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Chapter 302 Forcing Wang Bird's plan to cut wheat, McGrady is equal to Jordan? !

Well known.

Except for Duncan, Billups and Tracy McGrady, the quality of the rookies in the 97 class is generally not high, but the phenomenon of picking up one of the repertoires of the draft still exists.

Soon, the draft progressed to the 16th pick in the first round. The first-round pick that originally belonged to the Philadelphia [-]ers was sent to the Lakers with last year's trade.

In order to maximize combat power, literally, Lin Hong decisively submitted a name to Logo West.

"Jerry, are you sure you want to choose him?"

Seeing the name passed by the LOGO man, Lakers coach Harris looked embarrassed and was in a dilemma.

Just after Lin Hong provided this name yesterday, the scouting team of the Lakers directly checked the history of this rookie.

As a result, they found.

This is not history, but proper black history!

In Stephen Jackson, Silver Fox Harris keenly smelled the gene of rebellion and violence, and in his opinion, this is a hot potato.

"Jerry, are we really going to take Stephen Jackson?"

According to the information in hand.

This young man named Stephen Jackson, like McGrady, who was selected by the Celtics with the fifth overall pick in the first round, is a high school rookie.

However, McGrady's physical hardware and dynamic talent make him a leader among rookies.

But Stephen Jackson is different. He likes to pull up three-pointers, lacks enough explosive power, has a high ball control, and will lose the ball in breakthroughs.

The height is good, but the speed on the defensive end suffers, and the running posture is extremely weird, almost all of which are small steps.

The most important thing is that he has not received a good education, has been in the neighborhood all year round, and has been exposed to violent incidents, so he is impulsive and irritable.

With thorns all over his body, he looks like a street runner with a sense of loyalty.

The thorny attribute on him is destined to be a huge trouble.

There were several violent fights in high school.

Yinhu even felt that what Lin Hong wanted to choose was not a potential rookie, but a potential thug.

This is not to enhance the depth of the Lakers' bench, it is clearly to increase the punching power of the bench!

It's not just Silver Fox, in fact, Logo is also a little bit drumming.

But after a night of brainstorming, West finally firmed up his position and chose to trust Lin Hong unconditionally.

"I trust Lin's vision, don't forget Ben and Bruce."

What happened to the stabbing player?
Rodman, the lawless worm, is still as tame as a grandson to Jordan, pointing and hitting.

Not to mention Lin Hong! !

Look at Big Ben, and then look at Bruce Bowen, which one is not a ruthless character! !
What the Lakers want is this kind of violent tough player!

It doesn't matter if he's the best ball player or the best boxer.

Violence and toughness are over!

The Lakers also need a guard with a knife who is desperate in defense, sharp in three-pointers, and never gives up!

Besides, Daben and Bowen are both players recommended by Lin Hong.

easy to use?
Just ask Silver Fox.

For this, Silver Fox has only one feeling: Love and hate! !
Aside from Daben's boxing and Bowen's broken feet, if you look at the performance of the two on the basketball court objectively, you will find:
The defensive attributes + fighting attributes of Daben and Bowen alone are worthy of this praise.

The key is that the players recommended by Lin Hong are really good to use, and if something happens, they will really play! !

That being the case, why not choose to trust him again?
"In that case, then I have nothing to say..."

Silver Fox shook his head, he really couldn't think of any reason to refute.

Indeed, the players recommended by Lin Hong are all like this.

It doesn't matter if there is one more.

It makes sense to play with your fists! !

"In the 1997 NBA Draft, the 16th overall pick in the first round, the Los Angeles Lakers chose Stephen Jackson from Oak Hill High School!!"

When Stern pronounced this strange name, the media including the fans and even the rookies at the scene collectively put on a classic black question mark face.

(·.·)
WTF? ?
Who is this Stephen Jackson?
Never heard of it! !
Not to mention these people are confused, even David Stern on the rostrum is confused.

He also thought that the Lakers held the 16th pick in the first round, so they had to select an elite pitcher anyway.

As a result, this is it?
Really lonely and nameless, not even qualified to enter the small green house, not even on the scene?

Jerry West also has times when he chooses rashly.

However, Stephen Jackson was not at the draft, and he just saved the time for a group photo.

With mixed feelings, Stern turned around and walked backstage.

"Stephen Jackson! The Los Angeles Lakers use the No. 16 pick in the first round they got from Philadelphia to choose a high school rookie!"

"Is this a fight with the Celtics? I have to say, the Celtics and the Lakers, the rivals, really know how to play!"

Yellow and green each selected a high school rookie in this year's draft.

Even in the draft, the tit-for-tat confrontation between yellow and green is full of highlights!

In front of the TV, Stephen Jackson, who was about to go to sleep, was hit by this big pie that fell from the sky, causing his brain to shut down.

After being stunned for two seconds, he jumped up excitedly.

"Hoohooho!!"

"I just knew I could be selected, and I was the 16th pick in the first round. I love you Los Angeles Lakers. I'm here, girl Qianmi Dao!"

Of course, Stephen Jackson, with a youthful face, did not forget to send a bunch of kind condolences starting with F.

