NBA restricted area bulldozer

Chapter 358 Vicious

The finals were played in mid-June, and this year's NBA draft followed immediately.

Last year, the ninth-ranked Magic in the Eastern Conference won the No. [-] lottery. It was really unlucky, but this year, there were not too many disturbances. The Bucks, who were last in the East, won the No. The No. [-] pick and No. [-] pick went to the Pistons, but as expected, these three teams won all three draft favorites.

Glenn Robinson, No. [-] pick, Bucks!

Jason Kidd, No. [-], Mavericks!

Grant Hill, No. [-], Pistons!

As for the last No. [-] pick, Chris Webber's good friend, Juwan Howard, joined the Washington Bullets with the fifth overall pick.

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The general situation of the first round of the draft is like this, and apart from these popular rookies, Li Shengli is most concerned about the situation of his compatriot Ma Jian, because the news given by Su Qun is... Ma Jian will also participate in this draft.

Obviously, Ma Jian's name was not seen in the first round, and it was not until the end of the second round that there was finally any movement, but the one who offered Ma Jian an olive branch turned out to be... the Utah Jazz.

Why did Ma Jian reach the Jazz when he walked on his front foot?

Li Shengli feels a bit pained, but this is good, at least he didn't lose the draft, and in the Jazz...with Malone and Stockton covering him, no matter what, he won't meet Larry Johnson like he did in the Hornets. , As for the old man Sloan, he would not let him sit on the bench all the time.

It's not that Li Shengli is worrying about it. Although there are some players who have made a name for themselves in the second round of the draft, and there are even undrafted players, it is a small probability event after all. If there are no special circumstances... More people are still drowned in the rookie army. There is no qualification to look at the water dispenser.

Therefore, Ma Jian's going to the Jazz is definitely the best result, none of them, and even if the two have never met, the same nationality is worth Li Shengli to go to the Jazz's old teammates to say hello.

These things are still episodes. The Jazz management really didn't report any troubles. Although he can't participate in the game behind the curtain, he only wants a final result now.

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At the elderly activity center, because the young people have left, the old guys can't stay. Only Li Shengli brought Julie over to visit the widowed elderly, while Thompson and Jabbar lay comfortably in the backyard watching the sunset.

"This kid finally knows how to be anxious!" Thompson said to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, "Dude, what the hell is Stern doing? The boss of the Jazz is so strange that he is willing to disintegrate himself!"

"This...you can see it from the Celtics back then!" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a witness to the development of the NBA over the years, and when Stern took office, he punched the Celtics with a combination of punches. The former giants have not yet caught their breath.

You know, around the 80s, the Celtics were the leader of the NBA, and most championship trophies were won during that period, and this, in Stern's view...is a stumbling block to the development of the NBA.

Therefore, when Stern took office in 84, the salary cap was the first fire.

At that time, it was the sensitive matter of Larry Bird's contract extension, and the salary cap made the salary cap of Green Kai not enough to renew Larry Bird. The final solution was... Green Kai teamed up with the Lakers to propose an extension on the cap At the request of the contract, Stern gave the green light under pressure and came up with a 'Larry Bird Clause'.

Stern lost the first confrontation, and the second confrontation was the 85 draft.

The No. 85 pick in [-] was Ewing of Georgetown University, and Auerbach, who was the bishop of Green Kai at the time, had a natural advantage in this point. On the one hand, it was because Ewing's college coach John Thompson was a disciple of the old bishop. Sale's backup, on the other hand Ewing is Bill Russell's little fan.

In view of the fact that the draft was the bottom one in the Eastern and Western Conferences to toss a coin to grab the top pick, the old bishop only needs to chat with the two bottom brothers, and by playing ahead of time, he can pull Ewing to the Green Cay and rule the league for another ten years.

However, Stern made a comeback. He held the lottery show in 85, and sent Ewing to the Knicks in a daze. Until now, some people think that Stern tampered with the envelope signed by the No. [-] pick in order to Suppress Green Kai to take care of the Knicks who urgently need to seize the New York market.

Stern murdered the Celtics? !

Is that murder? That stepping on a horse is whipping a corpse!

The salary cap, the lottery pick stabbed the Celtics twice, and even some time ago... After the unexpected death of Reggie Lewis, a super giant rookie, Stern refused to release Lewis' salary space for the Celtics , pulled out the still-dead Green Kai and stabbed him again.

There is no doubt that if the prosperous Green Kai does not win the championship, then Stern can only win the championship, because this guy alone defeated the Green Kai.

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar brought up the old story again, Thompson probably understood the whole story, and began to understand the helplessness of Jazz owner Larry Miller, and it was like... Stern took a knife and a piece of candy to Larry Miller to choose ah.

If you don't send Li Shengli away, you will eat a knife, just like Lu Kai.

When you send Li Shengli away, you eat candy, which is a bit sweet.

You know, the Jazz had already earned enough from the deal with the Hornets. Without Li Shengli and the Utah Shuangsha backing, the Jazz has just changed from a dynasty to a strong team, but if Stern is rejected... the devil knows this notorious What will the vicious president do to himself, for several years.

Perhaps on a large scale, dismantling the dynasty team will cause a short-term loss of income for the league, but in the long run...it will be beneficial to development. After all, the NBA really cannot tolerate a situation where one big player dominates, and the alliance of multiple giants is what the NBA wants. Typical catch.

"Don't talk about this, I want to know the result now!" Thompson looked at the sunset without aesthetic feeling, but was very depressed.

"Result?" Kareem turned his head and smiled at Thompson, "I can guess, do you want to listen?"

"Nonsense, I'm here to listen to your guess, why don't I watch the sunset with you?"

"Ewing!"

"What Ewing?"

"Think about the role Ewing played in Stern's hands!"

"Development of the market?"

"That's right, I've thought a lot these days... Stern's thinking is different from ours. He doesn't care who can win the championship. He only cares about where the market needs superstars to open the way. Specifically, I said Not good, but I know that Li has no chance to choose!"

"Shit, if you say it, you don't say it!" Thompson rubbed his head. "Boston is impossible, and New York and Los Angeles don't seem to need it."

"That's right. After excluding a few big markets and a few markets with low potential, the rest will be choices."

"Don't guess, I'm too annoyed, anyway, the results will come out in a few days."

"Wait, someone don't make me more anxious!"

(End of this chapter)