NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 186 The No. [-] Scholar Yao Ming
After saying hello to some acquaintances at the scene, Combe sat at the table of the 76ers and began to think about the countermeasures for the new season.

There are already two major enemies in the East, the Raptors and the Knicks. Right now, Comb doesn't know if any other teams in the East will make big moves.

Many players entered the free market this offseason, such as Billups, McGrady and Wu Sheng in 97.

The Sonics don't seem to have enough salary space to prepare a maximum salary for Billups, after all, they just gave Jermaine a maximum salary last season.

Old Fitch on the Nuggets has officially retired. The Nuggets are not that kind of rich and powerful team. They now have a lot of outstanding players in the team. It is hard to say whether they will give Wu Sheng a maximum salary.

If not, Wu Sheng is likely to test the waters of the free market.

In case all these people come to the east in one go, another top team will appear.

At that time, it will be too embarrassing for Comb to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to be killed in the first round and come to the last round of the playoffs.

While thinking about how to improve the strength of the 76ers, Stern appeared on stage and announced the official start of the 2000 draft.

Many team representatives in the audience showed no interest. Unlike in previous years, Stern had just announced the start of the draft, and each of them was gearing up as if they had been beaten.

The main reason is that everyone now knows that this is a young draft year, and just now they also saw the host McHale and the old Sanders, chatting with Comb for less than 3 minutes at the entrance of the venue, and then rushed back At the venue, go up the pole and find someone to trade draft picks.

Even a fool can see some tricks.

The three draft picks in the hands of the host Timberwolves are not even interested in any team.

Not only do they not want to acquire draft picks, but they are even considering how to sell the draft picks in their hands, especially those teams with lottery picks, who have stronger ideas in this regard.

The value of lottery picks is still good, if you choose a rookie who is useless, it will be a loss.

The higher the pick, such as the Nets holding the second pick, the more they have this idea.

If the Nets choose parallel imports, they will not only lose money, but also be ashamed.

"Kong, can you use the No. [-] pick in our hands for your No. [-] pick? We can add a first-round pick for next year, and George Muresan."

"what do you think?"

The new coach of the Nets, Byron Scott, did not know when he touched the back of Combe, and whispered like a ghost.

Comb turned his head and glanced at Scott, then at the Nets representative office.

The general manager of the Nets, Rod Thorn, was looking away and didn't dare to look at Comb. Obviously he didn't have the nerve to talk to Comb, and ordered the stupid Byron Scott to try it.

How daring a person is, how productive the land is, how will you know if you don’t try it?

What if it works?
After all, Kumbu has countless crazy operations in normal times, maybe he will go crazy again this time.

Byron Scott had just retired from the Lakers in 97, and then went to Europe to play for another year. In 98, he worked as an assistant coach under King Adelman for two years. This year he directly became the basketball player of the Nets team coach.

This man is a lick dog, super lick dog.

He invented the dog-licking defense. When others are defending, they will spout trash talk and disrupt the opponent's attention. His defense is to catch the opponent and boast so much that the opponent is embarrassed to cut five or six off his head. very.

This trick is mainly used on Jordan, and it can be regarded as the most proud shining point of Scott's entire career.

He was Kobe's teammate with the Lakers for one year in the 96-97 season, and it was precisely because of this year's teammate relationship that he later licked the position of the Lakers coach.

Even for the current position of coach of the Nets, Combe feels that he was licked.

Because he has only been Adelman's assistant coach for two years, and his coaching qualifications are not as good as Doc Rivers', and his player career is not a star.

"How do I feel?"

"I think you're treating me like an idiot, do you think I'm an idiot who can make a deal like this?"

Kong Bu said angrily.

If it is put in previous years, as long as it is not the kind of draft year with obvious powerful super big men, the Nets' trading chip is actually not impossible to consider.

But this year is a small year, and there is a super center like Yao Ming who is called a super center who can stand shoulder to shoulder with Ottoman. Just by making this offer, the Nets are already insulting Kumbu's IQ.

"How could it be, Kong, you are the wisest person in my heart and also my role model."

"I even thought about signing up for your coaching staff when I was with the Kings."

"I'm just going to give it a try. After all, you have a unique vision. For example, there is any special potential in George Muresan that only you can discover."

"Since you don't want to, forget it."

