, who got the letter, rushed over from the Sports Committee and dragged him to discuss the future of the Olympic men's basketball team with the coaching staff.

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

Among these five countries, except for Angola, the other four men's basketball teams are all very strong. The basketball department and the coaching staff have discussed countless times and set a strategy, that is, to eat Angola and fight for Argentina, as long as we win these two A country can get out of the group stage.

   But there are also surprises, that is, if these two men's basketball teams beat the other three men's basketball teams, the Chinese team cannot be guaranteed to advance to the group stage.

   Coach Gong Luming said: "The other three teams are stronger. After we discussed, we decided to be conservative..."

   "Give up? No, Liu Chu, Instructor Jiang, Coach Gong, I feel that even the US team can give it a shot, why give up?"

  Pharaoh feels incredible, doesn't the coaching staff count his combat power?

He doesn't know much about the strength of the national team, but he knows a little bit about it. This men's basketball team is not weak. It belongs to the dominant class in Asia. It has a whirlwind fast attack and is very distinctive. It is similar to the fast break of old Nelson in the NBA. Law, how can you be so unmotivated to play in the Olympics?

   Hearing this sentence, Liu Yumin and Jiang Xinquan 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 the eyes of Wang Tiejun, 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 so good, so you can only adopt a conservative strategy and let you exert your strength in the knockout stage."

  Pharaoh heard that, there is some truth to this. In the eight-month season, he played hundreds of games, and he was really tired.

   "Is that so, Liu Chu, several coaches, you asked me to come here because you wanted to hear my opinion, right?" he asked.

  Liu Yumin and others nodded. In the men's basketball team, they could not care about the attitude of other members, but Wang Tiejun was different. They wanted to hear his opinion.

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

As for the other three group matches, the strongest US team can give up as you said, but the other two teams, I hope to fight, if we can win them, then we can ensure the top eight, and we are in the knockout stage. The situation 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)