basketball boulder

Chapter 243 Doha Asian Championships

"Uh-huh!"

Barkley and Smith nodded in unison.

"In this way, Paul should be the third pick. After all, Sloan's Jazz has a new Marlon Boozer, but there is no new Stockton."

During the discussion among the three, the top three in the draft were immediately determined.

Fans are amused.

However, some fans think it is nonsense, after all, "Bricks".

Soon, David Stern came out, and the New York fans booed as usual.

"In the 2005 NBA draft, the Milwaukee Bucks selected center Andrew Bogut from Australia with the first pick in the first round."

"With the second pick, the Eagles selected North Carolina forward Marvin Williams."

Consecutively guessing the No. [-] pick and the No. [-] pick, Barkley and Smith excitedly gave Li Lei a high-five.

"My Lord Baron really has opened his eyes!"

Barkley looked extraordinarily happy.

But with the third overall pick, the Jazz chose Deron Williams.

This was beyond the expectations of the three of them.

But being able to guess two out of three correctly is pretty good.

It is worth mentioning that the No. [-] pick of the Jazz was exchanged from the Trail Blazers.

They used the No. 6 and No. 27 picks in the first round this year, and one of the first round picks next year to the Blazers' No. 3 pick.

In this way, the Jazz have long been interested in Deron Williams.

Mr. Sloan thinks highly of Deron, the little fat man, and thinks he is an excellent performer of pick-and-roll tactics.

The Hornets, ranked fourth, happily selected Chris Paul and picked up a big leak.

Fifth, the rookie Charlotte Bobcats chose forward Raymond Felton.

Sixth, the Trail Blazers, forward and guard swingman, Mattel Webster.

Seventh, the Raptors, forward, Charlie Villanueva.

Eighth, the Knicks, big man, Channing Frye.

Ninth, Warriors, forward, Eke Diogu.

Tenth, the Lakers, center, Andrew Bynum.

No.17, Pacers, small forward, Danny Granger.

No.18, Celtics, Gerald Green.

No.20 one, the Suns, Nate Robinson.

No.20 Nine, Knicks, center, David Lee.

No.30, Heat, forward, Wayne Simeon.

Then came the second round.

Tenth, Warriors, guard, Monta Ellis.

No.30, Pistons, Alex Ake.

There are still some good rookies in this draft, but the number is not many and the overall quality is not high.

Compared with the 2002, 2003, and 2004 classes, the 2005 class is relatively poor.

After the draft, Li Lei invited Barkley and Smith to have a big meal.

This thing is actually the same as in China, social relationships need to be cultivated slowly.

……

After that, Li Lei returned to Miami.

Continue to start training under the guidance of Tim Graver.

And in the past few days, Graver also has a new idea.

Li Lei's palm, which was bigger than Jordan's, made Graver's heart skip a beat, and he had to develop it.

……

At the same time, the NBA trading market kicked off.

Houston opted to extend Okafor's contract by one year.

It appears that Houston is very pleased with Okafor's rookie season.

The Los Angeles Clippers gave Jarizzi a minimum salary contract, and Jarizzi became a restricted free agent.

The New Jersey Nets declined to re-sign Cliff Robinson.

The Toronto Raptors extended Chris Bosh's contract by one year.

A few days ago, the trading market seemed exceptionally calm. Except for the rookies that each signed their own, they were all small and frivolous contracts, which were not worth mentioning.

7 month 5 day.

The Magic have made a big move.

They signed three assistant coaches at once, Randy Wittman, Mark Bryant, and Marlon Willie.

But Stan Van Gundy is still the head coach.

The Magic reached the Eastern Conference semifinals last season.

If Hill hadn't been injured again, they might have gone further.

Poor McGrady, he was tricked by Hill again.

7 month 8 day.

The Milwaukee Bucks named Terry Stotts as head coach.

7 month 21 day.

The Pistons named Saunders as head coach.

That alone is worth mentioning.

Larry Brown coached the Pistons for 2 years, one Eastern Conference Finals and one championship.

With such a record, normally, it is impossible for the Pistons to terminate the contract with Brown.

Many fans began to accuse the Pistons management of being stupid, just like the Magic management.

But then a reporter broke out: Larry Brown had very close ties with the management of the Cavaliers and Knicks during the Eastern Conference Finals, and even delayed the Pistons' preparations.

This directly angered the big owner of the Pistons, Karen Davidson.

