the rest, only noise

Chapter 1112 Never Miss
".The Los Angeles Lakers selected .Kevin Garnett with the third pick in the first round."

The voice of David Stern was transmitted to the ears of everyone in the draft war room of the forum through the TV.

Jerry Buss said vividly: "Great, whether we are ready or not, the history of the Lakers has turned a new page."

Jim asked excitedly: "Sir, we now have Benj, Dell, and KG. Is the reconstruction over?"

"I suspect that my mother told you too many fairy tales when she was pregnant with you, otherwise how could you be so naive?" Jenny taunted cleverly.

Louie really wanted to support Jim for once, but every time the kid said something, it was hard to support him.

"Getting KG is only part of the reconstruction work, but he is really important." Louis said a rough figure, "This is a progress from 0 to 30%."

Jim said unexpectedly: "Benj, don't they even have 1%?"

"They are the foundation of reconstruction. Without Benj and Dell, KG's joining will not provide a 30% increase, but in the end, this is just the beginning, and we still have a lot of work to do." Louis explained.

The Bucks, who have the fourth overall pick, surprisingly took Jerry Stackhouse, who unexpectedly fell out of the top three.

Although they have a good lineup, the Kings are still bad with the fifth pick, but they can't swallow Rasheed Wallace.

Because the Kings have a lot of good power forwards.

Like Amon Gilliam, or Wayman Tisdale, or Danny Ferry.

The best blue-collar power forwards like Grant Lang are not on the table among them.

And this is the reason for their poor record.

The six best players on the team have four power forwards, who will die if you don't die?
The Kings don't want to draft another power forward, especially a jerk like Rasheed Wallace, who doesn't look like a new star who can bring good effects to the team.

They need a guardian angel.

At this time, the Boston Celtics touched up smoothly.

The Celtics put Billy Owens and the 1996 first-round pick on the trade list in exchange for the King's fifth pick in the first round (No. [-] protection).

Looking at Owens who has been unable to achieve greatness, Wang Guan's heart is complicated.

Back then, this guy would rather go to Europe to play than play for the Kings. Now that his potential is bankrupt, the Celtics handed him over without hesitation.

Because Owens, as the third position, will seize the ball from Grant Hill, and it is better to send people away than to keep them to influence each other.

Realistically speaking, Owens is a strong starter above the standard.

The reason why he became a famous parallel importer in the 90s was because the bravado before running for the election was too loud.

The Kings agreed.

What they looked at was not Owens' strength, but the Celtics' first-round pick.

With the Celtics' current strength, can Hill bring them to the playoffs in the next three years?
Based on Hill's performance in the Knicks, he might not be as good as Owens.

Wang Guan made what they thought was a wise and wise decision, accepting Owens and the first round, and sending the fifth pick.

Then, the Celtics used the fifth pick to select Rasheed Wallace, who was originally a top three favorite.

When Louis in Los Angeles saw Boston doing this, he could only lament that a semi-retired old man living in Washington was immortal.

Just being too cruel to Billy Owens.

He now has to play for the Kings, a team he completely shut out of.

Moreover, now he can no longer threaten Wang Guan with the words "Either trade brother, or brother profit Europe".

If Owens still has this "ambition", Wang Guan will probably help him prepare a ticket to Europe overnight.

The only thing that didn't matter in this deal was Owens. Wang Guan valued Green Kai's first round, and Green Kai wanted the fifth pick. They inadvertently created a world where no one cared about Owens.

Now that things have happened, Owens can only pack up his self-esteem and say like a mature man: "I know it's all just a business. I am very willing to play for the Kings. I am no longer who I was."

And the draft will continue.

The Vancouver Grizzlies selected Damon Stoudemire with the sixth pick.

Although Angie failed to get the top three picks, there is no righteousness in the deal, and Louie provided them with well-known professional advice for the draft.

Although Angie wanted to choose Ed O'Bannon, who had a brilliant record in college basketball, a word from Louie changed his mind.

The NBA is another world.

With this sentence, he decided to choose Stoudemire recommended by Louis.

The Toronto Raptors, who held the seventh overall pick, selected Bryant Reeves C.

He is a typical great pyrenes, seven feet tall, 120 kilograms in weight, average athletic ability, slow movement, poor movement speed, but comprehensive skills.

