75 Chapter 530 Repeated Transactions

After the Zhouwenbu meeting finished the measurement, Lin Feng received a small call from the Houston Rockets general manager. On the phone, Dawson vomited bitterness. There was no way, Dawson had to spit out bitterness, according to Lin Feng's confession during the Shijie Cup, Dawson and Deputy General Manager Morey made a series of sensational transactions from the beginning of the draft, but now that the Rockets are unexpectedly empty, Dawson walked to Lin Feng for help.

It turned out that the Shijie Cup period coincided with Zhao's annual draft meeting, and the June Rise Day was held at the McQiuson Garden Plaza Grand Theater between 31st and 33rd Streets in New York City.

Although Lin Feng very much wanted to go to the McQiuson Garden Plaza Grand Theater to watch the Zhao draft in person, for the sake of the layout, he had to temporarily put aside this wish, authorize Dawson and Morey to be fully responsible for the draft and the transaction, and at the same time told Dawson the draft list in his mind, and let him carry out subsequent related transactions. The goal of the trade is only a draft pick for next year and a return to Olajuwon "Big Dream".

Dawson and Morey, who received Lin Feng's "supreme instructions", began to perform what later generations called the craziest "draft day".

The Dumb Year Zhao Draft Rockets hold three picks, the No. 1 pick, the old No. 1 pick and the second-round No. 2 pick.

There was no suspense in the No. 1 pick, and the Houston Rockets chose Yao Ming. Yao Ming also appeared at the draft meeting, becoming the first Chinese to set foot in the draft meeting, and also the first foreign champion.

After the Houston Rockets selected Yao Ming, they began to put on a crazy show.

The first sign Dawson surprised everyone and gave up the previous favorites Nakba and others. Instead, he chose Tayxia Ann Prince, nicknamed "The Little Prince" from Kentucky State University in California, and then used the call-up to select the foreign player Scola from Argentina who surprised everyone.

Of course, these transactions are not crazy, and they are crazy after the opening of the trading fair on July x. As soon as the trade day opened, the Houston Rockets traded their All-Star player Steve Francis for Carlos Boozer, who was a Witch pick in the round pick, from the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Everyone in this transaction was shocked.

Although LeBron Jade, the hottest talent star in the high school basketball league in next year's draft, will participate in the draft next year, and there are Wade, Anthony and others who are now playing in their hearts, these people will participate in the draft next year, it can be said that next year's draft will be another draft year after the golden generation. But now that there is a full year to go until next year's draft, the Houston Rockets have traded their star for a draft pick in the hands of the Cleveland Cavaliers, which is incredible.

Could it be that the Houston Rockets are sure that the Cleveland Cavaliers will get the No. 1 pick or the top-three pick next year? Sending out the top three All-Stars is extremely irrational. What's more, no matter how good the rookie was before the rookie joined Zhao, he was just a rookie, but Francis was an All-Star player who proved himself, and he was only long old this year.

For the Cleveland Cavaliers, next year's draft pick is still far away, although according to the record, Cleveland may get next year's No. 1 pick, but everything is unknown, after all, Houston was lucky to get the No. 1 pick this year, which is a precedent. That being the case, now that the Houston Rockets have taken the initiative to send young All-Star guard Francis and Sleveland, it would be a fool not to agree.

The lightning-fast Houston Rockets and the Cleveland Cavaliers closed the deal. The Houston Rockets sent young All-Star guard Steve Francis to the Cleveland Cavaliers for a round pick and the Nets to pick Carlos Boozer.

After the deal is concluded. There was a flurry of criticism from various newspapers in the American sports circles.

"Los Angeles Times" directly used the huge word "madman" as the headline, and repeatedly lamented that the Houston Rockets were crazy, the general manager Dawson was crazy, and the new deputy general manager Morey was even more crazy.

Do the Houston Rockets want to compete for the league's No. 1 spot this year to get the No. 1 pick next year?

The argument of the Los Angeles Times has been praised by almost all mainstream media in the United States, and Ran thinks that the Houston Rockets' move is too crazy, and it is too irrational and ridiculous to gamble next year like this. Never before would a team gamble like this!

Even the Houston Chronicle, a local newspaper in Houston, raised a big question mark about the Rockets trade: Without Steve Francis, what do we rely on to score? Oh, of course, there is "Old Cat" Mobley, and this champion Yao Ming. But can he afford the old 2-pointers, rebounds and 76 assists per game that Steve Francis left behind? Is this Chinese okay?

Local Houston fans are also extremely unhappy with the Houston Rockets' decision, believing that such a swap by the team is a gamble with no chance of winning.

As for the rookie who came in the trade, everyone forgot about it.

But that's not all that drives everyone crazy, and even crazier deals are yet to come.

Subsequently, the Houston Rockets exchanged the team's "No. 2 old cat" Mobley and forward Morris Taylor for the Pistons' annual pick.

When the news broke, all newspapers and magazines in the United States used the same headline: "Houston Rockets Crazy!" All magazines across the United States have criticized the Houston Rockets deal, accusing the Houston Rockets general manager Dawson and deputy general manager Morey as crazy, fools, idiots, "old cats" Mobley is dumb, averaging 7 points, 42 rebounds and assists per game this season, and going to change a round pick, which is crazy. As for striker Maurice Taylor, it's just an addition.

The Houston Chronicle also used the headline "Can't Believe It" to comment on this ridiculous deal, if it weren't for the fact that this is a local team, I am afraid that it would have been criticized by the Houston Rockets like other media in the United States.

