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Chapter 141 The Butterfly Effect Draft (Subscribe)

"The Rockets want to trade No. 2 and Stromile Swift for No. [-] and Chris Duhon."

"Do they think I'm a fool? Swift, huh, it's not as easy to use as Nocioni. You tell Houstonians that unless they add more chips, there is no talk."

"The Bobcats want to trade Sean May and the 50th pick in the second round for our No. [-] pick."

"Who do they choose?"

"George Mason's player Zhou Lin!"

"What kind of tricks are the Bobcats playing? Are they going to take away the No. [-] pick and No. [-] pick? Tell Michael them that we want Emeka Okafor, and of course, we will give away additional role players."

"...Mr. General Manager, Emeka Okafor, is not for sale for the Bobcats!"

"Then promise the Blazers! We'll make money, and Victor Heliapa will be a good addition."

"..."

It took 5 minutes to say whether it was long or short. In the end, John Paxson quickly wrote his name in the envelope.

Stern slowly returned to the stage again. He looked at the eager eyes of the young people in the audience, smiled slightly, and opened the envelope.

The rebroadcast screens were scanned on the faces of popular rookies such as Zhou Lin, Adam Morrison, LaMarcus Aldridge, Tyrus Thomas, Brandon Roy, and Sheldon Williams. Pass.

All look forward to it.

Then Stern read slowly: "The Chicago Bulls have chosen the 6-foot-11 center player LaMarcus Aldridge from the University of Texas at Austin!"

"It's Aldridge!"

Other rookies cast envious eyes, Zhou Lin also stood up and congratulated Aldridge.

His own appearance did not change history. LaMarcus Aldridge entered the NBA as the No. 3 pick. When predicting the draft, LaMarcus Aldridge's predicted pick was about 5-[-] Between, but this small increase is not a big surprise, but for Aldridge, it is a surprise.

Of course, Zhou Lin knew that the surprises would continue.

Zhou Lin watched Aldridge wearing a hat on the stage, and excitedly shook hands with NBA President Stern and took a group photo with him.

It's just that when he walked off the stage, someone handed over a hat—the same Little Red Riding Hood, but it was the Portland Trail Blazers hat.

Zhou Lin said in his heart: The one who should come is still here!

Yes, LaMarcus Aldridge was traded as a bargaining chip by Chicago, and he was just a 1-minute Chicago Bulls player.

The Portland Trail Blazers exchanged the No. 4 pick and the starting small forward Ukrainian Victor Hriappa who averaged 6+4 per game for Aldridge, the player selected by the second pick.

A little embarrassed, he took off the Chicago Bulls hat again, and put on the Portland Trail Blazers hat with a forced smile.

Of course, compared with the Chicago Bulls, which is already a bright playoff team, the Portland Trail Blazers are indeed not a good place. Portland’s bright future has not yet arrived. The Jazz is a team most players don't want to be on.

Sex scandals, guns, drugs, off-court incidents, this is what the Portland Trail Blazers players were doing at the time, and because many players have repeatedly been the target of police charges, all of these things, The fans dubbed the Portland Jails.

Of course, Stoudemire left Portland for Memphis last year.

The big stick, Bunch Wells, went to the Kings, and made a stunning performance in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs against the Spurs, causing chaos inside the Spurs.

Roaring god Rasheed Wallace was redeemed in the Pistons after several teams and became a member of the championship.

Of course, the 'Black Bear' Randolph, as the goalkeeper of the Portland Prison team at that time, was still the team's most reliable scoring point.

Mike Millan tried to put the Portland Trail Blazers back on track, and the clouds over the Rose Garden gradually lifted.

Historically, the Blazers, who should have been frustrated, were the big winners in 2006. Their wrong choices in the previous year have been made up for this year. Aldridge and Brandon Roy will be the team's return to to the regular cornerstone.

As far as Aldridge is concerned, the only advantage of going to the Trail Blazers now is that he doesn't have to fight inside, and Randolph will help him handle the inside fight.

"The holder of the third pick is the Charlotte Bobcats, and they will have five minutes to make a selection."

After Aldridge was picked, the Bobcats' third pick was much clearer.

