You are the pearl, Mo Mengchen

Chapter 447
One month before the draft.

Lewis, and three other high school students in the same year signed up for the election in advance. Among them, the two most promising people, the first is the 6-foot-10 center Lewis, and the second is the 6-foot-8 forward Al Harrington. Projected to be a lottery pick, Lewis is considered to have top-10 potential.

At that time, including Olowokandi, Bibby, Kansas duo Pierce and LaFrentz, North Carolina duo Jamison and Carter were all players in the first group. Hughes is also considered a top 10 player, so Lewis can be considered a top 10 player, which is equivalent to being considered by the draft network, among all these proven college students (well, Olowokandi can't count) Otherwise, Lewis is the most worthy pick.However, as time progressed, Lewis gradually came to the fore from the mysterious high school student.

The closer you get to the front of the stage, the dimmer the light curtain on your body. No matter how much you want to maintain a sense of mystery, scouts can always push back your veil, unless you can single out against chairs in public like Yi Jianlian.

Harrington quickly fell from the lottery to the second round, and Lewis remained in the lottery because he is a native of Houston, and the Rockets have three first-round picks, which is the key.

Everyone thought that Lewis was in the bag of the Rockets, but they didn't expect such a change.

Lewis is about to go to the Pistons where he least wants to go.

His dislike of the Pistons is not as strong as it used to be, because the team he put the pigeons on saved him from that embarrassing situation.

The 29th pick is regarded as a shame by him, but this is not the fault of the Pistons, it is the fault of other teams. Those blind-eyed teams missed him, and he has to try to prove himself.

He believed that sooner or later, the son of a bitch team would come to regret their decision.

Then, another unexpected thing happened.

Al Harrington, this high school student was supposed to be selected 25th in the first round, but something went wrong. Now he is still in the original position. With the Pistons taking Lewis, he fell to the second round.

Then, the Mavericks selected a forward named Ansu Sasse.

Then came the Lakers, who took Al Harrington with the second pick in the second round!

Harrington has dropped to mid-first to early second round in pre-draft projections.

The media still believes that the Rockets and Magic, which hold a total of six draft picks, will spend one of them on him. Perhaps the implicit meaning is that they are not optimistic about Harrington's potential, but only hope that the draft picks will be rich The team is willing to take a gamble.

As a result, no, the Rockets missed him, and the Magic didn't want him either.

So, the Lakers, who had been eyeing him for a long time, snatched him away.

"Look at the maturity of these young people, not only in terms of athletic ability, but also in terms of their understanding of the game, their self-control, their preparation for entering the profession."

The godfather of the Lakers, LOGO man Jerry West was interviewed thousands of miles away, and he had a very high evaluation of Harrington.

"Ayer has definitely fit in with our team, he's so talented. He looks focused and he's impressive for an 18-year-old, really good."

"High school students need a very suitable environment. It is also very difficult for college seniors to transition into a career, so it is doubly difficult for high school students."

The commentators are discussing the reasons for the failure of this year's high school draft.

For Mo Mengchen, there is only one final result left in this drama in the draft.

Who will take Mobley?And, who will the Pistons choose as the last pick in the last round?
Until this point, the Pistons still do not have an accurate answer.

Mo Mengchen is also thinking, who can be chosen in this pick?
Is there a Ginobili-like drop this year that no one notices?

He kept thinking, and many names flashed through his mind.

He had to give credit to his memory, because he actually thought of a name.

"Henry, check someone for me."

"WHO?"

"Brad Miller, Purdue University."

Mo Mengchen remembered clearly that Miller was the undrafted pick, but he was not sure whether Miller was undrafted in 1998. He needed accurate information. Anyway, it was still early, and there was enough time for Hussman to settle the matter.

In less than 10 minutes, Hussman found Miller's information.

He fed back Miller's information to Mo Mengchen like an encyclopedia: "Yes, he is a freshman this year. He has just graduated from senior year. He is an older player who automatically participates in the selection. He has comprehensive means and strong coping skills, but his physical fitness With a great lack, scouts are generally not optimistic about his survival in the NBA, so he can be said to have no draft price."

"very good."

Mo Mengchen smiled and called Dean Osgers.

"This is the Pistons draft war room."

"This is Mo, put Dean on the phone."

Mo Mengchen said directly.

"The transaction has been completed, do you have anything to add?" Osgers thought that Mo Mengchen had come to inquire about the progress of the transaction.

Mo Mengchen asked: "The last pick, has anyone chosen?"

