Clifford. Robinson didn't hide it, he personally went to Shay's house and told Shay that the Knicks were willing to bid 13 million a year for himself and sign for three years!

How much did Robinson take with the Lakers last season? 3.02 million.

It's not hard to imagine what a shock this offer has had for him.

It's like a good young woman who works hard to earn 3,000 yuan a month on the assembly line, and hears that her girlfriend can earn 5 or 6,000 yuan a week when she goes to KTV as a waiter, and even her world view will be completely washed away!

As long as Robinson signs his name on the Knicks' offer, he will earn $39 million over the next three years.

As a comparison, in the past six years of his career, Robinson's total salary is only 10.48 million.

He can now make a year of money that would have taken him six years to make!

Of course, Robinson also knows that it is at the Lakers that he is closest to victory. And if you asked him to answer, he wouldn't hesitate to answer Shay: "Loved!" ”

If the Lakers can offer the same price as the Knicks, Robinson does not rule out the option of staying.

But the Logo man did not let go, he said that the Lakers are only willing to give Robinson 8 million a year at most.

Truth be told, with the urine nature of old Bass, he is not stingy with big contracts for players.

And if this player is an important part of the championship, then he is more willing to spend money.

Anyway, there's no such thing as a luxury tax these days. And, old Bass was used to this tightrope feeling.

When he first bought the Lakers, the old Buss's financial situation was actually very average. That's it, he still runs the team on the verge of bankruptcy.

So, although the old Buss is not the richest NBA team owner, he is indeed the most willing to spend money.

What's more, the elder Bass promised Shay on the night of the victory celebration: "No matter what, I will do my best to assist you in your plan for three consecutive championships." Even if you smash the pot and sell iron, even if you are so miserable that you can only eat a fruit plate for 27 days a month, you can't give up! ”

Therefore, at first, the old Bass also wanted to bid 13 million to keep Robinson.

In order to keep the championship lineup, this kind of thing can be spent!

But the Logo man stopped Old Bass, and Old Bass was moved to tears at that time. In these years, it is really rare to have a general manager who will help you save money.

As a result, the Logo came with a sentence: "If you really want to give up this money, add more, we can get better!" ”

Old Bass: ???

Sure enough, there is no conscientious general manager in this world!

When it comes to buying things, the general manager always has three words: "Add more!" ”

This summer, the free agent market was a buzz.

Mutombo, Reggie. Miller, O'Neal, Payton, Juvan. Howard, Olajuwon, Mourning, Alain. Houston, Stockton.

The gold content of this free agent market is quite explosive when you look at history.

Moreover, the Lakers' salary space is actually quite healthy.

Don't look at the Lakers, they had the highest salary space of any team last season, but that's because Shay alone accounted for 30 million.

But apart from Shay, the Lakers don't have any big contracts.

In addition, Shay signed a 1+1 player option with the Lakers last season, which means that after Shay jumped out of his contract this summer, the Lakers still have room to strengthen!

When the reinforcement is completed, and then use the bird right to renew Shay's contract, you can solve the problem once and for all!

The only downside to this approach is that. It's a lot of money!

It is also the imperfect rules of this era, so it gives the Lakers a chance.

Shay knew that the next collective bargaining agreement would stipulate that if a player jumped out of contract and the team wanted to keep that player's bird rights, it would have to take the salary space.

You're either going to have to let someone go, or you're going to have to take up salary space before you renew your contract.

The bird right is for you to keep people, not for you to take advantage of loopholes to make up for it!

But at least now, it is entirely possible for the Logo man to realize the operation he envisioned!

With such a rich free agent market and such favorable rules, can Logo make good use of it?

Then you have to get old Bass to add money!

As a result, Logo rejected Robinson's asking price.

I have 13 million, why don't I look at Mourning, look at Reggie. Miller, even. Look at that deep-sea shark?

The logo also gave Shay a breath in advance, telling Shay that the team gave up Robinson not because they didn't want to spend money, but for better reinforcement, so that Shay didn't think about it too much.

So today Robinson came to Shay, and Shay's mood has been calm.

