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Chapter 389 The Death of Prejudice ([-])

On the day of the 1986 draft, there were a lot of trades.

The team with the most trades is naturally the New York Knicks.

The most surprising, and most unexpected, is their deal with the Bulls.

Use the signing rights of Len Bias in exchange for Kevin McHale plus two protected first-round picks.

Many people are puzzled and confused about this.

Reed Auerbach was furious in Washington, believing Boston had made a far better offer than Chicago.

Someone with draft picks and cash, and Louie turned them down?

Isn't this intentionally targeting them?
Although Louis was treated as an enemy by the old man for no reason, it lasted only a few days.

Soon, the old man knew the reason why Louis did not make a deal with them.

However, the Knicks' screen time is not over yet.

The Detroit Pistons have the 10th pick in the first round, which belongs to someone else, but they want mature immediate combat power more than this.

So, they made a deal with the Knicks.

The Knicks traded Tony Campbell to the Pistons for the 10th pick in the first round, and then selected the Spider wing John Salley (PF/C) from Georgia Tech.

Not over yet, the Knicks sent Antoine Kyle to the Utah Jazz in exchange for a first-round pick in 1992,
In addition to the 10th pick in the first round traded to the Pistons, the Pistons' own 14th pick in the first round is also in the hands of the Knicks. They used this pick to choose Dell Curry.

Then, he used the 23rd pick in the first round traded from the Lakers to select an international player.

European star Drajan Petrovic, who is difficult to land in the NBA in the short term.

Then it continues to be incomprehensible.

They took the 24th pick in the first round from the Celtics and chose Dennis Rodman, an older rookie who was mixed in the second-tier league.

In the end, they used the second-round pick they got from the Dallas Mavericks and selected Jeff Hornacek.

Then he sold all his second, third, and fourth rounds for money.

In the first draft, the Knicks' operations were so frequent that media people complained.

There are too many transactions, the news here is not hot, and the new news is out there.

In this draft, the Knicks lost Tony Campbell, AC Green, Mario Eli, Antoine Kyle, and Gerald Wilkins, and got Benjamin Wilson, Kevin McHale, John Selley, Dell Curry, Rodman, Hornacek, Petrovic and 60 cash in exchange for draft picks.

They sent five players away, but got six back.

And from the quality point of view. In terms of the success rate of Louis's selection, there is a high probability that it will exceed the five people who were sent away.

What's more, the Knicks are already full.

With the addition of the six new arrivals, they have 14 players on their books, two of whom they would have to give up if the league doesn't pass a proposal to expand the roster to 13.If you pass, you have to give up one of them.

This is the trouble of happiness, but now is not the time to worry.

The Knicks swiped the screen, and other teams also made their own moves.

Some time ago, Phoenix had an independent scandal, and the whole team was involved.

They, who were already uncompetitive, began to clear all the players on their account.

One of the most tempting is Larry Nance, who is one of the players the Suns are determined to send away.

As for the reason, some people say that Nance is involved, and some people say that the Suns don't trust these players. Anyway, they are determined to launch a comprehensive cleanup.

南斯刚在太阳打出一个20+8+3助攻+1抢断+1.8盖帽的全能表现，是当今联盟最全面的内线之一。

Louie nearly took him to Boston two years ago.

Now, he is already one of the best power forwards in the league.

If you put it on the shelves, you will naturally be able to sell more.

The Blazers first sent Mychal Thompson in exchange for Indiana's seventh pick and selected the talented Roy Tarpley (Roy Tarpley C/PF).However, they were worried about Tapley, who had a reputation for cancer.

So, while getting Tapley, he started a deal with the Suns.

They traded Tapley, Fat Lever, Caldwell Jones and the 1987 first-round pick to the Suns.

They acquired Larry Nance, James Edwards and a 1990 first-round pick from the Suns.

This is a peer-to-peer exchange.

The sun cleaned the cancer in the team, and Portland's inside line made strong reinforcements.

The arrival of Nance and Edwards has greatly strengthened Portland's inside line.

In addition, the Blazers also used their first-round pick to select the international superstar Arvedas Sabonis who will not be able to land in the NBA in the short term.

Louis didn't choose Sabonis because he won't be able to land in the league in the short term. By the time he enters the league, Ewing should have reached his peak.

He can say very Versailles that they won't need Sabonis by then.Winning Sabonis is not beneficial except to increase the depth of the Knicks' future lineup, not to mention his goal is to compete for the championship in the short term.In the next two years, the Celtics will be overthrown, and Sabonis will have to wait until the mid-90s.

Moreover, compared to the "mine, mine, all mine" 2K-style team building, he pays more attention to the team's system and style. From this point of view, Sabonis is also not suitable.

But the Blazers won Sabonis is a good operation that cannot be overstated.

The Blazers scouting team, what a mystery.

They definitely have the ability to search for treasures, but they also have a special ability to miss the biggest prize.

However, their performance in this draft is surprising enough.

The addition of Nance has made their flanks stronger, and the arrival of Edwards has given them an inside line that can contain Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who will be 40 years old next year, in terms of height and strength.

Mark Price, the biggest legacy of this draft, was selected by the Utah Jazz.

As for the Celtics who have always wanted to trade to get Bias, they failed to get the result they wanted after making all kinds of offers, so they could only choose Ron Harper with the eighth pick in the first round.

From the results, this is not a bad choice.

