What kind of advice Wang Shuo gave to Boss Qiao, let's not press it for the time being.

On June 27, Wang Shuo flew to New York with Unseld to participate in the 2001 NBA Draft at Madison Square Garden, the "mecca of basketball".

As soon as Wang Shuo and Unselde, young and old, entered the scene, they became the objects of attention of their peers.

Come and see, this is the general manager and head coach of the Wizards who have already started preparing for the 02/03 season.

The circle of NBA general managers is not large, so the classic quotations that Unseld used to fool the Celtics management have become the "bible" in the circle of NBA general managers at the moment.

"I didn't expect a joke to spread so quickly.

You know, I've heard people in the circle say that this joke was told to Bulls management by Celtics management, and then passed on by Bulls management to the whole circle. For Unseld, who is used to being sprayed by Jordan, at this moment, the yin and yang weirdness of his peers can't even talk about complaining in his eyes.

"How do I feel like the bulls are getting this joke out of revenge on Michael?" After entering the front war room of the Wizards, Wang Shuo turned to Unselde and said.

Unseld smiled and said, "The main Bulls have not had a good time in the past two years, and the Wizards can get the top pick this year, and many media believe that Michael is a great contributor."

So even if they were to make a trade with us, they would definitely take this opportunity to taunt us to prove that they weren't doing that badly since Michael's retirement. ”

Well, first things first.

The Wizards mentioned here won this year's champion show, and Boss Joe contributed greatly, not referring to the fact that Stern signed the champion to the Wizards.

It's that after Boss Joe took office, he successfully turned the Wizards from an ordinary bad team to a super bad team.

In the front combat conference room, Wang Shuo deeply shared Unselde's point of view.

"By the way, Wes, do we still have the chips to trade in the draft?" Before the draft began, Wang Shuo asked Unselde.

Unseld frowned and said, "Now only Jahidi White has a little bit of trade value." ”

Wang Shuo waited for Unseld's words, in the 00/01 season, Jahidi White, who is 206 cm tall and weighs 132 kilograms, can average 8.6 points and 7.7 rebounds per game for the Wizards.

And Wang Shuo knows very well how easy this kind of "fat tiger" type player will be to get injured in the future.

In fact, if Wang Shuo remembers correctly, in the next two years, Jahidi White will fade out of the league due to injury.

"Michael likes Brandon Haywood from North Carolina this year, he's 213cm tall and has a better rim protector, can we trade Jahidi White?" Wang Shuo asked.

Unselde was relieved when he turned over the scouting report.

According to the data, Haywood's projected pick is only at the end of the first round, and this year's draft was only considered an ordinary year by scouts before it began, so as long as there are no surprises, this deal is not very difficult to complete.

No, because the last rookies of the '90s were ridiculously high, scouts were inevitably fed up by their appetites.

Unseld made up his mind that he would do everything in his power to broker the deal as long as Haywood could trade White for a one-on-one deal.

Because the two keywords of Jordan's favor and North Carolina juniors alone are enough to make Unseld, the former NBA Finals MVP, break out in a cold sweat.

After a while, the 2001 draft officially began after Stern gave a speech with a burst of boos.

Since the league went through a shutdown, it has become a tradition to boo Stern in the draft.

In the Wizards' conference room, after finalizing the trade with the Bulls and Clippers, Unseld handed over the envelope that would reveal the answer to this year's No. 1 pick.

With the first pick in the first round in 2001, the Washington Wizards selected Tyson Chandler.

As a backdrop in Da Yao's memoirs, which helped Da Yao successfully establish a confident backdrop, Tyson Chandler, who is over 7 feet tall and has an arm span of 7 feet 3 inches, has excellent dynamic and static talent.

In addition, as the "wall of sighs" that is difficult to break through no matter how James and Wade play in the future, his outstanding lateral speed in the same height inside line has made him gain the reputation of "mobile fortress" in the future.

It's a pity that this era is not destined to belong to Chandler.

Because whether it is O'Neal now, or Da Yao, who will join the NBA next year, they are Chandler's absolute nemesis.

But no matter what, Chandler is definitely more worthy of this top pick than Brown in Wang Shuo's memory.

In fact, even Wang Shuo is very covetous of Chandler's talent. (Phew, are you greedy for his talent?) ）

However, Wang Shuo is looking forward to cooperating with him who has been beaten, has accumulated some defensive experience, and has lost his value by the bulls.