Seeing the value of the old guy who has been fighting with him for many years skyrocketing, Shay is actually quite happy.

He also understands the choice of a player like Robinson.

To put it mildly, the Lakers have really won three consecutive championships, and people will not think Robinson is so beautiful in ten or twenty years. Role players, no matter how many championships they win, are only supporting roles after all.

Australian behemoth Langley won three championships with the Bulls in his original history, but the result? The junior compatriot Dog mentioned him, but it was only a contemptuous sentence: "Don't compare me and him on the same level, that's a shame." ”

Harper in the original history won three championships with the Bulls and two more with the Lakers.

But who thinks he's the best point guard?

Compared with honor, the real Dogecoin is more important to role players.

Shay understands this kind of thing very well, and he doesn't want to force his teammates to take a pay cut because of his championship plans.

Moreover, Shay always trusted the Logo man.

He believed that West would not let Robinson go for nothing.

In this way, Shay expressed his understanding of Robinson's choice, and Robinson accompanied Shay to catch up until the evening.

Shay then invited Robinson to dinner at home and watched the 1996 draft, which would later be hailed as the Golden Generation!

At this year's draft, Shay was very interested.

He was curious about what would happen if the 96 generation re-elected.

I don't know what kind of change will be, but AI has once again become the top pick in the '96 NBA Draft.

In terms of pure talent, in fact, the most likely person to become the champion is Marcus of Massachusetts. Camby, with a height of 2.11 meters, has an arm span of 2.29 meters.

The most important attribute for a man is that he is already at the full level.

Explosive athleticism, extremely dominant on both offensive and defensive ends, and hailed as the best big man in the NCAA other than Duncan. And, still in '96 John. Wooden Award winner.

In an era when teams love centers, no one is going to give up on such a prodigy.

But the 76ers just gave up, first, they already have the equally talented Kevin. Take a detour. Garnett, no more grown-ups.

Second, Camby was so talented, but he was still badly defended by the Chinese bus in the race against Georgetown University. He's physical, but his skills aren't top-notch even in the NCAA.

Third, the guy who is 1.83 meters once easily blocked the inside monster of Camby in the game!

In addition to his height, Iverson is full of advantages!

The scouting report says a lot about this, Iverson has the pace, the vision, the break, the inexhaustible physicality and the defense.

That's right, the defense of the AI college years was quite scary. As for Georgetown University's rugged style of play, John. Thompson has the AI mark the top man on the opposite perimeter every game, and he has been able to contain the opponent every time.

For example, in the face of another top college guard, Ray Zi, the AI limited Lei Zi, who averaged 23.3 points per game, to only 17 points, and the shooting rate was less than 40%.

In the scouting report, there is only one shortcoming of AI: "the shooting is not stable".

However, the scouting report also wrote: "Even Shay can practice shooting, why can't AI?" ”

Shay:.

In the end, the AI template given by the scouting report is the Smiling Assassin.

Who is the Smiling Assassin? That's the character who once pressed Danzi to the ground and blasted the hammer and helped the Pistons win two consecutive championships.

is as strong as Maggie, Jordan and Shay, and they only have two consecutive championships.

So this template is a very high evaluation for AI.

The 76ers hesitated for a moment between AI and Marbury, and eventually, when Stern took the stage to announce the results, Shay still heard Iverson's name.

Not to mention the awe-inspiring talent, as far as the AI style is concerned, the 76ers feel that it will greatly stimulate the market in Philadelphia.

AI and KG, I don't know what kind of spark they will ignite in Philadelphia.

Iverson was so excited that when he stepped down for an interview, he said he was most grateful to two men. One is like a father, the other is like a brother:

"Coach Thompson and Shay, without them I wouldn't be where I am now."

Reporters guessed that perhaps the father was Thompson and the brother was Shay.

As a result, the next sentence of the AI came a:

"Shay was like a father who guided me and gave me a new life. Everything I have, Shay has given me! And Coach Thompson is a strict brother who supervises my every word and deed and doesn't let me go down the wrong path again. ”

Thompson:???

Isn't that Shay also my big daddy!?

Before Shay got married, he already had sons of all ages under his knees.