"Nick has a good candidate, because it is the last one, and we don't have many choices." Osgers thinks that even Mo Mengchen can't provide any good candidates in this position, so it's better to let Nick A Desen offers advice.

It's fine if he doesn't mention Adeson, but when he mentions Adeson, Mo Mengchen remembers the bet.

Mo Mengchen said first: "His advice has always been bad, why don't you listen to my advice?"

Osgers was extremely happy: "Speak, I'm listening."

"Purdue's Brad Miller, we need him!"

If Mo Mengchen just made a random suggestion, Osgers might still consider this suggestion and the candidate provided by Adelson.

But he added "we need him" and the meaning is different.

This is not a suggestion that no one can find someone to force a suggestion on, it is that Mo Mengchen really wants to get Miller.

Although Miller is doomed to lose, Mo Mengchen hopes that Ming Media Zhengmai will bring him to the team and sign a formal rookie contract.

If he loses the draft and signs like Big Ben, it will be easy, but like Big Ben, he is a player who is destined to rise. If he rises too fast and the team has no room to renew, it will be a pity.

Regardless of whether the Pistons have room to renew Miller in the future, get him done first and sign a regular 2+2 contract. Even if he can't keep it in the future, he can still enjoy a four-year rookie bonus.

Suddenly, Mo Mengchen felt that his thinking mode was more and more like the team's general manager, not a player.

Afterwards, the Bulls took Cuttino Mobley with the fifth overall pick in the second round.

No one knows what kind of surprise Mobley will bring to the Bulls in the post-Jordan era, and no one will pin their hopes of rebuilding the dynasty on this second-round pick.

So far, in the 1998 draft, all the concerns of Mo Mengchen have come to an end.

Mo Mengchen turned off the TV.

Hussman asked: "Now you should tell me what's going to happen next?"

The day of the draft is also the most intensive day of transactions in the NBA throughout the year.

It can only be compared with the trade deadline after the end of the All-Star break.

But in the draft, each team has more chips and is more daring to make a move, because the season is over, and the cards in their hands have performed well in the last season. If you are not satisfied from the beginning, it will be a matter of minutes to put it on the shelves.

"The Pistons will have two deals."

"Oh?" Hussman became serious.

Mo Mengchen said: "The first deal, we will trade Bobby Jackson to Houston in exchange for this year's No. 18 pick, Ricky Davis."

"Wait a minute, trade B-Jax?" Hussman said in surprise, "You only have this backup, and the Pistons are not short on forwards, right? Alan Houston can swing to the 3 position, why trade for Ricky Davis, and also catch up with Bobby Jackson who has a lot of room for improvement?"

Because we cannot enable forced transactions here.

Mo Mengchen also wanted to trade some fringe people for Ricky Davis, but the Rockets were not open to charity.

"Because he is valuable." Mo Mengchen said.

Hussman calmed down and asked: "And then? What is the content of the second transaction?"

"You drink some water first."

Hussman complied.

Mo Mengchen said slowly: "We shot Theo Ratliff, Don Reed, and got Rasheed Wallace."

"What?"

"It's a three-way deal."

"Washington Wizards shot Chris Webber."

"Portland took Rasheed Wallace."

Hussman opened his mouth wider and wider: "So say it"

"Yes, Portland got Chris Webber, Washington got Theo and Don, we got Rasheed."

Hussman took a deep breath and said, "Can I announce this news?"

"This is what you should do." Mo Mengchen said.

Therefore, before the official announcement, Hussman reported the two transactions made by the Pistons on the day of the draft through the "Communicator".

As soon as the report came out, the topic suddenly rose to its peak.

The Pistons trade hurt the depth of their lineup, but it also allowed the team's talent to reach the extreme.

Fundamentally speaking, it is still those highly talented players who decide the game. The so-called depth, the more critical the moment, the less useful it is.

As for Bobby Jackson in exchange for Ricky Davis, the outside view is that because the three-way deal involved Don Reed, Hill needed a backup, so they traded Davis back.

Although Jackson is lost, the Pistons still have the old Dumars to use. Once this deal is made, Dumars can basically be sure that he will execute the last year of the contract.

The wind was blowing everywhere, the Pistons got off to a good start on draft day, the first thunder was detonated, the second thunder came faster and louder.

　Thanks to Xiao Mengmei for the reward, three changes today, four changes tomorrow, five changes back, by the way, please ask for a monthly ticket at the end of the month, thank you everyone.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)