It was finally the Atlanta Eagles' turn, and when the Atlanta Eagles head coach walked to the podium, he had a very strong confidence on his face. I don't know, I thought he found some dusty pearl among the remaining rookies.

Lamar couldn't help but feel a burst of contempt when he saw the smug look of the head coach of the Bucks, the best rookies this year have obviously been selected, how can there be any leakage.

"I really don't know what this guy has to be proud of, did he pick up a diamond?"

Jeff Van Gundy heard it, and he was also amused in his heart: "Lamar, what did you say?"

Lamar smiled and said, "It's nothing! It's just a little emotional to see this guy." ”

"The Atlanta Eagles chose TJ Ford from the streets of New York!"

But before TJ Ford could take office, managers of the Atlanta Hawks and Milwaukee Bucks stepped up and announced the first trade involving draft picks since the start of this year's draft.

What happened next in the draft, Lamar is not very clear. He left the venue after the Atlanta Hawks and Milwaukee Bucks couldn't wait to announce the trade.

The reason why Lamar came to the draft for the first time today is to see if history will make a huge turn because of his participation. The result was not Lamar's expectation, although many things in this world have been changed beyond recognition because of his appearance, but in the end, the draft after the Miami Heat is back on track.

The draft has just ended, and the formation of the Los Angeles Lakers F4 is like a nuclear bomb that blows up the entire league to the ground. For a while, reporters from all walks of life swam to Los Angeles like sharks smelling blood.

Originally, when the Lakers executives began to contact Karl Malone and Gary Payton, the reporters had already guessed that there would be a big move in Los Angeles, but after thinking about it for a while, they felt a little impossible!

How to say that Karl Malone and Gary Payton are both superstars in the league, and they are destined to enter the Hall of Fame after retiring. How could they be willing to accept a low-paying contract?

The formation of the Lakers F4 is definitely not a good thing for the Knicks in the new season, but Lamar doesn't care much about it. Historically, the luxurious F4 combo has not been defeated by a group of civilians, and Lamar believes that what the Detroit Pistons can do, his Knicks will certainly be able to do, because they are stronger and faster.

As soon as he stepped out of Madison's door, Lamar was surrounded by reporters. These reporters can also see that the purpose of the Los Angeles Lakers to form F4 is actually to fight against the increasingly powerful New York Knicks. After all, no one wants to be treated as a supporting role all the time, let alone the Los Angeles Lakers, who were once the overlords of this league.

"Lamar, after the Los Angeles Lakers acquired Karl Malone and Gary Payton, have the Lakers become your main competitors for the new season?"

In the NBA, the trade of this league superstar always attracts a lot of attention.

Although there was already a precedent for Alan Houston to return to the Orlando Magic. But compared with the superstar-level Carl Malone or Gary Payton, the mid-pitch king is obviously a level worse.

Perhaps these journalists don't know yet that in the future, superstar-level trading will happen more frequently.

Lamar couldn't dodge, so he had no choice but to stop and deal with it: "It's not enough! Although the Los Angeles Lakers got Karl Malone and Gary Payton and found two good helpers for the OK combination, it is obviously not enough! If they really want to make a difference this season, they still have a lot to do, such as some excellent role players." ”

"You mean, the Los Angeles Lakers' madness isn't over yet, they're still actively looking for a trade? Could those brilliant role players you're talking about be someone on the Knicks' roster? After all, after getting Devin Wade and Barbossa, the Knicks' outside line is already a bit crowded, will you also seek a trade to slim down for your team?"

Lamar couldn't help but frown at the reporter's question, what he hated most was a question like this that would disturb the morale of the military. But this is a problem that he can't avoid, otherwise it may really sow the seeds of instability in the team.

"No! We've got our roster in place, we're not going to trade anyone anymore! The Knicks' transfer door has closed after selecting Devin Wade. No one on our team is leaving!"

"How do I know what role players the Los Angeles Lakers are looking for? Of course, it has nothing to do with me! I don't think they want anyone else to say anything about their internal facts. ”

After speaking, without waiting for the reporters to react, Lamar left directly. As for how the Los Angeles Lakers will improve their bench lineup next, Lamar, who is familiar with history, is certainly well aware. I just don't know if Dr. Bass will still sign some useless waste because he doesn't want to pay the luxury tax after a lot of things have been changed by him.

