Basketball: Starting from the Rodman template

Chapter 75 "Shaking the pot" after the draft

Pat Riley breathed a sigh of relief watching the deal come to fruition.

Finally, he was chosen too!
That's right, Dwyane Wade is the "next Jordan" in the mouth of Michael Jordan's trainer Grover!
Pat Riley found him by accident.

He was more interested in Chris Kaman because of training camp at the time.

As a result, during the trial training session, he unexpectedly discovered that Wade's physical fitness is top-notch, and his immediate combat power has reached the NBA's quasi-first-line level.

This kind of immediate combat power is enough to make Pat Riley ignore his 21-year-old age.

It happened that these two people had both trained in Grover, so he called the latter, and the latter's answer was: "Chris will become a very good All-Star, but Dwyane is the next Jordan!"

But Woody is also the goal of his heart.

In order to have both "fish" and "bear's paws", he ran to set up his old teammate, Clippers general manager Elgin Baylor.

The two of them used to be teammates of the Lakers for two years. When Pat Riley mentioned the superstars of the same generation in the media, he usually praised Baylor in various ways, and praised Baylor very comfortably. Therefore, the relationship between the two has always been very good.

In addition to this reason, there is another reason...

The Clippers have made big changes.

In 01, "Baylor" used the fourth pick in the first round to trade Elton Brand from the Bulls, and determined a tactical system centered on the "captain".

Only in this way, the tactical status of Lamar Odom, the original outside core of the team, plummeted. In the third season of his career, his average data per game changed from 17.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 5.2 assists in the previous season to 13.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game, so he continued to complain.

This was beyond the expectations of "Lord Baylor".

Originally, he brought Brand over because he and Odom had been teammates in high school, they were brothers, and they had a very good relationship with each other.I wanted to play "brother basketball", but one of the brothers was not willing to sacrifice at all.

Odom just kept fighting with the management.

After last season, Odom's 4-year "child labor contract" expires, and this summer is the last day to renew the contract. If the Clippers do not provide a qualification offer, then Odom will become a completely free agent.

"Baylor" must not be reconciled to letting go of such a player for nothing.

That's where Pat Riley's call comes in.

In fact, he was going to prostitute for nothing. From the inside information he got, the relationship between Odom and the Clippers management was very stiff, and the Clippers didn't even dare to match the contract at will.

This has to talk about Clippers owner Donald Sterling.

In the just-concluded season, Odom also suffered injuries, and things continued off the court.

Such a person has to go...

As for this extremely stingy "iron cock", he will never allow "Lord Baylor" to match Odom's contract under such circumstances.

He was afraid that he would waste his money, so he would let these "niggers" enjoy it!

It's also such a stiff situation, even if Pat Riley just said "I can give you a few expired contracts, plus a second-round pick", Elgin Baylor was so moved that he burst into tears: "Good brother, really my good brother!"

The expiring contract seems worthless, but it also needs to be timed. In case any star suddenly breaks up with the team, the expiring contract at this time will become a good bargaining chip to match the salary!

Both Pat Riley and "Lord Baylor" were born in "Purple Gold", and they all have the blood of "robbery superstars" in their bones, so Pat Riley believes that the bargaining chip of the expired contract is still very important in the heart of "Lord Baylor"!

What's more, there is an extra second-round pick!
Judging from Baylor's reaction, this bargaining chip is more important to him than Pat Riley thought.

However, after negotiating the deal to get Odom with the expiring contract, Pat Riley found a special time and called Baylor again, saying urgently: "Man, it's my turn to get into trouble now, can you do me a favor?"

As soon as he heard that his good brother who had just helped him was in trouble, he asked "Master Baylor" what was the matter.Knowing that Pat Riley wanted to exchange his first-round pick with next year's first-round pick, Baylor hesitated a little, and looked at the Heat's lineup very professionally.

Ok……

Eddie Jones!

Brian Grant!
Except for these two veterans, the others are all rookies. In addition, Lamar Odom is such a "stab" who only needs statistics but not records. Next year, the Heat's first-round pick will definitely not be lower...

And next year...

Howard, Okafor, Ben Gordon, Devon Harris, Luol Deng, Iguodala...

It's also the year of the draft!

"Brother, let me tell you the truth, if you exchanged the first-round draft pick for the next year with me, if you don't add a pick, I really won't agree to it, but if you trade with me for next year's draft pick, I can only say one thing... I didn't lie to my brother!"

this deal...

"Done!"

This wave!
This wave is really "a bit brainy, but not much"!
So this deal became the Clippers sent Lamar Odom and this year's first-round No. 6 pick, and got several expired contracts from the Heat, as well as next year's first-round pick and the next year's second-round pick.