After all, as the "old king next door", how can there be incense that others help cultivate?

Then, with the second pick in the first round, the Los Angeles Clippers used their pick to help the Wizards select Pau Gasol from Barcelona, Spain.

Since Gasol didn't know in advance that he would be traded immediately after being drafted, he thanked the Clippers uniform crew who had selected him in his English when he walked to the main stage with his hat on.

As a result, Gasol, who walked backstage to be interviewed by reporters, immediately became embarrassed, because his agent Ludoi told him excitedly: "The Washington Wizards just made a three-way deal with the Chicago Bulls and the Los Angeles Clippers, and the Wizards told me that they are willing to pay you a $2.5 million buyout fee to Barcelona."

You're going to play for the Wizards in the NBA next season, Paul! ”

Generally speaking, this kind of deal that was agreed in advance before the draft has already gone through the process, and as long as there is no temporary reversal by the team and the reputation is ruined, then the transaction is completed in seconds.

Consistent with the previous agreement.

The Wizards sent first-round pick Chandler and Hubert Davis and $800,000 in cash in the three-way deal, Ron Artest and Jamal Crawford from the Bulls, and Pau Gasol from the Speedy Boats.

In addition to the two players given to the Wizards, the Bulls will also send Elton Brandon to Los Angeles for the Wizards' first-round picks Tyson Chandler and Hubert Davis, in addition to a second-round pick this year.

As for the Clippers, Baylor, who is rarely a normal person, will help the Clippers get star interior Elton Brand plus $800,000 in cash in this deal.

In the conference room, I felt like I had won the Wizards, the Bulls, and the Clippers.

The Hawks uniform team, who was the third pick in the first round and suddenly found that Gasol, who was originally going to be used to rob the Cubs, was selected by the Clippers contacted the Clippers as soon as possible, however, where would Lord Baylor, who had already put Brand in his pocket at this moment, ignore Bob Cook, the general manager of the Hawks?

Stay where it's cool!

In desperation, the Hawks had no choice but to choose the talented and attractive Kwame Brown.

Actually, the Hawks didn't think about choosing Eddie Curry, nicknamed "Little Shark".

But after they asked the Grizzlies if they could trade Eddie Curry for Raheem and were rejected, recalling the physical measurements of Curry's previous tryout, when he had subcutaneous fat thick enough to fry a table, the Hawks management finally chose the talented Kwame Brown.

For Kwame Brown, perhaps his fate will change forever.

Because at least the Hawks will be more patient than Jordan.

However, if this can't be played, then it's really bad for Wang Shuo's memory of Jordan grabbing him and spraying.

Next, the Bulls, who had already traded to Chandler with the fourth pick in the first round, selected Eddie Curry, the "little shark" they had been dreaming of.

At his peak, Curry actually performed pretty well on the offensive end, otherwise he wouldn't have cheated that famously super bad contract.

However, counting on Chandler and Curry, who have not yet accumulated experience in beating, to lead the Bulls to a revival, the Bulls management is clearly daydreaming.

With the fifth pick in the first round, the Warriors selected Jason Richardson.

By the time they tried out Richardson, the Warriors' uniforms had already fallen in love with his athleticism.

Last year, Warriors management witnessed Vince Carter's battle in Oakland, so they very much hope that Richardson can become the Warriors' Carter and revive the team's box office.

With the sixth pick in the first round, the Grizzlies selected Sean Battier as Wang Shuo remembers.

Although they have been heartbroken by American gentlemen in recent years, in the eyes of Grizzlies management, Battier, who was famous for his good character in college, should not bully them like Francis did last year.

Sitting in the front battle room, while drinking coffee with Unselde, Wang Shuo also sighed at the ridiculously high quality of this year's rookies.

The Celtics, who were the 10th pick in the first round and have multiple draft picks this year, selected Joe Johnson from the University of Arkansas.

It's a pity that in the case that the Celtics have already practiced Pierce and "The Only Volute", "Singles Joe" is destined to not get much playing time for the Celtics.

Previously, when recalling this draft, Wang Shuo also touched Joe Johnson's mind.

But there is no way, on the court, there is only one basketball.

Wang Shuo can't give Johnson a lot of ball possession to cultivate on the premise of quick results.

