Chapter 107: Continuous Blockbuster

"The Philadelphia 76ers chose the 16th pick in the second round...... Mark Gasol. ”

Marc Gasol is not well-known in the United States, and the reason for participating in the draft is also because he is 22 years old.

He is the younger brother of Pau Gasol, and at the beginning, he followed his brother to the United States to attend middle school, and used to be a big fat man of more than 350 pounds.

Because it was big and slow, the NCAA universities didn't throw an olive branch at him.

Then Marc Gasol returned to Barcelona, where his dream began, and he was reunited with his young coaches and teammates, where he lived in La Masia, an elite youth soccer basketball camp.

In Barcelona, Gasol began to reinvent his body and hone his technique.

During his five years in Spain, he made it to the national team, winning the world championship with Paulo and putting himself back in the shoes of a professional scout.

However, most scouts are still skeptical of Marc Gasol.

"He's below the average NBA player, with no speed and no bounce," DraftExpress wrote in February 2007, calling him "an athlete with mediocre performances." The website expects Gasol to be drafted at the end of the second round, and in the best case, he could be the next Memet Oku, and in the worst case, he will be the next Mark Jackson.

So, when the 76ers took down Marc Gasol in the middle of the second round, it caused a small commotion in the industry.

But soon calm returned, after all, it was only a second-round show.

But Wang Mingming knows the potential of Mark Gasol, this guy's potential is as high as S-level, and he is a player at the same level as a high-pick player like Al Horford, although his current strength is very weak and his rating is only 57, but as long as Wang Mingming's potential accelerator helps, the future can be expected.

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At this time, the official website announced a transaction information about the 76ers.

The 76ers, Memphis-Grizzlies, and Los Angeles Lakers reached a three-way deal.

The deal involved more than a dozen players, and even involved the departure of the biggest stars, which is a blockbuster.

The 76ers sent away Al Horford, the No. 3 pick selected in this year's draft, Al Harrington, the power forward who was brought in to the team last year, and some cash.

The Memphis Grizzlies sent away the team's star Pau Gasol and a second-round pick in 2010.

The Lakers sent away power forward Kwame Brown, guard Yavaris Crudeton, veteran Aaron McGee, a 2008 first-round pick and a 2010 first-round pick.

Trading.

The Lakers acquired this year's No. 3 pick, talented Florida power forward Al Horford, the 76ers' starting power forward last season, supershooter Al Harrington, and the 2010 Grizzlies' second-round pick.

The Memphis Grizzlies acquired the Lakers' Kwame Brown, guard Yavaris Crudeton, some cash-trade exceptions, and two two-round first-round picks.

The 76ers acquired Pau Gasol and veteran Aaron McGee.

Each of the three teams has what it needs.

The Memphis Grizzlies suffered a losing season and experienced personnel turmoil such as a change of coach and manager, and were determined to rebuild, so they got a bunch of draft picks.

The Lakers got the instant power they needed (Al Harrington) and brought in a high-pick rookie like Al Horford.

The 76ers brought in an All-Star-caliber player for the first time after Mutombo's departure.

As soon as the blockbuster news came out, it instantly sparked heated discussions.

ESPN commented that the 76ers This is an S-level trade, although it lost the team's starting power forward, the No. 3 show, but got super power, Allen Iverson is 32 years old, whether he can win the championship depends on the year after tomorrow, and it is the right thing to do in exchange for the future for instant combat power.

Bleachers report praises Wang's contribution to the trade: According to 76ers insiders, Wang single-handedly brokered the deal, and initially the Grizzlies asked the 76ers to include a first-round pick in the trade and take Paul Millsap. The two sides were at a stalemate, and Wang pulled the Lakers in tomorrow, and the three hit it off, while the Grizzlies, who seemed to be the most loss-loser, had actually managed to start hoarding draft picks for the rebuild.

The 76ers have two Spanish players at once, which makes Philadelphia famous in Barcelona, and many Spanish media have come to Philadelphia to interview Wang Mingming.

The 76ers formed an "Iverson + Pau Gasol" combination, which made some Eastern Conference teams feel the crisis.

It was at this draft that the Boston Celtics and the Seattle SuperSonics also completed blockbuster trades.

The SuperSonics sent All-Star guard Ray Allen to the Celtics in the East, who sent point guard West, forward Szzczebiak and this year's fifth-pick small forward Jeff Green to Seattle, and the Celtics also earned the SuperSonics' 35th draft pick this year.

Two blockbuster news, one after the other, shocked the alliance.

People seem to be able to see the era of imminent change in the East, and in the turbulent turmoil, there are many foggy changes, and it is difficult to determine who will die next season.

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Back to Philadelphia.

The 76ers held a press conference to welcome Pau Gasol to the team.

Wang Mingming attended the press conference with Billy King, and at the same time, it was announced that veteran Aaron McGee is determined to retire and join the 76ers' uniform team as a member of the 76ers' assistant coaching team for the new season.

The media in Barcelona came to the scene, and the Spanish reporter with a thick tongue played the tongue to ask Wang Mingming.

"You traded Pau Gasol, but it seems like you need a shooter more in your tactics, and Pau Gasol doesn't have threes, doesn't that fit your tactical positioning?"

Wang Tomorrow thought about it and replied cautiously.

"My tactical system is not just about three points. I'm emphasizing the integration of offense and defense, Pau Gasol is such an offensive and defensive player, and what is even more commendable is that he can also handle the ball and play the attack, I value his efforts in these aspects, and in the new season, we will build the team with him and Allen as the core. ”

Wang blew a wave of Gasol tomorrow, to the satisfaction of these Spanish media.

Subsequently, some media asked about Gasol Jr.

'Mark is of course the player we need, but he's still under contract, he's playing really well in Europe, and I see some good qualities in him that make him a great basketball player and I'm looking forward to working with Gasol Jr. in the future.'

Chinese fans were a little disappointed, thinking that the two Chinese players who ran for election this year, Yi Jianlian and Sun Yue, and Wang would win one of them tomorrow.

As a result, Yi Jianlian went to the Bucks, and Sun Yue was picked up by the Lakers.

The dream of "my mother's family is a good mix" was shattered in an instant, and now the only wish left.

It is whether Wang Mingming can join the Chinese national team and become the head coach of the Chinese national team......