Rod Higgins replied to the Trail Blazers on the same day, asking the Trail Blazers to trade the No. 14 pick plus Durant for the Bobcats' No. 3 pick.

Durant was the star of last season, although he did not play well in the first season, and the Trail Blazers also felt that they were losing money in such a trade, and they also wanted to use the 14th pick to choose an interior big man to cultivate well, so the two sides had a disagreement.

The Trail Blazers called a meeting of all their staff to discuss what to do, and trading Durant for the No. 3 rookie may have been the best-case scenario, but they were unwilling to give up their draft picks, and the two sides were at an impasse.

There were several negotiations between the managers of the two teams. Pritchard: "It's okay to trade for draft picks, we want Raymond Felton. ”

Higgins: "Dude, what are you still dreaming about?" ”

Pritchard: "......"

Pritchard: "We want Weaver." ”

Higgins: "Weaver is Hayes' own brother, don't you notice that they look exactly the same?" If it were for you, the lynx would have internal conflicts. ”

Pritchard: "......"

The two sides haggled incessantly, and Pritchard made a final request on behalf of the Trailblazers. "We're going to have Jamario Moon, that's the end of it, right? No, this deal is not done, let's find someone else. ”

After Gerard Wallace was sidelined with an injury, Moon also got a chance to play, defending well and performing well. The Trail Blazers believe that Moon is not inferior to Weaver, but the Bobcats have Wallace, Barnes, Azubuke...... Moon was denied a chance to perform. And Moon signed a long-term contract with Bobcats, and the price was not high.

This is a mutually acceptable outcome. The Trail Blazers want Moon to step up defensively. The Bobcats waited for Durant to come, there were too many people at the small forward position, and Moon didn't have playing time at all, so he kept a spot for the Bobcats and couldn't ask for it. In the end, the two sides drafted an agreement: On draft day, the Bobcats selected either Mayo or Rose for the Trail Blazers and sent Moon. The Trail Blazers sent Durant and a rookie selected with the 14th pick, and as for who to pick, the Bobcats have the final say. If the No. 3 pick doesn't pick Mayo or Rose, the trade is canceled.

The reason why the Bobcats are willing to make this trade is because the top three rookies Beasley, Rose, and Mayo, who are optimistic, are not suitable for the Bobcats' style no matter which one is selected, and they must be traded out if they are chosen. If you spend a season on training, it is better to exchange for Durant, who has been playing for a season. Durant was more famous and talented in the draft, but he was not reused in the Trail Blazers. His talent should show on a fast-paced team like the Bobcats.

Moon was depressed to death after knowing that he might be traded, so he went to Hayes for a meal and sent a jail call.

"Chuck, can you tell the higher-ups that if you don't trade me, you can't trade someone else? Sooner or later, the Bobcats are going to win the championship, the Trail Blazers don't have anything, and even if I was asked to start, I wouldn't be happy. I don't want to go. Moon said with a sad face.

Hayes made an exception and drank a few beers with Moon. sighed: "I can't do anything about this, the transaction was proposed by the pioneers first, and they took a fancy to you." You're very physical, you're defensively hard, and I don't want you to leave, but that's the way it's now. Alas......"

"I probably won't be able to win a championship. I know that next season the Bobcats will be strong, and there will definitely be no place for me by then. If I leave the contract in the future, you should remember to consider me. Moon said. When he was with the Rockets, he was cut due to injury and missed out on the championship. Leaving the Bobcats, going to the Trail Blazers is at most impacting the playoffs, and this contrast is too great. Moon didn't want to go, but he had to.

"Giamriot, whenever I have the chance, I will suggest to the higher management that you go back to the Bobcats." All Hayes could do was give Moon a distant promise. Durant has to be traded, and his development potential is not comparable to that of Moon who can only dunk and defend. As long as he finds his place, Durant is better than rookies like Mayo and Beasley. Moon is not young, and his form is up and down, how can it be so easy to work with Hayes again?

Every player is feeling the pressure these days. The Bobcats have four draft picks, and if they were to sign a rookie, someone would have to leave, and the competition within the team was getting tougher.

Soon on June 26, Hayes flew to New York with Jordan, Higgins and others, and the 2008 NBA Draft was held at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Last year was called a big year for the draft, but the rookie level was disappointing, and there was no All-Star yet. The strength of the rookies this year is good. Knowing this, Bobcat traded four first-round picks.

Experts made several predictions about the draft rankings before the start of the draft. The latest predictions are based on the performance of the rookies in training camp and are highly valuable. Before the conference began, Hayes, Jordan and others each held a list to study, and this list of predictions was somewhat different from Hayes's actual ranking in his previous life.

Experts predict that the top three are Rose, Beasley, and Mayo. There is no objection to this, the fame of the three is too great for others to compare.

No. 4 is Jerry Bayless. In Hayes' previous life, Bayless was eventually selected for the 11th place and later traded to the Trail Blazers. He's good at breaking, and he's the type of offense that needs to be on the ball, and he's close to Roy's style of play, so he doesn't have much of a chance to play, so he can only be a role player. Durant also couldn't play after he arrived with the Trail Blazers, and Hayes had a question in his heart, could it be that Roy was actually overrated? Otherwise, how can people with potential come to him and become wasted?

