Watching the deal come through, Pat Riley breathed a sigh of relief.

He was finally chosen!

That's right, Dwyane Wade is what Michael Jordan trainer Grover called "the next Jordan"!

Pat Riley found out that he was quite a coincidence.

Because at that time he was more interested in Chris Carman, he was more interested in it.

As a result, in the trial session, he unexpectedly found that Wade's physical fitness was strong, and his combat power had reached the NBA quasi-first-line level.

That's enough to make Pat Riley ignore his 21-year-old age.

It just so happened that both men had trained at Grover's, so he called the latter, and the latter replied, "Chris is going to be a great All-Star, but Dwyane is the next Jordan!" ”

But Woody was also the target of his heart.

In order to have both "fish" and "bear's paws", he ran to trick his old teammate, Clippers general manager Elgin Baylor.

The two of them were teammates with the Lakers for two years, and when Pat Riley mentions his contemporaries in the media, he also praises Baylor and blows Baylor very comfortably, so the relationship between the two has always been very good.

In addition to this reason, there is another reason......

The Clippers have a big change.

In '01, "Baylor" used the 4th pick in the first round to trade Elton Brand from the Bulls and determined the tactical system with this "captain" as the core.

It's just that in this way, the tactical status of Lamar Odom, the outside core of the original team, plummeted, and in the third season of his career, his average data per game changed from 17.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game last season to 13.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.9 assists, so he complained constantly.

This was beyond the expectations of "Lord Belle".

Originally, he brought Brand over because he and Odom were teammates in high school, they were brothers, and they had a good relationship with each other. I wanted to play "brother basketball", but one of the brothers was not willing to sacrifice at all.

Odom is at odds with management.

After playing last season, Odom's four-year "child labor contract" expired, and this summer is the date of the final contract extension, if the Clippers do not provide a qualification offer, then Odom will become a full free agent.

Let go of such a player in vain, "Lord Belle" will definitely not be reconciled.

This is where Pat Riley's call comes in.

In fact, he was originally going to prostitute for nothing, and from the inside information he got, the relationship between Odom and the management of the Clippers was very stiff, and the Clippers didn't even dare to match the contract at will.

This has to talk about Clippers owner Donald Sterling.

Odom also suffered injuries this season just ended, and things off the field continued.

Such a person is leaving......

This extremely stingy "Iron Rooster" will never allow "Baylor" to match Odom's contract in such a situation.

He was afraid that he had spent money in vain, and he still enjoyed it for these ""!

It's such a stiff situation, even if Pat Riley just says, "I can offer you a couple of expiring contracts, plus a second-round pick," Elgin Baylor was moved to tears: "Good brother, really my good brother!" ”

The expiring contract looks worthless, but it also has to be timed, in case a star suddenly falls out with the team, the expiring contract at this time can become a good bargaining chip to match the salary!

Pat Riley and "Lord Baylor" were both born "purple gold", and they both have the blood of "robbery superstars" in their bones, so Pat Riley believes that the bargaining chip of the expiring contract still has a lot of weight in the heart of "Lord Baylor"!

What's more, there is one more second-round pick!

Judging from Baylor's reaction, this chip has more weight for him than Pat Riley thought.

However, after negotiating the deal for Odom on an expiring contract, Pat Riley made a special time to call Baylor and said in an urgent tone: "Man, now it's my turn to get into trouble, can you do me a favor?" ”

As soon as he heard that the good brother who had just helped him was in trouble, he asked what was wrong with the ancient way of "Lord Belle". Knowing that Pat Riley wanted to trade next year's first-round pick for the first-round pick in his hand, Baylor hesitated a little and looked at the Heat lineup very professionally.

Well......

Eddie Jones!

Brian Grant!

In addition to these two veterans, the others are all rookies, plus Ramar Odom, a "thorn" who doesn't want records as long as the data is needed, the first-round pick of the Heat next year will definitely not be low......

And next year......

Howard, Okafor, Ben Gordon, Devin Harris, Ruel Deng, Iguodala......

It's also a big year for the draft!

"Brother, let's be honest with you, if you take the first-round draft pick for me the year after tomorrow in exchange, if you don't add a sign, I really won't agree to this, but I can only say one thing if I trade with next year's draft pick...... My brother didn't lie to my brother! ”

The deal......

"It's done!"

This wave!

This wave is really "a little brain, but not much"!

So the deal turned into the Clippers sending Ramal Odom to this year's first-round pick No. 6, getting the Heat's several expiring contracts, as well as next year's first-round pick, and the second-round pick the year after.

Pat Riley got the No. 6 pick in the first round this year, and he can get the Dwyane Wade he wants, even if Odom, who could have been a prostitute for nothing, wasted a second-round pick for the year after that, he thinks it's worth it!

Next, it's up to Wade to see if he can bet on it!