"Kong, I wish you all the best in your new job."

As expected of a licking dog, the licking Kumbu suddenly lost his anger. As the saying goes, it is really difficult to get angry when facing someone like Scott.

……

"I announce that the Philadelphia 76ers have selected Yao Ming from China with the No. [-] pick in the first round!"

The draft venue was extremely calm, and of course there were some teams who sighed and sighed. For example, the Eagles failed to get the No. [-] pick after a whole season and watched Yao Ming being drafted away by Konbu.

Old Wilkens even thought of retiring because of this.

The scene was calm, but the Y-TV commentary room far away in Tianchao was extremely boiling.

Zhang Weiping yelled at the top of his voice, "The champion, the champion!"

"Of course, Big Zhi entered the league as an undrafted pick, and Daba didn't have a high pick. Now we have finally ushered in a No. [-] pick."

"I hope that Dayao can use this champion as a starting point to achieve higher achievements!"

Su Qun on the side also smiled happily, "Director Zhang, do you think Dayao's future achievements can be compared to Dazhi or Dabus?"

"After all, both of them have won championships. Although Dazhi only has one championship, he is now the boss of the Knicks."

Zhang Weiping waved his hand, "I think Yao Ming's future achievements may be even higher."

"If you know that Director Kong went to Philadelphia to coach Yao Ming, it is enough to see how much Director Kong values ​​Yao Ming."

"We can't deeply appreciate the influence of Director Kong in China. When I was with Laomei, as long as the fans I had contacted had watched basketball for a day, if he mentioned Director Kong, they would be astonished."

"How could it be possible to get a player who is so valued by Director Kong?"

"Guide Kong and I have been old friends for many years, and I send him peanuts and melon seeds every year. I can clearly feel that Yao Ming has a special place in his heart."

Zhang Weiping started to be silly again.

Su Qun on the side was speechless. He had heard Zhang Weiping say the matter of peanuts and melon seeds no less than a hundred times, and his ears were almost callused.

Naturally, the fans of Tianchao were also extremely excited, this is the No. [-] pick in all seriousness.

……

With Yao Ming being elected, Kong Bu began to think about working for the welfare of his "allies".

He walked a few steps, came to the Grizzlies representative office and sat down.

"Kong, according to what you mean, we replaced the No. 21 pick with the Bulls' No. [-] pick and a No. [-] pick."

"We originally had a No. 18 pick, and Stu meant to give you the No. 21 pick."

"This kind of young draft, if we use it to select, it will be a waste. You just went to Philadelphia and you just need some help."

Old Ma Hong lowered his voice and said to Kong Bu.

Comb nodded. If the Knicks hadn't put a lot of pressure on him, he wouldn't have taken the No. 21 pick from the Grizzlies.

Because there are not many options after taking it, the only one that can be chosen is Morris Peterson.

Peterson mainly plays the third position. Under normal circumstances, he is selected by the Raptors and has played in the Raptors for many years.

The style is a bit similar to Wu Sheng. The offensive end has three points, but it is not stable. The defensive end belongs to the upper level of the league.

At his peak, he probably averaged 17 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists per game.

It's a pity that the peak period is only one year, and the rest of the season is about ten. He can be regarded as a relatively qualified starting main player, and there is still a big gap from the All-Star.

If left in the past, Comb would rather exchange the pick for another season, and would not waste it on a player of Peterson's level.

It's a pity that today is different from the past, and Kong Bu has to quickly accumulate more chips to improve the overall combat power of the 76ers.

No matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat. Peterson can train it for a season and then sell it, and he can get back a lot of chips.

"Okay, I accept the No. 21 pick, thank you Stu for me."

"The No. [-] pick you got was Mike Miller from the University of Florida. He is a No. [-] with good offensive ability. He is more than enough to play as a substitute in your team."

"It's just that the defense is not very good, otherwise the value will be very high."

"By the way, don't forget to tell Stu that the Dixon you traded from the Rockets before should be traded quickly. I have a hunch that he may suffer serious injuries next."

"After the sale, it's not impossible to let Mike Miller play at the second position."

Kung Bu also lowered his voice and whispered to old Ma Hong, for fear of being cut off by others.

Old Mahon had been under Combe for two years, and he was convinced of Combu's vision. Since Combe said that Dixon might be seriously injured, the first thing he did when he returned to Vancouver was to persuade Stu to sell him. dixon.