The limelight reversed, and the fans who originally spoke for Larry Brown disappeared. The fans turned their heads and attacked Larry Brown, thinking that he was not professional enough.

After that, another reporter broke out: Larry Brown had long had conflicts with the Pistons management.

Last season, after Larry Brown led the Pistons to win the championship, he has been seeking a higher team status.

It's just that the Pistons couldn't satisfy him, so Larry Brown began to seek other ways out.

As soon as the news broke, Larry Brown was sprayed again.

"It's immoral, unprofessional, and unprofessional to take money from the Pistons and contact other teams!"

However, Larry Brown's reputation is too high. After all, Popovich has to honor him as "teacher", so it didn't take long for this matter to be suppressed again.

7 month 28 day.

Just a week later, Larry Brown was named the new head coach of the New York Knicks.

Congratulations to the Knicks, you dug yourself a big hole.

Congratulations to the Knicks rookies, Milicic's yesterday is your tomorrow.

However, Milicic's good day finally came.

Knowing that Larry Brown was gone, Milicic immediately called Li Lei. He was not good at talking and talked with Li Lei for an hour.

The dark cloud over Milicic's head finally dissipated.

However, Li Lei is not as optimistic as Milicic, after all, Milicic has missed the best two years.

"No matter what, Darko, don't give up."

Milicic kept agreeing on the other end of the phone.

Throughout July, there was not much activity in the trading market.

But under the calm, there is an undercurrent.

8 month 2 day.

One of the biggest trades in NBA history happened.

Involves 5 teams, 13 players.

The Heat get Walker (Celtics), "White Chocolate" Jason Williams (Grizzlies), James Posey (Grizzlies), Emmett (Grizzlies).

The Grizzlies get Eddie Jones (Heat) and Lopez (Jazz).

The Hornets get rookies Robert Dunas, Butler (Heat), Snyder (Jazz).

The Jazz get Ostertag (Grizzlies).

The Celtics got Borchardt (Jazz), Quintel Woods (Heat), rookie Mirals, two second-round picks, and some cash.

Seeing this transaction, Li Lei was quite calm.

After talking with Duffy last time, Li Lei knew that the Heat must have a big deal in the past few seasons.

I just didn't expect it to be such a big deal.

Old Jones, Butler, and Woods left, and Walker, White Chocolate, Posey, and Emmett joined.

Li Lei called old Jones.

Old Jones is very calm. After all, he has reached the end of his career and won the NBA championship last season, which is worth it.

In addition, the Grizzlies also guaranteed to give old Jones enough possessions.

The Grizzlies value the old Jones is the playoff experience.

In the history of the Grizzlies, they have not won a playoff game.

Their main player Pau Gasol has 0 wins and 8 losses in the playoffs.

The old Jones was traded to add some playoff experience to the team.

They just want to win once in the playoffs!
As for the four new arrivals, Li Lei is not worried either.

Walker is a big fan of Li Lei and has always admired Li Lei's three-point shooting ability.

White chocolate and Li Lei are even more familiar.

Before Li Lei participated in the draft, White Chocolate, Crawford, and Alston coached him together.

Today, Alstom is gone, and white chocolate is here.

Beyond that, a few deals followed.

Heat and power forward Udonis Haslem extended his contract.

Houston signs "Spring Man" Swift.

The Wizards signed Daniels.

The Cavaliers signed first defense and steals king Larry Hughes, signed Marshall, and renewed the contract with "Big Z" Ilgauskas.

The Wizards took Kwame Brown as the main body in exchange for Caron Butler of the Lakers, forming a new trident of Kabba, Arenas, and Jamison.

The Lakers signed Smash Parker.

The 76ers and Korver re-signed.

The Spurs extended Robert Horry's contract and signed Argentine player Oberto.

8 month 3 day.

The Clippers signed "Old Cat" Mobley.

The Suns signed Lagabel.

The Sonics and Ray Allen re-signed.

Hornets and "Birdman" Anderson re-sign.

The Magic signed Kenyon Dooling, the Heat's champion.

Eagles sign Zaza Pachulia.

The Bulls signed Malik Allen, a member of the Heat's championship team.

The Cavaliers signed the Heat's championship hero Damon Jones.

……

The Cavaliers' offseason moves were particularly eye-catching.

