Bishop: since 1998

Chapter 145 Outline the lineup in my heart!
After the lottery pick, the first round continues.

No.16 pick, the Kings challenge Hido Turkoglu.

There is something offensively, but defensively, it is almost meaningless. In the future, he will become a member of the king's bench bandits.

With the No.17 pick, the Sonics selected Desmond Mason.

The slam dunk king in 2001 was very explosive and attracted the attention of fans.

With the No.18 pick, the Clippers picked Quentin Richardson.

The nickname is Ah Q, which doesn't sound very good, but it is the future three-pointer.

With the 21st pick, the Raptors selected Maurice Peterson.

A member of Premium 3D.

With the 24th overall pick, DeShawn Steventy.

With the 29th pick, the Lakers chose a mad dog, Mark Madsen, with a really good vision.

Entering the second round, there is really no strongman. The rookies in this draft are really bad.

The only amazing thing is that in the second round, there is the biggest bead.

Li Mu used the 31st pick traded from the Mavericks to select Michael Reid.

In other words, in rookie predictions, Reid is expected to be selected by the top 20 picks.

During college, Reed was amazing.

In the freshman era, although the team was terrible, Reed scored 21.9 points and became the first freshman scoring leader.

During their sophomore year, Reed and Payne led the team to the NCAA Final Four.

He averaged 19.5 points per game and became the scoring leader in the second grade.

To be reasonable, at this time, Reid should take advantage of the opportunity to participate in the draft.

It is estimated that if you are lucky, you will squeeze into the lottery show, at least the first round.

However, the man had no clue about his looks.

His face is too difficult to be remembered.

As a result, during his junior year, his state plummeted, averaging only 13 points per game, his performance was mediocre, and his appearance was mediocre.

Two "mediocre" almost made Reed a loser.

In Li Mu's previous life, the Bucks originally didn't want to select Reed with the 43rd overall pick, but was selected by the previous team because of his choice.

So, looking through the rookies in a hurry, I found, hey, who is this person, a little familiar, seems to have a strong score.

In desperation, he had to reluctantly pick Reed back.

Who would have thought that this "casual" choice would pick the strongest rookie of this year.

At his peak, Reid averaged 26.7 points per game, and he is known as the strongest golden left hand.

After selecting Reid, Li Mu had no interest in the next draft.

Soon, the 2000 draft ended.

After a hasty greeting with Mike Miller, Li Mu and general manager John Gabriel flew back to Orlando immediately.

Next is the main course, and the Magic need to recruit superstars.

The only good news now is that McGrady is willing to join the Magic.

In other words, McGrady averaged 15.4 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.9 blocks per game last season.

The rookie contract is over. In addition to the Magic, there are also the Bulls and the Heat. These two teams compete for McGrady.

In the end, McGrady chose to play on his hometown team.

On July 7, the transfer market opened, McGrady signed with the Magic, and got a seven-year $1 million maximum salary contract.

Next, Li Mu also put forward the list of players he needs.

There are two main ones.

As soon as Li Mu proposed the first one, Gabriel hesitated and said to Li Mu.

"You want Jermaine O'Neal?

Let alone, what is the strength of this player?
I feel that we should go all out to win Duncan, and then make other reinforcements. "

As the general manager, he didn't want to break his promise to Li Mu, it's just that everything should have a priority.

Compared to Tim Duncan, other players are insignificant.

Li Mu shook his head, "We can't put all our hopes on Duncan.

He is different from Maddie.

The Spurs certainly won't let Duncan go.

Moreover, Duncan himself may not leave the Spurs.

Maybe, Duncan is willing to contact the Magic, just want to raise the price.

It would be inappropriate to focus on Duncan. "

"O'Neal was different, he was in the Trail Blazers, he had no chance at all.

He wants to leave, wants to prove himself.

Moreover, although the Trail Blazers are optimistic about O'Neal's potential.

However, they are busy competing for the championship now, and they don't care about cultivating rookies. They need immediate combat power and need the present, not the future.

Coupled with the explosive salary next season, they will definitely be willing to sell O'Neal. "

98/99赛季，小奥尼尔场均出场不到9分钟，只拿到了2.6分2.8篮板。

In the 99/00 season, the average appearance became 12 minutes per game, and the average was only 4 points and 3 rebounds per game, which was a proper marginal player.

The annual salary is not low. After the rookie contract is over and the contract is re-signed, O'Neal can get an average annual salary of 500 million.

As a result, O'Neal only contributed this point.

In the Trail Blazers, there are Radhi and Bryan Grant on the power forward, and O'Neal will always be the third choice.

Even, behind Schramf.

Because O'Neal's mid-range shot has not been practiced yet.

Schramf, who can shoot, seems to be able to open up the offensive space.

Duncan is the core of the Spurs' offense and defense. The Spurs are short of money, but they will renew Duncan's contract if they sell everything. It is impossible to make concessions.

In Li Mu's previous life, the Pacers got O'Neal Jr., and then continued to continue their battery life. Their strength was only strong but not weak.

The Magic can't sign Duncan, it's best to waste the good cards of the rise.

Therefore, Li Mu is not very enthusiastic about Duncan.

As long as O'Neal is intercepted in advance, the Magic will have hope to break out from the East.

Of course, only by winning Duncan can he compete with the Lakers for the championship. On this point, Li Mu is still short-hearted.

"Well, the Magic will go all in on O'Neal.

It's just that Stephen Jackson, this player, is a bit redundant! "

Gabriel didn't even like O'Neill. From his point of view, how could he fall in love with a player like Jackson, who is not well-known.

Moreover, his reasons are also very good and reasonable.

"Next, the Magic will also sign Grant Hill, Jamie McGrady, rookies Mike Miller and Michael Reed, plus, you have to keep Maggette, don't you think the Magic's swingman is a bit crowded ?"

Hill, Tracy McGrady, Miller, Reed, Maggette, the five swingmen of the forward and guard really seem a bit much.

Li Mu didn't think so.

The choice of 'Wu Sheng' Jackson is not just a piece of cake.

He can't say that McGrady and Hill are so unreliable that they can't fight tough battles, can they?
He also likes to be injured. With the two of them, it will be difficult for the Magic to go to the end.

"Signing Jackson, of course, has my reasons.

His contract is not high, as long as the minimum salary of two years can be won.

And Jackson is very versatile, can play 1, 2, and 3 positions, both offensive and defensive. The Magic need this kind of jack-of-all-trades player. "

"..."

Gabriel's nitpicking returned to nitpicking, but he did not refuse Li Mu's request.

After all, the management promised Li Mu, and Li Mu did not intervene in the formation of the core players, but only a few marginal players, so we still have to give some face.

then.

The lineup in Li Mu's heart was slowly outlined.

Point guard: To be determined.

If there is no suitable candidate, Li Mu's first choice is naturally to let McGrady, Hill, or Jackson make guest appearances.

As for Darrell Armstrong, the 183 point guard, Li Mu doesn't like him at all.

He's an offensive point guard who, to put it bluntly, is a short shooting guard with no organization at all.

As long as it is too much, it will break through the ball.

Shooting guard: McGrady, Miller, Reed.

Small forward: Hill (to be determined) Jackson (to be) Maggette.

Power forward: Jermaine O'Neal (to be determined)
Center: Jamal Magloire.

It is still too far away from one's "best position".

Only step by step, slowly collect.

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(End of this chapter)