the rest, only noise

Chapter 753

The 1990 NBA Draft was held on June 1990, 6 in New York City, New York, USA.

This year's draft may be the most uninteresting one since 1983.

The disastrous 1983 draft left Ralph Sampson in the NBA three seasons early, leaving no one in the draft.That year, the Indiana Pacers, holding the No. 2 pick, selected white center Steve Stipanovich (Steve Stipanovich C), who was as famous as Sampson in high school and also had a height of 2 meters [-].Ability-wise, he wasn't bad, but he didn't live up to his potential and dealt a serious blow to the white center's reputation.

But even though the 1983 draft seemed overshadowed by a lack of top talent, it still produced stars like Drexler, Dale Ellis, Jeff Malone, Doc Rivers, and more.

Therefore, talent on paper can only represent current expectations and will not determine future heights.

With the No. [-] pick in the first round, the Sonics don't seem to have any reason to give up top pick Derek Coleman.

In the end, they also won Coleman with the first pick in the first round.

The Warriors (from the Nets) with the second pick, naturally had no choice, and won Gary Payton without thinking.

TNT commentator Doug Collins' evaluation of Payton made Louis amused: "Gary Payton may be the most talkative person in this draft class."

Given Payton's notorious mouth, yes, he's "talkative."

Then there is the key. The Heat, which made a surprise attack before the draft, took the third pick in the first round and stared at this year's rookie.

Louis has already planned with Lewis Shafier behind the scenes, but whether his plan will be carried out depends on the follow-up.

The Heat still drafted Chris Jackson.

Louis wasn't surprised, it was part of the plan.

At the same time, in Elgin Baylor's office, the phone rang non-stop.

There are many teams that want the eighth pick in the Knicks' hands, because there are not many good players this year, and the draft picks are not worth much.

Don't say that Baylor can't make the decision, even if he can make the decision, he won't agree.

Baylor got wind of the Miami trade through his own sources.

As soon as Baylor got the news, someone came to tell Louis.

The Heat are planning to take the signing rights of Chris Jackson in exchange for the fifth pick in the first round of the Charlotte Hornets.

Jackson and Payton, along with Coleman, are the only three T1 players in this draft.

The value of his signing rights is significantly greater than the fifth pick, so the Heat can ask for more things in the transaction.

Louis provided Shafier with two ideas.

The first is to get the draft pick, and exchange Jackson's signing rights for the Hornets' No. [-] pick plus a future first round.

The second is to exchange for combat power.The Hornets are currently in a difficult situation. The existence of the Knicks star Dell Ellis, known as the "Original Hornets", has obviously affected the process of two Hornets new stars taking over the team - Rex Chapman and Glenn Rice - Ellis is the best shooter in the league and contributed a lot to Louis' first championship in the Knicks, but his temper is an unstable factor.

From the perspective of long-term development, the transaction also meets the needs of the Hornets.

However, Shafier made a wise choice.

He doesn't want Ellis.

The reason is simple, even the coach of the Hornets can't handle it, can his coach handle it?Then maybe it's not a waste of his work?So, without further ado, the Hornets' No. [-] pick plus an unprotected future first-rounder is directly required.

According to the informant, Shafier was tough and aggressive during the negotiations.

This is why Louie thinks the informant is talking nonsense.

As far as Lewis Shafier's character is concerned, his attitude is tough?Aggressive?How can these words be used?
The truth of the rumors is unpredictable. As a result, the Heat traded Jackson's signing rights for the Hornets' fifth pick and 1994 first-round pick.

The Kings with the No. [-] pick faced a difficult choice, and they finally made a rational decision to select Dennis Scott.

This person is the safest choice in this draft.

That's the kind, don't worry about him falling out of water, but don't expect him to bring many surprises to his mature combat power.

After that, the Heat's fifth overall pick, according to Louie's suggestion, Shafier decisively chose Kendall Gill.

The transaction involved in this choice, the cost and resources invested by the Heat for this all show that the Miami people are in Stud.

Shafier believed in Louie's recommendation unconditionally, and brought the No. [-] player with the most offensive and defensive capabilities in this draft back to Miami.

Shafier's choice has consolidated the cooperative relationship between him and Louis.

He convinced Louis that this is a tough guy who will follow through on whatever advice he gives.Louis had heard many rumors about Shafier, in those rumors, Shafier was smart, witty and tough, just like Auerbach.

However, he dared to swear on his own life, if this guy was Auerbach II, then Auerbach should have died of meningitis caused by shame.

