"Joe, this is the latest rookie report......"

Grizzlies chief scout Sven Mislintart, a middle-aged white man with glasses and a stubble face, handed Joe a report that the draft was imminent, and Johi was still busy.

It's been almost a week since the finals ended, and the league is all over the place.

First, the new general manager of the Lakers, Mitch Kupchak, revealed that Phil Jackson would not leave class, and Los Angeles was scolded.

Then, the Lakers publicly put Scott Pippen on the transfer market, which caused a shock, and everyone knew that even Scott Pippen was going to be traded, which shows that the Lakers are going to make a big move!

On the other hand, Larry Bird also publicly announced that he would no longer serve as the head coach of the Pacers, and would enter the management of the Pacers, only serving as the general manager of the Pacers, and the overall runner-up in the 1999-2000 season also underwent a huge change.

The league also issued an announcement after the finals, announcing that some of the rules will be changed next season, and the illegal rules of joint defense will be canceled, and from next season, joint defense will be legal!

This move shook the league three times, especially Larry Bird, who also used illegal joint defense to criticize the Grizzlies last season, but in a blink of an eye, the joint defense was legal!

And for many coaches in the league, the release of the new rules has surprised many defensive coaches, thinking that their own era has come! Let the offensive coach voice oppose, but the general trend is irreversible, the main reason why the league allows joint defense, the main reason is that in the international arena, the United States team has really suffered the loss of joint defense, for the sake of the American team's performance in the international arena, the league can only allow joint defense, in order to cater to the rules of the international arena.

Before the draft began, the league was disrupted.

As the champion, the Grizzlies have been quiet and have not moved at all.

In fact, at this time, Qiao Hai is preparing for the upcoming draft.

This season's draft lottery has ended, the Grizzlies' own draft picks were drawn to the 29th pick in the first round and the 29th pick in the second round, and there is a draft pick traded from the Pistons, the Pistons have a mediocre record, ranking seventh in the East, so this draft pick was drawn with the 15th pick in the first round, which is considered a mid-first round pick, and the value is not low.

The 2000 Draft was not a big year, but rather the worst quality NBA draft in a decade.

In addition, the Grizzlies' rotation lineup is good enough, and Qiao Hai didn't think about getting too good players from this draft, but with draft picks in hand, he can't do without them, a first-round pick with the 15th pick, a first-round pick with the 29th pick, plus a second-round pick with the 29th pick, three picks, Qiao Hai naturally thinks about how to use these three picks.

The draft is coming, the 15th pick in the first round, and from the draft roster provided by Chief Scout Sven Mislintat, Qiao Hai has identified four targets, Sidotkoglou from Turkey, who can play two forward positions, has excellent projection, and has a passing hand.

The second target is center Jamal Magloyle, a native of Canada who has an excellent half-volley with a soft shot, excellent reach, good rebounding, and average rim protection, but at least better than Brad Miller.

At his peak, he averaged 13 points, 10 rebounds and 1 block per game, and was selected as an All-Star, but his peak was not long, and he fell soon after taking a big contract.

The third target is Quentin Richardson from DePaul University, who has won the three-point title, has a bold and excellent long-range shot, and if he can be selected, he is an excellent wing three-pointer.

The fourth target is from the Michigan state of Maurice Piterson, who has three points and is excellent defensively, especially on the perimeter, and is a good 3-and-D player.

The draft picks of all four players are all around the middle of the first round, and the Grizzlies have a chance to use that 15th pick in the first round to pick one of them, so Qiao Hai circled these four and then continued to look down.

The 29th pick in the first round, which is the last place in the first round.

Qiao Hai also circled four goals.

The first is Mark Madsen, nicknamed Mad Dog, characterized by a tenacious fighting spirit, stalking, good at one-on-one defense, but with little offensive ability, but with fighting spirit alone, Mark Madsen is enough to be an important force on the bench.

Eddie House, a short shooter, plays primarily as a point guard, but has no playmaking skills, and his only strength is three-point accuracy.

Brian Cardinal, a big man who can shoot threes, has a tenacious style and excellent interpersonal skills, and is a locker room leader-type role player known as the Mavericks' Matt Bonner.

The fourth, and also the player Qiao Hai must take, Michael Reed, if Qiao Hai is asked to do a rearrangement of the 2000 draft, he will rank Michael Reed in the first place, a healthy Michael Reed is definitely the best player in the 2000 draft, can shoot suddenly, especially with outstanding projection ability, healthy Michael Reed can be called the best scorer in the league, but in addition to projection, he can also play in the low post, and he also spares no effort on the defensive end.

Without injuries, Michael Reed could well have grown into one of the best shooting guards in the league.

If there is no accident, the Grizzlies will most likely choose Michael Reed with the 29th pick in the first round, but they are afraid that Reed's draft prospects will soar, and this pick at the end of the first round will not be selected, so Qiao Hai has circled three other targets.

It doesn't matter if you can't choose, Grizzly Bear anyway

The four goals were circled by Qiao Hai again, and in the end, the selection of Qiao Hai with the 29th pick in the second round was difficult.

The last place in the second round, there is really no choice, Qiao Hai thought about it, or directly handed the redrawn draft list to Sven Mislintart.

"Sven, tell Stu, let him ask the price, and sell the 29th pick in the second round."

"Yes, Mr. Joe."

Sven Mislintat nodded, turned around and was about to leave, but was stopped by Qiao Hai.

"One more thing, you arranged for a scout to go to Italy, remember the Argentine we picked last year?"

Mislinta nodded to Manuginobili, who of course remembered that a player who was unknown before the draft was picked out by Joe from the draft crowd, which surprised everyone.

Seeing Mislinta nod, Qiao Hai continued: "Send a scout to check him out, then contact him and let him play in the summer league. ”

"Got it, Mr. Qiao, is there anything else?"

"No, you go to Stu first, and bring the door for me when I go."

Waiting for the door of the office to be brought by Mislintate, Qiao Hai breathed a long sigh of relief and sat down in his chair, the matter of the draft conference is over here.

The 29th pick in the second round will be sold, who will buy Qiao Hai doesn't care, the two first-round picks, the scope of the draft is roughly delineated, and the next thing to do is to wait for the start of the draft.