If such a player were placed in the NBA in the early 70s, he would have a chance to become an All-Star. If he came to the early 80s, he might be able to make a name for himself, but the NBA in 1995 was another level of league.

The Minnesota Timberwolves, who nobody cares about, can only use the No. [-] pick to gamble that Ed O'Bannon PF can be as successful in the NBA as he is in college.

Then there's the attribution of the main players in this draft.

Kurt Thomas went to Atlanta.

Gary Trent PF went to Dallas.

Corliss Williamson SF/PF goes to Washington.

Brent Barry went to Phoenix.

Alan Henderson went to Indiana.

Bob Sura went to New Jersey.

Future top rim protector Theo Ratliff went to Detroit.

Then finally it was the turn of the Lakers again.

They have the 20th pick in the first round and the 26th pick in the first round.

There are not many people left in this position. First of all, we should listen to the advice of Kurt Rambis, who became a Lakers scout after retiring: "This pick can still select good players, such as Alabama State University's Jason Caffey (Jason Caffey PF) and UCLA's George Zidek (George Zidek C). They can bring supplements to our inside line."

"There is no shortage of insiders this year, and there are still options in the future. I want a wing player. What recommendations do you have?"

While Louie has his eye on Michael Finley, he also wants to hear the opinions of others.

Although his desire for control is a bit excessive, he is not a person who likes to talk.

"On the wing, I recommend UIC's Sherell Ford SF," Rambis said.

Louis cleared his throat and turned to Zhao Yuanzheng: "What's your suggestion?"

Zhao Yuanzheng is currently both a scout and the deputy director of the scouting department. Louis has already told him his candidate.

So now he just needs to get that name out there.

"Michael Finley at the University of Wisconsin."

"He can't." Rambis said firmly, "He doesn't have professional basketball-level dribbling ability at all. He is just an ordinary spot-up shooter. Although his physical fitness is good, a person without dribbling ability will only waste his talent."

Zhao Yuanzheng smiled and said: "No offense, Kurt, have you seen Michael's game video?"

"I've seen it."

"How many times have you watched it?"

Rambis' hesitation allowed Louie to conclude that he hadn't even seen Finley play.

Finley's poor dribbling is a flaw that every scout who observes him will capitalize on it.

In fact, Finley's dribbling is really bad, but the problem is that apart from dribbling, his other skills are very good, especially shooting.

"I haven't seen a lot of Michael's games, but every scout who's ever scouted him doesn't think he's a first-round pick."

"If every team can select a good player with the No.20 pick in the first round, the Knicks' scouting department will not become a role model for the entire league." Zhao Yuanzheng faced everyone, "I can guarantee Michael!"

Zhao Yuanzheng has been working in New York since 1984. Although he is young, he entered the industry much earlier than Rambis.

If he wanted to bond for Finley, the others had no reason to refuse.

"I'm also very optimistic about Michael. Since Coach Zhao is also optimistic about him, let's choose." Louis made the final decision.

After that, the No.20 sixth pick in the first round, due to the late position, Rambis felt that anyone could be selected.

Louie ended the debate early and made his own decision, taking Kansas center Greg Ostertag C with the pick.

This person’s hardness and basket protection are guaranteed. David Robinson has already confirmed that he will be reimbursed next season. Divac and Garnett alone at this stage will definitely not be able to protect the Lakers’ penalty area. Choosing a meat shield with full basket protection attributes ([-]) is also considered a guarantee.

Louie remembered that Ostertag had been Jazz's replacement for Mark Eaton in his previous life.

Although he failed to reach the heights of Eaton, he also provided help for the two elders of Utah after they ushered in the peak of their lives in the mid-to-late 90s.

But his most famous deeds are the beautiful tie rod that was put into "Extreme Jordan" by Jordan under the armpit in the finals, and he defended O'Neal alone in a round of the series and blocked the opponent 9 times.

When O'Neal complained that his teammates couldn't help, Ostertag even mocked him: "That's why I'm playing in the Finals and he's sleeping at home."

Thus ended the 1995 draft.

In the first draft after the Lakers entered the Louis era, they picked three players, Garnett, Finley, and Ostertag. No one knows how much energy they can play, but everyone believes that these people will help in the new season, because Leader Lu never misses.

([-]) Ostertag has ranked first in the league in block rate for two seasons.

(End of this chapter)