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Chapter 310 Draft Day

June 1985, 6, draft day.

This year, the Knicks have a lot of draft picks.

Not to mention the No. 10 pick, but also the first-round picks from the Lakers and the second-round picks from the Celtics and Mavericks, plus his own second-round picks, two first-round picks, and three second-round picks.

In the draft war room of the Knicks, there were Debusschere, Louie, executive Wu De, and Jack Kruger, president of Madison Square Garden.

Louis has been in New York for almost a year, and this is the first time he has seen the president.

Kruger made a joke before the draft: "If you didn't draft Patrick, I would pull out a machine gun and shoot everyone in the room."

The staff of the alliance were talking about something, and suddenly, the phone rang.

Debuschel then asked, "I'm Dave Debuschel, what do you need?"

"Oh, is it? Just a moment, please."

De Buschell covered the phone and said to Louis: "San Antonio called, they want to use the second round pick for Roy Sparrow."

Louis smiled: "I don't think a second-round pick can be worth our starting guard, we have to add more money."

Louis's momentum today is obviously different from usual, and De Buschel himself became nervous.

Although Wu De and Kruger are the highest-ranking people in name, they don't understand the operation of professional basketball. They both laughed when they saw Louis frivolously asking the opposite party to increase the price.

"They are willing to give us an additional subsidy of 50000 U.S. dollars." De Buschel signaled to Louis with his eyes that the price is not low.

Sparrow is not a hot commodity, and it would be good if he could come back in exchange for a draft pick.

Now that the other party wants to send more money, there should be no reason to disagree.

"If I remember correctly, San Antonio's second-round pick was fifth?"

"Yes."

"I think I can agree." Louie joked, "There are not many fools who are willing to give away draft picks for Sparrow."

In this way, a deal was reached between the Knicks and the Spurs before the start of the draft.

The Knicks sent Roy Sparrow to the Spurs for the fifth pick in the second round in 1985 and $50000 in cash.

"I guess the phone will keep ringing today." De Buschel already had a premonition.

Knicks is about to open and theoretically they have nothing not for sale except Stockton.

Dale Ellis can be regarded as half not for sale. If the other party's bid is attractive enough, it is not impossible to sell it.

Next, on TV, David Stern came to the front desk.

Debusschere called the people on the front line. Although they all knew who to choose, they still needed to reconfirm.

After all, there is a lesson from the NFL Buccaneers -- in 1982, the Buccaneers were hesitating between guard Sean Farrell and defensive end Booker Reese.Team equipment manager Pat Marcuccillo, who was at the draft, was told the pick would have to be between the two, but when the team finally decided to pick Reese and called Maruccillo, the background noise on the phone kept him hearing only Sean Farrell's name.So Malusiglio handed over the card with Farrell's name on it.But the Buccaneers didn't end up picking Farrell by mistake.They liked Reece so much that they traded their second-year first-round pick to secure him in the second round of the draft.As a result, the highly anticipated Reece only played for the Pirates for two seasons, got 2 interceptions and then disappeared into the crowd, and the 1983 draft was the greatest draft in NFL history.

What if the Knicks get the No. [-] pick but miss Ewing by mistake?

Then Kruger might be really angry enough to shoot everyone.

The front side confirmed that it was correct, and the staff notified Stern of their selection, so the words that never changed sounded: "In the 1985 NBA draft, the New York Knicks selected with the first pick. Patrick Ewing, from Georgetown University!"

The draft was originally held in New York, and the Knicks' selection of Ewing was expected, and the audience burst into cheers.

Ewing, 22, was wearing an off-white suit with a red tie.

He is probably the oldest-looking No. [-] pick before Ayton, Oden, and James.

However, people who look old or mature have the advantage of being able to withstand the changes of the years.

Especially those 20-year-old women with a mature face, don't look at them as old mothers compared to their peers. After 20 years, their peers will become yellow-faced women, and she is still standing at the "peak". If you don't believe me, you can go and see Faye Yu.

The ten seconds before Ewing stepped onto the stage and shook Stern's hand.

The commentator praised Ewing in this way: "The top five players in the draft history can bring qualitative changes to any team in the quagmire. The most unmissable core players in history. New York's spring has really come!"

Wu De had heard of Ewing's name before, and when he heard the commentator's hype, he couldn't help asking Louis: "Is it really that good?"

"I'll be satisfied if Patrick has half of these guys' words." Louis gave a negative answer.

"If Patrick isn't that good, why are all the professionals admiring him so much?" President Krueger asked puzzled.

"Simple because he's a half-scratched lottery ticket."

Louis said: "If the correct number is 123456, then his performance in the university has already shown us '123'. However, it is the last three numbers that really determine whether he is so good. One wrong number, he is not so good."

"You don't seem to think much of him?" Wu De asked.

"To tell you the truth, we discussed the possibility of trading the No. [-] pick, but I was worried about being shot by the president, so I decided to choose him after a fierce psychological struggle." Even Louis couldn't bear the public opinion effect caused by missing Ewing.