Pat Riley got the No. [-] pick in the first round of this year, and he can win his favorite Dwyane Wade. Even if Odom, who could have been a free prostitute, wasted his second round pick in the next year, he still thinks it is worth it!
Next, let's see if Wade's rough jade can be gambled out!
He thought it was not a loss, but "Baylor" felt that he had made a profit. What Pat Riley "didn't know" was that Odom's agent had notified their management that he would not accept any contract renewal offer in any situation, and only wanted to leave the Clippers.

As for this year's No. 6 pick in the first round.

After LeBron James, Anthony, Bosh and Milicic were all selected, the Clippers really have no favorite targets.There is no problem with replacing Ping with next year's first-round pick.

In this way, they can have two high-ranked picks next year, and the probability of winning the "potential stock" is even greater!
What is a "genius general manager"!

Baylor, who completed the deal, felt that he was awesome, no, he had to get on his hips for a while!

The Clippers are lucky to have me!
At the scene, the draft was still going on. The media watched Wade put on the Heat team cap and pulled him to Woody's side. The Heat's new season "Wei Wu" combination left their first group photo in front of the camera.

Woody motioned to him and returned to his place.

He took out his mobile phone and took a look, it was full of congratulatory messages.

Congratulations man, sorry not to be a teammate, but welcome to the NBA, the fifth pick in the first round, Woody, you have reached heights I can't even imagine. —Ben Wallace;
Wow Woo, you are awesome!Entering the NBA with the fifth pick in the first round as a high school student, I really don't know when I will enter the NBA! — Stephen Curry;

Man, didn't realize you weren't drafted until fifth overall, but Miami is a big city, so congratulations! — Dell Curry;

Congratulations, brother, we are going to meet in the NBA, let's work together, and I look forward to meeting you on the NBA stage. --LeBron James;
……

Among so many text messages, Dell Curry's words made Woody feel the most comfortable.

exactly!
The top four picks are so fucking blind!
But think about it carefully, high school students, Chinese people, have only played for one year... The latter reason can be regarded as Woody's high talent and rapid progress in one year, but it also represents unknown risks.

The NBA is not without such examples.

Let’s talk about Michael Olowokandi, the "No. 98 pick" in 17. This guy is really known as the "Second Generation of Olajuwon". Like Woody, he only started to play basketball at the age of [-]. He made rapid progress and was amazing. After entering the NBA, before Kwame Brown, he was the biggest "parallel import No. [-] pick" in the NBA.

Plus Woody's playing style is more defensive...

In short, there are many reasons for choosing Woody with the top four picks, and there are actually many reasons for not choosing Woody.

Who made this the 03 draft?
It is not an exaggeration to describe it as "a gathering of geniuses"!

Perkins also sent a congratulatory message to Woody, his tone full of envy.

Woody could have left a long time ago, but he wanted to know the final result of Perkins, so he had been paying attention.

at last……

"With the 2003th overall pick in the 27 NBA first round, the Memphis Grizzlies selected Kendrick Perkins from Clifton J. Ozen High School!"

In David Stern's announcement, Perkins was panting through the aisle in front of the stage. When he passed by Woody, he even came to hug him. Seeing his somewhat embarrassed and stupid appearance, Woody tidied up his bloated suit.

"Thanks, buddy!"

Taking photos on stage, Perkins finally entered the NBA as a high school student.

But he also experienced the same embarrassment as Wade:

When he first entered the NBA, he was "changed teams".

The big screen at the scene showed the transaction details: the Boston Celtics sent Dengtai Jones, their 20th pick in the first round, to Perkins, the 27th pick in the first round of the Grizzlies.

"Man, you're pretty high!" Woody said happily for Perkins.

Perkins also laughed "hehe".

In this kind of transaction between rookies of the same class, it is really embarrassing whoever has the higher pick!
So Deng Tai-Jones' gaze was almost killing people.

After the draft, Woody and the others couldn't leave, and all the lottery newcomers had to take a group photo together.

As the "No. [-] pick", LeBron James was very enthusiastic to help the photographer direct the position, and finally he stood in the C position with satisfaction.

Woody hooked Wade with his left hand and Perkins with his right hand, standing in the third row of the team.

Then Wade found himself fooled.

With a height of only 1 meters, he must at least stand on tiptoe to appear in the picture...

This is not bullying honest people!

He added one more word to his impression of Woody, his new teammate:

crumbs!
Woody then accepted the interview. It wasn’t until 12 o’clock in the middle of the night that Su Qun’s interview ended. He dragged his tired body back to the hotel. Wu’s parents and Wu’s mother had already gone back to the hotel to sleep.

Wave after wave of excitement surged up in the cerebral cortex, making him unconsciously imagine.

NBA...

Since he decided to play basketball, this word has been crazily swiping in his life.

Now he has finally become an NBA player, much faster than he thought!

It's just how the next road should be taken, and whether it can go so smoothly...

Woody tensed for no reason.

This burst of nervousness made him subconsciously turn on the system.

