NBA: This flower path is a bit strong.

The next draft that is worth mentioning is that the Indiana Pacers used the No. 9 pick to select Eric Dampier, who is 2 meters tall and has made bold claims in the future that he has become the "second center" in the NBA.

This famous "second-best" center in the league averaged 2004 points, 9.2 rebounds and 8.5 blocks per game in the 1.85 season. He arrogantly declared, "Shaq is the best center in the Western Conference, and I am the second best center in the Western Conference."

Then there is no more then.

In the playoffs, he was beaten by Yao Ming with a high shooting percentage of 14 of 13. Although he managed to get through the first round by luck thanks to the Mosaic curse, he was cut down by Amar'e Stoudemire (Stoudemire) in the game against the Phoenix Suns with a luxurious data of 40 points and 16 rebounds.

Eric Dampier is also considered an alternative and famous player among the 96 golden generation.

The goal was quite clear. He managed to raise his draft position to double digits through his own efforts, but he still couldn't escape the result of being selected in a small market. In the end, he ended up in the hands of the Charlotte Hornets who held the 12th pick.

But fortunately, the Hornets didn't think highly of this "star" at all. They didn't intend to have Kobe from the beginning. They said they liked Kobe just to get more chips from the Lakers.

Then he made a deal with the Lakers using Kobe to get center Vlade Divac from the Lakers.

Here, Lakers fans should not only thank the Hornets for their generous support, but also thank another person, that is, Ray Allen, who was in the same class as Kobe and was ranked above him!

At that time, the real idea of ​​the Lakers management was to get Ray Allen through a trade.

Is there any success with [Great Shark] + [Gentleman Lei]?

Anyway, Jerry West, who was once a big shot on the court and became even more legendary after his retirement, was in the management of the Lakers at the time and thought that this combination was very promising, so he was actively preparing for the two transactions.

But unfortunately, the Lakers management overestimated the value of their own trading chips - center Vlade Divac, and also underestimated the value of Ray Allen at the time!

Both the Bucks and the Timberwolves unilaterally rejected the deal, so West had to settle for the next best option and chose Kobe, a high school student who was under 18 years old at the time of the deal.

Right now, the reason why the Lakers are so eager to sell center Vlade Divac is because they have secretly hooked up with the "Shaq" who has just reached his peak.

At this point, Hanamichi witnessed with his own eyes that the afro-haired "Raccoon" wore a Los Angeles Lakers cap before he officially became a Hornets player.

Of course, compared to West's own imagined trade with the Sharks, trading Vlade Divac for Kobe was just an insignificant and ordinary deal at this time.

But Hua Dao, who has opened his eyes to the sky, has to admit that this deal between the Hornets and the Lakers is the most successful deal in NBA history, and it directly affected the first decade of the 21st century.

(After thinking about it, I decided to let the Big Shaq return to the Lakers dynasty. After all, without the OK combination, it would be a bit less interesting!)

(As for Hanamichi, don't worry, he will be assigned one of the four great shooting guards!)

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The draft finally came to the Raptors, who held the 20th pick.

221th pick: The Raptors selected Zhaidgunas Ilgauskas (Big Z), a cm center from Lithuania to strengthen the team's inside line.

It seems that he is preparing to play as Charles Oakley's backup center to share the team's inside pressure.

After this, there was nothing for the Raptors.

Ben Wallace still failed to be selected, but for the sake of Hanamichi and Charles Oakley, the Raptors still gave Ben a chance to "revive as a loser" in the summer league.

It has to be said that Ben Wallace was lucky. The newly selected Big Z, just like in the original history, missed the entire next season due to a fractured right foot.

[Gelifen]: What a serious fracture. It took me just as long to recover from it as it did for a season!

Dayao: What level of fracture is this? I have retired, but why don’t you retire?

(Both Gelifen and Yao Ming suffered stress fractures of the kneecap)

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Therefore, after the summer league, Ben Wallace also received a guaranteed contract from the Raptors.

Otherwise, do the Raptors have to go to the Development League to recruit players to strengthen the team?

After all, Ben was recommended by Hua Dao to participate in the draft, and he has the support of "Bad Guy" Charles Oakley, and both of them are optimistic about him.

Why not give a cheap guaranteed contract to appease the team's inside players?

Of course, it was mainly because of Ben's performance, at least in terms of defending under the basket, he worked hard to do the rough work.

As for whether Ben Wallace can find his own training direction faster than in history and tap into his defensive talent with the help of his master Charles Oakley's words and deeds and Hanamichi, it's hard to say (definitely)!

And this future inside defensive stalwart, Ben Wallace, is also the only gain of the Raptors in this draft.

Anyway, no matter what the team management thinks, Hanamichi is still full of hope for the new season. After all, the team has top defensive king Ben Wallace in the interior and Doug Christie who has been selected into the best defensive team for four consecutive years.

In addition, there is Hanamichi himself, the experienced and strong Charles Oakley, and Das, who is at his peak as a rookie.

It’s not an exaggeration to say that the Raptors will have a slightly “luxurious” lineup next season, right?

Of course, in the eyes of the outside world, Hanamichi and Das will continue to carry the team in the new season. The Raptors have not changed much compared to last season! If there is any change, it is that Charles Oakley is one year older!

"Well! The Raptors' lineup is still too weak!"

"Don't be fooled by Flower's performance in the paint, but he doesn't have good help!"

"Charles Oakley may not even last 40 minutes now!"

"No~ I guess he can only play for 30 minutes in the new season?"

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