For example: The management of the team who missed their own in the past is a bunch of bad guys, etc.!
In short, the only one he didn't use the quintessence of condolences to is the Lakers who know heroes with eyesight.

"Brother is going to Los Angeles to report, and I'm also a member of the Los Angeles Hair Band Gang!"

After the excitement, Stephen Jackson bowed heavily to the poster on the wall of Lin Hong punching out Rodman, and secretly swore in his heart: From now on, he will never live with gambling and drugs! !
Immediately afterwards, he carefully removed the one hanging on the wall. This was his voting certificate! !
Going to Los Angeles this time will surely be full of flowers, opportunities, and waves! !
Don't ask why the picture of Lin Hong KO Rodman will be sold as a poster.

Purely market demand! !

If you have money but don't make money, isn't that a pit in your head? !

As for Rodman will agree?
Nobody cares at all! !
At the same time, Lin Hong turned off the TV in satisfaction after seeing that the Lakers management chose to trust his own judgment.

There is absolutely no need to watch the subsequent draft conference.

The next thing that really needs to be paid attention to is the wonderful performances of each team after the free agent market opens on July 7.

Lin Hong has every reason to believe that this summer will definitely be more exciting than last summer.

The demons are dancing wildly, and the curtain is about to kick off!

With the end of the draft, the media have set their sights on Duncan, the No. [-] pick selected by the Celtics.

Because Duncan and Lin Hong were hyped as lifelong enemies by the outside world.

Coupled with the historical grievances between the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers, it is also an old enemy relationship.

For a while, the duel between the Celtics and the Zijin Army became a topic of conversation between fans and the media.

Stern looked at the high traffic heat and was so happy that he couldn't close his legs, ah no, he couldn't close his mouth or straighten his waist.

a push c di e chicken f brother...

Stern: I can't move my legs, I can't shut my mouth, you say it's uncomfortable! !

Take a look!

What's wrong with signing the No. [-] pick to the Celtics?

In the post-Jordan era, the new yellow-green battle, Duncan VS Lin Hong.

This topicality, this popularity, this flow, are all white money.

Isn't this much more fragrant than giving Duncan to the Spurs? !
In addition to the highly sought-after topic of the yellow-green war in the new era, another topic has become the new darling of the media.

It's another contest between yellow and green, but it's just related to the draft.

The two teams unanimously selected high school players.

McGrady and Stephen Jackson, a pair of newly promoted high school CPs, were pushed to the cusp of the yellow-green war for no reason.

Just like Duncan and Lin Hong were hyped as lifelong enemies.

By accident, McGrady and Jackson are also known as the enemies of life! !

The media really likes to hype up this so-called enemy-for-life gimmick.

The point is that this kind of thing that has been hyped since ancient times has been hyped until the future, and fans are still enjoying it and vying for it.

The so-called rivalry between players and teams, between teams, is indeed a long-standing topic of conversation.

February 7th, US time.

The NBA free agent market and player trading market are officially opened.

Just when the topic of the yellow-green war in the new era was in full swing, the Boston Celtics made a shocking announcement.

Bird officially announced that he has officially become the new helm of Boston Kyle.

At the same time, he also serves as the team's head coach + general manager + executive president and chairman.

Bird Bird unexpectedly defeated Rick Pitino, who had an ambiguous relationship with the Celtics before, and became the successor of the Cardinal!

Once this news was exposed, it immediately caused a sensation in the Quanmi sports circle!
How did Larry Bird pop out?Didn't he have a heated fight with the Pacers management?
And there is a real hammer saying: Rick Pitino has bought all the houses in Boston? !
It is only one step away from signing and stamping to succeed Auerbach!

In fact, Rick Pitino really bought real estate in Boston, and ended up making a wedding dress for someone else, and almost fainted in the toilet.

It wasn't until this time that he fully realized that he was a pawn in Cardinal Auerbach's plan to revive the Celtics from the beginning, an abandoned cannon fodder.

It is almost the same as that of Nian Xia, Jerry West's drama of exchanging the civet cat for the prince.

For the rise of the Green Army, Auerbach has made the most perfect layout from players to coaches.

Perhaps, it is Auerbach's last assist to clear all the obstacles for Bird and have the absolute right to speak in the management team!
It is worth mentioning that after Wang Bird was forced to take office, he was so low-key that he didn't even hold a press conference.

If it weren't for the news report in "Boston Candide", no one would have noticed the news that Big Bird had taken office in a low-key manner.

This is indeed not in line with Bird's status as a king.

Perhaps, the former king of bullying has been completely sublimated, and pretending to be bullying has reached the highest level of returning to nature!
Listening to pretense in a silent place? !

Of course, the Celtics management did not think of holding a press conference.

Just because Bird Bird started drastic operations on the first day he took office.

When he was the general manager of the Celtics, the first call he received was not a stranger.

For Bird, Jerry Crowder is an absolute old acquaintance.

Yes.

The first to call Bird wasn't the team front office asking if the dork was for sale.

