Chapter 747 The biggest deal in this year's draft
Bruce has long been looking for a high-quality shooting guard to join the team. Compared with the "one" who is about to be traded, Michael Reed is much different in terms of strength and status, so he also has a strong scoring ability.
Michael Reed is obviously not needed.
With the No. 22 pick in the first round, Mark Madsen (power forward) was selected by the Lakers. The Lakers specifically asked to be Kobe's pick. After all, the subsequent transaction with the Lakers involved a lot and involved many stars, so he took out his first-round pick.
There's nothing wrong with going out to trade, right?
Mark Madsen's own strength is still there. He was selected to the first team of the Pacific 10 Conference in his junior and senior seasons. His career field goal percentage ranked second in school history, fourth in blocks, sixth in total rebounds, and eighth in free throws. In 1999,
Represented the United States in the World University Games and won the championship. Although his statistics were mediocre, he was stubborn on the defensive end and had the courage to take on the dirty work inside. He was spotted by the Lakers just because of this, and he didn't know Jerry West.
Have you ever been reborn and had such accurate vision?
Of course, the most important thing is that the Lakers are really short of people inside. Except for O'Neal, there is no one inside who can resist. There is no way. O'Neal's contract itself is very large, and if Kobe is traded back, then it is bound to happen.
It affects the team's salary space, but fortunately, Bass is rich and willful, so there is still a corresponding complement to the team's strength.
The No. 38 pick in the second round selected Brian Cardinal (center/power forward/small forward). This was chosen by Bruce for his team. The Han people needed a suitable backup power forward, so they could only
Choose Brian Cardinal, whom Bruce was familiar with in his previous life.
However, with the departure of Nowitzki, the Mavericks brought out Dazhi and E.S. Green as partners, so the Han people were suddenly much richer at the power forward position.
Although E.S. Green's contract only has the last year left, he will be ready to retire after this last year, so this is also in line with the Han people's draft standards next year. The position vacated by E.S. Green
, which is reserved for Fatty Lan who will participate in the draft next year.
In addition, or because of the consideration that several teams will need to trade together later, Brian Cardinal's fate can only be unknown. God knows whether he can stay with the Han Chinese team in the end.
These are the few rookies the Han won in this year's draft. Except for Yao, the remaining two have the possibility of being traded. It's no wonder. This year itself is the worst draft year in NBA history.
How many can be beaten?
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As for the Seattle SuperSonics, the second-round pick was traded by the team's management as early as 1999, so the SuperSonics only have one first-round pick, No. 29, which is quite embarrassing.
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Fortunately, the SuperSonics made a trade with the Chicago Bulls and Cleveland Cavaliers in the middle of the first round of the draft. They took out the 29th pick in the 2000 first round + the 2002 first round pick + James Posey (small forward)
+ Rafe Alston (point guard) + Rasheed Wallace (center/power forward) got the Seattle local account Paul Allen wanted - Jamal Crawford (shooting guard/
Point guard) and 1999 No. 1 pick Elton Brand (power forward)
This trade caused quite a stir in the draft, and it can be considered the biggest trade in this year's draft.
The main reason is that most people did not expect that the Bulls would trade last year's No. 1 pick. You must know that Elton Brand averaged 20.1 points, 10 rebounds, 1.6 blocks and 1.9 assists per game last year.
In his rookie season, he was also ranked at the forefront. In addition, at the All-Star Weekend "Rookie Competition", Elton Brand scored 16 points and 21 rebounds and was elected as the "Most Valuable Player". He also won the "Most Valuable Player" award.
Rockets rookie Steve Francis shares Rookie of the Year honors.
It doesn’t make sense that such a capable player (the cornerstone of the team) was traded by the Bulls! Could it be that the “legendary” general manager Jerry Krause started to become lethargic when he got old and made all the operations indiscriminately?
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No one in the United States understands this deal. In fact, no one in the United States understands this deal. Even SuperSonics general manager Bob Whitsitt didn’t understand it. At that time, he gave Jerry K.
Routh didn't count Elton Brand when he called to ask if Jamal Crawford could be traded.
But in fact, after a ten-minute argument between the two sides, Jerry Krause suddenly threw out the big fish of Elton Brand. What do you want Bob Whitsitt to do? Eat it.
Eat it anyway! Eat it anyway!
There was no way. Bob Whitsitt was also a "puppet" in the Sonics. He needed to ask the team's "behind-the-scenes BOSS" first. As a result, Bruce thought about it seriously after learning about it, and still
Agreeing to the deal also allowed Bob Whitsitt to provide some extra fuel to the Bulls. Because in Bruce's view, this deal clearly meant that the Sonics still wanted to switch.
Bruce didn't like Elton Brand, who was a "white-eyed wolf" in his previous life. The reason why he wanted to trade him was because Elton Brand in 2001 could be replaced by Tyson.
Chandler's existence, after all, the Bulls did this in the previous life. Just replace Elton Brand with a rim-protecting center Tyson Chandler. No matter how you look at it, you won't suffer.
Because the Lithuanian center Arvydas Sabonis of the SuperSonics has decided to return to Europe after finishing this season. Since he is leaving, the SuperSonics need a capable center. In recent years,
Apart from Howard in 2004, only Tyson Chandler can be considered an All-Star center.
Gasol and Bosh can play center, but they are still used to playing at the power forward position. If you want a center, why not choose a full-time one? After all, part-time is not that interesting, right?
Besides, Bruce on the SuperSonics side originally wanted to start purging a group of players, and the first to bear the brunt was Rasheed Wallace, the foul king.
Yes, Bruce also admits that Rasheed Wallace is good. Not to mention his strong defensive ability, he can often carry the team's scoring burden in the interior (because the center player has no scoring ability at all), but this often
He was ejected due to technical fouls on the court, which resulted in the team often being short of players inside. In addition, this guy didn't have a good relationship with everyone in private. In addition to his poor reputation, he also caused trouble everywhere.
Chapter completed!