A mediocre draft often has several characteristics.

The selection is tangled, the team is not excited, and all kinds of trade rumors about selling draft picks are flying around.

However, few teams will put it into practice.

Because draft picks are worthless, they are better than nothing.

After that, the Orlando Magic took Felton Spencer, the only big man in the top six.

The Timberwolves immediately broke the big upset in the draft -- they skipped the Heat's core Hank Gaithers' college teammate Bo Kimbell, and instead selected the white insider Alec Kessler of the University of Georgia (Alec Kessler PF).

This choice is as strange as the Spurs' Joshua Primo with the 2021th overall pick in 12.Because Primo doesn't have a lottery prospect, no, he doesn't even have a mid-first-round prospect.Compared with other players in the same draft, his biggest advantage is his youth (the youngest in this class).Maybe the Spurs chose him because they had certain information, such as another team gave Primo a high draft pick, and they had to.

Either way, it's a gamble, and either the Spurs' front office proves itself again or becomes a laughing stock.

And about the way the Timberwolves took the seventh overall pick to select this white insider who has never even heard of it.
"Grateful. Thanksgiving"

Louie hugs a colleague in the office.

They were really worried about Lionel Simmons getting drafted.

Unexpectedly, the Timberwolves did not choose Kimbell and Simmons, who were obviously better, and chose Kessler, whom no one knew.

Isn't this spirit of self-sacrifice worthy of encouragement and praise?
If it weren't for the idiot general manager of the Timberwolves who teamed up with Klaus to cheat him last year, Louis would have wanted to make a phone call to express his thanks⑴.

"It's our turn, isn't it?"

Baylor asked expectantly.

"Yeah." Louis nodded.

Baylor looked at Zhao Yuanzheng: "Who to choose?"

Zhao Yuanzheng looked at Baylor in surprise.

Anyway, it's the general manager. It's too exaggerated to not even know who to choose?

"Don't look at me like that. This brat said that there are not many people to choose this year. He is afraid that I will be intercepted if I leak the secret, so I really don't have any wind." Baylor complained in front of Louis.

Louie cleared his throat and said with a pleasant smile, "It's been a few months since I told the story of someone calling an old teammate and leaking team secrets to allow the Lakers to complete the reconstruction at the speed of light."

"Enough of you! I didn't give away any secrets at all! Didn't I just... say something nice about Scottie Pippen!"

Seeing that the optimist was in a hurry, Louis stopped prodding him.

"Anyway, it's not time to announce the answer, why don't you tell me, who should we pick?"

This is the annual "Take Out a Wrong Answer" session.

Baylor's poor drafting ability is as famous as his tragic history as a player.

What's more, Baylor's long-term failure as the general manager of the Clippers has affected his historical status as the number one uncrowned king.

Because when you find out that such a rubbish general manager is actually a great player, but never wins in the finals, there must be many people who will connect the two experiences.

Baylor didn't have so many airs, so he opened his mouth and said: "There is nothing left to choose. I see, Bo Kimbell is good. Aren't we lacking a guard? He can completely replace Honey's vacancy."

"Also, he beat Gary Payton one-on-one (fact) when he participated in the combine in Chicago." Baylor said firmly, "I believe there is no better choice."

Louis did not refute Baylor, but signaled Zhao Yuanzheng to call the front line.

Having said that, Kimbell was able to beat Payton one-on-one, which really goes against cognition.

But it also proves that one-on-one, three-on-three and five-on-five in basketball are three completely different sports.

And there's nothing worse than judging players one-on-one.

At the draft conference, Stern later announced the Knicks' choice - "In the 1990 NBA Draft, New York selected with the eighth pick in the first round. Lionel Simmons, from LS University!"

(12) Historically, the team that chose Kessler was the Rockets.The Rockets used the No.12 pick to select a player with a high probability of losing.After Kessler was selected, there was also an unbelievable reaction similar to Primo's when his agent told the Spurs to pick him with the [-]th pick (Plimo's reaction was roughly: Are you fucking kidding me?).

And Kessler was interviewed at the time, the content is as follows:

The famous reporter Sager asked Kessler: "Are you surprised by your draft pick?"

Kessler: "Somewhat."

Saige: "Just a little bit? Kay, tell the truth."

Then Kessler put on a coy smile: "Well, I have to admit, I'm fucking shocked."

I feel sorry for Dameng for a second.

(End of this chapter)