261. The draft is over
Taking the Raptors' baseball cap from Stern's hand, Okafor buttoned it on his head, and the smile on his face suddenly disappeared, "Thank you Toronto for being willing to trust me, originally my agent told me that a certain weak team would choose me, but now it seems that this is not the truth, great, I thought I was going to sink with a bad team, that is not my choice, I like to win!" It's a shame that team gave up on me, because I'm going to show how much they saw it in the new season."
The reporters were in an uproar, Stern jumped to grab the microphone, the smile on his face was already reluctant, and he scolded directly in his stomach: "Damn, why are all rookies so arrogant this year?" ”
Jordan is expressing the same opinion: "The little tree is not repaired, it is not straight, people are not repaired, this rookie is too bad, Ben, he must be repaired next season, and I will fix him well!" "Who knows who the bad team in this kid's mouth is, because before the draft, the Bobcats had already released a voice to choose Okafor, otherwise they would not have exchanged the second round pick + the fourth pick.
Huaben was not interested in his provocation, he could understand Okafor, he thought he was going to Charlotte, but he was told that he was going to Toronto, Charlotte is one of the top ten cities in the United States, what about Toronto? Damn, it's not in the US! Moreover, Charlotte's NCAA ball market is hot, and he Okafor is the iconic name of this year's NCAA.
In fact, the Bobcats also want to choose Okafor, but Huaben resolutely refuses, this kid is indeed very capable, otherwise he would not have won the best rookie in the first season. But later reality proved that this kid was a glass man, either a shot in the ass or a waist injury, and occasionally had an ankle sprain and groin strain.
Moreover, the uniform team of the Magic team is very accurate, Okafor's potential has been tapped by the university, and he entered the NBA, he played very well in his first year, but it was a good first year, and the next few years were weasels and rats, and a stubble was not as good as a stubble.
The Bobcats were unhappy here, and the Raptors were as elated as they were during the New Year, so they almost set off a few firecrackers to celebrate, and Carter was the first to jump out to support the little brother: "Okay, that's good, Emeka, welcome to Toronto, let's win the championship together next season!" ”
Carter didn't know that the Bobcats were going to sign Warben, and Okafor didn't know, otherwise the kid wouldn't have said that. Okafor is not brainless Howard, he is in his third year, and his grades are very good, and he can take the master's degree in China. Which is more important, vindictiveness or life? Howard may not be able to tell, but Okafor is.
The results didn't change much later, and the Bulls drafted Big Heart point guard Ben for the third place. Gordon; The Clippers finally got their wish and drafted Sean. Livingston, the second magician, has an elegant and lazy style of play, and has a wide field of vision, they have calculated everything, but they didn't calculate that this kid doesn't have the steel and iron bones of a magician, if you want to make a glass man ranking for the NBA in the 21st century, Livingston and Oden can compete for the top spot.
The Wizards selected Yi Di's good teammate and Iverson's passer - Harris who doesn't pass the ball, but there is still an even less passable Ellis next year, but Ellis was selected in the second round, which is like Harris is the fifth pick? The sixth-place Eagles picked Childis, and if his ball skills were as strong as his hairstyle, the Eagles would have made money, and like Ben once was, the kid was a diehard Exploding Head. In seventh place was the Bulls, who picked a decent star, Lore. Deng, there is nothing to blame for the Bulls' selection this year, both outside players are practical, and Lore is especially the same, and he will be the best helper for the Bulls in the future.
Finally, it was the Bobcats' turn to choose, and the other twenty-nine general managers were all looking at the positions of Jordan and the others, wondering if these birdmen were brain-dead or brain-dead, and they didn't want to give up such a piece of gold and jade as Okafor.
Stern continued to smile and told the bottom of the puzzle set by the Bobcats: "The eighth overall pick in the 2004 NBA Draft, our new team, the Charlotte Bobcats, chose Andre, a 6-foot-6" swingman from the University of Arizona. Iguodala, let's congratulate them! ”
"Papapa", Huaben clapped vigorously, Jordan and Bernie also applauded, each with extremely helpless expressions, they don't want Iguodala to be an all-round defender, Jordan is such a character, in his opinion, Iguodala is nothing but being able to run and jump, and he can't throw far, what did he choose? The NBA is not a slam dunk contest.
Hua Ben scoffed at this, and sure enough, Joe's vision is very problematic, in fact, this year's rookies, in addition to Howard, is also good for Iguodala, the future 76ers' boss is indeed not good at projection now, but it has been developed later. Moreover, this rookie has to be the best outside defender, and with him and Gerrard as two defensive giants, he can concentrate on defending on the inside.
Furthermore, will the players who can lead the rebuilding 76ers to almost reach the Eastern Conference Finals? In the 2011-12 season, the seven epic battles between the 76ers and the Celtics in the second round of the playoffs can be called heart-wrenching, Iguodalari burst out and played the Celtics is embarrassed, if it weren't for the poor interior depth, then it was the 76ers who competed with the Heat for the Eastern Conference championship.
