If it is said... The Portland Trail Blazers traded the No. 4 pick for the Chicago Bulls for the No. 2 pick, and Aldridge is decent if it is decent.

Then, when the ESPN live broadcast room immediately announced the three-way trade of the Lakers, Timberwolves, and Charlotte Bobcats.

Not just the two commentators, the whole basketball world was stunned.

The Lakers didn't choose Adam Morrison to strengthen the forward position, they actually wanted to take over Bruce Lee from Michael Jordan? Why?

Hollinger and Reggie Miller couldn't believe it. The Lakers actually paid a total of two draft picks next year in order to get Bruce Lee, plus eating Eddie Griffin's contract.

Why? Next year will be a big year for the draft. With the current lineup of the Lakers, even if Kobe Bryant is against the sky, he may not be able to guarantee 100% entry into the playoffs. Once they fall into the lotto zone, they will send away unprotected first-round picks, and they may even go straight to the heavens to pick the top pick.

Can Lakers fans accept it?

Why did the Lakers do this?

At this time, the latest news came from the reporter at the front: Phil Jackson personally handled this year's draft.

The source is Lakers general manager Kupchak.

Forehead... Has this already started to shake the pot?

It seems that not everyone within the Lakers is in favor of this deal.

"There is good news and bad news for Lakers fans right now. The good news is that this year's draft is run by ace coach Phil Jackson himself. The bad news is that Phil Jackson has never done anything like this before, and he's never been known for being good at spotting rookies. ”

Hollinger picked up the Lakers fans and joked.

He didn't care about the chills in the hearts of the current Lakers fans.

Originally, this year's draft was completely unexpected. Who knew that the team suddenly made this move, first selecting Adam Morrison through the Timberwolves. The second-place Larry Bird of Gonchatga University still has Lakers fans to look forward to. But in a blink of an eye, a turning point appeared, and Phil Jackson actually took Bird second to replace Bruce Lee, who had been ridiculed by the media every day for more than a month.

Their hearts instantly felt cold, and some die-hard fans also rushed to check Bruce Lee's information. Excluding Mr. Bruce Lee's messages, most of the entries about Bruce Lee are automatically associated with Lindsay Lohan, the Olsen sisters, Megan Fox, and even catwalks and new albums.

Crazy?

Phil Jackson is obviously not good at discovering rookies, so why would he do it? We don't need male models.

"Once again, the Zen master saved Michael Jordan. If it weren't for him sacrificing himself to make a move, all the basketball media would have used front-page headlines to criticize the basketball god tomorrow. Right now... The guns were pointed at Los Angeles. ”

Reggie Miller said sourly: "Michael is always so lucky, he always gets unexpected favors. ”

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The absolute star of the 2006 draft night had to be Bruce Lee, who was selected with the third pick in the first round and was already the biggest upset of the night. However, the surprise thing is that the Lakers actually increased their chips to bring him back to Los Angeles.

This is crazy. A guy who everyone knows that he is a parallel import, but he is crazy about being popularized by two teams.

So much so that the later draft makes people feel boring.

It wasn't until Randy Foye was drafted by the Hornets with the 15th pick that there was a little bit of a ripple. The point guard who once 'blew' Bruce in training camp obviously couldn't accept the fact that Bruce Lee was in third.

"Picking doesn't mean everything, strength is the foundation of the NBA. If we meet in the new season, I'm going to have a good fight with the top three picks, and there are still a lot of people who don't know what's going on in training camp. Wait and see, when that time comes, everyone will know who the real elite is. ”

He looked indignant.

He will never forget the smug face on Bruce Lee's face when he turned around and wished himself a good dream after his name was read in the third pick.

He thinks about revenge, and he wants to Bruce on the NBA stage in front of the national audience!

However, he forgot that it was he who took the initiative to provoke the incident: some people are always like this, they only remember being slapped in the face, and they don't remember the moment when they were cheap.

And what's interesting. He was soon traded by New Orleans and traded to Minnesota. The chip was the 2007 first-round pick that the Lakers sent to the Timberwolves.

is still inextricably linked to Bruce Lee.

With the exception of Randy Foye, many other players have also been more or less Diss Bruce Lee in interviews after being drafted. I thought his rank was too high, and he was actually the third pick.

This tendency is more obvious... JJ Reddick, Shanon Brown, Lagalondo, Dennis Gibson and... Jordan Farmal.

All defenders.

These people all think they are better than Bruce. They all think that they should be in that position, so they already have a clear imaginary enemy before they even officially enter the NBA.

This gave the media a strong smell of gunpowder: Bruce Lee became the target of most rookies overnight.

Interestingly, Jordan Farmar was also a rookie with the Lakers, having been drafted by Los Angeles with the 24th pick.

This is Kupchak's handiwork.

He's silently protesting in this way, and as general manager, he's clearly very much disapproving of the team's overdraft of the future trade for Bruce Lee. He just thinks that Jordan Farmar is stronger than Bruce Lee... So, he also chose a point guard that he liked.

Now, the competition on the Purple and Gold Army's guard line is unprecedentedly fierce.

Sashavujasic, Smash Parker, Aaron McGee, Bruce Lee plus Jordan Famar, five people!

"It would be funny if Bruce Lee couldn't even compete with Jordan Famar within the team."

Hollinger said on the TV show.

Reggie Miller replied in a serious way: "It's highly likely." The NBA is mostly counterattacked by players in the second half of the draft. When they enter the gym, the rookie at the top of the pitch does get some favoritism, but if he can't take his chances, the rest of the players will rush up and leave him behind. ”

"But either way, Bruce was the biggest winner tonight. He'll be in the headlines tomorrow too, and hopefully he'll be all the best in the NBA, and don't let tonight's trade be the biggest failure of Phil Jackson's career. ”

Reggie Miller said "compassionately" on TV.

Michael Jordan in front of the TV went crazy.

He was still screaming about the team getting Bruce, but within twenty minutes, the news of the trade came on TV. Ridge Joe actually traded Bruce for Adam Morrison.

Although Jordan also likes Morrison and is his second choice. But why do you make this deal when you get the number one candidate? Crazy??

He scolded Richie Joe on the phone.

But Ridge Joe even argued with reason, and said a calm and objective data analysis to support why he made the deal.

"I never believed in the stats, I just knew that Bruce Lee smelled like me, that he had something about him that I knew very well, and that he would be the best player in this rookie class. Do you understand the feeling??? ”

Michael Jordan roared in anger.

And then... Toot toot.

Ridge Joe actually hung up the phone with his boss.

Michael's words have already shown how ridiculous he is in the draft, and he doesn't believe the numbers...... No wonder he drafted Kwame Brown five years ago. ”

Ridge Joe turned to his colleagues and said.

Colleagues nodded their heads again and again, and the amplification just now made them reduce the irrational side of the basketball god.

"Let's celebrate with champagne." Richie Joe said happily: "Ten years from now, Michael Jordan will definitely thank us for making the right choice for him. ”

His words made the entire draft war room boil.

Yes, looking back ten years from now, all Charlotte fans will celebrate us with a crown that saved the gods of basketball and tricked the Lakers.

Cheers!!

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