Chapter 275 The Draft Begins

Author: Lao Ma Jia

Chapter 275 The Draft Begins

The day before the draft started, Heat general manager Pat Riley agreed to Kongbu's offer and used the No. 10 pick in his hand to trade for Kwame Brown in Kongbu's hand.

Before the deal was completed, Riley actually wanted to get more chips. Even if he couldn't get a first-round pick, he would still get a second-round pick. No matter how small a mosquito is, it's still meat.

It's a pity that Kongbu just won't let go, won't change it if he wants, and won't give him a penny more.

In the end, Riley had no choice but to nod in agreement.

He really has no other better way to strengthen the team's insiders. For the No. 10 pick in his hand, he was originally going to choose Caron Butler, but this choice is quite risky. The chance of winning the bet is much lower than losing the bet.

probability.

The main reason is that Butler is a super tough guy. He started selling DU when he was 10 years old. Although he later changed his ways with the help of his mother, he is still confused with some gang members. Riley is worried about choosing Butler.

It will become a time bomb.

Compared with Butler, Kwame Brown is much more honest, and he is still the most valuable center position. He is young and played well last season. Although he is far from the level of the No. 1 pick, he is

In a normal draft, based on his performance, he would still be the No. 10 pick.

If you calculate it this way, you will definitely not lose money on this transaction.

After Combu got the No. 10 pick, he led Brian Hill and Stan Van Gundy to New York to prepare for this draft.

After arriving at the draft venue, Combe only heard a cold snort from Stan Van Gundy next to him.

It turned out that he saw Jeff Van Gundy, the current Rockets assistant coach. The relationship between the two brothers has not been very good in recent years.

"Kong, have you seen the recent news about the Men's Basketball World Championships?"

After Tang Shuai saw Kongbu, he led his assistant coach Jeff Van Gundy over and said hello with a smile.

Kongbu shook his head. He really hasn't paid much attention to the news about the World Championships recently.

"Are there any changes in rules? Or the venue has changed?" Kongbu asked curiously.

Tang Shuai shook his head, "That's not true. It's just that many top players refuse to play for the country. The reason they gave is to prevent the Philadelphia 76ers from becoming another dynasty team."

After saying that, Tang Shuai pointed at the grim-faced George Karl not far away and laughed.

Everyone knows that the reason why those top stars refused to participate in the World Championships is definitely not to prevent Kongbu from creating a dynasty. This reason is really far-fetched.

The main reason is that the attention of the World Championships is too low, and these top stars are too lazy to participate.

There is no benefit at all, it is a waste of their rest time, and there is a risk of injury, so of course they are not willing to go.

But they also have to find a high-sounding reason for themselves and give an explanation to the fans.

Kongbu was speechless. Can this matter be blamed on him?

Not to mention, under normal circumstances, in the 2002 World Championships, the Dream Team sent by the United States did not have any top stars, and they were all second-tier stars in the league.

The top players in the league at that time gave the reason for refusing to participate in order to prevent the top OK team from winning four consecutive championships.

Now that the OK group has no championship, Kongbu has become the reason for them to refuse to participate.

In fact, whether Kongbu can create a dynasty has nothing to do with most of the stars. They will not be able to meet Kongbu in the playoffs. If they say they want to stop the Kongbu dynasty, it is purely to put money on their own faces.

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George Karl is the coach of this Dream Team. He doesn’t have a single top star, only second-tier players. It’s strange that he has a good-looking face.

The key is that he was fired by the Bucks not long ago, and he thought he would be able to take advantage of this World Championship, but who could have imagined that he would encounter such an embarrassing situation.

Under normal circumstances, Karl Lao led his team to a sixth-place finish in the World Championships on his doorstep, and was almost scolded to death. This also led to his historical ranking among the coaching community not being very high.

The dream team finished sixth at home, which is almost the same as China Table Tennis playing at home and finishing sixth. It would be weird if they didn't get criticized.

There was nothing Combu could do about the tragedy that Karl Lao was about to encounter. After all, he also had to lead his team to participate in this World Championships and his goal was to win the championship. He really couldn't help Karl Lao.

"Kong, I haven't seen you for a long time. Why do I feel like you are getting younger and younger with each passing year?"

"It's really unbelievable, five consecutive championships! I thought it would be impossible for Auerbach's feat to happen again in modern basketball. Who would have thought that you could do it."

"To say that you are the god on the sidelines is an understatement."

While Kongbu was chatting with Tang Shuai, Suns general manager Danny Ainge came over and flattered Kongbu.

He and Anji had never had a close relationship. After hearing Anji praising him so much, Kongbu immediately guessed that Anji must have something to ask of him.

