overlooking the pitch

Chapter 39 Target Los Angeles, Crazy Clippers

Larry Bird paced back and forth in the room, and now he can't wait to rush to the Warriors' room to negotiate this deal on the spot.The phone rang again, and Larry Bird answered it quickly, with a nervous expression on his face: "How about it, did that old Nelson agree?"

"Sorry, Mr. Larry, if half a month ago, he would have been very happy to conclude this deal with us, but now he is about to leave, and this time the deal may not be reached." The voice on the other end of the phone The news came as a bit of a surprise to Larry Bird.

Is the mad scientist leaving too?But think about it, since he left the Bucks in 87, he has changed his previous style. Since then, his team has never been defensive. Although he has become the head coach with the most wins in the NBA regular season, But he never won a championship, or even made it to the finals, and his best 10 years of coaching performance were the 10 years when he emphasized defense in the Bucks early in his coaching career.The offense wins the regular season, and the defense wins the championship, not to mention that the current Warriors don't even have a record in the regular season.

At this time, Stern had already announced the sixth overall pick on the stage. The Warriors chose Aipai Udo at this pick. This choice made him a little confused. The Warriors chose me?He still remembered how dissatisfied old Nelson was with him during the trial training, and he was a little confused.

And seeing this choice, Larry Bird finally believed that the old Nelson hadn't lied to him, but choosing a pure defensive player like Ai Pai Udo is not as good as Anson, who has beautiful air cuts and passes, The potential for physical fitness is clearly much greater.

It's a pity that the seventh pick of the Pistons is hopeless. If they want to get this pick, they must pay for the young center Roy Hibbert who is growing and is expected to become an All-Star. It's too big, because what the current Pistons hope to get is a good insider.

The Pistons took Greg Monroe with the seventh overall pick, a true interior big man.Larry Bird closed his eyes helplessly, and said: "The second option is to choose Paul George!" This is a player who is very similar to Anson, with height, wingspan, speed, and bounce. Very good defensive player, also, his ability to handle the ball is his weakness.

A few years later, recalling the beginning, Larry Bird regretted that he was not determined enough at this time, and even missed a small forward who surpassed him.

Stern came to the stage again and saw the Clippers' choice. He was surprised at first, and then smiled: "The Los Angeles Clippers chose Anson from Butler University with the eighth pick."

Hearing this news, Hayward looked at his friend in surprise. This younger brother who needed to be taken care of by himself not only became a mop, but was also picked away before him. At first, he laughed at himself for not being the last one to be selected people, but he just smiled and blessed An Sheng.Immediately afterwards, the Jazz immediately selected Hayward with the ninth overall pick.The Bulldogs' two cores hug each other, but the next time they meet, they'll be matchmaking enemies.

"Los Angeles? It's not bad, it's a big city!" Mama Ann smiled in front of the TV. In her opinion, as long as her son doesn't think about Minnesota, Milwaukee, and the cold east of Toronto, he will be satisfied. Now it is the No. [-] city in the United States. Los Angeles, the second largest city, would be even better. As for what kind of team is the Clippers?Does she care?

Father Ann frowned. As a die-hard basketball fan, he naturally knew what kind of state the Clippers were in. He hoped that his son could make a fortune in that chaotic team.

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The first time An Sheng was selected, he found that his mobile phone had received countless messages.An Sheng's parents said that if you go to Los Angeles alone, you must keep your heart and don't be attracted by the colorful world outside.

And Emma Watson also sent a message: "Although you should deserve a higher pick, Los Angeles is a good place, I like it very much!" An Sheng suddenly fell into the same entanglement as John Wall. What does it mean?I'm not a person who likes to think too much!

University coach Stevens said: "It's a pity that you didn't stay in Indiana, so I couldn't watch you play live, but Los Angeles is very good, and the Clippers are also a team that allows you to play. Keep working hard !"

In addition, Shelvin Mack said that Anson remembered to give him a ticket on the day of the home game against Hayward. He couldn't wait to watch Anson VS Hayward at the Staples Center.

When I turned to the last one, it was Gary Sachs, the deputy general manager of the Clippers. This message is very simple: Welcome to Los Angeles, welcome to the Clippers.

But not everyone is happy with this choice, at least most of the Clippers fans are very dissatisfied with the team's choice this time.

"God, we actually used the No. 8 pick to select a Chinese perimeter player. Of course, I know he is a mop, but he doesn't deserve this pick! And besides Yao, there is no player in China who can play in the NBA."

"What we need is to add another outside ball holder, not a defensive player. Eric's glass physique is completely impossible to play 82 games in a season."

"Our management is an idiot. No, I don't think even an idiot would make such a choice. Our poor performance last season was not because of this Chinese!"

Obviously, many fans of the Clippers were not satisfied with this choice, but soon, the Clippers announced that they would exchange a 2012 first-round pick for Eric Bledsoe, who was selected by the Thunder with the 18th overall pick.

This crazy operation made the Clippers fans even more angry. This is tantamount to a gamble. The No. 18 pick has obviously been out of the lottery. Can a lineup of Rick Gordon, Anson, Blake Griffin, and Chris Kaman reach the playoffs in the Western Conference that requires at least 50 wins within two years?
Including Blake Griffin, who didn't play last year, in the first game of the new season, he was honored to see three players complete their first show in the new season, and it is very likely that they will be three starters?The fans of the Clippers have begun to mourn, this is simply their own death, no one can stop it, even ESPN can't help exclaiming: Crazy Clippers, crazy Gary Sachs!
(End of this chapter)