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Chapter 326 Willing

With the No.12 pick, the Golden State Warriors selected Ron Artest from St. John's University.

With the No.13 pick, the Toronto Raptors selected Montenegro's high center Aleksandar Radocevic.

No. 14 is a non-lottery pick.

The No.14 pick was the original draft pick of the Timberwolves, but it was sold to the Supersonics in Qin Fei's transaction, so the Supersonics have the No.14 pick.

The Sonics used this pick to select violent wing Corey Maggette from Duke.

As Schramf's contract expires and he is about to retire, the original lineup of the Supersonics will not be guaranteed. If you want to keep the original lineup, then you should find a suitable replacement for the small forward position, and Corey Maggette is undoubtedly a good choice.

Maggette's physical fitness is very good, he has developed a body of tendons at a young age, and he is a King Kong who flies into the sky and escapes from the ground.

"If the Supersonics can train Corey Maggette well, they still hope to gain strong competitiveness in the West in the future." Rowell thinks that the Supersonics are a good choice. Maggette was originally considered by the Warriors, but in the choice between Maggette and Artest, Qin Fei believes that Artest is more suitable for the Warriors.

Big Ben + Artest's lineup is so good. When they go out with these two brothers, some people will believe that they are going to bomb the White House.

Hearing Rowell's emotion, Qin Fei shook his head.

"uncertain."

"What's not necessarily?" Rowell glanced at Qin Fei, did he have a different opinion?

Qin Fei thought for a while, and said: "Although Corey Maggette has excellent physical fitness and a certain scoring ability, his shooting is very problematic, and the Supersonic's consistent style is to open up space on the flanks. Maggette was selected, perhaps because Maggette has the highest value among the remaining players, and may not be in the Supersonics lineup upgrade plan."

Qin Fei remembers that Maggette didn't play for the Sonics, right?Although I can't remember what kind of transaction happened later, this wave of delivery is better than pretending.

Rowell was lost in thought.

What Qin Fei said seems to make sense!Can Maggette replace Schrempf's important role in the Sonics?

In the venue of the draft conference, the players who have completed the draft get together, and they gather in groups of three or four in the waiting area.

Some were interviewed by the media, while others were told by their agents to listen to some precautions.

Soon, the first transaction message of the night came out.

The Raptors reached a deal with the Pacers.

Just in the draft, the Raptors sent away Jonathan Bender, the fifth overall pick, in exchange for Antonio Davis of the Pacers.

The Pacers once again failed in the Eastern Conference finals in the playoffs, which made the Pacers learn from the pain and determined to make some changes.

And betting on this talented and gifted high school student is the first step that can be thought of now.

In fact, the Pacers also contacted the Warriors.

Walsh hoped to get the small forward Ron Artest just selected by the Warriors. This deal was finally called off by Qin Fei.

"It would be nice to go to Indiana, too. That's a strong contender for the championship."

Jonathan is a restrained high school student. When he was traded, he was a little depressed.

Then Artest was on the sidelines to comfort him.

Artest is more impulsive, but he has a good heart, and he feels somewhat regretful about the place of Indiana. He always feels that this place should have been destined for him.

"The Pacers are not bad. Last year and this year they reached the Eastern Conference finals. Maybe they will win the championship next year."

"Then you are amazing. You won the championship in your first rookie season, comparable to Magic Johnson!"

After Artest came over, Odom also came over. Odom could speak better than Artest, and he opened his mouth like a magician.

Jonathan's face turned red from being blown up. He has never played a college game. Is he going to compete with the magician now?

Is it a little too fast?

After the first round of the lottery draft, the following drafts were significantly accelerated, and some players were not invited to the small green house.

At this stage, the transaction dynamics are also continuously updated.

Some players who have not been selected are a little nervous, and some players who have been selected are also very nervous. They always feel that the next name that appears in the news is themselves.

Soon, information about the Warriors' trade also appeared in these many dynamics.

Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets reach a deal!

The Rockets just completed their draft, and then completed the deal with the Warriors.

The Rockets sent their rookie Kenny Thomas with the 22nd overall pick in the first round in exchange for Tracy Murray of the Warriors.

Murray was traded to the Warriors in the middle of last season.

He didn't have a place in the Wizards before, but his playing time in the Warriors has increased relatively, and his three-point shooting percentage has picked up. He averaged 10.8 points and 3.4 rebounds per game in the regular season, and his three-point shooting percentage was 34.9%. He even squeezed out Caffey in the later stage and became the team's starting lineup.