In fact, if it weren't for Boss Qiao's stubborn alliance pattern in the early years that the east is strong and the west is weak, Wang Shuo would not dare to choose so many newcomers to train at once.

Even if many of them are already instant combat power.

Then, with the 11th pick in the first round, the Celtics selected Richard Jefferson one after another.

At this moment, in the front combat conference room of the net team, someone was in a hurry.

No!

Didn't we say that we would pick Eddie Griffin first, and then ask the Houston veterans to help us choose Richard Jefferson to trade?

Where did the Celtics come from?

Haven't heard of rumors before that the Celtics invited Jefferson to try out?

And don't they already have Paul Pearce?

Plus Joe Johnson, who was just drafted, what are they trying to do?

What do you want to do?

Of course, it is to rob the Washington Wizards, who have already started preparing for the 02/03 season.

The twenty-first pick in the first round is still the Boston Old Iron and the Celtics.

Don't ask, ask is that Tun has a lot of draft picks and can be capricious.

After using that pick to select Gilbert Arenas, the Celtics immediately closed a trade with the Wizards.

In this deal, they will send Jefferson and Arenas in exchange for the Wizards' 2002 first-round pick, as well as the Wizards' starting guard for the 00/01 season, the "183" cm tall Chris Whitney.

In the new season, the Celtics, who have high hopes for Antoine Walker and Paul Pearce, the "youth version of truth", are currently missing a former NBA All-Star Kenny Anderson to replace him.

They set their sights on Whitney, who is as tall as Anderson and can shoot three-pointers.

Coupled with the Wizards' willingness to send away their '02 first-round pick, the deal was an easy and enjoyable one.

And while the Wizards were trading with the Celtics, Unseld was also communicating with the Cleveland Cavaliers, who had already selected Brandon Haywood with the 20th pick in the first round.

In Wang Shuo's previous life, the Cavaliers, who only traded Haywood for Michael Dorrick from the Magic, agreed to the Wizards' trade request without even thinking about it.

In the original timeline, the Magic, who would have made a small profit as a middleman in the Heywood deal, lost the opportunity to rob the Wizards.

In other words, after discovering that this year's first-round pick is so worthless, Wang Shuo also moved the mind of Parker, who will be selected by the Spurs with the 28th pick in the first round.

But such thoughts only existed in Wang Shuo's mind for a second, and then vanished.

Because right now, with the Wizards' personnel framework preliminarily determined, a blue-collar worker like Haywood is definitely more important to the Wizards than Parker, who has not yet grown up.

The NBA has never been a card game, and it doesn't mean that you will be strong when you have a set of stars.

After all, it won't be long before the Los Angeles Lakers become the most striking case.

A team needs not only the core, but also the parts in various positions to ensure the operation.

Sometimes, "1+1" is not necessarily greater than 2.

And in the new season, if the Wizards can really reach the Finals, Wang Shuo still expects the Spurs and Kings to help him snipe the Lakers as he remembers.

You know, the enemy of your enemy is your friend.

Of course, the main reason why Wang Shuo had no choice but to give up Parker was mainly because the Wizards really didn't have even a little more valuable chips at the moment.

After the first round of the draft, because the Wizards' second-round picks this year had already been replaced by Boss Joe, Wang Shuo and Unseld left the draft meeting together.

No doubt.

The Wizards are definitely the number one winners in this year's draft.

Of course......

On the premise of not opening the eyes of the sky, after the draft, most of the American media questioned the way the Wizards built the team.

Because after accommodating as many as 4 rookies and two players acquired through trades in one go, the new season, except for Richard Hamilton, who already has a certain reputation......

This team of wizards looks like they are going to continue to rot.

But if you're going to mess up......

Why would you trade your 2002 first-round pick?

Could it be that in addition to being the first team to prepare for the 02/03 season, the Wizards also want to be the team that prepared for the 03/04 season in advance?

Indeed, Xiao Zhan Zhan, who is still in high school at this time, has already become famous in the United States, and if he skips to the NBA directly without going to college in the future, the time is right.

But considering that even if the Wizards get their wish and select James, it will take time to develop ......

Could it be that the Wizards still want to prepare for the 04/05 and 05/06 seasons in advance?

Boy!

The Wizards' management has a long-term vision!

On June 28, almost all major sports newspapers in the United States made this evaluation of the Wizards' performance in this year's draft:

"The long-term Washington Wizards have already set their sights on the NBA in 5 years!"

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