Although it is a young year in the draft, it does not mean that there are really no decent players in the young year.

Mike Miller is not bad. This white striker averaged 18.5 points per game at his peak. He is much more stable than Peterson on the offensive end, but his defense is a bit bad. This is also a common problem of most white outside players.

If it weren't for the fact that the pick is too high, Kumbu actually wants it.

"As for the No. 18 pick, pick Jamal Magloire of the University of Kentucky."

"He can be regarded as a weakened version of Dampier. It is not very suitable to cooperate with your point guard Bibby, but this is the only way to go."

"He is already the best center in this draft except for Yao Ming."

Kong Bu said regretfully.

Old Ma Hong's face was full of joy, and he didn't feel regretful at all.

Even if it's just a weakened version of Dampier, it's worth enough.

Dampier has fully played out his worth at present, saying that the league's first center must be nonsense, but he has a place in the league's top five centers.

The weakened version of Dampier also has the combat power of the top ten centers in the league.

There is nothing dissatisfied with being able to select such a player with the [-]th overall pick in the draft year.

Because the Grizzlies lack a center, Ma Hong has been paying attention to this year's rookie, but Magloire has not been within his scope of investigation.

The main reason is that this player is too non-existent.

The University of Kentucky has a tradition of producing excellent centers, but that does not mean that they can produce them every year. Magloire played at the University of Kentucky for four full years. He averaged four or five points per game in the first three years. Four, but only 13 points and 9 rebounds.

If he hadn't played for a super prestigious university like the University of Kentucky, he would have lost 100% of the draft if he participated in the draft with such data.

"Kong, who are you going to pick for the No. 21 pick? I'll help you pick it later." Old Ma Hong asked with a smile.

"Michigan State's Morris Peterson."

"Him? That guy who went to college for five years? I tried out this kid before, and I feel like he's older than me." Old Mahon joked.

Generally, someone like Magloire who participated in the draft after four years of college is already an older rookie.

And like Peterson, who has been in college for five years and is an absolute antique-level rookie, he is actually two years older than McGrady.

McGrady has played in the NBA for three years and won three championships, and Peterson has just started the draft.

"No way, there are too few decent newcomers."

Kong Bu could only sigh helplessly.

After the Grizzlies made arrangements, Kumbu quickly walked towards the Warriors representative office.

Little Malone had a sad face, and he felt that his luck was almost at home.

Not long after the start of last season, Warriors coach Carlesimo was fired. He succeeded in taking over and became the leader of the army.

After playing poorly for the whole season, he was not very lucky and got a No. [-] pick.

What's even more painful is that this year is a small draft year, which has been confirmed by Comb, and it is difficult for the No. [-] pick in their hands to select decent players.

"Boss, what should we do now?"

"I just looked for other teams to trade the No. [-] pick, but no one wanted it."

"Currently we only have two draft picks, one with the No. [-] pick in the first round and one with the No. [-] pick in the second round."

Little Malone said worriedly.

Kumbu nodded slightly. It seemed a bit too wasteful to use the fourth pick to choose the Turks.

"Dude, you are also the leader of an army now, and you should face some things alone."

"It's impossible for me to help you solve everything."

"I will give you the names of two players now. Whether you can win them depends on your ability and luck."

"One is Turkish striker Hedo Turkoglu, you can think of him as another version of Grant Hill or Scottie Pippen."

"The defense is far inferior to them, but the shooting ability is worse than these two."

"The other one is DePaul's Quentin Richardson. You can think of him as a rebounding and three-point version of Stackhouse."

"The disadvantages of using such a player are not small. Maybe the more shots he takes, the faster you lose."

"However, his three-pointers are quite accurate. How to train and use him is up to you."

Combe told Marlon the names of the two newcomers.

Richardson's fame is not small, the main reason is that he achieved a record unprecedented in NBA history, changing four teams within a month and completing the tour around the United States.

In addition, he is also a witness to the Knicks player's grave. Before going to the Knicks, he played well. After arriving in the Knicks, he immediately gained weight and his condition declined. Then he had the wonderful scene of changing four teams in a month.

Under normal circumstances, he is selected with the 18th overall pick, which is a bit cost-effective in such a young draft year.

(End of this chapter)