Seeing Iguodala playing, the other 28 teams are hey and silly, and the penultimate place in the East next season is out. The 76ers also wanted to be silly, but after a closer look at the list, the management suddenly became sad, isn't this kid their favorite? How did you get cut off? Damn, you're not reliable with the Bobcats, I'm going to toss you hard next season!
But now is not the time to be ruthless, it's time to read their choices. The 76ers general manager, head coach and team boss Iverson hurriedly discussed, and finally reluctantly chose a man named Rafael. Arauyo's center can be regarded as a helper for Iverson, but the AI doesn't appreciate it, and is slapping the table vigorously: "I want Big Ben, I want Big Ben, I want Big Ben!" ”
The 76ers summed up Billy. Kim was annoyed and scared Iverson: "I'll sell you again!" ”
When Iverson heard this, he shouted even more vigorously: "Sell me, sell me, sell me!" ”
In the chaotic noise, the draft was carried out in an orderly manner, and the subsequent choices were similar to those in Huaben's memory, such as the Utah Jazz selected his aunt Humphries in the 14th place, and the Celtics selected the long-awaited classical power forward Al. Jefferson, the Hawks snatched Josh from Waben's long-cherished Josh. Smith, the Hornets picked the nerve knife Jr. Smith
Finally the 24th pick in the draft, the two picks the Bobcats got from the Celtics finally arrived, and in this position, Hua Ben did not draft the queen Delonte. West, instead chose Tony. Alan; The 25th pick in the back was still from the Bobcats, and Huaben advocated for Kevin. Martin.
The three Zhengtai wearing Bobcats baseball caps stood together with bitter faces, you look at me, I look at you, Bernie pretended not to see the expressions of the three standing not far away, Jordan had been here before, and the three of them didn't dare to say anything, after all, Jordan was dunking when they were wearing open crotch pants, and Yinwei was still there. When Jordan is gone, they will not be afraid.
Iguodala was the first to speak: "I said, I was going to Philadelphia. ”
"I'm going to go to the Celtics." Aaron had a shy black face.
Martin smiled shyly and said, "My agent told me that Sacramento was interested in me. ”
Iguodala nodded and asked depressedly, "Have you ever tried out in Charlotte?" ”
Aaron and Martin's heads shook like rattles, Iguodala nodded again, waved his hand, and said, "It's okay, I've been there, I'm familiar, you can just follow me in the future, let's try to reach the finals in the first season." Also, we have to unite in the future, the old birds of the NBA like to bully newcomers, but as long as we are united, then no one dares to touch us, right? However, the snake can't be headless, you say, is it appropriate for me to be the boss of the bobcat? ”
Aaron was taciturn, Martin was honest and introverted, and Iguodala said this, although reluctantly, he agreed without embarrassment.
Seeing that the two younger brothers did not object, Iguodala came to the spirit: "Little ones, I learned a saying when I was in college that a crisis means a business opportunity, do you understand what it means?" Now that the Bobcat is not in good shape, we have a great chance, and they can't select any talent through the expansion draft, and the responsibility of revitalizing the Bobcat will eventually have to be left on the shoulders of the two of us. Come, I'll do a good job of dividing the labor for everyone, Tony, you will be the core of the outside defense in the future; Kevin, you're the core of the attack, and as for me, I'm in charge of the overall situation. ”
"But we don't have anyone inside." Martin said helplessly, and Aaron nodded silently.
Iguodala said disdainfully, "What the are you going to do inside?" Shall we just make three muskets? ”
Bernie watched the three rookies chirp to complete the distribution of power among the Bobcats, and laughed in his heart with a stiff face, these little guys are so funny.
The Pistons didn't have a first-round pick, only one in the second round, the No. 54 pick, and they chose a guy named Richie. Defender of Berding. When the Pacers picked a man named Brad in the last place in the second round. Wright's players, the draft is over, and all that's left is the rookie press conference, where reporters are free to ask questions to rookies and all team uniforms.
Vallejo, who Huaben wanted, did not get his hands in the end, and although the Brazilian could not attack at this time, he was a good hand defensively. For a rookie team, there is no better fit than defense, to play tactics? It would be better to hack them to death.
At the end of the draft, Jordan put his eyes on Huaben, who shrugged his shoulders and said dissatisfiedly: "I said that I want Dwight. Howard, Josh. Smith, but none of them came. ”
Jordan saw that Hua Ben was ready to pay the bill, and his face suddenly changed, but he tried his best to resist the pressure of the team's management and did it according to Hua Ben's intentions, and even sent out the first round picks next year, although he got one from the Raptors, but it was not a top deal.
The Raptors have the terrifying Okafor, plus Carter and Bosh, and it is possible for them to reach the Eastern Conference Finals next year, so whether their first-round picks are the same or not, it must be the last. As for the Bobcats, there is no Huaben relying on a bunch of rookies to compete for the top pick, but the problem is that even if they get the top pick, they have to give it to the Celtics, and they sign an unprotected contract that is rare now!
"Just kidding, just kidding." Seeing that Jordan was about to carry a stool to beat someone, Hua Ben had to quickly relax, "What about the preliminary contract?" I'll just sign it. ”
(To be continued)