I really just want to strike

At the end of the regular season, Jordan, who led the Wizards to the playoffs, encountered the Pistons led by Rivers only if the Bulls lost and the Wizards won.

As a result, last year you ignored my answers, but this year I will make you unable to climb high.

Under Rivers, Richard Hamilton, who averaged 20.8 points per game this season, scored a career-high 44 points at the end of the regular season against the Wizards.

And so far...

Only the world where Jordan was injured was also completed on this day.

No one knows how uncomfortable Jordan was on this day after being slapped in the face by Hamilton and Pippen.

What makes the Wizards uniform even more uncomfortable is that...

The ninth ranking in the Eastern Conference they finally got is the worst ranking recognized in the NBA.

In the 02/03 season, the rankings from ninth to fifteenth in the Eastern Conference are as follows:

Wizards, Bucks, Magic, Eagles, Knicks, Heat, Cavaliers.

In the 02/03 season, the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs is as follows:

Raptors VS Bulls, Nets VS Pistons, Celtics VS Pacers, Digital Humans VS Hornets,.

In the East, Jordan, who is suffering from the unbearable pain of his career, is temporarily silent.

In the West, under the leadership of D'Antoni, the Suns successfully won the first place in the West this year.

The regular season two to eight in the Western Conference are as follows:

Mavericks, Lakers, Timberwolves, Kings, Jazz, Grizzlies, Supersonics.

This season, McGrady, who is becoming more and more advanced, can score "28+8+9" per game. He is a popular candidate for the regular season MVP besides Su Feng and Garnett this season.

Similar to Su Feng's memory, in order to stay strong in the playoffs, O'Neal missed nearly 20 games of the Lakers in the regular season due to a big toe injury.

In addition, Kidd also put his mind on how to win another championship before leaving the Lakers. Therefore, during the regular season, Kobe was angry for two days and once for five days. The whole person was like a gas tank , It will explode at one point.

But compared to Kobe's habitual operation...

What interested Su Feng the most was the news that O'Neill invited Malone to dinner in Los Angeles.

Because this year, the Lakers and the Jazz just met in the first round of the playoffs...

So in the faint, Su Feng always felt that O'Neill wanted to get a helper to fuck himself.

Ah!

Innocent!

Stupid fat fish yo...

Don't you think that I will be afraid of you if you bring Malone and Payton like you did in the previous life?

In the 02/03 season, the first round of the Western Conference playoffs is as follows:

Suns VS Supersonics, Mavericks VS Grizzlies, Timberwolves VS Kings, Lakers VS Jazz.

In the Western Conference "championship" list that attracts more attention, the teams ranked ninth to No. 14 are:

Trail Blazers, Mosaics, Warriors, Spurs, Clippers, Nuggets.

Since Mourning returned to the factory for rebuilding, in the regular season, Popovich, who can only rely on Tinsley and Uncle Mu to win the world, wants to die.

And what's worse, because the Clippers and the Nuggets have a luxurious record of 16 wins and 15 wins respectively, even if Popovich wants to play badly, he can't lead the Spurs to dive "No. [-] in the West".

have to......

The Spurs want to complete the rebuild, and this time it will take another year.

And for Popovich...

At this moment, his only expectation may be the 04 first-round pick that the Heat traded to him before.

Because judging from the current lineup of the Heat, Popovich feels that this first-round pick is likely to be a top-three pick.

……

"We've talked Lamar (Odom) through.

And I heard from my friends in the Clippers that as long as we can make a suitable offer, the Clippers will not match his contract 100%.

Because in Elgin Baylor's view, Elton Brand is their first choice. "

On April 4, before the start of the playoffs, Riley finally made his ultimate bet.

In order to ensure that Su Feng can join the Heat in the summer of 03...

With full sincerity, Riley flew to Toronto in casual clothes, and met Su Feng in Toronto on the grounds of learning Davis' advanced technical and tactical concepts.

As for Riley's arrival, although Su Feng felt very surprised...

But for Riley's sincerity this time...

Su Feng was quite satisfied.

Because, on the surface, Riley is telling a confidant that the Heat now have Odom in addition to Ginobili and Butler...

But actually, Su Feng knew that Riley was telling him...

The Heat's next all-round team building plan.

You know, as far as a coach and general manager with Riley's character is concerned, he is willing to be honest with players, which is something that even James and Wade have not been able to do.

Therefore, after thinking for a while, Su Feng looked at Riley curiously and said, "Dear Mr. Pat Riley...

If my guess is correct, in the draft in the near future, you will definitely give priority to an inside player, right? "

With Ginobili, Butler, and Odom, Su Feng knew that as long as he agreed to join the Heat, Riley would definitely not consider outsiders like Wade.

Because on the basketball court, the number of basketballs is limited.

Riley can't choose another Wade, and throw it on the bench to cheer for Su Feng, right?

Anyone with a little common sense knows that under the restriction of the super luxury tax, if Su Feng really considers going to the Heat, then this method of hoarding players at the same position is absolutely stupid to open the door to stupidity, so stupid. .

Because there are so many high-quality potential stocks in the outside line, if you still choose Wade to train, what is the difference between you going to configure a computer, and then installing a 10900K CPU and 3090 graphics card, but finally installing a B460 motherboard? ?

