God of basketball

Chapter 125 0122: 【Celebrate Rich Joe】

If... Portland Trail Blazers exchange No. 4 pick Aldridge with the Chicago Bulls for the No. 2 pick is considered quite satisfactory.

Well, when the ESPN live room immediately notified the three-way transaction of the Lakers, Timberwolves, and Charlotte Bobcats.

Not only the two commentators, but the entire basketball world was stunned.

The Lakers didn't choose Adam Morrison to strengthen the forward position. They actually wanted to take over Bruce Lee from Michael Jordan?why?

Hollinger and Reggie Miller couldn't believe it.In order to get Bruce Lee, the Lakers paid a total of two draft picks next year, plus Eddie Griffin's contract.

Why?Next year is the draft year.With the current lineup of the Lakers, no matter how defiant Kobe is, he may not be [-]% guaranteed to enter the playoffs.Once they fall into the lottery zone, what they send out is an unprotected first-round pick, and they may even go straight to Tianting and pick the No. [-] pick.

Can Lakers fans accept it?

Why did the Lakers club do this?

At this time, the latest news came from the reporter in front: Phil Jackson personally handled this year's draft.

The news comes from Lakers general manager Kupchak.

Uh... Has this already started to throw the blame?

It seems that not everyone in the Lakers agrees with this deal.

"For Lakers fans, there is good news and bad news. The good news is that this year's draft is handled by ace coach Phil Jackson himself. The bad news is that Phil Jackson has never done this kind of thing before, and he has never been known for being good at scouting rookies."

Hollinger made fun of the Lakers fans.

He didn't take into account the current feeling of chills among Lakers fans.

Originally, this year's draft conference was completely unexpected for Lakers fans.Unexpectedly, the team suddenly made this move, and first selected Adam Morrison through the Timberwolves.The second Larry Bird of Gonzaga University still makes Lakers fans look forward to it.But in a blink of an eye, there was a magical turning point. Phil Jackson actually exchanged Bird for Bruce Lee, who had been ridiculed by the media every day for more than a month.

Their hearts felt cold in an instant, and some die-hard fans hurried to check Bruce Lee's information.Except for Mr. Bruce Lee's information, most of the entries about Bruce Lee are automatically associated with Lindsay Lohan, the Olsen sisters, Megan Fox and even the catwalk and new album.

are you crazy?

Phil Jackson is obviously not good at scouting for rookies, why would he do this?We don't need male models.

"Zen once again saved Michael Jordan. If he hadn't sacrificed himself to take the shot, tomorrow all the basketball media would use the headlines to criticize the basketball god. Now...the gun is aimed at Los Angeles."

Reggie Miller said sourly: "Michael is always so lucky, he can always get unexpected blessings."

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The absolute protagonist of the 2006 draft night must be Bruce Lee. His selection with the third overall pick in the first round was already the biggest upset of the night.However, the unexpected thing is that the Lakers actually increased their chips to bring him back to Los Angeles.

This is crazy.A guy who obviously everyone knew he was a parallel importer was frantically favored by two teams.

So much so that the following drafts make people feel dull.

It wasn't until Randy Foye was selected by the Hornets with the No.15 pick that there was a little bit of trouble.The point guard, who once 'beat' Bruce in training camp, obviously couldn't accept the fact that Bruce Lee was third.

"The pick doesn't mean everything. Strength is the foundation of being in the NBA. If we meet in the new season, I will definitely compete with the guard who ranks in the top three. There are still many people who don't know what happened in the training camp. Just wait and see. At that time, everyone will know who is the real elite."

He looked indignant.

He'll never forget the smug look on Bruce Lee's face when he turned around to wish him good dreams after his name was called at No. [-].

He thought about revenge in his heart, and wanted to beat Bruce in front of the entire American audience on the NBA stage!

However, he forgot that it was he himself who started the incident: some people will always be like this, only remembering being slapped in the face, but not the moment when they were mean.

And the interesting thing is.He was quickly traded by New Orleans to Minnesota.The bargaining chip is the 2007 first-round pick sent to the Timberwolves by the Lakers.

Still inextricably linked with Bruce Lee.

In addition to Randy Foye, many other players also more or less diss Bruce Lee when interviewed after being selected.I thought his pick was too high, and it turned out to be the third pick.

The more obvious ones showing this tendency are...JJ Redick, Shannon Brown, Lagalondo, Dennis Gibson and...Jordan Farmer.

All guards.

These people all think they are better than Bruce.They all think that they should appear in that position, so even before officially entering the NBA, they already have a clear imaginary enemy.

This made the media smell a strong smell of gunpowder: Bruce Lee became the target of most rookies overnight.

Interestingly, Jordan Farmar was still a rookie with the Lakers, and he was selected by Los Angeles with the 24th overall pick.

This is Kupchak's handwriting.

He is using this method to protest silently. As the general manager, he obviously disagrees with the team's overdraft of future trades for Bruce Lee.He just thinks that Jordan Farmer is better than Bruce Lee... So, he also picked a point guard he likes.

Now, the Zijin Army's backline competition is unprecedentedly fierce.

Sasha Vujacic, Smash Parker, Aaron McGee, Bruce Lee and Jordan Farmar, five people!

"It would be ridiculous if Bruce Lee couldn't compete with Jordan Farmar internally."

Hollinger said with a laugh on the TV show.

Reggie Miller replied solemnly: "This possibility is very high. Most of the NBA is the counterattack of players in the second half of the draft. When they enter the training hall, the rookies with the top pick will indeed get some favoritism, but if he can't seize the opportunity, other players will swarm him and leave him behind."

"But no matter what, Bruce is the biggest winner tonight. He will also be in the headlines tomorrow. I wish him all the best in the NBA. Don't let tonight's trade become the biggest failure of Phil Jackson's career."

Reggie Miller said 'compassionately' on TV.

Michael Jordan in front of the TV went crazy.

He was still screaming for the team to get Bruce, but within 10 minutes, the news of the trade came on TV.Rich Joe actually used Bruce to trade Adam Morrison.

Although Jordan also likes Morrison very much, he is his second choice.But why make this deal when you have the No. [-] pick?are you crazy? ?

He scolded Rich Joe on the phone.

But Rich Joe actually argued with reason and said some calm and objective data analysis to support why he made the deal.

"I never believe in statistics. I only know that Bruce Lee has the same breath as me. He has a breath I am very familiar with. He will definitely become the best player in this rookie class. Do you understand this feeling???"

Michael Jordan roared furiously.

And then... beep beep.

Rich Joe actually hung up on the boss.

"Michael's words already show how ridiculous he is in the draft. He doesn't believe in the data and letter feeling... No wonder he drafted Kwame Brown five years ago."

Rich Joe turned to his colleagues and said.

Colleagues nodded again and again, the loudspeaker just now made them reduce the irrational side of the basketball god.

"Let's celebrate with champagne." Rich Joe said happily: "Ten years later, Michael Jordan will definitely thank us for making a right choice for him."

His words made the entire draft war room boil.

Yeah, looking back on today ten years later, all Charlotte fans will celebrate us playing the championship. We saved the god of basketball and even played tricks on the Lakers.

cheers! !

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(End of this chapter)