the rest, only noise

Chapter 1482 Two choices
When the Celtics selected Tony Parker with the No. 19 pick in the first round, the TNT studio was silent for five seconds.

Kenny Smith's sausage mouth gapes at the choice.

Rick Pitino laughed: "I don't know if you still remember, two years ago in Los Angeles, Legend Lu chose two Argentine players. They haven't played an NBA game so far. I think Dejan Bodiloga's success has affected Legend Lu's judgment on European players."

Barkley said a classic sentence: "I don't know Tony Parker, and I don't know where he came from, but if Coach Lu is willing to use the first round pick to pick him, then he must be a good player."

Louis chose Parker not because of his white skin.

Because Parker is still black at heart.

He is mulatto, but according to the principle of one drop of black blood, he is black.

There's no place for Parker on the future championship-winning no-black team.

It's just that that moment is still far away. Louis must first build a sufficiently good team. At that time, if a player like Parker is to be traded, he must be a hot commodity.Now, the Celtics are short of point guards, and it's just right for Parker to come.

Thomas began to complain: "After the start of the new season, there will be Americans, Chinese, Spaniards, and French in our team. Which language will we use to communicate?"

Louie quoted Bodi Loga's famous saying: "Don't worry, Isiah, basketball is the universal language."

Afterwards, the New York Knicks suddenly initiated a deal to send Christian Laettner to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for veteran Ron Harper, who has become a junk contract and decided to retire but has not yet announced, and this year's first-round picks 21 and 23.

Like all teams that have had Laettner, the NCAA champion looks good, but he can't count on making it to the playoffs.

In this year's playoffs, Duncan completely blasted Laettner, which made the Knicks realize once again that it is imperative to supplement a strong forward.

With the two draft picks that the Pistons got, the Knicks got into action.

They first selected Zach Randolph with the 21st overall pick in the first round, and then selected Samuel Dalembert of Haiti Gaota with the 23rd overall pick in the first round.

If you start from the actual needs of the team, choosing these two people is like an eye-opener.

At this time, in the draft war room in New York, from RC Buford to chief assistant Tom Thibodeau, everyone looked bleak.

James Dolan, who has not interfered in the team's internal affairs for a long time, came to two big ones as soon as he made a shot. He not only asked them to send Laettner to Detroit for a draft pick, but also decided on the picks with those two draft picks.

RC really felt that his time was unlucky. Not long ago, he fell in love with a Frenchman with great potential. As a result, he was preempted by his dear coach Lu.

While he was in a daze, little Dolan came to a big one.

"Oh, it's hard to live this life!" Baylor said sadly, "If these two people are not a good material, you and I will be poked in the back by the media and fans!"

However, Tomjanovich was puzzled by one thing.

"Why is Mr. Dolan, who was not interested in the draft in previous years, suddenly interested in this matter?" Tomjanovich had a bold idea, "Is there someone behind him giving advice?"

"Rudy, you, that's not good, you're too optimistic!" Baylor couldn't help but get angry when he thought of that damn dandy, "As for that bastard who hates dogs, who would point him out behind his back? If it weren't for him, Louis wouldn't have left back then! Looking at it now, Louis is really wise, he has already seen what that bastard is!"

At this moment, the "high man" behind James Dolan is drinking the last Coke of the day in the Celtics' draft war room.

"The Knicks have a good selection of these two players." Dumars likes Randolph very much, "Zach is a very promising power forward."

Others did not answer. After Tony Parker's selection, everyone became more curious about the candidate for the 24th pick in Louie's mind.

Shouldn't we choose another foreigner?

"Any recommendations?" Louie asked businessfully.

Isiah Thomas stays true to his original intention, "Jamal Tinsley?"

"Can Tinsley play the two?"

"It seems impossible."

"Then don't choose." Louis looked at the others, "What's your opinion?"

"It looks like there's a guy named Brandon Heywood sitting in the little green room," Dumas said.

"What is his position?"

"Power Forward."

