shooting guard era

Chapter 98 120. The second place in the parallel import list is coming

On the morning of January 2005, 1, an eye-catching transaction occurred in the NBA.

The strength of the players in this transaction is average, but it includes a very topical player.

The Bobcats and the Pistons completed the deal. The Bobcats sent Primoz Brezek to get the 03 No. 90 pick from the Pistons, Darko Milicic and the 2005-year-old No. [-] pick Derek Coleman, as well as the Pistons' [-] first-round pick Draft picks and signing rights to overseas player Carlos Delfino.

The Pistons get Primoz Brezek.

As soon as the deal came out, the fans were blown up.

First of all, the Pistons are already strong, and now they are stronger. This reinforcement is clearly aimed at the Heat.

Brezek averaged 8.2 points and 7.7 rebounds per game this season. He has outstanding characteristics, a large tonnage, and can carry people inside.During Ye Han's injury, Brezek recorded several consecutive games. Although he has not been given the chance to play in several games recently, there are many teams that are jealous of him. Among them, the Heat's main rival, the Pistons, ranks first.

Brezek's height and tonnage make up for the height of the Pistons inside, and someone will guard O'Neal when Ben Wallace is resting.

People don't want to watch the Pistons play the finals anymore, but according to the current situation, the Pacers have collapsed. The Heat have not won the Pistons this season. This time the Pistons are still strengthening, and people will start complaining again.

Secondly, the topic of this transaction is not the transaction itself, but the topic of the draft two years ago.

Look at the top five picks that year, except for Milicic, all of them are the pillars of their respective teams, at least they will be All-Stars in the future, and Milicic... It has been one and a half seasons now, and the number of games played has just reached 50 times.

Leaving aside Milicic's own strength, his ability to be selected in the second place at the beginning proved that he is indeed outstanding, and he is very outstanding, which is why he gave the Pistons management such great determination not to go Instead of choosing Carmelo Anthony, one of the top picks, he was chosen.

But since he was selected, he was not given a chance to play, and he couldn't show his talent. In his rookie year, Milicic only got 34 chances to play, averaging less than 10 minutes per game. No chance a No. [-] pick should have had.

This is about the coach of the Pistons, Larry Brown. Let's talk about the Pistons led by Larry Brown.The Pistons were lucky to get the No. 02 pick in the 03 draft year in an insignificant trade six years ago, and then selected Milicic.

At that time, Milicic, who had just turned 18, had very average combat ability, that is, the so-called young players who sold their talents. 71 inches, that is, a height of 110 meters, a weight of [-] kilograms, excellent mobility, soft European touch... everything is full of two words-potential.

If Milicic wants to achieve results, at least it will take a lot of time to cultivate. The growth of insiders is often relatively long, let alone an 18-year-old young center.

But Larry Brown obviously can't wait. Now that the core of the team is at its peak, and the team's strength is at its best, he can't give Milicic too much time to level up.

And Larry Brown, like Jordan, is a very strict coach. Milicic, an 18-year-old kid, neither has the experience of Ye Han who left his hometown and came to the United States to study high school in his early years, nor does he have the experience of self-reliance and self-improvement like James. , nor a heart as big as Kobe.Just like Kwame Brown, the No. [-] pick under Jordan, Milicic was the No. [-] pick in the draft year. Except for him, all the top five picks played very well. He was under more pressure, and Larry -Brown's scolding, he soon gave up on himself, and only played in the garbage time of the game when there was a big score fork. People gave him the nickname-victory cigar, which means that when he plays, it means victory...whether it is the opponent or own team.

And teams like the Pistons really don't have many chances to open the score. They focus on defense and average offense. Even if they can win many games, it is difficult to open the score, so Milicic has no chance to play.In January 04, the Pistons got Rasheed Wallace, the top ten power forward in the league, and Milicic even had no chance to play.

Now a year and a half later, the Pistons have completely given up on Milicic.The management of the Pistons cannot blame Larry Brown. After Larry Brown came, they won the championship again after more than ten years, and this season is hitting the second two consecutive championships in team history. time.

This time, they can get tank center Brezek, a substitute who can carry O'Neal to strengthen the team's internal strength. In addition, in order to get rid of Milicic's expensive second-place contract, the Pistons would rather lose their first-round pick and get Brezek. .

By the way, the Pistons got rid of Derek Coleman's 300 million contract, freeing up salary space and positions, which can be reinforced before the trade deadline and the playoff clarification day.

Coleman, the No. 12 pick at the end of the era of black and white, originally wanted to win a championship with the Pistons this year. The Pistons pointed to him who was still old and solid in the second half of last season. He averaged 8 points and 300 rebounds per game to support the bench. Seat, give a generous contract of [-] million a year.

Who knows that Coleman has been injured continuously since he came to the Pistons, and he has never been as brave as last season after his comeback. His value is similar to that of Milicic, and his playing time is getting less and less.

Taking advantage of the Bobcats asking for a first-round pick, the Pistons sent Coleman to the Bobcats. As for Carlos Delfino, who is still playing in Europe, he has not been called by the Pistons.Probably their management has learned a lesson from Milicic. There is no time to train a young player from Europe. It can only be a waste of money and team personnel. The Bobcats are very short of people.

The trade allowed the Bobcats, who were expected to make up the league's minimum 12-man roster, to expand their team to 14.

Both commentators and expert fans are very optimistic about the deal between the Bobcats and Pistons.

People think this is a win-win deal. The Pistons are wasting the talent of this 19-year-old boy by keeping Milicic. They don't know how to train them either. It's better to rely on strength to attract veterans and powerful players to join them than to choose an immediate combat power. It's much more reassuring than a rookie with immediate combat power.

It’s just that we have to be optimistic next time. If Coleman can only guard the water dispenser and his strength suddenly drops to the retirement level, he will have to spend money to send him away.

(End of this chapter)