Adelman's contract extension is a major event that affects the future of the Rockets, but Yuanfei doesn't have the energy to think about it this day, because the 27th is also the day of this year's draft. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info03 Platinum Generation's Draft Kicks Off!

Of course, Dawson had also asked Alexander about this earlier.

"LeBron. James, from St. Mary's High School in Ohio, is a tall, strong young player who can play from point guard to small forward (and he did play at power forward). The Cavaliers will almost certainly pick him. ”

"Daktronics. Milicic, a centre-forward from Serbia and Montenegro who has just turned 18 (Serbia and Montenegro have not yet separated). His size, speed, and flexibility are fantastic, and some draft pundits are optimistic that he can match Yao. The Pistons need an interior to partner Big Ben, and it's not unlikely. ”

"Carmelo. Anthony, from Syracuse University, is a small forward with strong scoring ability, and is physically strong enough to adapt to NBA-level matchups. ”

T.J. Ford from the University of Texas and Cork Hinrich from the University of Kansas. They are considered the best point guards of the year, and you know that there has been a relatively small amount of talent for point guards in recent years. ”

"March. Lampe, a tall inside line from Poland; Chris. Carman, center at the University of Michigan. They are considered by the media to be the two centre-forwards behind Milicic in this tournament. ”

"Chris. Bosh, from Georgia Tech. A standard power forward with good shooting ability, but a little thin. ”

"Dwayne. Wade, a super scorer at Marquette University. He is relatively strong in immediate, but he is over 21 years old and has less potential than the others. These are the biggest favourites of the year, and our No. 7 pick should be mainly selected from the above, and that's my scouting report. ”

Alexander nodded and said, "Carol, your work is still so meticulous, I am very satisfied." Let's hear from Jason. ”

Yuan Fei smiled: "That's right, I already have a target among these people......"

***

The draft on the 27th was uneventful, and most of the results were as Dawson's scouts expected.

The Cavaliers, who had the No. 1 pick, chose LeBron. James;

The second piston chose Darko. Milicic;

The third Nuggets chose Carmelo. Anthony;

The fourth Heat chose Dwayne. Wade (who historically drafted Bosh for the Raptors, at a time when the Heat planned to make offers to restricted free agent power forwards Brand and Odom, and it was impossible to pick another power forward);

(Rule Explanation: Restricted free agents are players who have played a four-year first-round rookie contract like Brand, or second-round picks or non-draft players who are under three years old like Parsons, who was poached by the Rockets by the Mavericks)

The fifth Clippers selected Chris. Bosh;

The sixth-place Bulls chose Koke. Hinrich;

The seventh Rockets chose Chris. Carman;

…….

Soon the news broke that the Rockets and Clippers swapped two first-round picks named Chris, and the Rockets hitched a second-round pick and some cash this season. In this way, the Rockets are equivalent to using two picks to pick Bosh, which is easy to understand because the Rockets themselves have a good roster depth and do not ask for too much for rookie players. And the Clippers' original target was center Carman.

Since the Bulls, the sixth pick between the two teams, originally had two young potential centers, Curry and Chandler, the Clippers were not worried about the Bulls cutting off Carman, so the deal was easily born.

Yuanfei was very satisfied, Bosh was tall and thin, which was just enough to make up for the shortcomings of Oku's lack of speed, Wang Zhizhi's lack of physical fitness, and Wallace's lack of height. Bosh, on the other hand, has great shooting ability, and with a little training, he can quickly become competent in the rotation and add bench depth to the team.

***

The new season begins with preparations. It didn't take long for fans to find out that this summer was much more lively than usual.

As Dawson said, there have been quite few good point guards in the league over the years, and there were a few sought-after items this summer. Several powerhouses, notably the Pistons and Spurs, are sharpening their knives and preparing for the move (the tragedy of being robbed of Billups and Parker by the Rockets).

At this time, there was only one real superstar point guard in the league -- Jason. Kidd, who just led the Nets to a back-to-back Eastern Conference championship; Nash and Billups are late bloomers, not superstars at this time; The older generation of superstar point guards, the Bucks' Payton (34, who was traded from the SuperSonics to the Bucks in the middle of the season) and the Jazz's Stockton (40) are both in the late stages of their careers; In addition, the Kings, Grizzlies, Raptors, Suns and other teams have point guards with stars such as Bibby, White Chocolate, Francis, and Marbury.

Like Claxton for the Spurs, Atkins for the Pistons, Tony for the Celtics. Derrick, Timberwolves with Troy. Hudson, these are all those who don't have the strength to start in a strong team, and there is no better candidate on the team so they can only make do.

And this year's free agency market includes a large number of point guards: superstar Kidd (player option, i.e., the player chooses whether to continue with the rest of the contract), A-list star Andrew. Miller, super-rookie Arenas, veteran Payton and more.

Some other important free agents include: Duncan (player option), O'Neal Jr., Pippen, Malone, Brand, Mourning, Terry, Hamilton, Odom, Margeti and many more.

June 30th Tim. Duncan announced that he was jumping out of the final year of his contract. On July 16, he and the Spurs signed a seven-year contract extension with a maximum salary. Obviously, he won the championship again and is different from three years ago, and has no idea of transferring at all (the signing in this chapter and the next chapter is mostly real events in history).

On the same day, Payton Sr. joined the Los Angeles Lakers on a two-year, $10.5 million contract. Malone joined the Lakers with a 2-year contract of 3.15 million cabbage. The OK combination received two strong reinforcements, and for a time the Lakers jumped to the top favorite to win the championship.

Also on the same day, the Eastern Conference champion Nets, not to be outdone, signed Alonzo, the No. 1 center in the East, on a four-year, 22.6 million contract. Alonzo. Complementing such a strong center, they are confident that they will not repeat the mistakes of the past, and they are blown up by Duncan alone.

The Philadelphia 76ers and Kenny. Thomas signed a seven-year, $40 million contract. The Rockets sent text messages and emails to congratulate their old teammates.

On July 19, the Clippers matched the Heat and offered Brand a six-year, $82 million contract to retain the star.

(Rule Explanation: A restricted free agent can accept an invitation contract from another team, and the parent team can match this contract within 3 days, and if it is matched, the player is deemed to have signed with the parent team.) If the match is declined, the player is deemed to have signed with the inviting team)

On July 20, veteran Pippen joined the Bulls with a low salary and returned to the city where he had won six championships.