This three-point shooting rate is actually not bad, after all, the Warriors are not a team that likes to arrange three-point tactics.

But in the playoffs, Murray's performance declined, and his three-point shooting percentage dropped to just over [-]%.

After all, he is the one who scored 50 points in a single game and helped the Warriors counterattack all the way to the playoffs, so Murray's market value is much higher than when he was with the Wizards.

It is not known whether it is a loss or a gain if it is used to trade a player in the latter part of the first round.

Judging from the current situation, it seems that each has its own needs.

Kenny Thomas was a little unhappy. He just expressed his yearning for the Rockets to the media, but he was sold in the end.

The 22-year-old Kenny Thomas is also a player who finished college and participated in the draft. He is 2 meters tall and serves as a power forward center. He is a short insider.

在新墨西哥大学，肯尼托马斯出战123场，场均拿到15.7分、8.4篮板和1.94盖帽。大三和大四连续被美联社评为全美最佳阵容，成为西部运动员赛区首位得分1800+、篮板1000+和盖帽200+的球员。

Although he is short, he has a very strong body, solid basic skills, excellent rebounding and soft touch.

When others look at the selection of the Warriors, they are all strong guys.

Starting from Ben Wallace, Dampier, Artest, Kenny Thomas, is this a selection or a bodybuilder?

For Kenny Thomas, this deal was a fate-changing deal.

But for the scene of the entire draft conference, it is just an insignificant small transaction.

The Warriors then made a small deal after the first round.

With the inner guard "Bug" Boggs, the Miami Heat's two second-round picks were traded, one is this year's second-round pick, and the other is next year's second-round pick.

Hardaway is short enough, and the Heat bought Boggs again, what is going on?

It's okay for the Warriors to assemble the shortest inside line in the league. Are the Heat preparing to assemble the shortest guard in the league?

"Bug" Boggs is a veteran, but because the defensive end is often targeted, and the Warriors have been using Dampier to protect the frame before, Boggs' status in the Warriors has declined sharply. In this year's playoffs, Boggs basically has no chance to play.

Although the Heat were blacked out by the Knicks, everyone in the Heat felt that the Heat's lineup this season was okay, and they should continue to hit the championship next season. Boggs was regarded as the poor man's version of Tim Hardaway.

The Heat's second-round pick to the Warriors is very low, ranking 53rd overall, leaving only four teams, including the Jazz and Spurs.

This transaction was made by Qin Fei. Rowell didn't know what use Qin Fei wanted for such a low draft pick.

Is it possible that any good players can be found in this position?

If this player can find a qualified substitute player, he is already very popular.

Otherwise, the Heat would not be willing to trade the second-round pick with the Warriors. Obviously, they have no hope of finding qualified rotation players at this stage.

From the second round of the draft, some small trades in the NBA are more.

Of course, unlike the first-round picks, the second-round picks are no longer the center of the transaction, and more likely just a certain addition, which is a value-added option in the transaction.

The Warriors' small trade was inconspicuous and passed in a flash.

Second-round picks are drafted even faster.

At this time, the Spurs box that had just finished winning the championship.

Popovich and his team are nervously waiting for the second-round picks to be reported one by one.

"Don't worry, although he is now a rising star in the Europa League, he is not very prominent in the world. I don't think other teams will notice this player."

The young assistant coach Budenholzer said confidently.

Popovich frowned all the time, and he didn't want to comment on it before it was the Spurs' turn.

Budenholzer is only 30 years old this year. He became a video editor for the Spurs at the age of 25. He was promoted at the age of 27 and became Popovich's assistant coach. In the past three years, he has grown a lot in terms of tactics and talent.

"I'm more worried about the Warriors."

Another teaching assistant raised a sigh.

A well-prepared team like them is now most afraid of hearing about the second-round pick trade, especially the closer they are to the pick, the more nervous they are.

The 22-year-old guy from Europe automatically participated in the draft when he reached the age this year, but in fact he has no plans to play in the NBA. However, the Spurs team has gone through a series of inspections and has determined that he is a very good seedling, at least he will definitely be a qualified team rotation.

With this pick, it would be nice to get a rotation, so they are worried about the Warriors.

Because the Warriors just traded, they traded Boggs for a second-round pick.

Soon, the vice president of the league continued to broadcast the results of the draft.

"In 1999, in the NBA Draft, the Golden State Warriors selected the 24th overall pick in the second round--"

"Manu Ginobili!"

After the words fell, the scene was still the same, without any changes, and there were a few sporadic applause.