You know, the reality of basketball is not that whoever chooses more stars in the game will be stronger.

Especially under the premise of super luxury tax restrictions.

Su Feng knew that when the team's salary cap was limited, it was the choice that Riley, a master team builder, would make to surround himself with players with different performance in each position.

Therefore, after thinking for a while, Su Feng read what Riley wanted to convey to him in this conversation.

And there's a deeper meaning...

After looking at each other....

Although neither of these two people expressed that bold idea, Su Feng and Riley knew that the person sitting opposite them...

Must know.

"You have also seen Manu's performance, I believe that given him a period of time, he will be able to fully adapt to the NBA.

In addition, Caron is also a very good wing player.

So Sue, would the Miami Heat be your first choice in the summer of '03? "Looking at Su Feng this day, Riley asked nervously.

And Wen Yan, after thinking about it for a while, even though Su Feng didn't answer Riley directly, he did ask Riley a question.

"If the Heat can draw the top three picks in the lottery, can you tell me, who will your first choice be?"

"Dako Milicic."

Looking at Su Feng solemnly, Riley gave his answer.

As for Riley's answer, Su Feng was not surprised at all.

Because even a time-traveling party like Su Feng has to admit after watching the joint trial training video released by the media earlier...

No matter how many times the 2003 draft is repeated, Milicic is guaranteed to be selected in the top three.

A handsome guy with a height of nearly seven feet, who can dribble like a guard, shoot like a forward, and even support in the high post, and has a good sense of the ball inside.

Before Larry Brown undoes Milicic's talent...  

This is the reason why Darko Milicic conquered American scouts and 03 NBA teams in the 29 draft.

In the future, there will be a star who has the same playing style as Milicic in his early years, and even became the No. [-] center in the NBA in Su Feng's mind.

And the man, named:

Nikola Jokic.

In Su Feng's previous life, because the model looked more hip than Milicic, so apart from the reason why some European players did not dare to choose in the NBA...

Jokic's pick in the draft was indeed more or less influenced by Milicic.

After all, Milicic didn't hit it, so why do people believe that Teacher Yue, who has to drink two cans of Coke before the game, can hit it?

Of course, Milicic failed to play. In addition to the environmental impact, his fragile psychological quality in his early years was also one of the reasons.

In addition, for the era of 03, Milicic appeared a little earlier.

Because it is different from a supporting center like Divac...

Milicic's early style is destined to be out of tune with this era.

And this also led to his transformation into a meat shield in order to integrate into the NBA.

but......

Since Su Feng knew Riley's deeper reason for choosing Milicic...

So, in a sense, this product is really worth paying attention to... Ah bah, it's really worth cultivating.

Because first of all, if the Heat can get the highest pick, do they still need to think about it?

Even without Su Feng's suggestion, Riley would not choose anyone other than James.

And if it is the second place, Riley will definitely choose Anthony instead of Wade.

Because in Su Feng's previous life, Riley's choice of Wade was inherently gambling.

After all, Wade had his knee returned to the factory for repairs once in college.

And in case the Heat are unlucky and fall to the fourth pick...

Under the premise that the Heat give priority to the inside line, that person will definitely be Bosh.

Therefore, based on the Heat's third-to-last record in the regular season, Riley told Su Feng the choice. It seemed that he simply revealed the name of a rookie to Su Feng, but in fact, Riley was also included in it. Future team building plans.

Under the restrictions of the super luxury tax, a plan that allows the Heat to quickly complete the reconstruction around Su Feng, and still hold a lot of chips in their hands.

In this life, with the appearance of Su Feng, the NBA's gameplay and structure are completely different from those in the previous life, so if you hesitate a little bit in rebuilding, you are likely to go to hell.

And after knowing Riley's overall plan...

It has to be said that Su Feng really has such a heartbeat.

Because if Su Feng remembers well, after Mourning finishes returning to the factory for maintenance, although his strength will not be as good as before, as a defensive meat shield that Riley can wave for nothing...

Mourning is definitely the most cost-effective backup center in the NBA in the next few years.

Moreover, it is only a matter of time before "little chubby" Haslem completes the weight loss.

As long as this guy comes to the Heat's summer training camp to report this summer, then the Heat will be able to get another blue-collar monster with projection ability for nothing.

In addition, Mourning, who no longer pursues rebounding statistics in the later stages of his career, and Haslem, who also has no pursuit of rebounding statistics, are also the key to Su Feng's exploration of deeper areas in the sewer.

therefore......

Judging from the upper limit of inside players in the 03 session...

And judging by that terrible age after showing a little bit of talent...

Su Feng discovered that Riley was really interesting in his team building thinking.

Because for the Heat after I joined, I am afraid there is no bargaining chip more suitable for training than Milicic.

Especially given Riley's never-to-be-lost nature when it comes to trades...

Su Feng knew that even if his and Riley's bold idea couldn't be realized, Milicic would definitely bring back star players who were stronger than the 03 rookies and didn't need to be cultivated for the Heat.

"Is this the team-building ability of the 'Magic Operator'?"

Looking at Riley who took one step and thought about three steps, Su Feng understood why this guy was called a "magic fortune teller".