Chapter 55: The draft is over, and the transfer period is about to begin!
Just when Mitch Kupchak was furious, the big screen behind the vice president showed the news that the Los Angeles Clippers bought the Trail Blazers with the fifth pick in the second round for two million cash.
"Is Olshu so confident that a player selected for a second-round pick that he paid so much money can be worth the price?"
"Rhy, there's no doubt that Olshu guy was kicked in the head by a donkey today, is he still counting on finding the next Super Forest, if I'm the boss of the Clippers I'll fire him hard."
Two reporters have commented on the Clippers' back-to-back second-round picks.
NBA Vice President Stu Jackson took the envelope handed over by the staff with a professional smile on his face, and glanced at the audience, "The fifth pick in the second round in 2008, the Los Angeles Clippers chose Mario, who is six feet and one inch tall from the University of Kansas, the main guard of the NCAA Final Game MOP...... Chalmers! ”
As soon as the words fell, Mario Chalmers, the MOP of the NVA Final Four, stood up excitedly and hugged his relatives and agents, and then took the baseball cap of the Los Angeles Clippers handed by the staff and put it on excitedly.
"I'm very happy, the Los Angeles Clippers have chosen me as a young and competitive team, as a rookie I have a lot to learn, I will do my best to learn and dedicate, I hope I can help the team, Super Lin is my idol, he is a legend, I never dared to believe that one day I will become teammates with Lin, for this opportunity I think I will cherish it and strive to become a qualified team member!" Chalmers came down immediately after a brief speech.
Nel Olshu and his assistant gave a high-five in celebration, and the sight of Charles Chammos wearing a Clippers hat filled with a sense of accomplishment.
"Do you think we're done?" Olshu muttered to himself, "We can make one last effort!" The assistant nodded, and it was worth remembering for him to be able to participate in this madness.
"Are they so confident? Or have we lost our minds? Kupchak muttered, apparently he didn't know what words to use to describe the crazy Los Angeles neighbors Clippers.
Just as he was complaining, the assistant ran in again, "The Clippers have traded another draft pick!" ”
"What, again?" Kupchak was completely speechless, and the assistant looked at Kupchak's appearance, "The Clippers traded half a million cash plus their main power forward Josh Powell last season for the San Antonio Spurs' second-round pick this year, which is the 24th pick in the second round. ”
Kupchak calmed down, "Four rookies? Do you expect a second super forest to appear inside? His eyes sharpened and he gritted his teeth, "No amount of rookies will stop our great Lakers from winning the championship!" ”
The Clippers' fifth trade to get a draft pick once again brought the atmosphere to the scene, after all, there are too few second-round rookies, and tonight the Los Angeles Clippers obviously want to tell people that their Clippers are here to find good players in the second round.
The draft continues, and after nine people, everyone is looking forward to who the Clippers are going to choose this time. The first four are Roy Hibbert, Andre Jordan, and Mario Chalmers, and the first two choose the center is understandable, after all, Carman is often injured, and a playmaker is chosen because in addition to the upcoming Andre Miller team's point guard, there is only the aging Sam Kassel, so who will they choose this time, with a strong curiosity, people glanced at the list of candidates announced in the draft, and it seems that anyone could be a Clippers option.
Stud Jackson obviously already has the aura of David Stern, and once again stood on the stage and faced the court, easily coping, "The Los Angeles Clippers have chosen Goran Dragic, a playmaker from Slovenia!" ”
With StuJackson's words, the screen behind him began to replay Dragic's wonderful clips, beautiful passes, sharp breakthroughs, and flexible dodge attacks on the inside, which made everyone's eyes shine, and of course, many people disdain, after all, this is an edit.
"This video is meant to tell us that an international rookie at the end of the second round is Nash!" A reporter said to his companion with a strong smile.
"Hey, buddy, if you edit my play, I'm Kevin Garnett, too."
The conversation between the two speaks volumes about their disdain for Dragic, who in their eyes is just a little bit of aura, and this wonderful video is edited and made and does not represent his true strength.
"Whew, our show is finally over!" Chen Xiyan stretched his waist and pouted, which made the whole room fall in love for a while.