What Pat Riley "didn't know" was that Odom's agent had informed their management that they would not accept any contract renewal offer, and only wanted to leave the Clippers, that is, he was determined to leave, and Odom, who could only be let go for nothing, in exchange for several expiring contracts and a second-round pick.

As for this year's first-round No. 6 pick.

With LeBron James, Anthony, Bosh and Milicic all drafted, the Clippers really don't have a target on their minds. It's no problem to be replaced with next year's first-round pick.

In this way, they can have two high-pick picks next year, and the probability of betting on "potential stocks" is also greater!

What is a "genius general manager"?

Baylor, who completed the deal, felt that he was terrible, no, he had to fork his waist for a while!

The Clippers are blessed to have me!

At the scene, the draft was still going on, and the media looked at Wade, who was wearing the Heat team hat, and pulled him next to Woody, and the Heat's "Wewu" combination of the new season left their first group photo in front of the camera.

Woody motioned to him and returned to his place.

I took out my phone and looked at it, and it was full of congratulatory text messages.

Congratulations, man, it's a shame you didn't make it to your teammates, but welcome to the NBA, the fifth pick in the first round, and Woody you're at a height I never thought I could have. – Ben Wallace;

Wow, Wu, you're really amazing! I entered the NBA with the fifth pick in the first round as a high school student, and I really don't know when I will be in the NBA! – Stephen Curry;

Man, I didn't expect you to be drafted until the fifth pick, but Miami is a big city, congratulations! – Dale Curry;

Congratulations, brother, we're going to meet in the NBA, let's cheer together, and I'm looking forward to meeting you on the NBA stage. – LeBron James;

……

Among so many text messages, Dell Curry's words made Woody feel the most comfortable.

That's it!

This team with the top four picks is really blind!

But if you think about it carefully, high school students, Chinese people, have only played for a year...... The latter reason can be seen as Woody's high talent and rapid progress in a year, but it also represents an unknown risk.

The NBA is not without such examples.

Let's just say that the 98-year-old "champion" Michael Olowo Kandi, this is really known as the "second generation of Olajuwon", like Woody, he only started to contact basketball at the age of 17, and he made rapid progress and was amazing, but after entering the NBA, before Kwame Brown, he was the NBA's biggest "parallel champion".

In addition, Woody's style of play is more defensive......

In short, there are many reasons to choose Woody for the top four picks, and there are actually many reasons not to choose Woody.

Who made this the '03 draft?

It's not an exaggeration to describe it as "a gathering of geniuses"!

Perkins also sent a congratulatory text message to Woody, and his tone was full of envy.

Woody could have left a long time ago, but he wanted to know what Perkins would end up looking at, so he kept an eye on it.

Finally......

"With the 27th pick in the first round of the 2003 NBA, the Memphis Grizzlies selected Kendrick Perkins from Clifton J. Ozen High School!"

In the voice of David Stern's announcement, Perkins panted through the aisle in front of the stage, and when he passed by Woody, he also came to hug him, and looking at his somewhat embarrassed stupid big appearance, Woody tidied up his bloated suit.

"Thanks, buddy!"

Taking a photo on stage, Perkins eventually entered the NBA as a high school student.

But he also had the same embarrassment as Wade:

As soon as he entered the NBA, he was "changed teams".

The big screen showed the details of the trade: The Boston Celtics sent Dundee Jones, who was selected with the 20th pick in the first round, to get Perkins with the 27th pick in the first round from the Grizzlies.

"Dude, you're pretty high!" Woody is happy for Perkins.

Perkins also laughed "hey".

Just this kind of transaction between rookies in the same class, who is really in the highest position is embarrassing!

So Deng Tai Jones's gaze is about to kill.

After the draft, Woody and they can't go yet, and all the lottery newcomers have to take a photo together.

As the "champion", LeBron James was very enthusiastic to help the photographer command the position, and finally stood in the C position with satisfaction.

Woody stood in the third row of the line with Wade in his left hand and Perkins in his right hand.

Then Wade found out that he had been fooled.

With a height of only 1.93 meters, he must at least tiptoe to appear in the picture......

This doesn't bully honest people!

He added one more word to his impression of Woody's new teammate:

Crumbs!

Woody was then interviewed, until 12 o'clock in the middle of the night, Su Qun's interview ended, he dragged his tired body back to the hotel, Wu's father and mother had already gone back to the hotel to sleep, he was also going to wash and sleep, but when he was lying in bed, he couldn't sleep again.

Bursts of excitement came up in the cerebral cortex, making him unconsciously think about it.

NBA……

Ever since he decided to play basketball, the term has been a wild swipe in his life.

Now he's finally an NBA player, much faster than he thought out!

It's just that how to go next, and can it go so smoothly......

Woody didn't feel nervous for no reason.

This nervousness made him subconsciously turn on the system.

Looking at his potential, Woody regained his composure.

