The Rest, Only Noise

Louie's chips in exchange for Sam Bowie were the 27th pick in the 1989 first round, the 25th pick (from the Pistons), the 1991 first round pick plus Song Tao.

Song Tao was requested by the 76ers.

The Knicks have attracted a wide market in Greater China because of a sip of Chinese, and they also want to take a sip.

Louie agreed because starting next year, FIBA ​​will officially lift the ban on professional players. In other words, even if Song Tao is a professional player, he can still play the national team with a contract.

Moreover, he himself also wanted to go outside and make a foray.

He has been Ewing's substitute for three years now. He has the ability and the championship. He has no worries, and wants to rely on his own strength to gain a foothold in the league.

No one wants to be called a related household.

As long as one day in the Knicks, he can not take off the hat.

Therefore, Louie did not reject the 76ers' proposal, and sent him and three first-round picks to Philadelphia in exchange for Sam Bowie, the most famous parallel trader in history on the main world line.

In Louis's change, disgusting Krause is the most important, and enhancing the depth of the lineup inside is also one of his purposes.

In the past two years, the Knicks have lost four strong players due to the expansion of four teams, and they need to be strengthened.

Louie appreciates Bowie's comprehensive skills. His defense is very good, his rebounding is above the standard, and he has a dazzling support.

Jack Ramsay is right, Bowie has Bill Wharton in him.

Unfortunately, he is an old Wharton.

An old Walton can't support a strong team inside, but as a backup for a championship team, it is very suitable.

As long as he's healthy, he can do better than Walton in the Green Kai era.

Upgrading Song Tao to Bao Wei is undoubtedly a huge reinforcement.

After the trade, the Knicks' remaining signing opportunity was the 1989 draft.

June 27

draft day

As in previous years, the draft was held in New York.

This year, Baylor did not go to the draft site. On behalf of the Knicks, the former general manager Dave Debuschell and chief assistant Tomjanovich who were currently in a virtual position with the Knicks were present at the scene to pass the draft selection.

After all, Baylor is now also a dignified general manager, no longer the deputy of the past, and it is inappropriate to go to the scene again.

What kind of team would send the number one person in management like the general manager to the scene?

The answer is the teams with the top five picks, or lottery picks.

For a strong team like the Knicks, let alone the lottery, when Ewing and Wilson were selected, Louie didn't go to the scene.

There is a special situation today.

Baylor specially came to Louis in advance and said, "The European from Yugoslavia is coming."

"Which European?"

Louis didn't respond for a while.

"That stadium Mozart! That Tirachen Pitrovich!" Baylor didn't even remember a name, but Louis realized it.

"Dratzen Petrovich?"

"Yes!" Baylor nodded heavily, "Isn't that FIBA ​​going to cancel the restrictions on professional players from participating in international competitions next year, there are many overseas players who want to challenge the NBA."

Louis gradually remembered something.

In 1986, the Knicks selected Petrovic in the first round.

At the time, many people were puzzled by this choice. Later, because all the players selected by the Knicks made a name for themselves, no one mentioned Louis' waste of first-round selection of overseas players.

Now, FIBA ​​unbinds professional players, and Petrovic, who has played all over the world in Europe, of course wants to challenge the NBA.

The Knicks have his exclusive signing rights.

"What do you think about this?" Baylor asked.

Louis had to think about this matter seriously. In his impression, Petrovic was also a player who died young.

But he did not remember how Petrovic died.

Or rather, he didn't know at all.

Not knowing is more terrifying than not remembering.

If he doesn't remember it, it means that he has heard about it, but suddenly can't remember it, maybe one day he will remember it.

But if you don't know, there's absolutely nowhere to start.

In addition to Petrovic's untimely death, Louie also knew that he had made a name for himself in the NBA, and had a big game with Jordan.

Judging from the characteristics of the game, he is a pure scorer, but not suitable for the current Knicks.

So this turned out to be a problem.

