Zhiba NBA

Chapter 38 (37) Crazy Arms Competition

Adelman's contract extension is a major event affecting the future of the Rockets, but Yuanfei has no energy to think about it this day, because the 27th is also the day of the draft this year. 03 Platinum Generation's talent show kicks off!

Of course, Dawson also consulted Alexander on this issue early on.

"LeBron James, from St. Mary's High School in Ohio, a tall, strong young player who can play from point guard to small forward (later he really became a power forward). The Cavaliers will almost certainly choose him."

"Dako Milicic, Serbia and Montenegro (Serbia and Montenegro had not yet separated) center who just turned 18 years old. His size, speed, and flexibility are all great. Some draft experts believe that he can be comparable to Yao. The Pistons need an insider to partner with Big Ben, and the possibility of choosing him is not small."

"Carmelo Anthony, from Syracuse University, is a small forward with a strong scoring ability. He is physically strong and can fully adapt to NBA-level confrontation."

"TJ Ford, from the University of Texas; Kirk Hinrich, from the University of Kansas. They are considered the best point guards this year. Boss, you also know that there are fewer point guards in recent years."

"March Lampe, a tall insider from Poland; Chris Kaman, a center from the University of Michigan. They are considered by the media to be the two centers this year after Milicic."

"Chris Bosh, from Georgia Tech. Standard-sized power forward with good shooting ability, but a little skinny."

"Dwyane Wade, a super scorer at Marquette University. He has relatively strong immediate combat ability, but he is 21 years old, and his potential is not as good as the others. These are the biggest popular players this year. Our No. 7 pick should be mainly selected from the above-mentioned players. This is my scouting report."

Alexander nodded and said, "Carol, your work is still so meticulous, I am very satisfied. Next, let's hear Jason's opinion."

Yuan Fei smiled and said: "That's right, I already have a goal among these people..."

***
The scene of the draft on the 27th was calm, and the results were mostly as expected by Dawson's scouts.

The Cavaliers, holding the No. [-] pick, chose LeBron James;
The second Pistons chose Darko Milicic;

The third Nuggets chose Carmelo Anthony;
The fourth Heat chose Dwyane Wade (in history, Bosh was selected for the Raptors. At this time, the Heat plans to offer restricted free agent power forwards Brand and Odom, and it is impossible to choose another power forward);

(Rule explanation: Restricted free agents are players who have played a full 4-year first-round rookie contract, such as Brand, or second-round picks or non-draft players with less than three years of age, such as Parsons who was poached by the Mavericks by the Rockets)
The fifth Clippers chose Chris Bosh;

The sixth Bulls selected Kirk Hinrich;
The seventh Rockets chose Chris Kaman;

.......
The news soon broke that the Rockets and the Clippers exchanged two first-round picks named Chris, and the Rockets got the second-round pick of this season and some cash.In this way, the Rockets are equivalent to picking Bosh with two picks. This is understandable because the Rockets have a very deep lineup and do not ask for more rookies.The original goal of the Clippers is center Kaman.

Since the Bulls with the sixth pick between the two teams originally had two young potential centers, Curry and Chandler, the Clippers were not worried about the Bulls cutting off Kaman at all, so this deal was easily born.

Yuanfei is very satisfied. Bosh is tall and thin, which can just make up for Okur's lack of speed, Wang Zhizhi's lack of physical fitness, and Wallace's lack of height.And Bosh has a great shooting ability, a little training will soon be able to be competent for the rotation, adding depth to the team's bench.

***
The new season begins with preparations.Fans soon discovered that this summer was much more lively than previous years.

As Dawson said, there have been quite a few good point guards in the league over the years, and this summer there are a few hot ones.Several strong teams, especially the Pistons and Spurs, are sharpening their knives and preparing to start (the tragedy of Billups and Parker being robbed by the Rockets).

During this period, there was only one real superstar point guard in the league—Jason Kidd, who had just led the Nets to win the Eastern Conference Championship; Star point guards such as Francis and Marbury are also satisfied.

Like Claxton used by the Spurs, Atkins used by the Pistons, Tony Derrick used by the Celtics, and Troy Hudson used by the Timberwolves.

And this year's free market includes a large number of point guards: superstar Kidd (player option, that is, the player chooses whether to continue the next contract), first-line star Andrew Miller, super rookie Arenas, the old and strong Payton and so on.

Some other important free agents include: Duncan (player option), Jermaine O'Neal, Pippen, Malone, Brand, Mourning, Terry, Hamilton, Odom, Maggette, etc.

On June 6, Tim Duncan announced that he would jump out of the final year of his contract. On July 30, he renewed his contract with the Spurs with a seven-year maximum salary.Obviously, he who won the championship again is different from three years ago, and has no idea of ​​transferring at all (most of the signings in this chapter and the next chapter are real events in history).

On the same day, Payton Sr. joined the Los Angeles Lakers with a 2-year contract of 1050 million, and Jazz veteran superstar Karl Malone even joined the Lakers with a 2-year contract of 315 million cabbage price. The OK combination received two strong supporters, and the Lakers jumped to become the number one favorite to win the championship.

On the same day, not to be outdone, the Eastern Conference champion Nets signed the Eastern Conference's No. 4 center Alonzo Mourning with a four-year contract of 2260 million.With the addition of such a powerful center, they are confident that they will not repeat the same mistakes and be blown up by Duncan alone.

The Philadelphia 76ers and Kenny Thomas renewed a seven-year, $7 million contract.The Rockets sent text messages and emails to congratulate their old teammates.

On July 7, the Clippers matched the Heat and offered Brand a six-year, 19 million contract to keep the head star.

(Rule explanation: Restricted free agents can accept invitation contracts offered by other teams. The home team can match the contract within 3 days. If the match is made, the player is deemed to have signed with the home team. If the match is refused, the player is deemed to have signed with the inviting team)
On July 7, veteran Pippen joined the Bulls with a low salary and returned to the city that once won 20 championships.

　Writing here reminds me of the news that Bosh may be retiring due to a blood clot.I wish Bosh a speedy recovery and return to the court.

　　It suddenly occurred to me that a book friend gave a reward a few days ago. I am a newcomer and I don’t know much about routines. I just comment on my personal likes and dislikes.Here I would like to express my gratitude to the book friend Xiongba vs Tianxia 1.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)