Looking at his potential value, Woody regained his composure.

This adjusts the speed...

Woody announced that the system panel is his biggest cheat!

Woody, who couldn't sleep, searched the Internet for information about the Heat.

In the 95-96 season, Pat Riley came to the Heat. From the second year, this team became the top three strong team in the East in the regular season, but they never made a breakthrough in the playoffs.

In the 98-99 season with the best record, they encountered the "Black Eight", and the Knicks, who were eighth in the Eastern Conference, defeated them. In the year with the best record in the playoffs, they also fell in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

After that, Mourning suffered from kidney failure, and the Heat lost this "team soul" and completely pushed to rebuilding.

The summary is:

It can be hard at ordinary times, but when it is time to be hard at critical moments, it cannot be hard!

The current leader of the team is Eddie Jones, who had Kobe on the bench for the Lakers before.

The inside line is Brian Grant, the 94th pick in the first round of 8.

Both of them are over 33 years old and have begun to decline from their peaks. Neither is the cornerstone of the Heat in the next few years.

In other words, there is a high probability that Woody can get core treatment as soon as he enters the league, which makes him feel comfortable.

The Cavaliers have Ricky Davis and Big Z. The Pistons, not to mention the No. [-] team in the Eastern Conference, have rigorous tactics. Even if he joins this team, it is he who cooperates with this team, not this team. Including the Raptors, there is also Vince Carter.

No matter who it is, even with the support of the management, it will definitely take some time to gain their core position in the face of these situations.

From this perspective, Woody is very glad that he was selected with the fifth overall pick in the first round.

Wait for the performance...

You can attract more business contracts!
After running the notice these days, Woody knew very well that he wouldn't be able to make much money a year with such a small amount of "dead wages" in the contract.It has to be a commercial endorsement contract, how fast the money comes in! ——It's not that Woody is inflated, but that the speed of making money has increased, and his vision has naturally increased!
This is normal!

Just like if you got the school girl, do you still think it’s something to be happy about being the class girl?

It makes him eager to play well...

Thinking of those endorsement contracts with an average annual value of tens of millions, Woody became more and more excited.But after all, he couldn't resist the exhaustion of his body, his eyelids kept fighting, and finally fell asleep drowsily.

Early the next morning, the overwhelming reports were all about the draft.

Joe Dumars said in an interview: "It was Larry Brown's decision to choose Darko Milicic. We believe in his experience and vision. He can lead this team to greater heights. What we have to do is to do everything we can to cooperate with him to ensure that he can get what he wants!"

When Cavaliers general manager Jimmy Paxson was asked about LeBron James, he suddenly said: "We believe that Woody and LeBron are both rare and talented players, but from our scouting report, we believe that LeBron James can become a charismatic player like Johnson. Woody will definitely be a very good player, but my scout told me that he is more likely to be the best player on the defensive end!"

Raptors general manager Babcock said: "Choosing Chris Bosh is our best expression of respect for Vince Carter. We believe in his choice and believe that this team can become a better team with the efforts of him and Chris Bosh!"

……

If you observe carefully, you will find that this may be the year of the draft, and everyone is afraid of a repeat of the "84 tragedy". As soon as the draft is over, the general managers of their respective teams can't help but throw the "pot" one after another.

Especially among the top five picks, the general managers of the three teams specifically explained why they did not choose Woody.

No way, the unknown in Woody is too high!

Just in case the goddamn typed it out!
Then they don't have to be whipped to death by their own fans?

However, for these three people who dumped the "pot", the reactions of those who took the "pot" were also different.

Larry Brown said disdainfully: "I believe my judgment, Darko will become a very good player in my hands, time will tell everything!"

Although the Cavaliers scouts did not have a special media channel to justify, but that afternoon, there were more Cavaliers scouts in the media about Woody's detailed scouting report.

At this time, the media discovered that the templates given by several Cavaliers scouts were actually quite offensive, such as the rebounding version of Scottie Pippen!

So this pot of choice...

Or does it have to be counted on the general manager of the Cavaliers?

After Vince Carter knew this, he snorted angrily: "I went to bed early last night!"

If you dump, I will too!

At the same time, Woody sent Wu's parents and Wu's mother to the airport, and then followed Johnson and Wu Erzhuang to officially set off for Miami...

　There is one more tonight.

　　Then let me say that Odom was let go by the Clippers directly back then, without any chips, and Pat Riley took out the White Wolf empty-handed.

　　Of course, it is also related to Odom's inability to stop whoring at all. Many media think he is useless.Including the Clippers.

　　In this context, looking at this deal again, it is tantamount to saying that Pat Riley used an expiring contract and a first-round pick plus a second-round pick to replace Baylor's No. 6 pick in the first round.

　　Is this deal really outrageous?

　　Many transaction writers only dare to write after they have finished researching and are feasible. It is really not a direct decision.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)