The second, third, fourth, and fifth picks after that are the same as the original history.

The Raptors won Camby, and Memphis won another "Shay II" Rahim, both of whom were 2.06 meters, both of which could control, pass and defend, and were both third picks.

The Grizzlies feel like their bad days are over.

According to Shay's script, the Grizzlies will be in the playoffs in the first year, and the Grizzlies will be able to win the championship directly in the second year!

The Bucks and Timberwolves, who were fourth and fifth, picked Marbury and Gentleman Ray, and then immediately swapped owners as they did in the original history.

In this way, he came to the sixth pick, which was selected by the New York Knicks.

Although the Knicks are the sixth overall pick in this history, it is the biggest variable in the history of this draft compared to the original history.

But Shay didn't care much about the Knicks' draft, and they didn't expect to pick anything.

But the Boston Celtics, who were the ninth pick, were extremely nervous at this time.

They're worried that the Knicks will take the strongest volute in the '96 draft — Anthony, who won the NCAA championship. Walker!

In this draft, almost all teams reached a consensus that there are six rising stars in this draft that cannot be missed, known as the "Super Six of '96".

They are Iverson, Camby, Raheem, Marbury, Ray. Aaron and Anthony. Walker.

Now, the top five of the six-man group have all been picked out, and only Walker is left.

But the problem is that the sixth pick is in the hands of the Knicks. The Celtics, on the other hand, can only get the seventh pick at most.

The Celtics are so fond of Walker that they have reached a deal with the seventh-place Clippers.

If Walker hasn't been picked off by the seventh pick, then Green will send his own ninth pick, as well as second-year center Eric Brown. Montrose in exchange for the seventh pick to take Walker.

Originally, Green Kai wanted to trade New York's sixth pick, and the Knicks verbally agreed at first.

But for some reason, the Knicks suddenly reversed themselves a few days before the draft, and said that they would not trade with Green Kai.

This makes Green Kai feel that their plan to want Walker has been leaked. And the Knicks definitely wanted Walker too, so they refused to trade!

This made the Celtics very nervous.

The '96 draft was no longer the same as Shay's then.

At the time of Shay's draft, the lottery team did not have a separate war room, and a team only had a workbench, and then they were all crammed into the table to make crazy phone calls and make decisions.

But these days, every team has its own war room.

So the then general manager of Lvkai Michael. Lyons. Carl couldn't see the situation on the Knicks' side, which made him even more anxious.

He was afraid. Walker was shot off by the Knicks.

If New York takes Anthony . Walker, that

The Celtics had no choice but to take the risk of taking down that high school guard!

That's right, Kobe. Bryant!

In fact, the Lakers totem in the original history almost became a Celtic. It's like the original Lakers diehard Pierce ran to the side of the Lakers' sworn enemy by mistake.

The Celtics tried out Kobe Bryant, and Lyon also said in an interview:

"If you close your eyes and think for a moment, you'll think you're looking at Michael. Jordan plays, he's so good! ”

In order to prevent himself from being blinded, Leon also specially called the sect leader to ask for his advice.

Auerbach also has a great appreciation for this high school child:

"I think this kid is going to be a big man in the future, but there are pros and cons to choosing him, and although he seems to be reliable, he's only a high school kid after all.

You'll have to make a choice based on what you need now, but I think he's going to have a great career in the future. ”

After saying this, Auerbach took a deep puff on his cigar: "Alright, now it's your turn to decide." ”

Auerbach gave a wave of advice but didn't seem to give it, which made Lyon even more entangled.

But from the bottom of his heart, Leon felt that it was too risky to choose a high school student, let alone a defender.

A player who hasn't even proven himself in the NCAA is too uncertain.

In these years, the prejudice against high school players in various teams is indeed very large.

In the tormented wait, David. Stern is on the pitch.

He pulled out the Knicks' envelope and made a joke: "It's room temperature." ”

This ridiculed the conspiracy theory that Stern put the Knicks' envelope in the refrigerator in advance, so that the Knicks could draw the first prize.