As for the Houston Rockets fans, hundreds of die-hard fans gathered to the Houston Rockets' health center to demonstrate against the Houston Rockets' idiotic behavior, and the excited fans even burned General Manager Dawson and Deputy General Manager Morey "10,000"

As for the Houston Rockets owner Lin Feng, because he is not in the United States, and the transfer of the Zhao team is generally decided by the general manager, no one counts all this on Lin Feng for the time being, otherwise I am afraid that the action will be more intense. This is also a blessing in the current misfortune of the Houston Rockets.

Despite the criticism of fans in all the media and magazines across the country, Dawson and Morey believe that their two deals were the right one. One comes from Lin Feng's authorization, Lin Feng's firm belief in these two transactions undoubtedly makes Dawson willing to gamble; The second is the simulation algorithm from Morey's database software.

Using Morey's database, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Detroit Pistons should be in the top five for next year, and the odds of getting the top pick in Houston are in the 8th. With such a high odds, it's worth betting on the talented star LeBron who will come out of the show. Not to mention the same position as LeBron James's strong calf-like body, Morey's database is displayed in the same location. LeBron is invincible.

In Zhaoqiu, skills can be tempered, confidence can be cultivated, tactics can be practiced, but this body's endowment is a gift from God. Someone with this gift. He is God's favor. LeBron James is such a God's favor.

Therefore, Dawson withstood the pressure and made another trade, trading his current center Cato for the Houston Rockets' former All-Star "Big Dream." "Olajuwon.

For this transaction, the national media has been stunned, and I don't know what to say, this year's Houston pre-season deal can be described as brain-dead. Although Olajuwon has contributed all his youth to the Rockets, he is now old, and it is irrational to trade a blue-collar center who is playing for an old and weak soldier.

Fortunately, the Houston Chronicle gave a positive review of the Houston Rockets' decision to trade Cato for Olajuwon, although it was a pity. And the fans still fully affirmed the leader who can exchange the former Houston Rockets, praising the Houston Rockets for their human touch, and also slightly alleviating the fans' dissatisfaction with the team's successive trades.

This also made Dawson and Morey breathe a sigh of relief. Its practical Cato for Olajuwon Dawson also has a last resort.

Cato was personally signed by Dawson to the Rockets, and he still likes this blue-collar center. But if Olajuwon is replaced, there is another champion, and Yao Ming's position in Cato will be very embarrassing.

For a center forward in his prime of play, it is undoubtedly very unacceptable to let him play as a substitute, or even a second or third substitute. Especially for Cato, Dawson is also very clear, the appearance is extremely honest, but the self-esteem is very strong. He would not accept such an arrangement.

In order not to delay Cato's future, it is better to change him to the Raptors team who lack a center, and at the same time eliminate a hidden danger in the team, prevent Cato from making trouble, and also give Yao Ming enough space to show.

While competition can generally stimulate a player's growth, it is not suitable for all players.

Especially for a player from China, Yao Ming, a Chinese player who wears the hat of a foreign champion, needs to take the pressure off him. Cato's departure will undoubtedly allow Yao Ming not to be distracted by worrying about his position all day. What's more, there is also Olajuwon's words and deeds, and Dawson believes that Yao Ming can give the Houston Rockets enough returns.

Therefore, for these three trades, both Dawson and Morey can withstand criticism from the outside world. What really made the two helpless was that after this trade, some free agents who were originally willing to join the Rockets rejected the Rockets' contracts.

One of the most critical is Lin Feng's view of Haode Chauncy Billups. This player is not obvious at the moment, but will be one of the most hode point guards in the future.

Chauncey Billups is a long-term tanhua show, and he is a star player at the University of Colorado, and he was selected to the All-American University Team 2, and he is cool-headed, physically strong, has a high IQ, and has a beautiful shot, so it stands to reason that Zhao's future should be very good.

Unexpectedly, he responded to the sentence, the ideal is beautiful, and the reality is cruel.

Billups has changed teams in his first six years and has changed teams in his first five this year, and if it continues, he will most likely break the transfer record held by Jim in the coming days.

Faced with this dilemma, Billups was also extremely dissatisfied, and he was eager to change the environment. Now that his contract expires and he becomes a free agent, he can think about his future.

At this time, Billups, who has become a free agent with the Timberwolves, received a call from the Houston Arrows, and Dawson offered him a six-year, $100,000 first-class star contract, and promised that he would be one of the core players of the Houston Rockets' future, which made Billups very excited.

Unexpectedly, just as he was about to sign, the Houston Rockets made a series of brain-dead trades. When the All-Star star traded for next year's draft pick and a rookie pick, Billups was a bit dumbfounded. However, looking at the rest of the Rockets' roster, he is enough to fill the gap in Francis, supplemented by the interior of scoring guard Mobley's scoring champion Yao Ming. What's more, if this draft pick wins the top pick next year, the Rockets will be able to create a big scene again.

Unexpectedly, the ideal shooting guard Mobley was also traded for another draft pick. This made Billups a little unbearable, but the blow was not over, and the Rockets exchanged the current Xi center for a center Olajuwon, who looked very good, he can play a "combination of inside and outside" with Olajuwon, plus a champion center Yao Ming can also form a twin tower, which looks wonderful.

However, it is a pity that this level of center forward is too old this year.

In the face of such a Houston Rocket, Billups lost confidence. I can't sign this contract. Money is important, but honor is also important.

And what is a headache for Dawson is that other free agents have also rejected the current rotten Rockets. In desperation, Dawson could only ask Lin Feng for help. If you don't come again, the rocket really sucks.

Lin Feng frowned slightly when he heard this, but then he was at ease.

"Rest assured, everything is with me. As long as I'm here, the Houston Rockets won't rot! Lin Feng said proudly.