I'm the boss in the NBA

Chapter 221 The Choice of the No. 22 Pick
Stern opened the note handed over by his assistant and found that it was another trade involving the Nuggets. This is the third trade. Although there are always trades in the draft, three trades are made in one draft. There is really no one left.

"Another transaction just happened. The Suns used their No. 22 pick this year, next year's second-round pick, and Anfernee Hardaway, Tom Gugliotta, and Sean Marion. , trading Juwan Howard and Ryan Bowen to the Nuggets, and the Nuggets' unprotected 2003 first-round pick."

Many fans in the audience exclaimed. After all, 2003 is recognized as a big year in the draft. A high-ranked first-round pick might be able to select a superstar. Be generous.

"Dear Su, why do I feel that I have made a failed deal..." Whitney looked into Su Yi's eyes and frowned.

"Don't worry, this is a win-win deal. The Suns get Juwan Howard and send Anfernee Hardaway and Tom Gugliota who are injured, which means they have 2000 million salary space to choose from next year. Star players, even if our first-round picks don't live up to their expectations.

And we got Sean Marion, a small forward who is most suitable for running and bombing tactics. This is the most important thing, and the experience of Anferney and Tom Gugliotta can also help me. contract. "

Su Yi thought that Whitney was worried about losing money in this deal, so he hurriedly offered words of comfort. He also knew that the Nuggets suffered a big loss in this deal, and this was the thinking of many team general managers.

But in the eyes of a traveler like him, he is the one who makes the most money. Marion is a player who is naturally suitable to partner with Stoudemire, and his future achievements are not low.

Anfernee Hardaway and Tom Gugliotta have also had glorious pasts. If a Hall of Fame player can appear among them, they can help themselves a lot. Even if they are unlucky, they can rely on The experience helps myself and the young rookies.

"No, what I'm talking about is that after the deal was concluded, our salary has increased by more than 300 million. This is not in line with our team's team building philosophy..."

Whitney bowed her head and looked like she was calculating, and it seemed that the increase in salary was more serious than the problem of trading away next year's draft pick.

Well, Whitney's team building philosophy is to save money that can be saved.

At this time, Stern continued to announce the result of the 20th overall pick, which was the pick of the Houston Rockets. Su Yi hurried to watch the picture on the TV.

"The Houston Rockets took Carlos Boozer, a big man from Duke University, with the 20th pick."

This is also a must-select player on the list that Su Yi left for his father. Although Boozer will not win the championship ring in the future, he has a characteristic that makes Su Yi have to snatch him in advance, and he must be placed in the ring. First round to choose.

This guy used to be one of the few players who restrained Yao the most. In his previous life, he defeated the Rockets with the Yao-Mike combination many times in the Jazz, making them lose in the first round.

And this guy is the biggest anti-bone boy in the NBA. After being selected by the Cavaliers in the second round in his previous life, he quickly showed his worth, and the Cavaliers also showed enough sincerity to fool Boozer and his agent. Under the circumstances, the Cavaliers decided not to implement Boozer's team option, and planned to keep him directly with a big contract.

But as a result, Boozer first verbally accepted the offer, and then turned around and signed a bigger contract with the Utah Jazz, playing tricks on the Cavaliers.This also made the Cavaliers a big blow. They had to spend a few more decadent years without Boozer to help James find a new helper.

This guy is an out-and-out anti-bond boy. If it wasn't for his natural restraint against Yao, Su Yi would definitely not consider this player. Even if he is selected to the Rockets now, he would have added the three anti-bones boy after his name. The big characters remind me of my father.

Now Boozer is directly selected by the Rockets in the first round. Although he has to be paid a lot more, the contracts of the first-round picks are all 2+2 rookie contracts. After the contract is over, they can still match the offer. Dad will definitely not let this guy go. Even if he can't play and sit on the bench, Boozer will have to sit in Houston for me for eight years. This is not negotiable.

The 21st overall pick of the Trail Blazers chose Quintel Woods, a penniless little guy, at least in Su Yi's mind, those who have no impression are all little guys, who may disappear without a trace after playing in the NBA for two years .

The NBA selects more than 50 players in the draft every year, but less than half of them can really stay in the NBA and play games, and most of them will be eliminated within a few years. Only the truly strong can go to the end .

Next is the No. 22 pick of the Nuggets. For this first-round pick, Su Yi initiated a big deal involving three players with an annual salary of more than tens of millions.

He circled heavily on Tyshawn Prince's name on the draft list.

Whitney understood, and said to the staff on the other side of the phone: "Our choice is ~ Tyshawn Prince."

After a while, Stern on the stage announced: "The Denver Nuggets selected the forward from the University of Kentucky, Tyshawn Prince, with the 22nd overall pick."

Looking at Prince, who looked like a thin bamboo pole with the Nuggets cap on, the audience whispered, the Nuggets have used a very precious first-round pick for next year to select this guy, no matter how you look at it, it’s a bit strange. Reliable!

The room of the Pistons holding the 23rd overall pick was chaotic for a while. Their goal was Tyshawn Prince, who had just been selected by the Nuggets. Now they could only implement the second plan.

Soon Stern announced that the Detroit Pistons had selected Casey Jacobson, a swingman.

The next 24th pick in the first round is the time for the Rockets to choose again. It was not until nearly 5 minutes before the Rockets made their final choice. They chose an inside player, Nenad Kostic.

Su Yi had a slight impression of this player in his previous life, and he was confirmed by looking at the photos. He was seen in the main lineup of the Thunder in his previous life, but Su Yi didn't remember his strength, but he must be able to be the main team. too bad.

However, on the list given by Su Yi to his father, Krstic ranked behind Matt Barnes and Louis Four Carat.

However, President Su changed his mind after seeing the predicted rankings. This Nenad Krstic was at least a player who was ranked in the first round in the predictions, while Matt Barnes and Louis Four Carats were both At the end of the second round.

So after thinking twice, he still focused on stability and chose this tall center with a height of 2 meters. At worst, after Olajuwon and Ewing retired, he would be used as Dayao's substitute.

Although Brad Miller has a good outside shooting ability, he is not hard enough to play a center and fast enough to play a power forward. Only relying on one-handed three-pointers is not enough to take on the important task of guarding the Rockets' basket, and the Kings have always been interested in trading. Le, according to President Su and his son, the deal is fine, but after all, if you give enough bargaining chips, otherwise he doesn't mind letting the meat rot into the pot.

In fact, President Su wants one or two more reliable point guards. This year, Su Yi and Troy have left one after another. The point guard position of the Rockets is empty. We can only hope for a deal after the start of the season.

Another way is to wait for the free agent market to open on July 7 after the draft. At that time, some point guards will appear in the free agent market. If it weren't for the league's salary cap restrictions, he could have assembled the top ten superstars in the league into the Rockets, and let everyone see what the NBA Universe is.

(End of this chapter)