Nel Olshu is a mature middle-aged man who quickly adjusts to his condition, "Yes, no one could have imagined that we would be one of the focal points of the 2008 draft!" ”
"Yes, Nell, you're really good, but it's my turn to have a headache, you have found so many newcomers, not every rookie is a super forest, so I don't have to worry, now I have to think about the team's tactics and how to configure the team to achieve the best condition, I don't want you to select so many potential new stars for me, and eventually make us the laughing stock of the whole league, 'You see the Los Angeles Clippers are a bunch of idiots, this is the rookie they paid a lot of money for'" Mike Dunleavy's words made everyone in the room burst into laughter.
Lin Fei smiled, thinking about how to adapt to the new teammates, how to strengthen the team in all aspects, this season he entered the playoffs, but entering the playoffs is far from his goal, he doesn't want to travel in the first round next season, he hopes to go further.
It's a farce! - The headline of the sports section of the Los Angeles Times, and then the picture is five people, the largest of which is a picture of Nel Orshu, and then two people standing on the left and right, Roy Hibbert and Goran Dragic on one side, and Andre Jordan and Mario Chalmers on the other.
"It turned out that this was a draft conference, and before the draft we were used to all kinds of wonderful rumors, and at the moment before the draft conference ended, we would know how true the rumors that excited us were, such as the first-round pick of Derrick Rose and Michael Beasley, but I didn't expect that the 2008 draft would become a personal show for the Los Angeles Clippers, and they paid a lot of their own draft picks to get Superlin, so that they didn't have a draft pick in their hands before this draftSeeing that this draft has nothing to do with the Clippers, but the fact is that they have become the protagonists of this draft, and through trade and cash, they have found four rookies, two interior centers and two outside playmakers.
Shaun Livingston (10.2 points + 6.8 assists + 1.6 steals + 80 games in the season) + three million compensation cash = 16th pick Roy Hibbert + Andre Miller (14.7 points + 5.8 assists) Paul Davis (4.4 points and 5.3 rebounds) + 1 million cash = Andre Jordan with the fourth pick in the second round 2 million dollars = 5th pick in the second round, Mario Chalmers, Josh Powell (6.2 points, 7.7 rebounds) + 500,000 cash =The selection of Goran Dragic by the No. 24 pick in the second round is the news that the Clippers made in this draft, is it that apart from the fact that the first trade is a good trade to improve the team, I don't think Andre Jordan, who has set an embarrassing record in the Little Green House draft, has anything other than height and bounce, you must know that he has suffered a serious knee injury, and I can guarantee that this choice was wrong. I feel the difficulty of expecting Andre Jordan to become a qualified bench insider.
Mario Chalmers, I'm sure my eyes are not wrong? Well, I should remember that Mario was the main point guard for the University of Kansas to win the championship, but I don't think he has what it takes to get a foothold in the NBA. Apparently two million would have become a joke.
If there is a selection of the worst general manager, I think Olshu will take the first place without any suspense.
As for Goranddragic, there are a lot of people who say he's a little Nash, but I think that's what some small European countries want to do if they want to qualify for the European Championships. There's no denying that Dragic's editing is really good.
Four rookies, not to mention expecting another super forest, and spending this cash is a stupid decision in my eyes.
The columnist's reporter unceremoniously slammed the Clippers' rookie frenzy.
"Can't they?" Olshu frowned his forehead and said with a helpless smile, "In my opinion, they are the future of the team, and I believe that we can create the glory of our Clippers under the leadership of Lin." ”
With the end of the 2008 draft, it means that the offseason will officially start tomorrow, and the rookies selected by the Clippers will immediately start their own training with the help of Lin Fei.
"What did Ron say?" Olshu asked, looking at the debriefing assistant.
'He said he'd think about it, it should be done, we got a good contract and Ron was interested in what we were targeting.
"That's good! Didn't Lin go on vacation? ”
"Without him training in the gym, it seems that he is preparing a lot for the new season, but I'm afraid he's overloaded, should I let Paul follow him, just in case?" The assistant looked at Olshu and suggested.
"You're right, Lin Ke is our future, so try hard at night and try to reach an agreement with Ron as soon as possible." Olshu looked at the papers on the table, and a smile appeared on his lips.
At 00:00 on July 1, the NBA offseason transfer officially opened, and the Clippers are destined to bring a different wind to the transfer market this offseason.
(To be continued)