Just over a week after the 2003 draft, all the NBA teams were up and running. The alliance's disturbances have been opened again, and for a while, all kinds of signings and transactions are dazzling.

Just when the teams began to recruit, the Los Angeles Lakers, who had dropped a nuclear bomb earlier, seemed a little quiet. Dr. Buss, who had vowed to build another championship team for the Lakers, remained unmoved, as if the disturbing world outside had nothing to do with them.

At a time when many teams in the league were still laughing at the Los Angeles Lakers' lack of strength, the Lakers struck again. This time their target shifted to Suns titan Joe Johnson.

Although the team's main power forward, Cotter Thomas, is still a little difficult for the Lakers to give up, Thomas's age and high salary make the Lakers have to reluctantly part with the huge luxury tax pressure. Although Coater Thomas is the most losing defensive stalwart in the Lakers' lineup, the team now has Karl Malone at the power forward position, so we can't let Malone play on the bench, right?

However, trading Cott Thomas is clearly not acceptable to Phil Jackson. Although Coat-Thomas's age is not young, he is also known as one of the strongest old guys in the league's defense, and defense is definitely the most reassuring for Phil Jackson in the Lakers lineup.

However, the Lakers, who are now in urgent need of strengthening their own strength and building a perfect lineup, are still forced to contact Phoenix Suns' sharpshooter Joe Johnson.

As early as the end of last season, Joe Johnson already had the idea of leaving. It's not that he's dissatisfied with his position in the Phoenix Suns, in fact, after being in contact with Steve Nash for a long time, anyone can't help but feel a good impression of this gentle-tempered, polite Canadian son who never plays a big name.

The reason Joe Johnson is really leaving, it's just that he feels he deserves more. Obviously, the contract of the rookie he is carrying now does not reflect his true value.

And the team's behavior of now making every effort to cultivate the little bully Stoudemire makes him even more disheartened. Rather than staying as a junior as a junior, it is better to leave as soon as possible. It is also saved that after the conflict arises, he will be swept out of the house by the sun and lose face!

The Lakers and Suns traded him to a five-year, $54 million contract with Johnson before trading him to the Lakers in exchange for the Suns' much-needed interior striker Kurt Thomas.

Although history has changed, and Joe Johnson ultimately failed to become the new Hawk king of the Atlanta Hawks, it is obviously a great benefit to his career to be able to join the Lakers. After all, just looking at the strength of the starters, even the New York Knicks with Darmster, Lamar, Battier, Devin Wade, and Billups are not as good as the Los Angeles Lakers that have gathered Kobe Bryant, Shaq O'Neal, Karl Malone, Gary Payton, and Joe Johnson.

Joe Johnson, who received a 10 million contract at the press conference, looked in high spirits, and after wanting the reporters present to show off his No. 9 jersey, he said with great interest: "I feel very honored to be in Los Angeles! Coach Jackson had already told me when he invited me to join us that our goal this season is to win the championship." It's very exciting for me that we have the greatest center in the league, Shaq O'Neal, and the strongest guard in the league, Kobe Bryant, both phenomenal. ”

'I'm sure I can be a good partner with them on the pitch and we can definitely create a big scene together. There's also Karl Malone, who I know a lot of people misunderstand, but in my opinion, he's definitely one of the top interior players in the league. It's easy to get your blood pumping to watch him play on the court! As for Gary, he was a real conductor, and I don't know how to describe him. But he's definitely the last person I want to meet on the pitch, but thankfully, that worry isn't necessary anymore. We're teammates, and I think it's the other teams in the league right now, because they're going to have an unbeatable Lakers in the regular season and we're aiming for a championship."

None of the reporters present thought that the first person in the Lakers to shout a championship declaration would be Joe Johnson, who had just joined, but this is the case.

After the arrival of Joe Johnson, the Lakers no longer have any flaws in the starting lineup. Even compared to the Knicks, who turned the league upside down and stimulated many powerful people to start an arms race, it is not far behind, if not stronger.