In the end, Joe Smith from the University of Maryland was the top winner. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info Zhang Zhu, a Chinese-American mixed-race child who has been despised by the media all the way, unexpectedly became a role model. Stackhouse, like his older brother Jordan, became Tanhua. Garnett was drafted by the Timberwolves at No. 5...... And Stoudemire, who had been favored before the draft, ended up in seventh place and was picked up by the Raptors......

The NBA draft is not finished by David Stern in one go, the first round of the draft alone lasts about two hours, because after each rookie, the scene and the TV station have to give a detailed description of the rookie's origin, and play some pre-collected video materials, so that fans can understand the rookie as much as possible.

Of course, only rookies in the lottery area will have a detailed introduction...... The further you go, the faster the process will progress...... By the time it came to the second round, there was basically only text left, and the league didn't have that much manpower to collect detailed information about these second-round shows.

After Zhang Yu was selected, he had to stay at the scene and wait for some follow-up links, such as taking pictures, interviews and other matters.

When he returned to the stage, he first communicated with his father and agent, but when he turned his head, he didn't know where Elgin Baylor, who had been polite to him before, had gone?

The three of them were a little confused, they didn't know that Lord Belle would have quietly returned to the private room to meet their former teammates.

"Leon, something is wrong, what about Elgin Baylor?" Trim waited until Zhang Qian returned to the court after selection, and found that the manager of the Clippers was not by his side, which is not a good sign, how can Zhang Qian be so unappreciated as a top performer?

"Mr. Elgin Baylor told me to go back to my seat first, what's wrong?" Zhang Qi didn't know these details, he thought everyone was like this, but when he turned his head to look, he found that the previous champion show Joe Smith and the flower show Stark House behind him were no longer on the court.

Trim has always felt that the two fathers and sons have left him too little time to operate, which makes it difficult for him to operate his own star now, and even before the draft results are released, he can't guess Zhang Fu's draft pick at all, although the current results are beyond his expectations, but the way the Clippers handle it is obviously wrong!?

He is also well-informed and knows that this situation is obviously a sign before the transaction!

If it were a normal situation, Zhang Mao's draft rank was so high, the team that selected him should have contacted him as an agent a long time ago, but now he is also confused, and no one has contacted him at all.

Zhang Qi didn't know that at this time, in the VIP private room, the two Lakers celebrities were in a tense confrontation......

Jerry West's face was very unhappy, but Elgin Baylor, who was not far away, looked comfortable and waited for the other party's answer very calmly.

"Mr. Del, do you think we should still make this deal?" West sang a duet with Harris in the private room, asking as if he didn't approve of the deal, and Harris had to make it.

"Mr. Jerry, you were a legend, so I don't need to explain more, the talent in Lyon, we can all see it, Mr. Baylor can see it, although the price of this deal is high, but I think it can be a gamble." Harris thinks his acting skills are good, but the Clippers on the other side do have a great appetite and actually want to rob Eddie Jones.

Elgin Baylor immediately laughed and said, "Jerry, if I couldn't see Leon's talent, I wouldn't have used his precious list to sign him." So, this deal won't work out if there isn't enough to pay for, and that's my last offer. ”

Jerry West's face turned red, half of him was really angry!

They had already reached trade negotiations, but after the Clippers selected Zhang, they actually reversed the previous agreement, raised the price tag, and began to sit on the ground.

The two teams had reached a trade intention before the draft, letting the Clippers select Zhang Yu first and then swap him, but the price that had been negotiated, Elgin Baylor turned around and refused to admit it.

The trade between the two sides was originally - after the Clippers selected Zhang Qi, they would use Zhang Qi + Bison Dele + 96 first-round pick to trade Cedric Ceballos + Anthony Piller for the Lakers.

But now, Elgin Baylor temporarily changed his mind and used Zhang Zhu + Bison Dele + Marrick Healy + 96 first-round pick to trade the Lakers' Verratti Divac + Eddie Jones + Anthony Piller + No. 19 pick.

And in this deal, the Clippers also asked the Lakers to select Brent Barry with the No. 19 pick they traded from the Pistons.

Jerry West looked angry and attacked, and got up from the sofa with a "soaring" voice: "This is impossible, this is a robbery!" ”

Jeanne Bass sat on the side and looked at the three people in the negotiation with a blank face, Harris hurriedly stepped forward to comfort West, and glanced at Elgin Baylor's expression by the way, and when he noticed that the other party also had some panic in his eyes, he immediately relieved his strength.

Jerry West immediately shook off Harris's arm, and the deal was about to go untenable.

Seeing this, Elgin Baylor hurriedly stood up, and he was even more worried about missing such a good opportunity to rob.

Yes, he is indeed optimistic about Zhang Mao, but he is far less extreme than Don Nelson and Jerry West. And in his mind, Zhang Wei is an all-star seedling, and he may not be able to become a superstar in the future, so when he saw that this deal was about to be played, he immediately smiled and said: "Jerry, it's not like your style to be so impatient, don't lie to me, you know that you can't be anxious to do business in this league." ”

Jerry West said angrily: "I can't agree to this deal, and my boss won't agree to it." Since you want to make a business, show your sincerity. ”

Elgin Baylor raised his glass in deep thought, and then, as if he had made a major concession, said, "Well, I can give up your No. 19 pick, which is the final price." ”

"So be it, but I don't want to clink glasses with you this time." Jerry West dropped a cold line, got up and left the private room.