Even if he is right, he can't wait for the day to prove himself.

The reporter at the scene asked Ewing the first question: "Do you know the city of New York?"

"Don't know much about it, but I've been there, I've played there."

"There are rumors that you have a bad relationship with Knicks head coach Little Lu. Is it true?"

Ewing sneered subconsciously, "We had some differences, and it was all about basketball, and it won't have an impact."

It's strange
"You have conflicts with Patrick?" De Buschel felt his heart beating faster.

Louis smiled and said, "It's not too late to know now."

The Pacers, who got the second pick, selected Wayman Tisdale.

A man with many accolades but doubtful career prospects.

He's a Barkley-style player, but without Barkley's explosive physicality, plus a very soft play, which is often synonymous with soft, and a reputation for being too nice/not playing hard.

The Clippers, who held the third pick in the first round, chose Benoit Benjamin, who is known as the double wall with Ewing.

In terms of talent, he should be the No. [-] pick.

However, even a team as stupid as the Pacers knows that the risk of drafting him is too high.Although he is seven feet tall, has excellent running and jumping, and has the potential to be a great insider, he is too lazy, too lazy, too lazy, too lazy, and they would rather choose a short brush insider.

The laziness of this man is well-known in the NCAA. Just from the college highlights arranged for him by the TV station, it can be seen that his gait is a bit lazy inside.

A slacker who lacks motivation, coupled with a place like the Clippers, is the perfect way to kill himself.

Then came the first big deal in this year's draft.

The Portland Trail Blazers sent All-Star guard Jim Patterson, Calvin Knight and the 1987 first-round pick in exchange for the fourth pick in the first round of the Seattle SuperSonics, selecting "X-Men" Xavier McDaniel (Xavier McDaniel SF/SG).

The commentator expressed his puzzlement, why did the Blazers send out the All-Star guard Jim Paxson, and then choose a small forward?

They already have Jordan and Drexler in the same position. Is this going to play mahjong at a table?
Louie sees something special in this draft round.

The Blazers are starting to stock up on wings, because the Lakers and Celtics have the best wing reserves in the division. To fight against them, the wings must have enough people.In addition, will they let Jordan go to the point guard, or just push Drexler to the point forward position?

Starting with the Trail Blazers trade, this draft has changed.

Reid Auerbach, who was far away in Boston, remembered the suggestion that Louis had made after returning from the Olympic selection team-Karl Malone.

It is incomprehensible that the team with the front picks underestimated Malone.He played amazingly at the University of Louisville, scoring and rebounding.He should be a top-six pick in this talented draft class.

Ralph Sampson's performance in the Finals and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's slaughter against the Trail Blazers in the Western Conference Finals have made teams' desire for super centers reach an incredible level.So, in addition to the calm Blazers, in the first seven selections in 1985, 5 centers were selected.

Malone's name was still there, waiting to be called, and Auerbach saw an opportunity.

The Celtics first sought a trade with the [-]th overall pick, and they almost got it.But inside Boston, it's no secret they want Malone.

When Utah realized what was going on, it too sprang into action.

The Jazz are full of praise for Malone internally, but they don't feel they can draft him.They only had the No.13 pick in the first round, and by the time they were drafted, Malone had already been taken away.But suddenly, they discover that Malone is not untouchable.

There is a reason for Malone's sudden drop in draft prices. In addition to the fact that even if the front-line teams can't get Ewing, they still choose center forwards like a madman. There are two other points.Malone screwed up his workout, and the Suns' chief scout, Al Bianchi, had dinner with Malone after the team tried out and found the man, though muscular, too quiet, like a nice guy—could a nice guy play basketball?
At least we know that a good person will never get a minor pregnant and refuse to admit it.

Then, Malone's college coach also betrayed him, and when he was questioned by NBA executives, he blacked Malone into charcoal.

This is the reason why the draft prospects of the second power forward in history have plummeted, and it is also the reason why there are repeated shocks in the trading market at this time.

After all, Auerbach was conservative, and the tenth pick of the Suns was not enough to get Malone.

The Jazz frantically used the No.13 pick in the first round + the first round in 1986 to make a deal with the Dallas Mavericks who held the eighth pick in the first round.They got the Mavericks' eighth pick, happily drafted Malone, and ended the Celtics' plan.

In addition, Chris Mullin went to the Warriors with the seventh overall pick.

Malone was selected with the eighth overall pick, much to Louie's surprise.If Malone's pick drops a little further, he'll try to pursue him with a trade, but for now, he has to look backwards.

Then, the Knicks' phone rang again.

This time, it was the Bulls' draft war room who called.

"It's Jerry Krause, the new general manager of the Bulls," DeBusscher said.

"What does he want to do?"

"He wants to trade John Stockton with the No. 11 pick in the first round," DeBusscher said.

"Didn't you say that John is our priceless treasure?"

"Say it"

"Then he still wants it?"

There is no pressure for De Buschel to talk to Louis, but with Wu De and Kruger here today, he is almost suffocating.

"How about...you come and talk to him?"

(End of this chapter)