Louie knows that Petrovic will shine in the NBA, but he may die suddenly in the future. Even if he escapes, he is not compatible with the Knicks at this stage.

Rather than letting good players waste time on his hands, Louie would prefer to send him to a place where he can use his punches.

Louie thought of a perfect place to stay.

He still owes Lewis Shafir a favor, doesn't he?

Although the trade to Cheeks was good for the Heat, Shaffield's trade attempts to gain his trust at any cost still impressed Louie.

Anyway, he also promised to help the Heat reach the playoffs next season, and it is not bad to give a favor.

Before the draft, the Knicks and Heat reached a deal.

Louie traded the rights to Drazen Petrovic to Miami in exchange for Steve Kerr and the No. 1 overall pick in the second round.

Lewis Shafir should be proud that this was the worst deal of his career.

Louie didn't keep Cole in his hands. He took Cole in exchange for the Utah Jazz's 26th pick in the first round.

After this operation, Louis suddenly had four draft picks in his hands.

The 14th pick in the first round, the 26th pick in the first round, the 1st pick in the second round, and the 27th pick in the second round.

Except for the 14th pick in the first round from the Spurs, nothing else is high.

With the addition of Bowie, the Knicks have three spots left on the roster.

Of the four picks, Louie only needs three of them to function.

This year, with the Timberwolves and Magic joining in, there are 11 lottery picks in total.

Starting from the number one pick holding team, they are the Heat, Clippers, Kings, Hornets, Mavericks, Warriors, Cavaliers, Mavericks, Pacers, Timberwolves, Magic.

The Heat face a tough decision.

Hank Gaithers, who they had already decided to choose, underwent a comprehensive physical examination during the trial training. The result was that he was found to have a heart problem that could be life-threatening. Although the doctor said that the disease can be controlled by drugs, the drugs will have certain effects. side effects.

This time, the Heat are in chaos.

Aside from a healthy Gaithers, there are no "confirmed options" at all this year.

Before making his selection, Shafir called Louis three times, wondering if Danny Ferry could be the No. 1 pick.

"You might as well choose Perives Ellison instead of him." Louis joked.

Ellison, as the favorite for the No. 1 pick, was looked down upon by Louis and Shafir at the same time.

Before Gaithers' candidacy, the 1989 No. 1 pick had revolved around "Ferry or Ellison," but Louie didn't think either had a No. 1 pick. The former is the beggar's version of Bird, and the latter, as a 2.06-meter center, has good basic skills, but mediocre athletic ability, and also has the nickname of "NeverNervousPervis" (NeverNervousPervis).

The nickname reminds Louie of the classic "Jobari doesn't care" time and time again.

So, Louis gave Shafir two options.

Select Hank Gaithers with the No. 1 overall pick, give him a monthly check-up, keep him healthy, and believe that medical advances will make him play better than Maravich, the legendary player who also has heart problems .

Swap picks with the Kings or Hornets, you can have a lot of things, the important thing is to get their third or fourth pick, and then use that pick to select Glen Rice.

In Louie's eyes, only two players in this class are safe.

One is Gaithers, which requires careful maintenance and has a high ceiling.

The other is Les ~www.readwn.com~ the wing shooter that Louie is very familiar with.

Shafir didn't want to choose Rice and Willie Anderson to grab playing time, so choosing Gaithers and caring for him was the only option in front of him.

This was the moment that changed history when the Miami Heat selected Hank Gaithers with the No. 1 pick in the first round.

The Clippers almost gleefully selected Perives Ellison, the true No. 1 overall pick in their minds, with the second overall pick.

When selected by the Clippers, Perives, who claims to be never nervous, was clearly nervous in his expression.

The Kings had no choice but to draft Danny Ferry with the third overall pick.

The Hornets were the only team not affected by Louie. According to the main historical line, they selected Glen Rice with the fourth overall pick in the first round.

Judging from the selection of the top four picks, except for the Kings, the other three are very happy.

But the four rookies selected, except Gaithers, all looked serious, as if something calamity had happened, like falling into hell.