Boston, Office of the Celtic President

Now in this Zhuang Fei's office, Zhuang Fei, Danny Anji, and the team's assistant coach Stephen Green all have a solemn face, at this time, there is no sound in this not small office, it can be said that after Zhuang Fei returned to Boston, after receiving the news from Danny Anji, Zhuang Fei's face became extremely solemn.

Zhuang Fei wants the Timberwolves' No. 8 pick, for Zhuang Fei this is his first choice, and for Zhuang Fei, although he didn't make too much trouble for Kevin McHale in the past, he didn't make suggestions to the Timberwolves general manager, but according to Zhuang Fei's assessment of the relationship between himself and McHale, as long as he makes a request, the Timberwolves general manager will not refuse, it can be said that in Zhuang Fei's heart, the Timberwolves' No. 8 pick is in his bag. Moreover, McHale not only has a good relationship with Zhuang Fei, he is also a famous name for the Celtics, and it can be seen from Danny Anji's behavior of digging the corner of the sun wall in the position of head coach and general manager of the Suns to strengthen the Celtics, these people who left from the Celtics are extremely nostalgic, and in this case, Zhuang Fei really didn't think that the general manager would reject him.

It's just that things I didn't think about are now real, which makes Zhuang Fei a little helpless now, and it's a pity that if you don't get the Timberwolves' No. 8 pick, it means passing by Butler, which is a regrettable thing no matter how you look at it. However, Zhuang Fei was even more surprised when he thought of the reason why McHale rejected the deal.

Because of the news from Danny Angina. The reason why McHale couldn't send the No. 8 pick to the Boston Celtics was because of the request of the incoming new Timberwolves head coach and former Milwaukee Bucks head coach George Carr. Now the Timberwolves are still looking for their own head coach, and that's news that the whole league knows. But what others don't know is that now the owner of the Timberwolves, Glenn Taylor, has been in contact with Karl, and according to McHale, the two have not only been connected, but have reached the point of negotiating the terms of the signing. For Carl, his first requirement for joining the Timberwolves is to have absolute freedom in the lineup, as a well-known coach in the NBA, he can't obey other people's arrangements in terms of team personnel like his predecessor, and for Glen Taylor, as long as Wang Zhizhi can then play more than 36 minutes per game, he doesn't care, but for Carl, Wang Zhizhi can play or not, he can't guarantee Glenn Taylor. It is precisely because of this disagreement that the two have not yet reached an agreement, but it seems that the day when the two will reach an agreement is not far off, and in addition to asking for absolute control over the team's roster, the NBA coach has also asked the team to freeze all transactions now. Especially the No. 8 pick, according to McHale, it seems that the quasi-Timberwolves head coach is ready to take the team's point guard, and Johnson, a young general who was very important in the Van Gundy era, does not seem to meet his requirements, and there are not many excellent point guards in this year's rookies, and it is precisely because of this that Zhuang Fei can only think of another way, although he was not able to win the Timberwolves' No. 8, but for Butler Zhuang Fei still did not give up, in fact, no matter any team in the NBA draft, As long as the first goal is determined, it will not be easy to give up. Even if you know you don't have a chance, you will expect shit luck at the time of the draft. Moreover, although rejected by the Timberwolves, Danny Anji did not bring good news.

And this news is also the reason why the three people in the current Celtic chairman's office are so dignified.

"Can't you really trade the No. 23 and No. 28 picks?" Zhuang Fei looked at Danny Anji expectantly, hoping to get a different answer from Danny Anji, but what made Zhuang Fei very helpless was that Danny Anji shook his head, for Zhuang Fei, the best thing about Caron Butler compared to Prince is that he can attack by himself, although he doesn't need to attack most of the time, but it also needs to be just in case, after all, for Arenas, he can't carry the team's second team on his shoulders every night, and at this time the team needs a spare tire for Arenas. And Butler is the perfect fit. …,

Now the good news brought by Danny Anji is that the Bucks are willing to exchange their No. 13 pick for Zhuang Fei's No. 16 pick and No. 28 pick, it is not a secret that the Timberwolves are seeking draft picks in the lottery area, and the Bucks now have more than one goal, so what he needs is quantity rather than quality, in this case the two teams can reach an agreement, although 13 for 16+28 seems fair, but this is a bit chicken for Zhuang Fei, Because Zhuang Fei would not be able to pick Butler even if he got the Bucks' No. 13 pick, none of Butler's draft predictions are outside the tenth, and even the small forward is seventh in the dynastic system's predictions. In this case, Zhuang Fei also hopes to be able to leave No. 16 to choose Prince and then use a good sign to choose this year's point guard Redno, Redno and Prince's role can be combined to replace Butler's role, in this case Zhuang Fei naturally does not want to hand over his No. 16 pick, and Zhuang Fei is not sure whether the No. 23 pick can be selected Reidno. It's just that even if Zhuang Fei doesn't trade, he has three first-round picks in his hand: 16, 23, and 28, and he can't get Redno at the same time.

"Zhuang, now we don't have many options, although the Bucks' trade application is a bit chicken but it is also a very good choice, I know what your choice is, in fact, there is no thanks for us, maybe Prince is not as popular as you think, it is enough for us to leave the No. 23 pick" Danny Angie naturally knows what Zhuang Fei is struggling with now, in the case of no way to win Butler, Zhuang Fei can only grab Reidno again, and at this time, the signing position left for Prince is not safe, While the small forward isn't in the lottery right now, it's widely believed that his draft pick should be between 16-20, in which case the Timberwolves have the No. 16 pick to guarantee him, and the No. 23 pick is a bit less secure.