Jerry West's actions weren't exactly acting, and even though they kept the No. 19 pick, the Lakers still paid more than they expected, and even he is not sure if the deal was worth it.

Even, if it weren't for the deep intention of clearing up the space and waiting for the next summer to dig people, he might not have traded Zhang Qi with such a blood book, and the stakes in this gamble were too high.

"Cheers!" Elgin Baylor didn't care at all, raised his glass and made a clinking gesture towards the door, obviously very happy that he had completed a wonderful robbery mission on the Lakers legend! This is the rare time since he became the general manager of the Clippers that he has taken advantage of West, or is it such a big advantage that he will wake up with a smile when he goes back to his dreams tonight.

Elgin Baylor actually didn't expect to rob Verratti Divac, the Serbian center who played 16+10 All-Star stats last season, and the 27-year-old is just stepping into the golden age for a center, so Baylor thinks he has made a fortune.

However, for the Lakers, trading Divac is actually more desirable than trading Ceballos, because the former has only one year left on his contract, and the next contract is bound to exceed $5 million a year, while Ceballos has three years left on his contract and only needs to pay two million a year, which is well worth it.

If they want to poach O'Neill next year, then Divac will have to dispose of it sooner or later, so there is no difference between making a move earlier and making a move later.

In fact, Jerry West is more distressed by Eddie Jones in this deal, he originally wanted to cultivate Zhang Zhu and Jones, a pair of golden partners in the backcourt, if the Lakers poach O'Neal next year, Zhang Zhu grows fast enough, then the Lakers' internal and external lines will be all formed, maybe three or two years later.

But now if he wants to get Zhang Zhu, he must pay the price of Eddie Jones, and he can only hope that Zhang Zhu and Ceballos will be good enough.

If he really looks away from this little guy, then the Lakers will face a lot of trouble if they want to poach O'Neal next year, and it will even be questionable whether they can attract O'Neal to join.

Zhang Mao didn't know what was going on here, he had a feeling of being abandoned off the field, and the other selected players left directly with the team management after wearing the team's hat.

Who knows where they went? Anyway, he was abandoned on the spot, and it felt terrible!

"Don't worry, that's not necessarily a bad thing, and if a team is willing to trade you for a big price, it will probably end better than if you go to the Clippers." Trim is worthy of being one of the gold medal agents, he is well-connected and has seen strong winds and waves, so he made more than a dozen phone calls in just a while, and also learned some useful information from various sources.

"That makes sense, but the Clippers are still a Los Angeles team no matter how bad they are, and there are no well-known players on the team, so I can compete for a core position directly if I go. If a small city team were to trade me, it wouldn't have been good with the Clippers. Zhang Mao's heart is bottomless, in the end, he is still a little younger.

Trim looked at the nervous father and son, smiled and said, "We will know the result soon, so let's wait patiently for the real employer to greet us." ”

The three of them had been on the sidelines for less than five minutes before Jerry West returned to the scene and raised his hand to say hello.

"Won't it?" An idea arose in Zhang Fu's heart, if this was the result, it would be much beyond his expectations.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yu quickly glanced at his agent Trim, who smiled at him and nodded, as if he knew what he was going to ask.

At the same time, David Stern took the envelope from Jeanie Buss on the court, and it was finally the Lakers' turn to draft the Lakers, and the Lakers executives who had completed negotiations with the Clippers had returned to the draft.

The Lakers' No. 19 pick was originally intended to be used as a spare tire, and once the first eighteen teams were blind and no one was going to pick Zhang, then they could get the Australian talent for a small price.

Of course, this situation is almost impossible to happen, because the 76ers have already made the decision to use the list to choose Zhang Fu first, and even the Pistons, who traded the No. 19 pick to the Lakers, also have the intention of cutting off Hu with the 18th pick, and their intentions can be described as sinister!

In short, there is no shortage of stupid managers in this league, but there is also no shortage of teams with discerning eyes.

The Lakers received the draft pick from the Pistons, and instead of paying for the player, they instead gained a player after a three-way trade. Of course, this is a typical garbage contract, and they get a useless Mark West with a salary of 2 million.

Fortunately, this guy will expire next year, and the Pistons are equivalent to using a No. 19 pick to let the Lakers help them gnaw on a two-million garbage contract, which can be regarded as taking what they need, anyway, there are few outstanding rookies for them to choose from with the 19th pick, and the Pistons with Grant Hill can't look down on the talents of this year.

The Lakers eventually used the No. 19 pick from the trade to select Michael Finley from the University of Wisconsin. This is another swingman at the guard, and Jerry West aims to use him to fill the void left by Eddie Jones, who has no interest in the Clippers' favorite Brent Barry.