"Mr. Anji, I think you are getting younger and younger."

Kongbu shook hands with Anji and said with a smile.

Tang Shuai on the side joked: "If I won the No. 1 pick and could select a player like Yi Jianlian, if it were me, I would have to be at least ten years younger."

Anji's old face smiled like an old chrysanthemum, took Kong Bu's hand and said, "Kong, can I discuss something with you?"

"Can Yi not be allowed to participate in the next World Championships?"

"You know, we finally got such a cornerstone of the team, and we really don't want him to get any injuries."

"I talked to Yi about this matter when I was training with him before, and he said he needed to seek your opinion."

"Anyway, your Tianchao team has superstars like Yao, Dazhi and Daba. They are already strong enough. There is really no need to let the young Yi play."

What Angie said was clear and logical.

Kongbu understood. No wonder Anji caught him and blew him off when he came up. It turned out that he really wanted something from him.

Anji didn't want the UAE to participate in the World Championships, but it wasn't a bad intention. His purpose was actually to protect the UAE.

"Mr. Anji, don't worry, it's just the World Championships, the intensity of the competition is not that high."

"The World Championships have been held for so many years, have you ever heard of any player who was seriously injured?"

"And I am also his coach, so I will definitely protect this kid."

Kongbu smiled and reassured Danny Anji.

He can completely understand Danny Ainge's mood. It can be said that Yi Jianlian is Danny Ainge's life-saving straw.

If Anji had not been the number one pick in the previous lottery, then Anji might have been fired at this moment.

If anything happens to Yi Jianlian after he joins the Suns, Anji will definitely not be able to escape the fate of being fired.

It's hard to describe how much the Suns attach great importance to Yi Jianlian right now. Fans already regard him as the savior of Phoenix.

Hearing what Kong Bu said, Anji was a little disappointed, but he didn't dare to be serious with Kong Bu.

He spent several days in contact with Yi Jianlian and determined one thing, that is, Kong Bu has an extremely profound influence on Yi Jianlian. According to Yi Jianlian, his participation in this draft must be approved by Kong Bu.

If Kongbu offended Kongbu, Anji had no doubt that Kongbu would call Yi Jianlian and ask Yi Jianlian to force the Suns boss to fire Anji.

While chatting, one after another prominent figures from the alliance walked towards Kongbu.

Bucks general manager Harris Jr. and new coach Breadboy are the kind of little people with no sense of presence in the crowd, a bit like Kongbu who participated in the 1997 draft.

The two of them formed a sharp contrast with other famous coaches or senior general managers. Just the suits they wore looked much cheaper than others.

Of course, Kongbu's suits are not that expensive, but now no one will evaluate Kongbu's alliance status by his clothing.

After the two people came to Kongbu's side, they hesitated and wanted to speak, but were too embarrassed to do so.

Kong Bu had encountered this situation countless times over the years, and the two of them must have wanted Kong Bu to help.

"Don't be anxious, check the situation for a while, stare at your phone, and wait for my notification at any time."

"The one you have is the eighth pick, right? Do you have any news about which Green Room players the Cavaliers with the ninth pick have tried out?"

Kongbu lowered his voice and asked.

Little Harris quickly whispered in Comb's ear and replied: "The Cavaliers' lineup is too mediocre and lacks everything, so they tried out almost every Green Room player."

"But I heard that there are a few inside players that they are very interested in. One is Drew Gooden and the other is high school power forward Stoudemire."

After all, little Harris has been in this league for more than ten years, and he still has an intelligence network.

Kongbu frowned and nodded. This is a bit difficult to handle. Drew Gooden will definitely be selected in the top five picks, and it won't be the Cavaliers' turn.

In that case, the Cavaliers, who hold the ninth pick, are likely to select Stoudemire, and the No. 10 pick in Combs' hands will only select Butler.

"I have to say you are very lucky."

"Use the No. 8 pick in your hands to select that high school power forward. He should be the best among this draft class besides the No. 1 pick."

Kongbu decided to give Stoudemire to the Bucks. Since he couldn't get it anyway, it was better not to let the money go to other people's fields.

Brother Bread looked ecstatic, while little Harris was a little hesitant.

"Kong, if there is an inside player with strong immediate combat ability, Mike and I don't have deep foundations, so the team may not give us too much time."

Harris Jr. obviously feels that high school insiders need too much time to grow, and he and Breadboy can't afford to wait.

It's not like there weren't high school power forwards before, such as Garnett and O'Neill. Both of them have been successful, but it took a long time.

Harris Jr. was worried that he would be fired because of his poor record before he could play.

"Don't worry, this high school student is different from the previous high school insiders. His immediate combat ability is still good."
To be continued...