After opening the envelope, Stern was stunned for a moment, then cleared his throat:

"The sixth pick in the 1996 NBA Draft, the New York Knicks selected. Bryant. Bryant!

From Raul Merrion High School in Pennsylvania! ”

"Smack!" Shay was excited, and slapped Bangchen next to him on the thigh, and a slap mark immediately appeared on Bai Huahua's thigh.

Bundchen suddenly looked at Shay with tears in his eyes, boss, even if you really don't want us to live in your house, you don't need to do this, right?

"Ahh Shay hurriedly withdrew his hand.

Robinson, who was sitting on the other side of Shay, didn't feel anything wrong, but was a little surprised: "A high school guard was selected with the sixth pick?" By the way, he seems to be your brand ambassador, right? How's that guy? ”

At this time, no one has yet discovered the seriousness of the matter.

Lord Baylor, who was at the scene, even laughed disdainfully: "There are really fools who choose high school students with such a high pick, you have to be half as smart as me, and you still need to have a poor record to get the sixth pick?" Hahaha. ”

The assistant general manager of the Clippers was speechless, isn't it our seventh pick, how can we be embarrassed to laugh at others' sixth pick?

On the Celtics' side, Lyon was also very surprised, the Knicks didn't choose Walker?

But soon he reacted that the Knicks had misunderstood!

The Knicks must have learned that the Celtics were also interested in Kobe, so they suddenly killed and did not trade draft picks.

Although the Celtics made it clear that the sixth pick was for Anthony. Walker.

But the NBA trade is deceitful, and the Knicks are afraid that the Celtics are using Walker as a cover, but in fact, they will choose Kobe Bryant after getting the draft pick.

Therefore, they simply gave up their plan to make a fortune and directly picked up Kobe Bryant with the sixth pick!

Look at Sprewell, look at Finlinex general manager Glenfield firmly believes that people who are favored by Shay and Logo at the same time can never be wrong!

What's more, during the trial, Kobe Bryant also left a very good impression on the Knicks!

Shay swallowed his saliva, and after doing it again, the 96 draft had changed!

And it is possible to change the pattern of the alliance!

What Shay didn't know was that this series of changes was caused by him.

At this moment, Shay could only answer Robinson like this: "How is he?" This may be the most correct decision the New York Knicks have ever made since Ewing! ”

Robinson was stunned again, did the boss have such a high opinion of high school students?

At this time, the logo man was also very sorry.

Originally, he prepared a 17th pick to wait for Kobe Bryant to fall.

High school guards, the possibility of falling to 17 is still very high.

But who would have thought that the Knicks would actually pick this high school student with the sixth pick.

Eventually, West made the deal. With his first-round pick + second-round pick + PJ Brown, he traded from the Rockets to the 17th pick.

And took down another high school student - Jermaine. O'neill.

Seeing this, Shay was also a lot more relieved.

Sure enough, the logo won't be idle in this kind of draft year, and the Lakers are not for nothing.

It's just that this little Ao has grown up a little bit longer.

But it's a good asset.

With the last pick in the first round, the Chicago Bulls chose the wrestler they had on their mind, Georgetown University's Bus.

This is another Chinese player to be drafted in the first round after Shay.

Jordan was in tears at home, it's over, the days of being bullied by the powers are finally over!

The bus has finally officially landed in the NBA, and the league has added a wrestler with solid basic skills from now on.

Chinese power is about to make this alliance more and more painful.

Another thing is that after the second round, Shay really didn't hear the name of my brother in the society.

is good, worthy of the big book, and lives up to Shay's trust.

If you can't choose it, you can't choose it.

This year's draft is over, and the next step is for Logo to invite Big Ben to play in the Summer League.

Overall, though, the Lakers didn't get much instant power in the '96 draft.

Therefore, the next key target of the logo is still the free agent market.

But Shay is looking forward to the next change in the NBA pattern, Kobe's birth point has been changed to New York, and what impact will this have on the league?

But Xie Ivan never expected that the things that changed the pattern of the league would happen again in the next free agent market!

In the summer of '96, it was really very restless.

Thank you SHMILYDevil and other bigwigs for their tips, thank you!

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