You are the pearl, Mo Mengchen

Chapter 973 FO-FO-FO
Chapter 976 FO-FO-FO
"Fifth pick? That's not true!"

"We've been robbed in New York!"

After the lottery results came out, Dumars's first reaction was like this.

However, this sentence was said to Mo Mengchen privately, because the draft lottery has a long history, and there are both lucky stars and unlucky ones.

Like the Supersonics in 1990.Seattle's lottery rate was only second to last that year, but they made a big news in the first year after the lottery restructuring, drawing the second lottery with a 3.34% probability.If you draw well, you need to choose well. The Nets used the No. [-] pick to pick out the troubled teenager Derek Coleman, and the SuperSonics were lucky to get Payton; six All-Stars were selected in this draft, but Cole Mann, Ceballos, Tyrone Hill, Jason Williamson, and Antonio Davis combined are less than Payton's nine times.

Compared with the Eagles, the Pistons are not too unlucky.

Even if they are left with the fifth pick in the first round, it is better than the Eagles who got the fourth pick in the first round after a bad season.

They got the fifth pick with a 15% chance of being the No. 19 pick, while the Eagles got the No. [-] pick with a [-]% chance of being the No. [-] pick.

It's just that the Pistons need to worry about it.

The fifth pick can't bring them Anthony and Wade, let alone James.

To get what they want, a deal is inevitable.

"Didn't you go to the NCAA finals a while ago? How do you feel?" Dumars asked.

"Carmelo Anthony." Mo Mengchen said, "I think he's pretty good."

Dumars said with a smile: "I still think LeBron James is good, can you be more realistic? We only have the fifth pick."

"As long as you are bold, the fifth pick can become the first pick." Mo Mengchen said.

"what do you mean"

"I don't mean to ask you to change the fifth pick to the first pick." Mo Mengchen said, "You just need to change it to the third pick, and we can get what we want."

To be honest, Dumars is really reluctant to move the current lineup.

Mo Mengchen, Ginobili, Hill, Rasheed, Curry, Reid, Jerome, Magloire, Watson and others.

This lineup just gave them 77 wins, and they can do it again next season with the same team.

Dismantle the 77-win lineup?No stupid general manager would do that.

Moreover, there are no problems with the contracts of this lineup. Ginobili's contract is long and cheap, Mo Mengchen, Hill and Rasheed are all max-salary long-term contracts, Curry is only a second-year, and the Pistons can still eat. Two years of rookie benefits.

In this case, which position can be moved?
"Does it have to be traded?" Dumars asked.

"How long do you expect me to fight with Grant?" Mo Mengchen said, "Take a long-term view, don't focus on the present, look to the future, and don't just focus on the moment."

Dumas didn't ask Mo Mengchen who he valued, but only said: "Who do you want to use to make a deal?"

There are only Mo Mengchen and Dumas here, his words, besides the sky and the earth, only Dumas can hear.

"The earl has achieved value and can be put on the shelves." Mo Mengchen paused and said, "Michael, you can also send it out."

"Michael?" Dumas stared.

There's only one guy on the Pistons named Michael.

Michael Reid, who was elected the Sixth Man of the Year for two consecutive years, has just completed the third year of his contract. A super shooter who averaged 18 points per game, his performance is enough to win him a contract extension at the top salary level .

The Pistons currently need to support the three maximum-salary contracts of Mo Mengchen, Hill, and Rasheed, and they will have to renew the contract with Eddie Curry in two years.

Although there is no hard salary cap in the league, it is Dumars' job as general manager to build a competitive team while saving money for the owner.

"Honestly, I really like Michael," Dumars said.

Who is not?

An efficient and stable shooter, the Pistons really need it.

After Houston left, the Pistons could be called a shooter, and only Mo Mengchen was the only one.

People like Hill and Ginobili all have outside three-pointers, but it is difficult to be a full-time shooter. They are all controllers who need to hold the ball to find a feel. Like Reed, they only occupy the right to shoot. The ball is a pure shooter who shoots, there really isn't one.

It is one thing that the Pistons may not be able to afford to renew the contract, and it is another that does not delay Reid's growth.

In the Pistons, Reid can only play as a sixth man. His performance this season is the ultimate performance as a sixth man.

Efficient and stable, helping the team achieve 77 victories. Except for the immortal Green Army star Havlicek, there is no more successful sixth man in history than him.

But Mo Mengchen knew very well that his future would not be just a sixth man.

Staying with the Pistons is not good for his future.

A player with the strength of an All-Star, or even the strength of being selected to the best team, will never be willing to play as a substitute for a long time. Instead of waiting until he proposes it himself, it is better to send him away at the best time.

Over the years, Mo Mengchen's vision no longer needed proof.