It's the general manager of the Chicago Bulls, the assembling man of the dynasty-Jerry Krause!
A fat man who created the Bulls dynasty with one hand, but was ridiculed and humiliated by Jordan, Pippen and others! !
The team failed to defend the title, Zen Master's reputation declined rapidly, Klaus decided to take advantage of his illness to kill him!
Regain the right to manage the team. While trading Pippen, it is best to lay off the friend Zen Master who has turned against each other.

Although Klaus would also like to ask if the Buddha Doesn't Smile is for sale.

But he is very clear that today's goal is not the Buddha that does not laugh.

"Larry, we can be considered old acquaintances. Taking advantage of the shareholder wind of your appointment, I am going to give you a generous gift!"

After the call was connected, Klaus didn't play tricks and said straight to the point: "We want the high school student you selected."

"That boy named Tracy McGrady."

Big fish about to take the bait? !
The corner of Bird's mouth curled up, his brain was running at high speed, thinking about how to fool Klaus, so as to get more chips.

Taking down McGrady is not what Jerry Krause means alone now.

Chicago Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf has removed the aging Pippen from the team's championship lineup.

Meanwhile, the day after losing the Finals.

Bulls team training.

Michael Jordan also made it clear: The team needs to be full of vitality at any time and add fresher blood.

Check out the Lakers' Lin Cobenbro starting five.

What does it mean to be afraid of the young with punches, and what does it mean to beat the master to death with random punches? !

Younger, more talented, and more impactful fresh blood is the direction for the Chicago Bulls to strengthen.

Just relying on a group of old arms and legs, or the old, weak, sick and disabled, there is no way to fight a bloody way in the cruel reality that young people are gradually dominating the league.

Although Jordan didn't mention his name, the meaning should not be too obvious: the team needs to select a talented rookie, and must also eliminate old guys with injuries, so as to complete the rejuvenation of the lineup in a simple, rough and fast manner.

Krauss and Reinsdorf's ideas coincided.

Want a young, punchy sidekick?

Isn't Maddie ready-made?
"Tracey is a good young man, he is the cornerstone of the selection of the team."

On the other side of the phone, Larry Bird already had a plan in mind, and he pretended to say: "Jerry, if there was an 18-year-old Mike Jordan in front of you, what kind of offer would you give?"

Michael Jordan at 18?
where?Fool it! !

After thinking about it, Klaus knew that Byrd was asking for a lot of money.

Big Bird is a wave of queens who sell melons, boasting about themselves, and by the way, they also help McGrady pretend to be a jerk.

Worthy of being the King of Forces! !
It has to be Bird!

Not only does he pretend to be natural, but he can even brag about others incidentally, without being skinny or shameless.

Klaus was speechless for a moment, obviously trying to slaughter him like a fat sheep!
You fucking even moved out 18-year-old Jordan, this deal is still a hammer.

I treat you as a friend, but you treat me as a joke! !
Klaus said a few words casually, and hung up the phone decisively.

He didn't even think about asking whether the Buddha was for sale or not.

McGrady = Jordan, then Duncan must not be equal to Robinson + Olajuwon at least! !
The Bulls hung up the phone, and Bird was not surprised at all.

To be honest, McGrady is definitely the most valuable bargaining chip on the Celtics shelf.

Putting aside the not-for-sale items, Deng stayed silent.

McGrady's static conditions and dynamic talents are top-notch, and his offensive skills are top-notch in history.

Bird said that McGrady is like Jordan at 18 years old, that is not an exaggeration at all.

Note: Bird is talking about 18-year-old Jordan, not peak Jordan.

18岁的乔丹才刚进大学，大一场均数据为13.5分4.4个篮板和1.8次助攻，投篮命中率为53.4%。

But it is not impossible for 18-year-old Jordan to grow into 28-year-old Jordan in the future! !
What would the Bulls trade for this talent and potential alone?
Pippen, who was aging with injuries, wanted to trade Tracy McGrady alone. Big Bird felt that he would agree to the deal unless he had a hole in his head.

Therefore, Bird never thought about reaching a deal with the Bulls.

Unless the Bulls trade Jordan!

But is that possible? !

Now Bird is not in a hurry, he wants to maximize the value of McGrady's transaction.

This young man named McGrady is indeed very talented, but talent needs time to realize and resources to cultivate, and this is a high school student who has never played in a college league, at least two or three seasons of polishing are needed.

After winning Duncan, under the concept of building a team around Kidd Duncan Jones, the Celtics really have no resources to lean on McGrady.

Therefore, McGrady was just cannon fodder for the Celtics to reinforce from beginning to end.

As Big Bird expected, after the Celtics intentionally released the news that they would put the wheat on the shelves for sale.

Those team executives who had killed Shifo before turned around and focused their attention on Maizi.

If Jiefo doesn't sell it, it's time to sell grain like wheat! !

Do you sell meme like a repeater, constantly bombarding Bird's eardrums, and almost lifted his skull.

Sell ​​or not?
Of course it sells, but you have to pay more! !
As long as the chips given are high enough, the goods will be delivered directly to your door.

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(End of this chapter)