You are the pearl, Mo Mengchen

Chapter 806 Never Stop, Never Slack

For others, the offseason is about rest, play, and relaxation.

Ricky Davis has given a whole new meaning to the offseason.

Since being drafted by the team in 1998, he hasn't spent a comfortable offseason. Every year, he will practice more when others relax.

There is only one reason that drives him to work hard, to become the team's starter.

In this difficult season, he has been complaining and causing trouble like a child who has not been given candy, hoping to attract the attention of the team and make his team status go further.

He is already the team's sixth man, second only to the starting five. If he wants to go further, he has to become the starter.

The starting five, Mo Mengchen and Hill are unshakable, and he can't compete inside, so the only thing he can count on is to replace Houston. Therefore, he launched an enthusiastic pursuit of starting at the beginning of the season, but the reward he got was Cold mockery.

The Christmas fight is the end of the dispute.

Dor.Mo was furious and scolded him in front of the whole team.

This devilish man has never been satisfied with him, and sometimes he doesn't know what else he needs to do to get Mo Mengchen's approval.

Maybe, only God can get Mo Mengchen's affirmation.

Because of Mo Mengchen's harshness, someone very talented in the Pistons made up a joke.

Suddenly one day, God was too bored and wanted to chat with a smart mortal, and he found Dor.Mo who was different from the vast crowd.

God knows that Dor.Mo likes basketball tactics, is meticulous about the game, and especially loves to delve into some rare tactics.Therefore, he used his supernatural power to create an impeccable tactic that is applicable to any system and put it in front of Dor.Mo.

Who is Dor.Mo?He is the second child, God is not even the third child in his eyes.

After staring at God's masterpiece for a long time, Dor.Mo raised his head and said in surprise: "There is no flaw."

The more people who are poisoned by Dor.Mo, the more they can realize how funny this joke is. When Davis heard this joke for the first time, he couldn't stop laughing even when he was sleeping.

Because Dor.Mo treats him so harshly, with very few positive compliments, even if he did the right thing and performed perfectly, what he got was a sentence that started with "surprisingly" and "no" was excessive.

There is no XX.

No compliments, never.

Davis is used to this way of getting along. If Mo Mengchen suddenly praised him, he would be so excited that he would not be able to sleep.Although Momun was harsh and unkind, it wasn't that he hadn't been unsympathetic, and those moments had happened, if only rarely, and Davies remembered them vividly.

When Allan Houston walked away from signing early, Davis recognized his opportunity.

He'll be the new starter for the Pistons after Houston, and he'll have to work harder than he has in the past to make himself more worthy of that status.

Therefore, he still has no offseason, and if he is not worried about being ridiculed, he even wants to participate in the summer league to maintain his state.

Until today's draft conference, he met with fellow rookies Brad Miller and Rashad Lewis.

When they saw the Pistons take Eddie Curry with the third pick, Miller's face turned ugly.

He never fights and fights, and he never said that he wants to be the starter. It's not that there is no competition, but because he knows that Wallace will leave this summer.

If the Pistons want to transform, he will undoubtedly become the team's starting center. Now the team has selected a high school student with the third overall pick. This person is a center with extraordinary talent, and his intention is clear.

"Man, I'm sorry," Lewis said.

Miller waved his hand lightly, "Don't comfort me, you might be traded for rookies later."

Miller was just having fun, joking, and didn't want it to come true.

Pau Gasol and the high school Sambo go to the second, the Wizards have no other options, they can only choose Tyson Chandler, however...

The Celtics selected Eddie Griffin and Joe Johnson with the fifth and tenth picks, respectively.

Shane Battier, a high-achieving Duke student who has won college honors, was taken away by the Nets.

Soon, the lottery area was wiped out, and those favored children who were held in the palm of their hands all had their homes.

Then it's time for the management to show their talents.

At this time, it is the time when transactions are frequent and the teams take what they need from each other.

The movement of the Pistons was the most lively.

The first trade grabs the attention of all teams.

They traded Ricky Davis!

The Pistons traded Davis to the Cavaliers in exchange for the 18th pick in the first round of this year and two future draft picks, one unprotected in the second round and one protected with the top three picks in the first round.

Then, they used the first-round pick in exchange to select Zach Randolph.

"Ricky's strength is close to that of an All-Star, so such a deal," said Henry Hussman next to Mo Mengchen, "is not conducive to the Pistons."

Mo Mengchen didn't say anything, it's not a loss to exchange for Randolph, although this is from the perspective of opening the eyes of the sky.