The team has Emeka Okafor and Sean May in need of development

Under the premise of choosing the inside line of the meat shield for two consecutive years, outside shooting will be the focus of supplementation.

This point can directly rule out popular candidates such as Tyrus Thomas, Hilton Williams and Patrick O'Bryant.

Adam Morrison and Brandon Roy will be the best additions to the Bobcats.

At the moment, TNT commentators are also speculating that they are also helping the Bobcats to make suggestions.

Adam Morrison and Brandon Roy, who are also in the fourth grade, are both mature and ready to fight. They are the two best scoring points at the second position in this draft. Of course, Adam Morrison's limelight at this stage And mental attributes are overshadowed by Brandon Roy, and he is also the NCAA scoring leader.

Prior to this, the Bobcats had an affair with Adam Morrison, and even the local media in Charlotte had already written articles in advance to welcome basketball fighter Adam Morrison to the Bobcats.

Most of the shots on the broadcast were constantly switching between Adam Morrison and Brandon Roy.

And just before the 5 minutes were up, Thomas Jackson patted Zhou Lin on the shoulder, signaling Zhou Lin to get ready.

Yes, in the Charlotte Hornets camp, there were quite a few feuds, and Bickerstaff questioned Jordan's decision a bit.

Of course, Jordan, who still holds the power, finally resisted all opinions!
Stern walked slowly again with the envelope.

"The Charlotte Hornets selected a Chinese player from George Mason University with the third overall pick, 206cm forward Zhou Lin."

As soon as Stern announced the result, most of the media and players present were stunned.

Bobcats choose Zhou Lin.

It's not that Zhou Lin is not good enough, but whether Zhou Lin is suitable for this team!

His physical test data has indeed amazed many scouts, and even Zhou Lin became the No. [-] pick and was not as surprised as the No. [-] pick.

Of course, except for domestic fans.

They were already boiling, and Yang Yi gave Zhou Lin a big hug instead of the fans.

It doesn't matter where you go, as long as you can enter the NBA!

Zhou Lin has always predicted that the fourth pick will be selected, and for most fans, the higher the pick, the better of course.

And Barkley on TNT TV directly sprayed.

"This is an extremely stupid decision!"

Barkley said loudly: "Michael, you are a great player, but you are a very unqualified owner. You don't have the wisdom to manage the team."

Earl Smith said: "We don't think Zhou Lin is not good enough. He is an outstanding athletic, selfless team player with a tenacious will, but he is not suitable for the Bobcats. They are in the third and fourth positions. The number of players in the team is too sufficient. Okafor, the No. 13 pick in the previous year, Sean May, the No. [-] rookie last year, and Gerald Wallace, he must stay on the bench for a season. A No. [-] pick to make a reinforcement for the second position!"

Among the top five picks, the Bobcats may be the least suitable for Zhou Lin. The Bobcats of the new army have so many potential players that need to be cultivated, and the overlap of positions is fatal!
But when Stern announced the result, Zhou Lin had expected it long ago. Thomas Jackson made his words come true. He knew that the Bobcats were very likely to choose Zhou Lin as early as after the trial training ended that day.

Now Zhou Lin is only looking forward to this summer, the Bobcats can make a deal, otherwise he really might not get much playing time.

"Congratulations, Zhou Lin!"

At Zhou Lin's table, everyone hugged Zhou Lin.

"Misha, North Carolina, very close to Virginia!"

Oregon, where Portland is located, is almost at the westernmost end of the United States, while Virginia is almost at the easternmost end. Misha doesn't like long-distance relationships that are too far away.

In addition to the people at this table, players at other tables, and players at other tables stood up and greeted Zhou Lin.

There are still cards for Tanhuaxiu.

However, Adam Morrison is about to be autistic, shouldn't he choose himself as the third flower!

Sure enough, the mouth of a businessman is a deceitful ghost!
The scene also showed Adam Morrison in time. He lowered his head and his long hair covered most of his cheeks, making his expression unclear.

Zhou Lin, wearing a Bobcats draft cap, walked onto the stage amidst applause.