In fifth place is Kevin Love. No. 6 is Eric Gordon, a guard with strong scoring ability, and No. 7 is Westbrook, Westbrook is not favored by experts, and Hayes selected him at No. 4 in his previous life, and he caused a big upset.

At No. 8 is Joe Alexander, known as the "Chinese Boy," who has great athleticism and is modeled after Marion, and Hayes doesn't understand why the experts would rank him ahead of Brook Lopez.

Brook Lopez, the most underrated player in the draft, was predicted to be No. 9 in Hayes' favor. The tenth is Italian Gallinari, who was selected by the Knicks with the sixth pick in his previous life and also caused an upset. 11th Augustin, 12th Anthony Randolph, 13th Darrell Arthur, 14th DeAndre Jordan.

The 14 were invited by the coalition to sit with their families in an area specially prepared for them, commonly known as the "Little Green Room," and waited for President Stern's roll call.

DeAndre Jordan was drafted by the Clippers in the second round in Hayes' memory, and if DeAndre were to participate in the draft next year, there would be very few big men who could make it to the top 5 or even the top 3. But he was a year earlier and dropped the second round.

At this time, Michael Jordan, who was sitting next to Hayes, said: "Chuck, fourteenth, why don't we pick DeAndre Jordan?" His template is Bynum, who seems to have a future better than Hibbert, and how can he be better than Gortat and Marc Gasol, right? It's also good to make trading chips. ”

"Michael, although he has the same surname as Jordan like you, he must be overrated, and I bet he will fall to the second round before being drafted." Hayes laughed. He hadn't thought about this person before.

"How could he have fallen to the second round? This is what you said you were going to bet, and I bet $10,000 with you! Jordan immediately exclaimed.

"Here we go again." D'Antoni, who was sitting on the other side of Jordan, smiled and sighed and turned his head away.

Jordan is a "bad gambler" who likes to gamble in any way, no matter what the occasion, Jordan is always happy to gamble. Many people were afraid of him because of this, and they avoided him when they saw him.

Last year in Los Angeles, Hayes gambled with Jordan to shoot, and basically lost Jordan, and now Jordan is working hard.

"Big guys are worth a lot of money when they can shoot." Hayes smiled: "If you want to gamble, I will accompany you, and you will be treated if you win." ”

"Stinky boy, I don't believe De Andrew can make it to the second round. It's weird if you can win. Jordan laughed.

A small bet, Hayes doesn't care even if he loses 10,000.

The draft convention was scheduled as usual, with a speech from NBA commissioner David Stern.

Stern smiled and swept around the scene, and said slowly: "Welcome guests, fans and friends, it's a pleasure to stand on this stage again, starting today, there will be another group of wonderful young people into the league, they will be the future of the league, I announce the official start of the 2008 draft." ”

After the brief speech, the audience responded with warm applause. Stern pressed his left hand, and the noise gradually calmed down, and Stern said solemnly: "The first pick in the first round of this draft belongs to the Los Angeles Clippers, and they chose ...... Michael Beasley! ”

To the applause of the audience, Beasley stood up, hugged his family, then waved to the people around him, and slowly walked to the center stage of Madison Garden Plaza. He seemed to take everything for granted, and his expression was rather calm.

Beasley actually beat Rose to become the champion? This came as a bit of a surprise to Hayes. Then he quickly figured out why, the Clippers' "captain" Brand was going to jump out of the contract, and the interior line was empty. The guard line found Byron Davis of the Warriors, who didn't need a point guard, but needed to strengthen their interior firepower, so they chose Beasley.

"Our deal with the Trail Blazers is done." Jordan laughed.

"yes." Hayes answered. Beasley was the champion, and Rose and Mayo Bobcats could pick one.

The Top-Eye Heat chose Rose. Hayes feels that Rose's style of play is a bit of a conflict with Wade, with the example of Durant, Rose may not play as well as in his previous life, if the Heat trade Rose, who will they get in exchange? I don't know if LeBron James and Bosh will be on the Heat in 2010, when the Heat will definitely be more terrifying.

Tanhua Show, Bobcat chose Mayo without hesitation. Anyway, it's a trading chip, and you don't have to think about strength. Hayes felt that Mayo was just average, and there was no pity to send it away. If you look at Mayo's performance in 2011, you will find that he is not just average, he is simply greatly overrated. In the Grizzlies, they couldn't even start.

In fourth place, the Bobcats chose Brook Lopez. When Brook Lopez heard his name, Le's mouth crooked. He had a low prediction pick, was drafted with the fourth pick, and caused a big upset, and he was selected by the Bobcats team with Hayes. It was as if he had seen the NBA championship beckoning to him. Bobcats' interior player Biedlings has announced that he is out of contract, and Thomas' contract expires. The Bobcats aren't very strong on the inside, and he knows he's going to get some playing time.

Brook Lopez put on his hat and looked around to spot where Hayes, Jordan, D'Antoni and others were sitting. He immediately smiled at them. Hayes also waved at Brook Lopez.

Bobcat Champion Puzzle Ready!

(To be continued)