Selling Davis was the Pistons' initiative.

In things like trades, the active side is always the one that suffers. For a team like the Pistons, no one wants to see them continue to grow, and make things difficult for them. Dumars can sell people smoothly and get back a strong C. Randolph, with two future first-round picks, is really not a loss for the open-eyed Dor.Mo.

Who knows what these two draft picks can be exchanged for in the future?

"Wait, you didn't do it on purpose, did you?" Hussman suddenly realized that Davis was the 18th pick in the first round.

Davis was the 18th pick in the first round back then, and now he took it out in exchange for an 18th pick in the first round.

"Let's go, there is no suspense."

Mo Mengchen invited Hussman to the living room.

Hussman is still puzzled: "There are still many people who have not been chosen."

"For me, the draft is over."

The remaining suspense is where Arenas and Parker, the two low-ranking legends, will end up.

Mo Mengchen originally thought that Parker would be picked up by the Spurs like in his previous life, but the result was unexpected.

Moreover, the whereabouts of Arenas is even more surprising.

Back to the Pistons first.

After that, the Pistons used their first-round pick, the 25th pick in the first round, to successfully select Gerald Wallace.

This, like Eddie Curry, is an underdog draft.

Gerrard's problems are more serious than Curry's. A small forward, he has poor control, unstable shooting, and all skills are rough to death. Except for defense, none of them are above the league average.

"The Pistons, the living sign of the draft, will definitely be smashed this year."

Then, they traded Rashard Lewis for this year's second-round pick, Bobby Simmons.

Another puzzling decision.

Lewis is very useful as a turret. He has been a role player for the Pistons for three years, averaging 15 minutes per game and 7 points per game.

Followed the team to win three consecutive championships, understood the team system, and had a perfect chemical reaction. Now he actually said that he traded and traded?For a second-round pick?

There are several reasons for trading Lewis, the most important one being playing time.

Lewis is doomed to have no bright future in the Pistons. Mo Mengchen would rather take advantage of others than wait for him to make a fuss. If the internal chemical reaction explodes, it will be more difficult to deal with.

This deal will undoubtedly be wildly approved after Lewis's All-Star performance, but it is also a helpless move, at least in exchange for a usable wing.

For the opponent, it is a big profit, but for the Pistons, it has dealt with hidden dangers.

After this transaction, the Pistons went to the second of the 98 three heroes, leaving only Brad Miller.

In the end, the Pistons used their second-round pick to select Earl Watson. In one draft, five players were selected in one go.

"They may be the biggest losers in the draft, and vice versa, they may also be the biggest winners."

"For now, I'm leaning towards the former. The Pistons' draft this year is really incomprehensible."

"They drafted two fat guys, a rough guy, a mediocre guard and a small forward with no characteristics."

"Then, they lost the sixth man and the high fort, plus the very likely loss of the main force, the Pistons have almost no hope of defending the title in the new season!"

The Pistons picked all their targets, and the whereabouts of Arenas and Parker were a surprise.

The Spurs missed Parker, but at the end of the first round, that is, the pick that Parker was selected in the previous world, they chose Arenas, and the pick was traded from the Lakers.

Then, the guard-less Pacers are in a no-nonsense position -- the 24th pick in the first round.Picking Parker, they didn't have any hopes for it, it was just a choice with no expectations, and they didn't expect anything in return.

This is the most interesting part of the 2001 NBA draft. Without expectations, a big treasure fell from the sky.

After the draft came to an end, the teams were planning big and small trades, but unfortunately, these trades were not as influential as the Pistons' trade for Davis.

The news that Ricky Davis will be leaving the team shocked Detroit.

When the fans heard that Dumars traded Davis back for the 18th pick, they were so angry that they almost burned the Henry Ford training center.

If someone hadn't reminded the Pistons that all five O'Brien Cups were in it, the fans might have really burned the training hall.

It was not until three days later that Dumas dared to show up.

"We have to look forward, everything will pass." Dumas appealed.

"Look at you! Give us Ricky back!"

"" You idiot, hurry up and get out of class, you are not suitable to be the general manager at all! "

The fans at the scene shouted in unison.

Before Randolph played his worth, no matter what he did, he could not appease the anger of the fans.

On the night after the draft day, Mo Mengchen received a message from Ricky Davis in a voice message.

"Mo, I just wanted to say thank you. Thank you for your teachings. I will never forget. No matter where I am, the most important part of my life stayed in Detroit with you. I will remember your teachings. Give me everything, never stop, never let up."

(End of this chapter)