Basketball League of Legends

Chapter 217 Rookie Challenge

In addition to the Lakers owner Old Buss, the Pacers owners Simon brothers Melvin Simon and Herbert Simon also appeared here. They have a very good relationship with Vic Grosbeck, and Jonny is also there Larry Bird is seen here.Larry Bird, who secretly underestimated Johnny back then, had long since had less prejudice against Johnny, and greeted Johnny lightly when he saw him.

In addition to these few people, there was another person that Johnny didn't know.

Seeing Jonny staring at that person for a while, Vic Grosbeck introduced with a smile: "Johnny, this is Mark Cuban, the owner of the BROADCAST website in Dallas. He is a die-hard fan of the Dallas Mavericks."

Johnny doesn’t know much about the history of the NBA in later generations, and he has no idea about Mark Cuban, but the BROADCAST website still surprised Johnny. The BROADCAST website is the first in the United States to use the Internet to broadcast sports games. It can be said that now the United States People who want to watch nba games from the Internet can only visit the BROADCAST website.

But Jonny was only a little surprised, after all, this so-called website has little to do with Jonny.

Jonny greeted Mark Cuban with a smile, and then stayed aside to watch the game. Chauncey Billups was the starter of the Eastern team in this rookie challenge, and Jonny also paid close attention to this teammate.

However, Mark Cuban is interested in Johnny. There are 8 people sitting in this big private room, and only one active player is Jonny, and Cuban also knows Johnny very well. After all, just before, the Celtics After playing the Mavericks, Johnny's 22-point runaway in the final quarter also shocked Mark Cuban, who was watching the game from the sidelines.

What Jonny doesn't know is that Mark Cuban is now planning to buy an NBA team. Of course, as a Dallas fan, Mark Cuban's goal can only be the Mavericks.Cuban is going to sell his BROADCAST website to raise funds, but the value of the BROADCAST website is not low, and there are not many consortiums willing to take over and can spend so much money to take over, so Mark Cuban is still waiting for the opportunity.

But at this time Mark Cuban is already worried about the future of the Mavericks. The current Mavericks are the same as the Celtics a year ago. Except for Michael Finley, there is no potential star player in the team. up.And Michael Finley has very little potential left. In Mark Cuban's view, no matter how well Michael Finley will play in the future, he is at most just a good star player.

And what do the Mavericks lack now?No cornerstone player!
There are still many young potential cornerstone players in the league, such as Stephen Marbury and Kevin Garnett of the Timberwolves, Kobe Bryant of the Lakers, Allen Iverson of the 76ers, etc., but in From Mark Cuban's point of view, Johnny's strength is bound to far exceed these players, so if there is a chance to get Johnny, Mark Cuban will not be stingy.

Mark Cuban leaned over to Jonny and began to talk to Jonny, but Jonny looked at Chauncey Billups' performance on the court and didn't pay much attention to him.

Jonny is still very concerned about Chauncey Billups. It can be said that whether the Celtics can beat the Bulls in this year's playoffs depends on the performance of Chauncey Billups. Now the Celtics Among the five starting positions, the center is destined to be a player who focuses on rebounding and defense, and the small forward is also destined to be a role player who focuses on defending the opponent's arrow players and shooting two corner three-pointers.

As for the power forward, Derek Coleman is really desperate for a big contract. In this position, the Celtics have gained the inside offense they desperately need.And now what is the Celtics missing?Of course, it is another starting point for outside attack.

The current Celtics only have Jonny as an offensive starting point on the outside. Once Jonny is chased and intercepted by the opponent, the Celtics' offense will stagnate and become Derek Coleman. Sibilups and others continued to shoot from the outside.The second game between the Celtics and the Bulls before died because of this loss.

Of course, the Celtics have not given up looking for a deal now, hoping to get a good offensive player, preferably a small forward.But looking at these conditions, it was very harsh at first glance, so Johnny basically didn't give any hope.

The reason why Jonny pays so much attention to Chauncey Billups is that he has more confidence in Chauncey Billups. Since Chauncey Billups accompanied Jonny to practice in November, Chauncey Billups It has improved a lot. From being completely unadapted to the rhythm of the NBA at the beginning of the season, to now, it can be said that Chauncey Billups has some ability to control the rhythm of the court, but there will still be confusion when encountering the opponent's high-intensity defense.

And Chauncey Billups' shooting has also stabilized a lot, and he can always hit some three-point shots, which can be regarded as strengthening the Celtics' outside shooting.

And if such Chauncey Billups continues to improve, he may really be able to release Jonny and let Jonny focus on a certain job, then the Celtics' offense will be very easy to play.

Johnny thought about this, and Mark Cuban next to him was very depressed. He wanted to answer Johnny, but Johnny ignored him. The depressed Mark Cuban could only choose to sit on the bench alone and think silently. wearing something.

Among the rookies in 97, apart from Tim Duncan, only Keith Van Horn played well, and there were no other players to watch, so this game was a bit boring, after all, there was nothing good on the court. players.Players like Cedric Henderson and Tariq Abdul Wahad are just passing through the league.

However, Jonny found Tracy McGrady on the bench. This guy drooped his eyes and sat on the bench in a daze, but he soon got playing time. Under the command of the Eastern team coach, Tracy McGrady West McGrady quickly got playing time in the second quarter, but Tracy McGrady only played this quarter and scored 7 points in this game.

The score of 7 points is not very noticeable, but in the eyes of a caring person like Jonny, it is naturally very interesting. Of the 7 points, Tracy McGrady scored 6 of them with a dunk, and 1 point is for free throws.

This made Johnny smile a little funny, because he thought of the slam dunk contest the next day.

Tracy McGrady was one of Jonny's opponents in the dunk contest the next day, and Jonny didn't hide his whereabouts when he came to watch the game. Could this guy be provoking himself?Johnny thinks about these three dunks, the first is a very beautiful pull-bar dunk, the second is a 360-degree reverse dunk, and the third is a crotch-underhand switch dunk.

Each of the three dunks is more beautiful than the other, and each is more difficult than the other. It is difficult to use it in an official game. The meaning of provoking Johnny is very obvious.

这场新秀挑战赛很快就结束了，最终是东部队获得了胜利，大Z伊尔戈斯卡斯24分钟10投8中得到18分7篮板2助攻2盖帽，最终获得了新秀赛的MVP。

(End of this chapter)