No one knows who Ginobili is, only the South American star watching in front of the TV knows that he is a young man from Argentina who is currently playing in the European League.

It is equivalent to a player who automatically participated in the election. Maybe Ginobili himself didn't know about it.

But at this time, the Spurs box seemed a little quiet.

"It's okay, it's just a second-round pick."

Budenholzer awkwardly broke the silence.

Yeah, just a second-round pick.

Everyone reacted, did they react too much? Although this young man is excellent, he has yet to prove himself in the European arena!It doesn't matter if it's not selected.

Popovich snorted.

"Call the Warriors."

His face turned cold, and he gave an order.

At this time, far away in Europe.

Ginobili was awakened by the phone in his sleep.

A familiar reporter shouted on the other end of the phone: "Manu, the NBA's Golden State Warriors just selected you with the 24th pick in the second round of the draft!"

warrior?

Manu Ginobili ruffled his messy hair and murmured.

"Yes, the Golden State Warriors, a professional team in the San Francisco Bay Area, you haven't heard the name of this team, have you?"

"Are you kidding me? How come I haven't heard of the Warriors?"

Ginobili denied it.

He just felt a little puzzled. It seemed that no Warriors scout had contacted him recently. He had recently contacted a scout from San Antonio. What's going on?

"Are you going to the NBA?"

The reporter asked cautiously, but he was actually preparing for the next day's manuscript.

Ginobili immediately denied it.

"No, I won't, at least not for the time being."

"I have signed a contract with the Bologna Vitus Basketball Club. I will stay in Italy and continue to compete in the European League. In the case of the NBA, I may go to the future, but at present, I need to complete the immediate work."

Ginobili is very calm. It doesn't mean that if he is selected, he must play. There is no absolute affiliation between the two parties.

As long as he is not willing, no one can control him.

The reporter was quite surprised. He originally wanted to know about Ginobili’s thoughts, but he didn’t expect to learn that Ginobili had already signed a contract with Bologna Vitus. In this way, we can do a report in reverse——New Star has no intention of NBA clubs, and will continue to compete in European competitions next season

In the last draft, the Spurs selected Rodney Buford from Creighton University, also a 22-year-old fourth-year player, who played shooting guard and small forward.

The Spurs are still a strategy to reinforce the perimeter.

It should be said that in the past two years, as long as they have the opportunity, they will continue to strengthen the outside line.

Sometimes, when you have a historical-level super insider, building a team becomes very simple. As long as you find a suitable outside star, you can take off directly.

So far, the draft conference has all come to an end.

The people in the venue left one by one. Rowell let out a sigh of relief after hanging up the Spurs call.

"you really are"

Rowell didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but Qin Fei was still smiling.

"How? They agreed?"

"Agree to me, your conditions are too harsh, and the Spurs also need face, how could you agree to our conditions." Rowell shook his head and said.

"It's really impossible. Although Manu Ginobili is the player they fancy, he is only a second-round pick after all. If the first-round pick is traded, why not just use the first-round pick to pick him? Isn't this a waste of resources? Fans will drown the general manager's office with their saliva."

Haderba also felt that Qin Fei was too childish. If he were the general manager of the Spurs, he would definitely hate the Warriors.

But having said that, the Spurs don't know who operated it, and Rowell was actually responsible for the blame.

Rowell was still there and said happily: "We have really gained a lot in this year's draft. Originally, there was only one first-round pick. I didn't expect to get three players now, and they all seem to be very outstanding young talents."

"Manu wouldn't have come to the NBA so early."

Qin Fei added a sentence.

"Well, there are also two excellent players, as well as the Heat's second-round pick next year. By next year, we will have more draft picks and we can harvest more outstanding players."

Rowell's reconstruction idea is to keep hoarding draft picks.

But Qin Fei knew that this would definitely not work. The 99 class should be regarded as the last wave of golden players from the 96th generation. When next year begins, it will enter a continuous trough period. It will not be until the 03 class and after that will usher in an outbreak of high-quality players.

He didn't refute Rowell either, just smiled.

At this time, the phone rang again.

Haderba sat the closest and answered the phone with a smile.

After chatting for a few words, his smile disappeared, and his face was full of disbelief.

He covered the microphone, turned his head to look at Qin Fei and Luo Weier, with a strange expression on his face.

I fell into a kind of unbelievable self-doubt about whether today is April Fool's Day.

"what happened?"

Rowell asked.

Hadba glanced at Qin Fei.

faintly said

"The Spurs say they are willing to trade next year's first-round pick for Manu Ginobili"

(End of this chapter)