Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 372 Quick Transaction

Seeing that the Heat selected Danny Granger, the members of the Lakers office applauded, which shows that the process on Pat Riley's side has begun to advance.

Sure enough, the Minnesota Timberwolves selected C.J. Miles, who was expected to be in the second round, and quickly traded his signing rights, Mark Madsen and a future first-round pick to the Miami Heat for Heat forward Caron Butler.

Such a transaction is also expected. After the season, the Timberwolves and Latril Sprewell's contract renewal negotiations reached a deadlock. The Timberwolves originally planned to provide a three-year contract of about 3 million. The remaining madman died here, but the 2500-year-old madman blatantly rejected the Timberwolves' contract renewal proposal on the grounds that he needed more money to support his family, and asked for a two-year 34 million contract.

In the end, the two sides broke up unhappy, and Kevin McHale was actively seeking reinforcements in the market. It just so happened that Pat Riley called.

Caron Butler, as the Heat's No. 2 scoring point last season, averaged 18 points per game and is on the rise, and as a rookie, his price/performance ratio is much better than that of the declining Sprewell. Forget it and hit it off with Riley.

In his conception, Mark Madsen is just an ordinary blue-collar forward, C.J. Miles is an ordinary jumper, and the future first-round pick will not be so high.

Afterwards, the Houston Rockets skipped Francisco Garcia and Nate Robinson and selected Luther Hyde, a 3-and-D player that Jeff Van Gundy coveted.On the other side of the ocean, this wise decision immediately spread throughout the land of China. Everyone was wondering what kind of height the combination of Yao Ming and Medica three-pointer enhanced version of young Kobe would reach, and finally came to the conclusion that the sky was their limit. They are to stand shoulder to shoulder with the sun.

With no worries, the Lakers selected David Lee with their No. 25 pick in the first round.

The Pacers selected Ian Mahinmi, the Spurs selected Johan Pedro, the Pistons selected Jason Maxhill, who fit their character well, and the Suns selected Lithuania's nerdy pitcher Linas Krezza.

After announcing the first round of the draft, David Stern can finally go back to rest behind the scenes, and then the host of the second round of the draft was handed over to his assistant Adam Silver.

"I don't like this bald head. I don't know why. His appearance makes people look uncomfortable." Jim saw the shrewd Xiao Hua standing on the stage, and a sense of disgust emerged spontaneously.

After Jim personally explained with the physiognomy that he didn't know where he learned it, everyone in the office had a certain degree of prejudice against Xiao Hua.

After serious discussions, in the end, everyone agreed to select Louis Williams with the top second-round pick.

In the Warriors' office, Chris Mullin breathed a sigh of relief. The Lakers did not choose their favorite Monta Ellis, which showed that Don Nelson still cared about his mother team and did not cut off his beard.

Next, there was no surprise all the way until the Lakers' 55th pick in the second round. In the current optional list, except for Amir Johnson, there are only a group of overseas players left.

After scanning the list, he was about to choose Amir Johnson according to the plan, but Jim suddenly found a name, and soon, he changed his mind.

"Choose him, Mitch, put his name up."

Marcin Gortat, from Poland, plays for the Cologne Rhein Energy team in the Bundesliga League. He is 2 meters tall and serves as a center forward with a strong body.

Compared with Amir Johnson, this is more like a serious insider, who can stand on the court as a meat grinder when necessary.

The 2005 draft came to an end as the remaining teams drafted some little-known overseas players.

The next day, the Lakers announced that they had completed a four-year, $4 million contract extension with small forward Shane Battier.

"I originally thought it would be difficult to convince Sean, but I underestimated his professional attitude. The negotiation went very smoothly. We only need to wait until the day after tomorrow to complete all the transactions... However, can you tell me why you specifically named Timberwolves? A future draft pick without deliberately limiting the year?" Kupchak came to report.

"The huge contracts of Gilbert Arenas and Jermaine O'Neal also blocked the Timberwolves' reinforcement space. Wally Szczerbiak's contract is about to expire. The Timberwolves' lineup is very deformed. I I believe that within three to five years, if they fail to achieve the expected results, they will choose to rebuild, and at that time, we can get the talented players we want. I can say that in the West, there are Spurs, Suns , the Mavericks and us, the probability of the Timberwolves reaching the finals is 0. Glenn Taylor will not be so generous to pay a huge luxury tax to play with us." Jim has a well-thought-out plan.

On July 7, with the official opening of the free market, the teams have completed contract renewals one after another, and the trading market has officially entered an active period.

The most eye-catching trade is the Los Angeles Lakers. They regretted being out last season, and they seem to be determined to make some big moves. They will just complete the renewal of small forward Shane Battier and power forward Nene Sheila. Leo and David West were sent to Miami in a package for forward Lamar Odom from the Heat, rookie swingman C.J. Myers and the Heat's future first-round pick just acquired from the Timberwolves.

"Lamar Odom was able to contribute close to 15 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists last season. His performance was very comprehensive. However, for him, the Lakers sent three players in the main rotation of last season. We can see that Sean Battier, Nene Hilario and David West all have the potential to be good starters, just lack the chance to be outplayed by Tim Duncan and Rasheed Wallace just because they were in danger in the Western Conference Finals I think their potential is nothing more than that, I think the Lakers are too eager for success." Mark Jackson, as a new commentator, expressed his views.

As for C.J. Miles and the Timberwolves' future first-round picks, they are automatically ignored by everyone.

"Mark Jackson is right. If they have enough opportunities, they will become good players, even All-Stars, but the Lakers just can't give them so much playing time. It's better to pursue immediate combat power." Jim told his staff Explaining the whole story, for the sake of confidentiality, the only ones who know the details of the transaction are Kupchak, the manager, Don Nelson, the head coach, and Stevens, who is regarded as the future hope.

Although the facts are harsh, people quickly accepted the reality.The failure of last season gave Jim a wake-up call. It is impossible to train every rookie on average while achieving a record.

(End of this chapter)