Dumars was completely convinced by him. Even if he was the general manager but obeyed orders like a puppet, he had no complaints or regrets. He and Mo Mengchen had the same starting point, both for the sake of the team.

"With Michael's market, we can at least get back a lottery pick."

"As you please."

Although the 2003 NBA draft is known as the golden generation, the stars of the lottery picks are concentrated in the top five picks, and after that, they are all role players.

Mo Mengchen and Dumars discussed casually, only to confirm the trade proposal after the end of the season, and then returned to Detroit together.

The season isn't over yet.

The semi-final battle between the East and the West is in full swing.

As Mo Mengchen had predicted in advance, there were two series that dragged into the tiebreaker.

One group is the Kings and Trail Blazers, and the other is the 76ers and Pacers.

As for the semifinals between the Spurs and the Lakers, the former ended with a 4-point victory in Game [-].

For two consecutive years, OK defeated the semi-finals.

At the end of the game, OK had no communication with each other or the coaching staff. He refused the on-site interview and exited coldly.

The internal strife of the Lakers has reached the extreme, and there is no possibility of OK's conflicts being eased.

The evening of February 5
Last season's Western Conference champion Kings lost to the Trail Blazers away and stopped in the semifinals.

The evening of February 5
An era is over.

The 76ers defeated the Pacers by 16 points in an away game. In this battle, Iverson made 36 of 6 shots and lost the tiebreaker with a shockingly cold touch.

The Pacers fought their way out and joined the Pistons in the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Pacers are also the fourth conference finals opponent the Pistons have encountered since 1999.

Opponents come and go, flags change and change, but what remains the same is that they are always here waiting.

"They don't need to prove their strength. If the Pistons don't win the final championship, many people will be disappointed."

Eastern Conference Finals Game [-]

The seemingly strong Pacers are ready to challenge the Pistons for the throne.

"77 wins so what? No championship is nothing!" This is the cheering slogan sounded in the Indiana area.

The confrontation of the fans has been crazy, but in this first game, the Pistons used a bright red offense, causing the Pacers to suffer a disastrous defeat.

In the first quarter, the offensive wave was 39 to 25.

"We will never admit defeat!" Bender shouted at Mo Mengchen at the beginning of the second quarter.

Then, the Pistons gave the Pacers a wave of 11 to 0, pulling the score to 25 points.

The fans know what it means to be led by the Pistons by 25 points. However, the possibility of expecting them to lose power on both offense and defense at the same time is too low. Being behind by 25 points means the end of the game.

As a result, the Pistons really held a 25-point advantage until the last second.

The Pacers lost their first game.

"This is the charm of the playoffs. One game can't decide the result. We have a lot of room for adjustment." After the game, Pacers coach Carlisle said so.

Three days later, the second battle continued in Detroit.

That night, the "FO-FO-FO" chants resounded through the Empire Axis Arena for the first time.

The strength of the Pistons and the dominance performance that beat the opponent to the ground without any power to fight back made the fans' confidence swell to the extreme.

Another 25-point gap.

"After adjusting for three days, the Pacers lost another 25 points." This was the headline of the second day.

The Pacers lost 50 points in two games, with no hope of winning at all, and then the battlefield moved to Indiana.

Before that, the league announced the most important individual award of the season-MVP.

The ownership of the MVP has never been suspenseful. The only dispute is that some media strongly demand that Mo Mengchen and Hill be elected as the MVP at the same time.

In terms of performance and contribution to the team, they deserve it.

But because there is no precedent, the league did not adopt it. With the support of the fans, the performance of the stadium, and the importance to the team, Mo Mengchen deserves it.

On the eve of the third game of the Eastern Conference Finals, Mo Mengchen was elected the MVP of the regular season.

In five years, he was elected the regular season MVP for the third time.

On the night of Game3, Stern personally presented him with the MVP trophy.

The boos of the away game were clearly audible, and Mo Mengchen delivered a classic acceptance speech: "MVP is not only a commendation for me, but also a compliment for the team I represent. There will be an MVP every year, but I believe there will be no more The team can achieve what we have achieved, 77 wins, the only one in history."

"I regret to inform everyone present that you will witness an unpleasant game."

Proud, provocative, proud.

Dor.Mo is like a crowned lion, showing how much confidence he has with arrogant declarations.

The Pacers don't want to be another East team to be swept by any means, and they want to win at least one game.

When the game started, they found that it was an impossible wish.

"Gor.Mo usually comes before the end of the game and wins the game for the Pistons." The commentary on the scene said, "But unfortunately, Gor.Mo came at the beginning tonight."

On the night of the MVP coronation, Mo Mengchen made 25 of 23 shots against the Pacers in the third game of the Eastern Conference Finals. Every shot was accompanied by the fans' wailing. He scored 54 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, leading the team to ravage the Pacers 38 points, win the match point!

(End of this chapter)