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Chapter 262 2002 Draft!

"Billups' three-pointer, how dare you shoot it!
Bang-dang-!
It's just a pity that as the game was drawing to a close, Billups' three-point shot was shot coldly and lost his accuracy.

Obviously, the front is still showing off. "Mike Brin said regretfully.

The rebound was taken off by Magloire.

His jumping ability is very good, and he is a good rebounder.

Kidd took the ball to the frontcourt and directly singled out Billups with his back.

"Is this a decisive battle between the top point guards?" Barkley's eyes were filled with excitement.

"Back to the back, step by step to the sweet spot of the shot, will Kobe go to help defend?

Or let Billups single-handedly defend "basically not attack"?

McGrady is about to move, Kobe can't do it alone..."

Kidd seized the timing, shook his shoulders, turned around, lifted the ball, shook Billups, bent over, took a step, and made a small throw...

Swish-!
Kidd played with Billups, and then, steadily sent the basketball into the basket.

8 minutes! !!

The Lakers trailed by 8 point.

Bryant reached for the ball, but Billups didn't give it.

Instead, the basketball was handed over to O'Neal.

Bump away, turn around, force up...

beep~
The whistle sounded.

This is Billups' tactical intent.

Get a free throw opportunity and stop the clock.

It is difficult for Kobe to do this.

O'Neal just needs to catch the ball.

however.

Billups still overestimated O'Neal's free throws.

Bang-dang-!
Billups grimaced.

Kobe looked cold.

Jackson had a headache, and he had a premonition that something bad was going to happen.

Li Mu's face was full of joy.

Bang-dang-!
O'Neal missed both free throws.

If O'Neal's free throw percentage can reach 70%, the lower limit of the OK combination is 5 consecutive championships.

However, there are no ifs in this world.

Chasing points, O'Neal screwed up.

In defense, Kobe worked harder and was very aggressive.

He wanted to take back the chance that O'Neill had lost.

McGrady found that Kobe seemed anxious and became more paranoid.

Showing a flaw, Kobe really hooked up and stole the ball.

McGrady turned around quickly, left Kobe behind, rushed into the penalty area, and jumped up.

Bang-dang-!
One-handed dunk, two points scored.

10 minutes! !!

The Lakers are gone.

McGrady's split dunk almost killed the game.

Now there are more than 4 minutes left for the Lakers to chase 5 goals.

However, O'Neal's free throws made Lupus unstable with a three-pointer.

Kobe Bryant wants to perform...and there's salvation.

It's just that Duncan's offense can't be stopped, and Kidd has an obvious advantage in the matchup.

McGrady and Jackson can break through the defense at any time and score offensively.

Is there still a chance?
Bang-dang-!
……

Bang-dang-!
……

bang...!
……

The answer was the Lakers' strike iron.

Kobe Bryant missed a three-pointer.

Lewis missed a three-pointer.

Billups' three-pointer also missed.

Plus O'Neal's 1 points.

A 10-point gap is small, but out of reach.

hum~~
The buzzer sounded, the red light sounded, the ribbons fluttered, and the game time was over.

With a score of 117 to 109, the Magic defeated the Lakers by 8 points and became the final winner with a big score of 4 to 3, winning the NBA championship in the 01/02 season.

This is the first NBA championship in the history of the Magic, which was won after ending the Lakers dynasty.

28分12篮板4.5助攻2封盖1.5抢断！

Duncan performed superbly and won the Finals MVP.

Kacha~
Kidd and Duncan hold the championship trophy, and the Magic will have Tracy McGrady, Jackson, Jermaine O'Neal, Reid...

There is also Li Mu, who is the head coach with good looks, and the group photo celebrating winning the championship is frozen. The joy in the photo is about to overflow.

The 01/02 NBA season officially came to an end.

……

January 6, Madison Square Garden Arena.

The 2002 NBA Draft was held in New York.

Li Mu was present and did not represent the Magic.

Instead, participate with the Suns management

The two-year contract ended, and Li Mu did not renew his contract with the Magic.

After all, the current lineup of the Magic team that won the championship is about to be disbanded.

O'Neal has a contract year and wants a maximum salary.

The Magic can't give the fourth maximum salary.

Stephen Jackson's two-year minimum salary contract is over, and he will also want a middle-level contract that is worthy of his performance.

Reed was in the second round in 2000, and he performed amazingly, and the contract renewal is not small.

Other teams are expected to offer poison contracts to poach him.

Duncan left the Spurs and signed a 2+1 contract with the Magic, and the third year is a player option.

In other words, he held James' script and watched from the sidelines. If the Magic's lineup is not satisfied, he will probably run.

Li Mu's butterfly effect makes Duncan no longer a stone Buddha, even if he is a stone Buddha, he is also a stone Buddha who can run away.

Go the way of James, so that James has nowhere to go.

In addition, Maggette, who entered the league in 1999, is dissatisfied with his current status in the Magic and wants to leave early, or give him a status promise, and he is unwilling to play as a substitute.

Amici's contract expired, and Armstrong, as a former teammate, was dissatisfied with his position in the team, so he also made a fuss.

The Magic team at this time can be described as a feather in the ground.

Of course, this is not the most important thing.

Most importantly, the Suns offered a three-year, $3 million top coaching contract.

Phil Jackson is only 600 million a year, and he has to sleep with the boss's daughter to get his annual salary.

Li Mu didn't know what the Suns owner's daughter looked like, but he couldn't refuse because she offered too much.

In other words, after the Suns lost Kidd in the 01/02 season, they could not get playoff tickets.

Has two first-round picks.

A No. 9 pick.

One is the 22nd overall pick.

not enough.

Li Mu also needs an early second-round pick or a late first-round pick.

The general manager of the Suns, Brian Colangelo, was very powerful. He used the center Jack Voskull + blue-collar forward Bootelo, who was signed in the second round of 2000, to reach a deal with the Raptors and get a late starter. wheel.

"The Raptors got the 27th pick.

They need to strengthen the inside line, they are not optimistic about this draft, and agreed to trade the draft picks they got from the Lakers with us. " Colangelo smiled at Li Mu.

"It's true that the quality of the 2002 rookies was mediocre.

However, the pick fell to us, and they will regret it later. " Li Mu gave a reassuring look.

"I hope so!" Brian Colangelo was still not confident.

After all, his father, Suns owner Jerry Colangelo, only gave him two years to prove himself.

If the Suns do not rise from his hands, he will sell a large number of shares in the Suns.

With this pressure, Colangelo and his father played the famous young marshal Li Mu with a high salary.

"Appreciate~"

Hissing.

Stern takes the main stage.

After the brief opening remarks and speeches, the draft officially began.

The staff handed an envelope to him.

Open it, glance at the contents inside, and uncover the final suspense.

"In the 2002 NBA Draft, the first pick in the first round, the Los Angeles Lakers chose..."

"The little giant from the florist, Yao Ming!"

To be fair, there was a prejudice when I was a child.

If I have the height of Yao Ming, I can also play in the NBA.

Yao Ming's talent is only to bully people with his height.

It was only after I grew up that I realized that with Yao Ming's height, you can't play in the NBA either.

In Yao Ming's words: I'm really not turning over old scores.

When I was 17, I easily beat No. 2001 Tyson Chandler in [-].

Rounding off, Yao Ming's talent is at least above the second place in the list.

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(End of this chapter)