But on the night of the draft, the Celtics' management was extremely frustrated.

Louis smelled the breath of the trading market.

Portland and Phoenix have finished their big moves, and it's the turn of other teams.

Philadelphia's next behavior made Louis suspect that they didn't even want to make the playoffs.

They put Moses Malone on the shelves.

This move immediately attracted a three-way battle between Portland, Los Angeles and Detroit.

Portland even plans to throw in Xavier McDaniel in the deal.

Jerry Bass waved the bills and tried to get everything done with money.

Only Detroit is truly ready.

They hooked up with the Knicks and started a three-way deal.

Knicks out Spot Webb;
The Pistons traded Carey Tripka, Tony Campbell and a 1989 first-round pick;
76ers draft Moses Malone and Kenny Green

In the end, the Pistons got Malone and Green, the 76ers got Tripka, Campbell, Webber, and the Knicks got the Pistons' first round in 1989.

The three parties were straightforward without any delay.

After this transaction, some people jokingly called the 76ers the Philadelphia Knicks.

Because there are five former Knicks players in their current formation.

Louis glanced at the current lineup of the 76ers: Dr. J, Bowie, Cheeks, Andrew Tony (stress fractures in the left and right feet), Tony Campbell, AC Green, Gerald Wilkins, Webber, Tripka, Mario Eli.

Dude, there are only two insiders.

And Bowie is very glassy.

If they play the new season with this lineup, Louie will be happy.

Because the 76ers' first-round pick in 1987 was in the hands of the Knicks.

Some of you may have forgotten, so I'll mention it here.

In 1984, the Knicks sent "Sleeper" Floyd to Philadelphia in exchange for their 1987 first-round pick.

At that time, Philadelphia was still the champion seed. Now, in less than two years, Floyd is no longer there, and Philadelphia has become a bad guy.

Dr. J is old, Tony is disabled, Cheeks can't control the overall situation, Tripka has passed his peak, Bowie Glass Man, although the five old Knicks are all usable players, do they have instruction manuals?
If not, relying on this lineup with only Green on the inside and expanded personnel in other positions but no superstars to control the situation, the future of the 76ers is not good.

That's the story of draft day and the day after the draft.

And on the third day after the draft day, a sad report from another place sent Chicago Bulls fans into shock and grief.

Len Bias, whom they paid so dearly for, died of a drug-induced cardiac arrest 40 hours after the Bulls selected him with the second overall pick.

In the Chicago Bulls general manager's office, Jerry Krause listens to the phone with trembling hands.

He feels that this is not true.

The young man who had a lot of time to prove himself, who was saddled with the hope of revitalizing basketball in Chicago and making the Bulls a respected professional sports team like the Cubs did this year, just died?

"Are you sure you want to choose Baias? This is not very good."

Louis' voice sounded in Klaus' mind.

That terrible voice, full of banter and sneer, is now more piercing in retrospect, and it breaks Klaus' heart all the more.

"He must know something!" Klaus thought bitterly.

He must know that he didn't say anything on purpose, that's why he wants the draft pick. Not only does he want to frustrate the Bulls, he also wants to take away the future of the Bulls!

"Little LuLittle LuLittle Lu!!!"

Klaus had never been so hostile and hated a specific person, but now, Louis was regarded as his enemy.

He was dazzled by anger, never thought, what does this have to do with Louis?

Couldn't it be Louis who used a gun to force Bias to suck independence?

But this is human nature. When you encounter such an unbearable trauma, you always want to find some excuses to comfort yourself.

And in Washington, D.C., when Auerbach heard the news of Bias' sudden death from a drug overdose, he barely stood still.

He likes that kid and appointed him as Bird's successor. Even if he can't play for the Celtics, he also hopes that Bias will have a good development.

He died like this?

Then, in the cardinal's mind, Louis' exhortation sounded.

And how he wouldn't do that deal with Boston anyway, even though they've given everything they could.

Auerbach was dripping with cold sweat and his back was shaking. He knew better than anyone else what would happen if they made that deal, if they paid such a high price to get the second pick, and then Bias died like today.

Auerbach made the call with trepidation.

After the other party picked up the phone, Auerbach was silent for a few seconds.

"Since when did you know about this?"

⑴ Bias:

n. Prejudice; Preference; Twill; Deviation rate
vt. Prejudice
adj. skewed

adv. obliquely

I think the name of Bias is a bit interesting, especially the various follow-up effects and what-ifs and Jordan's rival theory after his death.I personally recognize his talent and plasticity, but a fool who will celebrate with a solo after being selected will never become Jordan's old enemy.When I look back at his Maryland highlights, my first thought is for Louie to save him, at least keep him alive.When I bought the book "Born Ready: The Mixed Legacy of Len Bias" in order to learn more about him and finished it with the help of a translator, I lost all my regrets for him.This is not the first time he smoked alone, he had done it in college.So I arranged for a physical examination and found out that I had a pinhole in my body.Although he is very talented, as strong as an ox, as fast as a rabbit, and can shoot basketballs, this kind of fate is self-inflicted, not worthy of sympathy, and it is not worthy of Louis' risk of being cared for by DISS to save him.The biggest feeling this person gave me is that even if you can realize your dream in one day, as long as you make a wrong decision, as long as you are wrong enough, you can lose everything in one day.In the end, he died well. After him, no player with the same level of talent killed himself at a young age.

(End of this chapter)