"Congratulations, Zhou Lin! I look forward to your wonderful performance in the NBA." David Stern smiled kindly.

"Thank you!"

Zhou Lin laughed, then smiled and took a group photo with David Stern.

Zhou Lin's appearance began to overthrow history, and the butterfly effect also began to appear in the pick of Tanhuaxiu.

"Damn Charlotte!" John Paxson said cursingly.

"Then who should we choose?"

"First ask the Charlotte Hornets whether they can let Zhou Lin go!"

"..."

"They refused! And they said that they would not make any more deals with Zhou Lin today."

John Paxson has a good plan. He has taken a fancy to Zhou Lin's potential from the very beginning. During the joint trial training in Chicago, he gave Zhou Lin the highest rating among all players, except Italy, who did not come. people.

However, he knows that the No. [-] pick and No. [-] lottery belong to each other. They belong to the Italian genius and the NCAA scoring champion respectively, and the No. [-] pick is in his own hands, so the No. [-] pick in his hand is actually the same as the No. [-] pick. it's the same.

So when the Blazers offered to exchange the No. [-] pick for the No. [-] pick, John Paxson didn't have much struggle.

Let Portland choose Lin next week, switch to Chicago, and earn an extra Victor Heliapa, but I didn't expect that Adam Morrison, who has been having an affair with the Bobcats, is not their first choice. Target.

Treat him as a cover!
However, Adam Morrison should still be the player they want.

"No wonder the Bobcats also inquired about the No. [-] pick before. It turned out that they planned to take both Adam Morrison and Zhou Lin!"

"Then who shall we choose?"

"You are unkind, don't blame me for being unrighteous!" John Paxson said coldly: "Choose Adam Morrison!"

"what!"

……

"Hi, I'm Bernie Bickerstaff..."

On the other side, the Charlotte Bobcats are urgently communicating with the Atlanta Hawks manager.

The Bobcats manager side, who has placed the Chicago Bulls together, knows that the Chicago Bulls will not make any trades with themselves except for Zhou Lin, so they set their sights on the Atlanta Hawks who have the fifth overall pick team over there.

"The Portland Trail Blazers took Adam Morris, a [-]-foot-[-] shooting guard from Gonzaga University, with the fourth pick!"

As soon as David Stern's words came out, there was another huge wave in the audience.

The option is not with the Portland Trail Blazers, but with John Paxson of the Chicago Bulls.

The Bulls are not short of scorers and shooters. The team is now focusing on cultivating Ruhr Deng and Ben Gordon, as well as Chris Duhon, Hinrich and other young guards. Adam Morrison When the NCAA scoring champion goes to Chicago, he basically doesn't get too many shots, and other attributes... are not what the Bulls want.

And everyone knows that what the Bulls want is to supplement the thickness of the inside.

"Damn John Paxson."

This is really, if you don't live well, you won't let others live well, right?
At this moment, a private deal has been reached, and the Bobcats trade Sean May and Brevin Knight to the Atlanta Hawks for the fifth pick.

As long as John Paxson is finished with the fourth pick, the Bobcats can still get favorite Adam Morrison at the fifth pick.

And there are three players who meet the inside needs of the Chicago Bulls, Tyrus Thomas, Sheldon Williams, and Hilton Armstrong.

Who knew that this guy would choose what others value if he doesn't choose what he wants.

Of course, this is also John Paxson's way of giving back.

Hmph, Adam Morrison's status as the NCAA scoring champion is there, and he is the most valuable among the remaining players.

There are many teams that want this kind of NCAA shooter. If I sell him, I can exchange for something more. Anyway, I still have a lot of options.

Hmph, the Bobcats don't even think about it, unless Zhou Lin is brought back in exchange.

Although he only lost one pick, Adam Morrison was obviously frustrated when he walked onto the stage.

The agent made an analysis in an instant, John Paxson is not a good person.

The Bulls will not really ask him to report, but will continue to trade him as a bargaining chip, and it is unlikely to return to Charlotte again.

"Coach Bickerstaff, the tone of the Bobcats is very tough, so who do we choose with the fifth overall pick? The Atlanta Hawks are still waiting for a reply!"

(End of this chapter)