"We shouldn't be using first-round picks on big guys anymore."

Louie's eyes finally fell on the scouting director.

Andy Greer said: "Your Excellency, before I recommend players, I have to ask you a question-do you want mature and ready-to-play, or do you want serious sculpted green tires?"

"We are a rebuilding team, that is, combat power is meaningless to us. I want embryos with high talents."

After receiving Louis’s reply, Greer recommended with confidence: “I recommend Gerald Wallace from Alabama State University. This person’s physical talent is outstanding, but his skills in all aspects are primitive and need long-term training. Fortunately, he has enough aggressiveness and desire to perform.”

Louis smiled with satisfaction: "Okay, I will do as you wish."

In his previous life, Wallace made his debut in the talented Kings team. That was the peak period in the history of the Kings team. He still played the Princeton system that required a high-level golf quotient to get started. It is normal for him to be unable to display his talents.Coming to the Celtics is different. There are a lot of playing time here, and the system under Thomas' leadership is not complicated, which is suitable for his open and close style of play.

What Louis valued about Wallace was mainly his style and style of play.

He plays desperately and has a desperate desire to perform. At the same time, although he looks like a small forward in size, his performance is completely inside.Yao Yueban and Gasol are enough to support the Celtics inside, but both of them have certain problems in the NBA.

Yao Yueban is weak in rebounding, but protecting rebounds is his strength. He is good at using his huge body to help his teammates get rebounds.Therefore, the Celtics must equip him with the kind of players who will take the initiative to rush for rebounds.

Gasol's rebound protection is not a big problem, but I don't know why, playing in the NBA is not as aggressive as on the FIBA ​​stage, where Duncan, Dayao and other super insiders are regarded as chickens and dogs, and they always lack hardness.

Wallace's toughness and his neutralization are almost enough.

To sum up, Gerald Wallace is indeed a key figure in the early days of the Celtics team in the Louis era.

A little later, the Philadelphia 76ers rescued Brand Haywood from green house hell with the 25th pick in the first round.

Since the launch of the small green house in the NBA, one or two unlucky ones have been left behind every year.

Those who can be invited to the small green room are usually players with lottery hopes. If such people do not have any major problems, they will usually be picked out in the first round.If after this stage, there are still people in the little green room, the huge gap between reality and personal wishes is enough to make people's hearts collapse.

Seeing that Hayward was not selected until this time, Barkley laughed and teased the big mouth around him, "It seems that Vince Carter will be the last NBA star in North Carolina!"

Big Mouth Kenny Smith sarcastically said: "How good are you Auburn?"

This made the fat man stop talking about martial arts immediately, "Kenny, if you talk too much, I will take out my championship ring and blind your eyes!"

This scene seemed quite abstract to Louis in front of the TV.

Who would have thought that after Barkley retired, he would become a strong promoter of ring culture.

If you have a ring, what you say is worth listening to.

You don't have a ring, what you say is fart, if you are really right, why can't you win with a ring?

This is the ring culture. It has no reason or logic, but it is very suitable for the public who are too lazy to think.

The guard that Isiah Thomas belongs to, Jamal Tinsley was picked by the Knicks with the 27th pick in the first round.

Then, it was the Heat's turn.

As a team with the closest relationship with Louis, Lewis Shafier got advice from Louis early on, and he knew who to choose.

Minutes later, the Heat selected Gilbert Arenas with the 28th pick in the first round.

If all goes well, Arenas may succeed Petrovic and go down with Duncan.

If all goes wrong, Arenas might shoot old Deng in the head because he didn't understand Duncan's bad joke.

The second hypothesis is why Louis chose the former over Parker and Arenas.

Think about it, Parker is better, the peak period is long enough, and it is very durable. The most important thing is that he doesn't like to play with guns.

Minutes later, the final first-round pick of the year was selected by the Lakers.

This was the first year that Jim Buss and Zhao Yuanzheng were in charge of the draft, and they selected Bobby Simmons with the 29th pick in the first round.

(End of this chapter)