First, he signed Larry Hughes, who is excellent in both offense and defense, signed Marshall, a big man with long-range shooting ability, and renewed his contract with Big Z, and snatched Damon Jones, the second sharpshooter of the Heat.

Coupled with James, it is already a very competitive set of plastic surgery.

In contrast to the Heat, the champions of the championship have been poached by other teams one after another, but the Heat have no salary space to match the contract, so they can only watch these players leave.

The trading market has just opened, and the Heat are like a sweet pastry, looted by the entire league.

This is also one of the reasons why it is difficult for the defending champion to win consecutive championships.

……

In mid-August, it was time for Li Lei to return to China.

Li Lei went to Los Angeles to pick up his parents, waited for the Duffy and Nike teams to meet up, and then went back to China directly.

In the first week of returning to China, Li Lei participated in a series of fan meeting activities, and then returned to the national team to report on time, and directly prepared to participate in the Asian Championships.

As for the previous Stankovic Cup and the Four Nations Tournament, Li Lei will not participate.

In addition, Li Lei also suggested that Yao Ming should not participate.

Yao Ming was hesitant at first.

Li Lei persuaded: "You always have to give young people some opportunities. When you go to the game, others will just pass the ball to you. They have no chance to improve, and you yourself are thankless."

Yao Ming finally agreed.

The leaders of the national team also expressed their understanding, after all, the results of these games are not important.

And everything about the Chinese men's basketball team is now preparing for the 2008 Olympic Games.

As long as it is beneficial to the 08 Olympic Games, they will agree.

Subsequently, in the Stankovic Cup and the Four Nations Competition, the performance of the Chinese team was very average, and it can even be said to be poor.

But there are some young players who performed well, such as Yi Jianlian, Zhu Fangyu, and Wang Shipeng.

9 month 8 day.

The Asian Championships have officially started.

A total of 16 teams participated in this year's Asian Championships, divided into four groups of ABCD.

The top two in each group will advance to the knockout round.

The first opponent of the Chinese team is Iran.

The Iranian men's basketball team is also considered a strong team in Asia.

But tonight, they're as weak as chickens.

Originally, before the game, Iran was still very confident. After all, the Chinese team played poorly in the Stankovic Cup and the Four Nations Tournament.

If the Chinese team continues to perform like this, Iran really has a chance to win.

But it turns out, that's just what they thought.

In the first quarter alone, the Chinese team led by 15 points.

After three quarters, the Chinese team led by 50 points.

Fans lamented one after another: After Yao Ming and Li Lei came back, the Chinese team directly rose several levels.

In the end, the Chinese team won by 58 points against Iran.

The mentality of the Iranian players exploded, and they didn't want to play at all in the end.

Then against Chinese Taipei and Uzbekistan, the Chinese team also won by 48 points and 42 points respectively.

The Chinese team entered the knockout round as the first in Group B.

Subsequently, the Chinese men's basketball team sang all the way and reached the semi-finals.

In the semi-finals, the Chinese team met their old enemy, the South Korean team.

The Korean team has always been a top three team in Asia, and its strength can be regarded as the top level in Asia.

Their big center Ha Seung-jin is still playing in the NBA.

These gave the South Korean team confidence, and they tried to snipe the Chinese team in the semifinals.

then……

The Chinese team 110:40, won the South Korean team by 70 points.

This is also the game that the Chinese team has won the most in this Asian Championship.

As it turns out, the question is not whether China can win, but how much China can win.

In the final, the Chinese team's opponent was Lebanon.

It doesn't matter who the opponent is, what matters is how many points the Chinese team wants to win.

After this game, the whole of Asia knows that the Chinese men's basketball team is no longer at the same level as other Asian men's basketball teams.

If South Korea and Iran are Saiyans, the Chinese team will be Super Saiyan 100.

The strength gap is really too big.

In the end, the Chinese team won Lebanon by 38 points.

The Chinese men's basketball team won the championship trophy of the 2005 Doha Asian Championships.

李磊场均17.2分7.8篮板6.6助攻2.9抢断1.7盖帽，荣膺大会MVP。

But in fact, Li Lei's average playing time is less than 30 minutes per game, and his efficiency can be called explosive.

Yao Ming averaged 15.8 points, 9.8 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 2.1 blocks per game.

Wang Zhizhi averaged 12.2 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.

Yi Jianlian averaged 9.7 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game.

Yi Jianlian began to emerge in this Asian Championships.

But Sun Yue's performance was average.

(End of this chapter)