The Los Angeles Clippers are in Dallas, when the second round of the playoffs is played, the team's manager Andy Smith also left Los Angeles, he has no time now, to pay attention to the team's performance, the rookie training camp opens, Andy needs to rush over, this year's rookies, a close observation, Coach Bill Fitch wants a point guard, there are several very good candidates among this year's rookies, and now Andy needs to do is to choose the most suitable person from them.

After the deadline for the draft this year, the rookie list was announced as soon as possible, and many teams regretted vomiting blood after seeing this list, such as the Denver Nuggets, they drew the No. 4 pick in the first round, in the previous draft, this sign is actually a more difficult position, but this year is a draft year, and the lottery spots are all in demand, but they traded the first-round draft pick to the Los Angeles Clippers last summer, and they are definitely not, The only teams that regretted it, the Atlanta Hawks and Chicago Bulls, have also traded their first-round picks to the Los Angeles Clippers.

Now Andy, who really knows what a strange commodity is, has found Andy successively, hoping to trade to a first-round pick from Andy, and the Los Angeles Clippers do not need so many draft picks.

The fourth game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Dallas Mavericks, the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Dallas Mavericks again with a 115109 in Dallas, swept with a big score of 40, and entered the Western Conference finals in advance.

Jerry Sloan, the head coach of the Utah Jazz, he and Tiger have always had a good relationship in private, the two are old friends, and the two often have some exchanges in private, basketball, this time Sloan rushed from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles, in fact, the reason is very simple, he wants to borrow a first-round pick from Tiger, the Utah Jazz have been a pseudo-strong team in the past few seasons, in the West, where strong opponents are like forests, they now want to enter the playoffs, and the two cores of the team, Karl Malone and Stockton are getting older, and the biggest difficulty the team is now encountering is the replacement of the old and the new.

Tiger listened to Jerry Sloan's words, and his heart fell into a tangle, Jerry Sloan Actually, he only hoped to borrow a top pick, and did not ask for it to be the top No. 4 pick of the Los Angeles Clippers, Tiger was not reluctant to take this pick, in fact, deep down in his heart, he never regarded the Utah Jazz as a major competitor, Tiger with the memory of his past life, knows better than anyone that the Utah Jazz are destined to be rebuilt, and now if the Los Angeles Clippers agree, Jerry Sloan's proposal, Actually, it's still earned.

Jerry Sloan didn't hide it from Tiger, including the rookie name he wanted to choose, he told Tiger, watching Coach Sloan talk eloquently, looking forward to the new season of the Utah Jazz, Tiger's spirit was flying, Tiger really couldn't bear to hit him, but some things, even after many years, Tiger still remembers, this summer, will be the beginning of the giant era in NB history, the Los Angeles Lakers will gather the Big Four, and one of them is Utah Jazz's Karl Malone. Now it was clear that Jerry Sloan had not yet realized that his most trusted partner was about to leave him.

"Jerry, what I'm going to say next may be too cruel for you, but I don't want to hide it from you, I think it should be a big blow to you, but if you know the truth earlier, maybe you can have some buffer time." Tiger finally couldn't help himself and interrupted Coach Sloane's plans for the future.

Looking at Tiger's serious face, Sloan had a bad premonition, but what he thought about the most was that the Los Angeles Clippers were unwilling to trade the draft picks in their hands to the Utah Jazz, after all, both teams are in the West and are direct competitors. "It's okay Tiger, if you already have a target of choice, you can just tell me and I can go to other teams."

"No, it's not about the draft, I just wanted to ask you, did Karl Malone renew his contract with the Utah Jazz?" Tiger asked slowly, staring at Coach Sloan's eyes tightly.

"Not yet, I haven't contacted him since the playoffs, I think he may be adjusting his mood, the team was eliminated in the first round, it hit him hard, I want to wait a while, and then talk to him about a contract extension." Sloane's eyes changed a few times, and he had some speculation in his heart, but he didn't want to believe it.

"He's leaving Salt Lake City, so the ideas you just said, I'm afraid it's hard to come true, you just said, use next year's first-round picks, trade with us, it's actually a good thing for us, because no matter who you choose, next season, for you, it's going to be a season of rotten rebuilding, and your first-round picks will definitely be the top positions in the lotto, but we're friends, I can't lie to you, I think you're better first, after completing the contract extension with Karl Malone, Let's talk about the draft again! Tiger saw Jerry Sloan's face, and instantly turned white, and knew how big a blow this had hit him.

"Can you tell me where your news came from? Is the team he's going to be the Los Angeles Clippers? Jerry Sloan asked after taking a deep breath.

"Los Angeles Lakers." Tiger didn't hide it either.

When Tiger said about the Los Angeles Lakers, Jerry Sloan's heart could no longer be calm, if Tiger told him that Karl Malone was going to the Los Angeles Clippers, Jerry Sloan would never believe Tiger, but the Los Angeles Lakers were completely different.

Jerry Sloan and Karl Malone have known each other for many years, he knows Karl Malone's character very well, and in the hearts of Karl Malone, these long-famous veterans, they have their own pride, no matter how strong the Los Angeles Clippers are now, in the hearts of these veterans, they are just nouveau riche, and the Los Angeles Clippers lineup is very mature, and Karl Malone will only be considered a bastard of the mixed championship ring, which is definitely not acceptable to Karl Malone.

But the Los Angeles Lakers are completely different, the skinny camel is bigger than the horse, and the attraction of the players is still there even if the big team is in decline. To be continued.

(Po Sing Shek Academy)