This adjusts the speed......

Woody declares that the system panel is his biggest plug-in!

Woody, who couldn't sleep, searched the internet for information about the Heat.

Pat Riley came to the Heat in the 95~96 season, and since the second year, the team has become the top three teams in the East in the regular season record, but they have not made a breakthrough in the playoffs.

In the 98~99 season with the best record, they encountered the "Black Eight", and the Knicks, who were eighth in the East, defeated them; The best year of the playoffs also fell to the Eastern Conference semifinals.

After Mourning suffered kidney failure, the Heat lost this "team soul" and completely pushed to rebuild.

To sum it up:

Usually it can be hard, but when it should be hard at the critical moment, it can't be hard!

The current boss of the team is Eddie Jones, who previously played Kobe Bryant off the bench with the Lakers.

On the inside, Brian Grant, the 8th pick in the first round in '94.

Both men are over 33 years old and are starting to slip from their prime, and neither is the cornerstone of the Heat for the next few years.

In other words, Woody has a high probability of getting the core treatment as soon as he enters the league, which makes him feel comfortable.

The Cavaliers have Ricky Davis and Big Z, the Pistons, not to mention the No. 1 team in the East, with rigorous tactical literacy, even if he enters this team, he will cooperate with this team, not this team to cooperate with him, including the Raptors, and there is also a Vince Carter, even if he is a good person, the tactics on both offensive and defensive ends must be close to him first......

No matter who it is, even if there is the support of the management, in the face of these situations, it will definitely take a little time to get their core position.

From that perspective, Woody is glad he was drafted with the fifth pick in the first round.

and so on......

You'll be able to attract more commercial contracts!

These days, Woody knows very well that he can't make much money a year counting on a small "dead salary" from the contract. It has to be a commercial endorsement contract, how fast the money comes! - It's really not that Woody has swelled, but the speed of making money has gone up, and the horizon has naturally come up!

This is normal!

Just like if you soak in the school flower, will you still feel that you have soaked in the class flower, what is something to be happy about?

It makes him hungry to play well......

Thinking of those endorsement contracts with an average annual value of tens of millions, the more Woody thought about it, the more excited he became. But after all, it didn't resist the exhaustion of the body, and the eyelids kept fighting, and finally fell asleep groggy.

Early the next morning, there were overwhelming reports about this draft meeting.

Joe Dumas said in the interview: "It was Larry Brown's decision to choose Darko Milicic, we believe in his experience and vision, he can lead this team to greater heights, all we have to do is do everything we can to match him and make sure he gets the people he wants!" ”

Cavaliers general manager Jimmy Paxson suddenly said when asked about LeBron James: "We believe that Woody and LeBron are rare talents, but from our scouting report, we believe that LeBron James can be a charismatic player like Johnson, and Woody will definitely be a very good player, but my scouts tell me that he is more likely to be the best player on the defensive end!" ”

Raptors General Manager Babcock said: "Choosing Chris Bosh is the best sign of our respect for Vince Carter, we believe in his choice, and we believe that this team can become a better team with the hard work of him and Chris Bosh!" ”

……

If you look closely, you will find that maybe this year is a big year for the draft, and everyone is afraid of repeating the "84 tragedy".

In particular, the general managers of three teams in the top five made it clear why they didn't choose Woody.

No way, the unknown in Woody is too high!

Just in case the fuck hits out!

Then they must not be whipped by their own fans?

However, for the three people throwing the "pot", the reactions of the people who took the "pot" are also different.

Larry Brown was dismissive: "I trust my judgment, Darko is going to be a very good player on my hands, time will tell!" ”

Although the Cavaliers scouts did not have a media outlet specifically to defend themselves, the media had some more detailed scouting reports from the Cavaliers scouts about Woody that afternoon.

At this time, the media found out that the template given by several Cavaliers scouts is actually quite offensive, such as Scottie Pippen, a rebounding enhanced version!

So this choice of pot......

Or does it have to be counted on the head of the general manager of the Cavaliers?

When Vince Carter found out about this, he snorted angrily: "I slept a long time ago last night!" ”

You dump it, I dump it too!

At the same time, Woody sent Wu's parents to the airport, and then followed Johnson and Wu Erzhuang to officially set off for Miami......

There is also a shift in the evening.

Then let's talk about it, Odom was directly let go by the Clippers back then, and he didn't get any chips, and Pat Riley took out the White Wolves empty-handed.

Of course, it is also related to Odom's prostitution that he can't stop at all, and many media think he is useless. Including the Clippers.

In this context, looking at this deal again, it is equivalent to saying that Pat Rai used his expiring contract and a first-round pick plus a second-round pick to exchange Baylor's first-round pick No. 6.

Is this really outrageous?

Many transaction authors dare to write after they have checked it specifically and are feasible, and it is really not decided directly at the moment of a pat on the brain.

(End of chapter)