"yes. Coach, though a little more risky. But I think this is the best choice," after Danny Ange finished speaking, Stephen Green, the assistant coach of the team on the side, also suggested to Zhuang Fei, and at this time Zhuang Fei frowned again. In the opinion of his two assistants, Prince's position should not be too high, but in Zhuang Fei's opinion, it is precisely not the case, the position of the small forward in the draft prediction of his dynasty system is quite high, and the draft system of the dynasty system is very interesting, it can be said that it has changed once in a while, and in the last ranking update. Prince is 19th and 14th this time, so it's fair to say that this is a player who has been climbing, judging by the change in this player's position. Now there must be a head coach in the NBA who didn't have a high draft pick to shoot at this small forward, and he has traded draft picks, or the team that originally had draft picks has changed its goals, so Zhuang Fei is not worried about whether the team can pick Prince on the 23rd as these two assistants are worried about, but whether the team can use the 23rd to select Redno.

In fact, Zhuang Fei had no choice when the draft system of the dynasty system was updated, he must have a higher pick than the No. 14 draft pick, otherwise he may even lose Prince.

"Danny, I still hope you can negotiate with the Bucks again to see if you can leave the No. 16 pick" Zhuang Fei finally sighed and said, and at this time, seeing Zhuang Fei like this, Danny Anji and Green also shook their heads. In their opinion, their manager is a little too cautious.

"Then what should we do if they don't say yes" Danny Angie felt that his head coach was a little too careful, but he was also prepared to do what he told him. It was only after Danny Anji finished asking that Zhuang Fei fell silent again, and then it took a while for the Celtics head coach to speak. …,

"If they still don't agree, then do as they ask, in short, I must pick the No. 13 pick" Finally, Zhuang Fei also sighed a little dejectedly and said, for the NBA, the annual draft is the most nerve-wracking thing.

As the draft time approaches, it's not just Zhuang Fei and his Celtics who are worrying about their draft picks everywhere. For example, the head coach of the Spurs, Vicky, who has never had much trade popularity in the NBA, is also very excited to get this year's No. 19 pick from his teacher Larry Brown, the head coach has a total of two players this year, in fact, for him He needs a lot of players this year, but there are only two who can really be selected by him, the one in Spain has now been done, and now the one in the United States is missing, And after returning to the United States, the head coach also got good news from his teacher, and Larry Brown was willing to send him a draft pick.

In addition to the Spurs being busy, the Lakers, who just lost the game, are also constantly looking for a lottery spot like Zhuang Fei, and this year's failure has made this team once again see the lack of their team's No. 4 position, and it seems that this team is ready to completely eradicate the team's No. 4 weakness, but at this time, like the embarrassment encountered by the Timberwolves, the current Lakers are also hitting walls everywhere.

It can be said that when the draft date is getting closer and closer, all the NBA managers are also busy, and the atmosphere of the entire NBA is like being roasted on the stove.

And at this time, Zhuang Fei was a little surprised that Carter, who had just led the team to defeat the Lakers in the NBA Finals, came to Boston, and he was accompanied by former Wake Forest players such as Duncan, Szzebiak and Ragabel, and even Al Harrington, who had not played under Zhuang Fei before, also came, the No. 4 pick in 1998 was unhappy with the Nets, and he has been playing as a substitute, and he has no plans to renew his contract with the Nets after his contract expires this year. It can be said that this substitute player who can contribute 8 points per game is not short of a family now, and he also came to Zhuang Fei to relax, although he has never played under Zhuang Fei, he was dug by Zhuang Fei from high school, so compared to later Wake Forest players like Joe Johnson, Zhuang Fei and Al Harrington have a closer relationship, and the two have been in contact with each other in normal times, and recently he has also asked Zhuang Fei's opinion for his next stop, and it can be said that he also regards Zhuang Fei as his teacher.

This time, Zhuang Fei was a little surprised by the collective arrival of these Wake Forest players, but when Zhuang Fei saw the replica of the NBA championship trophy that Carter was holding, he understood everything, this is Carter fulfilling his promise, when Zhuang Fei and these players left the NBA, these players said that they will definitely present a championship trophy to Zhuang Fei in the future, and Duncan had already taken the lead in sending a promise to Zhuang Fei three years ago, but this time it was Carter's turn.

So Zhuang Fei was also extremely happy about their arrival, plus Green and James Posey lived closely, so all the Wake Forest players of this family gathered at Zhuang Fei's house, which was also a celebration for Carter to reach the championship.

Although these people have not gotten together since entering the NBA, such as Zhuang Fei and Carter are basically together every summer, and James Posey and Szzebiak are also in Los Angeles every summer, and even Al Harrington, Duncan's successor, will also learn from his seniors in the offseason, but it is rare for everyone to get together like today. So today Zhuang Fei and these former players of Wake Forest are very happy, and the same is true for today's protagonist Carter.

No matter how great a person's achievements are, they also need to share with others, as the hottest player in the NBA at present, he has received many praises from the outside world, but for him personally, he still hopes to hear congratulations from his closest people, and for players like Szebiak and Rajabel who did not win the championship, they only have envy in addition to congratulations, but even so, the atmosphere at the scene is very warm, and they can't see their strangeness, even if these people come to the NBA Vanity Fair, But the relationship between them has not deteriorated, which is also what Zhuang Fei is most pleased about.

"Uncle, is this the NBA championship trophy? Doesn't it look pretty?"

When these people celebrated warmly, Zhuang Fei's little nephew was bored and picked up the replica of the championship trophy sent by Carter and played, Zhuang Fei's trophies were collected in the study in the past, and never played with this kid, this kid protested before, but the last protest was invalid, but this time after playing this trophy, the kid looked disappointed.

"Uncle, if I enter the NBA in the future, I will take a dozen of these trophies, and then give each of you one" (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )