Chapter 426 [The heart is scattered, the stone hammer joins]
There were some instant trades on the day of the draft. The most eye-catching one was that the 76ers traded No. 2 pick Keith Van Horn to the Nuggets in exchange for No. 5 pick Tim Thomas and Tom Hammond.
While Van Horn was being hyped by the media, the 76ers management looked down on him at all. In a parallel world, the 76ers also made a deal with the Nets in exchange for Tim Thomas.
The reason for this transaction is that the 76ers' lineup looks very gorgeous at first glance. They have Derek Coleman in the post, and it will be difficult for Van Horn to get a chance to perform after joining. Then the post players will have to compete for the right to take shots.
Last season, the 76ers had a fierce battle between Stackhouse and Iverson on the outside for the ball. If something like this happens again on the inside, the team will become the laughing stock of the entire league.
Van Horn is not a good defensive forward, so the 76ers sent him away. The problem is, Tim Thomas is not a good defensive player either, he just has dark skin and looks tough.
Thomas is a forward in the style of Robert Horry. He is 208cm tall but likes to shoot outside. He is useless on the defensive end. He is neither good at rebounding nor blocking shots. He is a softie when playing power forward, and he is easily beaten when playing small forward.
The opponent breaks through with the ball.
The funniest thing is that in a parallel world, in 2002, the 76ers traded star center Mutombo from the Nets in exchange for Van Horn and McCulloch. After Van Horn's condition declined, the 76ers management thought of
He doesn't even care about defending the penalty area.
After Van Horn learned that he had been traded to the Nuggets, he was so happy that he almost cried. He didn't have to go to the 76ers to participate in the battle for the ball. The Nuggets must have a lot of ball rights.
The Nuggets sent away all their insider stars such as Mutombo and McDyess, and officially started rebuilding this year. Such a team cannot make the playoffs, and its main job in the regular season is to cultivate high-ranking rookies.
The trade of Pippen for McGrady that Yang Jian was looking forward to did not happen, even if the Bulls did not win two consecutive championships. If the Bulls made a big deal and sent away star players, Yang Jian would definitely get attribute points, which is directly related to him.
Pippen is still at the end of his prime. How could the Bulls management trade him for a high school player who has never proven himself? In a parallel world, the Bulls actually wanted to trade Pippen for the two high-draft picks from the Celtics.
right.
The Celtics refused. They wanted to draft Duncan with the No. 1 pick.
In the 1996 draft, Duncan, a junior, attracted "Cardinal" Auerbach. In the draft mock draft that year, Duncan was ranked sixth overall. Auerbach traded the No. 6 pick from the Magic in advance. Unfortunately,
It was Duncan who finally announced his withdrawal from the draft.
This year, Duncan is no longer the only one who is optimistic about Auerbach, but is well-known in the United States. In order to seize the opportunity and get the No. 1 pick, Auerbach put aside the glory of the Green Army and even lost his face. The Green Army made crazy moves
It's terrible. They only achieved 15 wins and 67 losses throughout the season, which is the worst record in the history of the Green Army.
As a result, the Celtics still failed to win the No. 1 pick. Unwilling to give up, Auerbach quickly proposed to the Spurs to trade Duncan, but Popovich ruthlessly rejected him. Pippen Auerbach didn't like it at all.
As for Jordan not wanting Pippen to leave and threatening to retire... Jordan now really wants the Bulls to send Pippen away and replace him with a stronger star. Otherwise, how will he win against the Sonics next season?
It's a pity that Pippen can't be replaced by a strong man now.
Rookies have to be developed. Jordan gives up the ball to help the team develop rookies? Stop making trouble. The 40-year-old Jordan will not give up the ball to No. 1 pick Kwame Brown. He will only call Kwame Brown a sb.
Jordan has never been a broad-minded person, which can be seen from the fact that he has ignored Barkley recently. Unless Barkley cuts his salary and joins the Bulls to challenge the SuperSonics with him, he will be blacklisted forever.
Jordan hoped that he would always be a towering and shining presence. After being eliminated for three consecutive years, he was going crazy. The media exposed one after another news that Jordan scolded his teammates. This year, the Bulls did not play well in the Eastern Conference Finals and the Finals.
Good, but Jordan's performance was only average.
Pippen couldn't help but make a few connotations of Jordan during the interview, and the whole world knew that the golden pair had a conflict.
When the Bulls won, Jordan could suppress Pippen, making him unable to vent his anger. Now that the Bulls have lost, Pippen may not be able to get the high salary he expected when his contract expires next year, and his resentment is getting worse.
big.
Pippen has been jealous of Jordan for a day or two. He can't win anyway, so he thinks Jordan might as well not come back. Then he will be the boss of the Bulls, and at least his statistics will be better than now.
Rodman has been questioned more, and his performance in the playoffs was a mess. Rodman is completely broken now, and he is having a great time after the season. Anyway, he has a high salary and also won a championship with the Pistons.
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When the Bulls won the championship, many people said that Rodman's role could not be reflected in the statistics and that the team did not need him to attack. When the Bulls lost, everyone said that Rodman was an offensive black hole.
The team does not need a certain player to attack, which is definitely the weirdest statement.
When Rodman got the ball from the outside, no one was guarding him within two meters, and he couldn't score or didn't dare to take a shot. How much did it hurt morale? The Bulls' offense was weak, and the star was double-teamed in the low post. The ball was released but Rodman was not needed to shoot?
So what does the team need him to do? Just defend and show off colorful hair on the court?
The Bulls management now wants to trade so much, but unfortunately they can't find a suitable trading partner.
Pippen's annual salary is too low. If you want to trade, you can only trade for a high-ranking rookie. But all teams know that Pippen wants a high-paying and long-term contract. How can they exchange a potential high-ranking rookie for Pippen's final year?
What about expiring contracts?
If Pippen is unwilling to renew his contract at the end of next season, his new club will suffer a huge loss. Renew Pippen with a high salary? No team is willing to take this risk now. Pippen's popularity is incomparable to that of the parallel world.
After Yang Jian read the news, he felt that the SuperSonics would be too secure to defend their title next season. Unless he is seriously injured and misses, the Sonics' offensive power drops significantly, otherwise the Bulls will not be able to defend against their offense. The Bulls' overall strength will be a little worse than in the parallel world.
, people’s hearts are broken, and it’s hard to lead the team.
The day after the draft, a reporter interviewed Yang Jian, who was on vacation in Los Angeles, and asked him to comment on the SuperSonics' draft operations. The main reason was that the Sonics only selected a late rookie, and people were curious whether he was satisfied.
Yang Jian smiled and said: "I completely understand manager Wally's choice. Next season is our most critical season. Successful defense will establish a dynasty. What we need is immediate combat power, and we cannot spend a lot of time cultivating rookies."
The reporter asked: "Will Barkley join the SuperSonics? He went to Seattle to watch the finals, and you had two meals together."
"Chuck and I were just discussing the script... No, we were just discussing the Finals! The Finals were going on at the time, and he went to watch the game. We have worked together twice in the All-Star Game and have a good relationship."
Regardless of whether Yang Jian said this on purpose or because he was used to it because he had been interviewed by entertainment media so many times, the fans couldn't stop laughing when the news came out. You and Feizhu were discussing the script. It was too tasteful.
Fans all think that Barkley is a stone-thrower in joining the SuperSonics. However, the NBA free market has only opened in July, and he cannot officially sign a contract for the time being.
In this era, the league's control over transactions was relatively loose. Later, the NBA would prohibit teams from recruiting players before the free market opened. This was actually because the star grouping situation became too serious later, and the league made a move to protect the image of a certain "manager"
measures.
Private contact with players is the basis for a team's successful recruitment. Without doing so, it is impossible to obtain free agents. This is because competitors will be the first to reach a verbal agreement. When the contract amounts are similar, it is better to strike first.
There are always various kinds of illegal contact in the league, but there should be a limit. Some teams are too blatant and feel superior, when in fact they could learn to respect their opponents and the relevant rules while slightly overstepping the bounds.
What would other teams think if someone went too far and was whisked away on a banana boat?
In short, the Sonics are not considered illegal operations. They are relatively low-key, and Barkley is still a completely free agent. This is not considered poaching from the Suns.
